Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form N-Q
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
811-21219
Investment Company Act File Number
 
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II
(Formerly, Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
 
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
September 30
Date of Fiscal Year End
 
December 31, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
Signatures
EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification


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Item 1. Schedule of Investments


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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Tax-Exempt Investments — 181.8%
 
                 
Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Electric Utilities — 0.6%
$ 1,600    
Sabine River Authority, TX, (TXU Energy Co. LLC), 5.20%, 5/1/28
  $ 747,776  
                 
            $ 747,776  
                 
General Obligations — 3.0%
$ 3,500    
New York, NY, 5.25%, 1/15/33(1)
  $ 3,582,390  
                 
            $ 3,582,390  
                 
Hospital — 5.5%
$ 60    
Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/25
  $ 53,266  
  900    
Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/35
    723,510  
  750    
Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.25%, 2/15/27
    670,327  
  500    
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, (Hawaii Pacific Health), 5.60%, 7/1/33
    497,415  
  1,285    
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.25%, 11/15/36
    1,240,102  
  1,955    
Knox County, TN, Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, (Covenant Health), 0.00%, 1/1/38
    326,602  
  5,000    
Knox County, TN, Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, (Covenant Health), 0.00%, 1/1/39
    782,250  
  960    
Lehigh County, PA, General Purpose Authority, (Lehigh Valley Health Network), 5.25%, 7/1/32
    951,245  
  1,440    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/38
    1,238,184  
                 
            $ 6,482,901  
                 
Industrial Development Revenue — 7.6%
$ 4,750    
Liberty Development Corp., NY, (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 5.25%, 10/1/35(1)
  $ 4,749,696  
  4,790    
St. John Baptist Parish, LA, (Marathon Oil Corp.), 5.125%, 6/1/37
    4,335,189  
                 
            $ 9,084,885  
                 
Insured-Electric Utilities — 14.9%
$ 1,000    
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., OH, (Prairie State Energy), (AGC), 5.75%, 2/15/39
  $ 1,060,350  
  19,340    
Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District No. 1, (Columbia River), (NPFG), 0.00%, 6/1/23
    9,980,600  
  2,900    
JEA, FL, Electric System Revenue, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/34
    2,900,609  
  2,460    
Mississippi Development Bank, (Municipal Energy), (XLCA), 5.00%, 3/1/41
    2,045,884  
  1,595    
South Carolina Public Service Authority, (Santee Cooper), (BHAC), 5.50%, 1/1/38
    1,735,982  
                 
            $ 17,723,425  
                 
Insured-Escrowed/Prerefunded — 0.1%
$ 35    
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), (BHAC), Prerefunded to 11/15/16, 5.25%, 11/15/36
  $ 41,381  
  82    
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), (BHAC), Prerefunded to 11/15/16, 5.25%, 11/15/36(1)
    96,382  
                 
            $ 137,763  
                 
Insured-General Obligations — 17.6%
$ 2,550    
Butler County, KS, Unified School District No. 394, (AGM), 3.50%, 9/1/24
  $ 2,479,059  
  12,165    
Chabot-Las Positas, CA, Community College District, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/43
    1,205,187  
  17,000    
Coast Community College District, CA, (Election of 2002), (AGM), 0.00%, 8/1/33
    3,667,750  
  2,800    
District of Columbia, (FGIC), (NPFG), 4.75%, 6/1/33
    2,780,316  
  1,500    
Goodyear, AZ, (NPFG), 3.00%, 7/1/26
    1,321,755  
  2,000    
Los Angeles, CA, Unified School District, (AGC), 5.00%, 1/1/34
    2,015,040  
  1,250    
Philadelphia, PA, (AGC), 7.00%, 7/15/28
    1,442,112  
  5,500    
Washington, (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/25(1)
    6,033,885  
                 
            $ 20,945,104  
                 
Insured-Hospital — 28.0%
$ 1,750    
Arizona Health Facilities Authority, (Banner Health), (BHAC), 5.375%, 1/1/32
  $ 1,817,375  
  1,500    
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Sutter Health), (AGM), 5.05%, 8/15/38(1)
    1,500,945  
 
