N-CSR 1 d230368dncsr.htm UBS SERIES FUNDS UBS Series Funds

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: 811-08767

 

 

UBS Series Funds

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Keith A. Weller, Esq.

UBS Asset Management

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

Copy to:

Stephen H. Bier, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-6797

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 888-793-8637

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2022


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

  (a)

Copy of the report transmitted to shareholders:


LOGO

 

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

 


UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

June 10, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund (the “Fund”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate in March 2022 from a range between 0.00% and 0.25% to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%. The federal funds rate or the “fed funds rate,” is the rate US banks charge one another for funds they borrow on an overnight basis. (For more details on the Fed’s actions, see below.) The Fed also anticipates several additional rate hikes during the year. As a result, the yields on a number of short-term investments moved higher—as did the Fund’s yield—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yield for the Fund as of April 30, 2022 was 0.30% compared to 0.06% on April 30, 2021 (after fee waivers). (For more information on the Fund’s performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on page 4.)

 

An interview with Portfolio Manager Robert Sabatino

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced a number of headwinds, including COVID-19 and its variants, sharply rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues, and central bank monetary policy tightening. Later in the reporting period the war in Ukraine also impacted the economy. Looking back, second, third and fourth quarter 2021 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was 6.7%, 2.3% and 6.9%, respectively. The economy then contracted in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Commerce Department’s initial estimate, first quarter 2022 annualized GDP growth was –1.4%. This was attributed to decreases in private inventory investment, exports, federal government spending, and state and local government spending.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

After several years of highly accommodative monetary policy, toward the end of 2021 the central bank signaled a policy shift. With inflation remaining elevated and no longer viewed as being “transitory,” in November 2021 the Fed announced that it would start tapering its monthly purchase of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities. At its meeting in December, the central bank further reduced its bond purchases and announced the program would end in March 2022. In March 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. Finally, at its meeting in early May, after the reporting period ended, the Fed raised rates 0.50% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%. The central bank will also begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1, 2022 (quantitative tightening).

 

Q.

How did you position the Fund over the fiscal year?

A.

We tactically adjusted the Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in the portfolio—throughout the 12-month review period. When the reporting period began, the Fund had a WAM of 47 days. At the end of the period on April 30, 2022, the Fund’s WAM was 32 days.

 

Q.

What level of portfolio diversification did you maintain during the reporting period?

A.

At the issuer level, we maintained a high level of diversification over the period, investing in smaller positions with the goal of reducing risk and keeping the Fund highly liquid.

 

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Investment goal:

Provide as high a level of current interest income as is consistent with maintaining liquidity and principal stability

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

February 14, 2000

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

Q.

What types of securities did you emphasize over the period?

A.

Several adjustments were made to the Fund’s sector positioning during the 12-month period. We decreased the Fund’s exposure to direct US Treasury obligations and modestly pared back its allocation to repurchase agreements backed by government securities. In contrast, we increased the Fund’s exposure to US government agency obligations. (Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the seller of a security agrees to buy it back at a predetermined time and price or upon demand.)

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Fund over the coming months?

A.

With inflation remaining elevated and given the improvements in the labor market, we expect the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. It is unclear if the central bank can orchestrate a “soft landing” for the US economy. In this environment, we anticipate continuing to manage the Fund focusing on risk and liquidity.

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/am-us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO

Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

LOGO  

Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2022. 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. 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 Website at www.ubs.com/am-us.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees (unless waived) 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, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022

Actual expenses

The first line 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 under the heading “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

The example does not reflect any program fees (e.g., ACCESSSM program fees, Resource Management Account® (RMA®) program fees) as these are external to the Fund and relate to the particular program chosen by the investor.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
1
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
2
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.40        $ 0.20          0.04
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.80          0.20          0.04  

 

 

1 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)    

 

Yields and Characteristics      
Seven-Day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.30
Seven-Day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.30  
Seven-Day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.27  
Seven-Day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.27  
Weighted average maturity2      32 days  
  
Portfolio composition3      
U.S. government agency obligations      45.1
U.S. Treasury obligations      39.9  
Repurchase agreements      16.1  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (1.1
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, the fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

The portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

3 

Weightings represent percentages of the Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—45.1%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank
0.070%, due 08/10/22

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,999,987  

0.070%, due 08/19/22

    5,000,000       4,999,872  

SOFR + 0.013%,
0.293%, due 05/02/221

    9,000,000       9,000,000  

SOFR + 0.018%,
0.298%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,023  

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/221

    28,000,000       27,998,728  

SOFR + 0.030%,
0.310%, due 05/02/221

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

SOFR + 0.035%,
0.315%, due 05/02/221

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.045%,
0.325%, due 05/02/221

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/221

    4,500,000       4,500,000  

SOFR + 0.055%,
0.335%, due 05/02/221

    1,500,000       1,500,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/221

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

SOFR + 0.070%,
0.350%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes
0.060%, due 06/07/222

    8,000,000       7,999,520  

0.220%, due 08/19/222

    5,000,000       4,996,669  

Federal Home Loan Bank
0.210%, due 12/12/22

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.010%,
0.290%, due 05/02/221

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/221

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

SOFR + 0.090%,
0.370%, due 05/02/221

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
0.075%, due 07/15/222

    5,000,000       4,999,229  

0.128%, due 06/10/222

    5,000,000       4,999,307  

0.170%, due 06/24/222

    5,000,000       4,998,749  

0.190%, due 05/06/222

    16,250,000       16,249,657  

0.210%, due 05/03/222

    10,000,000       9,999,942  

0.230%, due 05/16/222

    25,000,000       24,997,764  

0.235%, due 05/23/222

    15,000,000       14,997,944  

0.250%, due 05/18/222

    15,000,000       14,998,333  

0.260%, due 05/31/222

    15,000,000       14,996,858  

0.270%, due 05/17/222

    25,000,000       24,997,187  

0.280%, due 05/23/222

    10,000,000       9,998,367  

0.282%, due 07/15/222

    5,000,000       4,997,102  

0.350%, due 05/13/222

    10,000,000       9,998,930  

0.399%, due 05/25/222

    10,000,000       9,997,451  

0.400%, due 05/20/222

    10,000,000       9,998,000  

0.415%, due 05/18/222

    10,000,000       9,998,156  

0.590%, due 06/08/222

    10,000,000       9,993,936  

0.670%, due 06/29/222

    10,000,000       9,989,205  

0.770%, due 07/13/222

    10,000,000       9,984,600  

0.850%, due 07/22/222

    10,000,000       9,980,875  
     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

0.854%, due 07/22/222

  $ 10,000,000     $ 9,980,785  

0.884%, due 07/28/222

    10,000,000       9,978,975  

0.889%, due 07/27/222

    10,000,000       9,978,763  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.095%,
0.375%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.100%,
0.380%, due 05/02/221

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Federal National Mortgage Association

   

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/22 1

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/22 1

    7,500,000       7,500,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$459,602,914)

      459,602,914  
U.S. Treasury obligations—39.9%    

U.S. Cash Management Bills
0.203%, due 05/17/223

    10,000,000       9,999,167  

0.279%, due 05/24/223

    10,000,000       9,998,319  

0.477%, due 06/07/223

    40,000,000       39,981,200  

0.697%, due 07/05/223

    45,000,000       44,945,120  

0.982%, due 08/16/223

    11,000,000       10,968,745  

1.084%, due 08/23/223

    5,000,000       4,983,285  

1.089%, due 08/23/223

    7,000,000       6,976,490  

1.130%, due 08/30/223

    11,000,000       10,959,639  

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/223

    10,000,000       9,999,946  

0.066%, due 05/12/223

    10,000,000       9,999,819  

0.066%, due 05/19/223

    10,000,000       9,999,693  

0.072%, due 05/26/223

    10,000,000       9,999,527  

0.080%, due 08/11/223

    4,000,000       3,999,119  

0.091%, due 06/02/223

    10,000,000       9,999,225  

0.107%, due 06/09/223

    10,000,000       9,998,892  

0.152%, due 05/10/223

    10,000,000       9,999,667  

0.198%, due 05/03/223

    15,000,000       14,999,919  

0.203%, due 05/10/223

    25,000,000       24,998,889  

0.203%, due 05/05/223

    25,000,000       24,999,582  

0.214%, due 05/03/223

    15,000,000       14,999,912  

0.223%, due 07/07/223

    10,000,000       9,995,967  

0.279%, due 07/14/223

    10,000,000       9,994,423  

0.371%, due 07/21/223

    5,000,000       4,995,944  

0.386%, due 05/26/223

    10,000,000       9,997,467  

0.507%, due 06/09/223

    20,000,000       19,989,444  

0.553%, due 06/14/223

    20,000,000       19,986,980  

0.874%, due 07/21/223

    11,000,000       10,978,978  

0.904%, due 07/28/223

    16,000,000       15,965,587  

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.125%, due 08/31/22

    5,000,000       5,000,727  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    7,000,000       7,036,899  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$406,748,571)

      406,748,571  
 

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—16.1%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $792,800 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.000% due 07/31/28; (value—$708,913); proceeds: $695,014

  $ 695,000     $ 695,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $19,040,315 U.S. Treasury Bond STRIP, zero coupon due 08/15/34; (value—$13,158,000); proceeds: $12,900,323

    12,900,000       12,900,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with MUFG Securities Americas Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $40,808,479, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.500% to 4.500% due 10/15/41 to 10/25/51, $43,726,992 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.500% to 3.500% due 10/25/33 to 05/25/51 and $108,884,116 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.044% to 3.500% due 03/20/34 to 10/16/63; (value—$153,000,000); proceeds: $150,003,750

  $ 150,000,000     $ 150,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$163,595,000)

            163,595,000  

Total investments
(cost—$1,029,946,485 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—101.1%

      1,029,946,485  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.1)%

            (11,175,235

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,018,771,250  
 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. In the event the Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 459,602,914        $        $ 459,602,914  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 406,748,571                   406,748,571  
Repurchase agreements                 163,595,000                   163,595,000  
Total      $        $ 1,029,946,485        $        $ 1,029,946,485  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Rate shown is the discount rate at the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

Portfolio acronyms

 

SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STRIP    Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

Assets:

 

Investments, at value (cost—$866,351,485)        $866,351,485  
Repurchase agreements, at value (cost—$163,595,000)        163,595,000  
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$1,029,946,485)        1,029,946,485  
Cash        310  
Receivable for interest        84,962  
Other assets        35,262  
Total assets        1,030,067,019  
    
Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased        10,959,639  
Dividends payable to shareholders        216,932  
Payable to Trustees        120  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        119,078  
Total liabilities        11,295,769  
    
Net assets consist of:     
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)        $1,018,773,563  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        (2,313
Net assets        $1,018,771,250  
Shares outstanding        1,018,770,001  
Net asset value per share        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

 

Statement of operations

 

        For the
year ended
April 30, 2022
Investment income:

 

Interest        $930,049  
Expenses:

 

Investment advisory and administration fees        310,283  
Transfer agency fees        83,870  
Custody and fund accounting fees        53,097  
Trustees fees        23,183  
Professional services fees        88,388  
Printing and shareholder report fees        42,102  
Federal and state registration fees        56,201  
Insurance expense        9,084  
Other expenses        57,908  
Total expenses        724,116  
Fee waivers by investment advisor and administrator        (313,689
Net expenses        410,427  
Net investment income (loss)        519,622  
Net realized gain (loss)        (571
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $519,051  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $519,622        $1,427,774  
Net realized gain (loss)        (571       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        519,051        1,427,774  
Total distributions        (519,622      (1,460,394
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (81,077,084      86,901,359  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (81,077,655      86,868,739  
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        1,099,848,905        1,012,980,166  
End of year        $1,018,771,250        $1,099,848,905  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.001        0.001        0.017        0.022        0.011  
Net realized gain (loss)        (0.000 )1              0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.001        0.001        0.017        0.022        0.011  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.001      (0.001      (0.017      (0.022      (0.011
Net asset value, end of year      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00  
Total investment return2        0.05      0.15      1.75      2.16      1.14
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.07      0.07      0.07      0.08      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.04      0.04      0.04      0.03      0.05
Net investment income (loss)        0.05      0.14      1.90      2.20      1.13
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 1,018,771      $ 1,099,849      $ 1,012,980      $ 2,234,641      $ 1,099,902  

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund (the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with twenty-two series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations 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 any prior claims or losses 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 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—Under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the Fund has adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As a “government money market fund”, the Fund values its investments at amortized cost unless the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of the securities held by the Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding 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 Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Constant net asset value per share—The Fund attempts to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/distribution policies in an attempt to enable it to do so. The Fund has adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund” and as such the Fund is permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—By operating as a “government money market fund”, the Fund is exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject the Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

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 in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by the Fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. 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 secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or the Fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. 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 intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risks.

The Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS 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 potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

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 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of the Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Investment advisor and administrator and other transactions with affiliates

The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved an investment advisory and administration contract (the “Advisory Contract”) with UBS AM, under which UBS AM serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. In accordance with the Advisory Contract, the Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly. Where the services are provided directly by UBS AM or an affiliate, the fee will be limited to reimbursement of UBS AM’s direct advisory/administrative costs and expenses and will exclude any profit or overhead charges. Where UBS AM arranges for an unaffiliated person to provide services, the Fund will reimburse UBS AM for the cost of the services provided by the unaffiliated person, but no additional profit or overhead charge will be included or the Fund will pay the service provider directly. UBS AM has advised the Fund that for the period ended April 30, 2022, its direct advisory/administrative costs and expenses approximate an annual rate of 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. These expenses are estimated amounts in addition to other expenses of the Fund. To the extent such fees are not waived, UBS AM periodically will review Fund expenses in an effort to confirm that only direct costs and expenses are paid to UBS AM by the Fund.

For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM waived its entire fee for its direct advisory/administrative costs and expenses; such amount is not subject to future recoupment.

UBS AM may also voluntarily reimburse expenses in the event that Fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily reimbursed expenses of $3,406, which is not subject to future recoupment. There is no guarantee that this additional voluntary amount will continue to be reimbursed. To the extent that expenses are to be reimbursed, they will be reimbursed by UBS AM. This amount owed by or owed to UBS AM is shown at a net level on the statement of assets and liabilities, if any.

Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a board member

During his term of service on the Board through his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2021, Professor Meyer Feldberg had also served as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Fund may conduct transactions, which resulted in him being an interested trustee of the Fund. The Fund has been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley did not 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 period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund did not purchase or sell any securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley. If any such transactions had occurred, Morgan Stanley would have 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 advisor, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

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, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        5,125,697,549        5,318,400,802  
Shares repurchased        (5,207,114,491      (5,233,319,145
Dividends reinvested        339,858        1,819,702  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (81,077,084      86,901,359  

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 to shareholders by the Fund during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 was ordinary income in the amount of $519,622 and $1,460,394, respectively.

At April 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
ordinary
income
     Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
     Accumulated
capital and
other losses
   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
     Other
temporary
differences
   Total
$215,190      $        $ (571    $        $ (216,932    $ (2,313

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. At April 30, 2022, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $571 in short term capital losses.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. It is the Fund’s policy to record any significant foreign tax exposures on the financial statements. 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 April 30, 2022, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2022, 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 its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2022

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly and quarterly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. Investors also may find additional information about the Fund at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

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/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates

$518,769 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund 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 funds 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.

 

Independent Trustees        
   

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

81

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM 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 the compensation committee), the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

75

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (and serves as a member of each such fund’s audit, nominating and governance committees).

Bernard H. Garil;

82

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).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
   

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

62

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 8 investment companies (consisting of 48 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None
1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski2;

54

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM— Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson2;

43

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM— Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

58

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

64

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and general counsel (2004 through 2019 and September 2021 to present) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019- 2020 and April 2021 to September 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal (2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been Assistant Secretary of UBS AM— Americas region (since January 2022 (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until January 2022)) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary2;

54

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—U.S. (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Igor Lasun2;

43

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since March 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until February 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Leesa Merrill3

43

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is a director (since 2014) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020)) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

48

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders3;

56

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

37

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is an executive director (since 2019, prior to which he was a director) and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

38

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

60

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022), prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.
1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Investment Advisor and Administrator

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

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.

© UBS 2022. All rights reserved.


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787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022


Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

June 10, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund (the “Fund”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate in March 2022 from a range between 0.00% and 0.25% to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%. The federal funds rate or the “fed funds rate,” is the rate US banks charge one another for funds they borrow on an overnight basis. (For more details on the Fed’s actions, see below.) The Fed also anticipates several additional rate hikes during the year. As a result, the yields on a number of short-term investments moved higher—as did the Fund’s yield—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yield for the Fund as of April 30, 2022 was 0.33%, versus 0.01% on April 30, 2021 (after fee waivers/expense reimbursements).

(For more information on the Fund’s performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on page 4.)

An interview with Portfolio Manager Robert Sabatino

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced a number of headwinds, including COVID-19 and its variants, sharply rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues, and central bank monetary policy tightening. Later in the reporting period the war in Ukraine also impacted the economy. Looking back, second, third and fourth quarter 2021 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was 6.7%, 2.3% and 6.9%, respectively. The economy then contracted in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Commerce Department’s initial estimate, first quarter 2022 annualized GDP growth was -1.4%. This was attributed to decreases in private inventory investment, exports, federal government spending, and state and local government spending.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

After several years of highly accommodative monetary policy, toward the end of 2021 the central bank signaled a policy shift. With inflation remaining elevated and no longer viewed as being “transitory,” in November 2021 the Fed announced that it would start tapering its monthly purchase of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities. At its meeting in December, the central bank further reduced its bond purchases and announced the program would end in March 2022. In March 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. Finally, at its meeting in early May, after the reporting period ended, the Fed raised rates 0.50% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%. The central bank will also begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1 2022 (quantitative tightening).

 

Q.

How did you position the Fund over the reporting period?

A.

We tactically adjusted the Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in its portfolio—during the reporting period. The Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM) was 45 days when the reporting period began. At period end on April 30, 2022, it was 38 days.

 

Q.

What level of portfolio diversification did you maintain during the reporting period?

A.

At the issuer level, we continued to invest heavily in US Treasury and agency securities with the goal of reducing risk and keeping the Fund highly liquid.

 

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

April 11, 2017

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

Q.

What types of securities did the Fund emphasize?

A.

At the security level, we increased the Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by government securities and slighted added to its allocation to US government agency obligations. In contrast, we reduced the Fund’s exposure to direct US Treasury obligations. (Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the seller of a security agrees to buy it back at a predetermined time and price or upon demand.)

Q. What factors do you believe will affect the Fund over the coming months?

A.

With inflation remaining elevated and given the improvements in the labor market, we expect the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. It is unclear if the central bank can orchestrate a “soft landing” for the US economy. In this environment, we anticipate continuing to manage the Fund focusing on risk and liquidity.

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/am-us.

Sincerely,

 

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Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

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Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

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David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2022. 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. 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 Website at www.ubs.com/am-us.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees 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, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line 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 under the heading “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value

April 30, 20221
     Expenses paid
during period

11/01/21 to 04/30/222
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.25          0.05
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.75          0.25          0.05  

 

1

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

2

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Yields and characteristics  
Seven-Day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.33
Seven-Day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.33  
Seven-Day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.27  
Seven-Day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.28  
Weighted average maturity2      38 days  
Portfolio composition3      
U.S. Treasury obligations      56.2
Repurchase agreements      36.2  
U.S. government agency obligations      8.6  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (1.0
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund. Because the price of shares of Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares in the fund, your shares may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

The portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

3 

Weightings represent percentages of the Portfolio’s net assets as of the date indicated. The portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

    

Face

amount

  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—8.6%

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

   

0.210%, due 05/03/221

  $ 50,000,000     $ 49,999,335  

0.275%, due 05/20/221

    75,000,000       74,982,045  

0.280%, due 05/11/221

    28,640,000       28,636,572  

0.280%, due 05/23/221

    50,000,000       49,986,035  

0.282%, due 07/15/221

    25,000,000       24,953,999  

0.330%, due 05/26/221

    50,000,000       49,984,041  

0.360%, due 06/09/221

    60,000,000       59,954,581  

0.415%, due 05/18/221

    25,000,000       24,994,680  

0.860%, due 07/29/221

    90,000,000       89,803,102  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$453,377,122)

 

    453,294,390  
U.S. Treasury obligations—56.2%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bills

   

0.676%, due 07/19/222

    58,000,000       57,898,461  

0.698%, due 07/05/222

    100,000,000       99,870,844  

0.722%, due 07/26/222

    55,000,000       54,893,125  

0.773%, due 07/19/222

    100,000,000       99,824,933  

0.858%, due 08/02/222

    75,000,000       74,824,146  

0.895%, due 08/02/222

    50,000,000       49,882,764  

0.925%, due 08/09/222

    108,000,000       107,715,474  

0.941%, due 08/09/222

    50,000,000       49,868,275  

0.982%, due 08/16/222

    53,000,000       52,847,065  

1.084%, due 08/23/222

    21,000,000       20,929,788  

1.089%, due 08/23/222

    32,000,000       31,893,010  

1.130%, due 08/30/222

    52,000,000       51,807,656  

U.S. Treasury Bills

   

0.066%, due 05/05/222

    49,000,000       48,999,776  

0.066%, due 05/12/222

    52,000,000       51,997,893  

0.066%, due 05/19/222

    55,000,000       54,995,163  

0.072%, due 05/26/222

    51,000,000       50,989,366  

0.080%, due 08/11/222

    22,000,000       21,940,500  

0.091%, due 06/02/222

    50,000,000       49,985,889  

0.107%, due 06/09/222

    51,000,000       50,976,784  

0.127%, due 05/03/222

    65,000,000       64,999,837  

0.132%, due 06/16/222

    50,000,000       49,972,172  

0.152%, due 05/10/222

    49,000,000       48,998,734  

0.162%, due 06/23/222

    49,000,000       48,958,241  

0.203%, due 05/17/222

    50,000,000       49,996,849  

0.217%, due 05/12/222

    86,000,000       85,996,516  

0.223%, due 07/07/222

    50,000,000       49,932,683  

0.226%, due 05/05/222

    75,000,000       74,999,656  

0.254%, due 05/12/222

    25,500,000       25,498,967  

0.259%, due 05/17/222

    55,000,000       54,996,534  

0.279%, due 05/24/222

    50,000,000       49,991,025  

0.279%, due 07/14/222

    49,000,000       48,922,598  

0.283%, due 05/17/222

    20,000,000       19,998,740  

0.285%, due 05/10/222

    50,000,000       49,998,708  

0.300%, due 05/17/222

    75,000,000       74,995,273  

0.346%, due 05/24/222

    75,000,000       74,986,537  

0.371%, due 07/21/222

    25,000,000       24,954,292  

0.386%, due 05/26/222

    51,000,000       50,989,366  

0.457%, due 06/16/222

    56,000,000       55,968,833  

0.487%, due 06/23/222

    56,000,000       55,952,276  

0.553%, due 06/21/222

    200,000,000       199,840,626  

0.614%, due 06/30/222

    83,000,000       82,904,781  

0.697%, due 07/07/222

    120,000,000       119,838,438  
    

Face

amount

  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—(concluded)

 

0.729%, due 07/14/222

  $ 75,000,000     $ 74,881,527  

0.763%, due 07/14/222

    45,000,000       44,928,916  

0.764%, due 07/21/222

    45,000,000       44,917,725  

0.874%, due 07/21/222

    52,000,000       51,904,927  

0.904%, due 07/28/222

    79,000,000       78,840,584  

1.399%, due 10/27/222

    52,000,000       51,649,043  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

0.125%, due 08/31/22

    24,000,000       23,917,500  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    32,000,000       32,032,500  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$2,949,510,595)

 

    2,948,905,316  
Repurchase agreements—36.2%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $1,871,256,200 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% to 2.000% due 05/15/24 to 08/15/30; (value—$1,580,039,544); proceeds: $1,580,039,500

    1,580,000,000       1,580,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $52,075,100 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.625% due 01/15/24 and $241,259,400 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.500% due 08/15/23 to 11/30/23; (value— $303,960,011); proceeds: $298,005,960

    298,000,000       298,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Bank of America Corp. 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $17,867,600 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note, 0.375% due 07/15/25; (value—$22,440,059); proceeds: $22,000,495

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,900,000,000)

            1,900,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$5,302,887,717 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—101.0%

      5,302,199,706  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.0)%

            (52,247,588

Net assets—100.0%

    $ 5,249,952,118  
 

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 453,294,390        $        $ 453,294,390  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 2,948,905,316                   2,948,905,316  
Repurchase agreements                 1,900,000,000                   1,900,000,000  
Total      $        $ 5,302,199,706        $        $ 5,302,199,706  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rate shown is the discount rate at the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.

2 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

Assets:

 

Investments, at value (cost—$3,402,887,717)        $3,402,199,706  
Repurchase agreements, at value (cost—$1,900,000,000)        1,900,000,000  
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$5,302,887,717)        5,302,199,706  
Cash        838,594  
Receivable for interest        113,699  
Total assets        5,303,151,999  
    
Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased        51,809,203  
Dividends payable to shareholders        1,140,823  
Payable to affiliate        249,855  
Total liabilities        53,199,881  
Net assets        $5,249,952,118  
    
Net assets consist of:     
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)        $5,250,651,142  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        (699,024
Net assets        $5,249,952,118  
Shares outstanding        5,252,771,276  
Net asset value per share        $0.9995  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

 

Statement of operations

 

       

For the

year ended
April 30, 2022

Investment income:

 

Interest        $4,142,476  
Expenses:

 

Investment management and administration fees        5,579,815  
Trustees fees        72,570  
Total expenses        5,652,385  
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by investment manager and administrator        (3,623,951
Net expenses        2,028,434  
Net investment income (loss)        2,114,042  
Net realized gain (loss)        (10,705
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (788,690
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (799,395
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $1,314,647  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $2,114,042        $4,184,636  
Net realized gain (loss)        (10,705      9,047  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (788,690      (3,109,073
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,314,647        1,084,610  
Total distributions        (2,123,397      (4,646,194
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        2,034,212,012        (89,517,864
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        2,033,403,262        (93,079,448
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        3,216,548,856        3,309,628,304  
End of year        $5,249,952,118        $3,216,548,856  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $0.9997        $1.0008        $0.9999        $0.9998        $1.0000  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0004        0.0014        0.0179        0.0209        0.0109  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.0002      (0.0010      0.0009        0.0001        (0.0002
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0002        0.0004        0.0188        0.0210        0.0107  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0004      (0.0014      (0.0179      (0.0209      (0.0109
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.0000 )1       (0.0001                     
Total dividends, distributions and return of capital        (0.0004      (0.0015      (0.0179      (0.0209      (0.0109
Net asset value, end of year        $0.9995        $0.9997        $1.0008        $0.9999        $0.9998  
Total investment return2        0.02      0.04      1.89      2.12      1.07
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.12      0.12      0.12      0.12      0.12
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.04      0.06      0.06      0.06      0.06
Net investment income (loss)        0.04      0.13      1.84      2.04      1.13
Supplemental data:
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $5,249,952        $3,216,549        $3,309,628        $3,929,522        $7,090,380  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund (the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”) an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with twenty-two series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein. The Fund commenced operations on April 11, 2017.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations 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 any prior claims or losses 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 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.

This Fund is privately offered, and its shares are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”).

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the net asset value of the Fund is calculated using market-based values, and the price of its shares fluctuate.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding 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.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Floating net asset value per share fund—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Fund calculates its net asset value to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market-based pricing and expects that its share price will fluctuate.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

On occasion, it is possible that the end of day accounting net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a floating NAV fund (“FNAV”), as reported in a shareholder report, for example, may differ from the transactional NAV per share (used for purposes of processing purchases and redemptions); while this is not expected to occur with great frequency, it may happen should certain factors align on a given business day. The final end-of-day NAV per share for accounting and financial statement reporting purposes is designed to reflect all end-of-day accounting activities, which may include, but are not limited to, income and expense accruals, dividend and distribution reinvestments as well as final share activity; such items are factored into the Fund after the last transactional NAV per share is calculated on a given day (normally, the transactional NAV per share is calculated as of 3 pm, Eastern time, as explained in the Fund’s offering document).

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Board is permitted to impose a liquidity fee on redemptions from the Fund or a redemption gate to temporarily restrict redemptions in the event that the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. If the Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of the Fund’s total assets, the board is permitted, but not required, to: (i) impose a liquidity fee of no more than 2% of the amount redeemed; and/or (ii) impose a redemption gate to temporarily suspend the right of redemption. If the Fund’s weekly liquid assets falls below 10% of the Fund’s total assets, the Fund must impose, generally as of the beginning of the next business day, a liquidity fee of 1% of the amount redeemed unless the Board determines that such a fee would not be in the best interest of the Fund or determines that a lower or higher fee (subject to the 2% limit) would be in the best interest of the Fund. Liquidity fees would reduce the amount a shareholder receives upon redemption of its shares. The Fund retains the liquidity fees for the benefit of remaining shareholders. For the period ended April 30, 2022, the Board of the Fund did not impose any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

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 in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by the Fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. 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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or a Fund’s investment strategies and limitations, may require the Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. 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 intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed, advised or sub-advised by UBS AM. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may engage in a repurchase agreement transaction with

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

a yield of zero in order to invest cash amounts remaining in its Fund at the end of the day in order to avoid having the Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Dividends and distributions—Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from investment income and distributions from realized capital gains and/or return of capital are determined in accordance with US federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either 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—The ability of the issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of the Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Investment advisor and administrator and other transactions with affiliates

The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved an investment advisory and administration contract (the “Advisory Contract”) with UBS AM, under which UBS AM serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. In accordance with the Advisory Contract, the Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly. UBS AM’s contract fee for the advisory and administration services it provides to the Fund is 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM is owed $527,126 by the Fund, representing investment advisory and administration fees.

The Fund and UBS AM have entered into a written fee waiver agreement pursuant to which UBS AM is contractually obligated to waive its management fees so that the total ordinary operating expenses of the Fund through August 31, 2022, do not exceed 0.06%. The fee waiver agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s board at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Fund’s contract with UBS AM. For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM waived $2,826,192 in investment advisory and administration fees; such amount is not subject to future recoupment. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM owed the Fund $277,271 in fee waivers. The amount owed by or (owed to) UBS AM is shown at a net level on the statement of assets and liabilities.

UBS AM may also voluntarily waive fees/reimburse expenses in the event that Fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived fees in the amount of $797,759, which is not subject to future recoupment. There is no guarantee that this additional voluntary amount will continue to be waived/reimbursed. To the extent that expenses are to be reimbursed, they will be reimbursed by UBS AM.

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Fund’s expenses other than interest, taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Fund, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent trustees, it is contractually

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be less than 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM did not owe the Fund any additional reductions in management fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a board member

During his term of service on the Board through his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2021, Professor Meyer Feldberg had also served as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Fund may conduct transactions, which resulted in him being an interested trustee of the Fund. The Fund has been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley did not 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 period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund purchased and sold certain securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley, having an aggregate value of $74,970,208. Morgan Stanley would have 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.

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, for which the NAV per share has fluctuated, were as follows:

 

    For the year ended April 30, 2022         For the year ended April 30, 2021
     Shares    Amount         Shares    Amount
Shares sold     21,314,109,830      $ 21,304,702,752         18,106,168,778      $ 18,104,088,596  
Shares repurchased     (19,279,580,711      (19,271,069,466       (18,196,970,116      (18,195,189,832
Dividends reinvested     578,995        578,726         1,582,954        1,583,372  
Net increase (decrease)     2,035,108,114      $ 2,034,212,012               (89,218,384    $ (89,517,864

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 to shareholders by the Fund during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, was ordinary income in the amounts of $2,123,397 and $4,646,194, respectively.

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 27,370  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (715,381
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (688,011

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
ordinary
income 
     Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
     Accumulated
capital and
other losses
   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
  

Other
temporary

differences

   Total
$1,140,822      $        $ (11,013    $ (688,011    $ (1,140,822    $ (699,024

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. At April 30, 2022, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards.

Qualified late year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund’s next taxable year. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the Fund incurred and elected to defer a short-term post-October loss of $11,013.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. It is the Fund’s policy to record any significant foreign tax exposures on the financial statements. 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 April 30, 2022 the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2022, 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 its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to shareholders at the following internet address: www.lpcif.com. Investors also may find additional information about the Fund at www.lpcif.com.

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/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund designates $2,114,054 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund 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 funds 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 SEC Registration Statement—Part B, as amended, contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

81

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM 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 the compensation committee), the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

75

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (and serves as a member of each such fund’s audit, nominating and governance committees).

Bernard H. Garil;

82

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).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

62

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 8 investment companies (consisting of 48 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski2;

54

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM— Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson2;

43

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM— Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

58

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

64

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and general counsel (2004 through 2019 and September 2021 to present) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019- 2020 and April 2021 to September 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal (2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been Assistant Secretary of UBS AM— Americas region (since January 2022 (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until January 2022)) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary2;

54

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—U.S. (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Igor Lasun2;

43

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since March 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until February 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Leesa Merrill3

43

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is a director (since 2014) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020)) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

48

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders3;

56

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

37

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is an executive director (since 2019, prior to which he was a director) and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

38

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

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   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022), prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Investment Advisor and Administrator

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Placement Agent

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by an offering document.

© UBS 2022. All rights reserved.


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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

 


UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

June 10, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund for the 12 months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate in March 2022 from a range between 0.00% and 0.25% to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%. The federal funds rate or the “fed funds rate,” is the rate US banks charge one another for funds they borrow on an overnight basis. (For more details on the Fed’s actions, see below.) The Fed also anticipates several additional rate hikes during the year. As a result, the yields on a number of short-term investments moved higher—as did the Fund’s yield—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yield for the Fund as of April 30, 2022 was 0.01%, versus 0.02% on April 30, 2021 (in both cases, after fee waivers/expense

reimbursements). (For more information on the Fund’s performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on page 4.)

An interview with Portfolio Manager Robert Sabatino

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced a number of headwinds, including COVID-19 and its variants, sharply rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues, and central bank monetary policy tightening. Later in the reporting period the war in Ukraine also impacted the economy. Looking back, second, third and fourth quarter 2021 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was 6.7%, 2.3% and 6.9%, respectively. The economy then contracted in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Commerce Department’s initial estimate, first quarter 2022 annualized GDP growth was –1.4%. This was attributed to decreases in private inventory investment, exports, federal government spending, and state and local government spending.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

After several years of highly accommodative monetary policy, toward the end of 2021 the central bank signaled a policy shift. With inflation remaining elevated and no longer viewed as being “transitory,” in November 2021 the Fed announced that it would start tapering its monthly purchase of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities. At its meeting in December, the central bank further reduced its bond purchases and announced the program would end in March 2022. In March 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. Finally, at its meeting in early May, after the reporting period ended, the Fed raised rates 0.50% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%. The central bank was also to begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1, 2022 (quantitative tightening).

 

Q.

How did you position the Fund over the reporting period?

A.

The Fund is a “feeder fund,” investing all of its assets in a “master fund,” namely Government Master Fund. We tactically adjusted Government Master Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in its portfolio—throughout the reporting period. The Fund’s WAM was 34 days when the reporting period began. At period end on April 30, 2022, it was 22 days.

 

UBS RMA Government

Money Market Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital.

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

June 24, 2016

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

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Q.

What level of portfolio diversification did you maintain during the reporting period?

A.

At the issuer level, we continued to invest in US government securities, investing in numerous smaller positions with the goal of reducing risk and keeping the Fund highly liquid.

 

Q.

What types of securities did the Government Master Fund emphasize?

A.

Over the review period, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by government obligations. Conversely, we reduced its allocation to direct US Treasury obligations. (Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the seller of a security agrees to buy it back at a predetermined time and price or upon demand.)

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Fund over the coming months?

A.

With inflation remaining elevated and given the improvements in the labor market, we expect the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. It is unclear if the central bank can orchestrate a “soft landing” for the US economy. In this environment, we anticipate continuing to manage the Fund focusing on risk and liquidity.

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/am-us.

Sincerely,

 

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Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 
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Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2022. 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. 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 Website at www.ubs.com/am-us.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, service fees (non-12-b-1 fees) and other Fund expenses. These examples are 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. Since the Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests in a corresponding “master fund,” the expense information below reflects the combined effect of the two levels of expenses and not just those imposed directly at the feeder fund level.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line 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 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 in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

The examples do not reflect Resource Management Account® (RMA®) Program, Business Services Account BSA® Program or other program fees as these are external to the Fund and relate to those programs.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2022
2
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
3
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.00        $ 0.85          0.17
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.15          0.86          0.17  

 

1

The expenses for the Fund reflect the expenses of the corresponding master fund in which it invests in addition to its own direct expenses.

2

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

3

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.33
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.33
Weighted average maturity2      22 days  

You could lose money by investing in UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund. Although the related money market master fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

Weighted average maturity provided is that of the related master fund, which is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investment in Government Master Fund (“Master Fund”), at value (cost—$1,043,819,191, which approximates
cost for federal income tax purposes)
       $1,043,819,191  
Receivable from affiliate        276  
Other assets        146,012  
Total assets        1,043,965,479  

 

Liabilities:

 

Dividends payable to shareholders        8,716  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        365,644  
Total liabilities        374,360  

 

Net assets:

 

Shares of beneficial interest—$0.001 par value per share, unlimited amount authorized; 1,043,627,870 outstanding        $1,043,627,870  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        (36,751
Net assets        $1,043,591,119  
Net asset value per share        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and attached financial statements for Government Master Fund.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of operations

 

       

For the

year ended
April 30, 2022

Investment income:     
    
Interest income allocated from Master Fund        $1,002,246  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund        (1,061,533
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund        366,028  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund        306,741  
Expenses:     
    
Administration fees        1,052,001  
Service fees        2,653,724  
Transfer agency and related services fees        1,061,052  
Accounting fees        8,223  
Trustees’ fees        22,654  
Professional fees        75,660  
Reports and notices to shareholders        54,728  
State registration fees        155,323  
Insurance fees        10,745  
Other expenses        13,317  
Total expenses        5,107,427  
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by administrator/distributor        (4,906,838
Net expenses        200,589  
Net investment income (loss)        106,152  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        1,336  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $107,488  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and attached financial statements for Government Master Fund.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $106,152        $102,468  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        1,336        18,193  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        107,488        120,661  
Total distributions        (115,593      (155,297
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (238,177,097      586,870,861  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (238,185,202      586,836,225  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,281,776,321        694,940,096  
End of year        $1,043,591,119        $1,281,776,321  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and attached financial statements for Government Master Fund.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.013        0.017        0.007  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       (0.000 )1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.013        0.017        0.007  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.013      (0.017      (0.007
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1 
Total dividends, distributions and return of capital        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.013      (0.017      (0.007
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.01      0.02      1.30      1.70      0.69
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.58      0.59      0.51      0.49      0.49
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.08      0.16      0.50      0.49      0.49
Net investment income (loss)3        0.01      0.01      1.65      1.68      0.67
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $1,043,591        $1,281,776        $694,940        $4,909,374        $5,762,262  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and attached financial statements for Government Master Fund.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund (“RMA Government Fund” or the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with twenty-two series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

RMA Government Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests substantially all of its assets in a “master fund”—Government Master Fund (the “Master Fund”, a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act). The feeder fund and its respective Master Fund have the same investment objectives. RMA Government Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Fund and the administrator for the Fund. UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—US”) serves as principal underwriter for the Fund. UBS AM and UBS AM—US are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master Fund. The value of such investment reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Master Fund (24.29% at April 30, 2022).

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment activities of the Master Fund are allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the Fund and other investors in the Master Fund (e.g., other feeder funds) at the time of such determination. The financial statements of the Master Fund, including the Portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in connection with the Fund’s financial statements. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations 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 any prior claims or losses 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 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 records its investment in the Master Fund at fair value. Securities held by the Master Fund are valued as indicated in the Master Fund’s Notes to financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Constant net asset value per share—RMA Government Fund attempts to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Fund and the Master Fund have adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

distribution policies in an attempt to enable the Fund to do so. RMA Government Fund and the Master Fund have each adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund”. Under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities) (either directly or through a related master portfolio). As a “government money market fund”, RMA Government Fund is permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—By operating as a “government money market fund”, RMA Government Fund is exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject RMA Government Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

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 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Administrator

UBS AM serves as administrator to the Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement approved by the Trust’s Board. In accordance with the Administration Agreement, the Fund pays UBS AM an administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Administration fee
RMA Government Fund        0.10

At April 30, 2022, the Fund owed UBS AM for administrative services as follows:

 

Fund      Amount owed to UBS AM
RMA Government Fund      $ 86,959  

Shareholder services plan

UBS AM—US is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares. Under the shareholder services plans, UBS AM—US is entitled to a monthly shareholder servicing fee, payable by the Fund, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Shareholder servicing fee
RMA Government Fund        0.25

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund owed UBS AM—US for shareholder servicing fees as follows:

 

Fund      Amount owed to UBS AM—US
RMA Government Fund      $ 219,028  

In addition, UBS AM and UBS AM—US may voluntarily undertake to waive fees in the event that Fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM and UBS AM—US owed the Fund $306,263 and for the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM and UBS AM—US voluntarily waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses of $4,906,838 which is not subject to future recoupment.

Transfer agency and related services fees

UBS Financial Services Inc. provides certain services pursuant to a delegation of authority from BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), the Fund’s transfer agent, and was compensated for these services by BNY Mellon, not the Fund. For the year ended April 30, 2022, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Fund, total delegated services fees as follows:

 

RMA Government Fund      $ 540,629  

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, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

RMA Government Money Market Fund                    
       
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        23,313,017,705        22,002,365,227  
Shares repurchased        (23,551,309,942      (21,415,619,452
Dividends reinvested        115,140        125,086  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (238,177,097      586,870,861  

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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

       2022
Fund      Distributions paid
from ordinary
income
     Distributions paid
from net long-term
capital gains
     Total
distributions paid
RMA Government Money Market Fund      $ 115,396        $ 197        $ 115,593  
              

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

       2021
Fund      Distributions paid
from ordinary
income
     Distributions paid
from net long-term
capital gains
     Total
distributions paid
RMA Government Money Market Fund      $
155,297
 
     $        $ 155,297  

At April 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
ordinary
income
     Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
     Accumulated
capital and
other losses
     Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
     Other
temporary
differences
   Total
       $ 7,339        $ 1        $        $        $ (44,091    $ (36,751

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. As of April 30, 2022, the Fund had no net capital loss carryforward.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. 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 April 30, 2022, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily started waiving its 0.10% master fund level fee in order to voluntarily reduce UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund’s expenses by 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), as of April 30, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2022, 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 its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with

the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2022

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Fund and Master Fund file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund and Master Fund make portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Website at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. Investors also may find additional information about the Fund at the above referenced UBS Website internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s (and corresponding Master Fund’s) (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how a 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 Website: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Website (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $106,152 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income and $9,244 as qualified short term capital gains for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.

 

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Master Trust

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

Includes:

 

Government Master Fund

 


Government Master Fund

 

Understanding Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

(Note: The expense information provided in this section is relevant for direct investors in the Master Fund. Investors in the related “feeder fund” should instead focus on separate expense examples relevant to the feeder fund; the expense examples for the feeder fund will reflect its proportionate share of the corresponding Master Fund’s expenses.)

