UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-06292
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UBS Investment Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
Mark F. Kemper, Esq.
UBS Global Asset Management
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6028
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
Jack W. Murphy, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-2401
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-821 3000
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2012
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Asset Allocation |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Annual Report
August 31, 2012
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
October 15, 2012
Dear shareholder,
We present you with the annual report for UBS U.S. Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2012.
Performance
Over the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 11.42% before deducting the maximum sales charge, and 5.30% after deducting the maximum sales charge. During the same period, the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which tracks large cap US equities, gained 18.00%. Since the Fund invests in both stocks and bonds, we believe it is appropriate to also compare its performance to the UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Index (the “Index”),1 which returned 13.71% over the period. (Returns for all share classes over various time periods and descriptions of the indexes are shown in “Performance at a glance” on pages 12 to 14; please note that the returns shown do not
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Investment goal:
Total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income
Portfolio Managers:
Portfolio Management Team,
including Curt Custard,
Andreas Koester, Jon Adams
and David Buckle*
UBS Global Asset
Management (Americas) Inc.
Commencement:
Class A—May 10, 1993
Class C—July 22, 1992
Class Y—May 10, 1993
Dividend payments:
Annually, if any
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reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.)
Q. | How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period? |
A. | While the overall US economy continued to grow, the pace of the expansion was uneven during the reporting period. Looking back, the Commerce Department reported 1.3% gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth in the US for the third quarter of 2012, followed by a 4.1% rate of growth in the fourth quarter. GDP growth in the US then slowed to 2.0% and 1.3% in the first and second quarters, respectively, of 2012. |
Q. | How did the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) react to the economic environment? |
A. | Given considerably slower-than-anticipated economic growth, the Fed kept the federal funds rate at an extremely low level of between 0.00% and 0.25% during the period, and announced its intention to maintain this rate through mid-2015. Additionally, in an attempt to stimulate the economy and keep longer term interest rates low, the Fed announced a plan to purchase $400 billion of longer term Treasury securities, and to sell an equal amount of shorter term Treasury securities (dubbed “Operation Twist”) by June 2012. By period end, the Fed had extended this June deadline to mid-2015. Finally, after the reporting period had ended, the Fed introduced an anticipated third round of quantitative easing, which involves purchasing $40 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities on an open-end basis each month. The Fed further noted that it would be willing to buy additional assets if it saw no improvement in the job market. |
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Q. | How did the stock market perform during the reporting period? |
A. | The US equity market was volatile during the period under review. Early in the reporting period, the US equity market fell sharply, due to concerns of a double-dip recession and the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis. The US equity market then rallied over much of the next six months, given generally solid corporate profits and signs that the US economy was gaining some momentum. However, after being largely flat in April, the US market declined in May. This reversal in investor sentiment was triggered by an escalation of the European sovereign debt crisis, as well as indications that the US economy was experiencing a soft patch. Stocks then rallied during the last three months of the period, due to some signs of progress in the European crisis and given expectations for additional policy accommodation by the Fed. When all was said and done, the US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned 18% during the 12 months ended August 31, 2012. |
Q. | How did the bond market perform during the reporting period? |
A. | While the US taxable spread sectors (non-US Treasury fixed income securities) also experienced periods of volatility during the reporting period, they ultimately produced positive returns and, in some cases, outperformed equal-duration Treasuries. Risk aversion wasn’t limited to the equity markets, as the spread sectors performed poorly during the first month of the reporting period. However, investor risk appetite was generally robust over the next six months, largely due to positive US economic news. In addition, concerns related to the European sovereign debt crisis appeared to move to the back burner. Against this backdrop, high yield bonds and emerging markets debt generated solid results. Risk aversion then ruled the fixed income markets in late April and May; however, as was the case with the equity market, spread sectors rallied from June through August as investor sentiment improved. All told, during the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the overall US bond market, as measured by the Barclays US Aggregate Index, returned 2.97%. |
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Q. | How was the Fund allocated during the reporting period?2 |
A. | Throughout the period, we adjusted the portfolio given changing economic and market conditions. We started the period slightly overweight to equities versus the Index, with a 66% allocation, as we felt the asset class was, in general, undervalued. At the same time, we were underweight fixed income, with a 24.5% allocation to US investment grade bonds, a 5% allocation to US high yield bonds and a 4.5% allocation to cash. |
At the end of the reporting period, the Fund was allocated as follows: US equities—60%; US investment grade bonds—24%; US high yield bonds—7%; cash—9%. For comparison purposes, neutral Index weights for the Fund are 65% equities and 35% fixed income. | |
From a strategy perspective, we significantly reduced the Fund’s equity exposure early in the period, as economic data appeared to be less supportive of an overweight position. This hurt performance through the end of 2011, as the equity market posted solid returns. At the beginning of 2012, economic data in the US improved and we added to our equity allocation, bringing it up to 65% by the end of the first quarter. However, we were careful to remain conservatively positioned given the uncertainty that existed for US growth sustainability. In anticipation of a summer slump, similar to what we experienced in 2011, we again cut our equity exposure, but redeployed some of these proceeds into a 2% high yield overweight given the prospects for continued low defaults. This benefited the portfolio, as equities stumbled in May. However, reducing our equity exposure detracted from relative results when US equities, which were more resilient than their global counterparts, rebounded in June. Although US equities continued to rally at the end of the period, we remained cautious as developments across the globe could have substantial impacts on the US economy. Additionally, we continue to look for signs of resolution to the US fiscal cliff and to keep an eye on the sustainability of corporate earnings. |
2 Allocations include derivatives exposure.
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Throughout the period under review, we maintained an underweight in US fixed income. Within the asset class, we favored investment grade corporate bonds versus Treasuries. As the period progressed, we also found high yield bonds to be increasingly quite attractive and we added to our allocation in May 2012, bringing it to an overweight position versus the benchmark. | |
Overall, asset allocation detracted from performance during the reporting period, as the Fund was underweight equities versus the Index at times when the market rallied. On the upside, an overweight to investment grade corporate bonds was beneficial, given generally solid demand as investors looked to generate incremental yield in the low interest rate environment. Our strategic cash overweight also detracted from performance during the period. However, given the volatility of the markets and our cautious outlook, we were careful to not over-allocate to riskier assets and simultaneously found US Treasuries to be highly overvalued. | |
Certain derivative instruments were used during the period. S&P 500 Index futures were used to manage our equity exposure. We also used US Treasury futures to manage bond exposure and duration positioning. Toward the end of the period, we purchased call options on the S&P 500 Index to add to our equity exposure and take advantage of the relative attractiveness of shorter-term options. These options modestly contributed to performance during the period. | |
Q. | What were positive contributors to Fund performance, and what were negative contributors? |
A. | In the US Equity Research equity portion of the Fund, stock selection detracted from performance. Sector positioning did not meaningfully impact results. In terms of stock selection, the Fund’s holdings in the consumer discretionary, energy and telecommunication services sectors were the least beneficial for performance. This was partially offset by positive stock selection in the health care, industrials and utilities sectors. |
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Looking at individual stocks, NII Holdings, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc. and ServiceSource International were the largest detractors from results. NII Holdings provides mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. Its shares declined given the weakness in the Brazilian real and disappointing subscriber growth. The company has delayed its subscriber initiatives as it transitions from a 2G to a 3G network. We maintain our position, as we feel the stock price is very attractive, the company has a valuable franchise and it is well positioned for future growth. Shares of automobile parts manufacturer Johnson Controls declined as the company has been negatively impacted by softness in European automotive production, resulting in disappointing earnings results. We sold the stock to invest in higher conviction areas. ServiceSource International is a customer management software company. It performed poorly after not raising its outlook for future revenues. We still like the company, as we believe its fundamentals have improved and that the recent increase in its sales force will help drive revenue growth going forward. | |
The largest stock contributors in the portfolio were Pharmasset, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and Textron, Inc. Pharmasset is a biotechnology company that is focused on the development of nucleotide hepatitis C virus inhibitors taken orally rather than via the traditional injection method. Pharmasset’s shares rose sharply after Gilead, the largest maker of HIV medicines, agreed to buy Pharmasset at a substantial premium. (The acquisition was completed in January 2012.) Skyworks Solutions is a wireless semiconductor company. It continues to benefit from strong demand for high-end smartphones and we believe it is well positioned for future growth. Textron is a global multi-industry company with operations in the aircraft, defense, automobile and finance businesses. Their products include airplanes, helicopters, weapons and automotive products. The company’s stock price soared at the end of January 2012 after reporting a much better outlook than investors had anticipated. Textron has been executing well through a difficult business jet environment, and we sold out of our position in mid-March 2012 following the stock’s sharp rally. | |
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From a sector positioning perspective, an underweight to utilities, an overweight to consumer discretionary and an underweight to industrials were contributors to relative performance. Conversely, underweights to consumer staples, information technology and telecommunication services were detractors from relative results. | |
| In the US growth equity portion of the Fund, stock selection detracted from performance, whereas sector positioning contributed to results. In terms of stock selection, the Fund’s holdings in the consumer discretionary, information technology and health care sectors were the least beneficial for performance. This was partially offset by positive stock selection in the materials, telecommunication services and industrials sectors. |
Looking at individual stocks, Facebook Inc. (“FB”), Baidu, Inc. and Netflix, Inc. were among the largest detractors from results. Shares of FB, the world’s leading social media platform, declined following its Initial Public Offering (IPO). Factors that contributed to its decline included technical problems on the NASDAQ exchange, the lack of a first day trading surge due to an increase in the stock’s offering price and IPO share count, and press reports questioning the efficacy of FB advertising. We still see FB as a long term winner in online branding advertising, and believe the company will be uniquely positioned to capture branded advertising shares as advertisers take advantage of its high user engagement, significant membership base (900 million users) and social graphic data, so we continue to hold this security. Shares of Baidu, a Chinese web services company, declined as Chinese browser and free security company Qihoo 360 Technology announced plans to enter the search market. While Qihoo 360 Technology has taken some initial search share from Google and Baidu, we expect Qihoo 360 to face many obstacles, including Baidu’s tremendous sales distribution, superior add-bidding system and platform services; thus, we continue to hold Baidu. Netflix is a provider of subscription services for watching movies and TV shows through Internet-connected devices or on physical DVDs that are delivered through the postal system. Shares of Netflix fell | |
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given negative customer reaction to the company’s separation of its physical DVD delivery service and online streaming service. We exited our position in late September 2011. | |
The largest stock contributors in the portfolio were The Sherwin-Williams Co. and Visa, Inc. Sherwin-Williams is a specialty chemicals company that manufactures and distributes architectural paints and industrial coatings. Its shares performed well as the company reported stronger-than-expected revenues and earnings. Additionally, US housing data continued to improve. Visa, the largest provider of debit processing to US card issuers, contributed to results. We believe the company will continue to enjoy a dominant share in US debit, and benefit from the long-term migration from cash and check to debit. | |
From a sector positioning perspective, an underweight to energy, an overweight to information technology and an underweight to materials were contributors to relative performance. Conversely, underweights to financials and consumer staples were detractors from relative results. | |
Q. | How did you manage the Fund’s fixed income exposure during the reporting period? |
A. | The Fund’s fixed income exposure was positive for performance over the 12-month period. In particular, the portfolio benefited from overweight exposures to investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, as well as securitized sectors such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). Each of these fixed income sectors delivered positive excess returns versus comparable duration Treasuries during the period. Within the broad fixed income allocation, relative sector positioning in the financials sector and in CMBS were strongly positive contributors to results, as was security selection in MBS. Detracting from results was relative sector allocation in the industrials sector. Elsewhere, duration and yield curve positioning did not meaningfully impact the Fund’s performance. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a portfolio to |
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interest rate change and the yield curve plots the interest rates, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but differing maturity dates.) | |
Certain derivative instruments, including interest rate futures, were used to facilitate specific duration and yield curve strategies. The results of these derivatives were positive for performance during the period. US Treasury futures, which were used to adjust the Fund’s duration positioning, did not significantly impact performance. | |
Q. | What is your outlook for the economy? |
A. | We are taking a cautious approach in the portfolio and remain modestly conservative with respect to duration and equity exposure. While recent Fed actions have been supportive of an economic recovery, we believe that one must still consider the impact of the US fiscal cliff, the sustainability of US corporate margins and, more broadly, any ripple effect from global macro events, particularly out of the Eurozone. We currently view US equities as being slightly overvalued, and expect to see continued volatility given the global macro environment and the uncertainties associated with the November elections and the fiscal cliff. |
We thank you for your continued support and welcome any comments or questions you may have. For additional information on the UBS family of funds,* please contact your financial advisor or visit us at www.ubs.com/globalam-us. | |
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Sincerely,
Mark E. Carver | Curt Custard | |
President | Lead Portfolio Manager | |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund | UBS U.S. Allocation Fund | |
Managing Director | Head of Asset Allocation | |
UBS Global Asset Management | UBS Global Asset Management | |
(Americas) Inc. | (Americas) Inc. |
This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12 months ended August 31, 2012. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of October 15, 2012. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.
* | Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your Financial Advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our Web site at www.ubs.com/globalam-us. |
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Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class C shares of the Fund (unaudited)
The following graph depicts the performance of UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Class C shares versus the S&P 500 Index and the UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Index over the 10 years ended August 31, 2012. The performance of the other classes will vary based upon the different class specific expenses and sales charges. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed portfolio while the Indices are not available for investment and are unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustration purposes only.
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Performance at a glance (unaudited)
Average annual total returns for periods ended 08/31/12
1 year | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||
Class A1 | 11.42 | % | 0.69 | % | 5.70 | % | |||||
Before deducting maximum sales charge | Class C2 | 10.59 | (0.07 | ) | 4.91 | ||||||
Class Y3 | 11.74 | 1.03 | 6.06 | ||||||||
After deducting maximum sales charge | Class A1 | 5.30 | (0.44 | ) | 5.11 | ||||||
Class C2 | 9.59 | (0.07 | ) | 4.91 | |||||||
S&P 500 Index4 | 18.00 | 1.28 | 6.51 | ||||||||
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Index5 | 13.71 | 3.86 | 7.32 | ||||||||
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds median | 5.07 | 1.06 | 6.34 |
Most recent quarter-end returns (unaudited)
Average annual total returns for periods ended 09/30/12
1 year | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||
Class A1 | 20.20 | % | 0.72 | % | 7.14 | % | |||||
Before deducting maximum sales charge | Class C2 | 19.30 | (0.04 | ) | 6.34 | ||||||
Class Y3 | 20.55 | 1.04 | 7.50 | ||||||||
After deducting maximum sales charge | Class A1 | 13.61 | (0.41 | ) | 6.54 | ||||||
Class C2 | 18.30 | (0.04 | ) | 6.34 |
The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the December 29, 2011 prospectuses, were as follows: Class A—1.02% and 1.02%; Class C—1.77% and 1.77% and Class Y—0.73% and 0.73%.
Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The Fund and UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS Global AM”) have entered into a written agreement, separate from UBS Global AM’s investment advisory agreement with the Fund, whereby UBS Global AM has agreed to permanently reduce its management fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets to the following rates: $0 to $250 million: 0.50%; in excess of $250 million up to $500 million: 0.45%; in excess of $500 million up to $2 billion: 0.40%; and over $2 billion: 0.35%. Effective December 29, 2011, UBS Global AM has contractually undertaken to waive fees/reimburse a portion of the fund’s expenses, when necessary, so that the ordinary total annual operating expenses of each class through December 31, 2012 (excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs and interest expense relating to short sales, and investments in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed 1.15% for Class A, 1.90% for Class C and 0.90% for Class Y.
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Performance at a glance (unaudited) (continued)
1 Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees. |
2 Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 distribution and service fees. Prior to September 30, 2003, Class C shares were subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00%; this front-end sales charge is not reflected in the average annual total return presented for the Class C shares shown above. |
3 The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 distribution and service fees. |
4 The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, weighted index comprising 500 widely held common stocks varying in composition and is not available for direct investment. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses. |
5 The UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Index is an unmanaged index compiled by the Advisor, constructed as follows: from July 22, 1992 (the Fund’s inception) until February 29, 2004: 100% S&P 500 Index; from March 1, 2004 until May 31, 2005: 65% Russell 3000 Index, 30% Barclays US Aggregate Index, and 5% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Index; and from June 1, 2005 until present: 65% Russell 3000 Index, 30% Barclays US Aggregate Index, and 5% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses. If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus. |
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Performance at a glance (unaudited) (concluded)
Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://globalam-us.ubs.com/corpweb/performance.do.
Lipper peer group data calculated by Lipper Inc.; used with permission. The Lipper median is the return of the fund that places in the middle of a Lipper peer group.
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Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transactional costs (as applicable), including sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees (if applicable); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012.