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Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
$ 1,695    
Centre County, PA, Hospital Authority, (Mount Nittany Medical Center), (AGC), 6.125%, 11/15/39
  $ 1,762,410  
  450    
Centre County, PA, Hospital Authority, (Mount Nittany Medical Center), (AGC), 6.25%, 11/15/44
    467,721  
  2,200    
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Catholic Health), (AGM), 5.10%, 10/1/41(1)
    2,192,960  
  1,485    
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), (BHAC), 5.25%, 11/15/36
    1,511,463  
  3,418    
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), (BHAC), 5.25%, 11/15/36(1)
    3,479,398  
  1,490    
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), (NPFG), 5.00%, 11/15/35
    1,383,852  
  2,500    
Illinois Finance Authority, (Children’s Memorial Hospital), (AGC), 5.25%, 8/15/47(1)
    2,477,124  
  2,500    
Indiana Health and Educational Facility Finance Authority, (Sisters of St. Francis Health Services), (AGM), 5.25%, 5/15/41(1)
    2,506,500  
  2,090    
Maricopa County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Catholic Healthcare West), (BHAC), 5.25%, 7/1/32
    2,149,983  
  1,000    
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Hackensack University Medical Center), (AGC), 5.25%, 1/1/36(1)
    1,021,610  
  1,385    
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Meridian Health Center), Series II, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/38
    1,387,853  
  500    
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Meridian Health Center), Series V, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/38(1)
    501,030  
  2,245    
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Virtua Health), (AGC), 5.50%, 7/1/38
    2,334,239  
  2,750    
New York Dormitory Authority, (Health Quest Systems), (AGC), 5.125%, 7/1/37(1)
    2,790,178  
  1,545    
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (MultiCare Health System), (AGC), 6.00%, 8/15/39
    1,638,024  
  2,300    
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, (Providence Health Care), (AGM), 5.25%, 10/1/33
    2,360,352  
                 
            $ 33,283,017  
                 
Insured-Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 9.1%
$ 1,000    
Essex County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (NPFG), 5.50%, 10/1/30
  $ 1,138,270  
  4,600    
Hudson Yards, NY, Infrastructure Corp., (NPFG), 4.50%, 2/15/47
    3,910,046  
  875    
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction), (AGC), 5.50%, 12/15/34
    941,964  
  3,250    
San Diego County, CA, Water Authority, Certificates of Participation, (AGM), 5.00%, 5/1/38(1)
    3,239,990  
  1,500    
Tri-Creek Middle School Building Corp., IN, (AGM), 5.25%, 1/15/34(1)
    1,563,870  
                 
            $ 10,794,140  
                 
Insured-Other Revenue — 3.6%
$ 2,540    
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/34
  $ 441,503  
  2,735    
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (100 Cambridge Street Redevelopment), (NPFG), 5.125%, 2/1/34
    2,666,543  
  1,000    
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (Yankee Stadium), (AGC), 7.00%, 3/1/49
    1,152,780  
                 
            $ 4,260,826  
                 
Insured-Private Education — 4.0%
$ 2,000    
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University), (AMBAC), (BHAC), 5.00%, 10/1/35
  $ 2,038,860  
  2,500    
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University), (XLCA), 6.00%, 5/15/59
    2,781,025  
                 
            $ 4,819,885  
                 
Insured-Public Education — 3.4%
$ 3,900    
University of South Alabama, (BHAC), 5.00%, 8/1/38
  $ 4,009,434  
                 
            $ 4,009,434  
                 
Insured-Sewer Revenue — 0.2%
$ 265    
Marysville, OH, Wastewater Treatment System, (AGC), (XLCA), 4.75%, 12/1/46
  $ 258,367  
                 
            $ 258,367  
                 
Insured-Solid Waste — 1.1%
$ 740    
Palm Beach County, FL, Solid Waste Authority, (BHAC), 5.00%, 10/1/24
  $ 800,147  
  425    
Palm Beach County, FL, Solid Waste Authority, (BHAC), 5.00%, 10/1/26
    455,460  
                 
