N-CSRS 1 d437942dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS SERIES BlackRock Funds for Institutions Series
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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 811-05149 and 811-10631

Name of Fund: Funds For Institutions Series

FFI Government Fund

FFI Institutional Fund

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

FFI Premier Institutional Fund

FFI Select Institutional Fund

FFI Treasury Fund

Master Institutional Money Market LLC

Master Institutional Portfolio

Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio

Master Premier Institutional Portfolio

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, Funds For Institutions Series and Master

Institutional Money Market LLC, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (800) 626-1960

Date of fiscal year end: 04/30/2013

Date of reporting period: 10/31/2012


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Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


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LOGO    October 31, 2012

Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited)

 

Funds For Institutions Series

 

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FFI Premier Institutional Fund

 

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FFI Institutional Fund

 

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FFI Select Institutional Fund

 

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FFI Government Fund

 

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FFI Treasury Fund

 

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FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

Not FDIC Insured    No Bank Guarantee    May Lose Value


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      Page  

Dear Shareholder

     3   

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Money Market Overview

     4   

Fund Information

     5   

Disclosure of Expenses

     6   

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     7   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     10   

Statements of Operations

     11   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     12   

Fund Financial Highlights

     15   

Fund Notes to Financial Statements

     21   

Master LLC Portfolio Information

     24   

Master LLC Portfolio Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     25   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     39   

Statements of Operations

     39   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     40   

Master LLC Portfolio Financial Highlights

     41   

Master LLC Portfolio Notes to Financial Statements

     42   

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements

     44   

Officers and Directors

     49   

Additional Information

     50   

 

                
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Dear Shareholder

 

In the final months of 2011, financial markets were highly volatile but were in a mode of gradual improvement. Global central bank actions and better-than-expected economic data tempered investors’ anxiety after markets had been upended in the previous quarter by sovereign debt turmoil in the United States and Europe. Improving sentiment carried over into early 2012 as investors felt some relief from the world’s financial woes. Volatility was low and risk assets (including stocks, commodities and high yield bonds) moved boldly higher through the first two months of 2012, while climbing Treasury yields pressured higher-quality fixed income assets.

Markets reversed course in the spring when Europe’s debt problems boiled over once again. High levels of volatility returned as political instability threatened Greece’s membership in the eurozone and debt problems in Spain grew increasingly severe. Sovereign debt yields in peripheral European countries continued to rise while finance leaders deliberated over the fiscal integration of the currency bloc. Alongside the drama in Europe, investors were discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, emerged as a particular concern. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports dealt a crushing blow to investor sentiment. Risk assets sold off in the second quarter as investors retreated to safe haven assets.

Despite ongoing concerns about the health of the global economy and the debt crisis in Europe, most asset classes enjoyed a robust summer rally powered mainly by expectations for policy stimulus from central banks in Europe and the United States. Global economic data continued to be mixed, but the spate of downside surprises seen in the second quarter had receded and, outside of some areas of Europe, the risk of recession largely subsided. Additionally, in response to mounting debt pressures, the European Central Bank allayed fears by affirming its conviction to preserve the euro bloc. Early in September, the European Central Bank announced its plan to purchase sovereign debt in the eurozone’s most troubled nations. Later that month, the US Federal Reserve announced its long-awaited — and surprisingly aggressive — stimulus program, committing to purchase $40 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities per month until the US economy exhibits enough strength to sustain real growth and the labor market shows solid improvement. These central bank actions boosted investor confidence and risk assets rallied globally.

European stocks continued their advance in the final month of the reporting period as progress toward fiscal integration created a more positive atmosphere for investors. However, as corporate earnings season got underway in the United States, lackluster results pointed to the fragility of global growth and pushed US equity markets down for the month of October. The period ended with increasing concern about how and when US politicians would resolve the nation’s looming fiscal crisis, known as the “fiscal cliff.”

All asset classes performed well for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2012, with the strongest returns coming from US stocks and high yield bonds. For the six-month period ended October 31, 2012, equities underperformed fixed income investments, where high yield was the leading sector. US and international stocks finished the six-month period with modest gains, while emerging market stocks lagged other asset classes amid ongoing uncertainty. Near-zero short term interest rates continued to keep yields on money market securities near their all-time lows.

Although the financial world remains highly uncertain, we believe there are new avenues of opportunity — new ways to invest and new markets to consider. We believe it’s our responsibility to help investors adapt to today’s new world of investing and build the portfolios these times require. We encourage you to visit www.blackrock.com/newworld for more information.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

“Although the financial world remains highly uncertain, we believe there are new avenues of opportunity.”

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of October 31, 2012  
    6-month     12-month  

US large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    2.16     15.21

US small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    0.95        12.08   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

    2.12        4.61   

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (1.25     2.63   

3-month Treasury bill
(BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index)

    0.06        0.08   

US Treasury securities
(BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index)

    3.49        7.46   

US investment grade bonds
(Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index)

    2.75        5.25   

Tax-exempt municipal
bonds (S&P Municipal
Bond Index)

    3.65        9.57   

US high yield bonds
(Barclays US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

    6.24        13.58   
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.     

 

                
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Money Market Overview     

 

For the Six-Month Period Ended October 31, 2012      

The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) continued to maintain its target range for the federal funds rate at 0.00% to 0.25% throughout the six-month reporting period ended October 31, 2012. During the period, policymakers stated that they anticipate exceptionally low short-term rates will be warranted at least through mid-2015.

In the United States, sluggish economic growth and stubbornly high unemployment have prompted the FOMC to employ multiple stimulative measures during the period. In late June, the FOMC announced an extension of “Operation Twist” through the end of 2012. The program involves the US Federal Reserve selling short-dated US Treasury securities while purchasing an equal amount of longer-dated Treasury notes. While the program has helped keep long-term Treasury rates anchored, one consequence has been higher funding costs in the repurchase agreement (“repo”) market for dealers who have been forced to hold large inventories of short-dated US Treasuries. This has benefited short-term investors who have seen repo rates nearly double this year. So it follows that Operation Twist has led to a direct increase in short-term US Treasury yields. Three-month US Treasury bill yields, for instance, averaged 0.092% over the six months ended October 31, 2012, in contrast to an average yield of 0.046% in the previous six-month period.

In September 2012, the FOMC announced another stimulus program that would expand the US Treasury’s balance sheet for the third time since the onset of the financial crisis in September 2008; however, it was the first program to be “open-ended” in terms of size. As part of this program, the FOMC committed to purchasing approximately $40 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) per month until the US labor market exhibits substantial improvement. In addition, the FOMC will continue to reinvest principal from the Federal Reserve’s existing holdings of agency MBS, bringing total monthly purchases to nearly $85 billion. The FOMC has stated that a higher rate of inflation would be acceptable in order to achieve economic expansion and employment growth. The FOMC’s stimulus programs over the past four years have, in large part, driven the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet to triple in size to $2.8 trillion.

In Europe, as finance ministers work toward fiscal integration of the euro bloc countries, economies across the region face severe headwinds. Unemployment rates have been hovering near historical highs and sovereign bond prices in peripheral countries have been volatile and altogether weak. In July, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) cut the main refinancing rate to 0.75%. The central bank also cut its deposit rate from 0.25% to zero to encourage euro area banks to originate new loans rather than leave idle balances on reserve at the central bank. In early September, the ECB announced a bold new sovereign bond-buying plan aimed at lowering short-term financing costs for the region’s most troubled countries subject to stringent conditions set forth under the program.

Taken together, central bank actions have eased liquidity strains in the funding markets. In fact, many issuers are fully funded through the end of 2012. During the six-month period, credit spreads compressed and US dollar London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) moved lower across the curve. The sharpest drop came in the three-month LIBOR, which fell 15 basis points over the period to 0.313% as of October 31, 2012.

In the short-term tax-exempt market, yields rose steadily leading up to the April 15th tax filing deadline, and declined throughout the summer months due to strong cash inflows resulting from the reinvestment of bond coupon payments and maturities. This is a typical seasonal pattern for yields as increasing demand for variable rate demand notes (“VRDNs”) meets a decreasing-supply environment at this time of year. The benchmark Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Index, which represents the average rate on seven-day, high-quality VRDN securities (as calculated by Municipal Market Data), reached a year-to-date high of 0.26% on April 18th and ended the period at 0.21% as of October 31st.

As the FOMC’s easy monetary policy has kept rates on taxable overnight repos low by historical measures, demand for VRDN securities from taxable money funds continued to be strong in 2012. This put additional supply pressures on an already shrinking VRDN market and allowed the dealer community to maintain yields on VRDNs that continue to attract crossover buyers from the taxable market.

As state and local municipalities continued to limit spending and reduce debt, new-issue supply of one-year, fixed-rate notes remained diminished in 2012. Municipalities began their annual issuance of one-year notes in June. Generally speaking, municipal money market funds take advantage of “note season” to extend their weighted average maturity, pick up yield, and diversify beyond bank exposure in the form of letters of credit on VRDNs. The municipal yield curve continued to be extremely flat with longer-dated one-year municipal notes yielding 0.22% as of October 31, 2012, representing only a nominal premium for the extension risk over VRDNs.

Tax-exempt money fund industry assets declined 2.4% during the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 to $266 billion.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

                
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Fund Information as of October 31, 2012    Funds For Institutions Series

 

FFI Premier Institutional Fund      

FFI Premier Institutional Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of Funds For Institutions Series (“FFI” or the “Trust”), investment objective is to seek maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the maintenance of a portfolio of high quality short-term money market securities.

 

      7-Day
SEC Yield
    7-Day
Yield
 

As of October 31, 2012

     0.21     0.21
 

 

FFI Institutional Fund      

FFI Institutional Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of Funds For Institutions Series (“FFI” or the “Trust”), investment objective is to seek maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the maintenance of a portfolio of high quality short-term money market securities.

 

      7-Day
SEC Yield
    7-Day
Yield
 

As of October 31, 2012

     0.11     0.14
 

 

FFI Select Institutional Fund      

FFI Select Institutional Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of Funds For Institutions Series (“FFI” or the “Trust”), investment objective is to seek maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the maintenance of a portfolio of high quality short-term money market securities.

 

      7-Day
SEC Yield
    7-Day
Yield
 

As of October 31, 2012

     0.16     0.20
 

 

FFI Government Fund      

FFI Government Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of Funds For Institutions Series (“FFI” or the “Trust”), investment objective is to seek current income consistent with liquidity and security of principal by investing in a portfolio of securities issued or guaranteed by the US Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

 

      7-Day
SEC Yield
    7-Day
Yield
 

As of October 31, 2012

     0.01     0.01
Portfolio Composition   Percent of
Net Assets
 

US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations

    57

Repurchase Agreements

    36   

US Treasury Obligations

    7   

Total

    100
 

 

 

 
 

 

FFI Treasury Fund      

FFI Treasury Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of Funds For Institutions Series (“FFI” or the “Trust”), investment objective is to seek current income consistent with liquidity and security of principal by investing in a portfolio of securities that are direct obligations of the US Treasury.

 

      7-Day
SEC Yield
    7-Day
Yield
 

As of October 31, 2012

     0.00     0.01
Portfolio Composition   Percent of
Net Assets
 

US Treasury Obligations

    108

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

    (8

Total

    100
 

 

 

 
 

 

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund      

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund’s (the “Fund”), a series of Funds For Institutions Series (“FFI” or the “Trust”), investment objectives are to seek current income exempt from Federal income taxes, preservation of capital and liquidity available from investing in a diversified portfolio of short-term, high quality tax-exempt money market securities.

 

      7-Day
SEC Yield
    7-Day
Yield
 

As of October 31, 2012

     0.03     0.03
 

 

The 7-Day SEC Yields may differ from the 7-Day Yields shown above due to the fact that the 7-Day SEC Yields exclude distributed capital gains.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

                
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Disclosure of Expenses    Funds For Institutions Series

 

 

Shareholders of these Funds may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including sales charges and exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses, including administration or advisory fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples shown below (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2012 and held through October 31, 2012) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense examples provide 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 corresponding to their Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

 

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these 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 expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges or exchange fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are 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, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

Expense Examples

 

      Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012
     Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012
     Expenses Paid
During the Period1
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
       Actual   

FFI Premier Institutional Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,000.90         $0.81         0.16%   

FFI Institutional Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,000.60         $1.21         0.24%   

FFI Select Institutional Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,000.90         $0.91         0.18%   

FFI Government Fund

     $1,000.00         $1,000.00         $0.96         0.19%   

FFI Treasury Fund

     $1,000.00         $1,000.00         $0.50         0.10%   

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,000.10         $1.11         0.22%   
       Hypothetical3   

FFI Premier Institutional Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,024.41         $0.82         0.16%   

FFI Institutional Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,024.01         $1.22         0.24%   

FFI Select Institutional Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,024.31         $0.92         0.18%   

FFI Government Fund

     $1,000.00         $1,024.31         $0.97         0.19%   

FFI Treasury Fund

     $1,000.00         $1,024.71         $0.51         0.10%   

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund2

     $1,000.00         $1,024.11         $1.12         0.22%   
  1   

Expenses for each Fund are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  2  

Because the Fund is a feeder fund, the expense example reflects the expenses of the Fund and the master portfolio in which it invests.

 

  3   

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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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

  

FFI Government Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
    

Fannie Mae Discount Notes (a):

    

0.18%, 1/03/13

   $ 700      $ 699,786   

0.15%, 2/13/13

     11,000        10,995,233   

0.16%, 3/06/13

     6,000        5,996,667   

Fannie Mae Variable Rate Notes (b):

    

0.24%, 12/20/12

     10,000        10,000,683   

0.34%, 1/10/13

     25,000        24,999,034   

0.34%, 5/17/13

     10,000        9,998,335   

0.19%, 11/08/13

     10,000        9,996,911   

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.40%, 11/02/12

     21,150        21,150,134   

Federal Farm Credit Bank Discount Notes (a):

    

0.13%, 11/13/12

     15,000        14,999,350   

0.16%, 11/21/12

     8,000        7,999,289   

0.22%, 7/05/13

     5,000        4,992,483   

Federal Farm Credit Bank Variable Rate Notes (b):

    

0.26%, 1/25/13

     10,650        10,650,125   

0.13%, 6/18/13

     10,000        10,000,000   

0.37%, 11/27/13

     20,000        20,000,000   

0.14%, 1/21/14

     13,000        12,994,441   

0.17%, 3/07/14

     50,000        49,993,789   

Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds:

    

0.20%, 11/07/12

     15,000        14,999,992   

0.22%, 11/07/12

     40,625        40,625,348   

0.18%, 11/14/12

     30,400        30,400,133   

0.21%, 11/16/12

     20,000        20,000,135   

1.63%, 11/21/12

     39,110        39,141,134   

0.20%, 12/06/12

     18,000        18,000,470   

0.17%, 2/01/13

     10,000        9,999,421   

0.18%, 2/01/13

     25,000        24,999,494   

0.17%, 2/06/13

     11,300        11,300,053   

0.17%, 2/06/13

     10,000        9,999,523   

0.16%, 2/08/13

     15,000        14,997,629   

0.13%, 2/14/13

     10,000        9,998,008   

0.18%, 2/15/13

     19,000        18,998,184   

0.17%, 2/25/13

     14,000        13,998,017   

0.19%, 2/27/13

     17,000        16,997,611   

0.19%, 2/27/13

     11,150        11,149,843   

0.20%, 3/01/13

     14,000        13,998,946   

0.15%, 3/18/13

     25,000        24,998,013   

0.22%, 5/17/13

     8,000        7,998,998   

0.25%, 7/02/13

     14,850        14,848,085   

0.23%, 8/28/13

     5,000        4,999,877   

0.50%, 8/28/13

     5,000        5,012,026   

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes (a):

