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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)

 

51 West 52nd Street, New York, New York

 

10019-6114

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Mark F. Kemper, Esq.

UBS Global Asset Management

51 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019-6114

(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:

  212-882 5000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

  June 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

  December 31, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.

 



The UBS Funds

Semiannual Report

December 31, 2008

Table of contents  
President's letter     1    
The markets in review     2    
Portfolio Managers' commentary and schedules of investments  
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund     3    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     25    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     40    
UBS Global Equity Fund     50    
UBS International Equity Fund     59    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     68    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     78    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     86    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     93    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     101    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     108    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     114    
UBS Global Bond Fund     124    
UBS High Yield Fund     136    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     146    
Statements of assets and liabilities     160    
Statements of operations     168    
Statements of changes in net assets     172    
Financial highlights     178    
Notes to financial statements     208    
General information     264    

 



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President's Letter

February 17, 2009

Dear valued shareholder,

During the six-month period, with nearly every asset class but US Treasuries generating negative double-digit returns, there were few places for investors to turn. Valuation took a backseat to emotion and panic, and our Funds' performance—like that of other managers—was challenged.

Clearly, we are disappointed that we were unable to limit the extent of the downside that some of our Funds experienced. But in a "take-no-prisoners" bear market, the benefits of global diversification and asset allocation were not so readily apparent.

While no one can predict what the future holds, our research has shown us for some time now that there are unprecedented investment opportunities in the global marketplace. We have therefore been positioning our Funds to benefit when panic no longer rules the day, and the markets see a return to fundamentals. While our process tends to get us into and out of markets earlier than most—which, as evidenced in the current reporting period, can result in periodic underperformance—we believe that over time, our convictions will bear fruit for investors with the patience and fortitude to stay invested for the long term.

Our nearly three decades of experience has shown us that only by remaining grounded in our investment discipline can we maintain perspective when panic may cause others to lose their way. This was the case during the 1987 Black Monday and the 2000 Tech Bubble bear markets, when staying the course ultimately allowed us to deliver, over time, solid risk-adjusted performance for our clients.

Having said that, there are always areas for improvement and lessons to be learned—whether this means evolving our capabilities to give them the flexibility to tap into future opportunities, or restructuring our investment teams. One year ago, I wrote of our fixed income organization and the steps we were taking—including broadening the depth and breadth of our research capabilities—to better align it with the challenges we saw ahead. I am pleased to report that the changes we made here are already generating favorable results.

I believe our performance this year—rather than being an indicator that the investment decisions we made over the course of the period were misguided—is instead a firm statement of our commitment to our process and to following the dictates of our time-tested, forward-looking research.

During this bear market and beyond, we will not diverge from what our experience tells us is true: helping our clients preserve and grow their wealth over time can best be accomplished through a disciplined approach. By adhering to our methodology consistently and with conviction, we believe we are well-positioned to help you, our valued shareholders, prepare for the next five, 10 or 25 years of your financial futures.

Thank you for your continued support.

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


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Markets in Review

Global Economic Growth Falters

When the six-month reporting period began, there continued to be hope that if the US fell into a recession, it would be modest and brief. By the end of the period, the question was no longer if a recession would occur, it was whether the economic downturn would ultimately prove to be the most severe since World War II. Looking back, the economy, as measured by US gross domestic product ("GDP"), expanded 0.9% and 2.8% during the first and second quarters of 2008. However, the bursting of the housing bubble, a severe credit crunch, falling business and consumer consumption and surging unemployment caused the US economy to weaken significantly during the second half of the year. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP was down 0.5% in the third quarter and, based on its advance estimate, GDP had contracted 3.8% in the fourth quarter of the year.

Economic growth outside the US also faltered as the reporting period progressed. Many of the same issues impacting the US were evident overseas, ultimately sending the Eurozone, the UK and Japan into a recession by the end of 2008. Even developing countries, such as China and India, saw their growth rates weaken during 2008.

Global Equity Markets Fall Sharply

The overall US stock market moved sharply lower during the six months ended December 31, 2008. There was no shortage of factors that caused stock prices to plunge during the reporting period. In addition to escalating economic concerns, falling corporate profits, turmoil in the financial markets, deleveraging and a lack of liquidity all contributed to falling stock prices. For much of the period, risk aversion was elevated, causing investors to flock to the safety of US Treasury securities. During those times, investors indiscriminately sold assets that were perceived to be risky, regardless of their underlying fundamentals. All told, the S&P 500 Index(1) fell 28.48% during the reporting period.

As poorly as US stocks performed, international equities were even weaker. While it was once thought that the US economy and stock market would decouple from the rest of the world, this did not prove to be the case. With global growth contracting rapidly, exporting nations were adversely affected. In addition, many developing countries with rich oil and commodity reserves were adversely affected as their prices declined during the period. During the six months ended December 31, 2008, international developed equity markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index,(2) fell 36.32%. Emerging markets equities, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index,(3) declined 47.03% over the same period.

Quality Is King in the Bond Markets

Turning to the US bond market, Treasury yields fluctuated in response to mixed signals regarding the economy, inflation levels and expectations over future Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") monetary policy. Treasury yields ultimately moved sharply lower, given the Fed's three interest rate cuts in 2008 and increased investor risk aversion. During the six months ended December 31, 2008, the overall US bond market, as measured by the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index,(4) returned 4.07%.

The international bond markets also produced positive results during the reporting period, as the JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index(5) gained 9.09%. These returns were largely driven by the strong performance of government securities. In contrast, riskier fixed income asset classes performed poorly, as the Barclays Capital High Yield Bond Index(6) declined 25.18% and the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global(7) fell 11.75%.

(1)  The S&P 500 Index tracks the performance of the 500 largest stocks that are considered to be widely held. Its performance is thought to be representative of the stock market as a whole.

(2)  The MSCI EAFE Index represents the developed markets outside of North America: Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

(3)  The MSCI EM Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index consisting of 26 emerging markets country indices.

(4)  The Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index (formerly the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index) covers the USD-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, Government-Related, Corporate, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS and CMBS sectors. U.S. Agency Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) securities were added to the Index on April 1, 2007.

(5)  The JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index is a total return, market capitalization weighted index that is rebalanced monthly. It consists of 13 countries.

(6)  The Barclays Capital High Yield Bond Index (formerly the Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond Index) covers the US dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high-yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below.

(7)  The JPMorgan 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 fees and expenses.

The indexes are unmanaged and unavailable for client investment.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund (the "Fund") declined 19.97% (Class A shares declined 24.34% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 19.58%. For purposes of comparison, the Merrill Lynch US Treasury 1-5 Year Index returned 6.42%, the MSCI World Free Index (net) declined 33.71% and the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 3.92% 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's negative performance was due primarily to market allocation. Currency positioning and security selection were positive for the reporting period, however.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's currency strategy made a significant positive contribution to performance. The Fund maintained an anti-carry trade position, emphasizing lower-risk currencies at the expense of high-volatility currencies. (A carry trade is a strategy in which an investor sells a currency with a relatively low interest rate, and uses the funds to purchase a different currency yielding a higher interest rate.) While this positioning detracted from performance in 2007, our research indicated investors' yield-seeking behavior was causing a significant valuation distortion in favor of high-yielding currencies and against low-yielding currencies. We held firm, with the expectation that the carry trade would unwind at some point. When it reversed, our positioning produced some of the largest contributions to Fund performance over the period.

•  The Fund was long lower-yielding "safe-haven" currencies, such as the Japanese yen, Swiss franc and Swedish krona. Conversely, the Fund was short high-yielding currencies like the euro, British pound, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar, which our research indicated were overvalued. (When shorting an investment, we first borrow the security, then sell it and buy an equal number of shares later—at a lower price, we hope—to replace those we borrowed.)

•  This left the Fund well-positioned during the turbulence of the credit crisis, when sentiment worsened and investors sought to reduce their riskier asset positions. The result was a rapid and sharp unwinding of carry trade positions. As the Fund's currency positions weakened versus the US dollar on the prospect of a deeper economic slowdown occurring outside the US, the Fund experienced strong gains.

•  In addition, the Fund held a long position in the US dollar, which had weakened and, as a result, we viewed as deeply undervalued. The Fund benefited when the US dollar rebounded during the period.

•  Between September and November, the Fund's currency exposures made large gains. As valuations returned to what we consider to be normal levels, the Fund's currency risks were progressively cut back. By the end of December, the Fund's forward-looking currency strategy risk was below long-term expectations due to what we viewed as the shrunken opportunity set.

•  Short positions in commodity-driven equity markets produced positive returns for the period. These positions had detracted from Fund returns in 2007 and the first half of 2008 as commodity prices soared and these markets followed. In keeping with our valuation discipline, which viewed commodities


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as overvalued, we maintained the Fund's underweight. Beginning in July, as commodity prices collapsed worldwide, our strategy was rewarded.

•  In particular, the Fund maintained net short exposure to Canada, Australia, Brazil and South Africa—all country markets that declined during 2008.

•  The Fund successfully shorted emerging markets debt, which we viewed as overvalued. Spreads in this asset class were tight by historical standards, and in our view did not offer adequate compensation for the inherent risk in emerging markets debt. Spreads widened following distress in the credit markets, and the Fund's short position was rewarded.

What didn't work

•  Several key asset allocation decisions detracted from performance for the period. Most notable was the Fund's substantial long position in developed equities.

•  The significant financial and economic turmoil that began in the late summer accelerated drastically in September, October and November. As it did, the credit crunch morphed into a severe liquidity crisis. Although the economy may continue to suffer in the near term, world equity markets are pricing in an extremely negative outlook for the long term, which we believe is too pessimistic. On a valuation basis, we believe the opportunities today are unprecedented. As a result of the extreme selloff in the global equity markets, our research indicates that equities have never been as undervalued as they are now, particularly in relation to other asset classes.

•  In particular, the Fund's long equity exposure in the US, UK, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Japan detracted from performance during the sharp decline in global equity markets. During the period, according to our models, the US equity market moved to 49% below fair value, a level we have not witnessed during the 27 years we have been managing multi-asset portfolios. In response, we increased the Fund's US equity allocation. We believe that our views will ultimately be rewarded when fundamentals return to the market, and panic no longer rules the day.

•  Short positions in global sovereign bonds also generated negative results.

•  Investor anxiety reached panic proportions as credit markets seized up, notable financial institutions fell, and some money market funds lost value. This translated into a massive flight to quality—a rush for "safe-haven" assets at the expense of risky assets. Although government bonds was the sole asset class to remain unaffected by market turbulence, our valuation models registered significant overvaluation of most sovereign bond markets.

•  We reduced the Fund's exposure to the major government bond markets, and took short positions in US Treasuries. As economic news about a slowing global economy caused sovereign bonds to advance during the period, the Fund's position detracted from performance.

•  Short exposure to UK real bonds detracted from performance during the period as real yields continued to fall. Real yields in the UK have been driven too low by the pension regulation environment, in our opinion, and we believe that this is likely to mediate over time.


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•  The Fund's long position in high yield bonds underperformed during the period.

•  We increased the Fund's exposure to the high yield sector during the reporting period. Our research pointed to what we consider to be extremely attractive valuations in this sector. However, high yield bonds posted negative returns as we witnessed substantial spread widening in the midst of the crisis.

•  Throughout the credit crisis, we have seen credit markets being driven not so much by credit fundamentals as by liquidity pressures. Spreads in these segments of the fixed income markets are at elevated levels, providing, in our view, attractive fundamental valuations. Additionally, at these spread levels, the potential for a marked increase in defaults or credit risk has been more than amply priced in, making these valuations even more attractive. Thus, throughout the credit crisis, we have tactically added to the Fund's high yield debt positioning.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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

To receive monthly strategy updates on UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, please contact your financial advisor.


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Average annual total return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -19.97 %     -22.02 %     -3.30 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -20.37       -22.69       -4.06    
    Class C(4)      -20.37       -22.61       -4.05    
    Class Y(5)      -19.58       -21.48       -2.93    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -24.34       -26.31       -4.67    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -22.89       -25.14       -4.35    
    Class C(4)      -20.87       -23.10       -4.05    
Merrill Lynch US Treasury 1-5 Year Index(6)      6.42       8.73       5.61    
MSCI World Free Index (net)(7)      -33.71       -40.71       -3.51    
US Consumer Price Index (CPI)(8)      -3.92       0.09       2.52    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.27% and 1.27%; Class B—2.06% and 2.06%; Class C—2.04% and 2.04%; Class Y—0.98% and 0.98%. 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, 2009, do not exceed 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.10% for Class B shares, 2.10% for Class C shares and 1.10% 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 all share classes of UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund is 01/27/05. Inception date of the indices, for the purpose of this illustration, is 01/31/05.

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

(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. The dividend is 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 excludes closed markets and those shares in otherwise free markets that are not purchasable by foreigners. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

(8)  The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. The Index is calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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 Dynamic Alpha Fund

Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)*(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
BP PLC     1.4 %  
Allergan, Inc.     1.2    
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     1.1    
Vodafone Group PLC     1.1    
SYSCO Corp.     1.0    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B     1.0    
Exelon Corp.     1.0    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1.0    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     0.9    
General Electric Co.     0.8    
Total     10.5 %  

 

Top ten long-term fixed income

holdings (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
GS Alternative Mortgage Product II,
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.799%, due 08/10/45
    0.7 %  
Boise Cascade LLC,
7.125%, due 10/15/14
    0.3    
Shasta CLO I Ltd.,
due 04/20/21
    0.3    
Grosvenor Place CLO BV,
Series II-A, Class SUB,
7.500%, due 03/28/23
    0.3    
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A3,
5.470%, due 06/15/11
    0.2    
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2008-AF, Class A2A,
4.470%, due 01/12/12
    0.2    
    Percentage of
net assets
 
Peco Energy Transition Trust,
Series 2000-A, Class A3,
7.625%, due 03/01/10
    0.2 %  
Merrill Auto Trust Securitization,
Series 2007-1, Class A4,
1.255%, due 12/15/13
    0.2    
USAA Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2005-4, Class A4,
4.890%, due 08/15/12
    0.2    
Volkswagen Auto Loan
Enhanced Trust,
Series 2008-1, Class A2,
3.710%, due 04/20/11
    0.2    
Total     2.8 %  

 

*  Only long positions are considered for top ten holdings.

(1)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company was included.


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Country exposure, top five (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States     57.7 %  
United Kingdom     9.8    
Netherlands     2.0    
Japan     1.3    
France     1.1    
Total     71.9 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)(1)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Aerospace & defense     0.76 %  
Air freight & logistics     0.92    
Airlines     0.41    
Asset backed securities     0.07    
Auto components     0.53    
Automobiles     0.25    
Beverages     1.06    
Biotechnology     1.32    
Building products     0.31    
Capital markets     1.67    
Chemicals     1.31    
Commercial banks     2.34    
Commercial services & supplies     0.48    
Communications equipment     1.02    
Computers & peripherals     1.63    
Construction & engineering     0.28    
Construction materials     0.23    
Consumer finance     0.25    
Containers & packaging     0.01    
Distributors     0.12    
Diversified consumer services     0.21    
Diversified financial services     0.66    
Diversified telecommunication services     0.49    
Electric utilities     1.96    
Electrical equipment     0.11    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     0.69    
Energy equipment & services     1.00    
Food & staples retailing     1.32    
Food products     1.16    
Health care equipment & supplies     2.16    
Health care providers & services     2.58    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     2.31    
Household durables     0.76    
Household products     0.51    
Industrial conglomerates     1.02    
Insurance     2.38    
Internet & catalog retail     0.71    
Internet software & services     0.47 %  
IT services     2.41    
Leisure equipment & products     0.04    
Life sciences tools & services     0.84    
Machinery     2.31    
Marine     0.07    
Media     1.49    
Metals & mining     0.85    
Multiline retail     0.99    
Multi-utilities     1.69    
Office electronics     0.14    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     5.32    
Paper & forest products     0.06    
Personal products     0.60    
Pharmaceuticals     4.32    
Professional services     0.37    
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)     0.39    
Real estate management & development     0.02    
Road & rail     1.68    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     1.32    
Software     3.15    
Specialty retail     1.12    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     0.48    
Tobacco     0.42    
Trading companies & distributors     0.32    
Water utilities     0.02    
Wireless telecommunication services     2.08    
Total common stocks     67.97    
Bonds  
Corporate bonds  
Chemicals     0.10    
Consumer finance     0.08    
Diversified financial services     0.24    
Media     0.20    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     0.12    
Paper & forest products     0.34    
Total corporate bonds     1.08    

 


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Industry diversification (unaudited)(1)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Asset-backed securities     3.54 %  
Collateralized debt obligations     1.90    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     1.30    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     0.48    
Total bonds     8.30    
Rights     0.01    
Investment company  
UBS Opportunistic Emerging Markets Debt
Relationship Fund
    1.89    
Short-term investments     16.54    
Options purchased     1.33    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     0.52    
Total investments before investments sold short     96.56    
Investments sold short
Common stocks
 
Aerospace & defense     (0.93 )  
Air freight & logistics     (1.16 )  
Airlines     (0.37 )  
Beverages     (0.47 )  
Biotechnology     (0.51 )  
Capital markets     (0.19 )  
Chemicals     (0.06 )  
Commercial banks     (0.63 )  
Commercial services     (0.23 )  
Communications equipment     (0.29 )  
Computers & peripherals     (0.41 )  
Diversified financial services     (0.12 )  
Diversified telecommunication services     (0.36 )  
Electric utilities     (0.72 )  
Electrical equipment     (0.39 )  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     (0.25 )%  
Energy equipment & services     (0.13 )  
Food & staples retailing     (0.80 )  
Food products     (1.03 )  
Gas utilities     (0.39 )  
Health care equipment & supplies     (0.54 )  
Health care providers & services     (0.33 )  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     (0.50 )  
Household durables     (0.15 )  
Household products     (0.72 )  
Insurance     (1.00 )  
IT services     (0.21 )  
Leisure equipment & products     (0.15 )  
Machinery     (1.25 )  
Media     (0.50 )  
Multi-utilities     (1.48 )  
Office electronics     (0.08 )  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     (1.65 )  
Pharmaceuticals     (2.14 )  
Road & rail     (0.37 )  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     (0.92 )  
Software     (1.06 )  
Specialty retail     (1.19 )  
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     (0.22 )  
Tobacco     (0.11 )  
Trading companies & distributors     (0.48 )  
Water utilities     (0.18 )  
Total investments sold short     (24.67 )  
Total investments, net of investments sold short     71.89    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     28.11    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

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


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—67.97%  
Australia—0.35%  
National Australia Bank Ltd.     27,730     $ 406,531    
OZ Minerals Ltd.     174,409       36,479    
Qantas Airways Ltd.     151,591       279,526    
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     77,093       1,401,365    
Rio Tinto Ltd.     14,497       388,302    
Westpac Banking Corp.     22,201       264,383    
Total Australia common stocks             2,776,586    
Austria—0.03%  
Telekom Austria AG     13,871       200,492    
Canada—0.33%  
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce
    16,000       662,163    
EnCana Corp.     3,600       167,328    
Gildan Activewear, Inc.*     61,500       723,240    
Manulife Financial Corp.     7,000       117,942    
Power Financial Corp.     11,700       226,513    
Toronto-Dominion Bank     19,100       672,252    
Total Canada common stocks             2,569,438    
Finland—0.08%  
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R     28,350       221,307    
Tietoenator Oyj     12,775       139,295    
UPM-Kymmene Oyj     22,691       287,710    
Total Finland common stocks             648,312    
France—1.08%  
AXA SA     16,420       366,079    
BNP Paribas     21,227       896,340    
Cie Generale de
Geophysique-Veritas*(1) 
    11,533       172,213    
France Telecom SA     55,468       1,551,506    
GDF Suez*     26,679       1,321,332    
Societe Generale     6,351       321,663    
Technip SA     6,368       195,090    
Total SA     66,477       3,624,173    
Total France common stocks             8,448,396    
Germany—0.57%  
Allianz SE     5,627       603,542    
Daimler AG     6,223       236,451    
Deutsche Bank AG     1,304       52,001    
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.
KGaA
    20,700       976,626    
Henkel AG & Co KGaA,
Preference shares
    34,597       1,109,225    
Metro AG     5,318       215,555    
SAP AG     10,395       372,548    
Siemens AG     11,900       891,316    
Total Germany common stocks             4,457,264    
Guernsey—0.05%  
Resolution Ltd.*     237,229       378,594    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Hong Kong—0.05%  
Esprit Holdings Ltd.     62,400     $ 355,682    
Ireland—0.20%  
Bank of Ireland     143,979       169,650    
CRH PLC     40,641       1,025,684    
Elan Corp. PLC ADR*     67,600       405,600    
Total Ireland common stocks             1,600,934    
Italy—0.38%  
ENI SpA     96,604       2,289,118    
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     122,791       442,285    
Terna-Rete Elettrica
Nazionale SpA
    32,329       105,855    
UniCredit SpA     70,806       176,275    
Total Italy common stocks             3,013,533    
Japan—1.30%  
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.     71,000       419,974    
Canon, Inc.     19,300       605,857    
Central Japan Railway Co.     28       242,000    
Funai Electric Co., Ltd.     4,600       95,163    
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     31,900       691,825    
ITOCHU Corp.     41,000       205,703    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     187       619,232    
JFE Holdings, Inc.     12,400       327,978    
Keyence Corp.(1)      2,500       511,890    
Komatsu Ltd.     28,300       358,477    
Leopalace21 Corp.     18,000       182,513    
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     89,000       546,558    
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Group Holdings, Inc.
    12,200       389,100    
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     500       192,097    
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     29,000       152,324    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     170       335,120    
Panasonic Corp.     14,000       175,426    
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     38,000       483,944    
Sankyo Co. Ltd.     6,900       348,504    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     8,700       399,033    
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.     59,000       432,065    
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.     203,000       500,291    
Sumitomo Metal Mining
Co., Ltd.
    26,000       276,343    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc.
    67       290,228    
Sumitomo Trust & Banking
Co., Ltd.
    65,000       384,694    
Toyota Motor Corp.     31,500       1,031,083    
Total Japan common stocks             10,197,422    
Luxembourg—0.07%  
ArcelorMittal     22,499       542,298    
Netherlands—1.39%  
ASML Holding NV     21,553       384,616    
ASML Holding NV, Class G     33,800       610,766    
ING Groep NV CVA     15,980       167,042    
Qiagen NV*(1)      80,600       1,415,336    

 


10



UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(continued)  
Netherlands—(concluded)  
Reed Elsevier NV     20,165     $ 237,586    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B     321,717       8,096,820    
Total Netherlands
common stocks
            10,912,166    
Norway—0.07%  
Norsk Hydro ASA     77,200       311,782    
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA*(1)      61,300       250,194    
Total Norway common stocks             561,976    
Portugal—0.03%  
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA     31,105       263,953    
Singapore—0.12%  
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     41,000       243,222    
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     74,000       668,002    
Total Singapore common stocks             911,224    
Spain—0.06%  
Banco Santander SA     46,224       446,114    
Sweden—0.05%  
Skandinaviska Enskilda
Banken AB, Class A(1) 
    42,294       339,735    
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,
Class B
    8,800       67,492    
Total Sweden common stocks             407,227    
Switzerland—0.90%  
Adecco SA     11,393       386,701    
Alcon, Inc.     20,100       1,792,719    
Credit Suisse Group AG     17,083       468,232    
Holcim Ltd.     5,788       333,269    
Nestle SA     7,923       312,266    
Novartis AG     4,049       202,873    
Roche Holding AG     23,419       3,604,973    
Total Switzerland
common stocks
            7,101,033    
United Kingdom—9.80%  
31 Group PLC     46,613       183,634    
Aberdeen Asset
Management PLC
    191,072       332,354    
Anglo American PLC     37,606       858,979    
Associated British Foods PLC     187,058       1,973,999    
AstraZeneca PLC     85,827       3,477,592    
Aviva PLC     385,033       2,179,462    
Balfour Beatty PLC     159,693       760,798    
Barclays PLC     629,749       1,419,720    
BP PLC     1,383,733       10,602,557    
British Airways PLC     593,972       1,548,895    
British Land Co. PLC     85,570       685,931    
British Polythene Industries PLC     35,487       97,416    
British Sky Broadcasting
Group PLC
    431,975       3,005,540    
Brixton PLC     396,702       760,818    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
United Kingdom—(concluded)  
BT Group PLC, Class A     409,281     $ 804,150    
Carnival PLC     93,355       2,033,967    
Cattles PLC     404,007       106,300    
Centrica PLC     86,954       334,137    
Computacenter PLC     35,947       46,727    
Daily Mail & General Trust
(Non-voting), Class A
    190,397       742,989    
DSG International PLC(1)      2,094,223       531,630    
Electrocomponents PLC     354,297       724,338    
Entertainment Rights PLC*     458,314       4,507    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     382,208       7,095,461    
HBOS PLC     1,196,250       1,214,059    
HMV Group PLC     1,075,521       1,678,838    
Home Retail Group PLC     297,561       912,698    
HSBC Holdings PLC     120,882       1,156,989    
IMI PLC     206,837       812,763    
ITV PLC     1,331,778       763,580    
Kesa Electricals PLC     352,950       451,298    
Leaf Clean Energy Co.*     304,044       421,839    
Lloyds TSB Group PLC     155,895       285,337    
Logica PLC     1,566,781       1,564,791    
Lookers PLC     181,278       59,546    
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     143,318       446,062    
Monitise PLC*     1,028,955       44,413    
Northern Foods PLC     681,035       558,082    
Phoenix IT Group Ltd.     52,979       131,542    
Premier Farnell PLC     447,354       898,020    
Premier Farnell PLC, Preferred     26,309       477,550    
Prudential PLC     477,460       2,906,876    
Psion PLC     205,867       150,770    
Regus PLC     754,922       539,396    
Rio Tinto PLC     77,285       1,674,520    
Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC
    902,902       652,717    
Safestore Holdings PLC     101,554       80,716    
Severn Trent PLC     9,859       170,718    
Southern Cross Healthcare Ltd.     56,314       69,048    
STV Group PLC*     143,278       159,763    
Taylor Wimpey PLC     752,944       147,477    
Ted Baker PLC     53,161       254,547    
Tesco PLC     332,063       1,730,019    
Tomkins PLC     332,149       595,117    
Tullow Oil PLC     66,097       632,508    
Unilever PLC     139,613       3,172,775    
Vodafone Group PLC     4,456,335       8,971,107    
Wolseley PLC     291,281       1,624,059    
Xstrata PLC     83,508       778,514    
Yule Catto & Co. PLC     358,941       285,130    
Zetar PLC*     60,419       141,160    
Total United Kingdom
common stocks
            76,926,245    
United States—51.06%  
Abbott Laboratories     42,700       2,278,899    
Accenture Ltd., Class A     82,400       2,701,896    

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(continued)  
United States—(continued)  
ACE Ltd.     46,700     $ 2,471,364    
Adobe Systems, Inc.*     45,700       972,953    
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     48,400       1,628,660    
Aetna, Inc.     43,300       1,234,050    
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.,
Class A*
    14,200       652,490    
Aflac, Inc.     104,900       4,808,616    
Allergan, Inc.     232,100       9,358,272    
Allstate Corp./The     43,700       1,431,612    
Amazon.com, Inc.*     91,000       4,666,480    
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     141,000       4,692,480    
American Tower Corp., Class A*     84,500       2,477,540    
Amgen, Inc.*(1)      20,500       1,183,875    
Amphenol Corp., Class A     92,000       2,206,160    
Analog Devices, Inc.     122,500       2,329,950    
Apple, Inc.*     40,100       3,422,535    
Arch Coal, Inc.     4,700       76,563    
AT&T, Inc.     36,200       1,031,700    
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     46,300       1,821,442    
Baker Hughes, Inc.     42,900       1,375,803    
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     86,800       2,459,044    
Baxter International, Inc.     42,900       2,299,011    
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*(1)      48,400       861,520    
BlackRock, Inc.(1)      6,300       845,145    
BorgWarner, Inc.     72,200       1,571,794    
Burger King Holdings, Inc.     121,300       2,896,644    
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
    118,700       8,986,777    
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     13,000       715,390    
C.R. Bard, Inc.     19,300       1,626,218    
Campbell Soup Co.     44,900       1,347,449    
Capital One Financial Corp.     9,700       309,333    
Carnival Corp.     95,000       2,310,400    
Central European
Distribution Corp.*
    54,400       1,071,680    
Cephalon, Inc.*(1)      24,200       1,864,368    
Cisco Systems, Inc.*     173,300       2,824,790    
Citigroup, Inc.     44,400       297,924    
Citrix Systems Inc.*     70,500       1,661,685    
City National Corp.     18,000       876,600    
CME Group, Inc.     11,800       2,455,698    
Coach, Inc.*     135,100       2,806,027    
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A*
    113,400       2,048,004    
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     27,000       1,850,580    
Comcast Corp., Class A     180,100       3,040,088    
Complete Production
Services, Inc.*
    70,500       574,575    
Concur Technologies, Inc.*     37,600       1,234,032    
ConocoPhillips     13,900       720,020    
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     12,400       354,392    
Constellation Brands, Inc.,
Class A*
    255,800       4,033,966    
Continental Resources, Inc.*     40,600       840,826    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
United States—(continued)  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     3,400     $ 178,500    
Covidien Ltd.     67,800       2,457,072    
Daneher Corp.     26,000       1,471,860    
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     14,200       400,156    
Data Domain, Inc.*(1)      36,700       689,960    
DaVita, Inc.*     51,900       2,572,683    
Dean Foods Co.*     86,600       1,556,202    
Dell, Inc.*     102,400       1,048,576    
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     48,300       1,586,655    
Discover Financial Services     164,300       1,565,779    
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.*     23,800       386,750    
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     32,500       2,509,000    
Ecolab, Inc.     107,700       3,785,655    
EnergySolutions, Inc.     85,000       480,250    
ENSCO International, Inc.     38,900       1,104,371    
EOG Resources, Inc.     35,500       2,363,590    
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A     151,900       4,702,824    
Exelon Corp.     138,800       7,718,668    
Express Scripts, Inc.*     51,300       2,820,474    
F5 Networks, Inc.*     48,400       1,106,424    
FedEx Corp.     101,600       6,517,640    
Fifth Third Bancorp(1)      141,200       1,166,312    
FirstEnergy Corp.     2,200       106,876    
Fiserv, Inc.*     71,400       2,596,818    
Flowserve Corp.     15,500       798,250    
Fortune Brands, Inc.     122,900       5,073,312    
Gaylord Entertainment Co.*(1)      43,800       474,792    
General Dynamics Corp.     13,300       765,947    
General Electric Co.     402,500       6,520,500    
Genzyme Corp.*     96,600       6,411,342    
Google, Inc., Class A*     11,900       3,661,035    
Halliburton Co.     120,400       2,188,872    
Harsco Corp.     32,500       899,600    
Henry Schein, Inc.*     28,700       1,053,003    
Hess Corp.     11,400       611,496    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     48,200       1,749,178    
Hologic, Inc.*     55,400       724,078    
Home Depot, Inc.     65,800       1,514,716    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     215,400       7,549,770    
Immucor, Inc.*     60,200       1,600,116    
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd.,
Class A
    38,600       669,710    
Intel Corp.     190,000       2,785,400    
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*(1)      13,800       1,137,672    
International Game Technology     85,200       1,013,028    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*     99,200       392,832    
Intuit, Inc.*     136,900       3,256,851    
JC Penney Co., Inc.     28,400       559,480    
Johnson & Johnson     35,300       2,111,999    
Johnson Controls, Inc.     143,300       2,602,328    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     8,900       280,617    
Kohl's Corp.*     28,800       1,042,560    
Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings*
    34,800       2,241,468    
Life Time Fitness, Inc.*(1)      46,700       604,765    

 


12



UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(continued)  
United States—(continued)  
LKQ Corp.*     82,200     $ 958,452    
Lowe's Cos Inc.     57,100       1,228,792    
Macy's, Inc.     185,000       1,914,750    
Marathon Oil Corp.     27,300       746,928    
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(1)      4,300       417,444    
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*     82,300       548,941    
Masco Corp.     215,500       2,398,515    
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     21,600       3,087,288    
McDonald's Corp.     21,400       1,330,866    
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     73,500       1,586,130    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*     115,100       4,823,842    
Medtronic, Inc.     62,800       1,973,176    
Merck & Co., Inc.     6,100       185,440    
MetLife, Inc.     26,700       930,762    
MetroPCS Communications,
Inc.*(1) 
    132,200       1,963,170    
Micron Technology, Inc.*     122,900       324,456    
Micros Systems, Inc.*     81,300       1,326,816    
Microsoft Corp.     273,700       5,320,728    
Millipore Corp.*     25,500       1,313,760    
Molex, Inc.     29,500       427,455    
Monsanto Co.     22,400       1,575,840    
Morgan Stanley     124,400       1,995,376    
MSC Industrial Direct Co.,
Class A
    18,100       666,623    
Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc.*     34,700       857,437    
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*     17,900       437,476    
NCR Corp.*     138,200       1,954,148    
NetApp, Inc.*     133,500       1,864,995    
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     48,200       471,396    
Newfield Exploration Co.*     55,200       1,090,200    
News Corp., Class A     78,900       717,201    
NiSource, Inc.     341,700       3,748,449    
Noble Corp.     21,300       470,517    
Northern Trust Corp.     28,200       1,470,348    
Northrop Gruman Corp.     53,600       2,414,144    
Nuance Communications, Inc.*     122,500       1,269,100    
Nucor Corp.     21,200       979,440    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     79,700       2,145,524    
Oracle Corp.*     72,400       1,283,652    
PACCAR, Inc.     110,700       3,166,020    
Pall Corp.     44,900       1,276,507    
Peabody Energy Corp.     20,800       473,200    
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*     19,100       605,470    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     155,100       2,754,576    
PepsiAmericas, Inc.     42,200       859,192    
PepsiCo, Inc.     36,000       1,971,720    
Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.
    64,400       1,868,244    
Philip Morris International, Inc.     61,900       2,693,269    
PPG Industries, Inc.     14,000       594,020    
Praxair, Inc.     61,100       3,626,896    
Precision Castparts Corp.     17,800       1,058,744    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     19,700       444,629    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
United States—(continued)  
Procter & Gamble Co.     17,000     $ 1,050,940    
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.*(1)      48,500       1,350,725    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     111,000       3,977,130    
Quanta Services, Inc.*     72,000       1,425,600    
Quest Diagnostics Inc.     42,500       2,206,175    
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*     65,600       365,392    
Range Resources Corp.     23,900       821,921    
Red Hat, Inc.*     41,400       547,308    
Republic Services, Inc.     60,190       1,492,110    
Roper Industries, Inc.     20,300       881,223    
Ryder System, Inc.     49,800       1,931,244    
SanDisk Corp.*(1)      58,000       556,800    
SBA Communications Corp.,
Class A*
    96,000       1,566,720    
Schlumberger Ltd.     15,600       660,348    
Sempra Energy     147,800       6,300,714    
Sherwin-Williams Co.     22,700       1,356,325    
Smith International, Inc.     16,500       377,685    
Solera Holdings, Inc.*     87,800       2,115,980    
Southwest Airlines Co.     163,100       1,405,922    
Southwestern Energy Co.*     99,000       2,868,030    
Sprint Nextel Corp.*     551,000       1,008,330    
SPX Corp.     27,800       1,127,290    
Starbucks Corp.*     264,300       2,500,278    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
    39,800       712,420    
Stericycle, Inc.*     25,200       1,312,416    
Strayer Education, Inc.     7,500       1,608,075    
Stryker Corp.(1)      36,700       1,466,165    
Sunoco, Inc.     24,400       1,060,424    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     8,100       239,274    
Symantec Corp.*     223,000       3,014,960    
SYSCO Corp.     358,000       8,212,520    
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     34,600       1,226,224    
Target Corp.     111,100       3,836,283    
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.*     188,700       2,688,975    
Teradata Corp.*     56,900       843,827    
Tessera Technologies, Inc.*     62,300       740,124    
The Charles Schwab Corp.     50,200       811,734    
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*     58,400       1,989,688    
Time Warner, Inc.     21,100       212,266    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     57,400       1,980,874    
Union Pacific Corp.     42,600       2,036,280    
United Technologies Corp.     31,900       1,709,840    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     9,800       260,680    
Viacom, Inc., Class B*     15,800       301,148    
Visa, Inc., Class A     78,400       4,112,080    
VMware Inc., Class A*     72,277       1,712,242    
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     39,100       604,486    
Wells Fargo & Co.     154,600       4,557,608    
Western Digital Corp.*     44,900       514,105    
WMS Industries, Inc.*     97,300       2,617,370    
Wyeth     137,500       5,157,625    
Wynn Resorts Ltd.*(1)      28,500       1,204,410    
Xilinx, Inc.     148,400       2,644,488    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
XTO Energy, Inc.     55,200     $ 1,946,904    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     74,600       3,015,332    
Total United States
common stocks
            400,652,233    
Total common stocks
(cost $671,956,325)
            533,371,122    
    Face
amount
     
