-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JhtC0wi7hc05fRTYJhgqyLRgDP65KIPVMLPHdUdynaO842AqByOfXSxP3gs48fkb NDr0/yxtqxNlCdLl81iL8w== 0001104659-10-013626.txt : 20100311 0001104659-10-013626.hdr.sgml : 20100311 20100311092420 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-10-013626 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100311 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100311 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100311 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UBS FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886244 IRS NUMBER: 367056204 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06637 FILM NUMBER: 10672534 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICA STREET 2: ONE NORTH WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-525-7100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICA STREET 2: ONE NORTH WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRINSON FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 0000886244 S000002977 UBS High Yield Fund C000008174 CLASS A BNHYX C000008175 CLASS B BNHBX C000008176 CLASS C BNHCX C000008177 CLASS Y BIHYX 0000886244 S000002978 UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund C000008178 Class A BNEQX C000008179 CLASS B BNQBX C000008180 CLASS C BNQCX C000008181 CLASS Y BPEQX 0000886244 S000002979 UBS GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND C000008182 CLASS A BNGLX C000008183 CLASS B BNPBX C000008184 CLASS C BNPCX C000008185 CLASS Y BPGLX 0000886244 S000002980 UBS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND C000008186 CLASS A BNIEX C000008187 CLASS B BNIBX C000008188 CLASS C BNICX C000008189 CLASS Y BNUEX 0000886244 S000002981 UBS U.S. BOND FUND C000008190 CLASS A BNBDX C000008191 CLASS B BNOBX C000008192 CLASS C BNOCX C000008193 CLASS Y BPBDX 0000886244 S000002982 UBS U.S. LARGE CAP VALUE EQUITY FUND C000008194 CLASS A BNVAX C000008195 CLASS B BNVBX C000008196 CLASS C BNVCX C000008197 CLASS Y BUSVX 0000886244 S000002984 UBS GLOBAL BOND FUND C000008202 CLASS A BNGBX C000008203 CLASS B BNDBX C000008204 CLASS C BNDCX C000008205 CLASS Y BPGBX 0000886244 S000002985 UBS U.S. SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND C000008206 CLASS A BNSCX C000008207 CLASS B BNMBX C000008208 CLASS C BNMCX C000008209 CLASS Y BISCX 0000886244 S000003132 UBS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND C000008491 CLASS A BNGEX C000008492 CLASS B BNEBX C000008493 CLASS C BNECX C000008494 CLASS Y BPGEX 0000886244 S000003135 UBS DYNAMIC ALPHA FUND C000008503 CLASS A BNAAX C000008504 CLASS B BNABX C000008505 CLASS C BNACX C000008506 CLASS Y BNAYX 0000886244 S000003136 UBS ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND C000008507 CLASS A BNRAX C000008508 CLASS C BNRCX C000008509 CLASS Y BNRYX 0000886244 S000011180 UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund C000030845 Class A BMDAX C000030847 Class C BMDDX C000030848 Class Y BMDYX 0000886244 S000013001 UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund C000035135 Class A BEAAX C000035136 Class C BEACX C000035137 Class Y BEAYX 0000886244 S000017860 UBS Global Frontier Fund C000049576 Class A BGFAX C000049577 Class C BGFCX C000049578 Class Y BGFYX N-CSRS 1 a10-2537_1ncsrs.htm CERTIFIED SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

 

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

811-06637

 

The UBS Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

 

10019-6028

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Mark F. Kemper, Esq.

UBS Global Asset Management

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019-6028

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

 

Bruce Leto, Esq.

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

2600 One Commerce Square

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-713 3000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

June 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2009

 

 



 

Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.

 



The UBS Funds—Fixed Income

Semiannual Report

December 31, 2009

Table of contents  
President's letter     1    
Market commentary     2    
Fixed Income  
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     4    
UBS Global Bond Fund     18    
UBS High Yield Fund     30    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     44    
Explanation of expense disclosure     55    
Statement of assets and liabilities     58    
Statement of operations     62    
Statement of changes in net assets     64    
Financial highlights     66    
Notes to financial statements     74    
General information     94    

 



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President's letter

February 17, 2010

Dear shareholder,

The market developments of the past several months highlight the importance of remaining steadfast to established investment processes and valuation disciplines.

When I last wrote to you on these pages six months ago, the S&P 500 Index was in the early stages of attempting to climb back from one of the steepest declines in its history, investor confidence was at an all-time low and the investing landscape appeared to be undergoing unprecedented changes.

Today, we can observe that both the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI World Free Index (net)—proxies of stock performance in the US and global markets, respectively—have generated solid double-digit returns. What's more, confidence appears to be returning to the markets—albeit tentatively—as investors begin to venture back into riskier assets. That said, however, the markets continue to face the very challenging task of assessing the risks of deflation versus inflation.

Despite the many changes and challenges faced by investors throughout the recent bear market, what remained the same is our unwavering commitment to provide you with investment solutions designed to help you reach your long-term goals. We firmly believe that key to delivering on this commitment in any market environment is adherence to the disciplines and processes that, in our view, have proven their investment value over time.

Today, I am pleased to report that we are being rewarded for maintaining this conviction, as a number of the UBS Funds have generated solid performance versus their respective benchmarks over the review period. Still, as satisfying as it is for me to report this news to you, I find myself already looking to the future. No one can rely on past performance when it comes to delivering future results. We are keenly aware that we need to remain nimble—constantly growing and evolving to meet the challenges that will be presented by this brave new market landscape. In the past, I have written of some of the measures we have already taken to this end, including restructuring our fixed income investment team, and broadening the reach of some of our investment capabilities to ensure they are well-positioned to navigate the marketplace.

More recently, we have continued to build out what I believe is an impressive organization of investment professionals who have the experience and insight required to take our shareholders through the next decade and beyond. This includes bringing on board Andreas Koester, who became Head of Asset Allocation for our Global Investment Solutions team in September 2009. In this role, Andreas has helped implement process refinements and a team restructuring that we believe will better position our multi-asset portfolios in the years to come.

We don't take lightly the responsibility you assigned to us when you chose us as your asset manager. I thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Kai R. Sotorp
President
UBS Funds
Head—Americas
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.


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The markets in review

Strengthening Economic Conditions

While economic growth in the US remained strained when the reporting period began, the recession—considered to be the longest since the Great Depression—appears to have ended. Signs of a turnaround first emerged in the second quarter of 2009, when gross domestic product ("GDP") fell at a more modest pace than in prior quarters. Subsequently, third quarter GDP grew 2.2%, in large part due to the government's efforts to stimulate the economy. Some of the measures instituted by the government included an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, as well as the "Cash for Clunkers" car rebate program. As the period drew to a close, economic growth continued to accelerate, as evidenced by the 5.7% advance estimate for fourth quarter GDP.

Economic growth also improved overseas. During the reporting period, data was released indicating that the recessions in Germany and France concluded during the second quarter of 2009, while economic growth in the UK and Japan also resumed. In many instances, growth rates in emerging markets countries held up relatively better than their developed country counterparts. As a case in point, although growth moderated in China, it avoided falling into a recession.

The global equity markets continued to rally

The global equity markets, which started to rebound in March 2009, continued to move higher over the six-months ended December 31, 2009. The S&P 500 Index1 posted positive returns during five of the last six months of 2009, and gained 22.59% over the reporting period as a whole. The market's continued ascent was due to a variety of factors, including further improvements in the credit markets, signs that the economy was recovering, better-than-expected corporate profits and robust investor risk appetites.

The international equity markets also generated strong results during the reporting period. International developed stocks, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (net),2 returned 22.07% during the six months ended December 31, 2009. Emerging markets equities generated even better results, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index3 gaining 31.42% over the same period. Rising commodity prices and an improving economic backdrop were two of the factors supporting emerging market equity prices.

1  The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, weighted index composed of 500 widely held common stocks varying in composition, and is not available for direct investment. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

2  The MSCI EAFE Index (net) is an index of stocks from 21 countries designed to measure the investment returns of developed economies outside of North America. Dividends are reinvested after the deduction of withholding tax, using tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. The Index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

3  The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of 22 emerging market countries in Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Basin. The Index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.


2



The markets in review

Risk-taking is rewarded in the fixed income markets

The US bond market generated positive results during the reporting period. In sharp contrast to late 2008 and early 2009, when investors were drawn to the relative safety of short-term Treasuries, risk aversion continued to abate over the six months covered by this report. This change in investor sentiment was due to a number of factors, including economic conditions that transitioned from being "less negative" to showing signs of meaningful improvement. Against this backdrop, the US spread sectors (non-Treasuries) generated strong results during the reporting period.

Overall, during the six months ended December 31, 2009, the overall US bond market, as measured by the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index,4 returned 3.95%. Looking at the riskier fixed income asset classes, high yield bonds and emerging markets debt generated very strong results over the six-month reporting period. During that time, the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index5 gained 21.10%, while the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global)6 rose 11.89%.

4  The Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index (formerly known as the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index) is an unmanaged index of the USD-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed sectors. US agency hybrid adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) securities were added to the Index on April 1, 2007. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

5  The Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index is the index of publicly placed non-convertible, coupon-bearing US dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt with a term to maturity of at least one year. The index is market weighted, so that larger bond issuers have a greater effect on the index's return. However, the representation of any single bond issue is restricted to a maximum of 2% of the total index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

6  The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global) is an unmanaged index which tracks total returns for US-dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans and Eurobonds. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.


3




UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund (the "Fund") returned 3.14% (Class A shares returned 0.60% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 3.23%. For purposes of comparison, the Merrill Lynch US Treasury 1-3 Year Index returned 0.81%, and the US LIBOR 3-Month Index (the "Index") returned 0.19%. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 6; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses.)

The Fund generated solid results during the reporting period. In particular, spread management, sector selection and currency management enhanced the Fund's results. This was somewhat offset by security selection and duration positioning.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Spread management was rewarded. Spread management—the allocation of assets among non-government sectors of the fixed income market—was a significant positive contributor to the Fund's performance during the six-month period.

•  Sector selection benefited performance during the period.

  – Continuing the trend that began earlier in the year, corporate bond spreads2 continued to narrow during the reporting period as investor risk aversion abated. This was a positive for performance as corporate bonds substantially outperformed government securities during the reporting period. In particular, the Fund's holdings in the financial and, to a lesser extent, the industrials sector boosted its returns.

  – The Fund's holdings in the securitized markets added value during the six–month period. In particular, the Fund's holdings in residential mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and asset-backed securities performed well as investor risk appetites remained robust and global economic conditions improved.

•  Active currency management was beneficial. Throughout the six month period, we implemented a number of tactical currency trades to take advantage of what we viewed as opportunities in the foreign exchange markets. As a whole, this contributed to the Fund's performance.

What didn't work

•  Security selection was a modest detractor from the Fund's performance. Holding some rather conservative names was slightly negative for results in a market in which risk-taking was heavily rewarded.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.

2  The spread is the difference between the yield paid on US Treasury bonds and higher risk securities.


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

•  The Fund's duration positioning was negative for performance. The Fund's duration (which is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates) was actively managed during the reporting period. When the six-month period began, the Fund had an overall long duration. While we adjusted duration and ended the period with a short duration, our positioning as a whole detracted from performance.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


5



UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     3.14 %     6.90 %     (4.05 )%  
Class C3     2.95 %     6.51 %     (4.38 )%  
Class Y4     3.23 %     7.09 %     (3.88 )%  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     0.60 %     4.22 %     (4.58 )%  
Class C3     2.45 %     6.01 %     (4.38 )%  
Merrill Lynch US Treasury 1-3 Year Index5     0.81 %     0.78 %     4.26 %  
US LIBOR 3- Month Index6     0.19 %     0.76 %     3.72 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.13% and 1.01%; Class C—1.43% and 1.36%; Class Y—0.84% and 0.84%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses.

The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 1.00% for Class A shares, 1.35% for Class C shares and 0.85% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements, to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense l imit that is in place for the Fund.

1  Inception date of all shares of UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund is April 27, 2005. Inception date of the indices, for the purpose of this illustration, is April 30, 2005.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 2.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 0.5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Merrill Lynch US Treasury 1-3 Year Index is an unmanaged index tracking short-term US Treasury securities with maturities between 1 and 3 years. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

6  The US LIBOR 3-Month Index is based on LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, a short-term interest rate that banks charge one another generally representative of the most competitive and current cash rate available. The US LIBOR 3-Month Index tracks the interest rate earned on a three month inter-bank deposit in US dollars. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Top ten fixed income holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.000%, due 02/16/17
    6.1 %  
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
5.250%, due 01/17/11
    3.9    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
4.750%, due 03/05/12
    3.4    
US Treasury Note,
1.375%, due 03/15/12
    3.2    
Compagnie de Financement Foncier,
3.625%, due 01/16/12
    3.2    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
5.000%, due 10/15/11
    3.1    
Federal Home Loan Bank,
5.250%, due 06/18/14
    3.0    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
4.125%, due 04/15/14
    2.9    
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
3.375%, due 01/16/12
    2.7    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#933765, 4.500%, due 04/01/38
    2.6    
Total     34.1 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States     44.3 %  
Germany     10.5    
France     8.2    
United Kingdom     6.3    
Netherlands     3.4    
Total     72.7 %  

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Bonds  
Corporate bonds  
Aerospace & defense     0.37 %  
Building materials     0.26    
Capital markets     0.94    
Commercial banks     5.35    
Communications equipment     0.21    
Computers & peripherals     0.29    
Diversified financial services     9.21    
Diversified telecommunication services     2.47    
Electric utilities     1.61    
Food & staples retailing     2.00    
Health care providers & services     0.44    
Industrial conglomerates     0.28    
Media     0.30    
Metals & mining     1.22    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     1.64    
Personal products     0.57    
Pharmaceuticals     0.24    
Road & rail     0.43    
Sovereign     1.12    
Thrifts & mortgage finance     7.32    
Tobacco     2.55    
Wireless telecommunication services     0.96    
Total corporate bonds     39.78 %  
Asset-backed securities     0.84 %  
Collateralized debt obligations     1.04    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     0.42    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     24.89    
US government obligation     3.25    
Non US-government obligations     16.64    
Sovereign/supranational bonds     4.41    
Total bonds     91.27 %  
Short-term investment     3.71    
Total investments     94.98 %  
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     5.02    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Bonds: 91.27%  
Corporate bonds: 39.78%  
Australia: 0.84%  
BHP Billiton Finance Ltd.,
4.750%, due 04/04/12
  EUR 300,000     $ 452,579    
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.,
8.950%, due 05/01/14
  $ 400,000       479,320    
Westpac Banking Corp.,
4.200%, due 02/27/15
    350,000       355,765    
Total Australia corporate bonds             1,287,664    
Denmark: 0.24%  
Dong Energy A/S,
4.875%, due 05/07/14
  EUR 250,000       377,574    
France: 6.64%  
BNP Paribas,
0.467%, due 11/23/151
  $ 3,750,000       3,659,940    
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA,
5.500%, due 01/30/15
  EUR 550,000       840,995    
Compagnie de Financement
Foncier,
3.625%, due 01/16/12
    3,350,000       4,954,206    
Credit Agricole SA,
0.454%, due 03/13/161
  $ 800,000       786,042    
Total France corporate bonds             10,241,183    
Germany: 4.24%  
Hypo Real Estate Bank AG,
0.841%, due 02/09/101
  EUR 250,000       356,986    
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
5.250%, due 01/17/112
    4,000,000       5,964,245    
IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG,
0.787%, due 03/19/101
    150,000       212,283    
Total Germany corporate bonds             6,533,514    
Italy: 1.17%  
Telecom Italia SpA,
4.750%, due 05/19/14
  EUR 1,200,000       1,798,781    
Luxembourg: 0.53%  
ArcelorMittal, Series A,
9.000%, due 02/15/15
  $ 350,000       413,384    
GAZ Capital SA,
6.580%, due 10/31/13
  GBP 250,000       401,781    
Total Luxembourg corporate bonds             815,165    
Netherlands: 3.09%  
CRH Finance BV,
7.375%, due 05/28/14
  EUR 250,000       406,182    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
LeasePlan Corp. NV,
0.889%, due 02/16/101
  EUR 300,000     $ 427,378    
MDC BV,
5.750%, due 05/06/143
  $ 1,650,000       1,724,250    
PACCAR Financial Europe BV,
5.125%, due 05/19/11
  EUR 350,000       509,680    
Rabobank Nederland NV,
4.000%, due 09/10/15
  GBP 230,000       375,113    
RWE Finance BV,
4.625%, due 08/17/10
    800,000       1,315,119    
Total Netherlands corporate bonds             4,757,722    
Qatar: 0.28%  
Qtel International Finance Ltd.,
6.500%, due 06/10/143
  $ 400,000       432,560    
South Korea: 0.34%  
Hyundai Capital Services, Inc.,
6.000%, due 05/05/153
    500,000       522,082    
Spain: 0.50%  
Telefonica Emisiones SAU,
5.431%, due 02/03/14
  EUR 500,000       771,329    
Sweden: 0.24%  
Vattenfall Treasury AB.
4.250%, due 05/19/14
  EUR 250,000       374,406    
Switzerland: 0.88%  
Credit Suisse/London,
6.125%, due 05/16/14
  EUR 850,000       1,350,320    
United Kingdom: 6.27%  
Anglo American Capital PLC,
9.375%, due 04/08/143
  $ 450,000       539,972    
HBOS PLC,
1.018%, due 09/01/161
  EUR 550,000       618,960    
HSBC Holdings PLC,
4.500%, due 04/30/14
    250,000       377,051    
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC,
8.375%, due 02/17/16
    1,200,000       2,081,415    
Reed Elsevier Investments PLC,
5.625%, due 10/20/16
  GBP 450,000       733,563    
Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC,
5.250%, due 05/15/13
  EUR 1,000,000       1,478,466    
Smiths Group PLC,
6.050%, due 05/15/143
  $ 400,000       425,190    
Tesco PLC,
5.875%, due 09/12/16
  EUR 1,400,000       2,240,465    
Vodafone Group PLC,
5.750%, due 03/15/16
  $ 650,000       699,140    

 


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December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
WPP PLC,
6.625%, due 05/12/16
  EUR 300,000     $ 465,348    
Total United Kingdom corporate bonds             9,659,570    
United States: 14.52%  
Altria Group, Inc.,
9.250%, due 08/06/19
  $ 300,000       365,588    
American Honda Finance Corp.,
3.875%, due 09/16/14
  EUR 200,000       292,080    
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
5.750%, due 06/15/14
  $ 1,000,000       1,083,658    
AT&T, Inc.,
4.850%, due 02/15/14
    750,000       797,471    
Avon Products, Inc.,
5.625%, due 03/01/14
    810,000       882,817    
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.,
4.950%, due 06/01/143
    550,000       572,684    
Bank of America Corp.,
4.900%, due 05/01/13
    1,400,000       1,451,396    
Cisco Systems, Inc.,
4.950%, due 02/15/19
    310,000       317,753    
Citigroup, Inc.,
5.625%, due 08/27/12
    1,640,000       1,686,853    
CSX Corp.,
5.750%, due 03/15/13
    610,000       659,902    
General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A, 0.373%,
due 12/20/131
    240,000       227,380    
Series A, 3.750%,
due 11/14/14
    610,000       608,935    
Series A, 6.750%,
due 03/15/32
    2,900,000       2,956,739    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
3.625%, due 08/01/12
    1,400,000       1,442,427    
Hewlett-Packard Co.,
6.125%, due 03/01/14
    400,000       446,955    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
4.750%, due 05/01/13
    1,300,000       1,372,179    
Nisource Finance Corp.,
7.875%, due 11/15/10
    750,000       786,270    
ONEOK Partners LP,
8.625%, due 03/01/19
    550,000       663,736    
Pfizer, Inc.,
3.625%, due 06/03/13
  EUR 250,000       368,974    
Roche Holdings, Inc.,
4.625%, due 03/04/13
    450,000       681,562    
SLM Corp.,
0.964%, due 11/15/111
    250,000       306,421    
UST, Inc.,
6.625%, due 07/15/12
  $ 1,375,000       1,487,610    
Verizon Wireless Capital LLC,
7.625%, due 12/19/11
  EUR 500,000       788,424    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Wells Fargo & Co.,
5.250%, due 10/23/12
  $ 2,000,000     $ 2,135,148    
Total United States corporate bonds             22,382,962    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $57,969,709)
            61,304,832    
Asset-backed securities: 0.84%  
United States: 0.84%  
Bank of America Credit Card Trust,
Series 2008-A1, Class A1,
0.813%, due 04/15/131
    300,000       299,319    
Series 2008-A5, Class A5,
1.433%, due 12/16/131
    300,000       301,382    
Chase Issuance Trust,
Series 2007-A16, Class A16,
0.554%, due 06/16/141
    300,000       297,816    
Series 2009-A3, Class A3,
2.400%, due 06/17/13
    390,000       395,879    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $1,257,208)
            1,294,396    
Collateralized debt obligations: 1.04%  
Cayman Islands: 0.39%  
Avenue CLO Fund Ltd.,
Series 2006-3A, Class B2L,
4.284%, due 07/20/181,3,4,5
    220,000       33,000    
Denali Capital CLO VII Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
4.533%, due 01/22/221,3,4,5
    290,000       126,498    
FM Leveraged Capital Fund,
Series 2006-2A, Class E,
4.023%, due 11/15/201,4
    400,000       100,000    
Galena CDO Ltd.,
Series II-AIRL, Class A1U,
1.302%, due 04/07/171,3,4,5
    1,000,000       188,990    
Gresham Street CDO Funding,
Series 2003-1X, Class D,
3.524%, due 11/07/331,4
    100,000       2,000    
Herald Ltd.,
3.754%, due 09/16/451,2,4
    300,000       0    
Kingsland Ltd.,
Series 2007-5A, Class E,
4.534%, due 07/14/211,3,4,5
    250,000       67,500    
Trimaran CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
3.654%, due 06/15/111,3,4,5
    200,000       92,000    
Total Cayman Islands collateralized
debt obligations
            609,988    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Ireland: 0.01%  
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class D1EU,
4.248%, due 12/20/171,3,4,5
  EUR 350,000     $ 16,206    
Luxembourg: 0.00%7  
Ashwell Rated SA,
due 12/22/773,4,5,6
  GBP 220,000       3,553    
Netherlands: 0.29%  
Ares Euro CLO BV,
Series 2007-1A, Class E,
4.491%, due 05/15/241,3,4,5
  EUR 470,000       116,427    
Grosvenor Place CLO BV,
Series II-A, Class SUB,
7.500%, due 03/28/233,4,5
    530,000       75,978    
Harbourmaster CLO Ltd.,
Series 7A, Class C,
12.000%, due 09/22/223,4,5
    300,000       34,405    
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2CA, Class E,
due 12/14/223,4,5,6
    250,000       114,684    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
6.980%, due 08/15/243,4,5
    350,000       100,349    
Total Netherlands collateralized
debt obligations
            441,843    
United States: 0.35%  
Ajax One Ltd.,  
Series 2A, Class C,
2.735%, due 09/08/321,3,4,5
  $ 500,000       150,000    
Axius Europe CLO SA,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
3.991%, due 11/15/231,3,4,5
  EUR 350,000       160,558    
MC Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class E,
4.003%, due 12/20/201,3,4,5
  $ 640,000       224,000    
Total United States collateralized
debt obligations
            534,558    
Total collateralized debt obligations
(cost $7,652,483)
            1,606,148    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities: 0.42%  
United States: 0.42%  
Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2006-6, Class A2,
5.309%, due 10/10/45
    390,000       391,703    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.805%, due 08/10/451
  $ 300,000     $ 257,594    
Total commercial mortgage-backed
securities
(cost $589,052)
            649,297    
Mortgage & agency debt securities: 24.89%  
United States: 24.89%  
Federal Home Loan Bank,
5.250%, due 06/18/14
    4,100,000       4,554,735    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp.,†
4.750%, due 03/05/12
    4,950,000       5,309,504    
5.000%, due 02/16/17     8,600,000       9,347,598    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. Gold Pools,†
#G04668, 5.000%,
due 03/01/38
    1,093,201       1,122,296    
#G08307, 5.000%,
due 11/01/38
    1,564,452       1,606,001    
Federal National Mortgage
Association,†
4.125%, due 04/15/14
    4,200,000       4,466,864    
5.000%, due 10/15/11     4,470,000       4,777,326    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Pools,†
#992260, 4.000%,
due 01/01/39
    3,325,576       3,213,684    
#933765, 4.500%,
due 04/01/38
    3,961,882       3,958,976    
Total mortgage & agency debt
securities
(cost $37,336,686)
            38,356,984    
US government obligation: 3.25%  
US Treasury Note,
1.375%, due 03/15/12
(cost $5,014,625)
    5,000,000       5,011,330    
Non US-government obligations: 16.64%  
Belgium: 0.84%  
Government of Belgium,
4.000%, due 03/28/14
  EUR 850,000       1,291,958    
Canada: 1.28%  
Quebec Province,
6.125%, due 01/22/11
  $ 1,880,000       1,979,734    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
France: 1.53%  
Government of France,
1.800%, due 07/25/40
  EUR 1,627,025     $ 2,355,816    
Germany: 6.25%  
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
4.750%, due 06/11/10
    1,600,000       2,335,264    
Kreditanstalt fuer
Wiederaufbau,
3.375%, due 01/16/12
  EUR 2,800,000       4,147,713    
5.550%, due 06/07/21   GBP 1,800,000       3,149,543    
              9,632,520    
Greece: 1.39%  
Hellenic Republic
Government Bond,
4.300%, due 03/20/12
  EUR 1,500,000       2,147,659    
Italy: 2.12%  
Republic of Italy,
4.500%, due 01/21/15
  $ 1,565,000       1,637,253    
4.750%, due 01/25/16     1,565,000       1,626,786    
              3,264,039    
Japan: 1.96%  
Government of Japan,
2.500%, due 09/20/37
  JPY 134,000,000       1,516,389    
Japan Bank for International
Cooperation,
5.250%, due 03/23/16
  $ 1,400,000       1,511,657    
              3,028,046    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Spain: 1.27%  
Instituto de Credito Oficial,
5.375%, due 07/02/12
  $ 1,800,000     $ 1,949,378    
Total non US-government
obligations
(cost $24,967,463)
            25,649,150    
Sovereign/supranational bonds: 4.41%  
European Investment Bank,
5.625%, due 10/15/10
  EUR 1,200,000       1,783,399    
6.250%, due 04/15/14   GBP 1,270,000       2,312,102    
Inter-American Development
Bank,
3.250%, due 11/15/11
  $ 2,600,000       2,698,670    
Total sovereign/
supranational bonds
(cost $6,353,295)
            6,794,171    
Total bonds
(cost $141,140,521)
            140,666,308    
    Shares      
Short-term investment: 3.71%  
Investment company: 3.71%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%8,9
(cost $5,709,497)
    5,709,497       5,709,497    
Total investments: 94.98%
(cost $146,850,018)
            146,375,805    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities: 5.02%
            7,742,420    
Net assets: 100.00%           $ 154,118,225    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $146,850,018; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 6,979,550    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (7,453,763 )  
Net unrealized depreciation of investments   $ (474,213 )  

 

†  On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship, and the US Treasury guaranteed the debt issued by those organizations.

1  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2009.


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December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

2  Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $5,964,245 or 3.87% of net assets.

3  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of 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. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $5,720,886 or 3.71% of net assets.

4  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $1,606,148 or 1.04% of net assets.

5  These securities, which represent 0.98% of net assets as of December 31, 2009, are considered restricted. (See restricted securities table below for more information.)

Restricted securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/09
Market
value
  12/31/09
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Ajax One Ltd.,
Series 2A, Class C,
2.735%, due 09/08/32
  11/08/05   $ 487,550       0.32 %   $ 150,000       0.10 %  
Ares Euro CLO BV,
Series 2007-1A, Class E,
4.491%, due 05/15/24
  03/16/07     625,664       0.41       116,427       0.08    
Ashwell Rated SA,
due 12/22/77
  01/29/07     262,586       0.17       3,553       0.00 a   
Avenue CLO Fund Ltd.,
Series 2006-3A, Class B2L,
4.284%, due 07/20/18
  04/24/06     216,595       0.14       33,000       0.02    
Axius Europe CLO SA,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
3.991%, due 11/15/23
  09/28/07     468,023       0.30       160,558       0.10    
Denali Capital CLO VII Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
4.533%, due 01/22/22
  04/27/07     285,865       0.18       126,498       0.08    
Galena CDO Ltd.,
Series II-AIRL, Class A1U,
1.302%, due 04/07/17
  03/08/07     1,000,000       0.65       188,990       0.12    
Grosvenor Place CLO BV,
Series II-A, Class SUB,
7.500%, due 03/28/23
  12/15/06     686,465       0.45       75,978       0.05    
Harbourmaster CLO Ltd.,
Series 7A, Class C,
12.000%, due 09/22/22
  10/31/06     367,812       0.24       34,405       0.02    
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2CA, Class E,
due 12/14/22
  11/28/06     237,841       0.15       114,684       0.08    
Kingsland Ltd.,
Series 2007-5A, Class E,
4.534%, due 07/14/21
  05/02/07     243,231       0.16       67,500       0.04    
MC Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class E,
4.003%, due 12/20/20
  12/08/06     640,000       0.41       224,000       0.15    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
6.980%, due 08/15/24
  05/18/07     463,444       0.30       100,349       0.07    
Trimaran CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
3.654%, due 06/15/11
  03/09/07     198,806       0.13       92,000       0.06    

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Restricted securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/09
Market
value
  12/31/09
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class D1EU,
4.248%, due 12/20/17
    06/12/07     $ 465,868       0.30 %   $ 16,206       0.01 %  
    $ 6,649,750       4.31 %   $ 1,504,148       0.98 %  

 

a  Amount represents less than 0.005%.

6  This security is the equity tranche of a collateralized debt obligation. The Fund receives periodic payments, which may vary, from the issuer of this security.

7  Amount represents less than 0.005%.

8  Investment in affiliated investment company.

9  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

CDO  Collateralized debt obligations

CLO  Collateralized loan obligations

GS  Goldman Sachs

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Euro     47,020,000     USD 70,172,715     01/14/10   $ 2,767,194    
Great Britain Pound     5,225,000     USD 8,676,551     01/14/10     237,445    
Japanese Yen     412,319,680     USD 4,640,000     01/14/10     212,667    
Swiss Franc     15,065,000     USD 14,929,840     01/14/10     365,701    
United States Dollar     7,239,697     EUR 4,945,000     01/14/10     (150,792 )  
United States Dollar     3,350,653     JPY 297,600,000     01/14/10     (155,137 )  
United States Dollar     13,186,244     NOK 73,870,000     01/14/10     (432,684 )  
United States Dollar     7,840,755     SEK 53,850,000     01/14/10     (313,834 )  
United States Dollar     5,267,537     SEK 37,920,000     01/14/10     32,757    
Net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 2,563,317    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

NOK  Norwegian Krone

SEK  Swedish Krona

USD  United States Dollar


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December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Futures contracts

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
US Treasury futures buy contracts:  
US Long Bond, 27 contracts (USD)   March 2010   $ 3,264,089     $ 3,115,125     $ (148,964 )  
US Treasury futures sell contracts:  
2 Year US Treasury Notes, 227 contracts (USD)   March 2010     (49,372,141 )     (49,092,297 )     279,844    
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 387 contracts (USD)   March 2010     (45,142,319 )     (44,266,148 )     876,171    
10 Year US Treasury Notes, 183 contracts (USD)   March 2010     (21,742,398 )     (21,127,922 )     614,476    
Interest rate futures buy contracts:  
Euro Buxl, 18 contracts (EUR)   March 2010     2,547,398       2,495,753       (51,645 )  
Interest rate futures sell contracts:  
Euro-Bobl, 165 contracts (EUR)   March 2010     (27,575,105 )     (27,357,725 )     217,380    
Euro-Bund, 40 contracts (EUR)   March 2010     (7,060,078 )     (6,949,277 )     110,801    
Euro-Schatz, 105 contracts (EUR)   March 2010     (16,263,504 )     (16,250,436 )     13,068    
Long Gilt, 32 contracts (GBP)   March 2010     (6,065,172 )     (5,915,508 )     149,664    
Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 2,060,795    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

USD  United States Dollar

Swap agreements

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund had outstanding credit default swap agreements with the following terms as of December 31, 2009:

Credit default swaps on credit indices—buy protection1

Counterparty   Notional
amount
  Termination
date
  Payments
made by
the Fund
  Payments
received by
the Fund
  Upfront
payments
(made)
received
  Value   Unrealized
depreciation
 
Goldman Sachs International   EUR 3,100,000       12/20/13       2.2000 %2     3     $     $ (181,175 )   $ (181,175 )  

 

1  If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

2  Payments made are based on the notional amount.

3  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of a succession event with respect to the iTraxx Europe HiVol Series 10 Index.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—buy protection1

Counterparty   Notional
amount
  Termination
date
  Payments
made by
the Fund
  Payments
received by
the Fund
  Upfront
payments
(made)
received
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation
 
JP Morgan Chase   USD 1,550,000       12/20/14       1.000 %2     3     $ 55,787     $ (48,071 )   $ 7,716    

 

1  If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation.

2  Payments made are based on the notional amount.

3  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the McKesson HBOC, Inc. 7.650% bond, due 03/01/27.

Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—sell protection1

Counterparty   Notional
amount
  Termination
dates
  Payments
made by
the Fund
  Payments
received by
the Fund
  Upfront
payments
(made)
received
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
  Credit
spread2
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 3,000,000     06/20/18     3       0.5140 %4   $     $ (139,783 )   $ (139,783 )     0.8300 %  
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 2,300,000     12/20/18     5       1.14254             (47,715 )     (47,715 )     0.9800    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 3,000,000     09/20/19     6       1.00004       (19,160 )     23,737       4,577       0.5400    
JP Morgan Chase   USD 1,550,000     12/20/14     7       1.00004       (53,442 )     48,736       (4,706 )     0.2000    
                                $ (72,602 )   $ (115,025 )   $ (187,627 )        

 

1  If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation.

2  Credit spreads, where available, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as "Defaulted" indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity.

3  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Republic of Spain 5.500% bond, due 12/20/17.

4  Payments received are based on the notional amount.

5  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Republic of Poland 5.250% bond, due 01/15/14.

6  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Republic of Austria 5.250% bond, due 01/14/11.

7  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Johnson & Johnson 3.800% bond, due 05/15/13.

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

USD  United States Dollar


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)
Concluded

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Corporate bonds   $     $ 61,304,832     $     $ 61,304,832    
Asset-backed securities           1,294,396             1,294,396    
Collateralized debt obligations                 1,606,148       1,606,148    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities           649,297             649,297    
Mortgage & agency debt securities           38,356,984             38,356,984    
US government obligation           5,011,330             5,011,330    
Non US-government obligations           25,649,150             25,649,150    
Sovereign/supranational bonds           6,794,171             6,794,171    
Short-term investment           5,709,497             5,709,497    
Other financial instruments1     2,060,795       2,202,231             4,263,026    
Total   $ 2,060,795     $ 146,971,888     $ 1,606,148     $ 150,638,831    

 

1  Other financial instruments may include open futures contracts, swap agreements, options and forward foreign currency contracts.

Level 3 Rollforward Disclosure

The following is a rollforward of the Fund's investments that were valued using unobservable inputs for the period:

Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Collateralized
debt
obligations
  Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 542,156     $ 542,156    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings     1,086,321       1,086,321    
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     (22,329 )     (22,329 )  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Ending balance   $ 1,606,148     $ 1,606,148    
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the
change in unrealized gains or losses relating to investments still held at 12/31/09.
  $ 1,073,605     $ 1,073,605    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS Global Bond Fund (the "Fund") returned 7.76% (Class A shares returned 2.85% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 7.93%. The Fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index (the "Index"), returned 5.33% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 20; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses.)

The Fund's outperformance was due to a variety of factors, including our spread management, country allocations, sector positioning, duration and currency management.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Spread management was rewarded. Spread management—the allocation of assets among non-government sectors of the fixed income market—was a significant positive contributor to the Fund's performance during the six-month period.

•  A number of country allocation decisions aided our results.

  – Early in the reporting period, we had overweight exposures to several peripheral European sovereign bond markets, including Italy. This added value as their spreads2 narrowed more than their core European market counterparts.

  – An overweight to Japanese inflation-linked securities was rewarded as the country emerged from its recession during the period.

•  The Fund's duration positioning was, overall positive for performance. The Fund's duration (which is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates) was actively managed during the reporting period. When the six-month period began, the Fund had an overall short duration. During the third quarter of 2009, we adjusted the Fund's duration to be even shorter than that of the benchmark. This was rewarded, as interest rates moved sharply higher in December.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.

2  The spread is the difference between the yield paid on US Treasury bonds and higher risk securities.


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•  Sector positioning was an overall positive for performance.

  – Continuing the trend that began earlier in the year, corporate bond spreads further narrowed during the reporting period as investor risk aversion abated. Having an overweight to investment grade corporate bonds was a positive for performance as corporate bonds substantially outperformed government securities. In particular, the Fund's holdings in the financial sector boosted its returns.

  – The Fund's securitized exposure benefited performance, including our asset-backed securities (ABS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). In each case, their spreads narrowed from their elevated levels seen earlier in the year.

•  Active currency management was beneficial. During the six month period our overweights to the US dollar and Swedish krona contributed to results, as did our underweights to the Japanese yen and the euro.

What didn't work

•  Toward the end of the review period, the Fund's active curve positioning detracted from performance. The Fund was positioned to benefit from flattening yield curves; however, yield curves generally steepened over the period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     7.76 %     6.47 %     (0.06 )%   N/A     4.47 %  
Class B3     7.34 %     5.67 %     (0.83 )%   N/A     4.28 %6  
Class C4     7.66 %     5.97 %     (0.55 )%   N/A     3.40 %  
Class Y5     7.93 %     6.78 %     0.19 %     4.23 %     4.71 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     2.85 %     1.63 %     (0.99 )%   N/A     3.89 %  
Class B3     2.34 %     0.67 %     (1.13 )%   N/A     4.28 %6  
Class C4     6.91 %     5.22 %     (0.55 )%   N/A     3.40 %  
Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index7     5.33 %     6.93 %     4.56 %     6.49 %     6.32 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.68% and 1.15%; Class B—2.55% and 1.90%; Class C—2.17% and 1.65%; Class Y—1.44% and 0.90%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses.

The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class B shares, 1.65% for Class C shares and 0.90% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements, to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to excee d any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund.

