UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-6414 Name of Fund: MuniYield Fund, Inc. Fund Address: P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, NJ 08543-9011 Name and address of agent for service: Robert C. Doll, Jr., President, MuniYield Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 282-2800 Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/05 Date of reporting period: 11/01/04 - 1/31/05 Item 1 - Schedule of Investments MuniYield Fund, Inc. Schedule of Investments as of January 31, 2005 (in Thousands) Face State Amount Municipal Bonds Value Alabama - 1.3% $ 2,500 Huntsville, Alabama, Health Care Authority Revenue Bonds, Series B, 5.75% due 6/01/2032 $ 2,654 5,250 Jefferson County, Alabama, Limited Obligation School Warrants, Series A, 5.50% due 1/01/2022 5,769 Alaska - 0.5% Valdez, Alaska, Marine Terminal Revenue Refunding Bonds: 2,050 (Amerada Hess Pipeline Corporation), 6.10% due 2/01/2024 2,073 1,200 (BP Pipelines Inc. Project), VRDN, Series C, 1.83% due 7/01/2037 (m) 1,200 Arizona - 9.3% Arizona State Transportation Board, Highway Revenue Bonds, Sub-Series A: 5,825 5% due 7/01/2021 6,331 7,030 5% due 7/01/2022 7,606 5,240 5% due 7/01/2023 5,648 3,400 Maricopa County, Arizona, IDA, Education Revenue Bonds (Arizona Charter Schools Project 1), Series A, 6.75% due 7/01/2029 3,380 Maricopa County, Arizona, IDA, M/F Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds (CRS Pine Ridge Housing Corporation), Series A-1 (g): 5,000 6% due 10/20/2031 5,302 5,000 6.05% due 10/20/2036 5,300 Phoenix, Arizona, IDA, Airport Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (America West Airlines Inc. Project), AMT: 5,800 6.25% due 6/01/2019 4,486 6,900 6.30% due 4/01/2023 5,192 Phoenix, Arizona, IDA, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds (Summit Apartments LLC Project) (g): 1,610 6.25% due 7/20/2022 1,775 1,425 6.45% due 7/20/2032 1,553 1,305 6.55% due 7/20/2037 1,426 1,400 Pima County, Arizona, IDA, Education Revenue Bonds (Arizona Charter Schools Project II), Series A, 6.75% due 7/01/2031 1,450 Pima County, Arizona, IDA, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds (Columbus Village), Series A (g): 990 5.90% due 10/20/2021 995 1,725 6% due 10/20/2031 1,733 2,295 6.05% due 10/20/2041 2,305 5,900 Yavapai County, Arizona, IDA, Hospital Facility Revenue Bonds (Yavapai Regional Medical Center), Series A, 6% due 8/01/2033 6,275 Portfolio Abbreviations To simplify the listings of MuniYield Fund, Inc.'s portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, we have abbreviated the names of many of the securities according to the list below. AMT Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to) COP Certificates of Participation DRIVERS Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts EDA Economic Development Authority GO General Obligation Bonds HFA Housing Finance Agency IDA Industrial Development Authority IDB Industrial Development Board IDR Industrial Development Revenue Bonds M/F Multi-Family PCR Pollution Control Revenue Bonds RITR Residual Interest Trust Receipts S/F Single-Family VRDN Variable Rate Demand Notes MuniYield Fund, Inc. Schedule of Investments as of January 31, 2005 (concluded) (in Thousands) Face State Amount Municipal Bonds Value Arkansas - 1.1% University of Arkansas, University Construction Revenue Bonds (UAMS Campus), Series B (e): $ 2,000 5% due 11/01/2020 $ 2,182 1,600 5% due 11/01/2027 1,694 2,000 5% due 11/01/2034 2,094 1,000 University of Arkansas, University Revenue Refunding Bonds (UAMS Campus), Series A, 5% due 11/01/2014 (e) 1,120 California - 17.3% 3,370 Anaheim, California, Union High School District, GO, Series A, 5% due 8/01/2012 (b)(i) 3,765 8,760 California State, GO, 5% due 2/01/2033 9,009 California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue Bonds: 2,000 (Department of Corrections), Series C, 5% due 6/01/2025 2,085 4,500 (Department of Mental Health - Coalinga State Hospital), Series A, 5.125% due 6/01/2029 4,670 California State, Various Purpose, GO: 6,800 5.25% due 11/01/2025 7,318 10,000 5% due 4/01/2031 (c) 10,440 5,550 5.50% due 11/01/2033 6,010 Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation of California, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds: 5,500 Series A-3, 7.875% due 6/01/2042 6,141 7,500 Series A-4, 7.80% due 6/01/2042 8,338 5,000 Series B, 5.50% due 6/01/2018 5,241 5,000 Series B, 5.375% due 6/01/2028 5,244 9,520 Series B, 5.50% due 6/01/2043 10,175 18,400 Los Angeles, California, Unified School District, GO, Series A, 5% due 7/01/2023 (i) 19,710 1,250 Sacramento County, California, Sanitation District Financing Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Trust Receipts, Class R, Series A, 9.811% due 12/01/2019 (k) 1,350 5,145 Santa Clara, California, Subordinated Electric Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5% due 7/01/2022 (e) 5,531 7,465 University of California Revenue Bonds (Multiple Purpose Projects), Series Q, 5% due 9/01/2021 (i) 7,955 Colorado - 4.7% 520 Colorado HFA, Revenue Refunding Bonds (S/F Program), AMT, Series D-2, 6.90% due 4/01/2029 531 8,000 Denver, Colorado, City and County Airport Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series D, 7.75% due 11/15/2013 (c) 9,758 5,325 Denver, Colorado, Urban Renewal Authority, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds (Pavilions), AMT, 7.75% due 9/01/2016 5,599 Elk Valley, Colorado, Public Improvement Revenue Bonds (Public Improvement Fee), Series A: 1,735 7.10% due 9/01/2014 1,878 5,065 7.35% due 9/01/2031 5,421 6,850 Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1, Colorado, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds (Public Improvement Fees), 8% due 12/01/2025 7,171 Connecticut - 0.1% 600 Connecticut State Development Authority, IDR (AFCO Cargo BDL-LLC Project), AMT, 7.35% due 4/01/2010 609 Florida - 4.1% Hillsborough County, Florida, IDA, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (National Gypsum), AMT: 11,500 Series A, 7.125% due 4/01/2030 12,694 5,000 Series B, 7.125% due 4/01/2030 5,519 5,450 Midtown Miami, Florida, Community Development District, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series B, 6.50% due 5/01/2037 5,696 3,000 Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, Florida, Revenue Bonds, 6.25% due 7/01/2028 2,797 Georgia - 3.7% 12,140 Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, 5.875% due 1/01/2016 (h) 13,752 4,600 Atlanta, Georgia, Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds (Atlantic Station Project), 7.90% due 12/01/2024 5,020 Brunswick & Glynn County, Georgia, Development Authority, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Coastal Community Retirement Corporation Project), Series A: 2,285 7.125% due 1/01/2025 2,276 3,305 7.25% due 1/01/2035 3,307 Idaho - 1.6% 425 Idaho Housing Agency, S/F Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, Senior Series C-2, 7.15% due 7/01/2023 425 10,000 Power County, Idaho, Industrial Development Corporation, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (FMC Corporation Project), AMT, 6.45% due 8/01/2032 10,275 Illinois - 4.3% 745 Beardstown, Illinois, IDR (Jefferson Smurfit Corp. Project), 8% due 10/01/2016 788 4,500 Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare International Airport, General Revenue Refunding Bonds, Third Lien, Series A, 4.75% due 1/01/2035 (e) 4,525 13,200 Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare International Airport Revenue Bonds, 3rd Lien, AMT, Series B-2, 6% due 1/01/2029 (j) 14,837 175 Chicago, Illinois, S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series B, 7.625% due 9/01/2027 (f)(g)(l) 176 3,285 Illinois Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Presbyterian Home Lake Project), Series B, 6.30% due 9/01/2022 (i) 3,541 10 Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (University of Chicago Hospitals), VRDN, 1.84% due 8/01/2026 (e)(m) 10 4,000 Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, Dedicated State Tax Revenue Bonds (McCormick Place Expansion), Series A, 5.50% due 6/15/2023 (e) 4,459 Indiana - 1.2% Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, Series A (h): 2,850 5% due 1/01/2029 2,984 4,350 5% due 1/01/2032 4,533 Kansas - 0.2% 1,250 Lenexa, Kansas, Health Care Facility Revenue Bonds (Lakeview Village Inc.), Series C, 6.875% due 5/15/2032 1,345 Kentucky - 0.5% 3,000 Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Health System Revenue Refunding Bonds (Norton Healthcare Inc.), Series A, 6.625% due 10/01/2028 3,249 Louisiana - 3.0% 19,000 Port New Orleans, Louisiana, IDR, Refunding (Continental Grain Company Project), 6.50% due 1/01/2017 19,516 Maryland - 1.1% 3,000 Maryland State Energy Financing Administration, Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds (Cogeneration-AES Warrior Run), AMT, 7.40% due 9/01/2019 3,069 4,000 Maryland State Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (University of Maryland Medical System), 6% due 7/01/2032 4,343 Massachusetts - 1.6% 10,000 Massachusetts State Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, 5.25% due 1/01/2029 (h) 10,751 Michigan - 0.9% 6,060 Macomb County, Michigan, Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Mount Clemens General Hospital), Series B, 5.875% due 11/15/2034 5,809 Minnesota - 0.6% Eden Prairie, Minnesota, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds (Rolling Hills Project), Series A (g): 420 6% due 8/20/2021 468 2,000 6.20% due 2/20/2043 2,179 975 Minneapolis, Minnesota, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds (Gaar Scott Loft Project), AMT, 5.95% due 5/01/2030 1,042 Missouri - 2.0% Fenton, Missouri, Tax Increment Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Gravois Bluffs): 620 6.75% due 10/01/2015 630 2,800 7% due 10/01/2021 3,028 Kansas City, Missouri, Municipal Assistance Corporation, Leasehold Improvement Revenue Bonds (H. Roe Bartle Convention Center), Series B-1 (c): 15,000 5.383%** due 4/15/2028 4,801 5,000 5.28%** due 4/15/2029 1,510 5,000 5.31%** due 4/15/2030 1,431 5,000 5.32%** due 4/15/2031 1,359 405 Missouri State Housing Development Commission, S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Homeownership, AMT, Series B, 7.55% due 9/01/2027 (f)(g) 406 New Hampshire - 0.6% 3,425 New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Elliot Hospital), Series B, 5.60% due 10/01/2022 3,591 New Jersey - 26.3% 11,435 New Jersey EDA, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds, 5.50% due 6/15/2024 11,984 3,000 New Jersey EDA, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (The Presbyterian Home), Series A, 6.375% due 11/01/2031 3,065 20,000 New Jersey EDA, Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5% due 7/01/2029 (e) 21,027 4,400 New Jersey EDA, Retirement Community Revenue Bonds (Cedar Crest Village Inc. Facility), Series A, 7.25% due 11/15/2031 4,637 8,750 New Jersey EDA, School Facilities Construction Revenue Bonds, Series I, 5.25% due 9/01/2029 9,333 17,300 New Jersey EDA, School Facility Construction, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series K, 5.50% due 12/15/2019 (c) 20,293 New Jersey EDA, Special Facility Revenue Bonds (Continental Airlines Inc. Project), AMT: 3,905 6.25% due 9/15/2019 3,263 16,195 6.25% due 9/15/2029 12,884 3,680 New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds (Pascack Valley Hospital Association), 6.625% due 7/01/2036 3,620 1,500 New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Pascack Valley Hospital Association), 5.125% due 7/01/2028 1,215 10,000 New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, 5.25% due 12/15/2015 (c) 11,339 2,200 New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue Bonds, VRDN, Series C-3, 1.82% due 1/01/2024 (i)(m) 2,200 20,000 New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Turnpike Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C-2, 5.50% due 1/01/2025 (c) 23,604 4,360 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Revenue Refunding Bonds, DRIVERS, AMT, Series 177, 9.84% due 10/15/2032 (e)(k) 5,122 20,575 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, DRIVERS, AMT, Series 192, 9.35% due 12/01/2025 (e)(k) 23,382 7,500 Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of New Jersey, Asset-Backed Revenue Refunding Bonds, 6% due 6/01/2037 7,111 7,500 Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of New Jersey Revenue Bonds, 6.125% due 6/01/2024 7,502 New York - 15.7% 2,240 Dutchess County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (Saint Francis Hospital), Series A, 7.50% due 3/01/2029 2,238 5,595 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Commuter Facilities Revenue Bonds, RITR, Series 9, 6.10% due 7/01/2006 (b)(h)(k) 6,399 New York City, New York, City IDA, Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, AMT: 