            $ 1,255,607  
                 
 
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Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 13.7%
$ 5,365    
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, IL, (McCormick Place Expansion), (NPFG), 0.00%, 12/15/34
  $ 1,352,034  
  4,000    
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, IL, (McCormick Place Expansion), (NPFG), 5.25%, 6/15/42
    4,041,360  
  3,000    
Miami-Dade County, FL, Professional Sports Franchise Facilities, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/1/39
    1,720,020  
  2,500    
New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Occupancy Tax, (AMBAC), 4.75%, 11/15/45
    2,314,000  
  2,060    
New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Occupancy Tax, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 11/15/44
    1,997,088  
  34,675    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/54
    1,989,998  
  6,075    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/44
    726,509  
  12,065    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45
    1,348,023  
  7,595    
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/46
    787,829  
                 
            $ 16,276,861  
                 
Insured-Student Loan — 2.1%
$ 2,395    
Maine Educational Loan Authority, (AGC), 5.625%, 12/1/27
  $ 2,497,075  
                 
            $ 2,497,075  
                 
Insured-Transportation — 26.1%
$ 7,900    
E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/22
  $ 3,637,792  
  1,305    
Manchester, NH, (Manchester-Boston Regional Airport), (AGM), 5.125%, 1/1/30
    1,312,947  
  10,000    
Maryland Transportation Authority, (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/41(1)
    10,541,350  
  1,000    
Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Airports Authority, (BHAC), 5.00%, 10/1/24
    1,082,120  
  535    
Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Airports Authority, (BHAC), 5.00%, 10/1/29
    562,793  
  5,185    
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, Metropolitan Airports Commission, (FGIC), (NPFG), 4.50%, 1/1/32
    4,914,343  
  13,885    
Nevada Department of Business and Industry, (Las Vegas Monorail -1st Tier), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 1/1/20
    2,121,350  
  1,040    
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (AGC), 5.50%, 12/15/38
    1,119,113  
  255    
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, (Triangle Expressway System), (AGC), 5.50%, 1/1/29
    273,312  
  290    
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, (Triangle Expressway System), (AGC), 5.75%, 1/1/39
    308,635  
  5,605    
Texas Turnpike Authority, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/15/42
    5,189,894  
                 
            $ 31,063,649  
                 
Insured-Water and Sewer — 17.8%
$ 1,500    
Atlanta, GA, Water and Wastewater, (NPFG), 5.00%, 11/1/39
  $ 1,417,800  
  670    
Bossier City, LA, Utilities Revenue, (BHAC), 5.25%, 10/1/26
    729,215  
  420    
Bossier City, LA, Utilities Revenue, (BHAC), 5.25%, 10/1/27
    454,864  
  660    
Bossier City, LA, Utilities Revenue, (BHAC), 5.50%, 10/1/38
    702,339  
  1,910    
Chicago, IL, Wastewater Transmission Revenue, (BHAC), 5.50%, 1/1/38
    2,023,970  
  1,250    
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, (AGC), 5.00%, 10/1/34(1)
    1,267,600  
  435    
Houston, TX, Utility System, (AGM), (BHAC), 5.00%, 11/15/33
    449,259  
  2,205    
New York, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, (BHAC), 5.75%, 6/15/40
    2,473,591  
  3,195    
Ogden City, UT, Sewer and Water, (AGM), 4.50%, 6/15/38
    2,962,947  
  10,585    
Pearland, TX, Waterworks and Sewer Systems, (NPFG), 3.50%, 9/1/31
    8,743,528  
                 
            $ 21,225,113  
                 
Insured-Water Revenue — 22.0%
$ 7,000    
Contra Costa, CA, Water District, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/1/32(1)
  $ 7,094,412  
  5,500    
Los Angeles, CA, Department of Water and Power, (BHAC), (FGIC), 5.00%, 7/1/43(1)
    5,522,440  
  6,110    
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, (AMBAC), 4.00%, 8/1/40
    5,312,523  
  6,750    
Metropolitan Water District, CA, Water and Sewer Systems, (BHAC), (FGIC), 5.00%, 10/1/36(1)
    6,891,682  
  1,340    
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (BHAC), 5.00%, 10/1/39
    1,355,370  
                 
            $ 26,176,427  
                 
Other Revenue — 0.1%
$ 150    
Main Street National Gas, Inc., GA, Gas Project Revenue, 5.50%, 9/15/27
  $ 149,986  
                 