1  Inception date of UBS Global Bond Fund Class A shares is November 5, 2001. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are November 26, 2001 and July 2, 2002, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is July 31, 1993.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 4.50%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 0.75% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Portfolio offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index (formerly known as the Lehman Brothers Global Aggregate Index) is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index which measures the broad global markets for US and non US corporate, government, governmental agency, supranational, mortgage-backed and asset-backed fixed income securities. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Top ten fixed income holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Government of Japan CPI Linked Bond,
1.200%, due 06/10/17
    5.8 %  
Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
5.375%, due 01/04/10
    5.6    
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
5.000%, due 08/01/39
    4.5    
Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
5.250%, due 07/04/10
    4.2    
Instituto de Credito Oficial,
5.375%, due 07/02/12
    3.1    
Government of Japan,
1.900%, due 06/20/25
    3.1    
Government of Japan,
1.300%, due 03/20/15
    3.1    
Government of Japan,
0.800%, due 03/20/13
    2.8    
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
4.750%, due 06/11/10
    2.8    
Government of Japan,
1.800%, due 06/20/17
    2.7    
Total     37.7 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States     31.4 %  
Germany     22.1    
Japan     17.5    
Italy     7.4    
Spain     6.8    
Total     85.2 %  

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Bonds  
Corporate bonds  
Commercial banks     10.73 %  
Diversified financial services     5.03    
Diversified telecommunication services     2.25    
Electric utilities     0.33    
Financial     0.26    
Food & staples retailing     2.40    
Food products     0.88    
Media     1.81    
Metals & mining     0.50    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     3.13    
Personal products     0.99    
Thrifts & mortgage finance     3.98    
Tobacco     2.34    
Total corporate bonds     34.63 %  
Asset-backed securities     0.18    
Collateralized debt obligations     1.84    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     1.72    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     9.84    
US government obligations     2.62    
Non-US government obligations     47.55    
Sovereign/supranational bond     2.18    
Total bonds     100.56 %  
Total investments     100.56    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (0.56 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Bonds: 100.56%  
Corporate bonds: 34.63%  
Australia: 0.79%  
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.,
8.950%, due 05/01/14
  $ 100,000     $ 119,830    
Westpac Banking Corp.,
4.200%, due 02/27/15
    70,000       71,153    
Total Australia corporate bonds             190,983    
France: 1.47%  
Compagnie de
Financement Foncier,
4.000%, due 07/21/11
  EUR 150,000       222,648    
France Telecom SA,
8.500%, due 03/01/31
  $ 100,000       133,081    
Total France corporate bonds             355,729    
Germany: 6.30%  
Bayerische Landesbank,
3.750%, due 05/23/11
  EUR 240,000       354,616    
Dexia Kommunalbank
Deutschland AG,
3.500%, due 04/15/11
    250,000       367,087    
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
4.000%, due 11/21/11
    240,000       357,105    
Kreditanstalt fuer
Wiederaufbau,
5.500%, due 12/07/15
  GBP 250,000       444,877    
Total Germany
corporate bonds
            1,523,685    
Italy: 1.25%  
Telecom Italia SpA,
1.510%, due 06/07/161
  EUR 100,000       133,159    
5.625%, due 12/29/15   GBP 50,000       82,218    
8.250%, due 03/21/16   EUR 50,000       87,015    
Total Italy corporate bonds             302,392    
Jersey (Channel Islands): 0.69%  
Travelers Insurance Company
Institutional Funding Ltd.,
5.750%, due 12/06/11
  GBP 100,000       167,464    
Luxembourg: 0.33%  
Enel Finance International
SA,
5.625%, due 08/14/24
  GBP 50,000       79,034    
Netherlands: 0.34%  
Rabobank Nederland NV,
4.000%, due 09/10/15
  GBP 50,000       81,547    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Norway: 1.01%  
StatoilHydro ASA,
5.250%, due 04/15/19
  $ 230,000     $ 243,788    
Qatar: 0.45%  
Qtel International Finance Ltd.,
6.500%, due 06/10/142
  $ 100,000       108,140    
South Korea: 0.43%  
Hyundai Capital Services, Inc.,
6.000%, due 05/05/152
  $ 100,000       104,417    
Spain: 1.27%  
Caja de Ahorros y Monte
de Piedad de Madrid,
4.125%, due 03/24/36
  EUR 250,000       307,604    
United Kingdom: 3.64%  
Barclays Bank PLC,
7.500%, due 12/15/101,3
  EUR 75,000       103,216    
Imperial Tobacco Finance
PLC,
8.375%, due 02/17/16
    150,000       260,177    
Nationwide Building
Society,
0.930%, due 12/22/161
    200,000       236,901    
WPP PLC,
6.625%, due 05/12/16
    180,000       279,208    
Total United Kingdom
corporate bonds
            879,502    
United States: 16.66%  
Altria Group, Inc.,
9.250%, due 08/06/19
  $ 250,000       304,657    
American Honda Finance
Corp.,
3.875%, due 09/16/14
  EUR 50,000       73,020    
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
5.750%, due 06/15/14
  $ 100,000       108,366    
Avon Products, Inc.,
5.625%, due 03/01/14
    220,000       239,777    
Bank of America Corp.,
7.375%, due 05/15/14
    200,000       226,943    
Bear Stearns Cos. LLC,
5.700%, due 11/15/14
    300,000       330,100    
BNP Paribas Capital Trust III,
6.625%, due 10/23/111,3
  EUR 175,000       234,565    
Citigroup, Inc.,
4.750%, due 05/31/171,4
    50,000       62,128    
5.625%, due 08/27/12   $ 150,000       154,285    

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Comcast Cable
Communications LLC,
6.750%, due 01/30/11
  $ 150,000     $ 158,305    
General Electric Capital Corp.,
Series A,
6.750%, due 03/15/32
    110,000       112,152    
HSBC Finance Corp.,
6.750%, due 05/15/11
    350,000       369,907    
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP,
5.800%, due 03/15/35
    175,000       162,136    
Kraft Foods, Inc.,
5.625%, due 11/01/11
    200,000       212,413    
Kroger Co.,
8.050%, due 02/01/10
    350,000       351,914    
Morgan Stanley,
5.450%, due 01/09/17
    250,000       252,679    
ONEOK Partners LP,
8.625%, due 03/01/19
    200,000       241,359    
SanPaolo IMI Capital,
8.126%, due 11/10/101,3
  EUR 100,000       141,205    
SLM Corp.,
0.964%, due 11/15/111
    50,000       61,284    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
4.875%, due 01/19/39
  GBP 150,000       228,245    
Total United States
corporate bonds
            4,025,440    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $7,950,147)
            8,369,725    
Asset-backed securities: 0.18%  
United Kingdom: 0.12%  
Whinstone Capital
Management Ltd.,
Series 1A,Class B2,
1.633%, due 10/25/441
  EUR 77,108       27,635    
United States: 0.06%  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc.,
Series 2006-SL1, Class A,
0.411%, due 09/25/361
  $ 44,942       14,832    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $136,140)
            42,467    
Collateralized debt obligations: 1.84%  
Cayman Islands: 0.18%  
Black Diamond CLO Ltd.,
Series 2005-2X, Class IN,
due 01/07/185,6
  $ 100,000       21,000    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Gulf Stream - Sextant CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class SUB,
due 06/17/212,5,6,7
  $ 100,000     $ 22,000    
Total Cayman Islands
collateralized debt obligations
            43,000    
Ireland: 0.27%  
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class A1EU,
1.598%, due 12/29/171,2,6,7
  EUR 160,000       65,943    
Netherlands: 0.92%  
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2006-1A, Class C1,
1.624%, due 04/15/231,2,6,7
  EUR 250,000       193,924    
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
6.980%, due 08/15/242,6,7
    100,000       28,671    
Total Netherlands collateralized
debt obligations
            222,595    
United States: 0.47%  
Hewett's Island CDO Ltd.,
Series 2007-6A, Class D,
2.507%, due 06/09/191,2,6,7
  $ 250,000       112,500    
Total collateralized
debt obligations
(cost $1,116,675)
            444,038    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities: 1.72%  
United States: 1.72%  
Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2000-WF2, Class A2,
7.320%, due 10/15/321
    63,041       64,278    
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.805%, due 08/10/451
    25,000       21,466    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Alternative Mortgage Product,
Series 2006-CB17, Class A4,
5.429%, due 12/12/43
    350,000       330,626    
Total commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(cost $421,916)
            416,370    
Mortgage & agency debt securities: 9.84%  
United States: 9.84%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. Gold Pools,†
#G04461, 5.000%, due 07/01/38
    235,465       241,719    

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Federal National Mortgage
Association Pools,†
#AA5244, 4.000%,
due 05/01/39
  $ 74,157     $ 71,662    
#909356, 5.000%,
due 02/01/37
    252,242       259,192    
#914467, 5.000%,
due 04/01/37
    210,930       216,708    
#915829, 5.500%,
due 03/01/37
    236,243       247,563    
#928197, 5.500%,
due 03/01/37
    212,630       222,818    
#968197, 5.500%,
due 01/01/38
    221,813       232,442    
#AC1466, 5.500%,
due 08/01/39
    222,520       233,147    
#900568, 6.000%,
due 09/01/36
    127,404       135,327    
#940642, 6.000%,
due 08/01/37
    211,137       223,971    
#889579, 6.000%,
due 05/01/38
    211,970       224,854    
Government National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#781276, 6.500%, due 04/15/31
    62,686       67,806    
Total mortgage & agency debt
securities
(cost $2,274,066)
            2,377,209    
US government obligations: 2.62%  
US Treasury Bonds,
4.250%, due 05/15/39
    440,000       412,775    
US Treasury Notes,
1.375%, due 02/15/12
    220,000       220,636    
              633,411    
Total US government obligations
(cost $658,956)
            633,411    
Non-US government obligations: 47.55%  
Germany: 15.84%  
Bundesobligation,
4.000%, due 10/11/13
  EUR 155,000       237,268    
Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
5.000%, due 07/04/11
    350,000       530,693    
5.250%, due 07/04/10     700,000       1,026,806    
5.375%, due 01/04/10     950,000       1,362,533    
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
4.750%, due 06/11/10
    460,000       671,388    
              3,828,688    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Greece: 1.78%  
Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
4.300%, due 03/20/12
  EUR 300,000     $ 429,532    
Italy: 6.13%  
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
5.000%, due 08/01/39
  EUR 725,000       1,077,041    
Republic of Italy,
4.750%, due 01/25/16
  $ 390,000       405,397    
              1,482,438    
Japan: 17.49%  
Government of Japan,
0.800%, due 03/20/13
  JPY 62,950,000       687,538    
1.300%, due 03/20/15     66,050,000       737,010    
1.800%, due 06/20/17     57,000,000       653,044    
1.900%, due 06/20/25     68,800,000       745,761    
Government of Japan CPI
Linked Bond,
1.200%, due 06/10/17
    135,876,000       1,403,913    
              4,227,266    
Spain: 5.56%  
Government of Spain,
4.200%, due 07/30/13
  EUR 225,000       341,250    
6.000%, due 01/31/29     145,000       243,503    
Instituto de Credito Oficial,
5.375%, due 07/02/12
  $ 700,000       758,092    
              1,342,845    
United Kingdom: 0.75%  
UK Gilts,
5.000%, due 03/07/12
  GBP 105,000       181,997    
Total non US-government
obligations
(cost $10,940,087)
            11,492,766    
Sovereign/supranational bond: 2.18%  
European Investment Bank,
6.250%, due 04/15/14
(cost $588,222)
  GBP 290,000       527,960    
Total bonds
(cost $24,086,209)
            24,303,946    
Total investments: 100.56%
(cost $24,086,209)
            24,303,946    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and
other assets: (0.56%)
            (134,504 )  
Net assets: 100.00%           $ 24,169,442    

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $24,086,209; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 1,304,794    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,087,057 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 217,737    

 

†  On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship, and the US Treasury guaranteed the debt issued by those organizations.

1  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2009.

2  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of 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. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $631,872 or 2.61% of net assets.

3  Perpetual bond security. The maturity date reflects the next call date.

4  Step bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2009. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

5  This security is the equity tranche of a collateralized debt obligation. The Fund receives periodic payments, which may vary, from the issuer of this security.

6  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $444,038 or 1.84% of net assets.

7  These securities, which represent 1.75% of net assets as of December 31, 2009, are considered restricted. (See restricted securities table below for more information.)

Restricted securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/09
Market
value
  12/31/09
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Gulf Stream - Sextant CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class SUB,
due 06/17/21
  05/17/07   $ 100,000       0.41 %   $ 22,000       0.09 %  
Hewett's Island CDO Ltd.,   05/09/07     243,459       1.01       110,678       0.46    
Series 2007-6A, Class D,   06/25/09     2,221       0.01       999       0.00 a   
2.507%, due 06/09/19   09/25/09     1,828       0.01       823       0.00 a   
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2006-1A, Class C1,
1.624%, due 04/15/23
  12/21/06     245,895       1.02       193,924       0.80    
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
6.980%, due 08/15/24
  05/18/07     98,000       0.40       28,671       0.12    
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class AIEU,
1.598%, due 12/29/17
  06/12/07     160,000       0.66       65,943       0.27    
    $ 851,403       3.52 %   $ 423,038       1.75 %  

 

a  Amount represents less than 0.005%.

CDO  Collateralized debt obligations

CLO  Collateralized loan obligations

CPI  Consumer price index

GS  Goldman Sachs

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Global Bond Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Euro     505,000     USD 722,150     01/05/10   $ (1,793 )  
Euro     1,865,000     USD 2,811,599     03/03/10     138,197    
Great Britain Pound     670,000     USD 1,113,090     03/03/10     31,221    
Japanese Yen     24,400,000     USD 263,892     01/05/10     1,907    
Japanese Yen     45,000,000     USD 513,107     03/03/10     29,803    
Swedish Krona     1,080,000     USD 151,850     03/03/10     854    
United States Dollar     611,833     AUD 665,000     03/03/10     (17,915 )  
United States Dollar     778,362     CAD 815,000     03/03/10     908    
United States Dollar     275,157     DKK 1,360,000     03/03/10     (13,336 )  
United States Dollar     428,283     EUR 300,000     03/03/10     1,755    
United States Dollar     472,937     EUR 320,000     03/03/10     (14,230 )  
United States Dollar     251,071     GBP 155,000     03/03/10     (788 )  
United States Dollar     95,636     GBP 60,000     03/03/10     1,247    
United States Dollar     269,885     JPY 24,200,000     03/03/10     (9,974 )  
United States Dollar     292,211     KRW 338,000,000     03/03/10     (2,449 )  
United States Dollar     1,049,168     SEK 7,190,000     03/03/10     (43,921 )  
Net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 101,486    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

DKK  Danish Krone

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

KRW  Korean Won

SEK  Swedish Krona

USD  United States Dollar

Futures contracts

UBS Global Bond Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
US Treasury futures buy contracts:  
US Long Bond, 7 contracts (USD)   March 2010   $ 846,245     $ 807,625     $ (38,620 )  
US Treasury futures sell contracts:  
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 16 contracts (USD)   March 2010     (1,866,349 )     (1,830,125 )     36,224    
Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $ (2,396 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

USD  United States Dollar


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

UBS Global Bond Fund had outstanding credit default swap agreements with the following terms as of December 31, 2009:

Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—buy protection1

Counterparty   Notional
amount
  Termination
date
  Payments
made by
the Fund
  Payments
received by
the Fund
  Upfront
payments
(made)
received
  Value   Unrealized
depreciation
 
Deutsche Bank AG   EUR 250,000     12/20/13     1.6000 %2     3     $     $ (14,118 )   $ (14,118 )  
Deutsche Bank AG   EUR 250,000     12/20/13     0.95002       4             (6,023 )     (6,023 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 250,000     12/20/13     1.05002       5             (8,731 )     (8,731 )  
                                $     $ (28,872 )   $ (28,872 )  

 

1  If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation.

2  Payments made are based on the notional amount.

3  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Deutsche Telecom 8.125% bond, due 05/29/12.

4  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Akzo Nobel NV 4.250% bond, due 06/14/11.

5  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Henkel AG & Co KGaA 4.250% bond, due 06/10/13.

Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—sell protection1

Counterparty   Notional
amount
  Termination
dates
  Payments
made by
the Fund
  Payments
received by
the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
  Credit
spread2
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 280,000     12/20/18     4       1.2600 %3   $     $ 3,109     $ 3,109       0.7800 %  
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  USD 700,000     12/20/18     5       0.47003             (36,682 )     (36,682 )     0.8300    
                    $     $ (33,573 )   $ (33,573 )    

 

1  If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation.

2  Credit spreads, where available, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as "Defaulted" indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity.

3  Payments received are based on the notional amount.

4  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Republic of Italy 6.875% bond, due 09/27/23.

5  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Republic of Spain 5.500% bond, due 12/20/17.


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)
Concluded

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

USD  United States Dollar

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted quoted prices
in active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Corporate bonds   $     $ 8,369,725     $     $ 8,369,725    
Asset-backed securities           42,467             42,467    
Collateralized debt obligations                 444,038       444,038    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities           416,370             416,370    
Mortgage & agency debt securities           2,377,209             2,377,209    
US government obligations           633,411             633,411    
Non-US government obligations           11,492,766             11,492,766    
Sovereign/supranational bond           527,960             527,960    
Other financial instruments1     (2,396 )     39,041             36,645    
Total   $ (2,396 )   $ 23,898,949     $ 444,038     $ 24,340,591    

 

1  Other financial instruments may include open futures contracts, swap agreements, options and forward foreign currency contracts.

Level 3 Rollforward Disclosure

The following is a rollforward of the Fund's investments that were valued using unobservable inputs for the period:

Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Collateralized
debt
obligations
  Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 105,822     $ 105,822    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings     338,216       338,216    
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)              
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3              
Ending balance   $ 444,038     $ 444,038    
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the
change in unrealized gains or losses relating to investments still held at 12/31/09.
  $ 338,175     $ 338,175    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS High Yield Fund (the "Fund") returned 20.89% (Class A shares gained 15.52% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 20.88%. The Fund's benchmark, the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index (the "Index"), returned 21.10% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 32; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses.)

The Fund generated a strong absolute return during the reporting period, and performed largely in line with its benchmark.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Positioning in a number of sectors positively contributed to performance during the reporting period.

  – Financials was among the best performing sectors in the benchmark during the reporting period. Strong security selection in this area benefited Fund performance, as did moving from a neutral position in the sector, to an overweight one versus the benchmark.

  – Increasing the Fund's exposure from a neutral to overweight position in the technology sector was also rewarded. In particular, we emphasized software companies. This positively contributed to performance as they generated strong results during the period.

  – An overweight in broadcasting was a positive for performance, as was security selection in gaming.

  – An underweight to the cable sector added value as the sector lagged the benchmark during the reporting period.

What didn't work

•  Our exposures in certain sectors detracted from relative results.

  – While our overweight in broadcasting was additive to performance, this positive outcome was offset by security selection in the sector. While we emphasized higher quality names, they lagged their lower quality counterparts during the period.

  – As mentioned, our security selection in gaming benefited the Fund's results. However, this positive was mitigated by our overweight position to the sector, when the sector as a whole underperformed the benchmark.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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UBS High Yield Fund

•  An underweight to distressed securities was a negative for relative performance.

  – We maintained an underweight to distressed securities given our concerns that their default rates may remain elevated. Overall, this positioning detracted from relative performance as investors' appetite for riskier assets remained robust. During the six-month reporting period, the distressed sector gained roughly 29%. In contrast, less risky B-rated bonds gained approximately 20% over the same period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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UBS High Yield Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     20.89 %     44.55 %     4.17 %     5.16 %     5.10 %  
Class B3     20.43 %     43.14 %     3.37 %     N/A       6.44 %6  
Class C4     20.59 %     43.50 %     3.62 %     N/A       6.51 %  
Class Y5     20.88 %     44.50 %     4.42 %     5.44 %     5.66 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     15.52 %     38.18 %     3.22 %     4.68 %     4.67 %  
Class B3     15.43 %     38.14 %     3.09 %     N/A       6.44 %6  
Class C4     19.84 %     42.75 %     3.62 %     N/A       6.51 %  
Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index7     21.10 %     56.78 %     6.24 %     6.89 %     6.24 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.33% and 1.20%; Class B—2.15% and 1.95%; Class C—1.86% and 1.70%; Class Y—1.06% and 0.95%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 1.20% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class B shares, 1.70% for Class C shares and 0.95% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements, to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund.

1  Inception date of UBS High Yield Fund Class A shares is December 31, 1998. Inception date of Class B and Class C shares is November 7, 2001. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is September 30, 1997.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 4.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 0.75% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Portfolio offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index is an index of publicly placed non-convertible, coupon-bearing US dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt with a term to maturity of at least one year. The index is market weighted, so that larger bond issuers have a greater effect on the index's return. However, the representation of any single bond issue is restricted to a maximum of 2% of the total index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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UBS High Yield Fund

Top ten fixed income holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
First Data Corp.,
9.875%, due 09/24/15
    1.5 %  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
9.875%, due 08/10/11
    1.4    
FireKeepers Development Authority,
13.875%, due 05/01/15
    1.3    
Mirant Americas Generation LLC,
9.125%, due 05/01/31
    1.1    
Tube City IMS Corp.,
9.750%, due 02/01/15
    1.1    
Teck Resources Ltd.,
10.250%, due 05/15/16
    1.1    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
7.250%, due 12/15/18
    1.1    
HCA, Inc.,
9.125%, due 11/15/14
    1.1    
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.,
10.250%, due 08/15/15
    1.0    
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd.,
11.250%, due 06/15/16
    0.9    
Total     11.6 %  

 


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UBS High Yield Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Bonds  
Corporate bonds  
Aerospace/defense     1.10 %  
Airlines     0.37    
Apparel/textiles     0.48    
Auto loans     1.52    
Auto parts & equipment     0.86    
Automakers     1.20    
Banking     4.57    
Beverage     0.56    
Brokerage     0.58    
Building & construction     1.83    
Building materials     1.78    
Chemicals     1.33    
Consumer/commercial lease financing     2.86    
Consumer—products     1.07    
Diversified capital goods     1.78    
Electric—generation     4.60    
Electric—integrated     0.90    
Electronics     1.43    
Energy—exploration & production     4.69    
Environmental     0.28    
Food—wholesale     1.36    
Food & drug retailers     1.92    
Forestry/paper     2.33    
Gaming     6.70    
Gas distribution     4.22    
Health services     5.33    
Hotels     0.35    
Investments & misc financial services     0.24    
Leisure     0.39    
Life/health insurance     0.17    
Machinery     0.51    
Media—broadcast     2.26    
Media—services     2.02    
Media—cable     1.57    
Metals/mining excluding steel     3.24    
Multi-line insurance     2.11    
Non-food & drug retailers     3.23    
Oil field equipment & services     1.56 %  
Oil refining & marketing     0.09    
Packaging     1.97    
Pharmaceuticals     1.48    
Printing & publishing     2.30    
Property & casualty insurance     0.83    
Real estate development & management     0.42    
Real estate investment trust (REIT)     0.52    
Restaurants     0.14    
Software/services     3.18    
Steel producers/products     2.05    
Support—services     2.75    
Technology     0.19    
Telecom—integrated/services     3.31    
Telecom—wireless     3.47    
Theaters & entertainment     0.32    
Transportation excluding air/rail     1.20    
Total corporate bonds     97.52 %  
Asset-backed securities     0.15    
Commercial mortgage-backed security     0.05    
Total bonds     97.72 %  
Common stocks  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     0.00    
Media—cable     0.05    
Printing & publishing     0.00    
Total common stocks     0.05 %  
Preferred stock  
Media—broadcast     0.001    
Warrants     0.001    
Short-term investment     0.02    
Total investments     97.79 %  
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     2.21    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

1  Amount represents less than 0.005%.


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UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Bonds: 97.72%  
Corporate bonds: 97.52%  
Bermuda: 1.49%  
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.,
11.250%, due 02/04/171
  $ 300,000     $ 300,750    
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd.,
11.250%, due 06/15/16
    777,000       841,103    
Ship Finance International Ltd.,
8.500%, due 12/15/13
    190,000       179,312    
Total Bermuda corporate bonds             1,321,165    
Canada: 3.10%  
Bombardier, Inc.,
6.750%, due 05/01/121
    230,000       237,475    
Cascades, Inc.,
7.750%, due 12/15/171
    75,000       75,750    
Nova Chemicals Corp.,
8.625%, due 11/01/191
    150,000       152,625    
Novelis, Inc.,
7.250%, due 02/15/15
    200,000       190,500    
OPTI Canada, Inc.,
8.250%, due 12/15/14
    175,000       144,156    
9.000%, due 12/15/121     150,000       153,375    
Reliance Intermediate
Holdings LP,
9.500%, due 12/15/191
    200,000       208,250    
Teck Resources Ltd.,
10.250%, due 05/15/16
    825,000       961,125    
10.750%, due 05/15/19     525,000       627,375    
Total Canada corporate bonds             2,750,631    
Cayman Islands: 0.21%  
XL Capital Ltd.,
Series E,
6.500%, due 04/15/172,3
    250,000       188,750    
France: 0.13%  
Cie Generale de
Geophysique-Veritas,
7.750%, due 05/15/17
    115,000       114,138    
Germany: 0.09%  
UPC Germany GmbH,
8.125%, due 12/01/171
    75,000       75,844    
Ireland: 0.13%  
Elan Corp. PLC,
8.750%, due 10/15/161
    125,000       119,375    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Liberia: 0.39%  
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
6.875%, due 12/01/13
  $ 230,000     $ 225,975    
7.500%, due 10/15/27     150,000       123,562    
Total Liberia corporate bonds             349,537    
Luxembourg: 1.23%  
Evraz Group SA,
9.500%, due 04/24/181
    200,000       199,000    
Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA,
8.500%, due 12/15/161
    205,000       203,463    
Steel Capital SA,
9.750%, due 07/29/131
    125,000       125,937    
Wind Acquisition Finance SA,
11.750%, due 07/15/171
    270,000       294,975    
12.000%, due 12/01/151     250,000       267,500    
Total Luxembourg corporate bonds             1,090,875    
Netherlands: 0.35%  
ING Groep NV,
5.775%, due 12/08/152,3
    240,000       177,286    
NXP BV,
7.875%, due 10/15/14
    150,000       136,125    
Total Netherlands corporate bonds             313,411    
United Kingdom: 1.71%  
Global Aviation Holdings Ltd.,
14.000%, due 08/15/131
    175,000       173,906    
Global Crossing UK Finance PLC,
10.750%, due 12/15/14
    200,000       205,000    
Hanson Ltd.,
6.125%, due 08/15/16
    200,000       191,000    
HBOS Capital Funding LP,
6.071%, due 06/30/141,2,3
    185,000       120,250    
Ineos Group Holdings PLC,
8.500%, due 02/15/161
    230,000       154,675    
Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC,
Series U,
7.640%, due 09/29/172,3
    850,000       459,000    
Vedanta Resources PLC,
9.500%, due 07/18/181
    100,000       101,500    
Virgin Media Finance PLC,
Series 1,
9.500%, due 08/15/16
    100,000       107,375    
Total United Kingdom corporate bonds             1,512,706    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
United States: 88.69%  
AAC Group Holding Corp.,
10.250%, due 10/01/121
  $ 665,000     $ 666,663    
ACCO Brands Corp.,
10.625%, due 03/15/151
    75,000       82,500    
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,
8.125%, due 12/15/171
    135,000       134,494    
AES Corp.,
7.750%, due 03/01/14
    50,000       50,750    
8.000%, due 06/01/20     250,000       254,375    
Affinion Group, Inc.,
10.125%, due 10/15/13
    500,000       513,750    
AK Steel Corp.,
7.750%, due 06/15/12
    225,000       227,250    
Allison Transmission, Inc.,
11.000%, due 11/01/151
    140,000       147,000    
AMC Entertainment, Inc.,
8.750%, due 06/01/19
    275,000       280,500    
American Axle & Manufacturing
Holdings, Inc.,
9.250%, due 01/15/171
    135,000       137,025    
American General Finance
Corp.,
Series H, 4.000%, due 03/15/11
    225,000       203,425    
4.875%, due 05/15/10     150,000       147,925    
Series H, 5.375%, due 10/01/12     75,000       60,308    
5.625%, due 08/17/11     325,000       283,491    
5.850%, due 06/01/13     520,000       410,902    
6.900%, due 12/15/17     725,000       503,407    
American International
Group, Inc.,
6.250%, due 03/15/37
    705,000       387,750    
8.175%, due 05/15/582     675,000       445,500    
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.,
9.250%, due 06/01/141
    225,000       233,438    
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.,
11.250%, due 11/01/141
    575,000       631,063    
12.375%, due 11/01/141     50,000       55,000    
Aquilex Holdings LLC,
11.125%, due 12/15/161
    70,000       69,825    
ARAMARK Corp.,
8.500%, due 02/01/15
    560,000       576,800    
Arch Coal, Inc.,
8.750%, due 08/01/161
    100,000       105,750    
ArvinMeritor, Inc.,
8.125%, due 09/15/15
    125,000       119,375    
Ashland, Inc.,
9.125%, due 06/01/171
    165,000       181,088    
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP,
8.125%, due 12/15/15
    550,000       486,750    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Axcan Intermediate
Holdings, Inc.,
9.250%, due 03/01/15
  $ 360,000     $ 388,350    
12.750%, due 03/01/16     720,000       804,600    
BAC Capital Trust XI,
6.625%, due 05/23/36
    150,000       134,036    
Baker & Taylor, Inc.,
11.500%, due 07/01/131
    400,000       215,500    
Baldor Electric Co.,
8.625%, due 02/15/17
    110,000       112,475    
BankAmerica Capital II,
8.000%, due 12/15/26
    355,000       347,900    
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
6.875%, due 07/15/15
    15,000       11,325    
8.125%, due 06/15/16     150,000       113,250    
8.375%, due 04/15/12     100,000       94,000    
Belden, Inc.,
9.250%, due 06/15/191
    100,000       105,625    
Berry Plastics Escrow LLC,
8.250%, due 11/15/151
    125,000       125,625    
8.875%, due 09/15/141     100,000       97,250    
Biomet, Inc.,
10.375%, due 10/15/174
    525,000       569,625    
11.625%, due 10/15/17     611,000       675,155    
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,
8.000%, due 09/15/161
    140,000       147,700    
Blockbuster, Inc.,
11.750%, due 10/01/141
    100,000       95,000    
Boise Cascade LLC,
7.125%, due 10/15/14
    100,000       90,125    
Boise Paper Holdings LLC,
9.000%, due 11/01/171
    70,000       72,537    
Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc.,
10.250%, due 03/15/14
    100,000       92,250    
Brunswick Corp.,
11.250%, due 11/01/161
    80,000       90,000    
Building Materials Corp
of America,
7.750%, due 08/01/14
    175,000       173,250    
Bumble Bee Foods LLC,
7.750%, due 12/15/151
    125,000       125,312    
C10 Capital SPV Ltd.,
6.722%, due 12/31/161,2,3
    235,000       165,637    
Cablevision Systems Corp.,
8.625%, due 09/15/171
    425,000       442,531    
Calpine Construction
Finance Co. LP,
8.000%, due 06/01/161
    200,000       206,000    
Carriage Services, Inc.,
7.875%, due 01/15/15
    250,000       236,875    
Case New Holland, Inc.,
7.750%, due 09/01/131
    175,000       178,937    

 


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UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc.,
11.500%, due 06/01/14
  $ 420,000     $ 466,200    
Cemex Finance LLC,
9.500%, due 12/14/161
    100,000       104,750    
Cengage Learning
Acquisitions, Inc.,
10.500%, due 01/15/151
    125,000       119,531    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
7.250%, due 12/15/18
    950,000       957,125    
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,
8.250%, due 10/15/17
    200,000       203,000    
CIT Group Funding Co. of
Delaware LLC,
10.250%, due 05/01/14
    190,000       193,325    
10.250%, due 05/01/16     225,000       226,125    
CIT Group, Inc.,
7.000%, due 05/01/17
    525,000       455,437    
Citigroup Capital XXI,
8.300%, due 12/21/572
    600,000       577,500    
Clean Harbors, Inc.,
7.625%, due 08/15/16
    245,000       248,369    
Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.,
7.250%, due 10/15/27
    135,000       66,487    
10.750%, due 08/01/16     200,000       157,000    
Clear Channel Worldwide
Holdings, Inc.,
9.250%, due 12/15/171
    130,000       133,650    
Clearwire Communications LLC,
12.000%, due 12/01/151
    425,000       431,375    
CMP Susquehanna Corp.,
16.612%, due 05/15/145,6
    50,000       23,000    
Coleman Cable, Inc.,
9.875%, due 10/01/12
    525,000       526,312    
Community Health Systems, Inc.,
8.875%, due 07/15/15
    400,000       414,000    
Comstock Resources, Inc.,
8.375%, due 10/15/17
    100,000       102,250    
Constellation Brands, Inc.,
Series B,
8.125%, due 01/15/12
    230,000       230,862    
8.375%, due 12/15/14     250,000       266,250    
CPM Holdings, Inc.,
10.625%, due 09/01/141
    150,000       158,250    
Cricket Communications, Inc.,
10.000%, due 07/15/15
    450,000       456,187    
CSC Holdings LLC,
8.625%, due 02/15/191
    100,000       107,625    
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.,
11.250%, due 08/01/151
    372,000       314,340    
Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
12.250%, due 03/15/151
    325,000       325,000    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Deluxe Corp.,
5.000%, due 12/15/12
  $ 390,000     $ 375,862    
Denbury Resources, Inc.,
9.750%, due 03/01/16
    300,000       320,250    
Developers Diversified
Realty Corp., REIT,
5.375%, due 10/15/12
    125,000       117,482    
5.500%, due 05/01/15     220,000       193,803    
DISH DBS Corp.,
6.625%, due 10/01/14
    575,000       580,031    
Dollar General Corp.,
11.875%, due 07/15/174
    241,000       278,355    
Domtar Corp.,
7.875%, due 10/15/11
    20,000       20,900    
Drummond Co., Inc.,
9.000%, due 10/15/141
    40,000       41,950    
DuPont Fabros Technology LP,
8.500%, due 12/15/171
    150,000       152,437    
Dycom Investments, Inc.,
8.125%, due 10/15/15
    175,000       161,000    
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.750%, due 06/01/19
    815,000       707,012    
E*Trade Financial Corp.,
7.375%, due 09/15/13
    150,000       139,687    
12.500%, due 11/30/174     324,000       368,145    
Edgen Murray Corp.,
12.250%, due 01/15/151
    125,000       122,812    
Edison Mission Energy,
7.000%, due 05/15/17
    930,000       734,700    
El Paso Corp.,
7.800%, due 08/01/31
    640,000       602,517    
12.000%, due 12/12/13     330,000       386,925    
Encore Acquisition Co.,
9.500%, due 05/01/16
    175,000       184,625    
Energy Future Holdings Corp.,
10.875%, due 11/01/17
    650,000       531,375    
Exopack Holding, Inc.,
11.250%, due 02/01/14
    495,000       503,044    
Ferrell Gas Partners-LP,
6.750%, due 05/01/14
    711,000       700,335    
8.750%, due 06/15/12     600,000       607,500    
9.125%, due 10/01/171     310,000       327,825    
FireKeepers Development
Authority,
13.875%, due 05/01/151
    1,015,000       1,152,025    
First Data Corp.,
9.875%, due 09/24/15
    1,470,000       1,368,275    
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
8.000%, due 12/15/16
    140,000       140,186    
8.700%, due 10/01/14     250,000       261,373    
9.875%, due 08/10/11     1,150,000       1,204,075    
12.000%, due 05/15/15     375,000       434,860    

 


37



UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Forest Oil Corp.,
8.500%, due 02/15/141
  $ 140,000     $ 146,300    
Freedom Group, Inc.,
10.250%, due 08/01/151
    265,000       281,231    
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold, Inc.,
8.375%, due 04/01/17
    435,000       476,325    
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
10.125%, due 12/15/16
    325,000       261,625    
Frontier Communications Corp.,
9.000%, due 08/15/31
    805,000       790,912    
Genworth Financial, Inc.,
6.150%, due 11/15/662
    90,000       63,675    
Geokinetics Holdings, Inc.,
9.750%, due 12/15/141
    200,000       196,500    
Georgia Gulf Corp.,
9.000%, due 01/15/171
    35,000       35,350    
Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.250%, due 05/01/161
    375,000       397,500    
8.875%, due 05/15/31     145,000       153,700    
Glen Meadow Pass-Through Trust,
6.505%, due 02/12/671,2
    200,000       147,000    
GMAC, Inc.,
6.750%, due 12/01/14
    200,000       189,969    
7.250%, due 03/02/11     625,000       623,800    
7.250%, due 03/02/111     598,000       592,020    
8.000%, due 11/01/31     300,000       269,917    
8.000%, due 11/01/311     360,000       324,000    
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
10.500%, due 05/15/16
    335,000       370,175    
Graham Packaging Co. LP,
9.875%, due 10/15/14
    775,000       790,500    
Graphic Packaging
International, Inc.,
9.500%, due 08/15/13
    185,000       191,013    
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.,
11.375%, due 08/01/151
    300,000       315,750    
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.,
7.750%, due 07/15/14
    725,000       721,375    
GXS Worldwide, Inc.,
9.750%, due 06/15/151
    175,000       171,938    
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.,
9.500%, due 05/15/15
    900,000       835,875    
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.,
10.000%, due 12/15/181
    600,000       481,500    
Harrah's Operating Escrow LLC,
11.250%, due 06/01/171
    680,000       711,450    
Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.,
8.125%, due 06/15/382
    310,000       297,600    
HCA, Inc.,
9.125%, due 11/15/14
    900,000       949,500    
9.625%, due 11/15/164     4       4    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Headwaters, Inc.,
11.375%, due 11/01/141
  $ 60,000     $ 62,550    
Helix Energy Solutions
Group, Inc.,
9.500%, due 01/15/161
    425,000       435,625    
Hertz Corp.,
10.500%, due 01/01/16
    275,000       293,563    
Hexion US Finance Corp.,
9.750%, due 11/15/14
    140,000       137,200    
Host Hotels & Resorts LP,
9.000%, due 05/15/171
    285,000       308,156    
Huntsman International LLC,
5.500%, due 06/30/161
    150,000       133,125    
ILFC E-Capital Trust I,
5.900%, due 12/21/651,2
    100,000       52,000    
Inergy LP,
8.250%, due 03/01/16
    325,000       329,875    
8.750%, due 03/01/15     290,000       297,975    
ING Capital Funding Trust III,
8.439%, due 12/31/102,3
    190,000       163,400    
Ingles Markets, Inc.,
8.875%, due 05/15/17
    430,000       447,200    
Interface, Inc.,
Series B,
11.375%, due 11/01/13
    185,000       206,738    
Iron Mountain, Inc.,
8.375%, due 08/15/21
    425,000       438,813    
iStar Financial, Inc.,
6.000%, due 12/15/10
    130,000       107,900    
Jabil Circuit, Inc.,
8.250%, due 03/15/18
    150,000       160,500    
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.,
9.750%, due 06/15/14
    525,000       489,563    
JC Penney Corp., Inc.,
7.125%, due 11/15/23
    150,000       148,688    
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
10.625%, due 10/15/161
    155,000       161,975    
KB Home,
5.750%, due 02/01/14
    75,000       70,500    
5.875%, due 01/15/15     150,000       138,750    
6.250%, due 06/15/15     150,000       139,875    
Key Energy Services, Inc.,
8.375%, due 12/01/14
    365,000       365,913    
Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I,
7.450%, due 03/15/281
    215,000       189,200    
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.,
11.625%, due 12/01/151
    120,000       127,200    
Lennar Corp.,
Series B,
5.125%, due 10/01/10
    150,000       150,750    
Levi Strauss & Co.,
9.750%, due 01/15/15
    300,000       315,000    

 


38



UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,
7.800%, due 03/15/371
  $ 100,000     $ 82,500    
10.750%, due 06/15/581,2     445,000       471,700    
Limited Brands, Inc.,
7.600%, due 07/15/37
    100,000       89,000    
8.500%, due 06/15/191     155,000       168,563    
LIN Television Corp.,
Series B,
6.500%, due 05/15/13
    800,000       760,000    
Lincoln National Corp.,
7.000%, due 05/17/662
    190,000       157,700    
Linn Energy LLC,
11.750%, due 05/15/171
    160,000       179,600    
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.375%, due 03/15/37
    225,000       190,125    
Massey Energy Co.,
6.875%, due 12/15/13
    250,000       249,687    
McJunkin Red Man Corp.,
9.500%, due 12/15/161
    375,000       366,563    
Mediacom LLC,
9.125%, due 08/15/191
    75,000       76,500    
Meritage Homes Corp.,
6.250%, due 03/15/15
    100,000       92,000    
7.000%, due 05/01/14     40,000       38,200    
MetLife Capital Trust X,
9.250%, due 04/08/381,2
    155,000       175,150    
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.,
9.250%, due 11/01/14
    570,000       577,125    
MGM Mirage, Inc.,
7.625%, due 01/15/17
    190,000       147,725    
11.125%, due 11/15/171     410,000       454,075    
13.000%, due 11/15/13     100,000       114,750    
Michaels Stores, Inc.,
11.375%, due 11/01/16
    140,000       147,350    
Mirant Americas Generation LLC,
9.125%, due 05/01/31
    1,100,000       990,000    
Mirant North America LLC,
7.375%, due 12/31/13
    275,000       271,906    
Mobile Mini, Inc.,
9.750%, due 08/01/14
    160,000       166,400    
Momentive Performance
Materials, Inc.,
9.750%, due 12/01/14
    70,000       67,375    
10.125%, due 12/01/144     20,237       19,023    
12.500%, due 06/15/141     80,000       88,000    
Murray Energy Corp.,
10.250%, due 10/15/151
    125,000       124,375    
Nalco Co.,
8.875%, due 11/15/13
    215,000       221,450    
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.,
8.875%, due 11/01/171
    160,000       166,200    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Navistar International Corp.,
8.250%, due 11/01/21
  $ 125,000     $ 128,125    
NB Capital Trust II,
7.830%, due 12/15/26
    300,000       279,000    
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.,
9.000%, due 10/15/154
    66,456       64,961    
10.375%, due 10/15/15     115,000       112,700    
NewPage Corp.,
11.375%, due 12/31/141
    240,000       242,400    
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.,
7.000%, due 01/15/141,4
    625       470    
Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series E,
6.875%, due 10/31/13
    375,000       363,750    
Series D,
7.375%, due 08/01/15
    390,000       379,275    
Nielsen Finance LLC,
11.625%, due 02/01/14
    140,000       157,325    
0.000%, due 08/01/168     450,000       410,625    
North American Energy
Alliance LLC,
10.875%, due 06/01/161
    200,000       212,500    
NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.375%, due 02/01/16
    100,000       100,125    
7.375%, due 01/15/17     375,000       375,937    
8.500%, due 06/15/19     100,000       102,500    
Owens-Brockway Glass
Container, Inc.,
7.375%, due 05/15/16
    120,000       123,900    
Peninsula Gaming LLC,
8.375%, due 08/15/151
    100,000       99,750    
10.750%, due 08/15/171     125,000       125,625    
PetroHawk Energy Corp.,
7.875%, due 06/01/15
    200,000       202,000    
10.500%, due 08/01/14     370,000       404,225    
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.,
8.625%, due 08/01/171
    100,000       102,000    
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC,
10.625%, due 04/01/17
    230,000       239,200    
Plains Exploration &
Production Co.,
7.625%, due 06/01/18
    127,000       129,858    
10.000%, due 03/01/16     305,000       333,975    
PLY Gem Industries, Inc.,
11.750%, due 06/15/13
    350,000       350,000    
Pokagon Gaming Authority,
10.375%, due 06/15/141
    653,000       679,120    
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.,
12.750%, due 07/15/14
    150,000       157,500    
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.,
9.125%, due 08/15/19
    190,000       198,550    
11.750%, due 01/01/16     140,000       158,900    

 