As an owner of a Master Fund, an investor such as a feeder fund incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Master Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand a Master Fund investor’s ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Master Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line 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 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 in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Master Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Master Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 Master Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  

 

1 

Expenses are equal to the Master Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Government Master Fund

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Government Master Fund

 

    
Characteristics        
Weighted average maturity1        22 days  
    
Portfolio composition2        
U.S. government agency obligations        38.9
Repurchase agreements        31.3  
U.S. Treasury obligations        30.7  
Liabilities in excess of other assets        (0.9
Total        100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Government Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Government Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

 

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Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—38.9%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

   

0.060%, due 06/07/221

  $ 63,000,000     $ 62,996,220  

0.070%, due 08/10/22

    37,000,000       36,999,903  

0.070%, due 08/19/22

    40,000,000       39,998,978  

SOFR + 0.013%,
0.293%, due 05/02/222

    62,000,000       61,999,999  

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    105,000,000       105,000,000  

SOFR + 0.030%,
0.310%, due 05/02/222

    63,000,000       63,000,000  

SOFR + 0.035%,
0.315%, due 05/02/222

    52,000,000       52,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

SOFR + 0.055%,
0.335%, due 05/02/222

    5,500,000       5,500,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    127,000,000       126,983,336  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.070%,
0.350%, due 05/02/222

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank
0.210%, due 12/12/22

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

SOFR + 0.010%,
0.290%, due 05/02/222

    379,000,000       379,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.090%,
0.370%, due 05/02/222

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.095%,
0.375%, due 05/02/222

    67,000,000       67,000,000  

SOFR + 0.100%,
0.380%, due 05/02/222

    181,000,000       181,000,000  

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Federal National Mortgage Association

   

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$1,670,478,436)

      1,670,478,436  
     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—30.7%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bill
0.152%, due 05/10/223

  $ 78,000,000     $ 77,997,400  

0.203%, due 05/17/223

    83,000,000       82,993,083  

0.279%, due 05/24/223

    75,000,000       74,987,396  

0.982%, due 08/16/223

    46,000,000       45,869,296  

1.130%, due 08/30/223

    42,000,000       41,845,895  

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/223

    84,000,000       83,999,545  

0.066%, due 05/12/223

    85,000,000       84,998,465  

0.066%, due 05/19/223

    86,000,000       85,997,360  

0.072%, due 05/26/223

    85,000,000       84,995,977  

0.080%, due 08/11/223

    35,000,000       34,992,292  

0.091%, due 06/02/223

    79,000,000       78,993,878  

0.107%, due 06/09/223

    79,000,000       78,991,244  

0.223%, due 07/07/223

    78,000,000       77,968,540  

0.279%, due 07/14/223

    80,000,000       79,955,389  

0.371%, due 07/21/223

    37,000,000       36,969,989  

0.874%, due 07/21/223

    43,000,000       42,917,822  

0.904%, due 07/28/223

    63,000,000       62,864,498  

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.125%, due 08/31/22

    39,000,000       39,005,672  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.114%,
1.006%, due 05/02/222

    70,000,000       70,000,000  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    53,000,000       53,279,376  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$1,319,623,117)

      1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements—31.3%    

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.22%, 0.440% due 07/28/22, collateralized by $116,258,128 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 4.500% due 02/25/38 to 09/25/54 and $137,656,640 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 3.500% to 5.510% due 05/20/50 to 01/20/52; (value—$103,000,000); proceeds: $100,035,4444

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.290% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $302,720,438 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.500% due 07/01/26 to 06/01/56; (value—$204,000,000); proceeds: $200,046,7224

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Toronto-Dominion Bank, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $188,585 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligation, 3.500% due 03/15/43 and $126,344,454 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 4.000% due 11/25/44 to 08/25/51 and; (value—$102,000,001); proceeds: $100,002,500

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
 

 

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Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)    

Repurchase agreement dated 03/31/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.310% due 06/03/22, collateralized by $5,695,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.566% to 3.424% due 06/25/27 to 04/25/32 and $116,101,712 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.000% due 03/20/41 to 10/16/63; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,025,8334

  $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $41,003,199 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 3.000% to 4.500% due 12/15/40 to 10/25/51 and $232,947,165 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, zero coupon to 3.500% due 10/25/33 to 02/25/52; (value—$127,500,000); proceeds: $125,003,125

    125,000,000       125,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $456,021,200 U.S Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 08/02/22 to 08/09/22; (value—$454,920,032); proceeds: $446,008,920

    446,000,000       446,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $236,217,504 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.862% to 6.000% due 01/01/26 to 04/01/52 and $604,308,033 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 06/01/27 to 04/01/52; (value—$280,500,000); proceeds: $275,006,875

    275,000,000       275,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,346,000,000)

            1,346,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$4,336,101,553 which approximates cost for federal income tax
purposes)—100.9%

      4,336,101,553  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.9)%

            (38,423,925

Net assets—100.0%

    $ 4,297,677,628  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

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Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 1,670,478,436        $        $ 1,670,478,436  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 1,319,623,117                   1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements                 1,346,000,000                   1,346,000,000  
Total      $        $ 4,336,101,553        $        $ 4,336,101,553  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rate shown is the discount rate at the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

4 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

Portfolio acronyms

 

SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Master Trust

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at value (cost—$2,990,101,553)        $2,990,101,553  
Repurchase agreements (cost—$1,346,000,000)        1,346,000,000  
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$4,336,101,553)        4,336,101,553  
Cash        2,793,734  
Receivable for interest        991,775  
Total assets        4,339,887,062  
    
Liabilities:     
Payable for investments purchased        41,845,895  
Payable to affiliate        363,539  
Total liabilities        42,209,434  
Net assets, at value        $4,297,677,628  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Master Trust

 

 

Statement of operations

 

       

For the

year ended
April 30, 2022

Investment income:     
Interest        $6,204,111  
Expenses:     
Investment advisory and administration fees        7,243,732  
Total expenses        7,243,732  
Less: Fee waivers and/or Trustees’ fees reimbursement by administrator        (2,648,633
Net expenses        4,595,099  
Net investment income (loss)        1,609,012  
Net realized gain (loss)        8,316  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $1,617,328  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

22


Government Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $1,609,012        $11,209,051  
Net realized gain (loss)        8,316        256,465  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,617,328        11,465,516  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (4,526,632,556      (8,951,448,030
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (4,525,015,228      (8,939,982,514
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        8,822,692,856        17,762,675,370  
End of year        $4,297,677,628        $8,822,692,856  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.06      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.02      0.09      1.75      2.07      1.07
Supplemental data:
Total investment return1        0.03      0.08      1.74      2.10      1.08
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 4,297,678      $ 8,822,693      $ 17,762,675      $ 14,278,487      $ 15,676,931  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Master Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Government Master Fund (the “Master Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. Government Master Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

Master Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Master Fund may issue any number of interests and each interest shall have a par value of $0.001 per interest. The interests of the Master Fund shall represent a proportional beneficial interest in the net assets belonging to that series. Each holder of interests of the Master Fund shall be entitled to receive his or her pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to the Master Fund according to the investor’s ownership percentage of the Master Fund on the record date established for payment. Upon redemption of interests, an investor shall be paid solely out of the assets and property of the Master Fund. Beneficial interests in the Trust are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, since such interests are issued in private placement transactions.

In the normal course of business, the Master Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Master Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Master Fund has not had any prior claims or losses 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 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—Under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), Government Master Fund has adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As a “government money market fund”, Government Master Fund values its investments at amortized cost unless the Master Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of securities held by Government Master Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

The Board has delegated to the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (“VC”) the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Master Fund’s portfolio investments. The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: investments of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; fixed-income investments that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper; investments that are restricted as to

 

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Government Master Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

transfer or resale; illiquid investments; and investments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the VC, represent current market value. The need to fair value the Master Fund’s portfolio investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded investments. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of an investment’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the investment; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the investments are purchased and sold.

The Master Fund’s portfolio holdings may also consist of shares of other investment companies in which the Master Fund invests. The value of each such open-end investment company will generally be its net asset value at the time the Master Fund’s beneficial interests are priced. Pursuant to the Master Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies and/or investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value. Each investment company generally values investments in a manner as described in that investment company’s prospectus or similar documents.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of the Master 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 Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of the Master Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—By operating as a “government money market fund”, Government Master Fund is exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject Government Master Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Repurchase agreements—The Master 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 Master 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 Master Fund and its counterparty. The underlying collateral is valued daily in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by a fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, the Master Fund generally has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act or a fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Master Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Master 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

 

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Government Master Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. The Master Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Master Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. The Master Fund may engage in repurchase agreements as part of normal investing strategies.

Under certain circumstances, the Master 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 Master Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Investment advisor and administrator

UBS AM serves as the investment advisor and administrator to the Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administration contract (“Management Contract”) approved by the Board. In accordance with the Management Contract, the Master Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee (“management fee”), which

 

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Government Master Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rates, as a percentage of the Master Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Average daily net assets      Annual rate
Up to $30 billion        0.1000
In excess of $30 billion up to $40 billion        0.0975  
In excess of $40 billion up to $50 billion        0.0950  
In excess of $50 billion up to $60 billion        0.0925  
Over $60 billion        0.0900  

At April 30, 2022, the Master Fund owed UBS AM for investment advisory and administration services as follows:

 

Fund      Amount owed to UBS AM
Government Master Fund      $ 363,539  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Fund’s expenses other than taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Master Fund, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Master Fund’s independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of the Master Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM did not owe the Master Fund any additional reductions in management fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees in the event that Master Fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. During the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived $2,648,633, which is not subject to future recoupment.

Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a former board member

During his term of service on the Board through his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2021, Professor Meyer Feldberg had also served as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Master Fund may conduct transactions, resulting in him being an interested trustee of the Trust. The Master Fund has been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley did not 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 period ended April 30, 2022, the Master Fund did not purchase or sell securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley would have received compensation in connection with any such trades, which may have been in the form of a “mark-up” or “mark-down” of the price of the securities or some other form of compensation. Although the precise amount of this compensation is not generally known by the Master Fund’s investment manager, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.

 

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Government Master Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Beneficial interest transactions

 

Government Master Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 118,340,152,475      $ 47,491,220,565  
Withdrawals        (122,866,785,031      (56,442,668,595
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (4,526,632,556    $ (8,951,448,030

Federal tax status

Government Master Fund is considered a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no federal tax provision is necessary. As such, each investor in the Master Fund is treated as owning its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Fund. UBS AM intends that the Master Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in the Master Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by investing its net assets through the Master Fund.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Master Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded, as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily began waiving Government Master Fund’s management fee of 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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Government Master Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Government Master Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Government Master Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Master Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2022, 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, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting Master Trust) at April 30, 2022, 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 its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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Government Master Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Master Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. The Master Fund’s reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to interestholders (and investors in the related feeder fund) on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. Investors also may find additional information about the Master Fund at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of the Master Fund’s (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how the Master 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 Master Fund directly at 1-800-647 1568, online on the Fund’s Web site: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund 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 funds 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.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

81

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since January 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM 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 the compensation committee), the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

75

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (and serves as a member of each such fund’s audit, nominating and governance committees).

Bernard H. Garil;

82

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).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

62

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 8 investment companies (consisting of 48 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski2;

54

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson2;

43

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

58

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

64

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and general counsel (2004 through 2019 and September 2021 to present) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and April 2021 to September 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal (2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been Assistant Secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since January 2022 (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until January 2022)) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary2;

54

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—U.S. (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Igor Lasun2;

43

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Leesa Merrill3;

43

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is a director (since 2014) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020)) for UBS AM --Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

48

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders3;

56

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

37

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is an executive director (since 2019, prior to which he was a director) and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

38

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

60

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since June 2022), prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Administrator (and Manager for Government Master Fund)

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter (for the feeder fund)

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

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.

© UBS 2022. All rights reserved.


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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

Includes:

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

 

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

 

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

 

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

 

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

June 10, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for the UBS Institutional/Reserves Series of Funds, namely UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Government Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund (the “Funds”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate in March 2022 from a range between 0.00% and 0.25% to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%. The federal funds rate or the “fed funds rate,” is the rate US banks charge one another for funds they borrow on an overnight basis. (For more details on the Fed’s actions, see below.) The Fed also anticipates several additional rate hikes during the year. As a result, the yields on a number of short-term investments moved higher—as did many of the Funds’ yields—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yields for the Funds (after fee waivers/expense reimbursements, if any) were as follows:

 

  UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund: 0.32% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund: 0.37% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.04% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select Government Institutional Fund: 0.11% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund: 0.24% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Prime Reserves Fund: 0.32% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund: 0.25% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

For detailed information on the Funds’ performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on pages 7 to 9.

An interview with the Portfolio Managers

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced a number of headwinds, including COVID-19 and its variants, sharply rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Investment goals

(all four Funds):

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and capital preservation

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund—August 10, 1998;

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund—July 26, 2016;

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund—March 23, 2004;

UBS Prime Reserves Fund—January 19, 2016

Dividend payments:

Monthly

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income as is consistent with liquidity and preservation of capital while incorporating select environmental, social, and governance criteria (“ESG”) into the investment process.

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

January 15, 2020

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

  issues, and central bank monetary policy tightening. Later in the reporting period the war in Ukraine also impacted the economy. Looking back, second, third and fourth quarter 2021 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was 6.7%, 2.3% and 6.9%, respectively. The economy then contracted in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Commerce Department’s initial estimate, first quarter 2022 annualized GDP growth was -1.4%. This was attributed to decreases in private inventory investment, exports, federal government spending, and state and local government spending.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

After several years of highly accommodative monetary policy, toward the end of 2021 the central bank signaled a policy shift. With inflation remaining elevated and no longer viewed as being “transitory,” in November 2021 the Fed announced that it would start tapering its monthly purchase of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities. At its meeting in December, the central bank further reduced its bond

  purchases and announced the program would end in March 2022. In March 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. Finally, at its meeting in early May, after the reporting period ended, the Fed raised rates 0.50% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%. The central bank was also to begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1, 2022 (quantitative tightening).

 

Q.

Given that the Funds are “feeder funds,” how were the portfolios in which they invest managed during the reporting period?

A.

Each fund is a “feeder fund,” investing all of its assets in “Master Funds”—the Prime Master Fund, the ESG Prime Master Fund, the Government Master Fund, the Treasury Master Fund, the Prime CNAV Master Fund, and the Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively. As always, quality and liquidity remained paramount in our management process for the Master Funds.

 

 

For the Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund invests, we tactically adjusted its weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in the portfolio—throughout the 12-month review period. When the reporting period began, the Master Fund had a WAM of 49 days. By the end of the period on April 30, 2022, the Master Fund’s WAM was 21 days.

At the issuer level, we maintained a high level of diversification with the goal of reducing risk and keeping the Master Fund highly liquid.

At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements and, to a lesser extent, certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its allocations to commercial paper and time deposits. (Repurchase agreements are transactions that require the seller of a security to buy it back at a predetermined time and price, or upon demand.)

 

 

The WAM for the ESG Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund invests was 51 days when the reporting period began. By the end of the review period on April 30, 2022, the Master Fund had a WAM of 17 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. In contrast, we decreased its exposures to commercial paper and time deposits.

 

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Manager:

Lisa M. DiPaolo

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

August 28, 2007

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

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The WAM for the Master Fund in which UBS Select Government Institutional Fund invests was 34 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end on April 30, 2022, it was 22 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements and US government agency obligations. Conversely, we reduced its allocation to US Treasury obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Master Fund in which UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund invests was 43 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end it was 23 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by Treasury obligations and significantly reduced its exposure to direct US Treasury obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Prime CNAV Master Fund in which UBS Prime Reserves Fund invests was 53 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted its WAM, and at the end of the reporting period the Master Fund’s WAM was 22 days. Over the review period, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to time deposits, repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its exposure to commercial paper.

 

 

The WAM for the Master Fund in which UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund invests was 10 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted the Master Fund’s WAM based on market conditions and seasonality factors within the tax-exempt market. At the end of the reporting period its WAM was 6 days. Over the review period, we reduced the Master Fund’s exposure to tax-exempt commercial paper and, to a small extent, to municipal bonds.

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Funds over the coming months?

A.

With inflation remaining elevated and given the improvements in the labor market, we expect the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. It is unclear if the central bank can orchestrate a “soft landing” for the US economy. In this environment, we anticipate continuing to manage the Funds focusing on risk and liquidity.

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/am-us.

 

*

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. 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/am-us.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO

Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 
LOGO   LOGO

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Lisa DiPaolo

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Funds performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2022. 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.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Since each Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests in a corresponding “master fund,” the expense information below reflects the combined effect of the two levels of expenses and not just those imposed directly at the feeder fund level.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Fund 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 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 in the table below for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
2
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
3
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
     Expense
ratio during
the period
UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.10        $ 0.85          0.17
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.15          0.86          0.17  
                                             
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.30        $ 0.40          0.08
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.60          0.40          0.08  
                                             
                   
UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.10        $ 0.45          0.09
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.55          0.46          0.09  
                                             
UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  
                                             
UBS Prime Reserves Fund

 

         
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.30        $ 0.80          0.16
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.20          0.81          0.16  
                                             
UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

 

         
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.30        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  

 

 

1 

The expenses for the Funds reflect the expenses of the corresponding master funds in which they invest in addition to their own direct expenses.

2 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

3 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.32
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.32  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Weighted average maturity2      21 days  
  
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.37
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.37  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.30  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.30  
Weighted average maturity2      17 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund. Because the price of interests in the related money market master funds will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, your shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The related money market master funds may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund’s and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

7


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.11
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.11  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.11  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.11  
Weighted average maturity2      22 days  
  
UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.24
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.24  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.24  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.24  
Weighted average maturity2      23 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund.

Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. An investment in UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Government Institutional Fund’s sponsor and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

8


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

UBS Prime Reserves Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.32
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.32  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Weighted average maturity2      22 days  
  
UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.25
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.25  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.25  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.25  
Weighted average maturity2      6 days  

Investments in UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund are intended to be limited to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund reserve the right to repurchase shares in any accounts that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. The related money market master funds may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Prime Reserves Fund’s sponsor and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

1

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2

Weighted average maturity provided is that of the related master fund, which is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

 

9


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Institutional
Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Institutional
Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Institutional
Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $2,782,742,773        $144,850,485        $1,683,415,340  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      2,781,572,831        144,820,797        1,683,415,340  
Total assets      2,781,572,831        144,820,797        1,683,415,340  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      682,445        33,033        139,639  
Payable to affiliate      180,048        3,672        38,207  
Total liabilities      862,493        36,705        177,846  
Net assets      $2,780,710,338        $144,784,092        $1,683,237,494  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      $2,781,880,273        $144,815,357        $1,683,237,758  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      (1,169,935      (31,265      (264
Net assets      $2,780,710,338        $144,784,092        $1,683,237,494  
Shares outstanding      2,781,118,974        144,758,052        1,683,237,758  
Net asset value per share      $0.9999        $1.0002        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

10


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Institutional
Fund
   UBS Prime
Reserves Fund
   UBS Tax-Free
Reserves Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $7,594,629,013        $1,036,414,733        $632,844,868  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      7,594,629,013        1,036,414,733        632,844,868  
Total assets      7,594,629,013        1,036,414,733        632,844,868  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      1,310,246        231,655        111,159  
Payable to affiliate      453,659        64,911        21,089  
Total liabilities      1,763,905        296,566        132,248  
Net assets      $7,592,865,108        $1,036,118,167        $632,712,620  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      $7,592,867,888        $1,036,118,137        $632,712,370  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      (2,780      30        250  
Net assets      $7,592,865,108        $1,036,118,167        $632,712,620  
Shares outstanding      7,592,867,888        1,036,118,137        632,712,614  
Net asset value per share      $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

11


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Institutional
Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Institutional
Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Institutional
Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $7,026,224        $234,148        $2,130,093  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (3,619,504      (156,191      (2,401,147
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund             153,101        861,103  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      3,406,720        231,058        590,049  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      2,865,301        111,202        1,896,460  
Trustees’ fees      29,775        13,729        24,424  
       2,895,076        124,931        1,920,884  
Fee waivers by administrator      (745,750             (1,737,520
Net expenses      2,149,326        124,931        183,364  
Net investment income (loss)      1,257,394        106,127        406,685  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      17,166        (1,576      2,785  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund      (1,317,538      (46,362       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $(42,978      $58,189        $409,470  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

12


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Institutional
Fund
   UBS Prime
Reserves Fund
   UBS Tax-Free
Reserves Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $9,123,163        $2,545,419        $640,153  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (9,252,769      (1,409,349      (635,549
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund      3,687,010               320,083  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      3,557,404        1,136,070        324,687  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      7,346,224        1,107,718        492,258  
Trustees’ fees      58,773        19,631        16,109  
       7,404,997        1,127,349        508,367  
Fee waivers by administrator      (6,393,929      (427,916      (417,407
Net expenses      1,011,068        699,433        90,960  
Net investment income (loss)      2,546,336        436,637        233,727  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      1,489        (2      50  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $2,547,825        $436,635        $233,777  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

13


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $1,257,394        $8,948,277  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        17,166        (699
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        (1,317,538      (2,005,912
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        (42,978      6,941,666  
Total distributions        (1,273,843      (9,009,944
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (2,411,464,367      (4,138,602,412
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (2,412,781,188      (4,140,670,690
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        5,193,491,526        9,334,162,216  
End of year        $2,780,710,338        $5,193,491,526  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

14


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $106,127        $178,616  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (1,576      880  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        (46,362      (13,036
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        58,189        166,460  
Total distributions        (106,424      (179,200
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (57,777,411      156,213,627  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (57,825,646      156,200,887  
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        202,609,738        46,408,851  
End of year        $144,784,092        $202,609,738  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

15


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Government Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $406,685        $1,527,738  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        2,785        85,883  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        409,470        1,613,621  
Total distributions        (442,691      (1,612,020
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (1,142,683,556      (2,991,192,678
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (1,142,716,777      (2,991,191,077
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        2,825,954,271        5,817,145,348  
End of year        $1,683,237,494        $2,825,954,271  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

16


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $2,546,336        $5,976,633  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        1,489         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        2,547,825        5,976,633  
Total distributions        (2,550,602      (5,976,636
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (2,879,459,155      (2,882,151,628
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (2,879,461,932      (2,882,151,631
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        10,472,327,040        13,354,478,671  
End of year        $7,592,865,108        $10,472,327,040  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Prime Reserves Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $436,637        $4,073,705  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (2      8,069  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        436,635        4,081,774  
Total distributions        (444,674      (4,108,989
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (985,329,926      (1,808,560,330
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (985,337,965      (1,808,587,545
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        2,021,456,132        3,830,043,677  
End of year        $1,036,118,167        $2,021,456,132  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $233,727        $145,105  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        50         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        233,777        145,105  
Total distributions        (233,771      (145,104
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (41,133,475      (1,299,221,434
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (41,133,469      (1,299,221,433
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        673,846,089        1,973,067,522  
End of year        $632,712,620        $673,846,089  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.0003        $1.0005        $1.0001        $1.0001        $1.0002  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0004        0.0009        0.0182        0.0222        0.0133  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.0004      (0.0002      0.0004        0.0000 1        (0.0001
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0000 1        0.0007        0.0186        0.0222        0.0132  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0004      (0.0009      (0.0182      (0.0222      (0.0133
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.0000 )1        (0.0000 )1        (0.0000 )1        (0.0000 )1        (0.0000 )1  
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0004      (0.0009      (0.0182      (0.0222      (0.0133
Net asset value, end of year        $0.9999        $1.0003        $1.0005        $1.0001        $1.0001  
Total investment return2        0.00      0.07      1.88      2.24      1.33
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursement3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursement3        0.16      0.18      0.18      0.16      0.12
Net investment income (loss)3        0.03      0.11      1.83      2.26      1.37
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $2,780,710        $5,193,492        $9,334,162        $9,780,634        $5,226,567  

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Year ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15, 20201 to
April 30, 2020
        2022    2021
Net asset value, beginning of period        $1.0005        $1.0008        $1.0000  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0007        0.0014        0.0036  
Net realized gain (loss)        (0.0003      (0.0003      0.0008  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0004        0.0011        0.0044  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0007      (0.0014      (0.0036
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.0000 )2       (0.0000 )2        
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0007      (0.0014      (0.0036
Net asset value, end of period        $1.0002        $1.0005        $1.0008  
Total investment return3        0.05      0.11      0.44
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements4        0.18      0.18      0.18 %5 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements4        0.08      0.08      0.08 %5 
Net investment income (loss)4        0.07      0.10      1.17 %5 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)        $144,784        $202,610        $46,409  

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

3

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

4

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

5

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.016        0.020        0.010  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.000 1        (0.000 )1  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.016        0.020        0.010  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1        (0.016      (0.020      (0.010
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1               (0.000 )1  
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1        (0.016      (0.020      (0.010
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.02      0.04      1.66      2.01      1.00
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.07      0.15      0.18      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        0.02      0.04      1.46      2.03      1.01
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $1,683,237        $2,825,954        $5,817,145        $2,123,329        $1,406,858  

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.016        0.020        0.010  
Net realized gain (loss)                      0.000 1        0.000 1        0.000 1  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.016        0.020        0.010  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1        (0.016      (0.020      (0.010
Distributions from net realized gains                      (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1  
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1        (0.016      (0.020      (0.010
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.03      0.04      1.62      2.02      1.00
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursement3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursement3        0.07      0.13      0.18      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        0.03      0.05      1.47      2.02      0.98
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $7,592,865        $10,472,327        $13,354,479        $6,934,537        $4,331,846  

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

23


UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1        0.001        0.018        0.022        0.012  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.000 1               0.000 1  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1        0.001        0.018        0.022        0.012  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1        (0.001      (0.018      (0.022      (0.012
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1               (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1  
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1        (0.001      (0.018      (0.022      (0.012
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.04      0.10      1.82      2.19      1.24
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.15      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        0.03      0.12      1.77      2.20      1.28
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $1,036,118        $2,021,456        $3,830,044        $2,799,959        $1,594,687  

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.011        0.013        0.008  
Net realized gain (loss)                                     
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1        0.000 1        0.011        0.013        0.008  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1        (0.000 )1        (0.011      (0.013      (0.008
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.04      0.01      1.15      1.30      0.83
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursement3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursement3        0.06      0.12      0.18      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        0.04      0.01      1.13      1.29      0.84
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 632,713      $ 673,846      $ 1,973,068      $ 1,677,875      $ 1,936,271  

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund (“Prime Institutional Fund”), UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund (“ESG Prime Institutional Fund”), UBS Select Government Institutional Fund (“Government Institutional Fund”), UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund (“Treasury Institutional Fund”), UBS Prime Reserves Fund (“Prime Reserves Fund”), and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund (“Tax-Free Reserves Fund”) (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with twenty-two series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

Prime Institutional Fund, ESG Prime Institutional Fund, Government Institutional Fund, Treasury Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund, and Tax-Free Reserves Fund are “feeder funds” that invest all of their investable assets in “master funds”—Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds” and each a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act). The feeder funds and their respective Master Funds have the same investment objectives.

Prior to August 28, 2007, Prime Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund invested in securities directly. Effective August 28, 2007, Prime Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund invest substantially all of their assets in Prime Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund, respectively. ESG Prime Institutional fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020. Tax-Free Reserves Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime Reserves fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, and Government Institutional Fund commenced operations on July 26, 2016.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds and the administrator for the feeder funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

The performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the corresponding Master Fund. The value of such investment reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of its corresponding Master Fund (56.34% for Prime Institutional Fund, 9.86% for ESG Prime Institutional Fund, 39.17% for Government Institutional Fund, 35.03% for Treasury Institutional Fund, 54.31% for Prime Reserves Fund, and 71.62% for Tax-Free Reserves Fund at April 30, 2022.)

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment activities of each Master Fund are allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the corresponding Fund and other investors in the Master Fund (e.g., other feeder funds) at the time of such determination. The financial statements of the Master Funds, including the Portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in connection with the Funds’ financial statements. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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

 

26


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Funds’ 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—Each Fund records its investment in its corresponding Master Fund at fair value. Securities held by the Master Funds are valued as indicated in the Master Funds’ Notes to financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Floating net asset value per share funds—Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), Prime Institutional Fund and ESG Prime Institutional Fund each calculate its net asset value to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market-based pricing and expect that its share price will fluctuate.

On occasion, it is possible that the end of day accounting net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a floating NAV fund, such as Prime Institutional Fund and ESG Prime Institutional Fund, as reported in a shareholder report, for example, may differ from the transactional NAV per share (used for purposes of processing purchases and redemptions); while this is not expected to occur with great frequency, it may happen should certain factors align on a given business day. The final end-of-day NAV per share for accounting and financial statement reporting purposes is designed to reflect all end-of-day accounting activities, which may include, but are not limited to, income and expense accruals, dividend and distribution reinvestments as well as final share activity; such items are factored into the Fund after the last transactional NAV per share is calculated on a given day (normally, the last transactional NAV per share is calculated as of 3 pm, Eastern time, as explained in the Fund’s prospectus).

Constant net asset value per share funds—Government Institutional Fund, Treasury Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund, and Tax-Free Reserves Fund (collectively the “Constant NAV Funds”) attempt to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Constant NAV Funds will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Constant NAV Funds have adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/distribution policies in an attempt to enable each to do so. Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As “government money market funds”, Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share. Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “retail money market funds”, Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, Prime Institutional Fund, ESG Prime Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund may be subject to the possible imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gate. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. For the period ended April 30, 2022, Prime Institutional Fund, ESG Prime Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund were not subject to any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

 

27


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

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 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of the Funds’ investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Administrator

UBS AM serves as the administrator to each Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement approved by the Trust’s board. In accordance with the Administration Agreement, each Fund pays UBS AM an administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rate as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Administration fee
Prime Institutional Fund        0.08
ESG Prime Institutional Fund        0.08  
Government Institutional Fund        0.08  
Treasury Institutional Fund        0.08  
Prime Reserves Fund        0.08  
Tax-Free Reserves Fund        0.08  

At April 30, 2022, each Fund owed UBS AM for administrative services as follows:

 

Fund      Amounts owed to UBS AM
Prime Institutional Fund      $ 180,048  
ESG Prime Institutional Fund        3,672  
Government Institutional Fund        84,962  
Treasury Institutional Fund        453,666  
Prime Reserves Fund        64,912  
Tax-Free Reserves Fund        21,326  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Funds’ expenses other than interest, taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

obligated to reduce its fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM did not owe the Funds any additional reductions in administration fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees in the event that Funds’ yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM owed the Funds, and for the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived, the below amounts which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amount owed by UBS AM      Amount waived by UBS AM
Prime Institutional Fund      $        $ 745,750  
Government Institutional Fund        46,755          1,737,520  
Treasury Institutional Fund        7          6,393,929  
Prime Reserves Fund        1          427,916  
Tax-Free Reserves Fund        237          417,407  

These amounts owed by or owed to UBS AM are shown at a net level on the statement of assets and liabilities.

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 for each of the Funds for the periods ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Prime Institutional Fund                                      
             
       For the year ended April 30,
       2022    2021
        Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount
Shares sold        1,929,904,930      $ 1,930,090,019        10,471,650,584      $ 10,476,209,039  
Shares repurchased        (4,341,543,337      (4,342,156,935      (14,621,886,768      (14,627,555,622
Dividends reinvested        602,531        602,549        12,738,060        12,744,171  
Net increase (decrease)        (2,411,035,876    $ (2,411,464,367      (4,137,498,124    $ (4,138,602,412
             
ESG Prime Institutional Fund                                      
             
        For the year ended April 30,
       2022    2021
        Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount
Shares sold        107,899,379      $ 107,937,292        681,124,625      $ 681,489,682  
Shares repurchased        (165,712,028      (165,782,866      (525,151,229      (525,431,537
Dividends reinvested        68,138        68,163        155,400        155,482  
Net increase (decrease)        (57,744,511    $ (57,777,411      156,128,796      $ 156,213,627  

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

Government Institutional Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        7,965,960,932        9,529,172,221  
Shares repurchased        (9,108,955,974      (12,522,824,858
Dividends reinvested        311,486        2,459,959  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (1,142,683,556      (2,991,192,678
       
Treasury Institutional Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        19,029,880,083        25,476,034,208  
Shares repurchased        (21,910,546,565      (28,365,437,833
Dividends reinvested        1,207,327        7,251,997  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (2,879,459,155      (2,882,151,628
       
Prime Reserves Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        458,599,033        4,332,932,464  
Shares repurchased        (1,444,144,944      (6,147,092,828
Dividends reinvested        215,985        5,600,034  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (985,329,926      (1,808,560,330
       
Tax-Free Reserves Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        589,619,644        660,252,134  
Shares repurchased        (630,864,048      (1,959,872,759
Dividends reinvested        110,929        399,191  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (41,133,475      (1,299,221,434

Federal tax status

Each 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 their net investment income, net realized capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, each Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Funds during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

       2022             2021
Fund      Tax-exempt
income
     Ordinary
income
     Long-term
realized
capital gains
            Tax-exempt
income
     Ordinary
income
     Long-term
realized
capital gains
UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund      $        $ 1,273,843        $             $        $ 9,009,944        $  
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund                 106,424                                 179,200           
UBS Select Government Institutional Fund                 442,196          495                        1,612,020           
UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund                 2,546,336          4,266                        5,976,636           
UBS Prime Reserves Fund                 444,674                                 4,108,989           
UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund        233,771                                       145,104                    

At April 30, 2022, components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
   Undistributed
ordinary
income
   Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
   Accumulated
realized
capital and
other losses
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Other
temporary
differences
  Total
UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund    $      $ 682,451      $      $     $ (1,169,942   $ (682,444   $ (1,169,935
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund             33,030               (1,575     (29,689     (33,031     (31,265
UBS Select Government Institutional Fund             139,376                           (139,640     (264
UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund             1,310,243               (2,777           (1,310,246     (2,780
UBS Prime Reserves Fund             231,686               (2           (231,654     30  
UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund      111,359               51                    (111,160     250  

Net capital losses recognized by the Funds may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed.

At April 30, 2022, the following Fund had net capital losses that will be carried forward indefinitely, as follows:

 

Fund      Short-term losses      Long-term losses      Net capital losses
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund      $ 1,575        $        $ 1,575  

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the following Fund had capital loss carryforwards utilized:

 

        Capital loss carryforwards utilized
UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund      $ 698  

Qualified late year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund’s next taxable year. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the following Fund incurred and elected to defer qualified late year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses of the following amounts:

 

              Post October capital loss
Fund      Late year ordinary loss      Short-term losses      Long-term losses
UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund      $        $ 2,777        $  

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, and since inception for ESG Prime Institutional Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily started waiving its 0.10% master fund level fee in order to voluntarily reduce UBS Select Government Institutional Fund’s expenses by 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Government Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund and the Board of Trustees of UBS Series Funds

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Government Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) (six of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), as of April 30 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (six of the funds comprising the Trust) at April 30, 2022, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting UBS
Series Funds
  Statement of operations   Statements of changes in net assets   Financial highlights

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

 

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

 

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

 

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

 

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2022
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022 and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2022

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Funds and Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds and Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for each of Master Trust—Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund invests), Master Trust—ESG Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund invests) and Master Trust—Prime CNAV Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Prime Reserves Fund invests) is available on a weekly basis at the same UBS Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Funds at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of each Fund’s (and corresponding Master Fund’s) (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how a 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 a fund directly at 1-800-647 1568, online on UBS’s Web site: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income and qualified short term capital gains for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022:

 

Fund      Qualified interest
income
     Qualified short term
capital gains
Prime Institutional Fund      $ 565,617        $ 7,403  
ESG Prime Institutional Fund        45,602          127  
Government Institutional Fund        406,685          35,511  
Treasury Institutional Fund        2,418,350           
Prime Reserves Fund        196,217          3,626  

 

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Master Trust

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

Includes:

 

Prime Master Fund

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Government Master Fund

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 


Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

(Note: The expense information provided in this section is relevant for direct investors in the Master Funds. Investors in the related “feeder funds” should instead focus on separate expense examples relevant to the particular feeder funds; the expense examples for the feeder funds will reflect their proportionate share of the corresponding Master Funds’ expenses.)

As an owner of a Master Fund, an investor such as a feeder fund incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Master Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand a Master Fund investor’s ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Master Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Master Fund 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 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 in the table below for each Master Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Master Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Master Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 Master Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Master Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Prime Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.70        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  
                                             
                   
ESG Prime Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,001.00        $ 0.05          0.01
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.95          0.05          0.01  
                                             
                   
Government Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  
                                             
                   
Treasury Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.40        $ 0.40          0.08
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.60          0.40          0.08  
                                             
                   
Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  
                                             
                   
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.50        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  

 

 

1

Expenses are equal to the Master Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      21 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      17.3
Canada      6.9  
Singapore      5.8  
Australia      4.0  
Sweden      3.9  
Total      37.9
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      53.1
Repurchase agreements      30.0  
Certificates of deposit      11.6  
Time deposits      5.3  
Other assets in excess of liabilities       0.0  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05%).

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      17 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      25.1
Canada      6.7  
Singapore      6.1  
Japan      5.4  
France      4.9  
Total      48.2
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      47.8
Repurchase agreements      36.8  
Certificates of deposit      9.9  
Time deposits      5.4  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in ESG Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. ESG Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Portfolio’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Government Master Fund

 

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      22 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
U.S. government agency obligations      38.9
Repurchase agreements      31.3  
U.S. Treasury obligations      30.7  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (0.9
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Government Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Government Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      23 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
U.S. Treasury obligations      52.2
Repurchase agreements      49.2  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (1.4
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Treasury Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Treasury Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      22 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      24.7
Canada      10.4  
Singapore      8.3  
France      6.2  
Sweden      5.4  
Total      55.0
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      62.0
Repurchase agreements      16.1  
Time deposits      11.2  
Certificates of deposit      10.6  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Prime CNAV Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Prime CNAV Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Prime CNAV Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      6 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Municipal bonds      89.9
Tax-exempt commercial paper      5.6  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      4.5  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Tax-Free Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Tax-Free Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

44


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—11.6%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—10.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 07/13/22

  $ 19,000,000     $ 18,967,939  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,010,362  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.200%, due 10/04/22

    33,000,000       32,799,814  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,998,459  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,988,150  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,998,035  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    32,000,000       32,014,655  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       20,009,568  

Norinchukin Bank
0.250%, due 05/09/22

    24,000,000       23,998,290  

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    50,000,000       50,006,765  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    19,000,000       19,007,888  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,008,385  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       20,011,659  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    27,000,000       26,986,861  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,999,536  

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       19,973,169  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,996,619  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    26,000,000       26,002,792  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    27,000,000       26,959,179  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      516,738,125  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.1%    

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,994,977  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

  $ 31,000,000     $ 31,014,078  
   

 

 

 

              56,009,055  

Total certificates of deposit
(cost—$572,977,475)

      572,747,180  
Commercial paper—53.1%    
Asset-backed-miscellaneous—15.2%    

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

    35,000,000       34,985,504  

Antalis SA
1.150%, due 07/13/22

    32,000,000       31,924,667  

Barton Capital SA
0.600%, due 05/05/22

    62,000,000       61,995,826  

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    50,000,000       49,863,903  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    22,000,000       21,999,113  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    38,000,000       37,905,396  

LMA Americas LLC
0.230%, due 05/06/22

    32,000,000       31,997,387  

0.560%, due 05/09/22

    23,000,000       22,996,786  

0.960%, due 06/17/22

    25,000,000       24,969,613  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    24,000,000       23,930,448  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    41,000,000       40,870,312  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    42,000,000       42,000,000  

0.570%, due 06/10/22

    25,000,000       24,984,563  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,002  

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221,2

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    25,000,000       24,991,489  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    22,000,000       21,986,763  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    32,000,000       32,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
0.960%, due 06/22/22

    25,000,000       24,961,750  

1.030%, due 07/11/22

    38,000,000       37,908,766  
   

 

 

 

      748,272,288  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—36.0%

 

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd.
0.340%, due 08/15/22

    31,000,000       30,878,356  
 

 

45


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Bank of Montreal

   

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

  $ 27,000,000     $ 26,962,038  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    26,000,000       26,013,869  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    41,000,000       40,997,260  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    28,000,000       27,982,417  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,013,681  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Banque et Caisse d Epargne de I Etat
0.930%, due 07/07/22

    37,450,000       37,378,867  

Barclays Bank PLC
1.020%, due 06/22/22

    40,000,000       39,943,840  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.
0.300%, due 07/01/22

    30,000,000       29,950,755  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    33,000,000       32,988,262  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.350%, due 11/03/22

    28,000,000       27,715,305  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

    24,000,000       23,810,272  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    31,000,000       30,736,285  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    24,000,000       23,982,456  

0.300%, due 06/03/22

    30,000,000       29,977,250  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    40,000,000       39,944,572  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    25,000,000       24,944,757  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    170,000,000       169,994,815  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
0.330%, due 05/02/22

    18,000,000       17,999,466  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    140,000,000       139,992,359  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
1.160%, due 07/20/22

    25,000,000       24,933,375  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.
0.260%, due 05/10/22

    15,000,000       14,997,502  

0.280%, due 05/18/22

    30,000,000       29,989,281  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    28,000,000       28,000,910  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       24,996,767  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    26,000,000       26,013,219  

National Bank of Canada
0.175%, due 05/20/22

    21,000,000       20,991,793  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

  $ 15,000,000     $ 14,999,343  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    30,000,000       29,940,500  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    31,000,000       30,919,665  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    15,000,000       14,999,255  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    45,000,000       44,995,188  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    31,000,000       30,947,974  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    31,000,000       30,993,222  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       24,985,057  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,010,679  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.330%, due 07/05/22

    30,000,000       29,943,776  

0.350%, due 07/11/22

    30,000,000       29,936,794  

Swedbank AB

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,997,104  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    45,000,000       44,996,858  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    49,000,000       48,996,578  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.170%, due 06/01/22

    35,000,000       34,975,681  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    44,000,000       43,998,171  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.200%, due 09/09/22

    34,000,000       33,826,406  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    33,000,000       32,747,251  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.
0.280%, due 06/01/22

    31,000,000       30,978,318  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    26,000,000       25,943,376  
   

 

 

 

      1,779,260,925  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.9%    

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC
0.200%, due 05/20/22

    33,000,000       32,987,141  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

    29,000,000       28,997,631  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    30,000,000       29,961,030  
   

 

 

 

              91,945,802  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$2,621,068,144)

      2,619,479,015  
 

 

46


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Time deposits—5.3%

 

 
Banking-non-U.S.—5.3%

 

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

  $ 160,000,000     $ 160,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    89,000,000       89,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$264,000,000)

 

    264,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—30.0%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $216,062,853 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.500% to 6.559% due 05/27/31 to 04/01/52 and $295,061,171 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 6.500% due 12/01/27 to 09/01/57; (value—$307,686,584); proceeds: $300,007,500

    300,000,000       300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.450% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $196,346,009 various asset-backed convertible bonds, 0.125% to 10.000% due 07/01/22 to 11/30/46; (value—$187,923,671); proceeds: $175,006,563

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $340,955,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 05/15/24; (value—$325,008,215); proceeds: $325,008,125

    325,000,000       325,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $68,060,515 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 3.000% to 5.000% due 09/01/33 to 11/01/48 and $143,605,325 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.132% to 4.500% due 04/01/27 to 03/01/52; (value—$127,500,000); proceeds: $125,003,125

    125,000,000       125,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.23%, 0.550% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $73,835,923 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.750% due 05/15/23 to 12/01/56; (value—$60,973,148); proceeds: $54,023,9253

    54,000,000       54,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/20 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.23%, 0.550% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $61,740,808 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 10.950% due 04/30/22 to 03/27/69; (value—$83,697,184); proceeds: $75,838,7503

  $ 75,000,000     $ 75,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.33%, 0.650% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $67,352,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.000% due 10/15/23 to 12/15/26; (value—$57,500,611); proceeds: $50,026,1813

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $2,459,711,206, Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 4.000% due 12/20/41 to 01/20/42; (value—$204,000,000); proceeds: $200,005,000

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., OBFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $124,158,506 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 9.250% due 11/16/22 to 12/31/99 and $11,309,928 shares of various equity securities; (value—$186,147,561); proceeds: $175,136,7433

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,479,000,000)

 

    1,479,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$4,937,045,619 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.0%

      4,935,226,195  
 

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.0%

 

    1,632,792  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 4,936,858,987  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

47


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 572,747,180        $        $ 572,747,180  
Commercial paper                 2,619,479,015                   2,619,479,015  
Time deposits                 264,000,000                   264,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 1,479,000,000                   1,479,000,000  
Total      $        $ 4,935,226,195        $        $ 4,935,226,195  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

 

Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $649,981,476, represented 13.2% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

48


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—9.9%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—8.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 06/23/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,996,848  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,995,233  

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       3,993,490  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,002,072  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,641  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,692  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       3,998,542  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,997,630  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,435  

Nordea Bank Abp

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,607  

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,999,188  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,001,913  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,001,661  

Royal Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.220%,
0.500%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,991,613  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,346  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,222  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,996,594  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,999,870  

Svenska Handelsbanken

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,000,130  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,324  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,000,644  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,999,776  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    5,000,000       4,992,441  

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      123,963,912  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.4%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,075  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,994,610  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,995  

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,002,725  
   

 

 

 

              20,994,405  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$144,995,495)

 

    144,958,317  
Commercial paper—47.8%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—17.0%

 

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

    5,000,000       4,997,929  

Antalis SA
1.150%, due 07/13/22

    8,000,000       7,981,167  

1.200%, due 07/21/22

    10,000,000       9,972,218  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC
0.310%, due 05/02/22

    1,500,000       1,499,955  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

Barton Capital SA
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    15,000,000       14,999,554  

0.600%, due 05/05/22

    14,000,000       13,999,057  

1.070%, due 07/06/22

    6,000,000       5,987,794  

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    10,000,000       9,972,781  

1.180%, due 07/25/22

    10,000,000       9,969,985  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    4,000,000       3,999,839  

