MANAGED MUNICIPALS PORTFOLIO II INC
N-30B-2, 1994-08-02
Previous: MANAGED MUNICIPALS PORTFOLIO INC, N-30B-2, 1994-08-02
Next: MUNICIPAL INVT TR FD MON PYMT SER 527 DEFINED ASSET FDS, 497, 1994-08-02



<PAGE>
- - -----------------------------------------------------
                             MANAGED MUNICIPALS
                              PORTFOLIO II INC.
                              QUARTERLY REPORT
                                May 31, 1994
 
                                                                  [LOGO]
 
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - --
The green cover has a golden picture of an eagle sitting on top of a shield 
with
two warriors on either side.
<PAGE>
                               MANAGED MUNICIPALS
                               PORTFOLIO II INC.
                                  MAY 31, 1994
 
    DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
 
        We are pleased to provide you with the third quarter report and
    portfolio of investments for Managed Municipals Portfolio II for the three
    months ended May 31, 1994. During the past quarter the Portfolio continued
    to pay a monthly tax-exempt distribution of $0.061 and its net asset value
    per share was relatively stable. However, the stock price lagged the net
    asset value, reflecting the nervousness and volatility in the financial
    markets, and speaks to the emotional reaction of many investors to rising
    interest rates.
 
        A TALE OF TWO BOND MARKETS:
 
        "IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES . . ."
 
        After becoming accustomed to the best of times in an extremely bullish
    bond market, beginning in November of 1993 investors found themselves
    embroiled in a very bearish bond market and facing the winter of despair.
    For the first time in close to five years, market participants confronted 
a
    classic situation that, if in fact was not the worst of times, came very
    close. There was a tremendous decline in bond prices, and as important as 
it
    was during 1993 to be offensively positioned in terms of security 
holdings,
    it now was equally as important to be defensively positioned.
 
        The Federal Reserve's increase in short-term rates was perhaps the
    catalyst for the municipal market decline, but all of the fixed income
    markets reacted much more powerfully than could have been anticipated,
    perhaps even overreacted. We attribute the market's exaggerated response 
on
    both the upside and the downside to the winding and unwinding of some very
    large leveraged trades that were put on by
 
                                                                       
CONTINUED
 
- - ---------------------------                          1
                         ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
    hedge funds. And it is no secret that some of these trades did not work 
out
    as anticipated, forcing investors to unwind their trades sooner than
    expected and thereby exacerbate the municipal bond market's downturn. Now
    that this has passed, the market should once again react to basic
    fundamentals more than anything else. As long as the economic numbers
    continue to indicate that inflation is still a threat, we believe that the
    Federal Reserve will raise short-term interest rates until the American
    economy begins to lose some steam. And as strong as the economy looks 
right
    now, it could be some time before it begins to slow.
 
        IT WAS THE AGE OF WISDOM, IT WAS THE AGE OF FOOLISHNESS . . .
 
        Unlike many other investors who believed the bull market for bonds
    seemingly would never end, we took an incredibly cautious stance last fall
    towards the marketplace. We shortened the average life of the Portfolio's
    holdings, raised the percentage of cash holdings, and made the dramatic 
move
    of hedging the Portfolio against declining bond prices. In sum, we took
    about as defensive a position as we could.
 
        In late March and early April, we removed all of the hedges from the
    Portfolio and began buying long-term municipal bonds. During market
    declines, the area that usually declines the most is the high-grade area 
of
    the market because it is the most liquid. So in April, when we decided 
that
    the market had adjusted enough and consequently presented some good
    investment opportunities, we were able to buy AA and AAA-rated securities 
at
    very attractive prices. Most of our purchases were in the general 
obligation
    and essential service revenue sectors, because we think they offer the 
best
    value at this time, defining value as the highest yield relative to their
    credit risk. We are still wary of uninsured health care bonds for two
    reasons: the 1986 tax act materially changed the way hospitals are
    reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid; and the current health care package 
has
    too many uncertainties associated with it. We have lengthened the average
    maturity of the Portfolio to 22 years, and have kept a fairly small cash
    position.
 
        GREAT EXPECTATIONS . . .
 
        By the end of May, the worst of the volatility and downside in the 
bond
    market was over. Could it go down from here? Yes, but if it does, we doubt
    that the decline will be dramatic; it is far more likely to be a minor
    correction. We are a little bit more aggressive on the municipal market
    right now because it is a much more benign investment climate than it was,
    and we think that current interest rates represent very fair value.
 
