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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.c. 20549

                                   FORM 8-A

         FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
         SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                      MUNIHOLDINGS INSURED FUND IV, INC.
                      ----------------------------------

            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

               Maryland                                   Applied For
- --------------------------------------       ---------------------------------
State of Incorporation or Organization)      (IRS employer identification No.)


MuniHoldings
Insured Fund IV, Inc.                                           08536
800 Scudders Mill Road                        ---------------------------------
Plainsboro, New Jersey                                       (zip code)
- ----------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)

     If this form relates to the              If this form relates to the
     registration of a class of               registration of a class of
     securities pursuant to                   securities pursuant to
     Section 12(b) of the Exchange            Section 12(g) of the Exchange
     Act and is effective pursuant            Act and is effective pursuant
     to General Instruction A.(c),            to General Instruction A.(d),
     please check the following               please check the following box.
     box. |X|                                 box. | |

Securities to be registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be                     Name of each exchange on which
so registered                                 each class is to be registered
- -------------------------                     ------------------------------

Shares of Common Stock,                       American Stock Exchange
par value $.10 per share


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None


Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be RegistereD.

     The section captioned "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's
prospectus dated September 21, 1999, forming a part of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (Nos. 333-85539 and 811-09551) (the
"Registration Statement"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on August 19, 1999, is incorporated herein by
reference.

ITem 2.  Exhibits.

     (I) The following exhibits have been filed with the Commission:

         (1)  Form of Certificate for Common Stock.*

         (2)  Portions of the Charter and the By-Laws of the Registrant
              defining the rights of holders of Common Stock**

     (II) The following exhibits are to be filed with the American Stock
          Exchange only:

          (1)  Not applicable.
          (2)  Not applicable.
          (3)  Not applicable.
          (4)  (a) Charter of the Registrant.
               (b) By-Laws of the Registrant.
          (5)  Specimen Certificate for Common Stock.
          (6)  Not applicable.

*   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) to the Registration Statement.

**  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) to the  Registration Statement.

                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                     MUNIHOLDINGS INSURED FUND IV, INC.
                                     (Registrant)


                                     By:  /s/ William E. Zitelli, Jr.
                                        ---------------------------------
                                          William E. Zitelli, Jr.
                                          Secretary

September 30, 1999



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