Actual expenses
The first line for each class of shares in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for each class of shares under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The second line for each class of shares in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios for each class of shares and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return for each class of shares. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited) (concluded)
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs (as applicable), such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line in the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning account value March 1, 2012 | Ending account value August 31, 2012 | Expenses paid during period1 03/01/12 – 08/31/12 | Expense ratio during the period | ||||||||||||
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Class A Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,010.70 | $5.21 | 1.03 | % | ||||||||||
Hypothetical | |||||||||||||||
(5% annual | |||||||||||||||
return before | |||||||||||||||
expenses) | 1,000.00 | 1,019.96 | 5.23 | 1.03 | |||||||||||
Class C Actual | 1,000.00 | 1,006.80 | 8.98 | 1.78 | |||||||||||
Hypothetical | |||||||||||||||
(5% annual | |||||||||||||||
return before | |||||||||||||||
expenses) | 1,000.00 | 1,016.19 | 9.02 | 1.78 | |||||||||||
Class Y Actual | 1,000.00 | 1,012.30 | 3.74 | 0.74 | |||||||||||
Hypothetical | |||||||||||||||
(5% annual | |||||||||||||||
return before | |||||||||||||||
expenses) | 1,000.00 | 1,021.42 | 3.76 | 0.74 |
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 divided by 366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Portfolio statistics (unaudited)
Characteristics | 08/31/12 | 02/29/12 | 08/31/11 | ||||||||||
Net assets (mm) | $262.3 | $278.6 | $274.3 | ||||||||||
Number of securities | 637 | 557 | 523 | ||||||||||
Portfolio composition1 | 08/31/12 | 02/29/12 | 08/31/11 | ||||||||||
Stocks | 55.8 | % | 57.3 | % | 71.7 | % | |||||||
Bonds and notes | 24.7 | 22.3 | 21.9 | ||||||||||
Investment company | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | ||||||||||
Futures | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||||||
Options and swaps | 0.1 | — | — | ||||||||||
Cash equivalents and | |||||||||||||
other assets less liabilities | 15.0 | 16.6 | 2.4 | ||||||||||
Total | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||
Top five equity sectors1 | 08/31/12 | 02/29/12 | 08/31/11 | ||||||||||
Information | Information | Information | |||||||||||
technology | 16.8 | % | technology | 17.9 | % | technology | 16.8 | % | |||||
Consumer | Consumer | Consumer | |||||||||||
discretionary | 10.7 | discretionary | 12.4 | discretionary | 13.8 | ||||||||
Health care | 6.8 | Health care | 6.2 | Health care | 8.4 | ||||||||
Industrials | 6.0 | Energy | 5.4 | Industrials | 7.2 | ||||||||
Consumer | |||||||||||||
Energy | 5.2 | Industrials | 4.6 | staples | 6.5 | ||||||||
Total | 45.5 | % | 46.5 | % | 52.7 | % |
1 Weightings represent percentages of the Fund’s net assets as of the dates indicated. The Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time. |
2 Weighting represents less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets as of the dates indicated. |
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Portfolio statistics (unaudited) (continued)
Top ten equity securities1 | 08/31/12 | 02/29/12 | 08/31/11 | ||||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 4.2 | % | Apple, Inc. | 3.8 | % | Apple, Inc. | 3.9 | % | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.7 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 1.6 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.2 | ||||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 1.4 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.5 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 1.7 | ||||||||
Google, Inc., | |||||||||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 1.2 | Class A | 1.3 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1.5 | ||||||||
Las Vegas | |||||||||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1.2 | Sands Corp. | 1.2 | Allergan, Inc. | 1.3 | ||||||||
Google, Inc., | |||||||||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 1.1 | Priceline.com, Inc. | 1.1 | Class A | 1.3 | ||||||||
CVS Caremark | Las Vegas | ||||||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1.1 | Corp. | 1.1 | Sands Corp. | 1.3 | ||||||||
Google, Inc., Class A | 1.1 | NetApp, Inc. | 1.1 | McDonald’s Corp. | 1.2 | ||||||||
Allergan, Inc. | 1.1 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1.1 | EMC Corp. | 1.1 | ||||||||
UnitedHealth | Crown Castle | ||||||||||||
Group, Inc. | 1.1 | Allergan, Inc. | 1.1 | International Corp. | 1.1 | ||||||||
Total | 15.2 | % | 14.9 | % | 16.6 | % |
Long-term fixed income sector allocation1 | 08/31/12 | 02/29/12 | 08/31/11 | ||||||
Corporate bonds | 11.1 | % | 7.0 | % | 5.7 | % | |||
Mortgage & agency debt securities | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | ||||||
US government obligations | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.9 | ||||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | ||||||
Collateralized mortgage obligations | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Municipal bonds and notes | 0.1 | — | — | ||||||
Non-US government obligation | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||
Total | 24.7 | % | 22.2 | % | 21.8 | % |
1 Weightings represent percentages of the Fund’s net assets as of the dates indicated. The Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time. |
2 Weighting represents less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets as of the dates indicated. |
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Portfolio statistics (unaudited) (concluded)
Top ten fixed income securities1 | 08/31/12 | 02/29/12 | 08/31/11 | ||||||||||
US Treasury Notes, | US Treasury Notes, | US Treasury Notes, | |||||||||||
0.250%, | 0.125%, | 0.375%, | |||||||||||
due 05/31/14 | 3.3 | % | due 12/31/13 | 2.8 | % | due 06/30/13 | 2.5 | % | |||||
US Treasury Bonds, | US Treasury Notes, | US Treasury Bonds, | |||||||||||
3.000%, | 0.250%, | 2.125%, | |||||||||||
due 05/15/42 | 0.6 | due 11/30/13 | 1.6 | due 08/15/21 | 1.9 | ||||||||
US Treasury Notes, | US Treasury Notes, | US Treasury Notes, | |||||||||||
0.500%, | 0.875%, | 1.500%, | |||||||||||
due 07/31/17 | 0.6 | due 01/31/17 | 0.9 | due 06/30/16 | 1.3 | ||||||||
FHLMC Certificates, | FNMA Certificates, | ||||||||||||
FHLMC Certificates, | 1.000%, | 1.625%, | |||||||||||
3.000%, TBA | 0.5 | due 03/08/17 | 0.7 | due 10/26/15 | 1.1 | ||||||||
FNMA Certificates, | US Treasury Bonds, | ||||||||||||
4.500%, | FNMA Certificates, | 4.375%, | |||||||||||
due 09/01/37 | 0.5 | 4.500%, TBA | 0.7 | due 05/15/41 | 0.9 | ||||||||
FHLMC Certificates, | US Treasury Notes, | US Treasury Notes, | |||||||||||
5.500%, | 2.000%, | 0.375%, | |||||||||||
due 05/01/37 | 0.4 | due 02/15/22 | 0.6 | due 07/31/13 | 0.8 | ||||||||
FHLMC Certificates, | |||||||||||||
FNMA Certificates, | FNMA Certificates, | 5.500%, | |||||||||||
3.500%, TBA | 0.4 | 4.000%, TBA | 0.5 | due 05/01/37 | 0.5 | ||||||||
GNMA Certificates II, | FHLMC Certificates, | ||||||||||||
3.500%, | 5.500%, | FNMA Certificates, | |||||||||||
due 08/20/42 | 0.4 | due 05/01/37 | 0.4 | 5.500%, TBA | 0.5 | ||||||||
US Treasury Notes, | |||||||||||||
FNMA Certificates, | 2.000%, | FNMA Certificates, | |||||||||||
4.000%, TBA | 0.3 | due 11/15/21 | 0.4 | 5.000%, TBA | 0.5 | ||||||||
GNMA Certificates II, | FHLMC Certificates, | FNMA Certificates, | |||||||||||
6.000%, | 0.500%, | 0.875%, | |||||||||||
due 02/20/34 | 0.3 | due 04/17/15 | 0.4 | due 08/28/14 | 0.4 | ||||||||
Total | 7.3 | % | 9.0 | % | 10.4 | % |
1 Weightings represent percentages of the Fund’s net assets as of the dates indicated. The Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—55.82% | ||||
Aerospace & defense—2.02% | ||||
BE Aerospace, Inc.* | 1,800 | $ | 72,468 | |
Esterline Technologies Corp.* | 1,000 | 59,800 | ||
General Dynamics Corp. | 24,600 | 1,611,546 | ||
LMI Aerospace, Inc.* | 2,600 | 50,622 | ||
The Boeing Co. | 17,500 | 1,249,500 | ||
United Technologies Corp. | 28,200 | 2,251,770 | ||
5,295,706 | ||||
Air freight & logistics—0.02% | ||||
Hub Group, Inc., Class A* | 1,800 | 54,180 | ||
Airlines—0.12% | ||||
Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | 16,000 | 312,800 | ||
Auto components—0.04% | ||||
Tenneco, Inc.* | 3,400 | 103,258 | ||
Beverages—0.39% | ||||
Monster Beverage Corp.* | 16,600 | 978,238 | ||
National Beverage Corp.* | 3,300 | 49,104 | ||
1,027,342 | ||||
Biotechnology—2.42% | ||||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | 17,400 | 397,590 | ||
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 8,800 | 122,496 | ||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,700 | 182,257 | ||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 14,000 | 256,060 | ||
Biogen Idec, Inc.* | 11,400 | 1,671,126 | ||
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 10,900 | 503,580 | ||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.* | 50,400 | 2,907,576 | ||
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B* | 17,300 | 299,117 | ||
6,339,802 | ||||
Building products—0.03% | ||||
A.O. Smith Corp. | 1,600 | 87,536 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Capital markets—0.70% | ||||
Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A | 3,200 | $ | 79,040 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | 5,000 | 77,550 | ||
Invesco Ltd. | 20,200 | 478,336 | ||
Morgan Stanley | 74,200 | 1,113,000 | ||
PennantPark Investment Corp. | 8,800 | 95,568 | ||
1,843,494 | ||||
Chemicals—1.04% | ||||
Celanese Corp., Series A | 8,800 | 336,688 | ||
Cytec Industries, Inc. | 1,200 | 82,164 | ||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 1,600 | 48,656 | ||
The Dow Chemical Co. | 19,300 | 565,683 | ||
The Mosaic Co. | 7,300 | 422,743 | ||
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | 8,800 | 1,259,104 | ||
2,715,038 | ||||
Commercial banks—0.77% | ||||
Banner Corp. | 2,300 | 55,614 | ||
BBCN Bancorp, Inc.* | 12,131 | 151,880 | ||
City National Corp. | 1,300 | 66,755 | ||
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 4,300 | 94,342 | ||
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 1,700 | 71,570 | ||
U.S. Bancorp | 15,900 | 531,219 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 30,700 | 1,044,721 | ||
2,016,101 | ||||
Commercial services & supplies—0.04% | ||||
Innerworkings, Inc.* | 6,600 | 79,530 | ||
Performant Financial Corp.* | 2,300 | 24,955 | ||
104,485 | ||||
Communications equipment—1.59% | ||||
Aruba Networks, Inc.* | 3,000 | 58,950 | ||
Finisar Corp.* | 4,500 | 61,830 | ||
Juniper Networks, Inc.* | 27,900 | 486,576 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Communications equipment—(concluded) | ||||
NETGEAR, Inc.* | 2,200 | $ | 80,454 | |
Nortel Networks Corp.* | 25,433 | 216 | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 49,800 | 3,060,708 | ||
Riverbed Technology, Inc.* | 21,600 | 431,784 | ||
4,180,518 | ||||
Computers & peripherals—5.47% | ||||
Apple, Inc. | 16,600 | 11,042,984 | ||
NetApp, Inc.* | 85,400 | 2,948,008 | ||
SanDisk Corp.* | 8,800 | 362,736 | ||
14,353,728 | ||||
Construction & engineering—0.02% | ||||
MasTec, Inc.* | 2,500 | 45,600 | ||
Diversified consumer services—0.07% | ||||
Coinstar, Inc.*,1 | 1,600 | 81,792 | ||
Regis Corp. | 5,500 | 99,055 | ||
180,847 | ||||
Diversified financial services—1.13% | ||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 43,047 | 1,278,926 | ||
CME Group, Inc. | 11,000 | 603,900 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 29,000 | 1,077,060 | ||
2,959,886 | ||||
Electric utilities—0.37% | ||||
Edison International | 10,700 | 468,553 | ||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 6,400 | 430,784 | ||
UNS Energy Corp. | 1,800 | 72,108 | ||
971,445 | ||||
Electrical equipment—0.33% | ||||
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 1,100 | 74,866 | ||
Roper Industries, Inc. | 7,700 | 791,483 | ||
866,349 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—0.04% | ||||
Audience, Inc.* | 3,100 | $ | 56,017 | |
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.* | 2,400 | 52,152 | ||
108,169 | ||||
Energy equipment & services—2.80% | ||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 28,200 | 1,285,920 | ||
C&J Energy Services, Inc.*,1 | 2,200 | 44,286 | ||
Dawson Geophysical Co.* | 2,100 | 44,667 | ||
FMC Technologies, Inc.* | 52,100 | 2,440,364 | ||
Halliburton Co. | 20,000 | 655,200 | ||
McDermott International, Inc.* | 57,800 | 643,892 | ||
Noble Corp.* | 25,900 | 987,826 | ||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 17,000 | 1,230,460 | ||
7,332,615 | ||||
Food & staples retailing—0.92% | ||||
CVS Caremark Corp. | 52,700 | 2,400,485 | ||
Food products—0.56% | ||||
Bunge Ltd. | 6,300 | 400,995 | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A | 25,600 | 1,063,168 | ||
1,464,163 | ||||
Health care equipment & supplies—0.69% | ||||
AtriCure, Inc.* | 7,300 | 50,954 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. | 10,700 | 627,876 | ||
CONMED Corp. | 2,200 | 59,444 | ||
Greatbatch, Inc.* | 6,200 | 143,530 | ||
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | 2,700 | 74,871 | ||
ICU Medical, Inc.* | 1,200 | 66,600 | ||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | 1,700 | 66,878 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. | 13,500 | 548,910 | ||
STERIS Corp. | 2,500 | 85,600 | ||
The Cooper Cos., Inc. | 1,100 | 92,235 | ||
1,816,898 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Health care providers & services—1.58% | ||||
Centene Corp.* | 11,700 | $ | 475,137 | |
HCA Holdings, Inc. | 14,200 | 405,410 | ||
Patterson Cos., Inc. | 1,700 | 57,749 | ||
PSS World Medical, Inc.* | 4,800 | 103,632 | ||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 50,600 | 2,747,580 | ||
WellPoint, Inc. | 5,900 | 353,233 | ||
4,142,741 | ||||
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—1.21% | ||||
Caribou Coffee Co., Inc.* | 6,800 | 86,972 | ||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 53,800 | 2,280,582 | ||
Starbucks Corp. | 12,500 | 620,125 | ||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 2,500 | 128,875 | ||
WMS Industries, Inc.* | 3,400 | 54,162 | ||
3,170,716 | ||||
Household products—0.50% | ||||
Central Garden and Pet Co., Class A* | 6,600 | 77,880 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 11,500 | 1,222,565 | ||
1,300,445 | ||||
Industrial conglomerates—0.76% | ||||
Danaher Corp. | 37,400 | 2,003,518 | ||
Insurance—0.40% | ||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 20,700 | 480,654 | ||
MetLife, Inc. | 13,700 | 467,581 | ||
Validus Holdings Ltd. | 2,800 | 93,828 | ||
1,042,063 | ||||
Internet & catalog retail—2.52% | ||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 17,500 | 4,344,025 | ||
Kayak Software Corp.*,1 | 1,500 | 40,950 | ||
Priceline.com, Inc.* | 3,700 | 2,236,909 | ||
6,621,884 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Internet software & services—2.78% | ||||
Baidu, Inc., ADR* | 18,800 | $ | 2,095,072 | |
Bazaarvoice, Inc.*,1 | 1,000 | 14,840 | ||
Demandware, Inc.*,1 | 800 | 20,800 | ||
ExactTarget, Inc.*,1 | 900 | 19,053 | ||
Facebook, Inc., Class A*,1 | 41,700 | 753,936 | ||
Google, Inc., Class A* | 4,200 | 2,877,378 | ||
MercadoLibre, Inc. | 9,300 | 740,094 | ||
ValueClick, Inc.* | 4,100 | 66,666 | ||
VeriSign, Inc.* | 14,900 | 710,432 | ||
7,298,271 | ||||
IT services—3.02% | ||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 20,200 | 636,300 | ||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 3,900 | 1,649,310 | ||
ServiceSource International, Inc.* | 59,800 | 553,748 | ||
Teradata Corp.* | 17,400 | 1,329,012 | ||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 29,300 | 3,757,725 | ||
7,926,095 | ||||
Life sciences tools & services—0.93% | ||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 48,800 | 1,813,408 | ||
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | 4,500 | 451,710 | ||
Bruker Corp.* | 15,300 | 185,283 | ||
2,450,401 | ||||
Machinery—1.23% | ||||
CIRCOR International, Inc. | 1,500 | 47,775 | ||
Cummins, Inc. | 12,800 | 1,243,008 | ||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 30,900 | 1,832,061 | ||
Kaydon Corp. | 1,900 | 42,256 | ||
Nordson Corp. | 1,100 | 64,691 | ||
3,229,791 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Media—2.31% | ||||
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 5,400 | $ | 126,468 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | 63,200 | 2,119,096 | ||
DIRECTV* | 30,400 | 1,583,536 | ||
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A* | 15,200 | 833,568 | ||
ReachLocal, Inc.* | 3,700 | 46,509 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. | 17,700 | 735,435 | ||
Valassis Communications, Inc.*,1 | 1,300 | 32,591 | ||
Viacom, Inc., Class B | 11,500 | 575,115 | ||
6,052,318 | ||||
Metals & mining—0.18% | ||||
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 1,100 | 79,002 | ||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 31,400 | 383,708 | ||
462,710 | ||||
Multi-utilities—0.21% | ||||
PG&E Corp. | 12,800 | 555,648 | ||
Multiline retail—0.92% | ||||
Dollar General Corp.* | 33,200 | 1,695,524 | ||
Macy’s, Inc. | 18,100 | 729,611 | ||
2,425,135 | ||||
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—2.73% | ||||
Berry Petroleum Co., Class A | 1,600 | 58,944 | ||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 33,300 | 1,378,953 | ||