    

0.16%, 11/14/12

     15,000        14,999,123   

0.18%, 1/02/13

     20,000        19,993,800   

0.16%, 1/16/13

     50,000        49,983,111   

0.16%, 3/13/13

     20,000        19,988,633   

0.15%, 3/15/13

     15,000        14,991,402   

0.16%, 4/15/13

     32,000        31,977,267   

0.17%, 4/19/13

     20,000        19,984,038   

0.21%, 5/28/13

     10,000        9,987,867   

0.22%, 7/11/13

     30,000        29,953,800   

Federal Home Loan Bank Variable Rate Note (b):

    

0.16%, 11/26/12

     30,000        29,999,487   

0.17%, 2/25/14

     25,000        24,990,008   

Freddie Mac Discount Notes (a):

    

0.15%, 11/26/12

     23,505        23,502,552   

0.13%, 1/07/13

     7,033        7,031,298   

0.15%, 2/11/13

     5,700        5,697,578   
US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
    

Freddie Mac Discount Notes (a) (concluded):

    

0.15%, 2/19/13

   $ 9,400      $ 9,395,692   

0.16%, 2/19/13

     25,000        24,987,778   

0.16%, 2/25/13

     30,000        29,984,533   

0.15%, 2/27/13

     25,000        24,987,708   

0.15%, 2/28/13

     20,000        19,990,083   

Freddie Mac Variable Rate Notes (b):

  

 

0.34%, 1/24/13

     50,000        49,995,364   

0.17%, 3/21/13

     15,000        14,997,677   

0.40%, 9/03/13

     30,000        29,994,925   

0.15%, 9/13/13

     50,000        49,973,760   
Total US Government Sponsored Agency
Obligations — 57.4%
             1,160,314,684   
    
                  
US Treasury Obligations               

US Treasury Bills (a):

    

0.14%, 2/07/13

     50,000        49,980,944   

0.14%, 2/28/13

     30,000        29,986,563   

0.20%, 3/07/13

     16,000        15,989,192   

0.14%, 3/14/13

     23,000        22,988,104   

0.20%, 8/22/13

     12,000        11,980,890   
Total US Treasury Obligations — 6.5%        130,925,693   
    
                  
Repurchase Agreements               

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.30%, 11/01/12
(Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $25,000,208, collateralized by a US Treasury Bond, 4.50% due 8/15/39, par and fair values of $18,982,800 and $25,500,008, respectively)

     25,000        25,000,000   

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.23%, 11/05/12 (Purchased on 10/29/12 to be repurchased at $150,006,708, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 0.00% — 2.70% due 11/09/12 — 4/09/14, par and fair values of $152,631,000 and $153,000,793, respectively)

     150,000        150,000,000   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.33%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $26,000,238, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 5.89% — 6.25% due 1/15/42, par and fair values of $119,285,533 and $27,820,000, respectively)

     26,000        26,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.35%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $75,000,729, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 3.00% — 3.50% due 10/01/27 — 12/01/31, par and fair values of $76,892,974 and $77,250,001, respectively)

     75,000        75,000,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

FFI Government Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Repurchase Agreements   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.19%, 11/19/12 (Purchased on 9/18/12 to be repurchased at $100,032,722, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 0.00% — 7.00% due 5/01/27 — 8/25/42, par and fair values of $1,046,964,060 and $107,318,471, respectively)

   $ 100,000      $ 100,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.24%, 1/09/13 (Purchased on 10/11/12 to be repurchased at $25,015,000, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 2.50% — 5.50% due 3/25/24 — 10/01/42, par and fair values of $25,216,702 and $25,836,344, respectively)

     25,000        25,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.25%, 11/05/12 (Purchased on 10/30/12 to be repurchased at $50,002,083, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 3.00% — 3.50% due 7/01/31 — 9/01/40, par and fair values of $50,793,807 and $51,500,000, respectively)

     50,000        50,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.25%, 11/07/12 (Purchased on 10/30/12 to be repurchased at $50,002,431, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 4.50% — 5.00% due 10/01/27 — 5/01/42, par and fair values of $52,161,202 and $51,500,001, respectively)

     50,000        50,000,000   

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc., 0.26%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $22,000,159, collateralized by a US Treasury Note, 1.25% due 10/31/15, par and fair values of $21,890,000 and $22,442,286, respectively)

     22,000        22,000,000   

JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.28%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $71,000,552, collateralized by various US Treasury Bonds, 0.00% — 10.63% due 8/15/15 — 2/15/36, par and fair values of $101,975,500 and $72,421,812, respectively)

     71,000        71,000,000   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 0.30%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $110,774,923, collateralized by a US Treasury Note, 2.50% due 4/30/15, par and fair values of $107,257,900 and $112,989,548, respectively)

     110,774        110,774,000   

RBS Securities, Inc., 0.33%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $25,000,229, collateralized by a US Government Sponsored Agency Obligation, 0.00% due 1/07/13, par and fair values of $25,505,000 and $25,500,155, respectively)

     25,000        25,000,000   
Total Repurchase Agreements — 36.1%              729,774,000   
Total Investments (Cost — $2,021,014,377*) — 100.0%        2,021,014,377   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0%        780,374   
    

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 2,021,794,751   
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   Cost for federal income tax purposes.
(a)   Rates shown are discount rates or a range of discount rates paid at the time of purchase.

 

(b)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of October 31, 2012:

 

     Level 1    Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          
Investments:           

Short-Term
Securities
1

     $ 2,021,014,377               $ 2,021,014,377   

 

 

 

1   

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each security type.

Certain of the Fund’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of October 31, 2012, a bank overdraft of $(631,433) is categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

  

FFI Treasury Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

US Treasury Obligations    Par  
(000)
    Value  

US Treasury Bills (a):

    

0.05% — 0.12%, 11/01/12

   $   285,833      $ 285,833,000   

0.09% — 0.12%, 11/08/12

     326,420        326,413,098   

0.12% — 0.15%, 11/15/12

     220,000        219,989,247   

0.11% — 0.15%, 11/23/12

     326,000        325,976,151   

0.10% — 0.13%, 11/29/12

     326,000        325,971,555   

0.11% — 0.15%, 12/06/12

     222,722        222,697,672   

0.09% — 0.16%, 1/03/13

     225,000        224,961,719   

0.11% — 0.15%, 1/10/13

     115,000        114,973,074   

0.10% — 0.15%, 1/17/13

     175,000        174,958,237   

0.11% — 0.14%, 1/24/13

     155,000        154,959,867   

0.13% — 0.15%, 1/31/13

     168,500        168,445,773   

0.14%, 2/07/13

     20,000        19,992,378   

0.15%, 2/14/13

     25,000        24,989,427   

0.15%, 2/21/13

     40,000        39,981,956   

0.14%, 3/14/13

     25,000        24,987,069   

0.14%, 3/21/13

     96,000        95,949,600   

0.14%, 3/28/13

     40,000        39,977,133   

0.14%, 4/04/13

     25,000        24,985,028   

0.15%, 4/11/13

     25,000        24,983,788   

0.15%, 4/18/13

     25,000        24,982,500   

0.15%, 4/25/13

     50,000        49,963,542   

0.16%, 5/02/13

     25,000        24,979,667   

US Treasury Note, 1.38%, 11/15/12

     30,000        30,014,402   
Total Investments (Cost — $2,970,965,883*) — 107.8%        2,970,965,883   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (7.8)%        (215,905,635
    

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 2,755,060,248   
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   Cost for federal income tax purposes.

 

(a)   Rates shown are discount rates or a range of discount rates paid at the time of purchase.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of October 31, 2012:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          
Investments:           

Short-Term
Securities
1

          $ 2,970,965,883               $ 2,970,965,883   

 

 

 

1   

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each security type.

Certain of the Fund’s assets are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of October 31, 2012, cash of $597,155 is categorized as Level 1 within the disclosure hierarchy.

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities    Funds For Institutions Series

 

October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)  

FFI

Premier

Institutional

Fund

   

FFI

Institutional

Fund

    

FFI

Select

Institutional

Fund

    

FFI

Government

Fund

    

FFI

Treasury

Fund

    

FFI

Institutional

Tax-Exempt

Fund

 
               
Assets                     

Investments at value — from the applicable Master Portfolio1,5

  $ 8,181,532,243      $ 2,262,289,108       $ 3,706,088,505                       $ 2,397,493,873   

Investments at value — unaffiliated2

                         $ 1,291,240,377       $ 2,970,965,883           

Repurchase agreements at value3 — unaffiliated

                           729,774,000                   

Cash

                                   597,155           

Capital shares sold receivable

           618,657                 22,502,283         2,648,874           

Withdrawals receivable from the Master Portfolio

                                           35,105   

Interest receivable

                           644,111         190,557           

Investments sold receivable

                           627,000                   

Prepaid expenses

    155,642        141,832         32,417         46,826         25,129         105,680   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    8,181,687,885        2,263,049,597         3,706,120,922         2,044,834,597         2,974,427,598         2,397,634,658   
 

 

 

 
               
Liabilities                                                    

Bank overdraft

                           631,433                   

Investments purchased payable

                                   215,938,979           

Capital shares redeemed payable

                           21,930,048         3,076,541         35,105   

Contributions payable to the Master Portfolio

           618,657                                   

Administration fees payable

    739,493        295,503         363,469                         298,123   

Investment advisory fees payable

                           296,953         215,167           

Income dividends payable

    217,292        11,776         62,633         351                 14,701   

Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable

                   1,857         8,853         7,107         2,128   

Other accrued expenses payable

    207,863        197,079         77,607         172,208         129,556         155,499   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,164,648        1,123,015         505,566         23,039,846         219,367,350         505,556   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 8,180,523,237      $ 2,261,926,582       $ 3,705,615,356       $ 2,021,794,751       $ 2,755,060,248       $ 2,397,129,102   
 

 

 

 
               
Net Assets Consist of                                                    

Paid-in capital

  $ 8,180,928,233      $ 2,261,702,399       $ 3,705,460,233       $ 2,021,752,419       $ 2,754,977,866       $ 2,397,128,686   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    14,099        5,645         5,036         2,494         781         (20,673

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (419,095     218,538         150,087         39,838         81,601         21,089   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets, $1.00 net asset value per share4

  $ 8,180,523,237      $ 2,261,926,582       $ 3,705,615,356       $ 2,021,794,751       $ 2,755,060,248       $ 2,397,129,102   
 

 

 

 

1 Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 8,181,532,243      $ 2,262,289,108       $ 3,706,088,505                       $ 2,397,493,873   

2 Investments at cost — unaffiliated

                         $ 1,291,240,377       $ 2,970,965,883           

3 Repurchase agreements at cost — unaffiliated

                         $ 729,774,000                   

4 Shares outstanding, unlimited number of shares authorized, par value $0.10 per share

    8,180,928,233        2,261,702,399         3,705,460,233         2,021,752,419         2,754,977,875         2,395,102,894   

5 Master Premier Institutional Portfolio, Master Institutional Portfolio, Master Institutional Portfolio and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio, respectively.

  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Operations    Funds For Institutions Series

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)  

FFI

Premier

Institutional

Fund

   

FFI

Institutional

Fund

   

FFI

Select

Institutional

Fund

   

FFI

Government

Fund

   

FFI

Treasury

Fund

    

FFI

Institutional

Tax-Exempt

Fund

 
            
Investment Income                    

Interest

                       $ 2,442,977      $ 1,386,168           
Net investment income allocated from the applicable Master Portfolio:             

Interest

  $ 14,934,916      $ 4,063,214      $ 4,633,432                     $ 3,082,171   

Expenses

    (2,437,414     (734,410     (833,302                    (798,512
 

 

 

 

Total income

    12,497,502        3,328,804        3,800,130        2,442,977        1,386,168         2,283,659   
 

 

 

 
            
Expenses                                                 

Investment advisory

                         3,937,841        4,205,592           

Administration

    4,257,834        1,837,866        1,804,923                       1,917,770   

Transfer agent

    161,904        220,040        39,760        107,504        101,952         139,080   

Custodian

                         129,192        82,088           

Registration

    31,832        41,584        48,760        32,200        37,168         33,120   

Insurance

    46,944        36,624               10,056        9,816         24,520   

Professional

    6,072        6,068        6,380        17,664        16,680         6,632   

Printing

    10,624        10,240        3,150        5,936        5,984         4,160   

Officer and Directors

    2,576        736        1,104        18,080        18,344         920   

Miscellaneous

    1,622        3,521        3,348        7,608        14,400         24,284   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,519,408        2,156,679        1,907,425        4,266,081        4,492,024         2,150,486   

Less fees waived by Manager

                         (1,947,863     (3,105,922        

Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by administrator

                  (232,137                    (146,590
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    4,519,408        2,156,679        1,675,288        2,318,218        1,386,102         2,003,896   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    7,978,094        1,172,125        2,124,842        124,759        66         279,763   
 

 

 

 
            
Realized Gain                                                 

Net realized gain allocated from the applicable Master Portfolio

    254,495        96,596        95,309                         

Net realized gain from investments

                         23,346        73,749           
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 8,232,589      $ 1,268,721      $ 2,220,151      $ 148,105      $ 73,815       $ 279,763   
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets    Funds For Institutions Series

 

    FFI Premier Institutional Fund          FFI Institutional Fund  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2012

         Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2012

 
          
Operations                                     

Net investment income

  $ 7,978,094      $ 12,499,254         $ 1,172,125      $ 1,568,993   

Net realized gain

    254,495        512,233           96,596        115,168   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    8,232,589        13,011,487           1,268,721        1,684,161   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
          
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From1                                     

Net investment income

    (7,978,094     (12,493,384        (1,172,125     (1,566,967

Net realized gain

                     (35,175     (432,874
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (7,978,094     (12,493,384        (1,207,300     (1,999,841
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
          
Capital Share Transactions                                     

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    20,400,258,682        41,288,745,449           2,913,956,416        8,521,364,126   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    6,695,575        9,972,246           1,132,648        1,881,490   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (20,282,213,962     (44,528,247,098        (3,273,406,413     (10,498,221,469
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    124,740,295        (3,229,529,403        (358,317,349     (1,974,975,853
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
          
Net Assets                                     

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    124,994,790        (3,229,011,300        (358,255,928     (1,975,291,533

Beginning of period

    8,055,528,447        11,284,539,747           2,620,182,510        4,595,474,043   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 8,180,523,237      $ 8,055,528,447         $ 2,261,926,582      $ 2,620,182,510   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 14,099      $ 14,099         $ 5,645      $ 5,645   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  1   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)    Funds for Institutions Series

 

    FFI Select Institutional Fund         FFI Government Fund  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2012

        Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2012

 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 2,124,842      $ 3,487,498        $ 124,759      $ 207,873   

Net realized gain

    95,309        108,678          23,346        77,897   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,220,151        3,596,176          148,105        285,770   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From1                                    

Net investment income

    (2,124,842     (3,485,078       (124,759     (206,780

Net realized gain

    (64,476     (354,494              (197,698
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (2,189,318     (3,839,572       (124,759     (404,478
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    15,494,481,257        37,355,360,190          4,644,914,757        16,532,252,872   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    1,801,372        3,241,843          115,241        380,958   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (14,679,583,367     (39,164,228,204       (5,401,043,203     (16,790,610,505
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    816,699,262        (1,805,626,171       (756,013,205     (257,976,675
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    816,730,095        (1,805,869,567       (755,989,859     (258,095,383

Beginning of period

    2,888,885,261        4,694,754,828          2,777,784,610        3,035,879,993   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 3,705,615,356      $ 2,888,885,261        $ 2,021,794,751      $ 2,777,784,610   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 5,036      $ 5,036        $ 2,494      $ 2,494   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

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    FFI Treasury Fund         FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2012

        Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

April 30,
2012

 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 66      $ 1,434        $ 279,763      $ 1,311,696   

Net realized gain

    73,749        67,689                 75,691   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    73,815        69,123          279,763        1,387,387   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From1                                    

Net investment income

    (505     (930       (279,763     (1,308,349

Net realized gain

    (18,530     (125,620              (54,602
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (19,035     (126,550       (279,763     (1,362,951
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    2,103,961,330        6,294,746,651          3,804,256,811        9,697,551,312   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    18,887        125,384          206,343        1,164,246   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,031,042,767     (6,253,693,454       (4,336,303,324     (11,920,715,761
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    72,937,450        41,178,581          (531,840,170     (2,222,000,203
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    72,992,230        41,121,154          (531,840,170     (2,221,975,767

Beginning of period

    2,682,068,018        2,640,946,864          2,928,969,272        5,150,945,039   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 2,755,060,248      $ 2,682,068,018        $ 2,397,129,102      $ 2,928,969,272   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

  $ 781      $ 1,220        $ (20,673   $ (20,673
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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Financial Highlights    Funds For Institutions Series

 

    FFI Premier Institutional Fund  
    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended April 30,  
       2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
                
Per Share Operating Performance                                                     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0009         0.0012         0.0022         0.0028         0.0209         0.0473   

Net realized gain

                    0.0001                           
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.0009         0.0012         0.0023         0.0028         0.0209         0.0473   
 

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income5

    (0.0009      (0.0012      (0.0022      (0.0028      (0.0209      (0.0473
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 
                
Total Investment Return1                                                     

Total investment return

    0.09% 2       0.12%         0.22%         0.28%         2.11%         4.83%   
 

 

 

 
                
Ratios to Average Net Assets3                                                     

Total expenses

    0.16% 4       0.16%         0.16%         0.18%         0.18%         0.16%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.19% 4       0.12%         0.22%         0.29%         2.16%         4.63%   
 

 

 

 
                
Supplemental Data                                                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 8,180,523       $ 8,055,528       $ 11,284,540       $ 12,182,188       $ 17,312,092       $ 32,406,176   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

  2   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

  3   

Includes the Fund’s share of the applicable Master Portfolio’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income.