1,250 (British Airways Plc Project), 7.625% due 12/01/2032 1,314 10,000 (Terminal One Group Association Project), 6.125% due 1/01/2024 10,139 5,000 New York City, New York, City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, DRIVERS, Series 198, 9.381% due 6/15/2026 (e)(k) 5,560 14,000 New York City, New York, City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, 5.50% due 6/15/2033 15,389 New York City, New York, GO, Refunding (h): 2,000 Series G, 5.75% due 2/01/2006 (b) 2,094 10,000 Trust Receipts, Series R, 10.573% due 5/15/2014 (k) 13,342 9,375 New York City, New York, Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5% due 10/15/2029 (c) 9,891 New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Mount Sinai Health), Series A: 5,000 6.75% due 7/01/2020 5,397 315 6.50% due 7/01/2025 331 2,500 Suffolk County, New York, IDA, IDR, Refunding (Nissequogue Cogeneration Partners Facility), AMT, 5.50% due 1/01/2023 2,420 9,400 Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of New York Revenue Bonds, Series C-1, 5.50% due 6/01/2021 10,390 10,000 Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, Subordinate Revenue Bonds, 5.25% due 11/15/2030 10,674 Westchester County, New York, IDA, Continuing Care Retirement Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Kendal on Hudson Project), Series A: 3,450 6.375% due 1/01/2024 3,527 2,895 6.50% due 1/01/2034 2,956 North Carolina - 1.9% 2,710 Charlotte, North Carolina, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5% due 7/01/2029 (e) 2,830 4,750 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System Revenue Bonds, Series D, 6.75% due 1/01/2026 5,317 315 North Carolina HFA, Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series 8-A, 6.20% due 7/01/2016 334 900 North Carolina, HFA, S/F Revenue Bonds, Series II, 6.20% due 3/01/2016 (d) 935 1,000 North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Arbor Acres Community Project), 6.375% due 3/01/2032 1,046 2,000 North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Housing Revenue Bonds (The ARC of North Carolina Projects), Series A, 5.80% due 10/01/2034 2,031 Ohio - 2.8% Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Mortgage Revenue Bonds (West Tech Apartments Project), AMT (g): 1,410 5.75% due 9/20/2020 1,509 2,250 5.85% due 9/20/2030 2,367 2,175 Lucas County, Ohio, Health Care Facility Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Sunset Retirement Communities), Series A, 6.625% due 8/15/2030 2,298 5,000 Mason, Ohio, City School District, GO (School Improvement), 5% due 12/01/2031 (i) 5,243 2,495 Mason, Ohio, Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, 5% due 12/01/2028 (e) 2,630 970 Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, Ohio, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds (Cooperative Public Parking Infrastructure Project), 6.30% due 2/15/2024 1,012 Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio, Port Authority Revenue Bonds (Saint Mary Woods Project), Series A: 750 6% due 5/15/2024 751 2,250 6% due 5/15/2034 2,207 Oregon - 1.7% 4,405 Oregon State Department of Administrative Services, COP, Series A, 6% due 5/01/2010 (b)(c) 5,085 3,900 Oregon State, GO, Refunding (Veterans Welfare), Series 80A, 5.70% due 10/01/2032 3,958 1,830 Portland, Oregon, Housing Authority, Housing Revenue Bonds (Pine Square and University Place), Series A, 5.875% due 1/01/2022 1,798 Pennsylvania - 7.4% 200 Geisinger Authority, Pennsylvania, Health System Revenue Refunding Bonds (Geisinger Health Systems), VRDN, 1.84% due 8/01/2028 (m) 200 5,000 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, IDA, PCR, Refunding (Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Project), Series B, 6.40% due 9/01/2029 (e) 5,219 8,980 Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (National Gypsum Company), AMT, Series A, 6.25% due 11/01/2027 9,514 16,270 Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Health Services Revenue Refunding Bonds (Allegheny Delaware Valley Obligation), Series C, 5.875% due 11/15/2016 (e) 17,319 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Authority for IDR, Commercial Development: 1,265 7.75% due 12/01/2017 1,292 3,650 (Days Inn), Refunding, Series B, 6.50% due 10/01/2027 3,766 4,000 (Doubletree), Refunding, Series A, 6.50% due 10/01/2027 4,127 700 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Water and Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, VRDN, 1.83% due 6/15/2023 (i)(m) 700 5,000 Sayre, Pennsylvania, Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Guthrie Health Issue), Series B, 7.125% due 12/01/2031 5,934 Rhode Island - 0.4% Woonsocket, Rhode Island, GO (h): 1,225 6% due 10/01/2017 1,417 1,195 6% due 10/01/2018 1,382 Tennessee - 2.3% 4,610 Hardeman County, Tennessee, Correctional Facilities Corporation Revenue Bonds, 7.75% due 8/01/2017 4,824 10,000 McMinn County, Tennessee, IDB, Solid Waste Revenue Bonds (Recycling Facility-Calhoun Newsprint), AMT, 7.40% due 12/01/2022 10,046 Texas - 15.9% Austin, Texas, Convention Center Revenue Bonds (Convention Enterprises Inc.), First Tier, Series A: 5,000 6.70% due 1/01/2028 5,357 5,000 6.70% due 1/01/2032 5,354 Bexar County, Texas, Housing Finance Corporation, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds (Water at Northern Hills Apartments), Series A (e): 1,300 5.80% due 8/01/2021 1,393 2,460 6% due 8/01/2031 2,580 1,000 6.05% due 8/01/2036 1,049 6,650 Brazos River Authority, Texas, PCR, Refunding (Utilities Electric Company), AMT, Series B, 5.05% due 6/01/2030 6,834 3,755 Brazos River Authority, Texas, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Reliant Energy Inc. Project), Series B, 7.75% due 12/01/2018 4,167 4,365 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport Facility, Improvement Corporation Revenue Bonds (Learjet Inc.), AMT, Series 2001-A-1, 6.15% due 1/01/2016 4,364 7,500 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport Facility, Improvement Corporation Revenue Refunding Bonds (American Airlines), AMT, Series B, 6.05% due 5/01/2029 7,283 Gregg County, Texas, Health Facilities Development Corporation, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Good Shepherd Medical Center Project) (a): 3,000 6.875% due 10/01/2020 3,505 2,000 6.375% due 10/01/2025 2,286 5,000 Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Texas, Sewage and Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Bonds (E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Project), AMT, 6.40% due 4/01/2026 5,280 3,900 Gulf Coast, Texas, IDA, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Citgo Petroleum Corporation Project), AMT, 7.50% due 5/01/2025 4,359 1,600 Houston, Texas, Industrial Development Corporation Revenue Bonds (Air Cargo), AMT, 6.375% due 1/01/2023 1,653 Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas, PCR (Samsung Austin Semiconductor), AMT: 4,830 6.375% due 4/01/2027 5,205 3,330 6.95% due 4/01/2030 3,809 7,030 Matagorda County, Texas, Navigation District Number 1, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Reliant Energy Inc.), Series C, 8% due 5/01/2029 7,789 3,900 Port Corpus Christi, Texas, Individual Development Corporation, Environmental Facilities Revenue Bonds (Citgo Petroleum Corporation Project), AMT, 8.25% due 11/01/2031 4,206 11,500 Red River Authority, Texas, PCR, Refunding (Celanese Project), AMT, Series B, 6.70% due 11/01/2030 11,899 6,500 Texas State Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series A, 5.50% due 8/15/2039 (c) 7,176 7,020 Tyler, Texas, Waterworks and Sewer Revenue Bonds, 5.70% due 9/01/2030 (h) 7,817 Utah - 0.3% 1,545 Utah State Board of Regents, Revenue Refunding Bonds (University of Utah Research Facilities), Series A, 5.50% due 4/01/2018 (e) 1,720 Virginia - 2.9% 5,000 Fairfax County, Virginia, EDA, Resource Recovery Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, Series A, 6.10% due 2/01/2011 (c) 5,700 Pocahontas Parkway Association, Virginia, Toll Road Revenue Bonds: 7,500 Senior Series A, 5.50% due 8/15/2028 7,185 24,800 Senior Series B, 6.67%** due 8/15/2029 5,745 Washington - 0.3% Vancouver, Washington, Housing Authority, Housing Revenue Bonds (Teal Pointe Apartments Project), AMT: 945 6% due 9/01/2022 915 1,250 6.20% due 9/01/2032 1,202 West Virginia - 0.6% 1,000 Princeton, West Virginia, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Community Hospital Association Inc. Project), 6% due 5/01/2019 813 3,000 Upshur County, West Virginia, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (TJ International Project), AMT, 