                                                                       
CONTINUED
 
- - ------------------------------                         2
                         ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
        We also believe that the supply and demand characteristics are very
    positive for the municipal market and will moderate its volatility. In 
terms
    of demand, the Clinton tax package makes tax-exempt income for the
    individual investor even more valuable than it was in the past. And there 
is
    also a great deal of institutional participation in our marketplace, which
    we haven't seen for a long time.
 
        In terms of supply, we anticipate a tremendous cutback in the supply 
of
    municipals coming in the market as a result of the rise in interest rates.
    Over the next few years, the supply of municipal bonds could decline by 50
    percent below 1993's record level. And because of this, we think that
    tax-exempt securities will perform substantially better than taxable 
issues.
 
        As for the Portfolio's dividends, at their June meeting, the Board of
    Directors approved an amendment to the Portfolio's Dividend Reinvestment
    Plan. Under the Plan, a shareholder can elect to have dividends
    automatically reinvested in shares of the Portfolio. If the net asset 
value
    per share of the Portfolio's stock at the time of valuation for purposes 
of
    the dividend distribution exceeds the market price of the stock, or if the
    Portfolio declares a dividend or capital gains distribution payable only 
in
    cash, the Plan's purchasing agent will buy shares of the Portfolio in the
    open market for the plan participants' accounts. Under the current Plan,
    these purchases commence on the dividend payment date. The Directors 
revised
    the Plan to provide that the purchasing agent may commence purchases of
    Portfolio shares on the open market as of record date in anticipation of 
the
    dividend payment. It is hoped that this will decrease the cost of the
    repurchased shares by increasing the amount of time over which such
    purchases will be made, so that purchases on the open market will not be
    compacted into a small window following the payment date. This revision 
will
    be effective upon the first dividend declaration after September 1, 1994.
 
        In closing, we would like to remind you that the stock price of the
    Portfolio is reported in most daily newspapers in the listings for
    securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the abbreviation
    "MgdMUII" or its stock symbol "MTU." The weekly closing price and its net
    asset value per share are reported in BARRON'S and the Monday edition of 
THE
    WALL STREET JOURNAL. If you have any questions
 
                                                                       
CONTINUED
 
- - ---------------------------                          3
                         ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
    or comments about your investment in the Portfolio, please contact The
    Shareholder Services Group, Inc. at (800) 331-1710. We look forward to
    reporting to you in August in the Portfolio's Annual Report.
 
Sincerely,
 
Heath B. McLendon                       Joseph P. Deane
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD                   VICE PRESIDENT AND
                                        INVESTMENT OFFICER
 
    July 13, 1994
 
- - ------------------------------                         4
                         ------------------------------
<PAGE>
                            UNAUDITED FINANCIAL DATA
                           PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              NYSE         NET ASSET   DIVIDEND    CAPITAL 
GAINS
                          CLOSING PRICE      VALUE       PAID      DIVIDEND 
PAID
                          -------------    ---------   ---------   -----------
- - --
<S>                       <C>              <C>         <C>         <C>
September 30, 1993.....      $12.500        $13.44      $0.061          --
October 31, 1993.......       12.375         13.49       0.061          --
November 30, 1993......       12.500         13.29       0.061          --
December 31, 1993......       12.125         12.95        --           $0.59
January 31, 1994.......       12.375         12.95       0.061          --
February 28, 1994......       12.000         12.71       0.061          --
March 31, 1994.........       11.375         12.08       0.061          --
April 30, 1994.........       11.500         12.08       0.061          --
May 31, 1994...........       11.250         12.07       0.061          --
</TABLE>
 
                                 DIVIDEND DATA*
                                  MAY 31, 1994
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       EQUIVALENT TAXABLE DISTRIBUTION RATE
                               -----------------------------------------------
- - -----
   PER SHARE      ANNUALIZED    ASSUMING     ASSUMING     ASSUMING      
ASSUMING
   DIVIDEND      DISTRIBUTION  28% FEDERAL  31% FEDERAL  36% FEDERAL  39.6% 
FEDERAL
  DISTRIBUTIONS     RATE**     TAX BRACKET  TAX BRACKET  TAX BRACKET   TAX 
BRACKET
  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------
- - -----
  <S>            <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
     $0.061         6.06%         8.42%        8.78%        9.47%        
10.03%
       <FN>
  ------------
   * Based on May 31, 1994 net asset value of $12.07 per share.
  ** Does not include capital gains dividend of $0.59 per share.
</TABLE>
 