Bonds—8.30%  
Corporate bonds—1.08%  
Luxembourg—0.25%  
Hellas Telecommunications
Luxembourg III,
8.500%, due 10/15/13
  EUR 1,721,000       789,451    
Lighthouse International
Co. SA,
8.000%, due 04/30/14
    1,750,000       1,155,479    
Total Luxembourg
corporate bonds
            1,944,930    
United States—0.83%  
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.,
12.750%, due 03/01/16
  $ 600,000       504,000    
Boise Cascade LLC,
7.125%, due 10/15/14
    4,778,000       2,675,680    
CIT Group, Inc.,
3.615%, due 01/30/09(2) 
    600,000       599,170    
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
5.800%, due 01/12/09
    625,000       623,229    
Momentive Performance
Materials, Inc.,
11.500%, due 12/01/16(1) 
    2,480,000       731,600    
Nustar Logistics,
7.650%, due 04/15/18
    330,000       302,502    
Truvo Subsidiary Corp.,
8.500%, due 12/01/14
  EUR 1,050,000       394,079    
Valero Energy Corp.,  
6.625%, due 06/15/37   $ 900,000       661,953    
Total United States
corporate bonds
            6,492,213    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $15,322,031)
            8,437,143    
Asset-backed securities—3.54%  
United States—3.54%  
ACE Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-NC1, Class A2B,
0.621%, due 12/25/35(2) 
    224,052       213,217    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(continued)  
American Express Credit
Account Master Trust,
Series 2004-4, Class A,
1.285%, due 03/15/12(2) 
  $ 1,280,000     $ 1,240,171    
AmeriCredit Automobile
Receivables Trust,
Series 2008-AF, Class A2A,
4.470%, due 01/12/12
    1,950,000       1,842,283    
Argent Securities, Inc.,
Series 2006-M3, Class A2A,
0.521%, due 10/25/36(2) 
    34,818       33,223    
Capital Auto Receivables
Asset Trust,
Series 2008-2, Class A2B,
2.115%, due 03/15/11(2) 
    1,250,000       1,210,181    
Capital One Prime Auto
Receivables Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A3,
5.470%, due 06/15/11
    1,900,000       1,872,353    
Chase Manhattan Auto
Owner Trust,
Series 2006-B, Class A3,
5.130%, due 05/15/11
    1,107,595       1,103,360    
Citibank Credit Card
Master Trust I,
Series 1999-2, Class A,
5.875%, due 03/10/11
    900,000       899,499    
CNH Equipment Trust,
Series 2007-C, Class A3B,
2.145%, due 12/15/11(2) 
    400,000       384,857    
Countrywide Asset-Backed
Certificates,
Series 2005-7, Class 3AV3,
0.881%, due 11/25/35(2) 
    410,329       391,483    
Series 2006-S9, Class A5,
5.871%, due 08/25/36(3) 
    1,473,314       449,620    
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust,
Series 2006-C, Class A3,
5.020%, due 07/08/10
    477,701       475,122    
First Franklin Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2006-FFA, Class A3,
0.591%, due 09/25/26(2) 
    4,632,862       1,081,888    
Series 2006-FFB, Class A2,
0.601%, due 12/25/26(2) 
    1,899,181       518,325    
GSAMP Trust,
Series 2006-S5, Class A2,
5.658%, due 09/25/36(3) 
    294,440       7,361    
Series 2005-S1, Class B1,
6.708%, due 12/25/34(3) 
    569,171       0    
Home Equity Asset Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class 2A3,
0.651%, due 07/25/36(2) 
    600,000       452,130    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Asset-backed securities—(concluded)  
United States—(continued)  
Home Equity Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-6, Class 2A1,
0.571%, due 03/25/37(2) 
  $ 2,711,113     $ 367,112    
Series 2006-3, Class A1,
5.472%, due 09/25/36(2) 
    1,171,369       117,137    
Series 2006-5, Class A1,
5.500%, due 01/25/37(3) 
    2,067,151       484,143    
Series 2006-4, Class A1,
5.671%, due 11/25/36(3) 
    2,179,783       473,243    
JP Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition Corp.,
Series 2006-CH1, Class A2,
0.521%, due 07/25/36(2) 
    55,268       50,630    
Lake Country Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Series 2005-HE1, Class A2,
0.851%, due 12/25/32(2) 
    30,459       30,203    
Merrill Auto Trust Securitization,
Series 2007-1, Class A4,
1.255%, due 12/15/13(2) 
    2,000,000       1,734,773    
Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A, Class A1,
1.571%, due 10/25/27(2) 
    1,132,613       1,060,691    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc.,
Series 2006-AHL1, Class A2A,
0.521%, due 05/25/37(2) 
    175,129       168,663    
Series 2006-FF1, Class A2A,
0.541%, due 08/25/36(2) 
    252,610       237,975    
Series 2006-SL2, Class A,
0.621%, due 05/25/37(2) 
    4,775,620       834,778    
Series 2005-SL3, Class B1,
1.671%, due 07/25/36(2) 
    208,431       242    
Series 2004-SL2, Class B4,
7.596%, due 06/25/35(2),(4) 
    929,430       150,289    
Morgan Stanley Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-10SL, Class A1,
0.601%, due 08/25/36(2) 
    2,286,605       514,486    
Series 2006-14SL, Class A1,
0.631%, due 11/25/36(2) 
    1,738,605       420,076    
New Century Home Equity
Loan Trust,
Series 2005-C, Class A2B,
0.641%, due 12/25/35(2) 
    177,508       174,326    
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.,
Series 2006-S4, Class A1,
0.641%, due 08/25/36(2) 
    2,090,408       367,128    
Peco Energy Transition Trust,
Series 2000-A, Class A3,
7.625%, due 03/01/10
    1,749,272       1,760,625    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
Popular ABS Mortgage
Pass-Through Trust,
Series 2006-E, Class A1,
0.561%, due 01/25/37(2) 
  $ 75,670     $ 66,559    
Renaissance Home Equity
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-4, Class AV1,
0.541%, due 01/25/37(2) 
    485,333       437,911    
Series 2005-3, Class AF3,
4.814%, due 11/25/35(3) 
    94,088       86,837    
Residential Asset Mortgage
Products, Inc.,
Series 2006-RS5, Class A1,
0.541%, due 09/25/36(2) 
    21,094       20,557    
Series 2006-RS4, Class A1,
0.551%, due 07/25/36(2) 
    14,630       14,490    
Residential Asset Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-KS2, Class A3,
0.661%, due 03/25/35(2) 
    698,906       594,352    
Series 2005-KS11, Class AI3,
0.671%, due 12/25/35(2) 
    127,148       113,671    
SACO I Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class A1,
0.651%, due 04/25/36(2) 
    2,750,726       471,707    
Series 2006-5, Class 1A,
0.621%, due 04/25/36(2) 
    1,610,544       314,572    
Series 2006-5, Class 2A1,
0.621%, due 05/25/36(2),(4) 
    3,106,192       562,087    
Saxon Asset Securities Trust,
Series 2005-3, Class A2C,
0.751%, due 11/25/35(2) 
    331,412       304,165    
Soundview Home Equity
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-EQ2, Class A1,
0.551%, due 01/25/37(2) 
    96,311       91,249    
Series 2006-WF1, Class A1A,
0.571%, due 10/25/36(2) 
    21,441       21,075    
Series 2006-OPT3, Class 2A2,
0.581%, due 06/25/36(2) 
    65,309       61,000    
Series 2006-OPT2, Class A2,
0.591%, due 05/25/36(2) 
    1,024       1,011    
Structured Asset Investment
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-BNC3, Class A2,
0.511%, due 09/25/36(2) 
    222,615       208,279    
USAA Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2005-4, Class A4,
4.890%, due 08/15/12
    1,701,969       1,673,767    
Volkswagen Auto Loan
Enhanced Trust,
Series 2008-1, Class A2,
3.710%, due 04/20/11
    1,675,000       1,649,663    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $46,468,595)
            27,814,545    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Collateralized debt obligations—1.90%  
Cayman Islands—0.36%  
Avenue CLO Fund Ltd.,
Series 2006-4I, Class SUB,
due 11/07/18(4),(5) 
  $ 2,625,000     $ 315,000    
Series 2007-5I, Class SUB,
due 04/25/19(4),(5) 
    2,200,000       264,000    
Babson CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class INC,
due 01/18/21(4),(5),(6) 
    1,500,000       195,000    
Callidus Debt Partners Fund Ltd.,
Series 5A, Class INC,
due 11/20/20(4),(5),(6) 
    2,000,000       260,000    
Emerson Place CLO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class SUB,
due 01/15/19(4),(5),(6) 
    2,750,000       385,000    
FM Leveraged Capital Fund II,
due 11/20/20(2),(4),(5),(6) 
    5,300,000       530,000    
GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd.,
Series 2007-8A, Class SUB,
due 04/17/21(4),(5),(6) 
    1,500,000       210,000    
GSC Partners CDO Fund V Ltd.,
due 11/20/16(2),(4),(5),(6) 
    650,000       71,500    
Harbourview CLO VI Ltd.,
Series 6A, Class SUB,
due 12/27/19(4),(5),(6) 
    1,200,000       216,000    
LNR CDO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class FFX,
7.592%, due 05/28/43(4),(6) 
    8,000,000       400,000    
Logan CDO Ltd.,
Series III-A, Class E,
18.883%, due 07/05/57(2),(4),(6) 
    2,000,000       0    
Total Cayman Islands
collateralized debt obligations
            2,846,500    
Ireland—0.18%  
Avoca CLO I BV,
Series VI-A, Class M,
due 01/16/23(4),(5),(6) 
  EUR 2,000,000       528,219    
Eurocredit CDO BV,
Series VI-X, Class SUB,
due 01/16/22(2),(4),(5) 
    4,500,000       902,003    
Total Ireland collateralized
debt obligations
            1,430,222    
Luxembourg—0.25%  
Ashwell Rated SA,
due 12/22/77(2),(4),(5),(6) 
  GBP 1,400,000       241,542    
Ashwell SA,
6.625%, due 12/22/77(2),(6) 
    1,950,000       252,325    
GSC European CDO SA,
Series I-RA, Class SUB,
due 12/15/22(4),(5),(6) 
  EUR 2,400,000       1,501,254    
Total Luxembourg collateralized
debt obligations
            1,995,121    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Netherlands—0.59%  
Ares Euro CLO BV,
Series 2007-1A, Class G1,
1.000%, due 05/15/24(2),(4),(6) 
  EUR 1,400,000     $ 428,135    
Cadogan Square CLO BV,
Series 3A, Class M,
12.640%, due 01/17/23(2),(4),(6) 
    2,000,000       611,622    
Grosvenor Place CLO BV,
Series II-A, Class SUB,
7.500%, due 03/28/23(4),(6) 
    3,250,000       2,032,948    
Harbourmaster CLO Ltd.,
Series 7A, Class C,
due 09/22/22(4),(5),(6) 
    3,000,000       708,926    
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2CA, Class F1,
due 12/14/22(4),(5),(6) 
    3,000,000       375,314    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2006-1A, Class F,
due 04/15/23(4),(5),(6) 
    1,900,000       396,164    
Total Netherlands collateralized
debt obligations
            4,553,109    
United States—0.52%  
Cent CDO Ltd.,
Series 2006-12A, Class INC,
due 11/18/20(4),(5) 
  $ 2,000,000       200,000    
GoldenTree Loan
Opportunities III Ltd.,
Series 2007-3A, Class SUB,
due 05/01/22(4),(5),(6) 
    2,600,000       520,000    
OHA Park Avenue CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class SUB,
due 03/14/22(4),(5),(6) 
    2,400,000       528,000    
Regent's Park CDO BV,
Series 1A, Class F,
due 01/26/23(2),(4),(5),(6) 
    2,000,000       417,015    
Shasta CLO I Ltd.,
due 04/20/21(2),(4),(5),(6) 
    6,000,000       2,400,000    
Total United States collateralized
debt obligations
            4,065,015    
Total collateralized debt
obligations
(cost $80,638,104)
            14,889,967    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—1.30%  
United States—1.30%  
Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2004-4, Class A3,
4.128%, due 07/10/42
    1,250,000       1,226,551    
Banc of America Large Loan, Inc.,
Series 2005-MIB1, Class A2,
1.405%, due 03/15/22(2),(6) 
    2,000,000       1,505,189    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2005-PWR7, Class A2,
4.945%, due 02/11/41
  $ 1,194,611     $ 1,014,574    
Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp.,
Series 2006-RR1, Class A1,
5.778%, due 03/18/49(2),(6) 
    750,000       210,000    
GS Alternative Mortgage
Product II,
Series 2006-CC1, Class A,
5.377%, due 03/21/46(2),(6) 
    365,026       109,508    
Series 2007-GKK1, Class A1,
5.580%, due 12/20/49(2),(4),(6) 
    475,000       114,000    
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.799%, due 08/10/45(2) 
    7,100,000       5,152,161    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc.,
Series 2006-A1, Class M3,
5.941%, due 03/25/36(2) 
    1,298,544       0    
Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust,
Series 2006-1, Class A3,
5.100%, due 07/20/11(6) 
    874,093       867,118    
Total commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(cost $10,022,326)
            10,199,101    
Mortgage & agency debt securities—0.48%  
United States—0.48%  
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,
Series 2005-4, Class CB4,
5.228%, due 08/25/35(2),(6) 
    981,731       11,044    
American Home Mortgage
Investment Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class 4A,
0.661%, due 11/25/35(2) 
    3,320,585       897,521    
Banc of America Alternative
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-9, Class B2,
6.250%, due 01/25/37
    865,499       30,379    
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust,
Series 06-4, Class 3B2,
6.248%, due 07/25/36(2) 
    8,424,103       123,203    
Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
Series 2006-3, Class B1,
5.944%, due 06/25/36(2) 
    338,223       50,733    
Citigroup Mortgage Loan
Trust, Inc.,
Series 2005-WF2, Class AV2,
0.711%, due 08/25/35(2) 
    217,270       182,533    
Series 2006-AR6, Class 1B1,
6.059%, due 08/25/36(2) 
    3,984,025       120,636    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(continued)  
Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-45T1, Class M1,
6.000%, due 02/25/37
  $ 640,539     $ 31,678    
Series 2006-26CB, Class M1,
6.500%, due 09/25/36
    1,224,814       65,722    
Credit Suisse Mortgage
Capital Certificates,
Series 2006-4, Class CB1,
5.757%, due 05/25/36(2) 
    700,278       15,756    
Series 2006-7, Class B1,
6.292%, due 08/25/36(2) 
    740,769       18,519    
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2006-5F, Class B1,
6.196%, due 06/25/36(2) 
    971,353       97,135    
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-3, Class 2A1A,
0.821%, due 06/19/35(2) 
    290,682       133,708    
IndyMac INDA Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Series 2007-AR1, Class B1,
5.807%, due 03/25/37(2) 
    448,099       17,924    
IndyMac INDX Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Series 2006-AR19, Class 1B2,
6.151%, due 08/25/36(2) 
    2,078,013       2,598    
Series 2006-AR25, Class B1,
6.173%, due 09/25/36(2) 
    2,583,324       161,946    
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
Series 2005-QA10, Class M3,
5.622%, due 09/25/35(2) 
    979,676       19,594    
Series 2006-QS5, Class M1,
6.000%, due 05/25/36
    1,944,679       77,787    
Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities I,
Series 2006-SA4, Class M1,
6.128%, due 11/25/36(2) 
    1,894,198       14,206    
Structured Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-7, Class B11,
5.343%, due 04/25/35(2) 
    1,688,224       150,973    
Series 2007-1, Class B1II,
6.286%, due 02/25/37(2) 
    2,011,432       237,409    
Series 2006-7, Class B1II,
6.431%, due 08/25/36(2) 
    2,493,107       464,018    
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates,
Series 2006-AR16, Class LB1,
5.618%, due 12/25/36(2) 
    474,426       91,497    
Series 2006-AR16, Class 3B1,
5.690%, due 12/25/36(2) 
    1,297,926       97,318    
Series 2007-HY1, Class 3B1,
5.881%, due 02/25/37(2) 
    1,757,441       295,118    

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(concluded)  
Mortgage & agency debt securities—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed
Securities Trust,
Series 2006-18, Class B1,
6.000%, due 12/26/36
  $ 1,278,705     $ 314,541    
Series 2007-3, Class CRB1,
6.000%, due 04/25/37
    543,204       38,567    
Series 2006-AR12, Class 2B1,
6.099%, due 09/25/36(2) 
    373,409       17,737    
Total mortgage & agency
debt securities
(cost $7,561,283)
            3,779,800    
Total bonds
(cost $160,012,339)
            65,120,556    
    Units      
Investment company—1.89%  
UBS Opportunistic Emerging
Markets Debt Relationship
Fund*(7)
(cost $19,044,787)
    1,717,436       14,824,219    
    Number
of rights
     
Rights—0.01%  
Singapore—0.01%  
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.,
expires 01/20/09*
    20,500       44,491    
United Kingdom—0.0%  
HBOS ORD Rights
expires 01/09/09*
    1,866,837       0    
Lloyds TSB Group
expires 01/09/09*
    67,768       0    
Total rights
(cost $0)
            44,491    
    Face
amount
     
Short-term investments—16.54%  
Certificates of deposit—1.12%  
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC,
5.97%, due 01/20/09
(cost $15,662,447)
  GBP 7,950,000       8,795,884    

 

Security description   Units   Value  
Investment company—15.42%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 1.53%(7),(8)
(cost $120,972,700)
    120,972,700     $ 120,972,700    
Total short-term investments
(cost $136,635,147)
            129,768,584    
    Number
of contracts
     
Options purchased—1.33%  
Call options—1.33%  
3 Month Euro Euribor Interest
Rate Futures,
strike @ EUR 96.75,
expires September 2009*
    1,253       5,573,545    
3 Month Euro Euribor Interest
Rate Futures,
strike @ EUR 97.00,
expires December 2009*
    1,600       4,892,976    
Total options purchased
(cost $1,358,487)
            10,466,521    
    Shares      
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned—0.52%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management Prime
Fund, 1.54%(7),(8)
(cost $4,080,373)
    4,080,373       4,080,373    
Total investments before
investments sold short—96.56%
(cost $993,087,458)
            757,675,866    
Investments sold short—(24.67)%  
Common stocks—(24.67)%  
United States—(24.67)%  
Abbott Laboratories     (65,100 )     (3,474,387 )  
Adobe Systems, Inc.     (54,600 )     (1,162,434 )  
Advanced Micro Devices     (354,200 )     (765,072 )  
Allegheny Energy, Inc.     (28,400 )     (961,624 )  
Alliant Energy Corp.     (136,000 )     (3,968,480 )  
Altera Corp.     (86,700 )     (1,448,757 )  
Altria Group, Inc.     (58,100 )     (874,986 )  
Amedisys, Inc.     (49,100 )     (2,029,794 )  
American Water Works Co., Inc.     (68,400 )     (1,428,192 )  
AMR Corp.     (101,900 )     (1,087,273 )  
Applied Materials, Inc.     (163,800 )     (1,659,294 )  
Autozone, Inc.     (14,900 )     (2,078,103 )  
Best Buy Co., Inc.     (63,500 )     (1,784,985 )  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (52,000 )     (925,600 )  
BMC Software, Inc.     (163,200 )     (4,391,712 )  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     (97,200 )     (2,259,900 )  
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     (57,400 )     (2,955,526 )  

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Investments sold short—(continued)  
Common stocks—(continued)  
United States—(continued)  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (90,000 )   $ (4,952,700 )  
Campbell Soup Co.     (55,800 )     (1,674,558 )  
Caterpillar Inc.     (45,900 )     (2,050,353 )  
Celgene Corp.     (22,500 )     (1,243,800 )  
CenterPoint Energy Inc.     (42,900 )     (541,398 )  
CenturyTel, Inc.     (44,900 )     (1,227,117 )  
Chevron Corp.     (34,700 )     (2,566,759 )  
Chubb Corp.     (35,300 )     (1,800,300 )  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     (103,800 )     (1,691,940 )  
Clorox Co./The     (59,700 )     (3,316,932 )  
CME Group, Inc.     (4,500 )     (936,495 )  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     (33,700 )     (2,309,798 )  
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (22,100 )     (631,618 )  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     (78,400 )     (3,052,112 )  
Continental Airlines, Inc.,
Class B
    (57,500 )     (1,038,450 )  
CSX Corp.     (46,200 )     (1,500,114 )  
Cummins, Inc.     (79,000 )     (2,111,670 )  
Deere & Co.     (49,500 )     (1,896,840 )  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     (41,400 )     (474,444 )  
Devon Energy Corp.     (49,400 )     (3,246,074 )  
DISH Network Corp., Class A     (71,200 )     (789,608 )  
Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc.,
Class A
    (72,300 )     (1,826,298 )  
Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours and Co.     (20,100 )     (508,530 )  
Eastman Kodak Co.     (31,400 )     (206,612 )  
Electronics Arts Inc.     (114,700 )     (1,839,788 )  
Eli Lilly & Co.     (94,400 )     (3,801,488 )  
Emerson Electric Co.     (47,000 )     (1,720,670 )  
Equitable Resources, Inc.     (91,500 )     (3,069,825 )  
Expeditors International
Washington, Inc.
    (124,700 )     (4,148,769 )  
Express Scripts, Inc.     (10,000 )     (549,800 )  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     (56,500 )     (4,510,395 )  
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (61,500 )     (1,498,140 )  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.     (129,300 )     (3,293,271 )  
GameStop Corp., Class A     (42,200 )     (914,052 )  
Gannett Co., Inc.     (63,800 )     (510,400 )  
Gap (The), Inc.     (119,800 )     (1,604,122 )  
General Mills, Inc.     (10,200 )     (619,650 )  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     (35,700 )     (1,825,698 )  
Goodrich Corp.     (55,200 )     (2,043,504 )  
Hasbro, Inc.     (34,100 )     (994,697 )  
Hershey Co./The     (58,200 )     (2,021,868 )  
Honeywell International, Inc.     (31,300 )     (1,027,579 )  
Hormell Foods Corp.     (21,700 )     (674,436 )  
International Business Machines
Corp.(IBM)
    (32,500 )     (2,735,200 )  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (6,000 )     (761,940 )  
ITT Industries, Inc.     (49,800 )     (2,290,302 )  
Kellogg Co.     (36,800 )     (1,613,680 )  
Lincoln National Corp.     (85,700 )     (1,614,588 )  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     (24,600 )     (2,068,368 )  

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
United States—(concluded)  
McDonald's Corp.     (43,400 )   $ (2,699,046 )  
Mettler-Toledo
International, Inc.
    (28,700 )     (1,934,380 )  
Molson Coors Brewing Co.,
Class B
    (15,600 )     (763,152 )  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     (33,800 )     (1,723,800 )  
Novell, Inc.     (246,300 )     (958,107 )  
Novellus Systems, Inc.     (92,600 )     (1,142,684 )  
NSTAR     (85,300 )     (3,112,597 )  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (17,100 )     (1,025,829 )  
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.     (26,600 )     (817,684 )  
Parker Hannifin Corp.     (34,600 )     (1,471,884 )  
Paychex, Inc.     (17,300 )     (454,644 )  
Pfizer, Inc.     (97,600 )     (1,728,496 )  
PNC Financial Services Group Inc .     (32,100 )     (1,572,900 )  
Prudential Financial, Inc.     (39,300 )     (1,189,218 )  
Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
    (32,900 )     (959,693 )  
QLogic Corp.     (99,500 )     (1,337,280 )  
Raytheon Co.     (41,700 )     (2,128,368 )  
Regions Financial Corp.     (138,800 )     (1,104,848 )  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     (40,900 )     (1,318,616 )  
Safeway, Inc.     (22,100 )     (525,317 )  
Schlumberger Ltd.     (23,400 )     (990,522 )  
Sherwin-Williams Co.     (15,600 )     (932,100 )  
Southern Co.     (91,000 )     (3,367,000 )  
Spectra Energy Corp.     (60,600 )     (953,844 )  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     (21,300 )     (702,048 )  
Stanley Works     (34,000 )     (1,159,400 )  
Stryker Corp.     (68,800 )     (2,748,560 )  
Synopsys, Inc.     (24,200 )     (448,184 )  
Tellabs, Inc.     (132,400 )     (545,488 )  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     (55,500 )     (861,360 )  
The Charles Schwab Corp.     (92,900 )     (1,502,193 )  
Tiffany & Co.     (38,400 )     (907,392 )  
Time Warner, Inc.     (79,300 )     (797,758 )  
TJX Cos., Inc.     (15,600 )     (320,892 )  
Travelers Cos., Inc.     (71,500 )     (3,231,800 )  
UAL Corp.     (27,800 )     (306,356 )  
Union Pacific Corp.     (29,800 )     (1,424,440 )  
US Bancorp     (91,900 )     (2,298,419 )  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     (47,200 )     (1,600,080 )  
Visa, Inc., Class A     (23,500 )     (1,232,575 )  
Walgreen Co.     (121,400 )     (2,994,938 )  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     (48,600 )     (2,724,516 )  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (82,800 )     (2,199,996 )  
Western Union Co.     (127,900 )     (1,834,086 )  
WW Grainger, Inc.     (48,200 )     (3,800,088 )  
Xcel Energy, Inc.     (71,300 )     (1,322,615 )  
Xerox Corp.     (80,300 )     (639,991 )  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     (37,800 )     (1,190,700 )  
Total investments sold short
(proceeds $201,364,580)
            (193,608,753 )  

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description     Value  
Total investments,
net of investments
sold short—71.89%
      $ 564,067,113    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—28.11%
        220,589,860    
Net assets—100.00%       $ 784,656,973    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $993,087,458; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 20,833,124    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (256,244,716 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (235,411,592 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

(1)  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2008.

(2)  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2008.

(3)  Step bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

(4)  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $15,464,018 or 1.97% of net assets.

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

(6)  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, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $16,206,315 or 2.06% of net assets.

(7)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(8)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

ABS  Asset-backed securities

ADR  American depositary receipt

CDO  Collateralized debt obligations

CLO  Collateralized loan obligations

CVA  Dutch certification—depository certificate

GS  Goldman Sachs

GSAMP  Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp.

GSR  Goldman Sachs Residential

Preference
shares  A special type of equity investment that shares in the earnings of the company, has limited voting rights, and may have a dividend preference. Preference shares may also have liquidation preference.

REIT  Real estate investment trust

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Restricted securities

Securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/08
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Ares Euro CLO BV,
Series 2007-1A, Class G1,
1.000%, due 05/15/24
  03/26/07   $ 1,400,000       0.18 %   $ 428,135       0.05 %  
Ashwell Rated SA,
due 12/22/77
  01/29/07     1,290,100       0.16       241,542       0.03    
Avoca CLO I BV,
Series VI-A, Class M,
due 01/16/23
  10/19/06     2,000,000       0.25       528,219       0.07    
Babson CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class INC,
due 01/18/21
  02/02/07     1,425,000       0.18       195,000       0.02    
Cadogan Square CLO BV,
Series 3A, Class M,
12.640%, due 01/17/23
  12/01/06     1,900,000       0.24       611,622       0.08    
Callidus Debt Partners Fund Ltd.,
Series 5A, Class INC,
due 11/20/20
  11/01/06     1,900,000       0.24       260,000       0.03    
Emerson Place CLO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class SUB,
due 01/15/19
  11/03/06     2,447,500       0.31       385,000       0.05    
FM Leveraged Capital Fund II,
due 11/20/20
  10/31/06     5,300,000       0.68       530,000       0.07    
GoldenTree Loan Opportunities III Ltd.,
Series 2007-3A, Class SUB,
due 05/01/22
  02/27/07     2,600,000       0.33       520,000       0.07    
Grosvenor Place CLO BV,
Series II-A, Class SUB,
7.500%, due 03/28/23
  12/15/06     3,217,500       0.41       2,032,948       0.27    
GS Alternative Mortgage Product II,
Series 2007-GKK1, Class A1,
5.580%, due 12/20/49
  05/02/08     259,469       0.03       114,000       0.01    
GSC European CDO SA,
Series I-RA, Class SUB,
due 12/15/22
  12/01/06     2,400,000       0.31       1,501,254       0.19    
GSC Partners CDO Fund Ltd.,
Series 2007-8A, Class SUB,
due 04/17/21
  02/28/07     1,393,350       0.18       210,000       0.03    
GSC Partners CDO Fund V Ltd.,
due 11/20/16
  02/07/07     598,000       0.08       71,500       0.01    
Harbourmaster CLO Ltd.,
Series 7A, Class C,
due 09/22/22
  10/31/06     2,850,000       0.36       708,926       0.09    
Harbourview CLO VI Ltd.,
Series 6A, Class SUB,
due 12/27/19
  10/20/06     1,128,000       0.14       216,000       0.03    
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2CA, Class F1,
due 12/14/22
  11/28/06     2,910,000       0.37       375,314       0.05    
LNR CDO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class FFX,
7.592%, due 05/28/43
  11/03/06     8,138,056       1.04       400,000       0.05    

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Restricted securities—(concluded)

Securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/08
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Logan CDO Ltd.,
Series III-A, Class E,
18.883%, due 07/05/57
  06/08/07   $ 2,000,000       0.25 %   $ 0       0.00 %  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
Series 2004-SL2, Class B4,
7.596%, due 06/25/35
  06/13/08     16,846       0.00       150,289       0.02    
OHA Park Avenue CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class SUB,
due 03/14/22
  02/26/07     2,400,000       0.31       528,000       0.07    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2006-1A, Class F,
due 04/15/23
  12/12/06     1,900,000       0.24       396,164       0.05    
Regent's Park CDO BV,
Series 1A, Class F,
due 01/26/23
  09/25/06     2,000,000       0.25       417,015       0.05    
Shasta CLO I Ltd.,
due 04/20/21
  12/20/06     5,700,000       0.73       2,400,000       0.30    
        $ 57,173,821       7.29 %   $ 13,220,928       1.69 %  

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Australian Dollar     52,865,000     USD     33,387,572     06/02/09   $ (3,073,183 )  
Canadian Dollar     81,310,000     USD     63,705,596     06/02/09     (2,263,553 )  
Euro     5,750,000     SEK     62,215,000     04/07/09     (108,875 )  
Euro     212,475,000     USD     267,803,490     06/02/09     (26,314,083 )  
Euro     1,245,000     USD     1,771,542     06/02/09     48,156    
Great Britain Pound     66,440,000     USD     99,584,051     06/02/09     4,229,881    
Japanese Yen     1,579,100,000     USD     16,793,577     06/02/09     (685,955 )  
Latvian Lat     18,280,000     EUR     25,261,180     04/07/09     (218,411 )  
Malaysian Ringgit     36,246,000     USD     10,360,440     03/04/09     (97,530 )  
New Taiwan Dollar     1,167,600,000     USD     34,981,993     03/04/09     (695,341 )  
New Taiwan Dollar     408,600,000     USD     12,543,361     03/04/09     58,128    
Polish Zloty     38,905,000     USD     12,694,036     06/02/09     (271,054 )  
Saudi Arabian Riyal     111,850,000     USD     29,617,371     04/22/09     (161,528 )  
Swedish Krona     265,520,000     USD     32,875,883     06/02/09     (720,408 )  
Swedish Krona     84,720,000     USD     11,011,034     06/02/09     291,398    
Swiss Franc     9,380,000     USD     8,988,118     06/02/09     150,856    
United States Dollar     11,655,583     AUD     16,950,000     06/02/09     34,757    
United States Dollar     16,923,161     CAD     21,575,000     06/02/09     581,258    
United States Dollar     16,922,632     CHF     20,495,000     06/02/09     2,386,502    
United States Dollar     105,201,165     EUR     79,960,000     06/02/09     5,483,110    
United States Dollar     8,964,428     EUR     6,300,000     06/02/09     (243,681 )  
United States Dollar     78,696,578     GBP     52,235,000     06/02/09     (3,729,312 )  
United States Dollar     2,070,173     JPY     184,500,000     06/02/09     (27,887 )  
United States Dollar     12,095,665     KRW     16,184,000,000     03/04/09     794,308    
United States Dollar     19,699,914     LVL     9,125,000     04/07/09     (2,113,774 )  
United States Dollar     9,674,311     LVL     5,020,000     04/07/09     475    
United States Dollar     26,246,876     MYR     94,515,000     03/04/09     1,023,308    

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Forward foreign currency contracts—(concluded)

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
United States Dollar     13,086,548     PLN     38,905,000     06/02/09   $ (121,458 )  
United States Dollar     29,906,417     SAR     111,850,000     04/22/09     (127,519 )  
United States Dollar     111,163,989     SEK     906,320,000     06/02/09     3,512,837    
United States Dollar     9,055,674     SGD     13,785,000     06/02/09     496,627    
United States Dollar     75,232,292     TWD     2,469,500,000     03/04/09     226,063    
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ (21,655,888 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

KRW  Korean Won

LVL  Latvian Lat

MYR  Malaysian Ringgit

PLN  Polish Zloty

SAR  Saudi Arabian Riyal

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

USD  United States Dollar

Futures contracts

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
US treasury futures buy contracts:  
10 Year US Treasury Notes, 998 contracts (USD)   March 2009   $ 118,496,065     $ 125,498,500     $ 7,002,435    
US treasury futures sell contracts:  
2 Year US Treasury Notes, 1,326 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (286,285,674 )     (289,150,875 )     (2,865,201 )  
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 879 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (101,378,573 )     (104,649,070 )     (3,270,497 )  
10 Year US Treasury Notes, 693 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (83,018,625 )     (87,144,750 )     (4,126,125 )  
Index futures buy contracts:  
Amsterdam Exchanges Index, 1,239 contracts (EUR)   January 2009     84,839,325       85,919,907       1,080,582    
CAC 40 Index, 101 contracts (EUR)   January 2009     4,549,300       4,560,189       10,889    
Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index, 639 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     21,649,247       22,094,616       445,369    
FTSE 100 Index, 675 contracts (GBP)   March 2009     41,323,749       42,972,308       1,648,559    
IBEX 35 Index, 64 contracts (EUR)   January 2009     8,155,911       8,266,481       110,570    
MSCI Taiwan Index, 996 contracts (USD)   January 2009     17,584,858       17,518,571       (66,287 )  
NIKKEI 225 Index, 409 contracts (JPY)   March 2009     37,733,724       40,753,868       3,020,144    
S&P 500 Index, 793 contracts (USD)   March 2009     173,668,011       178,444,825       4,776,814    
S&P MIB Index, 209 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     28,156,841       28,703,146       546,305    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Futures contracts—(concluded)

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Index futures sell contracts:  
DAX Index, 130 contracts (EUR)   March 2009   $ (21,096,388 )   $ (22,305,474 )   $ (1,209,086 )  
FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index, 910 contracts (ZAR)   March 2009     (19,446,389 )     (19,737,813 )     (291,424 )  
Hang Seng Stock Index, 131 contracts (HKD)   January 2009     (12,822,605 )     (12,288,382 )     534,223    
MSCI Singapore Index, 240 contracts (SGD)   January 2009     (7,310,648 )     (7,354,008 )     (43,360 )  
OMXS 30 Index , 892 contracts (SEK)   January 2009     (7,500,971 )     (7,570,739 )     (69,768 )  
S&P MidCap 400 Index, 1,596 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (79,937,595 )     (85,737,120 )     (5,799,525 )  
S&P Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index, 954 contracts (CAD)   March 2009     (79,367,571 )     (83,445,055 )     (4,077,484 )  
SPI 200 Index, 653 contracts (AUD)   March 2009     (39,926,967 )     (42,881,686 )     (2,954,719 )  
Interest rate futures buy contracts:  
3 Month Euribor Futures, 202 contracts (EUR)   June 2011     67,090,333       67,884,517       794,184    
90 Day Euro Futures, 160 contracts (USD)   January 2009     39,308,000       39,502,000       194,000    
90 Day Sterling Futures, 91 contracts (GBP)   March 2011     15,522,276       15,796,721       274,445    
Australian 10 Year Bond, 943 contracts (AUD)   March 2009     74,568,032       76,525,845       1,957,813    
Euro-Bund, 672 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     116,038,421       116,614,742       576,321    
Interest rate futures sell contracts:  
3 Month Euribor Futures, 129 contracts (EUR)   December 2009     (43,755,211 )     (43,822,699 )     (67,488 )  
3 Month Euribor Futures, 202 contracts (EUR)   September 2011     (67,072,221 )     (67,821,339 )     (749,118 )  
90 Day Sterling Futures, 28 contracts (GBP)   June 2011     (4,774,754 )     (4,856,000 )     (81,246 )  
90 Day Sterling Futures, 63 contracts (GBP)   September 2011     (10,744,831 )     (10,918,642 )     (173,811 )  
Canadian 10 Year Bond, 631 contracts (CAD)   March 2009     (60,851,731 )     (64,791,867 )     (3,940,136 )  
Japanese 10 Year Bond, 105 contracts (JPY)   March 2009     (161,295,916 )     (162,301,158 )     (1,005,242 )  
Long Gilt, 567 contracts (GBP)   March 2009     (94,369,781 )     (100,653,269 )     (6,283,488 )  
30 Day Fed Fund Futures, 96 contracts (USD)   January 2009     (39,700,626 )     (39,927,194 )     (226,568 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $ (14,327,920 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

JPY  Japanese Yen

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

USD  United States Dollar

ZAR  South African Rand

Options written

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund had the following open options written as of December 31, 2008:

    Expiration
date
  Premiums
received
  Value  
Put options  
90 Day Euro-Dollar Interest Rate Futures, 681 contracts, strike @ USD 96.50   June 2009   $ 264,567     $ 17,025    

 

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements
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UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS Global Allocation Fund (the "Fund") declined 30.15% (Class A shares declined 33.98% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 29.97%. The Fund's benchmark, the GSMI Mutual Fund Index (the "Index"), declined 22.16% over the same time period.

For comparison purposes, the MSCI World Free Index (net) declined 33.71%. The Russell 3000 Index declined 29.52%, and the Citigroup World Government Bond Index (WGBI)SM returned 5.59% over the same 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 28; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance was due primarily to market allocation and security selection. Currency positioning was positive for the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's currency strategy contributed positively to performance. The Fund maintained an anti-carry trade position, emphasizing lower-risk currencies at the expense of high-volatility currencies. (A carry trade is a strategy in which an investor sells a currency with a relatively low interest rate, and uses the funds to purchase a different currency yielding a higher interest rate.) While this positioning had detracted from performance in 2007, our research indicated investors' yield-seeking behavior was causing a significant valuation distortion in favor of high-yielding currencies and against low-yielding currencies. We held firm, with the expectation that the carry trade would unwind at some point. When it reversed, the Fund's positioning produced some of the largest contributions to Fund performance over the period.

•  The Fund was allocated to lower-yielding, "safe-haven" currencies, such as the Japanese yen, Swiss franc and Swedish krona. Conversely, our strategy underweighted high-yielding currencies, like the euro, British pound, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar, which our research indicated were overvalued. This left the Fund well-positioned during the turbulence of the credit crisis, when sentiment worsened and investors sought to reduce their riskier asset positions. The result was a rapid and sharp unwinding of carry trade positions.

•  In addition, the Fund held an overweight position in the US dollar, which had weakened and, as a result, we viewed as deeply undervalued. The Fund benefited when the US dollar rebounded during the period, and investors moved into currencies considered "safe havens."

•  Between September and November, the Fund's currency exposures made large gains. As valuations returned to normal levels, the Fund's currency risks were progressively cut back. By the end of December, the Fund's forward-looking currency strategy risk was below long-term expectations due to what we viewed as a shrunken opportunity set.

•  An underweight to commodity-driven equity markets produced positive returns for the period. These positions had detracted from Fund returns in 2007 and the first half of 2008 as commodity prices soared and these markets followed. In keeping with our valuation discipline, which viewed commodities as overvalued, the Fund maintained its underweight. As commodity prices collapsed worldwide during the reporting period, our strategy was rewarded.


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•  In particular, the Fund maintained reduced exposure to the stock markets of Australia and Canada, which are commodity-driven markets, as well as to emerging markets countries—all of which declined significantly throughout the reporting period.

•  The Fund successfully underweighted emerging markets debt, which we viewed as overvalued. Spreads in this asset class were tight by historical standards, and, in our view, did not offer adequate compensation for the inherent risk in the sector. This positioning was rewarded as spreads widened during the credit crisis.

What didn't work

•  Several key asset allocation decisions detracted from performance for the period. Most notable was the Fund's substantial overweight to developed market equities.

•  The significant financial and economic turmoil that began in the late summer accelerated drastically in September, October and November. As it did, the credit crunch morphed into a severe liquidity crisis. Although the economy may continue to suffer in the near term, world equity markets are pricing in an extremely negative outlook for the long term that we believe is too pessimistic. On a valuation basis, we believe the opportunities today are unprecedented. As a result of the extreme selloff in the global equity markets, our research indicates that equities have never been as undervalued as they are now, particularly in relation to other asset classes.

  In particular, the Fund was overweight to US equities. During the period, according to our models, the US equity market moved to 49% below fair value, a level we have not witnessed during the 27 years we have been managing multi-asset portfolios. In response, we increased the Fund's US equity allocation to an aggressive overweight versus the benchmark.

•  Within US Equities, the Fund was underweight to consumer staples, which negatively impacted relative returns.

•  The consumer staples sector outperformed the market as a whole during the six months, another example of the strength of defensive sectors. As investors have gravitated toward this perceived safe haven, we believe the prices they are willing to pay are too high relative to the mispricings now found in other sectors. We continue to underweight the sector in favor of what we view as more attractive opportunities elsewhere.

•  Also within US Equities, stock selection in consumer discretionary detracted from results.

•  Positioning within consumer discretionary had a negative impact on results as overweights to media, auto parts and leisure detracted. In each case, we believe the companies owned in the Fund have the strength to make it through this particularly challenging time for the economy. Our research indicates that certain securities within the sector are worth meaningfully more than investors are currently paying. However, as investors focused on the current and near-term issues facing the consumer, they tended to sell these names in favor of areas of the market perceived to be safer havens.

•  An underweight to global sovereign bonds also generated negative results.

•  Investor anxiety reached panic proportions as credit markets seized up, notable financial institutions fell, and some money market funds lost value. This translated into a massive flight to quality as


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investors moved into "safe haven" assets and away from comparatively riskier asset classes. Although government bonds was the sole asset class to remain unaffected by market turbulence, our valuation models registered significant overvaluation of most sovereign bond markets.

•  Throughout most of the reporting period, the Fund was underweight government bond markets. This detracted from results as bond yields declined following a flight to quality. As news about a weakening global economy caused sovereign bonds to advance during the period, the Fund's position was hurt.

•  The Fund's overweight position in high yield bonds underperformed during the period.

•  High yield bond performance tends to correlate closely with the performance of equity markets. As the Fund's exposure to equities increased, so did its position in noninvestment grade credit. Our research pointed to attractive valuations in the sector. However, high yield bonds posted a negative return as we witnessed substantial spread widening in the midst of the crisis.

•  Throughout the credit crisis, we have seen credit markets being driven not so much by credit fundamentals as by liquidity pressures. Spreads in these segments of the fixed income markets are at elevated levels, providing, in our view, attractive fundamental valuations. Additionally, at these spread levels, we believe that the potential for a marked increase in defaults or credit risk has been more than amply priced in, making these valuations even more attractive. Thus, we tactically added to the Fund's high yield debt positioning during the reporting period.

•  Issue selection within the Fund's fixed income components was a driving force behind underperformance.

•  The Fund's positions in nonagency mortgage-backed securities suffered in the wake of the deteriorating real estate market and the seizing up of the credit markets.

•  An overweight allocation to the credit sectors—particularly US investment grade credit—hampered returns as well. We believe this sector has become more attractive as spreads have widened.

•  The Fund's duration remains somewhat below that of the benchmark, reflecting our belief that yields remain significantly below fair value due to the flight to quality.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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

To receive monthly strategy updates on UBS Global Allocation Fund, please contact your financial advisor.


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Average annual total return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -30.15 %     -36.13 %     -1.62 %     2.24 %     2.79 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -30.39       -36.60       -2.40       N/A       1.36    
  Class C(4)      -30.39       -36.63       -2.38       N/A       1.43    
  Class Y(5)      -29.97       -35.88       -1.34       2.50       5.65    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -33.98       -39.64       -2.74       1.66       2.28    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -33.32       -39.27       -2.67       N/A       1.36    
  Class C(4)      -30.97       -37.16       -2.38       N/A       1.43    
Russell 3000 Index(6)          -29.52       -37.31       -1.95       -0.80       7.03    
MSCI World Free Index (net)(7)          -33.71       -40.71       -0.51       -0.65       5.37    
Citigroup World Government Bond Index (WGBI)SM(8)          5.59       10.89       6.05       5.90       6.63    
GSMI Mutual Fund Index(9)          -22.16       -26.87       1.86       2.59       6.74    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.11% and 1.11%; Class B—1.93% and 1.93%; Class C—1.91% and 1.91%; 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.

(1)  Inception date of UBS Global Allocation Fund Class A shares is 06/30/97. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 12/13/01 and 11/22/01, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and, for purposes of this illustration, the indices, is 08/31/92.