7% due 7/15/2025 3,112 Wisconsin - 0.7% 700 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds (Air Cargo), AMT, 6.50% due 1/01/2025 711 Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Eastcastle Place Inc. Project): 1,000 6% due 12/01/2024 1,003 1,800 6.125% due 12/01/2034 1,774 965 Wisconsin State, GO, AMT, Series B, 6.20% due 11/01/2026 (e) 982 Wyoming - 0.8% 2,550 Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (FMC Corporation Project), AMT, Series A, 7% due 6/01/2024 2,595 2,500 Wyoming Student Loan Corporation, Student Loan Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, 6.20% due 6/01/2024 2,714 Puerto Rico - 7.0% 15,000 Puerto Rico Commonwealth, Highway and Transportation Authority, Transportation Revenue Bonds, Trust Receipts, Class R, Series B, 9.603% due 7/01/2035 (e)(k) 19,199 16,360 Puerto Rico Commonwealth, Highway and Transportation Authority, Transportation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D, 5.75% due 7/01/2041 18,555 2,500 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue Bonds, Trust Receipts, Class R, Series 16 HH, 9.333% due 7/01/2013 (i)(k) 3,198 4,350 Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Revenue Bonds, DRIVERS, Series 272, 9.229% due 8/01/2030 (k) 4,909 U.S. Virgin 6,250 Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refinery Facilities Revenue Bonds Islands - 1.0% (Hovensa Refinery), AMT, 6.125% due 7/01/2022 6,723 Total Investments (Cost - $900,821*) - 147.7% 962,486 Other Assets Less Liabilities - 4.9% 32,194 Preferred Stock, at Redemption Value - (52.6%) (343,096) ------------ Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock - 100.0% $ 651,584 ============ (a)Radian Insured. (b)Prerefunded. (c)AMBAC Insured. (d)FHA Insured. (e)MBIA Insured. (f)FNMA Collateralized. (g)GNMA Collateralized. (h)FGIC Insured. (i)FSA Insured. (j)XL Capital Insured. (k)The rate disclosed is that currently in effect. This rate changes periodically and inversely based upon prevailing market rates. (l)FHLMC Collateralized. (m)Security has a maturity of more than one year, but has variable rate and demand features, which qualify it as a short-term security. The rate disclosed is that currently in effect. This rate changes periodically based upon prevailing market rates. *The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of January 31, 2005, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: (in Thousands) Aggregate cost $ 900,948 ========== Gross unrealized appreciation $ 65,411 Gross unrealized depreciation (3,873) ---------- Net unrealized appreciation $ 61,538 ========== **Represents a zero coupon bond; the interest rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase by the Fund. Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund (such companies are defined as "Affiliated Companies" in Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) were as follows: (in Thousands) Net Dividend Affiliate Activity Income Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund (9,413) $ 34 Financial futures sold as of January 31, 2005 were as follows: (in Thousands) Number of Unrealized Contracts Issue Expiration Date Face Value Depreciation 1,500 10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond March 2005 $ 167,931 $ (467) Item 2 - Controls and Procedures 2(a) - The registrant's certifying officers have reasonably designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure material information relating to the registrant is made known to us by others particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared. The registrant's certifying officers have determined that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on our evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report. 2(b) - There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Item 3 - Exhibits Certifications - Attached hereto Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. MuniYield Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr. Robert C. Doll, Jr., President MuniYield Fund, Inc. Date: March 21, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr. Robert C. Doll, Jr., President MuniYield Fund, Inc. Date: March 21, 2005 By: /s/ Donald C. Burke Donald C. Burke, Chief Financial Officer MuniYield Fund, Inc. Date: March 21, 2005