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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001081513-02-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021016
FILED AS OF DATE:		20021016

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STUEBE FRED
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001081513
		RELATIONSHIP:				OFFICER

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		800 SCUDDER MILL ROAD
		CITY:			PLAINSBORO
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			085636

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MUNIVEST FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000835948
		IRS NUMBER:				222919170
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05611
		FILM NUMBER:		02790325

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 9011
		CITY:			PRINCETON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08543-9011
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6092822467

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MUNIPLUS FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880913
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<TD width="254 pixels" valign="top"><center><B><font size="4">FORM 4</B></center><br><font size="1"><b>[ ] Check this box if no longer<br>subject to Section 16.  Form 4 or Form<br>5 obligations may continue.<br>See Instruction 1(b).</b></b>
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<TD width="764 pixels" valign="center"><center><b>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR><center><font size="1">Washington, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</b></center><br><font size="2"><b>STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP</b><br><br><font size="1">Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility<br>Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940<center>
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<TD width="254 pixels"><center><font size="1">OMB APPROVAL</center><br><hr width="98%"><br>OMB Number: 3235-0287<br>Expires: December 31, 2001<br>Estimated average burden<br>hours per response. . . . . 0.5
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<TD width="446 pixels"> <font size="1">1. Name and Address of Reporting Person<sup>*</sup><br><b>Stuebe, Fred&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><hr width="98%"><center> (Last) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(First) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(Middle)</center><b>c/o Fund Asset Management<br></b><b>P.O. Box 9011<br></b><hr width="98%"><center>(Street)</center><b>Princeton, NJ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;08543-9011</b><br><hr width="98%"><center> (City) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(State) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(Zip)</center><br>
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<TD width="254 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">2. Issuer Name and Ticker<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or Trading Symbol<br><br><b>MuniVest Fund, Inc. &nbsp; MVF</b><hr width="98%">3. I.R.S. Identification<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number of Reporting<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Person, if an entity<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(voluntary)<br>
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<TD width="190 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">4. Statement for<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Month/Year)<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>October 2002</b><br><br><hr width="98%">5. If Amendment,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date of Original<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Month/Year)<br>
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<TD width="382 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer<br><center>(Check all applicable)</center><br><u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</u> Director &nbsp; <u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</u> 10% Owner<br><u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</u> Officer &nbsp; &nbsp; <u>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<b>X</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</u> Other<br><br>Officer/Other<br>Description &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <u><b>Vice President and Portfolio Manager to the Issuer</u></b><hr width="98%">7. Individual or Joint/Group<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Filing (Check Applicable Line)<br><br><u> <b>X</b> </u> &nbsp; Individual Filing<br><u> &nbsp; &nbsp; </u> &nbsp; Joint/Group Filing
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<TD width="100%"valign="top"><font size="1"><center><b>Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned</b></center>
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<TD width="280 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">1. Title of Security<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 3)<br><br>
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<TD width="128 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">2. Transaction Date<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Month/Day/Year)
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<TD width="100 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">3. Transaction<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Code<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Voluntary<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Code<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 8)<br><br><hr width="98%"><center>Code &nbsp;|&nbsp; V &nbsp; &nbsp; </center>
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<TD width="320 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)<br><br><br><br><br><br><hr width="98%"><center>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Amount &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A/D &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Price &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </center>
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<TD width="140 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">5. Amount of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beneficially<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Owned at<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;End of Month<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 3 and 4)
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<TD width="114 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">6. Owner-<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ship<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Direct(D)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indirect (I)<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 4)
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<TD width="190 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">7. Nature of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indirect<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beneficial<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 4)
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<TD width="128 pixels"><font size="1"><b>10/16/2002</b><br>
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<TD width="320 pixels"><font size="1"><center><b>250.00</b> &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>A</b> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; <b>$8.94 &nbsp; &nbsp;</b></center>
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<TD width="140 pixels"align="right"><font size="1"><b>8,750.00</b>
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<font size="1">Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.<br>* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).<br><br><font size="1"><p align="right">(over)<br>SEC 1474 (3-99)</p>
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<TD width="100%" align="right"><b>Stuebe, Fred  - October 2002</b><br>
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<TD width="100%"><b>Form 4 (continued)</b>
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<TD width="100%"valign="top"><font size="1"><center><b>Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned<br>(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)</b></center>
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<TD width="178 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">1. Title of Derivative Security<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 3)
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<TD width="76 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">2. Conver-<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sion or<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exercise<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Price of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deri-<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vative<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Security
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<TD width="76 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">3. Transaction<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Month/<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Day/<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Year)
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<TD width="78 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">4. Transaction<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Code<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Voluntary (V)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Code<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr.8)<br><br><br><br><br><br><hr width="98%"><center>Code | V &nbsp; &nbsp; </center>
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<TD width="160 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">5. Number of Derivative<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities Acquired (A)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or Disposed (D) Of<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 3,4 and 5)
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<TD width="162 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">6. Date Exercisable(DE) and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expiration Date(ED)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Month/Day/Year)<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><hr width="98%"><center>&nbsp; (DE) &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; (ED) &nbsp;</center>
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<TD width="186 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">7. Title and Amount of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Underlying Securities<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr. 3 and 4)
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<TD width="76 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">8. Price<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Derivative<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Security<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr.5)
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<TD width="102 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">9. Number of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Derivative<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beneficially<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Owned<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at End of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Month<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr.4)
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<TD width="50 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">10.<br>Owner-<br>ship<br>Form of<br>Deriv-<br>ative<br>Security:<br>Direct<br>(D)<br>or<br>Indirect<br>(I)
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<TD width="128 pixels"valign="top"><font size="1">11. Nature of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indirect<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beneficial<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Instr.4)
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<font size="1">Explanation of Responses : <br><br><br>
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<TD width="60%"valign="top"><font size="1">** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).<br><br>Note: &nbsp; File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.  If space is insufficient,<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; See Instruction 6 for procedure.<br><br>Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not<br>required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.
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<TD width="40%"valign="top"><font size="1">________________________________ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; __________________<br>** Signature of Reporting Person &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Date<br><br><b>Tammy L. Eng-Palmer, Power of Attorney<br>Fred  Stuebe</b><br><br><br>
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