0.370%, due 05/24/22

    10,000,000       9,994,986  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    10,000,000       9,975,104  

LMA-Americas LLC
0.230%, due 05/06/22

    4,000,000       3,999,673  

0.230%, due 05/12/22

    3,000,000       2,999,366  

0.560%, due 05/09/22

    4,000,000       3,999,441  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    9,000,000       8,971,532  

1.220%, due 08/04/22

    12,000,000       11,956,350  

Old Line Funding LLC

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    8,000,000       8,000,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

0.570%, due 06/10/22

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,996,913  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221,2

    9,000,000       9,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    7,000,000       6,997,617  

Starbird Funding Corp.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    20,000,000       19,999,405  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    6,000,000       5,996,390  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
0.390%, due 05/04/22

    15,000,000       14,999,190  

1.030%, due 07/11/22

    10,000,000       9,975,991  
   

 

 

 

      250,242,237  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—28.7%

 

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd.
0.340%, due 08/15/22

    4,000,000       3,984,304  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,996,681  

Bank of Montreal

 

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

    8,000,000       7,988,752  

Bank of Nova Scotia
0.200%, due 09/16/22

    5,000,000       4,972,331  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    3,000,000       2,999,800  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,997,488  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,002,736  

Barclays Bank PLC,

 

Series 10-1,

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,998,304  

0.530%, due 05/05/22

    5,000,000       4,999,658  

1.020%, due 06/22/22

    8,000,000       7,988,768  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,998,577  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.240%, due 05/04/22

    2,500,000       2,499,842  

0.350%, due 11/03/22

    4,000,000       3,959,329  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,976,284  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    4,000,000       3,965,972  

SOFR + 0.420%,
0.700%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,074  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    3,000,000       2,997,807  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    8,000,000       7,988,914  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    9,000,000       8,980,113  

1.220%, due 07/27/22

    10,000,000       9,969,839  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    37,000,000       36,998,871  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    24,000,000       23,998,690  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
0.320%, due 05/05/22

    8,000,000       7,999,436  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    3,500,000       3,500,114  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,999,353  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,003,050  

National Bank of Canada
0.170%, due 05/20/22

    4,000,000       3,998,437  

0.290%, due 05/18/22

    3,604,000       3,602,769  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,998,252  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,997,100  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,562  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    4,000,000       3,992,067  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    6,000,000       5,984,451  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    5,000,000       4,999,752  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    20,000,000       19,997,861  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    4,000,000       3,993,287  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,999,125  

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

SOFR + 0.240%,
0.520%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,992,138  

Royal Bank of Canada
0.210%, due 07/12/22

    3,000,000       2,992,637  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  
 

 

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ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,997,995  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,997,011  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 05/06/22

    4,100,000       4,099,673  

1.016%, due 06/28/22

    5,000,000       4,991,333  

1.160%, due 07/18/22

    10,000,000       9,973,489  

1.270%, due 08/04/22

    5,000,000       4,982,540  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.350%, due 07/11/22

    4,000,000       3,991,573  

0.360%, due 08/09/22

    2,000,000       1,993,075  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,421  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    3,000,000       2,999,791  

0.310%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,582  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    7,000,000       6,999,511  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.165%, due 06/01/22

    4,000,000       3,997,221  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    3,000,000       2,999,875  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    10,000,000       9,970,887  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.195%, due 09/07/22

    4,500,000       4,477,435  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    4,000,000       3,969,364  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

 

0.280%, due 06/01/22

    4,000,000       3,997,202  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    3,000,000       2,993,467  
   

 

 

 

      421,742,970  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—2.1%

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

 

SOFR + 0.240%,
0.520%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,995,494  

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,995,790  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC 0.200%, due 05/20/22

    4,000,000       3,998,441  

0.370%, due 06/23/22

    5,000,000       4,992,720  

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.770%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,002,359  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper— (concluded)

 

Banking-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,999,755  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    4,000,000       3,994,804  
   

 

 

 

              30,979,363  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$703,262,707)

 

    702,964,570  
Time deposits—5.4%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—5.4%

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    55,000,000       55,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$80,000,000)

 

    80,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—36.8%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with JP Morgan, OBFR + 0.33%, 0.650% due 06/03/22, collateralized by $1,583,236 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 4.566% due 07/15/24 to 09/15/29; (value—$1,123,489); proceeds: $1,000,5243

    1,000,000       1,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., OBFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $29,324,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 0.375% due 06/15/26 to 12/01/26; (value—$26,750,177); proceeds: $25,019,535)3

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $144,693,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 2.875% due 08/15/47 to 05/15/49 and $214,882,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% to 2.875% due 05/15/24 to 09/30/28; (value—$346,800,005); proceeds: $340,008,500

    340,000,000       340,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $381,852,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/44 to 02/15/51; (value—$177,480,003); proceeds: $174,003,915

    174,000,000       174,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$540,000,000)

 

    540,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$1,468,258,202 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      1,467,922,887  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    1,510,678  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,469,433,565  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 144,958,317        $        $ 144,958,317  
Commercial paper                 702,964,570                   702,964,570  
Time deposits                 80,000,000                   80,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 540,000,000                   540,000,000  
Total      $        $ 1,467,922,887        $        $ 1,467,922,887  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $194,469,082, represented 13.2% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

52


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—38.9%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank
0.060%, due 06/07/221

  $ 63,000,000     $ 62,996,220  

0.070%, due 08/10/22

    37,000,000       36,999,903  

0.070%, due 08/19/22

    40,000,000       39,998,978  

SOFR + 0.013%,
0.293%, due 05/02/222

    62,000,000       61,999,999  

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    105,000,000       105,000,000  

SOFR + 0.030%,
0.310%, due 05/02/222

    63,000,000       63,000,000  

SOFR + 0.035%,
0.315%, due 05/02/222

    52,000,000       52,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

SOFR + 0.055%,
0.335%, due 05/02/222

    5,500,000       5,500,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    127,000,000       126,983,336  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.070%,
0.350%, due 05/02/222

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank
0.210%, due 12/12/22

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

SOFR + 0.010%,
0.290%, due 05/02/222

    379,000,000       379,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.090%,
0.370%, due 05/02/222

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.095%,
0.375%, due 05/02/222

    67,000,000       67,000,000  

SOFR + 0.100%,
0.380%, due 05/02/222

    181,000,000       181,000,000  

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$1,670,478,436)

 

    1,670,478,436  
U.S. Treasury obligations—30.7%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bill
0.152%, due 05/10/223

    78,000,000       77,997,400  

0.203%, due 05/17/223

    83,000,000       82,993,083  

0.279%, due 05/24/223

    75,000,000       74,987,396  

0.982%, due 08/16/223

    46,000,000       45,869,296  

1.130%, due 08/30/223

    42,000,000       41,845,895  
     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—(concluded)

 

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/223

  $ 84,000,000     $ 83,999,545  

0.066%, due 05/12/223

    85,000,000       84,998,465  

0.066%, due 05/19/223

    86,000,000       85,997,360  

0.072%, due 05/26/223

    85,000,000       84,995,977  

0.080%, due 08/11/223

    35,000,000       34,992,292  

0.091%, due 06/02/223

    79,000,000       78,993,878  

0.107%, due 06/09/223

    79,000,000       78,991,244  

0.223%, due 07/07/223

    78,000,000       77,968,540  

0.279%, due 07/14/223

    80,000,000       79,955,389  

0.371%, due 07/21/223

    37,000,000       36,969,989  

0.874%, due 07/21/223

    43,000,000       42,917,822  

0.904%, due 07/28/223

    63,000,000       62,864,498  

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.125%, due 08/31/22

    39,000,000       39,005,672  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.114%,
1.006%, due 05/02/222

    70,000,000       70,000,000  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    53,000,000       53,279,376  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$1,319,623,117)

      1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements—31.3%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.22%, 0.440% due 07/28/22, collateralized by $116,258,128 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 4.500% due 02/25/38 to 09/25/54 and $137,656,640 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 3.500% to 5.510% due 05/20/50 to 01/20/52; (value— $103,000,000); proceeds: $100,035,4444

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SOFR + 0.01%, 0.290% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $302,720,438 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.500% due 07/01/26 to 06/01/56; (value—$204,000,000); proceeds: $200,046,7224

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Toronto-Dominion Bank, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $188,585 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligation, 3.500% due 03/15/43 and $126,344,454 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 4.000% due 11/25/44 to 08/25/51 and; (value— $102,000,001); proceeds: $100,002,500

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 03/31/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.310% due 06/03/22, collateralized by $5,695,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.566% to 3.424% due 06/25/27 to 04/25/32 and $116,101,712 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.000% due 03/20/41 to 10/16/63; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,025,8334

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
 

 

53


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $41,003,199 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 3.000% to 4.500% due 12/15/40 to 10/25/51 and $232,947,165 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, zero coupon to 3.500% due 10/25/33 to 02/25/52; (value—$127,500,000); proceeds: $125,003,125

  $ 125,000,000     $ 125,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $456,021,200 U.S Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 08/02/22 to 08/09/22; (value— $454,920,032); proceeds: $446,008,920

    446,000,000       446,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $236,217,504 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.862% to 6.000% due 01/01/26 to 04/01/52 and $604,308,033 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 06/01/27 to 04/01/52; (value—$280,500,000); proceeds: $275,006,875

  $ 275,000,000     $ 275,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,346,000,000)

 

    1,346,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$4,336,101,553 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.9%

      4,336,101,553  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.9)%

 

    (38,423,925

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 4,297,677,628  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 1,670,478,436        $        $ 1,670,478,436  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 1,319,623,117                   1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements                 1,346,000,000                   1,346,000,000  
Total      $        $ 4,336,101,553        $        $ 4,336,101,553  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rate shown is the discount rate at the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

4 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

54


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—52.2%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bill
0.152%, due 05/10/221

  $ 273,000,000     $ 272,990,900  

0.203%, due 05/17/221

    264,000,000       263,978,000  

0.279%, due 05/24/221

    260,000,000       259,956,306  

0.676%, due 07/19/221

    345,000,000       344,502,912  

0.722%, due 07/26/221

    333,000,000       332,441,763  

0.982%, due 08/16/221

    222,000,000       221,369,212  

1.084%, due 08/23/221

    88,572,000       88,275,911  

1.089%, due 08/23/221

    131,428,000       130,986,584  

1.130%, due 08/30/221

    217,000,000       216,203,791  

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/221

    254,000,000       253,998,624  

0.066%, due 05/12/221

    252,000,000       251,995,450  

0.066%, due 05/19/221

    255,000,000       254,992,173  

0.072%, due 05/26/221

    258,000,000       257,987,788  

0.080%, due 08/11/221

    107,000,000       106,976,435  

0.091%, due 06/02/221

    254,000,000       253,980,315  

0.107%, due 06/09/221

    256,000,000       255,971,627  

0.132%, due 06/16/221

    256,000,000       255,958,400  

0.162%, due 06/23/221

    260,000,000       259,939,911  

0.223%, due 07/07/221

    268,000,000       267,891,907  

0.279%, due 07/14/221

    267,000,000       266,851,110  

0.371%, due 07/21/221

    130,000,000       129,894,555  

0.386%, due 05/26/221

    233,000,000       232,940,973  

0.457%, due 06/16/221

    353,000,000       352,801,437  

0.487%, due 06/23/221

    346,000,000       345,760,107  

0.614%, due 06/30/221

    340,000,000       339,662,880  

0.874%, due 07/21/221

    218,000,000       217,583,378  

0.904%, due 07/28/221

    321,000,000       320,309,583  

1.399%, due 10/27/221

    214,000,000       212,550,388  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.029%,
0.921%, due 05/02/222

    614,210,000       614,228,091  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.034%,
0.926%, due 05/02/222

    468,575,000       468,586,331  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.035%,
0.927%, due 05/02/222

    500,000,000       499,988,613  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.049%,
0.941%, due 05/02/222

    852,950,000       853,005,259  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.055%,
0.947%, due 05/02/222

    250,000,000       249,999,375  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.114%,
1.006%, due 05/02/22 2

    1,030,000,000       1,030,000,000  

0.125%, due 08/31/22

    117,000,000       117,017,016  

0.789%, due 04/30/242

    200,000,000       199,887,630  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    156,000,000       156,822,315  

1.750%, due 06/15/22

    150,000,000       150,304,259  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$11,308,591,309)

      11,308,591,309  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—49.2%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/26/22 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.300% due 05/03/22, collateralized by $221,624,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750% due 05/31/26; (value—$204,000,050); proceeds: $200,011,667

  $ 200,000,000     $ 200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $72,393,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, zero coupon due 05/12/22 to 07/19/22, $216,307,200 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125% to 6.500% due 11/15/26 to 05/15/50 and $688,883,400 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.880% due 04/30/22 to 12/31/28; (value—$928,200,065); proceeds: $910,022,750

    910,000,000       910,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $3,166,600 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125% to 4.375% due 11/15/39 to 8/15/43, $4,588,600 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.625% to 2.375% due 01/15/25 to 02/15/43, $16,196,700 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.375% due 07/15/22 to 07/15/26, $4,448,700 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.750% due 06/30/22 to 08/31/25, $1,500 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/19/22 to 06/16/22, $87,902,673 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/31 to 05/15/48 and $28,582,700 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 08/15/39 to 02/15/51; (value— $102,000,000); proceeds: $100,002,250

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $7,819,757,600 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 3.125% due 05/31/23 to 11/15/28; (value—$7,830,195,762); proceeds: $,7,830,195,750

    7,830,000,000       7,830,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp, 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $353,754,600 Fixed Income Clearing Corp, zero coupon due 08/02/22; (value—$352,920,093); proceeds: $346,006,920

    346,000,000       346,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.280% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $533,436,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 03/15/24; (value—$510,000,057); proceeds: $500,011,667

    500,000,000       500,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $101,689,900 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.250% to 3.125% due 02/15/43 to 05/15/50; (value—$83,436,001); proceeds: $81,801,841

    81,800,000       81,800,000  
 

 

55


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $110,400 U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.375% due 02/15/31, $5,669,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.750% due 01/15/23 to 07/15/29, $88,297,900 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 1.875% due 08/31/23 to 02/15/32, $4,820,400 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/26/22 to 08/18/22 and $15,925,115 U.S. Treasury Bond Strip, zero coupon due 05/15/44; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,002,500

  $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $56,140,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.250% to 4.750% due 05/15/39 to 08/15/49, $100,158,000 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.125% to 1.375% due 02/15/44 to 02/15/52, $113,777,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.375% due 07/15/23 to 07/15/30, $177,014,500 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.875% due 05/31/23 to 05/15/31 and $315,300 U.S. Treasury Bond Principal STRIP, zero coupon due 08/15/22; (value—$510,000,005); proceeds: $500,012,500

    500,000,000       500,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mizuho Securities USA LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $104,830,500 U.S. Treasury Notes to 0.375% to 3.000% due 01/31/24 to 05/15/29; (value—$102,000,032); proceeds: $100,002,500

  $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$10,667,800,000)

            10,667,800,000  

Total investments
(cost—$21,976,391,309 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—101.4%

      21,976,391,309  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.4)%

            (295,002,632

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 21,681,388,677  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. Treasury obligations      $        $ 11,308,591,309        $        $ 11,308,591,309  
Repurchase agreements                 10,667,800,000                   10,667,800,000  
Total      $        $ 21,976,391,309        $        $ 21,976,391,309  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

56


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—10.6%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—9.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 07/13/22

  $ 13,000,000     $ 13,000,000  

0.200%, due 07/21/22

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.200%, due 10/04/22

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,001,026  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Svenska Handelsbanken

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      182,001,026  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.1%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              21,000,000  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$203,001,026)

 

    203,001,026  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—62.0%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—13.7%

 

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

  $ 12,000,000     $ 11,995,920  

Antalis SA
0.340%, due 05/05/22

    5,000,000       4,999,858  

1.150%, due 07/13/22

    12,000,000       11,972,400  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC

 

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Barton Capital SA
0.600%, due 05/05/22

    24,000,000       23,998,800  

Cancara Asset Securitization LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    20,000,000       19,951,722  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    9,000,000       8,999,925  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    14,000,000       13,970,880  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    10,000,000       9,973,000  

LMA Americas LLC
0.560%, due 05/09/22

    9,000,000       8,999,020  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    9,000,000       8,975,700  

1.220%, due 08/04/22

    19,500,000       19,437,882  

Old Line Funding LLC

 

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    10,000,000       9,997,556  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    9,000,000       8,994,585  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
1.030%, due 07/11/22

    14,000,000       13,971,961  
   

 

 

 

      261,239,209  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—45.7%

 

Bank of Montreal

 

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
 

 

57


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 10,000,000     $ 10,000,000  

Barclays Bank PLC
0.530%, due 05/05/22

    11,000,000       10,999,514  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.350%, due 11/03/22

    12,000,000       11,978,417  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

    11,000,000       10,986,640  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    14,000,000       13,979,933  

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.420%,
0.700%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.310%, due 05/02/22

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    10,000,000       9,997,417  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    14,000,000       13,981,800  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    14,000,000       13,973,217  

1.220%, due 07/27/22

    14,000,000       13,959,198  

DNB Bank ASA
0.290%, due 05/04/22

    50,000,000       49,999,194  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    73,000,000       73,000,000  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
0.330%, due 05/02/22

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    64,000,000       63,998,827  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
1.160%, due 07/20/22

    10,000,000       9,974,544  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

National Bank of Canada
0.175%, due 05/20/22

    10,000,000       9,999,125  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,900  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    13,000,000       12,992,016  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    12,000,000       11,972,533  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    15,000,000       14,999,875  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    50,000,000       49,998,028  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    15,000,000       14,995,500  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
1.016%, due 06/28/22

    10,000,000       9,984,167  

1.270%, due 08/04/22

    10,000,000       9,966,839  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.350%, due 07/11/22

    13,000,000       12,991,153  

0.360%, due 08/09/22

    8,000,000       7,992,080  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    20,000,000       19,999,600  

0.310%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,914  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    20,000,000       19,999,483  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.170%, due 06/01/22

    15,000,000       14,997,875  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    23,000,000       22,999,859  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.200%, due 09/09/22

    16,000,000       15,988,444  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    15,000,000       14,981,663  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.
0.280%, due 06/01/22

    13,000,000       12,996,967  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    11,000,000       10,991,444  
   

 

 

 

      871,675,166  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—2.6%

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

 

0.200%, due 05/20/22

    15,000,000       14,998,500  

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.770%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

    13,000,000       12,999,769  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    12,000,000       11,994,730  
   

 

 

 

              49,992,999  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$1,182,907,374)

 

    1,182,907,374  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Time deposits—11.2%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—11.2%

 

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

  $ 75,000,000     $ 75,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    58,000,000       58,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    80,000,000       80,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$213,000,000)

 

    213,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—16.1%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., SOFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $10,588,879 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 8.750% due 1/15/23 to 12/31/99 and 15,970,458 shares of various equity securities; (value—$26,361,197); proceeds: $25,019,5353

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., SOFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $85,577,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 6.500% due 7/15/24 to 05/01/27 and 8,280 shares of an equity security; (value—$69,550,025); proceeds: $65,050,7903

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.280% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $25,059,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds 1.375% to 2.750% due 03/17/23 to 04/20/28, $595,000 Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.070% to 2.940% due 02/23/32 to 01/24/42, $1,924,600 U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.000% due 02/15/26, $13,349,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 1.250% due 10/15/25 to 07/15/26, $36,099,900 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% due 11/30/26, $29,288,419 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 11/15/28 to 11/15/45 and $11,384,900 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/49; (value—$102,242,696); proceeds: 100,002,333

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.450% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $55,418,000 asset-backed convertible bonds 5.510% due 07/06/26; (value—$54,000,152); proceeds: $50,001,875

  $ 50,000,000     $ 50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $54,858,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875% due 02/15/51, $24,999,800 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% due 01/15/24, $1,754,051 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 11/15/42 to 11/15/48 and $1,064,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 08/15/26; (value—$69,258,000); proceeds: $67,901,698

    67,900,000       67,900,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$307,900,000)

 

    307,900,000  

Total investments
(cost—$1,906,808,400 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      1,906,808,400  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    1,626,835  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,908,435,235  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

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Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 203,001,026        $        $ 203,001,026  
Commercial paper                 1,182,907,374                   1,182,907,374  
Time deposits                 213,000,000                   213,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 307,900,000                   307,900,000  
Total      $        $ 1,906,808,400        $        $ 1,906,808,400  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $296,000,000, represented 15.3% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—89.9%

 

Alaska—2.6%

 

City of Valdez, Exxon Pipeline Co. Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

  $ 5,250,000     $ 5,250,000  

Series B,
0.370%, VRD

    7,635,000       7,635,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    9,715,000       9,715,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,600,000  
   

 

 

 

Arizona—1.2%

 

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Banner Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.320%, VRD

    2,610,000       2,610,000  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.320%, VRD

    1,965,000       1,965,000  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    6,250,000       6,250,000  
   

 

 

 

      10,825,000  
   

 

 

 

California—1.1%

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Dignity Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.390%, VRD

    7,900,000       7,900,000  

City of Irvine, Assessment District No.03-19, Special Assessment,
Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    500,000       500,000  

City of Modesto Water Revenue, Refunding, COP,
Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    1,035,000       1,035,000  
   

 

 

 

      9,435,000  
   

 

 

 

Colorado—4.7%

 

City & County of Denver Co., Refunding, COP,
Series A1,
0.320%, VRD

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

City of Colorado Springs Co. Utilities System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.420%, VRD

    4,800,000       4,800,000  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Children’s Hospital Colorado Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    13,195,000       13,195,000  

0.400%, VRD

    7,970,000       7,970,000  
   

 

 

 

      41,965,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Delaware—0.1%

 

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, YMCA of Delaware Project, Revenue Bonds
0.450%, VRD

  $ 1,245,000     $ 1,245,000  
   

 

 

 

District of Columbia—2.4%

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries B-2,
0.450%, VRD

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
0.420%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      21,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Florida—2.6%

 

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.430%, VRD

    6,300,000       6,300,000  

Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, BayCare Health System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Series C,
0.450%, VRD

    400,000       400,000  

Series D,
0.330%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,700,000  
   

 

 

 

Illinois—13.1%

 

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Chicago Symphony Project, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    12,500,000       12,500,000  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Francis W. Parker School Project, Revenue Bonds
0.490%, VRD

    17,200,000       17,200,000  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, North Park University, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    1,440,000       1,440,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Gift of Hope Donor Project, Revenue Bonds
0.420%, VRD

    9,110,000       9,110,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Hospital Sisters Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.440%, VRD

    8,300,000       8,300,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, OSF Healthcare System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    3,950,000       3,950,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Steppenwolf Theatre Co., Revenue Bonds
0.480%, VRD

    6,660,000       6,660,000  

0.480%, VRD

    8,450,000       8,450,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Illinois—(concluded)

 

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago Medical Center Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series E-1,
0.450%, VRD

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.440%, VRD

    18,600,000       18,600,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.440%, VRD

    12,816,000       12,816,000  

Village of Brookfield IL, Brookfield Zoo Project, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    1,780,000       1,780,000  
   

 

 

 

      115,806,000  
   

 

 

 

Indiana—7.7%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Duke Energy Indiana Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-5,
0.350%, VRD

    24,020,000       24,020,000  

Indiana Finance Authority, Trinity Health, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-1,
0.430%, VRD

    26,400,000       26,400,000  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.360%, VRD

    17,250,000       17,250,000  
   

 

 

 

      67,670,000  
   

 

 

 

Louisiana—0.1%

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Christus Health Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B2,
0.430%, VRD

    620,000       620,000  
   

 

 

 

Maryland—1.8%

 

County of Montgomery, GO Bonds,
Series E,
0.310%, VRD

    13,950,000       13,950,000  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission, Housing Development, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.440%, VRD

    2,370,000       2,370,000  
   

 

 

 

      16,320,000  
   

 

 

 

Massachusetts—1.6%

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University, Revenue Bonds,
Series Y,
0.390%, VRD

    700,000       700,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Massachusetts—(concluded)

 

Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund Metropolitan Highway System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-1,
0.410%, VRD

  $ 13,805,000     $ 13,805,000  
   

 

 

 

      14,505,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—0.7%

 

City of Minneapolis MN, Fairview Health Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.400%, VRD

    1,700,000       1,700,000  

City of Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.400%, VRD

    3,100,000       3,100,000  

Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities, Draw Down-Association Financing Program, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    1,210,000       1,210,000  
   

 

 

 

      6,010,000  
   

 

 

 

Mississippi—4.8%

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    485,000       485,000  

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    5,190,000       5,190,000  

Series A,
0.470%, VRD

    1,845,000       1,845,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    755,000       755,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    1,450,000       1,450,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    2,245,000       2,245,000  

Series B,
0.470%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    1,475,000       1,475,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    1,935,000       1,935,000  

Series E,
0.330%, VRD

    650,000       650,000  

Series F,
0.330%, VRD

    7,505,000       7,505,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    1,535,000       1,535,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    1,990,000       1,990,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    8,795,000       8,795,000  

Series H,
0.330%, VRD

    1,175,000       1,175,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Mississippi—(concluded)

 

Series L,
0.330%, VRD

  $ 2,100,000     $ 2,100,000  

Mississippi Development Bank, Jackson County Industrial Water System, Revenue Bonds
0.330%, VRD

    2,600,000       2,600,000  
   

 

 

 

      42,330,000  
   

 

 

 

Missouri—2.5%

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Ascension Health, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series C-3,
0.460%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Series C-5,
0.370%, VRD

    3,080,000       3,080,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, BJC Healthcare System, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
0.450%, VRD

    2,120,000       2,120,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Washington University, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.310%, VRD

    4,600,000       4,600,000  

Series C,
0.360%, VRD

    2,500,000       2,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Nebraska—1.1%

 

Hospital Authority No. 1 of Lancaster County, Bryanlgh Medical Center, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-1,
0.360%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Nevada—0.1%

 

County of Clark Department of Aviation, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-2A,
0.420%, VRD

    555,000       555,000  
   

 

 

 

New Hampshire—0.1%

 

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act, Dartmouth College, Revenue Bonds
0.430%, VRD

    635,000       635,000  
   

 

 

 

New York—11.2%

 

City of New York, GO Bonds,

 

Subseries B-3,
0.440%, VRD

    9,300,000       9,300,000  

Subseries L-4,
0.360%, VRD

    3,870,000       3,870,000  

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, Marist College Civic Facility, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.430%, VRD

    4,790,000       4,790,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

New York—(concluded)

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries 2012G-1-REMK,
0.350%, VRD

  $ 9,450,000     $ 9,450,000  

New York City Health & Hospital Corp., Health Systems, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.440%, VRD

    2,060,000       2,060,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Royal Properties, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.400%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series BB-1,
0.430%, VRD

    6,345,000       6,345,000  

Series BB-5,
0.330%, VRD

    3,125,000       3,125,000  

Series DD-2,
0.330%, VRD

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-4,
0.360%, VRD

    19,430,000       19,430,000  

Series A-3,
0.350%, VRD

    8,675,000       8,675,000  

Series C6,
0.460%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Rockefeller University, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.410%, VRD

    9,745,000       9,745,000  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Consolidated Edison, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries A-1,
0.430%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series 2005B-4C,
0.360%, VRD

    250,000       250,000  

Subseries B-3,
0.340%, VRD

    12,990,000       12,990,000  
   

 

 

 

      98,630,000  
   

 

 

 

North Carolina—0.1%

 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, Carolinas, Revenue Bonds, AGM,
Series E,
0.320%, VRD

    900,000       900,000  
   

 

 

 

Ohio—8.1%

 

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Summa Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-R,
0.440%, VRD

    9,700,000       9,700,000  

Series B-R,
0.440%, VRD

    3,015,000       3,015,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Ohio—(concluded)

 

Series C-R,
0.440%, VRD

  $ 5,105,000     $ 5,105,000  

County of Montgomery, Premier Health Partners Obligated, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.350%, VRD

    2,600,000       2,600,000  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B1,
0.410%, VRD

    16,500,000       16,500,000  

State of Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series D-1,
0.410%, VRD

    3,170,000       3,170,000  

Series E,
0.330%, VRD

    23,945,000       23,945,000  

State of Ohio, GO Bonds,

 

Series B,
0.380%, VRD

    200,000       200,000  

Series D,
0.450%, VRD

    6,955,000       6,955,000  
   

 

 

 

      71,190,000  
   

 

 

 

Oregon—0.1%

 

Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, Legacy Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.460%, VRD

    1,300,000       1,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Pennsylvania—6.9%

 

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Education Center Watson, Revenue Bonds
0.440%, VRD

    9,600,000       9,600,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Watson Institute Friendship, Revenue Bonds
0.480%, VRD

    14,045,000       14,045,000  

City of Philadelphia PA, Refunding, GO Bonds,
Series B,
0.420%, VRD

    2,800,000       2,800,000  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.450%, VRD

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Series B-REMK,
0.440%, VRD

    18,095,000       18,095,000  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.420%, VRD

    4,550,000       4,550,000  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-2,
0.440%, VRD

    7,000,000       7,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      61,090,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Rhode Island—0.1%

 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., New England Institute Technology, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.470%, VRD

  $ 735,000     $ 735,000  
   

 

 

 

Tennessee—1.7%

 

Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Ballad Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    4,150,000       4,150,000  

Montgomery County Public Building Authority, Tennessee County Loan Pool, Revenue Bonds
0.360%, VRD

    3,200,000       3,200,000  

0.360%, VRD

    7,600,000       7,600,000  
   

 

 

 

      14,950,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—6.0%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.400%, VRD

    1,550,000       1,550,000  

City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    14,800,000       14,800,000  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue, First lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-4,
0.440%, VRD

    3,500,000       3,500,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Methodist Hospital System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-1,
0.350%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series A-2,
0.350%, VRD

    425,000       425,000  

Harris County Hospital District, Senior lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    7,870,000       7,870,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., Exxon Mobil Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    3,300,000       3,300,000  

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    4,400,000       4,400,000  

Subseries A-3,
0.330%, VRD

    100,000       100,000  

State of Texas, Veterans Housing Assistance Program II, GO Bonds,
Series B-R,
0.420%, VRD

    800,000       800,000  

State of Texas, Veterans, GO Bonds
0.450%, VRD

    3,070,000       3,070,000  

Series C,
0.470%, VRD

    9,720,000       9,720,000  

0.500%, VRD

    640,000       640,000  

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund, Revenue Bonds,
Series B1,
0.450%, VRD

    2,000,000       2,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      52,775,000  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Utah—0.4%

 

City of Murray UT, IHC Health Services Inc., Revenue Bonds,

   

Series C,
0.310%, VRD

  $ 3,500,000     $ 3,500,000  

Series D,
0.300%, VRD

    310,000       310,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,810,000  
   

 

 

 

Virginia—4.1%

 

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.420%, VRD

    3,900,000       3,900,000  

Series A,
0.430%, VRD

    10,990,000       10,990,000  

Series D,
0.460%, VRD

    14,055,000       14,055,000  

Series F,
0.440%, VRD

    5,150,000       5,150,000  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Carilion Clinic Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    2,350,000       2,350,000  
   

 

 

 

      36,445,000  
   

 

 

 

Washington—1.1%

 

Port of Tacoma WA, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    9,400,000       9,400,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(concluded)

 

Wisconsin—1.8%

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Marshfield Clinic Health, Inc., Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.350%, VRD

  $ 16,215,000     $ 16,215,000  

Total municipal bonds
(cost—$793,961,000)

      793,961,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper—5.6%

 

Florida—1.2%

 

Florida Local Government Finance Commission
0.450%, due 05/03/22

    10,649,000       10,649,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—1.1%

 

City of Rochester MN
0.850%, due 06/22/22

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—3.3%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
0.630%, due 05/06/22

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

City of Garland TX
0.760%, due 05/31/22

    4,000,000       4,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              29,000,000  

Total tax-exempt commercial paper
(cost—$49,649,000)

 

    49,649,000  

Total investments
(cost—$843,610,000 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—95.5%

      843,610,000  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—4.5%

 

    40,076,021  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 883,686,021  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Municipal bonds      $        $ 793,961,000        $        $ 793,961,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper                 49,649,000                   49,649,000  
Total      $        $ 843,610,000        $        $ 843,610,000  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

 

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Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments

 

Portfolio acronyms:

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
COP    Certificate of Participation
GO    General Obligation
OBFR    Overnight Bank Funding Rate
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STRIP    Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
VRD    Variable rate demand notes are payable on demand. The interest rates shown are the current rates as of April 30, 2022 and reset periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Assets:                  
Investments, at cost                  
Investments      $3,458,045,619        $928,258,202        $2,990,101,553        $11,308,591,309        $1,598,908,400        $843,610,000  
Repurchase agreements      1,479,000,000        540,000,000        1,346,000,000        10,667,800,000        307,900,000         
                 
Investments, at value                  
Investments      3,456,226,195        927,922,887        2,990,101,553        11,308,591,309        1,598,908,400        843,610,000  
Repurchase agreements      1,479,000,000        540,000,000        1,346,000,000        10,667,800,000        307,900,000         
Cash      1,259,197        1,355,357        2,793,734        115,968,411        1,476,573        63,065,839  
Receivable for investments sold                                         1,100,156  
Receivable for interest and dividends      785,183        154,325        991,775        6,988,123        306,086        298,571  
Receivable from affiliate             996                              
Total assets      4,937,270,575        1,469,433,565        4,339,887,062        22,099,347,843        1,908,591,059        908,074,566  
                 
Liabilities:                  
Payable for investments purchased                    41,845,895        416,100,187               24,324,375  
Payable to affiliate      411,588               363,539        1,858,979        155,824        64,170  
Total liabilities      411,588               42,209,434        417,959,166        155,824        24,388,545  
Net assets, at value      $4,936,858,987        $1,469,433,565        $4,297,677,628        $21,681,388,677        $1,908,435,235        $883,686,021  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Investment income:                  
Interest      $12,627,458        $1,576,029        $6,204,111        $25,425,414        $5,090,277        $763,818  
Expenses:                  
Investment advisory and administration fees      6,444,797        868,059        7,195,438        25,682,458        2,825,638        742,444  
Trustees fees      45,173        17,276        48,294        142,050        26,389        16,677  
Total expenses      6,489,970        885,335        7,243,732        25,824,508        2,852,027        759,121  
Less: Fee waivers and/or Trustees’ fees reimbursement by administrator             (852,230      (2,648,633      (10,383,473             (382,850
Net expenses      6,489,970        33,105        4,595,099        15,441,035        2,852,027        376,271  
Net investment income (loss)      6,137,488        1,542,924        1,609,012        9,984,379        2,238,250        387,547  
Net realized gain (loss)      30,020        (14,219      8,316        2,691        (2      59  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (2,396,525      (357,927                            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $3,770,983        $1,170,778        $1,617,328        $9,987,070        $2,238,248        $387,606  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $6,137,488        $25,391,678  
Net realized gain (loss)        30,020        (1,170
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (2,396,525      (3,287,110
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        3,770,983        22,103,398  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (3,890,021,125      (7,719,748,147
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (3,886,250,142      (7,697,644,749
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        8,823,109,129        16,520,753,878  
End of year        $4,936,858,987        $8,823,109,129  

 

       ESG Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $1,542,924        $575,115  
Net realized gain (loss)        (14,219      1,551  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (357,927      (24,570
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,170,778        552,096  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        857,754,697        536,344,294  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        858,925,475        536,896,390  
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        610,508,090        73,611,700  
End of year        $1,469,433,565        $610,508,090  

 

       Government Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $1,609,012        $11,209,051  
Net realized gain (loss)        8,316        256,465  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,617,328        11,465,516  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (4,526,632,556      (8,951,448,030
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (4,525,015,228      (8,939,982,514
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        8,822,692,856        17,762,675,370  
End of year        $4,297,677,628        $8,822,692,856  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Treasury Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $9,984,379        $29,139,827  
Net realized gain (loss)        2,691        (2
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        9,987,070        29,139,825  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (11,003,789,356      (2,157,669,635
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (10,993,802,286      (2,128,529,810
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        32,675,190,963        34,803,720,773  
End of year        $21,681,388,677        $32,675,190,963  

 

       Prime CNAV Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $2,238,250        $12,383,882  
Net realized gain (loss)        (2      13,975  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        2,238,248        12,397,857  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (2,543,210,434      (3,058,221,326
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (2,540,972,186      (3,045,823,469
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        4,449,407,421        7,495,230,890  
End of year        $1,908,435,235        $4,449,407,421  

 

       Tax-Free Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022      2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $387,547          $598,064  
Net realized gain (loss)        59           
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        387,606          598,064  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        69,072,966          (1,759,955,281
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        69,460,572          (1,759,357,217
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        814,225,449          2,573,582,666  
End of year        $883,686,021          $814,225,449  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.08
Net investment income (loss)        0.09      0.19      1.90      2.32      1.41
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.10      0.15      1.92      2.31      1.38
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 4,936,859      $ 8,823,109      $ 16,520,754      $ 15,779,160      $ 7,775,651  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ESG Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15, 20201 to
April 30, 2020
        2022    2021
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10 %2 
Expenses after fee waivers        0.00 %3       0.00      0.00 %2 
Net investment income (loss)        0.17      0.18      1.24 %2 
Supplemental data:
Total investment return4        0.16      0.22      0.47
Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 1,469,434      $ 610,508      $ 73,612  

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Annualized.

3 

Amount represents less than 0.005% or (0.005)%.

4

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.06      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.02      0.09      1.75      2.07      1.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.03      0.08      1.74      2.10      1.08
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 4,297,678      $ 8,822,693      $ 17,762,675      $ 14,278,487      $ 15,676,931  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Treasury Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.06      0.09      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.04      0.09      1.56      2.07      1.08
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.04      0.08      1.70      2.10      1.08
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 21,681,389      $ 32,675,191      $ 34,803,721      $ 17,222,690      $ 18,029,945  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Prime CNAV Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.08      0.19      1.83      2.29      1.34
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.09      0.17      1.90      2.27      1.32
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 1,908,435      $ 4,449,407      $ 7,495,231      $ 4,881,630      $ 2,370,336  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.05      0.09      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.05      0.04      1.19      1.35      0.93
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.05      0.04      1.23      1.38      0.91
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 883,686      $ 814,225      $ 2,573,583      $ 2,276,103      $ 3,327,962  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Trust is a series mutual fund with six series.

Prime Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime CNAV Master Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Master Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016 and ESG Prime Master Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

Master Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

Each Master Fund may issue any number of interests and each interest shall have a par value of $0.001 per interest. The interests of a Master Fund shall represent a proportional beneficial interest in the net assets belonging to that series. Each holder of interests of a Master Fund shall be entitled to receive his or her pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to such Master Fund according to the investor’s ownership percentage of such Master Fund on the record date established for payment. Upon redemption of interests, an investor shall be paid solely out of the assets and property of such Master Fund. Beneficial interests in the Trust are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, since such interests are issued in private placement transactions.

In the normal course of business, the Master Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Master Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Master Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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 of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Master Funds’ 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

Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the net asset values of each of Prime Master Fund and ESG Prime Master Fund are calculated using market-based values, and the price of its beneficial interests fluctuate.

Under Rule 2a-7, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund have adopted certain policies that enable them to use the amortized cost method of valuation. Government

 

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Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “government money market funds” and as “retail money market funds”, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund value their investments at amortized cost unless the Master Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of securities held by Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

The Board has delegated to the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (“VC”) the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Master Funds’ portfolio investments. The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: investments of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; fixed-income investments that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper; investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale; illiquid investments; and investments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the VC, represent current market value. The need to fair value a Master Fund’s portfolio investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded investments. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of an investment’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the investment; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the investments are purchased and sold.

Each Master Fund’s portfolio holdings may also consist of shares of other investment companies in which the Master Fund invests. The value of each such open-end investment company will generally be its net asset value at the time a Master Fund’s beneficial interests are priced. Pursuant to each Master Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies and/or investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value. Each investment company generally values investments in a manner as described in that investment company’s prospectus or similar documents.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of each Master 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 each Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of each Master Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Board is permitted to impose a liquidity fee on redemptions from each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund or a redemption gate to temporarily restrict redemptions from those Master Funds in the event that any of Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or

 

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other factors. If Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of the Fund’s total assets, the board is permitted, but not required, to: (i) impose a liquidity fee of no more than 2% of the amount redeemed; and/or (ii) impose a redemption gate to temporarily suspend the right of redemption. If any of Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets falls below 10% of the Fund’s total assets, the relevant Fund must impose, generally as of the beginning of the next business day, a liquidity fee of 1% of the amount redeemed unless the Board determines that such a fee would not be in the best interest of the Fund or determines that a lower or higher fee (subject to the 2% limit) would be in the best interest of the Fund. Liquidity fees would reduce the amount an interest holder receives upon redemption of its beneficial interests. Each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund, retains the liquidity fees for the benefit of remaining interest holders. For the period ended April 30, 2022, the Board of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund did not impose any liquidity fees and/ or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Repurchase agreements—The Master Funds 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 Master Funds maintain custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through their regular custodian or through a special “tri-party” custodian or sub-custodian that maintains a separate account for both the Master Funds and their counterparty. The underlying collateral is valued daily in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by a fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, the Master Funds generally have 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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or a fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Master Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Master Funds 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. Each Master Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Master Funds may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Prime CNAV Master Fund may engage in repurchase agreements as part of normal investing strategies; Tax-Free Master Fund generally would only engage in repurchase agreement transactions as temporary or defensive investments.

 

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Under certain circumstances, a Master 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 Master Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of a Master Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of a Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Investment advisor and administrator

UBS AM serves as the investment advisor and administrator to each Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administration contract (“Management Contract”) approved by the Board. In accordance with the Management Contract, each Master Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee (“management fee”), which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rates, as a percentage of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Average daily net assets      Annual rate
Up to $30 billion        0.1000
In excess of $30 billion up to $40 billion        0.0975  
In excess of $40 billion up to $50 billion        0.0950  
In excess of $50 billion up to $60 billion        0.0925  
Over $60 billion        0.0900  

At April 30, 2022, each Master Fund owed or was (owed by) UBS AM for investment advisory and administration services, net of waivers, as follows:

 

Fund      Net amount owed to/(owed by) UBS AM
Prime Master Fund      $ 411,588  
ESG Prime Master Fund        (996
Government Master Fund        363,539  
Treasury Master Fund        1,858,979  
Prime CNAV Master Fund        155,824  
Tax-Free Master Fund        64,170  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Funds’ expenses other than taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Master Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Master Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets.

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees in the event that feeder fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. During

 

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the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amount waived by UBS AM
Government Master Fund      $ 2,648,633  
Treasury Master Fund        10,383,473  
Tax-Free Master Fund        382,850  

For the Period May 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived 0.10% of its management fee in order to voluntarily reduce ESG Prime Master Fund’s expenses by 0.10%. For the period April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived 0.07% of its management fee in order to voluntarily reduce ESG Prime Master Fund’s expenses by 0.07%. For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived $852,230 for the ESG Prime Master Fund, and such amount is not subject to future recoupment.

Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a former board member

During his term of service on the Board through his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2021, Professor Meyer Feldberg had also served as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Master Funds may conduct transactions, which resulted in him being an interested trustee of the Trust. The Master Funds have been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley did not 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 period ended April 30, 2022, Tax-Free Master Fund purchased and sold certain securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley, having aggregate value $23,390,061.

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 Tax-Free Master Fund’s investment manager, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.

Beneficial interest transactions

 

Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $     3,073,650,718      $ 9,072,253,790  
Withdrawals        (6,963,671,843      (16,792,001,937
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (3,890,021,125    $ (7,719,748,147

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 2,338,578,556      $ 1,132,688,561  
Withdrawals        (1,480,823,859      (596,344,267
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 857,754,697      $ 536,344,294  

 

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Government Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 118,340,152,475      $ 47,491,220,565  
Withdrawals        (122,866,785,031      (56,442,668,595
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (4,526,632,556    $ (8,951,448,030
       
Treasury Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 56,066,375,618      $ 54,430,506,105  
Withdrawals        (67,070,164,974      (56,588,175,740
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (11,003,789,356    $ (2,157,669,635
       
Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 968,414,610      $ 5,114,679,407  
Withdrawals        (3,511,625,044      (8,172,900,733
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (2,543,210,434    $ (3,058,221,326
       
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 807,236,613      $ 402,602,443  
Withdrawals        (738,163,647      (2,162,557,724
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 69,072,966      $ (1,759,955,281

Federal tax status

Each Master Fund is considered a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no federal tax provision is necessary. As such, each investor in a Master Fund is treated as owning its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Fund. UBS AM intends that each Master Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in a Master Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by investing its net assets through the Master Fund.

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) consisted of:

Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 151,105  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (1,970,529
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)      $ (1,819,424

 

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ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 20,598  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (355,913
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)      $ (335,315

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Master Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded, as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, and since inception for the ESG Prime Master Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily began waiving Government Master Fund’s management fee of 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Master Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Master Trust (the “Trust”), (comprising Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of April 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising Master Trust at April 30, 2022, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Funds comprising the
Master Trust
  Statement of
operations
  Statement of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

Prime Master Fund

Treasury Master Fund

Tax-Free Master Fund

Prime CNAV Master Fund

Government Master Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2022
ESG Prime Master Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022, and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. The Master Funds’ reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to interest holders (and investors in the related feeder funds) on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund and Prime CNAV Master Fund is available on a weekly basis at the same Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Master Funds at the above referenced UBS Website internet address.

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/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Funds are governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Funds’ 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 funds 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 Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

81

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since January 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM 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 the compensation committee), the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

75

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (and serves as a member of each such fund’s audit, nominating and governance committees).

Bernard H. Garil;

82

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).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

62

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 8 investment companies (consisting of 48 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski2;

54

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson2;

43

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

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   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

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   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and general counsel (2004 through 2019 and September 2021 to present) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019- 2020 and April 2021 to September 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal (2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been Assistant Secretary of UBS AM—Americas region since January 2022 (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until January 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary2;

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   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—U.S. (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Igor Lasun2;

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   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Leesa Merrill3;

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   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is a director (since 2014) and served as head of compliance risk from 2020 to 2022 (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020)) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

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   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

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   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders3;

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   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

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   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is an executive director (since 2019, prior to which he was a director) and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

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   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

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   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since June 2022) prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Administrator (and Manager for the Master Funds)

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter (for the feeder funds)

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

 

 

This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares of the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by an effective prospectus.

© UBS 2022. All rights reserved.


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UBS Investor Funds

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

Includes:

 

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

 

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

 

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

 

UBS Prime Investor Fund

 

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

 


UBS Investor Funds

 

June 10, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for the UBS Investor Series of Funds, namely UBS Select Prime Investor Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund, UBS Select Government Investor Fund, UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund, UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund, for the 12 months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate in March 2022 from a range between 0.00% and 0.25% to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%. The federal funds rate or the “fed funds rate,” is the rate US banks charge one another for funds they borrow on an overnight basis. (For more details on the Fed’s actions, see below.) The Fed also anticipates several additional rate hikes during the year. As a result, the yields on a number of short-term investments moved higher—as did many of the Funds’ yields—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yields for the Funds (after fee waivers/expense reimbursements) were as follows:

 

  UBS Select Prime Investor Fund: 0.05% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund: 0.13% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% on April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select Government Investor Fund: 0.01% on both April 30, 2022, and April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund: 0.01% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Prime Investor Fund: 0.05% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund: 0.01% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

For detailed information on the Funds’ performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on pages 7 to 9.

An interview with the Portfolio Managers

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced a number of headwinds, including COVID-19 and its variants, sharply rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues,

 

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

UBS Prime Investor Fund

Investment goals

(all four Funds):

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and

the preservation of capital

Portfolio managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund—August 1, 2008;

UBS Select Government Investor Fund— August 17, 2016;

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund—September 18, 2008;

UBS Prime Investor Fund—January 19, 2016

Dividend payments:

Monthly

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income as is consistent with liquidity and preservation of capital while incorporating select environmental, social, and governance criteria (“ESG”) into the investment process.

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

January 15, 2020

Dividend payments:

Monthly

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio manager:

Lisa M. DiPaolo

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

September 22, 2008

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

    

 

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  and central bank monetary policy tightening. Later in the reporting period the war in Ukraine also impacted the economy. Looking back, second, third and fourth quarter 2021 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was 6.7%, 2.3% and 6.9%, respectively. The economy then contracted in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Commerce Department’s initial estimate, first quarter 2022 annualized GDP growth was -1.4%. This was attributed to decreases in private inventory investment, exports, federal government spending, and state and local government spending.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

After several years of highly accommodative monetary policy, toward the end of 2021 the central bank signaled a policy shift. With inflation remaining elevated and no longer viewed as being “transitory,” in November 2021 the Fed announced that it would start tapering its monthly purchase of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities. At its meeting in December, the central bank further reduced its bond purchases and announced the program would end in March 2022. In March 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. Finally, at its meeting in early May, after the reporting period ended, the Fed raised rates 0.50% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%. The central bank was also to begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1, 2022 (quantitative tightening).

 

Q.

Given that the Funds are “feeder funds,” how were the portfolios in which they invest managed during the reporting period?

A.

Each fund is a “feeder fund,” investing all of its assets in “Master Funds”—the Prime Master Fund, the ESG Prime Master Fund, the Government Master Fund, the Treasury Master Fund, the Prime CNAV Master Fund, and the Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively. As always, quality and liquidity remained paramount in our management process for the Master Funds.

 

 

For the Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select Prime Investor Fund invests, we tactically adjusted its weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in the portfolio—throughout the 12 month review period. When the reporting period began, the Master Fund had a WAM of 49 days. By the end of the period on April 30, 2022, the Master Fund’s WAM was 21 days.

At the issuer level, we maintained a high level of diversification, with the goal of reducing risk and keeping the Master Fund highly liquid.

At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements and, to a lesser extent, certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its allocations to commercial paper and time deposits. (Repurchase agreements are transactions that require the seller of a security to buy it back at a predetermined time and price, or upon demand.)

 

 

The WAM for the ESG Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund invests was 51 days when the reporting period began. At period-end on April 30, 2022, it was 17 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. In contrast, we decreased its exposures to commercial paper and time deposits.

 

 

The WAM for the Government Master Fund in which UBS Select Government Investor Fund invests was 34 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end on April 30, 2022, it was 22 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to repurchase agreements and US government agency obligations. Conversely, we reduced its allocation to US Treasury obligations.

 

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The WAM for the Treasury Master Fund in which UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund invests was 43 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end it was 23 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by Treasury obligations and significantly reduced its exposure to direct US Treasury obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Prime CNAV Master Fund in which UBS Prime Investor Fund invests was 53 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted its WAM, and at the end of the reporting period the Master Fund’s WAM was 22 days. Over the review period, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to time deposits, repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its exposure to commercial paper.

 

 

The WAM for the Tax-Free Master Fund in which UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund invests was 10 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted the Master Fund’s WAM based on market conditions and seasonality factors within the tax-exempt market. At the end of the reporting period its WAM was 6 days. Over the review period, we reduced the Master Fund’s exposure to tax-exempt commercial paper and, to a small extent, to municipal bonds.

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Funds over the coming months?

A.

With inflation remaining elevated and given the improvements in the labor market, we expect the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. It is unclear if the central bank can orchestrate a “soft landing” for the US economy. In this environment, we anticipate continuing to manage the Funds focusing on risk and liquidity.

Also, the UBS Investor Series of Funds are expected to be affected by the decision to close the Funds to new investments. Please see the prospectus supplement dated May 31, 2022, for more information regarding that change.

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/am-us.

Sincerely,

 

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Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

UBS Prime Investor Fund

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

UBS Prime Investor Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

 

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David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

UBS Prime Investor Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Lisa DiPaolo

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Funds performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2022. 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.

 

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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. 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 Website at www.ubs.com/am-us.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Since each Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests in a corresponding “master fund,” the expense information below reflects the combined effect of the two levels of expenses and not just those imposed directly at the feeder fund level.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Fund 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 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 in the table below for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2022
2
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
3
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 999.80        $ 1.10          0.22
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,023.90          1.11          0.22  
                                             
                   
UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 999.80        $ 0.90          0.18
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.10          0.91          0.18  
                                             
                   
UBS Select Government Investor Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.00        $ 0.55          0.11
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.45          0.56          0.11  
                                             
                   
UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.00        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.71          0.14  
                                             
                   
UBS Prime Investor Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.10        $ 1.05          0.21
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,023.95          1.06          0.21  
                                             
                   
UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.00        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.71          0.14  

 

 

1 

The expenses for the Funds reflect the expenses of the corresponding master funds in which they invest in addition to their own direct expenses.

2 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

3 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.05
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.05  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.06
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.06
Weighted average maturity2      21 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.13
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.13  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (6.64
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (6.42
Weighted average maturity2      17 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Prime Investor Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund. Because the price of interests in the related money market master fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of UBS Select Prime Investor Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund, your shares of UBS Select Prime Investor and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The related money market master fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Select Prime Investor Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Select Prime Investor Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Select Prime Investor Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Prime Investor Fund’s and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Investor Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Investor Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

UBS Select Government Investor Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.32
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.32
Weighted average maturity2      22 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9

 

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.14
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.14
Weighted average maturity2      23 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Government Investor Fund and UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Select Government Investor Fund and UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. An investment in UBS Select Government Investor Fund and UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Government Investor Fund’s sponsor and UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Government Investor Fund and UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Government Investor Fund and UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

UBS Prime Investor Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.05
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.05  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.03
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.03
Weighted average maturity2      22 days  

 

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      0.01  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.18
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      (0.19
Weighted average maturity2      6 days  

Investments in UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund are intended to be limited to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund reserve the right to repurchase shares in any accounts that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. The related money market master funds may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Prime Investor Fund’s sponsor and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

Weighted average maturity provided is that of the related master fund, which is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

 

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UBS Investor Funds

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Investor Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Investor Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Investor Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $855,606,171        $4,169,087        $325,767,877  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      855,681,119        4,172,459        325,767,877  
Receivable from affiliate             19,356         
Other assets      18,485        11,903        27,277  
Total assets      855,699,604        4,203,718        325,795,154  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      22,621        197        2,800  
Payable to affiliate      238,602               32,514  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities      82,740        40,001        54,125  
Total liabilities      343,963        40,198        89,439  
Net assets      $855,355,641        $4,163,520        $325,705,715  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      $855,280,692        $4,170,513        $325,715,429  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      74,949        (6,993      (9,714
Net assets      $855,355,641        $4,163,520        $325,705,715  
Shares outstanding      855,443,171        4,166,464        325,715,429  
Net asset value per share      $0.9999        $0.9993        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

10


UBS Investor Funds

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Investor Fund
   UBS Prime
Investor Fund
   UBS Tax-Free
Investor Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $839,297,698        $529,177,333        $61,358,981  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      839,297,698        529,177,333        61,358,981  
Other assets      16,213        20,843        9,881  
Total assets      839,313,911        529,198,176        61,368,862  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      7,209        10,729        530  
Payable to affiliate      188,786        150,633        9,127  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities      66,624        56,803        46,929  
Total liabilities      262,619        218,165        56,586  
Net assets      $839,051,292        $528,980,011        $61,312,276  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      $839,051,609        $528,979,994        $61,312,269  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      (317      17        7  
Net assets      $839,051,292        $528,980,011        $61,312,276  
Shares outstanding      839,051,609        528,979,994        61,312,269  
Net asset value per share      $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

11


UBS Investor Funds

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Investor Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Investor Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Investor Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $2,266,722        $9,452        $382,690  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (1,168,064      (6,350      (426,874
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund             6,233        153,037  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      1,098,658        9,335        108,853  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      1,166,799        6,356        426,639  
Service and distribution fees      4,087,599        22,282        1,494,080  
Transfer agency fees      140,881        495        42,107  
Accounting fees      8,133        8,222        8,010  
Trustees’ fees      22,179        15,870        18,371  
Professional fees      59,068        67,473        57,562  
Reports and notices to shareholders      49,766        7,802        8,123  
State registration fees      28,621        26,662        50,674  
Insurance fees      17,014        99        5,647  
Other expenses      42,377        37,184        35,330  
       5,622,437        192,445        2,146,543  
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by administrator and distributor      (4,656,016      (183,940      (2,080,378
Net expenses      966,421        8,505        66,165  
Net investment income (loss)      132,237        830        42,688  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      5,373        (66      483  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund      (424,561      (1,873       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $(286,951      $(1,109      $43,171  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

12


UBS Investor Funds

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Investor Fund
   UBS Prime
Investor Fund
   UBS Tax-Free
Investor Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $1,030,580        $1,348,104        $77,177  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (1,067,475      (743,646      (88,136
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund      435,164               47,137  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      398,269        604,458        36,178  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      1,067,303        742,857        88,096  
Service and distribution fees      3,737,640        2,602,416        308,434  
Transfer agency fees      101,774        85,421        8,768  
Accounting fees      8,010        8,011        8,222  
Trustees’ fees      21,627        20,009        16,350  
Professional fees      58,740        57,318        49,959  
Reports and notices to shareholders      24,991        27,609        6,024  
State registration fees      58,199        50,667        33,492  
Insurance fees      12,620        11,365        1,078  
Other expenses      37,429        17,546        9,021  
       5,128,333        3,623,219        529,444  
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by administrator and distributor      (4,836,853      (3,099,379      (502,123
Net expenses      291,480        523,840        27,321  
Net investment income (loss)      106,789        80,618        8,857  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      153               7  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $106,942        $80,618        $8,864  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

13


UBS Investor Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Prime Investor Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $132,237        $697,069  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        5,373        (246
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        (424,561      (632,911
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        (286,951      63,912  
Total distributions        (136,991      (724,803
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (696,191,450      (2,245,734,378
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (696,615,392      (2,246,395,269
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        1,551,971,033        3,798,366,302  
End of year        $855,355,641        $1,551,971,033  

 

       UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $830        $5,445  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (66      255  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        (1,873      (6,536
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        (1,109      (836
Total distributions        (830      (19,841
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (3,603,281      (11,992,582
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (3,605,220      (12,013,259
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        7,768,740        19,781,999  
End of year        $4,163,520        $7,768,740  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

14


UBS Investor Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Government Investor Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $42,688        $78,385  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        483        17,958  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        43,171        96,343  
Total distributions        (53,731      (97,079
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (201,150,574      (651,616,183
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (201,161,134      (651,616,919
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        526,866,849        1,178,483,768  
End of year        $325,705,715        $526,866,849  

 

       UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $106,789        $175,840  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        153         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        106,942        175,840  
Total distributions        (107,259      (175,840
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (456,757,947      (1,360,406,136
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (456,758,264      (1,360,406,136
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,295,809,556        2,656,215,692  
End of year        $839,051,292        $1,295,809,556  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

15


UBS Investor Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Prime Investor Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $80,618        $532,053  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund               3,688  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        80,618        535,741  
Total distributions        (84,289      (554,330
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (476,763,641      (1,394,082,958
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (476,767,312      (1,394,101,547
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,005,747,323        2,399,848,870  
End of year        $528,980,011        $1,005,747,323  

 

       UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $8,857        $16,568  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        7         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        8,864        16,568  
Total distributions        (8,857      (16,568
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (43,142,980      (215,130,467
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (43,142,973      (215,130,467
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        104,455,249        319,585,716  
End of year        $61,312,276        $104,455,249  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

16


UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.0003        $1.0005        $1.0002        $1.0001        $1.0002  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0001        0.0002        0.0155        0.0193        0.0099  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.0004      (0.0002      0.0003        0.0001        (0.0001
Net increase (decrease) from operations        (0.0003      0.0000 1       0.0158        0.0194        0.0098  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0001      (0.0002      (0.0155      (0.0193      (0.0099
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0001      (0.0002      (0.0155      (0.0193      (0.0099
Net asset value, end of year        $0.9999        $1.0003        $1.0005        $1.0002        $1.0001  
Total investment return2        (0.03 )%       0.00      1.59      1.96      0.99
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.58      0.58      0.57      0.57      0.63
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.27      0.45      0.45      0.45
Net investment income (loss)3        0.01      0.03      1.52      2.02      1.06
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $855,356        $1,551,971        $3,798,366        $2,941,321        $707,025  

 

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

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UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15, 20201
to April 30, 2020
        2022    2021
Net asset value, beginning of period        $0.9996        $1.0007        $1.0000  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0002        0.0002        0.0029  
Net realized gain (loss)        (0.0003      (0.0002      0.0007  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        (0.0001             0.0036  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0002      (0.0002      (0.0029
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.0009       
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0002      (0.0011      (0.0029
Net asset value, end of period        $0.9993        $0.9996        $1.0007  
Total investment return2        (0.01 )%       0.00      0.36
Ratios to average net assets:           
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        3.01      1.45      3.58 %4 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.13      0.21      0.35 %4 
Net investment income (loss)3        0.01      0.03      0.81 %4 
Supplemental data:           
Net assets, end of period (000’s)        $4,164        $7,769        $19,782  

 

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

4

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

18


UBS Select Government Investor Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.014        0.017        0.007  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       (0.000 )1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.014        0.017        0.007  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.014      (0.017      (0.007
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.014      (0.017      (0.007
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.01      0.01      1.39      1.74      0.74
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.60      0.59      0.58      0.62      0.76
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.08      0.19      0.45      0.45      0.45
Net investment income (loss)3        0.01      0.01      1.27      1.81      0.77
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $325,706        $526,867        $1,178,484        $569,581        $134,423  

 

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

19


UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.014        0.017        0.007  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.014        0.017        0.007  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.014      (0.017      (0.007
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.014      (0.017      (0.007
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.01      0.01      1.35      1.74      0.73
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.58      0.58      0.57      0.58      0.63
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.09      0.18      0.44      0.45      0.45
Net investment income (loss)3        0.01      0.01      1.21      1.81      0.78
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $839,051        $1,295,810        $2,656,216        $1,239,535        $435,888  

 

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

20


UBS Prime Investor Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.015        0.019        0.010  
Net realized gain (loss)               0.000 1       0.000 1              0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.015        0.019        0.010  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.015      (0.019      (0.010
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.015      (0.019      (0.010
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.01      0.03      1.54      1.91      0.97
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.59      0.58      0.57      0.58      0.64
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.17      0.27      0.45      0.45      0.45
Net investment income (loss)3        0.01      0.03      1.48      1.98      1.04
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $528,980        $1,005,747        $2,399,849        $1,516,370        $368,536  

 

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

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Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.009        0.010        0.006  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1                             
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.009        0.010        0.006  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.009      (0.010      (0.006
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.009      (0.010      (0.006
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.01      0.01      0.89      1.03      0.56
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.70      0.64      0.64      0.63      0.80
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.08      0.12      0.43      0.45      0.45
Net investment income (loss)3        0.01      0.01      0.83      1.02      0.63
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $61,312        $104,455        $319,586        $188,615        $123,642  

 

 

1

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could pay on Fund distributions.

3

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund (“Prime Investor Fund”), UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund (“ESG Prime Investor Fund”), UBS Select Government Investor Fund (“Government Investor Fund”), UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund (“Treasury Investor Fund”), UBS Prime Investor Fund (“Prime CNAV Investor Fund”), and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund (“Tax-Free Investor Fund”) (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with twenty-two series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

Prime Investor Fund, ESG Prime Investor Fund, Government Investor Fund, Treasury Investor Fund, Prime CNAV Investor Fund, and Tax-Free Investor Fund are “feeder funds” that invest all of their investable assets in “master funds”—Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds” and each a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act). The feeder funds and their respective Master Funds have the same investment objectives.

Prime Investor Fund, Treasury Investor Fund and Tax-Free Investor Fund commenced operations on August 1, 2008, September 18, 2008, and September 22, 2008, respectively. Prime CNAV Investor Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Investor Fund commenced operations on August 17, 2016 and ESG Prime Investor Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds and the administrator for the feeder funds. UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—US”) serves as principal underwriter for the Funds. UBS AM and UBS AM—US are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

The performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the corresponding Master Fund. The value of such investment reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of its corresponding Master Fund (17.33% for Prime Investor Fund, 0.28% for ESG Prime Investor Fund, 7.58% for Government Investor Fund, 3.87% for Treasury Investor Fund, 27.73% for Prime CNAV Investor Fund and 6.94% for Tax-Free Investor Fund at April 30, 2022).

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment activities of each Master Fund are allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the corresponding Fund and other investors in the Master Fund (e.g., other feeder funds) at the time of such determination. The financial statements of the Master Funds, including the Portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in connection with the Funds’ financial statements. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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 of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Funds’ 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—Each Fund records its investment in its corresponding Master Fund at fair value. Securities held by the Master Funds are valued as indicated in the Master Funds’ Notes to financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Floating net asset value per share funds—Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), Prime Investor Fund and ESG Prime Investor Fund calculate their net asset values to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market-based pricing and expect that their share prices will fluctuate.

On occasion, it is possible that the end of day accounting net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a floating NAV fund, such as Prime Investor Fund or ESG Prime Investor Fund, as reported in a shareholder report, for example, may differ from the transactional NAV per share (used for purposes of processing purchases and redemptions); while this is not expected to occur with great frequency, it may happen should certain factors align on a given business day. The final end-of-day NAV per share for accounting and financial statement reporting purposes is designed to reflect all end-of-day accounting activities, which may include, but are not limited to, income and expense accruals, dividend and distribution reinvestments as well as final share activity; such items are factored into the Fund after the last transactional NAV per share is calculated on a given day (normally, the last transactional NAV per share is calculated as of 3 pm, Eastern time, as explained in the Fund’s prospectus).

Constant net asset value per share funds—Government Investor Fund, Treasury Investor Fund, Prime CNAV Investor Fund, and Tax-Free Investor Fund (collectively the “Constant NAV Funds”) attempt to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Constant NAV Funds will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Constant NAV Funds have adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/distribution policies in an attempt to enable each to do so. Government Investor Fund and Treasury Investor Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As “government money market funds”, Government Investor Fund and Treasury Investor Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share. Prime CNAV Investor Fund and Tax-Free Investor Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “retail money market funds”, Prime CNAV Investor Fund and Tax-Free Investor Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, Prime Investor Fund, ESG Prime Investor Fund, Prime CNAV Investor Fund and Tax-Free Investor Fund may be subject to the possible imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gate. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. For the period ended April 30, 2022, Prime Investor Fund, ESG Prime Investor Fund, Prime CNAV Investor Fund and Tax-Free Investor Fund were not subject to any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Investor Fund and Treasury Investor Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject Government Investor Fund and Treasury Investor Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

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 considered temporary or permanent in nature. To

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of the Funds investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Funds will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Administrator

UBS AM serves as administrator to each Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement approved by the Trust’s board. In accordance with the Administration Agreement, each Fund pays UBS AM an administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Administration fee
Prime Investor Fund        0.10
ESG Prime Investor Fund        0.10  
Government Investor Fund        0.10  
Treasury Investor Fund        0.10  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund        0.10  
Tax-Free Investor Fund        0.10  

At April 30, 2022, each Fund owed UBS AM for administrative services as follows:

 

Fund      Amounts owed to UBS AM
Prime Investor Fund      $ 74,670  
ESG Prime Investor Fund        389  
Government Investor Fund        30,986  
Treasury Investor Fund        73,621  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund        46,345  
Tax-Free Investor Fund        5,391  

The Funds and UBS AM have entered into a written fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement pursuant to which UBS AM is contractually obligated to waive its administration fees and/or reimburse the Funds so that the Funds’ operating expenses through August 31, 2022 (excluding interest expense, if any, expenses related to shareholders’ meetings and extraordinary items) would not exceed 0.50%.

At April 30, 2022, UBS AM owed the Funds, and for the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM was contractually obligated to waive fees and/or to reimburse certain operating expenses as follows:

 

Fund    Amounts owed by UBS AM    Amounts waived and/or
reimbursed by UBS AM
Prime Investor Fund    $ 54,847      $ 997,940  
ESG Prime Investor Fund      20,913        166,976  
Government Investor Fund      31,015        441,159  
Treasury Investor Fund      47,850        848,295  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund      23,854        650,329  
Tax-Free Investor Fund      8,563        174,647  

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

UBS AM may recoup from each fund any such waived fees/reimbursed expenses to the extent that it can do so over the three years following such waived fees/reimbursed expenses without causing each Fund’s expenses in any of those three years to exceed such expense cap. The fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement may be terminated by the Funds’ Board at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Funds’ contract with UBS AM. Upon termination of the agreement, however, UBS AM’s three year recoupment rights will survive. At April 30, 2022, the following Funds had remaining fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to repayment to UBS AM and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

Fund      Total fee
waivers/
expense
reimbursements
subject to
repayment
    

Expires

April 30,
2023

    

Expires

April 30,
2024

    

Expires

April 30,
2025

Prime Investor Fund      $ 4,551,287        $ 2,474,806        $ 2,075,483        $ 997,940  
ESG Prime Investor Fund        428,674          70,511          187,862          166,976  
Government Investor Fund        1,790,642          650,865          698,618          441,159  
Treasury Investor Fund        3,558,628          1,249,025          1,461,308          848,295  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund        3,384,183          1,415,924          1,317,930          650,329  
Tax-Free Investor Fund        687,228          274,670          237,911          174,647  

Shareholder servicing and distribution plans

UBS AM—US is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares. During the year ended April 30, 2022, the Funds were contractually obligated to pay UBS AM—US monthly distribution (12b-1) and shareholder servicing fees at the below annual rates, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund    Distribution (12b-1) fee   Shareholder servicing fee
Prime Investor Fund      0.25     0.10
ESG Prime Investor Fund      0.25       0.10  
Government Investor Fund      0.25       0.10  
Treasury Investor Fund      0.25       0.10  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund      0.25       0.10  
Tax-Free Investor Fund      0.25       0.10  

At April 30, 2022, each Fund owed UBS AM—US for distribution and shareholder servicing fees as follows:

 

Fund    Amounts owed to UBS AM—US
Prime Investor Fund    $ 261,341  
ESG Prime Investor Fund      1,363  
Government Investor Fund      177,934  
Treasury Investor Fund      257,675  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund      162,210  
Tax-Free Investor Fund      18,876  

In addition to UBS AM’s fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements noted in the Administrator section above, in connection with voluntary waivers by the financial intermediaries that are selling each Fund’s shares, UBS AM—US has agreed to voluntarily waive fees or reimburse fund expenses so that each Fund’s operating expenses (excluding interest expense, if any, expenses related to shareholders’ meetings and extraordinary items) do not exceed 0.45%.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, UBS AM—US owed the Funds and for the period ended April 30, 2022 UBS AM—US voluntarily waived the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund    Amounts owed by UBS AM—US    Amounts waived by UBS AM—US
Prime Investor Fund    $ 37,337      $ 583,943  
ESG Prime Investor Fund      189        3,183  
Government Investor Fund      14,261        213,440  
Treasury Investor Fund      36,820        533,949  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund      23,172        371,773  
Tax-Free Investor Fund      2,692        44,063  

UBS AM and UBS AM—US may also voluntarily undertake to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in the event that Fund yields drop below a certain level. These additional undertakings are voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM and UBS AM—US owed the Funds and for the year ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM and UBS AM—US voluntarily waived/reimbursed the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund    Amounts owed by UBS AM and UBS AM—US    Amounts waived by UBS AM and UBS AM—US
Prime Investor Fund    $ 5,225      $ 3,074,133  
ESG Prime Investor Fund      6        13,781  
Government Investor Fund      131,130        1,425,779  
Treasury Investor Fund      57,840        3,454,609  
Prime CNAV Investor Fund      10,896        2,077,277  
Tax-Free Investor Fund      3,885        283,413  

There is no guarantee that these additional voluntary amounts will continue to be waived and/or expenses reimbursed. To the extent that expenses are to be reimbursed, they will be reimbursed by UBS AM.

These amounts owed by or owed to UBS AM or UBS AM—US are shown at a net level on the statement of assets and liabilities.

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, for each of the Funds for the periods ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Prime Investor Fund                    
       
        For the year ended April 30, 2022:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        282,901,314      $ 282,942,035  
Shares repurchased        (979,078,754      (979,253,388
Dividends reinvested        119,887        119,903  
Net increase (decrease)        (696,057,553    $ (696,191,450

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Prime Investor Fund (continued)                    
       
        For the year ended April 30, 2021:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        1,088,859,820      $ 1,089,390,127  
Shares repurchased        (3,335,552,933      (3,336,903,321
Dividends reinvested        1,777,934        1,778,816  
Net increase (decrease)        (2,244,915,179    $ (2,245,734,378

 

ESG Prime Investor Fund                    
       
        For the year ended April 30, 2022:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        163,753      $ 163,651  
Shares repurchased        (3,769,444      (3,767,599
Dividends reinvested        667        667  
Net increase (decrease)        (3,605,024    $ (3,603,281

 

        For the year ended April 30, 2021:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        27,797,264      $ 27,814,235  
Shares repurchased        (39,815,242      (39,829,053
Dividends reinvested        22,224        22,236  
Net increase (decrease)        (11,995,754    $ (11,992,582

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

Government Investor Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        122,694,261        272,618,031  
Shares repurchased        (323,897,606      (924,336,383
Dividends reinvested        52,771        102,169  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (201,150,574      (651,616,183

 

Treasury Investor Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        454,809,354        1,390,351,119  
Shares repurchased        (911,671,626      (2,750,929,236
Dividends reinvested        104,325        171,981  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (456,757,947      (1,360,406,136

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Prime CNAV Investor Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        91,673,591        836,959,901  
Shares repurchased        (568,514,242      (2,232,253,596
Dividends reinvested        77,010        1,210,737  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (476,763,641      (1,394,082,958

 

Tax-Free Investor Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        66,668,783        110,471,991  
Shares repurchased        (109,820,373      (325,632,739
Dividends reinvested        8,610        30,281  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (43,142,980      (215,130,467

Federal tax status

Each 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 their net investment income, net realized capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, each Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Funds during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022        2021
Fund    Tax-exempt
income
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
realized
capital gains
       Tax-exempt
income
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
realized
capital gains
UBS Select Prime Investor Fund    $      $ 136,991      $        $      $ 724,803      $  
UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund             830                        19,841         
UBS Select Government Investor Fund             53,649        82                 97,079         
UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund             106,789        470                 175,840         
UBS Prime Investor Fund             84,289                        554,330         
UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund      8,857                        16,568                

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Portfolio    Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
   Undistributed
ordinary
income
   Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
   Accumulated
realized
capital and
other losses
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
   Other
temporary
differences
  Total
UBS Select Prime Investor Fund    $      $ 22,623      $      $     $ 74,947        (22,621   $ 74,949  
UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund             479               (66     3,372        (10,778     (6,993
UBS Select Government Investor Fund             2,640                            (12,354     (9,714
UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund             7,209               (317            (7,209     (317
UBS Prime Investor Fund             10,746                            (10,729     17  
UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund      530               7                     (530     7  

Net capital losses recognized by the Funds may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed.

At April 30, 2022, the following Fund had net capital losses that will be carried forward indefinitely, as follows:

 

Fund      Short-term losses      Long-term losses      Net capital losses
UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund      $ 66        $        $ 66  

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the following Fund had capital loss carryforwards utilized:

 

        Capital loss carryforwards utilized
UBS Select Prime Investor Fund      $ 246  

Qualified late year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund’s next taxable year. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the following Fund incurred and elected to defer post-October loss of the following:

 

              Post October capital loss
Fund      Late year ordinary loss      Short-term losses      Long-term losses
UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund      $        $ 317        $  

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the year ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, and since inception for the ESG Prime Investor Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective June 6, 2022, the Funds ceased paying distribution fees of 0.25% of average net assets under the plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In addition, at the recommendation of UBS AM, the Board has determined to close the Funds to new investments, including new

 

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UBS Investor Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

investors, additional purchases from existing investors and purchases for exchange from other funds. Automatic reinvestment of dividends by existing shareholders will continue during this closure, and shareholders will continue to be able to exchange or redeem their shares in accordance with the policies in the Prospectus.

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily started waiving its 0.10% master fund level fee in order to voluntarily reduce UBS Select Government Investor Fund’s expenses by 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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UBS Investor Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders of UBS Select Prime Investor Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund, UBS Select Government Investor Fund, UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund, UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund and the Board of Trustees of UBS Series Funds

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of UBS Select Prime Investor Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund, UBS Select Government Investor Fund, UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund, UBS Prime Investor Fund and UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (six of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), as of April 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (six of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2022, and the results of their operations, the changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting UBS
Series Funds
  Statement of
operations
  Statements of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

UBS Prime Investor Fund

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2022
UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022 and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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UBS Investor Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2022

 

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UBS Investor Funds

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Funds and Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds and Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for each of Master Trust—Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select Prime Investor Fund invests), Master Trust—ESG Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund invests) and for Master Trust—Prime CNAV Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Prime Investor Fund invests) is available on a weekly basis at the same UBS Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Funds at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of each Fund’s (and corresponding Master Fund’s) (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how a 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 a fund directly at 1-800-647 1568, online on the Funds’ Web site: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income and qualified short term capital gains:

 

Fund      Qualified interest
income
     Qualified short term
capital gains
Prime Investor Fund      $ 59,484        $ 2,140  
ESG Prime Investor Fund        398           
Government Investor Fund        42,688          10,961  
Treasury Investor Fund        101,421           
Prime CNAV Investor Fund        36,223          1,657  

 

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LOGO

 

Master Trust

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

Includes:

 

Prime Master Fund

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Government Master Fund

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 


Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

(Note: The expense information provided in this section is relevant for direct investors in the Master Funds. Investors in the related “feeder funds” should instead focus on separate expense examples relevant to the particular feeder funds; the expense examples for the feeder funds will reflect their proportionate share of the corresponding Master Funds’ expenses.)

As an owner of a Master Fund, an investor such as a feeder fund incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Master Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand a Master Fund investor’s ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Master Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Master Fund 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 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 in the table below for each Master Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Master Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Master Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 Master Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Master Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Prime Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.70        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  
                                             
                   
ESG Prime Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,001.00        $ 0.05          0.01
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.95          0.05          0.01  
                                             
                   
Government Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  
                                             
                   
Treasury Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.40        $ 0.40          0.08
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.60          0.40          0.08  
                                             
                   
Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  
                                             
                   
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.50        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  

 

 

1

Expenses are equal to the Master Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      21 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      17.3
Canada      6.9  
Singapore      5.8  
Australia      4.0  
Sweden      3.9  
Total      37.9
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      53.1
Repurchase agreements      30.0  
Certificates of deposit      11.6  
Time deposits      5.3  
Other assets in excess of liabilities       0.0  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05%).

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      17 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      25.1
Canada      6.7  
Singapore      6.1  
Japan      5.4  
France      4.9  
Total      48.2
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      47.8
Repurchase agreements      36.8  
Certificates of deposit      9.9  
Time deposits      5.4  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in ESG Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. ESG Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Portfolio’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Government Master Fund

 

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      22 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
U.S. government agency obligations      38.9
Repurchase agreements      31.3  
U.S. Treasury obligations      30.7  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (0.9
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Government Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Government Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      23 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
U.S. Treasury obligations      52.2
Repurchase agreements      49.2  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (1.4
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Treasury Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Treasury Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      22 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      24.7
Canada      10.4  
Singapore      8.3  
France      6.2  
Sweden      5.4  
Total      55.0
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      62.0
Repurchase agreements      16.1  
Time deposits      11.2  
Certificates of deposit      10.6  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Prime CNAV Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Prime CNAV Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Prime CNAV Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      6 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Municipal bonds      89.9
Tax-exempt commercial paper      5.6  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      4.5  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Tax-Free Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Tax-Free Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—11.6%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—10.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 07/13/22

  $ 19,000,000     $ 18,967,939  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,010,362  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.200%, due 10/04/22

    33,000,000       32,799,814  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,998,459  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,988,150  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,998,035  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    32,000,000       32,014,655  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       20,009,568  

Norinchukin Bank
0.250%, due 05/09/22

    24,000,000       23,998,290  

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    50,000,000       50,006,765  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    19,000,000       19,007,888  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,008,385  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       20,011,659  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    27,000,000       26,986,861  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,999,536  

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       19,973,169  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,996,619  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    26,000,000       26,002,792  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    27,000,000       26,959,179  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      516,738,125  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.1%    

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,994,977  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

  $ 31,000,000     $ 31,014,078  
   

 

 

 

              56,009,055  

Total certificates of deposit
(cost—$572,977,475)

      572,747,180  
Commercial paper—53.1%    
Asset-backed-miscellaneous—15.2%    

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

    35,000,000       34,985,504  

Antalis SA
1.150%, due 07/13/22

    32,000,000       31,924,667  

Barton Capital SA
0.600%, due 05/05/22

    62,000,000       61,995,826  

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    50,000,000       49,863,903  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    22,000,000       21,999,113  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    38,000,000       37,905,396  

LMA Americas LLC
0.230%, due 05/06/22

    32,000,000       31,997,387  

0.560%, due 05/09/22

    23,000,000       22,996,786  

0.960%, due 06/17/22

    25,000,000       24,969,613  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    24,000,000       23,930,448  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    41,000,000       40,870,312  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    42,000,000       42,000,000  

0.570%, due 06/10/22

    25,000,000       24,984,563  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,002  

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221,2

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    25,000,000       24,991,489  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    22,000,000       21,986,763  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    32,000,000       32,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
0.960%, due 06/22/22

    25,000,000       24,961,750  

1.030%, due 07/11/22

    38,000,000       37,908,766  
   

 

 

 

      748,272,288  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—36.0%

 

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd.
0.340%, due 08/15/22

    31,000,000       30,878,356  
 

 

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Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Bank of Montreal

   

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

  $ 27,000,000     $ 26,962,038  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    26,000,000       26,013,869  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    41,000,000       40,997,260  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    28,000,000       27,982,417  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,013,681  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Banque et Caisse d Epargne de I Etat
0.930%, due 07/07/22

    37,450,000       37,378,867  

Barclays Bank PLC
1.020%, due 06/22/22

    40,000,000       39,943,840  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.
0.300%, due 07/01/22

    30,000,000       29,950,755  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    33,000,000       32,988,262  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.350%, due 11/03/22

    28,000,000       27,715,305  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

    24,000,000       23,810,272  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    31,000,000       30,736,285  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    24,000,000       23,982,456  

0.300%, due 06/03/22

    30,000,000       29,977,250  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    40,000,000       39,944,572  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    25,000,000       24,944,757  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    170,000,000       169,994,815  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
0.330%, due 05/02/22

    18,000,000       17,999,466  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    140,000,000       139,992,359  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
1.160%, due 07/20/22

    25,000,000       24,933,375  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.
0.260%, due 05/10/22

    15,000,000       14,997,502  

0.280%, due 05/18/22

    30,000,000       29,989,281  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    28,000,000       28,000,910  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       24,996,767  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    26,000,000       26,013,219  

National Bank of Canada
0.175%, due 05/20/22

    21,000,000       20,991,793  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

  $ 15,000,000     $ 14,999,343  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    30,000,000       29,940,500  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    31,000,000       30,919,665  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    15,000,000       14,999,255  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    45,000,000       44,995,188  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    31,000,000       30,947,974  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    31,000,000       30,993,222  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       24,985,057  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,010,679  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.330%, due 07/05/22

    30,000,000       29,943,776  

0.350%, due 07/11/22

    30,000,000       29,936,794  

Swedbank AB

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,997,104  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    45,000,000       44,996,858  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    49,000,000       48,996,578  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.170%, due 06/01/22

    35,000,000       34,975,681  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    44,000,000       43,998,171  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.200%, due 09/09/22

    34,000,000       33,826,406  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    33,000,000       32,747,251  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.
0.280%, due 06/01/22

    31,000,000       30,978,318  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    26,000,000       25,943,376  
   

 

 

 

      1,779,260,925  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.9%    

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC
0.200%, due 05/20/22

    33,000,000       32,987,141  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

    29,000,000       28,997,631  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    30,000,000       29,961,030  
   

 

 

 

              91,945,802  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$2,621,068,144)

      2,619,479,015  
 

 

45


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Time deposits—5.3%

 

 
Banking-non-U.S.—5.3%

 

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

  $ 160,000,000     $ 160,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    89,000,000       89,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$264,000,000)

 

    264,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—30.0%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $216,062,853 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.500% to 6.559% due 05/27/31 to 04/01/52 and $295,061,171 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 6.500% due 12/01/27 to 09/01/57; (value—$307,686,584); proceeds: $300,007,500

    300,000,000       300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.450% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $196,346,009 various asset-backed convertible bonds, 0.125% to 10.000% due 07/01/22 to 11/30/46; (value—$187,923,671); proceeds: $175,006,563

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $340,955,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 05/15/24; (value—$325,008,215); proceeds: $325,008,125

    325,000,000       325,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $68,060,515 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 3.000% to 5.000% due 09/01/33 to 11/01/48 and $143,605,325 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.132% to 4.500% due 04/01/27 to 03/01/52; (value—$127,500,000); proceeds: $125,003,125

    125,000,000       125,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.23%, 0.550% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $73,835,923 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.750% due 05/15/23 to 12/01/56; (value—$60,973,148); proceeds: $54,023,9253

    54,000,000       54,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/20 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.23%, 0.550% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $61,740,808 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 10.950% due 04/30/22 to 03/27/69; (value—$83,697,184); proceeds: $75,838,7503

  $ 75,000,000     $ 75,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.33%, 0.650% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $67,352,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.000% due 10/15/23 to 12/15/26; (value—$57,500,611); proceeds: $50,026,1813

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $2,459,711,206, Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 4.000% due 12/20/41 to 01/20/42; (value—$204,000,000); proceeds: $200,005,000

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., OBFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $124,158,506 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 9.250% due 11/16/22 to 12/31/99 and $11,309,928 shares of various equity securities; (value—$186,147,561); proceeds: $175,136,7433

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,479,000,000)

 

    1,479,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$4,937,045,619 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.0%

      4,935,226,195  
 

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.0%

 

    1,632,792  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 4,936,858,987  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

46


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 572,747,180        $        $ 572,747,180  
Commercial paper                 2,619,479,015                   2,619,479,015  
Time deposits                 264,000,000                   264,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 1,479,000,000                   1,479,000,000  
Total      $        $ 4,935,226,195        $        $ 4,935,226,195  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

 

Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $649,981,476, represented 13.2% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

47


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—9.9%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—8.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 06/23/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,996,848  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,995,233  

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       3,993,490  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,002,072  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,641  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,692  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       3,998,542  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,997,630  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,435  

Nordea Bank Abp

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,607  

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,999,188  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,001,913  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,001,661  

Royal Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.220%,
0.500%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,991,613  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,346  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,222  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,996,594  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,999,870  

Svenska Handelsbanken

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,000,130  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,324  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,000,644  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,999,776  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    5,000,000       4,992,441  

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      123,963,912  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.4%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,075  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,994,610  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,995  

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,002,725  
   

 

 

 

              20,994,405  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$144,995,495)

 

    144,958,317  
Commercial paper—47.8%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—17.0%

 

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

    5,000,000       4,997,929  

Antalis SA
1.150%, due 07/13/22

    8,000,000       7,981,167  

1.200%, due 07/21/22

    10,000,000       9,972,218  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC
0.310%, due 05/02/22

    1,500,000       1,499,955  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

Barton Capital SA
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    15,000,000       14,999,554  

0.600%, due 05/05/22

    14,000,000       13,999,057  

1.070%, due 07/06/22

    6,000,000       5,987,794  

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    10,000,000       9,972,781  

1.180%, due 07/25/22

    10,000,000       9,969,985  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    4,000,000       3,999,839  

0.370%, due 05/24/22

    10,000,000       9,994,986  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    10,000,000       9,975,104  

LMA-Americas LLC
0.230%, due 05/06/22

    4,000,000       3,999,673  

0.230%, due 05/12/22

    3,000,000       2,999,366  

0.560%, due 05/09/22

    4,000,000       3,999,441  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    9,000,000       8,971,532  

1.220%, due 08/04/22

    12,000,000       11,956,350  

Old Line Funding LLC

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    8,000,000       8,000,000  
 

 

48


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

0.570%, due 06/10/22

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,996,913  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221,2

    9,000,000       9,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    7,000,000       6,997,617  

Starbird Funding Corp.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    20,000,000       19,999,405  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    6,000,000       5,996,390  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
0.390%, due 05/04/22

    15,000,000       14,999,190  

1.030%, due 07/11/22

    10,000,000       9,975,991  
   

 

 

 

      250,242,237  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—28.7%

 

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd.
0.340%, due 08/15/22

    4,000,000       3,984,304  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,996,681  

Bank of Montreal

 

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

    8,000,000       7,988,752  

Bank of Nova Scotia
0.200%, due 09/16/22

    5,000,000       4,972,331  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    3,000,000       2,999,800  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,997,488  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,002,736  

Barclays Bank PLC,

 

Series 10-1,

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,998,304  

0.530%, due 05/05/22

    5,000,000       4,999,658  

1.020%, due 06/22/22

    8,000,000       7,988,768  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,998,577  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.240%, due 05/04/22

    2,500,000       2,499,842  

0.350%, due 11/03/22

    4,000,000       3,959,329  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,976,284  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    4,000,000       3,965,972  

SOFR + 0.420%,
0.700%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,074  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    3,000,000       2,997,807  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    8,000,000       7,988,914  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    9,000,000       8,980,113  

1.220%, due 07/27/22

    10,000,000       9,969,839  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    37,000,000       36,998,871  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    24,000,000       23,998,690  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
0.320%, due 05/05/22

    8,000,000       7,999,436  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    3,500,000       3,500,114  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,999,353  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,003,050  

National Bank of Canada
0.170%, due 05/20/22

    4,000,000       3,998,437  

0.290%, due 05/18/22

    3,604,000       3,602,769  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,998,252  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,997,100  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,562  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    4,000,000       3,992,067  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    6,000,000       5,984,451  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    5,000,000       4,999,752  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    20,000,000       19,997,861  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    4,000,000       3,993,287  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,999,125  

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

SOFR + 0.240%,
0.520%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,992,138  

Royal Bank of Canada
0.210%, due 07/12/22

    3,000,000       2,992,637  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  
 

 

49


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,997,995  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,997,011  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 05/06/22

    4,100,000       4,099,673  

1.016%, due 06/28/22

    5,000,000       4,991,333  

1.160%, due 07/18/22

    10,000,000       9,973,489  

1.270%, due 08/04/22

    5,000,000       4,982,540  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.350%, due 07/11/22

    4,000,000       3,991,573  

0.360%, due 08/09/22

    2,000,000       1,993,075  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,421  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    3,000,000       2,999,791  

0.310%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,582  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    7,000,000       6,999,511  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.165%, due 06/01/22

    4,000,000       3,997,221  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    3,000,000       2,999,875  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    10,000,000       9,970,887  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.195%, due 09/07/22

    4,500,000       4,477,435  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    4,000,000       3,969,364  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

 

0.280%, due 06/01/22

    4,000,000       3,997,202  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    3,000,000       2,993,467  
   

 

 

 

      421,742,970  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—2.1%

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

 

SOFR + 0.240%,
0.520%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,995,494  

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,995,790  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC 0.200%, due 05/20/22

    4,000,000       3,998,441  

0.370%, due 06/23/22

    5,000,000       4,992,720  

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.770%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,002,359  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper— (concluded)

 

Banking-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,999,755  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    4,000,000       3,994,804  
   

 

 

 

              30,979,363  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$703,262,707)

 

    702,964,570  
Time deposits—5.4%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—5.4%

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    55,000,000       55,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$80,000,000)

 

    80,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—36.8%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with JP Morgan, OBFR + 0.33%, 0.650% due 06/03/22, collateralized by $1,583,236 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 4.566% due 07/15/24 to 09/15/29; (value—$1,123,489); proceeds: $1,000,5243

    1,000,000       1,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., OBFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $29,324,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 0.375% due 06/15/26 to 12/01/26; (value—$26,750,177); proceeds: $25,019,535)3

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $144,693,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 2.875% due 08/15/47 to 05/15/49 and $214,882,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% to 2.875% due 05/15/24 to 09/30/28; (value—$346,800,005); proceeds: $340,008,500

    340,000,000       340,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $381,852,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/44 to 02/15/51; (value—$177,480,003); proceeds: $174,003,915

    174,000,000       174,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$540,000,000)

 

    540,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$1,468,258,202 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      1,467,922,887  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    1,510,678  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,469,433,565  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

50


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 144,958,317        $        $ 144,958,317  
Commercial paper                 702,964,570                   702,964,570  
Time deposits                 80,000,000                   80,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 540,000,000                   540,000,000  
Total      $        $ 1,467,922,887        $        $ 1,467,922,887  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $194,469,082, represented 13.2% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

51


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—38.9%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank
0.060%, due 06/07/221

  $ 63,000,000     $ 62,996,220  

0.070%, due 08/10/22

    37,000,000       36,999,903  

0.070%, due 08/19/22

    40,000,000       39,998,978  

SOFR + 0.013%,
0.293%, due 05/02/222

    62,000,000       61,999,999  

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    105,000,000       105,000,000  

SOFR + 0.030%,
0.310%, due 05/02/222

    63,000,000       63,000,000  

SOFR + 0.035%,
0.315%, due 05/02/222

    52,000,000       52,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

SOFR + 0.055%,
0.335%, due 05/02/222

    5,500,000       5,500,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    127,000,000       126,983,336  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.070%,
0.350%, due 05/02/222

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank
0.210%, due 12/12/22

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

SOFR + 0.010%,
0.290%, due 05/02/222

    379,000,000       379,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.090%,
0.370%, due 05/02/222

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.095%,
0.375%, due 05/02/222

    67,000,000       67,000,000  

SOFR + 0.100%,
0.380%, due 05/02/222

    181,000,000       181,000,000  

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$1,670,478,436)

 

    1,670,478,436  
U.S. Treasury obligations—30.7%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bill
0.152%, due 05/10/223

    78,000,000       77,997,400  

0.203%, due 05/17/223

    83,000,000       82,993,083  

0.279%, due 05/24/223

    75,000,000       74,987,396  

0.982%, due 08/16/223

    46,000,000       45,869,296  

1.130%, due 08/30/223

    42,000,000       41,845,895  
     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—(concluded)

 

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/223

  $ 84,000,000     $ 83,999,545  

0.066%, due 05/12/223

    85,000,000       84,998,465  

0.066%, due 05/19/223

    86,000,000       85,997,360  

0.072%, due 05/26/223

    85,000,000       84,995,977  

0.080%, due 08/11/223

    35,000,000       34,992,292  

0.091%, due 06/02/223

    79,000,000       78,993,878  

0.107%, due 06/09/223

    79,000,000       78,991,244  

0.223%, due 07/07/223

    78,000,000       77,968,540  

0.279%, due 07/14/223

    80,000,000       79,955,389  

0.371%, due 07/21/223

    37,000,000       36,969,989  

0.874%, due 07/21/223

    43,000,000       42,917,822  

0.904%, due 07/28/223

    63,000,000       62,864,498  

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.125%, due 08/31/22

    39,000,000       39,005,672  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.114%,
1.006%, due 05/02/222

    70,000,000       70,000,000  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    53,000,000       53,279,376  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$1,319,623,117)

      1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements—31.3%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.22%, 0.440% due 07/28/22, collateralized by $116,258,128 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 4.500% due 02/25/38 to 09/25/54 and $137,656,640 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 3.500% to 5.510% due 05/20/50 to 01/20/52; (value— $103,000,000); proceeds: $100,035,4444

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SOFR + 0.01%, 0.290% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $302,720,438 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.500% due 07/01/26 to 06/01/56; (value—$204,000,000); proceeds: $200,046,7224

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Toronto-Dominion Bank, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $188,585 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligation, 3.500% due 03/15/43 and $126,344,454 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 4.000% due 11/25/44 to 08/25/51 and; (value— $102,000,001); proceeds: $100,002,500

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 03/31/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.310% due 06/03/22, collateralized by $5,695,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.566% to 3.424% due 06/25/27 to 04/25/32 and $116,101,712 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.000% due 03/20/41 to 10/16/63; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,025,8334

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
 

 

52


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $41,003,199 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 3.000% to 4.500% due 12/15/40 to 10/25/51 and $232,947,165 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, zero coupon to 3.500% due 10/25/33 to 02/25/52; (value—$127,500,000); proceeds: $125,003,125

  $ 125,000,000     $ 125,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $456,021,200 U.S Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 08/02/22 to 08/09/22; (value— $454,920,032); proceeds: $446,008,920

    446,000,000       446,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $236,217,504 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.862% to 6.000% due 01/01/26 to 04/01/52 and $604,308,033 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 06/01/27 to 04/01/52; (value—$280,500,000); proceeds: $275,006,875

  $ 275,000,000     $ 275,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,346,000,000)

 

    1,346,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$4,336,101,553 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.9%

      4,336,101,553  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.9)%

 

    (38,423,925

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 4,297,677,628  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 1,670,478,436        $        $ 1,670,478,436  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 1,319,623,117                   1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements                 1,346,000,000                   1,346,000,000  
Total      $        $ 4,336,101,553        $        $ 4,336,101,553  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rate shown is the discount rate at the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

4 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

53


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—52.2%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bill
0.152%, due 05/10/221

  $ 273,000,000     $ 272,990,900  

0.203%, due 05/17/221

    264,000,000       263,978,000  

0.279%, due 05/24/221

    260,000,000       259,956,306  

0.676%, due 07/19/221

    345,000,000       344,502,912  

0.722%, due 07/26/221

    333,000,000       332,441,763  

0.982%, due 08/16/221

    222,000,000       221,369,212  

1.084%, due 08/23/221

    88,572,000       88,275,911  

1.089%, due 08/23/221

    131,428,000       130,986,584  

1.130%, due 08/30/221

    217,000,000       216,203,791  

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/221

    254,000,000       253,998,624  

0.066%, due 05/12/221

    252,000,000       251,995,450  

0.066%, due 05/19/221

    255,000,000       254,992,173  

0.072%, due 05/26/221

    258,000,000       257,987,788  

0.080%, due 08/11/221

    107,000,000       106,976,435  

0.091%, due 06/02/221

    254,000,000       253,980,315  

0.107%, due 06/09/221

    256,000,000       255,971,627  

0.132%, due 06/16/221

    256,000,000       255,958,400  

0.162%, due 06/23/221

    260,000,000       259,939,911  

0.223%, due 07/07/221

    268,000,000       267,891,907  

0.279%, due 07/14/221

    267,000,000       266,851,110  

0.371%, due 07/21/221

    130,000,000       129,894,555  

0.386%, due 05/26/221

    233,000,000       232,940,973  

0.457%, due 06/16/221

    353,000,000       352,801,437  

0.487%, due 06/23/221

    346,000,000       345,760,107  

0.614%, due 06/30/221

    340,000,000       339,662,880  

0.874%, due 07/21/221

    218,000,000       217,583,378  

0.904%, due 07/28/221

    321,000,000       320,309,583  

1.399%, due 10/27/221

    214,000,000       212,550,388  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.029%,
0.921%, due 05/02/222

    614,210,000       614,228,091  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.034%,
0.926%, due 05/02/222

    468,575,000       468,586,331  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.035%,
0.927%, due 05/02/222

    500,000,000       499,988,613  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.049%,
0.941%, due 05/02/222

    852,950,000       853,005,259  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.055%,
0.947%, due 05/02/222

    250,000,000       249,999,375  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.114%,
1.006%, due 05/02/22 2

    1,030,000,000       1,030,000,000  

0.125%, due 08/31/22

    117,000,000       117,017,016  

0.789%, due 04/30/242

    200,000,000       199,887,630  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    156,000,000       156,822,315  

1.750%, due 06/15/22

    150,000,000       150,304,259  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$11,308,591,309)

      11,308,591,309  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—49.2%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/26/22 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.300% due 05/03/22, collateralized by $221,624,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750% due 05/31/26; (value—$204,000,050); proceeds: $200,011,667

  $ 200,000,000     $ 200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $72,393,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, zero coupon due 05/12/22 to 07/19/22, $216,307,200 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125% to 6.500% due 11/15/26 to 05/15/50 and $688,883,400 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.880% due 04/30/22 to 12/31/28; (value—$928,200,065); proceeds: $910,022,750

    910,000,000       910,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $3,166,600 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125% to 4.375% due 11/15/39 to 8/15/43, $4,588,600 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.625% to 2.375% due 01/15/25 to 02/15/43, $16,196,700 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.375% due 07/15/22 to 07/15/26, $4,448,700 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.750% due 06/30/22 to 08/31/25, $1,500 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/19/22 to 06/16/22, $87,902,673 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/31 to 05/15/48 and $28,582,700 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 08/15/39 to 02/15/51; (value— $102,000,000); proceeds: $100,002,250

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $7,819,757,600 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 3.125% due 05/31/23 to 11/15/28; (value—$7,830,195,762); proceeds: $,7,830,195,750

    7,830,000,000       7,830,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp, 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $353,754,600 Fixed Income Clearing Corp, zero coupon due 08/02/22; (value—$352,920,093); proceeds: $346,006,920

    346,000,000       346,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.280% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $533,436,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 03/15/24; (value—$510,000,057); proceeds: $500,011,667

    500,000,000       500,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $101,689,900 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.250% to 3.125% due 02/15/43 to 05/15/50; (value—$83,436,001); proceeds: $81,801,841

    81,800,000       81,800,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $110,400 U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.375% due 02/15/31, $5,669,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.750% due 01/15/23 to 07/15/29, $88,297,900 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 1.875% due 08/31/23 to 02/15/32, $4,820,400 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/26/22 to 08/18/22 and $15,925,115 U.S. Treasury Bond Strip, zero coupon due 05/15/44; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,002,500

  $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $56,140,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.250% to 4.750% due 05/15/39 to 08/15/49, $100,158,000 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.125% to 1.375% due 02/15/44 to 02/15/52, $113,777,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.375% due 07/15/23 to 07/15/30, $177,014,500 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.875% due 05/31/23 to 05/15/31 and $315,300 U.S. Treasury Bond Principal STRIP, zero coupon due 08/15/22; (value—$510,000,005); proceeds: $500,012,500

    500,000,000       500,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mizuho Securities USA LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $104,830,500 U.S. Treasury Notes to 0.375% to 3.000% due 01/31/24 to 05/15/29; (value—$102,000,032); proceeds: $100,002,500

  $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$10,667,800,000)

            10,667,800,000  

Total investments
(cost—$21,976,391,309 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—101.4%

      21,976,391,309  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.4)%

            (295,002,632

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 21,681,388,677  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. Treasury obligations      $        $ 11,308,591,309        $        $ 11,308,591,309  
Repurchase agreements                 10,667,800,000                   10,667,800,000  
Total      $        $ 21,976,391,309        $        $ 21,976,391,309  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—10.6%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—9.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 07/13/22

  $ 13,000,000     $ 13,000,000  

0.200%, due 07/21/22

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.200%, due 10/04/22

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,001,026  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Svenska Handelsbanken

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      182,001,026  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.1%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              21,000,000  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$203,001,026)

 

    203,001,026  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—62.0%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—13.7%

 

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

  $ 12,000,000     $ 11,995,920  

Antalis SA
0.340%, due 05/05/22

    5,000,000       4,999,858  

1.150%, due 07/13/22

    12,000,000       11,972,400  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC

 

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Barton Capital SA
0.600%, due 05/05/22

    24,000,000       23,998,800  

Cancara Asset Securitization LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    20,000,000       19,951,722  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    9,000,000       8,999,925  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    14,000,000       13,970,880  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    10,000,000       9,973,000  

LMA Americas LLC
0.560%, due 05/09/22

    9,000,000       8,999,020  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    9,000,000       8,975,700  

1.220%, due 08/04/22

    19,500,000       19,437,882  

Old Line Funding LLC

 

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    10,000,000       9,997,556  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    9,000,000       8,994,585  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
1.030%, due 07/11/22

    14,000,000       13,971,961  
   

 

 

 

      261,239,209  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—45.7%

 

Bank of Montreal

 

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
 

 

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     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 10,000,000     $ 10,000,000  

Barclays Bank PLC
0.530%, due 05/05/22

    11,000,000       10,999,514  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.350%, due 11/03/22

    12,000,000       11,978,417  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

    11,000,000       10,986,640  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    14,000,000       13,979,933  

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.420%,
0.700%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.310%, due 05/02/22

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    10,000,000       9,997,417  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    14,000,000       13,981,800  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    14,000,000       13,973,217  

1.220%, due 07/27/22

    14,000,000       13,959,198  

DNB Bank ASA
0.290%, due 05/04/22

    50,000,000       49,999,194  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    73,000,000       73,000,000  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
0.330%, due 05/02/22

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    64,000,000       63,998,827  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
1.160%, due 07/20/22

    10,000,000       9,974,544  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

National Bank of Canada
0.175%, due 05/20/22

    10,000,000       9,999,125  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,900  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    13,000,000       12,992,016  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    12,000,000       11,972,533  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    15,000,000       14,999,875  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    50,000,000       49,998,028  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    15,000,000       14,995,500  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
1.016%, due 06/28/22

    10,000,000       9,984,167  

1.270%, due 08/04/22

    10,000,000       9,966,839  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.350%, due 07/11/22

    13,000,000       12,991,153  

0.360%, due 08/09/22

    8,000,000       7,992,080  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    20,000,000       19,999,600  

0.310%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,914  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    20,000,000       19,999,483  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.170%, due 06/01/22

    15,000,000       14,997,875  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    23,000,000       22,999,859  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.200%, due 09/09/22

    16,000,000       15,988,444  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    15,000,000       14,981,663  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.
0.280%, due 06/01/22

    13,000,000       12,996,967  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    11,000,000       10,991,444  
   

 

 

 

      871,675,166  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—2.6%

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

 

0.200%, due 05/20/22

    15,000,000       14,998,500  

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.770%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

    13,000,000       12,999,769  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    12,000,000       11,994,730  
   

 

 

 

              49,992,999  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$1,182,907,374)

 

    1,182,907,374  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Time deposits—11.2%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—11.2%

 

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

  $ 75,000,000     $ 75,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    58,000,000       58,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    80,000,000       80,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$213,000,000)

 

    213,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—16.1%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., SOFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $10,588,879 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 8.750% due 1/15/23 to 12/31/99 and 15,970,458 shares of various equity securities; (value—$26,361,197); proceeds: $25,019,5353

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., SOFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $85,577,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 6.500% due 7/15/24 to 05/01/27 and 8,280 shares of an equity security; (value—$69,550,025); proceeds: $65,050,7903

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.280% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $25,059,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds 1.375% to 2.750% due 03/17/23 to 04/20/28, $595,000 Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.070% to 2.940% due 02/23/32 to 01/24/42, $1,924,600 U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.000% due 02/15/26, $13,349,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 1.250% due 10/15/25 to 07/15/26, $36,099,900 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% due 11/30/26, $29,288,419 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 11/15/28 to 11/15/45 and $11,384,900 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/49; (value—$102,242,696); proceeds: 100,002,333

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.450% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $55,418,000 asset-backed convertible bonds 5.510% due 07/06/26; (value—$54,000,152); proceeds: $50,001,875

  $ 50,000,000     $ 50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $54,858,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875% due 02/15/51, $24,999,800 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% due 01/15/24, $1,754,051 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 11/15/42 to 11/15/48 and $1,064,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 08/15/26; (value—$69,258,000); proceeds: $67,901,698

    67,900,000       67,900,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$307,900,000)

 

    307,900,000  

Total investments
(cost—$1,906,808,400 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      1,906,808,400  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    1,626,835  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,908,435,235  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 203,001,026        $        $ 203,001,026  
Commercial paper                 1,182,907,374                   1,182,907,374  
Time deposits                 213,000,000                   213,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 307,900,000                   307,900,000  
Total      $        $ 1,906,808,400        $        $ 1,906,808,400  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $296,000,000, represented 15.3% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—89.9%

 

Alaska—2.6%

 

City of Valdez, Exxon Pipeline Co. Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

  $ 5,250,000     $ 5,250,000  

Series B,
0.370%, VRD

    7,635,000       7,635,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    9,715,000       9,715,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,600,000  
   

 

 

 

Arizona—1.2%

 

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Banner Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.320%, VRD

    2,610,000       2,610,000  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.320%, VRD

    1,965,000       1,965,000  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    6,250,000       6,250,000  
   

 

 

 

      10,825,000  
   

 

 

 

California—1.1%

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Dignity Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.390%, VRD

    7,900,000       7,900,000  

City of Irvine, Assessment District No.03-19, Special Assessment,
Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    500,000       500,000  

City of Modesto Water Revenue, Refunding, COP,
Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    1,035,000       1,035,000  
   

 

 

 

      9,435,000  
   

 

 

 

Colorado—4.7%

 

City & County of Denver Co., Refunding, COP,
Series A1,
0.320%, VRD

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

City of Colorado Springs Co. Utilities System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.420%, VRD

    4,800,000       4,800,000  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Children’s Hospital Colorado Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    13,195,000       13,195,000  

0.400%, VRD

    7,970,000       7,970,000  
   

 

 

 

      41,965,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Delaware—0.1%

 

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, YMCA of Delaware Project, Revenue Bonds
0.450%, VRD

  $ 1,245,000     $ 1,245,000  
   

 

 

 

District of Columbia—2.4%

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries B-2,
0.450%, VRD

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
0.420%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      21,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Florida—2.6%

 

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.430%, VRD

    6,300,000       6,300,000  

Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, BayCare Health System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Series C,
0.450%, VRD

    400,000       400,000  

Series D,
0.330%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,700,000  
   

 

 

 

Illinois—13.1%

 

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Chicago Symphony Project, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    12,500,000       12,500,000  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Francis W. Parker School Project, Revenue Bonds
0.490%, VRD

    17,200,000       17,200,000  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, North Park University, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    1,440,000       1,440,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Gift of Hope Donor Project, Revenue Bonds
0.420%, VRD

    9,110,000       9,110,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Hospital Sisters Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.440%, VRD

    8,300,000       8,300,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, OSF Healthcare System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    3,950,000       3,950,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Steppenwolf Theatre Co., Revenue Bonds
0.480%, VRD

    6,660,000       6,660,000  

0.480%, VRD

    8,450,000       8,450,000  
 

 

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     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Illinois—(concluded)

 

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago Medical Center Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series E-1,
0.450%, VRD

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.440%, VRD

    18,600,000       18,600,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.440%, VRD

    12,816,000       12,816,000  

Village of Brookfield IL, Brookfield Zoo Project, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    1,780,000       1,780,000  
   

 

 

 

      115,806,000  
   

 

 

 

Indiana—7.7%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Duke Energy Indiana Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-5,
0.350%, VRD

    24,020,000       24,020,000  

Indiana Finance Authority, Trinity Health, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-1,
0.430%, VRD

    26,400,000       26,400,000  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.360%, VRD

    17,250,000       17,250,000  
   

 

 

 

      67,670,000  
   

 

 

 

Louisiana—0.1%

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Christus Health Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B2,
0.430%, VRD

    620,000       620,000  
   

 

 

 

Maryland—1.8%

 

County of Montgomery, GO Bonds,
Series E,
0.310%, VRD

    13,950,000       13,950,000  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission, Housing Development, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.440%, VRD

    2,370,000       2,370,000  
   

 

 

 

      16,320,000  
   

 

 

 

Massachusetts—1.6%

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University, Revenue Bonds,
Series Y,
0.390%, VRD

    700,000       700,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Massachusetts—(concluded)

 

Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund Metropolitan Highway System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-1,
0.410%, VRD

  $ 13,805,000     $ 13,805,000  
   

 

 

 

      14,505,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—0.7%

 

City of Minneapolis MN, Fairview Health Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.400%, VRD

    1,700,000       1,700,000  

City of Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.400%, VRD

    3,100,000       3,100,000  

Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities, Draw Down-Association Financing Program, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    1,210,000       1,210,000  
   

 

 

 

      6,010,000  
   

 

 

 

Mississippi—4.8%

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    485,000       485,000  

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    5,190,000       5,190,000  

Series A,
0.470%, VRD

    1,845,000       1,845,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    755,000       755,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    1,450,000       1,450,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    2,245,000       2,245,000  

Series B,
0.470%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    1,475,000       1,475,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    1,935,000       1,935,000  

Series E,
0.330%, VRD

    650,000       650,000  

Series F,
0.330%, VRD

    7,505,000       7,505,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    1,535,000       1,535,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    1,990,000       1,990,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    8,795,000       8,795,000  

Series H,
0.330%, VRD

    1,175,000       1,175,000  
 

 

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     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Mississippi—(concluded)

 

Series L,
0.330%, VRD

  $ 2,100,000     $ 2,100,000  

Mississippi Development Bank, Jackson County Industrial Water System, Revenue Bonds
0.330%, VRD

    2,600,000       2,600,000  
   

 

 

 

      42,330,000  
   

 

 

 

Missouri—2.5%

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Ascension Health, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series C-3,
0.460%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Series C-5,
0.370%, VRD

    3,080,000       3,080,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, BJC Healthcare System, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
0.450%, VRD

    2,120,000       2,120,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Washington University, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.310%, VRD

    4,600,000       4,600,000  

Series C,
0.360%, VRD

    2,500,000       2,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Nebraska—1.1%

 

Hospital Authority No. 1 of Lancaster County, Bryanlgh Medical Center, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-1,
0.360%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Nevada—0.1%

 

County of Clark Department of Aviation, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-2A,
0.420%, VRD

    555,000       555,000  
   

 

 

 

New Hampshire—0.1%

 

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act, Dartmouth College, Revenue Bonds
0.430%, VRD

    635,000       635,000  
   

 

 

 

New York—11.2%

 

City of New York, GO Bonds,

 

Subseries B-3,
0.440%, VRD

    9,300,000       9,300,000  

Subseries L-4,
0.360%, VRD

    3,870,000       3,870,000  

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, Marist College Civic Facility, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.430%, VRD

    4,790,000       4,790,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

New York—(concluded)

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries 2012G-1-REMK,
0.350%, VRD

  $ 9,450,000     $ 9,450,000  

New York City Health & Hospital Corp., Health Systems, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.440%, VRD

    2,060,000       2,060,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Royal Properties, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.400%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series BB-1,
0.430%, VRD

    6,345,000       6,345,000  

Series BB-5,
0.330%, VRD

    3,125,000       3,125,000  

Series DD-2,
0.330%, VRD

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-4,
0.360%, VRD

    19,430,000       19,430,000  

Series A-3,
0.350%, VRD

    8,675,000       8,675,000  

Series C6,
0.460%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Rockefeller University, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.410%, VRD

    9,745,000       9,745,000  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Consolidated Edison, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries A-1,
0.430%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series 2005B-4C,
0.360%, VRD

    250,000       250,000  

Subseries B-3,
0.340%, VRD

    12,990,000       12,990,000  
   

 

 

 

      98,630,000  
   

 

 

 

North Carolina—0.1%

 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, Carolinas, Revenue Bonds, AGM,
Series E,
0.320%, VRD

    900,000       900,000  
   

 

 

 

Ohio—8.1%

 

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Summa Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-R,
0.440%, VRD

    9,700,000       9,700,000  

Series B-R,
0.440%, VRD

    3,015,000       3,015,000  
 

 

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     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Ohio—(concluded)

 

Series C-R,
0.440%, VRD

  $ 5,105,000     $ 5,105,000  

County of Montgomery, Premier Health Partners Obligated, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.350%, VRD

    2,600,000       2,600,000  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B1,
0.410%, VRD

    16,500,000       16,500,000  

State of Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series D-1,
0.410%, VRD

    3,170,000       3,170,000  

Series E,
0.330%, VRD

    23,945,000       23,945,000  

State of Ohio, GO Bonds,

 

Series B,
0.380%, VRD

    200,000       200,000  

Series D,
0.450%, VRD

    6,955,000       6,955,000  
   

 

 

 

      71,190,000  
   

 

 

 

Oregon—0.1%

 

Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, Legacy Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.460%, VRD

    1,300,000       1,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Pennsylvania—6.9%

 

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Education Center Watson, Revenue Bonds
0.440%, VRD

    9,600,000       9,600,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Watson Institute Friendship, Revenue Bonds
0.480%, VRD

    14,045,000       14,045,000  

City of Philadelphia PA, Refunding, GO Bonds,
Series B,
0.420%, VRD

    2,800,000       2,800,000  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.450%, VRD

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Series B-REMK,
0.440%, VRD

    18,095,000       18,095,000  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.420%, VRD

    4,550,000       4,550,000  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-2,
0.440%, VRD

    7,000,000       7,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      61,090,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Rhode Island—0.1%

 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., New England Institute Technology, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.470%, VRD

  $ 735,000     $ 735,000  
   

 

 

 

Tennessee—1.7%

 

Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Ballad Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    4,150,000       4,150,000  

Montgomery County Public Building Authority, Tennessee County Loan Pool, Revenue Bonds
0.360%, VRD

    3,200,000       3,200,000  

0.360%, VRD

    7,600,000       7,600,000  
   

 

 

 

      14,950,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—6.0%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.400%, VRD

    1,550,000       1,550,000  

City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    14,800,000       14,800,000  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue, First lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-4,
0.440%, VRD

    3,500,000       3,500,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Methodist Hospital System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-1,
0.350%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series A-2,
0.350%, VRD

    425,000       425,000  

Harris County Hospital District, Senior lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    7,870,000       7,870,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., Exxon Mobil Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    3,300,000       3,300,000  

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    4,400,000       4,400,000  

Subseries A-3,
0.330%, VRD

    100,000       100,000  

State of Texas, Veterans Housing Assistance Program II, GO Bonds,
Series B-R,
0.420%, VRD

    800,000       800,000  

State of Texas, Veterans, GO Bonds
0.450%, VRD

    3,070,000       3,070,000  

Series C,
0.470%, VRD

    9,720,000       9,720,000  

0.500%, VRD

    640,000       640,000  

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund, Revenue Bonds,
Series B1,
0.450%, VRD

    2,000,000       2,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      52,775,000  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Utah—0.4%

 

City of Murray UT, IHC Health Services Inc., Revenue Bonds,

   

Series C,
0.310%, VRD

  $ 3,500,000     $ 3,500,000  

Series D,
0.300%, VRD

    310,000       310,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,810,000  
   

 

 

 

Virginia—4.1%

 

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.420%, VRD

    3,900,000       3,900,000  

Series A,
0.430%, VRD

    10,990,000       10,990,000  

Series D,
0.460%, VRD

    14,055,000       14,055,000  

Series F,
0.440%, VRD

    5,150,000       5,150,000  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Carilion Clinic Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    2,350,000       2,350,000  
   

 

 

 

      36,445,000  
   

 

 

 

Washington—1.1%

 

Port of Tacoma WA, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    9,400,000       9,400,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(concluded)

 

Wisconsin—1.8%

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Marshfield Clinic Health, Inc., Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.350%, VRD

  $ 16,215,000     $ 16,215,000  

Total municipal bonds
(cost—$793,961,000)

      793,961,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper—5.6%

 

Florida—1.2%

 

Florida Local Government Finance Commission
0.450%, due 05/03/22

    10,649,000       10,649,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—1.1%

 

City of Rochester MN
0.850%, due 06/22/22

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—3.3%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
0.630%, due 05/06/22

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

City of Garland TX
0.760%, due 05/31/22

    4,000,000       4,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              29,000,000  

Total tax-exempt commercial paper
(cost—$49,649,000)

 

    49,649,000  

Total investments
(cost—$843,610,000 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—95.5%

      843,610,000  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—4.5%

 

    40,076,021  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 883,686,021  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Municipal bonds      $        $ 793,961,000        $        $ 793,961,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper                 49,649,000                   49,649,000  
Total      $        $ 843,610,000        $        $ 843,610,000  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

 

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Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments

 

Portfolio acronyms:

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
COP    Certificate of Participation
GO    General Obligation
OBFR    Overnight Bank Funding Rate
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STRIP    Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
VRD    Variable rate demand notes are payable on demand. The interest rates shown are the current rates as of April 30, 2022 and reset periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

65


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Assets:                  
Investments, at cost                  
Investments      $3,458,045,619        $928,258,202        $2,990,101,553        $11,308,591,309        $1,598,908,400        $843,610,000  
Repurchase agreements      1,479,000,000        540,000,000        1,346,000,000        10,667,800,000        307,900,000         
                 
Investments, at value                  
Investments      3,456,226,195        927,922,887        2,990,101,553        11,308,591,309        1,598,908,400        843,610,000  
Repurchase agreements      1,479,000,000        540,000,000        1,346,000,000        10,667,800,000        307,900,000         
Cash      1,259,197        1,355,357        2,793,734        115,968,411        1,476,573        63,065,839  
Receivable for investments sold                                         1,100,156  
Receivable for interest and dividends      785,183        154,325        991,775        6,988,123        306,086        298,571  
Receivable from affiliate             996                              
Total assets      4,937,270,575        1,469,433,565        4,339,887,062        22,099,347,843        1,908,591,059        908,074,566  
                 
Liabilities:                  
Payable for investments purchased                    41,845,895        416,100,187               24,324,375  
Payable to affiliate      411,588               363,539        1,858,979        155,824        64,170  
Total liabilities      411,588               42,209,434        417,959,166        155,824        24,388,545  
Net assets, at value      $4,936,858,987        $1,469,433,565        $4,297,677,628        $21,681,388,677        $1,908,435,235        $883,686,021  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

66


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Investment income:                  
Interest      $12,627,458        $1,576,029        $6,204,111        $25,425,414        $5,090,277        $763,818  
Expenses:                  
Investment advisory and administration fees      6,444,797        868,059        7,195,438        25,682,458        2,825,638        742,444  
Trustees fees      45,173        17,276        48,294        142,050        26,389        16,677  
Total expenses      6,489,970        885,335        7,243,732        25,824,508        2,852,027        759,121  
Less: Fee waivers and/or Trustees’ fees reimbursement by administrator             (852,230      (2,648,633      (10,383,473             (382,850
Net expenses      6,489,970        33,105        4,595,099        15,441,035        2,852,027        376,271  
Net investment income (loss)      6,137,488        1,542,924        1,609,012        9,984,379        2,238,250        387,547  
Net realized gain (loss)      30,020        (14,219      8,316        2,691        (2      59  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (2,396,525      (357,927                            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $3,770,983        $1,170,778        $1,617,328        $9,987,070        $2,238,248        $387,606  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

67


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $6,137,488        $25,391,678  
Net realized gain (loss)        30,020        (1,170
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (2,396,525      (3,287,110
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        3,770,983        22,103,398  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (3,890,021,125      (7,719,748,147
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (3,886,250,142      (7,697,644,749
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        8,823,109,129        16,520,753,878  
End of year        $4,936,858,987        $8,823,109,129  

 

       ESG Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $1,542,924        $575,115  
Net realized gain (loss)        (14,219      1,551  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (357,927      (24,570
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,170,778        552,096  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        857,754,697        536,344,294  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        858,925,475        536,896,390  
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        610,508,090        73,611,700  
End of year        $1,469,433,565        $610,508,090  

 

       Government Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $1,609,012        $11,209,051  
Net realized gain (loss)        8,316        256,465  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,617,328        11,465,516  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (4,526,632,556      (8,951,448,030
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (4,525,015,228      (8,939,982,514
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        8,822,692,856        17,762,675,370  
End of year        $4,297,677,628        $8,822,692,856  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Treasury Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $9,984,379        $29,139,827  
Net realized gain (loss)        2,691        (2
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        9,987,070        29,139,825  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (11,003,789,356      (2,157,669,635
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (10,993,802,286      (2,128,529,810
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        32,675,190,963        34,803,720,773  
End of year        $21,681,388,677        $32,675,190,963  

 

       Prime CNAV Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $2,238,250        $12,383,882  
Net realized gain (loss)        (2      13,975  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        2,238,248        12,397,857  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (2,543,210,434      (3,058,221,326
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (2,540,972,186      (3,045,823,469
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        4,449,407,421        7,495,230,890  
End of year        $1,908,435,235        $4,449,407,421  

 

       Tax-Free Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022      2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $387,547          $598,064  
Net realized gain (loss)        59           
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        387,606          598,064  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        69,072,966          (1,759,955,281
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        69,460,572          (1,759,357,217
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        814,225,449          2,573,582,666  
End of year        $883,686,021          $814,225,449  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.08
Net investment income (loss)        0.09      0.19      1.90      2.32      1.41
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.10      0.15      1.92      2.31      1.38
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 4,936,859      $ 8,823,109      $ 16,520,754      $ 15,779,160      $ 7,775,651  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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ESG Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15, 20201 to
April 30, 2020
        2022    2021
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10 %2 
Expenses after fee waivers        0.00 %3       0.00      0.00 %2 
Net investment income (loss)        0.17      0.18      1.24 %2 
Supplemental data:
Total investment return4        0.16      0.22      0.47
Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 1,469,434      $ 610,508      $ 73,612  

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Annualized.

3 

Amount represents less than 0.005% or (0.005)%.

4

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

71


Government Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.06      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.02      0.09      1.75      2.07      1.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.03      0.08      1.74      2.10      1.08
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 4,297,678      $ 8,822,693      $ 17,762,675      $ 14,278,487      $ 15,676,931  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

72


Treasury Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.06      0.09      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.04      0.09      1.56      2.07      1.08
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.04      0.08      1.70      2.10      1.08
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 21,681,389      $ 32,675,191      $ 34,803,721      $ 17,222,690      $ 18,029,945  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

73


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.08      0.19      1.83      2.29      1.34
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.09      0.17      1.90      2.27      1.32
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 1,908,435      $ 4,449,407      $ 7,495,231      $ 4,881,630      $ 2,370,336  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.05      0.09      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.05      0.04      1.19      1.35      0.93
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.05      0.04      1.23      1.38      0.91
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 883,686      $ 814,225      $ 2,573,583      $ 2,276,103      $ 3,327,962  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

75


Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Trust is a series mutual fund with six series.

Prime Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime CNAV Master Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Master Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016 and ESG Prime Master Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

Master Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

Each Master Fund may issue any number of interests and each interest shall have a par value of $0.001 per interest. The interests of a Master Fund shall represent a proportional beneficial interest in the net assets belonging to that series. Each holder of interests of a Master Fund shall be entitled to receive his or her pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to such Master Fund according to the investor’s ownership percentage of such Master Fund on the record date established for payment. Upon redemption of interests, an investor shall be paid solely out of the assets and property of such Master Fund. Beneficial interests in the Trust are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, since such interests are issued in private placement transactions.

In the normal course of business, the Master Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Master Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Master Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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 of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Master Funds’ 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

Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the net asset values of each of Prime Master Fund and ESG Prime Master Fund are calculated using market-based values, and the price of its beneficial interests fluctuate.

Under Rule 2a-7, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund have adopted certain policies that enable them to use the amortized cost method of valuation. Government

 

76


Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “government money market funds” and as “retail money market funds”, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund value their investments at amortized cost unless the Master Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of securities held by Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

The Board has delegated to the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (“VC”) the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Master Funds’ portfolio investments. The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: investments of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; fixed-income investments that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper; investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale; illiquid investments; and investments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the VC, represent current market value. The need to fair value a Master Fund’s portfolio investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded investments. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of an investment’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the investment; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the investments are purchased and sold.

Each Master Fund’s portfolio holdings may also consist of shares of other investment companies in which the Master Fund invests. The value of each such open-end investment company will generally be its net asset value at the time a Master Fund’s beneficial interests are priced. Pursuant to each Master Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies and/or investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value. Each investment company generally values investments in a manner as described in that investment company’s prospectus or similar documents.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of each Master 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 each Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of each Master Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Board is permitted to impose a liquidity fee on redemptions from each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund or a redemption gate to temporarily restrict redemptions from those Master Funds in the event that any of Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or

 

77


Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

other factors. If Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of the Fund’s total assets, the board is permitted, but not required, to: (i) impose a liquidity fee of no more than 2% of the amount redeemed; and/or (ii) impose a redemption gate to temporarily suspend the right of redemption. If any of Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets falls below 10% of the Fund’s total assets, the relevant Fund must impose, generally as of the beginning of the next business day, a liquidity fee of 1% of the amount redeemed unless the Board determines that such a fee would not be in the best interest of the Fund or determines that a lower or higher fee (subject to the 2% limit) would be in the best interest of the Fund. Liquidity fees would reduce the amount an interest holder receives upon redemption of its beneficial interests. Each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund, retains the liquidity fees for the benefit of remaining interest holders. For the period ended April 30, 2022, the Board of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund did not impose any liquidity fees and/ or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Repurchase agreements—The Master Funds 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 Master Funds maintain custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through their regular custodian or through a special “tri-party” custodian or sub-custodian that maintains a separate account for both the Master Funds and their counterparty. The underlying collateral is valued daily in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by a fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, the Master Funds generally have 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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or a fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Master Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Master Funds 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. Each Master Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Master Funds may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Prime CNAV Master Fund may engage in repurchase agreements as part of normal investing strategies; Tax-Free Master Fund generally would only engage in repurchase agreement transactions as temporary or defensive investments.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Under certain circumstances, a Master 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 Master Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of a Master Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of a Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Investment advisor and administrator

UBS AM serves as the investment advisor and administrator to each Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administration contract (“Management Contract”) approved by the Board. In accordance with the Management Contract, each Master Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee (“management fee”), which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rates, as a percentage of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Average daily net assets      Annual rate
Up to $30 billion        0.1000
In excess of $30 billion up to $40 billion        0.0975  
In excess of $40 billion up to $50 billion        0.0950  
In excess of $50 billion up to $60 billion        0.0925  
Over $60 billion        0.0900  

At April 30, 2022, each Master Fund owed or was (owed by) UBS AM for investment advisory and administration services, net of waivers, as follows:

 

Fund      Net amount owed to/(owed by) UBS AM
Prime Master Fund      $ 411,588  
ESG Prime Master Fund        (996
Government Master Fund        363,539  
Treasury Master Fund        1,858,979  
Prime CNAV Master Fund        155,824  
Tax-Free Master Fund        64,170  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Funds’ expenses other than taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Master Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Master Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets.

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees in the event that feeder fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. During

 

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the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amount waived by UBS AM
Government Master Fund      $ 2,648,633  
Treasury Master Fund        10,383,473  
Tax-Free Master Fund        382,850  

For the Period May 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived 0.10% of its management fee in order to voluntarily reduce ESG Prime Master Fund’s expenses by 0.10%. For the period April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived 0.07% of its management fee in order to voluntarily reduce ESG Prime Master Fund’s expenses by 0.07%. For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived $852,230 for the ESG Prime Master Fund, and such amount is not subject to future recoupment.

Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a former board member

During his term of service on the Board through his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2021, Professor Meyer Feldberg had also served as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Master Funds may conduct transactions, which resulted in him being an interested trustee of the Trust. The Master Funds have been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley did not 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 period ended April 30, 2022, Tax-Free Master Fund purchased and sold certain securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley, having aggregate value $23,390,061.

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 Tax-Free Master Fund’s investment manager, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.

Beneficial interest transactions

 

Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $     3,073,650,718      $ 9,072,253,790  
Withdrawals        (6,963,671,843      (16,792,001,937
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (3,890,021,125    $ (7,719,748,147

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 2,338,578,556      $ 1,132,688,561  
Withdrawals        (1,480,823,859      (596,344,267
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 857,754,697      $ 536,344,294  

 

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Government Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 118,340,152,475      $ 47,491,220,565  
Withdrawals        (122,866,785,031      (56,442,668,595
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (4,526,632,556    $ (8,951,448,030
       
Treasury Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 56,066,375,618      $ 54,430,506,105  
Withdrawals        (67,070,164,974      (56,588,175,740
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (11,003,789,356    $ (2,157,669,635
       
Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 968,414,610      $ 5,114,679,407  
Withdrawals        (3,511,625,044      (8,172,900,733
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (2,543,210,434    $ (3,058,221,326
       
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 807,236,613      $ 402,602,443  
Withdrawals        (738,163,647      (2,162,557,724
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 69,072,966      $ (1,759,955,281

Federal tax status

Each Master Fund is considered a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no federal tax provision is necessary. As such, each investor in a Master Fund is treated as owning its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Fund. UBS AM intends that each Master Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in a Master Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by investing its net assets through the Master Fund.

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) consisted of:

Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 151,105  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (1,970,529
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)      $ (1,819,424

 

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ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 20,598  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (355,913
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)      $ (335,315

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Master Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded, as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, and since inception for the ESG Prime Master Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily began waiving Government Master Fund’s management fee of 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Master Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Master Trust (the “Trust”), (comprising Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of April 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising Master Trust at April 30, 2022, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Funds comprising the
Master Trust
  Statement of
operations
  Statement of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

Prime Master Fund

Treasury Master Fund

Tax-Free Master Fund

Prime CNAV Master Fund

Government Master Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2022
ESG Prime Master Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022, and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. The Master Funds’ reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to interest holders (and investors in the related feeder funds) on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund and Prime CNAV Master Fund is available on a weekly basis at the same Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Master Funds at the above referenced UBS Website internet address.

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/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

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UBS Investor Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Funds are governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Funds’ 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 funds 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 Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

81

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since January 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM 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 the compensation committee), the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

75

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (and serves as a member of each such fund’s audit, nominating and governance committees).

Bernard H. Garil;

82

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).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS Investor Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

62

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 8 investment companies (consisting of 48 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski2;

54

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson2;

43

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

58

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

64

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and general counsel (2004 through 2019 and September 2021 to present) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019- 2020 and April 2021 to September 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal (2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been Assistant Secretary of UBS AM—Americas region since January 2022 (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until January 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary2;

54

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—U.S. (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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UBS Investor Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Igor Lasun2;

43

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Leesa Merrill3;

43

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is a director (since 2014) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020)) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

48

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders3;

56

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

37

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is an executive director (since 2019, prior to which he was a director) and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

38

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

60

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since June 2022) prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Administrator (and Manager for the Master Funds)

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter (for the feeder funds)

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares of the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by an effective prospectus.