(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)  The Russell 3000 Index represents a broad US equities universe representing approximately 98% of the market. It is designed to provide a representative indication of the capitalization and return for the US equity market. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

(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. The dividend is 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 excludes closed markets and those shares in otherwise free markets that are not purchasable by foreigners. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

(8)  The Citigroup World Government Bond Index (WGBI)SM is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of straight (i.e., not floating rate or index-linked) government bonds with a one-year minimum maturity. The average maturity is seven years. The index includes the 23 government bond markets of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

(9)  The GSMI Mutual Fund Index is an unmanaged index compiled by the Advisor, constructed currently as follows: 40% Russell 3000 Index, 22% MSCI World ex USA Index, 21% Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Index, 9% Citigroup Non-US World Government Bond Index, 2% JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global), 3% MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) and 3% Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index. On December 1, 2003, the 40% Russell 3000 Index replaced the 40% Wilshire 5000 Index, and on June 1, 2005, the 3% Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index replaced the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

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

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, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Intel Corp.     1.2 %  
General Electric Co.     1.0    
Comcast Corp., Class A     1.0    
Wells Fargo & Co.     0.9    
Allergan, Inc.     0.9    
Genzyme Corp.     0.8    
Microsoft Corp.     0.8    
Exelon Corp.     0.8    
Vodafone Group PLC     0.8    
Novartis AG     0.8    
Total     9.0 %  

 

Top ten long-term fixed income

holdings (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
US Treasury Notes,
3.750%, due 11/15/18
    0.9 %  
US Treasury Notes,
2.000%, due 11/30/13
    0.5    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#990740, 6.000%, due 09/01/38
    0.5    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pools,
#G04121, 5.500%, due 04/01/38
    0.5    
US Treasury Bonds,
4.500%, due 05/15/38
    0.5    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#835227, 5.000%, due 08/01/20
    0.5    
US Treasury Inflation Indexed Note (TIPS),
2.000%, due 01/15/16
    0.4    
US Treasury Notes,
1.250%, due 11/30/10
    0.4    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#948631, 6.000%, due 08/01/37
    0.4    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pools,
#G04567, 5.500%, due 07/01/38
    0.4    
Total     5.0 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)(2)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States 48.3Japan     4.9    
United Kingdom     4.6    
Switzerland     3.1    
Germany     2.4    
Total     63.3 %  

 

(1)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS Global Allocation Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies was included.

(2)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS Global Allocation Fund. If a breakdown of the underlying investment companies was included, the country exposure percentages would be as follows: United States: 63.4%, Japan: 4.9%, United Kingdom: 4.7%, Switzerland: 3.1%, Germany: 2.4%.


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Industry diversification (unaudited)(1)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Aerospace & defense     0.47 %  
Air freight & logistics     0.92    
Airlines     0.40    
Auto components     0.82    
Automobiles     0.64    
Beverages     1.08    
Biotechnology     1.52    
Building products     0.21    
Capital markets     1.82    
Chemicals     1.21    
Commercial banks     4.86    
Communications equipment     0.81    
Computers & peripherals     1.02    
Construction & engineering     0.06    
Construction materials     0.28    
Consumer finance     0.44    
Diversified financial services     0.47    
Diversified telecommunication services     1.31    
Electric utilities     1.81    
Energy equipment & services     1.18    
Food & staples retailing     1.08    
Food products     0.94    
Health care equipment & supplies     1.88    
Health care providers & services     1.03    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     1.29    
Household durables     0.34    
Household products     0.78    
Independent power producers & energy traders     0.06    
Industrial conglomerates     1.46    
Insurance     3.52    
Internet & catalog retail     0.13    
Internet software & services     0.23    
IT services     0.55    
Life sciences tools & services     0.50    
Machinery     2.13    
Media     2.71    
Metals & mining     0.48    
Multiline retail     0.67    
Multi-utilities     0.88    
Office electronics     0.43    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     4.99    
Pharmaceuticals     3.27    
Professional services     0.27 %  
Real estate management & development     0.47    
Road & rail     1.13    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     2.54    
Software     2.15    
Specialty retail     0.61    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     0.22    
Tobacco     0.84    
Trading companies & distributors     0.73    
Wireless telecommunication services     1.41    
Total common stocks     61.05    
Bonds
Corporate bonds
 
Banks     0.09    
Commercial banks     0.34    
Commercial services     0.03    
Diversified financial services     0.08    
Wireless telecommunication services     0.03    
Total corporate bonds     0.57    
Asset-backed securities     0.45    
Collateralized debt obligation     0.10    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     1.01    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     6.01    
Stripped mortgage-backed securities     0.04    
US government obligations     3.09    
Non US government obligations     0.70    
Sovereign/supranational bond     0.19    
Total bonds     12.16    
Investment companies  
UBS Corporate Bond Relationship Fund     3.32    
UBS Emerging Markets Equity Relationship Fund     4.78    
UBS High Yield Relationship Fund     8.08    
UBS Small-Cap Equity Relationship Fund     4.27    
UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage Relationship Fund     2.58    
UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected
Securities Relationship Fund
    0.21    
Total investment companies     23.24    
Short-term investment     0.37    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     1.72    
Total investments     98.54    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     1.46    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(1)  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS Global Allocation Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies' industry diversification was included.


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UBS Global Allocation Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—61.05%  
Australia—0.64%  
BHP Billiton Ltd.     120,971     $ 2,547,810    
National Australia Bank Ltd.     208,839       3,061,643    
Orica Ltd.     301,984       2,964,937    
Qantas Airways Ltd.     1,993,758       3,676,387    
Total Australia common stocks             12,250,777    
Austria—0.39%  
Telekom Austria AG     514,119       7,431,115    
Canada—1.45%  
Canadian National Railway Co.     153,700       5,575,282    
EnCana Corp.     148,400       6,847,196    
Manulife Financial Corp.     159,700       2,690,774    
Toronto-Dominion Bank     157,100       5,529,360    
TransCanada Corp.(1)      275,900       7,413,206    
Total Canada common stocks             28,055,818    
Cayman Islands—0.16%  
Seagate Technology     693,400       3,071,762    
Finland—0.38%  
Nokia Oyj     476,731       7,390,731    
France—2.04%  
AXA SA     222,871       4,968,845    
BNP Paribas     200,199       8,453,687    
GDF Suez     133,491       6,611,413    
Societe Generale     36,291       1,838,050    
Technip SA     73,162       2,241,397    
Total SA     280,202       15,275,969    
Total France common stocks             39,389,361    
Germany—2.28%  
Daimler AG(1)      161,695       6,143,809    
E.ON AG     217,429       8,792,216    
Henkel AG & Co KGaA,
Preference shares
    163,792       5,251,382    
MAN AG     38,269       2,110,632    
Metro AG(1)      63,151       2,559,711    
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft AG
    67,913       10,672,330    
Siemens AG(1)      113,407       8,494,242    
Total Germany common stocks             44,024,322    
Greece—0.11%  
Alpha Bank AE     234,745       2,204,809    
Guernsey—0.09%  
Resolution Ltd.*     1,133,167       1,808,424    
Hong Kong—0.65%  
Bank of East Asia Ltd.     1,238,800       2,613,095    
Esprit Holdings Ltd.     813,800       4,638,687    
New World Development Ltd.     5,242,000       5,355,446    
Total Hong Kong
common stocks
            12,607,228    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Ireland—0.58%  
Bank of Ireland     488,878     $ 576,042    
CRH PLC     212,535       5,363,889    
Elan Corp. PLC ADR*     210,500       1,263,000    
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR*     138,600       4,030,488    
Total Ireland common stocks             11,233,419    
Italy—0.17%  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     885,792       3,190,565    
Japan—4.86%  
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.     767,000       4,536,904    
Canon, Inc.     266,100       8,353,289    
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     282,800       6,133,167    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     3,206       10,616,360    
Kao Corp.     235,000       7,116,498    
Komatsu Ltd.     300,400       3,805,180    
Kuraray Co., Ltd.     309,000       2,405,522    
Mitsubishi Corp.     640,000       8,984,603    
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.     223,000       3,705,798    
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Group Holdings, Inc.
    195,800       6,244,739    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     464,400       3,829,580    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     3,206       6,319,962    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     121,500       5,572,703    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc.
    1,696       7,346,666    
Sumitomo Trust &
Banking Co., Ltd.
    936,000       5,539,588    
THK Co., Ltd.     310,500       3,262,745    
Total Japan common stocks             93,773,304    
Jersey (Channel Islands)—0.11%  
Experian PLC     350,358       2,194,091    
Luxembourg—0.10%  
ArcelorMittal(1)      81,284       1,963,648    
Netherlands—1.23%  
Akzo Nobel NV     98,019       4,042,045    
ASML Holding NV     418,514       7,468,427    
ING Groep NV CVA     549,690       5,746,013    
Reed Elsevier NV     338,395       3,987,000    
TNT NV     127,327       2,445,470    
Total Netherlands
common stocks
            23,688,955    
Singapore—0.47%  
Olam International Ltd.     5,049,000       4,068,346    
Singapore
Telecommunications Ltd.
    2,767,000       4,926,700    
Total Singapore common stocks             8,995,046    
Spain—0.24%  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria SA
    372,659       4,572,730    

 


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Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(continued)  
Switzerland—3.15%  
Adecco SA     89,908     $ 3,051,658    
Alcon, Inc.     19,700       1,757,043    
Credit Suisse Group AG     200,049       5,483,192    
Nestle SA     366,973       14,463,351    
Nobel Biocare Holding AG     31,449       644,207    
Novartis AG     308,414       15,452,925    
Roche Holding AG     95,866       14,757,007    
Synthes, Inc.     40,902       5,170,266    
Total Switzerland
common stocks
            60,779,649    
United Kingdom—4.38%  
Associated British Foods PLC     217,256       2,292,675    
Balfour Beatty PLC     261,471       1,245,682    
Barclays PLC     2,250,103       5,072,682    
BP PLC     761,627       5,835,803    
British Sky Broadcasting
Group PLC
    1,429,716       9,947,496    
Cobham PLC     1,237,040       3,678,090    
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     208,634       5,573,265    
Kingfisher PLC     1,983,657       3,879,493    
Prudential PLC     802,162       4,883,729    
Rio Tinto PLC     217,581       4,714,288    
Sage Group PLC     1,634,428       4,019,157    
Standard Chartered PLC     309,522       3,956,715    
Tesco PLC     948,604       4,942,142    
Tullow Oil PLC     361,021       3,454,749    
Vodafone Group PLC     7,809,280       15,720,966    
Wolseley PLC     929,289       5,181,319    
Total United Kingdom
common stocks
            84,398,251    
United States—37.57%  
Abbott Laboratories     48,600       2,593,782    
Abercrombie & Fitch
Co., Class A
    19,900       459,093    
ACE Ltd.     215,800       11,420,136    
Adobe Systems, Inc.*     52,700       1,121,983    
Aflac, Inc.     314,700       14,425,848    
Allergan, Inc.(1)      410,900       16,567,488    
Amazon.com, Inc.*(1)      50,500       2,589,640    
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     218,900       7,284,992    
American Tower Corp., Class A*     37,800       1,108,296    
Amgen, Inc.*(1)      172,700       9,973,425    
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     239,400       9,228,870    
Analog Devices, Inc.     529,000       10,061,580    
Apple, Inc.*     128,500       10,967,475    
AT&T, Inc.     453,100       12,913,350    
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     50,500       1,986,670    
Baker Hughes, Inc.     284,800       9,133,536    
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     434,302       12,303,776    
Baxter International, Inc.     53,300       2,856,347    
BlackRock, Inc.     7,800       1,046,370    
BorgWarner, Inc.     323,900       7,051,303    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
United States—(continued)  
Broadcom Corp., Class A*     265,500     $ 4,505,535    
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
    89,500       6,776,045    
Campbell Soup Co.     43,600       1,308,436    
Carnival Corp.     357,900       8,704,128    
Celanese Corp., Series A     255,800       3,179,594    
Cephalon, Inc.*     40,900       3,150,936    
Chevron Corp.     166,400       12,308,608    
Cisco Systems, Inc.*     217,400       3,543,620    
City National Corp.     91,300       4,446,310    
CME Group, Inc.     8,400       1,748,124    
Coach, Inc.*     202,400       4,203,848    
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     23,400       1,603,836    
Comcast Corp., Class A     1,142,800       19,290,464    
Constellation Brands,
Inc., Class A*
    371,700       5,861,709    
Covidien Ltd.     230,400       8,349,696    
DaVita, Inc.*     86,200       4,272,934    
Discover Financial Services     899,275       8,570,091    
Dynegy, Inc., Class A*     586,800       1,173,600    
Ecolab, Inc.     28,300       994,745    
EOG Resources, Inc.     71,700       4,773,786    
Exelon Corp.     283,700       15,776,557    
Express Scripts, Inc.*     38,000       2,089,240    
FedEx Corp.     238,900       15,325,435    
Fifth Third Bancorp     714,300       5,900,118    
Fortune Brands, Inc.     160,900       6,641,952    
General Dynamics Corp.     23,000       1,324,570    
General Electric Co.     1,211,000       19,618,200    
Genzyme Corp.*     243,700       16,174,369    
Google, Inc., Class A*     14,400       4,430,160    
Halliburton Co.     576,100       10,473,498    
Hess Corp.     116,700       6,259,788    
Home Depot, Inc.     46,600       1,072,732    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     409,800       14,363,490    
Intel Corp.     1,548,200       22,696,612    
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*     9,100       750,204    
International Game Technology     107,900       1,282,931    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*     1,137,200       4,503,312    
Intuit, Inc.*     358,200       8,521,578    
JC Penney Co., Inc.     332,700       6,554,190    
Johnson Controls, Inc.     485,500       8,816,680    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     27,300       860,769    
Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings*
    35,200       2,267,232    
Macy's, Inc.     620,500       6,422,175    
Marathon Oil Corp.     247,200       6,763,392    
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*     638,300       4,257,461    
Masco Corp.     366,200       4,075,806    
MasterCard, Inc., Class A(1)      25,920       3,704,746    
McDonald's Corp.     28,800       1,791,072    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*     269,900       11,311,509    
Medtronic, Inc.     287,700       9,039,534    
MetLife, Inc.     152,900       5,330,094    
Microsoft Corp.     824,300       16,024,392    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
Millipore Corp.*     99,700     $ 5,136,544    
Monsanto Co.     22,800       1,603,980    
Morgan Stanley     585,550       9,392,222    
NetApp, Inc.*     405,200       5,660,644    
News Corp., Class A     829,200       7,537,428    
NiSource, Inc.     105,100       1,152,947    
Northern Trust Corp.     27,300       1,423,422    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     257,900       6,942,668    
Oracle Corp.*     66,000       1,170,180    
PACCAR, Inc.     377,250       10,789,350    
Pall Corp.     237,000       6,737,910    
Peabody Energy Corp.     283,700       6,454,175    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     171,100       3,038,736    
PepsiCo, Inc.     273,900       15,001,503    
Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.
    120,100       3,484,101    
Praxair, Inc.     44,700       2,653,392    
Precision Castparts Corp.     22,653       1,347,400    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     325,500       7,346,535    
Procter & Gamble Co.     15,800       976,756    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     130,900       4,690,147    
Ryder System, Inc.     177,300       6,875,694    
Schlumberger Ltd.     14,200       601,086    
Sempra Energy     216,000       9,208,080    
Sherwin-Williams Co.     28,000       1,673,000    
Southwestern Energy Co.*     37,000       1,071,890    
Sprint Nextel Corp.*     2,185,052       3,998,645    
Starbucks Corp.*     865,200       8,184,792    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
    233,300       4,176,070    
Stryker Corp.(1)      55,800       2,229,210    
Sunoco, Inc.     112,300       4,880,558    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     256,100       7,565,194    
SYSCO Corp.     407,000       9,336,580    
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(1)      36,000       1,275,840    
The Charles Schwab Corp.     25,100       405,867    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     124,400       4,293,044    
Union Pacific Corp.     53,600       2,562,080    
United Technologies Corp.     49,900       2,674,640    
Visa, Inc., Class A*     93,699       4,914,512    
VMware Inc., Class A*(1)      372,991       8,836,157    
Waters Corp.*     30,000       1,099,500    
Weatherford International Ltd.*     22,900       247,778    
Wells Fargo & Co.     587,700       17,325,396    
Wyeth     329,500       12,359,545    
Wynn Resorts Ltd.(1)      15,700       663,482    
XTO Energy, Inc.     39,175       1,381,702    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     152,800       6,176,176    
Total United States
common stocks
            724,840,361    
Total common stocks
(cost $1,627,690,813)
            1,177,864,366    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—12.16%  
Corporate bonds—0.57%  
France—0.02%  
Compagnie de
Financement Foncier,
4.000%, due 07/21/11
  EUR 350,000     $ 489,159    
Germany—0.03%  
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
3.750%, due 09/28/12
  EUR 360,000       506,737    
Ireland—0.03%  
GE Capital European Funding,
4.625%, due 08/23/10
  EUR 400,000       547,868    
Italy—0.03%  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,
6.375%, due 04/06/10
  EUR 355,000       498,274    
Netherlands—0.34%  
E.ON International Finance BV,
5.125%, due 10/02/12
  EUR 350,000       504,103    
Rabobank Nederland NV,
1.050%, due 01/22/10
  JPY 510,000,000       5,587,198    
4.125%, due 04/04/12   EUR 370,000       515,744    
Total Netherlands
corporate bonds
            6,607,045    
United Kingdom—0.07%  
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
6.625%, due 03/30/15
  GBP 290,000       416,331    
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC,
9.625%, due 06/22/15
    260,000       411,191    
Vodafone Group PLC,
3.625%, due 11/29/12
  EUR 400,000       516,376    
Total United Kingdom
corporate bonds
            1,343,898    
United States—0.05%  
Citigroup, Inc.,
5.500%, due 11/18/15
  GBP 305,000       397,913    
ERAC USA Finance Co.,
8.000%, due 01/15/11(2) 
  $ 700,000       656,663    
Total United States
corporate bonds
            1,054,576    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $11,093,072)
            11,047,557    
Asset-backed securities—0.45%  
United States—0.45%  
Citibank Credit Card
Issuance Trust,
Series 2002-A8, Class A8,
2.066%, due 11/07/11(3) 
    2,500,000       2,391,396    
Conseco Finance,
Series 2001-D, Class M2,
3.173%, due 11/15/32(3) 
    1,163,349       280,921    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Asset-backed securities—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2007-B, Class A3A,
5.150%, due 11/15/11
  $ 800,000     $ 768,342    
GSAMP Trust,
Series 2006-S5, Class A2,
5.658%, due 09/25/36(4) 
    1,962,934       49,073    
Home Equity Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-6, Class 2A1,
0.571%, due 03/25/37(3) 
    1,042,736       141,197    
Series 2006-5, Class A1,
5.500%, due 01/25/37(4) 
    1,915,560       448,640    
Series 2006-3, Class A2,
5.594%, due 09/25/36(3) 
    2,250,000       215,149    
MBNA Credit Card Master
Note Trust,
Series 2004-A10, Class A,
1.275%, due 03/15/12(3) 
    300,000       287,421    
Series 2004-A7, Class A7,
1.295%, due 12/15/11(3) 
    2,425,000       2,355,777    
Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A, Class A1,
1.571%, due 10/25/27(3) 
    566,306       530,346    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc.,
Series 2006-SL1, Class A,
0.651%, due 09/25/36(3) 
    521,789       154,919    
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.,
Series 2006-S4, Class A1,
0.641%, due 08/25/36(3) 
    1,725,639       303,065    
SACO I Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class A1,
0.651%, due 04/25/36(3) 
    954,158       163,623    
Structured Asset Securities Corp.,
Series 2005-S7, Class A2,
0.771%, due 12/25/35(2),(3) 
    978,654       544,090    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $17,362,444)
            8,633,959    
Collateralized debt obligations—0.10%  
United States—0.10%  
G-Force CDO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class A3,
5.600%, due 09/27/46(2),(5)
(cost $6,900,092)
    7,000,000       1,890,000    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—1.01%  
United States—1.01%  
Asset Securitization Corp.,
Series 97-D4, Class B1,
7.525%, due 04/14/29
    5,000,000       4,850,797    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2005-PWR7, Class A2,
4.945%, due 02/11/41
  $ 1,742,141     $ 1,479,587    
Series 2006-PW14, Class B,
5.333%, due 12/11/38(2) 
    2,150,000       436,378    
Series 2006-T22, Class A4,
5.464%, due 04/12/38(3) 
    1,450,000       1,239,966    
Series 2006-T24, Class A4,
5.537%, due 10/12/41
    2,750,000       2,302,076    
Series 2006-PW12, Class A4,
5.718%, due 09/11/38(3) 
    1,750,000       1,423,612    
GS Alternative
Mortgage Product II,
Series 2006-RR2, Class A1,
5.689%, due 06/23/46(2),(3) 
    8,986,047       1,797,209    
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.799%, due 08/10/45(1),(3) 
    2,120,000       1,538,392    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Alternative Mortgage Product,
Series 2006-CB17, Class A4,
5.429%, due 12/12/43
    3,500,000       2,656,551    
JPMorgan Commercial
Mortgage Finance Corp.,
Series 1999-C8, Class A2,
7.400%, due 07/15/31(3) 
    336,325       335,334    
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class B,
5.525%, due 07/12/46(3) 
    1,825,000       388,445    
Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4,
5.328%, due 11/12/41
    1,275,000       994,482    
Total commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(cost $30,803,935)
            19,442,829    
Mortgage & agency debt securities—6.01%  
United States—6.01%  
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust,
Series 2005-3, Class B1,
5.433%, due 04/25/35(3) 
    6,816,492       904,889    
Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust,
Series 2005-J2, Class 2A1,
7.500%, due 12/25/34
    928,804       552,929    
Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,
Series 2006-16, Class M1,
6.251%, due 11/25/36(3) 
    2,946,181       380,941    
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,††
5.000%, TBA
    3,000,000       3,065,625    

 


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UBS Global Allocation Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Mortgage & agency debt securities—(concluded)  
United States—(continued)  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. Gold Pools,
#G08307, 5.000%,
due 11/01/38 
  $ 5,499,999     $ 5,626,561    
#D96274, 5.500%,
due 09/01/23 
    1,891,624       1,946,471    
#C90798, 5.500%,
due 02/01/24 
    3,486,786       3,585,979    
#G04121, 5.500%,
due 04/01/38 
    9,421,367       9,653,828    
#G04567, 5.500%,
due 07/01/38 
    6,884,110       7,053,279    
#C56030, 6.000%,
due 03/01/31 
    301,573       312,471    
#A24844, 6.000%,
due 07/01/34 
    1,041,874       1,075,616    
#E01127, 6.500%,
due 02/01/17 
    63,997       66,491    
#E92004, 6.500%,
due 10/01/17 
    352,384       366,121    
#C20606, 6.500%,
due 01/01/29 
    1,370,369       1,435,034    
#C00742, 6.500%,
due 04/01/29 
    40,581       42,471    
#G01717, 6.500%,
due 11/01/29 
    772,291       809,699    
#G00944, 7.000%,
due 06/01/28 
    132,387       139,337    
#G01391, 7.000%,
due 04/01/32 
    1,028,073       1,080,434    
Federal National
Mortgage Association,
2.875%, due 12/11/13 
    6,885,000       7,052,120    
3.500%, due 04/28/11      3,790,000       3,816,697    
4.500%, TBA     6,500,000       6,587,347    
5.250%, due 08/01/12     1,255,000       1,322,795    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#835227, 5.000%,
due 08/01/20 
    8,728,424       8,983,263    
#244450, 5.500%,
due 11/01/23 
    117,607       122,017    
#255182, 5.500%,
due 04/01/24 
    3,953,291       4,064,818    
#829952, 5.500%,
due 09/01/24 
    2,321,460       2,388,276    
#705626, 5.500%,
due 05/01/33 
    4,135,226       4,249,121    
#888016, 5.500%,
due 05/01/36 
    6,340,365       6,507,070    
#983471, 5.500%,
due 05/01/38 
    5,723,784       5,873,383    
#596124, 6.000%,
due 11/01/28 
    95,241       98,862    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
#522564, 6.000%,
due 07/01/29 
  $ 415,614     $ 431,412    
#676733, 6.000%,
due 01/01/33 
    1,625,163       1,679,320    
#948631, 6.000%,
due 08/01/37 
    6,882,037       7,092,705    
#990740, 6.000%,
due 09/01/38 
    9,755,000       10,052,638    
#313697, 6.500%,
due 12/01/10 
    90,490       90,842    
#629627, 6.500%,
due 03/01/17 
    307,450       319,453    
#650101, 7.000%,
due 08/01/32 
    536,187       567,388    
#754504, 7.000%,
due 01/01/34 
    214,604       224,711    
#578040, 7.500%,
due 05/01/31 
    12,876       13,642    
#653819, 7.500%,
due 02/01/33 
    162,019       171,607    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Whole Loan,
Series 1995-W3, Class A,
9.000%, due 04/25/25 
    349       369    
First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc.,
Series 2004-FL1, Class 1A1,
0.741%, due 02/25/35(3) 
    150,886       91,189    
Government National
Mortgage Association,
Series 01-35, Class AZ,
6.500%, due 08/20/31
    2,121,029       2,208,733    
Government National
Mortgage Association Pools,
#2671, 6.000%,
due 11/20/28
    24,892       25,787    
#495814, 6.000%,
due 01/15/29
    32,706       33,927    
#2713, 6.000%,
due 02/20/29
    22,276       23,056    
#422480, 6.500%,
due 03/15/26
    253,516       266,054    
#491532, 6.500%,
due 01/20/34
    394,621       412,531    
#338523, 8.000%,
due 12/15/22
    6,291       6,690    
Residential Asset
Securitization Trust,
Series 2004-IP2, Class B1,
5.273%, due 12/25/34(3) 
    3,320,716       107,923    
Wells Fargo Mortgage
Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2003-18, Class A2,
5.250%, due 12/25/33
    2,991,608       3,095,743    
Total mortgage & agency
debt securities
(cost $126,198,834)
            116,079,665    

 


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UBS Global Allocation Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(concluded)  
Stripped mortgage-backed securities—0.04%  
United States—0.04%  
Sequoia Mortgage Trust,
Series 2004-11, Class XA1, IO
2.780%, due 12/20/34(3),(5) 
  $ 16,112,829     $ 387,715    
Structured Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-17, Class 4AX, IO
5.500%, due 08/25/35(5) 
    2,738,104       474,064    
Total stripped mortgage-backed securities
(cost $1,666,999)
            861,779    
US government obligations—3.09%  
United States—3.09%  
US Treasury Bonds,
4.500%, due 05/15/38(1) 
    6,635,000       9,055,740    
4.750%, due 02/15/37(1)      1,615,000       2,250,402    
8.125%, due 08/15/19     270,000       399,052    
US Treasury Inflation
Indexed Note (TIPS),
1.375%, due 07/15/18
    5,320,000       4,996,988    
2.000%, due 01/15/16     7,370,000       7,701,396    
US Treasury Notes,
1.250%, due 11/30/10(1) 
    7,180,000       7,257,113    
2.000%, due 11/30/13(1)      10,270,000       10,536,383    
2.750%, due 10/31/13(1)      225,000       239,203    
3.250%, due 12/31/09     60,000       61,714    
3.750%, due 11/15/18(1)      15,185,000       17,189,876    
Total US government obligations
(cost $57,086,345)
            59,687,867    
Non US government obligations—0.70%  
Canada—0.02%  
Government of Canada,
5.250%, due 06/01/12
  CAD 470,000       427,747    
France—0.18%  
Government of France,
3.750%, due 04/25/21
  EUR 1,170,000       1,637,229    
4.000%, due 04/25/55     295,000       441,847    
4.750%, due 04/25/35     855,000       1,369,669    
      3,448,745    
Germany—0.08%  
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
4.000%, due 09/10/10
  EUR 300,000       431,590    
Deutsche Bundesrepublik,
4.000%, due 01/04/37
    760,000       1,131,910    
      1,563,500    
Italy—0.20%  
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
3.750%, due 08/01/21
  EUR 540,000       689,826    
4.000%, due 02/01/37     1,100,000       1,298,412    
4.250%, due 08/01/13     1,159,000       1,652,763    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Italy—(continued)  
5.000%, due 08/01/34   EUR 200,000     $ 275,091    
      3,916,092    
Spain—0.06%  
Government of Spain,
5.750%, due 07/30/32
  EUR 700,000       1,178,511    
Sweden—0.02%  
Government of Sweden,
6.750%, due 05/05/14
  SEK 2,000,000       312,495    
United Kingdom—0.14%  
UK Gilts,
4.250%, due 12/07/27
  GBP 220,000       328,909    
4.750%, due 09/07/15     1,100,000       1,752,235    
4.750%, due 12/07/38     390,000       665,746    
      2,746,890    
Total non US government obligations
(cost $14,129,882)
            13,593,980    
Sovereign/supranational bond—0.19%  
European Investment Bank,
5.375%, due 10/15/12
(cost $3,440,541)
  EUR 2,400,000       3,605,458    
Total bonds
(cost $268,682,144)
            234,843,094    
    Units      
Investment companies—23.24%  
UBS Corporate Bond
Relationship Fund*(6) 
    5,718,851       64,093,454    
UBS Emerging Markets
Equity Relationship Fund*(6) 
    5,045,389       92,300,343    
UBS High Yield
Relationship Fund*(6) 
    9,365,843       155,943,156    
UBS Small-Cap Equity
Relationship Fund*(6) 
    2,995,407       82,358,407    
UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage
Relationship Fund*(6) 
    7,946,365       49,698,951    
UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation
Protected Securities
Relationship Fund*(6) 
    362,796       3,954,878    
Total investment companies
(cost $563,688,987)
            448,349,189    
    Shares      
Short-term investment—0.37%  
Other—0.37%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(6),(7)
(cost $7,075,652)
    7,075,652       7,075,652    

 


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UBS Global Allocation Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Investment of cash collateral
from securities loaned—1.72%
 
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(6),(7)
(cost $33,165,356)
    33,165,356     $ 33,165,356    
Total investments—98.54%
(cost $2,500,302,952)
        1,901,297,657    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—1.46%
        28,104,177    
Net assets—100.00%       $ 1,929,401,834    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $2,500,302,952; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 25,900,363    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (624,905,658 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (599,005,295 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

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

(1)  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2008.

(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, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $5,324,340 or 0.28% of net assets.

(3)  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2008.

(4)  Step bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

(5)  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $2,751,779 or 0.14% of net assets.

(6)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(7)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

ADR  American depositary receipt

CDO  Collateralized debt obligations

CVA  Dutch certification—depositary certificate

GS  Goldman Sachs

GSAMP  Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp.

IO  Interest only—This security entitles the holder to receive interest payments from an underlying pool of mortgages. The risk associated with this security is related to the speed of the principal paydowns. High prepayments would result in a smaller amount of interest being received and cause the yield to decrease. Low prepayments would result in a greater amount of interest being received and cause the yield to increase.

Preference
shares  A special type of equity investment that shares in the earnings of the company, has limited voting rights, and may have a dividend preference. Preference shares may also have liquidation preference.

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.

TIPS  Treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS") are debt securities issued by the US Treasury whose principal and/or interest payments are adjusted for inflation, unlike debt securities that make fixed principal and interest payments. The interest rate paid by the TIPS is fixed, while the principal value rises or falls based on changes in a published Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Thus, if inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on the TIPS are adjusted accordingly to protect investors from inflationary loss. During a deflationary period, the principal and interest payments decrease, although the TIPS principal amounts will not drop below their face amounts at maturity. In exchange for the inflation protection, the TIPS generally pay lower interest rates than typical US Treasury securities. Only if inflation occurs will TIPS offer a higher real yield than a conventional Treasury bond of the same maturity.


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UBS Global Allocation Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Currency type abbreviations:

CAD  Canadian Dollar

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

SEK  Swedish Krona

Restricted security

Security   Acquisition
date
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/08
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
G-Force CDO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class A3,
5.600%, due 09/27/46
    08/03/06     $ 6,900,092       0.36 %   $ 1,890,000       0.10 %  

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Global Allocation Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Canadian Dollar     8,970,000     USD 7,186,291     06/18/09   $ (93,532 )  
Euro     53,180,000     USD 69,346,188     06/18/09     (4,241,518 )  
Japanese Yen     1,614,600,000     USD 17,945,783     06/18/09     66,028    
Swedish Krona     94,290,000     USD 12,193,198     06/18/09     257,680    
Swiss Franc     18,350,000     USD 15,501,060     06/18/09     (1,795,867 )  
United States Dollar     4,151,062     AUD 6,365,000     06/18/09     235,682    
United States Dollar     9,737,988     CHF 10,285,000     06/18/09     (43,226 )  
United States Dollar     22,069,270     GBP 14,810,000     06/18/09     (815,126 )  
United States Dollar     83,417,650     JPY 7,650,900,000     06/18/09     1,306,871    
United States Dollar     110,922,149     SEK 894,210,000     06/18/09     2,269,703    
United States Dollar     16,633,663     TWD 546,000,000     03/04/09     49,982    
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ (2,803,323 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

SEK  Swedish Krona

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

USD  United States Dollar

Futures contracts

UBS Global Allocation Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
US treasury futures sell contracts:  
2 Year US Treasury Notes, 538 contracts (USD)   March 2009   $ (116,484,220 )   $ (117,317,625 )   $ (833,405 )  
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 2,145 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (249,896,228 )     (255,372,305 )     (5,476,077 )  

 


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UBS Global Allocation Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Futures contracts—(concluded)

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Index futures buy contracts:  
Amsterdam Exchanges Index, 453 contracts (EUR)   January 2009   $ 31,018,736     $ 31,413,816     $ 395,080    
Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index, 1,850 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     62,677,788       63,967,198       1,289,410    
FTSE 100 Index, 1,298 contracts (GBP)   March 2009     79,464,036       82,634,156       3,170,120    
NIKKEI 225 Index, 356 contracts (JPY)   March 2009     32,845,631       35,472,803       2,627,172    
S&P 500 Index, 702 contracts (USD)   March 2009     157,188,248       157,967,550       779,302    
S&P MIB Index, 165 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     22,229,066       22,660,378       431,312    
Index futures sell contracts:  
DAX Index, 135 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     (21,907,779 )     (23,163,378 )     (1,255,599 )  
Hang Seng Stock Index, 103 contracts (HKD)   January 2009     (10,081,896 )     (9,661,858 )     420,038    
S&P Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index, 505 contracts (CAD)   March 2009     (41,975,007 )     (44,171,649 )     (2,196,642 )  
SPI 200 Index, 529 contracts (AUD)   March 2009     (32,345,123 )     (34,738,763 )     (2,393,640 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $ (3,042,929 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

JPY  Japanese Yen

USD  United States Dollar

Options written

UBS Global Allocation Fund had the following open options written as of December 31, 2008:

    Expiration
date
  Premiums
received
  Value  
Put options  
90 Day Euro-Dollar Interest Rate Futures, 830 contracts, strike @ USD 96.50   June 2009   $ 322,258     $ 20,750    

 

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Global Frontier Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS Global Frontier Fund (the "Fund") declined 41.31% (Class A shares declined 44.54% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 41.22%. For comparison purposes, the MSCI World Free Index (net) declined 33.71%, while the GSMI Mutual Fund Index (the "Index"), declined 22.16% 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 43; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance was due primarily to market allocation and security selection. Currency positioning was positive for the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's currency strategy contributed positively to performance. The Fund maintained an anti-carry trade position, emphasizing lower-risk currencies at the expense of high-volatility currencies. (A carry trade is a strategy in which an investor sells a currency with a relatively low interest rate, and uses the funds to purchase a different currency yielding a higher interest rate.) While this positioning had detracted from performance in 2007, our research indicated investors' yield-seeking behavior was causing a significant valuation distortion in favor of high-yielding currencies and against low-yielding currencies. We held firm, with the expectation that the carry trade would unwind at some point. When it reversed, the Fund's positioning produced some of the largest contributions to Fund performance over the period.

•  The Fund was allocated to lower-yielding, "safe-haven" currencies, such as the Japanese yen, Swiss franc and Swedish krona. Conversely, our strategy underweighted high-yielding currencies, like the euro, British pound, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar, which our research indicated were overvalued. This left the Fund well-positioned during the turbulence of the credit crisis, when sentiment worsened and investors sought to reduce their riskier asset positions. The result was a rapid and sharp unwinding of carry trade positions.

•  In addition, the Fund held an overweight position in the US dollar, which had weakened and, as a result, we viewed as deeply undervalued. The Fund benefited as the US dollar rebounded during the period, and investors moved into currencies considered "safe havens."

•  Between September and November, the Fund's currency exposures made large gains. As valuations returned to normal levels, the Fund's currency risks were progressively cut back. By the end of December, the Fund's forward-looking currency strategy risk was below long-term expectations due to what we viewed as a shrunken opportunity set.

•  An underweight to commodity-driven equity markets produced positive returns for the period. These positions had detracted from Fund returns in 2007 and the first half of 2008 as commodity prices soared and these markets followed. In keeping with our valuation discipline, which viewed commodities as overvalued, the Fund maintained its underweight. As commodity prices collapsed worldwide during the reporting period, our strategy was rewarded.


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•  In particular, the Fund maintained reduced exposure to the stock markets of Australia and Canada, which are commodity-driven markets, as well as to emerging markets countries—all of which declined significantly throughout the reporting period.

•  The Fund successfully underweighted emerging markets debt, which we viewed as overvalued. Spreads in this asset class were tight by historical standards, and, in our view, did not offer adequate compensation for the inherent risk in the sector. This positioning was rewarded as spreads widened during the credit crisis.

What didn't work

•  Several key asset allocation decisions detracted from performance for the period. Most notable was the Fund's substantial overweight to developed market equities.

•  The significant financial and economic turmoil that began in the late summer accelerated drastically in September, October and November. As it did, the credit crunch morphed into a severe liquidity crisis. Although the economy may continue to suffer in the near term, world equity markets are pricing in an extremely negative outlook for the long term that we believe is too pessimistic. On a valuation basis, we believe the opportunities today are unprecedented. As a result of the extreme selloff in the global equity markets, our research indicates that equities have never been as undervalued as they are now, particularly in relation to other asset classes.

  In particular, the Fund was overweight to US equities. During the period, according to our models, the US equity market moved to 49% below fair value, a level we have not witnessed during the 27 years we have been managing multi-asset portfolios. In response, we increased the Fund's US equity allocation to an aggressive overweight versus the benchmark.

•  Within US Equities, the Fund was underweight to consumer staples, which negatively impacted relative returns.

•  The consumer staples sector outperformed the market as a whole during the six months, another example of the strength of defensive sectors. As investors have gravitated toward this perceived safe haven, we believe the prices they are willing to pay are too high relative to the mispricings now found in other sectors. We continue to underweight the sector in favor of what we view as more attractive opportunities elsewhere.

•  Also, within US Equities, stock selection in consumer discretionary detracted from results.

•  Positioning within consumer discretionary had a negative impact on results as overweights to media, auto parts and leisure detracted. In each case, we believe the companies owned in the Fund have the strength to make it through this particularly challenging time for the economy. Our research indicates that certain securities within the sector are worth meaningfully more than investors are currently paying. However, as investors focused on the current and near-term issues facing the consumer, they tended to sell these names in favor of areas of the market perceived to be safer havens.

•  An underweight to global sovereign bonds also generated negative results. Investor anxiety reached panic proportions as credit markets seized up, notable financial institutions fell, and some money market funds lost value. This translated into a massive flight to quality as investors moved into "safe haven" assets and away from comparatively riskier asset classes.


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•  The Fund's leverage strategy detracted from performance.

•  The bulk of the Fund's performance is driven by market allocation. Over the course of the six-month period, the amount of leverage in the Fund has steadily increased to our current target of 50%. This leverage target is based on the global opportunity set being at a six-year high, and on attractive borrowing costs.

  Although government bonds was the sole asset class to remain unaffected by market turbulence, our valuation models registered significant overvaluation of most sovereign bond markets.

•  Throughout most of the reporting period, the Fund was underweight government bond markets. This detracted from results as bond yields declined following a flight to quality. As news about a weakening global economy caused sovereign bonds to advance during the period, the Fund's position was hurt.

•  The Fund's overweight position in high yield bonds underperformed during the period.

•  High yield bond performance tends to correlate closely with the performance of equity markets. As the Fund's exposure to equities increased, so did its position in noninvestment grade credit. Our research pointed to attractive valuations in the sector. However, high yield bonds posted a negative return as we witnessed substantial spread widening in the midst of the crisis.

•  Throughout the credit crisis, we have seen credit markets being driven not so much by credit fundamentals as by liquidity pressures. Spreads in these segments of the fixed income markets are at elevated levels, providing, in our view, attractive fundamental valuations. Additionally, at these spread levels, we believe that the potential for a marked increase in defaults or credit risk has been more than amply priced in, making these valuations even more attractive. Thus, we tactically added to the Fund's high yield debt positioning during the reporting period.

•  Issue selection within the Fund's fixed income component was a driving force behind the underperformance.

•  The Fund's positions in nonagency mortgage-backed securities suffered in the wake of the deteriorating real estate market and the seizing up of the credit markets.

•  An overweight allocation to the credit sectors—particularly US investment grade credit—hampered returns as well. We believe this sector has become more attractive as spreads have widened.