Each registered shareholder is considered a participant in the Fund's Dividend
Reinvestment Plan, unless the shareholder elects to receive all dividends and
distributions in cash, or unless the shareholder's shares are registered in 
the
name of a broker, bank or nominee (other than Smith Barney Inc.) which does 
not
provide the service. Questions and correspondence concerning the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan should be directed to The Shareholder Services Group, Inc.,
P.O. Box 1376, Boston, Massachusetts 02104.
 
- - ----------------------------------                       5
                         ------------------------------
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                            MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<S>        <C>        <C>                                              <C>
                   KEY TO INSURANCE ABBREVIATIONS
 
AMBAC         --      American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
MBIA          --      Municipal Bond Investors Assurance
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                
Market
                                                                               
Rating           Value
Face Value                                                                 
Moody's    S&P      (Note 1)
<C>           <S>                                                          <C>       
<C>     <C>
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES--100.7%
ALASKA -- 5.6%
$ 3,145,000   Alaska Industrial Development & Exploration, Series A,
              6.500% due 4/1/14                                               
A       A-     $  3,125,344
  5,000,000   Valdez, Alaska, Marine Terminal Revenue, Series C, 5.650%
              due 12/1/28                                                    
A1       AA-       4,456,250
CALIFORNIA -- 4.4%
  2,000,000   Los Angeles County, California, Metropolitan District
              Sales Tax Revenue, 5.250% due 7/1/23                           
Aaa      AAA       1,707,500
    835,000   Redding, California, Joint Powers Filing, Solid Waste and
              Corporation Yard, Series A, 5.000% due 1/1/05                   
A      BBB+         764,025
 10,000,000   San Joaquin Hills, California, Transportation Corridor
              Agency, Toll Road Revenue, Senior Lien,
              Zero Coupon due 1/1/20                                         
NR       NR        1,575,000
  1,850,000   Torrance, California, (Little Company of Mary Hospital),
              6.875% due 7/1/15                                              
NR        A        1,884,687
COLORADO -- 9.7%
  4,000,000   Colorado Springs, Colorado, Airport Revenue, Series A,
              7.000% due 1/1/22                                              
NR       BBB       4,085,000
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                       6
- - ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                
Market
                                                                               
Rating           Value
Face Value                                                                 
Moody's    S&P      (Note 1)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>           <S>                                                          <C>       
<C>     <C>
 MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)
COLORADO (CONTINUED)
$30,000,000   Dawson Ridge, Colorado, Metropolitan District #1,
              Zero Coupon due 10/1/22                                        
Aaa      NR     $  3,900,000
  6,250,000   Denver, Colorado, Airport Revenue, Series C, 6.125% due
              11/15/25                                                       
Baa      BBB       5,109,375
CONNECTICUT -- 4.2%
  6,000,000   Connecticut State, Resource Recovery Project, (American
              Fuel Company Project), Series A, 6.450% due 11/15/22           
A2       A+        5,640,000
FLORIDA -- 3.2%
  4,000,000   Tampa, Florida, Revenue Bonds, (Aquarium Project), 7.750%
              due 5/1/27                                                     
NR       NR        4,270,000
GEORGIA -- 4.3%
  6,000,000   Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Facilities Revenue, Series B,
              6.000% due 1/1/21                                              
Aaa      AAA       5,782,500
HAWAII -- 1.4%
  2,000,000   Honolulu, Hawaii, City & County Refunding, Series B,
              5.500% due 10/1/11                                             
Aa       AA        1,892,500
ILLINOIS -- 1.3%
  2,000,000   Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, 5.700%
              due 12/1/25                                                    
Aaa      AA        1,817,500
IOWA -- 1.1%
  1,500,000   Dawson City, Iowa, Industrial Development Revenue,
              (Cargill Inc., Project), 6.500% due 7/15/12                    
NR       NR        1,539,375
MAINE -- 3.5%
  5,000,000   Maine Municipal Bond Bank, Refunding Revenue, Series A,
              5.500% due 11/1/09                                             
Aa       A+        4,706,250
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                       7
- - ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                
Market
                                                                               