            $ 149,986  
                 
 
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Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value  
Public Education — 1.3%
$ 1,500    
University of Virginia, 5.00%, 6/1/40(2)
  $ 1,594,680  
                 
            $ 1,594,680  
                 
         
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 181.8%
(identified cost $226,736,869)
  $ 216,369,311  
         
 
Short-Term Investments — 1.2%
 
                 
Principal
           
Amount
           
(000’s omitted)     Description   Value  
$ 1,446    
State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 1/4/10
  $ 1,446,219  
                 
         
Total Short-Term Investments — 1.2%
(identified cost $1,446,219)
  $ 1,446,219  
         
         
Total Investments — 183.0%
(identified cost $228,183,088)
  $ 217,815,530  
         
         
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative Unpaid Dividends — (37.6)%
  $ (44,701,574 )
         
         
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (45.4)%
  $ (54,120,034 )
         
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 118,993,922  
         
 
             
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.
         
AGC   -   Assured Guaranty Corp.
         
AGM
  -   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
         
AMBAC
  -   AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
         
BHAC
  -   Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
         
FGIC
  -   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
         
NPFG
  -   National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
         
XLCA
  -   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 
At December 31, 2009, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of total investments, is as follows:
             
             
        California   14.3%
        New York   10.5%
        Others, representing less than 10% individually   75.2%
 
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at December 31, 2009, 89.4% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 2.3% to 23.2% of total investments.
         
(1)
      Security represents the underlying municipal bond of an inverse floater.
         
(2)
      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
 
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A summary of financial instruments outstanding at December 31, 2009 is as follows:
 
Futures Contracts
 
                                 
Expiration
          Aggregate
          Net Unrealized
 
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost     Value     Appreciation  
3/10
  115 U.S. Treasury Bond   Short   $ (13,773,597 )   $ (13,268,125 )   $ 505,472  
3/10
  61 U.S. Treasury Note   Short     (7,222,091 )     (7,042,640 )     179,451  
                                 
                            $ 684,923  
                                 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
                                 
          Annual
    Floating
  Effective Date/
     
    Notional
    Fixed Rate
    Rate
  Termination
  Net Unrealized
 
Counterparty   Amount     Paid By Fund     Paid To Fund   Date   Appreciation  
JPMorgan Chase Co. 
  $ 3,000,000       4.097 %   3-month USD-
LIBOR-BBA
  March 15, 2010 /
March 15, 2040
  $ 233,592  
Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. 
    3,000,000       4.260       3-month USD-
LIBOR-BBA
  February 24, 2010 /
February 24, 2040
    145,998  
                                 
                            $ 379,590  
                                 
 
The effective date represents the date on which the Fund and the counterparty to the interest rate swap contract begin interest payment accruals.
 
At December 31, 2009, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts. The Fund may also purchase and sell U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
At December 31, 2009, the aggregate fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in an asset position and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was $1,064,513.
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2009, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
         
Aggregate cost
  $ 171,011,407  
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 5,242,055  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (15,802,932 )
         
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (10,560,877 )
         
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •   Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •   Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •   Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
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At December 31, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
                   
    Active Markets for
    Significant Other
    Significant
       
    Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Unobservable Inputs        
       
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
   
Tax-Exempt Investments
  $     $ 216,369,311     $     $ 216,369,311  
Short-Term Investments
          1,446,219             1,446,219  
 
 
Total Investments
  $     $ 217,815,530     $     $ 217,815,530  
 
 
Futures Contracts
  $ 684,923     $     $     $ 684,923  
Interest Rate Swaps
          379,590             379,590  
 
 
Total
  $ 684,923     $ 218,195,120     $     $ 218,880,043  
 
 
 
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of September 30, 2009 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.
 
For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements included in its semiannual or annual report to shareholders.
 
Effective February 1, 2010, the name of the Fund was changed from Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II.
 
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures
 
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Signatures
 
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.
 
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II
 
         
By:
  /s/ Thomas M. Metzold    
         
    Thomas M. Metzold    
    President    
         
Date:
  February 22, 2010    
 
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/ Thomas M. Metzold    
         
    Thomas M. Metzold    
    President    
         
Date:
  February 22, 2010    
         
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
         
    Barbara E. Campbell    
    Treasurer    
         
Date:
  February 22, 2010