•  The Fund's duration remains somewhat below that of the benchmark, reflecting our belief that yields remain significantly below fair value due to the flight to quality.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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

To receive monthly strategy updates on UBS Global Frontier Fund, please contact your financial advisor.


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Average annual total return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -41.31 %     -48.54 %     -36.74 %  
maximum sales charge   Class C(3)      -41.55       -48.93       -37.23    
  Class Y(4)      -41.22       -48.40       -36.54    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -44.54       -51.37       -39.18    
sales charge   Class C(3)      -42.12       -49.44       -37.23    
MSCI World Free Index (net)(5)      -33.71       -40.71       -29.82    
GSMI Mutual Fund Index(6)          -22.16       -26.87       -17.71    

 

The gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.67% and 1.48%; Class C—2.48% and 2.23%; Class Y—1.39% and 1.23%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The 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, 2009, do not exceed 1.40% for Class A 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.

(1)  Inception date of UBS Global Frontier Fund Class A, Class C and Class Y shares is 07/26/07. Inception date of the indices, for the purpose of this illustration, is 07/31/07.

(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 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. The dividend is 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 excludes closed markets and those shares in otherwise free markets that are not purchasable by foreigners. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

(6)  The GSMI Mutual Fund Index is an unmanaged index compiled by the Advisor, constructed currently as follows: 40% Russell 3000 Index, 22% MSCI World ex USA Index, 21% Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Index, 9% Citigroup Non-US World Government Bond Index, 2% JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global), 3% MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) and 3% Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index. On December 1, 2003, the 40% Russell 3000 Index replaced the 40% Wilshire 5000 Index, and on June 1, 2005, the 3% Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index replaced the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

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

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 long-term fixed income

holdings (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#988988, 6.000%, due 09/01/38
    0.6 %  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pools,
#G04121, 5.500%, due 04/01/38
    0.4    
US Treasury Notes,
3.750%, due 11/15/18
    0.4    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.875%, due 12/11/13
    0.4    
US Treasury Bonds,
5.375%, due 02/15/31
    0.4    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
4.500%, TBA
    0.4    
US Treasury Notes,
2.000%, due 11/30/13
    0.3    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pools,
#G04684, 5.500%, due 09/01/38
    0.2    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#983471, 5.500%, due 05/01/38
    0.2    
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
4.625%, due 10/12/12
    0.2    
Total     3.5 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)(2)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States     5.3 %  
Germany     0.5    
France     0.4    
United Kingdom     0.4    
Italy     0.3    
Total     6.9 %  

 

(1)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS Global Frontier Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies was included.

(2)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS Global Frontier Fund. If a breakdown of the underlying investment companies was included, the country exposure percentages would be as follows: United States: 55.4%, United Kingdom: 3.8%, Japan: 3.7%, Switzerland: 2.3%, Germany: 2.2%.


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UBS Global Frontier Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)(1)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Bonds
Corporate bonds
 
Banks     0.44 %  
Commercial banks     0.07    
Diversified financial services     0.11    
Total corporate bonds     0.62    
Asset-backed securities     0.32    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     0.51    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     2.60    
US government obligations     1.91    
Non US government obligations     1.34    
Sovereign/supranational bond     0.21    
Total bonds     7.51    
Investment companies  
UBS Corporate Bond Relationship Fund     1.96    
UBS Emerging Markets Equity Relationship Fund     6.42    
UBS High Yield Relationship Fund     12.55    
UBS International Equity Relationship Fund     18.53    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Relationship Fund     32.17    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Relationship Fund     6.50    
UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage Relationship Fund     1.09    
Total investment companies     79.22    
Short-term investment     3.14    
Total investments     89.87    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     10.13    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(1)  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS Global Frontier Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies industry diversification was included.


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UBS Global Frontier Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—7.51%  
Corporate bonds—0.62%  
Germany—0.36%  
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
3.750%, due 09/28/12
  EUR 60,000     $ 84,456    
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
4.625%, due 10/12/12
    120,000       175,428    
Total Germany corporate bonds             259,884    
Ireland—0.05%  
GE Capital European Funding,
4.625%, due 08/23/10
  EUR 25,000       34,242    
Italy—0.04%  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,
6.375%, due 04/06/10
  EUR 20,000       28,072    
Netherlands—0.09%  
E.ON International Finance BV,
5.125%, due 10/02/12
  EUR 30,000       43,209    
Rabobank Nederland NV,
4.125%, due 04/04/12
    15,000       20,908    
Total Netherlands corporate bonds             64,117    
United Kingdom—0.08%  
Bank of Scotland PLC,
9.375%, due 05/15/21
  GBP 40,000       61,780    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $497,344)
            448,095    
Asset-backed securities—0.32%  
United States—0.32%  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2007-B, Class A3A,
5.150%, due 11/15/11
  $ 20,000       19,208    
GSAMP Trust,
Series 2006-S4, Class A1,
0.561%, due 05/25/36(1) 
    84,564       31,942    
MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust,
Series 2004-A10, Class A,
1.275%, due 03/15/12(1) 
    100,000       95,807    
Series 2004-A7, Class A7,
1.295%, due 12/15/11(1) 
    50,000       48,573    
Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A, Class A1,
1.571%, due 10/25/27(1) 
    13,214       12,375    
Structured Asset Securities Corp.,
Series 2005-S7, Class A2,
0.771%, due 12/25/35(1),(2) 
    39,146       21,764    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $280,618)
            229,669    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—0.51%  
United States—0.51%  
Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2006-3, Class A4,
5.889%, due 07/10/44(1) 
    125,000       101,868    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2005-PWR7, Class A2,
4.945%, due 02/11/41
  $ 124,439     $ 105,685    
GS Alternative Mortgage Product II,
Series 2006-GG8, Class A2,
5.479%, due 11/10/39
    20,000       16,633    
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.799%, due 08/10/45(1) 
    190,000       137,875    
Total commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(cost $351,656)
            362,061    
Mortgage & agency debt securities—2.60%  
United States—2.60%  
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
5.750%, due 09/15/10 
  EUR 25,000       36,230    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Gold Pools,
#G04121, 5.500%,
due 04/01/38 
  $ 282,641       289,615    
#G04684, 5.500%,
due 09/01/38 
    172,876       177,125    
Federal National Mortgage
Association,
2.875%, due 12/11/13
    250,000       256,068    
4.500%, TBA     250,000       253,359    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#888016, 5.500%,
due 05/01/36 
    125,707       129,013    
#983471, 5.500%,
due 05/01/38 
    171,959       176,454    
#900568, 6.000%,
due 09/01/36 
    124,843       128,671    
#988988, 6.000%,
due 09/01/38 
    410,000       422,509    
Total mortgage & agency debt securities
(cost $1,836,059)
            1,869,044    
US government obligations—1.91%  
US Treasury Bonds,
4.500%, due 05/15/38
    110,000       150,133    
4.750%, due 02/15/37     90,000       125,409    
5.375%, due 02/15/31     185,000       254,202    
US Treasury Notes,
1.250%, due 11/30/10
    50,000       50,537    
2.000%, due 11/30/13     240,000       246,225    
2.750%, due 10/31/13     130,000       138,206    
3.750%, due 11/15/18     245,000       277,347    
4.625%, due 07/31/12     120,000       134,522    
Total US government obligations
(cost $1,229,784)
            1,376,581    

 


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UBS Global Frontier Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(concluded)  
Non US government obligations—1.34%  
Austria—0.14%  
Republic of Austria,
5.250%, due 01/04/11
  EUR 70,000     $ 102,572    
Canada—0.04%  
Government of Canada,
5.250%, due 06/01/12
  CAD 30,000       27,303    
France—0.36%  
Government of France,
3.750%, due 04/25/21
  EUR 65,000       90,957    
4.000%, due 04/25/55     25,000       37,445    
4.750%, due 04/25/35     80,000       128,156    
      256,558    
Germany—0.14%  
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
4.000%, due 09/10/10
  EUR 70,000       100,704    
Italy—0.30%  
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
3.750%, due 08/01/21
  EUR 30,000       38,324    
4.000%, due 02/01/37     50,000       59,019    
4.250%, due 08/01/13     85,000       121,212    
      218,555    
Spain—0.07%  
Government of Spain,
5.750%, due 07/30/32
  EUR 30,000       50,508    
Sweden—0.03%  
Government of Sweden,
6.750%, due 05/05/14
  SEK 130,000       20,312    
United Kingdom—0.26%  
UK Gilts,
4.250%, due 12/07/27
  GBP 25,000       37,376    
4.750%, due 03/07/20     10,000       16,116    
4.750%, due 12/07/38     25,000       42,676    
5.000%, due 03/07/12     60,000       93,446    
      189,614    
Total non US government obligations
(cost $1,000,898)
            966,126    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Sovereign/supranational bond—0.21%  
European Investment Bank,
5.375%, due 10/15/12
(cost $152,319)
  EUR 100,000     $ 150,227    
Total bonds
(cost $5,348,678)
            5,401,803    
    Units      
Investment companies—79.22%  
UBS Corporate Bond
Relationship Fund*(3) 
    126,049       1,412,680    
UBS Emerging Markets Equity
Relationship Fund*(3) 
    252,414       4,617,659    
UBS High Yield
Relationship Fund*(3) 
    542,613       9,034,612    
UBS International Equity
Relationship Fund*(3) 
    1,138,204       13,337,021    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity
Relationship Fund*(3) 
    1,823,155       23,149,690    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth
Equity Relationship Fund*(3) 
    598,627       4,679,288    
UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage
Relationship Fund*(3) 
    125,653       785,870    
Total investment companies
(cost $72,489,271)
            57,016,820    
Short-term investment—3.14%  
Investment company—3.14%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 1.53%(3),(4)
(cost $2,260,675)
    2,260,675       2,260,675    
Total investments—89.87%
(cost $80,098,624)
            64,679,298    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—10.13%
            7,293,568    
Net assets—100.00%           $ 71,972,866    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $80,098,624; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 607,821    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (16,027,147 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (15,419,326 )  

 

*  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)  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2008.


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

(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, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $21,764 or 0.03% of net assets.

(3)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(4)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

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.

Currency type abbreviations:

CAD  Canadian Dollar

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

SEK  Swedish Krona

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Global Frontier Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Brazilian Real     740,000     USD 316,781     03/04/09   $ 6,878    
Japanese Yen     27,300,000     USD 303,071     06/18/09     756    
New Taiwan Dollar     11,100,000     USD 331,541     03/04/09     (7,631 )  
United States Dollar     596,736     AUD 915,000     06/18/09     33,880    
United States Dollar     572,820     CAD 715,000     06/18/09     7,455    
United States Dollar     1,338,920     CHF 1,585,000     06/18/09     155,120    
United States Dollar     345,557     EUR 265,000     06/18/09     21,136    
United States Dollar     1,832,897     GBP 1,230,000     06/18/09     (67,698 )  
United States Dollar     5,096,055     JPY 467,400,000     06/18/09     79,838    
United States Dollar     745,259     JPY 67,000,000     06/18/09     (3,314 )  
United States Dollar     4,011,611     SEK 32,340,000     06/18/09     82,086    
United States Dollar     606,796     SEK 4,710,000     06/18/09     (10,590 )  
United States Dollar     1,035,796     TWD 34,000,000     03/04/09     3,113    
Net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 301,029    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

SEK  Swedish Krona

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

USD  United States Dollar


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UBS Global Frontier Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Futures contracts

UBS Global Frontier Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
US treasury futures sell contracts:  
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 44 contracts (USD)   March 2009   $ (5,126,076 )   $ (5,238,406 )   $ (112,330 )  
Index futures buy contracts:  
Amsterdam Exchanges Index, 20 contracts (EUR)   January 2009     1,369,481       1,386,924       17,443    
CAC 40 Index, 25 contracts (EUR)   January 2009     1,126,771       1,128,760       1,989    
Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index, 58 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     1,965,033       2,005,458       40,425    
FTSE 100 Index, 88 contracts (GBP)   March 2009     5,387,118       5,602,316       215,198    
IBEX 35 Index, 5 contracts (EUR)   January 2009     637,179       645,819       8,640    
OMXS 30 Index , 59 contracts (SEK)   January 2009     496,977       500,755       3,778    
Russell 2000 Index, 60 contracts (USD)   March 2009     2,706,530       2,987,400       280,870    
S&P 500 Index, 104 contracts (USD)   March 2009     23,260,420       23,402,600       142,180    
S&P MIB Index , 7 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     943,063       961,349       18,286    
TOPIX Index, 31 contracts (JPY)   March 2009     2,799,726       3,012,053       212,327    
Index futures sell contracts:  
S&P Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index, 8 contracts (CAD)   March 2009     (665,022 )     (699,749 )     (34,727 )  
SPI 200 Index, 7 contracts (AUD)   March 2009     (428,007 )     (459,681 )     (31,674 )  
Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 762,405    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

SEK  Swedish Krona

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Global Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS Global Equity Fund (the "Fund") declined 34.39% (Class A shares declined 38.00% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 34.18%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Free Index (net) declined 33.71% over the same 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 53; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund underperformed its benchmark during the reporting period primarily due to sector allocation to diversified financials, and to stock selection within the energy sector.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  Sector weights contributed significantly to relative performance during the period.

•  The Fund was overweight in healthcare, which was the best-performing sector for the six months.

•  The Fund's underweight to materials, which was the worst-performing sector for the period, made a positive contribution to performance.

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector was the largest positive contributor to performance for the six months.

•  The Fund's software and services names posted strong relative returns.

•  Security selection in the technology hardware and semiconductors and equipment sectors was positive, as well.

•  Despite some disappointment from the Fund's diversified financial stocks, stock selection elsewhere within the financial sector helped performance.

•  Within banks, the Fund benefited from holding Wells Fargo, while being underweight to several UK banks.

•  Among the insurers, Munich Re benefited performance, as did the decision to avoid AIG. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  An overweight postion in media added to performance. This is a sector where we continue to see value. We retain our overweight holding in British Sky Broadcasting—the best-performing stock within media.

•  On a country level, the Fund's underweight in Canada was the biggest contributor. Strong stock selection in the UK was a further positive.


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What didn't work

•  The largest detractor from performance was an overweight position in the diversified financials sector. The Fund's overweight position in Citigroup, which was sold during the period, and in Morgan Stanley were the most significant disappointments. An overweight in Nomura further detracted from performance.

•  Stock selection within the energy sector negatively impacted the Fund. Overweights in Peabody and Halliburton were damaging for performance, while the decision to avoid Exxon Mobil detracted, as well. We believe the flight to "quality" in reaction to falling oil prices has gone too far. We retain a high level of conviction in what we view as the attractively valued, smaller, high-growth names that we hold within the sector.

•  Stock selection in telecommunications was negative for performance, as well. The Fund's overweight in Sprint Nextel was the biggest detractor. Negative contributions in this sector were, however, partially offset by Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo, which both made positive contributions to relative returns. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  From a country perspective, weak stock selection in France was the largest negative.

•  The Fund held BNP Paribas, which declined during the period. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Stock-specific holdings in the US and Japan also detracted.

Portfolio highlights

•  Munich Re produced positive relative returns for the Fund during the period. Heavy general provisioning in recent years has resulted in Munich Re being one of the few insurance companies with excess reserves, which should buffer earnings during the current pricing downturn. During December, its share price received a boost when the company acquired the Hartford Steam Boiler Group from AIG to expand its US business. Management has so far been proven to be disciplined, generally adding niche quality businesses which we consider to be value-enhancing.

•  NTT DoCoMo provided positive performance for the Fund, as well. The company is a Japanese mobile voice, data and multimedia services provider. During the last quarter of the year, it was announced that NTT will pay $2.7 billion for a 26% stake in India's sixth largest mobile operator, Tata Teleservices. This provides the company with a foothold in the fastest growing major mobile market. The announcement caused the share price to rise in an otherwise declining Japanese stock market. Shares also rose in response to news that NTT DoCoMo will jointly develop a smartphone using Google software with South Korean partner KTF Co.

•  Sunoco made a positive contribution to Fund returns. The company's principal activities are petroleum refining and chemicals manufacturing. The company reported results for the third quarter that were almost double investor expectations, and its share price rose 3% as a result. Sunoco's margins were higher than expected over the period due to the decline in the price of crude oil.


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•  BNP Paribas hindered returns. During November, BNP Paribas released figures showing that net income of $901 million was down 55.6% year over year. These results were well below market consensus. In December, it was revealed that BNP Paribas had roughly $350 million of exposure to the Madoff scheme. Additionally, the company announced that it might cut 700 investment banking jobs. Despite these recent bad news stories, the company has shown no operational underperformance versus peers, and has displayed superior risk management throughout the subprime crisis. We continue to like this stock, and see it as being one of the financial companies best positioned to ride out the recession.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -34.39 %     -40.97 %     -2.65 %     -0.36 %     0.63 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -34.62       -41.37       -3.38       N/A       -1.19    
    Class C(4)      -34.69       -41.42       -3.40       N/A       -1.32    
    Class Y(5)      -34.18       -40.69       -2.37       -0.04       3.70    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -38.00       -44.23       -3.75       -0.92       0.14    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -37.70       -44.12       -3.75       N/A       -1.19    
    Class C(4)      -35.30       -41.97       -3.40       N/A       -1.32    
MSCI World Free Index (net)(6)          -33.71       -40.71       -0.51       -0.65       4.10    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.33% and 1.27%; Class B—2.07% and 2.02%; Class C—2.13% and 2.02%; Class Y—0.98% and 0.98%. 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, 2009, 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. 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 Global Equity Fund Class A shares is 06/30/97. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 12/11/01 and 11/27/01, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares is 01/28/94. The inception return of the index is calculated as of 01/31/94, 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)  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. The dividend is 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 excludes closed markets and those shares in otherwise free markets that are not purchasable by foreigners. 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)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Vodafone Group PLC     2.3 %  
Wells Fargo & Co.     2.3    
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG     2.2    
Roche Holding AG     2.0    
Total SA     2.0    
Nestle SA     1.9    
Wyeth     1.9    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     1.8    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     1.7    
Sunoco, Inc.     1.7    
Total     19.8 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)(2)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States     42.5 %  
Japan     12.7    
United Kingdom     7.9    
Switzerland     5.9    
Netherlands     5.0    
Total     74.0 %  

 

(1)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS Global Equity Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment company was included.

(2)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS Global Equity Fund. If a breakdown of the underlying investment company was included, the country exposure percentages would be as follows: United States: 42.5%, Japan: 12.7%, United Kingdom: 7.9%, Switzerland: 5.9%, Netherlands: 5.0%.


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Industry diversification (unaudited)(1)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Air freight & logistics     1.56 %  
Airlines     1.24    
Auto components     0.54    
Automobiles     0.91    
Beverages     1.46    
Biotechnology     2.26    
Capital markets     3.68    
Chemicals     1.96    
Commercial banks     6.48    
Communications equipment     1.03    
Construction materials     1.28    
Consumer finance     0.58    
Diversified financial services     1.17    
Diversified telecommunication services     1.48    
Electric utilities     1.67    
Energy equipment & services     1.24    
Food & staples retailing     2.50    
Food products     2.75    
Health care equipment & supplies     3.02    
Health care providers & services     0.78    
Household durables     1.08    
Industrial conglomerates     0.82    
Insurance     4.99    
Machinery     2.97    
Media     3.77    
Metals & mining     0.85    
Multiline retail     0.71    
Multi-utilities     1.33    
Office electronics     1.15    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     7.78    
Pharmaceuticals     6.51    
Professional services     1.75    
Real estate management & development     1.07    
Road & rail     0.99    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     3.03    
Software     2.93    
Specialty retail     2.03    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     1.15    
Tobacco     4.16    
Trading companies & distributors     0.66    
Wireless telecommunication services     4.40    
Total common stocks     91.72    
Investment company  
UBS Emerging Markets Equity Completion
Relationship Fund
    5.62 %  
Short-term investment     1.39    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     0.30    
Total investments     99.03    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     0.97    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

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


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UBS Global Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—91.72%  
Australia—0.85%  
Rio Tinto Ltd.     59,233     $ 1,586,555    
Austria—1.48%  
Telekom Austria AG     190,136       2,748,240    
Canada—0.99%  
Canadian National Railway Co.     50,200       1,845,352    
Finland—1.03%  
Nokia Oyj     123,007       1,906,970    
France—4.43%  
AXA SA     94,520       2,107,296    
BNP Paribas     56,915       2,403,317    
Total SA     68,233       3,719,906    
Total France common stocks             8,230,519    
Germany—2.96%  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft AG
    25,275       3,971,893    
Siemens AG     20,478       1,533,812    
Total Germany common stocks             5,505,705    
Guernsey—0.31%  
Resolution Ltd.*     365,537       583,361    
Hong Kong—2.71%  
Bank of East Asia Ltd.     515,800       1,088,016    
Esprit Holdings Ltd.     346,000       1,972,212    
New World Development Ltd.     1,945,000       1,987,093    
Total Hong Kong common stocks             5,047,321    
Ireland—1.38%  
Bank of Ireland     157,507       185,589    
CRH PLC     94,182       2,376,935    
Total Ireland common stocks             2,562,524    
Japan—12.68%  
Canon, Inc.     68,000       2,134,625    
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     77,800       1,687,271    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     999       3,308,092    
Komatsu Ltd.     110,600       1,400,975    
Kuraray Co., Ltd.     136,000       1,058,741    
Mitsubishi Corp.     87,400       1,226,960    
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     441,200       2,737,612    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     237,300       1,956,846    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     1,619       3,191,522    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     23,100       1,059,502    
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     105,000       2,696,921    
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     31,700       1,113,249    
Total Japan common stocks             23,572,316    
Jersey (Channel Islands)—0.65%  
Experian PLC     192,345       1,204,547    
Netherlands—4.97%  
Akzo Nobel NV     37,125       1,530,937    
ASML Holding NV      80,199       1,431,160    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Netherlands—(concluded)  
ING Groep NV CVA     206,949     $ 2,163,276    
Koninklijke Ahold NV     223,630       2,748,526    
Reed Elsevier NV     115,645       1,362,540    
Total Netherlands common stocks             9,236,439    
Spain—0.97%  
Inditex SA(1)      40,976       1,811,194    
Switzerland—5.92%  
Adecco SA     60,133       2,041,035    
Credit Suisse Group AG     52,165       1,429,803    
Nestle SA     89,851       3,541,259    
Nobel Biocare Holding AG     7,910       162,030    
Roche Holding AG     24,867       3,827,869    
Total Switzerland common stocks             11,001,996    
United Kingdom—7.90%  
Associated British Foods PLC     149,829       1,581,126    
Barclays PLC     644,386       1,452,718    
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC     374,287       2,604,166    
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     80,554       2,151,849    
Tullow Oil PLC     274,929       2,630,902    
Vodafone Group PLC     2,120,243       4,268,289    
Total United Kingdom
common stocks
            14,689,050    
United States—42.49%  
Aflac, Inc.     42,400       1,943,616    
Allergan, Inc.     51,800       2,088,576    
BorgWarner, Inc.     46,500       1,012,305    
Coach, Inc.*     103,100       2,141,387    
Comcast Corp., Class A     180,400       3,045,152    
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A*     64,100       1,010,857    
Covidien Ltd.     56,604       2,051,329    
Discover Financial Services     113,983       1,086,258    
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.*     105,800       1,719,250    
EOG Resources, Inc.     15,800       1,051,964    
Exelon Corp.     55,900       3,108,599    
FedEx Corp.     45,100       2,893,165    
Fortune Brands, Inc.     48,800       2,014,464    
Genentech, Inc.*     20,400       1,691,364    
Genzyme Corp.*     37,700       2,502,149    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     18,100       1,527,459    
Halliburton Co.     127,300       2,314,314    
Hess Corp.     25,900       1,389,276    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     79,900       2,800,495    
Intel Corp.     210,600       3,087,396    
Intuit, Inc.*     70,900       1,686,711    
JC Penney Co., Inc.     66,800       1,315,960    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*     34,400       1,441,704    
Medtronic, Inc.     49,900       1,567,858    
Morgan Stanley     120,800       1,937,632    
PACCAR, Inc.     46,000       1,315,600    
Peabody Energy Corp.     44,600       1,014,650    
Philip Morris International, Inc.     52,200       2,271,222    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     54,800       1,236,836    

 


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UBS Global Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
Sempra Energy     57,900     $ 2,468,277    
Southwest Airlines Co.     268,500       2,314,470    
Sprint Nextel Corp.*     388,553       711,052    
Sunoco, Inc.(1)      72,100       3,133,466    
Symantec Corp.*     112,365       1,519,175    
SYSCO Corp.     82,600       1,894,844    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     44,000       1,518,440    
VMware Inc., Class A*     69,812       1,653,846    
Wells Fargo & Co.     142,500       4,200,900    
Wyeth     93,000       3,488,430    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     45,700       1,847,194    
Total United States
common stocks
            79,017,642    
Total common stocks
(cost $214,313,849)
            170,549,731    
    Units      
Investment company—5.62%  
UBS Emerging Markets
Equity Completion
Relationship Fund*(2)
(cost $12,605,627)
    1,336,404       10,458,561    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Short-term investment—1.39%  
Other—1.39%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(2),(3)
(cost $2,592,631)
    2,592,631     $ 2,592,631    
Investment of cash collateral from securities
loaned—0.30%
 
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(2),(3)
(cost $557,900)
    557,900       557,900    
Total investments—99.03%
(cost $230,070,007)
        184,158,823    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—0.97%
        1,794,631    
Net assets—100.00%       $ 185,953,454    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $230,070,007; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 10,685,993    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (56,597,177 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (45,911,184 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

(1)  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2008.

(2)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(3)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

CVA  Dutch certification—depository certificate

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Global Equity Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Euro     10,300,000     USD     13,431,097     06/18/09   $ (821,505 )  
Euro     1,220,000     USD     1,743,099     06/18/09     54,927    
Great Britain Pound     1,050,000     USD     1,564,668     06/18/09     57,791    
Hong Kong Dollar     20,740,000     USD     2,676,552     06/18/09     (1,909 )  
Japanese Yen     82,900,000     USD     903,857     06/18/09     (14,160 )  
Japanese Yen     210,800,000     USD     2,365,290     06/18/09     30,933    
Swiss Franc     1,828,519     GBP     1,050,000     06/18/09     (216,707 )  
Swiss Franc     890,000     USD     751,823     06/18/09     (87,102 )  
United States Dollar     3,378,241     AUD     5,180,000     06/18/09     191,804    
United States Dollar     4,734,780     CAD     5,910,000     06/18/09     61,625    
United States Dollar     1,434,663     DKK     8,220,000     06/18/09     88,892    
United States Dollar     1,575,402     EUR     1,130,000     06/18/09     (11,767 )  

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Forward foreign currency contracts—(concluded)

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
United States Dollar     1,280,938     GBP     835,000     06/18/09   $ (82,612 )  
United States Dollar     8,041,828     SEK     64,830,000     06/18/09     164,553    
United States Dollar     2,784,017     SGD     4,140,000     06/18/09     84,650    
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ (500,587 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

DKK  Danish Krone

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS International Equity Fund (the "Fund") declined 35.57% (Class A shares declined 39.11% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 35.53%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net) declined 37.45% 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 62; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund outpaced the benchmark slightly due primarily to sector allocation, specifically, an underweight to utilities.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  Stock selection in the energy sector was the largest positive contributor to performance.

•  The Fund's overweight in energy infrastructure company TransCanada was the main positive contibutor to performance as the company's shares fell less than the rest of the market.

•  Not holding Suncor and Canadian Natural Resources in the Fund also helped performance versus the benchmark as both companies' shares fell by more than 60% during the period.

•  Financial sector stock selection also added to performance, especially within insurance companies.

•  The Fund's holdings in Munich Re and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance provided positive performance as they outperformed their more troubled peers. In our view, the insurance sector is currently attractive as we believe companies are better managed and have more sophisticated asset/liability management practices and improved product pricing than they did previously. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Not holding Royal Bank of Scotland, HBOS and Lloyds in the Fund helped performance relative to the benchmark.

•  The Fund's underweight to materials stocks worked well, as it was the worst-performing sector for the six-month period. The significant price declines we have seen in both commodities and related shares have eliminated much of what we viewed to be the previous overvaluation in the sector. However, we are not yet tempted to move the Fund to an overweight position.

•  On a country level, the Fund's large overweight and strong stock selection in Switzerland proved positive for performance.

•  Swiss pharmaceutical stocks Roche and Novartis were among the Fund's top performers throughout the six months due to the quality and defensiveness of their businesses.


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•  The Fund's exposure to UK equities, particularly our holdings in Vodafone and British Sky Broadcasting, as well as avoiding Xstrata and several UK banks, also contributed to relative returns. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

What didn't work

•  The Fund's underweight position in utilities was the largest detractor during the six-month period. Utilities stocks performed better than most other sector stocks because of the sector's defensive characteristics. However, it is an area in which we are finding little value. These stocks have performed well in recent years due to their association with the energy sector, and to low long-term interest rates around the globe.

•  An underweight in Japanese utilites, in particular, hindered Fund performance. The Fund did not hold Tokyo Electric Power, Chubu Electric Power and Kansai Electric Power, all of which performed very strongly during the period. Like many other Japanese domestic stocks, these companies benefited from investor worries about the impact of the stronger yen on the export sector.

•  Stock selection in capital goods also hurt performance. Holdings such as Mitsubishi Corp., Komatsu, Siemens, THK and MAN AG underperformed. We believe, however, that the share prices of these cyclical companies has now fallen farther than is justified by fundamentals.

•  Stock selection in banks detracted from relative returns. Bank of Ireland and BNP Paribas hindered performance. Not holding Royal Bank of Scotland, HBOS and Lloyds helped to offset some of the negative impact, however. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  At a country level, stock selection in Japan was a disappointment. The Fund's overweight in Komatsu was the largest detracting Japanese stock.

Portfolio highlights

•  Munich Re produced positive relative returns for the Fund during the period. Heavy general provisioning in recent years has resulted in Munich Re being one of the few insurance companies with excess reserves, which should buffer earnings during the current pricing downturn. During December, its share price received a boost when the company acquired the Hartford Steam Boiler Group from AIG to expand its US business. Management has so far proven to be disciplined, generally adding niche quality businesses which we consider to be value enhancing.

•  NTT DoCoMo provided positive performance for the Fund, as well. The company is a Japanese mobile voice, data and multimedia services provider. During the last quarter of the year, it was announced that NTT will pay $2.7 billion for a 26% stake in India's sixth largest mobile operator, Tata Teleservices. This provides the company with a foothold in the fastest growing major mobile market. The announcement caused the share price to rise in an otherwise declining Japanese stock market. Shares also rose in response to news that NTT DoCoMo will jointly develop a smartphone using Google software with South Korean partner KTF Co.

•  British Sky Broadcasting made a positive contribution to performance. The company has repositioned itself as a triple-play provider using a much lower price point than that of its peers, which we believe will


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drive its growth despite a recession. At the end of October, the company posted higher first-quarter earnings after gaining customers in its pay-TV and broadband businesses. We also believe the company will increase its television margins to at least 25% by 2010, and will exercise discipline in the use of its excess cash.

•  BNP Paribas hindered returns. During November, BNP Paribas released figures showing that net income of $901 million was down 55.6% year over year. These results were well below market consensus. In December, it was revealed that BNP Paribas had roughly $350 million of exposure to the Madoff scheme. Additionally, the company announced that it might cut 700 investment banking jobs. Despite these recent bad news stories, the company has shown no operational underperformance versus peers, and has displayed superior risk management throughout the subprime crisis. We continue to like this stock, and see it as being one of the financial companies best positioned to ride out the recession.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 International Equity Fund

Average annual total return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -35.57 %     -44.19 %     -0.91 %     -0.39 %     0.12 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -35.82       -44.64       -1.65       N/A       0.92    
  Class C(4)      -35.82       -44.62       -1.64       N/A       0.78    
  Class Y(5)      -35.53       -44.09       -0.72       -0.19       2.71    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -39.11       -47.26       -2.02       -0.95       -0.37    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -38.74       -47.16       -1.95       N/A       0.92    
    Class C(4)      -36.39       -45.12       -1.64       N/A       0.78    
MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net)(6)          -37.45       -43.56       1.91       1.18       N/A    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.35% and 1.28%; Class B—2.28% and 2.03%; Class C—2.16% and 2.03%; Class Y—1.16% 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 06/30/97. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 02/12/02 and 01/25/02, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 08/31/93.

(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)  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. The dividend is 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 excludes closed markets and those shares in otherwise free markets that are not purchasable by foreigners. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses. Inception date of the MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net) was December 31, 1997.

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 International Equity Fund

Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Vodafone Group PLC     3.2 %  
Novartis AG     3.1    
Total SA     3.1    
Roche Holding AG     3.0    
Nestle SA     2.9    
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG     2.1    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     2.2    
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC     2.0    
Mitsubishi Corp.     1.8    
BNP Paribas     1.8    
Total     25.2 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Japan     19.0 %  
United Kingdom     17.3    
Switzerland     11.9    
Germany     8.9    
France     8.0    
Total     65.1 %  

 

(1)  Figures represent the direct investments of the UBS International Equity Fund. Figures could be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies' was included.


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UBS International Equity Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)(1)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Aerospace & defense     0.75 %  
Air freight & logistics     0.50    
Airlines     1.63    
Automobiles     2.49    
Capital markets     1.89    
Chemicals     3.09    
Commercial banks     12.01    
Communications equipment     1.50    
Construction & engineering     0.26    
Construction materials     1.09    
Diversified financial services     1.17    
Diversified telecommunication services     2.55    
Electric utilities     1.78    
Energy equipment & services     0.45    
Food & staples retailing     2.38    
Food products     3.40    
Health care equipment & supplies     1.16    
Household products     2.50    
Industrial conglomerates     1.72    
Insurance     6.08    
Machinery     1.86    
Media     2.83    
Metals & mining     2.00    
Multi-utilities     1.34    
Office electronics     1.69 %  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     7.93    
Pharmaceuticals     6.38    
Professional services     1.06    
Real estate management & development     1.84    
Road & rail     1.17    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     1.51    
Software     1.15    
Specialty retail     1.80    
Tobacco     3.28    
Trading companies & distributors     2.87    
Wireless telecommunication services     4.47    
Total common stocks     91.58    
Investment companies  
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund     1.14    
UBS Emerging Markets Equity Completion
Relationship Fund
    5.58    
Total investment companies     6.72    
Short-term investment     0.48    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     3.36    
Total investments     102.14    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (2.14 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(1)  Figures represent the industry breakdown of direct investments of the UBS International Equity Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies' industry diversification was included.


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UBS International Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—91.58%  
Australia—2.70%  
BHP Billiton Ltd.     22,953     $ 483,421    
National Australia Bank Ltd.     39,708       582,131    
Orica Ltd.     57,512       564,664    
Qantas Airways Ltd.     379,579       699,924    
Total Australia common stocks             2,330,140    
Austria—1.51%  
Telekom Austria AG     89,868       1,298,959    
Canada—5.86%  
Canadian National Railway Co.     27,900       1,012,039    
EnCana Corp.     25,900       1,195,029    
Manulife Financial Corp.     29,000       488,619    
Toronto-Dominion Bank     28,600       1,006,618    
TransCanada Corp.     50,100       1,346,146    
Total Canada common stocks             5,048,451    
Finland—1.50%  
Nokia Oyj     83,335       1,291,937    
France—8.07%  
AXA SA     38,969       868,803    
BNP Paribas     36,614       1,546,078    
GDF Suez     23,338       1,155,862    
Societe Generale     6,353       321,764    
Technip SA     12,803       392,234    
Total SA     48,969       2,669,677    
Total France common stocks             6,954,418    
Germany—8.93%  
Daimler AG(1)      28,270       1,074,155    
E.ON AG     38,007       1,536,896    
Henkel AG & Co KGaA,
Preference shares
    28,639       918,203    
MAN AG     6,700       369,522    
Metro AG     11,049       447,851    
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft AG
    11,870       1,865,336    
Siemens AG(1)      19,824       1,484,828    
Total Germany common stocks             7,696,791    
Greece—0.45%  
Alpha Bank AE     41,091       385,941    
Guernsey—0.33%  
Resolution Ltd.*     179,439       286,367    
Hong Kong—2.62%  
Bank of East Asia Ltd.     216,800       457,313    
Esprit Holdings Ltd.     152,600       869,825    
New World Development Ltd.     916,000       935,824    
Total Hong Kong common stocks             2,262,962    
Ireland—2.24%  
Bank of Ireland     56,157       66,170    
CRH PLC     37,157       937,756    
Elan Corp. PLC ADR*     36,900       221,400    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Ireland—(concluded)  
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR*(1)      24,200     $ 703,736    
Total Ireland common stocks             1,929,062    
Italy—0.65%  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     154,959       558,152    
Japan—19.00%  
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.     134,000       792,627    
Canon, Inc.     46,500       1,459,707    
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     49,400       1,071,352    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     560       1,854,386    
Kao Corp.     41,000       1,241,602    
Komatsu Ltd.     52,500       665,020    
Kuraray Co., Ltd.     54,000       420,382    
Mitsubishi Corp.     111,900       1,570,902    
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.     39,000       648,099    
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Group Holdings, Inc.
    34,200       1,090,756    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     81,200       669,599    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     560       1,103,924    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     21,200       972,357    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc.
    296       1,282,201    
Sumitomo Trust &
Banking Co., Ltd.
    164,000       970,612    
THK Co., Ltd.     54,300       570,586    
Total Japan common stocks             16,384,112    
Jersey (Channel Islands)—0.45%  
Experian PLC     61,309       383,943    
Luxembourg—0.40%  
ArcelorMittal(1)      14,227       343,694    
Netherlands—4.80%  
Akzo Nobel NV     17,141       706,850    
ASML Holding NV     73,161       1,305,566    
ING Groep NV CVA     96,105       1,004,603    
Reed Elsevier NV     59,180       697,264    
TNT NV     22,279       427,895    
Total Netherlands common stocks             4,142,178    
Singapore—1.89%  
Olam International Ltd.     914,000       736,476    
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     503,000       895,602    
Total Singapore common stocks             1,632,078    
Spain—0.93%  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria SA
    65,163       799,586    
Switzerland—11.95%  
Adecco SA     15,728       533,840    
Credit Suisse Group AG     34,977       958,693    
Nestle SA     64,136       2,527,765    
Nobel Biocare Holding AG     4,823       98,795    
Novartis AG     53,901       2,700,682    
Roche Holding AG     16,755       2,579,159    

 


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UBS International Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
Switzerland—(concluded)  
Synthes, Inc.     7,152     $ 904,057    
Total Switzerland common stocks             10,302,991    
United Kingdom—17.30%  
Associated British Foods PLC     38,018       401,199    
Balfour Beatty PLC     47,502       226,306    
Barclays PLC     393,420       886,935    
BP PLC     133,150       1,020,233    
British Sky Broadcasting
Group PLC
    249,890       1,738,653    
Cobham PLC     216,341       643,247    
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     36,477       974,414    
Kingfisher PLC     346,884       678,411    
Prudential PLC     152,947       931,173    
Rio Tinto PLC     41,460       898,306    
Sage Group PLC     285,800       702,799    
Standard Chartered PLC     54,403       695,450    
Tesco PLC     165,864       864,137    
Tullow Oil PLC     63,142       604,230    
Vodafone Group PLC     1,364,789       2,747,475    
Wolseley PLC     162,476       905,897    
Total United Kingdom
common stocks
            14,918,865    
Total common stocks
(cost $96,034,458)
            78,950,627    

 

Security description   Units   Value  
Investment companies—6.72%  
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund     22,000     $ 987,140    
UBS Emerging Markets Equity
Completion Relationship Fund*(2) 
    614,643       4,810,132    
Total investment companies
(cost $6,736,199)
            5,797,272    
    Shares      
Short-term investment—0.48%  
Other—0.48%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(2),(3)
(cost $413,484)
  $ 413,484       413,484    
Investment of cash collateral from
securities loaned—3.36%
 
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(2),(3)
(cost $2,895,823)
    2,895,823       2,895,823    
Total investments—102.14%
(cost $106,079,964)
            88,057,206    
Liabilities, in excess of cash
and other assets—(2.14)%
            (1,842,608 )  
Net assets—100.00%           $ 86,214,598    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $106,079,964; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 7,990,566    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (26,013,324 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (18,022,758 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

(1)  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2008.

(2)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(3)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

ADR  American depositary receipt

CVA  Dutch certification—depositary certificate

Preference
shares  A special type of equity investment that shares in the earnings of the company, has limited voting rights, and may have a dividend preference. Preference shares may also have liquidation preference.