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UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Quiksilver, Inc.,
6.875%, due 04/15/15
  $ 125,000     $ 102,500    
QVC, Inc.,
7.500%, due 10/01/191
    200,000       204,000    
RBS Global, Inc.,
9.500%, due 08/01/14
    150,000       150,375    
Realogy Corp.,
10.500%, due 04/15/14
    315,000       272,475    
12.375%, due 04/15/15     125,000       97,188    
Residential Capital LLC,
9.625%, due 05/15/15
    250,000       212,500    
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.,
7.750%, due 10/15/161
    100,000       102,250    
Rite Aid Corp.,
9.500%, due 06/15/17
    370,000       321,900    
10.375%, due 07/15/16     300,000       318,000    
River Rock Entertainment
Authority,
9.750%, due 11/01/11
    30,000       28,275    
Ryerson, Inc.,
12.000%, due 11/01/15
    165,000       172,425    
Salem Communications Corp.,
9.625%, due 12/15/161
    125,000       130,938    
Sally Holdings LLC,
10.500%, due 11/15/16
    125,000       134,375    
SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
8.750%, due 01/15/201
    210,000       210,000    
9.875%, due 05/15/161     190,000       199,975    
Sanmina-SCI Corp.,
8.125%, due 03/01/16
    485,000       483,788    
Scientific Games International, Inc.,
9.250%, due 06/15/191
    145,000       152,250    
Sealy Mattress Co.,
10.875%, due 04/15/161
    100,000       111,250    
Sheridan Group, Inc.,
10.250%, due 08/15/11
    700,000       653,625    
Shingle Springs Tribal
Gaming Authority,
9.375%, due 06/15/15
    365,000       277,400    
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
8.000%, due 03/15/12
    270,000       263,925    
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,
9.250%, due 11/01/171
    75,000       78,000    
Smithfield Foods, Inc.,
7.000%, due 08/01/11
    100,000       99,750    
10.000%, due 07/15/141     190,000       206,150    
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.,
7.500%, due 10/01/171
    115,000       113,275    
Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.750%, due 03/15/32
    335,000       315,737    
SPX Corp.,
7.625%, due 12/15/14
    400,000       412,000    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Standard Pacific Corp.,
9.250%, due 04/15/12
  $ 140,000     $ 135,100    
Standard Pacific Escrow LLC,
10.750%, due 09/15/161
    115,000       117,300    
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.,
10.250%, due 08/15/15
    865,000       921,225    
SUPERVALU, Inc.,
8.000%, due 05/01/16
    300,000       304,500    
Susser Holdings LLC,
10.625%, due 12/15/13
    180,000       187,650    
Swift Energy Co.,
8.875%, due 01/15/20
    125,000       128,125    
Tenneco, Inc.,
Series B,
10.250%, due 07/15/13
    85,000       87,869    
Terremark Worldwide, Inc.,
12.000%, due 06/15/171
    170,000       187,850    
Tesoro Corp.,
9.750%, due 06/01/19
    75,000       77,625    
Texas Competitive Electric
Holdings Co. LLC,
Series A,
10.250%, due 11/01/15
    410,000       332,100    
Texas Industries, Inc.,
7.250%, due 07/15/13
    165,000       162,113    
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.,
8.910%, due 10/15/17
    225,000       255,454    
Toys R Us Property Co. LLC,
8.500%, due 12/01/171
    150,000       152,625    
TransDigm, Inc.,
7.750%, due 07/15/141
    75,000       76,125    
Trimas Corp.,
9.750%, due 12/15/171
    30,000       29,438    
Triumph Group, Inc.,
8.000%, due 11/15/171
    55,000       55,481    
TRW Automotive, Inc.,
7.000%, due 03/15/141
    155,000       151,900    
Tube City IMS Corp.,
9.750%, due 02/01/15
    1,000,000       966,250    
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority,
9.000%, due 11/15/151
    600,000       540,750    
Tyson Foods, Inc.,
10.500%, due 03/01/14
    175,000       199,938    
Umbrella Acquisition, Inc.,
9.750%, due 03/15/151,4
    421,000       368,901    
Unisys Corp.,
12.750%, due 10/15/141
    300,000       346,500    
United Rentals North
America, Inc.,
7.750%, due 11/15/13
    475,000       446,500    
Universal Hospital Services, Inc.,
8.500%, due 06/01/154
    130,000       128,050    

 


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UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
US Concrete, Inc.,
8.375%, due 04/01/14
  $ 270,000     $ 162,338    
US Oncology, Inc.,
9.125%, due 08/15/17
    200,000       210,000    
Vanguard Health
Holding Co. II LLC,
9.000%, due 10/01/14
    530,000       549,213    
Verso Paper Holdings LLC,
Series B,
9.125%, due 08/01/14
    370,000       353,350    
Vertis, Inc.,
13.500%, due 04/01/144
    190,529       63,113    
Viasystems, Inc.,
12.000%, due 01/15/151
    85,000       91,056    
Viskase Cos., Inc.,
9.875%, due 01/15/181
    150,000       151,125    
West Corp.,
11.000%, due 10/15/16
    300,000       313,500    
Windstream Corp.,
8.625%, due 08/01/16
    425,000       432,438    
WMG Acquisition Corp.,
9.500%, due 06/15/161
    460,000       492,775    
Yankee Acquisition Corp.,
Series B,
8.500%, due 02/15/15
    290,000       287,825    
9.750%, due 02/15/17     245,000       241,325    
Yonkers Racing Corp.,
11.375%, due 07/15/161
    150,000       157,500    
Zions Bancorp.,
5.500%, due 11/16/15
    200,000       141,397    
Total United States corporate bonds     78,666,816    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $78,270,131)
            86,503,248    
Asset-backed securities: 0.15%  
United States: 0.15%  
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,
Series 2006-C4, Class C4,
0.455%, due 01/09/122
    100,000       99,975    
Countrywide Asset-Backed
Certificates,
Series 2006-20, Class 2A1,
0.281%, due 04/25/472
    36,521       35,420    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $133,879)
            135,395    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Commercial mortgage-backed security: 0.05%  
United States: 0.05%  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2007-GG10, Class C,
5.805%, due 08/10/452
(cost $45,000)
  $ 250,000     $ 40,234    
Total bonds
(cost $78,449,010)
            86,678,877    
    Shares      
Common stocks: 0.05%  
United States: 0.05%  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 0.00%  
American Restaurant
Group, Inc.*5,6
    972       0    
Media-cable: 0.05%  
Knology, Inc.*     3,926       42,990    
Printing & publishing: 0.00%  
Vertis Holdings, Inc.*5,6     8,952       0    
Total common stocks
(cost $0)
            42,990    
Preferred stock: 0.00%9  
United States: 0.00%9  
Media—broadcast: 0.00%9  
CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings
Corp., Series A*2,3,5,6,7
(cost $135)
    11,661       117    
    Number of
Warrants
     
Warrants: 0.00%9  
CNB Capital Trust I, strike @ $0.01,
expires 03/26/19*5,6
    13,325       133    
Pliant Corp., strike @ $0.01,
expires 06/01/10*5,6
    1       0    
Sabreliner Corp., strike @ $0.01,
expires 06/08/18*5,6
    8,400       0    
Total warrants
(cost $153,135)
            133    

 


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UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Short-term investment: 0.02%  
Investment company: 0.02%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%10,11
(cost $17,940)
    17,940     $ 17,940    
Total investments: 97.79%
(cost $78,620,220)
        86,740,057    
Cash and other assets, less
liabilities: 2.21%
        1,958,829    
Net assets: 100.00%       $ 88,698,886    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $78,620,220; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 9,974,764    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,854,927 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 8,119,837    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of 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. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $24,480,595 or 27.60% of net assets.

2  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2009.

3  Perpetual bond security. The maturity date reflects the next call date.

4  PIK—Payment-in kind security. Income may be paid in cash or additional notes, at the discretion of the issuer.

5  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $23,250 or 0.03% of net assets.

6  Security is being fair valued by a valuation committee under the direction of the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $23,250 or 0.03% of net assets.

7  This security, which represents less than 0.01% of net assets as of December 31, 2009, is considered restricted. (See restricted security table below for more information.)

Restricted security   Acquisition
date
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/09
Market
value
  12/31/09
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
 
Series A,     03/30/09     $ 135       0.00 %a   $ 117       0.00 %a  

 

a  Amount represents less than 0.005%.

8  Step bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2009. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

9  Amount represents less than 0.005%.

10  Investment in affiliated investment company.

11  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.


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UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)
Concluded

GMAC  General Motors Acceptance Corp.

GS  Goldman Sachs

REIT  Real estate investment trust

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted quoted prices
in active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks   $ 42,990     $     $     $ 42,990    
Corporate bonds           86,480,248       23,000       86,503,248    
Asset-backed securities           135,395             135,395    
Commercial mortgage-backed security           40,234             40,234    
Warrants                 133       133    
Preferred stock                 117       117    
Short-term investment           17,940             17,940    
Total   $ 42,990     $ 86,673,817     $ 23,250     $ 86,740,057    

 

Level 3 Rollforward Disclosure

The following is a rollforward of the Fund's investments that were valued using unobservable inputs for the period:

Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Corporate
bonds
  Warrants   Preferred
stock
  Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 23,892     $ 133     $ 117     $ 24,142    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings                          
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)                          
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     (892 )                 (892 )  
Ending balance   $ 23,000     $ 133     $ 117     $ 23,250    
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in
earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses
relating to investments still held at 12/31/09
  $ 40,067     $     $     $ 40,067    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Bond Fund (the "Fund") gained 7.10% (Class A shares returned 2.34% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 7.24%. The Fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index (the "Index"), returned 3.95% over the same time period.1 (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 46; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses.)

Sector positioning and security allocation helped the Fund to significantly outperform its benchmark during the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary2

What worked

•  The Fund's sector positioning was rewarded during the reporting period.

  – The Fund's overweight exposure to the spread sectors (non-Treasury sectors) was rewarded as they handily outperformed Treasuries. In particular, the Fund's positions in corporate bonds, and asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities enhanced results as their spreads narrowed from their elevated levels earlier in the year. (Spread measures the difference between the yields paid on a security versus those paid on US Treasuries.)

  – A small out-of-index exposure to emerging markets debt was a positive for performance as the sector outperformed the Index.

  – An underweight to Treasuries contributed to performance given their weak results versus the spread sectors. During the reporting period, the Fund generally had a 15% to 18% exposure to Treasuries, versus roughly a 25% weighting in the Index.

  – The Fund's exposure to Treasury inflation protected securities generated positive results for performance.

  – A small allocation to European sovereign credits was a positive contributor to performance over the period.

•  Security selection was, overall, a positive for performance.

  – The Fund's selection of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) generated good performance. Within the sector, the Fund emphasized AAA-rated securities at the top of the capital structure (that is, senior debt).3

  – The Fund's asset-backed securities (ABS) were positive contributors, as BBB-rated credit card receivables performed well during the reporting period.4

  – Within the corporate bond sector, the Fund's financial and utility holdings generated strong results.

1  The Index was formerly known as the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index.

2  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.

3  Bonds which are rated AAA are judged to be of the best quality.

4  Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest.


44



UBS U.S. Bond Fund

What didn't work

•  Yield curve positioning mostly detracted from performance.

•  A small allocation to non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities detracted from performance.

•  The portfolio was underweight to industrials, which negatively impacted performance.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     7.10 %     10.62 %     0.42 %     3.67 %     3.98 %  
Class B3     6.69 %     9.91 %     (0.32 )%     N/A       1.42 %6  
Class C4     6.72 %     10.10 %     (0.11 )%     N/A       1.44 %  
Class Y5     7.24 %     10.91 %     0.67 %     3.92 %     4.53 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     2.34 %     5.62 %     (0.50 )%     3.20 %     3.60 %  
Class B3     1.69 %     4.91 %     (0.64 )%     N/A       1.42 %6  
Class C4     5.97 %     9.35 %     (0.11 )%     N/A       1.44 %  
Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index7     3.95 %     5.93 %     4.97 %     6.33 %     6.24 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.31% and 0.68%; Class B—2.14% and 1.43%; Class C—1.80% and 1.18%; Class Y—1.00% and 0.43%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The net expenses listed above reflect the management fee waiver/expense reimbursement put in place for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 0.64% for Class A shares, 1.39% for Class B shares, 1.14% for Class C shares and 0.39% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund. Pursuant to the previous fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement, the actual "Net expenses" (including Acquired fund fees and expenses) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 were 0.89% for the Class A shares, 1.64% for the Class B shares, 1.39% for the Class C shares and 0.64% for the Class Y shares.

1  Inception date of UBS U.S. Bond Fund Class A shares is June 30, 1997. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are November 6, 2001 and November 8, 2001, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is August 31,1995.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 4.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 0.75% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Portfolio offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index (formerly known as the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index) is an unmanaged index of the USD-denominated, investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable bond market of SEC-regulated securities. The index includes bonds from the treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial-backed sectors. US agency hybrid adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) securities were added to the index on April 1, 2007. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Bonds  
Corporate bonds  
Aerospace & defense     0.26 %  
Beverages     0.20    
Capital markets     1.18    
Chemicals     0.14    
Commercial banks     1.54    
Commercial services & supplies     0.50    
Communications equipment     0.12    
Consumer finance     0.12    
Diversified financial services     2.62    
Diversified telecommunication services     0.36    
Electric utilities     1.37    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     0.27    
Food & staples retailing     0.74    
Food products     0.14    
Gas distribution     0.26    
Health care providers & services     0.33    
Insurance     1.63    
Media     1.03    
Metals & mining     0.44    
Multi-utilities     0.17    
Non-food & drug retailers     0.31    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     1.85    
Pharmaceuticals     0.14    
Real estate investment trust (REIT)     0.07    
Road & rail     0.07    
Software     0.11    
Tobacco     0.21    
Wireless telecommunication services     0.10    
Total corporate bonds     16.28 %  
Asset-backed securities     8.44    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     11.51    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     41.92    
Municipal bonds     0.50    
US government obligations     15.31    
Total bonds     93.96 %  
Investment companies  
UBS Corporate Bond Relationship Fund     7.47    
UBS Opportunistic Emerging Markets Debt
Relationship Fund
    2.42    
Total investment companies     9.89 %  
Short-term investment     0.20    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     0.96    
Total investments     105.01 %  
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (5.01 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

Top ten fixed income holdings (unaudited)2

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
US Treasury Notes,
1.000%, due 10/31/11
    4.4 %  
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#948631, 6.000%, due 08/01/37
    3.5    
US Treasury Bonds,
8.750%, due 08/15/20
    3.3    
US Treasury Notes,
2.125%, due 11/30/14
    3.3    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Gold Pools,
#G08307, 5.000%, due 11/01/38
    3.2    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Gold Pools,
4.500%, TBA
    2.7    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
1.875%, due 04/20/12
    2.6    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Gold Pools,
#G05249, 5.000%, due 01/01/39
    2.4    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.625%, due 11/20/14
    2.3    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Gold Pools,
#G04121, 5.500%, due 04/01/38
    2.3    
Total     30.0 %  

 

1  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS U.S. Bond Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies' industry diversification was included.

2  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS U.S. Bond Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies was included.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Bonds: 93.96%  
Corporate bonds: 16.28%  
Canada: 0.45%  
Anadarko Finance Co.,
Series B,
7.500%, due 05/01/31
  $ 20,000     $ 22,437    
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.,
5.850%, due 02/01/35
    65,000       63,650    
Cenovus Energy, Inc.,
4.500%, due 09/15/141
    135,000       139,353    
Total Canada corporate bonds             225,440    
France: 0.26%  
Credit Agricole SA,
6.637%, due 05/31/171,2,3
    100,000       81,000    
France Telecom SA,
4.375%, due 07/08/14
    50,000       52,248    
Total France corporate bonds             133,248    
Ireland: 0.16%  
Iberdrola Finance Ireland Ltd.,
3.800%, due 09/11/141
    80,000       80,362    
Luxembourg: 0.20%  
Enel Finance International SA,
3.875%, due 10/07/141
    100,000       101,218    
Netherlands: 0.12%  
Siemens
Financieringsmaatschappij NV,
6.125%, due 08/17/261
    55,000       58,270    
Sweden: 0.32%  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB,
2.875%, due 09/14/121
    160,000       160,987    
United Kingdom: 0.89%  
Anglo American Capital PLC,
9.375%, due 04/08/191
    100,000       127,021    
Barclays Bank PLC,
6.750%, due 05/22/19
    100,000       111,543    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC,
6.400%, due 10/21/19
    160,000       159,486    
Vodafone Group PLC,
5.450%, due 06/10/19
    50,000       51,776    
Total United Kingdom corporate bonds             449,826    
United States: 13.88%  
Allied Waste North America, Inc.,
6.875%, due 06/01/17
    60,000       63,675    
Allstate Corp.,
7.450%, due 05/16/19
    55,000       63,900    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.450%, due 09/15/36
  $ 75,000     $ 78,328    
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Worldwide, Inc.,
4.125%, due 01/15/151
    100,000       101,535    
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.,
11.250%, due 11/01/141
    150,000       164,625    
Arch Coal, Inc.,
8.750%, due 08/01/161
    90,000       95,175    
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.,
4.950%, due 06/01/141
    65,000       67,681    
Bank of America Corp.,
7.625%, due 06/01/19
    150,000       173,527    
Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.,
7.400%, due 09/15/35
    35,000       38,619    
Capital One Financial Corp.,
7.375%, due 05/23/14
    55,000       62,273    
CenterPoint Energy Resources
Corp.,
6.000%, due 05/15/18
    115,000       118,082    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
9.500%, due 02/15/15
    125,000       137,188    
Cisco Systems, Inc.,
5.900%, due 02/15/39
    60,000       60,665    
Citigroup, Inc.,
6.125%, due 05/15/18
    285,000       286,541    
8.125%, due 07/15/39     60,000       67,719    
CVS Caremark Corp.,
6.125%, due 09/15/39
    160,000       158,576    
CVS Pass-Through Trust,
6.036%, due 12/10/28
    69,605       65,870    
DirecTV Financing Co., Inc.,
7.625%, due 05/15/16
    95,000       103,788    
Dominion Resources, Inc.,
5.200%, due 08/15/19
    85,000       86,325    
ERAC USA Finance Co.,
7.000%, due 10/15/371
    85,000       83,199    
Express Scripts, Inc.,
6.250%, due 06/15/14
    65,000       70,923    
Ferrell Gas Partners-LP,
8.750%, due 06/15/12
    150,000       151,875    
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.,
4.800%, due 02/15/15
    165,000       168,414    
Freedom Group, Inc.,
10.250%, due 08/01/151
    75,000       79,594    
General Electric Capital
Corp.,
6.000%, due 08/07/19
    245,000       254,315    
GMAC, Inc.,
7.250%, due 03/02/111
    150,000       148,500    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
6.150%, due 04/01/18
    260,000       278,330    

 


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Inergy LP,
8.750%, due 03/01/15
  $ 125,000     $ 128,437    
Jabil Circuit, Inc.,
8.250%, due 03/15/18
    125,000       133,750    
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,
7.350%, due 02/01/19
    60,000       68,102    
JP Morgan Chase Capital XXII,
6.450%, due 02/02/37
    135,000       123,894    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
6.300%, due 04/23/19
    200,000       220,015    
Kellogg Co.,
4.450%, due 05/30/16
    70,000       72,084    
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP,
5.800%, due 03/15/35
    70,000       64,854    
Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Co.,
8.875%, due 06/01/391
    50,000       61,322    
MetLife, Inc.,
6.400%, due 12/15/36
    100,000       87,500    
10.750%, due 08/01/39     50,000       61,571    
Morgan Stanley,
5.625%, due 09/23/19
    100,000       100,731    
Series F,
6.625%, due 04/01/18
    200,000       216,234    
Mosaic Co.,
7.375%, due 12/01/141
    65,000       69,586    
News America, Inc.,
6.200%, due 12/15/34
    35,000       35,176    
6.900%, due 08/15/391     60,000       65,452    
Nisource Finance Corp.,
10.750%, due 03/15/16
    135,000       166,345    
Norfolk Southern Corp.,
5.750%, due 04/01/18
    35,000       37,024    
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.,
7.875%, due 03/01/26
    55,000       66,586    
NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.375%, due 02/01/16
    100,000       100,125    
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC,
6.800%, due 09/01/18
    50,000       55,539    
ONEOK, Inc.,
6.000%, due 06/15/35
    60,000       55,999    
Oracle Corp.,
6.125%, due 07/08/39
    55,000       57,752    
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.,
6.050%, due 03/01/34
    30,000       31,321    
Pacific Life Insurance Co.,
9.250%, due 06/15/391
    150,000       173,210    
Pemex Project Funding
Master Trust,
5.750%, due 03/01/18
    100,000       101,113    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.,
8.875%, due 05/15/19
    105,000       121,119    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Prudential Financial, Inc.,
Series D,
3.625%, due 09/17/12
  $ 160,000     $ 162,367    
Series C,
5.400%, due 06/13/35
    105,000       91,656    
Qwest Corp.,
7.625%, due 06/15/15
    125,000       129,375    
Reynolds American, Inc.,
6.750%, due 06/15/17
    35,000       36,246    
7.625%, due 06/01/16     65,000       70,862    
Safeway, Inc.,
5.000%, due 08/15/19
    150,000       148,751    
Simon Property Group LP,
5.375%, due 06/01/11
    35,000       36,332    
Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
6.550%, due 05/01/37
    65,000       66,235    
6.750%, due 07/01/18     100,000       109,856    
Wachovia Corp.,
Series G,
5.750%, due 02/01/18
    165,000       172,189    
Waste Management, Inc.,
6.125%, due 11/30/39
    60,000       59,626    
WMG Acquisition Corp.,
9.500%, due 06/15/161
    125,000       133,906    
Yankee Acquisition Corp.,
Series B,
8.500%, due 02/15/15
    75,000       74,438    
Total United States corporate bonds     6,995,922    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $7,831,167)
            8,205,273    
Asset-backed securities: 8.44%  
United States: 8.44%  
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
Series 2005-R6, Class A2,
0.431%, due 08/25/352
    94,065       82,956    
Bank of America Credit Card Trust,
Series 2007-B3, Class B3,
0.433%, due 08/15/162
    400,000       353,618    
Series 2008-A1, Class A1,
0.813%, due 04/15/132
    375,000       374,148    
Capital One Multi-Asset
Execution Trust,
Series 2003-B5, Class B5,
4.790%, due 08/15/13
    150,000       152,275    
Series 2008-A3, Class A3,
5.050%, due 02/15/16
    325,000       348,791    
Chase Issuance Trust,
Series 2005-C2, Class C2,
0.673%, due 01/15/152
    225,000       214,540    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Citibank Credit Card
Issuance Trust,
Series 2006-C4, Class C4,
0.455%, due 01/09/122
  $ 175,000     $ 174,957    
Conseco Finance,
Series 2001-D, Class M2,
1.983%, due 11/15/322
    465,340       112,358    
Countrywide Asset-Backed
Certificates,
Series 2006-20, Class 2A1,
0.281%, due 04/25/472
    38,804       37,634    
GSAMP Trust,
Series 2006-S3, Class A1,
6.085%, due 05/25/36
    628,667       40,556    
MBNA Credit Card Master
Note Trust,
Series 2006-B1, Class B1,
0.453%, due 07/15/152
    300,000       276,510    
Series 2004-B1, Class B1,
4.450%, due 08/15/16
    600,000       571,320    
Series 2002-C1, Class C1,
6.800%, due 07/15/14
    770,000       789,925    
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust,
Series 2001-C, Class C,
7.100%, due 09/15/131
    400,000       408,890    
Series 2001-B, Class C,
7.250%, due 08/15/131
    100,000       102,815    
Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A, Class A1,
1.331%, due 10/25/272
    18,246       17,728    
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I,
Series 2006-HE6, Class A2A,
0.271%, due 09/25/362
    8,705       8,634    
Renaissance Home Equity
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-4, Class AF1,
5.545%, due 01/25/37
    69,635       69,051    
Residential Asset Mortgage
Products, Inc.,
Series 2006-RZ5, Class A1B,
0.331%, due 08/25/462
    20,727       20,377    
Structured Asset Securities Corp.,
Series 2005-S7, Class A2,
0.531%, due 12/25/351,2
    290,784       97,596    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $5,159,949)
            4,254,679    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities: 11.51%  
United States: 11.51%  
Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2006-6, Class A2,
5.309%, due 10/10/45
  $ 400,000     $ 401,747    
Series 2006-6, Class A4,
5.356%, due 10/10/45
    625,000       560,298    
Series 2007-3, Class A2,
5.658%, due 06/10/492
    450,000       457,851    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Series 2006-PW12, Class A4,
5.719%, due 09/11/382
    300,000       304,631    
Citigroup Commercial
Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-C6, Class AM,
5.700%, due 12/10/492
    970,000       699,228    
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-CD2, Class A4,
5.363%, due 01/15/462
    300,000       286,760    
Series 2006-CD3, Class A2,
5.560%, due 10/15/48
    325,000       331,986    
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2006-GG8, Class A2,
5.479%, due 11/10/39
    190,000       191,872    
Series 2006-GG6, Class A2,
5.506%, due 04/10/382
    200,000       202,673    
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.805%, due 08/10/452
    790,000       678,329    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Alternative Mortgage Product,
Series 2006-CB17, Class A4,
5.429%, due 12/12/43
    650,000       614,019    
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class B,
5.525%, due 07/12/462
    300,000       105,406    
Wachovia Bank Commercial
Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-C23, Class A4,
5.418%, due 01/15/452
    400,000       383,154    
Series 2006-C23, Class AM,
5.466%, due 01/15/452
    475,000       376,883    
Series 2006-C27, Class A2,
5.624%, due 07/15/45
    200,000       204,752    
Total commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(cost $5,345,171)
            5,799,589    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
Mortgage & agency debt securities: 41.92%  
United States: 41.92%  
Federal Home Loan Bank,
1.750%, due 08/22/12
  $ 1,115,000     $ 1,116,148    
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp. Gold Pools,
4.500%, TBA
    1,375,000       1,371,562    
#G08353, 4.500%,
due 07/01/39
    320,403       319,936    
#G08307, 5.000%,
due 11/01/38
    1,564,452       1,606,001    
#G05249, 5.000%,
due 01/01/39
    1,187,234       1,218,765    
#G04121, 5.500%,
due 04/01/38
    1,089,089       1,142,126    
#G04458, 5.500%,
due 06/01/38
    651,111       682,782    
#G04567, 5.500%,
due 07/01/38
    685,548       718,895    
#C63008, 6.000%,
due 01/01/32
    429,473       460,207    
#G01717, 6.500%,
due 11/01/29
    195,522       211,621    
Federal National
Mortgage Association,
1.875%, due 04/20/12
    1,280,000       1,293,330    
2.625%, due 11/20/14     1,155,000       1,146,044    
2.875%, due 12/11/13     325,000       331,507    
4.500%, TBA     600,000       598,875    
5.250%, due 08/01/12     165,000       176,077    
Federal National
Mortgage Association Pools,
#AA0837, 4.500%,
due 01/01/39
    634,795       634,329    
#AC4370, 4.500%,
due 10/01/39
    199,354       199,188    
#576764, 5.500%,
due 09/01/24
    145,351       153,755    
#688066, 5.500%,
due 03/01/33
    332,770       352,516    
#688314, 5.500%,
due 03/01/33
    391,916       415,098    
#802481, 5.500%,
due 11/01/34
    644,101       682,562    
#961534, 5.500%,
due 02/01/38
    550,837       577,231    
#931923, 5.500%,
due 04/01/38
    580,801       608,631    
#408267, 6.000%,
due 03/01/28
    34,946       37,740    
#323715, 6.000%,
due 05/01/29
    36,238       38,843    

 

    Face
Amount
  Value  
#522564, 6.000%,
due 07/01/29
  $ 115,234     $ 123,070    
#676733, 6.000%,
due 01/01/33
    278,648       301,134    
#708631, 6.000%,
due 06/01/33
    58,219       63,084    
#948631, 6.000%,
due 08/01/37
    1,642,411       1,742,239    
#986944, 6.000%,
due 09/01/38
    220,966       234,258    
#831730, 6.500%,
due 09/01/36
    472,873       507,452    
#253824, 7.000%,
due 03/01/31
    11,364       12,636    
First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc.,
Series 2004-FL1, Class 1A1,
0.501%, due 02/25/352
    49,756       33,237    
Government National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#701813, 4.500%,
due 04/15/39
    707,408       709,133    
#G2 2687, 6.000%,
due 12/20/28
    44,635       47,753    
#G2 2794, 6.000%,
due 08/20/29
    147,046       157,327    
6.500%, TBA     1,000,000       1,063,125    
WaMu Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-HY1, Class 3B2,
5.868%, due 02/25/372
    1,098,454       33,935    
Total mortgage & agency
debt securities
(cost $20,836,133)
            21,122,152    
Municipal bonds: 0.50%  
New Jersey State Turnpike
Authority Revenue Bonds,
Class F,
7.414%, due 01/01/40
    30,000       33,816    
New York State Urban
Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds,
5.770%, due 03/15/39
    55,000       54,458    
State of California General
Obligation Bonds,
7.300%, due 10/01/39
    170,000       160,663    
Total municipal bonds
(cost $261,377)
            248,937    

 


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Face
Amount
  Value  
US government obligations: 15.31%  
US Treasury Bonds,
4.500%, due 08/15/39
  $ 505,000     $ 493,559    
8.750%, due 08/15/20     1,195,000       1,690,552    
US Treasury Notes,
0.750%, due 11/30/114
    635,000       630,858    
1.000%, due 10/31/114     2,240,000       2,237,984    
2.125%, due 11/30/144     1,720,000       1,679,287    
3.375%, due 11/15/194     1,020,000       981,118    
Total US government obligations
(cost $7,853,867)
            7,713,358    
Total bonds
(cost $47,287,664)
            47,343,988    
    Shares      
Investment companies: 9.89%  
UBS Corporate Bond
Relationship Fund*5
    290,316       3,765,428    
UBS Opportunistic
Emerging Markets Debt
Relationship Fund*5
    87,801       1,218,781    
Total investment companies
(cost $4,471,444)
            4,984,209    

 

   
Shares
  Value  
Short-term investment: 0.20%  
Investment company: 0.20%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%5,6
(cost $98,432)
    98,432     $ 98,432    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 0.96%  
UBS Private Money Market
Fund LLC, 0.134%5,6
(cost $484,809)
    484,809       484,809    
Total investments: 105.01%
(cost $52,342,349)
        52,911,438    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and
other assets: (5.01%)
        (2,522,455 )  
Net assets: 100.00%       $ 50,388,983    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $52,342,349; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 2,180,276    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,611,187 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 569,089    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

†  On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship, and the US Treasury guaranteed the debt issued by those organizations.

1  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of 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. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $2,601,297 or 5.16% of net assets.

2  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2009.

3  Perpetual bond security. The maturity date reflects the next call date.

4  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2009.

5  Investment in affiliated investment company.

6  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

ABS  Asset-backed securities

GMAC  General Motors Acceptance Corp.

GS  Goldman Sachs

GSAMP  Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp.

TBA  (To be announced) Security is purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount (generally +/-1.0%) and no definite maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement, when the specific mortgage pools are assigned.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Futures contracts

UBS U.S. Bond Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
US Treasury futures buy contracts:  
10 Year US Treasury Notes, 60 contracts (USD)   March 2010   $ 7,183,949     $ 6,927,188     $ (256,761 )  
US Treasury futures sell contracts:  
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 113 contracts (USD)   March 2010     (13,224,358 )     (12,925,258 )     299,100    
Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 42,339    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

USD  United States Dollar

UBS U.S. Bond Fund had outstanding interest rate swap agreements with the following terms as of December 31, 2009:

Counterparty   Notional
amount
  Termination
dates
  Payments
made by
the Fund
  Payments
received by
the Fund
  Upfront
payments
(made)/
received
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Citigroup Global
Markets Limited
  USD 6,600,000     11/15/16     4.0000 %1     2     $     $ (154,909 )   $ (154,909 )  
Credit Suisse   USD 34,900,000     01/13/10     0.23413       0.6544 %4           28,972       28,972    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 10,610,000     05/31/14     2       2.33001             (246,468 )     (246,468 )  
Merrill Lynch International   USD 37,300,000     01/13/10     0.23413       0.65444             30,964       30,964    
    $     $ (341,441 )   $ (341,441 )  

 

1  Payments made or received are based on the notional amount.

2  Rate based on 3 month LIBOR (USD BBA). This is a forward starting trade and, as such, a floating rate has not yet been assigned as of December 31, 2009.

3  Rate based on 3 month LIBOR (USD BBA).

4  Rate based on 1 month LIBOR (USD BBA).

BBA  British Banking Association

LIBOR  London Interbank Offered Rate

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)
Concluded

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Description   Unadjusted quoted prices
in active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Corporate bonds   $     $ 8,205,273     $     $ 8,205,273    
Asset-backed securities           4,254,679             4,254,679    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities           5,799,589             5,799,589    
Mortgage & agency debt securities           21,122,152             21,122,152    
Municipal bonds           248,937             248,937    
US government obligations           7,713,358             7,713,358    
Investment companies           4,984,209             4,984,209    
Short-term investment           98,432             98,432    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned           484,809             484,809    
Other financial instruments1     42,339       (341,441 )           (299,102 )  
Total   $ 42,339     $ 52,569,997     $     $ 52,612,336    

 

1  Other financial instruments may include open futures contracts, swap agreements, options and forward foreign currency contracts.

Level 3 Rollforward Disclosure

The following is a rollforward of the Fund's investments that were valued using unobservable inputs for the period:  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
  Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 72,944     $ 72,944    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings              
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)              
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     (72,944 )     (72,944 )  
Ending balance   $     $    
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the
change in unrealized gains or losses relating to investments still held at 12/31/09
  $     $    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Explanation of expense disclosure (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transactional costs (as applicable); including sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees (if applicable); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each 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, July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.

Actual expenses

The first line of 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 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 that 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 that 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 a 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 only and do not reflect any transactional costs (as applicable), such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line in the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.


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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

        Beginning
account value
July 1, 2009
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2009
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/09 – 12/31/09
  Expense
ratio during
period
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund  
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,031.40     $ 5.12       1.00 %  
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00    
Class C   Actual     1,000.00       1,029.50       6.91       1.35    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,018.40       6.87       1.35    
Class Y   Actual     1,000.00       1,032.30       4.30       0.84    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,020.97       4.28       0.84    
UBS Global Bond Fund  
Class A   Actual     1,000.00       1,077.60       6.02       1.15    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,019.41       5.85       1.15    
Class B   Actual     1,000.00       1,073.40       9.93       1.90    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.63       9.65       1.90    
Class C   Actual     1,000.00       1,076.60       8.64       1.65    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,016.89       8.39       1.65    
Class Y   Actual     1,000.00       1,079.30       4.72       0.90    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,020.67       4.58       0.90    
UBS High Yield Fund  
Class A   Actual     1,000.00       1,208.90       6.68       1.20    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,019.16       6.11       1.20    
Class B   Actual     1,000.00       1,204.30       10.83       1.95    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.38       9.91       1.95    
Class C   Actual     1,000.00       1,205.90       9.45       1.70    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,016.64       8.64       1.70    
Class Y   Actual     1,000.00       1,208.80       5.29       0.95    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,020.42       4.84       0.95    

 

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

        Beginning
account value
July 1, 2009
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2009
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/09 – 12/31/09
  Expense
ratio during
period
 
UBS U.S. Bond Fund  
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,071.00     $ 3.34       0.64 %  
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,021.98       3.26       0.64    
Class B   Actual     1,000.00       1,066.90       7.24       1.39    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,018.20       7.07       1.39    
Class C   Actual     1,000.00       1,067.20       5.94       1.14    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,019.46       5.80       1.14    
Class Y   Actual     1,000.00       1,072.40       2.04       0.39    
  Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,023.24       1.99       0.39    

 


57




The UBS Funds

Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities
December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    UBS Absolute
Return
Bond Fund
  UBS
Global Bond
Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 141,140,521     $ 24,086,209    
Affiliated issuers     5,709,497          
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost              
Foreign currency, at cost     1,138,239       79,981    
    $ 147,988,257     $ 24,166,190    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 140,666,308     $ 24,303,946    
Affiliated issuers     5,709,497          
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value1              
Foreign currency, at value     1,122,203       79,218    
Cash     2,513          
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold           1,593,973    
Due from advisor           21,100    
Interest     2,550,368       415,115    
Fund shares sold     27,104       317,638    
Variation margin     186,054       1,125    
Foreign tax reclaims     39,483          
Cash collateral for futures contracts     1,957,162       9,341    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value2     72,473       3,109    
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     3,615,764       205,892    
Other assets     9,078       1,891    
Total assets     155,958,007       26,952,348    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned              
Investment securities purchased           1,053,799    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     79,883       16,926    
Fund shares redeemed     172,180       805,006    
Custody and fund accounting fees     13,498       8,995    
Distribution and service fees     3,701       3,333    
Trustees' fees     9,870       4,912    
Due to custodian           685,113    
Payable for bank loan              
Accrued expenses     91,459       34,862    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value2     416,744       65,554    
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     1,052,447       104,406    
Total liabilities     1,839,782       2,782,906    
Net assets   $ 154,118,225     $ 24,169,442    

 

1  The market value of securities loaned by UBS U.S. Bond Fund as of December 31, 2009 was $1,148,373.

2  Net upfront payments made by UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund were $16,815.


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The UBS Funds

Financial statements

    UBS
High Yield
Fund
  UBS
U.S. Bond
Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 78,602,280     $ 47,287,664    
Affiliated issuers     17,940       4,569,876    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost           484,809    
Foreign currency, at cost              
    $ 78,620,220     $ 52,342,349    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 86,722,117     $ 47,343,988    
Affiliated issuers     17,940       5,082,641    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value1           484,809    
Foreign currency, at value              
Cash           302,578    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     1,072,746       5,299,665    
Due from advisor     13,160       37,800    
Interest     1,755,473       328,627    
Fund shares sold     326,037       5,187    
Variation margin           9,227    
Foreign tax reclaims              
Cash collateral for futures contracts           20,728    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value2           59,936    
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts              
Other assets     5,212       3,835    
Total assets     89,912,685       58,979,021    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned           484,809    
Investment securities purchased           6,104,986    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     50,958       27,527    
Fund shares redeemed     607,551       1,523,146    
Custody and fund accounting fees     7,706       8,719    
Distribution and service fees     13,903       3,665    
Trustees' fees     5,955       5,433    
Due to custodian              
Payable for bank loan     472,691          
Accrued expenses     55,035       30,376    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value2           401,377    
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts              
Total liabilities     1,213,799       8,590,038    
Net assets   $ 88,698,886     $ 50,388,983    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
59



The UBS Funds

Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities (cont'd)
December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    UBS Absolute
Return
Bond Fund1
  UBS
Global Bond
Fund
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 281,750,030     $ 39,422,194    
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income     (2,848,682 )     102,967    
Accumulated net realized loss     (128,566,407 )     (15,603,626 )  
Net unrealized appreciation     3,783,284       247,907    
Net assets   $ 154,118,225     $ 24,169,442    
Class A  
Net assets   $ 14,781,202     $ 8,283,799    
Shares outstanding     2,288,584       1,097,035    
Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share   $ 6.46     $ 7.55    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)2   $ 6.63     $ 7.91    
Class B  
Net assets         $ 149,088    
Shares outstanding           19,685    
Net asset value and offering price per share         $ 7.57    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2         $ 7.19    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 4,161,777     $ 2,225,161    
Shares outstanding     644,448       295,662    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 6.46     $ 7.53    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2   $ 6.43     $ 7.47    
Class Y  
Net assets   $ 135,175,246     $ 13,511,394    
Shares outstanding     20,944,262       1,568,737    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share, and redemption proceeds per share   $ 6.45     $ 8.61    

 

1  UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund does not offer Class B Shares.

2  For Class A, the maximum sales charge is 4.50% for UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS High Yield Fund and UBS U.S. Bond Fund, and 2.50% for UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund. Classes B, C and Y have no front-end sales charges. For Class A shares of each Fund except UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the shares' offering price or the net asset value at the time of sales by the shareholder, whichever is less, is charged on sales of shares on original purchases of $1,000,000 or more that were not subject to a front-end sales charge made within one year of the purchase date. For Class A shares of the UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 0.50% of the shares' offering price or the net asset value at the time of sales by the shareholder, whichever is less, is charged on sales of shares on original purchases of $250,000 or more that were not subject to a front end sales charge made within one year of the purchase date. For Class B, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.00%. For Class C, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 0.75% for UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS High Yield Fund and UBS U.S. Bond Fund, and 0.50% for UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund. Class Y has no contingent deferred sales charge.


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The UBS Funds

Financial statements

    UBS
High Yield
Fund
  UBS
U.S. Bond
Fund
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 213,690,362     $ 87,990,284    
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income     292,235       (68,113 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (133,403,548 )     (37,803,175 )  
Net unrealized appreciation     8,119,837       269,987    
Net assets   $ 88,698,886     $ 50,388,983    
Class A  
Net assets   $ 36,514,847     $ 8,561,796    
Shares outstanding     6,161,811       1,018,340    
Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.93     $ 8.41    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)2   $ 6.21     $ 8.81    
Class B  
Net assets   $ 968,030     $ 107,901    
Shares outstanding     163,286       12,820    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 5.93     $ 8.42    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2   $ 5.63     $ 8.00    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 8,732,983     $ 2,631,417    
Shares outstanding     1,472,636       313,927    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 5.93     $ 8.38    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2   $ 5.89     $ 8.32    
Class Y  
Net assets   $ 42,483,026     $ 39,087,869    
Shares outstanding     7,114,696       4,654,713    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share, and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.97     $ 8.40    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

Financial statements

Statement of operations
For the six months ended December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    UBS Absolute
Return
Bond Fund
  UBS
Global Bond
Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $     $    
Interest and other     2,629,748       561,896    
Affiliated interest     4,825       1,229    
Securities lending-net              
Foreign tax withheld     (2,722 )     (250 )  
Total income     2,631,851       562,875    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration     486,123       115,592    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     12,282       10,508    
Class B           686    
Class C     11,946       7,951    
Transfer agency and related service fees:  
Class A     16,984       6,043    
Class B           135    
Class C     2,935       911    
Class Y     1,795       25,832    
Custodian and fund accounting     40,026       27,011    
Federal and state registration     18,070       29,939    
Professional services     57,989       50,234    
Shareholder reports     24,581       7,147    
Trustees     16,648       9,809    
Other     10,033       5,518    
Total expenses     699,412       297,316    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor     (18,823 )     (134,752 )  
Net operating expenses     680,589       162,564    
Interest expense              
Net expenses     680,589       162,564    
Net investment income     1,951,262       400,311    
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (400,819 )     181,892    
Investments in affiliated issuers              
Futures contracts     (4,206,832 )     13,168    
Swap agreements     (123,178 )     289    
Foreign currency transactions     (5,538,988 )     930,372    
Net realized gain (loss)     (10,269,817 )     1,125,721    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     4,725,268       987,748    
Futures contracts     1,865,646       (2,396 )  
Swap agreements     (115,344 )     (28,567 )  
Foreign forward currency contracts     6,814,502       154,508    
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency     (58,174 )     (27,394 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation     13,231,898       1,083,899    
Net realized and unrealized gain     2,962,081       2,209,620    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 4,913,343     $ 2,609,931    

 


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The UBS Funds

Financial statements

    UBS
High Yield
Fund
  UBS
U.S. Bond
Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $ 6,727     $    
Interest and other     5,067,404       1,166,721    
Affiliated interest     1,341       2,974    
Securities lending-net           2,610    
Foreign tax withheld           (3,859 )  
Total income     5,075,472       1,168,446    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration     308,800       182,791    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     45,439       11,761    
Class B     4,682       555    
Class C     29,942       10,061    
Transfer agency and related service fees:  
Class A     29,793       6,464    
Class B     1,245       143    
Class C     6,935       1,229    
Class Y     40,043       31,240    
Custodian and fund accounting     23,241       26,888    
Federal and state registration     22,827       33,739    
Professional services     47,146       44,582    
Shareholder reports     17,546       11,257    
Trustees     11,697       10,820    
Other     8,377       6,960    
Total expenses     597,713       378,490    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor     (83,214 )     (232,167 )  
Net operating expenses     514,499       146,323    
Interest expense     94          
Net expenses     514,593       146,323    
Net investment income     4,560,879       1,022,123    
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     1,053,885       (1,166,250 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers           1,576,907    
Futures contracts           (107,025 )  
Swap agreements           627,870    
Foreign currency transactions              
Net realized gain (loss)     1,053,885       931,502    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     11,517,658       2,654,889    
Futures contracts           26,838    
Swap agreements           (167,609 )  
Foreign forward currency contracts              
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency              
Change in net unrealized appreciation     11,517,658       2,514,118    
Net realized and unrealized gain     12,571,543       3,445,620    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 17,132,422     $ 4,467,743    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

Financial statements

Statement of changes in net assets (unaudited)

    UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   UBS Global Bond Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
 
Operations:  
Net investment income   $ 1,951,262     $ 3,230,577     $ 400,311     $ 1,588,894    
Net realized gain (loss)     (10,269,817 )     (33,872,890 )     1,125,721       (10,855,664 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation     13,231,898       12,020,179       1,083,899       3,201,849    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     4,913,343       (18,622,134 )     2,609,931       (6,064,921 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (211,447 )     (2,667,309 )     (133,293 )     (1,516,275 )  
Class B:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (1,721 )     (19,560 )  
Class C:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (53,290 )     (658,994 )     (28,841 )     (259,857 )  
Class Y:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (1,947,457 )     (13,660,426 )     (302,524 )     (6,148,254 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (2,212,194 )     (16,986,729 )     (466,379 )     (7,943,946 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     589,377       3,120,247       7,039,459       36,103,750    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     2,186,897       16,649,066       444,091       7,709,896    
Cost of shares redeemed     (5,289,291 )     (78,413,871 )     (19,802,887 )     (62,052,653 )  
Redemption fees           6,753             3,335    
Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions     (2,513,017 )     (58,637,805 )     (12,319,337 )     (18,235,672 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     188,132       (94,426,668 )     (10,175,785 )     (32,244,539 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     153,930,093       248,176,761       34,345,227       66,589,766    
Net assets, end of period   $ 154,118,225     $ 153,930,093     $ 24,169,442     $ 34,345,227    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ (2,848,682 )   $ (2,587,750 )   $ 102,967     $ 169,035    

 


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The UBS Funds

Financial statements

    UBS High Yield Fund   UBS U.S. Bond Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
 
Operations:  
Net investment income   $ 4,560,879     $ 11,204,500     $ 1,022,123     $ 2,418,809    
Net realized gain (loss)     1,053,885       (31,537,593 )     931,502       (18,475,305 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation     11,517,658       8,703,449       2,514,118       11,415,740    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     17,132,422       (11,626,644 )     4,467,743       (4,640,756 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (1,815,604 )     (3,772,743 )     (355,651 )     (634,150 )  
Class B:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (43,416 )     (93,997 )     (3,866 )     (10,106 )  
Class C:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (382,701 )     (649,853 )     (97,430 )     (101,001 )  
Class Y:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (2,307,196 )     (7,095,294 )     (1,892,856 )     (5,778,806 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (4,548,917 )     (11,611,887 )     (2,349,803 )     (6,524,063 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     6,719,590       29,315,974       9,712,527       47,460,979    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     3,615,852       9,810,068       2,259,187       6,388,526    
Cost of shares redeemed     (43,472,480 )     (56,711,483 )     (30,663,379 )     (88,912,663 )  
Redemption fees     311       26,029       3,343       17,108    
Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions     (33,136,727 )     (17,559,412 )     (18,688,322 )     (35,046,050 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (20,553,222 )     (40,800,943 )     (16,570,382 )     (46,210,869 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     109,252,108       150,053,051       66,959,365       113,170,234    
Net assets, end of period   $ 88,698,886     $ 109,252,108     $ 50,388,983     $ 66,959,365    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ 292,235     $ 280,273     $ (68,113 )   $ 1,259,567    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
65




UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,   For the period
ended June 30,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   20055  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.35     $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.14     $ 9.98     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.08       0.13       0.34       0.35       0.28       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.08       (0.88 )     (2.13 )     (0.06 )     0.18       (0.02 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.16       (0.75 )     (1.79 )     0.29       0.46       0.01    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.05 )     (0.71 )     (0.45 )     (0.30 )     (0.29 )     (0.03 )  
From net realized gains                       (0.08 )     (0.01 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.05 )     (0.71 )     (0.45 )     (0.38 )     (0.30 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.46     $ 6.35     $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.14     $ 9.98    
Total investment return2     3.14 %     (9.48 )%     (18.07 )%     2.87 %     4.65 %     0.06 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 14,781     $ 17,850     $ 50,761     $ 257,180     $ 212,983     $ 105,373    
Ratio of expenses to average assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.20 %3     1.12 %     0.99 %     0.95 %     0.96 %     1.31 %3  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.00 %3     1.00 %     0.99 %     0.95 %     0.99 %4     1.00 %3  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.38 %3     1.85 %     3.68 %     3.43 %     2.78 %     1.75 %3  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %     99 %     33 %     56 %     96 %     22 %  

 

    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,   For the period
ended June 30,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   20055  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.34     $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.15     $ 9.98     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.08       0.13       0.36       0.37       0.30       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.08       (0.88 )     (2.12 )     (0.07 )     0.19       (0.02 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.16       (0.75 )     (1.76 )     0.30       0.49       0.01    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.05 )     (0.72 )     (0.48 )     (0.32 )     (0.31 )     (0.03 )  
From net realized gains                       (0.08 )     (0.01 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.05 )     (0.72 )     (0.48 )     (0.40 )     (0.32 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.45     $ 6.34     $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.15     $ 9.98    
Total investment return2     3.23 %     (9.32 )%     (17.92 )%     2.96 %     4.94 %     0.09 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 135,175     $ 130,933     $ 187,445     $ 259,089     $ 232,208     $ 20,004    
Ratio of expenses to average assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     0.84 %3     0.83 %     0.76 %     0.75 %     0.77 %     1.11 %3  
After expense reimbursement     0.84 %3     0.83 %     0.76 %     0.75 %     0.77 %     0.85 %3  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.54 %3     1.94 %     3.92 %     3.63 %     3.00 %     1.90 %3  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %     99 %     33 %     56 %     96 %     22 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  Annualized.

4  The investment manager recouped expenses previously reimbursed by the investment manager on behalf of the Fund, not to exceed the expense cap.

5  For the period April 27, 2005 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2005.


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

Financial highlights

    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,   For the period
ended June 30,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   20055  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.35     $ 7.81     $ 10.04     $ 10.14     $ 9.98     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.07       0.10       0.31       0.31       0.24       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.08       (0.87 )     (2.12 )     (0.06 )     0.18       (0.02 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.15       (0.77 )     (1.81 )     0.25       0.42          
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.69 )     (0.42 )     (0.27 )     (0.25 )     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains                       (0.08 )     (0.01 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.04 )     (0.69 )     (0.42 )     (0.35 )     (0.26 )     (0.02 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.46     $ 6.35     $ 7.81     $ 10.04     $ 10.14     $ 9.98    
Total investment return2     2.95 %     (9.81 )%     (18.27 )%     2.42 %     4.30 %     0.01 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 4,162     $ 5,147     $ 9,971     $ 37,548     $ 30,618     $ 16,973    
Ratio of expenses to average assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.46 %3     1.42 %     1.32 %     1.29 %     1.32 %     1.68 %3  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.35 %3     1.35 %     1.32 %     1.30 %4     1.35 %4     1.35 %3  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.03 %3     1.46 %     3.35 %     3.07 %     2.42 %     1.40 %3  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %     99 %     33 %     56 %     96 %     22 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
67



UBS Global Bond Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.12     $ 9.17     $ 9.41     $ 9.50     $ 9.83     $ 9.87    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.09       0.22       0.27       0.26       0.19       0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.46       (0.92 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.15 )     0.34    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.55       (0.70 )     0.19       0.16       0.04       0.51    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.12 )     (1.35 )     (0.43 )     (0.25 )     (0.37 )     (0.55 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.55     $ 7.12     $ 9.17     $ 9.41     $ 9.50     $ 9.83    
Total investment return2     7.76 %     (7.66 )%     1.94 %     1.67 %     0.51 %     5.05 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 8,284     $ 7,930     $ 12,123     $ 14,093     $ 15,546     $ 16,701    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.93 %3     1.68 %     1.31 %     1.40 %     1.48 %     1.48 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.15 %3     1.15 %     1.15 %     1.15 %     1.15 %     1.15 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.37 %3     2.90 %     2.81 %     2.67 %     1.97 %     1.65 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %     116 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.14     $ 9.20     $ 9.43     $ 9.52     $ 9.85     $ 9.88    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.06       0.17       0.20       0.18       0.12       0.09    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.46       (0.93 )     (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.15 )     0.35    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.52       (0.76 )     0.12       0.09       (0.03 )     0.44    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.09 )     (1.30 )     (0.35 )     (0.18 )     (0.30 )     (0.47 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.57     $ 7.14     $ 9.20     $ 9.43     $ 9.52     $ 9.85    
Total investment return2     7.34 %     (8.45 )%     1.27 %     0.90 %     (0.26 )%     4.29 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 149     $ 122     $ 131     $ 215     $ 420     $ 1,153    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.74 %3     2.55 %     2.20 %     2.17 %     2.25 %     2.30 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.90 %3     1.90 %     1.90 %     1.90 %     1.90 %     1.90 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.63 %3     2.15 %     2.06 %     1.92 %     1.22 %     0.90 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %     116 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  Annualized.


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Financial highlights

    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.09     $ 9.15     $ 9.38     $ 9.47     $ 9.81     $ 9.85    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.07       0.18       0.22       0.21       0.14       0.12    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.47       (0.92 )     (0.07 )     (0.10 )     (0.15 )     0.35    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.54       (0.74 )     0.15       0.11       (0.01 )     0.47    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.10 )     (1.32 )     (0.38 )     (0.20 )     (0.33 )     (0.51 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.53     $ 7.09     $ 9.15     $ 9.38     $ 9.47     $ 9.81    
Total investment return2     7.66 %     (8.27 )%     1.56 %     1.17 %     (0.09 )%     4.60 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,225     $ 1,856     $ 1,716     $ 1,491     $ 2,426     $ 3,081    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.38 %3     2.17 %     1.79 %     1.77 %     1.88 %     1.92 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.65 %3     1.65 %     1.65 %     1.65 %     1.65 %     1.65 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.87 %3     2.37 %     2.31 %     2.17 %     1.47 %     1.15 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %     116 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.10     $ 10.24     $ 10.45     $ 10.51     $ 10.84     $ 10.83    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.11       0.28       0.32       0.31       0.23       0.21    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.53       (1.05 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     0.38    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.64       (0.77 )     0.24       0.21       0.06       0.59    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (1.37 )     (0.45 )     (0.27 )     (0.39 )     (0.58 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.61     $ 8.10     $ 10.24     $ 10.45     $ 10.51     $ 10.84    
Total investment return2     7.93 %     (7.54 )%     2.28 %     2.03 %     0.65 %     5.36 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 13,511     $ 24,437     $ 52,620     $ 107,465     $ 80,536     $ 52,345    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.78 %3     1.44 %     1.04 %     1.03 %     1.16 %     1.16 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.90 %3     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.90 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.64 %3     3.15 %     3.06 %     2.93 %     2.22 %     1.90 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %     116 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
69




UBS High Yield Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 5.16     $ 6.19     $ 6.92     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.28       0.50       0.51       0.50       0.55       0.57    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.78       (1.00 )     (0.75 )     0.08       (0.24 )     0.10    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.06       (0.50 )     (0.24 )     0.58       0.31       0.67    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.29 )     (0.53 )     (0.49 )     (0.55 )     (0.56 )     (0.59 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.93     $ 5.16     $ 6.19     $ 6.92     $ 6.89     $ 7.14    
Total investment return2     20.89 %     (7.12 )%     (3.55 )%     8.60 %     4.48 %     9.66 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 36,515     $ 39,859     $ 40,582     $ 45,031     $ 51,121     $ 66,677    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.38 %3     1.33 %     1.29 %     1.28 %     1.37 %     1.28 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.20 %3     1.20 %     1.20 %     1.20 %     1.20 %     1.20 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     9.88 %3     9.96 %     7.81 %     7.16 %     7.86 %     7.83 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     31 %     92 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 5.16     $ 6.20     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.26       0.46       0.46       0.45       0.50       0.51    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.77       (1.01 )     (0.75 )     0.09       (0.25 )     0.10    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.03       (0.55 )     (0.29 )     0.54       0.25       0.61    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.26 )     (0.49 )     (0.44 )     (0.50 )     (0.50 )     (0.53 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.93     $ 5.16     $ 6.20     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14    
Total investment return2     20.43 %     (7.98 )%     (4.27 )%     7.93 %     3.69 %     8.79 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 968     $ 900     $ 1,480     $ 2,386     $ 2,497     $ 3,945    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.23 %3     2.15 %     2.07 %     2.04 %     2.09 %     1.99 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.95 %3     1.95 %     1.95 %     1.95 %     1.95 %     1.95 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     9.13 %3     9.01 %     7.02 %     6.42 %     7.11 %     7.08 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     31 %     92 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  Annualized.


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Financial highlights

    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 5.16     $ 6.19     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.27       0.48       0.48       0.47       0.52       0.53    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.77       (1.01 )     (0.76 )     0.08       (0.25 )     0.10    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.04       (0.53 )     (0.28 )     0.55       0.27       0.63    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.50 )     (0.46 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.55 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.93     $ 5.16     $ 6.19     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14    
Total investment return2     20.59 %     (7.60 )%     (4.03 )%     8.05 %     3.95 %     9.09 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 8,733     $ 7,072     $ 8,453     $ 11,330     $ 12,177     $ 15,389    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.89 %3     1.86 %     1.79 %     1.78 %     1.86 %     1.79 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.70 %3     1.70 %     1.70 %     1.70 %     1.70 %     1.70 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     9.36 %3     9.41 %     7.31 %     6.66 %     7.36 %     7.33 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     31 %     92 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 5.20     $ 6.23     $ 6.96     $ 6.92     $ 7.17     $ 7.10    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.29       0.52       0.53       0.52       0.57       0.59    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.77       (1.01 )     (0.75 )     0.09       (0.24 )     0.09    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.06       (0.49 )     (0.22 )     0.61       0.33       0.68    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.29 )     (0.54 )     (0.51 )     (0.57 )     (0.58 )     (0.61 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.97     $ 5.20     $ 6.23     $ 6.96     $ 6.92     $ 7.17    
Total investment return2     20.88 %     (6.83 )%     (3.28 )%     8.98 %     4.72 %     9.82 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 42,483     $ 61,421     $ 99,538     $ 47,768     $ 33,015     $ 30,277    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.13 %3     1.06 %     0.99 %     0.98 %     1.06 %     0.96 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.95 %3     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     10.17 %3     10.07 %     8.13 %     7.43 %     8.11 %     8.08 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     31 %     92 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.17     $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.73     $ 10.56    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.13       0.23       0.25       0.32       0.40       0.39    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.45       (0.54 )     (1.06 )     0.24       (0.42 )     0.20    
Net increase from payment by Advisor                       0.004                
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.58       (0.31 )     (0.81 )     0.56       (0.02 )     0.59    
Redemption fees     0.004       0.01       0.01                      
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.34 )     (0.64 )     (0.53 )     (0.37 )     (0.44 )     (0.42 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.41     $ 8.17     $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.73    
Total investment return2     7.10 %     (3.29 )%     (8.03 )%     5.39 %     (0.07 )%     5.72 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 8,562     $ 9,128     $ 9,330     $ 29,356     $ 31,285     $ 34,282    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.39 %3     1.27 %     1.02 %     1.07 %     1.07 %     1.19 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.64 %3     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     3.03 %3     2.71 %     2.05 %     3.08 %     3.79 %     3.61 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     158 %     247 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.18     $ 9.14     $ 10.47     $ 10.28     $ 10.74     $ 10.56    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.10       0.16       0.18       0.25       0.32       0.31    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.44       (0.54 )     (1.07 )     0.23       (0.42 )     0.21    
Net increase from payment by Advisor                       0.004                
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.54       (0.38 )     (0.89 )     0.48       (0.10 )     0.52    
Redemption fees           0.004       0.01                      
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.30 )     (0.58 )     (0.45 )     (0.29 )     (0.36 )     (0.34 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.42     $ 8.18     $ 9.14     $ 10.47     $ 10.28     $ 10.74    
Total investment return2     6.69 %     (4.01 )%     (8.72 )%     4.70 %     (0.93 )%     4.96 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 108     $ 109     $ 250     $ 442     $ 808     $ 1,620    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.26 %3     2.10 %     1.91 %     1.84 %     1.83 %     2.00 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.39 %3     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.28 %3     1.89 %     1.77 %     2.39 %     3.04 %     2.86 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     158 %     247 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  Annualized.

4  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.


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    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.15     $ 9.12     $ 10.45     $ 10.26     $ 10.72     $ 10.55    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.11       0.19       0.20       0.27       0.34       0.33    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.44       (0.55 )     (1.05 )     0.24       (0.41 )     0.22    
Net increase from payment by Advisor                       0.004                
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.55       (0.36 )     (0.85 )     0.51       (0.07 )     0.55    
Redemption fees           0.01                            
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.32 )     (0.60 )     (0.48 )     (0.32 )     (0.39 )     (0.38 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.38     $ 8.15     $ 9.12     $ 10.45     $ 10.26     $ 10.72    
Total investment return2     6.72 %     (3.76 )%     (8.58 )%     4.98 %     (0.67 )%     5.25 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,631     $ 2,574     $ 1,117     $ 1,525     $ 1,530     $ 2,068    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.84 %3     1.76 %     1.58 %     1.55 %     1.56 %     1.64 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.14 %3     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.53 %3     2.35 %     2.01 %     2.56 %     3.29 %     3.11 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     158 %     247 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.16     $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.72     $ 10.57    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.14       0.24       0.28       0.34       0.42       0.41    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     0.45       (0.55 )     (1.06 )     0.25       (0.41 )     0.21    
Net increase from payment by Advisor                       0.004                
Total income (loss) from investment operations     0.59       (0.31 )     (0.78 )     0.59       0.01       0.62    
Redemption fees     0.004                                  
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.35 )     (0.66 )     (0.55 )     (0.40 )     (0.46 )     (0.47 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.40     $ 8.16     $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.72    
Total investment return2     7.24 %     (3.15 )%     (7.78 )%     5.76 %     0.14 %     5.95 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 39,088     $ 55,149     $ 102,473     $ 163,172     $ 105,526     $ 109,568    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.12 %3     0.96 %     0.78 %     0.76 %     0.82 %     0.78 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.39 %3     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     3.29 %3     2.88 %     2.77 %     3.27 %     4.04 %     3.86 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     158 %     247 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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1. Organization and significant accounting policies

The UBS Funds (the "Trust") is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), as amended, as an open-end management investment company currently offering multiple series representing separate investment portfolios. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust organized on August 13, 1993. The trustees of the Trust have the authority to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at a par value of $0.001 per share.

The Trust has fourteen Funds available for investment, each having its own investment objectives and policies. The following four funds are covered in this report: UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS High Yield Fund and UBS U.S. Bond Fund (each a "Fund", and collectively, the "Funds").

Each of the Funds is classified as a "diversified" investment company with the exception of UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund and UBS Global Bond Fund which are classified as "non-diversified" for purposes of the 1940 Act. Each Fund currently offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, except for UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, which offer Class A, Class C, and Class Y. Effective October 1, 2007, new or additional investments into Class B shares, including investments through an automatic investment plan, are no longer permitted. However, existing Class B shareholders may: (1) continue as Class B shareholders; (2) continue to reinvest dividends and distributions into Class B shares; and (3) exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other series of the UBS Family of Funds, as permitted by existing exchange privileges. Each class represents interests in the same assets of the applicable Fund and the classes are ident ical except for differences in their sales charge structures, ongoing service and distribution charges and certain transfer agency and related services expenses. In addition, Class B shares and all corresponding reinvested dividend shares automatically convert to Class A shares within a certain number of years after issuance which varies depending upon the amount invested. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its service and/or distribution plan, if any. Class Y shares have no service or distribution plan.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general 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 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 preparation of financial statements in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles requires the Trust's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") established the FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM ("Codification") as the single source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The Codification supersedes existing nongrandfathered, non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. The Codification did not change GAAP but rather organized it into a hierarchy where all guidance within the Codification carries an equal level of authority. The Codification became effective on July 1, 2009. The Codification did not have a material effect on the Funds' financial statements.


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A: Valuation of investments: Each Fund calculates its net asset value based on the current market value, where available, for its portfolio securities. The Funds normally obtain market values for their securities and other instruments from independent pricing sources and broker-dealers. Independent pricing sources may use reported last sale prices, official market closing prices, current market quotations or valuations from computerized "matrix" systems that derive values based on comparable securities or instruments. A matrix 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 securities or instruments. Securities traded in the over-the-counter ("OTC") market and listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") normally are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other OTC securities are valued at the last bid price on the valuation date available prior to valuation. Securities 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. In cases where securities are traded on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on the exchange designated as the primary market by UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. ("UBS Global AM"), the investment advisor of the Funds. If a market value is not available from an independent pricing source for a particular security or instrument, that security or instrument is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith de termination of a security's or instrument'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 securities or instruments; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the securities or instruments are purchased and sold. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").

Certain securities in which the Funds invest are traded in markets that close before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Normally, developments that occur between the close of the foreign markets and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time will not be reflected in the Fund's net asset value. However, if any of the Funds determine that such developments are so significant that they will materially affect the value of the Fund's securities, the Fund may adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what the Board believes to be the fair value of these securities as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Certain Funds may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. If a security is valued at a "fair value," that value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

The amortized cost method of valuation, which approximates market value, generally is used to value short-term debt instruments with sixty days or less remaining to maturity, unless the Board determines that this does not represent fair value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at the daily closing net asset value of the respective investment company. All investments quoted in foreign currencies will be valued daily in US dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the time such valuation is determined by the Funds' custodian.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which they are traded. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily using forward exchange rates quoted by independent pricing services.

Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors or quotations from market makers to the extent available and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on the Statement of assets and liabilities. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or


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deemed unreliable, the swap is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board.

GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of the Funds' 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 risk.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs inclusive of the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

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

In January 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2010-06 "Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements". ASU No. 2010-06 will require reporting entities to make new disclosures about amounts and reasons for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements as well as inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3, and information on purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are required to be implemented for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2009 except for the disclosures surrounding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU No. 2010-06 may have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

In March 2008, the FASB amended Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815 Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815"), which changed the disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities. Since investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the statement of operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under ASC 815. Accordingly, even though a fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for purposes of disclosure under ASC 815. ASC 815 requires (1) objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation, (2) the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses be disclosed in a tabular format, and (3) information be disclosed about credit-risk contingent features of derivatives contracts. ASC 815 is effective for financi al statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Details of this disclosure can be found below as well as in the Portfolio of investments. The volume of derivatives that is presented in the Portfolio of investments of each Fund is consistent with the derivative activity during the period ended December 31, 2009. The Advisor is not aware of any credit-risk contingent features on derivatives contracts held by the Funds.

At December 31, 2009, each Fund had the following derivatives:

    Asset derivatives  
        Interest rate risk   Foreign exchange risk   Credit risk   Total  
UBS Absolute Return   Forward contacts1    $     $ 3,615,764     $     $ 3,615,764    
Bond Fund   Futures contracts2      2,261,404                   2,261,404    
    Swap agreements1                  72,473       72,473    
  Total value   $ 2,261,404     $ 3,615,764     $ 72,473     $ 5,949,641    

 

1  Statement of assets and liabilities location: Outstanding swap agreements, at value and unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts.

2  Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the futures contracts table in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.


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    Liability derivatives  
        Interest rate risk   Foreign exchange risk   Credit risk   Total  
UBS Absolute Return   Forward contacts1    $     $ (1,052,447 )   $     $ (1,052,447 )  
Bond Fund   Futures contracts2      (200,609 )                 (200,609 )  
    Swap agreements1                  (416,744 )     (416,744 )  
  Total value   $ (200,609 )   $ (1,052,447 )   $ (416,744 )   $ (1,669,800 )  

 

1  Statement of assets and liabilities location: Outstanding swap agreements, at value and unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts.

2  Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the futures contracts table in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

Activities in derivative instruments during the period ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

        Interest
rate risk
  Credit risk   Foreign
exchange risk
  Total  
UBS Absolute Return   Net realized loss1  
Bond Fund   Forward contacts   $     $     $ (6,982,742 )   $ (6,982,742 )  
    Futures contracts     (4,206,832 )                 (4,206,832 )  
    Swap agreements           (123,178 )           (123,178 )  
  Total net realized loss   $ (4,206,832 )   $ (123,178 )   $ (6,982,742 )   $ (11,312,752 )  
    Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)2  
  Forward contacts   $     $     $ 6,814,502     $ 6,814,502    
  Futures contracts     1,865,646                   1,865,646    
  Swap agreements           (115,344 )           (115,344 )  
  Total change in unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
  $ 1,865,646     $ (115,344 )   $ 6,814,502     $ 8,564,804    

 

1  Statement of operations location: Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts, swap agreements, and foreign currency transactions.

2  Statement of operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts, swap agreements, and forward foreign currency contracts.

    Asset derivatives  
        Interest rate risk   Equity risk   Foreign exchange risk   Total  
UBS Global Bond   Forward contacts1    $     $     $ 205,892     $ 205,892    
Fund   Futures contracts2      36,224                   36,224    
    Swap agreements1            3,109             3,109    
    Total value   $ 36,224     $ 3,109     $ 205,892     $ 245,225    

 

1  Statement of assets and liabilities location: Outstanding swap agreements, at value and unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts.

2  Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the futures contracts table in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

    Liability derivatives  
        Interest rate risk   Equity risk   Foreign exchange risk   Total  
UBS Global Bond   Forward contacts1    $     $     $ (104,406 )   $ (104,406 )  
Fund   Futures contracts2      (38,620 )                 (38,620 )  
    Swap agreements1            (65,554 )           (65,554 )  
    Total value   $ (38,620 )   $ (65,554 )   $ (104,406 )   $ (208,580 )  

 

1  Statement of assets and liabilities location: Swap agreements, at value and unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts.

2  Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the futures contracts table in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.


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Activities in derivative instruments during the period ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

        Interest
rate risk
  Credit risk   Foreign
exchange risk
  Total  
UBS Global Bond   Net realized gain1  
Fund   Forward contacts   $     $     $ 152,112     $ 152,112    
    Futures contracts     13,168                   13,168    
    Swap agreements           289             289    
    Total net realized gain   $ 13,168     $ 289     $ 152,112     $ 165,569    
    Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)2  
UBS Global Bond   Forward contacts   $     $     $ 154,508     $ 154,508    
Fund   Futures contracts     (2,396 )                 (2,396 )  
    Swap agreements           (28,567 )           (28,567 )  
    Total change in unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
  $ (2,396 )   $ (28,567 )   $ 154,508     $ 123,545    

 

1  Statement of operations location: Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts, swap agreements, and foreign currency transactions.

2  Statement of operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts, swap agreements, and forward foreign currency contracts.

    Asset derivatives  
        Interest rate risk   Total  
UBS U.S. Bond Fund   Futures contracts2    $ 299,100     $ 299,100    
    Swap agreements1      59,936       59,936    
    Total value   $ 359,036     $ 359,036    

 

1  Statement of assets and liabilities location: Swap agreements, at value.

2  Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the futures contracts table in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

    Liability derivatives  
        Interest rate risk   Total  
UBS U.S. Bond Fund   Futures contracts2    $ (256,761 )   $ (256,761 )  
    Swap agreements1      (401,377 )     (401,377 )  
    Total value   $ (658,138 )   $ (658,138 )  

 

1  Statement of assets and liabilities location: Swap agreements, at value.

2  Includes cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the futures contracts table in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

Activities in derivative instruments during the period ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

        Interest rate risk   Total  
UBS U.S. Bond Fund   Net realized gain/(loss)1  
    Futures contracts   $ (107,025 )   $ (107,025 )  
    Swap agreements     627,870       627,870    
    Total net realized gain   $ 520,845     $ 520,845    
    Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)2  
UBS U.S. Bond Fund   Futures contracts   $ 26,838     $ 26,838    
    Swap agreements     (167,609 )     (167,609 )  
    Total change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)   $ (140,771 )   $ (140,771 )  

 

1  Statement of operations location: Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts, and swap agreements.

2  Statement of operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of futures contracts and swap agreements.


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B. Restricted securities: The Funds 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 each Fund's Notes to Portfolio of investments.

C. Foreign currency translation: The Funds use the foreign currency exchange rates determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. For purposes of calculating the US dollar equivalent value of a non-US dollar denominated obligation, foreign currency amounts are translated into US dollars on the following basis: (1) market value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities—at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of each Fund's fiscal period; and (2) purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

Although the net assets and the market value of each Fund's portfolio are presented at the foreign exchange rates at the end of each Fund's fiscal period, the Funds do not generally isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of the changes in market prices of securities. Certain foreign exchange gains and losses included in realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income in accordance with US federal income tax regulations.

D. Investment transactions, investment income and expenses: Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment 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 respective 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.

E. Forward foreign currency contracts: A forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Risks associated with such contracts include movement in the value of the foreign currency relative to the US dollar and the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The Funds may purchase or sell currencies and/or engage in forward foreign currency transactions in order to expedite settlement of portfolio transactions and to manage currency risk. Forward foreign currency contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (specifically foreign currency risk).

A Fund will only enter into forward contracts to sell, for a fixed amount of US dollars or other appropriate currency, an amount of foreign currency, to the extent that the value of the short forward contract is covered by the underlying value of securities denominated in the currency being sold. Alternatively, when a Fund enters into a forward contract to sell an amount of foreign currency, the Fund's custodian or sub custodian will place assets in a segregated account of the Fund in an amount not less than the value of the Fund's total assets committed to the consumption of such forward contracts. If the assets placed in the account decline in value, additional cash or securities will be placed in the account on a daily basis so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Fund's commitments with respect to such contracts.


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The unrealized gain, if any, represents the credit risk to each Fund on a forward foreign currency contract. Fluctuations in the value of the open forward foreign currency contracts are recorded daily for book purposes as net unrealized gains or losses on foreign forward currency contracts by the Funds. Realized gains and losses include net gains and losses recognized by the Funds on contracts which have been sold or matured.

F. Futures contracts: Each Fund may purchase or sell financial futures contracts. The Funds may purchase or sell futures contracts to increase or reduce their exposure to an asset class without purchasing or selling the underlying securities, either as a hedge or to enhance or realize gains. Using financial futures contracts involves various market risks, including interest rate risk. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deliver to a broker an amount of cash and/or securities equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the "initial margin". Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin", are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying futures contracts. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as an unrealized gain or loss on futures until the futures contract is closed or expires, at which time the net gain or loss is reclassified to realized gain or loss on futures.

G. Securities traded on to-be-announced basis: Certain Funds may from time to time purchase, or sell short, securities on a to-be-announced ("TBA") basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities for which all specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade, particularly the face amount and maturity date of the underlying security transactions. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days later. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, US government securities or other liquid high grade debt obligations are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.

H. Swap agreements: Certain Funds may engage in swap agreements, including but not limited to interest rate, currency, total return, and credit default swap agreements. The Funds expect to enter into these transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or to hedge a portion of the portfolio's duration, to protect against any increase in the price of securities a Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date, or to gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible.

Certain Funds may enter into interest rate swap agreements with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect itself from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

Credit default swap agreements involve commitments to make or receive payments in the event of a default or other credit event of a referenced security. As a buyer, a Fund would make periodic payments to the counterparty, and a Fund would receive payments only upon the occurrence of a credit event. If no credit event occurs, a Fund will lose its periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract. However, if a credit event does occur, a Fund typically would receive full notional value for a reference obligation that may have little or no value. As a seller, a Fund would receive periodic payments from the counterparty, and a Fund


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would make payments only upon the occurrence of a credit event. If no credit event occurs, a Fund will gain the periodic stream of payments it received over the term of the contract. However, if a credit event occurs, a Fund will pay full notional value for a reference obligation that may have little or no value. Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly and are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk.

Credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging market country involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection's right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event). A Fund may use credit default swaps on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging market country to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer's default.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2009 for which a Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed under the section "Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—sell protection" in the Notes to Portfolio of investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into, if any, by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

Total return swap agreements involve commitments to pay or receive interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, a Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty, respectively. Total return swaps are marked-to-market daily, and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

The use of swaps involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. If UBS Global AM is incorrect in its forecast of market values, interest rates and other applicable factors, the investment performance of a Fund will be less favorable than it would have been if this investment technique was never used. Swaps do not involve the delivery of securities and are subject to counterparty risk. If the other party to a swap defaults and fails to consummate the transaction, a Fund's risk of loss will consist of the net amount of interest or other payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. Therefore, a Fund would consider the creditworthiness of the counterparty to a swap agreement in evaluating potential credit risk.

A Fund accrues for interim payments on swap agreements on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap agreements on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Once interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/loss on swap agreements, in addition to realized gain/loss recorded upon the termination of swap agreements on the Statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swap agreements are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation of swap agreements.


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I. Option writing: Certain Funds may write (sell) put and call options on foreign or US securities indices in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the markets. When a Fund writes a call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund's Statement of assets and liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. If an option which the Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security or deri vative instrument, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option which the Fund has written is exercised, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period of the underlying security) from the sale of the underlying security or derivative instrument and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a put option which a Fund has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security or derivative instrument which the Fund purchases upon exercise of the option.

In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the derivative instrument, security, index or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a derivative instrument, security or currency at a price different from current market value.

J. Purchased options: Certain Funds may purchase put and call options on foreign or US securities and indices as well as exchange-listed call options on particular market segment indices to achieve temporary exposure to a specific security, industry or geographic region. Purchasing call options tends to increase exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument. The Fund pays a premium which is included in the Statement of assets and liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying futures, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss.

K. Short sales: UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund and UBS High Yield Fund may enter into short sales whereby they sell a security they generally do not own, in anticipation of a decline in the security's price. The initial amount of a short sale is recorded as a liability which is marked-to-market daily. Fluctuations in the value of this liability are recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statement of operations. If a Fund shorts a security when also holding a long position in the security (a "short against the box"), as the security price declines, the short position increases in value, offsetting the long position's decrease in value. The opposite effect occurs if the security price rises. A Fund will realize a gain or loss upon closing of the short sale (returning the security to the counterparty by way of purchase or delivery of a long positio n owned). The Fund is liable to the buyer for any dividends payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. These dividends are booked as an expense of the Funds. The Fund designates collateral consisting of cash, US government securities or other liquid assets sufficient to collateralize the market value of short positions. The Fund is charged a securities loan fee in connection with short sale transactions.

For the period ended December 31, 2009, there were no short positions held by either of these Funds.


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L. Dividends and distributions: It is the Funds' policy to distribute their respective net investment income, if any, monthly, except for UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund which will distribute its net investment income, if any, quarterly. Each Fund declares and distributes net realized gains, if any, on an annual basis, typically in December. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains and/or return of capital is determined in accordance with US federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US generally accepted accounting principles. 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.

M. Concentration of risk: Investing in securities of foreign issuers and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investments in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values and possible adverse political, social and economic developments, including those particular to a specific industry, country or region, which could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable US companies and US government securities. These risks are greater with respect to securities of issuers located in emerging market countries in which the Funds invest. The ability of the issuers of debt securities held by a Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political development s particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

N. Redemption fees: Each class of each series of The UBS Funds will impose a 1% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 90 days of their purchase date, subject to limited exceptions. This amount is paid to the applicable Fund, not the Advisor or UBS Global AM (US). The redemption fees earned by the Funds are disclosed in the Statement of changes in net assets. For the period ended December 31, 2009, redemption fees per Fund represent less than $0.005 per share.

2. Investment advisory fees and other transactions with affiliates

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (the "Advisor"), a registered investment advisor, provides the Funds with investment management services. As compensation for these services, each Fund pays the Advisor a monthly fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on each Fund's respective average daily net assets in accordance with the following per annum schedule:

Fund   $0
to
$500 mm
  $500 mm
to
$1.0 billion
  $1.0 billion
to
$1.5 billion
  $1.5 billion
to
$2.0 billion
  $2.0 billion
to
$3.0 billion
  $3.0 billion
to
$6.0 billion
  $6.0 billion
and
over
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     0.550 %     0.500 %     0.475 %     0.450 %     0.425 %     0.425 %     0.425 %  
UBS Global Bond Fund     0.650       0.650       0.650       0.600       0.550       0.550       0.550    
UBS High Yield Fund     0.600       0.550       0.525       0.525       0.525       0.525       0.525    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     0.500       0.475       0.450       0.425       0.400       0.400       0.400    

 

The Advisor has agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse the expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) of each Fund to the extent that total annualized operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) exceed a specified percentage of each Fund's respective average daily net


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assets. Investment advisory fees, including the dollar amount waived or reimbursed for the period ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

Fund   Class A
expense cap
  Class B
expense cap
  Class C
expense cap
  Class Y
expense cap
  Advisory
fees
  Fees waived/
expenses
reimbursed
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     1.00 %     N/A%*       1.35 %     0.85 %   $ 427,669     $ 18,823    
UBS Global Bond Fund     1.15       1.90       1.65       0.90       103,633       134,752    
UBS High Yield Fund     1.20       1.95       1.70       0.95       274,471       83,214    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     0.64       1.39       1.14       0.39       158,948       232,167    

 

*  UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund does not offer Class B shares.

Each Fund will reimburse the Advisor for expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such expense reimbursements, provided that the reimbursement by a Fund of the Advisor will not cause the total operating expense ratio to exceed the contractual limit as then may be in effect for the Fund. The expenses waived for the period ended December 31, 2009 are subject to repayment through June 30, 2013.

At December 31, 2009, the following Funds had remaining fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to repayment to the Advisor and respective dates of expiration as follows:

Fund   Fee waivers/
expense
reimbursements
subject to
repayment
  Expires
June 30,
2010
  Expires
June 30,
2011
  Expires
June 30,
2012
  Expires
June 30,
2013
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class A   $ 51,183     $     $     $ 35,057     $ 16,126    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class C     7,430                   4,733       2,697    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class Y                                
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class A     142,815       38,861       20,765       50,263       32,926    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class B     2,779       984       460       761       574    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class C     20,422       2,040       2,242       8,446       7,694    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class Y     563,967       117,753       135,610       217,046       93,558    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class A     155,327       42,127       35,260       46,068       31,872    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class B     7,533       2,009       2,204       2,019       1,301    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class C     36,218       9,583       8,511       10,727       7,397    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class Y     155,835       11,051       26,868       75,272       42,644    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class A     167,383       70,199       27,421       34,710       35,053    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class B     3,960       1,615       1,126       738       481    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class C     22,087       3,139       3,008       6,551       9,389    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class Y     963,895       222,685       278,613       275,353       187,244    

 


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Each Fund pays UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc. ("UBS Global AM (US)"), an affiliate of the Advisor, a monthly administration fee that is accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.075% of the average daily net assets of such Fund. For the period ended December 31, 2009, the Funds owed and incurred administrative fees as follows:

Fund   Adminstrative
fees owed
  Adminstrative
fees incurred
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   $ 9,785     $ 58,454    
UBS Global Bond Fund     1,751       11,959    
UBS High Yield Fund     5,662       34,329    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     3,590       23,843    

 

The Funds may invest in certain affiliated investment companies also advised or managed by the Advisor. The Funds pay no management fees to these affiliated investment companies. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended December 31, 2009 were as follows:

  UBS U.S. Bond Fund

Affiliated
investment companies
  Value
06/30/09
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net
realized
gain
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/09
  % of
net
assets
 
UBS Corporate Bond
Relationship Fund
  $ 12,088,071     $ 500,000     $ 9,775,000     $ 1,326,464     $ (374,107 )   $ 3,765,428       7.47 %  
UBS Opportunistic
Emerging Markets Debt
Relationship Fund
          1,200,000                   18,781       1,218,781       2.42    
UBS High Yield
Relationship Fund
    1,194,089             1,192,724       167,450       (168,815 )              
UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation
Protected Securities
Relationship Fund
    979,715             1,015,879       82,993       (46,829 )              
    $ 14,261,875     $ 1,700,000     $ 11,983,603     $ 1,576,907     $ (570,970 )   $ 4,984,209       9.89 %  

 

The Funds may invest in UBS Cash Management Prime Relationship Fund ("Cash Prime"). Cash Prime is offered as a cash management option only to mutual funds and certain other accounts. Distributions received from Cash Prime are reflected as affiliated interest income in the Statement of operations. Amounts relating to those investments at December 31, 2009 were as follows:

Fund   Value
6/30/09
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Value
12/31/09
  % of
net assets
  Income
earned
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   $ 4,120,804     $ 17,625,006     $ 16,036,313     $ 5,709,497       3.7 %   $ 4,825    
UBS Global Bond Fund     545,874       11,220,233       11,766,107             0.0       1,229    
UBS High Yield Fund     6,815,672       20,022,046       26,819,778       17,940       0.0 *     1,341    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     2,885,206       36,217,230       39,004,004       98,432       0.2       2,974    

 

*  Amount represents less than 0.05%.

Under normal conditions, the Funds invest cash collateral from securities lending activities into an affiliated private money market fund, UBS Private Money Market Fund, LLC ("Private Money Market"), which operates in compliance with Rule 2a-7 of the Act. Private Money Market is managed by the Advisor and is offered


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only to mutual funds and certain other accounts managed by the Advisor. The Advisor acts as Managing Member and receives a management fee from Private Money Market payable monthly in arrears at the annual rate of 0.10% of Private Money Market's average daily members' equity, minus the aggregate operating expenses of, and incurred by, Private Money Market during each such related month, not including investment expenses (including brokerage commissions, taxes, interest charges and other costs with respect to transactions in securities) and extraordinary expenses including litigation expenses, if any. The Advisor may, in its sole discretion, waive all or any portion of the management fee to which it may be entitled from time to time in order to maintain operating expenses at a certain level. Distributions received from Private Money Market are reflected as securities lending-net in the Statement of operations. Amounts relating to those investments at December 31, 2009 and for the period then ended were as follows:

Fund   Value
6/30/09
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Value
12/31/09
  % of
net assets
  Income
earned
 
UBS U.S. Bond Fund   $ 1,292,045     $ 8,335,671     $ 9,142,907     $ 484,809       0.97 %   $ 2,610    

 

3. Service and distribution plans

UBS Global AM (US) is the principal underwriter of each Fund's shares. The Trust has adopted service and/or distribution plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class A, Class B and Class C. The Plans govern payments made for the expenses incurred in the service and/or distribution of Class A, Class B and Class C. Annual fees under the Plans as a percentage of the average daily net assets of each representative class of each of the Funds are as follows:

Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C  
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     0.15 %     N/A%*       0.50 %  
UBS Global Bond Fund     0.25       1.00       0.75    
UBS High Yield Fund     0.25       1.00       0.75    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     0.25       1.00       0.75    

 

*  UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund does not offer Class B shares.

UBS Global AM (US) also receives the proceeds of the initial sales charges paid upon purchases of Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charges paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions of Class A, Class B, and Class C. At December 31, 2009, certain Funds owed UBS Global AM (US) service and distribution fees, and for the period ended December 31, 2009, certain Funds were informed by UBS Global AM (US) that it had earned sales charges as follows:

Fund   Service and
distribution
fees owed
  Sales
charges
earned
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class A   $ 1,904     $ 1,159    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class C     1,797          
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class A     1,796       3,640    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class B     128       70    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class C     1,409       11    

 


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Fund   Service and
distribution
fees owed
  Sales
charges
earned
 
UBS High Yield Fund—Class A   $ 7,717     $ 34,427    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class B     813       1,858    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class C     5,373          
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class A     1,893       5,276    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class B     92          
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class C     1,680          

 

4. Transfer agency and related services fees

UBS Financial Services Inc. provides certain sub-transfer agency and administration services to each Fund pursuant to a delegation of authority from PNC Global Investment Servicing ("PNC"), each Fund's transfer agent, and is compensated for these services by PNC, not the Funds.

For the period ended December 31, 2009, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from PNC, not the Funds, total services fees as follows:

Fund   Amount paid  
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   $ 8,916    
UBS Global Bond Fund     3,392    
UBS High Yield Fund     14,090    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     1,712    

 

5. Securities lending

Each Fund may lend securities up to 33 1/3% of its total assets to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, cash equivalents or US government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly.

Each 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, cash equivalents or US government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees.

UBS U.S. Bond Fund loaned securities to certain qualified broker-dealers, with the Funds' custodian acting as the Funds' lending agent. Cash collateral received is invested in an investment company, which is included in the Portfolio(s) of investments. In addition, UBS U.S. Bond Fund received US Government Agency securities as collateral with a market value of $687,602, which cannot be resold. The market value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at December 31, 2009, were as follows:

Fund   Market value of
securities
loaned
  Market value of
collateral
received from
securities loaned
  Market value of
investments of
cash collateral
received
 
UBS U.S. Bond Fund   $ 1,148,373     $ 1,172,411     $ 484,809    

 


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6. Purchases and sales of securities

For the period ended December 31, 2009, aggregate purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments and US Government and agency securities, were as follows:

Fund   Purchases   Sales proceeds  
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   $ 21,871,585     $ 33,839,487    
UBS Global Bond Fund     8,467,676       18,647,181    
UBS High Yield Fund     28,060,237       56,000,776    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     37,225,153       53,078,895    

 

For the period ended December 31, 2009, aggregate purchases and sales of US Government and agency securities, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

Fund   Purchases   Sales proceeds  
UBS Global Bond Fund   $ 1,593,785     $ 2,664,670    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     59,979,049       60,489,938    

 

7. Federal income taxes

It is each Fund's policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. 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, each Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax. Accordingly, no federal income tax provision was required.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 were as follows:

    2009  
Fund   Distributions
paid from
ordinary
income
  Distributions
paid from
net long-term
capital gains
  Total
distributions
paid
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   $ 16,986,729           $ 16,986,729    
UBS Global Bond Fund     7,943,946             7,943,946    
UBS High Yield Fund     11,611,887             11,611,887    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     6,524,063             6,524,063    

 

The tax character of distributions paid and components of net assets for the current fiscal year will be determined after the Trust's fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.


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At June 30, 2009, the following Funds had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:

    Expiration dates—December 31,  
Fund   June 30,
2010
  June 30,
2011
  June 30,
2012
  June 30,
2013
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2016
  June 30,
2017
 
UBS Absolute
Return Bond
Fund
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 564,587     $ 8,900,102     $ 70,926,250    
UBS Global
Bond Fund
                                  359,497       577,591       3,369,482    
UBS High
Yield Fund
    6,612,767       37,425,637       15,791,570       11,067,780       22,213,870       5,885,761       1,000,707       4,782,241    
UBS U.S. Bond
Fund
                            353,828       1,283,441             3,069,977    

 

The UBS Global Bond Fund and UBS High Yield Fund had capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $269,385 and $23,205,714, respectively, that expired unutilized as of June 30, 2009.

Post-October losses are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund's next taxable year. For the year ended June 30, 2009, the following Funds incurred, and elected to defer, losses of the following:

Fund   Net capital
losses
  Net currency
losses
 
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   $ 34,939,027     $ 6,795,241    
UBS Global Bond Fund     12,393,941          
UBS High Yield Fund     29,452,263          
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     33,248,628          

 

As of and during the period ended December 31, 2009, the Funds did not have any liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended June 30, 2009, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

8. Line of credit

The Trust has entered into an agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank to provide a $75 million committed line of credit to the Funds ("Committed Credit Facility") to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of shares or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of each Fund at the request of shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes. Interest on amounts borrowed is calculated based on the federal funds rate in effect at the time of borrowing, plus 0.75%. Under the Committed Credit Facility arrangement, each Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on


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the relative asset size of the Funds in the Committed Credit Facility. The average daily borrowings under the agreement for the period ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

Fund   Average
daily
borrowings
  Number
of days
Outstanding
  Interest
expense
  Weighted
average
annualized
interest rate
 
UBS High Yield Fund   $ 905,000       4     $ 94       0.94 %  

 

At December 31, 2009, there was an outstanding balance of $472,691 for UBS High Yield Fund.

9. Shares of beneficial interest

For the period ended December 31, 2009, transactions in shares of beneficial interest for each of the Funds were as follows:

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     71,655     $ 483,903       14,242     $ 105,474           $    
Shares repurchased     (625,575 )     (4,035,582 )     (187,856 )     (1,211,643 )     (1,011 )     (42,066 )  
Dividends reinvested     30,209       194,248       7,045       45,298       302,854       1,947,351    
Net increase (decrease)     (523,711 )   $ (3,357,431 )     (166,569 )   $ (1,060,871 )     301,843     $ 1,905,285    

 

    

UBS Global Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     203,396     $ 1,539,675       3,919     $ 30,259    
Shares repurchased     (237,373 )     (1,794,944 )     (733 )     (5,375 )  
Shares converted from Class B to Class A     841       6,421       (838 )     (6,421 )  
Dividends reinvested     16,316       122,834       208       1,575    
Net increase (decrease)     (16,820 )   $ (126,014 )     2,556     $ 20,038    

 

  

    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     55,963     $ 419,753       594,075     $ 5,043,351    
Shares repurchased     (25,076 )     (189,915 )     (2,075,419 )     (17,806,232 )  
Dividends reinvested     3,221       24,180       34,493       295,502    
Net increase (decrease)     34,108     $ 254,018       (1,446,851 )   $ (12,467,379 )  

 

  


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UBS High Yield Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     429,229     $ 2,411,962       4,005     $ 22,482    
Shares repurchased     (2,190,545 )     (11,802,473 )     (16,754 )     (89,654 )  
Shares converted from Class B to Class A     2,139       12,149       (2,139 )     (12,149 )  
Dividends reinvested     194,038       1,092,277       3,724       20,977    
Net decrease     (1,565,139 )   $ (8,286,085 )     (11,164 )   $ (58,344 )  

 

  

    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     163,913     $ 934,610       580,416     $ 3,338,387    
Shares repurchased     (102,366 )     (579,538 )     (5,689,265 )     (30,988,666 )  
Dividends reinvested     41,094       231,481       401,845       2,271,117    
Redemption fees                       311    
Net increase (decrease)     102,641     $ 586,553       (4,707,004 )   $ (25,378,851 )  

 

  

UBS US Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     118,563     $ 1,002,886           $    
Shares repurchased     (252,558 )     (2,151,855 )     (12 )     (106 )  
Shares converted from Class B to Class A     949       8,111       (948 )     (8,111 )  
Dividends reinvested     34,534       290,908       443       3,724    
Redemption fees           720                
Net decrease     (98,512 )   $ (849,230 )     (517 )   $ (4,493 )  

 

  

    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     18,137     $ 150,385       1,019,395     $ 8,551,145    
Shares repurchased     (30,448 )     (256,501 )     (3,343,163 )     (28,246,806 )  
Dividends reinvested     10,460       87,867       223,107       1,876,688    
Redemption fees                       2,623    
Net decrease     (1,851 )   $ (18,249 )     (2,100,661 )   $ (17,816,350 )  

 

  

For the year ended June 30, 2009, transactions in shares of beneficial interest for each of the Funds were as follows:

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     309,296     $ 2,220,375       74,056     $ 492,799       51,760     $ 407,073    
Shares repurchased     (4,378,056 )     (30,803,963 )     (630,509 )     (4,346,811 )     (5,584,328 )     (43,263,097 )  
Dividends reinvested     380,701       2,418,045       90,266       570,595       2,162,996       13,660,426    
Redemption fees           5,996             757                
Net decrease     (3,688,059 )   $ (26,159,547 )     (466,187 )   $ (3,282,660 )     (3,369,572 )   $ (29,195,598 )  

 

    


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UBS Global Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     325,664     $ 2,540,092       6,575     $ 47,353    
Shares repurchased     (725,643 )     (5,631,648 )     (19 )     (152 )  
Shares converted from Class B to Class A     5,516       38,722       (5,501 )     (38,722 )  
Dividends reinvested     186,593       1,382,005       1,855       13,735    
Redemption fees           1,120                
Net increase (decrease)     (207,870 )   $ (1,669,709 )     2,910     $ 22,214    

 

  

    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     80,927     $ 595,188       3,509,825     $ 32,882,395    
Shares repurchased     (37,844 )     (284,178 )     (6,358,293 )     (56,097,953 )  
Dividends reinvested     30,791       226,245       723,055       6,087,911    
Redemption fees           802             1,413    
Net increase (decrease)     73,874     $ 538,057       (2,125,413 )   $ (17,126,234 )  

 

  

UBS High Yield Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     2,194,797     $ 10,022,988       5,435     $ 29,443    
Shares repurchased     (1,544,956 )     (7,599,585 )     (53,700 )     (275,447 )  
Shares converted from Class B to Class A     26,706       144,250       (26,700 )     (144,250 )  
Dividends reinvested     497,651       2,403,684       10,563       51,628    
Redemption fees           22,521                
Net increase (decrease)     1,174,198     $ 4,993,858       (64,402 )   $ (338,626 )  

 

  

    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     227,849     $ 1,076,360       3,580,691     $ 18,042,933    
Shares repurchased     (298,810 )     (1,568,007 )     (9,159,332 )     (47,124,194 )  
Dividends reinvested     76,090       369,310       1,419,479       6,985,446    
Redemption fees           325             3,183    
Net increase (decrease)     5,129     $ (122,012 )     (4,159,162 )   $ (22,092,632 )  

 

  


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     744,830     $ 6,095,354       5,526     $ 46,040    
Shares repurchased     (729,755 )     (6,035,185 )     (5,977 )     (51,628 )  
Shares converted from Class B to Class A     14,728       127,368       (14,723 )     (127,368 )  
Dividends reinvested     65,661       530,962       1,141       9,212    
Redemption fees           10,551                
Net increase (decrease)     95,464     $ 729,050       (14,033 )   $ (123,744 )  

 

  

    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     244,703     $ 1,973,748       4,612,977     $ 39,218,469    
Shares repurchased     (62,167 )     (512,531 )     (9,794,703 )     (82,185,951 )  
Dividends reinvested     10,733       86,350       711,369       5,762,002    
Redemption fees           1,524             5,033    
Net increase (decrease)     193,269     $ 1,549,091       (4,470,357 )   $ (37,200,447 )  

 

  

10. Subsequent events

Events after the date of the Statement of assets and liabilities are evaluated through the date of issuance of the financial statements. The Funds had no material subsequent events that occurred between the date of the Statement of assets and liabilities through the date of issuance of the financial statements that required disclosure in or adjustment to the financial statements.


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General information (unaudited)

Quarterly Form N-Q portfolio schedule

The Funds will file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds' Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC 0330. Additionally, you may obtain copies of Forms N-Q from the Funds upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

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


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Semiannual Report

December 31, 2009

Table of contents  
President's letter     1    
Market commentary     2    
Equities  
UBS Global Equity Fund     4    
UBS International Equity Fund     12    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     22    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     32    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     40    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     47    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     55    
Explanation of expense disclosure     62    
Statement of assets and liabilities     66    
Statement of operations     70    
Statement of changes in net assets     72    
Financial highlights     76    
Notes to financial statements     90    
General information     111    

 



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President's letter

February 17, 2010

Dear shareholder,

The market developments of the past several months highlight the importance of remaining steadfast to established investment processes and valuation disciplines.

When I last wrote to you on these pages six months ago, the S&P 500 Index was in the early stages of attempting to climb back from one of the steepest declines in its history, investor confidence was at an all-time low and the investing landscape appeared to be undergoing unprecedented changes.

Today, we can observe that both the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI World Free Index (net)—proxies of stock performance in the US and global markets, respectively—have generated solid double-digit returns. What's more, confidence appears to be returning to the markets—albeit tentatively—as investors begin to venture back into riskier assets. That said, however, the markets continue to face the very challenging task of assessing the risks of deflation versus inflation.

Despite the many changes and challenges faced by investors throughout the recent bear market, what remained the same is our unwavering commitment to provide you with investment solutions designed to help you reach your long-term goals. We firmly believe that key to delivering on this commitment in any market environment is adherence to the disciplines and processes that, in our view, have proven their investment value over time.

Today, I am pleased to report that we are being rewarded for maintaining this conviction, as a number of the UBS Funds have generated solid performance versus their respective benchmarks over the review period. Still, as satisfying as it is for me to report this news to you, I find myself already looking to the future. No one can rely on past performance when it comes to delivering future results. We are keenly aware that we need to remain nimble—constantly growing and evolving to meet the challenges that will be presented by this brave new market landscape. In the past, I have written of some of the measures we have already taken to this end, including restructuring our fixed income investment team, and broadening the reach of some of our investment capabilities to ensure they are well-positioned to navigate the marketplace.

More recently, we have continued to build out what I believe is an impressive organization of investment professionals who have the experience and insight required to take our shareholders through the next decade and beyond. This includes bringing on board Andreas Koester, who became Head of Asset Allocation for our Global Investment Solutions team in September 2009. In this role, Andreas has helped implement process refinements and a team restructuring that we believe will better position our multi-asset portfolios in the years to come.

We don't take lightly the responsibility you assigned to us when you chose us as your asset manager. I thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Kai R. Sotorp
President
UBS Funds
Head—Americas
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.


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The markets in review

Strengthening economic conditions

While economic growth in the US remained strained when the reporting period began, the recession—considered to be the longest since the Great Depression—appears to have ended. Signs of a turnaround first emerged in the second quarter of 2009, when gross domestic product ("GDP") fell at a more modest pace than in prior quarters. Subsequently, third quarter GDP grew 2.2%, in large part due to the government's efforts to stimulate the economy. Some of the measures instituted by the government included an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, as well as the "Cash for Clunkers" car rebate program. As the period drew to a close, economic growth continued to accelerate, as evidenced by the 5.7% advance estimate for fourth quarter GDP.

Economic growth also improved overseas. During the reporting period, data was released indicating that the recessions in Germany and France concluded during the second quarter of 2009, while economic growth in the UK and Japan also resumed. In many instances, growth rates in emerging markets countries held up relatively better than their developed country counterparts. As a case in point, although growth moderated in China, it avoided falling into a recession.

The global equity markets continued to rally

The global equity markets, which started to rebound in March 2009, continued to move higher over the six-months ended December 31, 2009. The S&P 500 Index1 posted positive returns during five of the last six months of 2009, and gained 22.59% over the reporting period as a whole. The market's continued ascent was due to a variety of factors, including further improvements in the credit markets, signs that the economy was recovering, better-than-expected corporate profits and robust investor risk appetites.

The international equity markets also generated strong results during the reporting period. International developed stocks, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (net),2 returned 22.07% during the six months ended December 31, 2009. Emerging markets equities generated even better results, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index3 gaining 31.42% over the same period. Rising commodity prices and an improving economic backdrop were two of the factors supporting emerging market equity prices.

1  The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, weighted index composed of 500 widely held common stocks varying in composition, and is not available for direct investment. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

2  The MSCI EAFE Index (net) is an index of stocks from 21 countries designed to measure the investment returns of developed economies outside of North America. Dividends are reinvested after the deduction of withholding tax, using tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. The Index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

3  The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of 22 emerging market countries in Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Basin. The Index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.


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The markets in review

Risk-taking is rewarded in the fixed income markets

The US bond market generated positive results during the reporting period. In sharp contrast to late 2008 and early 2009, when investors were drawn to the relative safety of short-term Treasuries, risk aversion continued to abate over the six months covered by this report. This change in investor sentiment was due to a number of factors, including economic conditions that transitioned from being "less negative" to showing signs of meaningful improvement. Against this backdrop, the US spread sectors (non-Treasuries) generated strong results during the reporting period.

Overall, during the six months ended December 31, 2009, the overall US bond market, as measured by the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index,4 returned 3.95%. Looking at the riskier fixed income asset classes, high yield bonds and emerging markets debt generated very strong results over the six-month reporting period. During that time, the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index5 gained 21.10%, while the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global)6 rose 11.89%.

4  The Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index (formerly known as the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index) is an unmanaged index of the USD-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed sectors. US agency hybrid adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) securities were added to the Index on April 1, 2007. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

5  The Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index is the index of publicly placed non-convertible, coupon-bearing US dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt with a term to maturity of at least one year. The index is market weighted, so that larger bond issuers have a greater effect on the index's return. However, the representation of any single bond issue is restricted to a maximum of 2% of the total index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

6  The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global) is an unmanaged index which tracks total returns for US-dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans and Eurobonds. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.


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UBS Global Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS Global Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned 26.65% (Class A shares returned 19.69% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 26.77%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Free Index (net) (the "Index"), returned 22.23% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes in the series. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 6; please note that these returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund outperformed its benchmark during the reporting period, primarily due to widespread stock selection gains.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Stock selection contributed positively in eight out of the 10 global sectors during the reporting period. The Fund's energy and information technology stocks made the strongest contributions to relative performance.

  – Within energy, the most successful holding was an overweight position in Petroleum Geo Services (PGS), a Norway-based oil services company. The holding in PGS was reduced in December as we took profits on the position. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

Conversely, the Fund also benefited from the decision not to hold Exxon Mobil, which underperformed during the period.

  – In the information technology sector, outperformance was driven by holdings including HON HAI Precision. Shares of the Taiwan electronics component manufacturer rose strongly during the reporting period. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – Other stock positions that had a positive impact on performance included Norwegian telecom services company Telenor and Australian carrier Qantas Airways. Telenor benefited from its significant presence in central and Eastern Europe. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  At the market level, the Fund's exposure to emerging markets made a significant contribution to relative returns. Emerging markets outperformed developed economies during the period, largely due to stronger fiscal situations. The Fund held overweight positions in Russia, Taiwan and Brazil because our research viewed them as extremely undervalued. This stance was rewarded during the six months.

What didn't work

•  Stock selection within the financial sector detracted from performance. In particular, Japanese financials such as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Nomura Holdings disappointed. Barclays also made a negative contribution to relative returns.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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•  The Fund's utilities stocks failed to keep pace with the market during the six months. Defensive stocks and cyclicals lagged the market as global stock prices rallied. In this space, an overweight position in US power plant owner and operator Dynegy Inc. was negative for performance.

•  Within consumer staples, an overweight holding in Japan Tobacco detracted from performance for the period. However, JT shares rallied toward the end of the period on news that the new tobacco tax regime in Japan would not be as onerous as the market had expected, as well as in reaction to a weaker yen. We maintain our position in the stock. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

Portfolio highlights

•  We have positioned the portfolio toward companies involved in oil services, as well as exploration and production, because we believe these will be the best investment areas as energy companies increasingly explore in more complex and challenging geological structures. Portfolio holding Petroleum Geo-Services is one example of this type of company, and it has performed well as this trend has continued.

•  The Fund benefited from holding Telenor, the incumbent telecom operator in Norway, which is also partly owned by the government. The company enjoys high market share in both the domestic fixed (land) line and mobile sectors, as well as several overseas operations in Eastern Europe and Asia. The shares performed well during the six-month period as investors recognized the strength of the company's domestic cash generation and the underlying value in the emerging markets businesses.

•  The Fund benefited from holding HON HAI Precision. The stock posted strong operating margins for much of the period. It also embarked on renewed hiring that we believe will result in greater revenue momentum going forward. After a massive relocation exercise in 2008, we expect significant cost savings to accrue over time. HON HAI should be gaining market share over the next two to three years, as outsourcing increases and cost pressure from labor and materials becomes a greater burden to smaller companies.

•  Japan Tobacco is one of the cheapest tobacco companies in the world on a cash flow basis. We believe the company's international business is underrated compared with its peers. The market has focused on the impact of Japan's new political regime on the company's domestic business and the tax implications for Japan Tobacco. While we believe the market is probably overly concerned over this issue, it may hold the valuation of the company back until there is more clarity.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     26.65 %     45.05 %     2.16 %     2.20 %     3.62 %  
Class B3     26.17 %     44.00 %     1.40 %     N/A       3.63 %6  
Class C4     26.16 %     43.98 %     1.38 %     N/A       3.40 %  
Class Y5     26.77 %     45.37 %     2.44 %     2.52 %     5.92 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     19.69 %     37.09 %     1.01 %     1.62 %     3.15 %  
Class B3     21.17 %     39.00 %     1.02 %     N/A       3.63 %6  
Class C4     25.16 %     42.98 %     1.38 %     N/A       3.40 %  
MSCI World Free Index (net)7     22.23 %     29.99 %     2.01 %     (0.24 )%     5.57 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.48% and 1.48%; Class B—2.25% and 2.25%; Class C—2.30% and 2.25%; Class Y—1.08% and 1.08%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The net expenses listed above reflect the management fee waiver/expense reimbursements put in place for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred throug h investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 1.50% for Class A shares, 2.25% for Class B shares, 2.25% for Class C shares and 1.25% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund. Pursuant to the previous fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement, the actual "Net expenses" for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 were 1.25% for the Class A shares, 2.00% for the Class B shares, 2.00% for the Class C shares and 1.00% for the Class Y shares.

1  Inception date of UBS Global Equity Fund Class A shares is June 30, 1997. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are December 11, 2001 and November 27, 2001, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares is January 28, 1994. The inception return of the index is calculated as of January 31, 1994, which is the closest month-end to the inception date of the oldest share class (Class Y).

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The MSCI World Free Index (net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. As of June 2007, the index consisted of 23 developed market country indices. Dividends are reinvested after deduction of withholding tax, using tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. Had US tax rates been applied, the performance of the index would be different. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Microsoft Corp.     2.3 %  
Vodafone Group PLC     2.1    
Roche Holding AG     1.9    
HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     1.9    
Rio Tinto Ltd.     1.8    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     1.7    
Bank of America Corp.     1.6    
Naspers Ltd., Class N     1.5    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     1.5    
Mitsubishi Corp.     1.5    
Total     17.8 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States     41.2 %  
Japan     9.2    
United Kingdom     8.4    
Russia     4.0    
Switzerland     3.9    
Total     66.7 %  

 


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UBS Global Equity Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Common stocks

Airlines     2.43 %  
Auto components     0.63    
Automobiles     2.06    
Beverages     0.80    
Biotechnology     0.84    
Capital markets     3.05    
Chemicals     2.01    
Commercial banks     8.00    
Commercial services & supplies     2.54    
Computers & peripherals     2.56    
Construction materials     3.51    
Consumer finance     2.03    
Diversified financial services     2.83    
Diversified telecommunication services     1.44    
Electric utilities     1.28    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     1.85    
Energy equipment & services     1.72    
Food & staples retailing     4.30    
Food products     1.07    
Health care equipment & supplies     3.54    
Health care providers & services     0.82    
Household durables     1.14    
Independent power producers & energy traders     0.64    
Industrial conglomerates     1.01    
Insurance     2.05    
Internet & catalog retail     1.00    
IT services     1.16    
Marine     0.64    
Media     2.59    
Metals & mining     4.05    
Multi-utilities     0.92    
Office electronics     1.24    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     7.21    
Personal products     1.22    
Pharmaceuticals     6.29    
Professional services     1.14    
Real estate management & development     1.68    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     2.40    
Software     4.76    
Specialty retail     1.31    
Tobacco     2.53    
Trading companies & distributors     1.52    
Wireless telecommunication services     3.16    
Total common stocks     98.97 %  
Preferred stock     0.27    
Short-term investment     0.04    
Total investments     99.28 %  
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     0.72 %  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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UBS Global Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Common stocks: 98.97%  
Australia: 2.97%  
Qantas Airways Ltd.     678,529     $ 1,803,373    
Rio Tinto Ltd.     39,351       2,603,689    
Total Australia common stocks     4,407,062    
Belgium: 1.74%  
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     23,023       1,189,463    
Delhaize Group SA     18,229       1,396,209    
Total Belgium common stocks     2,585,672    
Brazil: 1.38%  
Vale SA ADR     70,700       2,052,421    
Cayman Islands: 0.86%  
Seagate Technology     70,100       1,275,119    
China: 1.90%  
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.,
H Shares
    503,500       1,306,179    
New World Development Ltd.     740,000       1,510,307    
Total China common stocks     2,816,486    
Finland: 0.76%  
Sampo Oyj, Class A     46,582       1,130,527    
France: 1.92%  
BNP Paribas     19,326       1,525,085    
Carrefour SA     27,674       1,330,550    
Total France common stocks     2,855,635    
Germany: 2.53%  
HeidelbergCement AG     26,456       1,819,795    
Metro AG     31,788       1,937,581    
Total Germany common stocks     3,757,376    
India: 1.16%  
Infosys Technology Ltd., ADR     31,100       1,718,897    
Indonesia: 2.22%  
Astra International Tbk PT     339,000       1,245,283    
Bank Rakyat Indonesia PT     1,340,500       1,083,151    
Bumi Resources Tbk PT     3,751,500       968,704    
Total Indonesia common stocks     3,297,138    
Ireland: 2.91%  
Covidien PLC     44,204       2,116,930    
CRH PLC     81,430       2,205,749    
Total Ireland common stocks     4,322,679    

 

    Shares   Value  
Japan: 9.25%  
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     496     $ 1,673,583    
Mitsubishi Corp.     91,000       2,262,518    
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     182,000       955,373    
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.*     207,800       1,816,172    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     211,200       1,556,453    
ORIX Corp.     19,760       1,343,790    
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     131,000       1,847,631    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     21,400       1,206,222    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc.
    37,900       1,080,514    
Total Japan common stocks     13,742,256    
Mexico: 1.21%  
Grupo Financiero Banorte
SAB de CV, Class O
    492,000       1,799,211    
Netherlands: 3.15%  
ASML Holding NV     48,179       1,638,711    
ING Groep NV CVA*     192,294       1,858,940    
James Hardie Industries NV, CDI*     157,188       1,185,189    
Total Netherlands common stocks     4,682,840    
Norway: 2.15%  
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA*     92,000       1,044,732    
Telenor ASA*     152,700       2,141,881    
Total Norway common stocks     3,186,613    
Russia: 4.01%  
Gazprom OAO ADR     75,829       1,890,233    
Mobile Telesystems OJSC ADR     30,500       1,491,145    
Novolipetsk Steel OJSC GDR*1     45,461       1,369,519    
Sberbank GDR1     4,255       1,200,936    
Total Russia common stocks     5,951,833    
Singapore: 0.66%  
CapitaLand Ltd.     332,000       983,375    
South Africa: 1.54%  
Naspers Ltd., Class N     56,554       2,295,023    
Switzerland: 3.89%  
Nobel Biocare Holding AG     38,285       1,281,317    
Roche Holding AG     16,444       2,797,390    
SGS SA     1,304       1,697,995    
Total Switzerland common stocks     5,776,702    
Taiwan: 1.85%  
HON HAI Precision
Industry Co., Ltd.
    585,000       2,751,961    

 


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UBS Global Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Thailand: 1.31%  
Bank of Ayudhya PCL     2,899,400     $ 1,949,370    
United Kingdom: 8.43%  
Barclays PLC     439,310       1,935,897    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     107,699       2,281,404    
Home Retail Group PLC     327,582       1,493,251    
Man Group PLC     367,732       1,808,900    
Tullow Oil PLC     87,077       1,815,897    
Vodafone Group PLC     1,376,252       3,186,986    
Total United Kingdom common stocks     12,522,335    
United States: 41.17%  
Aflac, Inc.     41,600       1,924,000    
Allergan, Inc.     34,900       2,199,049    
Altria Group, Inc.     105,700       2,074,891    
Autodesk, Inc.*     77,000       1,956,570    
Bank of America Corp.     156,000       2,349,360    
BorgWarner, Inc.     28,000       930,160    
Comcast Corp., Class A     92,100       1,552,806    
Discover Financial Services     113,083       1,663,451    
Dynegy, Inc., Class A*     525,400       950,974    
EOG Resources, Inc.     16,000       1,556,800    
Exelon Corp.     38,800       1,896,156    
Fortune Brands, Inc.     39,200       1,693,440    
Genzyme Corp.*     25,400       1,244,854    
Halliburton Co.     49,700       1,495,473    
Hess Corp.     30,500       1,845,250    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     48,900       2,518,839    
Intel Corp.     94,900       1,935,960    
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A     58,400       1,587,312    
Lowe's Cos., Inc.     83,200       1,946,048    
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.,
Class A
    41,363       1,807,563    
Microsoft Corp.     110,000       3,353,900    
Monsanto Co.     21,800       1,782,150    
Morgan Stanley     39,400       1,166,240    

 

    Shares   Value  
Peabody Energy Corp.     23,100     $ 1,044,351    
Pfizer, Inc.     113,500       2,064,565    
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     75,900       1,727,484    
Republic Services, Inc.     72,600       2,055,306    
Sempra Energy     24,500       1,371,510    
Southwest Airlines Co.     157,100       1,795,653    
Sysco Corp.     62,000       1,732,280    
Textron, Inc.     79,900       1,502,919    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     32,200       1,605,492    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     39,900       1,216,152    
VMware, Inc., Class A*     41,612       1,763,517    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     31,400       1,856,054    
Total United States common stocks     61,166,529    
Total common stocks  
(cost $112,913,042)           147,027,060    
Preferred stock: 0.27%  
United States: 0.27%  
Bank of America Corp., 10.000%*
(cost $398,235)
    26,549       396,111    
Short-term investment: 0.04%  
Investment company: 0.04%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%2,3
(cost $63,307)
    63,307       63,307    
Total investments: 99.28%  
(cost $113,374,584)           147,486,478    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities: 0.72%
          1,068,634    
Net assets: 100.00%           $ 148,555,112    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $113,374,584; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 35,471,254    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,359,360 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 34,111,894    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security exempt from registration under Regulations S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $2,570,455 or 1.73% of net assets..

2  Investment in affiliated investment company.

3  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

ADR  American depositary receipt

CVA  Dutch certification—depositary certificate

CDI  Chess depositary interest

GDR  Global depositary receipt


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Concluded

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Global Equity Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Australian Dollar     2,645,000     USD 2,433,532     03/03/10   $ 71,256    
Brazilian Real     3,280,000     USD 1,856,989     03/03/10     (5,530 )  
Canadian Dollar     820,000     USD 778,495     03/03/10     (5,557 )  
Euro     4,360,000     USD 6,562,609     03/03/10     312,723    
Japanese Yen     48,700,000     USD 530,501     01/04/10     7,604    
Japanese Yen     155,200,000     USD 1,729,325     03/03/10     62,462    
New Taiwan Dollar     95,500,000     USD 2,996,548     03/03/10     (37,755 )  
Norwegian Krone     12,410,000     USD 2,214,952     03/03/10     76,963    
South African Rand     6,330,000     USD 843,078     03/03/10     (5,479 )  
Swiss Franc     4,070,000     USD 4,069,308     03/03/10     133,747    
Thai Baht     51,250,000     USD 1,544,838     03/03/10     7,864    
United States Dollar     6,531,750     CAD 6,865,000     03/03/10     32,289    
United States Dollar     412,635     CHF 425,000     03/03/10     (1,674 )  
United States Dollar     726,334     DKK 3,590,000     03/03/10     (35,202 )  
United States Dollar     752,056     GBP 470,000     03/03/10     6,867    
United States Dollar     1,802,396     GBP 1,080,000     03/03/10     (58,487 )  
United States Dollar     2,574,657     JPY 225,800,000     03/03/10     (149,543 )  
United States Dollar     972,793     NOK 5,640,000     03/03/10     (1,136 )  
United States Dollar     7,204,249     SEK 49,580,000     03/03/10     (272,378 )  
United States Dollar     3,596,966     SGD 4,970,000     03/03/10     (61,613 )  
United States Dollar     194,268     TWD 6,100,000     03/03/10     (453 )  
Net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 76,968    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

DKK  Danish Krone

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

NOK  Norwegian Krone

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

USD  United States Dollar

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks1   $ 71,620,252     $ 75,406,808     $     $ 147,027,060    
Preferred stock           396,111             396,111    
Short-term investment           63,307             63,307    
Other financial instruments2           76,968             76,968    
Total   $ 71,620,252     $ 75,943,194     $     $ 147,563,446    

 

1  The Fund may hold investments which have been fair valued in accordance with the Fund's fair valuation policy as of December 31, 2009, which may result in movement between Level 1 and Level 2.

2  Other financial instruments may include open futures contracts, swap agreements, options and forward foreign currency contracts.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS International Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned 22.61% (Class A shares returned 15.81% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 22.70%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net) (the "Index"), returned 22.27% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes in the series. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 14; please note that these returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund slightly outperformed its benchmark during the reporting period, primarily due to stock selection gains within most sectors.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Stock selection contributed positively in eight out of the 10 global sectors during the reporting period. The Fund's consumer discretionary, information technology and energy stocks made the strongest contributions to relative performance.

  – In the information technology sector, outperformance was driven by holdings, including HON HAI Precision (an out-of benchmark position). Shares of the Taiwan electronics component manufacturer rose strongly during the reporting period, in part because of the company's supplier relationship with Apple, and was additive to performance. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.") The Fund's position in European chip manufacturer ASML Holding was also positive for performance.

  – Within energy, the most successful holding was an overweight position in Petroleum Geo Services (PGS), a Norway-based oil services company. The holding in PGS was reduced in December as we took profits on the position. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – Other stock positions that had a positive impact on performance included Norwegian telecom services company Telenor, which benefited from its significant presence in central and Eastern Europe. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.") Australian carrier Qantas Airways, Brazil resource company Vale SA and South African media company Naspers also made strong contributions to relative returns.

•  The Fund's exposure to emerging markets made a significant contribution to relative returns. Emerging markets outperformed developed economies during the period, largely due to stronger fiscal situations. Notably, the Fund held overweight positions in Russia, Taiwan and Brazil because our research viewed them as extremely undervalued—a stance that was rewarded during the six-month period.

What didn't work

•  Several financial stock positions were negative during the period. In particular, Japanese financials such as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Nomura Holdings disappointed due to overall weakness in Japan's banking sector. An underweight position in HSBC Holdings detracted as the commercial bank's shares rose strongly dur ing the period.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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•  Stock selection within the consumer staples sector detracted from performance. An overweight position in Japan Tobacco detracted from performance for the period as a whole. The stock was attractively valued, but was hurt by a new tobacco tax imposed in Japan. However, JT shares rallied toward the end of the period on news that the tax would not be as onerous as the market had expected, as well as in reaction to a weaker yen. We maintain our position in the stock. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

Portfolio highlights

•  The Fund benefited from holding Telenor, the incumbent telecom operator in Norway, which is also part owned by the government. The company enjoys high market share in both the domestic fixed (land) line and mobile sectors, as well as several overseas operations in Eastern Europe and Asia. The shares performed well during the six-month period, as investors recognized the strength of the company's domestic cash generation and the underlying value in the emerging markets businesses.

•  We have positioned the portfolio toward companies involved in oil services, as well as exploration and production, because we believe these will be the best investment areas as energy companies increasingly explore in more complex and challenging geological structures. Portfolio holding Petroleum Geo-Services is one example of this type of company, and it has performed well as this trend has continued.

•  The Fund benefited from holding HON HAI Precision. The stock posted strong operating margins for much of the period. It also embarked on renewed hiring that we believe will result in greater revenue momentum going forward. After a massive relocation exercise in 2008, we expect significant cost savings to accrue over time. HON HAI should be gaining market share over the next two to three years, as outsourcing increases and cost pressure from labor and materials becomes a greater burden to smaller companies.

•  Japan Tobacco is one of the cheapest tobacco companies in the world on a cash flow basis. We believe the company's international business is underrated compared with its peers. The market has focused on the impact of Japan's new political regime on the company's domestic business and the tax implications for Japan Tobacco. While we believe the market is probably overly concerned over this issue, it may hold the valuation of the company back until there is more clarity.

•  The Fund's underweight position (relative to the benchmark) in banking and financial services firm HSBC hurt performance during the period. HSBC reported better than expected financial results in early August, with the company's US business a key driver behind performance. HSBC also issued a positive interim management statement in mid-November. During the six-month period, the firm also said it's CEO would move from London to Hong Kong as the bank continues to focus on growth in Asia and in emerging markets countries.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     22.61 %     39.38 %     2.60 %     1.20 %     2.80 %  
Class B3     22.07 %     38.26 %     1.83 %     N/A       5.14 %6  
Class C4     22.20 %     38.35 %     1.85 %     N/A       4.89 %  
Class Y5     22.70 %     39.65 %     2.82 %     1.40 %     4.66 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     15.81 %     31.75 %     1.44 %     0.63 %     2.34 %  
Class B3     17.07 %     33.26 %     1.54 %     N/A       5.14 %6  
Class C4     21.20 %     37.35 %     1.85 %     N/A       4.89 %  
MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net)7     22.27 %     33.67 %     4.07 %     1.62 %     5.25 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.60% and 1.28%; Class B—2.55% and 2.03%; Class C—2.41% and 2.03%; Class Y—1.45% and 1.03%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The Advisor has agreed irrevocably to waive its fees and reimburse certain expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) so that total operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) of the Fund do not exceed 1.25% for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class B shares, 2.00% for Class C shares and 1.00% for Class Y shares.

1  Inception date of UBS International Equity Fund Class A shares is June 30, 1997. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are February 12, 2002 and January 25, 2002, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is August 31, 1993.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets excluding the United States. As of June 2007, the index consisted of 22 developed market country indices. Dividends are reinvested after deduction of withholding tax, using tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. Had US tax rates been applied, the performance of the index would be different. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Roche Holding AG     1.8 %  
Mitsubishi Corp.     1.7    
Vodafone Group PLC     1.7    
BNP Paribas     1.6    
Rio Tinto PLC     1.5    
Daimler AG     1.5    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     1.4    
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     1.3    
Vale SA ADR     1.3    
Gazprom OAO ADR     1.3    
Total     15.1 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United Kingdom     17.5 %  
Japan     15.4    
Switzerland     6.9    
Germany     6.4    
China     5.9    
Total     52.1 %  

 


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Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Common stocks

Aerospace & defense     0.46 %  
Airlines     1.23    
Auto components     0.74    
Automobiles     3.41    
Beverages     1.90    
Building products     0.88    
Capital markets     2.58    
Chemicals     1.94    
Commercial banks     13.18    
Communications equipment     0.37    
Computers & peripherals     0.28    
Construction & engineering     0.36    
Construction materials     1.94    
Consumer finance     0.61    
Diversified financial services     1.05    
Diversified telecommunication services     2.26    
Electric utilities     2.61    
Electrical equipment     0.81    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     1.29    
Energy equipment & services     2.05    
Food & staples retailing     2.23    
Food products     2.18    
Health care equipment & supplies     1.18    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     0.25    
Household durables     0.53    
Household products     0.48    
Industrial conglomerates     0.43    
Insurance     3.68    
Internet & catalog retail     0.49    
Internet software & services     0.59    
IT services     0.84    
Machinery     2.91    
Marine     0.47    
Media     1.43    
Metals & mining     8.45    
Office electronics     1.80    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     7.80    
Pharmaceuticals     5.30    
Professional services     0.72    
Real estate management & development     2.73    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     3.57    
Software     1.16    
Specialty retail     1.24    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     0.51    
Tobacco     1.85    
Trading companies & distributors     2.13    
Wireless telecommunication services     3.26    
Total common stocks     98.16 %  
Short-term investment     0.01    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     2.49    
Total investments     100.66 %  
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (0.66 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Common stocks: 98.16%  
Australia: 4.98%  
AMP Ltd.     73,503     $ 442,686    
BHP Billiton Ltd.     15,235       583,406    
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     107,372       340,271    
MacArthur Coal Ltd.1     13,284       132,441    
National Australia Bank Ltd.     21,336       519,173    
Orica Ltd.     9,458       219,223    
Qantas Airways Ltd.     163,362       434,178    
Total Australia common stocks     2,671,378    
Austria: 0.39%  
Telekom Austria AG     14,517       207,268    
Belgium: 2.05%  
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     13,849       715,496    
Delhaize Group SA     4,992       382,351    
Total Belgium common stocks     1,097,847    
Bermuda: 0.35%  
Seadrill Ltd.     7,500       189,978    
Brazil: 2.18%  
BM&F BOVESPA SA     15,000       104,248    
Gafisa SA     13,000       210,779    
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR     6,690       152,800    
Vale SA ADR     24,100       699,623    
Total Brazil common stocks     1,167,450    
Canada: 3.00%  
Cenovus Energy, Inc.     8,296       210,206    
EnCana Corp.     8,300       270,701    
Lundin Mining Corp.*     48,800       200,641    
Research In Motion Ltd.*     2,900       195,866    
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B*     5,600       197,153    
Toronto-Dominion Bank     4,100       258,580    
TransCanada Corp.1     8,000       276,827    
Total Canada common stocks     1,609,974    
Cayman Islands: 0.55%  
Subsea 7, Inc.*1     17,600       292,753    
China: 5.95%  
Belle International Holdings Ltd.     241,000       278,389    
China Construction Bank Corp.,
H Shares
    360,000       306,426    
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.,
H Shares
    81,000       396,360    

 

    Shares   Value  
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.*     92,000     $ 327,144    
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.,
H Shares
    159,800       414,553    
China Overseas Land &
Investment Ltd.
    134,000       280,578    
China Resources Land Ltd.     44,000       99,046    
Industrial & Commercial
Bank of China, H Shares
    135,000       110,789    
New World Development Ltd.     167,000       340,839    
Shangri-La Asia Ltd.     72,000       134,675    
Shougang Concord International
Enterprises Co., Ltd.*
    274,000       67,944    
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     58,000       111,972    
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     7,000       103,869    
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     10,100       217,679    
Total China common stocks     3,190,263    
Cyprus: 0.13%  
Marfin Popular Bank
Public Co., Ltd.
    21,740       70,167    
Czech Republic: 0.46%  
CEZ AS     5,278       247,594    
Denmark: 0.79%  
FLSmidth & Co. A/S     2,741       191,954    
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     1,619       103,588    
Vestas Wind Systems A/S*     2,051       125,495    
Total Denmark common stocks     421,037    
Finland: 0.55%  
Sampo Oyj, Class A     12,247       297,230    
France: 5.40%  
Alstom SA     1,757       122,074    
AXA SA     7,396       174,917    
BNP Paribas     10,923       861,973    
Cie de Saint-Gobain     4,251       228,184    
Compagnie Generale des
Etablissements Michelin,
Class B
    2,525       193,681    
Nexans SA     2,338       184,540    
Sanofi-Aventis SA     1,954       153,168    
Soitec NPV*1     15,390       214,976    
Total SA     7,028       450,365    
Total SA ADR     1,200       76,848    
Vallourec SA     1,280       232,814    
Total France common stocks     2,893,540    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Germany: 6.40%  
Bayer AG     5,895     $ 471,159    
Daimler AG     14,667       783,614    
E.ON AG     16,315       681,113    
GEA Group AG     8,190       182,341    
HeidelbergCement AG     6,524       448,758    
MAN SE     2,728       212,465    
Metro AG     9,039       550,956    
United Internet AG*     7,513       99,356    
Total Germany common stocks     3,429,762    
Greece: 0.07%  
National Bank of Greece SA*     1,578       40,238    
India: 1.34%  
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR     7,100       267,741    
Infosys Technology Ltd. ADR1     8,200       453,214    
Total India common stocks     720,955    
Indonesia: 1.51%  
Astra International Tbk PT     77,000       282,852    
Bank Rakyat Indonesia PT     381,500       308,259    
Bumi Resources Tbk PT     848,000       218,969    
Total Indonesia common stocks     810,080    
Ireland: 1.07%  
CRH PLC     12,938       350,460    
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR*     8,300       222,606    
Total Ireland common stocks     573,066    
Israel: 0.59%  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.     5,625       316,218    
Italy: 0.64%  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA*     19,824       88,824    
Saipem SpA     7,419       254,863    
Total Italy common stocks     343,687    
Japan: 15.41%  
Advantest Corp.     14,800       384,523    
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     26,000       243,564    
Canon, Inc.     15,900       672,173    
Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     63,000       210,266    
Fanuc Ltd.     2,400       223,165    
Ibiden Co., Ltd.     2,400       85,473    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     172       580,355    
JTEKT Corp.     12,100       154,625    
Komatsu Ltd.     11,300       235,583    
Mitsubishi Corp.     37,700       937,329    
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.     11,000       184,721    
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     48,000       251,967    

 

    Shares   Value  
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.*     48,800     $ 426,512    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     101,200       745,801    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     168       234,027    
ORIX Corp.     4,780       325,067    
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     21,000       296,185    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     8,600       484,743    
Sumco Corp.     10,200       179,409    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc.
    8,700       248,033    
THK Co., Ltd.     17,800       314,421    
Tokyu Land Corp.     44,000       161,517    
Toshiba Corp.*     27,000       148,904    
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.     6,800       204,640    
Toyota Motor Corp.     7,900       331,925    
Total Japan common stocks     8,264,928    
Luxembourg: 0.95%  
ArcelorMittal     9,519       431,734    
Evraz Group SA GDR*2     2,814       78,289    
Total Luxembourg common stocks     510,023    
Mexico: 0.59%  
Grupo Financiero Banorte
SAB de CV, Class O
    86,000       314,496    
Netherlands: 5.24%  
ASML Holding NV     17,445       593,356    
Heineken NV     6,356       301,170    
ING Groep NV CVA*     47,942       463,464    
James Hardie Industries NV CDI*     31,971       241,060    
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV1     7,800       229,632    
New World Resources NV, Class A     11,256       99,670    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A     22,500       680,578    
STMicroelectronics NV1     22,307       200,210    
Total Netherlands common stocks     2,809,140    
Norway: 1.71%  
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA*     26,000       295,250    
Telenor ASA*     44,200       619,982    
Total Norway common stocks     915,232    
Russia: 3.13%  
Gazprom OAO ADR     27,432       683,813    
Mobile Telesystems OJSC ADR     5,600       273,784    
Novolipetsk Steel OJSC GDR*2     9,246       278,537    
Sberbank     1,571       443,401    
Total Russia common stocks     1,679,535    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Singapore: 1.57%  
CapitaLand Ltd.     63,500     $ 188,085    
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     27,000       293,568    
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.*     274,000       98,654    
Olam International Ltd.1     140,000       262,189    
Total Singapore common stocks     842,496    
South Africa: 1.73%  
MTN Group Ltd.     20,581       327,430    
Naspers Ltd., Class N     14,837       602,102    
Total South Africa common stocks     929,532    
South Korea: 0.41%  
KB Financial Group, Inc.*     4,351       221,958    
Spain: 2.19%  
Banco Santander SA     20,334       334,085    
Gestevision Telecinco SA1     11,291       164,807    
Iberdrola SA     9,356       89,064    
Inditex SA     3,342       207,083    
Telefonica SA     13,606       379,220    
Total Spain common stocks     1,174,259    
Switzerland: 6.85%  
Alcon, Inc.     1,200       197,220    
Credit Suisse Group AG     3,753       184,839    
Julius Baer Holding AG     4,796       58,360    
Nestle SA     8,814       428,209    
Nobel Biocare Holding AG     13,026       435,952    
Roche Holding AG     5,786       984,292    
SGS SA     298       388,039    
Swatch Group AG     5,684       271,781    
Xstrata PLC*     25,703       452,725    
Zurich Financial Services AG     1,259       273,740    
Total Switzerland common stocks     3,675,157    
Taiwan: 1.77%  
Advanced Semiconductor
Engineering, Inc.
    384,000       343,511    
HON HAI Precision
Industry Co., Ltd.
    128,450       604,255    
Total Taiwan common stocks     947,766    
Thailand: 0.70%  
Kasikornbank PCL     145,100       377,909    
United Kingdom: 17.51%  
Anglo American PLC*     6,396       276,811    
Antofagasta PLC     15,060       238,790    
Associated British Foods PLC     24,036       318,972    
AstraZeneca PLC     3,313       155,668    

 

    Shares   Value  
Autonomy Corp. PLC*     8,432     $ 205,589    
Barclays PLC     108,655       478,807    
BG Group PLC     19,401       347,429    
BP PLC     41,709       403,375    
Cobham PLC     61,558       248,133    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     30,769       651,785    
Home Retail Group PLC     57,551       262,341    
HSBC Holdings PLC     36,469       416,196    
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     13,146       414,299    
John Wood Group PLC     14,178       70,038    
Kingfisher PLC     48,399       177,416    
Man Group PLC     80,514       396,054    
Prudential PLC     38,191       389,054    
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     4,784       259,187    
Rio Tinto PLC     14,563       784,892    
Sage Group PLC     118,047       419,098    
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC     20,611       385,163    
Standard Chartered PLC     13,294       332,916    
Taylor Wimpey PLC*     117,078       73,417    
Tullow Oil PLC     27,216       567,560    
Vodafone Group PLC     394,592       913,756    
Wolseley PLC*     10,315       206,352    
Total United Kingdom common stocks     9,393,098    
Total common stocks  
(cost $35,228,794)           52,646,014    
Short-term investment: 0.01%  
Investment company: 0.01%  
UBS Cash Management
Prime Relationship Fund,
0.120%3,4 (cost $4,208)
    4,208       4,208    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 2.49%  
UBS Private Money
Market Fund LLC,
0.134%3,4
(cost $1,336,894)
    1,336,894       1,336,894    
Total investments: 100.66%  
(cost $36,569,896)           53,987,116    
Liabilities, in excess of cash
and other assets: (0.66)%
            (356,538 )  
Net assets: 100.00%           $ 53,630,578    

 


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UBS International Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $36,569,896; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 17,776,003    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (358,783 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 17,417,220    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2009.

2  Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $356,826 or 0.67% of net assets.

3  Investment in affiliated investment company.

4  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

ADR  American depositary receipt

CDI  Chess depositary interest

CVA  Dutch certification - depositary certificate

GDR  Global depositary receipt

OJSC  Open joint stock company

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS International Equity Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Australian Dollar     320,000     USD 286,058     03/03/10   $ 262    
Brazilian Real     1,530,000     USD 866,218     03/03/10     (2,580 )  
Canadian Dollar     600,000     USD 561,729     03/03/10     (11,967 )  
Czech Koruna     7,530,000     USD 436,142     03/03/10     26,750    
Euro     1,950,000     USD 2,933,730     03/03/10     138,483    
Great Britain Pound     760,000     USD 1,256,359     03/03/10     29,164    
Israeli Shekel     1,985,000     USD 528,600     03/03/10     4,628    
Japanese Yen     30,200,000     USD 326,416     01/06/10     2,154    
Japanese Yen     107,800,000     USD 1,228,179     03/03/10     70,396    
New Taiwan Dollar     43,300,000     USD 1,358,644     03/03/10     (17,118 )  
Norwegian Krone     5,120,000     USD 913,824     03/03/10     31,753    
South African Rand     500,000     USD 67,811     01/07/10     87    
South African Rand     5,750,000     USD 765,829     03/03/10     (4,977 )  
Swiss Franc     345,000     USD 328,951     03/03/10     (4,654 )  
Thai Baht     14,040,000     USD 423,210     03/03/10     2,154    
United States Dollar     1,016,655     AUD 1,105,000     03/03/10     (29,769 )  
United States Dollar     2,369,577     CAD 2,485,000     03/03/10     6,480    
United States Dollar     344,941     CHF 345,000     03/03/10     (11,337 )  
United States Dollar     378,341     DKK 1,870,000     03/03/10     (18,337 )  
United States Dollar     1,020,253     EUR 685,000     03/03/10     (38,332 )  
United States Dollar     248,639     GBP 150,000     03/03/10     (6,429 )  
United States Dollar     601,446     GBP 375,000     03/03/10     4,078    
United States Dollar     2,891,643     JPY 253,600,000     03/03/10     (167,954 )  
United States Dollar     250,252     NOK 1,470,000     03/03/10     2,999    
United States Dollar     964,534     SEK 6,610,000     03/03/10     (40,378 )  
United States Dollar     383,580     SGD 530,000     03/03/10     (6,570 )  
United States Dollar     403,693     TWD 12,900,000     03/03/10     6,177    
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ (34,837 )  

 


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UBS International Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Concluded

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

DKK  Danish Krone

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

NOK  Norwegian Krone

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

USD  United States Dollar

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks1   $ 4,999,801     $ 47,646,213     $     $ 52,646,014    
Short-term investment           4,208             4,208    
Investment of cash collateral from
securities loaned
          1,336,894             1,336,894    
Other financial instruments2           (34,837 )           (34,837 )  
Total   $ 4,999,801     $ 48,952,478     $     $ 53,952,279    

 

1  The Fund may hold investments which have been fair valued in accordance with the Fund's fair valuation policy as of December 31, 2009, which may result in movement between Level 1 and Level 2.

2  Other financial instruments may include open futures contracts, swap agreements, options and forward foreign currency contracts.

Level 3 Rollforward Disclosure

The following is a rollforward of the Fund's investments that were valued using unobservable inputs for the period:

Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Rights   Warrants   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 24,445     $ 0     $ 24,445    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings                    
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)                    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     (24,445 )           (24,445 )  
Ending balance   $     $     $    
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in
earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses
relating to investments still held at 12/31/09
  $     $     $    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund (the "Fund") returned 25.52% (Class A shares returned 18.56% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 25.71%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index (the "Index"), returned 23.11% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 25; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that an investor would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund's outperformance was due primarily to stock selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Strong stock selection drove the Fund's outperformance. The US equity market staged a dramatic recovery from its March 2009 lows. Many market participants were overly focused on economic conditions at the time, which caused them to miss the early phase of the market recovery. Adherence to our investment process led to strong stock selection across many industry groups during the period, and was the primary driver of the Fund's significant outperformance.

  – Notably, the decision to underweight Exxon Mobil made a positive contribution to relative returns. Our research indicated that this stock was overpriced, as so many "safe haven" names were in early 2009. We could not purchase it and remain true to our discipline. When Exxon Mobil lagged the market, our conviction was rewarded. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – Peabody Energy was another top performer for the Fund. As the economy stabilized, Peabody and other coal stocks rallied during 2009.

•  An overweight to the transportation sector, and stock selection within the sector, were both positive for performance. The airline and air freight industries offered some of the best price-to-intrinsic-value opportunities, in our view, during the period.

  – FedEx and Southwest Airlines were two of the Fund's strongest names for the six months. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  The Fund's information technology holdings contributed to returns, as well. We are finding opportunities in semiconductor equipment more than in software and services stocks. The semiconductor market is extremely cyclical, with a strong tendency to revert to the mean. Our research points to the start of a new cycle for semiconductor stocks.

  – Shares of VMware, a maker of virtualization software, rose during the period, as did semiconductor equipment companies Marvell Technology and Seagate Technology. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  The Fund's overweight to media stocks, such as Comcast Corp. and Omnicom Group, was additive to performance during the six months.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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•  Short positions in several consumer staples names positively impacted returns during the reporting period. The "safe haven" stocks underperformed as the market rallied starting in March, and the Fund's underweighting to consumer staples was rewarded when this sector lagged.

  – Short positions in Tyson Foods and McDonald's added value during the six months, as did short positions to Northern Trust and Quest Diagnostics.

What didn't work

•  Several industry weights detracted from relative returns.

  – The Fund was underweight to real estate stocks, which recovered strongly in 2009. However, we continue to believe foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies remain problematic for both commercial and residential real estate.

  – Underweights to technology hardware and retail stocks were negative contributors during the six months.

•  Individual stock selection decisions hindered performance for the period. Names such as Sprint Nextel, Exelon and Genzyme detracted from relative returns. While we sold out of Sprint Nextel at the end of the period, we continue to have confidence in our view that Exelon will have an advantage when a cap and trade syste m is imposed. (A cap-and-trade system is a market-based approach to controlling pollution, which allows corporations or national governments to trade emissions allowances under an overall cap, or limit, on those emissions.) Finally, we believe Genzyme can resolve its manufacturing difficulties and realize its potential, so we continue to hold the stock. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  The Fund was short to several cyclical stocks that outperformed during the recovery. These included Stanley Works, Cummins and Ingersoll Rand.

Portfolio highlights

•  Holding an underweight position in Exxon Mobil added to relative performance over the review period, as the security underperformed other energy sector stocks. The company announced the acquisition of XTO Energy on December 14, 2009. Exxon's diversification away from traditional oil operations is a clear signal that challenges lie ahead for the largest oil companies. In the future, accessing oil deposits and dealing with stifling politics will, in our view, be difficult to manage. We believe Exxon's move validates our thesis as companies search for friendlier alternatives.

•  During the period, the Fund benefited from holding Southwest Airlines. The low-cost carrier's strategy of eschewing fees for baggage handling and other amenities has boosted revenue by nearly $800 million annually. We continue to hold this stock.


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•  The Fund sold out of its position in Sprint Nextel. We had a thesis that the management team would be able to improve operations, stem the loss of subscribers, streamline the cost structure and ultimately return to positive growth. We have seen fairly good progress on several of these fronts as Sprint has improved operations and reduced expenses. We thought these initiatives would improve customer satisfaction and reduce customer churn. Unfortunately, the company continues to lose subscribers at a high rate.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     25.52 %     35.85 %     (4.58 )%  
Class C3     24.96 %     34.82 %     (5.29 )%  
Class Y4     25.71 %     36.55 %     (4.32 )%  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     18.56 %     28.36 %     (6.21 )%  
Class C2     23.96 %     33.82 %     (5.29 )%  
Russell 1000 Index5     23.11 %     28.43 %     (2.98 )%  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—2.49% and 2.26%; Class C—3.32% and 3.01%; Class Y—2.35% and 2.27%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding interest expense, securities loan fees and dividend expense for securities sold short and expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's expenses (excluding interest expense, securities loan fees and dividend expense for securities sold short and expenses incurred through investment in other i nvestment companies), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, otherwise do not exceed 1.50% for Class A shares, 2.25% for Class C shares and 1.25% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements, to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund.

1  Inception date of UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund Class A, Class C and Class Y shares and the index is September 26, 2006.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, and represents approximately 90% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)*1

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Covidien PLC     3.3 %  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     3.2    
Microsoft Corp.     3.0    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     2.7    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2.7    
Procter & Gamble Co.     2.7    
Comcast Corp., Class A     2.7    
PepsiCo, Inc.     2.7    
AT&T, Inc.     2.5    
Wells Fargo & Co.     2.4    
Total     27.9 %  

 

*  Only long positions are considered for top ten holdings.

1  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company was included.


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UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Common stocks

Aerospace & defense     2.89 %  
Air freight & logistics     2.28    
Airlines     2.32    
Auto components     1.02    
Beverages     3.87    
Biotechnology     2.02    
Capital markets     3.02    
Chemicals     2.20    
Commercial banks     3.43    
Communications equipment     1.05    
Computers & peripherals     6.03    
Consumer finance     1.23    
Containers & packaging     0.66    
Diversified financial services     4.00    
Diversified telecommunication services     2.51    
Electric utilities     6.63    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     0.72    
Energy equipment & services     2.68    
Food & staples retailing     4.01    
Health care equipment & supplies     6.55    
Health care providers & services     3.14    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     1.34    
Household durables     1.25    
Household products     2.68    
Independent power producers & energy traders     0.12    
Insurance     4.09    
Life sciences tools & services     1.17    
Machinery     5.28    
Media     7.61    
Multi-utilities     1.73    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     10.53    
Personal products     2.03    
Pharmaceuticals     6.08    
Road & rail     1.37    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     4.99    
Software     6.44    
Specialty retail     1.64    
Total common stocks     120.61 %  

 

Investment company

SPDR Trust     3.01 %  
Short-term investment     0.24    
Total investments before investments
sold short
    123.86 %  

 

Investments sold short

Common stocks

Aerospace & defense     (0.71 )  
Beverages     (0.66 )  
Capital markets     (1.07 )  
Computers & peripherals     (0.69 )  
Diversified telecommunication services     (0.57 )  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     (1.35 )  
Food products     (1.64 )  
Health care equipment & supplies     (0.88 )  
Health care providers & services     (2.06 )  
Insurance     (0.66 )  
Internet & catalog retail     (0.62 )  
Internet software & services     (0.63 )  
Machinery     (2.10 )  
Media     (0.57 )  
Multi-utilities     (1.71 )  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     (0.67 )  
Pharmaceuticals     (1.48 )  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     (0.56 )  
Software     (0.78 )  
Specialty retail     (2.15 )  
Thrifts & mortgage finance     (0.56 )  
Trading companies & distributors     (0.55 )  
Water utilities     (1.09 )  
Total investments sold short     (23.76 )%  
Total investments, net of investments
sold short
    100.10    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (0.10 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

1  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company's industry diversification was included.


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UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Common stocks: 120.61%  
Aerospace & defense: 2.89%  
General Dynamics Corp.1     23,700     $ 1,615,629    
Raytheon Co.     10,200       525,504    
      2,141,133    
Air freight & logistics: 2.28%  
FedEx Corp.1     20,200       1,685,690    
Airlines: 2.32%  
Southwest Airlines Co.1     150,300       1,717,929    
Auto components: 1.02%  
BorgWarner, Inc.1     22,800       757,416    
Beverages: 3.87%  
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.1     32,200       911,260    
PepsiCo, Inc.1     32,200       1,957,760    
      2,869,020    
Biotechnology: 2.02%  
Amgen, Inc.*1     19,800       1,120,086    
Genzyme Corp.*1     7,700       377,377    
      1,497,463    
Capital markets: 3.02%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.1     44,506       1,244,833    
Morgan Stanley1     33,500       991,600    
      2,236,433    
Chemicals: 2.20%  
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.1     19,700       663,299    
Monsanto Co.1     11,800       964,650    
      1,627,949    
Commercial banks: 3.43%  
City National Corp.1     16,600       756,960    
Wells Fargo & Co.1     66,000       1,781,340    
      2,538,300    
Communications equipment: 1.05%  
QUALCOMM, Inc.1     16,800       777,168    
Computers & peripherals: 6.03%  
Apple, Inc.*1     8,100       1,707,966    
Hewlett-Packard Co.1     39,200       2,019,192    
Seagate Technology1     40,400       734,876    
      4,462,034    

 

    Shares   Value  
Consumer finance: 1.23%  
Discover Financial Services1     62,050     $ 912,756    
Containers & packaging: 0.66%  
Ball Corp.1     9,400       485,980    
Diversified financial services: 4.00%  
Bank of America Corp.1     64,500       971,370    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.1     47,700       1,987,659    
      2,959,029    
Diversified telecommunication services: 2.51%  
AT&T, Inc.1     66,400       1,861,192    
Electric utilities: 6.63%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.1     40,800       1,419,432    
Exelon Corp.1     34,800       1,700,676    
FirstEnergy Corp.1     19,900       924,355    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.1     51,500       867,775    
      4,912,238    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components: 0.72%  
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*     17,900       530,019    
Energy equipment & services: 2.68%  
Baker Hughes, Inc.1     29,700       1,202,256    
Noble Corp.1     19,200       781,440    
      1,983,696    
Food & staples retailing: 4.01%  
Kroger Co.1     44,700       917,691    
Sysco Corp.1     25,100       701,294    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.1     25,300       1,352,285    
      2,971,270    
Health care equipment & supplies: 6.55%  
Covidien PLC1     50,500       2,418,445    
Medtronic, Inc.1     38,800       1,706,424    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*1     12,300       727,053    
      4,851,922    
Health care providers & services: 3.14%  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*1     15,800       1,009,778    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.1     43,200       1,316,736    
      2,326,514    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 1.34%  
Carnival Corp.*1     31,200       988,728    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Household durables: 1.25%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.1     21,400     $ 924,480    
Household products: 2.68%  
Procter & Gamble Co.1     32,700       1,982,601    
Independent power producers & energy traders: 0.12%  
Dynegy, Inc., Class A*1     50,800       91,948    
Insurance: 4.09%  
ACE Ltd.*1     14,200       715,680    
Aflac, Inc.1     28,900       1,336,625    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.1     40,600       976,024    
      3,028,329    
Life sciences tools & services: 1.17%  
Millipore Corp.*1     4,800       347,280    
Waters Corp.*1     8,400       520,464    
      867,744    
Machinery: 5.28%  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.1     30,200       1,449,298    
PACCAR, Inc.1     38,600       1,400,022    
Pall Corp.1     29,300       1,060,660    
      3,909,980    
Media: 7.61%  
Comcast Corp., Class A1     117,200       1,975,992    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*1     104,945       774,494    
Omnicom Group, Inc.1     31,900       1,248,885    
Time Warner, Inc.1     28,100       818,834    
Viacom, Inc., Class B*1     27,500       817,575    
      5,635,780    
Multi-utilities: 1.73%  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.1     30,200       712,720    
Sempra Energy1     10,100       565,398    
      1,278,118    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 10.53%  
EOG Resources, Inc.1     9,600       934,080    
Exxon Mobil Corp.1     34,600       2,359,374    
Hess Corp.1     16,200       980,100    
Marathon Oil Corp.1     34,800       1,086,456    
Peabody Energy Corp.1     14,300       646,503    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*1     19,100       952,326    
Williams Cos., Inc.1     39,900       841,092    
      7,799,931    

 

    Shares   Value  
Personal products: 2.03%  
Avon Products, Inc.1     21,400     $ 674,100    
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A1     17,200       831,792    
      1,505,892    
Pharmaceuticals: 6.08%  
Allergan, Inc.1     19,000       1,197,190    
Merck & Co., Inc.1     42,700       1,560,258    
Pfizer, Inc.1     95,700       1,740,783    
      4,498,231    
Road & rail: 1.37%  
Ryder System, Inc.1     24,700       1,016,899    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 4.99%  
Applied Materials, Inc.     68,000       947,920    
Broadcom Corp., Class A*1     26,600       836,570    
Intersil Corp., Class A1     46,800       717,912    
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*1     24,900       516,675    
National Semiconductor Corp.1     43,800       672,768    
      3,691,845    
Software: 6.44%  
Autodesk, Inc.*1     33,500       851,235    
Intuit, Inc.*1     20,900       641,839    
Microsoft Corp.1     74,300       2,265,407    
VMware, Inc., Class A*1     23,800       1,008,644    
      4,767,125    
Specialty retail: 1.64%  
Lowe's Cos., Inc.1     52,000       1,216,280    
Total common stocks  
(cost $73,139,779)           89,309,062    
Investment company: 3.01%  
SPDR Trust, Series 1
(cost $2,246,612)
    20,000       2,228,800    
Short-term investment: 0.24%  
Investment company: 0.24%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%2,3
(cost $177,546)
    177,546       177,546    
Total investments before investments  
sold short: 123.86%              
(cost $75,563,937)           91,715,408    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Investments sold short: (23.76)%  
Common stocks: (23.76)%  
Aerospace & defense: (0.71)%  
Goodrich Corp.     (8,200 )   $ (526,850 )  
Beverages: (0.66)%  
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     (23,200 )     (491,840 )  
Capital markets: (1.07)%  
Charles Schwab Corp.     (22,100 )     (415,922 )  
Northern Trust Corp.     (7,200 )     (377,280 )  
      (793,202 )  
Computers & peripherals: (0.69)%  
EMC Corp.     (14,400 )     (251,568 )  
NetApp, Inc.     (7,500 )     (257,925 )  
      (509,493 )  
Diversified telecommunication services: (0.57)%  
Qwest Communications
International, Inc.
    (100,500 )     (423,105 )  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components: (1.35)%  
Avnet, Inc.     (17,100 )     (515,736 )  
Corning, Inc.     (25,100 )     (484,681 )  
      (1,000,417 )  
Food products: (1.64)%  
General Mills, Inc.     (7,000 )     (495,670 )  
Kellogg Co.     (6,400 )     (340,480 )  
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     (30,800 )     (377,916 )  
      (1,214,066 )  
Health care equipment & supplies: (0.88)%  
Beckman Coulter, Inc.     (4,900 )     (320,656 )  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (1,100 )     (333,652 )  
      (654,308 )  
Health care providers & services: (2.06)%  
Amedisys, Inc.     (11,400 )     (553,584 )  
Express Scripts, Inc.     (6,900 )     (596,505 )  
Genoptix, Inc.     (10,464 )     (371,786 )  
      (1,521,875 )  
Insurance: (0.66)%  
Travelers Cos., Inc.     (9,800 )     (488,628 )  

 

    Shares   Value  
Internet & catalog retail: (0.62)%  
NetFlix, Inc.     (8,300 )   $ (457,662 )  
Internet software & services: (0.63)%  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     (18,300 )     (463,539 )  
Machinery: (2.10)%  
Cummins, Inc.     (9,700 )     (444,842 )  
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     (15,300 )     (546,822 )  
Stanley Works     (10,900 )     (561,459 )  
      (1,553,123 )  
Media: (0.57)%  
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A     (13,600 )     (422,824 )  
Multi-utilities: (1.71)%  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     (12,000 )     (545,160 )  
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     (10,100 )     (424,099 )  
NSTAR     (8,100 )     (298,080 )  
      (1,267,339 )  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels: (0.67)%  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (6,100 )     (496,235 )  
Pharmaceuticals: (1.48)%  
Eli Lilly & Co.     (16,200 )     (578,502 )  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (13,000 )     (514,930 )  
      (1,093,432 )  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: (0.56)%  
Novellus Systems, Inc.     (17,800 )     (415,452 )  
Software: (0.78)%  
BMC Software, Inc.     (14,400 )     (577,440 )  
Specialty retail: (2.15)%  
AutoZone, Inc.     (1,500 )     (237,105 )  
Best Buy Co., Inc.     (11,800 )     (465,628 )  
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.     (9,800 )     (373,576 )  
Sherwin-Williams Co.     (8,400 )     (517,860 )  
      (1,594,169 )  
Thrifts & mortgage finance: (0.56)%  
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     (30,300 )     (416,019 )  
Trading companies & distributors: (0.55)%  
WW Grainger, Inc.     (4,200 )     (406,686 )  

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Concluded

    Shares   Value  
Water utilities: (1.09)%  
American Water Works Co., Inc.     (19,200 )   $ (430,272 )  
Aqua America, Inc.     (21,600 )     (378,216 )  
      (808,488 )  
Total investments sold short  
(proceeds $15,122,697)       (17,596,192 )  
Total investments, net of investments
sold short: 100.10%
      74,119,216    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and
other assets: (0.10)%
      (74,369 )  
Net assets: 100.00%       $ 74,044,847    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes before investments sold short, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $75,563,937; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 16,687,685    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (536,214 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 16,151,471    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  All or a portion of these securities have been delivered to cover open short positions.

2  Investment in affiliated investment company.

3  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted quoted
prices in active
markets for identical
investments (Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks   $ 89,309,062     $     $     $ 89,309,062    
Common stocks sold short     (17,596,192 )                 (17,596,192 )  
Investment company     2,228,800                   2,228,800    
Short-term investment           177,546             177,546    
Total   $ 73,941,670     $ 177,546     $     $ 74,119,216    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned 23.98% (Class A shares returned 17.14% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 24.11%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index (the "Index"), returned 23.11% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 35; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that an investor would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund's outperformance was due primarily to stock selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Strong stock selection drove the Fund's outperformance. The US equity market staged a dramatic recovery from its March 2009 lows. Many market participants were overly focused on economic conditions at the time, which caused them to miss the early phase of the market recovery. Adherence to our investment process led to strong stock selection across many industry groups during the period, and was the primary driver of the Fund's significant outperformance.

  – The decision to underweight Exxon Mobil made a positive contribution to relative returns. Our research indicated that this stock was overpriced, as so many "safe haven" names were in early 2009. We remained true to our discipline, and chose not to purchase it. When Exxon Mobil lagged the market, our conviction was rewarded. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – Peabody Energy was another top performer for the Fund. As the economy stabilized, Peabody and other coal stocks rallied during 2009. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  The Fund's information technology holdings contributed to returns during the period. We are finding opportunities in semiconductor equipment more than in software and services stocks. The semiconductor market is extremely cyclical, with a strong tendency to revert to the mean. Our research, however, points to the start of a new cycle for semiconductor stocks.

  – Shares of VMware, a maker of virtualization software, rose during the period, as did semiconductor equipment companies Marvell Technology and Seagate Technology. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  Selection within the transportation sector was a positive for performance, as well. The rail and air freight industries offered the best price-to-intrinsic-value opportunities during the period. FedEx and Burlington Northern were two of the Fund's strongest names during the period. (Burlington Northern is no longer held by the Fund; for details on FedEx, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  Several industry weights were additive to performance during the six months.

  – The Fund was successfully overweight to media stocks, such as Comcast Corp. and Omnicom Group.

  – An underweight to consumer staples was rewarded when many food, beverage and tobacco stocks lagged the market recovery.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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What didn't work

•  Some individual stock selection decisions hindered performance for the period.

  – Names such as Sprint Nextel, Exelon and Genzyme detracted from relative returns. We sold out of Sprint Nextel at the end of the period. We continue to have confidence in Exelon's advantage when a cap and trade system (a market-based approach to controlling pollution) is imposed, and we believe Genzyme can resolve its manufacturing difficulties and realize its potential. As a result, we continue to hold both stocks in the portfolio. (For details, see "Portfolio highl ights.")

•  Several industry weights detracted from relative returns.

  – The Fund was underweight to real estate stocks, which recovered strongly in 2009. We believe foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies remain problematic for both commercial and residential real estate.

  – The Fund had an underweight position in materials stocks, as well. Within commodity-sensitive stocks, we are finding what we view to be more attractive opportunities in energy than in materials. However, the materials sector was up more than we expected during the six-month period.

Portfolio highlights

•  Holding an underweight position in Exxon Mobil added to relative performance over the six months, as the security underperformed other energy sector stocks. The company announced the acquisition of XTO Energy on December 14th. Exxon's diversification away from traditional oil operations is a clear signal that challenges lie ahead for the biggest oil companies. In the future, accessing oil deposits and dealing with stifling politics will be difficult to manage. We believe Exxon's move validates our thesis as companies search for friendlier alternatives.

•  Peabody Energy Corp. added to relative performance, as well. Optimism over the manufacturing recovery appears to be rallying coal stocks, which will boost coal demand. Further to this, we believe that the current competitive structure of the industry continues to improve due to consolidation. In our view, this should force smaller producers to shut down, thereby giving Peabody an edge.

•  The Fund held Marvell Technology Group, which aided performance during the period. The company announced a large jump in quarterly profits as a result of new cost controls and gross margin expansion. In addition, revenues increased sequentially, while operating expenses remained in line. We continue to hold our current position in the company, which makes chips for storage and communications systems. We believe management has positioned the company to further grow profits.

•  FedEx contributed to relative performance during the period. We believe that over time, the company will continue to gain US market share and enjoy sustained revenue growth internationally. We have a strong conviction that the company's superior management will help guide revenue margins and will keep the company ahead of competitors.


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•  The Fund sold out of its position in Sprint Nextel. We had a thesis that the management team would be able to improve operations, stem its loss of subscribers, streamline its cost structure and ultimately return to positive growth. In fact, we saw fairly good progress on several of these fronts, as Sprint improved operations and reduced expenses. We believed these initiatives would improve customer satisfaction and reduce customer churn; however, unfortunately the company continues to lose subscribers at a high rate.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     23.98 %     31.66 %     (0.42 )%     2.27 %     3.35 %  
Class B3     23.53 %     30.69 %     (1.20 )%     N/A       2.53 %6  
Class C4     23.51 %     30.67 %     (1.16 )%     N/A       2.01 %  
Class Y5     24.11 %     32.07 %     (0.14 )%     2.57 %     7.56 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     17.14 %     24.41 %     (1.54 )%     1.70 %     2.88 %  
Class B3     18.53 %     25.69 %     (1.54 )%     N/A       2.53 %6  
Class C4     22.51 %     29.67 %     (1.16 )%     N/A       2.01 %  
Russell 1000 Index7     23.11 %     28.43 %     0.79 %     (0.49 )%     7.73 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.28% and 1.20%; Class B—2.02% and 1.95%; Class C—1.96% and 1.95%; Class Y—0.96% and 0.95%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The net expenses listed above reflect the management fee waiver/expense reimbursements put in place for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred throug h investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 1.20% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class B shares, 1.95% for Class C shares and 0.95% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund. Pursuant to the previous fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement, the Advisor did not waive its management fee or reimburse expenses of the Fund because each Class' "Total annual fund operating expenses" did not exceed its respective agreed-upon expense limit.

1   Inception date of UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund Class A shares is June 30, 1997. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are November 05, 2001 and November 13, 2001, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is February 22, 1994.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, and represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Microsoft Corp.     3.0 %  
Covidien PLC     2.8    
Apple, Inc.     2.6    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2.6    
Pfizer, Inc.     2.5    
Wells Fargo & Co.     2.4    
Procter & Gamble Co.     2.4    
FedEx Corp.     2.4    
Comcast Corp., Class A     2.3    
Chevron Corp.     2.1    
Total     25.1 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Common stocks

Aerospace & defense     2.14 %  
Air freight & logistics     2.35    
Airlines     0.88    
Auto components     1.02    
Beverages     1.99    
Biotechnology     1.86    
Capital markets     2.30    
Chemicals     1.18    
Commercial banks     2.91    
Communications equipment     1.51    
Computers & peripherals     5.63    
Consumer finance     1.04    
Containers & packaging     0.53    
Diversified financial services     3.81    
Diversified telecommunication services     1.50    
Electric utilities     4.97    
Energy equipment & services     2.10    
Food & staples retailing     2.29    
Health care equipment & supplies     4.81    
Health care providers & services     2.41    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     1.34    
Household durables     1.47    
Household products     2.40    
Independent power producers & energy traders     0.22    
Insurance     3.63    
Life sciences tools & services     0.59    
Machinery     4.53    
Media     5.63    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     11.09    
Personal products     2.01    
Pharmaceuticals     5.65    
Road & rail     0.86    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     3.93    
Software     6.24    
Specialty retail     0.99    
Total common stocks     97.81 %  
Short-term investment     2.35    
Total investments     100.16 %  
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (0.16 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Common stocks: 97.81%  
Aerospace & defense: 2.14%  
General Dynamics Corp.     75,500     $ 5,146,835    
Air freight & logistics: 2.35%  
FedEx Corp.     67,800       5,657,910    
Airlines: 0.88%  
Southwest Airlines Co.     186,200       2,128,266    
Auto components: 1.02%  
BorgWarner, Inc.     73,700       2,448,314    
Beverages: 1.99%  
PepsiCo, Inc.     78,900       4,797,120    
Biotechnology: 1.86%  
Amgen, Inc.*     49,000       2,771,930    
Genzyme Corp.*     34,800       1,705,548    
      4,477,478    
Capital markets: 2.30%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     104,983       2,936,375    
Morgan Stanley     88,000       2,604,800    
      5,541,175    
Chemicals: 1.18%  
Monsanto Co.     34,800       2,844,900    
Commercial banks: 2.91%  
City National Corp.     25,900       1,181,040    
Wells Fargo & Co.     215,400       5,813,646    
      6,994,686    
Communications equipment: 1.51%  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     78,500       3,631,410    
Computers & peripherals: 5.63%  
Apple, Inc.*     29,500       6,220,370    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     99,800       5,140,698    
Seagate Technology     120,000       2,182,800    
      13,543,868    
Consumer finance: 1.04%  
Discover Financial Services     169,450       2,492,610    
Containers & packaging: 0.53%  
Ball Corp.     24,700       1,276,990    

 

    Shares   Value  
Diversified financial services: 3.81%  
Bank of America Corp.     197,500     $ 2,974,350    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     148,900       6,204,663    
      9,179,013    
Diversified telecommunication services: 1.50%  
AT&T, Inc.     128,600       3,604,658    
Electric utilities: 4.97%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     113,700       3,955,623    
Exelon Corp.     91,800       4,486,266    
FirstEnergy Corp.     58,000       2,694,100    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     49,700       837,445    
      11,973,434    
Energy equipment & services: 2.10%  
Baker Hughes, Inc.     80,800       3,270,784    
Noble Corp.     43,800       1,782,660    
      5,053,444    
Food & staples retailing: 2.29%  
Sysco Corp.     59,300       1,656,842    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     72,100       3,853,745    
      5,510,587    
Health care equipment & supplies: 4.81%  
Covidien PLC     139,700       6,690,233    
Medtronic, Inc.     111,400       4,899,372    
      11,589,605    
Health care providers & services: 2.41%  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*     28,200       1,802,262    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     131,200       3,998,976    
      5,801,238    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 1.34%  
Carnival Corp.*     101,600       3,219,704    
Household durables: 1.47%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.     81,700       3,529,440    
Household products: 2.40%  
Procter & Gamble Co.     95,100       5,765,913    
Independent power producers & energy traders: 0.22%  
Dynegy, Inc., Class A*     294,100       532,321    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Insurance: 3.63%  
ACE Ltd.*     39,800     $ 2,005,920    
Aflac, Inc.     78,200       3,616,750    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     130,100       3,127,604    
      8,750,274    
Life sciences tools & services: 0.59%  
Millipore Corp.*     19,700       1,425,295    
Machinery: 4.53%  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     95,700       4,592,643    
PACCAR, Inc.     107,050       3,882,703    
Pall Corp.     67,200       2,432,640    
      10,907,986    
Media: 5.63%  
Comcast Corp., Class A     324,300       5,467,698    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*     322,600       2,380,788    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     73,200       2,865,780    
Viacom, Inc., Class B*     95,800       2,848,134    
      13,562,400    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 11.09%  
Chevron Corp.     67,200       5,173,728    
EOG Resources, Inc.     20,000       1,946,000    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     63,900       4,357,341    
Hess Corp.     49,200       2,976,600    
Marathon Oil Corp.     85,800       2,678,676    
Peabody Energy Corp.     55,800       2,522,718    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     70,177       3,499,025    
Williams Cos., Inc.     168,100       3,543,548    
      26,697,636    
Personal products: 2.01%  
Avon Products, Inc.     80,700       2,542,050    
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A     47,400       2,292,264    
      4,834,314    
Pharmaceuticals: 5.65%  
Allergan, Inc.     61,200       3,856,212    
Merck & Co., Inc.     102,900       3,759,966    
Pfizer, Inc.     329,000       5,984,510    
      13,600,688    
Road & rail: 0.86%  
Ryder System, Inc.     50,300       2,070,851    

 

    Shares   Value  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 3.93%  
Broadcom Corp., Class A*     90,300     $ 2,839,935    
Intersil Corp., Class A     78,900       1,210,326    
KLA-Tencor Corp.     54,100       1,956,256    
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*     111,800       2,319,850    
National Semiconductor Corp.     73,200       1,124,352    
      9,450,719    
Software: 6.24%  
Autodesk, Inc.*     114,300       2,904,363    
Intuit, Inc.*     51,900       1,593,849    
Microsoft Corp.     233,900       7,131,611    
VMware, Inc., Class A*     80,300       3,403,114    
      15,032,937    
Specialty retail: 0.99%  
Lowe's Cos., Inc.     102,100       2,388,119    
Total common stocks  
(cost $191,498,466)           235,462,138    
Short-term investment: 2.35%  
Investment company: 2.35%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%1,2
(cost $5,662,064)
    5,662,064       5,662,064    
Total investments: 100.16%  
(cost $197,160,530)           241,124,202    
Liabilities, in excess of cash
and other assets: (0.16)%
            (393,921 )  
Net assets: 100.00%           $ 240,730,281    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Concluded

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $197,160,530; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 49,863,967    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (5,900,295 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 43,963,672    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Investment in affiliated investment company.

2  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

Futures contracts

UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2009:

    Expiration
date
  Cost   Value   Unrealized
appreciation
 
Index futures buy contracts:  
S&P 500 Index, 10 contracts (USD)   March 2010   $ 2,774,385     $ 2,776,750     $ 2,365    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

USD  United States Dollar

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks   $ 235,462,138     $     $     $ 235,462,138    
Short-term investment           5,662,064             5,662,064    
Other financial instruments1     2,365                   2,365    
Total   $ 235,464,503     $ 5,662,064     $     $ 241,126,567    

 

1  Other financial instruments may include open futures contracts, swap agreements, options and forward foreign currency contracts.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned 21.32% (Class A shares returned 14.59% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 21.52%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index (the "Index"), returned 23.23% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 43; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that an investor would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund's underperformance was due primarily to stock selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Several stock positions contributed positively to Fund performance. Though the US equity market staged a dramatic recovery from its March 2009 lows, our investment decisions were based on our comparisons of price to intrinsic value. Many market participants were overly focused on economic conditions at the time, which caused them to miss the early phase of the market recovery.

  – The decision to underweight Exxon Mobil made a positive contribution to relative returns. Our research indicated that this stock was overpriced, as so many "safe haven" names were in early 2009. We could not purchase it and remain true to our discipline. When Exxon Mobil lagged the market, our conviction was rewarded. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – The Fund was overweight to Peabody Energy, which was another top contributor. As the economy stabilized, Peabody and other coal stocks rallied during 2009. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – Semiconductor equipment company Seagate Technology was a strong performer during the six months. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  An overweight to the transportation sector was a positive for performance. The rail and air freight industries offered, in our view, the best price-to-intrinsic-value opportunities during the period. Burlington Northern was one of the Fund's strongest names during the period. Shares of Burlington Northern rose when Warren Buffett acquired the company for his firm Berkshire Hathaway. We sold the stock when it reached what our research showed to be fair value.

•  The Fund was overweight to capital goods stocks. Within this sector, General Electric was a top contributor for the six months.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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What didn't work

•  Several industry weights detracted from relative returns.

  – The Fund was underweight to real estate stocks, which recovered strongly in 2009. We believe foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies remain problematic for both commercial and residential real estate.

  – The Fund had an underweight position in materials stocks, as well. Within commodity-sensitive stocks, our research is finding more attractive opportunities in energy than in materials. However, the materials sector was up more than we expected during the six months.

•  Individual stock selection decisions hindered performance for the period.

  – Names such as Sprint Nextel, Exelon and Marathon Oil detracted from relative returns. We sold out of Sprint Nextel at the end of the period. However, we continue to have confidence in our view that Exelon will have an advantage when a cap and trade system is imposed. (A cap-and-trade system is a market-based approach to controlling pollution, which allows corporations or national governments to trade emissions allowances under an overall cap, or limit, on those emis sions.) And we believe Marathon is well-positioned for increased energy demand, so we continue to hold the stock. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – After we purchased Bank of America, investor concerns about the stability of the recovery for financials caused it to lag the market.

Portfolio highlights

•  Holding an underweight position in Exxon Mobil added to relative performance over the review period, as the security underperformed other energy sector stocks. The company announced the acquisition of XTO Energy on December 14, 2009. Exxon's diversification away from traditional oil operations is a clear signal that challenges lie ahead for the largest oil companies. In the future, accessing oil deposits and dealing with stifling politics will, in our view, be difficult to manage. We believe Exxon's move validates our thesis as companies search for friendlier alternatives.

•  The Fund's position in Peabody Energy Corp. added to relative performance. Optimism over the manufacturing recovery appears to be rallying coal stocks, which will boost coal demand. We believe that the current competitive structure of the industry continues to improve due to consolidation. This should force smaller producers to shut down, thereby giving Peabody an edge.

•  FedEx contributed to relative performance during the period. We believe that over time, the company will continue to gain US market share and enjoy sustained revenue growth internationally. We have a strong conviction that the company's superior management will help guide revenue margins and will keep the company ahead of competitors.

•  The Fund sold out of its position in Sprint Nextel. We had a thesis that the management team would be able to improve operations, stem the loss of subscribers, streamline the cost structure and ultimately return to positive growth. We have seen fairly good progress on several of these fronts as Sprint has improved operations and reduced expenses. We thought these initiatives would improve customer satisfaction and reduce customer churn. Unfortunately, the company continues to lose subscribers at a high rate.


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•  The Fund's position in Marathon Oil detracted from performance during the period. Investors moved shares lower after pricing in reduced crude oil and refining margin forecasts. However, we expect that Marathon's growing reserves will generate significant revenues as global energy demand increases.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 month   1 year   5 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     21.32 %     22.56 %     (0.97 )%     2.23 %  
Class B3     20.74 %     21.74 %     (1.71 )%     2.07 %6  
Class C4     20.83 %     21.84 %     (1.69 )%     1.78 %  
Class Y5     21.52 %     23.00 %     (0.70 )%     2.32 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     14.59 %     15.92 %     (2.09 )%     1.51 %  
Class B3     15.74 %     16.74 %     (1.96 )%     2.07 %6  
Class C4     19.83 %     20.84 %     (1.69 )%     1.78 %  
Russell 1000 Value Index7     23.23 %     19.69 %     (0.25 )%     2.25 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.53% and 1.21%; Class B—2.49% and 1.96%; Class C—2.34% and 1.96%; Class Y—1.46% and 0.96%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The net expenses listed above reflect the management fee waiver/expense reimbursements put in place for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred throug h investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 1.20% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class B shares, 1.95% for Class C shares and 0.95% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund. Pursuant to the previous fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement, the actual "Net expenses" (including Acquired fund fees and expenses) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 were 1.11% for the Class A shares, 1.86% for the Class B shares, 1.86% for the Class C shares and 0.86% for the Class Y shares.

1  Inception dates of UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund Class A shares is December 7, 2001. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are November 8, 2001 and December 12, 2001, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is June 29, 2001.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)1

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.     4.9 %  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4.7    
Pfizer, Inc.     4.0    
Chevron Corp.     3.5    
Covidien PLC     3.4    
AT&T, Inc.     3.2    
Wells Fargo & Co.     3.2    
Bank of America Corp.     3.1    
FedEx Corp.     2.8    
Comcast Corp., Class A     2.6    
Total     35.4 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)2

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Common stocks

Aerospace & defense     2.19 %  
Air freight & logistics     2.76    
Airlines     1.23    
Auto components     1.06    
Beverages     1.24    
Capital markets     3.64    
Chemicals     2.09    
Commercial banks     3.78    
Computers & peripherals     4.09    
Containers & packaging     0.53    
Diversified financial services     7.83    
Diversified telecommunication services     3.25    
Electric utilities     6.90    
Energy equipment & services     2.95    
Food & staples retailing     1.00    
Health care equipment & supplies     3.36    
Health care providers & services     2.21    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     1.71    
Household durables     1.03    
Household products     2.37    
Independent power producers & energy traders     0.44    
Industrial conglomerates     2.55    
Insurance     5.05    
Machinery     4.12    
Media     5.71    
Multi-utilities     1.15    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     15.64    
Pharmaceuticals     6.07    
Road & rail     1.15    
Specialty retail     0.99    
Total common stocks     98.09 %  

 

Investment company

SPDR Trust, Series 1     0.68    
Short-term investment     0.75    
Total investments     99.52 %  
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     0.48    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

1  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company was included.

2  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company's industry diversification was included.


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Common stocks: 98.09%  
Aerospace & defense: 2.19%  
General Dynamics Corp.     18,400     $ 1,254,328    
Air freight & logistics: 2.76%  
FedEx Corp.     18,900       1,577,205    
Airlines: 1.23%  
Southwest Airlines Co.     61,600       704,088    
Auto components: 1.06%  
BorgWarner, Inc.     18,300       607,926    
Beverages: 1.24%  
PepsiCo, Inc.     11,700       711,360    
Capital markets: 3.64%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     34,100       953,777    
Morgan Stanley     38,200       1,130,720    
      2,084,497    
Chemicals: 2.09%  
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.     35,500       1,195,285    
Commercial banks: 3.78%  
City National Corp.     7,900       360,240    
Wells Fargo & Co.     66,800       1,802,932    
      2,163,172    
Computers & peripherals: 4.09%  
Hewlett-Packard Co.     23,700       1,220,787    
Seagate Technology     61,500       1,118,685    
      2,339,472    
Containers & packaging: 0.53%  
Ball Corp.     5,900       305,030    
Diversified financial services: 7.83%  
Bank of America Corp.     117,200       1,765,032    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     65,170       2,715,634    
      4,480,666    
Diversified telecommunication services: 3.25%  
AT&T, Inc.     66,250       1,856,987    
Electric utilities: 6.90%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     33,600       1,168,944    
Exelon Corp.     22,500       1,099,575    
FirstEnergy Corp.     17,900       831,455    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     50,200       845,870    
      3,945,844    

 

    Shares   Value  
Energy equipment & services: 2.95%  
Baker Hughes, Inc.     25,900     $ 1,048,432    
Noble Corp.     15,700       638,990    
      1,687,422    
Food & staples retailing: 1.00%  
Kroger Co.     27,900       572,787    
Health care equipment & supplies: 3.36%  
Covidien PLC     40,200       1,925,178    
Health care providers & services: 2.21%  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     41,500       1,264,920    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 1.71%  
Carnival Corp.*     30,800       976,052    
Household durables: 1.03%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.     13,600       587,520    
Household products: 2.37%  
Procter & Gamble Co.     22,400       1,358,112    
Independent power producers & energy traders: 0.44%  
Dynegy, Inc., Class A*     138,600       250,866    
Industrial conglomerates: 2.55%  
General Electric Co.     96,600       1,461,558    
Insurance: 5.05%  
ACE Ltd.*     17,800       897,120    
Aflac, Inc.     22,600       1,045,250    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     39,400       947,176    
      2,889,546    
Machinery: 4.12%  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     27,200       1,305,328    
PACCAR, Inc.     29,000       1,051,830    
      2,357,158    
Media: 5.71%  
Comcast Corp., Class A     90,300       1,522,458    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*     107,100       790,398    
Time Warner, Inc.     32,700       952,878    
      3,265,734    
Multi-utilities: 1.15%  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     27,900       658,440    

 


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Concluded

    Shares   Value  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 15.64%  
Chevron Corp.     25,600     $ 1,970,944    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     41,450       2,826,476    
Hess Corp.     17,200       1,040,600    
Marathon Oil Corp.     22,500       702,450    
Peabody Energy Corp.     19,400       877,074    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     17,700       882,522    
Williams Cos., Inc.     30,700       647,156    
      8,947,222    
Pharmaceuticals: 6.07%  
Merck & Co., Inc.     32,300       1,180,242    
Pfizer, Inc.     125,900       2,290,121    
      3,470,363    
Road & rail: 1.15%  
Ryder System, Inc.     16,000       658,720    
Specialty retail: 0.99%  
Lowe's Cos., Inc.     24,200       566,038    
Total common stocks  
(cost $54,694,796)             56,123,496    

 

    Shares   Value  
Investment company: 0.68%  
SPDR Trust, Series 1,
(cost $383,632)
    3,500     $ 390,040    
Short-term investment: 0.75%  
Investment company: 0.75%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%1,2
(cost $429,699)
    429,699       429,699    
Total investments: 99.52%  
(cost $55,508,127)       56,943,235    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities: 0.48%
        273,160    
Net assets: 100.00%       $ 57,216,395    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $55,508,127; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 5,658,207    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (4,223,099 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 1,435,108    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Investment in affiliated investment company.

2  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted quoted
prices in active
markets for identical
investments (Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks   $ 56,123,496     $     $     $ 56,123,496    
Investment company     390,040                   390,040    
Short-term investment           429,699             429,699    
Total   $ 56,513,536     $ 429,699     $     $ 56,943,235    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A Shares of UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned 23.48% (Class A shares returned 16.71% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 23.68%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index (the "Index"), returned 25.45% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 50; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund lagged its benchmark due to stock selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector made a positive contribution to Fund returns. Information technology makes up the largest weight in the Fund's benchmark Russell Midcap Growth Index, and was the Fund's largest source of relative return during the period.

  – Cognizant Technology, a company that offers outsourcing services and consulting, posted positive third-quarter earnings and offered similar guidance for 2010. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  The Fund's energy stocks posted strong relative performance during the six months. An overweight to the sector was additive to returns, as rising commodity prices caused most energy stocks to rally.

  In particular, oil and natural gas companies benefited from the acquisition of XTO Energy by Exxon Mobil for $30 billion. The Fund held Newfield Exploration and Continental Resources, two oil and gas producers whose shares rose throughout the period. We continue to favor companies that have strong management teams and that are leveraged to an increase in oil and gas production. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  An underweight to the utilities sector contributed to relative returns. The Fund successfully avoided this sector as utilities and other defensive names lagged the market's sharp rebound.

What didn't work

•  Stock selection in industrials, combined with a slight overweight to the sector, detracted from returns.

  – Industrials service firm Quanta Services, which provides electrical transmission projects and gas pipelines, disappointed during the period. The company's shares can be volatile, and suffered a period of underperformance.

  – Tetra Tech, a provider of infrastructure project services, lagged its more cyclical peers in the market. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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•  The Fund's consumer discretionary stocks underperformed the market during the six-month period.

  – Video game hardware company GameStop lagged the market due to weak earnings and concern about reduced demand for hard games. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

  – Strayer Education and the entire for-profit education industry declined during the fourth quarter of 2009.

•  An overweight to the health care sector hindered performance, as well. Prospects for the sector were uncertain due to the pending health care legislation in Washington. These companies were under pressure, and our overweight detracted from performance.

•  The Fund's cash position caused it to lag the market. The Fund does not employ cash as a tactical allocation. Rather, we keep 1% to 2% of assets in cash in order to fund new purchases. This position detracted from returns as the market rose sharply.

Portfolio highlights

•  Shares of Cognizant Technology performed strongly during the period. Cognizant is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, combining an onsite and offshore delivery model. Since 2000, India-based information technology services companies have grown at a 43% compounded annual growth rate ("CAGR"). Cognizant has shown a 46% CAGR. Despite this strong growth, the worldwide market share for Indian IT outsourcing firms is estimated at just 5%, showing IT outsourcing is still in the early stage of adoption.

•  Continental Resources added to Fund returns during the six months. Continental is an exploration and production company with a significant interest in oil prospects and production, as well as in natural gas. This stock is one of the few ways to invest in a quality management team that is highly leveraged to oil production in the mid cap space.

•  Tetra Tech continues to gain new business momentum in the environmental, water and alternative energy segments of the infrastructure landscape. The shares have underperformed relative to the industrial sector recently, as higher beta names with less backlog and contract visibility outperformed. However, we believe Tetra Tech stands to benefit from the significant budget increases for their largest federal customers: the Army Core of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Education. As such, we continue to like the prospects for Tetra Tech.


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•  The Fund's investment in GameStop detracted from performance during the period, but we continue to believe the company has a strong business model. It sells new game and console hardware in the video gaming industry, and it also has a well-developed used game (high margin) model that the company executes better than anyone else to date. It is also international in its operations, thus less reliant on pure US industry trends. However, industry and Wall Street speculation concerning the viability of downloadable games, which cut out the retailer, makes investors nervous. We continue to believe GameStop will demonstrate significant strength and growth going forward.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     23.48 %     41.33 %     (3.97 )%  
Class C3     23.08 %     40.35 %     (5.68 )%  
Class Y4     23.68 %     41.58 %     (3.23 )%  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     16.71 %     33.60 %     (5.41 )%  
Class C3     22.08 %     39.35 %     (5.68 )%  
Russell Midcap Growth Index5     25.45 %     46.29 %     (1.62 )%  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—5.77% and 1.46%; Class C—7.02% and 2.21%; Class Y—5.02% and 1.21%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, otherwise do not exceed 1.45% for Class A shares, 2.20% for Class C sh ares and 1.20% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements, to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund.

1  Inception date of UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund Class A shares is March 31, 2006. Inception date of Class C shares is April 21, 2006. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is March 27, 2006.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Russell Midcap Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell mid cap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)1

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
WMS Industries, Inc.     4.4 %  
Regal-Beloit Corp.     4.1    
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     3.3    
Express Scripts, Inc.     3.1    
Continental Resources, Inc.     2.7    
Amphenol Corp., Class A     2.6    
NetApp, Inc.     2.5    
Solera Holdings, Inc.     2.4    
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Class A     2.3    
C.R. Bard, Inc.     2.3    
Total     29.7 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)2

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Common stocks

Beverages     2.07 %  
Biotechnology     2.55    
Capital markets     3.91    
Chemicals     4.06    
Commercial services & supplies     3.57    
Communications equipment     0.61    
Computers & peripherals     5.41    
Construction & engineering     1.52    
Distributors     1.05    
Diversified consumer services     2.04    
Diversified financial services     3.83    
Electrical equipment     4.08    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     2.57    
Energy equipment & services     0.68    
Food products     1.99    
Health care equipment & supplies     3.52    
Health care providers & services     6.99    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     5.23    
Internet & catalog retail     0.53    
IT services     3.30    
Life sciences tools & services     2.05    
Machinery     4.10    
Multiline retail     0.56    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     6.68    
Professional services     1.80    
Real estate investment trust (REIT)     0.96    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     2.97    
Software     8.20    
Specialty retail     5.81    
Trading companies & distributors     2.34    
Wireless telecommunication services     2.98    
Total common stocks     97.96 %  

 

Investment company

iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund     1.30    
Short-term investment     1.18    
Total investments     100.44 %  
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (0.44 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

1  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company was included.

2  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company's industry diversification was included.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Common stocks: 97.96%  
Beverages: 2.07%  
Central European
Distribution Corp.*
    3,800     $ 107,958    
Biotechnology: 2.55%  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     2,800       52,668    
Talecris Biotherapeutics
Holdings Corp.*
    3,600       80,172    
      132,840    
Capital markets: 3.91%  
Artio Global Investors, Inc.*     3,300       84,117    
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.*     6,200       120,156    
      204,273    
Chemicals: 4.06%  
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     500       40,530    
Ecolab, Inc.     1,900       84,702    
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A     2,200       86,482    
      211,714    
Commercial services & supplies: 3.57%  
EnergySolutions, Inc.     8,200       69,618    
Tetra Tech, Inc.*     4,300       116,831    
      186,449    
Communications equipment: 0.61%  
F5 Networks, Inc.*     600       31,788    
Computers & peripherals: 5.41%  
NetApp, Inc.*     3,800       130,682    
STEC, Inc.*     3,900       63,726    
Teradata Corp.*     2,800       88,004    
      282,412    
Construction & engineering: 1.52%  
Quanta Services, Inc.*     3,800       79,192    
Distributors: 1.05%  
LKQ Corp.*     2,800       54,852    
Diversified consumer services: 2.04%  
Strayer Education, Inc.     500       106,245    
Diversified financial services: 3.83%  
CME Group, Inc.     100       33,595    
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*     1,000       112,300    
MSCI, Inc., Class A*     1,700       54,060    
      199,955    

 

    Shares   Value  
Electrical equipment: 4.08%  
Regal-Beloit Corp.     4,100     $ 212,954    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components: 2.57%  
Amphenol Corp., Class A     2,900       133,922    
Energy equipment & services: 0.68%  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     800       35,272    
Food products: 1.99%  
Flowers Foods, Inc.     1,600       38,016    
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*     1,700       66,062    
      104,078    
Health care equipment & supplies: 3.52%  
C.R. Bard, Inc.     1,550       120,745    
Immucor, Inc.*     3,100       62,744    
      183,489    
Health care providers & services: 6.99%  
DaVita, Inc.*     1,800       105,732    
Express Scripts, Inc.*     1,900       164,255    
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.
KGaA ADR
    900       47,709    
Henry Schein, Inc.*     900       47,340    
      365,036    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 5.23%  
International Game Technology     2,400       45,048    
WMS Industries, Inc.*     5,700       228,000    
      273,048    
Internet & catalog retail: 0.53%  
NetFlix, Inc.*     500       27,570    
IT services: 3.30%  
Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp., Class A*
    3,800       172,140    
Life sciences tools & services: 2.05%  
Qiagen NV*     1,600       35,712    
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*     1,500       71,535    
      107,247    
Machinery: 4.10%  
Bucyrus International, Inc.     1,800       101,466    
Joy Global, Inc.     700       36,113    
SPX Corp.     1,400       76,580    
      214,159    

 


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Multiline retail: 0.56%  
Dollar General Corp.*     1,300     $ 29,159    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 6.68%  
Continental Resources, Inc.*     3,300       141,537    
Newfield Exploration Co.*     2,000       96,460    
Southwestern Energy Co.*     2,300       110,860    
      348,857    
Professional services: 1.80%  
Monster Worldwide, Inc.*     5,400       93,960    
Real estate investment trust (REIT): 0.96%  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT     1,000       50,280    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 2.97%  
ASML Holding NV, Class G     1,300       44,317    
Atmel Corp. *     24,000       110,640    
      154,957    
Software: 8.20%  
Activision Blizzard, Inc.*     2,400       26,664    
Concur Technologies, Inc.*     2,200       94,050    
Micros Systems, Inc.*     1,300       40,339    
Salesforce.com, Inc.*     1,100       81,147    
SolarWinds, Inc.*     2,600       59,826    
Solera Holdings, Inc.     3,500       126,035    
      428,061    
Specialty retail: 5.81%  
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.*     2,200       54,714    
GameStop Corp., Class A*     2,500       54,850    
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     2,600       99,112    
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*     2,700       94,473    
      303,149    

 

    Shares   Value  
Trading companies & distributors: 2.34%  
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Class A     2,600     $ 122,200    
Wireless telecommunication services: 2.98%  
American Tower Corp., Class A*     2,100       90,741    
SBA Communications Corp.,
Class A*
    1,900       64,904    
      155,645    
Total common stocks  
(cost $4,434,178)           5,112,861    
Investment company: 1.30%  
iShares Russell Midcap
Growth Index Fund
(cost $64,462)
    1,500       68,010    
    Units      
Short-term investment: 1.18%  
Investment company: 1.18%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%1,2
(cost $61,660)
    61,660       61,660    
Total investments: 100.44%  
(cost $4,560,300)           5,242,531    
Liabilities, in excess of cash
and other assets: (0.44)%
            (22,875 )  
Net assets: 100.00%           $ 5,219,656    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $4,560,300; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 926,625    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (244,394 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 682,231    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Investment in affiliated investment company.

2  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

ADR  American depositary receipt


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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Concluded

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted quoted
prices in active
markets for identical
investments (Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks   $ 5,112,861     $     $     $ 5,112,861    
Investment company     68,010                   68,010    
Short-term investment           61,660             61,660    
Total   $ 5,180,871     $ 61,660     $     $ 5,242,531    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2009, Class A Shares of UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") returned 22.90% (Class A shares returned 16.11% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares returned 23.03%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the "Index"), returned 20.75% over the same time period. (Class Y shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 57; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund outperformed its benchmark due to stock selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector made a positive contribution to Fund returns. Information technology was the Fund's largest source of relative return during the period.

  – Successful names included AsiaInfo Holdings, a provider of telecommunications software solutions. AsiaInfo saw its shares rise during the period after announcing the acquisition of its largest competitor. The company is now the dominant provider of software solutions in its marketplace.

  – F5 Networks, an internet solutions provider, and Blue Coat Systems, an application and delivery network solutions provider, were positive for performance, as well. The companies both reported positive third quarter earnings and guidance for 2010. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  The Fund's financial stocks contributed strongly to relative returns.

  – Our focus on real estate investment trusts, particularly hospitals and outpatient facilities, was successful during the period. Two of the largest positive contributors were Ventas and Biomed.

  – The Fund successfully avoided commercial banks, which performed poorly during the six months.

•  The Fund's energy stocks posted strong relative performance during the six months. An overweight to the sector was additive to returns, as rising commodity prices caused most energy stocks to rally. In particular, Whiting Petroleum saw its shares rise due to strengthening commodity oil and natural gas prices. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

•  Stock selection in the industrial sector was positive for performance, as well. Bucyrus International, a manufacturer of excavation machinery used in surface mining, saw its shares rise during the month after the management team made positive comments at an investor conference regarding order rates and improving industry trends. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

What didn't work

•  The Fund's consumer discretionary stocks underperformed the market during the six months. Two specialty apparel companies, Coldwater Creek and Iconix Brand, sold off based on weaker-than-expected earnings in the third quarter of 2009. (We sold Iconix Brand in October 2009.)

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see pages 2-3.


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•  Holding a small cash position hindered relative returns. The Fund does not employ cash as a tactical allocation. Rather, we keep a small percentage of assets in cash in order to fund new purchases. This position detracted from returns as the market rose sharply.

•  Stock selection within the consumer staples sector detracted from returns. The Fund held household products company Chattem, which disappointed during August and September. After we sold the stock, Chattem was acquired, which caused its shares to rally sharply. The Fund's lack of exposure during this rally was a negative contributor.

•  An overweight to the health care sector hindered performance, as well. Prospects for the sector were uncertain due to the pending health care legislation in Washington. These companies were under pressure, and our overweight detracted from performance.

  Additionally, stock selection within health care was negative, particularly our decision not to hold Human Genome Sciences, which performed well during the period. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

Portfolio highlights

•  The Fund benefited from holding F5 Networks, a provider of integrated internet traffic management solutions. The company's software-based solutions manage, control and optimize internet traffic and content for its customers, while at the same time offering a layer of security protection. The company has strengthened its security and WAN optimization capabilities through a series of acquisitions. We believe the new product cycle will have a positive impact on the company's revenue growth and will expand its margins.

•  Bucyrus International was a successful holding, as well. The company, a manufacturer of excavation machinery used in surface mining, should be a beneficiary of any rebound in global growth. Bucyrus enjoys a $2.3 billion backlog, and has shifted original equipment orders from 2009 to 2010 to help smooth reported results. Management should be able to expand margins by continuing to cut expenses, as well as increasing subsidiary DBT's aftermarket revenue. We believe substantial cash flow over the next few years will enable Bucyrus to pay down debt or fund acquisitions.

•  Shares of Whiting Petroleum Corp. performed strongly during the period. Whiting is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations primarily in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast. The primary driver of reserve and production growth over the next several years will be driven by increased drilling in the company's Bakken (North Dakota) play. Whiting currently has rights to over 300,000 net acres in the Bakken, with the potential to add up to almost 200 million BOE in proved reserves. The company is also seeing positive results from its CO2 injection programs in the Permian Basin.

•  Human Genome Sciences is a developer of protein and antibody drugs. The company's share price increased during the period after the company released positive top line data for their lupus drug Benlysta. Because the Fund did not hold the stock, its relative returns were negatively affected.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2010. They are not guarantees of 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 Web site at www.ubs.com.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/09 (unaudited)

    6 months   1 year   5 years   10 years   Inception1  
Before deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     22.90 %     33.16 %     (2.20 )%     2.43 %     5.46 %  
Class B3     22.36 %     32.21 %     (2.91 )%     N/A       2.37 %6  
Class C4     22.29 %     31.99 %     (2.94 )%     N/A       1.93 %  
Class Y5     23.03 %     33.41 %     (1.95 )%     2.70 %     4.06 %  
After deducting maximum sales charge  
Class A2     16.11 %     25.84 %     (3.30 )%     1.86 %     4.92 %  
Class B3     17.36 %     27.21 %     (3.25 )%     N/A       2.37 %6  
Class C4     21.29 %     30.99 %     (2.94 )%     N/A       1.93 %  
Russell 2000 Growth Index7     20.75 %     34.47 %     0.87 %     (1.37 )%     1.20 %  

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2009 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.68% and 1.41%; Class B—2.56% and 2.16%; Class C—2.46% and 2.16%; Class Y—1.26% and 1.16%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The net expenses listed above reflect the management fee waiver/expense reimbursement put in place for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies and interest expense), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, do not exceed 1.40% for Class A shares, 2.15% for Class B shares, 2.15% for Class C shares and 1.15% for Class Y shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements to the extent that such reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund. Pursuant to the previous fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement, the actual "Net expenses" (including Acquired fund fees and expenses) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 were 1.29% for the Class A shares, 2.04% for the Class B shares, 2.04% for the Class C shares and 1.04% for the Class Y shares.

1  Inception date of UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund Class A shares is December 31, 1998. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are November 7, 2001 and November 19, 2001, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is September 30, 1997.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after a maximum of six years. Class B shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

4  Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

5  The Fund offers Class Y shares to a limited group of eligible investors, including certain qualifying retirement plans. Class Y shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees.

6  Assumes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.

7  The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index composed of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index is an index composed of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

If an investor sells or exchanges shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged will be deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus.

The Fund invests in IPOs which may have a magnified impact on performance.

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. Total returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit http://www.ubs.com.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)1

As of December 31, 2009

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     2.3 %  
Bucyrus International, Inc.     2.2    
F5 Networks, Inc.     2.2    
Rock-Tenn Co., Class A     1.9    
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.     1.8    
EMCOR Group, Inc.     1.8    
EnerSys     1.7    
WMS Industries, Inc.     1.7    
ArcSight, Inc.     1.7    
Ventas, Inc.     1.7    
Total     19.0 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)2

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2009

Common stocks

Aerospace & defense     1.06 %  
Air freight & logistics     1.41    
Auto components     1.49    
Biotechnology     6.58    
Chemicals     2.16    
Commercial services & supplies     1.61    
Communications equipment     7.15    
Computers & peripherals     1.68    
Construction & engineering     2.98    
Containers & packaging     1.88    
Distributors     1.25    
Diversified telecommunication services     0.44    
Electrical equipment     4.30    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     1.68    
Energy equipment & services     2.51    
Health care equipment & supplies     4.22    
Health care providers & services     6.16    
Health care technology     2.19    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     3.44    
Household durables     0.95    
Internet software & services     1.39    
IT services     1.90    
Machinery     2.25    
Media     1.10    
Metals & mining     0.88    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     4.18    
Paper & forest products     0.35    
Pharmaceuticals     1.05    
Real estate investment trust (REIT)     3.10    
Road & rail     2.81    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     6.23    
Software     10.28    
Specialty retail     4.32    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     2.53    
Total common stocks     97.51 %  

 

Investment company

iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund     1.04    
Short-term investment     2.03    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     4.92    
Total investments     105.50 %  
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (5.50 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

1  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company was included.

2  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company's industry diversification was included.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Common stocks: 97.51%  
Aerospace & defense: 1.06%  
DigitalGlobe, Inc.*     38,700     $ 936,540    
GeoEye, Inc.*     35,465       988,764    
      1,925,304    
Air freight & logistics: 1.41%  
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*     95,200       2,554,216    
Auto components: 1.49%  
Tenneco, Inc.*     152,200       2,698,506    
Biotechnology: 6.58%  
Affymax, Inc.*     37,700       932,698    
Genomic Health, Inc.*     58,390       1,142,108    
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*     146,979       862,767    
Incyte Corp. Ltd.*     121,500       1,106,865    
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     64,500       715,950    
Medivation, Inc.*1     36,284       1,366,093    
Micromet, Inc.*1     122,000       812,520    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     26,200       768,708    
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.*     95,900       713,496    
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     58,900       1,424,202    
Seattle Genetics, Inc.*     102,918       1,045,647    
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*1     93,900       1,055,436    
      11,946,490    
Chemicals: 2.16%  
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A     37,094       1,458,165    
Solutia, Inc.*     194,100       2,465,070    
      3,923,235    
Commercial services & supplies: 1.61%  
Clean Harbors, Inc.*     21,100       1,257,771    
EnergySolutions, Inc.     33,931       288,074    
Tetra Tech, Inc.*     51,000       1,385,670    
      2,931,515    
Communications equipment: 7.15%  
Acme Packet, Inc.*     93,700       1,030,700    
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*     96,600       2,756,964    
F5 Networks, Inc.*     74,900       3,968,202    
Palm, Inc.*1     79,500       798,180    
Polycom, Inc.*     92,300       2,304,731    
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*     92,200       2,117,834    
      12,976,611    
Computers & peripherals: 1.68%  
Compellent Technologies, Inc.*     69,900       1,585,332    
STEC, Inc.*1     89,400       1,460,796    
      3,046,128    

 

    Shares   Value  
Construction & engineering: 2.98%  
EMCOR Group, Inc.*     120,600     $ 3,244,140    
Orion Marine Group, Inc.*     102,800       2,164,968    
      5,409,108    
Containers & packaging: 1.88%  
Rock-Tenn Co., Class A     67,556       3,405,498    
Distributors: 1.25%  
LKQ Corp.*     115,800       2,268,522    
Diversified telecommunication services: 0.44%  
Neutral Tandem, Inc.*     35,399       805,327    
Electrical equipment: 4.30%  
EnerSys*     143,100       3,129,597    
Regal-Beloit Corp.     48,100       2,498,314    
Woodward Governor Co.     84,900       2,187,873    
      7,815,784    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components: 1.68%  
Tech Data Corp.*     65,200       3,042,232    
Energy equipment & services: 2.51%  
Dril-Quip, Inc.*     54,000       3,049,920    
Helix Energy Solutions
Group, Inc.*
    127,900       1,502,825    
      4,552,745    
Health care equipment & supplies: 4.22%  
Haemonetics Corp.*     16,300       898,945    
ResMed, Inc.*     38,000       1,986,260    
STERIS Corp.     29,300       819,521    
Thoratec Corp.*     81,000       2,180,520    
Zoll Medical Corp.*     66,600       1,779,552    
      7,664,798    
Health care providers & services: 6.16%  
Emergency Medical Services
Corp., Class A*
    37,500       2,030,625    
HMS Holdings Corp.*     41,645       2,027,695    
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*     58,900       1,958,425    
Mednax, Inc.*     25,400       1,526,794    
Team Health Holdings, Inc.*1     177,500       2,488,550    
VCA Antech, Inc.*     46,500       1,158,780    
      11,190,869    

 


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Shares   Value  
Health care technology: 2.19%  
MedAssets, Inc.*     85,400     $ 1,811,334    
Phase Forward, Inc.*     66,100       1,014,635    
SXC Health Solutions Corp.*     21,316       1,149,998    
      3,975,967    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 3.44%  
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.*     149,284       2,007,870    
Panera Bread Co., Class A*     16,900       1,131,793    
WMS Industries, Inc.*     77,800       3,112,000    
      6,251,663    
Household durables: 0.95%  
Ryland Group, Inc.     87,500       1,723,750    
Internet software & services: 1.39%  
VistaPrint NV*     44,600       2,527,036    
IT services: 1.90%  
NCI, Inc., Class A*     43,717       1,208,775    
TNS, Inc.*     86,900       2,232,461    
      3,441,236    
Machinery: 2.25%  
Bucyrus International, Inc.     72,500       4,086,825    
Media: 1.10%  
National CineMedia, Inc.     120,700       1,999,999    
Metals & mining: 0.88%  
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     90,600       1,605,432    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 4.18%  
Arena Resources, Inc.*     49,000       2,112,880    
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*1     57,500       1,400,125    
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*     57,200       4,086,940    
      7,599,945    
Paper & forest products: 0.35%  
Schweitzer-Mauduit
International, Inc.
    9,000       633,150    
Pharmaceuticals: 1.05%  
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     84,870       808,811    
Nektar Therapeutics*     118,200       1,101,624    
      1,910,435    

 

    Shares   Value  
Real estate investment trust (REIT): 3.10%  
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     61,600     $ 972,048    
Franklin Street Properties Corp.     109,800       1,604,178    
Ventas, Inc.     69,900       3,057,426    
      5,633,652    
Road & rail: 2.81%  
Knight Transportation, Inc.     112,300       2,166,267    
Landstar System, Inc.     75,900       2,942,643    
      5,108,910    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 6.23%  
Atheros Communications, Inc.*     76,740       2,627,578    
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*     130,118       887,405    
Cymer, Inc.*     49,100       1,884,458    
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.*     47,292       891,927    
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*     175,800       2,494,602    
Veeco Instruments, Inc.*     76,600       2,530,864    
      11,316,834    
Software: 10.28%  
ArcSight, Inc.*     120,516       3,082,799    
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.*     108,600       3,309,042    
Factset Research Systems, Inc.     37,700       2,483,299    
Fortinet, Inc.*     27,300       479,661    
NICE Systems Ltd. ADR*     91,900       2,852,576    
Rovi Corp.*     91,700       2,922,479    
Sourcefire, Inc.*     44,155       1,181,146    
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*     80,504       2,364,403    
      18,675,405    
Specialty retail: 4.32%  
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.     52,390       900,060    
Chico's FAS, Inc.*     190,200       2,672,310    
Children's Place Retail
Stores, Inc.*
    56,400       1,861,764    
Coldwater Creek, Inc.*     58,438       260,634    
Rue21, Inc.*     19,200       539,328    
Wet Seal, Inc., Class A*     468,500       1,616,325    
      7,850,421    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods: 2.53%  
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.     64,900       2,640,132    
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*     66,717       1,962,147    
      4,602,279    
Total common stocks  
(cost $144,778,036)           177,099,827    

 


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Concluded

    Shares   Value  
Investment company: 1.04%  
iShares Russell 2000 Growth
Index Fund
(cost $1,815,254)1
    27,600     $ 1,878,732    
Short-term investment: 2.03%  
Investment company: 2.03%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 0.120%2,3
(cost $3,695,023)
    3,695,023       3,695,023    

 

    Shares   Value  
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 4.92%  
UBS Private Money Market
Fund LLC, 0.134%2,3
(cost $8,931,068)
    8,931,068     $ 8,931,068    
Total investments: 105.50%  
(cost $159,219,381)       191,604,650    
Liabilities, in excess of cash
and other assets: (5.50)%
        (9,987,817 )  
Net assets: 100.00%       $ 181,616,833    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was substantially the same for book purposes, was $159,219,381; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 39,058,189    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (6,672,920 )  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments   $ 32,385,269    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2009.

