SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q
                     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
                 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 24, 2004

                     MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST VI
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its certificate of trust)

                         COMMISSION FILE NO.: 1-7182-12

       Delaware                                          13-7174482
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

  4 World Financial Center
     New York, New York                                   10080
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-1000



                     MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED FUNDING VI, L.P.
                  (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its
                      certificate of limited partnership)

                         COMMISSION FILE NO.: 1-7182-11

          Delaware                                     13-4034253
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

   4 World Financial Center
      New York, New York                                     10080
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-1000

The Registrants meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction H (1)(a)
and (b) of Form 10-Q and are therefore filing this form with the reduced
disclosure format.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants (1) have filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No |_|

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes [ ] No [X]

As of November 3, 2004 no voting stock was held by non-affiliates of the
Registrants.
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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST VI
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS  (unaudited)
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                                                                                       September 24, 2004  DECEMBER 26, 2003
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Assets                                                                                    $        -         $        -
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Trust Securities                                                                          $        -         $        -
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See Note to Condensed Balance Sheets

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MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST VI
NOTE TO CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
September 24, 2004
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ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE

Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust VI (the "Trust") is a statutory business
trust formed on December 7, 1998 under the laws of the State of Delaware for the
exclusive purposes of (i) issuing the Trust Originated Preferred Securities (the
"Trust Preferred Securities") and the Trust Common Securities (together with the
Trust Preferred Securities, the "Trust Securities") representing undivided
beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust, (ii) purchasing
Partnership Preferred Securities (the "Partnership Preferred Securities")
representing the limited partnership interests of Merrill Lynch Preferred
Funding VI, L.P. (the "Partnership") with the proceeds from the sale of the
Trust Securities, and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary or
incidental thereto. The Trust has a perpetual existence, subject to certain
termination events as provided in the Declaration of Trust under which it was
formed. The Trust intends to issue and sell its Trust Preferred Securities in a
public offering and to issue and sell its Trust Common Securities to Merrill
Lynch & Co., Inc. (the "Company"). No Trust Securities have been issued as of
September 24, 2004.

The Partnership Preferred Securities will be redeemable for cash, at the option
of the Partnership, in whole or in part, from time to time, after a certain date
to be determined. Upon any redemption of the Partnership Preferred Securities,
the Trust Preferred Securities will be redeemed, in whole or in part, as
applicable. Holders of the Trust Preferred Securities will have limited voting
rights and will not be entitled to vote to appoint, remove, or replace, or to
increase or decrease the number of, Trustees, which voting rights are vested
exclusively in the holder of the Trust Common Securities.

The Company will be obligated to pay compensation to the underwriters of the
offering of the Trust Preferred Securities. The Company will also pay all fees
and expenses related to the organization and operations of the Trust (including
any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature (other
than withholding taxes) imposed by the United States or any other domestic
taxing authority upon the Trust) and be responsible for all debts and other
obligations of the Trust (other than the Trust Securities). The Company has
agreed to indemnify the trustees and certain other persons.




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MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED FUNDING VI, L.P.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
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                                              September 24, 2004    DECEMBER 26, 2003
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Assets                                             $      -             $      -
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Partnership securities:
    Limited partner interest                       $     85             $     85
    General partner interest                             15                   15
                                                   --------             --------
                                                        100                  100

    Less:  Receivable from partners for
           subscribed partnership interests            (100)                (100)
                                                   --------             --------
                                                   $      -             $      -
                                                   ========             ========


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See Note to Condensed Balance Sheets

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MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED FUNDING VI, L.P.
NOTE TO CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
September 24, 2004
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ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE

Merrill Lynch Preferred Funding VI, L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited
partnership that was formed under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act on December 7, 1998 for the exclusive purposes of purchasing
certain eligible debt instruments of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the "Company")
and wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the "Affiliate Investment
Instruments") with the proceeds from the sale of Partnership Preferred
Securities (the "Partnership Preferred Securities") to Merrill Lynch Preferred
Capital Trust VI (the "Trust") and a capital contribution from the Company in
exchange for the general partnership interest in the Partnership (collectively,
the "Partnership Proceeds"). The Partnership Proceeds will be used initially to
purchase debt instruments from the Company and a domestic wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, retaining 1% in unaffiliated debt securities. The
Partnership shall have a perpetual existence subject to certain termination
events.

The Partnership Preferred Securities will be redeemable for cash, at the option
of the Partnership, in whole or in part, from time to time, after a certain date
to be determined. Except as provided in the Limited Partnership Agreement and
Partnership Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement, and as otherwise provided
by law, the holders of the Partnership Preferred Securities will have no voting
rights.

The Company serves as the sole general partner of the Partnership. The Company,
in its capacity as General Partner of the Partnership, has agreed to pay all
fees and expenses related to the organization and operations of the Partnership
(including any taxes, duties, assessments or government charges of whatever
nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed by the United States or any other
domestic taxing authority upon the Partnership) and the offering of the
Partnership Preferred Securities and be responsible for all debts and other
obligations of the Partnership (other than with respect to the Partnership
Preferred Securities). The General Partner has agreed to indemnify certain
officers and agents of the Partnership.


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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

No disclosure is required for this Item pursuant to General Instruction H of
Form 10-Q.  There are no material changes in the amount of revenue and expense
items between the most recent fiscal year-to-date period presented and the
corresponding year-to-date period in the preceding fiscal year.



ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

No disclosure is required for this Item pursuant to General Instruction H of
Form 10-Q.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The persons who function as the equivalent of the chief executive officer and
chief financial officer of the Trust and the Partnership have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Trust's and the Partnership's disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that
evaluation, the persons who function as the equivalent of the chief executive
officer and chief financial officer of the Trust and the Partnership have
concluded that the Trust's and the Partnership's disclosure controls and
procedures are effective.

In addition, no change in the Trust's and the Partnership's internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the third fiscal quarter of 2004 that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Trust's or the Partnership's internal control over financial reporting.

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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS



         31.1 Rule 13a - 14(a) Certification.

         31.2 Rule 13a - 14(a) Certification.

         32.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
              Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

         32.2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
              Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.





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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                               MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST VI*

                               By: /s/ MARLENE B. DEBEL
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                               Name:   Marlene B. Debel
                               Title:  Regular Trustee


                               MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED FUNDING VI, L.P.*


                               By: MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC., as General Partner

                               By: /s/ JOHN J. FOSINA
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                               Name:   John J. Fosina
                               Title:  Controller, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.



November 3, 2004
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     * There is no principal executive officer(s), principal financial officer,
controller, principal accounting officer or board of directors of the
Registrants. The Trustees of the Trust (which include the Regular Trustees, the
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee) together exercise all powers and
perform all functions with respect to the Trust.




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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBITS

31.1     Rule 13a - 14(a) Certification.

31.2     Rule 13a - 14(a) Certification.

32.1     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
         Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
         Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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