Document ID: SEC-2008-1734-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act (of 1940)
Posted Date: 2008-12-30T05:00Z

[Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. IC-28567]

 
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of 
the Investment Company Act of 1940

December 19, 2008.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under 
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of 
December 2008. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee at 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20549-1520 (tel. 202-551-5850). An order granting each application 
will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may 
request a hearing on any application by writing to the SEC's Secretary 
at the address below and serving the relevant applicant with a copy of 
the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests should be received 
by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on January 13, 2009, and should be accompanied 
by proof of service on the applicant, in the form of an affidavit or, 
for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests should state 
the nature of the writer's interest, the reason for the request, and 
the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may 
request notification by writing to the Secretary, U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at (202) 551-6810, SEC, 
Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company 
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-4041.

BlackRock Technology Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-8721]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. On September 15, 2008, applicant transferred 
its assets to BlackRock Global Science & Technology Opportunities 
Portfolio, a series of BlackRock FundsSM, based on net asset 
value. Expenses of $487,556 incurred in connection with the 
reorganization were paid by BlackRock Advisors, LLC, applicant's 
investment adviser, or its affiliates.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on November 12, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 800 Scudders Mill Rd., Plainsboro, NJ 08536.

MuniDividend Insured Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-21062]; MuniHoldings Fund 
III, Inc. [File No. 811-21626]; MuniHoldings California Fund, Inc. 
[File No. 811-21627]

    Summary: Applicants, each a closed-end investment company, seek an 
order declaring that they have ceased to be investment companies. 
Applicants have never made a public offering of their securities and do 
not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of any 
kind.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on November 5, 2008.
    Applicants' Address: BlackRock Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Rd., 
Plainsboro, NJ 08536.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-21722]; 
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-
21755]

    Summary: Applicants, each a closed-end investment company, seek an 
order declaring that they have ceased to be investment companies. On 
November 3, 2008, each applicant transferred its assets to BlackRock 
Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc., based on net asset value. 
Expenses of $289,026 and $267,780, respectively, incurred in connection 
with the reorganizations were paid by each applicant.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on November 19, 2008.
    Applicants' Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809.

Mezzacappa Partners, LLC [File No. 811-21752]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Between 
January 24, 2008 and December 3, 2008, applicant made liquidating 
distributions to its shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses 
of approximately $350,000 incurred in connection with the liquidation 
were paid by applicant. Applicant has retained $200,000 in cash and 
trade receivables to pay remaining outstanding expenses.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on September 3, 2008, and 
amended on December 3, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: c/o Mezzacappa Management, LLC, 630 Fifth 
Ave., Suite 2600, New York, NY 10111.

Ameristock ETF Trust [File No. 811-21941]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. On August 22, 2008, applicant made a final 
liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based

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on net asset value. Expenses of $82,245 incurred in connection with the 
liquidation were paid by Ameristock Corporation, applicant's investment 
adviser.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 14, 2008, and 
amended on December 1, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 1320 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 145, Alameda, 
CA 94502.

Fortis Growth Fund Inc. [File No. 811-848]; Fortis Income Portfolios 
Inc. [File No. 811-2341]; Fortis Money Portfolios Inc. [File No. 811-
2943]; Fortis Tax-Free Portfolios Inc. [File No. 811-3498]; Fortis 
Advantage Portfolios Inc. [File No. 811-5355]; Fortis Worldwide 
Portfolios Inc. [File No. 811-6297]

    Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased 
to be an investment company. On February 15, 2002, each applicant 
transferred its assets to The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc., based on 
net asset value. Applicants incurred no expenses in connection with the 
reorganizations.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on July 8, 2008, and 
amended on September 30, 2008, and November 11, 2008.
    Applicants' Address: PO Box 2999, Hartford, CT 06104-2999.

Enterprise Accumulation Trust [File No. 811-5543]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. Shareholders approved the merger of 
applicant's fund on June 28, 2004, and applicant distributed its assets 
on July 9, 2004. The fund surviving the merger is EQ Advisors Trust. 
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company and MONY Life Insurance Company 
paid the $968,124 incurred in connection with the merger.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on February 9, 2006.
    Applicant's Address: Atlanta Financial Center, 3343 Peachtree Road, 
NE., Suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia 30326-1022.

Variable Investment Trust [File No. 811-8392]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. Applicant requests deregistration based on 
abandonment of registration. At the time of filing, applicant had no 
shareholders and thus qualified for an exclusion from the definition of 
``investment company'' in Section 3(c)(1) of the 1940 Act.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 30, 2008, and 
amended and restated on December 1, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 3001 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 
06904.

The American Separate Account 5 [File No. 811-10409]

    Summary: Applicant, a unit investment trust, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company as part of a 
liquidation. Applicant has distributed all of its assets to the fund's 
shareholders, has no assets or liabilities, and has incurred no 
expenses in connection with the liquidation. Applicant is not now 
engaged, nor does it intend to engage, in any business activities other 
than those necessary for winding up its affairs.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on August 8, 2008.
    Applicant's Address: 6 International Drive, Suite 190, Rye Brook, 
NY 10573.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-30855 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]

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