Rating           Value
Face Value                                                                 
Moody's    S&P      (Note 1)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>           <S>                                                          <C>       
<C>     <C>
 MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)
MARYLAND -- 4.8%
$ 2,720,000   Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Water and Sewer Revenue,
              5.250% due 4/15/11                                             
Aa1      AA+    $  2,502,400
    500,000   Baltimore County, Maryland, Mortgage Revenue, Finance
              Housing Authority, 5.750% due 11/1/20                          
NR       AAA         460,625
  2,140,000   Maryland State Community Development Administration,
              Housing Department, 6.450% due 4/1/14                          
Aa       NR        2,148,025
  1,650,000   Prince George's County, Maryland, Refunding Revenue,
              5.300% due 7/1/24                                               
A       NR        1,348,875
MASSACHUSETTS -- 1.4%
  2,000,000   Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Conservation Loan, Series
              D, 5.750% due 5/1/12                                            
A       A+        1,930,000
MICHIGAN -- 7.4%
  1,000,000   Michigan State Strategic Funding, Limited Obligation
              Revenue, (Blue Water Fiber Project),
              8.000% due 1/1/12                                              
NR       NR          980,000
  5,600,000   Midland County, Michigan, Economic Development
              Corporation, Pollution Control Revenue, Limited
              Obligation, Series B, 9.500% due 7/23/09                       
NR       NR        6,181,000
  3,000,000   University of Michigan, Hospital Revenue, Series A, 5.750%
              due 12/1/12                                                    
Aa       AA        2,910,000
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                       8
- - ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                
Market
                                                                               
Rating           Value
Face Value                                                                 
Moody's    S&P      (Note 1)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>           <S>                                                          <C>       
<C>     <C>
 MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)
MONTANA -- 1.4%
$ 2,000,000   Montana State Board Investment Resources Recovery,
              (Yellowstone Energy Project),
              7.000% due 12/31/19                                            
NR       NR     $  1,922,500
NEVADA -- 3.6%
  4,650,000   Clark County, Nevada, Industrial Development Revenue,
              (Southwest Gas Corporation), 7.500% due 9/1/32                 
Ba1     BBB-       4,859,250
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- 1.9%
  3,000,000   New Hampshire Higher Education & Health Revenue, (Mary
              Hitchcock Memorial Hospital), 5.250% due 8/15/21               
Aaa      AAA       2,583,750
NEW JERSEY -- 1.1%
  1,500,000   Union County, New Jersey, Utilities Authority, Solid Waste
              Revenue, Series A, 7.200% due 6/15/14                          
NR       A-        1,539,375
NEW YORK -- 12.2%
              New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue:
  1,880,000   (City University), 5.750% due 7/1/06                          
Baa1      BBB       1,851,800
  5,000,000   (State University Educational Facilities), Series A,
              5.500% due 5/15/06                                            
Baa1     BBB+       4,843,750
  1,000,000   New York State Housing Finance Authority, Mortgage
              Revenue, Multifamily Housing, Series A, 6.250% due 8/15/25     
Aa       NR          956,250
  6,555,000   New York State Local Government Assistance, Series C,
              5.500% due 4/1/22                                               
A        A        5,842,144
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                       9
- - ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                
Market
                                                                               
Rating           Value
Face Value                                                                 
Moody's    S&P      (Note 1)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>           <S>                                                          <C>       
<C>     <C>
 MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)
NEW YORK (CONTINUED)
$ 3,000,000   New York State Medical Care Facilities, Financing Agency
              Revenue,
              6.500% due 2/15/34                                             
Aa       AA     $  3,015,000
NORTH CAROLINA -- 2.5%
  2,000,000   Charlotte, North Carolina, Certificates of Participation,
              (Convention Facilities Project), Series C, (AMBAC
              insured), 5.250% due 12/1/13                                   
Aaa      AAA       1,800,000
  1,500,000   Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Disposal
              Authority, North Carolina, Solid Waste Revenue, 6.500% due
              6/1/08                                                          
A       BBB       1,524,375
OHIO -- 0.7%
  1,000,000   Franklin County, Ohio, Tax & Leasing Revenue, Convention
              Facilities, (MBIA insured), 5.850% due 12/1/19                 
Aaa      AAA         968,750
PENNSYLVANIA -- 2.4%
  3,500,000   Pennsylvania State, Economic Development Financing
              Authority, Recovery Revenue, (Northampton Generating),
              6.600% due 1/1/19                                              
NR       NR        3,298,750
RHODE ISLAND -- 6.4%
              Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Home
              Ownership Revenue:
    850,000   5.850% due 4/1/13                                              
Aa       AA+         786,250
  3,000,000   6.750% due 10/1/25                                             
Aa       AA+       3,033,750
  5,250,000   Rhode Island State, Public Buildings Authority, (AMBAC
              insured),
              5.250% due 2/1/09                                              
Aaa      AAA       4,823,437
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                      10
- - ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                
Market
                                                                               