Concho Resources, Inc.* | 23,300 | 2,090,942 | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 12,500 | 1,353,750 | ||
EQT Corp. | 13,900 | 750,044 | ||
Hess Corp. | 14,700 | 742,791 | ||
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.* | 7,600 | 67,944 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 12,100 | 261,723 | ||
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*,1 | 22,200 | 456,432 | ||
7,161,523 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Paper & forest products—0.17% | ||||
International Paper Co. | 12,900 | $ | 445,824 | |
Personal products—0.96% | ||||
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | 42,100 | 2,523,895 | ||
Pharmaceuticals—1.87% | ||||
Allergan, Inc. | 33,400 | 2,876,742 | ||
Hospira, Inc.* | 16,000 | 537,280 | ||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 18,209 | 783,898 | ||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR | 18,100 | 716,398 | ||
4,914,318 | ||||
Real estate investment trusts—0.43% | ||||
American Capital Agency Corp. | 16,600 | 578,344 | ||
Campus Crest Communities, Inc. | 10,300 | 111,240 | ||
CYS Investments, Inc.1 | 4,300 | 61,834 | ||
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | 4,900 | 86,926 | ||
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 3,500 | 95,375 | ||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | 3,800 | 101,460 | ||
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | 10,200 | 86,904 | ||
1,122,083 | ||||
Road & rail—1.36% | ||||
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | 64,100 | 908,938 | ||
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 3,000 | 42,900 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 8,400 | 608,664 | ||
Ryder System, Inc. | 6,300 | 252,063 | ||
Union Pacific Corp. | 14,400 | 1,748,736 | ||
3,561,301 | ||||
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—0.86% | ||||
Atmel Corp.* | 76,800 | 455,424 | ||
Avago Technologies Ltd. | 12,800 | 468,096 | ||
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.*,1 | 18,000 | 180,180 | ||
Intersil Corp., Class A | 33,900 | 299,337 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(continued) | ||||
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—(concluded) | ||||
Micron Technology, Inc.* | 53,400 | $ | 331,614 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | 3,400 | 21,182 | ||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.* | 16,600 | 505,636 | ||
2,261,469 | ||||
Software—2.39% | ||||
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | 37,000 | 1,156,990 | ||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 6,200 | 81,840 | ||
Eloqua, Inc.* | 2,400 | 33,576 | ||
Exa Corp.* | 5,900 | 61,596 | ||
Guidewire Software, Inc.*,1 | 2,000 | 57,100 | ||
Infoblox, Inc.*,1 | 1,300 | 28,327 | ||
NICE Systems Ltd., ADR* | 1,500 | 46,920 | ||
Proofpoint, Inc.*,1 | 1,800 | 23,364 | ||
RealPage, Inc.*,1 | 1,800 | 45,918 | ||
Salesforce.com, Inc.* | 11,900 | 1,727,642 | ||
ServiceNow, Inc.*,1 | 500 | 15,550 | ||
Solera Holdings, Inc. | 1,100 | 45,243 | ||
Splunk, Inc.* | 8,000 | 275,200 | ||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.* | 3,700 | 82,066 | ||
Symantec Corp.* | 62,400 | 1,112,592 | ||
Tangoe, Inc.* | 3,700 | 59,940 | ||
VMware, Inc., Class A* | 15,800 | 1,406,832 | ||
6,260,696 | ||||
Specialty retail—0.37% | ||||
The Home Depot, Inc. | 17,200 | 976,100 | ||
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—2.78% | ||||
Coach, Inc. | 16,000 | 930,080 | ||
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.* | 4,700 | 87,890 | ||
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*,1 | 19,900 | 1,297,281 | ||
Movado Group, Inc. | 2,100 | 73,836 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||
Common stocks—(concluded) | ||||
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—(concluded) | ||||
Nike, Inc., Class B | 18,200 | $ | 1,771,952 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 19,700 | 3,125,405 | ||
7,286,444 | ||||
Thrifts & mortgage finance—0.05% | ||||
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | 8,900 | 75,561 | ||
EverBank Financial Corp. | 4,400 | 52,228 | ||
127,789 | ||||
Tobacco—0.60% | ||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 17,700 | 1,580,610 | ||
Trading companies & distributors—0.06% | ||||
United Rentals, Inc.* | 2,200 | 71,082 | ||
Watsco, Inc. | 1,200 | 90,552 | ||
161,634 | ||||
Wireless telecommunication services—1.06% | ||||
Crown Castle International Corp.* | 17,000 | 1,078,820 | ||
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.* | 131,800 | 1,282,414 | ||
NII Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 68,200 | 425,568 | ||
2,786,802 | ||||
Total common stocks (cost—$134,046,305) | 146,432,669 | |||
Preferred stock—0.00% | ||||
Consumer finance—0.00% | ||||
Ally Financial, Inc.2,4 (cost—$98) | 5 | 4,553 | ||
Investment company—4.23% | ||||
UBS Credit Bond Relationship Fund*,3 (cost—$9,046,919) | 671,919 | 11,086,530 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face | |||||
amount | Value | ||||
US government obligations—5.07% | |||||
US Treasury Bonds | |||||
3.000%, due 05/15/42 | $ | 1,560,000 | $ | 1,666,032 | |
3.125%, due 11/15/41 | 270,000 | 295,903 | |||
US Treasury Notes | |||||
0.250%, due 05/31/14 | 8,550,000 | 8,553,676 | |||
0.500%, due 07/31/17 | 1,640,000 | 1,633,209 | |||
0.750%, due 06/30/17 | 360,000 | 363,009 | |||
1.750%, due 05/15/22 | 605,000 | 617,289 | |||
1.875%, due 06/30/15 | 160,000 | 167,150 | |||
Total US government obligations (cost—$13,179,673) | 13,296,268 | ||||
Mortgage & agency debt securities—6.54% | |||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates,** | |||||
0.500%, due 04/17/15 | 630,000 | 632,379 | |||
1.000%, due 09/29/17 | 250,000 | 252,428 | |||
4.000%, due 01/01/41 | 119,814 | 128,280 | |||
5.000%, due 03/01/38 | 202,122 | 219,700 | |||
5.000%, due 11/01/38 | 23,053 | 25,003 | |||
5.000%, due 12/01/38 | 129,869 | 140,859 | |||
5.500%, due 05/01/37 | 992,703 | 1,114,664 | |||
5.500%, due 08/01/40 | 82,820 | 91,029 | |||
6.000%, due 10/01/36 | 151,295 | 167,850 | |||
6.500%, due 08/01/28 | 236,021 | 278,854 | |||
3.000%, TBA | 1,300,000 | 1,347,875 | |||
3.500%, TBA | 625,000 | 661,231 | |||
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates,** | |||||
3.000%, due 03/01/27 | 193,673 | 205,544 | |||
4.000%, due 12/01/39 | 374,647 | 401,807 | |||
4.000%, due 01/01/41 | 457,098 | 490,636 | |||
4.000%, due 02/01/41 | 175,451 | 188,379 | |||
4.000%, due 09/01/41 | 428,121 | 459,667 | |||
4.500%, due 09/01/37 | 1,168,436 | 1,270,062 | |||
4.500%, due 07/01/41 | 387,244 | 420,986 | |||
4.500%, due 09/01/41 | 382,316 | 415,628 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face | |||||
amount | Value | ||||
Mortgage & agency debt securities—(concluded) | |||||
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates,** (concluded) | |||||
5.000%, due 10/01/39 | $ | 70,839 | $ | 77,365 | |
5.000%, due 05/01/40 | 88,599 | 97,205 | |||
5.000%, due 09/01/41 | 405,184 | 445,047 | |||
5.500%, due 08/01/39 | 336,651 | 371,079 | |||
6.000%, due 06/01/33 | 6,771 | 7,630 | |||
6.000%, due 08/01/37 | 186,237 | 208,148 | |||
7.000%, due 08/01/32 | 443,374 | 521,066 | |||
7.500%, due 02/01/33 | 8,417 | 10,223 | |||
3.500%, TBA | 975,000 | 1,033,652 | |||
4.000%, TBA | 850,000 | 911,227 | |||
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates I, | |||||
6.500%, due 10/15/28 | 4,465 | 5,225 | |||
4.500%, TBA | 750,000 | 823,594 | |||
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates II, | |||||
3.500%, due 12/20/26 | 600,903 | 646,491 | |||
3.500%, due 08/20/42 | 925,000 | 1,004,929 | |||
4.000%, due 07/20/26 | 342,090 | 368,445 | |||
5.000%, due 10/20/40 | 238,555 | 265,675 | |||
6.000%, due 11/20/28 | 2,136 | 2,421 | |||
6.000%, due 02/20/29 | 5,030 | 5,706 | |||
6.000%, due 02/20/34 | 774,070 | 873,422 | |||
4.000%, TBA | 525,000 | 576,106 | |||
Total mortgage & agency debt securities (cost—$16,635,330) | 17,167,517 | ||||
Collateralized mortgage obligations—0.58% | |||||
Arkle Master Issuer PLC, | |||||
Series 2012-1A, Class 2A1, | |||||
2.135%, due 05/17/604,5 | 255,000 | 261,472 | |||
First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, | |||||
Series 2004-FL1, Class 1A1, | |||||
0.506%, due 02/25/355 | 145,814 | 135,382 | |||
Fosse Master Issuer PLC, | |||||
Series 2011-1A, Class A2, | |||||
1.855%, due 10/18/544,5 | 237,091 | 240,315 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face | ||||||
amount | Value | |||||
Collateralized mortgage obligations—(concluded) | ||||||
Fosse Master Issuer PLC, (concluded) | ||||||
Series 2012-1A, Class 2A2 | ||||||
1.855%, due 10/18/544,5 | $ | 225,000 | $ | 228,573 | ||
Holmes Master Issuer PLC, | ||||||
Series 2010-1A, Class A2, | ||||||
1.855%, due 10/15/544,5 | 120,000 | 121,131 | ||||
Series 2012-1A, Class A2, | ||||||
2.105%, due 10/15/544,5 | 375,000 | 382,954 | ||||
Silverstone Master Issuer, | ||||||
Series 2012-1A, Class 1A, | ||||||
2.003%, due 01/21/554,5 | 150,000 | 153,324 | ||||
Total collateralized mortgage obligations (cost—$1,513,338) | 1,523,151 | |||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—1.24% | ||||||
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., | ||||||
Series 2007-4, Class AM | ||||||
5.987%, due 02/10/515 | 250,000 | 258,327 | ||||
Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, | ||||||
Series 2008-LS1, Class A4B, | ||||||
6.204%, due 12/10/495 | 225,000 | 262,738 | ||||
FDIC Structured Sale Guaranteed Notes, | ||||||
Series 2010-C1, Class A, | ||||||
2.980%, due 12/06/204 | 250,035 | 261,783 | ||||
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., | ||||||
Series 2007-GG11, Class A4, | ||||||
5.736%, due 12/10/49 | 350,000 | 399,846 | ||||
Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, | ||||||
5.444%, due 03/10/39 | 200,000 | 226,383 | ||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., | ||||||
Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, | ||||||
6.003%, due 06/15/495 | 425,000 | 483,502 | ||||
Series 2007-LD12, Class A4 | ||||||
5.882%, due 02/15/515 | 425,000 | 496,975 | ||||
Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, | ||||||
Series 2009-GG10, Class A4B, | ||||||
5.983%, due 08/12/454,5 | 385,000 | 406,118 |
32 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face | |||||
amount | Value | ||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—(concluded) | |||||
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, | |||||
Series 2007-C33, Class A4, | |||||
6.097%, due 02/15/515 | $ | 225,000 | $ | 261,863 | |
�� Series 2007-C34, Class AM, | |||||
5.818%, due 05/15/465 | 175,000 | 189,456 | |||
Total commercial mortgage-backed securities | |||||
(cost—$3,180,758) | 3,246,991 | ||||
Corporate bonds—11.13% | |||||
Aerospace & defense—0.02% | |||||
BE Aerospace, Inc. | |||||
6.875%, due 10/01/20 | 50,000 | 55,313 | |||
Airlines—0.06% | |||||
AMGH Merger Sub, Inc. | |||||
9.250%, due 11/01/184 | 25,000 | 27,063 | |||
Delta Air Lines 2007-1, Class A Pass-Through Trust | |||||
6.821%, due 08/10/22 | 81,615 | 89,164 | |||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | |||||
12.250%, due 03/15/154,6 | 30,000 | 32,625 | |||
148,852 | |||||
Automobile OEM—0.10% | |||||
Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc. | |||||
8.000%, due 06/15/191 | 80,000 | 84,400 | |||
Ford Motor Co. | |||||
7.450%, due 07/16/311 | 150,000 | 185,250 | |||
269,650 | |||||
Automotive parts—0.09% | |||||
Daimler Finance North America LLC | |||||
8.500%, due 01/18/31 | 65,000 | 102,023 | |||
Meritor, Inc. | |||||
10.625%, due 03/15/181 | 30,000 | 31,088 | |||
Tenneco, Inc. | |||||
7.750%, due 08/15/18 | 100,000 | 109,000 | |||
242,111 |
33 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face | |||||
amount | Value | ||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |||||
Banking-non-US—0.29% | |||||
Eksportfinans ASA | |||||
3.000%, due 11/17/14 | $ | 45,000 | $ | 43,988 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | |||||
4.000%, due 03/30/22 | 250,000 | 268,028 | |||
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC | |||||
5.800%, due 01/13/204 | 171,000 | 189,947 | |||
NB Capital Trust II | |||||
7.830%, due 12/15/26 | 25,000 | 25,063 | |||
RBS Capital Trust II | |||||
6.425%, due 01/03/345,7 | 100,000 | 78,500 | |||
Westpac Banking Corp. | |||||
2.000%, due 08/14/17 | 150,000 | 151,581 | |||
757,107 | |||||
Banking-US—1.24% | |||||
Bank of America Corp. | |||||
5.625%, due 07/01/20 | 85,000 | 94,239 | |||
5.650%, due 05/01/18 | 70,000 | 78,202 | |||
5.700%, due 01/24/22 | 120,000 | 135,703 | |||
Capital One Financial Corp. | |||||
2.150%, due 03/23/15 | 75,000 | 76,814 | |||
CIT Group, Inc. | |||||
4.750%, due 02/15/154 | 435,000 | 452,400 | |||
5.500%, due 02/15/194 | 80,000 | 83,400 | |||
Citigroup, Inc. | |||||
4.450%, due 01/10/17 | 120,000 | 129,286 | |||
4.500%, due 01/14/22 | 40,000 | 42,276 | |||
5.375%, due 08/09/20 | 40,000 | 44,734 | |||
6.125%, due 05/15/18 | 170,000 | 197,154 | |||
8.500%, due 05/22/19 | 70,000 | 89,551 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |||||
3.150%, due 07/05/16 | 190,000 | 201,145 | |||
5.400%, due 01/06/42 | 95,000 | 113,447 | |||
Morgan Stanley | |||||
5.500%, due 07/24/20 | 230,000 | 236,468 |
34 |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Banking-US—(concluded) | ||||||
Morgan Stanley MTN | ||||||
6.000%, due 04/28/15 | $ | 210,000 | $ | 223,725 | ||
Regions Financial Corp. | ||||||
5.750%, due 06/15/15 | 50,000 | 53,125 | ||||
7.750%, due 11/10/14 | 75,000 | 83,077 | ||||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||||||
3.300%, due 05/03/15 | 30,000 | 30,970 | ||||
5.750%, due 01/24/22 | 160,000 | 176,554 | ||||
6.150%, due 04/01/18 | 175,000 | 198,979 | ||||
U.S. Bancorp MTN | ||||||
2.950%, due 07/15/22 | 85,000 | 85,634 | ||||
Washington Mutual, Inc. | ||||||
5.500%, due 01/15/138,9 | 585,000 | 59 | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | ||||||
5.950%, due 08/26/36 | 310,000 | 393,286 | ||||
Zions Bancorp. | ||||||
5.500%, due 11/16/15 | 30,000 | 30,643 | ||||
3,250,871 | ||||||
Beverage/bottling—0.04% | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. | ||||||
7.250%, due 05/15/17 | 40,000 | 46,050 | ||||
8.375%, due 12/15/14 | 60,000 | 68,250 | ||||
114,300 | ||||||
Building materials—0.09% | ||||||
Hanson Ltd. | ||||||
6.125%, due 08/15/16 | 40,000 | 43,550 | ||||
Owens Corning, Inc. | ||||||
6.500%, due 12/01/16 | 120,000 | 133,871 | ||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | ||||||
7.500%, due 06/15/21 | 50,000 | 55,625 | ||||
233,046 |
35 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Business services/office equipment—0.04% | ||||||
West Corp. | ||||||
7.875%, due 01/15/19 | $ | 45,000 | $ | 44,550 | ||
11.000%, due 10/15/161 | 50,000 | 52,125 | ||||
96,675 | ||||||
Cable—0.06% | ||||||
Comcast Corp. | ||||||
6.300%, due 11/15/17 | 60,000 | 73,872 | ||||
6.950%, due 08/15/37 | 60,000 | 81,486 | ||||
155,358 | ||||||
Chemicals—0.34% | ||||||
Ashland, Inc. | ||||||
9.125%, due 06/01/17 | 40,000 | 44,500 | ||||
Celanese US Holdings LLC | ||||||
5.875%, due 06/15/21 | 145,000 | 160,225 | ||||
6.625%, due 10/15/18 | 25,000 | 27,563 | ||||
CF Industries, Inc. | ||||||
7.125%, due 05/01/20 | 145,000 | 179,981 | ||||
Georgia Gulf Corp. | ||||||
9.000%, due 01/15/174 | 40,000 | 44,800 | ||||
Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC | ||||||
8.875%, due 02/01/18 | 125,000 | 125,937 | ||||
Ineos Group Holdings PLC | ||||||
8.500%, due 02/15/161,4 | 15,000 | 14,138 | ||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV | ||||||
6.000%, due 11/15/21 | 250,000 | 285,000 | ||||
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. | ||||||
9.000%, due 01/15/211 | 25,000 | 18,250 | ||||
900,394 | ||||||
Coal—0.01% | ||||||
Arch Coal, Inc. | ||||||
8.750%, due 08/01/161 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||
Commercial services—0.01% | ||||||
DynCorp International, Inc. | ||||||
10.375%, due 07/01/17 | 20,000 | 16,900 |
36 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Commercial services—(concluded) | ||||||
Interactive Data Corp. | ||||||
10.250%, due 08/01/18 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,638 | ||
22,538 | ||||||
Consumer products—0.09% | ||||||
Mead Products LLC/ACCO Brands Corp. | ||||||
6.750%, due 04/30/204 | 15,000 | 15,862 | ||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/ | ||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A. | ||||||
7.750%, due 10/15/166 | 100,000 | 104,500 | ||||
7.875%, due 08/15/19 | 100,000 | 111,250 | ||||
231,612 | ||||||
Consumer products-non durables—0.04% | ||||||
Toys R US Property Co. II LLC | ||||||
8.500%, due 12/01/17 | 35,000 | 37,887 | ||||
Tupperware Brands Corp. | ||||||
4.750%, due 06/01/21 | 60,000 | 63,233 | ||||
101,120 | ||||||
Consumer services—0.04% | ||||||
Avis Budget Car Rental/Avis Budget Finance, Inc. | ||||||
9.625%, due 03/15/18 | 20,000 | 22,200 | ||||
Dell, Inc. | ||||||
5.400%, due 09/10/40 | 70,000 | 75,785 | ||||
97,985 | ||||||
Distribution/wholesale—0.04% | ||||||
McJunkin Red Man Corp. | ||||||
9.500%, due 12/15/16 | 100,000 | 109,000 | ||||
Diversified financial services—0.01% | ||||||
Capital One Capital III | ||||||
7.686%, due 08/15/36 | 35,000 | 35,350 | ||||
Diversified manufacturing—0.11% | ||||||
Bombardier, Inc. | ||||||
7.500%, due 03/15/184 | 20,000 | 22,250 | ||||
7.750%, due 03/15/204 | 125,000 | 140,625 | ||||
Coleman Cable, Inc. | ||||||
9.000%, due 02/15/18 | 25,000 | 26,500 |
37 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Diversified manufacturing—(concluded) | ||||||
SPX Corp. | ||||||
7.625%, due 12/15/14 | $ | 65,000 | $ | 71,987 | ||
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | ||||||
7.000%, due 05/15/221 | 20,000 | 20,800 | ||||
282,162 | ||||||
Electric-generation—0.30% | ||||||
Calpine Construction Finance/CCFC Finance Corp. | ||||||
8.000%, due 06/01/164 | 50,000 | 54,063 | ||||
Calpine Corp. | ||||||
7.875%, due 07/31/204 | 125,000 | 140,625 | ||||
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance, Inc. | ||||||
10.000%, due 12/01/20 | 60,000 | 67,350 | ||||
GenOn Energy, Inc. | ||||||
9.500%, due 10/15/18 | 100,000 | 110,250 | ||||
NRG Energy, Inc. | ||||||
7.625%, due 05/15/19 | 50,000 | 52,250 | ||||
8.250%, due 09/01/20 | 75,000 | 80,812 | ||||
8.500%, due 06/15/19 | 80,000 | 85,600 | ||||
The AES Corp. | ||||||
8.000%, due 06/01/20 | 175,000 | 203,875 | ||||
794,825 | ||||||
Electric-integrated—0.24% | ||||||
Appalachian Power Co. | ||||||
4.600%, due 03/30/21 | 130,000 | 148,434 | ||||
DPL, Inc. | ||||||
7.250%, due 10/15/214 | 60,000 | 68,400 | ||||
E.ON International Finance BV | ||||||
5.800%, due 04/30/184 | 80,000 | 96,200 | ||||
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. | ||||||
5.950%, due 05/15/37 | 100,000 | 129,345 | ||||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC | ||||||
6.800%, due 09/01/18 | 80,000 | 97,840 | ||||
Southern California Edison Co. | ||||||
4.050%, due 03/15/42 | 25,000 | 27,193 |
38 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Electric-integrated—(concluded) | ||||||
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. | ||||||
11.500%, due 10/01/204 | $ | 75,000 | $ | 60,375 | ||
627,787 | ||||||
Electronics—0.08% | ||||||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | ||||||
9.250%, due 04/15/184 | 25,000 | 27,063 | ||||
10.750%, due 08/01/20 | 60,000 | 64,200 | ||||
KEMET Corp. | ||||||
10.500%, due 05/01/18 | 25,000 | 25,031 | ||||
Sanmina-SCI Corp. | ||||||
7.000%, due 05/15/191,4 | 90,000 | 90,450 | ||||
206,744 | ||||||
Energy-exploration & production—0.53% | ||||||
Alta Mesa Holdings/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. | ||||||
9.625%, due 10/15/18 | 100,000 | 100,500 | ||||
Apache Corp. | ||||||
5.250%, due 02/01/42 | 90,000 | 110,835 | ||||
Berry Petroleum Co. | ||||||
6.750%, due 11/01/20 | 50,000 | 53,500 | ||||
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. | ||||||
8.500%, due 08/01/194 | 50,000 | 40,000 | ||||
Denbury Resources, Inc. | ||||||
8.250%, due 02/15/20 | 25,000 | 28,375 | ||||
9.750%, due 03/01/16 | 75,000 | 81,375 | ||||
Forest Oil Corp. | ||||||
7.250%, due 06/15/191 | 75,000 | 73,125 | ||||
8.500%, due 02/15/14 | 30,000 | 31,800 | ||||
Helix Energy Solutions | ||||||
9.500%, due 01/15/164 | 58,000 | 60,610 | ||||
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. | ||||||
7.625%, due 04/15/214 | 25,000 | 27,500 | ||||
8.000%, due 02/15/204 | 20,000 | 22,150 | ||||
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp. | ||||||
7.750%, due 02/01/21 | 50,000 | 52,125 | ||||
8.625%, due 04/15/20 | 175,000 | 189,000 |
39 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Energy-exploration & production—(concluded) | ||||||
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. | ||||||
7.125%, due 04/01/161 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 40,500 | ||
11.750%, due 01/01/16 | 30,000 | 29,400 | ||||
Range Resources Corp. | ||||||
5.750%, due 06/01/21 | 25,000 | 26,594 | ||||
7.250%, due 05/01/18 | 25,000 | 26,500 | ||||
8.000%, due 05/15/19 | 175,000 | 193,375 | ||||
Samson Investment Co. | ||||||
9.750%, due 02/15/204 | 70,000 | 72,100 | ||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc. | ||||||
8.750%, due 01/15/20 | 45,000 | 47,925 | ||||
9.875%, due 05/15/16 | 45,000 | 49,387 | ||||
Swift Energy Co. | ||||||
7.875%, due 03/01/22 | 25,000 | 26,000 | ||||
1,382,676 | ||||||
Energy-independent—0.34% | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | ||||||
5.950%, due 09/15/16 | 110,000 | 127,202 | ||||
6.450%, due 09/15/36 | 85,000 | 104,911 | ||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | ||||||
9.500%, due 02/15/151 | 70,000 | 76,825 | ||||
Comstock Resources, Inc. | ||||||
8.375%, due 10/15/17 | 5,000 | 5,100 | ||||
Encore Acquisition Co. | ||||||
9.500%, due 05/01/16 | 30,000 | 32,700 | ||||
Key Energy Services, Inc. | ||||||
6.750%, due 03/01/21 | 75,000 | 76,312 | ||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | ||||||
6.600%, due 10/01/37 | 35,000 | 46,190 | ||||
Newfield Exploration Co. | ||||||
5.750%, due 01/30/22 | 75,000 | 82,125 | ||||
Petrohawk Energy Corp. | ||||||
7.250%, due 08/15/18 | 240,000 | 273,963 |
40 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Energy-independent—(concluded) | ||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. | ||||||
6.500%, due 10/01/18 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 53,812 | ||
879,140 | ||||||
Energy-integrated—0.06% | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | ||||||
6.500%, due 02/01/39 | 55,000 | 79,293 | ||||
Petro-Canada | ||||||
6.800%, due 05/15/38 | 50,000 | 67,716 | ||||
147,009 | ||||||
Energy-oilfield services—0.08% | ||||||
Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas | ||||||
7.750%, due 05/15/17 | 35,000 | 36,575 | ||||
PetroBakken Energy Ltd. | ||||||
8.625%, due 02/01/204 | 100,000 | 102,250 | ||||
Transocean, Inc. | ||||||
6.800%, due 03/15/38 | 50,000 | 62,248 | ||||
201,073 | ||||||
Energy-refining & marketing—0.08% | ||||||
Tesoro Corp. | ||||||
9.750%, due 06/01/19 | 55,000 | 63,388 | ||||
Valero Energy Corp. | ||||||
6.625%, due 06/15/37 | 115,000 | 138,818 | ||||
202,206 | ||||||
Entertainment—0.14% | ||||||
WMG Acquisition Corp. | ||||||
9.500%, due 06/15/16 | 325,000 | 355,875 | ||||
Environmental—0.01% | ||||||
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | ||||||
11.000%, due 07/15/14 | 25,000 | 26,500 | ||||
Finance-captive automotive—0.01% | ||||||
AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp. | ||||||
6.750%, due 05/20/20 | 35,000 | 37,275 |
41 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Finance-diversified—0.21% | ||||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | ||||||
5.000%, due 01/15/15 | $ | 175,000 | $ | 184,570 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. MTN | ||||||
2.100%, due 05/08/17 | 360,000 | 371,753 | ||||
556,323 | ||||||
Finance-noncaptive diversified—0.27% | ||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | ||||||
5.500%, due 02/15/17 | 50,000 | 52,005 | ||||
6.750%, due 12/01/14 | 100,000 | 107,750 | ||||
8.000%, due 03/15/20 | 75,000 | 87,750 | ||||
8.300%, due 02/12/15 | 200,000 | 222,000 | ||||
E*Trade Financial Corp. | ||||||
12.500%, due 11/30/17 | 75,000 | 85,594 | ||||
General Electric Capital Corp. | ||||||
6.750%, due 03/15/32 | 120,000 | 155,813 | ||||
710,912 | ||||||
Finance-other—0.32% | ||||||
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. | ||||||
2.850%, due 06/01/22 | 105,000 | 109,431 | ||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | ||||||
12.000%, due 05/15/15 | 135,000 | 168,075 | ||||
FTI Consulting, Inc. | ||||||
6.750%, due 10/01/20 | 25,000 | 26,688 | ||||
General Electric Capital Corp. MTN | ||||||
4.650%, due 10/17/21 | 100,000 | 114,166 | ||||
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | ||||||
8.000%, due 01/15/184 | 50,000 | 53,250 | ||||
8.000%, due 01/15/18 | 25,000 | 26,625 | ||||
International Lease Finance Corp. | ||||||
7.125%, due 09/01/184 | 100,000 | 115,000 | ||||
8.625%, due 09/15/156 | 105,000 | 117,731 | ||||
SquareTwo Financial Corp. | ||||||
11.625%, due 04/01/171 | 75,000 | 65,250 |
42 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Finance-other—(concluded) | ||||||
UR Merger Sub Corp. | ||||||
5.750%, due 07/15/184 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 52,875 | ||
849,091 | ||||||
Food—0.08% | ||||||
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | ||||||
5.000%, due 06/04/424 | 100,000 | 113,750 | ||||
Michael Foods, Inc. | ||||||
9.750%, due 07/15/18 | 50,000 | 55,250 | ||||
Viskase Cos., Inc. | ||||||
9.875%, due 01/15/184 | 40,000 | 41,800 | ||||
210,800 | ||||||
Food-wholesale—0.04% | ||||||
ARAMARK Corp. | ||||||
8.500%, due 02/01/15 | 85,000 | 87,126 | ||||
US Foodservice | ||||||
8.500%, due 06/30/191,4 | 25,000 | 25,562 | ||||
112,688 | ||||||
Food/beverage—0.06% | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. | ||||||
2.500%, due 07/15/22 | 65,000 | 66,013 | ||||
8.200%, due 01/15/39 | 60,000 | 100,433 | ||||
166,446 | ||||||
Gaming—0.36% | ||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp. | ||||||
9.125%, due 12/01/181 | 85,000 | 88,081 | ||||
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. | ||||||
5.625%, due 06/01/15 | 140,000 | 116,200 | ||||
10.000%, due 12/15/15 | 85,000 | 72,887 | ||||
10.000%, due 12/15/18 | 100,000 | 63,000 | ||||
11.250%, due 06/01/17 | 55,000 | 59,263 | ||||
CityCenter Holdings LLC/CityCenter Finance Corp. | ||||||
10.750%, due 01/15/171 | 52,874 | 56,046 | ||||
Marina District Finance Co., Inc. | ||||||
9.500%, due 10/15/151 | 35,000 | 34,650 |
43 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Gaming—(concluded) | ||||||
MGM Resorts International | ||||||
10.000%, due 11/01/161 | $ | 220,000 | $ | 245,025 | ||
11.125%, due 11/15/17 | 35,000 | 38,938 | ||||
Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority | ||||||
9.375%, due 06/15/154 | 75,000 | 61,313 | ||||
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority | ||||||
9.000%, due 11/15/154 | 40,000 | 35,800 | ||||
Yonkers Racing Corp. | ||||||
11.375%, due 07/15/164 | 80,000 | 84,800 | ||||
956,003 | ||||||
Gas distributors—0.08% | ||||||
Ferrellgas Partners LP | ||||||
8.625%, due 06/15/20 | 26,000 | 25,350 | ||||
9.125%, due 10/01/17 | 20,000 | 21,450 | ||||
Niska Gas Storage US LLC/Niska Gas Storage Canada ULC | ||||||
8.875%, due 03/15/18 | 45,000 | 45,900 | ||||
Sempra Energy | ||||||
9.800%, due 02/15/19 | 90,000 | 126,817 | ||||
219,517 | ||||||
Gas pipelines—0.38% | ||||||
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP/Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp. | ||||||
8.750%, due 06/15/18 | 25,000 | 26,813 | ||||
Crosstex Energy LP/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp. | ||||||
8.875%, due 02/15/18 | 80,000 | 85,400 | ||||
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC | ||||||
5.000%, due 10/01/21 | 85,000 | 92,837 | ||||
Energy Transfer Partners LP | ||||||
5.200%, due 02/01/22 | 125,000 | 137,591 | ||||
7.500%, due 07/01/38 | 75,000 | 89,475 | ||||
9.000%, due 04/15/19 | 140,000 | 177,381 | ||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP | ||||||
3.950%, due 09/01/22 | 85,000 | 90,211 | ||||
6.500%, due 09/01/39 | 55,000 | 65,971 |
44 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Gas pipelines—(concluded) | ||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp. | ||||||
6.750%, due 11/01/20 | $ | 55,000 | $ | 59,263 | ||
Sonat, Inc. | ||||||
7.000%, due 02/01/18 | 150,000 | 162,669 | ||||
987,611 | ||||||
Health care—0.41% | ||||||
Capella Healthcare, Inc. | ||||||
9.250%, due 07/01/17 | 10,000 | 10,613 | ||||
Carriage Services, Inc. | ||||||
7.875%, due 01/15/15 | 20,000 | 20,263 | ||||
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. | ||||||
5.125%, due 08/15/18 | 100,000 | 103,125 | ||||
7.125%, due 07/15/20 | 175,000 | 183,312 | ||||
8.000%, due 11/15/19 | 25,000 | 27,000 | ||||
CVS Caremark Corp. | ||||||
6.125%, due 09/15/39 | 60,000 | 79,179 | ||||
ExamWorks Group, Inc. | ||||||
9.000%, due 07/15/19 | 70,000 | 72,625 | ||||
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc. | ||||||
5.625%, due 07/31/194 | 50,000 | 53,437 | ||||
HCA, Inc. | ||||||
5.875%, due 03/15/22 | 25,000 | 26,594 | ||||
7.500%, due 02/15/22 | 145,000 | 161,312 | ||||
8.500%, due 04/15/19 | 120,000 | 135,300 | ||||
Multiplan, Inc. | ||||||
9.875%, due 09/01/184 | 125,000 | 137,500 | ||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | ||||||
6.875%, due 11/15/31 | 50,000 | 43,625 | ||||
United Surgical Partners International, Inc. | ||||||
9.000%, due 04/01/204 | 25,000 | 26,844 | ||||
US Oncology, Inc., Escrow | ||||||
(related to 9.125% bonds, due 08/15/17)10 | 30,000 | 600 | ||||
1,081,329 |
45 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Home construction—0.02% | ||||||
Standard Pacific Corp. | ||||||
10.750%, due 09/15/16 | $ | 25,000 | $ | 30,187 | ||
Toll Brothers Finance Corp. | ||||||
8.910%, due 10/15/17 | 10,000 | 12,603 | ||||
42,790 | ||||||
Industrial-other—0.06% | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||
8.000%, due 06/15/20 | 115,000 | 122,906 | ||||
RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC | ||||||
8.500%, due 05/01/18 | 30,000 | 33,000 | ||||
155,906 | ||||||
Insurance-life—0.21% | ||||||
American International Group, Inc. | ||||||
3.000%, due 03/20/15 | 90,000 | 92,571 | ||||
4.875%, due 06/01/22 | 175,000 | 190,745 | ||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | ||||||
6.625%, due 04/15/42 | 40,000 | 44,965 | ||||
MetLife, Inc. | ||||||
6.400%, due 12/15/36 | 110,000 | 116,974 | ||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | ||||||
7.375%, due 06/15/19 | 75,000 | 94,390 | ||||
539,645 | ||||||
Insurance-multiline—0.07% | ||||||
Glen Meadow Pass-Through Trust | ||||||
6.505%, due 02/12/674,5 | 60,000 | 48,300 | ||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. MTN | ||||||
6.625%, due 12/01/37 | 100,000 | 123,360 | ||||
171,660 | ||||||
Insurance-personal & casualty—0.11% | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. | ||||||
3.000%, due 05/15/221 | 40,000 | 41,425 | ||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | ||||||
5.500%, due 09/01/22 | 80,000 | 82,529 |
46 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Insurance-personal & casualty—(concluded) | ||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | ||||||
7.800%, due 03/15/374 | $ | 25,000 | $ | 26,469 | ||
10.750%, due 06/15/584,5 | 70,000 | 97,825 | ||||
XL Group PLC, Series E | ||||||
6.500%, due 04/15/175,7 | 50,000 | 45,562 | ||||
293,810 | ||||||
Investments & miscellaneous financial services—0.01% | ||||||
Tomkins LLC/Tomkins, Inc. | ||||||
9.000%, due 10/01/186 | 29,000 | 32,335 | ||||
Leisure—0.15% | ||||||
Brunswick Corp. | ||||||
11.250%, due 11/01/164 | 25,000 | 28,937 | ||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | ||||||
7.250%, due 06/15/16 | 300,000 | 330,750 | ||||
7.500%, due 10/15/271 | 40,000 | 41,700 | ||||
401,387 | ||||||
Lodging—0.09% | ||||||
Diamond Resorts Corp. | ||||||
12.000%, due 08/15/18 | 110,000 | 117,012 | ||||
Felcor Lodging LP | ||||||
6.750%, due 06/01/19 | 25,000 | 26,813 | ||||
Host Hotels & Resorts LP | ||||||
4.750%, due 03/01/23 | 50,000 | 51,250 | ||||
9.000%, due 05/15/17 | 40,000 | 43,600 | ||||
238,675 | ||||||
Machinery-agriculture & construction—0.13% | ||||||
Case New Holland, Inc. | ||||||
7.875%, due 12/01/17 | 105,000 | 123,375 | ||||
Deere & Co. | ||||||
2.600%, due 06/08/22 | 130,000 | 133,964 | ||||
The Manitowoc Co., Inc. | ||||||
8.500%, due 11/01/20 | 75,000 | 83,062 | ||||
340,401 |
47 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Media-broadcast/outdoor—0.06% | ||||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | ||||||
10.750%, due 08/01/16 | $ | 85,000 | $ | 53,550 | ||
News America, Inc. | ||||||
6.200%, due 12/15/34 | 45,000 | 54,206 | ||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc./Mission Broadcasting, Inc. | ||||||
8.875%, due 04/15/17 | 25,000 | 26,875 | ||||
XM Satellite Radio, Inc. | ||||||
13.000%, due 08/01/131,4 | 25,000 | 27,781 | ||||
162,412 | ||||||
Media-cable—0.44% | ||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. | ||||||
8.625%, due 09/15/17 | 190,000 | 217,550 | ||||
CSC Holdings LLC | ||||||
8.625%, due 02/15/19 | 25,000 | 29,250 | ||||
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc. | ||||||
6.000%, due 08/15/40 | 100,000 | 113,047 | ||||
DISH DBS Corp. | ||||||
7.750%, due 05/31/15 | 50,000 | 55,750 | ||||
7.875%, due 09/01/19 | 220,000 | 252,725 | ||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | ||||||
6.550%, due 05/01/37 | 40,000 | 49,936 | ||||
6.750%, due 07/01/18 | 165,000 | 206,447 | ||||
Time Warner, Inc. | ||||||
6.100%, due 07/15/40 | 45,000 | 54,912 | ||||
UPCB Finance V Ltd. | ||||||
7.250%, due 11/15/214 | 150,000 | 163,500 | ||||
1,143,117 | ||||||
Media-diversified—0.02% | ||||||
Entravision Communications Corp. | ||||||
8.750%, due 08/01/17 | 47,000 | 50,408 | ||||
Media-non cable—0.09% | ||||||
Gannett Co., Inc. | ||||||
8.750%, due 11/15/14 | 25,000 | 28,313 | ||||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA | ||||||
7.250%, due 10/15/20 | 75,000 | 81,000 |
48 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Media-non cable—(concluded) | ||||||
LIN Television Corp. | ||||||
8.375%, due 04/15/18 | $ | 25,000 | $ | 26,125 | ||
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. | ||||||
11.625%, due 02/01/14 | 13,000 | 14,755 | ||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. | ||||||
8.375%, due 10/15/181 | 50,000 | 54,687 | ||||
9.250%, due 11/01/174 | 20,000 | 22,250 | ||||
227,130 | ||||||
Media-publishing—0.03% | ||||||
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. | ||||||
10.500%, due 01/15/154 | 40,000 | 29,200 | ||||
The McClatchy Co. | ||||||
11.500%, due 02/15/17 | 35,000 | 37,100 | ||||
66,300 | ||||||
Media-services—0.01% | ||||||
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielson Finance Co. | ||||||
7.750%, due 10/15/18 | 25,000 | 28,125 | ||||
Metals & mining—0.27% | ||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC | ||||||
5.375%, due 04/15/20 | 70,000 | 74,081 | ||||
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | ||||||
8.000%, due 04/01/17 | 45,000 | 48,487 | ||||
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. | ||||||
8.750%, due 04/15/184 | 30,000 | 22,125 | ||||
Murray Energy Corp. | ||||||
10.250%, due 10/15/154 | 125,000 | 121,875 | ||||
Novelis, Inc. | ||||||
8.375%, due 12/15/17 | 50,000 | 55,250 | ||||
Peabody Energy Corp. | ||||||
7.375%, due 11/01/16 | 50,000 | 55,875 | ||||
Ryerson, Inc. | ||||||
12.000%, due 11/01/156 | 150,000 | 152,625 | ||||
Teck Resources Ltd. | ||||||
6.250%, due 07/15/41 | 25,000 | 27,629 |
49 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Metals & mining—(concluded) | ||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. | ||||||
4.375%, due 01/11/22 | $ | 95,000 | $ | 97,364 | ||
6.875%, due 11/21/36 | 35,000 | 41,147 | ||||
696,458 | ||||||
Metals/mining excluding steel—0.11% | ||||||
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd. | ||||||
7.000%, due 11/01/151,4 | 100,000 | 98,250 | ||||
8.250%, due 11/01/194 | 100,000 | 99,500 | ||||
Inmet Mining Corp. | ||||||
8.750%, due 06/01/204 | 70,000 | 71,925 | ||||
Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP/Penn Virginia Resource | ||||||
Finance Corp. II 8.375%, due 06/01/204 | 25,000 | 25,437 | ||||
295,112 | ||||||
Oil & gas—0.11% | ||||||
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP/BreitBurn Finance Corp. | ||||||
7.875%, due 04/15/224 | 50,000 | 51,000 | ||||
Petrobras International Finance Co. | ||||||
2.875%, due 02/06/151 | 85,000 | 87,267 | ||||
5.375%, due 01/27/21 | 140,000 | 155,796 | ||||
294,063 | ||||||
Oil field equipment & services—0.04% | ||||||
SESI LLC | ||||||
7.125%, due 12/15/21 | 85,000 | 94,563 | ||||
Oil refining & marketing—0.03% | ||||||
Phillips 66 | ||||||
4.300%, due 04/01/224 | 75,000 | 81,675 | ||||
Packaging & containers—0.15% | ||||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC | ||||||
9.125%, due 10/15/201,4 | 200,000 | 209,000 | ||||
Berry Plastics Corp. | ||||||
8.250%, due 11/15/15 | 30,000 | 31,575 | ||||
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | ||||||
9.500%, due 06/15/17 | 5,000 | 5,512 |
50 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Packaging & containers—(concluded) | ||||||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. | ||||||
7.375%, due 05/15/16 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 114,000 | ||
Sealed Air Corp. | ||||||
8.375%, due 09/15/214 | 40,000 | 45,000 | ||||
405,087 | ||||||
Paper & forest products—0.04% | ||||||
Boise Paper Holdings LLC/Boise Finance Co. | ||||||
9.000%, due 11/01/17 | 15,000 | 16,613 | ||||
Georgia-Pacific LLC | ||||||
8.875%, due 05/15/31 | 35,000 | 50,812 | ||||
Mercer International, Inc. | ||||||
9.500%, due 12/01/17 | 35,000 | 37,012 | ||||
104,437 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals—0.21% | ||||||
Grifols, Inc. | ||||||
8.250%, due 02/01/18 | 70,000 | 77,000 | ||||
Mylan, Inc. | ||||||
7.625%, due 07/15/174 | 50,000 | 55,500 | ||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV | ||||||
2.400%, due 11/10/16 | 125,000 | 131,060 | ||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV | ||||||
3.650%, due 11/10/21 | 90,000 | 97,272 | ||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | ||||||
7.000%, due 10/01/201,4 | 150,000 | 155,250 | ||||
Warner Chilcott Co. LLC/Warner Chilcott Finance LLC | ||||||
7.750%, due 09/15/18 | 30,000 | 32,325 | ||||
548,407 | ||||||
Railroads—0.03% | ||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC | ||||||
6.150%, due 05/01/37 | 25,000 | 32,362 | ||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | ||||||
3.250%, due 12/01/21 | 50,000 | 52,745 | ||||
85,107 |
51 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Real estate investment trusts—0.10% | ||||||
CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. | ||||||
11.625%, due 06/15/17 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 56,250 | ||
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. | ||||||
9.625%, due 03/15/16 | 70,000 | 85,570 | ||||
DuPont Fabros Technology LP | ||||||
8.500%, due 12/15/17 | 75,000 | 82,875 | ||||
ERP Operating LP |
| |||||
4.750%, due 07/15/20 | 35,000 | 39,620 | ||||
264,315 | ||||||
Retail-department—0.03% | ||||||
JC Penney Corp., Inc. | ||||||
7.125%, due 11/15/23 | 45,000 | 42,300 | ||||
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
6.375%, due 03/15/37 | 35,000 | 42,452 | ||||
84,752 | ||||||
Retail-discount—0.01% | ||||||
Target Corp. | ||||||
7.000%, due 01/15/38 | 25,000 | 37,211 | ||||
Retail-specialty—0.22% | ||||||
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. | ||||||
10.000%, due 02/15/19 | 30,000 | 32,325 | ||||
Ingles Markets, Inc. | ||||||
8.875%, due 05/15/17 | 70,000 | 75,600 | ||||
Limited Brands, Inc. | ||||||
8.500%, due 06/15/19 | 45,000 | 54,000 | ||||
Michaels Stores, Inc. | ||||||
7.750%, due 11/01/18 | 25,000 | 26,625 | ||||
11.375%, due 11/01/161 | 50,000 | 52,563 | ||||
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. | ||||||
9.250%, due 12/01/181,4 | 60,000 | 66,750 | ||||
QVC, Inc. | ||||||
7.125%, due 04/15/174 | 20,000 | 21,154 | ||||
7.500%, due 10/01/194 | 75,000 | 83,101 | ||||
Rite Aid Corp. | ||||||
10.375%, due 07/15/16 | 60,000 | 63,338 |
52 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Retail-specialty—(concluded) | ||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc. | ||||||
8.000%, due 05/01/161 | $ | 35,000 | $ | 31,325 | ||
YCC Holdings LLC/Yankee Finance, Inc. | ||||||
10.250%, due 02/15/1611 | 75,000 | 78,094 | ||||
584,875 | ||||||
Software/services—0.04% | ||||||
Ceridian Corp. | ||||||
11.250%, due 11/15/156 | 50,000 | 49,125 | ||||
MedAssets, Inc. | ||||||
8.000%, due 11/15/18 | 50,000 | 54,000 | ||||
103,125 | ||||||
Steel producers/products—0.06% | ||||||
AK Steel Corp. | ||||||
7.625%, due 05/15/201 | 50,000 | 44,250 | ||||
Severstal Columbus LLC | ||||||
10.250%, due 02/15/18 | 50,000 | 51,500 | ||||
US Steel Corp. | ||||||
7.375%, due 04/01/201 | 50,000 | 49,375 | ||||
145,125 | ||||||
Support-services—0.03% | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||||||
8.375%, due 08/15/21 | 70,000 | 77,350 | ||||
Technology-hardware—0.16% | ||||||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. | ||||||
12.535%, due 10/12/17 | 90,000 | 96,525 | ||||
Equinix, Inc. | ||||||
7.000%, due 07/15/21 | 50,000 | 56,125 | ||||
8.125%, due 03/01/18 | 75,000 | 83,250 | ||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | ||||||
4.700%, due 09/15/22 | 40,000 | 40,200 | ||||
8.250%, due 03/15/18 | 25,000 | 30,000 |
53 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Technology-hardware—(concluded) | ||||||
Seagate HDD Cayman | ||||||
7.000%, due 11/01/21 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 53,500 | ||
7.750%, due 12/15/18 | 50,000 | 54,875 | ||||
414,475 | ||||||
Technology-software—0.07% | ||||||
Epicor Software Corp. | ||||||
8.625%, due 05/01/19 | 15,000 | 15,450 | ||||
First Data Corp. | ||||||
9.875%, due 09/24/151 | 75,000 | 76,500 | ||||
11.250%, due 03/31/161 | 70,000 | 67,200 | ||||
Unisys Corp. | ||||||
12.750%, due 10/15/144 | 25,000 | 27,000 | ||||
186,150 | ||||||
Telecom-satellite—0.04% | ||||||
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd. | ||||||
11.250%, due 02/04/17 | 110,000 | 115,500 | ||||
Telecom-wireless—0.31% | ||||||
America Movil SAB de CV | ||||||
3.125%, due 07/16/22 | 40,000 | 41,002 | ||||
5.000%, due 03/30/20 | 135,000 | 156,901 | ||||
Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC | ||||||
8.500%, due 11/15/18 | 90,000 | 125,909 | ||||
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc. | ||||||
12.000%, due 12/01/154 | 25,000 | 24,750 | ||||
Cricket Communications, Inc. | ||||||
7.750%, due 05/15/16 | 50,000 | 52,750 | ||||
10.000%, due 07/15/151 | 50,000 | 51,625 | ||||
Nextel Communications, Inc. | ||||||
7.375%, due 08/01/15 | 78,000 | 78,390 | ||||
SBA Telecommunications, Inc. | ||||||
8.250%, due 08/15/19 | 49,000 | 54,390 | ||||
Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC | ||||||
9.125%, due 04/30/184 | 100,000 | 112,376 |
54 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(continued) | ||||||
Telecom-wireless—(concluded) | ||||||
Wind Acquisition Finance SA | ||||||
11.750%, due 07/15/174 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 128,100 | ||
826,193 | ||||||
Telephone-integrated—0.55% | ||||||
AT&T, Inc. | ||||||
1.600%, due 02/15/17 | 150,000 | 153,795 | ||||
6.500%, due 09/01/37 | 80,000 | 106,240 | ||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | ||||||
6.450%, due 06/15/21 | 100,000 | 111,603 | ||||
Embarq Corp. | ||||||
7.995%, due 06/01/36 | 50,000 | 55,294 | ||||
Frontier Communications Corp. | ||||||
7.875%, due 04/15/15 | 20,000 | 22,250 | ||||
8.250%, due 04/15/171 | 80,000 | 89,200 | ||||
9.000%, due 08/15/31 | 45,000 | 47,250 | ||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. | ||||||
11.875%, due 02/01/19 | 25,000 | 27,875 | ||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | ||||||
8.625%, due 07/15/20 | 25,000 | 26,750 | ||||
10.000%, due 02/01/18 | 125,000 | 137,187 | ||||
PAETEC Holding Corp. | ||||||
9.875%, due 12/01/18 | 65,000 | 73,613 | ||||
Sprint Nextel Corp. | ||||||
6.000%, due 12/01/16 | 90,000 | 91,800 | ||||
8.375%, due 08/15/17 | 75,000 | 82,500 | ||||
9.000%, due 11/15/184 | 25,000 | 29,500 | ||||
9.125%, due 03/01/17 | 25,000 | 28,000 | ||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | ||||||
6.100%, due 04/15/18 | 210,000 | 262,335 | ||||
Videotron Ltee | ||||||
5.000%, due 07/15/22 | 35,000 | 37,100 | ||||
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC | ||||||
6.500%, due 01/15/18 | 50,000 | 54,500 | ||||
1,436,792 |
55 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Face amount | Value | |||||
Corporate bonds—(concluded) | ||||||
Theaters & entertainment—0.02% | ||||||
AMC Entertainment, Inc. | ||||||
9.750%, due 12/01/20 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 55,250 | ||
Tobacco—0.14% | ||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | ||||||
9.950%, due 11/10/38 | 65,000 | 111,009 | ||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | ||||||
2.900%, due 11/15/21 | 150,000 | 156,883 | ||||
Reynolds American, Inc. | ||||||
7.625%, due 06/01/16 | 80,000 | 96,335 | ||||
364,227 | ||||||
Transportation services—0.06% | ||||||
Marquette Transportation Co./Marquette Transportation | ||||||
Finance Corp. | ||||||
10.875%, due 01/15/17 | 50,000 | 52,750 | ||||
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition | ||||||
Finance US, Inc. | ||||||
8.625%, due 11/01/17 | 75,000 | 70,312 | ||||
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime | ||||||
Finance US, Inc. | ||||||
8.875%, due 11/01/17 | 30,000 | 30,563 | ||||
153,625 | ||||||
Total corporate bonds (cost—$28,437,450) | 29,188,249 | |||||
Non-US government obligations—0.12% | ||||||
Chile Government International Bond | ||||||
3.250%, due 09/14/21 | 95,000 | 102,267 | ||||
Colombia Government International Bond | ||||||
4.375%, due 07/12/21 | 110,000 | 127,600 | ||||
Mexico Government International Bond MTN | ||||||
4.750%, due 03/08/44 | 75,000 | 84,000 | ||||
Total non-US government obligations (cost—$285,563) | 313,867 | |||||
Municipal bonds and notes—0.12% | ||||||
California—0.05% | ||||||
Los Angeles Unified School District (Build America Bonds) | ||||||
6.758%, due 07/01/34 | 100,000 | 134,613 |
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Face amount | Value | ||||||
Municipal bonds and notes—(concluded) | |||||||
Illinois—0.07% | |||||||
Chicago Transit Authority Sales & Transfer Tax Receipts | |||||||
Revenue, Taxable Pension Funding, Series A | |||||||
6.899%, due 12/01/40 | $ | 55,000 | $ | 67,398 | |||
Illinois Taxable Pension | |||||||
5.100%, due 06/01/33 | 125,000 | 121,120 | |||||
188,518 | |||||||
Total municipal bonds and notes (cost—$315,928) | 323,131 | ||||||
Number of contracts | |||||||
Call options purchased—0.11% | |||||||
S&P 500 Index, strike @ 1,450, expires 12/22/12 | |||||||
(cost — $312,712) | 93 | 279,930 |
Face amount | |||||||
Repurchase agreement—17.30% | |||||||
Repurchase agreement dated 08/31/12 with State | |||||||
Street Bank & Trust Co., 0.010% due 09/04/12, | |||||||
collateralized by $2,233,177 Federal Home Loan | |||||||
Bank obligations, zero coupon due 09/28/12 and | |||||||
$30,109,354 US Treasury Bonds, 4.500% to 6.250% | |||||||
due 05/15/30 to 02/15/36; (value—$46,302,401); | |||||||
proceeds: $45,394,050 (cost — $45,394,000) | $ | 45,394,000 | 45,394,000 | ||||
Shares | |||||||
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned—2.15% | |||||||
Money market fund—2.15% | |||||||
UBS Private Money Market Fund LLC3 (cost—$5,655,123) | 5,655,123 | 5,655,123 | |||||
Total investments (cost—$258,003,197) —104.41% | 273,911,979 | ||||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets—(4.41)% | (11,567,840 | ) | |||||
Net assets — 100.00% | $ | 262,344,139 |
For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms, counterparty acronyms, and currency abbreviations that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 63.
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Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $258,991,178; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 21,919,244 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (6,998,443 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 14,920,801 |
Futures contracts
Number of contracts | Expiration date | Cost | Current value | Unrealized appreciation | |||||||||||
US Treasury futures buy contracts: | |||||||||||||||
27 | Ultra Long-Term | ||||||||||||||
US Treasury Bond | December | ||||||||||||||
Futures | 2012 | $ | 4,513,681 | $ | 4,563,000 | $ | 49,319 | ||||||||
147 | US Treasury Note | December | |||||||||||||
2 Year Futures | 2012 | 32,399,452 | 32,424,985 | 25,533 | |||||||||||
Index futures buy contracts: | |||||||||||||||
92 | S&P 500 E-Mini | September | |||||||||||||
Index Futures | 2012 | 6,018,987 | 6,463,460 | 444,473 | |||||||||||
$ | 42,932,120 | $ | 43,451,445 | $ | 519,325 |
Interest rate swap
Counterparty – BB
Rate type | |||||||||||||
Notional amount (000) | Termination date | Payment made by the Fund12 | Payment received by the Fund12 | Upfront payment received (made) | Value | Unrealized depreciation | |||||||
3 Month | |||||||||||||
USD | |||||||||||||
USD 37,250 | 09/30/14 | 0.448% | LIBOR | $— | $(31,867) | $(31,867) |
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Fair valuation summary
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of August 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments:
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (Level 1) | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Total | ||||||||||||||
Common stocks | $ | 146,432,669 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 146,432,669 | |||||||||
Preferred stock | — | 4,553 | — | 4,553 | |||||||||||||
Investment company | — | 11,086,530 | — | 11,086,530 | |||||||||||||
US government | |||||||||||||||||
obligations | — | 13,296,268 | — | 13,296,268 | |||||||||||||
Mortgage & agency | |||||||||||||||||
debt securities | — | 17,167,517 | — | 17,167,517 | |||||||||||||
Collateralized mortgage | |||||||||||||||||
obligations | — | 1,523,151 | — | 1,523,151 | |||||||||||||
Commercial mortgage- | |||||||||||||||||
backed securities | — | 3,246,991 | — | 3,246,991 | |||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | — | 29,187,590 | 659 | 29,188,249 | |||||||||||||
Non-US government | |||||||||||||||||
obligations | — | 313,867 | — | 313,867 | |||||||||||||
Municipal bonds & | |||||||||||||||||
notes | — | 323,131 | — | 323,131 | |||||||||||||
Options purchased | 279,930 | — | — | 279,930 | |||||||||||||
Repurchase agreement | — | 45,394,000 | — | 45,394,000 | |||||||||||||
Investment of cash | |||||||||||||||||
collateral from | |||||||||||||||||
securities loaned | — | 5,655,123 | — | 5,655,123 | |||||||||||||
Futures contracts | 519,325 | — | — | 519,325 | |||||||||||||
Swap agreement | — | (31,867 | ) | — | (31,867 | ) | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 147,231,924 | $ | 127,166,854 | $ | 659 | $ | 274,399,437 |
At August 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
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The following is a rollforward of the Fund’s investments that were valued using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the year ended August 31, 2012:
Preferred stock | Warrants | Corporate bond | Total | |||||||||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | 23 | $ | 27 | $ | — | $ | 50 | ||||||||||
Purchases | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Sales | (23,320 | ) | (27 | ) | — | (23,347 | ) | |||||||||||
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total realized gain/(loss) | 23,297 | — | — | 23,297 | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||
appreciation/depreciation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | — | 659 | 659 | ||||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Ending balance | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 659 | $ | 659 |
The change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation relating to the Level 3 investments held at August 31, 2012 was ($1,191). Transfers into Level 3 represents the value at the end of the year. At August 31, 2012, two securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as the valuations are either based on a fair valuation approved by the valuation committee or based primarily on unobservable inputs.
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Portfolio of investments—August 31, 2012
Issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin (unaudited)
Percentage of total investments | |||
United States | 95.5 | % | |
Cayman Islands | 1.0 | ||
Curacao | 0.5 | ||
Bermuda | 0.4 | ||
Canada | 0.4 | ||
Switzerland | 0.4 | ||
Israel | 0.3 | ||
Panama | 0.2 | ||
United Kingdom | 0.2 | ||
Singapore | 0.2 | ||
Netherlands | 0.1 | ||
Liberia | 0.1 | ||
Australia | 0.1 | ||
Ireland | 0.1 | ||
Luxembourg | 0.1 | ||
Mexico | 0.1 | ||
Colombia | 0.1 | ||
Chile | 0.1 | ||
Marshall Islands | 0.1 | ||
Isle of Man | 0.0 | † | |
Norway | 0.0 | † | |
France | 0.0 | † | |
Puerto Rico | 0.0 | † | |
Total | 100.0 | % |
† Amount represents less than 0.05%.
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Portfolio footnotes
* | Non-income producing security. | |
** | On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship, and the US Treasury guaranteed the debt issued by those organizations. | |
1 | Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at August 31, 2012. | |
2 | Cumulative preferred stock. The next call date is October 15, 2012. | |
3 | Investment in an affiliated company. See notes to financial statements for additional information. | |
4 | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 2.56% of net assets as of August 31, 2012, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. | |
5 | Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of August 31, 2012 and changes periodically. | |
6 | Step bond that converts to the noted fixed rate at a designated future date. | |
7 | Perpetual bond security. The maturity date reflects the next call date. | |
8 | Security is being fair valued by a valuation committee under the direction of the board of trustees. | |
9 | Bond interest in default. | |
10 | Security called in full on February 16, 2011. Position represents remaining escrow balance expected to be received upon finalization of call premium. | |
11 | Payment-in-kind security. Income may be paid in cash or additional notes, at the discretion of the issuer. | |
12 | Payments made/received are based on the notional amount. |
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Fund acronyms
ADR | American Depositary Receipt | |
BDC | Business Development Company | |
FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |
MTN | Medium Term Note | |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | |
OJSC | Open Joint Stock Company | |
REMIC | Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit | |
TBA | (To Be Announced) Security is purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount (generally +/- 1.0%) and no definite maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned. | |
USD | United States Dollar | |
Counterparty acronym | ||
BB | Barclays Bank PLC |
See accompanying notes to financial statements | 63 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Statement of assets and liabilities—August 31, 2012
Assets: | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost—$197,907,155)1 | $ | 211,776,326 | ||
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost—$14,702,042) | 16,741,653 | |||
Repurchase agreement, at value (cost—$45,394,000) | 45,394,000 | |||
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$258,003,197) | $ | 273,911,979 | ||
Cash | 90,714 | |||
Cash collateral on futures | 167,147 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 2,228,640 | |||
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | 9,254 | |||
Receivable for dividends and interest | 685,995 | |||
Receivable for variation margin | 519,755 | |||
Receivable for foreign tax reclaims | 1,195 | |||
Other assets | 28,581 | |||
Total assets | 277,643,260 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 8,682,429 | |||
Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned | 5,655,123 | |||
Payable for shares of beneficial interest repurchased | 539,439 | |||
Payable to affiliates | 207,167 | |||
Swap agreements, at value | 31,867 | |||
Payable for foreign withholding taxes | 1,144 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 181,952 | |||
Total liabilities | 15,299,121 | |||
Net assets: | ||||
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value | ||||
(unlimited amount authorized) | 354,847,987 | |||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | 1,009,006 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss | (109,909,094 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | 16,396,240 | |||
Net assets | $ | 262,344,139 |
1 Includes $5,519,866 of investments in securities on loan, at value plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.
64 | See accompanying notes to financial statements |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Statement of assets and liabilities—August 31, 2012
Class A | |||
Net assets | $ | 173,218,218 | |
Shares outstanding | 5,748,752 | ||
Net asset value per share | $ | 30.13 | |
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus maximum | |||
sales charge of 5.50%) | $ | 31.88 | |
Class C | |||
Net assets | $ | 70,214,835 | |
Shares outstanding | 2,371,979 | ||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 29.60 | |
Class Y | |||
Net assets | $ | 18,911,086 | |
Shares outstanding | 619,167 | ||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 30.54 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements | 65 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Statement of operations
For the year ended August 31, 2012 | ||||
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,852) | $ | 1,934,173 | ||
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $346) | 2,224,644 | |||
Securities lending income (includes $1,858 earned from an affiliated entity) | 25,906 | |||
4,184,723 | ||||
Expenses: | ||||
Investment management and administration fees | 1,329,869 | |||
Service fees—Class A | 438,367 | |||
Service and distribution fees—Class B | 6,930 | |||
Service and distribution fees—Class C | 724,663 | |||
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A | 190,563 | |||
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class B | 1,441 | |||
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class C | 84,179 | |||
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class Y | 14,420 | |||
Professional fees | 168,408 | |||
Custody and accounting fees | 102,157 | |||
Reports and notices to shareholders | 97,550 | |||
State registration fees | 55,250 | |||
Trustees’ fees | 17,197 | |||
Insurance fees | 5,788 | |||
Other expenses | 27,352 | |||
Total expenses | 3,264,134 | |||
Net investment income | 920,589 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment activities: | ||||
Net realized gains (losses) from: | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers | 14,755,974 | |||
Investments in affiliated issuers | 104,745 | |||
Futures | (1,038,531 | ) | ||
Swaps | (90,709 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 13,731,479 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers | 12,461,440 | |||
Investments in affiliated issuers | 930,526 | |||
Futures | 398,549 | |||
Swaps | (31,867 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 13,758,648 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain from investment activities | 27,490,127 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 28,410,716 |
66 | See accompanying notes to financial statements |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Statement of changes in net assets
For the years ended August 31, | ||||||||
2012 | 2011 | |||||||
From operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 920,589 | $ | 2,226,702 | ||||
Net realized gains | 13,731,479 | 37,533,280 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 13,758,648 | 4,256,795 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting | ||||||||
from operations | 28,410,716 | 44,016,777 | ||||||
Dividends to shareholders from: | ||||||||
Net investment income—Class A | (1,853,059 | ) | (3,010,818 | ) | ||||
Net investment income—Class B | — | (6,506 | ) | |||||
Net investment income—Class C | (166,185 | ) | (589,766 | ) | ||||
Net investment income—Class Y | (259,667 | ) | (491,920 | ) | ||||
Total dividends to shareholders | (2,278,911 | ) | (4,099,010 | ) | ||||
From beneficial interest transactions: | ||||||||
Net proceeds from shares sold | 4,392,621 | 2,962,623 | ||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (44,535,126 | ) | (68,685,656 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | 2,065,080 | 3,634,299 | ||||||
Net decrease in net assets from beneficial | ||||||||
interest transactions | (38,077,425 | ) | (62,088,734 | ) | ||||
Redemption fees | 511 | 2,812 | ||||||
Net decrease in net assets | (11,945,109 | ) | (22,168,155 | ) | ||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 274,289,248 | 296,457,403 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 262,344,139 | $ | 274,289,248 | ||||
Accumulated undistributed net | ||||||||
investment income | $ | 1,009,006 | $ | 2,280,649 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements | 67 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Financial highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:
Class A | |||||||||||||||
Years ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||
Net asset value, | |||||||||||||||
beginning of year | $27.34 | $24.16 | $22.96 | $28.83 | $32.53 | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)1 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.70 | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | |||||||||||||||
gains (losses) | 2.94 | 3.34 | 1.47 | (5.65 | ) | (3.57 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
from operations | 3.09 | 3.59 | 1.79 | (5.19 | ) | (2.87 | ) | ||||||||
Dividends from net | |||||||||||||||
investment income | (0.30 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.83 | ) | |||||
Net asset value, end of year | $30.13 | $27.34 | $24.16 | $22.96 | $28.83 | ||||||||||
Total investment return2 | 11.42 | % | 14.85 | % | 7.75 | % | (17.49 | )% | (9.02 | )% | |||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||
Expenses before fee waivers by | |||||||||||||||
investment advisor and | |||||||||||||||
administrator | 1.03 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.05 | % | 0.95 | % | |||||
Expenses after fee waivers by | |||||||||||||||
investment advisor and | |||||||||||||||
administrator | 1.03 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.05 | % | 0.93 | % | |||||
Net investment income | 0.53 | % | 0.92 | % | 1.30 | % | 2.26 | % | 2.28 | % | |||||
Supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $173,218 | $178,780 | $190,007 | $221,983 | $344,910 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 150 | % | 157 | % | 138 | % | 111 | % | 98 | % |
1 Calculated using the average shares method. |
2 Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges or redemption fees; results would be lower if they were included. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
68 | See accompanying notes to financial statements |
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Years ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
$26.83 | $23.70 | $22.55 | $28.19 | $31.80 | ||||||||||
(0.06 | ) | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.46 | |||||||||
2.89 | 3.28 | 1.43 | (5.50 | ) | (3.50 | ) | ||||||||
2.83 | 3.32 | 1.56 | (5.20 | ) | (3.04 | ) | ||||||||
(0.06 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.57 | ) | |||||
$29.60 | $26.83 | $23.70 | $22.55 | $28.19 | ||||||||||
10.59 | % | 14.00 | % | 6.90 | % | (18.10 | )% | (9.70 | )% | |||||
1.79 | % | 1.77 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.80 | % | 1.70 | % | |||||
1.79 | % | 1.77 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.80 | % | 1.68 | % | |||||
(0.23 | )% | 0.16 | % | 0.55 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.53 | % | |||||
$70,215 | $74,702 | $79,561 | $94,818 | $147,945 | ||||||||||
150 | % | 157 | % | 138 | % | 111 | % | 98 | % |
See accompanying notes to financial statements | 69 |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Financial highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:
Class Y | |||||||||||||||
Years ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||
Net asset value, | |||||||||||||||
beginning of year | $27.72 | $24.51 | $23.29 | $29.27 | $33.03 | ||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 0.81 | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | |||||||||||||||
gains (losses) | 2.97 | 3.37 | 1.49 | (5.75 | ) | (3.62 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
from operations | 3.21 | 3.71 | 1.90 | (5.20 | ) | (2.81 | ) | ||||||||
Dividends from net | |||||||||||||||
investment income | (0.39 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.95 | ) | |||||
Net asset value, end of year | $30.54 | $27.72 | $24.51 | $23.29 | $29.27 | ||||||||||
Total investment return2 | 11.74 | % | 15.17 | % | 8.13 | % | (17.16 | )% | (8.69 | )% | |||||
Ratios to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||
Expenses before fee waivers by | |||||||||||||||
investment advisor and | |||||||||||||||
administrator | 0.75 | % | 0.73 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.61 | % | |||||
Expenses after fee waivers by | |||||||||||||||
investment advisor and | |||||||||||||||
administrator | 0.75 | % | 0.73 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.59 | % | |||||
Net investment income | 0.81 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.63 | % | 2.65 | % | 2.62 | % | |||||
Supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $18,911 | $19,287 | $24,955 | $34,630 | $46,994 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 150 | % | 157 | % | 138 | % | 111 | % | 98 | % |
1 Calculated using the average shares method. |
2 Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges or redemption fees; results would be lower if they were included. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
70 | See accompanying notes to financial statements |
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Notes to financial statements
Organization and significant accounting policies
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of UBS Investment Trust (the “Trust”) and is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust was organized on March 28, 1991, as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and currently has one operating series.
The Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. (The Fund has ceased offering Class B shares.) Each class represents interests in the same assets of the Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures, ongoing service and distribution charges and certain transfer agency and related services expenses. Class B shares and all corresponding reinvested dividend shares automatically converted to Class A shares within a certain number of years after issuance which varied depending upon the amount invested. On March 1, 2012, the remaining outstanding Class B shares were either redeemed or exchanged for Class A shares of the Fund. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that Class A and Class C shares each have exclusive voting rights with respect to their respective service and/or distribution plans. Class Y shares have no service or distribution plan.
In the normal course of business the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations or that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses through August 31, 2012 pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative US generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources
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of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:
Valuation of investments
The Fund calculates its net asset value based on the current market value, where available, for its portfolio securities. The Fund normally obtains market values for its securities and other instruments from independent pricing sources and broker-dealers. Independent pricing sources may use reported last sale prices, official market closing prices, current market quotations or valuations from computerized evaluation systems that derive values based on comparable securities or instruments. An evaluation system incorporates parameters such as security quality, maturity and coupon, and/or research and evaluation by its staff, including review of broker-dealer market price quotations, if available, in determining the valuation of the portfolio securities or instruments. Securities and other instruments also may be valued based on appraisals derived from information concerning the security or instrument or similar securities or instruments received from recognized dealers in those holdings.
Securities and instruments traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market and listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) normally are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other OTC securities are valued at the last bid price on the valuation date available prior to valuation. Securities and instruments which are listed on US and foreign stock exchanges normally are valued at the market close, the last sale price on the day the securities are valued or, lacking any sales on such day, at the last available bid price. In cases where securities or instruments are traded on more than one exchange, the securities or instruments are valued on the exchange designated as the primary market by UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS Global AM”). If a market value is not readily available from an independent pricing source for a particular security or instrument, that security or instrument is valued at fair value
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as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a security’s or instrument’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; and changes in overall market conditions. If events occur that materially affect the value of securities (particularly non-US securities) between the close of trading in those securities and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, these securities are fair valued.
The Board has delegated to the UBS Global AM Global Valuation Committee (“GVC”) the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Fund’s holdings. The GVC is comprised of representatives of management, including members of the investment team. The GVC provides reports to the Board at each quarterly meeting regarding any securities or instruments that have been fair valued, valued pursuant to standing instructions approved by the GVC, or where non-vendor pricing sources had been used to make fair value determinations when sufficient information exists during the prior quarter. Fair valuation determinations are subject to review at least monthly by the GVC during scheduled meetings. Pricing decisions, processes, and controls over fair value determinations are subject to internal and external reviews, including annual internal compliance reviews and periodic internal audit reviews of securities valuations.
The amortized cost method of valuation, which approximates market value, generally is used to value short-term debt instruments with sixty days or less remaining to maturity, unless the Board determines that this does not represent fair value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at the daily closing net asset value of the respective investment company. Pursuant to the Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies are also valued at the daily closing net asset value.
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Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which they are traded. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors or quotations from market makers to the extent available. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or deemed unreliable, the swap is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board.
US GAAP requires disclosure surrounding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized into the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs, including but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risks.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs inclusive of the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.
In accordance with the requirements of US GAAP, a fair value hierarchy has been included near the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments
In April 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-03 “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860) Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements” (“ASU 2011-03”) which relates to the accounting for repurchase agreements and similar agreements, including mortgage dollar rolls, that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. ASU 2011-03 modifies the criteria for determining effective control of transferred assets and as a result certain agreements may now be accounted for as secured borrowings. ASU 2011-03 is effective prospectively for new transfers and existing transactions that are modified in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The new disclosures have been implemented for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and there
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is no change in accounting for the Fund. While the new disclosures are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011, management has determined that the Fund has not entered into transactions that can be deemed “secured borrowings” as defined by ASU 2011-03.
In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between US GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 requires reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 requires reporting entities to make disclosure about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new disclosures have been implemented for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011.
In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). These disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a company’s financial position. They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of US GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to: disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial statements; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar
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to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the financial statements.
The provisions of ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC Topic 815”) require qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative agreements. Since investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statement of operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under ASC Topic 815. Accordingly, even though a Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for purposes of disclosure under ASC Topic 815. ASC Topic 815 requires (1) objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation, (2) the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses be disclosed in a tabular format, and (3) information be disclosed about credit-risk contingent features of derivatives contracts. The Fund may enter into derivative contracts that may contain credit-risk related contingent features that could be triggered subject to certain circumstances. Such circumstances include agreed upon net asset value thresholds. If triggered, the derivative counterparty could request additional cash margin and/or terminate the derivative contract. Details of this disclosure can be found below as well as in the Portfolio of investments. The Advisor is not aware of any additional credit-risk contingent features on derivative contracts held by the Fund (other than those described earlier). The volume of derivatives that is presented in the Portfolio of investments of the Fund is consistent with the derivative activity during the year ended August 31, 2012.
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At August 31, 2012, the Fund had the following derivatives categorized by underlying risk:
Asset derivatives1 | |||||||||||
Interest rate risk | Equity risk | Total | |||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | 74,852 | $ | 444,473 | $ | 519,325 | |||||
Options purchased | — | 279,930 | 279,930 | ||||||||
Liability derivatives2 | |||||||||||
Interest rate risk | Equity risk | Total | |||||||||
Swap agreements | $ | (31,867 | ) | $— | $ | (31,867 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) in derivative instruments during the year ended August 31, 2012, were as follows:
Interest rate risk | Equity risk | Total | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss)3 | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | 120,862 | $ | (1,159,393 | ) | $ | (1,038,531 | ) | ||||
Swap agreements | (90,709 | ) | — | (90,709 | ) | |||||||
Total net realized gain (loss) | $ | 30,153 | $ | (1,159,393 | ) | $ | (1,129,240 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4 | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | 77,622 | $ | 320,927 | $ | 398,549 | ||||||
Option purchased5 | — | (32,782 | ) | (32,782 | ) | |||||||
Swap agreements | (31,867 | ) | — | (31,867 | ) | |||||||
Total net change in unrealized | ||||||||||||
appreciation/depreciation | $ | 45,755 | $ | 288,145 | $ | 333,900 |
3 The net realized gains (losses) are shown in the Statement of operations in net realized gains (losses) from futures and swaps.
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Repurchase agreements
The Fund may purchase securities or other obligations from a bank or securities dealer (or its affiliate), subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date (or upon demand) and price. The Fund maintains custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through its regular custodian or through a special “tri-party” custodian or sub-custodian that maintains a separate account for both the Fund and its counterparty. The underlying collateral is valued daily to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, the Fund generally has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Repurchase agreements involving obligations other than US government securities (such as commercial paper, corporate bonds, equities and mortgage loans) may be subject to special risks and may not have the benefit of certain protections in the event of counterparty insolvency. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Fund may suffer delays, costs and possible losses in connection with the disposition or retention of the collateral. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. The Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed, advised or sub-advised by UBS Global AM.