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UBS Preferred Funds

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

Includes:

 

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

 

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

 

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

 

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

 

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund


UBS Preferred Funds

 

June 10, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for the UBS Preferred Series of Funds, namely UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select Government Preferred Fund, UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund (the “Funds”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate in March 2022 from a range between 0.00% and 0.25% to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%. The federal funds rate or the “fed funds rate,” is the rate US banks charge one another for funds they borrow on an overnight basis. (For more details on the Fed’s actions, see below.) The Fed also anticipates several additional rate hikes during the year. As a result, the yields on a number of short-term investments moved higher—as did many of the Funds’ yields—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yields for the Funds (after fee waivers/expense reimbursements) were as follows:

 

  UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund: 0.36% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.03% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund: 0.41% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.08% on April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select Government Preferred Fund: 0.15% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund: 0.28% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Prime Preferred Fund: 0.36% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.02% as of April 30, 2021.

 

  UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund: 0.29% on April 30, 2022, versus 0.01% April 30, 2021.

For detailed information on the Funds’ performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on pages 7 to 9.

An interview with the Portfolio Managers

Q. How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced a number of headwinds, including COVID-19 and its variants, sharply rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues, and central bank monetary policy tightening. Later in the

 

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Investment goals (all four Funds):

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund—June 28, 2016;

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund—August 28, 2007;

UBS Prime Preferred Fund—January 19, 2016

Dividend Payments:

Monthly

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income as is consistent with liquidity and preservation of capital while incorporating select environmental, social, and governance criteria (“ESG”) into the investment process.

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

January 15, 2020

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

 

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  reporting period the war in Ukraine also impacted the economy. Looking back, second, third and fourth quarter 2021 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was 6.7%, 2.3% and 6.9%, respectively. The economy then contracted in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Commerce Department’s initial estimate, first quarter 2022 annualized GDP growth was -1.4%. This was attributed to decreases in private inventory investment, exports, federal government spending, and state and local government spending.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

After several years of highly accommodative monetary policy, toward the end of 2021 the central bank signaled a policy shift. With inflation remaining elevated and no longer viewed as being “transitory,” in November 2021 the Fed announced that it would start tapering its monthly purchase of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities. At its meeting in December, the central bank further reduced its bond purchases and announced the program would end in March 2022. In March 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to a range between 0.25%

  and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. Finally, at its meeting in early May, after the reporting period ended, the Fed raised rates 0.50% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%. The central bank was also to begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1, 2022 (quantitative tightening).

 

Q.

Given that the Funds are “feeder funds,” how were the portfolios in which they invest managed during the reporting period?

A.

Each fund is a “feeder fund,” investing all of its assets in “Master Funds”—the Prime Master Fund, the ESG Prime Master Fund, the Government Master Fund, the Treasury Master Fund, the Prime CNAV Master Fund and the Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively. As always, quality and liquidity remained paramount in our management process for the Master Funds.

 

 

For the Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund invests, we tactically adjusted its weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in the portfolio—throughout the 12-month review period. When the reporting period began, the Master Fund had a WAM of 49 days. By the end of the period on April 30, 2022, the Master Fund’s WAM was 21 days.

 

 

At the issuer level, we maintained a high level of diversification, with the goal of reducing risk and keeping the Master Fund highly liquid.

 

 

At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements and, to a lesser extent, certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its allocations to commercial paper and time deposits. (Repurchase agreements are transactions that require the seller of a security to buy it back at a predetermined time and price, or upon demand.)

 

 

The WAM for the Master Fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund invests was 51 days when the reporting period began. It was 17 days at period-end on April 30, 2022. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. In contrast, we decreased its exposures to commercial paper and time deposits.

 

 

The WAM for the Master Fund in which UBS Select Government Preferred Fund invests was 34 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end on April 30,

 

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Manager:

Lisa M. DiPaolo

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

August 28, 2007

Dividend Payments:

Monthly

 

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  2022, it was 22 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to repurchase agreements and US government agency obligations. Conversely, we reduced its allocation to US Treasury obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Master Fund in which UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund invests was 43 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end it was 23 days. At the security level, we increased the Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by Treasury obligations and significantly reduced its exposure to direct US Treasury obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Prime CNAV Master Fund in which UBS Prime Preferred Fund invests was 53 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted its WAM, and at the end of the reporting period the Master Fund’s WAM was 22 days. Over the review period, we increased the Master Fund’s exposures to time deposits, repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its exposure to commercial paper.

 

 

The WAM for the Master Fund in which UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund invests was 10 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted the Master Fund’s WAM based on market conditions and seasonality factors within the tax-exempt market. At the end of the reporting period its WAM was 6 days. Over the review period, we reduced the Master Fund’s exposure to tax-exempt commercial paper and, to a small extent, to municipal bonds.

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Funds over the coming months?

A.

With inflation remaining elevated and given the improvements in the labor market, we expect the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. It is unclear if the central bank can orchestrate a “soft landing” for the US economy. In this environment, we anticipate continuing to manage the Funds focusing on risk and liquidity.

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/am-us.*

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO

Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Fund

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

*

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. 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/am-us.

 

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LOGO   LOGO

Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Lisa DiPaolo

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Funds performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2022. 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.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Since each Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests in a corresponding “master fund,” the expense information below reflects the combined effect of the two levels of expenses and not just those imposed directly at the feeder fund level.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Fund 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 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 in the table below for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
2
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
3
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.71          0.14  
                                             
                   
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.40        $ 0.25          0.05
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.75          0.25          0.05  
                                             
                   
UBS Select Government Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  
                                             
                   
UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.30        $ 0.45          0.09
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.55          0.46          0.09  
                                             
                   
UBS Prime Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.40        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.71          0.14  
                                             
                   
UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.40        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  

 

1 

The expenses for the Funds reflect the expenses of the corresponding master funds in which they invest in addition to their own direct expenses.

2 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

3 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.36
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.36  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Weighted average maturity2      21 days  
  
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.41
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.41  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.30  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.30  
Weighted average maturity2      17 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund. Because the price of interests in the related money market master fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, your shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The related money market master fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund’s sponsor and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.15
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.15  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.11  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.11  
Weighted average maturity2      22 days  
  
UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.28
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.28  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.24  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.24  
Weighted average maturity2      23 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. An investment in UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Government Preferred Fund’s sponsor and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

UBS Prime Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.36
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.36  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.32  
Weighted average maturity2      22 days  
  
UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      0.29
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      0.29  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      0.25  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      0.24  
Weighted average maturity2      6 days  

Investments in UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund are intended to be limited to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund reserve the right to repurchase shares in any accounts that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. The related money market master funds may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Prime Preferred Fund’s sponsor and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

Weighted average maturity provided is that of the related master fund, which is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Preferred Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $1,096,265,457        $1,320,749,308        $1,182,170,709  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      1,095,672,971        1,320,440,309        1,182,170,709  
Receivable from affiliate                    70,611  
Total assets      1,095,672,971        1,320,440,309        1,182,241,320  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      321,348        368,004        113,284  
Payable to affiliate      33,994        29,715         
Total liabilities      355,342        397,719        113,284  
        
Net assets      $1,095,317,629        $1,320,042,590        $1,182,128,036  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      $1,095,910,112        $1,320,364,165        $1,182,128,470  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      (592,483      (321,575      (434
Net assets      $1,095,317,629        $1,320,042,590        $1,182,128,036  
Shares outstanding      1,095,510,455        1,319,863,154        1,182,128,470  
Net asset value per share      $0.9998        $1.0001        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Preferred Fund
   UBS
Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS
Tax-Free
Preferred Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $11,898,353,209        $342,843,169        $189,482,174  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      11,898,353,209        342,843,169        189,482,174  
Receivable from affiliate                    19,309  
Total assets      11,898,353,209        342,843,169        189,501,483  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      2,343,447        87,210        10,698  
Payable to affiliate      305,371        7,724         
Total liabilities      2,648,818        94,934        10,698  
        
Net assets      $11,895,704,391        $342,748,235        $189,490,785  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      $11,895,708,315        $342,748,222        $189,490,751  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      (3,924      13        34  
Net assets      $11,895,704,391        $342,748,235        $189,490,785  
Shares outstanding      11,895,708,315        342,748,222        189,490,796  
Net asset value per share      $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Preferred Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $2,691,317        $1,332,429        $2,607,814  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (1,362,082      (722,793      (3,259,878
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund             692,895        1,233,858  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      1,329,235        1,302,531        581,794  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      1,069,754        561,662        2,579,711  
Trustees fees      19,818        16,513        28,342  
       1,089,572        578,175        2,608,053  
Fee waivers by administrator      (547,502      (289,090      (2,538,356
Net expenses      542,070        289,085        69,697  
Net investment income (loss)      787,165        1,013,446        512,097  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      5,860        (12,577      3,598  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund      (522,619      (309,692       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $270,406        $691,177        $515,695  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Preferred Fund
   UBS
Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS
Tax-Free
Preferred Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $13,475,708        $1,196,754        $46,489  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (13,707,911      (699,032      (35,436
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund      5,562,970               15,630  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      5,330,767        497,722        26,683  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      10,898,321        542,924        15,215  
Trustees fees      74,519        16,259        13,142  
       10,972,840        559,183        28,357  
Fee waivers by administrator      (10,061,382      (294,365      (24,156
Net expenses      911,458        264,818        4,201  
Net investment income (loss)      4,419,309        232,904        22,482  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      871               2  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $4,420,180        $232,904        $22,484  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $787,165        $3,206,660  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        5,860        (193
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        (522,619      (537,497
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        270,406        2,668,970  
Total distributions        (792,829      (3,226,081
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (500,692,147      (1,322,203,233
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (501,214,570      (1,322,760,344
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,596,532,199        2,919,292,543  
End of year        $1,095,317,629        $1,596,532,199  
       UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $1,013,446        $158,305  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (12,577      416  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        (309,692      (4,998
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        691,177        153,723  
Total distributions        (1,013,638      (158,528
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        920,293,121        392,639,810  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        919,970,660        392,635,005  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        400,071,930        7,436,925  
End of year        $1,320,042,590        $400,071,930  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Government Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $512,097        $4,299,442  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        3,598        132,423  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        515,695        4,431,865  
Total distributions        (570,672      (4,423,318
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (2,906,508,687      (5,865,094,589
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (2,906,563,664      (5,865,086,042
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        4,088,691,700        9,953,777,742  
End of year        $1,182,128,036        $4,088,691,700  

 

       UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $4,419,309        $10,436,525  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        871        (1
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        4,420,180        10,436,524  
Total distributions        (4,424,103      (10,436,525
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (7,039,257,392      3,010,044,347  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (7,039,261,315      3,010,044,346  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        18,934,965,706        15,924,921,360  
End of year        $11,895,704,391        $18,934,965,706  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Prime Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $232,904        $1,652,429  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund               2,218  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        232,904        1,654,647  
Total distributions        (235,109      (1,668,207
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (1,079,136,631      160,657,155  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (1,079,138,836      160,643,595  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,421,887,071        1,261,243,476  
End of year        $342,748,235        $1,421,887,071  

 

       UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $22,482        $35,443  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        2         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        22,484        35,443  
Total distributions        (22,495      (35,443
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        153,599,709        (244,351,518
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        153,599,698        (244,351,518
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        35,891,087        280,242,605  
End of year        $189,490,785        $35,891,087  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.0002        $1.0005        $1.0001        $1.0001        $1.0002  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0006        0.0013        0.0186        0.0226        0.0137  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.0004      (0.0003      0.0004        (0.0001 )1       (0.0001
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0002        0.0010        0.0190        0.0226        0.0136  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0006      (0.0013      (0.0186      (0.0226      (0.0137
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0006      (0.0013      (0.0186      (0.0226      (0.0137
Net asset value, end of year        $0.9998        $1.0002        $1.0005        $1.0001        $1.0001  
Total investment return2        0.02      0.10      1.92      2.28      1.37
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers3        0.14      0.14      0.14      0.12      0.08
Net investment income (loss)3        0.06      0.15      1.87      2.29      1.40
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $1,095,318        $1,596,532        $2,919,293        $2,751,367        $1,732,540  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15, 20201 to
April 30, 2020
        2022    2021
Net asset value, beginning of period        $1.0005        $1.0007        $1.0000  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0011        0.0018        0.0038  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.0004      (0.0002      0.0007  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0007        0.0016        0.0045  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0011      (0.0018      (0.0038
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.0000 )2       (0.0000 )2        
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0011      (0.0018      (0.0038
Net asset value, end of period        $1.0001        $1.0005        $1.0007  
Total investment return3        0.08      0.16      0.45
Ratios to average net assets:

 

  
Expenses before fee waivers4        0.18      0.18      0.18 %5 
Expenses after fee waivers4        0.04      0.04      0.04 %5 
Net investment income (loss)4        0.14      0.12      1.25 %5 
Supplemental data:

 

  
Net assets, end of period (000’s)        $1,320,043        $400,072        $7,437  

 

1 

Commencement of operations.

2 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

3 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

4 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

5 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020        0.010  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       (0.000 )1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020        0.010  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020      (0.010
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020      (0.010
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.02      0.06      1.70      2.05      1.04
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.06      0.13      0.14      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        0.02      0.07      1.57      2.03      1.03
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $1,182,128        $4,088,692        $9,953,778        $3,609,757        $3,913,629  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020        0.010  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1       (0.000 )1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020        0.010  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020      (0.010
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020      (0.010
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.03      0.06      1.66      2.06      1.04
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers3        0.07      0.11      0.14      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        0.03      0.07      1.50      2.00      1.04
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $11,895,704        $18,934,966        $15,924,921        $5,627,247        $9,248,153  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.001        0.001        0.018        0.023        0.013  
Net realized gain (loss)               0.000 1       0.000 1              0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.001        0.001        0.018        0.023        0.013  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.001      (0.001      (0.018      (0.023      (0.013
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.001      (0.001      (0.018      (0.023      (0.013
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.05      0.13      1.86      2.23      1.28
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.14      0.14      0.14      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        0.03      0.14      1.72      2.21      1.25
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $342,748        $1,421,887        $1,261,243        $554,709        $403,597  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.012        0.013        0.009  
Net realized gain (loss)        0.000 1                             
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.012        0.013        0.009  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.012      (0.013      (0.009
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        0.04      0.02      1.19      1.34      0.87
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers3        0.07      0.12      0.14      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        0.06      0.03      1.12      1.28      0.89
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $189,491        $35,891        $280,243        $406,314        $1,263,859  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund (“Prime Preferred Fund”), UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund (“ESG Prime Preferred Fund”), UBS Select Government Preferred Fund (“Government Preferred Fund”), UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund (“Treasury Preferred Fund”), UBS Prime Preferred Fund (“Prime CNAV Preferred Fund”), and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund (“Tax-Free Preferred Fund”) (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with twenty-two series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

Prime Preferred Fund, ESG Prime Preferred Fund, Government Preferred Fund, Treasury Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund, and Tax-Free Preferred Fund are “feeder funds” that invest all of their investable assets in “master funds”—Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds” and each a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act). The feeder funds and their respective Master Funds have the same investment objectives.

Prime Preferred Fund, Treasury Preferred Fund, and Tax-Free Preferred Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime CNAV Preferred Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Preferred Fund commenced operations on June 28, 2016 and ESG Prime Preferred Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds and the administrator for the feeder funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

The performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the corresponding Master Fund. The value of such investment reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of its corresponding Master Fund (22.19% for Prime Preferred Fund, 89.86% for ESG Prime Preferred Fund, 27.51% for Government Preferred Fund, 54.88% for Treasury Preferred Fund, 17.96% for Prime CNAV Preferred Fund, and 21.44% for Tax-Free Preferred Fund at April 30, 2022).

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment activities of each Master Fund are allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the corresponding Fund and other investors in the Master Fund (e.g., other feeder funds) at the time of such determination. The financial statements of the Master Funds, including the Portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in connection with the Funds’ financial statements. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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 of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Funds’ 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—Each Fund records its investment in its corresponding Master Fund at fair value. Securities held by the Master Funds are valued as indicated in the Master Funds’ Notes to financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Floating net asset value per share funds—Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), Prime Preferred Fund and ESG Prime Preferred Fund calculate their net asset value to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market-based pricing and expect that their share price will fluctuate.

On occasion, it is possible that the end of day accounting net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a floating NAV Fund (“FNAV”), as reported in a shareholder report, for example, may differ from the last transactional NAV per share (used for purposes of processing purchases and redemptions); while this is not expected to occur with great frequency, it may happen should certain factors align on a given business day. The final end-of-day NAV per share for accounting and financial statement reporting purposes is designed to reflect all end-of-day accounting activities, which may include, but are not limited to, income and expense accruals, dividend and distribution reinvestments as well as final share activity; such items are factored into the Fund after the last transactional NAV per share is calculated on a given day (normally, the last transactional NAV per share is calculated as of 3 pm, Eastern time, as explained in the fund’s offering circular).

Constant net asset value per share funds—Government Preferred Fund, Treasury Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund, and Tax-Free Preferred Fund (collectively the “Constant NAV Funds”) attempt to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Constant NAV Funds will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Constant NAV Funds have adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/distribution policies in an attempt to enable each to do so. Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As “government money market funds”, Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share. Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “retail money market funds”, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, Prime Preferred Fund, ESG Prime Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund may be subject to the possible imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gate. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. For the period ended April 30, 2022, Prime Preferred Fund, ESG Prime Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund were not subject to any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

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

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of the Funds’ investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Funds will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Administrator

UBS AM serves as the administrator to each Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement approved by the Trust’s board. In accordance with the Administration Agreement, each Fund pays UBS AM an administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Administration fee
Prime Preferred Fund        0.08
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        0.08  
Government Preferred Fund        0.08  
Treasury Preferred Fund        0.08  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        0.08  
Tax-Free Preferred Fund        0.08  

At April 30, 2022, each Fund owed UBS AM for administrative services as follows:

 

Fund      Amounts owed to UBS AM
Prime Preferred Fund      $ 72,122  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        72,018  
Government Preferred Fund        38,483  
Treasury Preferred Fund        708,658  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        19,062  
Tax-Free Preferred Fund        4,382  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Funds’ expenses other than interest, taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM did not owe the Funds any additional reductions in administration fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

The Funds and UBS AM have entered into a written fee waiver agreement pursuant to which UBS AM is contractually obligated to waive its administration fees so that the total ordinary operating expenses of the Funds, including expenses allocated from Master Funds, do not exceed 0.14% through August 31, 2022 for each of the Funds. The fee waiver agreement may be terminated by the Funds’ Board at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Funds’ contract with UBS AM. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM owed the Funds and for the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS was contractually obligated to waive, as follows, and such waived amounts are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amounts owed by UBS AM      Amounts waived by UBS AM
Prime Preferred Fund      $ 38,128        $ 544,796  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        42,303          289,090  
Government Preferred Fund        40,422          1,304,073  
Treasury Preferred Fund        403,287          5,486,501  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        11,338          279,598  
Tax-Free Preferred Fund        13,218          14,180  

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees in the event that the Funds’ yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM owed the Funds and for the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amounts owed by UBS AM      Amounts waived by UBS AM
Prime Preferred Fund      $        $ 2,706  
Government Preferred Fund        68,672          1,234,283  
Treasury Preferred Fund                 4,574,881  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund                 14,767  
Tax-Free Preferred Fund        10,473          9,976  

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 for each of the Funds for the periods ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Prime Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the year ended April 30, 2022:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        2,104,638,847      $ 2,104,889,987  
Shares repurchased        (2,605,795,524      (2,606,096,350
Dividends reinvested        514,205        514,216  
Net increase (decrease)        (500,642,472    $ (500,692,147
       
        For the year ended April 30, 2021:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        4,833,018,729      $ 4,834,744,587  
Shares repurchased        (6,158,640,546      (6,160,769,475
Dividends reinvested        3,820,016        3,821,655  
Net increase (decrease)        (1,321,801,801    $ (1,322,203,233

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

ESG Prime Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the year ended April 30, 2022:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        2,383,868,261      $ 2,384,656,777  
Shares repurchased        (1,464,440,601      (1,464,930,918
Dividends reinvested        567,073        567,262  
Net increase (decrease)        919,994,733      $ 920,293,121  
       
        For the year ended April 30, 2021:
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        569,523,852      $ 569,816,703  
Shares repurchased        (177,213,823      (177,303,716
Dividends reinvested        126,758        126,823  
Net increase (decrease)        392,436,787      $ 392,639,810  

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

Government Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        114,562,195,013        151,039,929,375  
Shares repurchased        (117,468,958,268      (156,908,575,455
Dividends reinvested        254,568        3,551,491  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (2,906,508,687      (5,865,094,589
       
Treasury Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        54,025,986,478        87,847,403,994  
Shares repurchased        (61,067,159,548      (84,848,189,244
Dividends reinvested        1,915,678        10,829,597  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (7,039,257,392      3,010,044,347  
       
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        678,996,581        3,726,373,031  
Shares repurchased        (1,758,292,049      (3,567,882,356
Dividends reinvested        158,837        2,166,480  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        (1,079,136,631      160,657,155  

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Tax-Free Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Shares sold        289,136,862        60,676,979  
Shares repurchased        (135,543,647      (305,167,663
Dividends reinvested        6,494        139,166  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding        153,599,709        (244,351,518

Federal tax status

Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and to comply with all 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 net investment income, net realized capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, each Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Funds during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022        2021
Fund    Tax-exempt
income
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
realized
capital gains
       Tax-exampt
income
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
realized
capital gains
UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund    $      $ 792,829      $        $      $ 3,226,081      $  
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund             1,013,638                        158,528         
UBS Select Government Preferred Fund             569,994        678                 4,423,318         
UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund             4,419,309        4,794                 10,436,525         
UBS Prime CNAV Preferred Fund             235,109                        1,668,207         
UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund      22,495                              35,443                

At April 30, 2022, components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
  

Undistributed
ordinary

income

   Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
   Accumulated
realized
capital and
other losses
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Other
temporary
differences
  Total
UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund    $      $ 321,351      $      $     $ (592,486   $ (321,348   $ (592,483
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund             368,003               (12,575     (308,999     (368,004     (321,575
UBS Select Government Preferred Fund             112,850                           (113,284     (434
UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund             2,343,447               (3,924           (2,343,447     (3,924
UBS Select Prime CNAV Preferred Fund             87,223                           (87,210     13  
UBS Select Tax-Free Preferred Fund      10,731               2                    (10,699     34  

Net capital losses recognized by the Funds may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, the following Fund had net capital losses that will be carried forward indefinitely, as follows:

 

Fund      Short-term losses      Long-term losses      Net capital losses
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund      $ 12,575        $        $ 12,575  

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards utilized:

 

        Capital loss carryforwards utilized
UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund      $ 192  
UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund        1  

Qualified late year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund’s next taxable year. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, the following Fund incurred and elected to defer qualified late year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses of the following amounts:

 

       Post October capital loss
Fund     

Late year ordinary

loss

    

Short-term

losses

    

Long-term

losses

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund      $        $ 3,924        $  

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, and since inception for the ESG Prime Preferred Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily started waiving its 0.10% master fund level fee in order to voluntarily reduce UBS Select Government Preferred Fund’s expenses by 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select Government Preferred Fund, UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Prime Preferred Fund, and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund and the Board of Trustees of UBS Series Funds

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select Government Preferred Fund, UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (six of the funds comprising UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”) , as of April 30, 2022, including the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (six of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2022, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the UBS
Series Funds
 

Statement of

operations

  Statements of changes in net
assets
  Financial highlights

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2022
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022 and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Funds and Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds and Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for each of Master Trust—Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund invests), Master Trust - ESG Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund invests) and Master Trust—Prime CNAV Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Prime Preferred Fund invests) is available on a weekly basis at the same UBS Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Funds at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of each Fund’s (and corresponding Master Fund’s) (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how a 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 a Fund directly at 1-800-647 1568, online on UBS’s Web site: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income and qualified short term capital gains for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022:

 

Fund      Qualified interest
income
     Qualified short term
capital gains
Prime Preferred Fund      $ 354,093        $ 2,549  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        435,467          83  
Government Preferred Fund        512,097          57,897  
Treasury Preferred Fund        4,197,182           
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        104,665          997  

 

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Master Trust

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022

Includes:

 

Prime Master Fund

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Government Master Fund

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 


Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

(Note: The expense information provided in this section is relevant for direct investors in the Master Funds. Investors in the related “feeder funds” should instead focus on separate expense examples relevant to the particular feeder funds; the expense examples for the feeder funds will reflect their proportionate share of the corresponding Master Funds’ expenses.)

As an owner of a Master Fund, an investor such as a feeder fund incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Master Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand a Master Fund investor’s ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Master Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Master Fund 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 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 in the table below for each Master Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Master Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Master Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 Master Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Master Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Prime Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.70        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  
                                             
                   
ESG Prime Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,001.00        $ 0.05          0.01
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.95          0.05          0.01  
                                             
                   
Government Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.20        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  
                                             
                   
Treasury Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.40        $ 0.40          0.08
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.60          0.40          0.08  
                                             
                   
Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.51          0.10  
                                             
                   
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

         
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.50        $ 0.35          0.07
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.65          0.35          0.07  

 

 

1

Expenses are equal to the Master Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 divided by 364 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      21 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      17.3
Canada      6.9  
Singapore      5.8  
Australia      4.0  
Sweden      3.9  
Total      37.9
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      53.1
Repurchase agreements      30.0  
Certificates of deposit      11.6  
Time deposits      5.3  
Other assets in excess of liabilities       0.0  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05%).

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      17 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      25.1
Canada      6.7  
Singapore      6.1  
Japan      5.4  
France      4.9  
Total      48.2
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      47.8
Repurchase agreements      36.8  
Certificates of deposit      9.9  
Time deposits      5.4  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in ESG Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. ESG Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Portfolio’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Government Master Fund

 

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      22 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
U.S. government agency obligations      38.9
Repurchase agreements      31.3  
U.S. Treasury obligations      30.7  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (0.9
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Government Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Government Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      23 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
U.S. Treasury obligations      52.2
Repurchase agreements      49.2  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (1.4
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Treasury Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Treasury Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      22 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2    Percentage of net assets
United States      24.7
Canada      10.4  
Singapore      8.3  
France      6.2  
Sweden      5.4  
Total      55.0
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      62.0
Repurchase agreements      16.1  
Time deposits      11.2  
Certificates of deposit      10.6  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Prime CNAV Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Prime CNAV Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Prime CNAV Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2022 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      6 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Municipal bonds      89.9
Tax-exempt commercial paper      5.6  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      4.5  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Tax-Free Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Tax-Free Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—11.6%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—10.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 07/13/22

  $ 19,000,000     $ 18,967,939  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,010,362  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.200%, due 10/04/22

    33,000,000       32,799,814  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,998,459  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,988,150  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,998,035  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    32,000,000       32,014,655  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       20,009,568  

Norinchukin Bank
0.250%, due 05/09/22

    24,000,000       23,998,290  

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    50,000,000       50,006,765  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    19,000,000       19,007,888  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,008,385  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       20,011,659  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    27,000,000       26,986,861  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,999,536  

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221

    20,000,000       19,973,169  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,996,619  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    26,000,000       26,002,792  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    27,000,000       26,959,179  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       25,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      516,738,125  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.1%    

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,994,977  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

  $ 31,000,000     $ 31,014,078  
   

 

 

 

              56,009,055  

Total certificates of deposit
(cost—$572,977,475)

      572,747,180  
Commercial paper—53.1%    
Asset-backed-miscellaneous—15.2%    

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

    35,000,000       34,985,504  

Antalis SA
1.150%, due 07/13/22

    32,000,000       31,924,667  

Barton Capital SA
0.600%, due 05/05/22

    62,000,000       61,995,826  

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    50,000,000       49,863,903  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    22,000,000       21,999,113  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    38,000,000       37,905,396  

LMA Americas LLC
0.230%, due 05/06/22

    32,000,000       31,997,387  

0.560%, due 05/09/22

    23,000,000       22,996,786  

0.960%, due 06/17/22

    25,000,000       24,969,613  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    24,000,000       23,930,448  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    41,000,000       40,870,312  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    42,000,000       42,000,000  

0.570%, due 06/10/22

    25,000,000       24,984,563  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,002  

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221,2

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    25,000,000       24,991,489  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    22,000,000       21,986,763  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    32,000,000       32,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
0.960%, due 06/22/22

    25,000,000       24,961,750  

1.030%, due 07/11/22

    38,000,000       37,908,766  
   

 

 

 

      748,272,288  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—36.0%

 

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd.
0.340%, due 08/15/22

    31,000,000       30,878,356  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Bank of Montreal

   

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

  $ 27,000,000     $ 26,962,038  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    26,000,000       26,013,869  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    41,000,000       40,997,260  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    28,000,000       27,982,417  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,013,681  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Banque et Caisse d Epargne de I Etat
0.930%, due 07/07/22

    37,450,000       37,378,867  

Barclays Bank PLC
1.020%, due 06/22/22

    40,000,000       39,943,840  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.
0.300%, due 07/01/22

    30,000,000       29,950,755  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    33,000,000       32,988,262  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.350%, due 11/03/22

    28,000,000       27,715,305  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

    24,000,000       23,810,272  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    31,000,000       30,736,285  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    24,000,000       23,982,456  

0.300%, due 06/03/22

    30,000,000       29,977,250  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    40,000,000       39,944,572  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    25,000,000       24,944,757  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    170,000,000       169,994,815  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
0.330%, due 05/02/22

    18,000,000       17,999,466  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    140,000,000       139,992,359  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
1.160%, due 07/20/22

    25,000,000       24,933,375  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.
0.260%, due 05/10/22

    15,000,000       14,997,502  

0.280%, due 05/18/22

    30,000,000       29,989,281  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    28,000,000       28,000,910  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       24,996,767  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    26,000,000       26,013,219  

National Bank of Canada
0.175%, due 05/20/22

    21,000,000       20,991,793  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

  $ 15,000,000     $ 14,999,343  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    30,000,000       29,940,500  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    31,000,000       30,919,665  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    15,000,000       14,999,255  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    45,000,000       44,995,188  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    31,000,000       30,947,974  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    31,000,000       30,993,222  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       24,985,057  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    25,000,000       25,010,679  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.330%, due 07/05/22

    30,000,000       29,943,776  

0.350%, due 07/11/22

    30,000,000       29,936,794  

Swedbank AB

   

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    25,000,000       24,997,104  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    45,000,000       44,996,858  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    49,000,000       48,996,578  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.170%, due 06/01/22

    35,000,000       34,975,681  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    44,000,000       43,998,171  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.200%, due 09/09/22

    34,000,000       33,826,406  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    33,000,000       32,747,251  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.
0.280%, due 06/01/22

    31,000,000       30,978,318  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    26,000,000       25,943,376  
   

 

 

 

      1,779,260,925  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.9%    

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC
0.200%, due 05/20/22

    33,000,000       32,987,141  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

    29,000,000       28,997,631  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    30,000,000       29,961,030  
   

 

 

 

              91,945,802  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$2,621,068,144)

      2,619,479,015  
 

 

43


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Time deposits—5.3%

 

 
Banking-non-U.S.—5.3%

 

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

  $ 160,000,000     $ 160,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    89,000,000       89,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$264,000,000)

 

    264,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—30.0%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $216,062,853 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.500% to 6.559% due 05/27/31 to 04/01/52 and $295,061,171 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 6.500% due 12/01/27 to 09/01/57; (value—$307,686,584); proceeds: $300,007,500

    300,000,000       300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.450% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $196,346,009 various asset-backed convertible bonds, 0.125% to 10.000% due 07/01/22 to 11/30/46; (value—$187,923,671); proceeds: $175,006,563

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $340,955,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 05/15/24; (value—$325,008,215); proceeds: $325,008,125

    325,000,000       325,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $68,060,515 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 3.000% to 5.000% due 09/01/33 to 11/01/48 and $143,605,325 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.132% to 4.500% due 04/01/27 to 03/01/52; (value—$127,500,000); proceeds: $125,003,125

    125,000,000       125,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.23%, 0.550% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $73,835,923 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.750% due 05/15/23 to 12/01/56; (value—$60,973,148); proceeds: $54,023,9253

    54,000,000       54,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/20 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.23%, 0.550% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $61,740,808 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 10.950% due 04/30/22 to 03/27/69; (value—$83,697,184); proceeds: $75,838,7503

  $ 75,000,000     $ 75,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.33%, 0.650% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $67,352,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.000% due 10/15/23 to 12/15/26; (value—$57,500,611); proceeds: $50,026,1813

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $2,459,711,206, Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 4.000% due 12/20/41 to 01/20/42; (value—$204,000,000); proceeds: $200,005,000

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., OBFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $124,158,506 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 9.250% due 11/16/22 to 12/31/99 and $11,309,928 shares of various equity securities; (value—$186,147,561); proceeds: $175,136,7433

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,479,000,000)

 

    1,479,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$4,937,045,619 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.0%

      4,935,226,195  
 

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.0%

 

    1,632,792  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 4,936,858,987  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

44


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 572,747,180        $        $ 572,747,180  
Commercial paper                 2,619,479,015                   2,619,479,015  
Time deposits                 264,000,000                   264,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 1,479,000,000                   1,479,000,000  
Total      $        $ 4,935,226,195        $        $ 4,935,226,195  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

 

Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $649,981,476, represented 13.2% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

45


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—9.9%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—8.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 06/23/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,996,848  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,995,233  

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       3,993,490  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,002,072  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,641  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,692  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       3,998,542  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,997,630  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,435  

Nordea Bank Abp

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,607  

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,999,188  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,001,913  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,001,661  

Royal Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.220%,
0.500%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,991,613  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,346  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,222  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,996,594  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       6,999,870  

Svenska Handelsbanken

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,000,130  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,324  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,000,644  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,999,776  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    5,000,000       4,992,441  

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221

    4,000,000       4,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      123,963,912  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.4%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,075  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,994,610  

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,998,995  

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,002,725  
   

 

 

 

              20,994,405  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$144,995,495)

 

    144,958,317  
Commercial paper—47.8%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—17.0%

 

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

    5,000,000       4,997,929  

Antalis SA
1.150%, due 07/13/22

    8,000,000       7,981,167  

1.200%, due 07/21/22

    10,000,000       9,972,218  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC
0.310%, due 05/02/22

    1,500,000       1,499,955  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

Barton Capital SA
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    15,000,000       14,999,554  

0.600%, due 05/05/22

    14,000,000       13,999,057  

1.070%, due 07/06/22

    6,000,000       5,987,794  

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    10,000,000       9,972,781  

1.180%, due 07/25/22

    10,000,000       9,969,985  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    4,000,000       3,999,839  

0.370%, due 05/24/22

    10,000,000       9,994,986  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    10,000,000       9,975,104  

LMA-Americas LLC
0.230%, due 05/06/22

    4,000,000       3,999,673  

0.230%, due 05/12/22

    3,000,000       2,999,366  

0.560%, due 05/09/22

    4,000,000       3,999,441  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    9,000,000       8,971,532  

1.220%, due 08/04/22

    12,000,000       11,956,350  

Old Line Funding LLC

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    8,000,000       8,000,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

0.570%, due 06/10/22

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,996,913  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.470%,
0.750%, due 05/02/221,2

    9,000,000       9,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    7,000,000       6,997,617  

Starbird Funding Corp.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    20,000,000       19,999,405  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    6,000,000       5,996,390  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
0.390%, due 05/04/22

    15,000,000       14,999,190  

1.030%, due 07/11/22

    10,000,000       9,975,991  
   

 

 

 

      250,242,237  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—28.7%

 

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd.
0.340%, due 08/15/22

    4,000,000       3,984,304  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,996,681  

Bank of Montreal

 

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

    8,000,000       7,988,752  

Bank of Nova Scotia
0.200%, due 09/16/22

    5,000,000       4,972,331  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    3,000,000       2,999,800  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,997,488  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,002,736  

Barclays Bank PLC,

 

Series 10-1,

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,998,304  

0.530%, due 05/05/22

    5,000,000       4,999,658  

1.020%, due 06/22/22

    8,000,000       7,988,768  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,998,577  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.240%, due 05/04/22

    2,500,000       2,499,842  

0.350%, due 11/03/22

    4,000,000       3,959,329  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,976,284  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    4,000,000       3,965,972  

SOFR + 0.420%,
0.700%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,074  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    3,000,000       2,997,807  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    8,000,000       7,988,914  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    9,000,000       8,980,113  

1.220%, due 07/27/22

    10,000,000       9,969,839  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    37,000,000       36,998,871  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    24,000,000       23,998,690  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
0.320%, due 05/05/22

    8,000,000       7,999,436  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    3,500,000       3,500,114  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,999,353  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,003,050  

National Bank of Canada
0.170%, due 05/20/22

    4,000,000       3,998,437  

0.290%, due 05/18/22

    3,604,000       3,602,769  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,998,252  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,997,100  

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.480%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,562  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    4,000,000       3,992,067  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    6,000,000       5,984,451  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    5,000,000       4,999,752  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    20,000,000       19,997,861  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    4,000,000       3,993,287  

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       3,999,125  

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

SOFR + 0.240%,
0.520%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,992,138  

Royal Bank of Canada
0.210%, due 07/12/22

    3,000,000       2,992,637  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  
 

 

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ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,997,995  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,997,011  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 05/06/22

    4,100,000       4,099,673  

1.016%, due 06/28/22

    5,000,000       4,991,333  

1.160%, due 07/18/22

    10,000,000       9,973,489  

1.270%, due 08/04/22

    5,000,000       4,982,540  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.350%, due 07/11/22

    4,000,000       3,991,573  

0.360%, due 08/09/22

    2,000,000       1,993,075  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       4,999,421  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    3,000,000       2,999,791  

0.310%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,582  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    7,000,000       6,999,511  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.165%, due 06/01/22

    4,000,000       3,997,221  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    3,000,000       2,999,875  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

1.200%, due 07/26/22

    10,000,000       9,970,887  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.195%, due 09/07/22

    4,500,000       4,477,435  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    4,000,000       3,969,364  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

 

0.280%, due 06/01/22

    4,000,000       3,997,202  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    3,000,000       2,993,467  
   

 

 

 

      421,742,970  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—2.1%

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

 

SOFR + 0.240%,
0.520%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,995,494  

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.530%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       4,995,790  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC 0.200%, due 05/20/22

    4,000,000       3,998,441  

0.370%, due 06/23/22

    5,000,000       4,992,720  

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.770%, due 05/02/221

    5,000,000       5,002,359  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper— (concluded)

 

Banking-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

  $ 3,000,000     $ 2,999,755  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    4,000,000       3,994,804  
   

 

 

 

              30,979,363  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$703,262,707)

 

    702,964,570  
Time deposits—5.4%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—5.4%

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    55,000,000       55,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$80,000,000)

 

    80,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—36.8%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with JP Morgan, OBFR + 0.33%, 0.650% due 06/03/22, collateralized by $1,583,236 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 4.566% due 07/15/24 to 09/15/29; (value—$1,123,489); proceeds: $1,000,5243

    1,000,000       1,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., OBFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $29,324,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 0.375% due 06/15/26 to 12/01/26; (value—$26,750,177); proceeds: $25,019,535)3

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $144,693,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 2.875% due 08/15/47 to 05/15/49 and $214,882,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% to 2.875% due 05/15/24 to 09/30/28; (value—$346,800,005); proceeds: $340,008,500

    340,000,000       340,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $381,852,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/44 to 02/15/51; (value—$177,480,003); proceeds: $174,003,915

    174,000,000       174,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$540,000,000)

 

    540,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$1,468,258,202 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      1,467,922,887  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    1,510,678  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,469,433,565  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

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ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 144,958,317        $        $ 144,958,317  
Commercial paper                 702,964,570                   702,964,570  
Time deposits                 80,000,000                   80,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 540,000,000                   540,000,000  
Total      $        $ 1,467,922,887        $        $ 1,467,922,887  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $194,469,082, represented 13.2% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

49


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—38.9%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank
0.060%, due 06/07/221

  $ 63,000,000     $ 62,996,220  

0.070%, due 08/10/22

    37,000,000       36,999,903  

0.070%, due 08/19/22

    40,000,000       39,998,978  

SOFR + 0.013%,
0.293%, due 05/02/222

    62,000,000       61,999,999  

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    105,000,000       105,000,000  

SOFR + 0.030%,
0.310%, due 05/02/222

    63,000,000       63,000,000  

SOFR + 0.035%,
0.315%, due 05/02/222

    52,000,000       52,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

SOFR + 0.055%,
0.335%, due 05/02/222

    5,500,000       5,500,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.025%,
0.305%, due 05/02/222

    127,000,000       126,983,336  

SOFR + 0.050%,
0.330%, due 05/02/222

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.070%,
0.350%, due 05/02/222

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank
0.210%, due 12/12/22

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

SOFR + 0.010%,
0.290%, due 05/02/222

    379,000,000       379,000,000  

SOFR + 0.040%,
0.320%, due 05/02/222

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

SOFR + 0.060%,
0.340%, due 05/02/222

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

SOFR + 0.090%,
0.370%, due 05/02/222

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.095%,
0.375%, due 05/02/222

    67,000,000       67,000,000  

SOFR + 0.100%,
0.380%, due 05/02/222

    181,000,000       181,000,000  

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/222

    115,000,000       115,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$1,670,478,436)

 

    1,670,478,436  
U.S. Treasury obligations—30.7%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bill
0.152%, due 05/10/223

    78,000,000       77,997,400  

0.203%, due 05/17/223

    83,000,000       82,993,083  

0.279%, due 05/24/223

    75,000,000       74,987,396  

0.982%, due 08/16/223

    46,000,000       45,869,296  

1.130%, due 08/30/223

    42,000,000       41,845,895  
     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—(concluded)

 

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/223

  $ 84,000,000     $ 83,999,545  

0.066%, due 05/12/223

    85,000,000       84,998,465  

0.066%, due 05/19/223

    86,000,000       85,997,360  

0.072%, due 05/26/223

    85,000,000       84,995,977  

0.080%, due 08/11/223

    35,000,000       34,992,292  

0.091%, due 06/02/223

    79,000,000       78,993,878  

0.107%, due 06/09/223

    79,000,000       78,991,244  

0.223%, due 07/07/223

    78,000,000       77,968,540  

0.279%, due 07/14/223

    80,000,000       79,955,389  

0.371%, due 07/21/223

    37,000,000       36,969,989  

0.874%, due 07/21/223

    43,000,000       42,917,822  

0.904%, due 07/28/223

    63,000,000       62,864,498  

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.125%, due 08/31/22

    39,000,000       39,005,672  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.114%,
1.006%, due 05/02/222

    70,000,000       70,000,000  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    53,000,000       53,279,376  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$1,319,623,117)

      1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements—31.3%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, OBFR + 0.22%, 0.440% due 07/28/22, collateralized by $116,258,128 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 4.500% due 02/25/38 to 09/25/54 and $137,656,640 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 3.500% to 5.510% due 05/20/50 to 01/20/52; (value— $103,000,000); proceeds: $100,035,4444

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SOFR + 0.01%, 0.290% due 05/06/22, collateralized by $302,720,438 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.500% due 07/01/26 to 06/01/56; (value—$204,000,000); proceeds: $200,046,7224

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Toronto-Dominion Bank, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $188,585 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligation, 3.500% due 03/15/43 and $126,344,454 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 4.000% due 11/25/44 to 08/25/51 and; (value— $102,000,001); proceeds: $100,002,500

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 03/31/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.310% due 06/03/22, collateralized by $5,695,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.566% to 3.424% due 06/25/27 to 04/25/32 and $116,101,712 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 4.000% due 03/20/41 to 10/16/63; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,025,8334

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
 

 

50


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $41,003,199 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 3.000% to 4.500% due 12/15/40 to 10/25/51 and $232,947,165 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, zero coupon to 3.500% due 10/25/33 to 02/25/52; (value—$127,500,000); proceeds: $125,003,125

  $ 125,000,000     $ 125,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $456,021,200 U.S Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 08/02/22 to 08/09/22; (value— $454,920,032); proceeds: $446,008,920

    446,000,000       446,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $236,217,504 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.862% to 6.000% due 01/01/26 to 04/01/52 and $604,308,033 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 06/01/27 to 04/01/52; (value—$280,500,000); proceeds: $275,006,875

  $ 275,000,000     $ 275,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,346,000,000)

 

    1,346,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$4,336,101,553 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.9%

      4,336,101,553  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.9)%

 

    (38,423,925

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 4,297,677,628  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 1,670,478,436        $        $ 1,670,478,436  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 1,319,623,117                   1,319,623,117  
Repurchase agreements                 1,346,000,000                   1,346,000,000  
Total      $        $ 4,336,101,553        $        $ 4,336,101,553  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rate shown is the discount rate at the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

4 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

51


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—52.2%

 

U.S. Cash Management Bill
0.152%, due 05/10/221

  $ 273,000,000     $ 272,990,900  

0.203%, due 05/17/221

    264,000,000       263,978,000  

0.279%, due 05/24/221

    260,000,000       259,956,306  

0.676%, due 07/19/221

    345,000,000       344,502,912  

0.722%, due 07/26/221

    333,000,000       332,441,763  

0.982%, due 08/16/221

    222,000,000       221,369,212  

1.084%, due 08/23/221

    88,572,000       88,275,911  

1.089%, due 08/23/221

    131,428,000       130,986,584  

1.130%, due 08/30/221

    217,000,000       216,203,791  

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.066%, due 05/05/221

    254,000,000       253,998,624  

0.066%, due 05/12/221

    252,000,000       251,995,450  

0.066%, due 05/19/221

    255,000,000       254,992,173  

0.072%, due 05/26/221

    258,000,000       257,987,788  

0.080%, due 08/11/221

    107,000,000       106,976,435  

0.091%, due 06/02/221

    254,000,000       253,980,315  

0.107%, due 06/09/221

    256,000,000       255,971,627  

0.132%, due 06/16/221

    256,000,000       255,958,400  

0.162%, due 06/23/221

    260,000,000       259,939,911  

0.223%, due 07/07/221

    268,000,000       267,891,907  

0.279%, due 07/14/221

    267,000,000       266,851,110  

0.371%, due 07/21/221

    130,000,000       129,894,555  

0.386%, due 05/26/221

    233,000,000       232,940,973  

0.457%, due 06/16/221

    353,000,000       352,801,437  

0.487%, due 06/23/221

    346,000,000       345,760,107  

0.614%, due 06/30/221

    340,000,000       339,662,880  

0.874%, due 07/21/221

    218,000,000       217,583,378  

0.904%, due 07/28/221

    321,000,000       320,309,583  

1.399%, due 10/27/221

    214,000,000       212,550,388  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.029%,
0.921%, due 05/02/222

    614,210,000       614,228,091  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.034%,
0.926%, due 05/02/222

    468,575,000       468,586,331  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.035%,
0.927%, due 05/02/222

    500,000,000       499,988,613  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.049%,
0.941%, due 05/02/222

    852,950,000       853,005,259  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.055%,
0.947%, due 05/02/222

    250,000,000       249,999,375  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.114%,
1.006%, due 05/02/22 2

    1,030,000,000       1,030,000,000  

0.125%, due 08/31/22

    117,000,000       117,017,016  

0.789%, due 04/30/242

    200,000,000       199,887,630  

1.500%, due 09/15/22

    156,000,000       156,822,315  

1.750%, due 06/15/22

    150,000,000       150,304,259  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$11,308,591,309)

      11,308,591,309  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—49.2%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/26/22 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.300% due 05/03/22, collateralized by $221,624,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750% due 05/31/26; (value—$204,000,050); proceeds: $200,011,667

  $ 200,000,000     $ 200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Barclays Bank PLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $72,393,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, zero coupon due 05/12/22 to 07/19/22, $216,307,200 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125% to 6.500% due 11/15/26 to 05/15/50 and $688,883,400 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.880% due 04/30/22 to 12/31/28; (value—$928,200,065); proceeds: $910,022,750

    910,000,000       910,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $3,166,600 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125% to 4.375% due 11/15/39 to 8/15/43, $4,588,600 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.625% to 2.375% due 01/15/25 to 02/15/43, $16,196,700 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.375% due 07/15/22 to 07/15/26, $4,448,700 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.750% due 06/30/22 to 08/31/25, $1,500 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/19/22 to 06/16/22, $87,902,673 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/31 to 05/15/48 and $28,582,700 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 08/15/39 to 02/15/51; (value— $102,000,000); proceeds: $100,002,250

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $7,819,757,600 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 3.125% due 05/31/23 to 11/15/28; (value—$7,830,195,762); proceeds: $,7,830,195,750

    7,830,000,000       7,830,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp, 0.240% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $353,754,600 Fixed Income Clearing Corp, zero coupon due 08/02/22; (value—$352,920,093); proceeds: $346,006,920

    346,000,000       346,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 0.280% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $533,436,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 03/15/24; (value—$510,000,057); proceeds: $500,011,667

    500,000,000       500,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 0.270% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $101,689,900 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.250% to 3.125% due 02/15/43 to 05/15/50; (value—$83,436,001); proceeds: $81,801,841

    81,800,000       81,800,000  
 

 

52


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $110,400 U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.375% due 02/15/31, $5,669,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.750% due 01/15/23 to 07/15/29, $88,297,900 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 1.875% due 08/31/23 to 02/15/32, $4,820,400 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/26/22 to 08/18/22 and $15,925,115 U.S. Treasury Bond Strip, zero coupon due 05/15/44; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,002,500

  $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $56,140,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.250% to 4.750% due 05/15/39 to 08/15/49, $100,158,000 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.125% to 1.375% due 02/15/44 to 02/15/52, $113,777,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% to 0.375% due 07/15/23 to 07/15/30, $177,014,500 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 2.875% due 05/31/23 to 05/15/31 and $315,300 U.S. Treasury Bond Principal STRIP, zero coupon due 08/15/22; (value—$510,000,005); proceeds: $500,012,500

    500,000,000       500,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Mizuho Securities USA LLC, 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $104,830,500 U.S. Treasury Notes to 0.375% to 3.000% due 01/31/24 to 05/15/29; (value—$102,000,032); proceeds: $100,002,500

  $ 100,000,000     $ 100,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$10,667,800,000)

            10,667,800,000  

Total investments
(cost—$21,976,391,309 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—101.4%

      21,976,391,309  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.4)%

            (295,002,632

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 21,681,388,677  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
U.S. Treasury obligations      $        $ 11,308,591,309        $        $ 11,308,591,309  
Repurchase agreements                 10,667,800,000                   10,667,800,000  
Total      $        $ 21,976,391,309        $        $ 21,976,391,309  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

53


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—10.6%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—9.5%

 

Bank of Montreal
0.200%, due 07/13/22

  $ 13,000,000     $ 13,000,000  

0.200%, due 07/21/22

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.200%, due 10/04/22

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.760%, due 05/02/221

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.510%,
0.790%, due 05/02/221

    6,000,000       6,001,026  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.440%,
0.720%, due 05/02/221

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.470%, due 05/02/221

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.600%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Svenska Handelsbanken

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.710%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.530%, due 05/02/22

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      182,001,026  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.1%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.450%,
0.730%, due 05/02/221

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              21,000,000  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$203,001,026)

 

    203,001,026  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—62.0%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—13.7%

 

Albion Capital Corp.
0.680%, due 05/20/22

  $ 12,000,000     $ 11,995,920  

Antalis SA
0.340%, due 05/05/22

    5,000,000       4,999,858  

1.150%, due 07/13/22

    12,000,000       11,972,400  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC

 

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Barton Capital SA
0.600%, due 05/05/22

    24,000,000       23,998,800  

Cancara Asset Securitization LLC
1.100%, due 07/20/22

    20,000,000       19,951,722  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    9,000,000       8,999,925  

Gotham Funding Corp.
1.040%, due 07/13/22

    14,000,000       13,970,880  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    10,000,000       9,973,000  

LMA Americas LLC
0.560%, due 05/09/22

    9,000,000       8,999,020  

1.200%, due 07/22/22

    9,000,000       8,975,700  

1.220%, due 08/04/22

    19,500,000       19,437,882  

Old Line Funding LLC

 

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC
0.550%, due 05/18/22

    10,000,000       9,997,556  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC
0.570%, due 06/09/22

    9,000,000       8,994,585  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Victory Receivables Corp.
1.030%, due 07/11/22

    14,000,000       13,971,961  
   

 

 

 

      261,239,209  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—45.7%

 

Bank of Montreal

 

SOFR + 0.260%,
0.540%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
 

 

54


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 10,000,000     $ 10,000,000  

Barclays Bank PLC
0.530%, due 05/05/22

    11,000,000       10,999,514  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.350%, due 11/03/22

    12,000,000       11,978,417  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
0.265%, due 10/14/22

    11,000,000       10,986,640  

0.300%, due 10/21/22

    14,000,000       13,979,933  

SOFR + 0.180%,
0.460%, due 05/02/221,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

SOFR + 0.420%,
0.700%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.310%, due 05/02/22

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

DBS Bank Ltd.
0.300%, due 06/02/22

    10,000,000       9,997,417  

0.900%, due 06/23/22

    14,000,000       13,981,800  

0.970%, due 07/12/22

    14,000,000       13,973,217  

1.220%, due 07/27/22

    14,000,000       13,959,198  

DNB Bank ASA
0.290%, due 05/04/22

    50,000,000       49,999,194  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
0.300%, due 05/02/22

    73,000,000       73,000,000  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
0.330%, due 05/02/22

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Erste Finance LLC
0.330%, due 05/04/22

    64,000,000       63,998,827  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
1.160%, due 07/20/22

    10,000,000       9,974,544  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.150%,
0.430%, due 05/02/221,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.610%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

National Bank of Canada
0.175%, due 05/20/22

    10,000,000       9,999,125  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
0.360%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,900  

Nordea Bank Abp
0.330%, due 07/08/22

    13,000,000       12,992,016  

1.030%, due 07/21/22

    12,000,000       11,972,533  

NRW Bank
0.300%, due 05/03/22

    15,000,000       14,999,875  

0.355%, due 05/06/22

    50,000,000       49,998,028  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
0.180%, due 07/01/22

    15,000,000       14,995,500  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

SOFR + 0.120%,
0.400%, due 05/02/221,2

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.170%,
0.450%, due 05/02/221,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.660%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

SOFR + 0.460%,
0.740%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
1.016%, due 06/28/22

    10,000,000       9,984,167  

1.270%, due 08/04/22

    10,000,000       9,966,839  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.350%, due 07/11/22

    13,000,000       12,991,153  

0.360%, due 08/09/22

    8,000,000       7,992,080  

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.680%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Swedbank AB

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.630%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.240%, due 05/05/22

    20,000,000       19,999,600  

0.310%, due 05/03/22

    10,000,000       9,999,914  

0.310%, due 05/05/22

    20,000,000       19,999,483  

SOFR + 0.380%,
0.650%, due 05/02/221,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.
0.170%, due 06/01/22

    15,000,000       14,997,875  

0.220%, due 05/03/22

    23,000,000       22,999,859  

SOFR + 0.160%,
0.440%, due 05/02/221,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.
0.200%, due 09/09/22

    16,000,000       15,988,444  

0.270%, due 10/12/22

    15,000,000       14,981,663  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.
0.280%, due 06/01/22

    13,000,000       12,996,967  

0.400%, due 07/11/22

    11,000,000       10,991,444  
   

 

 

 

      871,675,166  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—2.6%

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

 

0.200%, due 05/20/22

    15,000,000       14,998,500  

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.770%, due 05/02/221

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
0.160%, due 05/06/22

    13,000,000       12,999,769  

0.310%, due 06/22/22

    12,000,000       11,994,730  
   

 

 

 

              49,992,999  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$1,182,907,374)

 

    1,182,907,374  
 

 

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Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Time deposits—11.2%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—11.2%

 

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

  $ 75,000,000     $ 75,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    58,000,000       58,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
0.320%, due 05/02/22

    80,000,000       80,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$213,000,000)

 

    213,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—16.1%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., SOFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $10,588,879 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 8.750% due 1/15/23 to 12/31/99 and 15,970,458 shares of various equity securities; (value—$26,361,197); proceeds: $25,019,5353

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/01/22 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., SOFR + 0.65%, 0.970% due 08/02/22, collateralized by $85,577,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds zero coupon to 6.500% due 7/15/24 to 05/01/27 and 8,280 shares of an equity security; (value—$69,550,025); proceeds: $65,050,7903

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.280% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $25,059,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds 1.375% to 2.750% due 03/17/23 to 04/20/28, $595,000 Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.070% to 2.940% due 02/23/32 to 01/24/42, $1,924,600 U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.000% due 02/15/26, $13,349,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 1.250% due 10/15/25 to 07/15/26, $36,099,900 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% due 11/30/26, $29,288,419 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 11/15/28 to 11/15/45 and $11,384,900 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 05/15/49; (value—$102,242,696); proceeds: 100,002,333

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with BNP Paribas SA, 0.450% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $55,418,000 asset-backed convertible bonds 5.510% due 07/06/26; (value—$54,000,152); proceeds: $50,001,875

  $ 50,000,000     $ 50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/29/22 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.300% due 05/02/22, collateralized by $54,858,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875% due 02/15/51, $24,999,800 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% due 01/15/24, $1,754,051 U.S. Treasury Bonds STRIPs, zero coupon due 11/15/42 to 11/15/48 and $1,064,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds Principal STRIPs, zero coupon due 08/15/26; (value—$69,258,000); proceeds: $67,901,698

    67,900,000       67,900,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$307,900,000)

 

    307,900,000  

Total investments
(cost—$1,906,808,400 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      1,906,808,400  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    1,626,835  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,908,435,235  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

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Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 203,001,026        $        $ 203,001,026  
Commercial paper                 1,182,907,374                   1,182,907,374  
Time deposits                 213,000,000                   213,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 307,900,000                   307,900,000  
Total      $        $ 1,906,808,400        $        $ 1,906,808,400  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $296,000,000, represented 15.3% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2022 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

57


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—89.9%

 

Alaska—2.6%

 

City of Valdez, Exxon Pipeline Co. Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

  $ 5,250,000     $ 5,250,000  

Series B,
0.370%, VRD

    7,635,000       7,635,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    9,715,000       9,715,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,600,000  
   

 

 

 

Arizona—1.2%

 

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Banner Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.320%, VRD

    2,610,000       2,610,000  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.320%, VRD

    1,965,000       1,965,000  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    6,250,000       6,250,000  
   

 

 

 

      10,825,000  
   

 

 

 

California—1.1%

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Dignity Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.390%, VRD

    7,900,000       7,900,000  

City of Irvine, Assessment District No.03-19, Special Assessment,
Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    500,000       500,000  

City of Modesto Water Revenue, Refunding, COP,
Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    1,035,000       1,035,000  
   

 

 

 

      9,435,000  
   

 

 

 

Colorado—4.7%

 

City & County of Denver Co., Refunding, COP,
Series A1,
0.320%, VRD

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

City of Colorado Springs Co. Utilities System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.420%, VRD

    4,800,000       4,800,000  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Children’s Hospital Colorado Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    13,195,000       13,195,000  

0.400%, VRD

    7,970,000       7,970,000  
   

 

 

 

      41,965,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Delaware—0.1%

 

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, YMCA of Delaware Project, Revenue Bonds
0.450%, VRD

  $ 1,245,000     $ 1,245,000  
   

 

 

 

District of Columbia—2.4%

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries B-2,
0.450%, VRD

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
0.420%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      21,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Florida—2.6%

 

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.430%, VRD

    6,300,000       6,300,000  

Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, BayCare Health System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B,
0.320%, VRD

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Series C,
0.450%, VRD

    400,000       400,000  

Series D,
0.330%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,700,000  
   

 

 

 

Illinois—13.1%

 

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Chicago Symphony Project, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    12,500,000       12,500,000  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Francis W. Parker School Project, Revenue Bonds
0.490%, VRD

    17,200,000       17,200,000  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, North Park University, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    1,440,000       1,440,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Gift of Hope Donor Project, Revenue Bonds
0.420%, VRD

    9,110,000       9,110,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Hospital Sisters Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.440%, VRD

    8,300,000       8,300,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, OSF Healthcare System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    3,950,000       3,950,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Steppenwolf Theatre Co., Revenue Bonds
0.480%, VRD

    6,660,000       6,660,000  

0.480%, VRD

    8,450,000       8,450,000  
 

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Illinois—(concluded)

 

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago Medical Center Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series E-1,
0.450%, VRD

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.440%, VRD

    18,600,000       18,600,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.440%, VRD

    12,816,000       12,816,000  

Village of Brookfield IL, Brookfield Zoo Project, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    1,780,000       1,780,000  
   

 

 

 

      115,806,000  
   

 

 

 

Indiana—7.7%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Duke Energy Indiana Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-5,
0.350%, VRD

    24,020,000       24,020,000  

Indiana Finance Authority, Trinity Health, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-1,
0.430%, VRD

    26,400,000       26,400,000  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.360%, VRD

    17,250,000       17,250,000  
   

 

 

 

      67,670,000  
   

 

 

 

Louisiana—0.1%

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Christus Health Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B2,
0.430%, VRD

    620,000       620,000  
   

 

 

 

Maryland—1.8%

 

County of Montgomery, GO Bonds,
Series E,
0.310%, VRD

    13,950,000       13,950,000  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission, Housing Development, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.440%, VRD

    2,370,000       2,370,000  
   

 

 

 

      16,320,000  
   

 

 

 

Massachusetts—1.6%

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University, Revenue Bonds,
Series Y,
0.390%, VRD

    700,000       700,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Massachusetts—(concluded)

 

Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund Metropolitan Highway System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-1,
0.410%, VRD

  $ 13,805,000     $ 13,805,000  
   

 

 

 

      14,505,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—0.7%

 

City of Minneapolis MN, Fairview Health Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.400%, VRD

    1,700,000       1,700,000  

City of Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.400%, VRD

    3,100,000       3,100,000  

Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities, Draw Down-Association Financing Program, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    1,210,000       1,210,000  
   

 

 

 

      6,010,000  
   

 

 

 

Mississippi—4.8%

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    485,000       485,000  

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    5,190,000       5,190,000  

Series A,
0.470%, VRD

    1,845,000       1,845,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    755,000       755,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    1,450,000       1,450,000  

Series B,
0.330%, VRD

    2,245,000       2,245,000  

Series B,
0.470%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    1,475,000       1,475,000  

Series C,
0.330%, VRD

    1,935,000       1,935,000  

Series E,
0.330%, VRD

    650,000       650,000  

Series F,
0.330%, VRD

    7,505,000       7,505,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    1,535,000       1,535,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    1,990,000       1,990,000  

Series G,
0.330%, VRD

    8,795,000       8,795,000  

Series H,
0.330%, VRD

    1,175,000       1,175,000  
 

 

59


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Mississippi—(concluded)

 

Series L,
0.330%, VRD

  $ 2,100,000     $ 2,100,000  

Mississippi Development Bank, Jackson County Industrial Water System, Revenue Bonds
0.330%, VRD

    2,600,000       2,600,000  
   

 

 

 

      42,330,000  
   

 

 

 

Missouri—2.5%

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Ascension Health, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series C-3,
0.460%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Series C-5,
0.370%, VRD

    3,080,000       3,080,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, BJC Healthcare System, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
0.450%, VRD

    2,120,000       2,120,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Washington University, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.310%, VRD

    4,600,000       4,600,000  

Series C,
0.360%, VRD

    2,500,000       2,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      22,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Nebraska—1.1%

 

Hospital Authority No. 1 of Lancaster County, Bryanlgh Medical Center, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-1,
0.360%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Nevada—0.1%

 

County of Clark Department of Aviation, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-2A,
0.420%, VRD

    555,000       555,000  
   

 

 

 

New Hampshire—0.1%

 

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act, Dartmouth College, Revenue Bonds
0.430%, VRD

    635,000       635,000  
   

 

 

 

New York—11.2%

 

City of New York, GO Bonds,

 

Subseries B-3,
0.440%, VRD

    9,300,000       9,300,000  

Subseries L-4,
0.360%, VRD

    3,870,000       3,870,000  

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, Marist College Civic Facility, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.430%, VRD

    4,790,000       4,790,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

New York—(concluded)

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries 2012G-1-REMK,
0.350%, VRD

  $ 9,450,000     $ 9,450,000  

New York City Health & Hospital Corp., Health Systems, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.440%, VRD

    2,060,000       2,060,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Royal Properties, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.400%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series BB-1,
0.430%, VRD

    6,345,000       6,345,000  

Series BB-5,
0.330%, VRD

    3,125,000       3,125,000  

Series DD-2,
0.330%, VRD

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-4,
0.360%, VRD

    19,430,000       19,430,000  

Series A-3,
0.350%, VRD

    8,675,000       8,675,000  

Series C6,
0.460%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Rockefeller University, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.410%, VRD

    9,745,000       9,745,000  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Consolidated Edison, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries A-1,
0.430%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series 2005B-4C,
0.360%, VRD

    250,000       250,000  

Subseries B-3,
0.340%, VRD

    12,990,000       12,990,000  
   

 

 

 

      98,630,000  
   

 

 

 

North Carolina—0.1%

 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, Carolinas, Revenue Bonds, AGM,
Series E,
0.320%, VRD

    900,000       900,000  
   

 

 

 

Ohio—8.1%

 

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Summa Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-R,
0.440%, VRD

    9,700,000       9,700,000  

Series B-R,
0.440%, VRD

    3,015,000       3,015,000  
 

 

60


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Ohio—(concluded)

 

Series C-R,
0.440%, VRD

  $ 5,105,000     $ 5,105,000  

County of Montgomery, Premier Health Partners Obligated, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
0.350%, VRD

    2,600,000       2,600,000  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B1,
0.410%, VRD

    16,500,000       16,500,000  

State of Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series D-1,
0.410%, VRD

    3,170,000       3,170,000  

Series E,
0.330%, VRD

    23,945,000       23,945,000  

State of Ohio, GO Bonds,

 

Series B,
0.380%, VRD

    200,000       200,000  

Series D,
0.450%, VRD

    6,955,000       6,955,000  
   

 

 

 

      71,190,000  
   

 

 

 

Oregon—0.1%

 

Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, Legacy Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.460%, VRD

    1,300,000       1,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Pennsylvania—6.9%

 

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Education Center Watson, Revenue Bonds
0.440%, VRD

    9,600,000       9,600,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Watson Institute Friendship, Revenue Bonds
0.480%, VRD

    14,045,000       14,045,000  

City of Philadelphia PA, Refunding, GO Bonds,
Series B,
0.420%, VRD

    2,800,000       2,800,000  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.450%, VRD

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Series B-REMK,
0.440%, VRD

    18,095,000       18,095,000  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.420%, VRD

    4,550,000       4,550,000  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-2,
0.440%, VRD

    7,000,000       7,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      61,090,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Rhode Island—0.1%

 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., New England Institute Technology, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.470%, VRD

  $ 735,000     $ 735,000  
   

 

 

 

Tennessee—1.7%

 

Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Ballad Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    4,150,000       4,150,000  

Montgomery County Public Building Authority, Tennessee County Loan Pool, Revenue Bonds
0.360%, VRD

    3,200,000       3,200,000  

0.360%, VRD

    7,600,000       7,600,000  
   

 

 

 

      14,950,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—6.0%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.400%, VRD

    1,550,000       1,550,000  

City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    14,800,000       14,800,000  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue, First lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-4,
0.440%, VRD

    3,500,000       3,500,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Methodist Hospital System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-1,
0.350%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series A-2,
0.350%, VRD

    425,000       425,000  

Harris County Hospital District, Senior lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.460%, VRD

    7,870,000       7,870,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., Exxon Mobil Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
0.320%, VRD

    3,300,000       3,300,000  

Series A,
0.330%, VRD

    4,400,000       4,400,000  

Subseries A-3,
0.330%, VRD

    100,000       100,000  

State of Texas, Veterans Housing Assistance Program II, GO Bonds,
Series B-R,
0.420%, VRD

    800,000       800,000  

State of Texas, Veterans, GO Bonds
0.450%, VRD

    3,070,000       3,070,000  

Series C,
0.470%, VRD

    9,720,000       9,720,000  

0.500%, VRD

    640,000       640,000  

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund, Revenue Bonds,
Series B1,
0.450%, VRD

    2,000,000       2,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      52,775,000  
   

 

 

 

 

 

61


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Utah—0.4%

 

City of Murray UT, IHC Health Services Inc., Revenue Bonds,

   

Series C,
0.310%, VRD

  $ 3,500,000     $ 3,500,000  

Series D,
0.300%, VRD

    310,000       310,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,810,000  
   

 

 

 

Virginia—4.1%

 

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
0.420%, VRD

    3,900,000       3,900,000  

Series A,
0.430%, VRD

    10,990,000       10,990,000  

Series D,
0.460%, VRD

    14,055,000       14,055,000  

Series F,
0.440%, VRD

    5,150,000       5,150,000  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Carilion Clinic Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    2,350,000       2,350,000  
   

 

 

 

      36,445,000  
   

 

 

 

Washington—1.1%

 

Port of Tacoma WA, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
0.450%, VRD

    9,400,000       9,400,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(concluded)

 

Wisconsin—1.8%

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Marshfield Clinic Health, Inc., Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
0.350%, VRD

  $ 16,215,000     $ 16,215,000  

Total municipal bonds
(cost—$793,961,000)

      793,961,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper—5.6%

 

Florida—1.2%

 

Florida Local Government Finance Commission
0.450%, due 05/03/22

    10,649,000       10,649,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—1.1%

 

City of Rochester MN
0.850%, due 06/22/22

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—3.3%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
0.630%, due 05/06/22

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

City of Garland TX
0.760%, due 05/31/22

    4,000,000       4,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              29,000,000  

Total tax-exempt commercial paper
(cost—$49,649,000)

 

    49,649,000  

Total investments
(cost—$843,610,000 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—95.5%

      843,610,000  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—4.5%

 

    40,076,021  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 883,686,021  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Municipal bonds      $        $ 793,961,000        $        $ 793,961,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper                 49,649,000                   49,649,000  
Total      $        $ 843,610,000        $        $ 843,610,000  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

 

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Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments

 

Portfolio acronyms:

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
COP    Certificate of Participation
GO    General Obligation
OBFR    Overnight Bank Funding Rate
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
STRIP    Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
VRD    Variable rate demand notes are payable on demand. The interest rates shown are the current rates as of April 30, 2022 and reset periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

63


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Assets:                  
Investments, at cost                  
Investments      $3,458,045,619        $928,258,202        $2,990,101,553        $11,308,591,309        $1,598,908,400        $843,610,000  
Repurchase agreements      1,479,000,000        540,000,000        1,346,000,000        10,667,800,000        307,900,000         
                 
Investments, at value                  
Investments      3,456,226,195        927,922,887        2,990,101,553        11,308,591,309        1,598,908,400        843,610,000  
Repurchase agreements      1,479,000,000        540,000,000        1,346,000,000        10,667,800,000        307,900,000         
Cash      1,259,197        1,355,357        2,793,734        115,968,411        1,476,573        63,065,839  
Receivable for investments sold                                         1,100,156  
Receivable for interest and dividends      785,183        154,325        991,775        6,988,123        306,086        298,571  
Receivable from affiliate             996                              
Total assets      4,937,270,575        1,469,433,565        4,339,887,062        22,099,347,843        1,908,591,059        908,074,566  
                 
Liabilities:                  
Payable for investments purchased                    41,845,895        416,100,187               24,324,375  
Payable to affiliate      411,588               363,539        1,858,979        155,824        64,170  
Total liabilities      411,588               42,209,434        417,959,166        155,824        24,388,545  
Net assets, at value      $4,936,858,987        $1,469,433,565        $4,297,677,628        $21,681,388,677        $1,908,435,235        $883,686,021  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

64


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2022

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Investment income:                  
Interest      $12,627,458        $1,576,029        $6,204,111        $25,425,414        $5,090,277        $763,818  
Expenses:                  
Investment advisory and administration fees      6,444,797        868,059        7,195,438        25,682,458        2,825,638        742,444  
Trustees fees      45,173        17,276        48,294        142,050        26,389        16,677  
Total expenses      6,489,970        885,335        7,243,732        25,824,508        2,852,027        759,121  
Less: Fee waivers and/or Trustees’ fees reimbursement by administrator             (852,230      (2,648,633      (10,383,473             (382,850
Net expenses      6,489,970        33,105        4,595,099        15,441,035        2,852,027        376,271  
Net investment income (loss)      6,137,488        1,542,924        1,609,012        9,984,379        2,238,250        387,547  
Net realized gain (loss)      30,020        (14,219      8,316        2,691        (2      59  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (2,396,525      (357,927                            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $3,770,983        $1,170,778        $1,617,328        $9,987,070        $2,238,248        $387,606  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

65


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $6,137,488        $25,391,678  
Net realized gain (loss)        30,020        (1,170
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (2,396,525      (3,287,110
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        3,770,983        22,103,398  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (3,890,021,125      (7,719,748,147
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (3,886,250,142      (7,697,644,749
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        8,823,109,129        16,520,753,878  
End of year        $4,936,858,987        $8,823,109,129  

 

       ESG Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $1,542,924        $575,115  
Net realized gain (loss)        (14,219      1,551  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (357,927      (24,570
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,170,778        552,096  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        857,754,697        536,344,294  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        858,925,475        536,896,390  
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        610,508,090        73,611,700  
End of year        $1,469,433,565        $610,508,090  

 

       Government Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $1,609,012        $11,209,051  
Net realized gain (loss)        8,316        256,465  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        1,617,328        11,465,516  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (4,526,632,556      (8,951,448,030
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (4,525,015,228      (8,939,982,514
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        8,822,692,856        17,762,675,370  
End of year        $4,297,677,628        $8,822,692,856  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

66


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Treasury Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $9,984,379        $29,139,827  
Net realized gain (loss)        2,691        (2
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        9,987,070        29,139,825  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (11,003,789,356      (2,157,669,635
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (10,993,802,286      (2,128,529,810
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        32,675,190,963        34,803,720,773  
End of year        $21,681,388,677        $32,675,190,963  

 

       Prime CNAV Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $2,238,250        $12,383,882  
Net realized gain (loss)        (2      13,975  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        2,238,248        12,397,857  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (2,543,210,434      (3,058,221,326
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (2,540,972,186      (3,045,823,469
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        4,449,407,421        7,495,230,890  
End of year        $1,908,435,235        $4,449,407,421  

 

       Tax-Free Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2022      2021
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $387,547          $598,064  
Net realized gain (loss)        59           
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        387,606          598,064  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        69,072,966          (1,759,955,281
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        69,460,572          (1,759,357,217
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        814,225,449          2,573,582,666  
End of year        $883,686,021          $814,225,449  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.08
Net investment income (loss)        0.09      0.19      1.90      2.32      1.41
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.10      0.15      1.92      2.31      1.38
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 4,936,859      $ 8,823,109      $ 16,520,754      $ 15,779,160      $ 7,775,651  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

68


ESG Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15, 20201 to
April 30, 2020
        2022    2021
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10 %2 
Expenses after fee waivers        0.00 %3       0.00      0.00 %2 
Net investment income (loss)        0.17      0.18      1.24 %2 
Supplemental data:
Total investment return4        0.16      0.22      0.47
Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 1,469,434      $ 610,508      $ 73,612  

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Annualized.

3 

Amount represents less than 0.005% or (0.005)%.

4

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

69


Government Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.06      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.02      0.09      1.75      2.07      1.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.03      0.08      1.74      2.10      1.08
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 4,297,678      $ 8,822,693      $ 17,762,675      $ 14,278,487      $ 15,676,931  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

70


Treasury Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.06      0.09      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.04      0.09      1.56      2.07      1.08
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.04      0.08      1.70      2.10      1.08
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 21,681,389      $ 32,675,191      $ 34,803,721      $ 17,222,690      $ 18,029,945  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

71


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.08      0.19      1.83      2.29      1.34
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.09      0.17      1.90      2.27      1.32
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 1,908,435      $ 4,449,407      $ 7,495,231      $ 4,881,630      $ 2,370,336  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2022    2021    2020    2019    2018
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.05      0.09      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        0.05      0.04      1.19      1.35      0.93
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        0.05      0.04      1.23      1.38      0.91
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 883,686      $ 814,225      $ 2,573,583      $ 2,276,103      $ 3,327,962  

 

1

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Trust is a series mutual fund with six series.

Prime Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime CNAV Master Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Master Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016 and ESG Prime Master Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

Master Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

Each Master Fund may issue any number of interests and each interest shall have a par value of $0.001 per interest. The interests of a Master Fund shall represent a proportional beneficial interest in the net assets belonging to that series. Each holder of interests of a Master Fund shall be entitled to receive his or her pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to such Master Fund according to the investor’s ownership percentage of such Master Fund on the record date established for payment. Upon redemption of interests, an investor shall be paid solely out of the assets and property of such Master Fund. Beneficial interests in the Trust are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, since such interests are issued in private placement transactions.

In the normal course of business, the Master Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Master Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Master Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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 of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Master Funds’ 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

Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the net asset values of each of Prime Master Fund and ESG Prime Master Fund are calculated using market-based values, and the price of its beneficial interests fluctuate.

Under Rule 2a-7, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund have adopted certain policies that enable them to use the amortized cost method of valuation. Government

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “government money market funds” and as “retail money market funds”, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund value their investments at amortized cost unless the Master Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of securities held by Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

The Board has delegated to the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (“VC”) the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Master Funds’ portfolio investments. The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: investments of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; fixed-income investments that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper; investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale; illiquid investments; and investments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the VC, represent current market value. The need to fair value a Master Fund’s portfolio investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded investments. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of an investment’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the investment; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the investments are purchased and sold.

Each Master Fund’s portfolio holdings may also consist of shares of other investment companies in which the Master Fund invests. The value of each such open-end investment company will generally be its net asset value at the time a Master Fund’s beneficial interests are priced. Pursuant to each Master Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies and/or investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value. Each investment company generally values investments in a manner as described in that investment company’s prospectus or similar documents.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of each Master 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 each Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of each Master Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Board is permitted to impose a liquidity fee on redemptions from each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund or a redemption gate to temporarily restrict redemptions from those Master Funds in the event that any of Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

other factors. If Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of the Fund’s total assets, the board is permitted, but not required, to: (i) impose a liquidity fee of no more than 2% of the amount redeemed; and/or (ii) impose a redemption gate to temporarily suspend the right of redemption. If any of Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets falls below 10% of the Fund’s total assets, the relevant Fund must impose, generally as of the beginning of the next business day, a liquidity fee of 1% of the amount redeemed unless the Board determines that such a fee would not be in the best interest of the Fund or determines that a lower or higher fee (subject to the 2% limit) would be in the best interest of the Fund. Liquidity fees would reduce the amount an interest holder receives upon redemption of its beneficial interests. Each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund, retains the liquidity fees for the benefit of remaining interest holders. For the period ended April 30, 2022, the Board of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund did not impose any liquidity fees and/ or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Repurchase agreements—The Master Funds 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 Master Funds maintain custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through their regular custodian or through a special “tri-party” custodian or sub-custodian that maintains a separate account for both the Master Funds and their counterparty. The underlying collateral is valued daily in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by a fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, the Master Funds generally have 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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or a fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Master Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Master Funds 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. Each Master Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Master Funds may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Prime CNAV Master Fund may engage in repurchase agreements as part of normal investing strategies; Tax-Free Master Fund generally would only engage in repurchase agreement transactions as temporary or defensive investments.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Under certain circumstances, a Master 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 Master Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of a Master Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of a Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Investment advisor and administrator

UBS AM serves as the investment advisor and administrator to each Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administration contract (“Management Contract”) approved by the Board. In accordance with the Management Contract, each Master Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee (“management fee”), which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rates, as a percentage of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Average daily net assets      Annual rate
Up to $30 billion        0.1000
In excess of $30 billion up to $40 billion        0.0975  
In excess of $40 billion up to $50 billion        0.0950  
In excess of $50 billion up to $60 billion        0.0925  
Over $60 billion        0.0900  

At April 30, 2022, each Master Fund owed or was (owed by) UBS AM for investment advisory and administration services, net of waivers, as follows:

 

Fund      Net amount owed to/(owed by) UBS AM
Prime Master Fund      $ 411,588  
ESG Prime Master Fund        (996
Government Master Fund        363,539  
Treasury Master Fund        1,858,979  
Prime CNAV Master Fund        155,824  
Tax-Free Master Fund        64,170  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Funds’ expenses other than taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Master Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Master Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets.

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees in the event that feeder fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. During

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amount waived by UBS AM
Government Master Fund      $ 2,648,633  
Treasury Master Fund        10,383,473  
Tax-Free Master Fund        382,850  

For the Period May 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived 0.10% of its management fee in order to voluntarily reduce ESG Prime Master Fund’s expenses by 0.10%. For the period April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived 0.07% of its management fee in order to voluntarily reduce ESG Prime Master Fund’s expenses by 0.07%. For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily waived $852,230 for the ESG Prime Master Fund, and such amount is not subject to future recoupment.

Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a former board member

During his term of service on the Board through his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2021, Professor Meyer Feldberg had also served as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Master Funds may conduct transactions, which resulted in him being an interested trustee of the Trust. The Master Funds have been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley did not 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 period ended April 30, 2022, Tax-Free Master Fund purchased and sold certain securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley, having aggregate value $23,390,061.

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 Tax-Free Master Fund’s investment manager, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.

Beneficial interest transactions

 

Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $     3,073,650,718      $ 9,072,253,790  
Withdrawals        (6,963,671,843      (16,792,001,937
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (3,890,021,125    $ (7,719,748,147

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 2,338,578,556      $ 1,132,688,561  
Withdrawals        (1,480,823,859      (596,344,267
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 857,754,697      $ 536,344,294  

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

       
Government Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 118,340,152,475      $ 47,491,220,565  
Withdrawals        (122,866,785,031      (56,442,668,595
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (4,526,632,556    $ (8,951,448,030
       
Treasury Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 56,066,375,618      $ 54,430,506,105  
Withdrawals        (67,070,164,974      (56,588,175,740
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (11,003,789,356    $ (2,157,669,635
       
Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 968,414,610      $ 5,114,679,407  
Withdrawals        (3,511,625,044      (8,172,900,733
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (2,543,210,434    $ (3,058,221,326
       
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
Contributions      $ 807,236,613      $ 402,602,443  
Withdrawals        (738,163,647      (2,162,557,724
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 69,072,966      $ (1,759,955,281

Federal tax status

Each Master Fund is considered a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no federal tax provision is necessary. As such, each investor in a Master Fund is treated as owning its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Fund. UBS AM intends that each Master Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in a Master Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by investing its net assets through the Master Fund.

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) consisted of:

Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 151,105  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (1,970,529
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)      $ (1,819,424

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 20,598  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (355,913
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)      $ (335,315

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Master Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded, as of April 30, 2022, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2022, and since inception for the ESG Prime Master Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Subsequent event

Effective beginning May 9, 2022, UBS AM voluntarily began waiving Government Master Fund’s management fee of 0.10% until July 31, 2022.

 

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Master Trust

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Master Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Master Trust (the “Trust”), (comprising Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of April 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising Master Trust at April 30, 2022, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Funds comprising the
Master Trust
  Statement of
operations
  Statement of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

Prime Master Fund

Treasury Master Fund

Tax-Free Master Fund

Prime CNAV Master Fund

Government Master Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2022
ESG Prime Master Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2022, and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2022

 

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General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. The Master Funds’ reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to interest holders (and investors in the related feeder funds) on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund and Prime CNAV Master Fund is available on a weekly basis at the same Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Master Funds at the above referenced UBS Website internet address.

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/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Funds are governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Funds’ 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 funds 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 Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

81

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since January 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM 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 the compensation committee), the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

75

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (and serves as a member of each such fund’s audit, nominating and governance committees).

Bernard H. Garil;

82

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).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

62

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 8 investment companies (consisting of 48 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski2;

54

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson2;

43

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

58

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

64

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and general counsel (2004 through 2019 and September 2021 to present) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019- 2020 and April 2021 to September 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal (2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been Assistant Secretary of UBS AM—Americas region since January 2022 (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until January 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary2;

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   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—U.S. (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Igor Lasun2;

43

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Leesa Merrill3;

43

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is a director (since 2014) and served as head of compliance risk from 2020 to 2022 (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020)) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

48

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders3;

56

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

37

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is an executive director (since 2019, prior to which he was a director) and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

38

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

60

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since June 2022) prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Administrator (and Manager for the Master Funds)

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter (for the feeder funds)

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares in the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by an effective prospectus.

© UBS 2022. All rights reserved.


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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2022


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

 

June 10, 2022

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for UBS Ultra Short Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the twelve months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

For the 12 months ended April 30, 2022 (the “reporting period”), Class A shares of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund returned -0.72%, while Class P shares returned -0.62% and Class I shares returned -0.60% (in each case after fee waivers/expense reimbursements). For comparison purposes, the ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”) returned 0.08%. (Class I shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 3; please note that the Fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

An interview with the Portfolio Management Team

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced a number of headwinds, including COVID-19 and its variants, sharply rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues, and central bank monetary policy tightening. Later in the reporting period the war in Ukraine also impacted the economy. Looking back, second, third and fourth quarter 2021 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was 6.7%, 2.3% and 6.9%, respectively. The economy then contracted in the first quarter of 2022. According to the Commerce Department’s initial estimate, first quarter 2022 annualized GDP growth was -1.4%. This was attributed to decreases in private inventory investment, exports, federal government spending, and state and local government spending.

 

Q.

How did the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) react to the economic environment?

A.

After several years of highly accommodative monetary policy, toward the end of 2021 the central bank signaled a policy shift. With inflation remaining elevated and no longer viewed as being “transitory,” in November 2021 the Fed announced that it would start tapering its monthly purchase of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities. At its meeting in December, the central bank further reduced its bond purchases and announced the program would end in March 2022. In March 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to a range between 0.25% and 0.50%, its first rate hike since 2018. Finally, at its meeting in early May, after the reporting period ended, the Fed raised rates 0.50% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%. The central bank will also begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1, 2022 (quantitative tightening).

 

Q.

What factors impacted the Fund’s performance during the reporting period?

A.

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the reporting period. Our yield advantage relative to the benchmark was offset by the negative impact of rising rates and wider credit spreads. The Fed beginning to raise rates earlier and faster in 2022 was one of the main drivers of these yield changes. Spread changes were mainly influenced by the general risk-off sentiment due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (The yield spread or credit spread is the difference between the quoted yields on two different investments, usually of a credit security relative to a US Treasury with similar maturities.)

 

Q.

How was the Fund’s portfolio positioned at the end of the reporting period?

A.

The Fund’s largest exposures were in corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and commercial paper. It also had a modest allocation to mortgage-backed securities, certificates of deposit and other short-term investments.

 

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Investment Objective:

To provide current income while seeking to maintain low volatility of principal

Portfolio Managers:

Scott Dolan

David G. Rothweiler

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

Class A—May 29, 2018

Class P—May 29, 2018

Class I—May 29, 2018

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

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Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Fund over the coming months?

A.

With inflation remaining elevated and given the improvements in the labor market, we expect the Fed to continue tightening monetary policy. It is unclear if the central bank can orchestrate a “soft landing” for the US economy. In this environment, we anticipate continuing to manage the Fund focusing on risk and liquidity.

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/am-us.

Sincerely,

 

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Igor Lasun

President

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

David G. Rothweiler

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 
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Scott Dolan

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 
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Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2022. 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. 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 Website at www.ubs.com/am-us.

 

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Average annual total returns for periods ended 04/30/22 (unaudited)

 

        1 year    Inception¹
Class A        (0.72 )%       0.99
Class P        (0.62      1.07  
Class I        (0.60      1.06  
ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index2        0.08        1.09  

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the August 27, 2021 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—0.44% and 0.35%; Class P—0.34% and 0.25%; and Class I—0.33% and 0.23%. 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 Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) have entered into a written fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement pursuant to which UBS AM is contractually obligated to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the fund’s ordinary total operating expenses of each class through August 31, 2022 (excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs, and interest expense relating to short sales, and expenses attributable to investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses related to shareholders’ meetings, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed 0.35% for Class A; 0.25% for Class P; and 0.23% for Class I. The fund has agreed to repay UBS AM for any waived fees/reimbursed expenses to the extent that it can do so over the following three fiscal years without causing the fund’s expenses in any of those three years to exceed these expense caps and that UBS AM has not waived the right to do so. The fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement may be terminated by the fund’s board at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the fund’s advisory contract with UBS AM. Upon termination of the agreement, however, UBS AM’s three year recoupment rights will survive.

 

1 

Inception date of Class A, Class P and Class I shares of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund was May 29, 2018.

2 

ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. At the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. The issue selected at each month-end rebalancing is the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the month-end rebalancing date.

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 www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.

 

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Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares, $5,000,000 in Class P shares, and $10,000,000 in Class I shares (unaudited)

The following three graphs depict the performance of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class A, Class P, and Class I shares versus the ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index from May 29, 2018, which is the inception date of the three classes, through April 30, 2022. Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which if included, would have reduced performance. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could 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 index is not available for investment and is unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustration purposes only.

 

 

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class A vs. ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of May 29, 2018 = $10,000

 

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class P vs. ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P Shares as of May 29, 2018 = $5,000,000

 

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class I vs. ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class I Shares as of May 29, 2018 = $10,000,000

 

 

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Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could 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 www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 service fees (Class A shares only) 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, November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022.

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.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

                Beginning
account value
November 1, 2021
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2022
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/21 to 04/30/22
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                        
UBS Ultra Short Income Fund                         
                        
Class A                         
Actual           $ 1,000.00        $ 992.90        $ 1.73          0.35
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)                   1,000.00          1,023.06          1.76          0.35  
Class P                         
Actual           $ 1,000.00        $ 993.40        $ 1.24          0.25
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)                   1,000.00          1,023.56          1.25          0.25  
Class I                         
Actual           $ 1,000.00        $ 993.40        $ 1.14          0.23
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)                   1,000.00          1,023.65          1.15          0.23  

 

 

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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Portfolio statistics (unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2022

 

Top ten holdings      

BPCE SA,
3.000% due 05/22/22

     3.3

NatWest Markets PLC,
3.625% due 09/29/22

     2.5  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust,
2.420% due 09/15/24

     2.2  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
2.360% due 03/15/29

     2.1  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.,
3.800% due 09/15/22

     2.1  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC,
2.900% due 05/13/22

     1.9  

Energy Transfer LP,
0.800% due 05/02/22

     1.8  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust,
1.550% due 02/15/25

     1.7  

Bank of Nova Scotia,
0.724% due 04/15/24

     1.7  

Oracle Corp.,
2.500% due 05/15/22

     1.6  
Total      20.9

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin      

United States

     59.7

Canada

     12.4  

France

     6.4  

Japan

     5.7  

United Kingdom

     5.4  
Total      89.6

 

Asset allocation      

Corporate bonds

     54.3

Asset-backed securities

     23.9  

Commercial paper

     10.3  

Mortgage-backed securities

     5.7  

Certificates of deposit

     4.9  

Short-term investments

     0.2  

Investments of cash collateral from securities loaned

     0.3  

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     0.4  
Total      100.0

 

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The portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Asset-backed securities—23.9%

 

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust,

 

Series 2020-A, Class A3,
0.480%, due 10/25/24

  $ 1,600,336     $ 1,586,474  

Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2021-1A, Class A2A,
0.240%, due 10/19/231

    3,079,222       3,064,484  

CCG Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-1, Class A2,
2.800%, due 09/14/261

    109,165       109,249  

Series 2021-1, Class A2,
0.300%, due 06/14/271

    1,482,831       1,450,319  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC,

   

Series 2019-1A, Class A1,
2.940%, due 04/15/311

    677,623       678,112  

Series 2019-2A, Class A1,
1.950%, due 09/15/311

    1,101,174       1,102,583  

CNH Equipment Trust,

   

Series 2022-A, Class A2,
2.390%, due 08/15/25

    6,600,000       6,568,789  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust,

   

Series 2020-1, Class B,
2.980%, due 04/24/231

    2,737,000       2,743,355  

Series 2020-1, Class C,
4.260%, due 06/22/231

    2,647,000       2,664,798  

DLL LLC,

   

Series 2019-DA1, Class A4,
2.920%, due 04/20/271

    19,767,717       19,841,366  

Series 2019-MA2, Class A3,
2.340%, due 09/20/231

    759,323       759,720  

Series 2019-MT3, Class A3,
2.080%, due 02/21/231

    1,365,359       1,365,644  

Series 2019-MT3, Class A4,
2.150%, due 09/21/261

    3,000,000       3,004,927  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC,

   

Series 2018-3, Class A3,
3.550%, due 05/20/241

    11,092,614       11,101,159  

Series 2019-1, Class A2,
2.980%, due 10/20/241

    211,316       211,524  

Series 2019-2, Class A2,
2.290%, due 02/20/251

    3,393,800       3,395,483  

Series 2019-3, Class A2,
2.060%, due 05/20/251

    9,989,405       9,988,213  

Series 2020-1, Class A2,
1.780%, due 12/22/251

    17,630,938       17,577,172  

Series 2020-2, Class A2,
0.610%, due 07/20/261

    3,102,395       3,036,287  

Enterprise Fleet Funding LLC,

   

Series 2021-1, Class A2,
0.440%, due 12/21/261

    4,761,176       4,640,204  

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust,

   

Series 2020-B, Class C,
1.700%, due 02/15/25

    12,750,000       12,688,369  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

   

Series 2017-2, Class A,
2.360%, due 03/15/291

    34,500,000       34,558,674  

Series 2017-2, Class B,
2.600%, due 03/15/291

    11,926,000       11,961,507  
     Face
amount
  Value
Asset-backed securities—(continued)

 

Series 2018-2, Class B,
3.610%, due 01/15/301

  $ 10,000,000     $ 10,049,690  

Series 2019-A, Class A3,
2.780%, due 09/15/23

    1,155,775       1,157,033  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust,

   

Series 2018-2, Class A,
3.170%, due 03/15/25

    11,480,000       11,535,995  

Series 2019-3, Class A1,
2.230%, due 09/15/24

    10,000,000       10,025,208  

Series 2019-3, Class B,
2.420%, due 09/15/24

    34,918,000       34,910,074  

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust,

   

Series 2020-2, Class B,
1.560%, due 07/22/24

    4,750,000       4,714,932  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2019-1, Class A3,
2.970%, due 11/16/23

    96,212       96,295  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust,

   

Series 2020-1, Class A,
0.680%, due 08/15/251

    10,000,000       9,711,097  

Series 2020-1, Class C,
1.480%, due 08/15/251

    3,430,000       3,352,644  

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC,

   

Series 2019-1, Class A4,
3.210%, due 02/18/251

    1,386,199       1,392,305  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust,

   

Series 2020-2, Class A3,
0.820%, due 07/15/24

    3,311,017       3,282,524  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust,

   

Series 2020-B, Class A4,
0.580%, due 06/17/241

    1,550,000       1,530,033  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2019-A, Class A3,
2.660%, due 06/15/23

    761,512       762,096  

Kubota Credit Owner Trust,

   

Series 2019-1A, Class A3,
2.460%, due 10/16/231

    1,150,438       1,153,655  

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC,

   

Series 2014-AA, Class A5,
2.330%, due 12/08/251

    1,063,048       1,064,950  

Series 2017-AA, Class A5,
2.680%, due 07/16/271

    1,613,152       1,612,411  

Series 2017-B, Class A4,
2.410%, due 11/15/241

    1,075,430       1,077,142  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust,

   

Series 2020-1A, Class A2,
1.550%, due 02/15/251

    28,022,000       27,770,844  

Nissan Auto Lease Trust,
Series 2020-A, Class A4,

   

1.880%, due 04/15/25

    4,500,000       4,503,299  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust,

   

Series 2018-C, Class A3,
3.220%, due 06/15/23

    167,553       167,699  

Series 2019-A, Class A3,
2.900%, due 10/16/23

    1,196,409       1,200,036  
 

 

8


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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Asset-backed securities—(concluded)

 

Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2020-AA, Class A,
1.370%, due 10/15/241

  $ 731,454     $ 730,858  

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust,

   

Series 2019-C, Class B,
2.170%, due 11/20/231

    7,995,000       8,006,305  

Series 2020-A, Class A3,
1.740%, due 07/20/231

    15,111,600       15,122,840  

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust,

   

Series 2017-2, Class B,
2.820%, due 10/15/25

    14,917,808       14,973,610  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust,

   

Series 2018-D, Class A4,
3.300%, due 02/15/24

    2,113,147       2,124,217  

Series 2019-A, Class A3,
2.910%, due 07/17/23

    598,359       599,783  

Verizon Owner Trust,

   

Series 2019-A, Class C,
3.220%, due 09/20/23

    2,700,000       2,708,805  

Series 2019-B, Class A1A,
2.330%, due 12/20/23

    340,660       341,336  

Series 2019-B, Class C,
2.600%, due 12/20/23

    14,450,000       14,481,767  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust,

   

Series 2019-B, Class A,
2.490%, due 04/15/26

    21,500,000       21,537,911  

Series 2019-B, Class M,
3.040%, due 04/15/26

    3,705,000       3,711,074  

Series 2019-C, Class M,
2.710%, due 07/15/26

    16,180,000       16,219,144  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2018-C, Class A3,
3.130%, due 11/15/23

    122,265       122,381  

Series 2018-C, Class A4,
3.270%, due 09/16/24

    2,610,000       2,622,825  

Series 2018-D, Class A3,
3.330%, due 04/15/24

    199,178       199,863  

Total asset-backed securities
(cost—$391,681,957)

      388,671,093  
Certificates of deposit—4.9%

 

Barclays Bank PLC

   

SOFR + 0.620%,
0.890%, due 04/05/232

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

 

SOFR + 0.190%,
0.460%, due 08/24/222

    10,500,000       10,489,007  

0.760%, due 01/17/23

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.780%, due 03/30/23

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.780%, due 03/24/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Total certificates of deposit
(cost—$80,489,007)

      80,489,007  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—10.3%

 

Barclays Bank PLC
0.684%, due 01/03/23

  $ 10,000,000     $ 9,954,031  

0.787%, due 01/03/23

    10,000,000       9,947,169  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
0.849%, due 01/17/23

    20,000,000       19,879,650  

Enel Finance America LLC
0.787%, due 01/10/23

    10,000,000       9,945,672  

2.001%, due 11/01/22

    10,000,000       9,900,333  

Energy Transfer LP
0.800%, due 05/02/22

    29,000,000       28,999,356  

HSBC USA, Inc.
0.673%, due 10/11/22

    10,000,000       9,970,117  

Hyundai Capital America
0.396%, due 05/10/22

    8,000,000       7,999,220  

0.643%, due 12/01/22

    8,000,000       7,970,040  

Societe Generale SA
0.735%, due 01/13/23

    25,000,000       24,871,500  

Toronto Dominion Bank
0.938%, due 09/16/22

    25,000,000       24,911,833  

Walt Disney Co.
0.230%, due 09/15/22

    2,400,000       2,397,899  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$166,746,821)

 

    166,746,820  
Corporate bonds—54.3%

 

Aerospace & defense—0.8%

 

Boeing Co.
2.700%, due 05/01/223

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

2.800%, due 03/01/233

    6,187,000       6,160,521  
   

 

 

 

      13,160,521  
   

 

 

 

Auto manufacturers—3.8%

 

American Honda Finance Corp.
0.875%, due 07/07/23

    5,000,000       4,895,416  

Toyota Motor Corp.
2.157%, due 07/02/22

    4,425,000       4,423,051  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.290%,
0.543%, due 09/13/242,3

    16,000,000       15,920,251  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
0.750%, due 11/23/221

    5,000,000       4,950,478  

2.900%, due 05/13/221

    31,786,000       31,799,998  
   

 

 

 

      61,989,194  
   

 

 

 

Banks—32.1%

 

ANZ New Zealand International Ltd.
1.900%, due 02/13/231

    2,250,000       2,241,458  

Bank of America Corp.
1.380%, due 04/25/25

    8,000,000       8,010,000  

Bank of Montreal

 

SOFR + 0.265%,
0.522%, due 09/15/232

    5,475,000       5,447,381  

SOFR + 0.320%,
0.604%, due 07/09/242

    2,000,000       1,977,708  

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

SOFR + 0.445%,
0.724%, due 04/15/242,3

    26,882,000       26,772,590  
 

 

9


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

Banks—(continued)

 

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA

 

SOFR + 0.410%,
0.577%, due 02/04/251,2

  $ 10,000,000     $ 9,848,770  

BNP Paribas SA
2.950%, due 05/23/221

    18,070,000       18,086,135  

3.250%, due 03/03/23

    10,000,000       10,071,508  

BPCE SA
2.750%, due 01/11/231

    8,000,000       7,999,656  

3.000%, due 05/22/221

    52,600,000       52,637,294  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

SOFR + 0.400%,
0.653%, due 12/14/232

    4,577,000       4,560,614  

SOFR + 0.420%,
0.698%, due 10/18/242,3

    15,000,000       14,841,640  

Credit Agricole SA
3.750%, due 04/24/231

    5,000,000       5,017,820  

Credit Suisse AG
1.000%, due 05/05/23

    20,000,000       19,580,042  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
3.800%, due 09/15/22

    32,994,000       33,181,058  

Deutsche Bank AG,
Series E,

   

SOFR + 0.500%,
0.670%, due 11/08/232

    12,000,000       11,930,064  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec

 

SOFR + 0.430%,
0.629%, due 05/21/241,2

    4,307,000       4,275,859  

Fifth Third Bank NA
1.800%, due 01/30/23

    1,865,000       1,858,632  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.761%, due 10/21/242

    5,000,000       4,929,987  

3.200%, due 02/23/23

    10,000,000       10,035,207  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

SOFR + 0.920%,
1.123%, due 02/24/262

    10,000,000       9,876,400  

Macquarie Bank Ltd.
2.100%, due 10/17/221

    5,000,000       4,997,212  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

 

2.665%, due 07/25/22

    20,000,000       20,044,221  

3.455%, due 03/02/23

    8,033,000       8,086,390  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.
3.500%, due 03/21/231

    550,000       553,283  

Morgan Stanley
2.750%, due 05/19/22

    21,000,000       21,012,614  

3.750%, due 02/25/23

    17,793,000       17,926,191  

National Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.490%,
0.658%, due 08/06/242

    4,960,000       4,920,807  

2.100%, due 02/01/23

    23,000,000       22,895,682  

2.150%, due 10/07/221

    10,000,000       10,003,388  

NatWest Markets PLC

 

SOFR + 0.530%,
0.709%, due 08/12/241,2

    7,570,000       7,520,022  

3.625%, due 09/29/221

    40,000,000       40,184,706  
     Face
amount
  Value
Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

Banks—(concluded)

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

SOFR + 0.340%,
0.626%, due 10/07/242

  $ 20,000,000     $ 19,786,275  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
2.778%, due 10/18/22

    20,000,000       20,064,200  

3.102%, due 01/17/23

    10,000,000       10,038,953  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
0.625%, due 06/30/231

    10,000,000       9,735,746  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

 

SOFR + 0.350%,
0.595%, due 09/10/242

    15,000,000       14,850,438  

SOFR + 0.480%,
0.753%, due 01/27/232

    9,475,000       9,473,579  

Truist Bank

 

SOFR + 0.200%,
0.479%, due 01/17/242

    7,000,000       6,945,890  

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

SOFR + 0.300%,
0.490%, due 11/18/242

    10,000,000       9,949,326  
   

 

 

 

      522,168,746  
   

 

 

 

Diversified financial services—2.8%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
3.300%, due 01/23/23

    5,000,000       4,998,007  

4.625%, due 07/01/22

    3,280,000       3,290,484  

American Express Co.
2.500%, due 08/01/22

    15,000,000       15,024,362  

3.400%, due 02/27/23

    10,000,000       10,072,206  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.200%, due 01/30/23

    10,000,000       10,062,069  

International Lease Finance Corp.
5.875%, due 08/15/22

    1,520,000       1,532,348  
   

 

 

 

      44,979,476  
   

 

 

 

Electric—6.6%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.,

 

Series F,
2.950%, due 12/15/22

    19,917,000       19,998,012  

Dominion Energy, Inc.
2.450%, due 01/15/231

    5,000,000       4,987,343  

DTE Energy Co.
2.250%, due 11/01/22

    3,775,000       3,773,304  

Series H,
0.550%, due 11/01/223

    24,500,000       24,298,172  

Duke Energy Corp.
3.050%, due 08/15/22

    20,000,000       20,025,437  

Eversource Energy

 

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.431%, due 08/15/232

    7,000,000       6,981,839  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,
Series D,

   

SOFR + 0.330%,
0.609%, due 10/18/242

    15,000,000       14,944,502  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
0.650%, due 03/01/23

    5,000,000       4,919,531  
 

 

10


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Corporate bonds—(concluded)

 

Electric—(concluded)

 

Southern Co.,
Series 2021,

   

SOFR + 0.370%,
0.546%, due 05/10/232

  $ 7,000,000     $ 6,978,788  
   

 

 

 

      106,906,928  
   

 

 

 

Gas—0.3%

 

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
0.700%, due 03/02/23

    5,000,000       4,894,930  
   

 

 

 

Healthcare-services—0.5%

 

Aetna, Inc.
2.750%, due 11/15/22

    7,373,000       7,385,010  
   

 

 

 

Insurance—0.6%

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

 

SOFR + 0.300%,
0.586%, due 09/27/241,2

    10,000,000       9,915,787  
   

 

 

 

Internet—0.9%

 

eBay, Inc.
2.750%, due 01/30/23

    15,000,000       15,016,324  
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—2.3%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
3.200%, due 11/06/22

    4,700,000       4,715,072  

Cigna Corp.
3.050%, due 11/30/22

    10,000,000       10,046,483  

CVS Health Corp.

 

2.750%, due 12/01/22

    10,000,000       10,025,058  

3.500%, due 07/20/22

    1,072,000       1,073,073  

4.750%, due 12/01/22

    6,500,000       6,561,022  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
2.800%, due 03/18/23

    5,000,000       5,022,220  
   

 

 

 

      37,442,928  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors—0.3%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

SOFR + 0.250%,
0.537%, due 10/01/242

    5,000,000       4,976,227  
   

 

 

 

Software—3.3%

 

Oracle Corp.
2.500%, due 05/15/22

    26,300,000       26,308,279  

2.625%, due 02/15/23

    18,044,000       18,050,705  

Roper Technologies, Inc.
3.125%, due 11/15/22

    9,084,000       9,115,496  
   

 

 

 

              53,474,480  

Total corporate bonds
(cost—$888,953,546)

      882,310,551  
Mortgage-backed securities—5.7%

 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2020-5, Class A1,
1.373%, due 05/25/651,4

    3,640,135       3,529,103  

Series 2020-R1, Class A1,
0.990%, due 04/25/531,4

    6,693,438       6,562,712  
     Face
amount
  Value
Mortgage-backed securities—(continued)

 

Series 2021-1, Class A1,
0.909%, due 01/25/661,4

  $ 5,112,415     $ 4,763,606  

Series 2021-4, Class A1,
1.035%, due 01/20/651,4

    3,714,397       3,479,485  

Series 2021-5, Class A1,
0.951%, due 07/25/661,4

    6,411,783       5,771,271  

Series 2021-8, Class A1,
1.820%, due 11/25/661,4

    2,690,077       2,489,746  

COLT Funding LLC,

 

Series 2021-3R, Class A1,
1.051%, due 12/25/641,4

    3,058,747       2,965,861  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2021-2, Class A1,
0.924%, due 08/25/661,4

    1,865,115       1,657,145  

Series 2021-3, Class A1,
0.956%, due 09/27/661,4

    4,754,661       4,215,843  

Series 2021-6, Class A1,
1.907%, due 12/25/661,4

    1,856,014       1,735,055  

Series 2021-HX1, Class A1,
1.110%, due 10/25/661,4

    8,710,412       8,004,370  

Series 2022-1, Class A1,
2.284%, due 12/27/661,4

    2,404,164       2,304,469  

COLT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

 

Series 2021-1R, Class A1,
0.857%, due 05/25/651,4

    977,670       964,071  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust,

 

Series 2021-1, Class A1,
0.715%, due 05/25/651,4

    1,324,981       1,272,586  

Series 2022-1, Class A1,
2.205%, due 01/25/671,4

    1,943,945       1,839,342  

GCAT Trust,

 

Series 2021-NQM4, Class A1,
1.093%, due 08/25/661,4

    6,108,343       5,399,465  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust,

 

Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1,
1.017%, due 07/25/611,4

    3,137,337       2,982,316  

MFA Trust,

 

Series 2020-NQM3, Class A1,
1.014%, due 01/26/651,4

    542,207       521,928  

Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1,
1.153%, due 04/25/651,4

    1,473,914       1,405,891  

Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1,
1.029%, due 11/25/641,4

    2,639,373       2,411,867  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

 

Series 2021-NQM3, Class A1,
1.156%, due 11/27/561,4

    7,151,960       6,735,091  

Verus Securitization Trust,

 

Series 2021-1, Class A1,
0.815%, due 01/25/661,4

    2,968,730       2,825,404  

Series 2021-2, Class A1,
1.031%, due 02/25/661,4

    1,155,936       1,087,983  

Series 2021-3, Class A1,
1.046%, due 06/25/661,4

    2,314,306       2,147,096  

Series 2021-4, Class A1,
0.938%, due 07/25/661,4

    1,468,951       1,315,703  

Series 2021-5, Class A1,
1.013%, due 09/25/661,4

    6,900,278       6,255,465  
 

 

11


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2022

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Mortgage-backed securities—(concluded)

 

Series 2021-R1, Class A1,
0.820%, due 10/25/631,4

  $ 5,664,215     $ 5,516,924  

Series 2021-R2, Class A1,
0.918%, due 02/25/641,4

    1,862,715       1,816,492  

Total mortgage-backed securities
(cost—$98,530,540)

 

    91,976,290  
   
     Number of
shares
    
Short-term investments—0.2%

 

Investment companies—0.2%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.290%5
(cost—$3,103,697)

    3,103,697       3,103,697  
     Number of
shares
  Value
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned—0.3%

 

Money market funds—0.3%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.310%5
(cost—$5,775,730)

  $ 5,775,730     $ 5,775,730  

Total investments
(cost—$1,635,281,298)—99.6%

 

    1,619,073,188  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.4%

 

    6,070,778  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 1,625,143,966  

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Assets                    
                   
Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total
Asset-backed securities      $        $ 388,671,093        $        $ 388,671,093  
Certificates of deposit                 80,489,007                  
80,489,007
 
Commercial paper                 166,746,820                  
166,746,820
 
Corporate bonds                 882,310,551                   882,310,551  
Mortgage-backed securities                 91,976,290                   91,976,290  
Short-term investments                 3,103,697                   3,103,697  
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned                 5,775,730                   5,775,730  
Total      $        $ 1,619,073,188        $        $ 1,619,073,188  

At April 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $552,560,799, represented 34.0% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end and changes periodically.

3 

Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

4 

Variable or floating rate security for which the interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

5 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2022.

Portfolio acronyms

 

SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2022

 

Assets:

 

Investments, at value (cost—$1,635,281,298)1        $1,619,073,188  
Receivable for fund shares sold        21,935,283  
Receivable for interest and dividends        5,686,923  
Receivable for foreign tax reclaims        34,222  
Other assets        7,187  
Total assets        1,646,736,803  
    
Liabilities:

 

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned        5,775,730  
Payable for fund shares redeemed        15,153,622  
Dividends payable to shareholders        68,063  
Payable to affiliate        323,995  
Payable to custodian        89,244  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        182,183  
Total liabilities        21,592,837  
Net assets        $1,625,143,966  
    
Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)        $1,654,311,081  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        (29,167,115
Net assets        $1,625,143,966  
    
Class A

 

Net assets        $347,829,440  
Shares outstanding        35,132,350  
Net asset value and offering price per share        $9.90  
    
Class P

 

Net assets        $1,227,503,990  
Shares outstanding        124,106,821  
Net asset value and offering price per share        $9.89  
    
Class I

 

Net assets        $49,810,536  
Shares outstanding        5,043,260  
Net asset value and offering price per share        $9.88  

 

1 

Includes $5,654,422 of investments in securities on loan, at value, plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

 

        For the
year ended
April 30, 2022
Investment income:

 

Interest        $11,575,133  
Securities lending        5,356  
Total income        11,580,489  
Expenses:

 

Investment advisory and administration fees        7,199,402  
Service fees—Class A        500,208  
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A        53,430  
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P        158,230  
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class I        75  
Custody and fund accounting fees        145,071  
Trustees fees        45,532  
Professional services fees        127,066  
Printing and shareholder report fees        57,255  
Federal and state registration fees        163,695  
Insurance expense        26,404  
Interest expense        285  
Other expenses        106,594  
Total expenses        8,583,247  
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by advisor and administrator        (2,110,457
Net expenses        6,472,790  
Net investment income (loss)        5,107,699  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments        101,137  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments        (18,665,621
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities        (18,564,484
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $(13,456,785

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2022    2021
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $5,107,699        $11,683,425  
Net realized gain (loss)        101,137        195,182  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (18,665,621      11,560,189  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        (13,456,785      23,438,796  
Total distributions—Class A        (884,022      (4,343,302
Total distributions—Class P        (4,940,775      (8,511,560
Total distributions—Class I        (379,151      (718,375
Total distributions        (6,203,948      (13,573,237
From beneficial interest transactions:

 

       
Proceeds from shares sold        1,221,467,324        4,764,547,697  
Cost of shares redeemed        (2,958,171,252      (3,551,556,042
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions        5,304,679        11,196,086  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (1,731,399,249      1,224,187,741  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (1,751,059,982      1,234,053,300  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        3,376,203,948        2,142,150,648  
End of year        $1,625,143,966        $3,376,203,948  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

Class A                                      
       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
May 29,  2018
1 to
April 30, 2019
        2022    2021    2020
Net asset value, beginning of period        $9.99        $9.95        $10.00        $10.00  
Net investment income (loss)2        0.01        0.04        0.20        0.23  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.08      0.04        (0.05      (0.01 )3 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        (0.07      0.08        0.15        0.22  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.02      (0.04      (0.20      (0.22
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.00 )4       (0.00 )4               
Total dividends and distributions        (0.02      (0.04      (0.20      (0.22
Net asset value, end of period        $9.90        $9.99        $9.95        $10.00  
Total investment return5        (0.75 )%       0.82      1.46      2.35
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.44 %7       0.44 %7       0.45 %7       0.47 %6,7 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.35 %7       0.35 %7       0.35 %7       0.31 %6,7 
Net investment income (loss)        0.13      0.41      2.01      2.48 %6 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 347,829      $ 662,131      $ 1,226,267      $ 1,193,910  
Portfolio turnover        56      64      53      12
             
Class P                                      
       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
May 29,  2018
1 to
April 30, 2019
        2022    2021    2020
Net asset value, beginning of period        $9.98        $9.94        $9.99        $10.00  
Net investment income (loss)2        0.02        0.04        0.20        0.24  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.08      0.05        (0.04      (0.02 )3 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        (0.06      0.09        0.16        0.22  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.03      (0.05      (0.21      (0.23
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.00 )4       (0.00 )4               
Total dividends and distributions        (0.03      (0.05      (0.21      (0.23
Net asset value, end of period        $9.89        $9.98        $9.94        $9.99  
Total investment return5        (0.65 )%       0.92      1.66      2.24
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.34 %7       0.34 %7       0.36 %7       0.39 %6,7 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.25 %7       0.25 %7       0.25 %7       0.21 %6,7 
Net investment income (loss)        0.24      0.38      2.04      2.61 %6 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 1,227,504      $ 2,218,543      $ 915,463      $ 358,489  
Portfolio turnover        56      64      53      12

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial highlights (concluded)

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

Class I                                      
       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
May 29,  2018
1 to
April 30, 2019
        2022    2021    2020
Net asset value, beginning of period        $9.97        $9.94        $9.99        $10.00  
Net investment income (loss)2        0.02        0.03        0.22        0.22  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.08      0.05        (0.05      (0.00 )3,4 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        (0.06      0.08        0.17        0.22  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.03      (0.05      (0.22      (0.23
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.00 )4       (0.00 )4               
Total dividends and distributions        (0.03      (0.05      (0.22      (0.23
Net asset value, end of period        $9.88        $9.97        $9.94        $9.99  
Total investment return5        (0.63 )%       0.84      1.68      2.26
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.33 %7       0.33 %7       0.35 %7       0.38 %6,7 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.23 %7       0.23 %7       0.23 %7       0.16 %6,7 
Net investment income (loss)        0.23      0.31      2.25      2.42 %6 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)        $49,811        $495,530        $421        $675  
Portfolio turnover        56      64      53      12

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Calculated using the average shares method.

3

The amount of net realized and unrealized loss per share does not correspond with the net realized and unrealized gain reported within the Statement of Changes due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and fluctuating market values.

4

Amount represents less than $0.005 or $(0.005) per share.

5

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of the period 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 the period reported. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

6

Annualized.

7

Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with twenty-two series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Group AG is an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS Group AG operates in many areas of the financial services industry.

The Fund currently offers Class A, Class P and Class I shares. Each class represents interests in the same assets of the Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in ongoing service fees and certain transfer agency and related services expenses and certain fee waiver/expense reimbursement/cap arrangements as discussed further below. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that Class A shares have exclusive voting rights with respect to its service plan.

In the normal course of business the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations 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 any prior claims or losses 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 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:

Investment transactions, investment income and expenses—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions and foreign exchange transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. Dividend income and expense are recorded on the ex-dividend date (“ex-date”) except in the case of certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon after the ex-date as the Fund, using reasonable diligence, becomes aware of such dividends. 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Dividends and distributions—Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from investment income and distributions from realized capital gains and/or return of capital are determined in accordance with US federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either 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—The ability of the issuers of debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the Fund’s investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Fund will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Valuation of investments

The Fund generally calculates its net asset value on days that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. The Fund calculates net asset value separately for each class as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). The NYSE normally is not open, and the Fund does not price its shares, on most national holidays and Good Friday. To the extent that the Fund’s assets are traded in other markets on days when the NYSE is not open, the value of the Fund’s assets may be affected on those days. If trading on the NYSE is halted for the day before 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, the Fund’s net asset value per share generally will still be calculated as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value and until which purchase, sale or exchange orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the SEC.

The Fund calculates its net asset value based on the current market value, where available, for its portfolio investments. The Fund normally obtains market values for its investments 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 investments. An evaluation system incorporates parameters such as security quality, maturity and coupon, and/or research and evaluations by its staff, including review of broker-dealer market price quotations, if available, in determining the valuation of the portfolio investments. Investments also may be valued based on appraisals derived from information concerning the investment or similar investments received from recognized dealers in those holdings.

Investments 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. Investments which are listed on US and foreign stock exchanges normally are valued at the market closing price, the last sale price on the day the securities are valued or, lacking any sales on such day, at the last available bid price. Investments listed on foreign stock exchanges may be fair valued based on significant events that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign markets. In cases where investments are traded on more than one exchange, the investments are valued on the exchange designated as the primary market by UBS AM. If a market value is not readily available from an independent pricing source for a particular investment, that investment is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined as of the close of the NYSE.

The amortized cost method of valuation, which approximates market value, generally is used to value short-term debt instruments with 60 days or less remaining to maturity, unless the Board determines that this does not represent fair value.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

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, Fair Value Measurement, investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value.

The Board has delegated to the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (“VC”) the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The VC is comprised of representatives of management. The VC provides reports to the Board at each quarterly meeting regarding any investments that have been fair valued, valued pursuant to standing instructions approved by the VC, 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 VC 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.

The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: foreign investments under some circumstances; securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; investments whose trading has been halted or suspended; fixed income securities that are in default and for which there is no current market value quotation; and investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale. The need to fair value a Fund’s portfolio investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded domestic investments, and when a security that is subject to a trading limit or collar on the exchange or market on which it is primarily traded reaches the “limit up” or “limit down” price and no trading has taken place at that price. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of an investment’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the investment; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the investment is purchased and sold. Valuing investments at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuing investments that have readily available market quotations. Fair value determinations can also involve reliance on quantitative models employed by a fair value pricing service.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding 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.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Investments

Asset-backed securities—The Fund may invest in asset-backed securities (“ABS”), representing interests in pools of certain types of underlying installment loans, home equity loans, leases of various types of real and personal property and receivables from revolving lines of credit (credit cards). Such assets are securitized through the use of trusts or special purpose corporations. The yield characteristics of ABS differ from those of traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying obligations generally may be prepaid at any time. ABS may decrease in value as a result of increases in interest rates and may benefit less than other fixed-income securities from declining interest rates because of the risk of prepayment.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Mortgage-backed securities—The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), representing direct or indirect interests in pools of underlying mortgage loans that are secured by real property. These securities provide investors with payments consisting of both principal and interest as the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pools are paid.

The timely payment of principal and interest (but not the market value) on MBS issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae (formally known as the Government National Mortgage Association or GNMA) is backed by Ginnie Mae and the full faith and credit of the US government. Obligations issued by Fannie Mae (formally known as the Federal National Mortgage Association or FNMA) and Freddie Mac (formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company or FHLMC) are historically supported only by the credit of the issuer, but currently are guaranteed by the US government in connection with such agencies being placed temporarily into conservatorship by the US government.

Some MBS are sponsored or issued by private entities. Payments of principal and interest (but not the market value) of such private MBS may be supported by pools of mortgage loans or other MBS that are guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the US government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, or they may be issued without any government guarantee of the underlying mortgage assets but with some form of non-government credit enhancement.

Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) are a type of MBS. A CMO is a debt security that may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities. The mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities are divided into classes or tranches with each class having its own characteristics. Investors typically receive payments out of the interest and principal on the underlying mortgages. The portions of these payments that investors receive, as well as the priority of their rights to receive payments, are determined by the specific terms of the CMO class.

The yield characteristics of MBS differ from those of traditional debt securities. Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans or other obligations generally may be prepaid at any time. Prepayments on a pool of mortgage loans are influenced by a variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors. Generally, prepayments on fixed-rate mortgage loans will increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. Certain classes of CMOs and other MBS are structured in a manner that makes them extremely sensitive to changes in prepayment rates. Such classes include interest-only (“IO”) and principal-only (“PO”) classes. IOs are entitled to receive all or a portion of the interest, but none (or only a nominal amount) of the principal payments, from the underlying mortgage assets. If the mortgage assets underlying an IO experience greater than anticipated principal prepayments, then the total amount of interest payments allocable to the IO class, and therefore the yield to investors, generally will be reduced. Conversely, PO classes are entitled to receive all or a portion of the principal payments, but none of the interest, from the underlying mortgage assets. PO classes are purchased at substantial discounts from par, and the yield to investors will be reduced if principal payments are slower than expected.

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 in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.

Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by the Fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. 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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under the Fund’s investment strategies and limitations, may require the Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. 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 intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed, advised or subadvised by UBS 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 potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

At April 30, 2022, the Fund was not invested in any repurchase agreements.

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 in the Fund’s portfolio footnotes.

Investment advisor and administrator fees and other transactions with affiliates

The Board has approved an Investment Advisory and Administration Contract (the “Advisory Contract”), under which UBS AM serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. In accordance with the Advisory Contract, the Fund is to pay UBS AM an investment advisory fee and an administration fee, which is to be accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rates of 0.20% and 0.10%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2022, UBS AM is owed $295,897 by the Fund, representing investment advisory and administration fees net of fee waivers/expense reimbursements.

UBS 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) expenses related to investments in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses related to shareholders’ meetings and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class P and Class I shares at a level not to exceed 0.35%, 0.25% and 0.23% of average daily net assets, respectively through August 31, 2022. For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM waived $2,110,457 in investment advisory and administration fees. UBS AM may recoup from the Fund any such waived fees/reimbursed expenses during the following three fiscal years, to the extent that ordinary operating expenses (with certain exclusions such as dividend expense, borrowing costs and interest expense) are otherwise below the applicable expense cap in effect at the time the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to repayment to UBS AM and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

        Fee waivers/
expense
reimbursements
subject to
repayment
     Expires
April 30,
2023
     Expires
April 30,
2024
     Expires
April 30,
2025
Class A      $ 2,862,730        $ 1,554,459        $ 864,807        $ 443,464  
Class P        3,882,059          613,566          1,733,591          1,534,902  
Class I        321,095          801          188,203          132,091  

For the period ended April 30, 2022, UBS AM did not voluntarily waive any additional fees.

Service plan

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM (US)”) is the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares. The Fund has adopted a service plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class A shares. The Plan governs payments made for the expenses incurred in the service of Class A shares. The Fund pays UBS AM (US) monthly service fees at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares. At April 30, 2022, the Fund owed UBS AM (US) $28,098 for service fees.

Transfer agency and related services fees

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 period ended April 30, 2022, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Fund, $113,533 of the total transfer agency and related service fees paid by the Fund to BNY Mellon.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend securities up to 3313% of its total assets to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are initially secured at all times by cash, US government securities and irrevocable letters of credit in an amount at least equal to 102% of the market value of the securities loaned with respect to domestic securities and 105% of the market value of the securities loaned with respect to foreign securities. In the event that the market value of the cash, US government securities, and irrevocable letters of credit securing the loan falls below 100% for domestic securities, and 103% for foreign securities, the borrower must provide additional cash, US government securities, and irrevocable letters of credit so that the total securing the loan is at least 102% of the market value for domestic securities and 105% of the market value for foreign securities.

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 and irrevocable letters of credit held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees. Cash collateral received is invested in State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, which is included in the Fund’s Portfolio of investments. State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Fund’s lending agent.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, the Fund had securities on loan at value, cash collateral and non-cash collateral as follows:

 

Value of securities

on loan

 

Cash

collateral

    

Non-cash

collateral

    

Total

collateral

    

Security types

held as non-cash
collateral

$5,654,422   $5,775,730      $        $ 5,775,730           

Bank line of credit

The Fund participates with other funds managed by UBS AM in a $185 million committed credit facility (the “Committed Credit Facility”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company. The Committed Credit Facility is to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the participating Fund at the request of shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on amounts borrowed is calculated based on the prevailing rates in effect at the time of borrowing. The funds covered by the Committed Credit Facility have agreed to pay commitment fees on the average daily balance of the Committed Credit Facility not utilized. Commitment fees have been allocated among the funds in the Committed Credit Facility as follows: 50% of the allocation is based on the relative asset size of funds and the other 50% of the allocation is based on utilization.

For the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund had borrowings as follows:

 

Average daily amount of
borrowing outstanding
     Days outstanding      Interest expense      Weighted average
annualized interest rate
$1,603,562        4        $ 285          1.597

Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a board member

During his term of service on the Board through his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2021, Professor Meyer Feldberg served as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Fund may conduct transactions, which resulted in him being an interested trustee of the Fund. The Fund has been informed that Professor Feldberg’s role at Morgan Stanley does not 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 period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund purchased and sold certain securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley, having an aggregate value of $68,412,359. 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, or some other form of compensation. Although the precise amount of this compensation is not generally known by the Fund’s investment advisor, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.

Purchases and sales of securities

For the period ended April 30, 2022, aggregate purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term securities, were $903,136,335 and $1,544,691,031, respectively.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

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 April 30, 2022:            
           
                       Class A  
                           Shares      Amount  
Shares sold            24,786      $ 246,796  
Shares repurchased            (31,224,925      (311,334,715
Dividends reinvested                              76,595        763,010  
Net increase (decrease)                              (31,123,544    $ (310,324,909
           
    Class P           Class I  
     Shares      Amount              Shares      Amount  
Shares sold     122,533,446      $ 1,221,220,528              $  
Shares repurchased     (221,080,567      (2,201,394,392       (44,688,330      (445,442,145
Dividends reinvested     423,677        4,216,998         32,617        324,671  
Net increase (decrease)     (98,123,444    $ (975,956,866             (44,655,713    $ (445,117,474
           

For the year ended April 30, 2021:

           
           
                       Class A  
                           Shares      Amount  
Shares sold            613,445      $ 6,136,466  
Shares repurchased                     (58,024,274      (579,960,883
Dividends reinvested                              382,940        3,827,292  
Net increase (decrease)                              (57,027,889    $ (569,997,125
           
    Class P           Class I  
     Shares      Amount           Shares      Amount  
Shares sold     358,287,732      $ 3,577,584,082         118,304,286      $ 1,180,827,149  
Shares repurchased     (228,866,731      (2,285,505,566       (68,702,281      (686,089,593
Dividends reinvested     683,300        6,823,909         54,581        544,885  
Net increase (decrease)     130,104,301      $ 1,298,902,425               49,656,586      $ 495,282,441  

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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, was ordinary income in the amount of $6,203,948 and $13,573,237, respectively.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments held at April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Cost of investments      Gross unrealized
appreciation
     Gross unrealized
depreciation
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(depreciation)
$1,635,643,034      $ 223,011        $ (16,792,857    $ (16,569,846

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

ordinary income

 

Undistributed

long-term

capital gains

    

Accumulated

capital and

other losses

  

Unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

  

Other

temporary
differences

   Total
$508,263   $—      $ (12,896,788    $ (16,569,846    $ (208,744    $ (29,167,115

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. At April 30, 2022, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $11,343,826 in short-term and $1,552,962 in long-term capital losses.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has analyzed and concluded as of April 30, 2022 that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Under the applicable foreign tax laws, gains on certain securities held in certain foreign countries may be subject to taxes that will be paid by the Fund.

Each of the tax year periods from Inception (May 29, 2018) to April 30, 2022, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

26


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Opinion on the financial statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended and for the period from May 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2022, 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 its financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended and for the period from May 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the

effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2022

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Tax information (unaudited)

 

Other tax information

Pursuant to sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $4,897,406 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Quarterly portfolio schedule

The Fund filed its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Additionally, you may obtain copies of such portfolio holdings schedules for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year 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/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Fund’s operations. 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 funds in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by such 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.

 

Independent Trustees
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

81

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Previously, he was deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM 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 the compensation committee), the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

75

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Burt is also a director of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (and serves as a member of each such fund’s audit, nominating and governance committees).

Bernard H. Garil;

82

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).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 5 investment companies (consisting of 45 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

62

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 8 investment companies (consisting of 48 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

 

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski2;

54

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM— Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson2;

43

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM— Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

58

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

64

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and general counsel (2004 through 2019 and September 2021 to present) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and April 2021 to September 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal ( 2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been Assistant Secretary of UBS AM— Americas region (since January 2022 (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until January 2022)) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary2;

54

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)    Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director (from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—U.S. (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Igor Lasun2;

43

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Leesa Merrill3

43

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is a director (since 2014) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020)) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

44

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 28 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

48

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders3;

56

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

37

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is an executive director (since 2019, prior to which he was a director) and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 57 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

38

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 43 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

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   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022), prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 58 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Investment Advisor and Administrator

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

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.

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  (b)

Copy of each notice transmitted to shareholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that contains disclosures specified by paragraph (c)(3) of that rule: Not applicable to the registrant.

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 1940 Act.).

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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the aggregate Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) audit fees for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $496,217 and $496,217, 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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, 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 $62,964 and $62,964, respectively.

Fees included in the audit-related fees category are those associated with the reading and providing of comments on the 2021 and 2020 semiannual financial statements.

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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the aggregate tax fees billed by E&Y for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $207,000 and $207,000, 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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, 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 September 14, 2016)” (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:

 

 

  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 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 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 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 has delegated its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services not exceeding $100,000 (excluding reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) on an annual basis to the Chairperson. All such pre-approvals will be reported to the full Committee on a quarterly basis at the Committee’s


 

next regularly scheduled meeting after the pre-approval. The Committee may not delegate to management its responsibility to pre-approve services to be performed by the independent auditor. Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the Committee or the Chairperson will be submitted by both the Fund’s independent auditors and the Fund’s Treasurer or other designated Fund officer and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with SEC rules on auditor independence. 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 AM or the Fund’s officers).

 

 

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 advisor 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 AM and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with UBS 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) UBS AM and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with UBS AM 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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 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 approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 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 approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 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 April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

  (f)

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, if greater than 50%, specify 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. According to E&Y, such amount was below 50%; therefore, disclosure item not applicable for this filing.

 

  (g)

For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the aggregate fees billed by E&Y of $800,904 and $596,704, 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:


     2022             2021  

Covered Services

   $ 269,964                      $ 269,964  

Non-Covered Services

     530,940           326,740  

 

  (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.

 

  (i)

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

  (j)

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 6. 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 Asset Management, UBS Building, One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, Attn: Keith A. Weller, 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 period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed- End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

  (a)

(1) Code of Ethics as required pursuant to Section  406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and designated by 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.

 

  (a)

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant – 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.

 

  (c)

Disclosure pursuant to Section  13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.IRANNOTICE.


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 Series Funds
By:   /s/ Igor Lasun
  Igor Lasun
  President
                Date:     July 11, 2022

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/ Igor Lasun
  Igor Lasun
  President
Date:       July 11, 2022
By:   /s/ Joanne M. Kilkeary
  Joanne M. Kilkeary
  Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer
Date:   July 11, 2022