 

  4   

Annualized.

 

  5   

Dividends are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

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Financial Highlights    Funds For Institutions Series

 

    FFI Institutional Fund  
    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended April 30,  
      2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
               
Per Share Operating Performance                                                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0005        0.0006         0.0017         0.0023         0.0204         0.0467   

Net realized gain

           0.0001         0.0003                           
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.0005        0.0007         0.0020         0.0023         0.0204         0.0467   
 

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions from:5                

Net investment income

    (0.0005     (0.0006      (0.0017      (0.0023      (0.0204      (0.0467

Net realized gain

           (0.0001      (0.0003                        
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.0005     (0.0007      (0.0020      (0.0023      (0.0204      (0.0467
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 
               
Total Investment Return1                                                    

Total investment return

    0.05% 2      0.06%         0.20%         0.23%         2.06%         4.77%   
 

 

 

 
               
Ratios to Average Net Assets3                                                    

Total expenses

    0.24% 4      0.23%         0.22%         0.24%         0.24%         0.22%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.24% 4      0.23%         0.22%         0.24%         0.24%         0.22%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.10% 4      0.05%         0.17%         0.26%         2.03%         4.59%   
 

 

 

 
               
Supplemental Data                                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,261,927      $ 2,620,183       $ 4,595,474       $ 6,783,683       $ 23,356,339       $ 27,287,307   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

  2   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

  3   

Includes the Fund’s share of the applicable Master Portfolio’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income.

 

  4   

Annualized.

 

  5   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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    FFI Select Institutional Fund  
    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended April 30,     

Period
February 4,
20081

to April 30,
2008

 
      2012      2011      2010      2009     
               
Per Share Operating Performance                                                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0008        0.0010         0.0020         0.0027         0.0207         0.0082   

Net realized gain

           0.0001         0.0001                           
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.0008        0.0011         0.0021         0.0027         0.0207         0.0082   
 

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions from:6                

Net investment income

    (0.0008     (0.0010      (0.0020      (0.0027      (0.0207      (0.0082

Net realized gain

           (0.0001      (0.0001                        
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.0008     (0.0011      (0.0021      (0.0027      (0.0207      (0.0082
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 
               
Total Investment Return2                                                    

Total investment return

    0.08% 3      0.11%         0.21%         0.27%         2.09%         0.82% 3 
 

 

 

 
               
Ratios to Average Net Assets4                                                    

Total expenses

    0.20% 5      0.20%         0.18%         0.18%         0.21%         0.18% 5 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    0.18% 5      0.18%         0.18%         0.18%         0.21%         0.18% 5 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.15% 5      0.10%         0.21%         0.24%         2.04%         3.34% 5 
 

 

 

 
               
Supplemental Data                                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,705,615      $ 2,888,885       $ 4,694,755       $ 4,395,901       $ 2,625,408       $ 2,319,487   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Commencement of operations.

 

  2   

Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

  3   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

  4   

Includes the Fund’s share of the applicable Master Portfolio’s allocated expenses and/or investment income.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

  6   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

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    FFI Government Fund  
    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended April 30,  
      2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
               
Per Share Operating Performance                                                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0001        0.0001         0.0005         0.0012         0.0141         0.0435   
 

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions from:4                

Net investment income

    (0.0001     (0.0001      (0.0005      (0.0012      (0.0141      (0.0435

Net realized gain

                   (0.0002                        
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.0001     (0.0001      (0.0007      (0.0012      (0.0141      (0.0435
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 
               
Total Investment Return1                                                    

Total investment return

    0.01% 2      0.01%         0.07%         0.12%         1.42%         4.44%   
 

 

 

 
               
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                    

Total expenses

    0.34% 3      0.33%         0.33%         0.34%         0.35%         0.32%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    0.19% 3      0.15%         0.22%         0.23%         0.24%         0.21%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.01% 3      0.01%         0.05%         0.12%         1.26%         4.06%   
 

 

 

 
               
Supplemental Data                                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,021,795      $ 2,777,785       $ 3,035,880       $ 4,980,873       $ 11,707,716       $ 9,072,522   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

  2   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

  3   

Annualized.

 

  4   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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    FFI Treasury Fund  
   

Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
      2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
               
Per Share Operating Performance                                                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0000        0.0000         0.0000         0.0001         0.0076         0.0346   

Net realized gain

                   0.0001                           
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.0000        0.0000         0.0001         0.0001         0.0076         0.0346   
 

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions from:5                

Net investment income

    (0.0000     (0.0000      (0.0000      (0.0001      (0.0076      (0.0346

Net realized gain

                   (0.0001                        
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.0000     (0.0000      (0.0001      (0.0001      (0.0076      (0.0346
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 
               
Total Investment Return1                                                    

Total investment return

    0.00% 2      0.00%         0.01%         0.01%         0.77%         3.51%   
 

 

 

 
               
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                    

Total expenses

    0.34% 3      0.33%         0.33%         0.34%         0.33%         0.32%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.10% 3      0.05%         0.16%         0.17%         0.22%         0.21%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.00% 3,4      0.00% 4       0.00% 4       0.00%         0.68%         2.74%   
 

 

 

 
               
Supplemental Data                                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,755,060      $ 2,682,068       $ 2,640,947       $ 4,672,003       $ 9,875,165       $ 9,627,231   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

  2   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

  3  

Annualized.

 

  4  

Amount is less than 0.01%.

 

  5   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

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    FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund  
   

Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
      2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
               
Per Share Operating Performance                                                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0001        0.0003         0.0017         0.0028         0.0150         0.0314   
 

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions from:5                

Net investment income

    (0.0001     (0.0003      (0.0017      (0.0028      (0.0150      (0.0314

Net realized gain

                                           (0.0000
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.0001     (0.0003      (0.0017      (0.0028      (0.0150      (0.0314
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
 

 

 

 
               
Total Investment Return1                                                    

Total investment return

    0.01% 2      0.03%         0.17%         0.28%         1.51%         3.18%   
 

 

 

 
               
Ratios to Average Net Assets3                                                    

Total expenses

    0.23% 4      0.23%         0.22%         0.23%         0.24%         0.22%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.22% 4      0.18%         0.22%         0.23%         0.24%         0.22%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.02% 4      0.03%         0.18%         0.28%         1.55%         3.13%   
 

 

 

 
               
Supplemental Data                                                    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,397,129      $ 2,928,969       $ 5,150,945       $ 10,793,962       $ 14,886,326       $ 17,518,515   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Where applicable, total investment returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

  2   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

  3   

Includes the Fund’s share of the applicable Master Portfolio’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income.

 

  4   

Annualized.

 

  5   

Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)    Funds For Institutions Series

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

Funds for Institutions Series (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of six series, FFI Premier Institutional Fund (“Premier Institutional Fund”), FFI Institutional Fund (“Institutional Fund”), FFI Select Institutional Fund (“Select Institutional Fund”), FFI Government Fund (“Government Fund”), FFI Treasury Fund (“Treasury Fund”) and FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (“Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund”) (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”). Each Fund is classified as diversified. Premier Institutional Fund, Institutional Fund, Select Institutional Fund and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (the “Feeder Funds”) seek to achieve their investment objectives by investing all of their assets in the applicable series (collectively, the “Master Portfolios” or individually, a “Master Portfolio”) of Master Institutional Money Market LLC (the “Master LLC”), which have the same investment objective and strategies as the corresponding Feeder Funds. Premier Institutional Fund invests all of its assets in Master Premier Institutional Portfolio. Institutional Fund and Select Institutional Fund invest all of their assets in Master Institutional Portfolio. Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund invests all of its assets in Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio. The Master LLC is organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is a registered investment company. The value of each Feeder Fund’s investment in the corresponding Master Portfolio reflects the Feeder Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the corresponding Master Portfolio. As of October 31, 2012, the percentage of Master Premier Institutional Portfolio and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio owned by Premier Institutional Fund and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund were 100% and 100%, respectively. As of October 31, 2012, the percentage of Master Institutional Portfolio owned by Institutional Fund and Select Institutional Fund were 48% and 52%, respectively. The performance of each Feeder Fund is directly affected by the performance of the corresponding Master Portfolio. The financial statements of the Master Portfolios, including their Schedules of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements. The Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Board of Directors of the Master LLC are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board” and the Trustees of the Trust and the Directors of the Master LLC are referred to throughout this report as the “Directors”. The Trust’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds’ policy is to fair value its financial instruments at market value. Each Feeder Fund records its investment in the applicable Master Portfolio at fair value based on the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Master Portfolio. Valuation of securities held by the Master LLC is discussed in Note 1 of the Master LLC’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report. Government Fund’s and Treasury Fund’s investments are valued under the amortized cost method which approximates current market value in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Under this method, investments are valued at cost when purchased and thereafter, a constant proportionate accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums are recorded until the maturity of the security. The Funds seek to maintain their net asset value per share at $1.00, although there is no assurance that it will be able to do so on a continuing basis.

Repurchase Agreements: Government Fund and Treasury Fund may invest in repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases a security from a counterparty who agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. On a daily basis, the counterparty is required to maintain collateral subject to the agreement and in value no less than the agreed repurchase amount. The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book entry system or held in a segregated account by the Funds’ custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements. In the event the counterparty defaults and the fair value of the collateral declines, the Funds could experience losses, delays and costs in liquidating the collateral.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). For the Feeder Funds, for financial reporting purposes, contributions to and withdrawals from the Master Portfolio are accounted on a trade date basis. The Feeder Funds record daily their proportionate share of the applicable Master Portfolio’s income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses. In addition, the Feeder Funds accrue their own expenses. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)    Funds For Institutions Series

 

Income Taxes: It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The Funds file US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended April 30, 2012. The statutes of limitations on the Funds’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager” or “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, acts as the investment advisor for Government Fund and Treasury Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust, and as the Administrator to the Feeder Funds pursuant to an administration agreement with the Trust. The Feeder Funds do not pay an investment advisory fee or investment management fee.

The Manager provides investment advisory and administrative services to Government Fund and Treasury Fund. The Manager is responsible for the management of Government Fund and Treasury Fund and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, each Fund

pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

First $500 Million

     0.350

$500 Million — $750 Million

     0.335

$750 Million — $1 Billion

     0.320

Greater than $1 Billion

     0.300

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees for Government Fund and Treasury Fund. The effective fee payable to the Manager by Government Fund and Treasury Fund will be at the annual rate of 0.20% of such Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager may discontinue this waiver in whole or in part at any time without notice. These amounts are included in fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the following amounts were waived pursuant to this agreement:

 

Government Fund

   $ 1,442,839   

Treasury Fund

   $ 1,532,088   

The Manager and/or Administrator voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of its advisory and/or administration fees to enable Institutional Fund, Select Institutional Fund, Premier Institutional Fund, Government Fund, Treasury Fund and Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund to maintain a minimum daily net investment income dividend. This amount is included in or shown as fees waived by advisor or fees waived and/or reimbursed by administrator in the Statements of Operations.

The Administrator provides certain administrative services for the Feeder Funds. For such services, each Feeder Fund pays the Administrator a monthly fee based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

Premier Institutional Fund

     0.10

Institutional Fund

     0.15

Select Institutional Fund

     0.13

Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     0.15

Under Select Institutional Fund’s administration agreement, in exchange for the administration fee, the Administrator has agreed to pay all other ordinary expenses of Select Institutional Fund other than the Fund’s pro rata portion of the investment advisory fee of Master Institutional Portfolio so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses minus extraordinary expenses, if any, shall be no greater than 0.18% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In the event that the Administrator does not pay such expenses of the Fund, the administration fee shall be automatically reduced by an amount equal to the amount of such expenses not paid by the Administrator.

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, entered into a Distribution Agreement with BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of the Manager.

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)    Funds For Institutions Series

 

Certain officers and/or directors of the Trust are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer.

3. Capital Loss Carryforward:

As of April 30, 2012, Premier Institutional Fund had a capital loss carryforward in the amount of $673,590, available to offset future realized capital gains, all of which expires on April 30, 2017.

4. Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Funds manage

counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

5. Capital Share Transactions:

The number of shares sold, reinvested and redeemed corresponds to the net proceeds from the sale of shares, reinvestment of dividends and distributions and cost of shares redeemed, respectively, since shares are sold and redeemed at $1.00 per share.

6. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on each Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

                
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Master LLC Portfolio Information as of October 31, 2012    Master Institutional Money Market LLC

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Master Premier Institutional Portfolio   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Certificates of Deposit

    35

Commercial Paper

    24   

Repurchase Agreements

    14   

US Treasury Obligations

    10   

Corporate Notes

    5   

Time Deposits

    5   

Municipal Bonds

    3   

US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations

    1   

Other Assets Less Liabilities

    3   
 

 

 

 

Total

    100
 

 

 

 
Master Institutional Portfolio   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Certificates of Deposit

    32

Commercial Paper

    28   

Repurchase Agreements

    17   

US Treasury Obligations

    9   

US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations

    5   

Time Deposits

    3   

Corporate Notes

    3   

Municipal Bonds

    3   
 

 

 

 

Total

    100
 

 

 

 

 

Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Variable Rate Demand Obligations

    85

Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper

    15   

Fixed Rate Notes

    1   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

    (1
 

 

 

 

Total

    100
 

 

 

 
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

  

Master Premier Institutional Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Certificates of Deposit    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Yankee (a) — 35.1%

    

Bank of Montreal, Chicago:

    

0.28%, 12/20/12

   $ 125,000      $ 125,000,000   

0.43%, 7/17/13 (b)

     64,000        64,000,000   

0.39%, 11/12/13 (b)

     55,000        55,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston (b):

    

0.30%, 12/19/12

     120,000        120,000,000   

0.31%, 2/11/13

     85,000        85,000,000   

0.31%, 6/17/13

     63,000        63,000,000   

0.35%, 10/16/13

     66,000        65,995,206   

0.41%, 11/01/13

     35,000        35,000,000   

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., NY:

    

0.43%, 11/14/12

     75,000        75,000,000   

0.49%, 2/19/13

     55,000        55,000,000   

0.39%, 4/16/13

     60,000        60,000,000   

0.34%, 4/22/13

     25,000        25,000,000   

Barclays Bank Plc, NY, 0.49%, 1/23/13

     65,000        65,000,000   

BNP Paribas, NY:

    

0.38%, 12/04/12

     43,000        43,000,000   

0.42%, 1/02/13

     43,500        43,500,000   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, NY (b):

    

0.39%, 9/25/13

     81,000        81,000,000   

0.38%, 11/18/13

     65,000        65,000,000   

Credit Industriel et Commercial, NY, 0.44%, 12/03/12

     105,500        105,500,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Co., 0.47%, 2/28/13 (b)

     30,000        30,000,000   

National Australia Bank Ltd., NY:

    

0.44%, 12/20/12

     74,000        74,000,000   

0.48%, 4/10/13

     87,000        87,000,000   

National Bank of Canada, 0.30%, 1/04/13

     100,000        100,000,000   

Rabobank Nederland NV, NY (b):

    

0.42%, 1/18/13

     150,000        150,000,000   

0.50%, 3/13/13

     100,000        100,000,000   

0.50%, 6/18/13

     82,000        82,000,000   

0.43%, 10/29/13

     72,500        72,500,000   

Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 0.42%, 4/02/13 (b)

     108,500        108,500,000   

Societe Generale, 0.19%, 11/01/12

     100,000        100,000,000   

Societe Generale, NY:

    

0.46%, 12/03/12

     43,000        43,000,000   

0.58%, 1/03/13

     140,000        140,000,000   
Certificates of Deposit    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Yankee (a) (concluded)

    

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Co. Ltd., NY:

    

0.40%, 11/08/12

   $ 100,000      $ 100,000,000   

0.37%, 1/10/13

     50,000        50,000,000   

0.43%, 1/15/13

     75,000        75,000,000   

0.32%, 2/01/13

     60,000        60,000,000   

Svenska Handelsbanken, NY, 0.28%, 12/10/12

     110,000        110,000,000   

Toronto Dominion Bank, NY, 0.32%, 10/21/13 (b)

     40,000        40,000,000   

Westpac Banking Corp., NY:

    

0.41%, 5/07/13

     65,000        65,000,000   

0.43%, 6/05/13

     50,000        50,000,000   

0.35%, 7/10/13 (b)

     25,000        25,129,253   
Total Certificates of Deposit — 35.4%        2,893,124,459   
    
   
Commercial Paper               

Antalis US Funding Corp.:

    

0.40%, 11/01/12

     39,000        39,000,000   

0.48%, 2/01/13 (c)

     35,000        34,957,067   

Aspen Funding Corp., 0.44%, 11/15/12 (c)

     50,062        50,053,434   

Atlantis One Funding Corp., 0.47%, 3/07/13 (c)

     100,000        99,835,500   

Australia & New Zealand Banking, 0.41%, 11/12/13

     70,000        70,000,000   

Barton Capital LLC (c):

    

0.35%, 11/05/12

     50,000        49,998,056   

0.35%, 11/16/12

     50,000        49,992,708   

BNP Paribas Finance, Inc., 0.36%, 1/08/13 (c)

     37,000        36,974,840   

CAFCO LLC:

    

0.44%, 11/01/12

     68,000        68,000,000   

0.40%, 12/04/12 (c)

     49,000        48,982,033   

CHARTA LLC, 0.35%, 12/03/12 (c)

     50,000        49,984,444   

CIESCO LLC, 0.31%, 11/02/12 (c)

     50,000        49,999,569   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 0.35%, 1/14/13 (b)

     50,000        50,000,000   

CRC Funding LLC (c):

    

0.32%, 11/08/12

     73,000        72,995,458   

0.32%, 11/09/12

     100,000        99,992,889   

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (c):

    

0.45%, 11/07/12

     50,000        49,996,250   

0.61%, 11/09/12

     25,500        25,496,543   
 
Portfolio Abbreviations

 

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:
AGC   Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC   American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB   Airport Revenue Bonds
BAN   Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC   Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
COP   Certificates of Participation
DRIVERS   Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
ECN   Extendible Commercial Note
EDA   Economic Development Authority
EDC   Economic Development Corp.
FLOATS   Floating Rate Securities
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
GO   General Obligation Bonds
HDA   Housing Development Authority
HFA   Housing Finance Agency
HRB   Housing Revenue Bonds
IDA   Industrial Development Authority
LIFERS   Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LOC   Letter of Credit
MERLOTS   Municipal Exempt Receipts Liquidity Optional Tenders
NPFGC   National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PUTTERS   Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
Q-SBLF   Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
RAN   Revenue Anticipation Notes
RB   Revenue Bonds
RIB   Residual Interest Bonds
ROCS   Reset Option Certificates
SBPA   Stand-by Bond Purchase Agreements
SPEARS   Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
TECP   Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper
VRDN   Variable Rate Demand Notes
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Master Premier Institutional Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Commercial Paper    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (c) (concluded):

    

0.52%, 11/20/12

   $ 50,000      $ 49,986,278   

0.46%, 12/05/12

     50,000        49,978,278   

0.60%, 4/10/13

     100,000        99,733,333   

0.53%, 7/02/13

     20,000        19,928,450   

Gemini Securitization Corp. LLC (c):

    

0.36%, 12/05/12

     20,063        20,056,179   

0.50%, 4/16/13

     25,000        24,942,361   

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.31%, 3/04/13 (c)

     71,000        70,924,799   

Govco LLC, 0.36%, 11/30/12 (c)

     50,000        49,985,500   

HSBC Bank Plc, 0.66%, 4/25/13 (c)

     43,000        42,862,878   

ING (US) Funding LLC, 0.36%, 11/05/12 (c)

     25,000        24,999,000   

Kells Funding LLC, 0.54%, 2/04/13 (c)

     75,000        74,893,125   

Mont Blanc Capital Corp., 0.43%, 11/14/12 (c)

     45,000        44,993,012   

Nordea North America, Inc., 0.24%, 1/15/13 (c)

     30,000        29,985,000   

Northern Pines Funding LLC (c):

    

0.38%, 11/26/12

     85,000        84,977,569   

0.38%, 12/05/12

     125,000        124,955,139   

Scaldis Capital LLC, 0.37%, 1/16/13 (c)

     75,000        74,941,417   

Societe Generale North America, Inc.,
0.45%, 1/31/13 (c)

     90,000        89,897,625   

Thames Asset Global Securitization (c):

    

0.26%, 11/16/12

     24,927        24,924,300   

0.30%, 12/03/12

     19,305        19,299,852   

Westpac Banking Corp., 0.50%, 4/02/13 (c)

     30,000        29,936,667   
Total Commercial Paper — 24.4%              1,998,459,553   
    
   
Corporate Notes               

Barclays Bank Plc, 1.22%, 1/23/13

     22,119        22,224,078   

HSBC Bank Plc, 1.25%, 8/12/13 (d)

     78,110        78,859,805   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA,
0.39%, 5/17/13 (b)

     129,905        129,905,000   

National Australia Bank Ltd.,
0.45%, 11/08/13 (b)(d)

     25,500        25,680,626   

Westpac Banking Corp. (b)(d):

    

0.98%, 8/23/13

     55,000        55,218,859   

0.86%, 9/16/13

     83,500        83,745,064   
Total Corporate Notes — 4.8%              395,633,432   
    
   
Municipal Bonds (e)               

Alaska Housing Finance Corp., Refunding RB, VRDN, State Capital Project II, Series B,
0.19%, 11/07/12

     23,800        23,800,000   

Denver Public School Colorado, Refunding COP, VRDN, Series A-4 (AGM) (Bank of Canada LOC), 0.19%, 11/07/12

     53,000        53,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust, RB, VRDN, PUTTERS, Series 4263, For Texas State (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA),
0.22%, 11/01/12 (d)(f)

     40,000        40,000,000   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, VRDN, Air Products Chemicals Project, Series B,
0.20%, 11/07/12

     24,400        24,400,000   
Municipal Bonds (e)    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, New York City Recovery, Series 3, Sub-Series 3G (Bank of New York Mellon SBPA), 0.20%, 11/07/12

   $ 32,490      $ 32,490,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, City University, Consolidated 5th, Series D (TD Bank NA LOC), 0.20%, 11/07/12

     7,000        7,000,000   

New York State HFA, HRB, VRDN, 160th W 62nd Street, Series B (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC), 0.19%, 11/07/12

     4,000        4,000,000   

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency, RB, VRDN, Merged Area Redevelopment Project, Series A (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA LOC),
0.21%, 11/07/12

     11,495        11,495,000   

State of California, GO, Refunding, VRDN, FLOATERS, Series 2661 (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.26%, 11/07/12 (f)

     39,295        39,294,500   

State of Texas, GO, VRDN:

    

Veterans Housing Assistance, Series A-2 (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA),
0.20%, 11/07/12

     2,200        2,200,000   

Veterans, Series B (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. SBPA), 0.23%, 11/07/12

     4,610        4,610,000   

Timber Ridge Colorado Affordable Housing Corp., RB, VRDN (US Bank NA LOC), 0.19%, 11/07/12

     5,275        5,275,000   

University of Colorado Hospital Authority, RB, VRDN, Series A (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC),
0.20%, 11/07/12

     11,760        11,760,000   

University of Texas, Permanent University Fund, Refunding RB, VRDN, System, Series A,
0.17%, 11/07/12

     17,500        17,500,000   

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, VRDN, Home Ownership, Series B (Federal Home Loan Bank SBPA),
0.21%, 11/07/12

     2,895        2,895,000   
Total Municipal Bonds — 3.4%              279,719,500   
    
   
Time Deposits               

Barclays Plc, 0.16%, 11/01/12

     200,000        200,000,000   

Natixis Grand Cayman, 0.21%, 11/01/12

     200,000        200,000,000   
Total Time Deposits — 4.9%              400,000,000   
    
   
US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations               

Fannie Mae Variable Rate Notes,
0.26%, 12/20/12 (b)

     64,000        63,998,261   

Freddie Mac Variable Rate Notes,
0.38%, 1/27/13 (b)

     50,000        49,995,364   
Total US Government Sponsored
Agency Obligations — 1.4%
             113,993,625   
    
   
US Treasury Obligations               

US Treasury Bills (c):

    

0.15%, 11/08/12

     50,000        49,998,590   

0.09% — 0.12%, 1/31/13

     100,000        99,973,711   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

US Treasury Obligations    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

US Treasury Bills (c) (concluded):

    

0.14%, 2/07/13

   $ 75,000      $ 74,968,354   

0.11%, 2/21/13

     37,000        36,988,029   

0.11% — 0.14%, 2/28/13

     85,000        84,964,730   

0.16%, 3/07/13

     35,000        34,980,706   

0.13%, 3/14/13

     51,500        51,475,741   

0.16% — 0.18%, 4/04/13

     75,000        74,947,277   

0.14%, 4/11/13

     40,000        39,974,508   

0.18%, 5/02/13

     50,000        49,956,396   

0.19%, 5/30/13

     40,000        39,956,133   

US Treasury Notes:

    

0.17%, 4/30/13

     12,500        12,527,837   

0.54%, 5/31/13

     135,000        135,246,983   
Total US Treasury Obligations — 9.6%              785,958,995   
    
   
Repurchase Agreements               

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.85%, 11/26/12 (Purchased on 8/22/12 to be repurchased at $80,181,333, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 2.22% due 4/14/14 — 10/25/46, par and fair values of $170,358,401 and $88,434,874, respectively)

     80,000        80,000,000   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.42%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $150,001,750, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 5.43% due 9/21/15 — 12/20/54, par and fair values of $202,202,433 and $160,500,001, respectively)

     150,000        150,000,000   

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.66%, 4/25/13 (Purchased on 10/01/12 to be repurchased at $115,147,861, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 7.44% due 8/15/16 — 12/18/49, par and fair values of $656,386,193 and $122,609,393, respectively) (b)

     114,500        114,500,000   

Credit Suisse, 0.24%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $50,000,333, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 0.00% — 37.72% due 8/15/30 — 8/15/42, par and fair values of $86,317,160, and $53,500,716, respectively)

     50,000        50,000,000   

Credit Suisse, 0.85%, 11/27/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $40,025,500, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.48% — 5.69% due 11/15/18 —12/25/59, par and fair values of $537,013,548 and $44,657,101, respectively) (b)

     40,000        40,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.32%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $200,001,778, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Debt Obligations, 0.00% —1.25% due 5/01/13 — 8/01/19, par and fair values of $204,193,000 and $204,000,719, respectively)

     200,000        200,000,000   
Repurchase Agreements    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.25%, 11/05/12 (Purchased on 10/30/12 to be repurchased at $100,004,167, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Debt Obligations,
2.00% — 7.00% due 11/25/32 — 6/25/42, par and fair values of $101,719,657 and $107,000,000, respectively)

   $ 100,000      $ 100,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.26%, 2/01/13 (Purchased on 10/19/12 to be repurchased at $75,056,875, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Debt Obligations, 3.00% — 4.00% due 6/01/26 — 5/01/42, par and fair values of $76,690,493 and $77,579,312, respectively) (b)

     75,000        75,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.50%, 2/01/13 (Purchased on 10/19/12 to be repurchased at $38,556,146, collateralized by Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 5.53% due 5/15/15 —3/14/51, par and fair values of $66,140,123 and $43,705,898, respectively) (b)

     38,500        38,500,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.50%, 2/08/13 (Purchased on 10/26/12 to be repurchased at $40,058,333, collateralized by Corporate Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 6.50% due 11/25/18 —3/14/51, par and fair values of $160,632,480 and $47,109,743, respectively) (b)

     40,000        40,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.22%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/25/12 to be repurchased at $50,002,139, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 3.50% — 4.50% due 2/01/26 — 9/01/40, par and fair values of $57,267,615 and $51,500,000, respectively)

     50,000        50,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.21%, 11/02/12 (Purchased on 10/26/12 to be repurchased at $110,004,492, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 3.50% — 6.00% due 11/01/32 — 10/01/42, par and fair values of $128,422,997 and $113,300,001, respectively)

     110,000        110,000,000   

JPMorgan Securities, Inc., 0.57%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $15,000,238, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 7.50% due 11/06/33 — 11/15/36, par and fair values of $34,144,000 and $16,053,608, respectively)

     15,000        15,000,000   

JPMorgan Securities, Inc., 0.70%, 12/19/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $40,025,500, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.48% — 5.69% due 11/15/18 — 12/25/59, par and fair values of $42,720,505 and $42,800,624, respectively)

     40,000        40,000,000   
Total Repurchase Agreements — 13.5%        1,103,000,000   
Total Investments (Cost — $7,969,889,564*) — 97.4%        7,969,889,564   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.6%        211,642,679   
    

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 8,181,532,243   
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   Cost for federal income tax purposes.
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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(a)   Issuer is a US branch of foreign domiciled bank.

 

(b)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(c)   Rates shown are discount rates or a range of discount rates paid at the time of purchase.

 

(d)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(e)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date and maturity shown is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

(f)   These securities are short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts and are secured by the underlying municipal bond securities.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Master Portfolio has the ability to access

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

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Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Master Portfolio’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Master Portfolio’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Master Portfolio’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of October 31, 2012:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          
Investments:           

Short-
Term
Securities
1

          $ 7,969,889,564               $ 7,969,889,564   

 

 

 

1   

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each security type.

 

Certain of the Master Portfolio’s assets are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of October 31, 2012, cash of $24,569,064 is categorized as Level 1 within the disclosure hierarchy.

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

  

Master Institutional Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Certificates of Deposit   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
    

Yankee (a) — 32.5%

    

Bank of Montreal, Chicago:

    

0.28%, 12/20/12

   $ 48,000      $ 48,000,000   

0.31%, 2/11/13

     50,000        50,000,000   

0.32%, 2/11/13

     50,000        49,999,293   

0.43%, 7/17/13 (b)

     40,500        40,500,000   

0.39%, 11/12/13 (b)

     35,000        35,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston (b):

    

0.30%, 12/19/12

     50,000        50,000,000   

0.31%, 2/11/13

     60,500        60,500,000   

0.31%, 6/17/13

     39,000        39,000,000   

0.35%, 10/16/13

     41,000        40,997,022   

0.41%, 11/01/13

     25,000        25,000,000   

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., NY:

    

0.39%, 4/16/13

     30,000        30,000,000   

0.34%, 4/22/13

     25,000        25,000,000   

BNP Paribas, NY:

    

0.38%, 12/04/12

     26,500        26,500,000   

0.42%, 1/02/13

     27,000        27,000,000   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, NY (b):

    

0.39%, 9/25/13

     49,000        49,000,000   

0.38%, 11/18/13

     45,000        45,000,000   

Credit Industriel et Commercial, NY,
0.44%, 12/03/12

     51,000        51,000,000   

DNB Bank ASA, 0.40%, 2/22/13

     80,000        80,000,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Co.,
0.47%, 2/28/13 (b)

     20,000        20,000,000   

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., NY, 0.26%, 1/03/13

     103,000        102,999,997   

National Australia Bank Ltd., NY:

    

0.48%, 4/10/13

     56,000        56,000,000   

0.48%, 5/03/13 (b)

     62,500        62,500,000   

Rabobank Nederland NV, NY (b):

    

0.42%, 1/18/13

     50,000        50,000,000   

0.50%, 6/18/13

     59,000        59,000,000   

0.43%, 10/29/13

     45,000        45,000,000   

Royal Bank of Canada, NY, 0.42%, 4/02/13 (b)

     66,000        66,000,000   

Societe Generale, 0.19%, 11/01/12

     100,000        100,000,000   

Societe Generale, NY:

    

0.46%, 12/03/12

     26,500        26,500,000   

0.58%, 1/03/13

     87,000        87,000,000   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., NY:

    

0.35%, 11/08/12

     125,000        125,000,000   

0.35%, 1/15/13

     30,000        30,000,000   

0.32%, 2/01/13

     60,000        60,000,000   

Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co. Ltd.,
0.45%, 1/25/13

     100,000        100,000,000   

Svenska Handelsbanken, NY:

    

0.28%, 12/10/12

     55,000        55,000,000   

0.25%, 1/11/13

     36,000        36,000,000   

Toronto Dominion Bank, NY, 0.32%, 10/21/13 (b)

     35,000        35,000,000   

Westpac Banking Corp., NY:

    

0.41%, 5/07/13

     25,000        25,000,000   

0.43%, 6/05/13

     25,000        25,000,000   
Total Certificates of Deposit — 32.5%        1,938,496,312   
    
   
Commercial Paper               

Antalis US Funding Corp. (c):

    

0.40%, 11/01/12

     24,000        24,000,000   

0.48%, 2/01/13

     26,000        25,968,107   
Commercial Paper   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
    

Atlantis One Funding Corp. (c):

    

0.54%, 1/07/13

   $ 75,000      $ 74,924,625   

0.47%, 3/07/13

     75,000        74,876,625   

Australia & New Zealand Banking,
0.41%, 11/12/13

     45,000        45,000,000   

Banque et Caisse Epargne (c):

    

0.37%, 12/18/12

     100,000        99,952,347   

0.36%, 1/04/13

     105,000        104,932,800   

0.28%, 2/19/13

     30,000        29,974,333   

BNP Paribas Finance, Inc., 0.36%, 1/08/13 (c)

     25,000        24,983,000   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
0.35%, 1/14/13

     25,000        25,000,000   

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (c):

    

0.61%, 11/09/12

     16,500        16,497,763   

0.52%, 3/25/13

     50,000        49,896,000   

0.60%, 4/09/13

     25,000        24,933,750   

0.53%, 7/02/13

     80,000        79,713,800   

Gemini Securitization Corp. LLC (c):

    

0.36%, 12/05/12

     25,000        24,991,500   

0.50%, 4/16/13

     25,000        24,942,361   

HSBC Bank Plc, 0.66%, 4/25/13 (c)

     25,000        24,920,278   

Kells Funding LLC (c):

    

0.57%, 11/16/12

     125,000        124,970,312   

0.54%, 2/04/13

     75,000        74,893,125   

0.44%, 4/24/13

     35,000        34,925,566   

Mont Blanc Capital Corp., 0.40%, 1/16/13 (c)

     50,000        49,957,778   

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.,
0.26%, 1/07/13 (c)

     43,500        43,478,951   

Nordea North America, Inc., 0.24%, 1/15/13 (c)

     110,000        109,945,000   

Northern Pines Funding LLC (c):

    

0.38%, 11/26/12

     50,000        49,986,806   

0.38%, 12/05/12

     75,000        74,973,083   

NRW Bank, 0.21%, 11/02/12 (c)

     100,000        99,999,417   

Rabobank USA Financial Corp.,
0.38%, 3/25/13 (c)

     50,000        49,924,000   

Societe Generale North America, Inc.,
0.45%, 1/31/13 (c)

     60,000        59,931,750   

Sydney Capital Corp., 0.30%, 12/14/12 (c)

     35,000        34,987,458   

Victory Receivables Corp., 0.24%, 11/05/12 (c)

     35,000        34,999,067   

Westpac Banking Corp., 0.50%, 4/02/13 (c)

     43,500        43,408,167   
Total Commercial Paper — 27.8%              1,661,887,769   
    
   
Corporate Notes               

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.,
0.31%, 1/22/13 (d)

     53,000        53,270,986   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 0.39%, 5/17/13 (b)

     120,450        120,450,000   
Total Corporate Notes — 2.9%              173,720,986   
    
   
Municipal Bonds (e)               

County of Clark Nevada, Refunding RB, VRDN, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Series F-2 (Union Bank NA LOC), 0.22%, 11/07/12

     11,750        11,750,000   

Denver City & County School District No 1, Refunding COP, VRDN, Series A-4 (AGM) (Bank of Canada LOC), 0.19%, 11/07/12

     35,000        35,000,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Municipal Bonds (e)   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
    

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, University of Chicago (US Bank NA SBPA), 0.19%, 11/07/12

   $ 34,324      $ 34,324,000   

JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust, RB, VRDN, Putters, Series 4263, For Texas State (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (d)(f)

     20,000        20,000,000   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Partners Healthcare System, Series F3 (TD Bank NA LOC),
0.19%, 11/07/12

     49,995        49,995,000   

University of Colorado Hospital Authority, RB, VRDN, Series A (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC),
0.20%, 11/07/12

     7,870        7,870,000   

University of Texas, Permanent University Fund, Refunding RB, VRDN, Series A,
0.17%, 11/07/12

     11,600        11,600,000   
Total Municipal Bonds — 2.9%              170,539,000   
    
   
Time Deposits — 3.3%               

Natixis Grand Cayman, 0.21%, 11/01/12

     196,000        196,000,000   
    
   
US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations               

Fannie Mae Variable Rate Notes,
0.26%, 12/20/12 (b)

     74,500        74,497,976   

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.20%, 8/06/13

     25,000        25,003,658   

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.21%, 6/13/13

     144,440        144,430,979   

Freddie Mac Variable Rate Notes,
0.38%, 1/24/13 (b)

     60,000        59,994,437   

Total US Government Sponsored

Agency Obligations — 5.1%

             303,927,050   
    
   
US Treasury Obligations               

US Treasury Bills (c):

    

0.14%, 11/01/12

     25,000        25,000,000   

0.11%, 11/23/12

     50,000        49,996,761   

0.15%, 12/20/12

     100,000        99,979,923   

0.09% — 0.12%, 1/31/13

     278,000        277,932,061   

0.14%, 2/07/13

     50,000        49,980,604   

0.16%, 3/07/13

     25,000        24,986,219   

US Treasury Notes, 0.18% — 0.22%, 5/31/13

     27,500        27,547,441   
Total US Treasury Obligations — 9.3%              555,423,009   
    
   
Repurchase Agreements               

Barclays Capital, Inc., 0.79%, 12/05/12 (Purchased on 10/01/12 to be repurchased at $64,803,694, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 9.50% due 5/15/17 — 2/12/51, par and fair values of $295,616,362 and $60,950,777, respectively) (b)

     50,000        50,000,000   
Repurchase Agreements   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
    

Credit Suisse, 0.24%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $50,000,333, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 1.31% — 47.86% due 6/25/35 — 8/15/42, par and fair values of $131,317,734 and $53,500,101, respectively)

   $ 50,000      $ 50,000,000   

Credit Suisse, 0.85%, 12/05/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $25,015,937, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 6.21% due 11/15/17 —12/25/59, par and fair values of $94,121,314 and $27,629,199, respectively) (b)

     25,000        25,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.32%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $400,003,556, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 0.70% — 5.25% due 4/23/14 — 10/04/27, par and fair values of $400,937,633 and $408,001,384, respectively)

     400,000        400,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.25%, 11/05/12 (Purchased on 10/30/12 to be repurchased at $75,003,125, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 2.50% — 3.50% due 10/15/27 — 10/01/42, par and fair values of $75,650,405 and $79,347,337, respectively)

     75,000        75,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.26%, 11/07/12 (Purchased on 10/19/12 to be repurchased at $50,037,917, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 3.50% due 12/01/31 — 1/01/41, par and fair values of $53,210,693 and $51,739,215, respectively) (b)

     50,000        50,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.50%, 11/07/12 (Purchased on 10/19/12 to be repurchased at $24,035,000, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 8.07% due 5/15/15 — 3/14/51, par and fair values of $48,190,896 and $27,390,054, respectively) (b)

     24,000        24,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.50%, 11/07/12 (Purchased on 10/26/12 to be repurchased at $30,043,750, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 6.50% due 9/25/18 — 3/14/51, par and fair values of $95,538,123 and $35,172,000, respectively) (b)

     30,000        30,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.22%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/25/12 to be repurchased at $100,004,278, collateralized by various US Government Sponsored Agency Obligations, 2.22% — 5.00% due 10/01/26 — 10/01/42, par and fair values of $109,436,097 and $103,000,000, respectively)

     100,000        100,000,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

Master Institutional Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Repurchase Agreements    Par  
(000)
    Value  

JPMorgan Securities, Inc., 0.70%, 12/19/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $55,098,389, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 10.20% due 6/15/13 — 8/01/47, par and fair values of $53,536,551 and $58,851,846, respectively)

   $ 55,000      $ 55,000,000   

UBS Securities LLC, 0.35%, 11/01/12 (Purchased on 10/31/12 to be repurchased at $100,000,972, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 11.50% due 3/01/14 — 5/15/47, par and fair values of $133,180,086 and $120,000,001, respectively)

     100,000        100,000,000   

UBS Securities LLC, 0.54%, 12/21/12 (Purchased on 10/24/12 to be repurchased at $25,021,750, collateralized by various Corporate/Debt Obligations, 0.00% — 12.50% due 7/15/13 — 1/15/67, par and fair values of $34,935,737 and $30,006,044, respectively)

     25,000        25,000,000   
Total Repurchase Agreements — 16.5%        984,000,000   
Total Investments (Cost — $5,983,994,126*) — 100.3%        5,983,994,126   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%        (15,616,513
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 5,968,377,613   
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   Cost for federal income tax purposes.

 

(a)   Issuer is a US branch of foreign domiciled bank.

 

(b)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(c)   Rates shown are discount rates or a range of discount rates paid at the time of purchase.

 

(d)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(e)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date and maturity shown is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

(f)   These securities are short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts and are secured by the underlying municipal bond securities.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Master Portfolio has the ability to access

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Master Portfolio’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Master Portfolio’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Master Portfolio’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of October 31, 2012:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          
Investments:           

Short-
Term
Securities
1

          $ 5,983,994,126               $ 5,983,994,126   

 

 

 

1   

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each security type.

Certain of the Master Portfolio’s assets are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of October 31, 2012, cash of $8,620,954 is categorized as Level 1 within the disclosure hierarchy.

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

  

Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Alabama — 0.2%

    

Auburn University Alabama, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 53C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

   $ 20      $ 20,000   

Birmingham Alabama Commercial Development Authority, RIB Floater Trust, RB, VRDN, Series 4WX (Barclays Bank Plc SBPA), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (c)

     5,700        5,700,000   
    

 

 

 
               5,720,000   

Alaska — 0.2%

    

Alaska Student Loan Corp., Refunding RB, Mandatory Put Bonds, Education Loan, Senior, Series B-1, AMT (State Street Bank & Trust Co. LOC), 0.37%, 6/01/13 (c)

     5,900        5,900,000   

Arizona — 0.9%

    

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, RB, VRDN (Bank of America NA LOC), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (c)

     8,035        8,035,000   

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, VRDN, Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust, Class A (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

     14,000        14,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               22,035,000   

Arkansas — 1.1%

    

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, Mortgage-Backed Securities Program, Series E, AMT (Ginnie Mae & Fannie Mae Guarantors) (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.29%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,865        4,865,000   

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Mortgage-Backed Securities/Mortgage Loans Program, Series C, AMT (Ginnie Mae & Fannie Mae Guarantors) (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.29%, 11/01/12 (c)

     14,285        14,285,000   

City of Fort Smith, Refunding RB, 1.00%, 5/01/13

     6,090        6,109,707   
    

 

 

 
               25,259,707   

California — 9.1%

    

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps, RB, VRDN, Acacia Creek at Union Project, Series A (Bank of America NA SBPA), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (c)

     13,900        13,900,000   

California School Cash Reserve Program Authority, RAN:

    

Senior, Series A, 2.00%, 3/01/13

     4,300        4,324,862   

Series C, 2.00%, 2/01/13

     10,300        10,345,432   

Series P, 2.00%, 12/31/12

     2,000        2,005,579   

Series S, 2.00%, 12/31/12

     5,000        5,013,949   

Series U, 2.00%, 12/31/12

     9,000        9,022,104   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB:

    

4.00%, 6/15/13

     1,320        1,350,466   

5.00%, 6/15/13

     12,595        12,963,899   

City of Riverside California Water Revenue, Refunding RB, Mandatory Put Bonds, Series A, 0.26%, 5/01/13

     6,505        6,505,000   

City of Santa Clara California, Refunding RB, VRDN, Electric Revenue, Sub-Series B (Bank of America NA LOC), 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

     17,715        17,715,000   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

California (concluded)

    

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, COP, VRDN, Series A (Union Bank NA LOC), 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

   $ 5,110      $ 5,110,000   

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, Series E-24 (Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 0.25%, 12/03/12 (a)(b)(c)

     11,435        11,435,000   

San Bernardino County Housing Authority, M/F, Refunding RB, VRDN, Raintree Apartments, Series A (Federal Home Loan Bank LOC) (East West Bank LOC), 0.25%, 11/01/12 (c)

     5,845        5,845,000   

San Jose California, Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase PUTTERS/DRIVERS Trust, Refunding RB, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 3923 (AGM) (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA), 0.35%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     5,400        5,400,000   

State of California, GO, Refunding, VRDN, Series B-1 (Bank of America NA LOC), 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

     3,200        3,200,000   

State of California, RAN:

    

Series A-1, 2.50%, 5/30/13

     83,700        84,742,065   

Series A-2, 2.50%, 6/20/13

     19,000        19,248,029   
    

 

 

 
               218,126,385   

Colorado — 1.8%

    

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, RB, VRDN, Mesivta Greater L.A., 0.20%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,350        4,350,000   

Denver City & County School District No. 1, Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust, RB, VRDN, Series 2009-57 (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

     35,240        35,240,000   

Sheridan Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation Bonds, Refunding, VRDN, South Santa Fe Drive (JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC), 0.30%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,100        4,100,000   
    

 

 

 
               43,690,000   

Connecticut — 0.8%

    

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Housing Mortgage Finance Program, Sub-Series A-2, (JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (c)

     5,600        5,600,000   

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB, VRDN, 0.19%, 11/01/12 (c)

     13,900        13,900,000   
    

 

 

 
               19,500,000   

District of Columbia — 0.7%

    

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, VRDN, Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 2007-0121, Class A (BHAC) (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

     15,515        15,515,000   

Florida — 1.8%

    

Charlotte County, Refunding RB, VRDN, Series A (AGM) (Bank of America NA SBPA), 0.29%, 11/01/12 (c)

     7,195        7,195,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Florida (concluded)

    

City of Lakeland Florida, JPMorgan Chase PUTTERS/DRIVERS Trust, Refunding RB, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 3822 (Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Guarantors) (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

   $ 8,500      $ 8,500,000   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Building Better Communities Program, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, GO, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 65C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     13,170        13,170,000   

Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, HRB, VRDN, Hartwood Apartments, AMT (Freddie Mac Guarantor), 0.25%, 11/01/12 (c)

     400        400,000   

Miami-Dade County, RB, VRDN, Florida Professional Sports Franchise Facilities, Series E (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC), 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

     4,500        4,500,000   

Orlando & Orange County Expressway Authority, RB, VRDN, Eagle, Class A (BHAC) (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (c)

     8,100        8,100,000   
    

 

 

 
               41,865,000   

Georgia — 2.1%

    

Colquitt County Hospital Authority, RB, VRDN, Anticipation Certificates (Bank of America NA LOC), 0.42%, 11/07/12 (c)

     7,235        7,235,000   

Gainesville & Hall County Development Authority, RB, VRDN, Living Facility Lanier, (TB Bank NA LOC), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (c)

     26,705        26,705,000   

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, RB, VRDN, Mercer University, Series A (Branch Banking & Trust LOC), 0.22%, 11/07/12 (c)

     5,000        5,000,000   

Richmond County Development Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, MCG Health, Inc. Project, Series B (Branch Banking & Trust LOC), 0.20%, 11/07/12 (c)

     11,890        11,890,000   
    

 

 

 
               50,830,000   

Hawaii — 1.1%

    

City & County of Honolulu Hawaii, Refunding RB, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 1475 (Deutsche Bank SBPA), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     25,570        25,570,000   

Illinois — 2.5%

    

City of Chicago Illinois, RB, VRDN, Groot Industries, Inc. Project, AMT (Bank One NA LOC), 0.45%, 11/01/12 (c)

     1,600        1,600,000   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, VRDN (c):

    

INX International Ink Co. Project, AMT (JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC), 0.25%, 11/01/12

     6,510        6,510,000   

Rockford College Project (JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC), 0.60%, 11/01/12

     785        785,000   

Illinois State Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Evanston Hospital Corp. (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.19%, 11/01/12 (c)

     26,700        26,700,000   

Regional Transportation Authority, Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts, RB, VRDN, FLOATS (Bank of America SBPA), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     19,000        19,000,000   

State of Illinois, RB, Unemployment Insurance Fund Building Receipts, Series A, 2.00%, 6/15/13

     4,600        4,648,786   
    

 

 

 
               59,243,786   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Indiana — 1.1%

    

City of Lawrenceburg, Refunding RB, VRDN, Indiana Michigan Power Co. Project, Series H (Bank of Nova Scotia LOC), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

   $ 2,000      $ 2,000,000   

City of Michigan City Indiana, RB, VRDN, Garden Estates West Apartments, AMT (BMO Harris NA LOC), 0.25%, 11/01/12 (c)

     5,520        5,520,000   

Indiana Finance Authority, RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Indiana University Health, Series E-23 (Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     10,000        10,000,000   

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, RB, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 1397, AMT (Ginnie Mae & Fannie Mae Guarantors) (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.29%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     8,220        8,220,000   
    

 

 

 
               25,740,000   

Iowa — 3.8%

    

Iowa Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, CJ BIO America, Inc. Project (Korea Development Bank LOC), 0.36%, 11/07/12 (c)

     63,600        63,600,000   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, RB, VRDN, Private College Facility, Loras College Project (LaSalle Bank NA LOC), 0.25%, 11/01/12 (c)

     8,600        8,600,000   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Private College Facility, Loras College Project (LaSalle Bank NA LOC), 0.25%, 11/01/12 (c)

     18,310        18,310,000   
    

 

 

 
               90,510,000   

Kansas — 0.2%

    

City of Lawrence Kansas, RB, VRDN, Multi-Modal Development, ProSoCo Project, Series A, AMT (US Bank NA LOC), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (c)

     1,980        1,980,000   

Counties of Sedgwick & Shawnee Kansas, JPMorgan Chase PUTTERS/DRIVERS Trust, Refunding RB, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 3206, AMT (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     3,505        3,505,000   
    

 

 

 
               5,485,000   

Kentucky — 0.5%

    

City of Glasgow Kentucky, RB, VRDN, Felker Brothers Corp. Project, AMT (JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC), 0.50%, 11/07/12 (c)

     2,345        2,345,000   

County of Warren Kentucky, Refunding RB, VRDN, Bowling Green-Warren Hospital (AGC) (Branch Banking & Trust SBPA), 0.36%, 11/01/12 (c)

     10,680        10,680,000   
    

 

 

 
               13,025,000   

Louisiana — 1.2%

    

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, VRDN, BASF Corp. Project, AMT (c):

    

0.37%, 11/07/12

     4,000        4,000,000   

0.37%, 11/07/12

     10,000        10,000,000   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, VRDN, Air Products & Chemicals Project, 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,800        4,800,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Louisiana (concluded)

    

State of Louisiana, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 11C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

   $ 10,530      $ 10,530,000   
    

 

 

 
               29,330,000   

Maryland — 3.4%

    

County of Montgomery Maryland, Refunding RB, VRDN, Riderwood Village, Inc. Project (Manufacturers & Traders LOC), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (c)

     27,505        27,505,000   

County of Washington Maryland, RB, VRDN (Manufacturers & Traders LOC) (c):

    

Conservit, Inc. Facility, 0.36%, 11/01/12

     3,685        3,685,000   

Homewood Williamsport Facility, 0.26%, 11/06/12

     6,540        6,540,000   

Maryland Community Development Administration, Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust, RB, VRDN, Series 2009-48, AMT (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.36%, 11/01/12 (c)

     2,122        2,122,000   

Maryland EDC, RB, VRDN, Linemark Printing Project, AMT (Manufacturers & Traders LOC), 0.41%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,725        4,725,000   

Maryland EDC, RB, VRDN, AMT, Gamse Lithographing Co. Facility (Manufacturers & Traders LOC), 0.36%, 11/01/12 (c)

     1,465        1,465,000   

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, RB, VRDN, Wexford Maryland Biopark 3 LLC Facility (Manufacturers & Traders LOC), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (c)

     35,000        35,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               81,042,000   

Massachusetts — 0.8%

    

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, VRDN, Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Infrastructure Loan Act of 2000, Series B (US Bank National Association SBPA) 0.24%, 11/01/12 (c)

     850        850,000   

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, 7 Month Window, Senior Series A, 0.30%, 5/29/13 (c)

     4,550        4,550,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, VRDN, Brooksby Village, Inc. Project (Bank of America NA LOC), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     10,000        10,000,000   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, 7 Month Window, Senior Series 2, 0.30%, 5/29/13 (c)

     4,040        4,040,000   
    

 

 

 
               19,440,000   

Michigan — 2.2%

    

Michigan Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, Higher Education Facilities, University of Detroit Mercy Project (JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (c)

     1,675        1,675,000   

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Unemployment Obligation Assessment, Series C (Citibank NA LOC), 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

     22,000        22,000,000   

Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series L-24, AMT (Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 0.28%, 11/01/12 (b)(c)

     1,400        1,400,000   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Michigan (concluded)

    

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Ascension Health Senior Credit, 0.30%, 11/01/12 (c)

   $ 6,300      $ 6,300,000   

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, VRDN, L’Anse Warden Electric Co. LLC, AMT (Standard Chartered Bank LOC), 0.65%, 11/01/12 (c)

     7,200        7,200,000   

Michigan Strategic Fund, Refunding RB, VRDN, Holland Plastics Corp., AMT (LaSalle Bank NA LOC), 0.81%, 11/01/12 (c)

     2,080        2,080,000   

Saline Area Schools, GO, Refunding, VRDN (Q-SBLF) (Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen LOC), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (c)

     13,000        13,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               53,655,000   

Minnesota — 0.9%

    

Minneapolis & St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Health Care Facilities Childrens, Series B (AGM) (US Bank NA SBPA), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (c)

     17,950        17,950,000   

Minneapolis Minnesota, Health Care System, RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, RB, FLOATS, Series E-19, Mandatory Put Bonds (Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     4,700        4,700,000   
    

 

 

 
               22,650,000   

Mississippi — 4.3%

    

Jackson County, Refunding RB, VRDN, Chevron USA Inc. Project, 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     24,375        24,375,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., RB, VRDN, Series K (c):

    

0.21%, 11/01/12

     39,000        39,000,000   

Chevron USA, Inc. Project, 0.22%, 11/01/12

     14,000        14,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., RB, VRDN, Chevron USA, Inc. Project, Series B, 0.22%, 11/01/12 (c)

     400        400,000   

State of Mississippi, Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust, RB, VRDN, Series 2009-84 (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (c)

     25,270        25,270,000   
    

 

 

 
               103,045,000   

Missouri — 1.0%

    

Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, VRDN, Health System, Series B (US Bank National Association SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (c)

     16,000        16,000,000   

Palmyra IDA, RB, VRDN, BASF Corp. Project, AMT, 0.37%, 11/07/12 (c)

     8,000        8,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               24,000,000   

Multi-State — 0.4%

    

BB&T Municipal Trust, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 5000 (Rabobank Nederland NV LOC, Rabobank Nederland NV SBPA), 0.30%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     5,740        5,740,000   

Deutsche Bank SPEARS/LIFERS Trust, RB, VRDN, SPEARS, Series DBE-1115 (Deutsche Bank SBPA), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

     4,600        4,600,000   
    

 

 

 
               10,340,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Nebraska — 1.0%

    

City of Lincoln Nebraska, RB, VRDN, Eclipse Funding Trust, Series 2007- 0043, Solar Eclipse (US Bank NA LOC, US Bank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

   $ 23,155      $ 23,155,000   

Nevada — 3.6%

    

County of Clark Nevada, ARB, Junior Sub-Series A-2, 2.00%, 7/01/13

     18,100        18,297,470   

County of Clark Nevada, Refunding ARB, Junior Sub-Series A, AMT, 2.00%, 7/01/13

     24,500        24,755,729   

County of Clark Nevada, Refunding RB, VRDN, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Series F-2 (Union Bank NA LOC), 0.22%, 11/07/12

     1,900        1,900,000   

Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, RB, VRDN, Republic Service, Inc. Project (Bank of America NA LOC), AMT (c):

    

0.26%, 11/01/12

     13,000        13,000,000   

0.26%, 11/01/12

     28,000        28,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               85,953,199   

New Hampshire — 0.1%

    

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, Wiggins Airways, Inc., AMT (Bank of America NA LOC), 0.44%, 11/07/12 (c)

     2,640        2,640,000   

New Jersey — 1.1%

    

Gloucester County, GO, BAN, Series A, 1.00%, 9/25/13

     3,900        3,926,216   

New Jersey EDA, RB, VRDN (TD Bank NA LOC), 0.20%, 11/01/12 (c)

     8,000        8,000,000   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, VRDN (TD Bank NA LOC), 0.20%, 11/01/12 (c)

     3,900        3,900,000   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Deutsche Bank SPEARS/LIFERS Trust, RB, VRDN, Series DB-447 (FSA) (Deutsche Bank SBPA), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (c)

     11,000        11,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               26,826,216   

New Mexico — 0.6%

    

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation, RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series I-36, AMT (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (b)(c)

     14,900        14,900,000   

New York — 7.8%

    

City of New York, GO, VRDN, Sub-Series G5 (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.19%, 11/01/12 (c)

     17,800        17,800,000   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, VRDN, Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 2007-0095, Class A (BHAC) (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (c)

     7,000        7,000,000   

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, VRDN, ROCS, Series II-R-13100 (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

     8,220        8,220,000   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, ECN, 0.24%, 11/08/12

     13,500        13,500,000   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, 2nd General Resolution, Series DD-2, 0.19%, 11/01/12 (c)

     13,575        13,575,000   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

New York (concluded)

    

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN (c):

    

FLOATS, Series 2843 (Morgan Stanley Bank SBPA), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (b)

   $ 24,565      $ 24,565,000   

Water and Sewer System, Sub-Series A-1

(Mizuho Corporate Bank SBPA ), 0.21%, 11/01/12

     5,135        5,135,000   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer System Revenue, RB, VRDN, General Resolution, Sub-Series FF-1 (Bank of America NA SBPA), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,375        4,375,000   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Series A-4 (TD Bank NA SBPA), 0.20%, 11/01/12 (c)

     20,215        20,215,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, School District Financing Program, Series G, 2.00%, 4/01/13 (d)

     2,930        2,950,957   

New York State HFA, RB, VRDN, 388 Bridge St. Housing, Series A (Manufacturers & Traders LOC), 0.22%, 11/07/12 (c)

     5,000        5,000,000   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, JPMorgan Chase PUTTERS/DRIVERS Trust, Refunding RB, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 3194, AMT (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     47,990        47,990,000   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, VRDN, General, Series C (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

     3,200        3,200,000   

Upstate Telecommunications Corp., RB, VRDN, Information Technology (Manufacturers & Traders LOC), 0.26%, 11/07/12 (c)

     12,390        12,390,000   
    

 

 

 
               185,915,957   

North Carolina — 2.7%

    

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Carolinas HealthCare System, Series 72-C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     6,195        6,195,000   

City of Raleigh NC Combined Enterprise System Revenue, RB, VRDN, Series B (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.20%, 11/7/12 (c)

     21,500        21,500,000   

City of Raleigh North Carolina, Refunding RB, VRDN, 7 Month Window, Series 2009, 0.31%, 5/29/13 (c)

     4,275        4,275,000   

County of Mecklenburg, GO, Refunding, VRDN, 7 Month Window, Series D, 0.31%, 5/29/13 (c)

     8,535        8,535,000   

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, VRDN, Campbell University (Branch Banking & Trust Co. LOC), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,515        4,515,000   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, VRDN (BMO Harris Bank NA SBPA ), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     1,775        1,775,000   

State of North Carolina, GO, VRDN, Series G, 0.19%, 11/07/12 (c)

     17,300        17,300,000   
    

 

 

 
               64,095,000   

Ohio — 2.7%

    

City of Willoughby Ohio, GO, BAN, Riverside Commons Improvement, 1.00%, 8/09/13

     3,125        3,142,130   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Ohio (concluded)

    

County of Lucas Ohio, GO, BAN, 1.00%, 7/18/13

   $ 1,450      $ 1,456,451   

County of Trumbull Ohio, Refunding RB, VRDN, Shepherd (Manufacturers & Traders LOC, Manufacturers & Traders SBPA), 0.23%, 11/07/12 (c)

     8,125        8,125,000   

Cuyahoga County, RB, VRDN, Cleveland Clinic, Sub-Series B1 (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     1,500        1,500,000   

Franklin County Ohio Hospital, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 78C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     5,665        5,665,000   

Ohio State Water Development Authority, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, VRDN, FLOATS, Series 20C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     14,995        14,995,000   

State of Ohio, BAN:

    

Development Assistance, Series A, 0.35%, 5/30/13

     4,600        4,600,000   

Revitalization Project, Series A, 0.35%, 5/30/13

     3,650        3,650,000   

State of Ohio, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 56C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     20,770        20,770,000   
    

 

 

 
               63,903,581   

Pennsylvania — 7.2%

    

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, RB, VRDN (Deutsche Bank LOC), 0.20%, 11/07/12 (c)

     8,500        8,500,000   

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust, RB, VRDN, Series 2009-58 (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

     17,385        17,385,000   

Emmaus General Authority, RB, VRDN (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.26%, 11/07/12 (c)

     85,190        85,190,000   

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, RB, VRDN (TD Bank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,200        4,200,000   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, VRDN, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point Project, AMT, 0.26%, 11/01/12 (c)

     15,800        15,800,000   

Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commision, RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, RB, VRDN, Floater Certificates, Series E-22 (Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

     13,955        13,955,000   

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, VRDN, Girard Estate Aramark Project (JPMogan Chase Bank NA LOC), 0.25%, 11/01/12 (c)

     21,800        21,800,000   

School District of Philadelphia, GO, Refunding, VRDN, Series C (TD Bank NA LOC), 0.20%, 11/01/12 (c)

     5,500        5,500,000   
    

 

 

 
               172,330,000   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Puerto Rico — 0.00%

    

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding, VRDN, Public Improvement, Series A-2 (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (c)

   $ 1,035      $ 1,035,000   

Rhode Island — 0.1%

    

Rhode Island EDC, RB, VRDN, Immunex Rhode Island Corp. Sewer Project, AMT (Bank of America LOC), 0.44%, 11/07/12 (c)

     2,580        2,580,000   

South Carolina — 0.7%

    

Richland County School District No. 1, GO, 1.00%, 3/01/13 (d)

     2,900        2,907,337   

South Carolina State Public Service Authority, RB, VRDN, Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 2006-0007, Class A (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (c)

     13,150        13,150,000   
    

 

 

 
               16,057,337   

Tennessee — 4.4%

    

Memphis Tennessee IAM Commerial Paper, Series A (Mizuho Corporate Bank Credit Agreement), 0.21%, 11/15/12

     7,000        7,000,000   

Memphis-Shelby County Sports Authority, Inc., Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust, RB, VRDN, Series 2009-51 (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     12,795        12,795,000   

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, VRDN, 0.30%, 11/01/12 (c)

     18,355        18,355,000   

Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, Refunding RB, VRDN (c):

    

Arbors of Germantown Project (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC), 0.26%, 11/07/12

     11,800        11,800,000   

Methodist Le Bonheur, Series A (AGC) (US Bank NA SBPA), 0.31%, 11/01/12

     30,000        30,000,000   

Methodist Le Bonheur, Series B (AGC) (US Bank NA SBPA), 0.31%, 11/01/12

     25,000        25,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               104,950,000   

Texas — 15.6%

    

Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, RB, VRDN, BASF Corp. Project, AMT (c):

    

0.37%, 11/07/12

     24,500        24,500,000   

Multi-Mode, 0.37%, 11/07/12

     20,000        20,000,000   

City of San Antonio Texas, Refunding RB, Airport System Revenue (AGM), 6.00%, 7/01/13

     2,295        2,381,443   

City of San Antonio Texas, Refunding RB, VRDN, Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 2005-3010, Class A (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     34,550        34,550,000   

County of Harris Texas, Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust, GO, VRDN, Series 2009-73 (State Street Bank & Trust Co. SBPA), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (c)

     10,360        10,360,000   

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Hermann Health, Series E-18 (Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     17,000        17,000,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Texas (concluded)

    

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, VRDN, St. Lukes Episcopal, Class A (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA) (US Bank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

   $ 8,000      $ 8,000,000   

Harris County Transit Authority Sales & Use Tax, Refunding RB, VRDN, Series A (Deutsche Bank SBPA), 0.25%, 11/01/12 (a)(c)

     6,660        6,660,000   

Texas State, JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust, RB, VRDN (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA) (a)(b):

    

Putters, Series 4262, 0.22%, 11/01/12 (c)

     20,000        20,000,000   

Putters, Series 4263, 0.22%, 11/01/12

     25,000        25,000,000   

Klein Texas Independent School District, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, GO, FLOATS, VRDN, Certificates, Series 51-C (PSF-GTD) (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     4,875        4,875,000   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Series A (Morgan Stanley Bank LOC), 0.22%, 11/07/12 (c)

     4,700        4,700,000   

Port of Arthur Navigation District Texas Industrial Development Corp., RB, VRDN, Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. Project, 0.24%, 11/07/12 (c)

     8,200        8,200,000   

Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Refunding RB, VRDN, Flint Hills Resource, Series A, AMT, 0.26%, 11/07/12 (c)

     10,250        10,250,000   

Port of Houston Authority, JPMorgan Chase PUTTERS/DRIVERS Trust, GO, Refunding, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 3170, AMT (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     25,215        25,215,000   

Port of Port Arthur Navigation District, RB, VRDN (c):

    

BASF Corp. Project, Series A, AMT, 0.37%, 11/07/12

     15,000        15,000,000   

Motiva Enterprises Project, Series A, 0.23%, 11/01/12

     25,000        25,000,000   

Multi-Mode, Atofina Project, Series B, AMT, 0.28%, 11/07/12

     10,000        10,000,000   

Total Petrochemicals Project, AMT, 0.28%, 11/07/12

     50,000        50,000,000   

San Jacinto Texas Community College District, GO, VRDN, FLOATS, Series 2976 (Morgan Stanley Bank SBPA), 0.27%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     3,000        3,000,000   

State of Texas, GO, VRDN, Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 2007-0090, Class A (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     29,195        29,195,000   

Texas Municipal Power Agency, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 12C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     6,030        6,030,000   

Trinity River Authority, RB, VRDN, Community Waste Disposal Project, AMT (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC), 0.26%, 11/01/12 (c)

     2,370        2,370,000   

Waco Educational Finance Corp., Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Baylor University, Series 5C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     12,495        12,495,000   
    

 

 

 
               374,781,443   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

Vermont — 0.1%

    

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, RB, VRDN, Landmark College Project, Series A (TD Bank NA LOC), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (c)

   $ 3,120      $ 3,120,000   

Virginia — 2.2%

    

Fairfax County IDA, RB, VRDN, Window, Healthcare, Inova Health System, 0.29%, 11/01/12 (c)

     7,500        7,500,000   

Fairfax County IDA, Refunding RB, VRDN, Inova Health System Project, Series C-1 (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (c)

     600        600,000   

Loudoun County IDA, RB, VRDN, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Issue, Series F, 0.21%, 11/07/12 (c)

     300        300,000   

Richmond Virginia Public Utility Revenue, RB, VRDN, ROCS, Series RR II R-10410 (FSA) (Citibank NA SBPA), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     150        150,000   

Roanoke Economic Development Authority, RB, VRDN, Carilion Health System, Series A-1 (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     20,600        20,600,000   

Sussex County IDA, RB, VRDN, McGill Environmental System, AMT (Branch Banking & Trust LOC), 0.28%, 11/01/12 (c)

     1,440        1,440,000   

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, VRDN (c):

    

0.23%, 11/01/12

     2,000        2,000,000   

Series B, 21st Century College (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.23%, 11/01/12

     16,015        16,015,000   

Virginia HDA, Refunding RB, MERLOTS, VRDN, Series C42, AMT (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.27%, 11/07/12 (b)(c)

     3,470        3,470,000   
    

 

 

 
               52,075,000   

Washington — 2.9%

    

Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1, Eclipse Funding Trust, RB, VRDN, Series 2007-0047, Solar Eclipse (US Bank NA LOC, US Bank NA SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (c)

     11,375        11,375,000   

City of Seattle Washington, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 18C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     9,730        9,730,000   

City of Tacoma Washington, GO, Refunding, PUTTERS, VRDN, Series 1220 (NPFGC) (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.24%, 11/01/12 (b)(c)

     10,075        10,075,000   

County of King Washington, Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 2C (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 0.22%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     18,085        18,085,000   

State of Washington District Project, FYI Properties Lease, Barclays Capital Municipal Trust Receipts, RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 14W-A (Barclays Bank PIc SBPA), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     11,320        11,320,000   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, FLOATS, VRDN, Series 3007 (Morgan Stanley Bank SBPA), 0.21%, 11/01/12 (a)(b)(c)

     9,000        9,000,000   
    

 

 

 
               69,585,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  
    

West Virginia — 0.2%

    

West Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, VRDN, Appalachian Power Co., Series B, AMT (Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. LOC), 0.23%, 11/01/12 (c)

   $ 5,500      $ 5,500,000   

Wisconsin — 5.7%

    

Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority, RB, VRDN, Cathedral Place Packaging Facility Project (JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC), 0.30%, 11/01/12 (c)

     9,755        9,755,000   

State of Wisconsin, ECN, Petroleum Inspection Fee, TECP:

    

0.28%, 11/05/12

     22,500        22,500,000   

0.26%, 1/17/13

     15,000        15,000,000   

State of Wisconsin, ECN, TECP:

    

0.25%, 12/07/12

     15,000        15,000,000   

0.25%, 12/17/12

     52,000        52,000,000   

0.26%, 1/15/13

     5,000        5,000,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA, Refunding RB, VRDN, Series G, AMT (JPMorgan Chase Bank SBPA), 0.30%, 11/01/12 (c)

     16,700        16,700,000   
    

 

 

 
               135,955,000   

Wyoming — 0.6%

    

City of Green River Wyoming, RB, VRDN, OCI Wyoming LP Project, AMT (Comerica Bank LOC), 0.31%, 11/01/12 (c)

     4,600        4,600,000   

County of Laramie Wyoming, Refunding RB, VRDN, AMT Cheyenne Power Co. Project (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC) (c):

    

Series A, 0.26%, 11/01/12

     5,000        5,000,000   

Series B, 0.26%, 11/01/12

     3,500        3,500,000   
    

 

 

 
               13,100,000   
Total Investments (Cost — $2,429,974,611*) — 101.4%        2,429,974,611   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.4)%        (32,480,738
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 2,397,493,873   
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   Cost for federal income tax purposes.

 

(a)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(b)   These securities are short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts and are secured by the underlying municipal bond securities.

 

(c)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date and maturity shown is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.
(d)   When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      $ 2,950,957        
Pershing LLC      $ 2,907,337        
Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities that the Master Portfolio has the ability to access

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

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Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Master Portfolio’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Master Portfolio’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Master Portfolio’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of October 31, 2012:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          
Investments:           

Short-Term Securities1

          $ 2,429,974,611               $ 2,429,974,611   

 

 

 

1  

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

Certain of the Master Portfolio’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of October 31, 2012, a bank overdraft of $(29,058,124) is categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities    Master Institutional Money Market LLC

 

October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)  

Master

Premier
Institutional
Portfolio

     Master
Institutional
Portfolio
    

Master
Institutional

Tax-Exempt
Portfolio

 
       
Assets   

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 6,866,889,564       $ 4,999,994,126       $ 2,429,974,611   

Repurchase agreements at value — unaffiliated2

    1,103,000,000         984,000,000           

Cash

    24,569,064         8,620,954           

Contributions receivable from investors

            618,657           

Investments sold receivable

    224,925,191         32,656         1,540,000   

Interest receivable

    2,636,736         1,467,855         2,194,046   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    8,222,020,555         5,994,734,248         2,433,708,657   
 

 

 

 
       
Liabilities                          

Bank overdraft

                    29,058,124   

Investments purchased payable

    40,015,347         25,968,107         6,906,762   

Investment advisory fees payable

    369,485         253,263         101,394   

Directors’ fees payable

    15,180         17,064         23,958   

Other accrued expenses payable

    88,300         118,201         89,441   

Withdrawals payable to investors

                    35,105   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    40,488,312         26,356,635         36,214,784   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 8,181,532,243       $ 5,968,377,613       $ 2,397,493,873   
 

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Consist of                          

Investor’s capital

  $ 8,181,532,243       $ 5,968,377,613       $ 2,397,493,873   
 

 

 

 

1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 6,866,889,564       $ 4,999,994,126       $ 2,429,974,611   

2 Repurchase agreements at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,103,000,000       $ 984,000,000           

 

Statements of Operations    Master Institutional Money Market LLC

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)  

Master

Premier
Institutional
Portfolio

     Master
Institutional
Portfolio
    

Master
Institutional

Tax-Exempt
Portfolio

 
       
Investment Income   

Interest

  $      14,934,916       $        8,696,646       $        3,082,171   
 

 

 

 
       
Expenses                          

Investment advisory

    2,128,990         1,309,512         639,248   

Custodian

    191,344         157,864         107,752   

Directors

    51,408         47,752         13,440   

Professional

    21,176         20,152         21,176   

Insurance

    43,896         31,832         16,296   

Printing

    600         600         600   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,437,414         1,567,712         798,512   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    12,497,502         7,128,934         2,283,659   
 

 

 

 
       
Realized Gain                          

Net realized gain from investments

    254,495         191,905           
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 12,751,997       $ 7,320,839       $ 2,283,659   
 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets    Master Institutional Money Market LLC

 

    Master
Premier Institutional Portfolio
        Master
Institutional Portfolio
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2012
        Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2012
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 12,497,502      $ 23,486,777        $ 7,128,934      $ 15,204,799   

Net realized gain

    254,495        512,233          191,905        223,846   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    12,751,997        23,999,010          7,320,839        15,428,645   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Transactions                                    

Proceeds from contributions

    20,400,258,682        41,288,745,449          18,408,437,673        45,876,724,316   

Value of withdrawals

    (20,2388,007,441     (44,542,133,087       (17,957,246,815     (49,673,821,778
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions

    112,251,241        (3,253,387,638       451,190,858        (3,797,097,462
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    125,003,238        (3,229,388,628       458,511,697        (3,781,668,817

Beginning of period

    8,056,529,005        11,285,917,633          5,509,865,916        9,291,534,733   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 8,181,532,243      $ 8,056,529,005        $ 5,968,377,613      $ 5,509,865,916   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

    Master
Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2012
 
   
Operations                

Net investment income

  $ 2,283,659      $ 5,967,742   

Net realized gain

           75,691   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,283,659        6,043,433   
 

 

 

 
   
Capital Transactions                

Proceeds from contributions

    3,804,256,811        9,697,551,312   

Value of withdrawals

    (4,338,489,385     (11,925,770,264
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital transactions

    (534,232,574     (2,228,218,952
 

 

 

 
   
Net Assets                

Total decrease in net assets

    (531,948,915     (2,222,175,519

Beginning of period

    2,929,442,788        5,151,618,307   
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $    2,397,493,873      $ 2,929,442,788   
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights    Master Institutional Money Market LLC

 

    Master Premier Institutional Portfolio  
    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended April 30,  
       2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
                
Total Investment Return                                                     

Total investment return1

    0.14%2          0.22%         0.33%         0.41%         2.25%         4.95%   
 

 

 

 
                
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                     

Total expenses

    0.06%3          0.06%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.29%3          0.23%         0.32%         0.41%         2.29%         4.74%   
 

 

 

 
                
Supplemental Data                                                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $8,181,532         $8,056,529         $11,285,918         $12,183,920         $17,313,345         $32,432,412   
 

 

 

 

 

    Master Institutional Portfolio  
    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended April 30,  
       2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
                
Total Investment Return                                                     

Total investment return1

    0.14%2          0.23%         0.37%         0.42%         2.25%         4.95%   
 

 

 

 
                
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                     

Total expenses

    0.06%3          0.06%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.27%3          0.22%         0.34%         0.43%         2.21%         4.73%   
 

 

 

 
                
Supplemental Data                                                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $5,968,378         $5,509,866         $9,291,535         $11,181,175         $25,984,189         $29,617,101   
 

 

 

 

 

    Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio  
   

Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012

(Unaudited)

     Year Ended April 30,  
       2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
                
Total Investment Return                                                     

Total investment return1

    0.09%2          0.15%         0.34%         0.45%         1.68%         3.36%   
 

 

 

 
                
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                     

Total expenses

    0.06%3          0.06%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.18%3          0.16%         0.34%         0.46%         1.74%         3.30%   
 

 

 

 
                
Supplemental Data                                                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $2,397,494         $2,929,443         $5,151,618         $10,795,434         $14,885,725         $17,521,348   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Periods prior to 2012 have been restated to include total investment returns, which were omitted from prior years’ reports.