Under certain circumstances, the Fund may engage in a repurchase agreement transaction with a yield of zero in order to invest cash amounts remaining in its portfolio at the end of the day in order to avoid having the Fund assessed a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.
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Restricted securities
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included at the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments.
Investment transactions, investment income and expenses
Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. Dividend income is recorded net of withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date (“ex-date”). Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized as adjustments to interest income and the identified cost of investments.
Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/ unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of dividend eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for current capital share activity of the respective classes). Class-specific expenses are charged directly to the applicable class of shares.
Investing in non-US securities
Investing in non-US securities may involve more risks than investing in US securities. Investments in non-US securities may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which US and non-US issuers are subject. These risks may include expropriation, confiscatory taxation, withholding taxes on interest and/or dividends, limitations on the use of or transfer of Fund assets and political or social instability or diplomatic developments.
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Securities of non-US issuers may not be registered with the SEC and the issuers thereof may not be subject to its reporting requirements.
The Fund may invest in non-US securities by purchasing American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). ADRs are receipts typically issued by a US bank or trust company evidencing ownership of the underlying securities. ADRs are publicly traded on exchanges or over-the-counter in the United States and are issued through “sponsored” or “unsponsored” arrangements. Under an unsponsored arrangement, the depositary’s transaction fees are paid directly by the ADR holders.
Investment income and realized gains on certain non-US securities in which the Fund may invest may be subject to non-US withholding or other taxes that could reduce the return on the securities. Tax conventions between the United States and certain non-US countries, however, may reduce or eliminate the amount of non-US taxes to which the Fund would be subject.
Securities traded on to-be-announced basis
The Fund may from time to time purchase securities on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities for which all specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade, particularly the face amount and maturity date of the underlying security transactions. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days later. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, US government securities or other liquid securities are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations, and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
Purchased options
The Fund may purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument. The
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Fund pays a premium which is included on the Statement of assets and liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. Purchased options are shown as fund holdings within the Portfolio of investments and are included in the Statement of assets and liabilities in investments in unaffiliated securities, at value.
Futures contracts
The Fund may use futures contracts as part of its investment strategy, for hedging purposes to adjust exposure to US and foreign markets in connection with a reallocation of the Fund’s assets or to manage the average duration of the Fund. In addition, the Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts or purchase options thereon to increase or reduce its exposure to an asset class without purchasing or selling the underlying securities, either as a hedge or to enhance performance. Using futures contracts involves various market risks, including interest rate and equity risk. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. To the extent that market prices move in an unexpected direction, there is a risk that the Fund will not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contract or may realize a loss.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deliver to a broker an amount of cash and/or government securities equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, generally are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the fluctuations in the value of the underlying futures contracts, except that in the case of certain futures contracts payments may be made or received
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at settlement. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as an unrealized gain or loss on futures until the futures contract is closed, at which time the net gain or loss is reclassified to realized gain or loss on futures.
Interest rate swap agreements
The Fund may enter into interest rate swap agreements. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.
Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap agreement to comply with the terms of the agreement. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interest payment to be received by the Fund. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of the counterparty to a swap agreement in evaluating potential credit risk.
The Fund accrues for interim payments on swap agreements on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within swap agreements on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Once interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/loss on swaps, in addition to realized gain/loss recorded upon the termination of swap contracts on the Statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of interest rate swap agreements are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation of swaps within the Statement of operations.
Dividends and distributions
Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either
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considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.
Concentration of risk
Investing in securities of foreign issuers and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investments in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values and possible adverse political, social and economic developments, including those particular to a specific industry, country or region, which could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable US companies and US government securities.
The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments, including those particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.
Investment advisor and administrator fees and other transactions with affiliates
The Board has approved an Investment Advisory and Administration Contract (“Advisory Contract”), under which UBS Global AM serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. In accordance with the Advisory Contract, the Fund is to pay UBS Global AM an investment advisory and administration fee, which is to be accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250 million and 0.45% thereafter.
UBS Global AM has agreed to permanently reduce its advisory and administration fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets so that it is assessed as follows: $0 to $250 million – 0.50%; in excess of $250 million up to $500 million – 0.45%; in excess of $500 million up to $2 billion – 0.40%; and over $2 billion – 0.35%. Accordingly, for the year
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ended August 31, 2012, UBS Global AM did not waive any investment advisory and administration fees. At August 31, 2012, the Fund owed UBS Global AM $110,733 for investment advisory and administration fees.
UBS Global AM has contractually undertaken to waive fees/reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses, when necessary, to maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding (1) dividend expense, borrowing costs and interest expense relating to short sales, and (2) investments in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C and Class Y shares at a level not to exceed 1.15%, 1.90% and 0.90%, respectively through December 31, 2012. The Fund will repay UBS Global AM for any previously waived fees/reimbursed expenses during the three-year period following August 31, 2011, to the extent that operating expenses (with certain exclusions such as dividend expense, borrowing costs, and interest expense relating to short sales, and interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, if any) are otherwise below the expense caps in effect at the time the fees or expenses were waived/ reimbursed. For the year ended August 31, 2012, the Fund had no fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to repayment.
For the year ended August 31, 2012, the Fund paid $216 in brokerage commissions to UBS Securities LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS AG, for transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
The Fund may invest in certain affiliated investment companies also advised or managed by the Advisor. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the year ended August 31, 2012 were as follows:
Affiliated investment company | Value at 08/31/11 | Purchases during the year ended 08/31/12 | Sales during the year ended 08/31/12 | Net realized gain | Change in net unrealized appreciation | Value at 08/31/12 | ||||||||||||||||||
UBS Credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund | $ | 10,951,259 | $ | — | $ | 900,000 | $ | 104,745 | $ | 930,526 | $ | 11,086,530 |
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Under normal conditions, the Fund invests cash collateral from securities lending activities into an affiliated private money market fund, UBS Private Money Market Fund LLC (“Private Money Market”), which operates in compliance with most of the substantive provisions of Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. Private Money Market is managed by UBS Global AM and is currently offered as a cash management option only to mutual funds and certain other accounts managed by the Advisor. UBS Global AM acts as managing member and receives a management fee from Private Money Market payable monthly in arrears at the annual rate of 0.10% of Private Money Market’s average daily members’ equity, minus the aggregate operating expenses of, and incurred by, Private Money Market during each such related month, not including investment expenses (including brokerage commissions, taxes, interest charges and other costs with respect to transactions in securities) and extraordinary expenses including litigation expenses, if any. UBS Global AM may, in its sole discretion, waive all or any portion of the management fee to which it may be entitled from time to time in order to maintain operating expenses or net yields at a certain level. Distributions received from Private Money Market (if any), net of fee rebates paid to borrowers, are reflected as affiliated securities lending income in the Statement of operations.
Amounts relating to the investment for the year ended August 31, 2012 were as follows:
Value at 08/31/2011 | Purchases during the year ended 08/31/12 | Sales during the year ended 08/31/12 | Value at 08/31/12 | Net income earned | |||||||||||||
UBS Private Money | |||||||||||||||||
Market Fund LLC | $ | 11,342,957 | $ | 47,587,145 | $ | 53,274,979 | $ | 5,655,123 | $ | 1,858 |
Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a board member
Professor Meyer Feldberg serves as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Fund may conduct transactions, resulting in him being an interested trustee of the Fund. The Fund has been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley does not
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involve matters directly affecting any UBS funds. Portfolio transactions are executed through Morgan Stanley based on that firm’s ability to provide best execution of the transactions.
During the year ended August 31, 2012, the Fund paid brokerage commissions to Morgan Stanley in the amount of $12,824. During the year ended August 31, 2012, the Fund purchased and sold certain securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley, having an aggregate value of $89,956,602. Morgan Stanley received compensation in connection with these trades, which may have been in the form of a “mark-up” or “mark-down” of the price of the securities, a fee from the issuer for maintaining a commercial paper program, or some other form of compensation. Although the precise amount of this compensation is not generally known by the Fund’s investment manager, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.
Service and distribution plans
UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS Global AM (US)”) is the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares. Under separate plans of service and/or distribution pertaining to Class A and Class C shares, the Fund pays UBS Global AM (US) monthly service fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C shares and monthly distribution fees at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. At August 31, 2012, the Fund owed UBS Global AM—US $96,434 for service and distribution fees.
Prior to March 1, 2012, Class B shares paid UBS Global AM (US) monthly service and distribution fees at the annual rate of 0.25% and 0.75%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of Class B shares. Effective March 1, 2012, all outstanding Class B shares converted to Class A shares.
UBS Global AM—US also receives the proceeds of the initial sales charges paid by shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charges paid by shareholders upon certain
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redemptions of Class A and Class C shares. UBS Global AM (US) has informed the Fund that for the year ended August 31, 2012, it earned $18,573 and $122 in initial sales and deferred sales charges on Class A and Class C shares, respectively.
Transfer agency related services
UBS Financial Services Inc. provides certain services to the Fund pursuant to a delegation of authority from BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), the Fund’s transfer agent, and is compensated for these services by BNY Mellon, not the Fund.
For the year ended August 31, 2012, UBS Financial Services, Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Fund, $131,583 of the total delegated services fees.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend securities up to 33⅓% of its total assets to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, US government securities or irrevocable letters of credit in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. The Fund will regain ownership of loaned securities to exercise certain beneficial rights; however, the Fund may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower fail financially. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, US government securities or irrevocable letters of credit held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees. State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Fund’s lending agent.
Bank line of credit
The Fund participates with other funds managed, advised or sub-advised by UBS Global AM in a $100 million committed credit facility with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“Committed Credit Facility”), to be
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utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the Fund at the request of shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes. Under the Committed Credit Facility arrangement, the Fund has agreed to pay a commitment fee, pro rata, based on the relative asset size of the funds in the Committed Credit Facility. The Fund borrows at prevailing rates in effect at the time of borrowings. The Fund did not borrow under the Committed Credit Facility during the year ended August 31, 2012.
Purchases and sales of securities
For the year ended August 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term securities and US Government securities, were $141,278,821 and $202,249,236, respectively.
For the year ended August 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of US Government securities, excluding short-term securities, were $220,610,139 and $232,447,116, respectively.
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Shares of beneficial interest
There is an unlimited amount of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
For the year ended August 31, 2012: | Class A | Class B1 | ||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||
Shares sold | 71,125 | $ | 2,018,604 | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Shares repurchased | (976,736 | ) | (27,867,821 | ) | (1,404 | ) | (39,442 | ) | ||||||
Shares converted from | ||||||||||||||
Class B to Class A | 54,541 | 1,608,580 | (54,076 | ) | (1,608,580 | ) | ||||||||
Dividends reinvested | 61,490 | 1,655,927 | — | — | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (789,580 | ) | $ | (22,584,710 | ) | (55,480 | ) | $ | (1,648,022 | ) | ||||
For the year ended August 31, 2011: | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 61,858 | $ | 1,704,584 | 106 | $ | 2,945 | ||||||||
Shares repurchased | (1,508,634 | ) | (41,795,312 | ) | (3,749 | ) | (104,886 | ) | ||||||
Shares converted from | ||||||||||||||
Class B to Class A | 21,305 | 593,879 | (21,259 | ) | (593,879 | ) | ||||||||
Dividends reinvested | 99,056 | 2,700,258 | 209 | 5,731 | ||||||||||
Net decrease | (1,326,415 | ) | $ | (36,796,591 | ) | (24,693 | ) | $ | (690,089 | ) | ||||
For the year ended August 31, 2012: | Class C | Class Y | ||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||
Shares sold | 17,397 | $ | 482,487 | 9,380 | $ | 282,950 | ||||||||
Shares repurchased | (434,951 | ) | (12,250,080 | ) | (95,338 | ) | (2,769,203 | ) | ||||||
Dividends reinvested | 5,681 | 151,047 | 9,475 | 258,106 | ||||||||||
Net decrease | (411,873 | ) | $ | (11,616,546 | ) | (76,483 | ) | $ | (2,228,147 | ) | ||||
For the year ended August 31, 2011: | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 14,994 | $ | 417,039 | 8,678 | $ | 244,176 | ||||||||
Shares repurchased | (607,783 | ) | (16,539,343 | ) | (345,590 | ) | (9,652,236 | ) | ||||||
Dividends reinvested | 19,946 | 536,374 | 14,211 | 391,936 | ||||||||||
Net decrease | (572,843 | ) | $ | (15,585,930 | ) | (322,701 | ) | $ | (9,016,124 | ) |
1 | Effective on March 1, 2012 all outstanding Class B shares converted to Class A. |
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Notes to financial statements
Redemption fees
Each class of the Fund will impose a 1% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 90 days of their purchase, subject to limited exemptions as noted in the prospectus. This amount is paid to the Fund. Redemption fees, if any, earned by the Fund are disclosed in the Statement of changes in net assets. For the year ended August 31, 2012, redemption fees represent less than $0.005 per share.
Federal tax status
The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its income and to comply with the other requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required. In addition, by distributing during each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, net realized capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, the Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 were as follows:
Distributions paid from: | 2012 | 2011 | ||||
Ordinary Income | $ | 2,278,911 | $ | 4,099,010 |
At August 31, 2012, the components of accumulated deficit on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 995,967 | |
Accumulated realized capital and other losses | (108,421,532 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | 14,921,717 | ||
Total accumulated deficit | $ | (92,503,848 | ) |
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated
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Notes to financial statements
investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. One of the more prominent changes addresses capital loss carryforwards. Under the Act, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.
At August 31, 2012, the Fund had a pre-enactment net capital loss carryforward of $108,421,532. This pre-enactment capital loss carryforward is available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of any future realized capital gains and will expire as follows: $25,990,435 in 2017 and $82,431,097 in 2018. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. During the current fiscal year, the Fund utilized $13,445,922 of capital loss carryforwards to offset current year realized gains.
To reflect reclassifications arising from permanent “book/tax” differences for the year ending August 31, 2012, accumulated undistributed net investment income was increased by $86,679 and accumulated net realized loss was increased by $86,679. These differences are primarily due to return of capital adjustments from real estate investments trusts and paydown reclasses.
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Notes to financial statements
As of and during the year ended August 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the year ended August 31, 2012, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
Each of the tax years in the four year period ended August 31, 2012, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
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Report of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of UBS U.S. Allocation Fund (the sole series comprising UBS Investment Trust) (the “Fund”) as of August 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of UBS U.S. Allocation Fund at August 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
New York, New York
October 29, 2012
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General information (unaudited)
Quarterly Form N-Q portfolio schedule
The Fund will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC 0330. Additionally, you may obtain copies of Forms N-Q from the Fund upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.
Proxy voting policies, procedures and record
You may obtain a description of the Fund’s (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how the Fund voted any proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 for which an SEC filing has been made, without charge, upon request by contacting the Fund directly at 1-800-647 1568, online on the Fund’s Web site: www.ubs.com/ ubsglobalam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
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Tax information (unaudited)
We are required by Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to advise you within 60 days of the Fund’s fiscal year end (August 31, 2012) as to the federal tax status of distributions received by shareholders during such fiscal year. The percentage of dividends paid that qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders is 100%.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, certain dividends paid by UBS U.S. Allocation Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $1,934,173 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income.
Dividends received by tax-exempt recipients (e.g., IRAs and Keoghs) need not be reported as taxable income. Some retirement trusts (e.g., corporate, Keogh and 403(b)(7) plans) may need this information for their annual information reporting.
Since the Fund’s fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent in respect of calendar year 2012. The second notification, which will reflect the amount to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their federal income tax returns, will be made in conjunction with Form 1099 DIV and will be mailed in January 2013. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Board approval of investment advisory
and administration agreement (unaudited)
Background—At a meeting of the board of UBS Investment Trust (the “Trust”) on July 17-18, 2012, the members of the board, including the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”), as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), considered and approved the continuance of the investment advisory and administration agreement (the “Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement”) of the Trust with respect to its series, UBS U.S. Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), with UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS Global AM”). In preparing for the meeting, the board members had requested and received extensive information from UBS Global AM to assist them. The board received and considered a variety of information about UBS Global AM as well as the advisory, administrative and distribution arrangements for the Fund. The Independent Trustees discussed the materials initially provided by management prior to the scheduled board meeting. The Independent Trustees also met in executive session after management’s presentation was completed to review the disclosure that had been made to them at the meeting. At all of these sessions the Independent Trustees were joined by their independent legal counsel. The Independent Trustees also received a memorandum from their independent legal counsel discussing the duties of board members in considering approval of advisory, administration and distribution agreements.
In its consideration of the approval of the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement, the board considered the following factors:
Nature, extent and quality of the services under the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement—The board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of advisory services provided to the Fund by UBS Global AM under the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement during the past year. The board also considered the nature, extent and quality of administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by UBS Global AM and its affiliates for the Fund and the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Fund’s compliance policies and
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and administration agreement (unaudited)
procedures. The board noted that it received information at regular meetings throughout the year regarding the services rendered by UBS Global AM concerning the management of the Fund’s affairs and UBS Global AM’s role in coordinating providers of other services to the Fund, including custody, accounting and transfer agency services. The board’s evaluation of the services provided by UBS Global AM took into account the board’s knowledge and familiarity gained as board members of funds in the UBS New York fund complex, including the scope and quality of UBS Global AM’s investment advisory and other capabilities and the quality of its administrative and other services. The board observed that the scope of services provided by UBS Global AM had expanded over time as a result of regulatory and other developments, including maintaining and monitoring its own and the Fund’s expanded compliance programs.
The board had available to it the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the senior personnel at UBS Global AM responsible for the Fund and had previously received information regarding the persons primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and recognized that the Fund’s senior personnel at UBS Global AM report to the board regularly and that at each regular meeting the board receives a detailed report on the Fund’s performance. The board also considered, based on its knowledge of UBS Global AM and its affiliates, the financial resources available to UBS Global AM and its parent organization, UBS AG. In that regard, the board received extensive financial information regarding UBS Global AM and noted that it was a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of one of the largest financial services firms in the world. It was also noted that UBS Global AM had approximately $151 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2012 and was part of the UBS Global Asset Management Division, which had approximately $620 billion in assets under management worldwide as of March 31, 2012. The board was also cognizant of, and considered, the regulatory and litigation actions and investigations occurring in the past few years involving UBS AG, UBS Global AM and certain of their affiliates.
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Board approval of investment advisory
and administration agreement (unaudited)
The board concluded that, overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Fund under the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement.