2  Investment in affiliated investment company.

3  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2009.

ADR  American depositary receipt

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Measurements at 12/31/09  
Description   Unadjusted quoted
prices in active
markets for identical
investments (Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Common stocks   $ 177,099,827     $     $     $ 177,099,827    
Investment company     1,878,732                   1,878,732    
Short-term investment           3,695,023             3,695,023    
Investment of cash collateral from
securities loaned
          8,931,068             8,931,068    
Total   $ 178,978,559     $ 12,626,091     $     $ 191,604,650    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

Explanation of expense disclosure (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transactional costs (as applicable); including sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; service and/or distribution (12b-1) fees (if applicable); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each 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, July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.

Actual expenses

The first line of 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 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 that 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 that 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 a 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 only and do not reflect any transactional costs (as applicable), such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line in the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.


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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Beginning
account value
July 1, 2009
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2009
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/09 – 12/31/09
  Expense
ratio during
period
 
UBS Global Equity Fund  
Class A Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,266.50     $ 8.57       1.50 %  
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,017.64       7.63       1.50    
Class B Actual     1,000.00       1,261.70       12.83       2.25    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,013.86       11.42       2.25    
Class C Actual     1,000.00       1,261.60       12.83       2.25    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,013.86       11.42       2.25    
Class Y Actual     1,000.00       1,267.70       7.14       1.25    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,018.90       6.36       1.25    
UBS International Equity Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000.00       1,226.10       7.01       1.25    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,018.90       6.36       1.25    
Class B Actual     1,000.00       1,220.70       11.19       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    
Class C Actual     1,000.00       1,222.00       11.20       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    
Class Y Actual     1,000.00       1,227.00       5.61       1.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000.00       1,255.20       12.62       2.22    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,014.01       11.27       2.22    
Class C Actual     1,000.00       1,249.60       16.84       2.97    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,010.23       15.05       2.97    
Class Y Actual     1,000.00       1,257.10       11.38       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    

 

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Beginning
account value
July 1, 2009
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2009
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/09 – 12/31/09
  Expense
ratio during
period
 
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund  
Class A Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,239.80     $ 6.77       1.20 %  
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,019.16       6.11       1.20    
Class B Actual     1,000.00       1,235.30       10.99       1.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.38       9.91       1.95    
Class C Actual     1,000.00       1,235.10       10.99       1.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.38       9.91       1.95    
Class Y Actual     1,000.00       1,241.10       5.37       0.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,020.42       4.84       0.95    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000.00       1,213.20       6.69       1.20    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,019.16       6.11       1.20    
Class B Actual     1,000.00       1,207.40       10.85       1.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.38       9.91       1.95    
Class C Actual     1,000.00       1,208.30       10.85       1.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,015.38       9.91       1.95    
Class Y Actual     1,000.00       1,215.20       5.30       0.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,020.42       4.84       0.95    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000.00       1,234.80       8.17       1.45    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,017.90       7.37       1.45    
Class C Actual     1,000.00       1,230.80       12.37       2.20    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,014.12       11.17       2.20    
Class Y Actual     1,000.00       1,236.80       6.77       1.20    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,019.16       6.11       1.20    

 


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December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    Beginning
account value
July 1, 2009
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2009
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/09 – 12/31/09
  Expense
ratio during
period
 
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund  
Class A Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,229.00     $ 7.87       1.40 %  
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,018.15       7.12       1.40    
Class B Actual     1,000.00       1,223.60       12.05       2.15    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,014.37       10.92       2.15    
Class C Actual     1,000.00       1,222.90       12.05       2.15    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,014.37       10.92       2.15    
Class Y Actual     1,000.00       1,230.30       6.46       1.15    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000.00       1,019.41       5.85       1.15    

 


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Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities
December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    UBS
Global
Equity Fund
  UBS
International
Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Equity
Alpha Fund
  UBS
U.S. Large Cap
Equity Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 113,311,277     $ 35,228,794     $ 75,386,391     $ 191,498,466    
Affiliated issuers     63,307       4,208       177,546       5,662,064    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost           1,336,894                
Foreign currency, at cost     626,183       170,681                
    $ 114,000,767     $ 36,740,577     $ 75,563,937     $ 197,160,530    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers     147,423,171       52,646,014       91,537,862       235,462,138    
Affiliated issuers     63,307       4,208       177,546       5,662,064    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value1           1,336,894                
Foreign currency, at value     628,226       171,766                
Cash     193       1,402       1,614,066          
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     1,558,737       3,645,901       5,016,875       47,666    
Due from advisor     1,175       30,464       7,730       26,449    
Dividends     438,177       64,316       115,760       208,261    
Interest     59       3       134       592    
Fund shares sold     210,863       13,285       1,950       155,387    
Foreign tax reclaims     322,274       97,018                
Cash collateral for futures contracts                       225,000    
Cash collateral for investments sold short                 520,624          
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     711,775       325,565                
Other assets     55,129       5,623       6,088       14,669    
Total assets   $ 151,413,086     $ 58,342,459     $ 98,998,635     $ 241,802,226    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned           1,336,894                
Investment securities purchased     31,932       1,453,051       3,280,643       73,092    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     82,366       43,661       69,418       159,015    
Fund shares redeemed     1,973,295       558,543       3,907,654       613,720    
Custody and fund accounting fees     14,061       11,960       11,075       17,044    
Distribution and service fees     40,083       2,959       14,760       10,369    
Dividends payable for investments sold short                 9,890          
Trustees' fees     7,045       5,597       6,655       8,520    
Payable for bank loan           870,000                
Variation margin                       28,500    
Accrued expenses     74,385       68,814       57,501       161,685    
Investments sold short, at value2                 17,596,192          
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     634,807       360,402                
Total liabilities     2,857,974       4,711,881       24,953,788       1,071,945    
Net assets   $ 148,555,112     $ 53,630,578     $ 74,044,847     $ 240,730,281    

 

1  The market value of securities loaned by UBS International Equity Fund and UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund as of December 31, 2009 was $1,272,975 and $8,702,902, respectively.

2  Proceeds from investments sold short by UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund were $15,122,697.


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Financial statements

    UBS
U.S. Large Cap
Value Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Mid
Cap Growth
Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 55,078,428     $ 4,498,640     $ 146,593,290    
Affiliated issuers     429,699       61,660       3,695,023    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost                 8,931,068    
Foreign currency, at cost                    
    $ 55,508,127     $ 4,560,300     $ 159,219,381    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers     56,513,536       5,180,871       178,978,559    
Affiliated issuers     429,699       61,660       3,695,023    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value1                 8,931,068    
Foreign currency, at value                    
Cash                 1,025    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     392,766             1,505,812    
Due from advisor           14,677       17,612    
Dividends     52,538       2,331       23,115    
Interest     111       10       3,338    
Fund shares sold     3,003             367,283    
Foreign tax reclaims                    
Cash collateral for futures contracts                    
Cash collateral for investments sold short                    
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                    
Other assets     3,255       280       10,882    
Total assets   $ 57,394,908     $ 5,259,829     $ 193,533,717    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned                 8,931,068    
Investment securities purchased                 1,668,328    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     19,431       4,005       143,563    
Fund shares redeemed     99,894             1,005,514    
Custody and fund accounting fees     6,805       6,806       12,097    
Distribution and service fees     15,714       248       9,722    
Dividends payable for investments sold short                    
Trustees' fees     5,207       4,424       7,238    
Payable for bank loan                    
Variation margin                    
Accrued expenses     31,462       24,690       139,354    
Investments sold short, at value2                    
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                    
Total liabilities     178,513       40,173       11,916,884    
Net assets   $ 57,216,395     $ 5,219,656     $ 181,616,833    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities (cont'd)
December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    UBS
Global
Equity Fund
  UBS
International
Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Equity
Alpha Fund1
  UBS
U.S. Large Cap
Equity Fund
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 425,433,541     $ 64,215,714     $ 98,571,444     $ 438,566,376    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)     556,392       411,382       (36,502 )     832,571    
Accumulated net realized loss     (311,658,875 )     (28,408,306 )     (38,168,071 )     (242,634,703 )  
Net unrealized appreciation     34,224,054       17,411,788       13,677,976       43,966,037    
Net assets   $ 148,555,112     $ 53,630,578     $ 74,044,847     $ 240,730,281    
Class A:  
Net assets   $ 80,556,082     $ 8,481,106     $ 32,324,957     $ 30,024,891    
Shares outstanding     6,880,093       1,135,654       4,079,727       2,154,214    
Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share   $ 11.71     $ 7.47     $ 7.92     $ 13.94    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)2   $ 12.39     $ 7.90     $ 8.36     $ 14.75    
Class B:  
Net assets   $ 984,824     $ 264,568     $     $ 212,833    
Shares outstanding     86,144       35,400             15,569    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 11.43     $ 7.47           $ 13.67    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2   $ 10.86     $ 7.10           $ 12.99    
Class C:  
Net assets   $ 25,990,977     $ 1,064,285     $ 8,957,633     $ 4,393,868    
Shares outstanding     2,304,193       145,241       1,139,151       324,700    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 11.28     $ 7.33     $ 7.86     $ 13.53    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2   $ 11.17     $ 7.26     $ 7.78     $ 13.39    
Class Y:  
Net assets   $ 41,023,229     $ 43,820,619     $ 32,762,257     $ 206,098,689    
Shares outstanding     3,415,874       5,848,653       4,137,386       14,670,457    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share, and redemption proceeds per share   $ 12.01     $ 7.49     $ 7.92     $ 14.05    

 

1  UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund and UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund do not offer Class B Shares.

2  For Class A, the maximum sales charge is 5.50%. Classes B, C and Y have no front-end sales charges. For Class A, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the shares' offering price or the net asset value at the time of sales by the shareholder, whichever is less, is charged on sales of shares on original purchases of $250,000 or more that were not subject to a front-end sales charge made within one year of the purchase date. For Class B, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.00%. Class C maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Class Y has no contingent deferred sales charge.


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Financial statements

    UBS
U.S. Large Cap
Value Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Mid
Cap Growth
Equity Fund1
  UBS
U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 80,476,467     $ 6,085,331     $ 234,595,632    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)     210,923       (17,128 )     (703,350 )  
Accumulated net realized loss     (24,906,103 )     (1,530,778 )     (84,660,718 )  
Net unrealized appreciation     1,435,108       682,231       32,385,269    
Net assets   $ 57,216,395     $ 5,219,656     $ 181,616,833    
Class A:  
Net assets   $ 48,699,620     $ 666,331     $ 35,499,243    
Shares outstanding     8,293,954       80,172       3,375,851    
Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.87     $ 8.31     $ 10.52    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)2   $ 6.21     $ 8.79     $ 11.13    
Class B:  
Net assets   $ 175,547           $ 124,479    
Shares outstanding     29,986             12,640    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 5.85           $ 9.85    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2   $ 5.56           $ 9.36    
Class C:  
Net assets   $ 5,946,066     $ 134,522     $ 2,573,532    
Shares outstanding     1,033,106       16,823       261,963    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 5.76     $ 8.00     $ 9.82    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred sales charge)2   $ 5.70     $ 7.92     $ 9.72    
Class Y:  
Net assets   $ 2,395,162     $ 4,418,803     $ 143,419,579    
Shares outstanding     405,811       525,438       13,161,331    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share, and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.90     $ 8.41     $ 10.90    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

Financial statements

Statement of operations
For the six months ended December 31, 2009 (unaudited)

    UBS
Global
Equity Fund
  UBS
International
Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Equity
Alpha Fund
  UBS
U.S. Large Cap
Equity Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $ 1,295,542     $ 533,988     $ 1,245,101     $ 2,162,581    
Interest and other     467                      
Affiliated interest     1,650       1,548       1,001       4,224    
Securities lending-net     10,477       11,170                
Foreign tax withheld     (8,676 )     (17,818 )              
Total income     1,299,460       528,888       1,246,102       2,166,805    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration     685,761       304,757       645,731       1,032,804    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     100,305       10,565       42,414       42,956    
Class B     5,737       1,259             1,135    
Class C     126,286       5,277       47,119       22,995    
Transfer agency and related service fees:  
Class A     82,985       3,804       13,481       34,426    
Class B     1,272       189             256    
Class C     32,522       768       7,934       3,032    
Class Y     27,559       67,239       27,752       147,699    
Custodian and fund accounting     45,089       42,388       34,315       53,259    
Federal and state registration     30,367       30,810       21,269       30,832    
Professional services     51,779       50,161       47,285       45,601    
Shareholder reports     33,223       12,457       21,191       40,697    
Trustees     14,031       11,113       13,093       17,122    
Dividend expense for investments sold short                 275,875          
Other     16,594       11,032       7,509       19,914    
Total operating expenses     1,253,510       551,819       1,204,968       1,492,728    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor     (13,436 )     (186,811 )     (88,994 )     (159,615 )  
Net operating expenses     1,240,074       365,008       1,115,974       1,333,113    
Interest expense           91       166,630       394    
Net expenses     1,240,074       365,099       1,282,604       1,333,507    
Net investment income (loss)     59,386       163,789       (36,502 )     833,298    
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     9,963,632       10,338,370       23,870,914       8,736,760    
Investments in affiliated issuers     2,715,627                      
Futures contracts                       191,230    
Securities sold short                 (1,773,315 )        
Foreign currency transactions     753,373       135,960                
Net realized gain (loss)     13,432,632       10,474,330       22,097,599       8,927,990    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     25,124,740       3,711,044       9,371,371       48,512,213    
Futures contracts                       (5,693 )  
Securities sold short                 (1,988,953 )        
Foreign forward currency contracts     648,247       201,055                
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency     10,121       3,970                
Change in net unrealized appreciation     25,783,108       3,916,069       7,382,418       48,506,520    
Net realized and unrealized gain     39,215,740       14,390,399       29,480,017       57,434,510    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 39,275,126     $ 14,554,188     $ 29,443,515     $ 58,267,808    

 


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Financial statements

    UBS
U.S. Large Cap
Value Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Mid
Cap Growth
Equity Fund
  UBS
U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $ 572,877     $ 13,146     $ 395,049    
Interest and other                    
Affiliated interest     661       68       3,711    
Securities lending-net                 24,345    
Foreign tax withheld                    
Total income     573,538       13,214       423,105    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration     220,824       22,314       886,886    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     60,465       748       51,868    
Class B     1,147             743    
Class C     30,049       642       12,934    
Transfer agency and related service fees:  
Class A     36,006       1,102       79,912    
Class B     527             615    
Class C     6,136       438       5,925    
Class Y     3,483       41       122,220    
Custodian and fund accounting     20,745       20,505       36,800    
Federal and state registration     21,096       16,893       24,494    
Professional services     48,395       44,341       44,341    
Shareholder reports     12,752       2,666       30,560    
Trustees     10,472       8,902       14,587    
Dividend expense for investments sold short                    
Other     6,074       3,574       12,326    
Total operating expenses     478,171       122,166       1,324,211    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor     (115,970 )     (91,824 )     (156,008 )  
Net operating expenses     362,201       30,342       1,168,203    
Interest expense                 77    
Net expenses     362,201       30,342       1,168,280    
Net investment income (loss)     211,337       (17,128 )     (745,175 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (1,991,934 )     46,485       2,575,614    
Investments in affiliated issuers                    
Futures contracts                    
Securities sold short                    
Foreign currency transactions                    
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,991,934 )     46,485       2,575,614    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     12,485,267       965,869       37,003,808    
Futures contracts                    
Securities sold short                    
Foreign forward currency contracts                    
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency                    
Change in net unrealized appreciation     12,485,267       965,869       37,003,808    
Net realized and unrealized gain     10,493,333       1,012,354       39,579,422    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 10,704,670     $ 995,226     $ 38,834,247    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements

Statement of changes in net assets

    UBS Global Equity Fund   UBS International Equity Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 59,386     $ 2,199,037     $ 163,789     $ (1,659,840 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     13,432,632       (69,569,439 )     10,474,330       (35,631,181 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     25,783,108       (18,101,984 )     3,916,069       (10,960,573 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     39,275,126       (85,472,386 )     14,554,188       (44,931,914 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (1,823,227 )     (4,842,626 )     (502,754 )     (231,657 )  
Net realized gain                       (760,618 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (1,823,227 )     (4,842,626 )     (502,754 )     (992,275 )  
Class B:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (16,105 )     (128,499 )     (14,771 )        
Net realized gain                       (6,885 )  
Total Class B dividends and distributions     (16,105 )     (128,499 )     (14,771 )     (6,885 )  
Class C:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (531,429 )     (1,311,744 )     (58,439 )     (11,121 )  
Net realized gain                       (94,172 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions     (531,429 )     (1,311,744 )     (58,439 )     (105,293 )  
Class Y:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (1,055,564 )     (6,370,482 )     (2,971,270 )     (2,441,800 )  
Net realized gain                       (6,407,652 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (1,055,564 )     (6,370,482 )     (2,971,270 )     (8,849,452 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (3,426,325 )     (12,653,351 )     (3,547,234 )     (9,953,905 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     3,364,603       37,961,057       3,731,059       46,338,330    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     3,259,302       12,106,041       3,488,259       9,877,838    
Cost of shares redeemed     (56,616,611 )     (110,911,845 )     (40,202,977 )     (74,614,879 )  
Redemption fees     595       47,416       1,522       21,033    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (49,992,111 )     (60,797,331 )     (32,982,137 )     (18,377,678 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (14,143,310 )     (158,923,068 )     (21,975,183 )     (73,263,497 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     162,698,422       321,621,490       75,605,761       148,869,258    
Net assets, end of period   $ 148,555,112     $ 162,698,422     $ 53,630,578     $ 75,605,761    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of) net investment income
  $ 556,392     $ 3,923,331     $ 411,382     $ 3,794,827    

 


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Financial statements

    UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund   UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ (36,502 )   $ 325,175     $ 833,298     $ 5,953,983    
Net realized gain (loss)     22,097,599       (55,013,005 )     8,927,990       (235,188,832 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     7,382,418       29,628,558       48,506,520       19,293,729    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     29,443,515       (25,059,272 )     58,267,808       (209,941,120 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains           (576,077 )     (615,929 )     (305,532 )  
Net realized gain                       (1,595,416 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions                 (615,929 )     (1,900,948 )  
Class B:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (1,397 )     (623 )  
Net realized gain                       (13,791 )  
Total Class B dividends and distributions                 (1,397 )     (14,414 )  
Class C:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (72,171 )     (12,672 )  
Net realized gain                       (163,602 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions                 (72,171 )     (176,274 )  
Class Y:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains           (110,609 )     (5,270,317 )     (3,820,205 )  
Net realized gain                       (12,193,390 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions                 (5,270,317 )     (16,013,595 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions           (686,686 )     (5,959,814 )     (18,105,231 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     6,545,181       117,825,079       13,104,241       93,811,450    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions           666,293       5,904,189       17,806,087    
Cost of shares redeemed     (99,888,272 )     (80,103,113 )     (87,813,473 )     (369,797,169 )  
Redemption fees     0       13,594       16,555       58,778    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (93,343,091 )     38,401,853       (68,788,488 )     (258,120,854 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (63,899,576 )     12,655,895       (16,480,494 )     (486,167,205 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     137,944,423       125,288,528       257,210,775       743,377,980    
Net assets, end of period   $ 74,044,847     $ 137,944,423     $ 240,730,281     $ 257,210,775    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of) net investment income
  $ (36,502 )   $     $ 832,571     $ 5,959,087    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements

Statement of changes in net assets (cont'd)

    UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund   UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 211,337     $ 1,136,742     $ (17,128 )   $ (30,471 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,991,934 )     (21,689,579 )     46,485       (1,483,122 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     12,485,267       (6,462,189 )     965,869       (362,083 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     10,704,670       (27,015,026 )     995,226       (1,875,676 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (1,002,633 )     (516,748 )              
Net realized gain           (7,453,614 )           (9,595 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (1,002,633 )     (7,970,362 )           (9,595 )  
Class B:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (896 )     (2,141 )              
Net realized gain           (60,577 )              
Total Class B dividends and distributions     (896 )     (62,718 )              
Class C:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (78,334 )     (22,232 )              
Net realized gain           (925,371 )           (2,082 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions     (78,334 )     (947,603 )           (2,082 )  
Class Y:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (54,617 )     (27,994 )              
Net realized gain           (332,468 )           (65,030 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (54,617 )     (360,462 )           (65,030 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (1,136,480 )     (9,341,145 )           (76,707 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     465,476       1,979,114       146,533       328,613    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     1,014,890       8,347,989             76,709    
Cost of shares redeemed     (5,633,164 )     (17,119,519 )     (121,287 )     (166,889 )  
Redemption fees     103       1,154             3    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (4,152,695 )     (6,791,262 )     25,246       238,436    
Increase (decrease) in net assets     5,415,495       (43,147,433 )     1,020,472       (1,713,947 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     51,800,900       94,948,333       4,199,184       5,913,131    
Net assets, end of period   $ 57,216,395     $ 51,800,900     $ 5,219,656     $ 4,199,184    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed
net investment income (loss)
  $ 210,923     $ 1,136,066     $ (17,128 )   $    

 


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    UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2009
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2009
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ (745,175 )   $ (961,914 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     2,575,614       (87,081,406 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     37,003,808       (36,741,700 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     38,834,247       (124,785,020 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains              
Net realized gain           (3,056 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions           (3,056 )  
Class B:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains              
Net realized gain           (19 )  
Total Class B dividends and distributions           (19 )  
Class C:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains              
Net realized gain           (187 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions           (187 )  
Class Y:  
Net investment income and net foreign currency gains              
Net realized gain           (8,114 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions           (8,114 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions           (11,376 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     13,982,210       50,736,468    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions           10,729    
Cost of shares redeemed     (49,377,966 )     (119,932,435 )  
Redemption fees     10,766       21,887    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (35,384,990 )     (69,163,351 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     3,449,257       (193,959,747 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     178,167,576       372,127,323    
Net assets, end of period   $ 181,616,833     $ 178,167,576    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed
net investment income (loss)
  $ (703,350 )   $ 41,825    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Global Equity Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.46     $ 13.54     $ 15.47     $ 12.99     $ 11.63     $ 10.51    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     0.002       0.10       0.15       0.13       0.11       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.52       (3.57 )     (2.08 )     2.47       1.32       0.97    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.52       (3.47 )     (1.93 )     2.60       1.43       1.12    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.61 )           (0.12 )     (0.07 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.27 )                 (0.12 )     (0.07 )        
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.71     $ 9.46     $ 13.54     $ 15.47     $ 12.99     $ 11.63    
Total investment return2     26.65 %     (24.86 )%     (12.48 )%     20.11 %     12.35 %     10.66 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 80,556     $ 72,280     $ 117,601     $ 168,208     $ 173,052     $ 109,998    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.51 %3     1.48 %     1.31 %     1.35 %     1.37 %     1.39 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.50 %3     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.07 %3     1.10 %     0.98 %     0.91 %     0.88 %     1.35 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     48 %     76 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.22     $ 13.13     $ 15.11     $ 12.69     $ 11.39     $ 10.37    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.04 )     0.02       0.02       0.01       0.02       0.07    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.44       (3.43 )     (2.00 )     2.43       1.28       0.95    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.40       (3.41 )     (1.98 )     2.44       1.30       1.02    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.50 )           (0.02 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.19 )                                
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.43     $ 9.22     $ 13.13     $ 15.11     $ 12.69     $ 11.39    
Total investment return2     26.17 %     (25.39 )%     (13.10 )%     19.25 %     11.41 %     9.84 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 985     $ 1,254     $ 3,814     $ 7,439     $ 13,672     $ 108,894    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.28 %3     2.25 %     2.05 %     2.17 %     2.35 %     2.22 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.25 %3     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.70 )%3     0.26 %     0.17 %     0.10 %     0.13 %     0.60 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     48 %     76 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  Annualized.

4  The investment manager recouped expenses previously reimbursed by the manager on behalf of the Fund, not to exceed the expense cap.


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    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.13     $ 13.05     $ 15.02     $ 12.65     $ 11.35     $ 10.33    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.04 )     0.03       0.03       0.02       0.02       0.06    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.42       (3.44 )     (2.00 )     2.42       1.28       0.96    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.38       (3.41 )     (1.97 )     2.44       1.30       1.02    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.23 )     (0.51 )           (0.07 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.23 )                                
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.28     $ 9.13     $ 13.05     $ 15.02     $ 12.65     $ 11.35    
Total investment return2     26.16 %     (25.46 )%     (13.12 )%     19.28 %     11.45 %     9.87 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 25,991     $ 22,519     $ 35,900     $ 52,378     $ 56,836     $ 68,735    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.31 %3     2.30 %     2.11 %     2.14 %     2.20 %     2.20 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.25 %3     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.68 )%3     0.34 %     0.23 %     0.16 %     0.13 %     0.60 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     48 %     76 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.69     $ 13.84     $ 15.78     $ 13.23     $ 11.83     $ 10.67    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     0.02       0.13       0.19       0.17       0.15       0.18    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.58       (3.63 )     (2.13 )     2.52       1.34       0.98    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.60       (3.50 )     (1.94 )     2.69       1.49       1.16    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.28 )     (0.65 )           (0.14 )     (0.09 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.28 )                                
Net asset value, end of period   $ 12.01     $ 9.69     $ 13.84     $ 15.78     $ 13.23     $ 11.83    
Total investment return2     26.77 %     (24.52 )%     (12.29 )%     20.44 %     12.67 %     10.87 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 41,023     $ 66,646     $ 164,307     $ 180,027     $ 180,990     $ 159,252    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.15 %3     1.08 %     0.96 %     0.99 %     0.99 %     1.04 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.15 %3     1.00 %     1.00 %4     0.99 %     0.99 %     1.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.31 %3     1.27 %     1.29 %     1.16 %     1.14 %     1.60 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     48 %     76 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS International Equity Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.48     $ 9.97     $ 12.99     $ 10.98     $ 9.48     $ 8.58    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     0.01       0.10       0.17       0.17       0.16       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.44       (2.89 )     (1.83 )     2.47       1.81       0.86    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.45       (2.79 )     (1.66 )     2.64       1.97       1.01    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.46 )     (0.16 )     (0.20 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )  
From net realized gains           (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.46 )     (0.70 )     (1.36 )     (0.63 )     (0.47 )     (0.11 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.47     $ 6.48     $ 9.97     $ 12.99     $ 10.98     $ 9.48    
Total investment return2     22.61 %     (26.75 )%     (13.93 )%     24.84 %     20.93 %     11.73 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 8,481     $ 7,809     $ 17,023     $ 26,564     $ 23,539     $ 15,168    
Ratio of expenses to average assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.67 %4     1.57 %     1.32 %     1.38 %3     1.48 %     1.68 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.25 %4     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.26 %3     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.26 %4     1.50 %     1.43 %     1.42 %     1.52 %     1.61 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     35 %     124 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.49     $ 9.79     $ 12.81     $ 10.82     $ 9.34     $ 8.48    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.02 )     0.06       0.08       0.06       0.08       0.08    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.44       (2.82 )     (1.79 )     2.46       1.77       0.85    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.42       (2.76 )     (1.71 )     2.52       1.85       0.93    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.44 )           (0.15 )     (0.01 )           (0.07 )  
From net realized gains           (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.44 )     (0.54 )     (1.31 )     (0.53 )     (0.37 )     (0.07 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.47     $ 6.49     $ 9.79     $ 12.81     $ 10.82     $ 9.34    
Total investment return2     22.07 %     (27.30 )%     (14.55 )%     23.97 %     19.86 %     10.92 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 265     $ 218     $ 324     $ 555     $ 732     $ 876    
Ratio of expenses to average assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.48 %4     2.52 %     2.25 %     2.25 %3     2.22 %     2.25 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.00 %4     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.01 %3     2.00 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.49 )%4     0.93 %     0.67 %     0.51 %     0.77 %     0.86 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     35 %     124 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

4  Annualized.


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    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.34     $ 9.69     $ 12.71     $ 10.76     $ 9.30     $ 8.45    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.02 )     0.05       0.09       0.08       0.08       0.08    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.42       (2.80 )     (1.79 )     2.42       1.77       0.85    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.40       (2.75 )     (1.70 )     2.50       1.85       0.93    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.41 )     (0.06 )     (0.16 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.08 )  
From net realized gains           (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.41 )     (0.60 )     (1.32 )     (0.55 )     (0.39 )     (0.08 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.33     $ 6.34     $ 9.69     $ 12.71     $ 10.76     $ 9.30    
Total investment return2     22.20 %     (27.33 )%     (14.51 )%     23.85 %     19.93 %     10.97 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,064     $ 914     $ 1,949     $ 2,576     $ 2,412     $ 1,816    
Ratio of expenses to average assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.47 %4     2.38 %     2.13 %     2.16 %3     2.17 %     2.16 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.00 %4     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.01 %3     2.01 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.49 )%4     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.66 %     0.77 %     0.86 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     35 %     124 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.51     $ 10.05     $ 13.07     $ 11.04     $ 9.55     $ 8.63    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     0.02       0.12       0.21       0.20       0.19       0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.45       (2.91 )     (1.85 )     2.49       1.79       0.86    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.47       (2.79 )     (1.64 )     2.69       1.98       1.03    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.49 )     (0.21 )     (0.22 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )  
From net realized gains           (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.49 )     (0.75 )     (1.38 )     (0.66 )     (0.49 )     (0.11 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.49     $ 6.51     $ 10.05     $ 13.07     $ 11.04     $ 9.55    
Total investment return2     22.70 %     (26.62 )%     (13.63 )%     24.83 %     21.22 %     11.97 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 43,821     $ 66,665     $ 129,573     $ 172,150     $ 147,397     $ 113,264    
Ratio of expenses to average assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.55 %4     1.42 %     1.13 %     1.16 %3     1.19 %     1.18 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.00 %4     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.01 %3     1.00 %     1.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.52 %4     1.81 %     1.79 %     1.63 %     1.77 %     1.86 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     35 %     124 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
79



UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,   For the period
ended June 30,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   20075  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.31     $ 8.82     $ 11.55     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.00 )2     0.04       0.05       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.61       (2.48 )     (2.10 )     1.55    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.61       (2.44 )     (2.05 )     1.57    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income           (0.07 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.65 )     (0.01 )  
Total dividends/distributions           (0.07 )     (0.68 )     (0.02 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.92     $ 6.31     $ 8.82     $ 11.55    
Total investment return3     25.52 %     (27.52 )%     (18.49 )%     15.73 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 32,325     $ 33,137     $ 93,344     $ 187,444    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment and after interest and dividend
expense for securities sold short
    2.37 %4     2.47 %     1.93 %     1.93 %4  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and interest and dividend expense
for securities sold short
    2.22 %4     2.24 %     1.93 %     1.88 %4  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and before interest and dividend
expense for securities sold short
    1.50 %4     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %4  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.07 )%4     0.63 %     0.47 %     0.30 %4  
Portfolio turnover rate     74 %     154 %     72 %     81 %  

 

    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,   For the period
ended June 30,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   20075  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.30     $ 8.82     $ 11.55     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.00 )2     0.002       0.08       0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.62       (2.41 )     (2.10 )     1.54    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.62       (2.41 )     (2.02 )     1.58    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income           (0.11 )     (0.06 )     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.65 )     (0.01 )  
Total dividends/distributions           (0.11 )     (0.71 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.92     $ 6.30     $ 8.82     $ 11.55    
Total investment return3     25.71 %     (27.22 )%     (18.34 )%     15.88 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 32,762     $ 95,804     $ 9,121     $ 5,405    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment and after interest and dividend
expense for securities sold short
    2.13 %4     2.33 %     1.70 %     1.67 %4  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and interest and dividend expense
for securities sold short
    2.00 %4     2.25 %     1.70 %     1.67 %4  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and before interest and dividend
expense for securities sold short
    1.25 %4     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %4  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.04 )%4     0.07 %     0.74 %     0.43 %4  
Portfolio turnover rate     74 %     154 %     72 %     81 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Amount represents less than $0.005 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 distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

4  Annualized.

5  For the period September 26, 2006 (commencement of issuance) through June 30, 2007.


80



UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

Financial highlights

    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,   For the period
ended June 30,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   20075  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.29     $ 8.74     $ 11.50     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.58       (2.44 )     (2.08 )     1.55    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.57       (2.45 )     (2.11 )     1.51    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income                          
From net realized gains                 (0.65 )     (0.01 )  
Total dividends/distributions                 (0.65 )     (0.01 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.86     $ 6.29     $ 8.74     $ 11.50    
Total investment return3     24.96 %     (28.03 )%     (19.11 )%     15.12 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 8,958     $ 9,003     $ 22,823     $ 42,750    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment and after interest and dividend
expense for securities sold short
    3.21 %4     3.30 %     2.74 %     2.72 %4  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and interest and dividend expense
for securities sold short
    2.97 %4     2.99 %     2.68 %     2.64 %4  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and before interest and dividend
expense for securities sold short
    2.25 %4     2.25 %     2.25 %     2.25 %4  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.16 )%4     (0.12 )%     (0.28 )%     (0.44 )%4  
Portfolio turnover rate     74 %     154 %     72 %     81 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
81



UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.48     $ 16.63     $ 21.19     $ 18.24     $ 17.27     $ 16.08    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     0.03       0.13       0.16       0.15       0.10       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.72       (4.84 )     (3.68 )     3.52       1.39       1.63    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.75       (4.71 )     (3.52 )     3.67       1.49       1.78    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.29 )     (0.07 )     (0.16 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.11 )  
From net realized gains           (0.37 )     (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.29 )     (0.44 )     (1.04 )     (0.72 )     (0.52 )     (0.59 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.94     $ 11.48     $ 16.63     $ 21.19     $ 18.24     $ 17.27    
Total investment return2     23.98 %     (28.04 )%     (17.17 )%     20.39 %     8.62 %     11.10 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 30,025     $ 34,406     $ 90,558     $ 158,138     $ 88,968     $ 25,669    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.38 %3     1.28 %     1.16 %     1.18 %     1.20 %     1.14 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.20 %3     1.28 %     1.16 %     1.18 %     1.24 %5     1.14 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.43 %3     1.05 %     0.83 %     0.75 %     0.54 %     0.89 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     23 %     62 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.14     $ 16.20     $ 20.66     $ 17.84     $ 16.94     $ 15.81    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.02 )     0.04       0.01       0.004       (0.04 )     0.004    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.64       (4.71 )     (3.58 )     3.44       1.35       1.61    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.62       (4.67 )     (3.57 )     3.44       1.31       1.61    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )                    
From net realized gains           (0.37 )     (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.09 )     (0.39 )     (0.89 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.67     $ 11.14     $ 16.20     $ 20.66     $ 17.84     $ 16.94    
Total investment return2     23.53 %     (28.61 )%     (17.79 )%     19.50 %     7.73 %     10.19 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 213     $ 265     $ 635     $ 870     $ 989     $ 1,018    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.16 %3     2.02 %     1.93 %     1.95 %     1.92 %     2.02 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.95 %3     2.02 %     1.93 %     1.95 %     2.01 %5     2.02 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.32 )%3     0.33 %     0.07 %     (0.01 )%     (0.23 )%     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     23 %     62 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %  

 

1  Calculated using the average shares method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  Annualized.

4  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

5  The investment manager recouped expenses previously reimbursed by the investment manager on behalf of the Fund, not to exceed the expense cap.


82



UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

Financial highlights

    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.14     $ 16.21     $ 20.66     $ 17.83     $ 16.93     $ 15.80    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.02 )     0.04       0.02       0.004       (0.04 )     0.01    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.64       (4.71 )     (3.59 )     3.45       1.36       1.60    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.62       (4.67 )     (3.57 )     3.45       1.32       1.61    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.23 )     (0.03 )                 (0.01 )        
From net realized gains           (0.37 )     (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.23 )     (0.40 )     (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.42 )     (0.48 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.53     $ 11.14     $ 16.21     $ 20.66     $ 17.83     $ 16.93    
Total investment return2     23.51 %     (28.57 )%     (17.76 )%     19.56 %     7.79 %     10.20 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 4,394     $ 4,719     $ 6,382     $ 10,591     $ 5,977     $ 2,423    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.06 %3     1.96 %     1.91 %     1.92 %     1.96 %     1.95 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.95 %3     1.96 %     1.91 %     1.92 %     1.98 %5     1.95 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.33 )%3     0.35 %     0.09 %     0.01 %     (0.20 )%     0.08 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     23 %     62 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.62     $ 16.85     $ 21.44     $ 18.43     $ 17.42     $ 16.21    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)1     0.05       0.17       0.22       0.21       0.15       0.19    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     2.75       (4.91 )     (3.72 )     3.56       1.40       1.65    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     2.80       (4.74 )     (3.50 )     3.77       1.55       1.84    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.37 )     (0.12 )     (0.21 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.15 )  
From net realized gains           (0.37 )     (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.37 )     (0.49 )     (1.09 )     (0.76 )     (0.54 )     (0.63 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 14.05     $ 11.62     $ 16.85     $ 21.44     $ 18.43     $ 17.42    
Total investment return2     24.11 %     (27.85 )%     (16.87 )%     20.73 %     8.91 %     11.37 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 206,099     $ 217,821     $ 645,803     $ 833,023     $ 543,099     $ 367,268    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.06 %3     0.96 %     0.87 %     0.89 %     0.92 %     0.90 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     0.95 %3     0.96 %     0.87 %     0.89 %     0.97 %5     0.90 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.68 %3     1.39 %     1.13 %     1.04 %     0.81 %     1.13 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     23 %     62 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
83




UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Financial highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period presented.

    Class A  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 4.94     $ 8.42     $ 11.66     $ 10.54     $ 10.48     $ 11.18    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.02       0.11       0.14       0.13       0.11       0.12    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.03       (2.66 )     (2.25 )     2.03       1.12       1.22    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.05       (2.55 )     (2.11 )     2.16       1.23       1.34    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.06 )     (0.14 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.12 )  
From net realized gains           (0.87 )     (0.99 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.12 )     (0.93 )     (1.13 )     (1.04 )     (1.17 )     (2.04 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.87     $ 4.94     $ 8.42     $ 11.66     $ 10.54     $ 10.48    
Total investment return3     21.32 %     (29.74 )%     (19.38 )%     21.20 %     12.13 %     12.35 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 48,700     $ 43,951     $ 78,989     $ 113,213     $ 105,709     $ 105,975    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.59 %4     1.52 %     1.32 %     1.29 %     1.31 %     1.39 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.20 %4     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.81 %4     1.89 %     1.35 %     1.12 %     1.07 %     1.09 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     39 %     67 %     52 %     27 %     41 %     49 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2009
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 4.87     $ 8.33     $ 11.50     $ 10.39     $ 10.31     $ 10.99    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income1     0.002       0.06       0.06       0.04       0.03       0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     1.01       (2.62 )     (2.21 )     2.00       1.10       1.20    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     1.01       (2.56 )     (2.15 )     2.04       1.13       1.24    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )                    
From net realized gains           (0.87 )     (0.99 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.03 )     (0.90 )     (1.02 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.85     $ 4.87     $ 8.33     $ 11.50     $ 10.39     $ 10.31    
Total investment return3     20.74 %     (30.23 )%     (19.92 )%     20.21 %     11.25 %     11.59 %  
Ratios/supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 176     $ 247     $ 471     $ 1,061     $ 1,978     $ 4,997    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.66 %4     2.48 %     2.17 %     2.19