Rating           Value
Face Value                                                                 
Moody's    S&P      (Note 1)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>           <S>                                                          <C>       
<C>     <C>
 MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)
SOUTH CAROLINA -- 4.6%
              Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, (Myrtle Beach Convention
              Center), Certificates of Participation:
$ 2,120,000   6.875% due 7/1/07                                             
Baa1     BBB+    $  2,154,450
  4,000,000   6.875% due 7/1/17                                             
Baa1     BBB+       4,025,000
TEXAS -- 5.8%
  3,000,000   Port Arthur, Texas, Navigation District,
              6.000% due 3/1/15                                              
Aaa      AAA       2,962,500
  5,000,000   Sam Rayburn, Texas, Municipal Power Agency, 6.750% due
              10/1/14                                                        
Baa      BB        4,862,500
VIRGINIA -- 0.9%
  1,265,000   Virginia State, Resource Authority, Solid Waste Disposal,
              Series B, 5.500% due 5/1/06                                    
NR       AA        1,238,119
WEST VIRGINIA -- 2.2%
  3,000,000   Marion County, West Virginia, Community Solid Waste
              Disposal Facilities Revenue, 7.750% due 12/1/11                
NR       NR        2,936,250
WISCONSIN -- 2.7%
  2,000,000   Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, Home
              Ownership, Series A,
              6.450% due 3/1/17                                              
Aa       AA        2,005,000
  2,000,000   Wisconsin State Health and Educational Facilities, Aurora,
              Healthcare Obligation Revenue,
              5.250% due 8/15/23                                             
Aaa      AAA       1,705,000
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES
              (COST $137,814,603)                                                            
$136,254,181
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                      11
- - ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                
Market
                                                                               
Rating           Value
Face Value                                                                 
Moody's    S&P      (Note 1)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>           <S>                                                          <C>       
<C>     <C>
 SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT INVESTMENTS -- 2.2%
ARIZONA -- 0.1%
$   200,000   Phoenix, Arizona, Series 2, 3.000% due 6/1/18+               
VMIG-1    A-1+    $    200,000
DELAWARE -- 0.4%
    500,000   Wilmington, Delaware, Hospital Revenue, Series A, 2.850%
              due 7/1/11+                                                  
VMIG-1    A-1+         500,000
LOUISIANA -- 0.1%
    200,000   East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Revenue Bonds, 3.200%
              due 6/1/98+                                                    
Aaa      NR          200,000
NEW YORK -- 1.5%
  2,000,000   New York City, New York, Adjustable Rate, General
              Obligation Bonds, Sub-Series A-4, 3.200% due 8/1/21+         
VMIG-1    A-1+       2,000,000
TEXAS -- 0.1%
    100,000   Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, (Amoco Project),
              3.100% due 8/1/23+                                           
VMIG-1    A-1+         100,000
              TOTAL SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT INVESTMENTS
              (COST $3,000,000)                                                              
$  3,000,000
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TOTAL INVESTMENTS
              (COST $140,814,603*)                                                  
102.9%    139,254,181
              OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (NET)                                     
(2.9)     (3,874,244)
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
              NET ASSETS                                                            
100.0%   $135,379,937
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
* Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes.
 + Variable rate municipal bonds and notes are payable upon not more than one 
business day's notice.
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                      12
- - ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
 
                 SUMMARY OF MUNICIPAL BONDS BY COMBINED RATINGS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      PERCENT
 MOODY'S                 S & P       OF VALUE
<S>         <C>        <C>           <C>
   Aaa         or         AAA            21.2 %
    Aa                    AA             21.3
    A                      A             16.9
   Baa                    BBB            21.8
  VMIG-1                  A-1             2.0
    NR                    NR             16.8
                                     ---------
                                        100.0 %
                                     ---------
                                     ---------
</TABLE>
 
                                                   SEE NOTES TO
                                                   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS.
 