 

  2   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

  3   

Annualized.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)    Master Institutional Money Market LLC

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

Master Institutional Money Market LLC (the “Master LLC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations. The Master LLC consists of five series, of which Master Premier Institutional Portfolio, Master Institutional Portfolio and Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio (collectively, the “Master Portfolios” or individually, a “Master Portfolio”) are included in these financial statements. The Master LLC’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Master Portfolios:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Master Portfolios would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Master Portfolios’ investments are valued under the amortized cost method which approximates current market value in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Under this method, investments are valued at cost when purchased and thereafter, a constant proportionate accretion of discounts or amortization of premiums, are recorded until the maturity of the security.

Repurchase Agreements: Master Premier Institutional Portfolio and Master Institutional Portfolio may invest in repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Master Portfolio purchases a security from a counterparty who agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. On a daily basis, the counterparty is required to maintain collateral subject to the agreement and in value no less than the agreed repurchase amount. The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book entry system or held in a segregated account by the Master Portfolio’s custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements. In the event the counterparty defaults and the fair value of the collateral declines, the Master Portfolios could experience losses, delays and costs in liquidating the collateral.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis.

Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Income Taxes: The Master Portfolios are classified as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in each Master Portfolio is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of that Master Portfolio. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that each Master Portfolio’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master Portfolio can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Each Master Portfolio files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Master Portfolio’s US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended April 30, 2012. The statutes of limitations on each Master Portfolio’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Recent Accounting Standard: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements which are eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Master Portfolios’ financial statement disclosures.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Master Portfolio are charged to that Master Portfolio. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Master Portfolios have an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).

 

 

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

 

The Master LLC, on behalf of the Master Portfolios, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master Portfolios’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Master Portfolio’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Master Portfolio. For such services, each Master Portfolio pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of each Master Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.

3. Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolios invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Master Portfolios may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Master Portfolios; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Master Portfolios may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Master Portfolios have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Master Portfolios manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that

they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Master Portfolios to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Master Portfolios’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Master Portfolios.

Certain obligations held by the Master Portfolios have a credit enhancement or liquidity feature that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation when due. These enhancements, which may include letters of credit, stand-by bond purchase agreements and/or third party insurance, are issued by financial institutions. The value of the obligations may be affected by changes in credit worthiness of the entities that provide the credit enhancements or liquidity features. The Master Portfolios monitor their exposure by reviewing the creditworthiness of the issuers, as well as the financial institutions issuing the credit enhancements and by limiting the amount of holdings with credit enhancements from one financial institution.

4. Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on each Master Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

                
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

The Board of Directors of Master Institutional Money Market LLC (the “Master LLC”) met on April 17, 2012 and May 15-16, 2012 to consider the approval of the Master LLC’s investment advisory agreement (the “Master LLC Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”), the Master LLC’s investment advisor, on behalf of each of Master Institutional Portfolio, Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio and Master Premier Institutional Portfolio (each a “Master Portfolio,” and together, the “Master Portfolios”).

FFI Institutional Fund, FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, FFI Premier Institutional Fund and FFI Select Institutional Fund (each a “Feeder Fund,” and together, the “Feeder Funds”), four of the series comprising Funds For Institutions Series (the “Series Fund”), currently invest all of their respective investable assets in Master Portfolios of the Master LLC as follows: FFI Institutional Fund and FFI Select Institutional Fund in Master Institutional Portfolio, FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund in Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio and FFI Premier Institutional Fund in Master Premier Institutional Portfolio. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees of the Series Fund also considered the approval of the Master LLC Agreement. The Board of Trustees of the Series Fund also considered the approval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Government Fund Agreement”) between BlackRock and the Series Fund on behalf of FFI Government Fund, a series of the Series Fund, and the investment advisory agreement (the “Treasury Fund Agreement”) between BlackRock and the Series Fund on behalf of FFI Treasury Fund, also a series of the Series Fund.

The Master LLC Agreement, the Government Fund Agreement and the Treasury Fund Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.” For simplicity, the Board of Directors of the Master LLC and the Board of Trustees of the Series Fund are referred to herein collectively as the “Board,” and the members are referred to as “Board Members,” and the Feeder Funds, the corresponding Master Portfolios, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Fund” and collectively as the “Funds.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

The Board consists of fourteen individuals, twelve of whom are not “interested persons” of the Master LLC, the Series Fund or any Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Master LLC, the Series Fund or each Fund, as pertinent, and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Co-Chairs of the Board are each Independent Board Members. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight and Contract Committee and an Executive

Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee, which also has one interested Board Member).

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, and a fifth meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers at each of its meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. Among the matters the Board considered, with respect to each Fund, were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against the Fund’s peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Fund for services, such as marketing and distribution, call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Funds; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) the compliance of each Fund with its respective Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, exchange traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

 

 

                
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

The Board has engaged in an ongoing strategic review with BlackRock of opportunities to consolidate funds and of BlackRock’s commitment to investment performance. In addition, the Board requested, to the extent reasonably possible, an analysis of the risk and return relative to selected funds in peer groups. BlackRock provides information to the Board in response to specific questions. These questions covered issues such as profitability, investment performance and management fee levels. The Board considered the importance of: (i) managing fixed income assets with a view toward preservation of capital; (ii) portfolio managers’ investments in the funds they manage; (iii) BlackRock’s controls surrounding the coding of quantitative investment models; and (iv) BlackRock’s oversight of relationships with third party service providers.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April 17, 2012 meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Board is engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review periodically the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on fees and expenses of each applicable Fund and the investment performance of each Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (collectively, “Peers”); (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional clients, ETFs and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the applicable Fund to BlackRock; (f) sales and redemption data regarding the shares of each Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund; and (g) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock open-end funds, as classified by Lipper.

At an in-person meeting held on April 17, 2012, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April 17, 2012 meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May 15-16, 2012 Board meeting.

At an in-person meeting held on May 15-16, 2012, the Board of the Master LLC, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Master LLC Agreement

between BlackRock and the Master LLC on behalf of each Master Portfolio for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013; and the Board of the Series Fund, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Government Fund Agreement between BlackRock and the Series Fund on behalf of FFI Government Fund and the Treasury Fund Agreement between BlackRock and the Series Fund on behalf of FFI Treasury Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. The Board of the Series Fund, including the Independent Board Members, also considered the continuation of the Master LLC Agreement with respect to the corresponding Master Portfolios of the Feeder Funds and found the Master LLC Agreement to be satisfactory.

In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered, with respect to the applicable Fund: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Fund and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund; (d) economies of scale; (e) fall out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the Funds; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of shares of each Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund and securities lending, services related to the valuation and pricing of portfolio holdings of the applicable Fund, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the applicable Fund and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of each Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared the applicable Fund’s performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by the applicable Fund’s portfolio management team discussing Fund performance and the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.

 

 

                
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The Board considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and the applicable Fund’s portfolio management team, investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis and oversight capabilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the applicable Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with the following administrative services, including, among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iii) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (iv) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (v) providing legal and compliance support; and (vi) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of each Feeder Fund, each Master Portfolio, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund. The Board noted that each Master Portfolio’s investment results correspond directly to the investment results of the applicable Feeder Fund(s). In preparation for the April 17, 2012 meeting, the Board worked with its independent legal counsel, BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with, reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of the performance of each Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund as compared

to funds in the applicable Lipper category. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds and periodically meets with Lipper representatives to review their methodology. The Board and the Board’s Performance Oversight and Contract Committee regularly review, and meet with the pertinent Fund management to discuss the performance of the Fund throughout the year.

The Board noted that each of FFI Government Fund, FFI Institutional Fund, FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund and FFI Premier Institutional Fund, in general, performed better than its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was at or above the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.

The Board noted that, in general, FFI Select Institutional Fund performed better than its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was at or above the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in each of the one-year, three-year and since-inception periods reported.

The Board noted that FFI Treasury Fund performed below the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in the three- and five-year periods reported, but that the Fund performed within one basis point of its Peer median for the one-year period reported. The Board and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the three- and five-year periods compared with its Peers. The Board was informed that, among other things, the Fund remained focused on capital preservation and liquidity, which contributed to relative underperformance. Due to the inherent volatility of the Fund’s shareholder base, the Fund has typically been limited to investments with shorter maturities in an effort to maintain maximum liquidity levels that are consistent with a stable net asset value.

The Board and BlackRock discussed BlackRock’s strategy for improving FFI Treasury Fund’s performance and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the resources necessary to assist FFI Treasury Fund’s portfolio managers and to improve FFI Treasury Fund’s performance.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Funds: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the applicable contractual management fee rate of each Master Portfolio/Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund compared with the other funds in the applicable Fund’s Lipper category. It also compared the total expense ratio, as well as the actual management fee ratio, of each Master Portfolio/Feeder Fund, FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund to those of other funds in the applicable Fund’s Lipper category. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.

 

 

                
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The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the Funds. The Board was also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Funds. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Funds and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to other fund complexes managed by BlackRock and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by BlackRock, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board considered BlackRock’s operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include advising open-end funds, among other product types. In addition, the Board considered, among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management and the relative product mix.

In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to the Master LLC, the Series Fund and each Fund by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution of the applicable Fund and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the applicable Fund. The Board also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board.

The Board noted that the contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) of each of Master Institutional Portfolio/FFI Institutional Fund, Master Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio/FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, Master Premier Institutional Portfolio/FFI Premier Institutional Fund and Master Institutional Portfolio/FFI Select Institutional Fund was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the pertinent

Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also noted that with respect to FFI Select Institutional Fund, BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit, to a specified amount, FFI Select Institutional Fund’s total operating expenses as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Board noted that FFI Government Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was above the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also noted, however, that the Fund’s contractual management fee ratio was reasonable relative to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers. The Board also noted that BlackRock has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the advisory fees for the Fund.

The Board noted that FFI Treasury Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was above the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also noted, however, that the Fund’s actual management fee ratio, after giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers by BlackRock and/or other parties, if applicable, was lower than or equal to the median actual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, after giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also noted that BlackRock has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the advisory fees for the Fund.

The Board further noted that each of FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the relevant Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels.

The Board additionally noted that BlackRock has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its fees and/or reimburse operating expenses to enable each Fund to maintain a minimum level of daily net investment income. This waiver and/or reimbursement may be discontinued at any time without notice.

D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the applicable Fund increase, as well as the existence of expense caps. The Board also considered the extent to which the Funds benefit from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Funds to participate in these economies of scale, for example, in the case of FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund, through the use of revised breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the applicable Fund’s asset level, or in the case of the Master Portfolios

 

 

                
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and Feeder Funds, through the use of breakpoints in the advisory fee rate based upon the asset level of the relevant Master Portfolio. In its consideration, the Board took into account the existence of expense caps and further considered the continuation and/or implementation, as applicable, of such caps.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates and significant shareholder may derive from their respective relationships with the applicable Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the applicable Fund, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that it had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if they believe that the applicable Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

The Board of the Master LLC, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Master LLC Agreement between BlackRock and the Master LLC with respect to each Master Portfolio for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. The Board of the Series Fund, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of (i) the Government Fund Agreement between BlackRock and the Series Fund with respect to FFI Government Fund and (ii) the Treasury Fund Agreement between BlackRock and the Series Fund with respect to FFI Treasury Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board of the Master LLC, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Master LLC Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Master Portfolio and its shareholders. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board of the Series Fund, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Government Fund Agreement and the Treasury Fund Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of FFI Government Fund and FFI Treasury Fund and their respective shareholders. The Board of the Series Fund, including the Independent Board Members, also considered the continuation of the Master LLC Agreement with respect to each Master Portfolio and found the Master LLC Agreement to be satisfactory. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board of the Master LLC and the Board of the Series Fund did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for each applicable Fund reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.

 

 

                
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Officers and Directors     

 

Ronald W. Forbes, Co-Chairman of the Board and Director

Rodney D. Johnson, Co-Chairman of the Board and Director

Paul L. Audet, President1 and Director

David O. Beim, Director

Henry Gabbay, Director

Dr. Matina S. Horner, Director

Herbert I. London, Director

Ian A. MacKinnon, Director2

Cynthia A. Montgomery, Director

Joseph P. Platt, Director

Robert C. Robb, Jr., Director

Toby Rosenblatt, Director

Kenneth L. Urish, Director

Frederick W. Winter, Director

John M. Perlowski, President3 and Chief Executive Officer4

Richard Hoerner, CFA, Vice President

Brendan Kyne, Vice President

Simon Mendelson, Vice President

Christopher Stavrakos, CFA, Vice President

Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay Fife, Treasurer

Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Benjamin Archibald, Secretary5

 

1   

President of the Trust.

 

2   

Effective May 15, 2012, Ian A. MacKinnon became a Director of the Trusts/Master LLC.

 

3   

President of the Master LLC.

 

4   

Chief Executive Officer of both the Trust and the Master LLC.

 

5   

Effective May 16, 2012, Ira P. Shapiro resigned as Secretary of the Trusts/Master LLC and Benjamin Archibald became Secretary of the Trusts/Master LLC.

Investment Advisor and Administrator

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02110

Transfer Agent

Boston Financial Data Services

Boston, MA 02266

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Trust

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

 

 

                
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Additional Information     

 

 

General Information      

 

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available on the Funds’ website at http://www.fundsforinstitutions.com.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise, If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 626-1960.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trust/Master LLC file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s/Master LLC’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Trust’s/Master LLC’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 626-1960.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust/Master LLC use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 626-1960; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Trust/ Master LLC voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trust’s/Master LLC’s portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 626-1960 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles      

 

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

                
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of a Fund unless accompanied or preceded by that Fund’s current prospectus. An investment in a Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although each Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a Fund. Total return information assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. For current month-end performance information, call (800) 626-1960. Each Fund’s current 7-day yield more closely reflects the current earnings of the Fund than the total returns quoted. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable

Item 6 – Investments

(a) The registrants’ Schedules of Investments are included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

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 – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a) – The registrants’ principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) – There were no changes in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

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

Funds For Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market LLC

 

By:   /s/ John M. Perlowski
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Funds For Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market LLC

Date: January 3, 2013

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 each registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ John M. Perlowski
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Funds For Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market LLC

Date: January 3, 2013

 

By:   /s/ Neal J. Andrews
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Funds For Institutions Series and Master Institutional Money Market LLC

Date: January 3, 2013