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UBS International Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS International Equity Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Canadian Dollar     1,070,000     GBP     567,537     06/18/09   $ (53,901 )  
Euro     210,000     USD     292,326     06/18/09     1,739    
Euro     4,010,000     USD     5,229,000     06/18/09     (319,829 )  
Hong Kong Dollar     3,265,000     USD     421,357     06/18/09     (301 )  
Singapore Dollar     1,265,000     USD     850,672     06/18/09     (25,865 )  
Swiss Franc     5,625,000     USD     4,751,687     06/18/09     (550,504 )  
United States Dollar     2,445,638     AUD     3,750,000     06/18/09     138,854    
United States Dollar     536,769     CAD     670,000     06/18/09     6,986    
United States Dollar     1,559,850     CHF     1,675,000     06/18/09     19,025    
United States Dollar     928,516     DKK     5,320,000     06/18/09     57,531    
United States Dollar     711,848     EUR     510,000     06/18/09     (6,136 )  
United States Dollar     472,186     GBP     320,000     06/18/09     (12,947 )  
United States Dollar     3,160,775     JPY     289,900,000     06/18/09     49,519    
United States Dollar     507,469     NOK     3,580,000     06/18/09     442    
United States Dollar     4,708,743     SEK     37,960,000     06/18/09     96,351    
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ (599,036 )  

 

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

USD  United States Dollar

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, 2008, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund (the "Fund") declined 33.03% (Class A shares declined 36.69% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 33.00%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index (the "Index"), declined 29.73% 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 72; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance was due largely to industry allocation, with stock selection having a negative effect, as well. All of the Fund's underperformance occurred in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's underweight positions in energy and materials stocks contributed positively to performance during the period.

•  The Fund has been underweight to the energy and materials groups for some time, reflecting our belief that oil prices were unsustainably high. During the second half of 2008, our conviction was rewarded as crude oil declined from $147 per barrel to prices in the mid-$30 range at year end. When oil and other commodity prices dropped sharply, energy and materials stocks meaningfully underperformed other areas of the US market. The Fund's reduced exposure to these sectors helped to insulate it from the broad declines suffered by many commodity-sensitive stocks.

•  As energy and materials stock prices have fallen, many of these names have transitioned from being overpriced to underpriced, in our view. As the valuations of these companies have become more attractive, according to our models we have added incrementally to the energy and materials exposure in the Fund. As of year end, the Fund continues to be underweight these sectors, but by a much smaller degree than it had been earlier in the year.

•  The Fund was overweight to the health care sector, which added to returns for the six months.

•  In a volatile period with continued headwinds and an elevated sense of fear among investors, defensive sectors such as health care outperformed the broader market. In general, the earnings of these companies are not as variable as those of other sectors. As the health care sector made gains, the Fund's relative returns benefited.

•  We seek to identify and own companies whose future growth, in our view, is underestimated by the market. For example, many pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks were hurt earlier in the year by concerns over pricing pressure, generic challenges, and increased FDA safety measures. However, we found what we believe are some attractive opportunities among these companies. Specifically, the Fund has owned companies that have unique or non-commodity product lines and pipelines. In some cases, these are players that can benefit as larger drug companies look to acquire growth platforms. Success stories for the period included Genzyme and Wyeth. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")


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UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

•  Stock selection in the financial sector generated positive results.

•  Investors remain fearful of problems in the credit markets and the weak housing markets in the US and Europe. While these fears are understandable, we believe sentiment has pushed stock prices for some financial firms meaningfully below levels we feel are justified. We have focused on names with strong longer-term fundamentals and near-term access to capital and funding needs.

•  The Fund held no real estate investment trusts during the period, reflecting our caution about this industry group. The decision made a positive contribution to the Fund's relative returns.

•  The Fund's positions in Wells Fargo and ACE Ltd. performed well relative to other banking stocks. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Security selection was positive in financials as the Fund had no exposure to American International Group, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch or Fannie Mae.

•  The Fund successfully overweighted the utilities sector. As investors fled risky assets during the second half of the year, many who chose not to exit the US equity market altogether gravitated toward sectors perceived to be more defensive in nature. Along with consumer staples and health care, the utilities sector outperformed nearly all other sectors. The Fund benefited from its overweight position in utilities.

•  Within the industrials sector, the Fund had several profitable positions during the six months.

•  A short position to auto parts maker Cummins Inc. was profitable when the stock declined.

•  In the transportation group, shares of FedEx posted strong relative returns. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

What didn't work

•  The Fund was underweight to consumer staples, which negatively impacted relative returns.

•  The consumer staples sector outperformed the market as a whole during the six months, another example of the strength of defensive sectors.

•  As investors have gravitated toward this perceived safe haven, we believe the prices they are willing to pay are too high relative to the mispricings now found in other sectors. We continue to underweight the sector in favor of what we view as more attractive opportunities elsewhere.

•  Short positions in two consumer stocks, Walmart and McDonald's, negatively impacted returns during the flight to quality in the fourth quarter. Investors flocked to these and other "stable" names, with little regard for the relative valuations of the stocks, in our opinion. At 2008 year-end price levels, we believe these companies are likely to underperform other available investments over time. Therefore, the Fund holds short positions in these companies. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")


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•  Security selection in the energy sector underperformed the benchmark.

•  Security selection detracted from results most notably in energy, where the Fund did not hold Exxon Mobil. Unlike most energy stocks, Exxon Mobil posted positive absolute returns in the fourth quarter as many investors viewed it to be a safe haven in this period of panic due to the large amount of cash on its balance sheet. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  The Fund's oil services holdings, such as Halliburton and Baker Hughes, also lagged the benchmark. We see good value in the oil services sector as the push toward more technology-intensive projects like deepwater oil and shale gas represents a structural trend.

•  The Fund's telecom stock selection made a negative contribution to returns. The Fund's performance was negatively impacted by its position in Sprint, which declined, while shares of Verizon, which the Fund did not hold, gained during the six months. As with many equity sectors, stronger balance sheets were rewarded during this period. Those companies considered to need more access to near-term credit tended to underperform, and this was a contributing factor in the performance of telecom stocks during the second half of 2008. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

Portfolio highlights

•  Genzyme added to Fund performance as shares outperformed during the period. Genzyme is seeking approval in the US and Europe for a new cancer treatment, Mozobil. Genzyme has also finalized a deal with Isis Pharmaceuticals for late-stage trials of the drug mipomersen to treat high-risk cholesterol patients. We remain confident in our current position and believe the pharmaceutical company will continue to have sustained growth, matching its profit targets. Genzyme has a wider range of products than many of its rivals.

•  Wells Fargo was a positive contributor to performance, particularly after the company was upgraded by analysts, who believe the company is relatively well-capitalized to withstand the credit crisis. Our expectations for the company's provisions are higher than industry average due to its mix of businesses. We continue to monitor the company's near-term and longer fundamentals closely.

•  The Fund was short Cummins Inc., a motor vehicle and parts company that performed poorly as General Motors and Ford struggled with near-bankruptcy. We shorted the stock in the belief that Cummins' end markets are highly cyclical, and that they would correct to a more normalized level. Our conviction paid off as the stock declined during the period, making our short position profitable.

•  FedEx positively affected performance during the period. We believe the truck/sea/air freight company will continue to gain US market share and enjoy sustained revenue growth internationally. We think the company's superior management will help guide it to improve margins over time.

•  A short position in Walmart Stores detracted from performance during the six months. The company's shares rose after it reported a 10% increase in third-quarter profit. Walmart has benefited from the recent investor flight to more defensive names, but we believe it does not currently offer as attractive upside potential as other names. The company trimmed its profit outlook because of the troubled global economy and the renewed strength of the dollar.

•  Not owning shares of Exxon Mobil detracted from performance during the period, as the company outperformed other energy sector stocks. The group's principal activity is engaging in the exploration,


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production, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas. Unlike most energy stocks, Exxon Mobil posted positive absolute returns in the fourth quarter of 2008, as many investors viewed it to be a safe haven in this time of panic due to the large amount of cash on its balance sheet. We prefer other names in the sector, as we feel they offer better opportunities at more reasonable valuations.

•  Peabody Energy detracted from relative performance in the period, as the company's shares fell sharply. Peabody has felt the negative effects of reduced demand and lower coal prices in the market, which translated into a turbulent fourth quarter. Over the long term, however, we feel that constraints in competing electricity generation methods and fuels will lead to an increasing need for coal, despite the environmental headwinds.

•  Sprint traded lower during the period, despite recently announcing that the WIMAX broadband wireless network is ready for commercial services. WIMAX offers data transmission at much faster speeds than other wireless services. Despite recent losses in the client base, we remain confident in our current position and believe the carrier will have success capturing new revenues through new customers and by upgrading their current client plans.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -33.03 %     -42.03 %     -18.37 %  
maximum sales charge   Class C(3)      -33.30       -42.45       -18.97    
  Class Y(4)      -33.00       -41.89       -18.24    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -36.69       -45.21       -20.38    
sales charge   Class C(3)      -33.96       -43.02       -18.97    
Russell 1000 Index(5)          -29.73       -37.60       -14.28    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.94% and 1.94%; Class C—2.75% and 2.69%; Class Y—1.71% and 1.71%. 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 investment companies), through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, 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 09/26/06.

(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 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)*(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Intel Corp.     4.0 %  
Comcast Corp., Class A     3.9    
General Electric Co.     3.8    
FedEx Corp.     3.6    
Wyeth     3.3    
Genzyme Corp.     3.0    
ConocoPhillips     3.0    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     2.9    
Microsoft Corp.     2.7    
Exelon Corp.     2.6    
Total     32.8 %  

 

*  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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Industry diversification (unaudited)(1)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Air freight & logistics     3.65 %  
Auto components     4.18    
Beverages     4.12    
Biotechnology     5.26    
Building products     0.72    
Capital markets     3.00    
Chemicals     0.65    
Commercial banks     5.52    
Computers & peripherals     2.97    
Consumer finance     1.80    
Diversified telecommunication services     2.20    
Electric utilities     5.47    
Energy equipment & services     3.03    
Food & staples retailing     1.84    
Food products     1.18    
Health care equipment & supplies     4.30    
Health care providers & services     3.00    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     4.08    
Household durables     1.45    
Independent power producers & energy traders     0.21    
Industrial conglomerates     3.84    
Insurance     5.95    
Life sciences tools & services     1.90    
Machinery     6.75    
Media     7.93    
Multiline retail     2.79    
Multi-utilities     3.88    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     10.69    
Pharmaceuticals     6.33    
Road & rail     2.52    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     7.97    
Software     5.99    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     1.11    
Wireless telecommunication services     0.79    
Total common stocks     127.07    
Investment company  
SPDR Trust, Series 1     0.46    
Short-term investment     0.99    
Total investments before investments sold short     128.52    
Investments sold short
Common stocks
 
Aerospace & defense     (1.60 )%  
Air freight & logistics     (0.99 )  
Beverages     (0.88 )  
Capital markets     (0.71 )  
Food & staples retailing     (0.99 )  
Food products     (2.75 )  
Health care providers & services     (1.83 )  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     (1.88 )  
Household durables     (0.74 )  
Machinery     (0.74 )  
Multiline retail     (0.34 )  
Multi-utilities     (1.52 )  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     (1.57 )  
Pharmaceuticals     (2.60 )  
Software     (1.81 )  
Specialty retail     (3.55 )  
Tobacco     (0.65 )  
Trading companies & distributors     (0.67 )  
Water utilities     (0.80 )  
Total investments sold short     (26.62 )  
Total investments, net of investments sold short     101.90    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (1.90 )  
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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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—127.07%  
Air freight & logistics—3.65%  
FedEx Corp.(1)      33,700     $ 2,161,855    
Auto components—4.18%  
BorgWarner, Inc.(1)      52,700       1,147,279    
Johnson Controls, Inc.(1)      73,200       1,329,312    
      2,476,591    
Beverages—4.12%  
Constellation Brands, Inc.,
Class A*(1) 
    55,100       868,927    
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.*(1)      20,400       331,500    
PepsiCo, Inc.(1)      22,700       1,243,279    
      2,443,706    
Biotechnology—5.26%  
Amgen, Inc.*(1)      17,400       1,004,850    
Cephalon, Inc.*(1)      4,000       308,160    
Genzyme Corp.*(1)      27,200       1,805,264    
      3,118,274    
Building products—0.72%  
Masco Corp.(1)      38,400       427,392    
Capital markets—3.00%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.(1)      40,706       1,153,201    
Morgan Stanley(1)      39,000       625,560    
      1,778,761    
Chemicals—0.65%  
Celanese Corp., Series A(1)      30,900       384,087    
Commercial banks—5.52%  
City National Corp.(1)      9,500       462,650    
Fifth Third Bancorp(1)      68,700       567,462    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.(1)      37,100       1,095,934    
Wells Fargo & Co.(1)      39,000       1,149,720    
      3,275,766    
Computers & peripherals—2.97%  
Apple, Inc.*(1)      9,200       785,220    
NetApp, Inc.*(1)      45,900       641,223    
Seagate Technology(1)      75,200       333,136    
      1,759,579    
Consumer finance—1.80%  
Discover Financial Services(1)      112,050       1,067,837    
Diversified telecommunication services—2.20%  
AT&T, Inc.(1)      45,800       1,305,300    
Electric utilities—5.47%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.(1)      32,800       1,091,584    
Exelon Corp.(1)      27,700       1,540,397    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.(1)      34,300       609,168    
      3,241,149    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Energy equipment & services—3.03%  
Baker Hughes, Inc.(1)      27,800     $ 891,546    
Halliburton Co.(1)      49,700       903,546    
      1,795,092    
Food & staples retailing—1.84%  
SYSCO Corp.(1)      47,700       1,094,238    
Food products—1.18%  
Dean Foods Co.*(1)      38,800       697,236    
Health care equipment & supplies—4.30%  
Covidien Ltd.(1)      27,700       1,003,848    
Medtronic, Inc.(1)      31,000       974,020    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*(1)      14,200       573,964    
      2,551,832    
Health care providers & services—3.00%  
DaVita, Inc.*(1)      8,800       436,216    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*(1)      32,000       1,341,120    
      1,777,336    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—4.08%  
Carnival Corp.(1)      36,900       897,408    
Starbucks Corp.*(1)      100,700       952,622    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.(1) 
    31,800       569,220    
      2,419,250    
Household durables—1.45%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.(1)      20,900       862,752    
Independent power producers & energy traders—0.21%  
Dynegy, Inc., Class A*     61,600       123,200    
Industrial conglomerates—3.84%  
General Electric Co.(1)      140,700       2,279,340    
Insurance—5.95%  
ACE Ltd.(1)      24,300       1,285,956    
Aflac, Inc.(1)      28,800       1,320,192    
MetLife, Inc.(1)      12,800       446,208    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.(1)      21,200       478,484    
      3,530,840    
Life sciences tools & services—1.90%  
Millipore Corp.*(1)      11,000       566,720    
Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.(1) 
    11,900       345,219    
Waters Corp.*(1)      5,800       212,570    
      1,124,509    
Machinery—6.75%  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(1)      49,100       1,720,955    
PACCAR, Inc.(1)      45,500       1,301,300    
Pall Corp.(1)      34,500       980,835    
      4,003,090    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
Media—7.93%  
Comcast Corp., Class A(1)      138,300     $ 2,334,504    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*(1)      123,745       490,030    
News Corp., Class A(1)      95,400       867,186    
Omnicom Group, Inc.(1)      37,600       1,012,192    
      4,703,912    
Multiline retail—2.79%  
JC Penney Co., Inc.(1)      36,100       711,170    
Macy's, Inc.(1)      64,500       667,575    
Nordstrom, Inc.(1)      20,600       274,186    
      1,652,931    
Multi-utilities—3.88%  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.(1)      35,600       768,248    
Sempra Energy(1)      35,900       1,530,417    
      2,298,665    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—10.69%  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(1)      13,900       535,845    
ConocoPhillips(1)      34,800       1,802,640    
EOG Resources, Inc.(1)      6,700       446,086    
Hess Corp.(1)      11,400       611,496    
Marathon Oil Corp.(1)      37,100       1,015,056    
Peabody Energy Corp.(1)      30,600       696,150    
Sunoco, Inc.(1)      19,900       864,854    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*(1)      10,700       369,257    
      6,341,384    
Pharmaceuticals—6.33%  
Allergan, Inc.(1)      32,000       1,290,240    
Johnson & Johnson(1)      8,000       478,640    
Wyeth(1)      52,900       1,984,279    
      3,753,159    
Road & rail—2.52%  
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.(1) 
    10,900       825,239    
Ryder System, Inc.(1)      17,200       667,016    
      1,492,255    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—7.97%  
Analog Devices, Inc.(1)      64,200       1,221,084    
Broadcom Corp., Class A*(1)      33,100       561,707    
Intel Corp.(1)      161,600       2,369,056    
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*(1)      86,400       576,288    
      4,728,135    
Software—5.99%  
Intuit, Inc.*(1)      45,800       1,089,582    
Microsoft Corp.(1)      81,300       1,580,472    
VMware Inc., Class A*(1)      37,300       883,637    
      3,553,691    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—1.11%  
Coach, Inc.*(1)      31,600       656,332    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Wireless telecommunication services—0.79%  
Sprint Nextel Corp.*(1)      256,000     $ 468,480    
Total common stocks
(cost $109,974,100)
            75,347,956    
Investment company—0.46%  
SPDR Trust, Series 1
(cost $262,873)
    3,000       270,720    
    Units      
Short-term investment—0.99%  
Investment company—0.99%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 1.53%(2),(3)
(cost $586,330)
    586,330       586,330    
Total investments before
investments sold short—128.52%
(cost $110,823,303)
          76,205,006    
Investments sold short—(26.62)%  
Common stocks—(26.62)%  
Aerospace & defense—(1.60)%  
    Shares      
Lockheed Martin Corp.     (5,600 )     (470,848 )  
Raytheon Co.     (9,300 )     (474,672 )  
      (945,520 )  
Air freight & logistics—(0.99)%  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (10,700 )     (588,821 )  
Beverages—(0.88)%  
Molson Coors Brewing Co.,
Class B
    (10,600 )     (518,552 )  
Capital markets—(0.71)%  
The Charles Schwab Corp.     (26,100 )     (422,037 )  
Food & staples retailing—(0.99)%  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     (10,500 )     (588,630 )  
Food products—(2.75)%  
Campbell Soup Co.     (14,500 )     (435,145 )  
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (14,766 )     (359,700 )  
General Mills, Inc.     (8,300 )     (504,225 )  
Kellogg Co.     (7,600 )     (333,260 )  
      (1,632,330 )  
Health care providers & services—(1.83)%  
Amedisys, Inc.     (15,400 )     (636,636 )  
Express Scripts, Inc.     (8,100 )     (445,338 )  
      (1,081,974 )  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—(1.88)%  
McDonald's Corp.     (10,300 )     (640,557 )  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     (15,000 )     (472,500 )  
      (1,113,057 )  

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Investments sold short—(concluded)  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
Household durables—(0.74)%  
Stanley Works     (12,900 )     (439,890 )  
Machinery—(0.74)%  
Cummins, Inc.     (16,500 )   $ (441,045 )  
Multiline retail—(0.34)%  
Sears Holdings Corp.     (5,200 )     (202,124 )  
Multi-utilities—(1.52)%  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     (14,200 )     (552,806 )  
NSTAR     (9,600 )     (350,304 )  
      (903,110 )  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—(1.57)%  
Devon Energy Corp.     (7,500 )     (492,825 )  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (7,300 )     (437,927 )  
      (930,752 )  
Pharmaceuticals—(2.60)%  
Abbott Laboratories     (12,000 )     (640,440 )  
Eli Lilly & Co.     (9,100 )     (366,457 )  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (20,200 )     (536,714 )  
      (1,543,611 )  

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Software—(1.81)%  
BMC Software, Inc.     (24,700 )     (664,677 )  
Novell, Inc.     (104,900 )     (408,061 )  
      (1,072,738 )  
Specialty retail—(3.55)%  
Best Buy Co., Inc.     (13,900 )   $ (390,729 )  
GameStop Corp., Class A     (13,000 )     (281,580 )  
Sherwin-Williams Co.     (10,000 )     (597,500 )  
Tiffany & Co.     (18,900 )     (446,607 )  
TJX Cos., Inc.     (18,800 )     (386,716 )  
      (2,103,132 )  
Tobacco—(0.65)%  
Altria Group, Inc.     (25,700 )     (387,042 )  
Trading companies & distributors—(0.67)%  
WW Grainger, Inc.     (5,000 )     (394,200 )  
Water utilities—(0.80)%  
American Water Works Co., Inc.     (22,700 )     (473,976 )  
Total investments sold short
(proceeds $19,578,507)
          (15,782,541 )  
Total investments, net of investments
sold short—101.90%
          60,422,465    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and
other assets—(1.90)%
          (1,126,191 )  
Net assets—100.00%   $ 59,296,274    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes before investments sold short, which was the same for book purposes, was $110,823,303; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 809,191    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (35,427,488 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (34,618,297 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

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

(2)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(3)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

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, 2008, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund (the "Fund") declined 32.24% (Class A shares declined 35.98% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 32.20%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index (the "Index"), declined 29.73% 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 82; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance was due to both sector allocation and stock selection during the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's underweight positions in energy and materials stocks contributed positively to performance during the period.

•  The Fund has been underweight to the energy and materials groups for some time, reflecting our belief that oil prices were unsustainably high. During the second half of 2008, our conviction was rewarded as crude oil declined from $147 per barrel to prices in the mid-$30 range at year end. When oil and other commodity prices dropped sharply, energy and materials stocks meaningfully underperformed other areas of the US market. The Fund's reduced exposure to these sectors helped to insulate it from the broad declines suffered by many commodity-sensitive stocks.

•  As energy and materials stock prices have fallen, many of these names have transitioned from being overpriced to underpriced, in our view. As the valuations of these companies have become more attractive according to our models, we have added incrementally to the energy and materials exposure in the Fund. As of year end, the Fund continues to be underweight these sectors, but by a much smaller degree than it had been earlier in the year.

•  The Fund was overweight to the health care sector, which added to returns for the six months.

•  In a volatile period with continued headwinds and an elevated sense of fear among investors, defensive sectors such as health care outperformed the broader market. In general, the earnings of these companies are not as variable as those of other sectors. As the health care sector made gains, the Fund's relative returns benefited.

•  We seek to identify and own companies whose future growth, in our view, is underestimated by the market. For example, many pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks were hurt earlier in the year by concerns over pricing pressure, generic challenges, and increased FDA safety measures. However, we found what we believe are some attractive opportunities among these companies. Specifically, the Fund has owned companies that have unique or non-commodity product lines and pipelines. In some cases, these are players that can benefit as larger drug companies look to acquire growth platforms. Success stories for the period included Genzyme and Wyeth. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  The Fund's position in Medco Health Solutions, a medical services company, posted strong relative performance during the period.


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•  Stock selection in the financial sector generated positive results.

•  Investors remain fearful of problems in the credit markets and the weak housing markets in the US and Europe. While these fears are understandable, we believe sentiment has pushed stock prices for some financial firms meaningfully below levels we feel are justified. We have focused on names with strong longer-term fundamentals and near-term access to capital and funding needs.

•  The Fund held no real estate investment trusts during the period, reflecting our caution about this industry group. The decision made a positive contribution to the Fund's relative returns.

•  The Fund's positions in Wells Fargo and Bank of New York Mellon performed well relative to other banking stocks. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Security selection was positive in financials as the Fund had no exposure to American International Group, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch or Fannie Mae. A position in Freddie Mac was sold out of the Fund in early August prior to the government action.

•  The Fund successfully overweighted the utilities sector. As investors fled risky assets during the second half of the year, many who chose not to exit the US equity market altogether gravitated toward sectors perceived to be more defensive in nature. Along with consumer staples and health care, the utilities sector outperformed nearly all other sectors. The Fund benefited from its overweight position in utilities.

What didn't work

•  The Fund was underweight to consumer staples, which negatively impacted relative returns.

•  The consumer staples sector outperformed the market as a whole during the six months, another example of the strength of defensive sectors.

•  As investors have gravitated toward this perceived safe haven, we believe the prices they are willing to pay are too high relative to the mispricings now found in other sectors. We continue to underweight the sector in favor of what we view as more attractive opportunities elsewhere.

•  Stock selection in consumer discretionary detracted from results. Positioning within consumer discretionary had a negative impact on results as overweights to media, auto parts and leisure detracted. In each case, we believe the companies owned in the Fund have the strength to make it through this particularly challenging time for the economy. Our research indicates that certain securities within the sector are worth meaningfully more than investors are currently paying. However, as investors focused on the current and near-term issues facing the consumer, they tended to sell these names in favor of areas of the market perceived to be safer havens.

•  Security selection in the energy sector underperformed the benchmark.

•  Security selection detracted from results most notably in energy, where the Fund did not hold Exxon Mobil. Unlike most energy stocks, Exxon Mobil posted positive absolute returns in the fourth quarter as many investors viewed it to be a safe haven in this period of panic due to the large amount of cash on its balance sheet. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")


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•  The Fund's oil services holdings, such Halliburton, also lagged the benchmark. We see good value in the oil service sector as the push toward more technology-intensive projects like deepwater oil and shale gas represents a structural trend.

•  The Fund's telecom stock selection made a negative contribution to returns. The Fund's position in Sprint declined, while shares of Verizon, which the Fund did not hold, gained during the six months. As with many equity sectors, stronger balance sheets were rewarded during this period. Those companies considered to need more access to near-term credit tended to underperform, and this was a contributing factor in the performance of telecom stocks during the second half of 2008. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

Portfolio highlights

•  Genzyme added to performance as shares outperformed during the period. Genzyme is seeking approval in the US and Europe for a new cancer treatment, Mozobil. Genzyme has also finalized a deal with Isis Pharmaceuticals for late-stage trials of the drug mipomersen to treat high-risk cholesterol patients. We remain confident in our current position and believe the pharmaceutical company will continue to have sustained growth, matching its profit targets. Genzyme has a wider range of products than many of its rivals.

•  Shares of Wyeth performed relatively well during the period. Because it is one of the largest overweights in the Fund, the company's performance had a significant positive impact. Wyeth recently closed on its takeover of ThermaCare from Procter & Gamble and took a 4.9% stake in Advanced Life Sciences. We believe that among big pharmaceutical companies, Wyeth faces the fewest patent expiries over the next five years. Furthermore, the company derives approximately 35% of its revenues from the sale of biotechnology products, where a regulatory pathway for generic drug approval has not yet been defined.

•  Wells Fargo was a positive contributor to performance, particularly after the company was upgraded by analysts, who believe the company is relatively well- capitalized to withstand the credit crisis. Our expectations for the company's provisions are higher than industry average due to its mix of businesses. We continue to monitor the company's near-term and longer-term fundamentals closely.

•  Not owning shares of troubled American International Group (AIG) contributed positively to relative performance. The insurer's shares plunged 84% in September, driven by the bailout by the US Federal Reserve earlier in the month that provided AIG with an $85 billion lifeline to help keep the firm solvent. The initial failure of the US Congress to approve the government's $700 billion bailout proposal caused AIG's stock price to plummet further. The company has asked for and received additional funds from the government.

•  Not owning shares of Exxon Mobil detracted from performance during the six months, as the company outperformed other energy sector stocks. The group's principal activity is engaging in the exploration, production, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas. Unlike most energy stocks, Exxon Mobil posted positive absolute returns in the period, as many investors viewed it to be a safe haven in this time of panic due to the large amount of cash on its balance sheet. We prefer other names in the sector, as we feel they offer better opportunities at more reasonable valuations.

•  Peabody Energy detracted from relative performance in the period, as the company's shares fell sharply. Peabody has felt the negative effects of reduced demand and lower coal prices in the market, which


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translated into a turbulent fourth quarter. Over the long term, however, we feel that constraints in competing electricity generation methods and fuels will lead to an increasing need for coal, despite the environmental headwinds.

•  Sprint traded lower during the period, despite recently announcing that the WIMAX broadband wireless network is ready for commercial services. WIMAX offers data transmission at much faster speeds than other wireless services. Despite recent losses in the client base, we remain confident in our current position and believe the carrier will have success capturing new revenues through new customers and by upgrading their current client plans.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -32.24 %     -40.44 %     -3.41 %     -0.93 %     1.20 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -32.52       -40.88       -4.16       N/A       -1.00    
    Class C(4)      -32.48       -40.84       -4.13       N/A       -1.47    
    Class Y(5)      -32.20       -40.28       -3.15       -0.66       6.08    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -35.98       -43.72       -4.50       -1.49       0.70    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -35.77       -43.73       -4.49       N/A       -1.00    
    Class C(4)      -33.13       -41.41       -4.13       N/A       -1.47    
Russell 1000 Index(6)          -29.73       -37.60       -2.04       -1.09       6.46    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.16% and 1.16%; Class B—1.93% and 1.93%; Class C—1.91% and 1.91%; Class Y—0.87% and 0.87%. 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, 2009, do not exceed 1.30% for Class A shares, 2.05% for Class B shares, 2.05% for Class C shares, and 1.05% 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. Large Cap Equity Fund Class A shares is 06/30/97. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 11/05/01 and 11/13/01, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 02/22/94.

(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)  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, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Intel Corp.     3.4 %  
General Electric Co.     3.1    
Comcast Corp., Class A     3.1    
Wells Fargo & Co.     2.7    
Genzyme Corp.     2.6    
Microsoft Corp.     2.5    
Exelon Corp.     2.5    
FedEx Corp.     2.4    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     2.3    
Aflac, Inc.     2.1    
Total     26.7 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Air freight & logistics     2.41 %  
Auto components     2.49    
Beverages     2.98    
Biotechnology     4.61    
Building products     0.65    
Capital markets     3.12    
Chemicals     0.51    
Commercial banks     5.46    
Computers & peripherals     2.53    
Consumer finance     1.35    
Diversified telecommunication services     2.03    
Electric utilities     4.11    
Energy equipment & services     3.08    
Food & staples retailing     1.47    
Health care equipment & supplies     3.14    
Health care providers & services     2.13    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     3.32    
Household durables     1.04    
Independent power producers & energy traders     0.18    
Industrial conglomerates     3.09 %  
Insurance     5.79    
Life sciences tools & services     1.54    
Machinery     5.02    
Media     6.04    
Multiline retail     2.04    
Multi-utilities     1.62    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     8.57    
Pharmaceuticals     3.73    
Road & rail     1.80    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     6.35    
Software     5.25    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     0.59    
Wireless telecommunication services     0.64    
Total common stocks     98.68    
Short-term investment     1.39    
Total investments     100.07    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (0.07 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—98.68%  
Air freight & logistics—2.41%  
FedEx Corp.     156,700     $ 10,052,305    
Auto components—2.49%  
BorgWarner, Inc.     212,200       4,619,594    
Johnson Controls, Inc.     318,200       5,778,512    
      10,398,106    
Beverages—2.98%  
Constellation Brands, Inc.,
Class A*
    243,400       3,838,418    
PepsiCo, Inc.     156,700       8,582,459    
      12,420,877    
Biotechnology—4.61%  
Amgen, Inc.*     113,200       6,537,300    
Cephalon, Inc.*     27,100       2,087,784    
Genzyme Corp.*     159,800       10,605,926    
      19,231,010    
Building products—0.65%  
Masco Corp.     242,700       2,701,251    
Capital markets—3.12%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     242,583       6,872,376    
Morgan Stanley     383,800       6,156,152    
      13,028,528    
Chemicals—0.51%  
Celanese Corp., Series A     169,800       2,110,614    
Commercial banks—5.46%  
City National Corp.     60,500       2,946,350    
Fifth Third Bancorp     467,800       3,864,028    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     167,800       4,956,812    
Wells Fargo & Co.     373,100       10,998,988    
      22,766,178    
Computers & peripherals—2.53%  
Apple, Inc.*     56,300       4,805,205    
NetApp, Inc.*     265,300       3,706,241    
Seagate Technology     459,600       2,036,028    
      10,547,474    
Consumer finance—1.35%  
Discover Financial Services     589,250       5,615,553    
Diversified telecommunication services—2.03%  
AT&T, Inc.     297,100       8,467,350    
Electric utilities—4.11%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     143,400       4,772,352    
Exelon Corp.     186,000       10,343,460    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     113,400       2,013,984    
      17,129,796    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Energy equipment & services—3.08%  
Baker Hughes, Inc.     186,700     $ 5,987,469    
Halliburton Co.     377,700       6,866,586    
      12,854,055    
Food & staples retailing—1.47%  
SYSCO Corp.     266,800       6,120,392    
Health care equipment & supplies—3.14%  
Covidien Ltd.     151,000       5,472,240    
Medtronic, Inc.     160,400       5,039,768    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     64,200       2,594,964    
      13,106,972    
Health care providers & services—2.13%  
DaVita, Inc.*     57,200       2,835,404    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*     143,900       6,030,849    
      8,866,253    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—3.32%  
Carnival Corp.     234,600       5,705,472    
Starbucks Corp.*     567,000       5,363,820    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
    154,600       2,767,340    
      13,836,632    
Household durables—1.04%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.     105,400       4,350,912    
Independent power producers & energy traders—0.18%  
Dynegy, Inc., Class A*     380,300       760,600    
Industrial conglomerates—3.09%  
General Electric Co.     794,400       12,869,280    
Insurance—5.79%  
ACE Ltd.     141,500       7,488,180    
Aflac, Inc.     191,800       8,792,112    
MetLife, Inc.     87,000       3,032,820    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     213,200       4,811,924    
      24,125,036    
Life sciences tools & services—1.54%  
Millipore Corp.*     65,300       3,364,256    
Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.
    79,600       2,309,196    
Waters Corp.*     20,700       758,655    
      6,432,107    
Machinery—5.02%  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     268,800       9,421,440    
PACCAR, Inc.     247,350       7,074,210    
Pall Corp.     155,300       4,415,179    
      20,910,829    
Media—6.04%  
Comcast Corp., Class A     749,600       12,653,248    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*     753,800       2,985,048    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
Media—(concluded)  
News Corp., Class A     548,900     $ 4,989,501    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     168,900       4,546,788    
      25,174,585    
Multiline retail—2.04%  
JC Penney Co., Inc.     218,000       4,294,600    
Macy's, Inc.     406,400       4,206,240    
      8,500,840    
Multi-utilities—1.62%  
NiSource, Inc.     66,600       730,602    
Sempra Energy     141,400       6,027,882    
      6,758,484    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—8.57%  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     156,900       6,048,495    
Chevron Corp.     109,100       8,070,127    
EOG Resources, Inc.     47,500       3,162,550    
Hess Corp.     76,400       4,098,096    
Marathon Oil Corp.     161,900       4,429,584    
Peabody Energy Corp.     185,800       4,226,950    
Sunoco, Inc.     74,400       3,233,424    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     71,477       2,466,671    
      35,735,897    
Pharmaceuticals—3.73%  
Allergan, Inc.     185,600       7,483,392    
Wyeth     215,200       8,072,152    
      15,555,544    
Road & rail—1.80%  
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
    39,600       2,998,116    
Ryder System, Inc.     116,200       4,506,236    
      7,504,352    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—6.35%  
Analog Devices, Inc.     346,800     $ 6,596,136    
Broadcom Corp., Class A*     176,000       2,986,720    
Intel Corp.     962,300       14,107,318    
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*     417,700       2,786,059    
      26,476,233    
Software—5.25%  
Intuit, Inc.*     234,700       5,583,513    
Microsoft Corp.     540,600       10,509,264    
VMware Inc., Class A*     244,400       5,789,836    
      21,882,613    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—0.59%  
Coach, Inc.*     117,700       2,444,629    
Wireless telecommunication services—0.64%  
Sprint Nextel Corp.*     1,448,520       2,650,792    
Total common stocks
(cost $542,969,430)
            411,386,079    
    Units      
Short-term investment—1.39%  
Other—1.39%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(1),(2)
(cost $5,811,167)
    5,811,167       5,811,167    
Total investments—100.07%
(cost $548,780,597)
            417,197,246    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and
other assets—(0.07)%
            (277,237 )  
Net assets—100.00%           $ 416,920,009    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $548,780,597; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 18,821,883    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (150,405,234 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (131,583,351 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

(1)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(2)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") declined 35.57% (Class A shares declined 39.12% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 35.46%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the "Index"), declined 32.31% 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 89; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance was due primarily to stock selection, with sector allocation making a positive contribution to returns.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's overweight to the health care sector added to returns for the period.

•  The Fund's sector allocations are a by-product of our bottom-up, fundamental research. We seek to identify and own companies whose future growth, in our view, is underestimated by the market. Our research points to opportunities in health care companies with strong pricing power and little direct competition. The names held by the Fund stand to profit from the demographic changes that we believe will create higher demand for their products.

•  In a volatile period with continued headwinds and an elevated sense of fear among investors, defensive sectors such as health care outperformed the broader market. In general, the earnings of these companies are not as variable as those of other sectors. As health care stocks made gains, the Fund's relative returns benefited.

•  Stock selection in industrials contributed to Fund returns.

•  Though the sector as a whole saw a substantial decline during the period, Union Pacific and Burlington Northern, two rail stocks owned in the Fund, posted superior relative performance. The railroads have been able to lock in their contracts with customers over a longer-term period than other transportation avenues. This increased pricing power translated into sustained growth during the period.

•  Stock selection in the energy sector, as well as the Fund's sector underweight were positive for the six months.

•  The Fund began to trim exposure to energy stocks as the cyclical tailwinds of higher commodity prices began to reverse. From September through December, the Fund's positioning was rewarded as crude oil declined from $147 per barrel to prices in the mid-$30 range at year end. The Fund's reduced exposure to the energy sector insulated it from the broad declines suffered by many oil-related stocks.

•  The energy stocks owned in the Fund outperformed their peers during the decline. Natural gas producers Southwestern Energy and XTO Energy did not succumb to weakness in commodity prices.


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These companies benefited from their leadership position in a sector with relatively high barriers to entry. (For additional details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  We favor oil services companies because they provide the logistical infrastructure for the many exploration and production projects that are in process or coming on line in the near term. Oil services leader Weatherford International was another performance standout for the Fund. We sold the position later in the period, taking gains.

What didn't work

•  Stock selection in the health care sector negatively affected performance. Zimmer Holdings and Stryker, two medical device names held in the Fund, declined during the period. Both companies manufacture implants for orthopedic surgeries, which tend to be elective procedures. As the economy slowed, so did consumer demand for these procedures. However, we believe Zimmer and Stryker are solid companies whose future growth prospects have been ignored as a result of the current market noise. Both are positioned to benefit from the aging US population. (For additional details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Security selection in the consumer discretionary sector—particularly within the hotels and leisure group—was negative for the period.

•  Casino operator Wynn Resorts and slot machine manufacturer International Game Technology both declined during the six months as discretionary spending slowed. (For additional details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  With partial offsets to some of the previous consumer drags, including the dramatic fall in energy prices as well as the potential for further stimulus from the new administration, the relative strength of the consumer sector may be improving. We continue our quest for consumer companies with competitive advantages that will allow for outsized future growth.

•  The Fund was underweight to consumer staples, which negatively impacted relative returns.

•  The consumer staples sector outperformed the market as a whole during the six months. Value-oriented retailers advanced in response to the tight environment for the US consumer.

•  Consumer staples stocks typically lack the earnings growth in relation to valuation that we seek for the Fund's holdings. In addition, these names have become expensive from a valuation standpoint as investors have poured into them, seeking a safe haven. We continue to underweight the sector, as we are finding more attractive, similarly valued growth opportunities within the health care space.

Portfolio highlights

•  Shares of Southwestern Energy rose during the period, benefiting Fund performance. The company is one of the lowest-cost gas producers in North America. It boasts one of the largest undeveloped resource plays in the space and one of the highest organic production growth rates in the industry. We like Southwestern's ability to grow organically even in a low gas price environment. Over the longer term, North American gas production is looking at decline rates of over 25% per year in the absence of new drilling. Under this scenario, we prefer companies with industry-leading reserve life, strong organic


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growth and strong land positions to provide better than average cash flows. Southwestern exhibits all these aspects, yet its valuation remains compelling, in our view.

•  Zimmer Holdings is the global market share leader in reconstructive knee and hip implants. Its shares declined during the period, but we believe the company offers the potential for strong long term growth. Forty percent of its sales come from outside the US. Long-term fundamentals in orthopedics are extremely attractive due to global demographic trends. Simply put, the number of candidates for knee and hip replacements (age 62 to 65 years old, on average) is growing much faster than the population at large.

•  Wynn Resorts, the owner and operator of destination casinos in Las Vegas and the Macau Special Administrative Region of China, lagged the consumer discretionary group for the period. However, the company's properties are considered the best in their locations, and we believe the Macau market will continue to grow. Our research indicates that Wynn will perform well as the full earnings power of Wynn Macau becomes apparent, development plans in Cotai are clarified, and management begins to focus on opportunities for the 142 acres behind Wynn Las Vegas. We also anticipate a high probability that Wynn could participate in a number of new gaming jurisdictions, a development that is not contemplated in the current share price.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -35.57 %     -37.86 %     -0.36 %     -2.58 %     -2.58 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -35.75       -38.30       -1.12       N/A       -1.67    
  Class C(4)      -35.71       -38.27       -1.06       N/A       -2.30    
  Class Y(5)      -35.46       -37.74       -0.11       -2.30       -0.14    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -39.12       -41.26       -1.49       -3.13       -3.13    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -38.96       -41.39       -1.52       N/A       -1.67    
    Class C(4)      -36.36       -38.88       -1.06       N/A       -2.30    
Russell 1000 Growth Index(6)          -32.31       -38.44       -3.42       -4.27       -1.06    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.36% and 1.06%; Class B—2.15% and 1.81%; Class C—2.14% and 1.81%; Class Y—1.22% and 0.81%. 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, 2009, do not exceed 1.05% for Class A shares, 1.80% for Class B shares, 1.80% for Class C shares and 0.80% 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. Large Cap Growth Fund Class A shares is 12/31/98. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 11/07/01 and 11/19/01, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 10/14/97.

(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)  The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 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)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Allergan, Inc.     5.3 %  
Visa, Inc., Class A     4.8    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     4.7    
Google, Inc., Class A     4.3    
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     3.6    
Apple, Inc.     3.5    
Cisco Systems, Inc.     3.3    
Praxair, Inc.     3.3    
Amazon.com, Inc.     3.1    
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     3.0    
Total     38.9 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Aerospace & defense     3.26 %  
Beverages     0.96    
Capital markets     6.68    
Chemicals     6.13    
Communications equipment     7.99    
Computers & peripherals     3.52    
Diversified financial services     2.10    
Energy equipment & services     0.78    
Food products     1.58    
Health care equipment & supplies     9.40    
Health care providers & services     5.56    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     3.76    
Household products     3.41    
Insurance     1.33    
Internet & catalog retail     3.06    
Internet software & services     4.28 %  
IT services     10.60    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     2.90    
Pharmaceuticals     7.99    
Road & rail     5.45    
Software     2.66    
Specialty retail     2.40    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     0.78    
Wireless telecommunication services     1.06    
Total common stocks     97.64    
Short-term investment     2.54    
Total investments     100.18    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (0.18 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—97.64%  
Aerospace & defense—3.26%  
Precision Castparts Corp.     18,700     $ 1,112,276    
United Technologies Corp.     33,500       1,795,600    
      2,907,876    
Beverages—0.96%  
PepsiCo, Inc.     15,600       854,412    
Capital markets—6.68%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     48,400       1,371,172    
BlackRock, Inc.     6,700       898,805    
Charles Schwab Corp.     52,800       853,776    
Northern Trust Corp.     29,600       1,543,344    
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     36,300       1,286,472    
      5,953,569    
Chemicals—6.13%  
Ecolab, Inc.     29,700       1,043,955    
Monsanto Co.     21,100       1,484,385    
Praxair, Inc.     49,500       2,938,320    
      5,466,660    
Communications equipment—7.99%  
Cisco Systems, Inc.*     181,600       2,960,080    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     116,200       4,163,446    
      7,123,526    
Computers & peripherals—3.52%  
Apple, Inc.*     36,800       3,140,880    
Diversified financial services—2.10%  
CME Group, Inc.     9,000       1,872,990    
Energy equipment & services—0.78%  
Schlumberger Ltd.     16,500       698,445    
Food products—1.58%  
Campbell Soup Co.     47,100       1,413,471    
Health care equipment & supplies—9.40%  
Alcon, Inc.     21,100       1,881,909    
Baxter International, Inc.     45,000       2,411,550    
Stryker Corp.     38,500       1,538,075    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     63,000       2,546,460    
      8,377,994    
Health care providers & services—5.56%  
Express Scripts, Inc.*     23,600       1,297,528    
Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings*
    36,400       2,344,524    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*     31,300       1,311,783    
      4,953,835    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—3.76%  
International Game Technology     89,500       1,064,155    
McDonald's Corp.     22,400       1,393,056    
Wynn Resorts Ltd.*     21,100       891,686    
      3,348,897    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Household products—3.41%  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     28,300     $ 1,939,682    
Procter & Gamble Co.     17,800       1,100,396    
      3,040,078    
Insurance—1.33%  
Aflac, Inc.     25,800       1,182,672    
Internet & catalog retail—3.06%  
Amazon.com, Inc.*     53,200       2,728,096    
Internet software & services—4.28%  
Google, Inc., Class A*     12,400       3,814,860    
IT services—10.60%  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     48,600       1,911,924    
MasterCard, Inc., Class A     22,600       3,230,218    
Visa, Inc., Class A     82,100       4,306,145    
      9,448,287    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—2.90%  
Southwestern Energy Co.*     45,900       1,329,723    
XTO Energy, Inc.     35,575       1,254,730    
      2,584,453    
Pharmaceuticals—7.99%  
Abbott Laboratories     44,700       2,385,639    
Allergan, Inc.     117,500       4,737,600    
      7,123,239    
Road & rail—5.45%  
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp.
    36,000       2,725,560    
Union Pacific Corp.     44,700       2,136,660    
      4,862,220    
Software—2.66%  
Adobe Systems, Inc.*     48,000       1,021,920    
Oracle Corp.*     76,000       1,347,480    
      2,369,400    
Specialty retail—2.40%  
Home Depot, Inc.     31,300       720,526    
Sherwin-Williams Co.     23,800       1,422,050    
      2,142,576    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—0.78%  
Coach, Inc.*     33,300       691,641    
Wireless telecommunication services—1.06%  
American Tower Corp., Class A*     32,300       947,036    
Total common stocks
(cost $109,311,801)
            87,047,113    

 


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Short-term investment—2.54%  
Other—2.54%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(1),(2)
(cost $2,267,438)
    2,267,438     $ 2,267,438    
Total investments—100.18%
(cost $111,579,239)
        89,314,551    
Liabilities, in excess of cash
and other assets—(0.18)%
        (163,366 )  
Net assets—100.00%       $ 89,151,185    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $111,579,239; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 782,721    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (23,047,409 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (22,264,688 )  

 

*  Non income producing security.

(1)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(2)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

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, 2008, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund (the "Fund") declined 30.45% (Class A shares declined 34.27% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 30.38%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index (the "Index"), declined 26.93% 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 97; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance was due to both stock selection and industry allocation.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's underweight position in materials stocks contributed positively to performance during the period.

•  The Fund has been underweight to the materials group for some time, reflecting our belief that commodity prices were unsustainably high. From July through December, our conviction was rewarded as the prices of oil and other commodities dropped sharply. As a result, materials stocks meaningfully underperformed other areas of the US market. The Fund's reduced exposure to the sector insulated it from the broad declines suffered by many commodity-sensitive stocks.

•  Within the financial sector, an overweight to banks and underweight to REITs generated positive results.

•  Investors remain fearful of problems in the credit markets and the weak housing markets in the US and Europe. While these fears are understandable, we believe sentiment has pushed stock prices for some financial firms meaningfully below levels we feel are justified. We have focused on names with strong longer term fundamentals and near-term access to capital and funding needs.

•  The Fund held no REIT stocks during the period, reflecting our caution about this industry group. The decision made a positive contribution to the Fund's relative returns.

•  The Fund's exposure to banking stocks, particularly its position in Wells Fargo, which performed well relative to its peers, benefited performance. Insurance holdings, such as ACE Limited, also outperformed. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Security selection was enhanced by names the Fund did not hold, including American International Group, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Fannie Mae.

•  The Fund successfully overweighted the utilities sector.

•  As investors fled risky assets during the second half of the year, many who chose not to exit the US equity market altogether gravitated toward sectors perceived to be more defensive in nature. Along with consumer staples and health care, the utilities sector outperformed nearly all other sectors. The Fund benefited from its overweight position in utilities.

•  Within utilities, stock selection had a positive impact on results, as holdings such as Northeast Utilities outperformed during the period.


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What didn't work

•  The Fund was underweight to consumer staples, which negatively impacted relative returns.

•  The consumer staples sector outperformed the market as a whole during the six months. As investors have gravitated toward this perceived safe haven, we believe the prices they are willing to pay are too high relative to the mispricings now found in other sectors. We continue to underweight the sector in favor of what we believe are more attractive opportunities elsewhere.

•  Within consumer staples, the Fund was underweight food and beverage stocks, as well as household and personal products names, which worked against us. In particular, the Fund did not hold Procter & Gamble, which outperformed during the period. We are currently finding what we believe are better opportunities outside of P&G and the household sector in general.

•  Security selection in the energy sector resulted in underperformance compared to the benchmark.

•  Security selection detracted from results most notably in energy, where the Fund held an underweight position in Exxon Mobil. Unlike most energy stocks, Exxon Mobil posted positive absolute returns in the fourth quarter as many investors viewed it to be a "safe haven" in this period of panic, due to the large amount of cash on its balance sheet.

•  The Fund's oil services holdings, such as Halliburton and Baker Hughes, also lagged the benchmark. We see good value in the oil service sector as the push toward more technology-intensive projects like deepwater oil and shale gas represents a structural trend.

•  The Fund's holdings in Peabody Energy and Marathon Oil underperformed as well. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Within financials, an overweight to diversified financials and insurance detracted from the Fund's returns. Within insurance, the Fund's holding in Hartford Financial underperformed and was sold during the period. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  The Fund's telecom stock selection made a negative contribution to returns.

•  The Fund's position in Sprint declined, while shares of Verizon, which the Fund did not hold, gained during the period. As with many equity sectors, stronger balance sheets were rewarded during this period. Those companies that appear to need more access to near-term credit tended to underperform, and this was a contributing factor in the performance of telecom stocks during the second half of 2008. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")


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Portfolio highlights

•  Wells Fargo was a positive contributor to performance, particularly after the company was upgraded by analysts, who believe the company is well-capitalized to withstand the credit crisis. Our expectations for the company's provisions are higher than industry average due to its mix of businesses. In addition, the stock performed well as discussions of a merger with Wachovia proceeded to gain momentum.

•  Not owning shares of troubled American International Group (AIG) contributed positively to relative performance. The insurer's shares plunged 84% in September, driven by the bailout by the US Federal Reserve earlier in the month that provided AIG with an $85 billion lifeline to help keep the firm solvent. The initial failure of the US Congress to approve the government's $700 billion bailout proposal caused AIG's stock price to plummet further. The company has asked for and received additional funds from the government.

•  The Fund's position in Macy's contributed positively to performance for the period. Despite weak holiday sales, Macy's was able to shore up its liquidity position by amending its credit agreements, alleviating previous liquidity concerns. While we expect the company will continue to be buffeted by near-term headwinds, we believe the stock has more than priced in a significant consumer slowdown, as well as overdone the valuation impact of a secular decline of the US department store. While there has been recent concern about liquidity, we are confident the company is not facing a liquidity issue.

•  Shares of Medco Health Solutions posted strong relative performance during the six months. Despite a considerable slowdown in prescription drug sales in 2008, the pharmacy benefits manager remained resilient with its healthy fundamentals and strong business models that should allow it to continue to outperform when the economic outlook improves. We believe Medco remains well-positioned to benefit from increasing generic and mail order penetration of prescription drugs.

•  Peabody Energy detracted from relative performance in the period, as the company's shares fell sharply. Peabody has felt the negative effects of reduced demand and lower coal prices in the market, which translated into a turbulent fourth quarter. Over the long term, however, we feel that constraints in competing electricity generation methods and fuels will lead to an increasing need for coal, despite the environmental headwinds.

•  Shares of Marathon Oil detracted from relative performance during the period. The oil refiner announced the sale of its 50% ownership stake in Pilot Travel Centers for $700 million. The Fund remains overweight to the stock and we believe the market may be underestimating the scope of Marathon's upstream opportunity set beyond 2010.

•  The Fund's position in Hartford Financial hindered performance during the reporting period and was sold during the period. Hartford Financial's shares tumbled on concerns about its exposure of over $500 million to collapsed companies, including Washington Mutual, Lehman Brothers, and rival insurer AIG. Similar to AIG, currently Hartford Financial provides both insurance and financial services and holds a portfolio of subprime mortgage loans. Hartford's property and casualty business was also negatively impacted by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.


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•  Sprint traded lower during the period, despite recently announcing that the WIMAX broadband wireless network is ready for commercial services. WIMAX offers data transmission at much faster speeds than other wireless services. Despite recent losses in the client base, we remain confident in the Fund's current position and believe the carrier will have success capturing new revenues through new customers and by upgrading their current client plans.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -30.45 %     -40.24 %     -2.40 %     -0.36 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -30.80       -40.76       -3.14       -0.51    
    Class C(4)      -30.82       -40.73       -3.13       -0.78    
    Class Y(5)      -30.38       -40.09       -2.15       -0.16    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -34.27       -43.53       -3.50       -1.16    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -33.70       -43.24       -3.35       -0.51    
    Class C(4)      -31.40       -41.22       -3.13       -0.78    
Russell 1000 Value Index(6)          -26.93       -36.85       -0.79       0.13    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.33% and 1.11%; Class B—2.18% and 1.86%; Class C—2.11% and 1.86%; Class Y—1.14% and 0.86%. 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, 2009, do not exceed 1.10% for Class A shares, 1.85% for Class B shares, 1.85% 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 limit that is in place for the Fund.

(1)  Inception dates of UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund Class A shares is 12/07/01. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 11/08/01 and 12/12/01, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 06/29/01.

(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)  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, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
General Electric Co.     5.1 %  
AT&T, Inc.     4.1    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3.8    
Chevron Corp.     3.6    
Comcast Corp., Class A     3.3    
Wells Fargo & Co.     3.0    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     2.8    
Intel Corp.     2.8    
FedEx Corp.     2.7    
Wyeth     2.7    
Total     33.9 %  

 

(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.

Industry diversification (unaudited)(2)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Air freight & logistics     2.65 %  
Auto components     3.10    
Beverages     1.46    
Biotechnology     2.71    
Building products     0.71    
Capital markets     3.66    
Chemicals     0.61    
Commercial banks     6.78    
Computers & peripherals     0.97    
Consumer finance     1.39    
Diversified financial services     3.81    
Diversified telecommunication services     4.14    
Electric utilities     7.48    
Energy equipment & services     2.79    
Health care equipment & supplies     2.81    
Health care providers & services     1.64    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     1.64    
Household durables     1.23    
Industrial conglomerates     5.08    
Insurance     6.43 %  
Machinery     4.29    
Media     6.57    
Multiline retail     1.51    
Multi-utilities     3.28    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     13.88    
Pharmaceuticals     2.65    
Road & rail     2.01    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     2.79    
Wireless telecommunication services     0.73    
Total common stocks     98.80    
Investment company  
SPDR Trust, Series 1     0.32    
Short-term investment     0.49    
Total investments     99.61    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     0.39    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(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, 2008

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—98.80%  
Air freight & logistics—2.65%  
FedEx Corp.     23,100     $ 1,481,865    
Auto components—3.10%  
BorgWarner, Inc.     35,000       761,950    
Johnson Controls, Inc.     53,500       971,560    
      1,733,510    
Beverages—1.46%  
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A*     51,700       815,309    
Biotechnology—2.71%  
Amgen, Inc.*     22,100       1,276,275    
Cephalon, Inc.*     3,100       238,824    
      1,515,099    
Building products—0.71%  
Masco Corp.     35,850       399,010    
Capital markets—3.66%  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     41,800       1,184,194    
Morgan Stanley     53,600       859,744    
      2,043,938    
Chemicals—0.61%  
Celanese Corp., Series A     27,200       338,096    
Commercial banks—6.78%  
City National Corp.     9,700       472,390    
Fifth Third Bancorp     73,800       609,588    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     35,500       1,048,670    
Wells Fargo & Co.     56,200       1,656,776    
      3,787,424    
Computers & peripherals—0.97%  
Seagate Technology     121,800       539,574    
Consumer finance—1.39%  
Discover Financial Services     81,500       776,695    
Diversified financial services—3.81%  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     67,470       2,127,329    
Diversified telecommunication services—4.14%  
AT&T, Inc.     81,150       2,312,775    
Electric utilities—7.48%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     41,200       1,371,136    
Exelon Corp.     21,900       1,217,859    
Northeast Utilities     42,000       1,010,520    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     32,700       580,752    
      4,180,267    
Energy equipment & services—2.79%  
Baker Hughes, Inc.     26,900       862,683    
Halliburton Co.     38,300       696,294    
      1,558,977    
Health care equipment & supplies—2.81%  
Covidien Ltd.     33,900       1,228,536    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*     8,500       343,570    
      1,572,106    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Health care providers & services—1.64%  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*     21,800     $ 913,638    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—1.64%  
Carnival Corp.     37,700       916,864    
Household durables—1.23%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.     16,700       689,376    
Industrial conglomerates—5.08%  
General Electric Co.     175,000       2,835,000    
Insurance—6.43%  
ACE Ltd.     22,100       1,169,532    
Aflac, Inc.     24,500       1,123,080    
MetLife, Inc.     25,600       892,416    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     18,100       408,517    
      3,593,545    
Machinery—4.29%  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     39,400       1,380,970    
PACCAR, Inc.     35,500       1,015,300    
      2,396,270    
Media—6.57%  
Comcast Corp., Class A     110,500       1,865,240    
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*     133,500       528,660    
News Corp., Class A     74,400       676,296    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     22,300       600,316    
      3,670,512    
Multiline retail—1.51%  
Macy's, Inc.     81,700       845,595    
Multi-utilities—3.28%  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     34,100       735,878    
NiSource, Inc.     31,300       343,361    
Sempra Energy     17,600       750,288    
      1,829,527    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—13.88%  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     16,200       624,510    
Chevron Corp.     27,200       2,011,984    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     19,550       1,560,677    
Hess Corp.     12,400       665,136    
Marathon Oil Corp.     48,800       1,335,168    
Peabody Energy Corp.     31,000       705,250    
Sunoco, Inc.     10,800       469,368    
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*     11,000       379,610    
      7,751,703    
Pharmaceuticals—2.65%  
Wyeth     39,500       1,481,645    
Road & rail—2.01%  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     6,900       522,399    
Ryder System, Inc.     15,500       601,090    
      1,123,489    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—2.79%  
Intel Corp.     106,200       1,556,892    

 


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
Wireless telecommunication services—0.73%  
Sprint Nextel Corp.*     223,457     $ 408,926    
Total common stocks
(cost $76,500,654)
        55,194,956    
Investment company—0.32%  
SPDR Trust, Series 1
(cost $173,326)
    2,000       180,480    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Short-term investment—0.49%  
Other—0.49%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(1),(2)
(cost $272,891)
    272,891     $ 272,891    
Total investments—99.61%
(cost $76,946,871)
        55,648,327    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—0.39%
        216,698    
Net assets—100.00%   $ 55,865,025    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $76,946,871; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 2,225,725    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (23,524,269 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (21,298,544 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

(1)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(2)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
100




UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund (the "Fund") declined 40.19% (Class A shares declined 43.45% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 39.89%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index (the "Index"), declined 40.26% 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 104; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund kept pace with its benchmark during the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector contributed to Fund returns for the six months.

•  The technology sector makes up the largest weight in the Fund's benchmark Russell Midcap Growth Index, and was our largest source of excess returns in the Fund during the period.

•  Along with the Fund's core long term holdings in the sector, we are also finding what we view as compelling opportunities in companies that are benefiting from strength in their product cycles, as well as firms with stable business models and significant recurring revenues.

•  Successful holdings included names such as F5 Networks, Solera Holdings, and Concur Technologies. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Security selection in the financial sector also had a positive effect on performance.

•  Because financial stocks make up only 6% of the Fund's benchmark Index, stock selection is key to our success within the group. The sector includes relatively few large, well-known firms. We rely on our independent fundamental research in our effort to identify undervalued names that are poised to outperform.

•  One such name during the period was Digital Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust ("REIT"). Although the national real estate market declined as a result of the credit crisis, Digital Realty was able to maintain its value. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  The Fund holds shares in several exchanges, including the NASDAQ OMX Group. The market volatility of the past four months has led to strong earnings growth for the exchanges. High trading volume—the period in question had several days that set records for shares traded—led to higher relative share prices for these names.

•  In the materials group, our underweight position and stock selection both made positive contributions to Fund returns.

•  As commodity prices declined sharply starting in September, many companies in the materials sector were punished. The Fund's reduced exposure to this group improved its relative returns.


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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

•  Among stock holdings, Ecolab sharply outperformed most other materials stocks. Though shares of Ecolab declined, the loss was small relative to the rest of the group. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  The Fund's overweight to the health care sector added to returns for the period.

•  The Fund's sector allocations are a by-product of our bottom-up, fundamental research. We seek to identify and own companies whose future growth, in our view, is underestimated by the market. Our research points to opportunities in health care companies with strong pricing power and little direct competition. We believe the names held by the Fund stand to profit from the demographic changes that will create higher demand for their products.

•  In a volatile period with continued headwinds and an elevated sense of fear among investors, defensive sectors such as health care outperformed the broader market. In general, the earnings of these companies are not as variable as those of other sectors. As health care stocks made gains, the Fund's relative returns benefited.

What didn't work

•  Stock selection in the consumer staples sector detracted from performance. Deteriorating consumer sentiment had a negative effect on several stocks held in the Fund that we believe offer an excellent risk-reward tradeoff.

•  Vodka producer Central European Distribution was hurt by concerns about the Eastern European economy and the devaluation of the ruble. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  In the personal products group of the consumer staples sector, Bare Escentuals was a disappointment and was sold during the period. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  The Fund's overweight to energy stocks hindered returns as commodity prices declined.

•  We have long-term confidence in the names held by the Fund, but the energy sector sold off rapidly during the period. Valuations continue primarily to reflect near-term weakness and significantly discount long term growth prospects. Therefore, we believe the capital appreciation potential of companies with strong organic growth profiles in the energy sector remains high.

Portfolio highlights

•  Shares of Solera Holdings performed well for the period, benefiting Fund performance. The company added to its portfolio of automobile insurance claims-processing products with an international acquisition. As claims processing moves from paper to electronic in international markets, we believe Solera will benefit. We also expect that expanding services will allow Solera to increase its revenue per claim. Solera's vast database provides a significant competitive advantage over peers and potential entrants. We believe the company will continue to grow organically and via external growth, especially outside the United States.


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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

•  Digital Realty Trust is a Real Estate Investment Trust focused on data centers. It performed well in the six month period as concerns over the high cost of capital eased somewhat, benefiting Fund performance. Many REITs have been burdened by their significant debt loads and need to access capital markets. However, according to our research, Digital Realty Trust can internally fund all of its development needs for the next two years. Further, we believe the trust would have access to funds if projects with high returns required them. The data center industry is currently in a significant supply/demand imbalance, a condition which heavily favors Digital Realty Trust, and which has been exacerbated and likely extended by the credit crisis. This dynamic affords very good pricing power to those who own data centers, and tilts the competitive landscape significantly towards participants who have the capital to develop new facilities. Digital Realty Trust is one of these players.

•  Ecolab posted strong relative performance during the period, helping the Fund overall. Ecolab is the leading global provider of cleaning and sanitizing products and programs to the lodging, restaurant, healthcare, education, food and beverage industries. The company has developed a strong sales culture over the past 80 years. Its global sales force of more than 13,000 people is its key competitive advantage as it pursues future market share gains in a highly fragmented industry. Going forward, continued investments in the sales and service infrastructure and a very focused end-market approach should allow Ecolab to continue outgrowing its industry. Finally, the company has substantial opportunities to improve its profitability, particularly in its international divisions. We believe Ecolab is capable of delivering mid-teens earnings growth for the next decade.

•  Central European Distribution Corp. ("CEDC") hurt Fund performance for the period. The company continues to be a leading supplier of vodka and liquor for the Polish and Russian markets. However, with the recent global economic issues, the Russian and Polish currencies have weakened considerably and caused many investors to be concerned with any business transacted in these markets. While some of the transactions CEDC is committed to in the next 12 months are affected by exchange rates or larger lending environments, the company itself appears very well positioned and its products very much in demand. Earnings forecasts are tenuous because of the foreign exchange component. Thus the macro global issues in general, and Eastern European issues in particular, are causing negative sentiment more than any particular business trends fundamental to CEDC. We continue to like the basic business model of CEDC and its position as a beneficiary of consolidation in the industry in these markets.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -40.19 %     -44.55 %     -16.55 %  
maximum sales charge   Class C(3)      -41.10       -45.60       -18.61    
    Class Y(4)      -39.89       -44.15       -15.67    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -43.45       -47.59       -18.24    
sales charge   Class C(3)      -41.67       -46.13       -18.61    
Russell Midcap Growth Index(5)          -40.26       -44.32       -14.77    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—4.59% and 1.46%; Class C—5.50% and 2.21%; Class Y—4.13% 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, 2009, otherwise do not exceed 1.45% for Class A shares, 2.20% for Class C shares 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 03/31/06. Inception date of Class C shares is 04/21/06. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 03/27/06.

(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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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

Top ten equity holdings (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Ecolab, Inc.     3.3 %  
Burger King Holdings, Inc.     3.3    
Fiserv, Inc.     3.1    
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.     3.1    
WMS Industries, Inc.     3.0    
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     2.9    
Amphenol Corp., Class A     2.5    
Solera Holdings, Inc.     2.4    
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     2.3    
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     2.3    
Total     28.2 %  

 

(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

Industry diversification (unaudited)(2)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Air freight & logistics     0.89 %  
Beverages     1.23    
Biotechnology     1.01    
Capital markets     3.76    
Chemicals     3.33    
Commercial services & supplies     3.89    
Communications equipment     1.30    
Computers & peripherals     4.04    
Construction & engineering     1.66    
Distributors     1.10    
Diversified consumer services     1.74    
Diversified financial services     2.91    
Electrical equipment     1.06    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     2.53    
Energy equipment & services     1.62    
Health care equipment & supplies     4.53    
Health care providers & services     9.26    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     8.43    
IT services     5.40    
Life sciences tools & services     3.92 %  
Machinery     3.34    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     6.69    
Professional services     2.93    
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)     1.87    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     1.52    
Software     6.77    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     0.83    
Trading companies & distributors     0.80    
Wireless telecommunication services     5.89    
Total common stocks     94.25    
Investment company  
iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund     1.70    
Short-term investment     1.85    
Total investments     97.80    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     2.20    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(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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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—94.25%  
Air freight & logistics—0.89%  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     600     $ 33,018    
Beverages—1.23%  
Central European Distribution Corp.*     2,300       45,310    
Biotechnology—1.01%  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     2,100       37,380    
Capital markets—3.76%  
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.*     7,900       112,575    
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     1,700       26,282    
      138,857    
Chemicals—3.33%  
Ecolab, Inc.     3,500       123,025    
Commercial services & supplies—3.89%  
EnergySolutions, Inc.     3,600       20,340    
Republic Services, Inc.     2,665       66,065    
Stericycle, Inc.*     1,100       57,288    
      143,693    
Communications equipment—1.30%  
F5 Networks, Inc.*     2,100       48,006    
Computers & peripherals—4.04%  
Data Domain, Inc.*     1,600       30,080    
NCR Corp.*     5,900       83,426    
Teradata Corp.*     2,400       35,592    
      149,098    
Construction & engineering—1.66%  
Quanta Services, Inc.*     3,100       61,380    
Distributors—1.10%  
LKQ Corp.*     3,500       40,810    
Diversified consumer services—1.74%  
Strayer Education, Inc.     300       64,323    
Diversified financial services—2.91%  
CME Group, Inc.     100       20,811    
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*     600       49,464    
Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc.*     1,500       37,065    
      107,340    
Electrical equipment—1.06%  
Roper Industries, Inc.     900       39,069    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—2.53%  
Amphenol Corp., Class A     3,900       93,522    
Energy equipment & services—1.62%  
Complete Production Services, Inc.*     3,000       24,450    
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*     800       19,552    
Smith International, Inc.     700       16,023    
      60,025    
Health care equipment & supplies—4.53%  
C.R. Bard, Inc.     800       67,408    
Hologic, Inc.*     2,364       30,898    
Immucor, Inc.*     2,600       69,108    
      167,414    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Health care providers & services—9.26%  
Aetna, Inc.     1,800     $ 51,300    
DaVita, Inc.*     1,100       54,527    
Express Scripts, Inc.*     1,200       65,976    
Fresenius Medical Care AG &
Co. KGaA
    900       42,462    
Henry Schein, Inc.*     1,200       44,028    
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*     800       25,360    
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.*     2,100       58,485    
      342,138    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—8.43%  
Burger King Holdings, Inc.     5,100       121,788    
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     600       16,908    
Gaylord Entertainment Co.*     1,800       19,512    
Life Time Fitness, Inc.*     2,000       25,900    
WMS Industries, Inc.*     4,100       110,290    
Wynn Resorts Ltd.*     400       16,904    
      311,302    
IT services—5.40%  
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A*
    4,800       86,688    
Fiserv, Inc.*     3,100       112,747    
      199,435    
Life sciences tools & services—3.92%  
Qiagen NV*     3,400       59,704    
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*     2,500       85,175    
      144,879    
Machinery—3.34%  
Flowserve Corp.     700       36,050    
Harsco Corp.     1,400       38,752    
SPX Corp.     1,200       48,660    
      123,462    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—6.69%  
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     500       14,290    
Continental Resources, Inc.*     1,800       37,278    
Newfield Exploration Co.*     2,400       47,400    
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*     2,800       15,596    
Range Resources Corp.     1,000       34,390    
Southwestern Energy Co.*     2,300       66,631    
XTO Energy, Inc.     900       31,743    
      247,328    
Professional services—2.93%  
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     1,400       108,080    
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—1.87%  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     2,100       68,985    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—1.52%  
ASML Holding NV, Class G     1,400       25,298    
Tessera Technologies, Inc.*     2,600       30,888    
      56,186    

 


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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
Software—6.77%  
Concur Technologies, Inc.*     1,600     $ 52,512    
Micros Systems, Inc.*     3,400       55,488    
Nuance Communications, Inc.*     5,100       52,836    
Solera Holdings, Inc.*     3,700       89,170    
      250,006    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—0.83%  
Gildan Activewear, Inc.*     2,600       30,576    
Trading companies & distributors—0.80%  
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Class A     800       29,464    
Wireless telecommunication services—5.89%  
American Tower Corp., Class A*     2,300       67,436    
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*     5,600       83,160    
SBA Communications Corp.,
Class A*
    4,100       66,912    
      217,508    
Total common stocks
(cost $5,115,346)
            3,481,619    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Investment company—1.70%  
iShares Russell Midcap
Growth Index Fund
(cost $73,783)
    2,000     $ 62,640    
    Units      
Short-term investment—1.85%  
Investment company1.85%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund, 1.53%(1),(2)
(cost $68,509)
    68,509       68,509    
Total investments—97.80%
(cost $5,257,638)
        3,612,768    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—2.20%
        81,419    
Net assets—100.00%       $ 3,694,187    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $5,257,638; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 53,067    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,697,937 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (1,644,870 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

(1)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(2)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

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, 2008, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") declined 40.64% (Class A shares declined 43.89% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 40.53%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the "Index"), declined 32.51% 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 110; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund underperformed primarily due to stock selection in the health care sector.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  An overweight position in consumer discretionary stocks, along with strong stock selection in the sector, contributed positively to the Fund's returns.

•  Panera Bread was one of the Fund's top-performing holdings for the six months. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Other success stories include Gymboree, which maintained its earnings growth in the face of reduced consumer spending.

•  The Fund benefited from stock selection and an overweight in the industrials group.

•  The small cap growth industrials sector is well diversified. The Fund's holdings in this sector include aerospace/defense, trucking, construction and engineering and marine and machinery companies. One example of a stock in the sector, AAR Corp., performed well during the period. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Within the industrials, we recently increased the Fund's exposure to more defensive names given the macroeconomic uncertainty. These names include a provider of specialized nuclear services and a hazardous waste removal company.

What didn't work

•  Stock selection in health care was the largest negative factor in the Fund's returns. Companies such as ICON PLC and PAREXEL International, which we sold during the period, suffered sharp declines. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")

•  Within the information technology group, stock selection underperformed the benchmark.

•  The Fund's holdings in the electronic equipment and instruments group suffered, including Technitrol.

•  Software maker FalconStor Software hindered returns, as well.

•  Shares of semiconductor manufacturer Microsemi Corp. were down for the six months. (For details, see "Portfolio Highlights.")


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•  The names the Fund held in the energy sector—in particular, energy equipment and services names—posted weak relative performance.

•  Many energy names saw their share prices decline due to rapid declines in oil and natural gas prices during the last four months of 2008. We believe this price shift has created a number of opportunities in the energy sector. Notably, we sought to take advantage of attractively priced names in the oil services industry. We view these companies to be well positioned as the growing number and complexity of oil projects around the world should result in continued demand for the logistical infrastructure that these companies provide.

Portfolio highlights

•  Panera Bread, an owner and franchisor of bakery cafes under the Panera Bread and Saint Louis Bread Co. names, benefited performance during the period. The company saw its shares rise during the fourth quarter after posting better than expected earnings and providing guidance in line with estimates. Management also reassured investors of the company's ability to grow earnings despite the current economic headwinds. Commodity cost declines coupled with menu price increases should allow the company to expand margins and grow earnings in 2009.

•  AAR Corp. posted gains during the period, after reporting better than expected earnings, benefiting performance. Investors also were hopeful that declining oil prices will benefit the supplier of aftermarket products and services to the aviation and aerospace industry.

•  Microsemi Corp., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog, mixed-signal, and high-reliability discrete semiconductors, saw its stock underperform mostly due to a pullback during December as questions regarding the CEO's academic background emerged. In addition, the Justice Department announced it is challenging Microsemi's recent acquisition of Semicoa.

•  PAREXEL International Corp., a leading provider of contract research for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, suffered a decline in its share price from the company's 2009 earnings guidance that was below Wall Street's expectations. The strong dollar and weak revenue pipeline were blamed for the lowered expectations, and this position was sold from the Fund's portfolio during the period.

•  ICON PLC, a top provider of contract research for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, saw its shares driven lower by concerns that some of the company's customers are underfunded. In addition, the strong dollar has reduced ICON'S revenue growth, but the company's overhead expenses are denominated in Euros.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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


109



UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Average annual total return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -40.64 %     -44.28 %     -5.75 %     3.03 %     3.03 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -40.82       -44.69       -6.44       N/A       -1.33    
    Class C(4)      -40.81       -44.68       -6.44       N/A       -1.71    
    Class Y(5)      -40.53       -44.11       -5.51       3.32       1.79    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -43.89       -47.37       -6.80       2.45       2.45    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -43.78       -47.45       -6.76       N/A       -1.33    
    Class C(4)      -41.40       -45.23       -6.44       N/A       -1.71    
Russell 2000 Growth Index(6)          -32.51       -38.54       -2.35       -0.76       -1.32    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.47% and 1.28%; Class B—2.20% and 2.03%; Class C—2.25% and 2.03%; Class Y—1.12% 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 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, 2009, do not exceed 1.28% for Class A shares, 2.03% for Class B shares, 2.03% for Class C shares and 1.03% 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. Small Cap Growth Fund Class A shares is 12/31/98. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 11/07/01 and 11/19/01, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 09/30/97.

(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)  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, which represents approximately 8% 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.

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, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Panera Bread Co., Class A     2.6 %  
Nice Systems Ltd. ADR     2.6    
Hub Group, Inc., Class A     2.4    
ESCO Technologies, Inc.     2.4    
Landstar System, Inc.     2.2    
Nuance Communications, Inc.     2.1    
Ventas, Inc.     2.1    
EMCOR Group, Inc.     2.0    
Clean Harbors, Inc.     2.0    
Chattem, Inc.     1.9    
Total     22.3 %  

 

(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.

Industry diversification (unaudited)(2)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Aerospace & defense     3.57 %  
Air freight & logistics     2.40    
Biotechnology     7.01    
Commercial services & supplies     4.53    
Communications equipment     7.50    
Computers & peripherals     1.36    
Construction & engineering     2.02    
Containers & packaging     1.73    
Distributors     1.87    
Electrical equipment     1.57    
Electronic equipment, instruments & components     0.92    
Energy equipment & services     2.24    
Food products     0.83    
Health care equipment & supplies     8.06    
Health care providers & services     6.64    
Health care technology     4.08    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     5.35    
IT services     0.74    
Life sciences tools & services     2.37    
Machinery     4.29    
Metals & mining     0.76 %  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     3.46    
Personal products     1.92    
Pharmaceuticals     0.75    
Professional services     0.38    
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)     2.63    
Road & rail     2.18    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment     4.21    
Software     7.00    
Specialty retail     5.03    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods     1.34    
Total common stocks     98.74    
Investment company  
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund     0.35    
Short-term investment     1.31    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     7.81    
Total investments     108.21    
Liabilities, in excess of cash and other assets     (8.21 )  
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(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, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—98.74%  
Aerospace & defense—3.57%  
AAR Corp.*     166,600     $ 3,067,106    
Stanley, Inc.*     95,760       3,468,427    
      6,535,533    
Air freight & logistics—2.40%  
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*     165,400       4,388,062    
Biotechnology—7.01%  
Alkermes, Inc.*     106,200       1,131,030    
Allos Therapeutics, Inc.*     152,800       935,136    
Array Biopharma, Inc.*     171,600       694,980    
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     60,500       1,076,900    
Genomic Health, Inc.*(1)      79,900       1,556,452    
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*     200,500       1,122,800    
Incyte Corp. Ltd.*     171,300       649,227    
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     88,100       1,249,258    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     30,700       1,048,712    
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     80,500       1,477,980    
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(1)      79,000       632,000    
Seattle Genetics, Inc.*(1)      140,618       1,257,125    
      12,831,600    
Commercial services & supplies—4.53%  
Clean Harbors, Inc.*     57,400       3,641,456    
EnergySolutions, Inc.     214,200       1,210,230    
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.     103,500       1,648,755    
InnerWorkings, Inc.*(1)      272,800       1,786,840    
      8,287,281    
Communications equipment—7.50%  
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*     132,000       1,108,800    
Ceragon Networks Ltd.*     203,900       1,029,695    
Comtech
Telecommunications Corp.*(1) 
    73,100       3,349,442    
F5 Networks, Inc.*     121,500       2,777,490    
Neutral Tandem, Inc.*     48,200       781,804    
Nice Systems Ltd. ADR*     208,200       4,678,254    
      13,725,485    
Computers & peripherals—1.36%  
Compellent Technologies, Inc.*     95,500       929,215    
Stratasys, Inc.*(1)      145,339       1,562,394    
      2,491,609    
Construction & engineering—2.02%  
EMCOR Group, Inc.*     165,200       3,705,436    
Containers & packaging—1.73%  
Rock-Tenn Co., Class A     92,556       3,163,564    
Distributors—1.87%  
LKQ Corp.*     294,400       3,432,704    
Electrical equipment—1.57%  
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.*(1)      43,000       1,084,030    
EnerSys*     162,300       1,785,300    
      2,869,330    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—0.92%  
Cogent, Inc.*     99,600     $ 1,351,572    
Technitrol, Inc.     95,889       333,694    
      1,685,266    
Energy equipment & services—2.24%  
Complete Production
Services, Inc.*
    147,605       1,202,981    
Core Laboratories NV     25,100       1,502,486    
T-3 Energy Services, Inc.*     77,400       730,656    
Tetra Technologies, Inc.*     137,750       669,465    
      4,105,588    
Food products—0.83%  
Darling International, Inc.*     278,600       1,529,514    
Health care equipment & supplies—8.06%  
CONMED Corp.*     86,000       2,058,840    
Haemonetics Corp.*     44,400       2,508,600    
Hansen Medical, Inc.*(1)      99,500       718,390    
Integra LifeSciences
Holdings Corp.*(1) 
    96,200       3,421,834    
Natus Medical, Inc.*     169,150       2,190,493    
ResMed, Inc.*     52,000       1,948,960    
STERIS Corp.     79,800       1,906,422    
      14,753,539    
Health care providers & services—6.64%  
Emergency Medical Services
Corp., Class A*
    17,500       640,675    
HMS Holdings Corp.*     78,363       2,470,002    
LHC Group, Inc.*     74,400       2,678,400    
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*     48,300       1,531,110    
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.*     89,000       2,478,650    
VCA Antech, Inc.*     118,800       2,361,744    
      12,160,581    
Health care technology—4.08%  
MedAssets, Inc.*     168,200       2,455,720    
Omnicell, Inc.*     212,500       2,594,625    
Phase Forward, Inc.*     193,600       2,423,872    
      7,474,217    
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—5.35%  
CKE Restaurants, Inc.     306,100       2,656,948    
Panera Bread Co., Class A*(1)      91,000       4,753,840    
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A*     307,500       2,383,125    
      9,793,913    
IT services—0.74%  
NeuStar, Inc., Class A*     70,900       1,356,317    
Life sciences tools & services—2.37%  
Icon PLC ADR*     128,000       2,520,320    
Kendle International, Inc.*(1)      70,600       1,815,832    
      4,336,152    

 


112



UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Shares   Value  
Common stocks—(concluded)  
Machinery—4.29%  
Colfax Corp.*     38,200     $ 396,898    
ESCO Technologies, Inc.*     107,000       4,381,650    
Middleby Corp.*(1)      64,600       1,761,642    
Titan International, Inc.     159,300       1,314,225    
      7,854,415    
Metals & mining—0.76%  
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     123,800       1,384,084    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—3.46%  
Arena Resources, Inc.*     80,300       2,255,627    
GMX Resources, Inc.*     49,700       1,258,404    
PetroHawk Energy Corp.*     58,645       916,621    
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*     57,100       1,910,566    
      6,341,218    
Personal products—1.92%  
Chattem, Inc.*(1)      49,100       3,512,123    
Pharmaceuticals—0.75%  
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(1)      48,100       1,367,964    
Professional services—0.38%  
CRA International, Inc.*     25,820       695,333    
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.63%  
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     84,000       984,480    
Ventas, Inc.     114,400       3,840,408    
      4,824,888    
Road & rail—2.18%  
Landstar System, Inc.     104,000       3,996,720    
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—4.21%  
Diodes, Inc.*     107,317       650,341    
Hittite Microwave Corp.*(1)      83,300       2,454,018    
Microsemi Corp.*(1)      199,700       2,524,208    
Power Integrations, Inc.(1)      104,200       2,071,496    
      7,700,063    
Software—7.00%  
ArcSight, Inc.*     164,700       1,319,247    
Factset Research Systems, Inc.(1)      72,200       3,194,128    
FalconStor Software, Inc.*     394,200       1,095,876    
Nuance Communications, Inc.*     379,900       3,935,764    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Software—(concluded)  
Progress Software Corp.*     48,300     $ 930,258    
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*     110,100       1,607,460    
Verint Systems, Inc.*     104,921       734,447    
      12,817,180    
Specialty retail—5.03%  
Aeropostale, Inc.*     147,300       2,371,530    
Chico's FAS, Inc.*     463,200       1,936,176    
Children's Place Retail
Stores, Inc.*
    100,900       2,187,512    
Gymboree Corp.*     21,200       553,108    
Hibbett Sports, Inc.*     137,600       2,161,696    
      9,210,022    
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—1.34%  
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.     121,800       2,451,834    
Total common stocks
(cost $256,039,680)
            180,781,535    
Investment company—0.35%  
iShares Russell 2000
Growth Index Fund
(cost $565,649)
    12,700       645,922    
Short-term investment—1.31%  
Other—1.31%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(2),(3)
(cost $2,391,516)
    2,391,516       2,391,516    
Investment of cash collateral
from securities loaned—7.81%
 
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(2),(3)
(cost $14,299,270)
    14,299,270       14,299,270    
Total investments—108.21%
(cost $273,296,115)
            198,118,243    
Liabilities, in excess of cash
and other assets—(8.21)%
            (15,036,541 )  
Net assets—100.00%           $ 183,081,702    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $273,296,115; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 8,099,090    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (83,276,962 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (75,177,872 )  

 

*  Non-income producing security.