- - ----------------------------------                      13
- - ------------------------------
<PAGE>
                       NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                            MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
   Managed Municipals Portfolio II Inc. (the "Portfolio") was organized as a
corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland on July 23, 1992 and is
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a non-diversified,
closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. The policies described below are followed consistently by 
the
Portfolio in the valuation of its portfolio.
 
   PORTFOLIO VALUATION: Investments are valued by The Boston Company Advisors,
Inc. ("Boston Advisors") after consultation with an independent pricing 
service
(the "Service") approved by the Portfolio's Board of Directors. When, in the
judgment of the Service, quoted bid prices for investments are readily 
available
and are representative of the bid side of the market, these investments are
valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices and asked prices. Investments
for which, in the judgment of the Service, no readily obtainable market
quotations are available, are carried at fair value as determined by the
Service, based on methods that include consideration of: yields or prices of
municipal obligations of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type;
indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. The
Service may use electronic data processing techniques and/or a matrix system 
to
determine valuations. Short-term investments that mature in fewer than 60 days
are valued at amortized cost.
 
   FUTURES CONTRACTS: Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio is
required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents 
equal
to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the "initial
margin." Subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by the
Portfolio each day, depending on the daily fluctuation of the value of the
contract.
 
   For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount 
of
the contract is included in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an 
asset
and as an equivalent liability. For long futures positions, the asset is
marked-to-market daily. For short futures positions, the liability is
marked-to-market daily. The daily changes in the contract are recorded as
unrealized gains or losses. The Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss
when the contract is closed.
 
- - ------------------------------                        14
                         ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                       NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
 
   There are several risks in connection with the use of futures contracts as 
a
hedging device. The change in value of futures contracts primarily corresponds
with the value of their underlying instruments, which may not correlate with 
the
change in value of the hedged investments. In addition, there is the risk the
Portfolio may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an
illiquid secondary market.
 
- - ----------------------------------                      15
                         ------------------------------
 
<PAGE>
                       NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                      MAY 31, 1994 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                  QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                                                           NET REALIZED AND       
NET INCREASE/
                                                           UNREALIZED GAIN/       
(DECREASE) IN
                    INVESTMENT         NET INVESTMENT          (LOSS) ON       
NET ASSETS RESULTING
                      INCOME               INCOME             INVESTMENTS        
FROM OPERATIONS
<S>             <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>      
<C>          <C>
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<CAPTION>
 
QUARTER                       PER                  PER                  PER                   
PER
ENDED             TOTAL      SHARE     TOTAL      SHARE     TOTAL      SHARE      
TOTAL      SHARE
<S>             <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>      
<C>          <C>
            ------------------------------------------------------------------
- - ---------
NOVEMBER 30,
  1992*         $1,569,794     $.14  $1,322,744     $.12    $136,467     $.01   
$1,459,211     $.13
FEBRUARY 28,
  1993           2,224,608      .20   1,853,650      .16  11,113,679      .99   
12,967,329     1.15
MAY 31, 1993     2,293,737      .20   1,954,811      .17    (896,302)    (.08)   
1,058,509      .09
AUGUST 31,
  1993           2,259,898      .20   1,762,090      .16   4,727,465      .42    
6,489,555      .58
NOVEMBER 30,
  1993           2,192,534      .20   1,765,112      .16   2,478,339      .22    
4,243,451      .38
FEBRUARY 28,
  1994           2,185,398      .19   1,776,196      .16  (3,377,219)    (.30)  
(1,601,023)    (.14)
MAY 31, 1994     2,214,185      .20   1,821,700      .16  11,695,051     1.04   
13,516,751     1.20
- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The Portfolio commenced operations on September 24, 1992.
</TABLE>
 
- - ------------------------------                        16
                         ------------------------------
<PAGE>
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - --
 
                 THIS REPORT IS SENT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
                    MANAGED MUNICIPALS PORTFOLIO II INC.
               FOR THEIR INFORMATION. IT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS,
             CIRCULAR OR REPRESENTATION INTENDED FOR USE IN THE
           PURCHASE OR SALE OF SHARES OF THE PORTFOLIO OR OF ANY
                    SECURITIES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT.
                                 FD 2247 G4
 
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - --




© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission