Performance Comparisons for December 13, 2004
Aaa-Baa Rated Corporates
Index Avg. Pct. of Total Return %
Close Yield Market Prior Wk. Y-T-D
ML Corporate Master 1516.01 4.66 100.00 +0.57 +5.37
Intermediate (1-10 years) 1077.05 4.23 95.53 +0.36 +4.24
Industrials 378.92 4.39 33.07 +0.36 +4.48
Utilities 355.76 4.23 10.22 +0.40 +4.71
Finance 372.58 4.10 16.61 +0.38 +3.95
Banks 405.10 3.98 13.87 +0.31 +3.58
Canadians/Yankees 374.65 3.88 20.40 +0.27 +3.54
Long-term (10 years and over) 1262.98 5.94 30.76 +1.18 +8.95
Industrials 486.06 5.97 12.76 +1.13 +8.97
Utilities 463.56 5.94 5.08 +1.31 +9.94
Finance 474.55 5.84 2.57 +1.27 +8.73
Banks 502.51 5.86 3.08 +1.13 +7.50
Canadians/Yankees 661.93 5.73 5.89 +1.21 +9.85
Index values reflect the compounded total return growth of each