(1)  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2008.

(2)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(3)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

ADR  American depositary receipt

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund (the "Fund") declined 12.66% (Class A shares declined 14.84% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 12.59%. For purposes of comparison, the Merrill Lynch US Treasury 1-3 Year Index returned 4.42%, and the US LIBOR 3-Month Index (the "Index") returned 1.52%. (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 116; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

During the reporting period, the global banking and financial crisis worsened dramatically, leading to a flight to quality in the bond markets. The Fund's performance suffered amidst extreme market fluctuations. In particular, security selection detracted from performance, more than offsetting the positive performance associated with the Fund's duration positioning and exposure to certain asset classes with greater liquidity.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  The Fund's duration positioning contributed to performance modestly. 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. During this time, we extended the Fund's duration slightly. By the end of the reporting period, the Fund maintained a negative duration position in the US, a neutral duration position in the UK and Australia and positive duration positions in Japan and the Eurozone. This benefited the Fund as interest rates fell sharply during the six-month period following a global flight to quality.

•  Reallocating a portion of the Fund into more liquid asset classes modestly enhanced results. We continued to shift the Fund into more liquid asset classes in anticipation of worsening credit markets and a potential increase in asset outflows. This helped the Fund's overall performance slightly as credit spreads(1) widened relative to government debt.

What didn't work

•  Security selection significantly detracted from the Fund's performance.

•  The credit crisis intensified during the reporting period, causing many of the Fund's holdings to be negatively impacted by increased price volatility, ongoing liquidity issues and periods of extreme investor risk aversion.

•  The Fund's holdings in the securitized markets significantly detracted from results. The continued fallout from the weakening US housing market negatively impacted the Fund's exposure to various subsectors of the US securitized debt market. In particular, the Fund's holdings in asset-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations were negative contributors to performance. While we feel that the cumulative actions taken by central banks and governments globally will improve financial conditions, it will take time to see meaningful improvements. In the interim, we believe that price volatility is likely to remain elevated.

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


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•  The Fund's corporate bond exposure in the financial sector was not rewarded. The corporate bond market in general, and the financial sector in particular, performed very poorly during the reporting period. Continued mortgage-related write-offs by financial firms, the failure of several global financial institutions, forced selling by leveraged investors and numerous flights to quality caused corporate bond spreads to reach unprecedented wide levels. However, we found opportunity to add some high-quality assets that we viewed to be trading at attractive levels. While we expect that corporate default levels are likely to increase, we believe this is already priced into current spread levels.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -12.66 %     -23.05 %     -6.83 %  
maximum sales charge   Class C(3)      -12.82       -23.23       -7.15    
    Class Y(4)      -12.59       -22.96       -6.66    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -14.84       -24.94       -7.48    
sales charge   Class C(3)      -13.22       -23.57       -7.15    
Merrill Lynch US Treasury 1-3 Year Index(5)          4.42       6.61       5.23    
US LIBOR 3- Month Index(6)          1.52       3.16       4.54    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—0.99% and 0.99%; Class C—1.32% and 1.32%; Class Y—0.76% and 0.76%. 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, 2009, 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 limit that is in place for the Fund.

(1)  Inception date of all shares of UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund is 04/27/05. Inception date of the indices, for the purpose of this illustration, is 04/30/05.

(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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Top ten long-term fixed income

holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
3.750%, due 03/13/09
    6.8 %  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.000%, due 02/16/17
    6.5    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
4.875%, due 02/9/10
    5.1    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
6.625%, due 09/15/09
    5.1    
Federal National Mortgage Association,
4.125%, due 04/15/14
    4.9    
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
Series REGS, 5.250%, due 01/17/11
    4.6    
Federal Home Loan Bank,
Series 467, 5.250%, due 06/18/14
    4.6    
Compagnie de Financement Foncier,
2.375%, due 01/29/09
    3.6    
Eurohypo AG,
4.000%, due 01/15/10
    3.6    
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
4.500%, due 06/12/09
    3.1    
Total     47.9 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Bonds  
Corporate bonds  
Banks     8.56 %  
Capital markets     1.49    
Chemicals     0.33    
Commercial banks     5.24    
Diversified financial services     3.91    
Electric utilities     0.75    
Insurance     0.48    
Multiline retail     1.00    
Thrifts & mortgage finance     3.60    
Tobacco     0.83    
Total corporate bonds     26.19    
Asset-backed security     0.76    
Collateralized debt obligations     1.05    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     28.65    
Non US government obligations     20.96    
Sovereign/supranational bond     0.49    
Total bonds     78.10    
Short-term investment     13.78    
Total investments     91.88    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     8.12    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—78.10%  
Corporate bonds—26.19%  
France—5.55%  
BNP Paribas,
5.250%, due 12/17/12
  EUR 2,165,000     $ 3,052,382    
Compagnie de
Financement Foncier,
2.375%, due 01/29/09
    4,050,000       5,627,732    
Total France corporate bonds             8,680,114    
Germany—8.19%  
Eurohypo AG,
4.000%, due 01/15/10
  EUR 3,950,000       5,549,355    
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
Series REGS,
5.250%, due 01/17/11
    5,000,000       7,257,958    
Total Germany corporate bonds             12,807,313    
Netherlands—1.08%  
Linde Finance BV,
7.375%, due 07/14/66(1) 
  EUR 475,000       511,580    
RWE Finance BV,
4.625%, due 08/17/10
  GBP 800,000       1,168,421    
Total Netherlands corporate bonds             1,680,001    
Sweden—1.47%  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB,
6.125%, due 03/04/09(1),(2) 
  GBP 1,840,000       2,294,143    
United Kingdom—2.29%  
AIB UK 1 LP,
4.781%, due 12/17/14(1),(2) 
  EUR 720,000       230,192    
Anglo Irish Capital UK LP,
5.219%, due 09/29/16(1),(2) 
    790,000       131,777    
Bank of Scotland PLC,
6.375%, due 08/16/19
  GBP 1,445,000       1,828,569    
Barclays Bank PLC,
4.750%, due 03/15/20(1),(2) 
  EUR 970,000       438,213    
HBOS PLC,
2.981%, due 02/06/14(1) 
  $ 400,000       368,000    
Reed Elsevier Investments PLC,
5.625%, due 10/20/16
  GBP 450,000       574,389    
Total United Kingdom
corporate bonds
            3,571,140    
United States—7.25%  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.,
4.125%, due 01/15/10
  $ 750,000       757,693    
Citigroup, Inc.,
5.625%, due 08/27/12
    940,000       881,181    
General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.500%, due 09/15/67(1),(3) 
  EUR 1,300,000       1,004,331    
6.750%, due 03/15/32   $ 2,900,000       3,083,355    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,
5.125%, due 06/27/14††(4) 
  EUR 450,000       53,264    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
Morgan Stanley,
5.300%, due 03/01/13
  $ 1,050,000     $ 952,236    
5.750%, due 10/18/16     1,310,000       1,100,758    
RBS Capital Trust A,
6.467%, due 06/30/12(1),(2) 
  EUR 1,000,000       639,423    
UST, Inc.,
6.625%, due 07/15/12
  $ 1,375,000       1,291,977    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
6.875%, due 08/10/09
    1,525,000       1,570,690    
Total United States
corporate bonds
            11,334,908    
Virgin Islands, British—0.36%  
C10-EUR Capital (SPV) Ltd.,
6.277%, due 06/30/17(1),(2) 
  EUR 1,550,000       562,970    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $49,999,077)
            40,930,589    
Asset-backed security—0.76%  
United States—0.76%  
Citibank Credit Card Issuance
Trust, Series 2002-A8, Class A8,
2.066%, due 11/07/11(1)
(cost $1,198,550)
  $ 1,250,000       1,195,698    
Collateralized debt obligations—1.05%  
Cayman Islands—0.31%  
Aladdin CDO I Ltd,
Series 2006-2A, Class 10D,
9.025%, due 10/31/16(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       5,525    
Avenue CLO Fund Ltd.,
Series 2006-3A, Class B2L,
8.503%, due 07/20/18(1),(3),(5) 
    220,000       37,224    
Cratos CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
4.639%, due 05/19/21(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       50,000    
Denali Capital CLO VII Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
8.309%, due 01/22/22(1),(3),(5) 
    290,000       39,730    
FM Leveraged Capital Fund,
Series 2006-2A, Class E,
5.899%, due 11/15/20(1),(5) 
    400,000       30,056    
Galena CDO Ltd.,
Series II-AIRL, Class A1U,
4.831%, due 04/07/17(1),(3),(5) 
    1,000,000       191,400    
Gresham Street CDO Funding,
Series 2003-1X, Class D,
5.756%, due 11/07/33(1),(5) 
    100,000       8,000    
Herald Ltd.,
Series REGS,
5.421%, due 09/16/45(1),(5) 
    300,000       5,850    
Kingsland Ltd.,
Series 2007-5A, Class E,
9.069%, due 07/14/21(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       25,000    

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Collateralized debt obligations—(concluded)  
Cayman Islands—(concluded)  
Trimaran CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
5.396%, due 06/15/21(1),(3),(5) 
  $ 200,000     $ 89,940    
Total Cayman Islands collateralized
debt obligations
            482,725    
Ireland—0.07%  
Menton CDO PLC,
Series IIA, Class E,
10.718%, due 10/24/53(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       0    
PSION Synthetic CDO PLC,
Series I-A, Class E,
6.775%, due 12/21/15(1),(3),(5) 
    330,000       69,300    
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class D1EU,
6.493%, due 12/20/17(1),(3),(5) 
  EUR 350,000       46,073    
Total Ireland collateralized
debt obligations
            115,373    
Luxembourg—0.04%  
Ashwell Rated SA,
due 12/22/77(3),(5),(6) 
  GBP 220,000       37,957    
Ashwell SA,
6.625%, due 12/22/77(1),(3) 
    200,000       25,879    
Total Luxembourg collateralized
debt obligations
            63,836    
Netherlands—0.45%  
Ares Euro CLO BV,
Series 2007-1A, Class E,
7.809%, due 05/15/24(1),(3),(5) 
  EUR 470,000       192,208    
Grosvenor Place CLO BV,
Series II-A, Class SUB,
7.500%, due 03/28/23(3),(5) 
    530,000       331,527    
Harbourmaster CLO Ltd.,
Series 7A, Class C,
due 09/22/22(3),(5),(6) 
    300,000       70,892    
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2CA, Class E,
due 12/14/22(5),(6) 
    250,000       34,751    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
due 08/15/24(3),(5),(6) 
    350,000       72,978    
Total Netherlands collateralized
debt obligations
            702,356    
United States—0.18%  
Ajax One Ltd.,
Series 2A, Class C,
4.376%, due 09/08/32(1),(3),(5) 
  $ 500,000       60,000    
Axius Europe CLO SA,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
7.309%, due 11/15/23(1),(3),(5) 
  EUR 350,000       96,963    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
MC Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class E,
5.275%, due 12/20/20(1),(3),(5) 
  $ 640,000     $ 47,111    
Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-7A, Class A3L,
4.309%, due 02/05/37(1),(3),(5) 
    240,000       7,200    
Tricadia CDO Ltd.,
Series 2005-3A, Class B1L,
4.966%, due 06/25/41(1),(3),(5) 
    475,871       33,311    
Series 2005-4A, Class B1L,
5.414%, due 12/11/40(1),(3),(5) 
    462,704       32,389    
Total United States collateralized
debt obligations
            276,974    
Total collateralized debt obligations
(cost $10,278,387)
            1,641,264    
Mortgage & agency debt securities—28.65%  
United States—28.65%  
Banc of America Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-1, Class 1B1,
6.000%, due 01/25/37
    1,231,307       85,576    
Series 2006-H, Class B1,
6.056%, due 09/20/46(1) 
    1,485,385       75,458    
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,
Series 2007-S2, Class B1,
5.875%, due 03/25/37(1),(5) 
    1,977,144       98,857    
Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust,
Series 2005-79CB, Class M,
5.500%, due 01/25/36(5) 
    658,578       79,029    
Federal Home Loan Bank,
Series 467,
5.250%, due 06/18/14
    6,300,000       7,167,245    
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
4.875%, due 02/09/10 
    7,725,000       8,044,073    
5.000%, due 02/16/17      8,900,000       10,091,132    
5.000%, TBA     1,350,000       1,379,531    
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.
Gold Pools,
#G08307, 5.000%,
due 11/01/38 
    2,000,000       2,046,023    
Federal National Mortgage
Association,
4.125%, due 04/15/14 
    7,100,000       7,667,659    
6.625%, due 09/15/09      7,725,000       8,040,829    
Total mortgage & agency debt
securities
(cost $46,962,151)
            44,775,412    

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(concluded)  
Non US government obligations—20.96%  
Belgium—1.83%  
Belgium Kingdom,
4.000%, due 03/28/14
  EUR 2,000,000     $ 2,855,802    
Canada—1.29%  
Quebec Province,
6.125%, due 01/22/11
  $ 1,880,000       2,022,504    
France—1.02%  
Government of France,
1.800%, due 07/25/40
  EUR 1,218,161       1,589,017    
Germany—14.54%  
Bundesschatzanweisungen,
3.750%, due 03/13/09
  EUR 7,600,000       10,587,727    
4.500%, due 06/12/09     3,500,000       4,918,254    
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
2.500%, due 10/11/10
    2,100,000       2,911,834    
3.500%, due 07/15/09     1,000,000       1,397,029    
5.550%, due 06/07/21   GBP 1,800,000       2,915,445    
      22,730,289    
Japan—2.09%  
Government of Japan,
2.500%, due 09/20/37
  JPY 134,000,000       1,704,415    
Japan Bank for International
Cooperation,
5.250%, due 03/23/16
  $ 1,400,000       1,562,436    
      3,266,851    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Venezuela—0.19%  
Republic of Venezuela,
5.750%, due 02/26/16
  $ 690,000     $ 289,800    
Total non US government
obligations
(cost $33,019,236)
            32,754,263    
Sovereign/supranational bond—0.49%  
European Investment Bank,
6.250%, due 04/15/14
(cost $888,695)
  GBP 470,000       764,778    
Total bonds
(cost $142,346,096)
            122,062,004    
    Units      
Short-term investment—13.78%  
Investment company—13.78%  
UBS Cash Management Prime
Relationship Fund,
1.53%(7),(8)
(cost $21,541,043)
    21,541,043       21,541,043    
Total investments—91.88%
(cost $163,887,139)
            143,603,047    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—8.12%
            12,698,463    
Net assets—100.00%           $ 156,301,510    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $163,887,139; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 4,938,298    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (25,222,390 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (20,284,092 )  

 

  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.

††  As of September 29, 2008, the Fund is no longer accruing income on this security.

(1)  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2008.

(2)  Perpetual bond security. The maturity date reflects the next call date.

(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, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $2,601,689 or 1.66% of net assets.

(4)  Security is in default.

(5)  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $1,793,271 or 1.15% of net assets.

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

(7)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(8)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

CDO  Collateralized debt obligations

CLO  Collateralized loan obligations

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.

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

Restricted securities

Securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/2008
Market value
as a percentage
of net assets
 
Ajax One Ltd.,
Series 2A, Class C,
4.376%, due 09/08/32
  11/8/2005   $ 487,550       0.31 %   $ 60,000       0.04 %  
Aladdin CDO I Ltd,
Series 2006-2A, Class 10D,
9.025%, due 10/31/16
  6/23/2006     250,000       0.16       5,525       0.00 (1)   
Ares Euro CLO BV,
Series 2007-1A, Class E,
7.809%, due 05/15/24
  3/16/2007     470,000       0.30       192,208       0.12    
Ashwell Rated SA,
due 12/22/77
  1/29/2007     202,730       0.13       37,957       0.02    
Avenue CLO Fund Ltd.,
Series 2006-3A, Class B2L,
8.503%, due 07/20/18
  4/24/2006     216,200       0.14       37,224       0.02    
Axius Europe CLO SA,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
7.309%, due 11/15/23
  9/28/2007     327,426       0.21       96,963       0.06    
Cratos CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
4.639%, due 05/19/21
  4/30/2007     250,000       0.16       50,000       0.03    
Denali Capital CLO VII Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
8.309%, due 01/22/22
  4/27/2007     285,864       0.18       39,730       0.03    
Galena CDO Ltd.,
Series II-AIRL, Class A1U,
4.831%, due 04/07/17
  3/8/2007     1,000,000       0.64       191,400       0.12    
Grosvenor Place CLO BV,
Series II-A, Class SUB,
7.500%, due 03/28/23
  12/15/2006     524,700       0.34       331,527       0.21    
Harbourmaster CLO Ltd.,
Series 7A, Class C,
due 09/22/22
  10/31/2006     286,955       0.18       70,892       0.05    
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2CA, Class E,
due 12/14/22
  11/28/2006     249,750       0.16       34,751       0.02    
Kingsland Ltd.,
Series 2007-5A, Class E,
9.069%, due 07/14/21
  5/2/2007     242,653       0.16       25,000       0.02    
MC Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class E,
5.275%, due 12/20/20
  12/8/2006     640,000       0.41       47,111       0.03    

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Restricted securities—(concluded)

Securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/2008
Market value
as a percentage
of net assets
 
Menton CDO PLC,
Series IIA, Class E,
10.718%, due 10/24/53
  10/10/2005   $ 249,375       0.16 %   $ 0       0.00 %  
PSION Synthetic CDO PLC,
Series I-A, Class E,
6.775%, due 12/21/15
  12/15/2005     319,462       0.20       69,300       0.04    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
due 08/15/24
  5/18/2007     343,000       0.22       72,978       0.05    
Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-7A, Class A3L,
4.309%, due 02/05/37
  9/15/2006     232,629       0.15       7,200       0.01    
Tricadia CDO Ltd.,
Series 2005-3A, Class B1L,
4.966%, due 06/25/41
  11/1/2005     469,923       0.30       33,311       0.02    
Series 2005-4A, Class B1L,
5.414%, due 12/11/40
  12/1/2005     460,390       0.29       32,389       0.02    
Trimaran CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
5.396%, due 06/15/21
  3/9/2007     198,806       0.13       89,940       0.06    
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class D1EU,
6.493%, due 12/20/17
  6/12/2007     350,000       0.22       46,073       .03    
        $ 8,057,413       5.15 %   $ 1,571,479       1.00 %  

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Canadian Dollar     3,090,000     JPY     222,016,500     01/21/09   $ (52,404 )  
Euro     520,000     NOK     4,760,340     01/21/09     (43,312 )  
Euro     44,510,000     USD     56,529,431     01/21/09     (5,296,592 )  
Great Britain Pound     14,780,000     USD     21,689,343     01/21/09     448,857    
Japanese Yen     240,200,000     USD     2,594,928     01/21/09     (55,715 )  
Swedish Krona     33,222,841     USD     4,095,000     01/21/09     (104,864 )  
Swiss Franc     11,370,000     NOK     67,195,953     01/21/09     (1,099,745 )  
Swiss Franc     1,075,000     USD     886,020     01/21/09     (124,138 )  
United States Dollar     128,589     AUD     200,000     01/21/09     10,595    
United States Dollar     2,757,406     AUD     3,930,000     01/21/09     (22,440 )  
United States Dollar     3,497,456     CHF     3,749,661     01/21/09     26,032    
United States Dollar     899,110     CHF     950,000     01/21/09     (6,413 )  
United States Dollar     4,483,342     EUR     3,130,000     01/21/09     (135,657 )  
United States Dollar     68,169     SEK     570,000     01/21/09     3,888    
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ (6,451,908 )  

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

EUR  Euro

JPY  Japanese Yen

NOK  Norwegian Krone

SEK  Swedish Krona

USD  United States Dollar

Futures contracts

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
depreciation
 
US treasury futures sell contracts:  
2 Year US Treasury Notes, 93 contracts (USD)   March 2009   $ (20,132,943 )   $ (20,279,813 )   $ (146,870 )  
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 255 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (29,625,244 )     (30,358,945 )     (733,701 )  
10 Year US Treasury Notes, 157 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (18,807,971 )     (19,742,750 )     (934,779 )  
Interest rate futures buy contracts:  
Euro-Buxl, 19 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     2,808,861       2,712,933       (95,928 )  
Interest rate futures sell contracts:  
Euro-Bobl, 85 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     (13,620,704 )     (13,730,705 )     (110,001 )  
Euro-Bund, 7 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     (1,211,114 )     (1,214,737 )     (3,623 )  
Euro-Schatz, 79 contracts (EUR)   March 2009     (11,775,423 )     (11,801,705 )     (26,282 )  
Long Gilt, 34 contracts (GBP)   March 2009     (5,679,093 )     (6,035,646 )     (356,553 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $ (2,407,737 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements
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UBS Global Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS Global Bond Fund (the "Fund") declined 6.55% (Class A shares declined 10.74% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 6.55%. The Fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index (formerly the Lehman Brothers Global Aggregate Bond Index, the "Index"), returned 1.22% 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 126; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance relative to the Index was primarily due to security selection. In particular, the Fund's mortgage-related securities and investment grade corporate bonds detracted from performance during the period.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  Currency positioning modestly contributed to performance. The Fund's overweight to the US dollar was a small positive for performance as it rallied during much of the reporting period.

•  Our duration strategy outside of the US enhanced results. The Fund maintained a longer-than-index duration (duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates) in non-US markets during the period. This contributed positively to the Fund's performance as interest rates fell (and bond prices rose).

What didn't work

•  Security selection significantly detracted from the Fund's performance.

•  The Fund's underperformance versus the Index was largely due to security selection in mortgage-related securities and other structured credit holdings. In particular, its exposure to residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) that were invested in asset-backed securities (ABS) was detrimental to performance as ongoing issues in the US mortgage market negatively impacted these holdings.

•  While the Fund's corporate bond exposure generally focused on higher-quality, investment grade bonds, we had an overweight to bonds issued by banks. Despite the announced bank bailout plans, these securities performed poorly due to increasing concerns about the financial health of the banking system. Yield spreads (the difference between the yields on US Treasury bonds and higher risk securities of the same maturity) on financial sector bonds increased to record levels following the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.

•  Spread management (our allocation between sectors) hurt performance. The Fund's overweight allocation to nonagency mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities detracted from results. Overall, these securities performed poorly, given ongoing weakness in the housing market, increased risk aversion and uncertainty regarding the implementation of the US government's Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP).


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•  A defensive duration strategy in the US hindered the Fund's results. The Fund held a less-than-index duration (duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates) in the US during the period. This position detracted from the Fund's performance as US interest rates fell (and bond prices rose).

•  The Fund's overweight exposure to Japanese inflation-linked bonds was a negative for performance. Sharply falling oil prices in the wake of weakening global economic growth lessened inflationary pressures and caused the Fund's Japanese inflation-linked securities to perform poorly.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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


125



UBS Global Bond Fund

Average annual total return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -6.55 %     -7.80 %     0.02 %     N/A       4.19 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -7.00       -8.49       -0.74       N/A       3.98    
    Class C(4)      -6.80       -8.17       -0.48       N/A       3.02    
    Class Y(5)      -6.55       -7.56       0.26       2.88 %     4.58    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -10.74       -11.97       -0.90       N/A       3.53    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -11.00       -12.35       -1.03       N/A       3.98    
    Class C(4)      -7.40       -8.75       -0.48       N/A       3.02    
Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index (in USD)(6)          1.22       4.79       5.01       5.22       6.28    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.32% and 1.16%; Class B—2.21% and 1.91%; Class C—1.80% and 1.66%; Class Y—1.05% and 0.91%. 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, 2009, 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 exceed any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund.

(1)  Inception date of UBS Global Bond Fund Class A shares is 11/05/01. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 11/26/01 and 07/02/02, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 07/31/93.

(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)  The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index (in USD) (formerly known as the Lehman Brothers Global Aggregate Index (in USD)) is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index which measures the broad global market 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 long-term fixed income

holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Government of Japan,
1.300%, due 03/20/15
    5.4 %  
Government of Japan CPI Linked Bond,
1.200%, due 06/10/17
    4.4    
Government of Japan,
1.900%, due 06/20/25
    3.8    
US Treasury Notes,
4.250%, due 08/15/13
    3.6    
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
5.000%, due 08/01/39
    3.5    
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
4.500%, due 02/01/18
    2.7    
Government of Spain,
3.250%, due 07/30/10
    2.7    
UK Gilts,
5.000%, due 03/07/25
    2.4    
European Investment Bank,
6.250%, due 04/15/14
    2.1    
Miller Brewing Co.,
5.500%, due 08/15/13
    1.8    
Total     32.4 %  

 

Country exposure, top five (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
United States     35.1 %  
Japan     16.8    
Germany     7.5    
United Kingdom     7.5    
Spain     6.7    
Total     73.6 %  

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund

Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Bonds
Corporate bonds
 
Agriculture     1.29 %  
Auto manufacturers     0.92    
Banks     14.80    
Beverages     1.77    
Capital markets     0.41    
Chemicals     1.05    
Commercial banks     0.38    
Consumer finance     0.15    
Diversified financial services     8.01    
Diversified telecommunication services     1.60    
Food     1.06    
Food & staples retailing     1.08    
Insurance     0.36    
Media     0.29    
Multiline retail     0.69    
Oil, gas & consumable fuels     1.41    
Paper & forest products     1.28    
Thrifts & mortgage finance     1.86    
Total corporate bonds     38.41    
Asset-backed securities     1.47    
Collateralized debt obligations     1.85    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     1.76    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     10.65    
US government obligations     5.94    
Non US government obligations     33.03    
Sovereign/supranational bond     2.14    
Total bonds     95.25    
Short-term investment     0.21    
Total investments     95.46    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     4.54    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—95.25%  
Corporate bonds—38.41%  
France—4.93%  
BNP Paribas,
5.250%, due 12/17/12
  EUR 140,000     $ 197,383    
5.750%, due 01/24/22   GBP 80,000       112,978    
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA,
4.875%, due 04/10/14
  EUR 500,000       570,588    
Compagnie de Financement
Foncier,
2.375%, due 01/29/09
    550,000       764,260    
4.000%, due 07/21/11     350,000       489,159    
Credit Agricole SA,
2.196%, due 03/13/16(1) 
  $ 200,000       188,116    
GE Capital FCC,
5.327%, due 12/14/09(1) 
  EUR 200,000       267,779    
Total France corporate bonds             2,590,263    
Germany—4.58%  
Bayerische Landesbank,
3.750%, due 05/23/11
    240,000       339,376    
Dexia Kommunalbank
Deutschland AG,
Series 1273,
3.500%, due 04/15/11
    250,000       348,670    
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG,
4.000%, due 11/21/11
    240,000       339,576    
IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG,
3.616%, due 07/24/09(1) 
  $ 600,000       579,449    
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
5.500%, due 12/07/15
  GBP 500,000       801,868    
Total Germany corporate bonds             2,408,939    
Ireland—1.24%  
Allied Irish Banks PLC,
7.500%, due 02/28/11(1),(2) 
  EUR 550,000       321,102    
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC,
3.469%, due 06/25/14(1) 
    200,000       196,507    
Irish Nationwide Building Society,
4.348%, due 05/18/09(1) 
    100,000       136,743    
Total Ireland corporate bonds             654,352    
Jersey (Channel Islands)—0.26%  
Travelers Insurance Company
Institutional Funding Ltd.,
 
5.750%, due 12/06/11   GBP 100,000       134,122    
Luxembourg—2.65%  
Clariant Finance Luxembourg SA,
4.375%, due 04/05/13
  EUR 500,000       553,185    
Telecom Italia Finance SA,
6.575%, due 07/30/09
    600,000       841,161    
Total Luxembourg corporate bonds             1,394,346    
Spain—3.41%  
Ayt Cedulas Cajas Global,
4.250%, due 06/14/18
    600,000       746,928    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Spain—(concluded)  
Caja de Ahorros y Monte de
Piedad de Madrid,
4.125%, due 03/24/36
  EUR 250,000     $ 296,116    
Instituto de Credito Oficial,
4.500%, due 03/07/13
  GBP 500,000       748,105    
Total Spain corporate bonds             1,791,149    
Sweden—1.29%  
Swedish Match AB,
4.625%, due 06/28/13
  EUR 500,000       678,442    
Trinidad and Tobago—1.41%  
Petroleum Co. of Trinidad &
Tobago Ltd.,
6.000%, due 05/08/22(3) 
  $ 900,000       743,130    
United Kingdom—3.68%  
Barclays Bank PLC,
4.500%, due 03/04/19(1) 
  EUR 190,000       219,524    
4.750%, due 03/15/20(1),(2)      500,000       225,883    
5.750%, due 09/14/26   GBP 80,000       97,948    
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
5.875%, due 06/20/14
    400,000       568,617    
National Westminster Bank PLC,
6.000%, due 01/21/10
  EUR 335,000       465,990    
6.500%, due 09/07/21   GBP 110,000       146,342    
Nationwide Building Society,
3.345%, due 12/22/16(1) 
  EUR 200,000       212,662    
Total United Kingdom
corporate bonds
            1,936,966    
United States—14.96%  
Bank One Corp.,
7.875%, due 08/01/10
  $ 675,000       707,502    
BNP Paribas Capital Trust III,
6.625%, due 10/23/11(1),(2) 
  EUR 650,000       749,932    
Citigroup, Inc.,
5.000%, due 09/15/14
  $ 400,000       351,833    
5.500%, due 02/15/17     900,000       818,819    
Comcast Cable
Communications LLC,
6.750%, due 01/30/11
    150,000       150,570    
Daimler Chrysler Holdings NA,
7.200%, due 09/01/09
    150,000       145,535    
Daimler Finance N.A. LLC,
7.200%, due 09/01/09
    350,000       340,813    
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
5.800%, due 01/12/09
    80,000       79,773    
General Electric Capital Corp.,
6.750%, due 03/15/32
    110,000       116,955    
HSBC Finance Corp.,
6.750%, due 05/15/11
    350,000       348,483    
Kraft Foods, Inc.,
5.625%, due 11/01/11
    200,000       204,357    
Kroger Co.,
8.050%, due 02/01/10
    350,000       355,736    

 


129



UBS Global Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Corporate bonds—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,
6.250%, due 03/15/12
  $ 200,000     $ 188,713    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.375%, due 01/04/09
  DEM 500,000       355,353    
Miller Brewing Co.,
5.500%, due 08/15/13(3) 
  $ 1,000,000       932,385    
Morgan Stanley,
5.300%, due 03/01/13
    235,000       213,119    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
6.875%, due 08/10/09
    350,000       360,486    
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.,
6.450%, due 02/01/11
    750,000       777,407    
Weyerhaeuser Co.,
6.750%, due 03/15/12
    750,000       671,363    
Total United States
corporate bonds
            7,869,134    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $22,858,069)
            20,200,843    
Asset-backed securities—1.47%  
United Kingdom—0.02%  
Whinstone Capital
Management Ltd.,
Series 1A, Class B2,
5.821%, due 10/25/44(1) 
    77,108       10,182    
United States—1.45%  
Citibank Credit Card
Issuance Trust,
Series 2002-A8, Class A8,
2.066%, due 11/07/11(1) 
    300,000       286,967    
First Franklin Mortgage Loan
Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 2005-FFA, Class M3,
5.517%, due 03/25/25(4) 
    500,000       10,000    
Home Equity Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-6, Class 2A1,
0.571%, due 03/25/37(1) 
    30,224       4,093    
Series 2006-3, Class A1,
5.472%, due 09/25/36(1) 
    106,488       10,649    
Series 2006-5, Class A1,
5.500%, due 01/25/37(4) 
    137,810       32,276    
MBNA Credit Card Master
Note Trust,
Series 2004-A10, Class A,
1.275%, due 03/15/12(1) 
    200,000       191,614    
Series 2004-A7, Class A7,
1.295%, due 12/15/11(1) 
    125,000       121,432    
Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A, Class A1,
1.571%, due 10/25/27(1) 
    54,743       51,267    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc.,
Series 2006-SL1, Class A,
0.651%, due 09/25/36(1) 
  $ 56,106     $ 16,658    
SACO I Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class A1,
0.651%, due 04/25/36(1) 
    214,901       36,852    
Total United States asset-backed
securities
            761,808    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $1,725,678)
            771,990    
Collateralized debt obligations—1.85%  
Cayman Islands—0.40%  
Black Diamond CLO Ltd.,
Series 2005-2X, Class IN,
due 01/07/18(5),(6) 
    100,000       51,480    
Series 2006-1A, Class D,
4.858%, due 04/29/19(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       35,000    
Cratos CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
4.639%, due 05/19/21(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       50,000    
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and
Securitization CBO Ltd.,
Series 18A, Class C,
3.996%, due 03/13/47(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       2    
Galena CDO Ltd.,
Series II-AIRL, Class A1U,
4.831%, due 04/07/17(1),(3),(5) 
    300,000       57,420    
Gulf Stream—Sextant CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class SUB,
due 06/17/21(3),(5),(6) 
    100,000       19,000    
Total Cayman Islands collateralized
debt obligations
            212,902    
Ireland—0.31%  
Mercator CLO PLC,
Series 2007-IIIA, Class B1,
7.418%, due 10/15/24(1),(3) 
  EUR 250,000       67,313    
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class A1EU,
3.843%, due 12/29/17(1),(3),(5) 
    160,000       94,835    
Total Ireland collateralized
debt obligations
            162,148    
Luxembourg—0.39%  
GSC European CDO SA,
Series I-RA, Class D,
4.779%, due 12/15/22(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       204,059    
Netherlands—0.40%  
Cadogan Square CLO BV,
Series 2A, Class B,
5.549%, due 08/12/22(1),(3),(5) 
    150,000       101,731    

 


130



UBS Global Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Collateralized debt obligations—(concluded)  
Netherlands —(concluded)  
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2NA, Class D,
4.669%, due 12/14/22(1),(3),(5) 
  EUR 250,000     $ 24,326    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
due 08/15/24(3),(5),(6) 
    100,000       20,851    
Series 2006-1A, Class C1,
5.967%, due 04/15/23(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       64,703    
Total Netherlands collateralized
debt obligations
            211,611    
United States—0.35%  
Ares CLO Funds,
Series 2006-5RA, Class D,
4.711%, due 02/24/18(1),(3),(5) 
  $ 140,000       14,000    
Brentwood CLO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class C,
4.793%, due 02/01/22(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       47,500    
Duke Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-11A, Class B1E,
6.842%, due 08/08/46(1),(3),(5) 
  EUR 175,970       7,950    
Global Leveraged Capital
Credit Opportunity Fund,
Series 2006-1A, Class C,
5.503%, due 12/20/18(1),(3),(5) 
  $ 250,000       48,600    
Hewett's Island CDO Ltd.,
Series 2007-6A, Class D,
4.436%, due 06/09/19(1),(3),(5) 
    250,000       50,000    
Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-5A, Class A3,
4.309%, due 08/05/36(1),(3),(5) 
    200,000       0    
Series 2006-7A, Class A3L,
4.309%, due 02/05/37(1),(3),(5) 
    330,000       9,900    
Tricadia CDO Ltd.,
Series 2005-4A, Class B1L,
5.414%, due 12/11/40(1),(3),(5) 
    85,686       5,998    
Total United States collateralized
debt obligations
            183,948    
Total collateralized debt obligations
(cost $4,758,675)
            974,668    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—1.76%  
United States—1.76%  
Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2005-PWR7, Class A2,
4.945%, due 02/11/41
    74,663       63,411    
Series 2006-T22, Class A4,
5.464%, due 04/12/38(1) 
    150,000       128,272    
Series 2006-T24, Class A4,
5.537%, due 10/12/41
    150,000       125,568    
Series 2006-PW12, Class A4,
5.718%, due 09/11/38(1) 
    150,000       122,024    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
Series 2000-WF2, Class A2,
7.320%, due 10/15/32(1) 
  $ 79,312     $ 78,986    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Alternative Mortgage Product,
Series 2006-CB17, Class A4,
5.429%, due 12/12/43
    350,000       265,655    
JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage
Finance Corp.,
Series 1999-C8, Class A2,
7.400%, due 07/15/31(1) 
    22,870       22,803    
Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4,
5.328%, due 11/12/41
    150,000       116,998    
Total commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(cost $1,051,079)
            923,717    
Mortgage & agency debt securities—10.65%  
United Kingdom—0.06%  
Granite Master Issuer PLC,
Series 2005-4, Class C4,
3.392%, due 12/20/54(1) 
    180,000       30,541    
United States—10.59%  
American Home Mortgage
Investment Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class 4A,
0.661%, due 11/25/35(1) 
    181,123       48,956    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. Gold Pools,
#G04461, 5.000%,
due 07/01/38 
    295,477       302,277    
#G03494, 5.500%,
due 05/01/37 
    241,075       247,037    
#G04121, 5.500%,
due 04/01/38 
    282,641       289,615    
#G04458, 5.500%,
due 06/01/38 
    293,050       300,251    
#G04684, 5.500%,
due 09/01/38 
    296,359       303,642    
#G08135, 6.000%,
due 06/01/36 
    277,096       285,767    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#909356, 5.000%,
due 02/01/37 
    306,343       313,153    
#914467, 5.000%,
due 04/01/37 
    265,716       271,607    
#903709, 5.500%,
due 11/01/36 
    270,815       277,935    
#915829, 5.500%,
due 03/01/37 
    278,110       285,407    
#928197, 5.500%,
due 03/01/37 
    301,570       309,482    
#937094, 5.500%,
due 05/01/37 
    259,758       266,573    

 


131



UBS Global Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Mortgage & agency debt securities—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
#918638, 5.500%,
due 06/01/37 
  $ 306,376     $ 314,414    
#968197, 5.500%,
due 01/01/38 
    285,974       293,477    
#983471, 5.500%,
due 05/01/38 
    294,787       302,492    
#934323, 5.500%,
due 07/01/38 
    292,696       300,346    
#900568, 6.000%,
due 09/01/36 
    199,749       205,874    
#940642, 6.000%,
due 08/01/37 
    268,789       277,017    
#889579, 6.000%,
due 05/01/38 
    281,452       290,067    
Government National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#781276, 6.500%,
due 04/15/31
    79,542       83,605    
Total United States mortgage &
agency debt securities
            5,568,994    
Total mortgage & agency
debt securities
(cost $5,699,336)
            5,599,535    
US government obligations—5.94%  
United States—5.94%  
US Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds (TIPS),
1.625%, due 01/15/18
    500,000       490,601    
US Treasury Notes,
3.875%, due 05/15/09
    165,000       167,237    
4.000%, due 08/15/18     315,000       363,751    
4.250%, due 08/15/13     1,650,000       1,875,972    
6.250%, due 05/15/30     150,000       225,563    
Total US government obligations
(cost $2,919,483)
            3,123,124    
Non US government obligations—33.03%  
Germany—2.94%  
Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
3.750%, due 01/04/15
  EUR 450,000       666,732    
4.000%, due 10/11/13     590,000       880,729    
              1,547,461    
Italy—6.26%  
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
4.500%, due 02/01/18
  EUR 1,010,000       1,426,133    
5.000%, due 08/01/39     1,350,000       1,865,608    
              3,291,741    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Japan—16.82%  
Government of Japan,
0.800%, due 03/20/13
  JPY 11,950,000     $ 132,816    
1.300%, due 03/20/15     248,050,000       2,824,733    
1.800%, due 06/20/17     73,000,000       861,158    
1.900%, due 06/20/25     176,600,000       2,018,981    
Government of Japan CPI
Linked Bond,
0.500%, due 12/10/14
    69,700,000       669,474    
1.200%, due 06/10/17     244,078,800       2,337,395    
              8,844,557    
Spain—3.26%  
Government of Spain,
3.250%, due 07/30/10
  EUR 1,005,000       1,415,161    
6.000%, due 01/31/29     175,000       299,588    
              1,714,749    
United Kingdom—3.75%  
UK Gilt Inflation Linked,
2.500%, due 08/16/13
  GBP 210,000       727,071    
UK Gilts,
5.000%, due 03/07/25
    765,000       1,244,711    
              1,971,782    
Total non US government obligations
(cost $16,682,033)
            17,370,290    
Sovereign/supranational bond—2.14%  
European Investment Bank,
6.250%, due 04/15/14
(cost $1,354,899)
  GBP 690,000       1,122,760    
Total bonds
(cost $57,049,252)
            50,086,927    
    Shares      
Short-term investment—0.21%  
Other—0.21%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(7),(8)
(cost $112,816)
    112,816       112,816    
Total investments—95.46%
(cost $57,162,068)
            50,199,743    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—4.54%
            2,389,354    
Net assets—100.00%           $ 52,589,097    

 


132



UBS Global Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $57,162,068; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 2,025,866    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (8,988,191 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (6,962,325 )  

 

  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, 2008.