Advisory fees and expense ratios—The board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee (the “Contractual Management Fee”) payable by the Fund to UBS Global AM in light of the nature, extent and quality of the advisory and administrative services provided by UBS Global AM. The board also reviewed and considered the written agreement between UBS Global AM and the Fund, which is separate from UBS Global AM’s investment advisory agreement with the Fund, whereby UBS Global AM has agreed to permanently reduce its management fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, which is discussed in more detail in the “Economies of Scale” section, and considered the actual fee rate (after taking this agreement into account) (the “Actual Management Fee”). Additionally, the board received and considered information comparing the Fund’s Contractual Management Fee, Actual Management Fee and overall expenses with those of funds in a group of funds selected and provided by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data (the “Expense Group”).
In addition, pursuant to a written fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement, UBS Global AM is contractually obligated to waive its management fees and/or reimburse the Fund so that the Fund’s ordinary total annual operating expenses through December 31, 2012 (excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs, and interest expense relating to short sales, and interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares and 0.90% for Class Y shares. The board also considered that the Fund has agreed to repay UBS Global AM for those waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses if the Fund can do so over the following three fiscal years without causing its expenses in any of those years to exceed the expense caps.
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and administration agreement (unaudited)
In connection with its consideration of the Fund’s management fees, the board also received information on UBS Global AM’s standard institutional account fees for accounts of a similar investment type to the Fund. The board noted management’s explanation that comparisons with such accounts may be of limited relevance given the different structures and regulatory requirements of mutual funds versus such accounts and the differences in the levels of services required by mutual funds and such accounts. The board also received information on fees charged to other mutual funds managed by UBS Global AM.
The comparative Lipper information showed that the Fund’s Contractual Management Fee, Actual Management Fee and total expenses were in the first quintile in the Fund’s Expense Group for the comparison periods utilized in the Lipper report. (The first quintile represents that 20% of the funds in the Expense Group with the lowest fees or expenses, as applicable, and the fifth quintile represents that 20% of the funds in the Expense Group with the highest fees or expenses, as applicable.)
In light of the foregoing, the board determined that the management fee was reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement.
Fund performance—The board received and considered (a) annualized total return information of the Fund compared to other funds (the “Performance Universe”) selected by Lipper over the one-, three-, five-, ten-year and since inception periods ended April 30, 2012 and (b) annualized performance information for each year in the ten-year period ended April 30, 2012. The board was provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of the Fund with the funds included in its Performance Universe. The board also noted that it had received information throughout the year at periodic intervals with respect to the Fund’s performance, including with respect to its benchmark index.
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Board approval of investment advisory
and administration agreement (unaudited)
The comparative Lipper information showed that the Fund’s performance was in the first quintile for the one- and three-year periods, in the fourth quintile for the five- and ten-year periods and in the third quintile since inception. (The first quintile represents that 20% of the funds in the Performance Universe with the best relative performance, and the fifth quintile represents that 20% of the funds in the Performance Universe with the worst relative performance.) Management noted the strong performance of the Fund over the recent periods. Based on its review of the Fund and management’s presentation, the board concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.
Advisor profitability—The board received and considered a profitability analysis of UBS Global AM and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund. The board also received profitability information with respect to the UBS New York fund complex as a whole. UBS Global AM’s profitability was considered not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund.
Economies of scale—The board received and considered information from management regarding whether UBS Global AM has achieved economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of further economies of scale for the Fund. The board considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Fund were being passed along to the shareholders. The board noted that the Fund’s Contractual Management Fee contained a single breakpoint and that the Fund’s assets exceeded the breakpoint as of April 30, 2012.
While the Fund’s Contractual Management Fee contained a single breakpoint, the board recognized that the Fund had entered into a separate agreement with UBS Global AM, whereby UBS Global AM agreed to permanently reduce its Contractual Management Fee by utilizing several additional breakpoints based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, thereby achieving the same effect as if the Contractual
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and administration agreement (unaudited)
Management Fee contained multiple breakpoints. The board also noted that as the Fund’s assets have increased over time, it has realized other economies of scale as certain expenses, such as fees for directors, auditors and legal fees, become a smaller percentage of overall assets.
Generally, in light of UBS Global AM’s profitability data and the Contractual Management Fee and Actual Management Fee currently in place, the board believed that UBS Global AM’s sharing of current economies of scale with the Fund was acceptable.
Other benefits to UBS Global AM—The board considered other benefits received by UBS Global AM and its affiliates as a result of its relationship with the Fund, including the opportunity to offer additional products and services to Fund shareholders.
In light of the costs of providing investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund and UBS Global AM’s ongoing commitment to the Fund, the profits and other ancillary benefits that UBS Global AM and its affiliates received were considered reasonable.
In light of all of the foregoing, the board approved the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement. In making its decision, the board identified no single factor as being determinative in approving the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement. The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. The board discussed the proposed continuance of the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of UBS Global AM were present.
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Board of Trustees & Officers
The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Fund’s operations. Each trustee serves an indefinite term of office. Officers are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee’s or officer’s principal occupations during the last five years, the number of portfolios in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by the trustee.
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.
Interested Trustees
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Position(s) | office† and | |||||
held with | length of | Principal occupation(s) | ||||
Name, address, and age | Trust | time served | during past 5 years | |||
Meyer Feldberg;†† 70 Morgan Stanley 1585 Broadway 33rd Floor New York, NY 10036 | Trustee | Since 1996 | Professor Feldberg is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School, although on an extended leave of absence. He is also a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley (financial services) (since March 2005). Professor Feldberg also serves as president of New York Global Partners (an organization located in part of the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York that promotes interaction with other cities around the world) (since May 2007). Prior to July 2004, he was Dean and Professor of Management of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University (since 1989). |
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Number of portfolios in fund complex | ||
overseen by trustee | Other directorships held by trustee | |
Professor Feldberg is a director or trustee of 22 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | Professor Feldberg is also a director of Primedia Inc. (publishing), Macy’s, Inc. (operator of department stores), Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics), SAPPI, Ltd. (producer of paper) and the New York City Ballet. |
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Interested Trustees (concluded)
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Position(s) | office† and | |||||
held with | length of | Principal occupation(s) | ||||
Name, address, and age | Trust | time served | during past 5 years | |||
Barry Mandinach*†††; 56 | Trustee | Since 2010 | Mr. Mandinach is a managing director of UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc. and UBS Global AM (collectively, “UBS Global AM—Americas region”). He has been with UBS Global AM—Americas region or its predecessors since 2001. He is the Head of Institutional & Wholesale Business (US) (since 2009) as well as Chief Marketing Officer (US) (since 2006). | |||
Independent Trustees | ||||||
Richard Q. Armstrong; 77 | Trustee and | Since 1995 | Mr. Armstrong is chairman and principal of R.Q.A. Enterprises (management consulting firm) (since April 1991 and principal occupation since March 1995). Mr. Armstrong was president or chairman of a number of packaged goods companies (such as Canada Dry, Dr. Pepper, Adirondack Beverages and Moët Hennessy) (from 1982 until 1995). | |||
Alan S. Bernikow; 71 | Trustee | Since 2005 | Mr. Bernikow is retired. He was a consultant on non-management matters for the firm of Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm) (from 2003 until 2007). Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche. |
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Number of portfolios in fund complex | ||
overseen by trustee | Other directorships held by trustee | |
Mr. Mandinach is a director or trustee of 13 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | None | |
Mr. Armstrong is a director or trustee of 13 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | None | |
Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 13 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | Mr. Bernikow is also a director of Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee and as the chair of its compensation committee), a director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee) and a director of the Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (menswear) (and serves as a member of its audit committee and as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee). He is also a director of Premier American Bank, N.A. |
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Independent Trustees (concluded)
Term of | ||||||
Position(s) | office† and | |||||
held with | length of | Principal occupation(s) | ||||
Name, address, and age | Trust | time served | during past 5 years | |||
Richard R. Burt; 65 McLarty Associates 900 19th Street, 8th Floor Washington DC 20006 | Trustee | Since 1996 | Mr. Burt is a managing director of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since April 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until February 2009. Prior to April 2007, he was chairman of Diligence Inc. (information and risk management firm). | |||
Bernard H. Garil; 72 6754 Casa Grande Way Delray Beach, FL 33446 | Trustee | Since 2005 | Mr. Garil is retired (since 2001). He was a managing director at PIMCO Advisory Services (from 1999 to 2001) where he served as president of closed-end funds and vice-president of the variable insurance product funds advised by OpCap Advisors (until 2001). | |||
Heather R. Higgins; 53 255 E. 49th St., Suite 23D New York, NY 10017 | Trustee | Since 2005 | Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or had served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman), and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009). |
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Number of portfolios in fund complex | ||
overseen by trustee | Other directorships held by trustee | |
Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 13 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe & Russia Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. | |
Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 13 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | Mr. Garil is also a director of OFI Trust Company (commercial trust company), the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (voluntary health organization) and a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation). | |
Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 13 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | None |
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Officers
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Joseph | Vice President | Since 2005 | Mr. Allessie is an executive director (since 2007) (prior to which he was a director) and deputy general counsel (since 2005) at UBS Global AM—Americas. Mr. Allessie is a vice president and assistant secretary of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | |||
Rose Ann | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer | Since 2011 | Ms. Bubloski is a director (since March 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director) and senior manager of the US mutual fund treasury administration department of UBS Global AM—Americas region. She was a vice president and assistant treasurer of certain UBS funds (from 2004 to 2007). She was vice president at Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (investment manager) (from 2007 to 2008). She is vice president and assistant treasurer of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM serves as investment advisor or manager. |
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Officers (continued)
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Mark E. | President | Since 2010 | Mr. Carver is a managing director and Head of Product Development and Management—Americas for UBS Global AM—Americas region (since 2008). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. He is a member of the Americas Management Committee (since 2008) and the Regional Operating Committee (since 2008). Prior to 2008, Mr. Carver held a number of product-related or sales responsibilities with respect to funds, advisory programs and separately managed accounts. Mr. Carver joined a predecessor of an affiliated firm in 1985 and has been with UBS Global AM—Americas region (or its affiliates) since 1996. Mr. Carver is president of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor, sub-advisor or manager. |
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Officers (continued)
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Thomas | Vice President | Since 2000 | Mr. Disbrow is a managing director (since 2011) (prior to which he was an executive director) (since 2007) and head of North America Fund Treasury (since 2011) of UBS Global AM—Americas region. Mr. Disbrow is a vice president and treasurer and/or principal accounting officer of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | |||
Michael J. | Vice President | Since 2006 | Mr. Flook is a director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an associate director) (since 2006) and a senior manager of the US mutual fund treasury administration department of UBS Global AM—Americas region (since 2006). Mr. Flook is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. |
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Officers (continued)
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Christopher S. | Vice President | Since | Mr. Ha is a director and associate general counsel (since September 2012) at UBS Global AM—Americas region. Prior to joining UBS Global AM—Americas region, Mr. Ha was of counsel at Buhler, Duggal & Henry LLP (law firm) (from March 2012 to July 2012) and an associate attorney at Dechert LLP (law firm) (from 2007 to 2009). Mr. Ha is a vice president and assistant secretary of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region serves as investment advisor or manager. | |||
Mark F. | Vice President | Since 2004 | Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and head of the legal department of UBS Global AM—Americas region (since 2004). He has been secretary of UBS Global AM—Americas (since 2004), secretary of UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993), and secretary of UBS AM Holdings (USA) Inc. (since 2001). Mr. Kemper is vice president and secretary of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. |
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Officers (continued)
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Joanne M. | Vice President | Since 2004 | Ms. Kilkeary is an director (since 2008) (prior to which she was an associate director) (since 2000) and a senior manager (since 2004) of the US mutual fund treasury administration department of UBS Global AM—Americas region. Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | |||
Tammie Lee*; 41 | Vice President | Since 2005 | Ms. Lee is an executive director (since 2010) (prior to which she was a director) (since 2005) and associate general counsel of UBS Global AM—Americas region (since 2005). Ms. Lee is a vice president and assistant secretary of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. |
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Officers (continued)
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Joseph | Vice President | Since 2004 | Mr. McGill is a managing director (since 2006) and chief compliance officer (since 2003) at UBS Global AM—Americas region. Mr. McGill is a vice president and chief compliance officer of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | |||
Nancy D. | Vice President | Since 2007 | Mrs. Osborn is a director (since 2010) (prior to which she was an associate director) and a senior manager of the US mutual fund treasury administration department of UBS Global AM—Americas region (since 2006). Mrs. Osborn is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Supplemental information (unaudited)
Officers (continued)
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Eric | Vice President | Since 2005 | Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel of UBS Global AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. | |||
Andrew | Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Since 2006 | Mr. Shoup is a managing director and global head of the fund treasury administration department of UBS Global AM—Americas region (since July 2006). Mr. Shoup is also a director of UBS (IRL) Fund p.l.c. (since 2008), Mr. Shoup is a vice president and chief operating officer of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager. |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Supplemental information (unaudited)
Officers (concluded)
Name, address, and age | Position(s) held with the Trust | Term of office† and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in fund complex for which person serves as officer | |||
Keith A. | Vice President | Since 1996 | Mr. Weller is an executive director and senior associate general counsel of UBS Global AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and assistant secretary of 17 investment companies (consisting of 95 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM—Americas region or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor, sub-advisor or manager. |
* | This person’s business address is 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019-6028. | |
** | This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. | |
† | Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term. | |
†† | Professor Feldberg is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act because he is a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Fund may conduct transactions. | |
††† | Mr. Mandinach is deemed an “interest person” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act because of his employment by UBS Global AM—Americas region. |
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Trustees | |
Richard Q. Armstrong | Meyer Feldberg Bernard H. Garil Heather R. Higgins Barry M. Mandinach |
Principal Officers | |
Mark E. Carver Mark F. Kemper | Thomas Disbrow |
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Investment Advisor and | |
Principal Underwriter |
This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by an effective prospectus.
© 2012 UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. All rights reserved.
PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID COMPUTERSHARE | |
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (The registrant has designated the code of ethics adopted pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley as a "Code of Conduct" to lessen the risk of confusion with its separate code of ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.)
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant's Board has determined that the following person serving on the registrant's Audit committee is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in item 3 of Form N-CSR: Alan S. Bernikow. Mr. Bernikow is independent as defined in item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) | Audit Fees: | ||
For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the aggregate Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) audit fees for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $63,600 and $63,100, respectively. | |||
Fees included in the audit fees category are those associated with the annual audits of financial statements and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. | |||
(b) | Audit-Related Fees: | ||
In each of the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the aggregate audit-related fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audits of the financial statements, but not reported as audit fees, were approximately $5,144 and $3,600, respectively. | |||
Fees included in the audit-related category are those associated with (1) the reading and providing of comments on the 2012 and 2011 semiannual financial statements and (2) review of the consolidated 2011 and 2010 reports on the profitability of the UBS Funds to UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc. and its affiliates to assist the board members in their annual advisory/administration contract and service/distribution plan reviews. | |||
There were no audit-related fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above. | |||
(c) | Tax Fees: | ||
In each of the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the aggregate tax fees billed by E&Y for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $16,100 and $16,100, respectively. Fees included in the tax fees category comprise all services performed by professional staff in the independent accountant’s tax division except those services related to the audits. This category comprises fees for review of tax compliance, tax return preparation and excise tax calculations. There were no tax fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above. | |||
(d) | All Other Fees: | ||
In each of the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, there were no fees billed by E&Y for products and services, other than the services reported in Item 4(a)-(c) above, rendered to the registrant. | |||
Fees included in the all other fees category would consist of services related to internal control reviews, strategy and other consulting, financial information systems design and implementation, consulting on other information systems, and other tax services unrelated to the registrant. | |||
There were no “all other fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above. | |||
(e) | (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures: | ||
The registrant’s Audit Committee (“audit committee”) has adopted an “Audit Committee Charter (Amended and Restated as of May 12, 2004 – with revisions through February 2012)” (the “charter”). The charter contains the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures. Reproduced below is an excerpt from the charter regarding pre-approval policies and procedures: | |||
The [audit ]Committee shall: … | |||
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2. | Pre-approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services1 to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to UBS Global [Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS Global AM”)] and any Covered Service Providers, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. In carrying out this responsibility, the Committee shall seek periodically from UBS Global [AM] and from the independent auditors a list of such audit and permissible non-audit services that can be expected to be rendered to the Fund, UBS Global [AM] or any Covered Service Providers by the Fund’s independent auditors, and an estimate of the fees sought to be paid in connection with such services. The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to a sub-committee consisting of the Chairperson of the Committee and two other members of the Committee as the Chairperson, from time to time, may determine and appoint, and such sub-committee shall report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the sub-committee’s meeting, its decision(s). From year to year, the Committee shall report to the Board whether this system of pre-approval has been effective and efficient or whether this Charter should be amended to allow for pre-approval pursuant to such policies and procedures as the Committee shall approve, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to other persons (other than UBS Global [AM] or the Fund’s officers). | ||
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1 The Committee will not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may taint the independence of the auditors. Currently, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services) that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.
Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, UBS Global [AM] and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with UBS Global [AM] that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors (during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided) by (a) the Fund, (b) its investment adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.
(e) | (2) Services approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X: |
Audit-Related Fees:
There were no amounts that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 on behalf of the registrant. There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. Tax Fees: There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. All Other Fees: There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. |
(f) | According to E&Y, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, the percentage of hours spent on the audit of the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons who are not full-time, permanent employees of E&Y was 0%. | ||
(g) | For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the aggregate fees billed by E&Y of $1,773,193 and $148,450, respectively, for non-audit services rendered on behalf of the registrant (“covered”), its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser (“non-covered”) that provides (or provided during the relevant fiscal period) services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant is shown in the table below: |
2012 | 2011 | ||||
Covered Services | $21,244 | $19,700 | |||
Non-Covered Services | 1,751,949 | 128,750 |
(h) | The registrant’s audit committee was not required to consider whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. | ||
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a) Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant’s Board has established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders if a vacancy occurs among those board members who are not “interested persons” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In order to recommend a nominee, a shareholder should send a letter to the chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Richard R. Burt, care of the Secretary of the registrant at UBS Global Asset Management, UBS Building, One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, Attn: Mark Kemper, Secretary, and indicate on the envelope “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.” The shareholder’s letter should state the nominee’s name and should include the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae, and must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated for the Board and to serve if elected by shareholders.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document. | ||
(b) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) | (1) Code of Ethics as required pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and designated by the registrant as a “Code of Conduct”)is filed herewith as Exhibit Ex-99.CODE ETH. | ||
(a) | (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT. | ||
(a) | (3) Written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons – not applicable to the registrant. | ||
(b) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT. | ||
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.
UBS Investment Trust
By: | /s/ Mark E. Carver | |
Mark E. Carver | ||
President | ||
Date: | November 9, 2012 |
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/ Mark E. Carver | |
Mark E. Carver | ||
President | ||
Date: | November 9, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Thomas Disbrow | |
Thomas Disbrow | ||
Vice President and Treasurer | ||
Date: | November 9, 2012 |