(2)  Perpetual bond security. The maturity date reflects the next call date.

(3)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless otherwise noted, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $2,608,885 or 4.96% of net assets.

(4)  Step bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

(5)  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $907,355 or 1.73% of net assets.

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

(7)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(8)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

CBO  Collateralized bond obligations

CDO  Collateralized debt obligations

CLO  Collateralized loan obligations

CPI  Consumer price index

TIPS  Treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS") are debt securities issued by the US Treasury whose principal and/or interest payments are adjusted for inflation, unlike debt securities that make fixed principal and interest payments. The interest rate paid by the TIPS is fixed, while the principal value rises or falls based on changes in a published Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Thus, if inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on the TIPS are adjusted accordingly to protect investors from inflationary loss. During a deflationary period, the principal and interest payments decrease, although the TIPS principal amounts will not drop below their face amounts at maturity. In exchange for the inflation protection, the TIPS generally pay lower interest rates than typical US Treasury securities. Only if inflation occurs will TIPS offer a higher real yield than a conventional Treasury bond of the same maturity.

Currency type abbreviations:

DEM  Deutsche Mark

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

Restricted securities

Securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/08
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Ares CLO Funds,
Series 2006-5RA, Class D,
4.711%, due 02/24/18
  02/16/06   $ 139,300       0.26 %   $ 14,000       0.03 %  
Black Diamond CLO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class D,
4.858%, due 04/29/19
  12/22/06     250,000       0.48       35,000       0.07    
Brentwood CLO Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class C,
4.793%, due 02/01/22
  12/07/06     249,100       0.47       47,500       0.09    
Cadogan Square CLO BV,
Series 2A, Class B,
5.549%, due 08/12/22
  09/19/07     136,650       0.26       101,731       0.19    

 


133



UBS Global Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Restricted securities—(concluded)

Securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/08
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Cratos CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
4.639%, due 05/19/21
  04/30/07   $ 250,000       0.48 %   $ 50,000       0.10 %  
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and
Securitization CBO Ltd.,
Series 18A, Class C,
3.996%, due 03/13/47
  03/06/07     250,000       0.48       2       0.00 (1)   
Duke Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-11A, Class B1E,
6.842%, due 08/08/46
  09/19/06     165,146       0.31       7,843       0.02    
Series 2006-11A, Class B1E,
6.842%, due 08/08/46
  05/08/07     1,569       0.00 (1)      71       0.00 (1)   
Series 2006-11A, Class B1E,
6.842%, due 08/08/46
  09/19/07     0       0.00       36       0.00 (1)   
Galena CDO Ltd.,
Series II-AIRL, Class A1U,
4.831%, due 04/07/17
  03/08/07     300,000       0.57       57,420       0.11    
Global Leveraged Capital Credit
Opportunity Fund,
Series 2006-1A, Class C,
5.503%, due 12/20/18
  11/28/06     245,500       0.47       48,600       0.09    
GSC European CDO SA,
Series I-RA, Class D,
4.779%, due 12/15/22
  12/01/06     250,000       0.48       204,059       0.39    
Gulf Stream - Sextant CLO Ltd.,
Series 2007-1A, Class SUB,
due 06/17/21
  05/17/07     100,000       0.19       19,000       0.04    
Hewett's Island CDO Ltd.,
Series 2007-6A, Class D,
4.436%, due 06/09/19
  05/09/07     247,467       0.47       50,000       0.10    
Highlander Euro CDO,
Series 2006-2NA, Class D,
4.669%, due 12/14/22
  11/28/06     250,000       0.48       24,326       0.05    
Queen Street CLO,
Series 2007-1A, Class F,
due 08/15/24
  05/18/07     98,000       0.19       20,851       0.04    
Series 2006-1A, Class C1,
5.967%, due 04/15/23
  12/21/06     245,895       0.47       64,703       0.12    
Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.,
Series 2006-5A, Class A3,
4.309%, due 08/05/36
  05/26/06     195,000       0.37       0       0.00    
Series 2006-7A, Class A3L,
4.309%, due 02/05/37
  09/15/06     319,865       0.61       9,900       0.02    
Tricadia CDO Ltd.,
Series 2005-4A, Class B1L,
5.414%, due 12/11/40
  12/01/05     85,258       0.16       5,998       0.01    
Valleriite CDO,
Series 2007-1A, Class A1EU,
3.843%, due 12/29/17
  06/12/07     160,000       0.30       94,835       0.18    
        $ 3,938,750       7.50 %   $ 855,875       1.65 %  

 

(1)  Amount represents less than 0.005%.


134



UBS Global Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS Global Bond Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Euro     2,955,000     USD     3,853,290     06/18/09   $ (235,684 )  
Great Britain Pound     2,830,000     USD     4,217,153     06/18/09     155,760    
Swiss Franc     577,755     GBP     355,000     06/18/09     (35,131 )  
United States Dollar     1,499,991     AUD     2,300,000     06/18/09     85,164    
United States Dollar     1,862,667     CAD     2,325,000     06/18/09     24,243    
United States Dollar     1,098,168     CHF     1,300,000     06/18/09     127,228    
United States Dollar     434,588     DKK     2,490,000     06/18/09     26,927    
United States Dollar     998,713     JPY     91,600,000     06/18/09     15,646    
United States Dollar     642,750     KRW     860,000,000     03/04/09     42,209    
United States Dollar     1,876,799     SEK     15,130,000     06/18/09     38,403    
Net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ 244,765    

 

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

DKK  Danish Krone

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

KRW  Korean Won

SEK  Swedish Krona

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
135



UBS High Yield Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS High Yield Fund (the "Fund") declined 22.32% (Class A shares declined 25.79% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 22.06%. The Fund's benchmark, the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index (the "Index"), declined 25.19% 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 138; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

For a number of years, the high yield bond market had performed well against the backdrop of positive economic growth, generally solid corporate profits and benign default rates. However, these trends reversed course markedly during the six-month reporting period. Given the weakening global economy, turmoil in the financial markets and a severe credit crunch, investor risk aversion increased significantly, causing the high yield market to perform extremely poorly. Against this backdrop, the Fund outperformed its benchmark during the reporting period. Our positioning and security selection in certain sectors enhanced the Fund's relative performance in a difficult market environment.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  Our conservative approach to the high yield market was beneficial. In general, we maintained a defensive stance in managing the Fund's portfolio. This was based on our concerns about the weakening economy and expectations for rising high yield defaults. Our conservative positioning in the Fund was expressed through our increased weightings in defensive industries, by avoiding more cyclical areas, such as automotives, and by underweighting more speculative CCC-rated securities.

•  Overweight positions in a number of sectors enhanced the Fund's performance. The Fund benefited from its overweights in health care and energy, as both sectors held up relatively well in a difficult market environment. The Fund's underweight in homebuilders was also beneficial to performance.

•  An underweight to and security selection within the financial sector was positive for the Fund's performance. Given the ongoing fallout from the housing market and continued credit crunch, the Fund held an underweight in banks and thrifts. Security selection also enhanced the Fund's relative results, as we avoided a number of financial service companies that performed poorly during the reporting period.

•  Security selection in several areas contributed positively to the Fund's relative performance. Our positioning in the gaming industry, namely, avoiding Las Vegas casinos and emphasizing more gaming facilities owned by Indian tribes, helped the Fund's results. In the energy sector, the Fund's pipeline holdings benefited performance, as did its exposure in the media sector. Elsewhere, a number of health care holdings enhanced results, including HCA, Inc.

*  A portfolio management change occurred during the reporting period. Shu-Yang Tan, Head of US High Yield Portfolio management at UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. assumed primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund, replacing Thomas Haag.


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•  The Fund's out-of-index exposure to US Treasuries aided its performance. Amid the escalating financial crisis, increased investor risk aversion triggered numerous flights to quality. During those periods, investors were drawn to the relative safety of US Treasuries, driving their yields sharply lower and their prices higher.

What didn't work

•  Positioning in several sectors detracted from performance.

•  The Fund's overweight in publishing and printing, which we believed would hold up well, proved disappointing given the rapidly weakening economy. While security selection in the gaming sector was a positive, the Fund's overweight in the sector detracted from performance relative to its benchmark.

•  A number of underweight sector positions were a drag on the Fund's results. In particular, a lack of exposure to the telecommunications, media/cable, environmental services and food/beverage sectors hindered the Fund's performance, as they generated relatively solid results during the reporting period.

•  Security selection in the telecommunications sector was a drag on results. The Fund's lack of exposure to Sprint Nextel Corp. detracted from performance. While we were concerned about potentially poor operating results at the company, its bonds performed relatively well during the year as a whole.

•  While our underweight position in automobile and automobile parts distributors enhanced the Fund's relative performance during the first five months of the reporting period, it detracted from performance during the last month. During that time, automobile-related high yield securities performed poorly given company-specific issues and fears that a recession would significantly reduce consumer spending. While this was still an issue in December 2008, when the government announced its intentions to provide a broad-based rescue package for the auto industry, their high yield bond prices moved sharply higher. As a result, our lack of exposure to the sector in general, and more speculative names in particular, hurt the Fund's performance.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -22.32 %     -23.59 %     -0.83 %     1.81 %     1.81 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -22.58       -24.13       -1.55       N/A       1.98    
    Class C(4)      -22.35       -23.82       -1.29       N/A       2.15    
    Class Y(5)      -22.06       -23.23       -0.53       2.11       2.76    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -25.79       -27.05       -1.75       1.34       1.34    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -26.26       -27.61       -1.82       N/A       1.98    
    Class C(4)      -22.90       -24.34       -1.29       N/A       2.15    
Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index(6)          -25.19       -25.96       -0.89       2.35       2.63    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.29% and 1.20%; Class B—2.07% and 1.95%; Class C—1.79% and 1.70%; Class Y—0.99% 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, 2009, 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 12/31/98. Inception date of Class B and Class C shares is 11/07/01. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 09/30/97.

(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)  The Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index is the index of publicly placed non-convertible, coupon-bearing US domestic 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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Top ten long-term fixed income

holdings (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC,
10.500%, due 11/01/15
    3.0 %  
ARAMARK Corp.,
6.693%, due 02/01/15
    2.5    
Newfield Exploration Co.,
7.125%, due 05/15/18
    2.3    
Nustar Logistics,
7.650%, due 04/15/18
    2.0    
Reliant Energy, Inc.,
6.750%, due 12/15/14
    2.0    
AES Corp.,
8.000%, due 06/01/20
    1.9    
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.375%, due 10/28/09
    1.8    
Community Health Systems, Inc.,
8.875%, due 07/15/15
    1.8    
DaVita, Inc.,
7.250%, due 03/15/15
    1.7    
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP,
8.125%, due 12/15/15
    1.5    
Total     20.5 %  

 


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Industry diversification (unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Common stocks  
Aerospace/defense     0.00 %  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure     0.00 (1)   
Media     0.02    
Total common stocks     0.02    
Bonds
Corporate bonds
 
Aerospace/defense     1.93    
Airlines     0.59    
Auto Loans     1.60    
Automotive     0.50    
Broadcasting     0.14    
Building materials     2.31    
Chemicals     1.29    
Consumer-products     1.33    
Diversified capital goods     0.44    
Diversified financial services     1.70    
Electric—distribution/transmission     0.25    
Electric—generation     12.85    
Electronics     0.99    
Energy—exploration & production     5.35    
Environmental     1.05    
Food—wholesale     0.56    
Food & drug retailers     1.05    
Forestry/paper     2.63    
Gaming     8.70    
Gas distribution     5.88    
Health services     8.67    
Machinery     0.27    
Media—broadcast     1.22    
Media—cable     2.47    
Media—services     1.18    
Metals/mining     0.00 (1)   
Metals/mining excluding steel     1.73    
Mortgage banks & thrifts     0.00 (1)   
Non-food & drug retailers     0.88    
Oil field equipment & services     0.47    
Oil refining & marketing     0.35    
Packaging     2.54    
Pharmaceuticals     2.07    
Printing & publishing     3.38    
Software/services     2.80    
Steel producers/products     1.82    
Support—services     4.81    
Technology     0.98 %  
Telecom—integrated/services     4.72    
Telecom—wireless     4.37    
Telecommunications equipment     0.17    
Transportation excluding air/rail     0.54    
Total corporate bonds     96.58    
Preferred Stock     0.11    
Common stocks     0.02    
Warrants     0.00    
Short-term investments     0.94    
Total investments     97.65    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     2.35    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(1)  Amount represents less than 0.005%


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UBS High Yield Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—96.58%  
Corporate bonds—96.58%  
Australia—0.07%  
Hanson Australia Funding Ltd.,
5.250%, due 03/15/13
  $ 200,000     $ 68,003    
Bermuda—1.79%  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd.,
11.250%, due 06/15/16
    1,552,000       1,412,320    
Petroplus Finance Ltd.,
6.750%, due 05/01/14(1) 
    175,000       111,125    
7.000%, due 05/01/17(1)      375,000       228,750    
Total Bermuda corporate bonds             1,752,195    
Canada—0.76%  
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.,
7.750%, due 11/15/13
    1,000,000       500,000    
Nortel Networks Ltd.,
10.750%, due 07/15/16(1) 
    640,000       169,600    
Stone Container Finance,
7.375%, due 07/15/14
    400,000       74,000    
Total Canada corporate bonds             743,600    
Luxembourg—0.95%  
FMC Finance III SA,
6.875%, due 07/15/17
    1,000,000       935,000    
Netherlands—0.65%  
Basell Finance Co. BV,
8.100%, due 03/15/27(1) 
    675,000       13,500    
Clondalkin Acquisition BV,
3.996%, due 12/15/13(1),(2) 
    780,000       393,900    
Ford Capital BV,
9.500%, due 06/01/10
    250,000       108,750    
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC,
7.875%, due 10/15/14
    300,000       117,000    
Total Netherlands corporate bonds             633,150    
United Kingdom—0.08%  
Hanson PLC,
6.125%, due 08/15/16
    100,000       34,825    
Ineos Group Holdings PLC,
8.500%, due 02/15/16(1) 
    455,000       40,950    
Total United Kingdom
corporate bonds
            75,775    
United States—92.39%  
AAC Group Holdings Corp.,
10.250%, due 10/01/12(1),(3) 
    1,075,000       725,625    
AES Corp.,
8.000%, due 06/01/20(1) 
    2,400,000       1,860,000    
8.875%, due 02/15/11     500,000       467,500    
Affinion Group, Inc.,
10.125%, due 10/15/13
    1,350,000       985,500    
Ahern Rentals, Inc.,
9.250%, due 08/15/13
    875,000       175,000    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(continued)  
Airgas, Inc.,
7.125%, due 10/01/18(1) 
  $ 217,000     $ 185,535    
AK Steel Corp.,
7.750%, due 06/15/12
    1,600,000       1,248,000    
Allied Waste North America, Inc.,
6.500%, due 11/15/10
    1,066,000       1,028,690    
Alltel Corp.,
7.000%, due 07/01/12
    1,000,000       995,000    
7.000%, due 03/15/16     600,000       591,000    
American Rock Salt Co. LLC,
9.500%, due 03/15/14
    900,000       814,500    
AmeriQual Group LLC and
AmeriQual Finance Corp.,
9.500%, due 04/01/12(1) 
    1,000,000       550,000    
ARAMARK Corp.,
6.693%, due 02/01/15(2) 
    3,250,000       2,453,750    
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP,
8.125%, due 12/15/15
    2,200,000       1,485,000    
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.,
9.250%, due 03/01/15
    1,406,000       1,181,040    
12.750%, due 03/01/16     1,000,000       840,000    
Baker & Taylor, Inc.,
11.500%, due 07/01/13(1) 
    400,000       168,500    
Baldor Electric Co.,
8.625%, due 02/15/17
    350,000       260,750    
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.,
9.875%, due 11/01/15(1) 
    125,000       93,750    
Biomet, Inc.,
10.375%, due 10/15/12
    650,000       513,500    
11.625%, due 10/15/17     1,611,000       1,377,405    
Boise Cascade LLC,
7.125%, due 10/15/14
    610,000       341,600    
Boyd Gaming Corp.,
7.750%, due 12/15/12
    1,526,000       1,373,400    
Cadmus Communications Corp.,
8.375%, due 06/15/14
    1,200,000       699,000    
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.,
8.125%, due 05/15/11
    300,000       147,000    
Carriage Services, Inc.,
7.875%, due 01/15/15
    465,000       367,350    
Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc.,
9.750%, due 03/15/10
    1,050,000       840,000    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.625%, due 01/15/16
    260,000       205,400    
7.250%, due 12/15/18     1,350,000       1,053,000    
Chukchansi Economic
Development Authority,
8.000%, due 11/15/13(1) 
    550,000       254,375    
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,
7.250%, due 07/15/13
    435,000       382,800    
Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture/
Silver Legacy Capital Corp.,
10.125%, due 03/01/12
    500,000       320,000    
CMP Susquehanna Corp.,
9.875%, due 05/15/14
    625,000       25,000    

 


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UBS High Yield Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Corporate bonds—(continued)  
United States—(continued)  
Coleman Cable, Inc.,
9.875%, due 10/01/12
  $ 450,000     $ 284,063    
Community Health Systems, Inc.,
8.875%, due 07/15/15
    1,900,000       1,748,000    
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.,
11.250%, due 08/01/15(1) 
    1,411,000       578,510    
Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc.,
9.500%, due 05/15/11
    650,000       572,000    
DaVita, Inc.,
7.250%, due 03/15/15
    1,700,000       1,615,000    
Deluxe Corp.,
5.000%, due 12/15/12
    1,615,000       888,250    
DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV
Financing Co.,
7.625%, due 05/15/16
    1,067,000       1,034,990    
Dollar General Corp.,
11.875%, due 07/15/12
    600,000       513,000    
Dycom Investments, Inc.,
8.125%, due 10/15/15
    350,000       246,750    
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.500%, due 06/01/15
    380,000       266,000    
Echostar DBS Corp.,
6.625%, due 10/01/14
    1,650,000       1,377,750    
Edison Mission Energy,
7.000%, due 05/15/17
    1,580,000       1,374,600    
7.200%, due 05/15/19     300,000       246,000    
El Paso Corp.,
7.800%, due 08/01/31
    815,000       530,975    
12.000%, due 12/12/13     330,000       323,400    
Esterline Technologies Corp.,
6.625%, due 03/01/17
    900,000       765,000    
Exopack Holding, Inc.,
11.250%, due 02/01/14
    1,500,000       877,500    
Ferrell Gas Partners-LP,
6.750%, due 05/01/14(1) 
    711,000       490,590    
FireKeepers Development Authority,
13.875%, due 05/01/15(1) 
    1,636,000       1,014,320    
First Data Corp.,
9.875%, due 09/24/15
    925,000       559,625    
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.375%, due 10/28/09
    2,000,000       1,756,442    
8.000%, due 12/15/16     140,000       91,191    
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold, Inc.,
8.375%, due 04/01/17
    800,000       656,000    
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
9.125%, due 12/15/10
    150,000       34,500    
Frontier Communications Corp.,
9.000%, due 08/15/31
    1,525,000       960,750    
General Motors Corp.,
7.200%, due 01/15/11
    1,825,000       383,250    
Georgia-Pacific LLC,
8.875%, due 05/15/31
    145,000       100,050    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(continued)  
GMAC LLC,
7.250%, due 03/02/11(1) 
  $ 1,183,500     $ 1,017,088    
8.000%, due 11/01/31(1)      768,000       456,492    
Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,
9.875%, due 10/15/14
    850,000       522,750    
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.,
7.750%, due 07/15/14
    750,000       532,500    
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.,
6.899%, due 05/15/15(2) 
    1,500,000       480,000    
9.500%, due 05/15/15     1,025,000       389,500    
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.,
5.500%, due 07/01/10
    1,500,000       952,500    
10.750%, due 02/01/16(1)      750,000       213,750    
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
Co. LLC/Hawker Beechcraft
Notes Co.,
8.500%, due 04/01/15
    550,000       225,500    
HCA, Inc.,
9.250%, due 11/15/16
    250,000       229,375    
9.125%, due 11/15/14     90,000       83,475    
9.625%, due 11/15/11     460,000       358,800    
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.,
9.500%, due 01/15/16(1) 
    625,000       331,250    
Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp.,
8.250%, due 03/01/16
    875,000       682,500    
Ingles Markets, Inc.,
8.875%, due 12/01/11
    1,175,000       1,022,250    
Interface, Inc.,
10.375%, due 02/01/10
    900,000       891,000    
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.,
9.750%, due 06/15/14
    1,350,000       648,000    
Jefferson Smurfit Corp. ,
8.250%, due 10/01/12
    500,000       85,000    
Key Energy Services, Inc.,
8.375%, due 12/01/14
    190,000       125,400    
L-3 Communications Corp.,
5.875%, due 01/15/15
    1,000,000       900,000    
LIN Television Corp.,
Series B,
6.500%, due 05/15/13
    1,775,000       829,813    
Linn Energy LLC,
9.875%, due 07/01/18(1) 
    465,000       272,025    
Massey Energy Co.,
6.875%, due 12/15/13
    300,000       222,000    
MGM Mirage,
13.000%, due 11/15/13(1) 
    950,000       904,875    
Mirant Americas Generation LLC,
8.300%, due 05/01/11
    200,000       194,000    
9.125%, due 05/01/31     950,000       703,000    
Momentive Performance
Materials, Inc.,
11.500%, due 12/01/16
    575,000       169,625    
9.750%, due 12/01/14     1,775,000       754,375    

 


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UBS High Yield Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Corporate bonds—(continued)  
United States—(continued)  
MTR Gaming Group, Inc.,
Series B,
9.000%, due 06/01/12
  $ 425,000     $ 238,000    
9.750%, due 04/01/10     250,000       187,500    
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.,
9.000%, due 10/15/10
    440,000       193,600    
Newfield Exploration Co.,
7.125%, due 05/15/18
    2,887,000       2,280,730    
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.,
7.000%, due 01/15/14
    675,000       291,094    
Nexstar Finance Holdings LLC/Nexstar
Finance Holdings, Inc.,
11.375%, due 04/01/13(3) 
    319,590       137,823    
Nextel Communications, Inc.,
Series D,
7.375%, due 08/01/15
    550,000       231,000    
NGPL Pipeco LLC,
7.119%, due 12/15/17(1) 
    300,000       270,058    
NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.375%, due 02/01/16
    400,000       372,000    
7.375%, due 01/15/17     1,350,000       1,242,000    
Nustar Logistics,
7.650%, due 04/15/18
    2,150,000       1,970,849    
Oncor Electric Delivery Co,
6.800%, due 09/01/18(1) 
    250,000       239,749    
Orion Power Holdings, Inc.,
12.000%, due 05/01/10
    1,000,000       1,000,000    
Owens-Illinois, Inc.,
7.500%, due 05/15/10
    700,000       693,000    
Plains Exploration & Production Co.,
7.625%, due 06/01/18
    563,000       385,655    
Pokagon Gaming Authority,
10.375%, due 06/15/14(1) 
    653,000       561,580    
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.,
7.750%, due 07/15/15
    750,000       551,250    
Qwest Communications
International, Inc.,
7.250%, due 02/15/11
    1,050,000       913,500    
Qwest Corp.,
8.875%, due 03/15/12
    350,000       323,750    
R.H. Donnelley Corp.,
Series A-3,
8.875%, due 01/15/16
    1,000,000       150,000    
Reliant Energy, Inc.,
6.750%, due 12/15/14
    2,165,000       1,948,500    
River Rock Entertainment Authority,
9.750%, due 11/01/11
    800,000       664,000    
San Pasqual Casino,
8.000%, due 09/15/13(1) 
    750,000       543,750    
Sanmina-SCI Corp.,
8.125%, due 03/01/16
    750,000       292,500    
Sanmina-SCI Corp.,
4.746%, due 06/15/14(1),(2) 
    975,000       526,500    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(continued)  
Sheridan Group, Inc.,
10.250%, due 08/15/11
  $ 975,000     $ 683,719    
Smurfit-Stone Container
Enterprises, Inc.,
8.000%, due 03/15/17
    1,530,000       290,700    
Southwestern Energy Co.,
7.500%, due 02/01/18(1) 
    200,000       175,000    
Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.375%, due 03/15/12
    1,750,000       1,400,000    
8.750%, due 03/15/32     930,000       627,750    
SPX Corp.,
7.625%, due 12/15/14(1) 
    500,000       435,000    
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
10.625%, due 05/15/15(1) 
    481,000       411,255    
10.250%, due 08/15/15     1,815,000       1,197,900    
Texas Competitive Electric
Holdings Co. LLC,
10.500%, due 11/01/15(1) 
    4,075,000       2,893,250    
Tube City IMS Corp.,
9.750%, due 02/01/15
    1,525,000       533,750    
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority,
9.000%, due 11/15/15(1) 
    600,000       474,000    
Unisys Corp.,
8.000%, due 10/15/12
    2,025,000       567,000    
United Rentals North America, Inc.,
6.500%, due 02/15/12
    1,000,000       790,000    
7.750%, due 11/15/13     1,975,000       1,283,750    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
6.000%, due 02/15/18
    560,000       516,674    
Universal Hospital Services, Inc.,
8.500%, due 06/01/11
    130,000       92,300    
Univision Communications, Inc.,
9.750%, due 03/15/11(1) 
    400,000       50,000    
US Concrete, Inc.,
8.375%, due 04/01/14
    1,814,000       979,560    
Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso
Paper, Inc.,
Series B,
9.125%, due 08/01/14
    300,000       118,500    
11.375%, due 08/01/16     750,000       225,000    
Vertis, Inc.,
13.500%, due 02/05/09
    168,142       11,000    
Washington Mutual Preferred
Funding LLC,
9.750%, due 12/15/17†(1),(2),(4) 
    2,700,000       270    
Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
7.250%, due 05/01/12
    1,150,000       856,750    
Wind Acquisition Finance SA,
10.750%, due 12/01/15(1) 
    500,000       430,000    
Windstream Corp.,
8.625%, due 08/01/16
    425,000       376,125    
Xerox Capital Trust I,
8.000%, due 02/01/27
    1,400,000       956,046    

 


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UBS High Yield Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(concluded)  
Corporate bonds—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
Yankee Acquisition Corp.,
Series B,
8.500%, due 02/15/15
  $ 325,000     $ 151,531    
Total United States
corporate bonds
            90,229,537    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $132,737,060)
            94,437,260    
Total bonds
(cost $132,371,728)
            94,548,041    
    Shares      
Preferred stock—0.11%  
United States—0.11%  
Preferred Blocker, Inc.,
9.000%, due 12/31/11(1),(4)
(cost $365,332)
    443       110,781    
Common stocks—0.02%  
United States—0.02%  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—0.00%  
American Restaurant Group, Inc.*(5)      972       0    
Media—0.02%  
Knology, Inc.*     3,926       20,258    
Aerospace & defense—0.00%  
Sabreliner Corp.*(5)      8,400       0    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Advertising—0.00%  
Vertis Holdings, Inc.*     8,952     $ 0    
Total common stocks
(cost $153,000)
            20,258    
    Number of
warrants
     
Warrants—0.00%  
Dayton Superior Corp.,
strike @ $0.01,
expires 06/15/09*(1),(5),(6) 
    225       0    
Pliant Corp.,
strike @ $0.01,
expires 06/01/10*(1),(5),(6) 
    1       0    
Total warrants
(cost $0)
            0    
    Shares      
Short-term investment—0.94%  
Other—0.94%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(7),(8)
(cost $919,285)
    919,285       919,285    
Total investments—97.65%
(cost $133,809,345)
            95,487,584    
Cash and other assets,
less liabilities—2.35%
            2,294,110    
Net assets—100.00%           $ 97,781,694    

 

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $133,809,345; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 614,139    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (38,935,900 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (38,321,761 )  

 

††  As of September 29, 2008, the Fund is no longer accruing income on this security.

*  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, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $17,195,703 or 17.59% of net assets.

(2)  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2008.

(3)  Step bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

(4)  Perpetual bond security. The maturity date reflects the next call date.

(5)  Security is being fair valued by a valuation committee under the direction of the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $0 or 0.00% of net assets.

(6)  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $0 or 0.00% of net assets.

(7)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(8)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

GMAC  General Motors Acceptance Corp.


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Restricted securities

Securities   Acquisition
dates
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost
as a percentage
of net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/08
Market value as
a percentage of
net assets
 
Dayton Superior Corp., strike @ $0.01,
expires 06/15/09
  08/07/00   $ 0       0.00 %   $ 0       0.00 %  
Pliant Corp., strike @ $0.01,
expires 06/01/10
  10/20/00     0       0.00       0       0.00    
        $ 0       0.00 %   $ 0       0.00 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Bond Fund (the "Fund") declined 6.36% (Class A shares declined 10.57% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class Y shares declined 6.35%. The Fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index (formerly the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index, the "Index"), returned 4.07% 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 148; 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.) For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.

The Fund's underperformance was primarily due to security selection and sector positioning, with its largest detractor being its holdings of non-Index, nonagency securitized assets.

Striving to improve the Fund's performance

As the Fund's performance shows, the reporting period proved to be an exceptionally challenging one. Given periods of extreme risk aversion, many investors flocked to the safety of US Treasury securities, driving their yields lower and prices higher. In contrast, non-Treasuries (also known as spread sectors) generated extremely poor results. This was especially true during periods of indiscriminate selling that occurred when overleveraged investors were forced to sell securities into a highly illiquid market.

While we continue to have strong convictions in our investment philosophy and core investment process, we have carefully analyzed the drivers of performance over the last year. Based on our review, we have taken a number of steps in an effort to reposition the Fund to face the ongoing challenges in the marketplace and to take advantage of what we feel will be compelling opportunities in the future. These steps include:

•  Bringing on board investment professionals who we believe have high-caliber expertise and track records of success in addressing some of the issues existing in today's marketplace.

•  Increasing the depth of our analyst teams, including making sweeping changes to our securitized debt team, which entailed replacing analysts and doubling headcount to create a stronger analytical platform.

•  Placing added emphasis on top-down macro analysis, and incorporating it into our investments as a result of lessons learned over the past year. Our goal is to better understand secular forces that could have an impact on our bond portfolios.

Given these changes, it is our firm belief that the Fund is better positioned to deliver the type of consistent, risk-adjusted results that will reward its shareholders over time.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked

•  Yield curve positioning positively contributed to the Fund's performance. We maintained a steepening bias in the portfolio. This was beneficial to performance as the yield curve steepened as the difference between short- and long-term interest rates increased.

•  An underweight to the corporate bond sector was beneficial. Increased investor risk aversion triggered several flights to quality during the six months ended December 31, 2008. During these periods,


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investors flocked to the safety of US Treasuries while spreads on corporate bonds—the difference between the yields paid on these securities versus those paid on US Treasuries—moved to historically wide levels. Given this environment, the Fund's underweight to the corporate bond sector enhanced its relative results.

What didn't work

•  Security selection within the mortgage-backed sector significantly detracted from performance. During the reporting period, the portfolio held out-of-index, nonagency mortgage-backed securities (MBS).(1) While these securities have historically performed similarly to agency securities, this was not the case in 2008. Given continued weakness in the US housing market, illiquidity and a lack of government support, nonagency MBS severely lagged their agency counterparts during the reporting period. In recent months, we have made significant strides in transitioning the portfolio away from nonagency MBS. However, we continued to add agency MBS, specifically Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 30-year securities, given their backing by the US government. The Fund's agency MBS performed well and enhanced results late in the reporting period.

•  Security selection and an overweight position in asset-backed securities (ABS) negatively contributed to performance. In particular, our exposure to ABS backed by home equity loans was a significant drag on performance as mortgage foreclosures and defaults moved sharply higher during the reporting period. The Fund continues to hold certain ABS securities as our analysis shows that, while headwinds remain, their current valuations are extremely attractive.

•  The Fund's commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) holdings performed poorly during the reporting period. While we favored AAA-rated super senior CMBS, they too were negatively impacted by increased risk aversion and fears that the weakening economy would adversely affect the commercial real estate market going forward. CMBS spreads—the difference between the yields paid on these securities versus those paid on US Treasury bonds—reached historically wide levels during the fourth quarter of 2008, and they remained elevated at the end of the reporting period. We selectively added to the Fund's exposure to AAA-rated CMBS as we felt they offered high quality cash flows and compelling long-term appreciation potential.

•  The Fund's out-of-index exposure to inflation-linked bonds detracted from results as inflationary pressures receded. During the first half of 2008, Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) performed well given sharply rising oil and commodity prices. However, with fears of a deep and prolonged recession driving these prices lower, the Fund's TIPS holdings performed poorly during the six-month reporting period. We maintained our tactical position in TIPS and added to the Fund's exposure in this area. In our view, these securities are currently pricing in several years of deflation, while we believe the government's aggressive actions to stimulate the economy will eventually re-ignite inflationary pressures.

(1)  These securities are generally considered liquid and high-quality, but are not government guaranteed.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2008. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 17, 2009. 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 return (unaudited)

        6 months
ended
12/31/08
  1 year
ended
12/31/08
  5 years
ended
12/31/08
  10 years
ended
12/31/08
  Inception(1)
to
12/31/08
 
Before deducting   Class A(2)      -6.36 %     -14.21 %     -0.84 %     2.48 %     3.43 %  
maximum sales charge   Class B(3)      -6.82       -14.95       -1.60       N/A       0.19    
    Class C(4)      -6.72       -14.77       -1.37       N/A       0.28    
    Class Y(5)      -6.35       -14.01       -0.59       2.75       4.07    
After deducting maximum   Class A(2)      -10.57       -18.09       -1.75       2.01       3.01    
sales charge   Class B(3)      -11.21       -18.90       -1.92       N/A       0.19    
    Class C(4)      -7.38       -15.36       -1.37       N/A       0.28    
Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index(6)          4.07       5.24       4.65       5.63       6.26    

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2008 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.06% and 0.89%; Class B—1.95% and 1.64%; Class C—1.62% and 1.39%; Class Y—0.82% and 0.64%. 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, 2009, do not exceed 0.85% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class B shares, 1.35% for Class C shares and 0.60% 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. Bond Fund Class A shares is 06/30/97. Inception dates of Class B and Class C shares are 11/06/01 and 11/08/01, respectively. Inception date of Class Y shares and the index is 08/31/95.

(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)  The Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index (formerly known as the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index) is an unmanaged index of investment grade fixed rate debt issues, including corporate, government, treasury, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities with maturities of at least one year. 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 long-term fixed income

holdings (unaudited)(1)

As of December 31, 2008

    Percentage of
net assets
 
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#934654, 5.500%, due 11/01/38
    3.8 %  
Federal National Mortgage Association,
4.500%, TBA
    3.7    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#948631, 6.000%, due 08/01/37
    2.8    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pools,
#G08307, 5.000%, due 11/01/38
    2.5    
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
4.500%, due 08/01/10
    2.4    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#993722, 5.500%, due 07/01/38
    2.4    
US Treasury Bonds,
4.500%, due 05/15/38
    2.2    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#990740, 6.000%, due 09/01/38
    2.0    
Federal National Mortgage Association Pools,
#888016, 5.500%, due 05/01/36
    1.9    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold Pools,
#G04121, 5.500%, due 04/01/38
    1.8    
Total     25.5 %  

 

Industry diversification (unaudited)(2)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008

Bonds
Corporate bonds
 
Commercial services     0.23 %  
Diversified telecommunication services     0.07    
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)     0.11    
Total corporate bonds     0.41    
Asset-backed securities     3.33    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities     5.74    
Mortgage & agency debt securities     39.27    
US government obligations     8.25    
Non US government obligations     6.17    
Total bonds     63.17    
Investment companies  
UBS Corporate Bond Relationship Fund     20.54    
UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage Relationship Fund     8.23    
UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
Relationship Fund
    2.31    
Total investment companies     31.08    
Short-term investment     3.58    
Options purchased     0.42    
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned     1.57    
Total investments     99.82    
Cash and other assets, less liabilities     0.18    
Net assets     100.00 %  

 

(1)  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.

(2)  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.


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December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—63.17%  
Corporate bonds—0.41%  
United States—0.41%  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.,
7.500%, due 08/01/09
  $ 95,000     $ 91,920    
ERAC USA Finance Co.,
8.000%, due 01/15/11(1) 
    200,000       187,618    
Verizon New York, Inc., Series B,
7.375%, due 04/01/32
    70,000       58,470    
Total corporate bonds
(cost $363,949)
            338,008    
Asset-backed securities—3.33%  
United States—3.33%  
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,
Series 2002-A8, Class A8,
2.066%, due 11/07/11(2) 
    750,000       717,419    
Conseco Finance,
Series 2001-D, Class M2,
3.173%, due 11/15/32(2) 
    465,340       112,368    
Countrywide Asset-Backed
Certificates,
Series 2004-SD1, Class A1,
0.811%, due 06/25/33(1),(2) 
    84,433       68,773    
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2007-B, Class A3A,
5.150%, due 11/15/11
    190,000       182,481    
GSAMP Trust,
Series 2006-S1, Class A1,
0.611%, due 11/25/35(2) 
    450       82    
Series 2006-S3, Class A1,
6.085%, due 05/25/36(3) 
    637,130       78,654    
MBNA Credit Card Master
Note Trust,
Series 2004-A10, Class A,
1.275%, due 03/15/12(2) 
    675,000       646,697    
Series 2004-A7, Class A7,
1.295%, due 12/15/11(2) 
    425,000       412,868    
Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A, Class A1,
1.571%, due 10/25/27(2) 
    135,914       127,283    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc.,
Series 2006-SL1, Class A,
0.651%, due 09/25/36(2) 
    78,549       23,321    
Renaissance Home Equity
Loan Trust,
 
Series 2006-4, Class AF1,
5.545%, due 01/25/37(3) 
    138,641       131,727    
SACO I Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class A1,
0.651%, due 04/25/36(2) 
    154,728       26,533    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(concluded)  
Structured Asset Securities Corp.,
Series 2005-S7, Class A2,
0.771%, due 12/25/35(1),(2) 
  $ 391,461     $ 217,636    
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $3,941,952)
            2,745,842    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—5.74%  
United States—5.74%  
Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2002-PB2, Class C,
6.349%, due 06/11/35
    945,000       834,461    
Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2005-PWR7, Class A2,
4.945%, due 02/11/41
    423,091       359,328    
Series 2006-PW14, Class B,
5.333%, due 12/11/38(1) 
    400,000       81,187    
Series 2006-T22, Class A4,
5.464%, due 04/12/38(2) 
    250,000       213,787    
Series 2006-T24, Class A4,
5.537%, due 10/12/41
    475,000       397,631    
Series 2006-PW12, Class A4,
5.718%, due 09/11/38(2) 
    300,000       244,048    
Series 2000-WF2, Class A2,
7.320%, due 10/15/32(2) 
    198,280       197,464    
GS Alternative Mortgage Product II,
Series 2006-CC1, Class A,
5.377%, due 03/21/46(1),(2),(4) 
    486,701       146,011    
Series 2006-GG8, Class A2,
5.479%, due 11/10/39
    190,000       158,011    
Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.799%, due 08/10/45(2) 
    375,000       272,121    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Alternative Mortgage Product,
Series 2006-CB17, Class A4,
5.429%, due 12/12/43
    650,000       493,360    
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class B,
5.525%, due 07/12/46(2) 
    300,000       63,854    
Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4,
5.328%, due 11/12/41
    225,000       175,497    
Salomon Brothers Mortgage
Securities VII, Inc.,
Series 2000-C1, Class A2,
7.520%, due 12/18/09(2) 
    1,108,350       1,106,045    
Total commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(cost $5,937,625)
            4,742,805    

 


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(continued)  
Mortgage & agency debt securities—39.27%  
United States—39.27%  
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust,
Series 2006-3, Class 4A,
0.661%, due 11/25/35(2) 
  $ 301,871     $ 81,593    
Banc of America Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-C, Class XB1,
5.728%, due 05/20/36(2) 
    224,378       21,967    
Federal Home Loan Bank,
2.375%, due 04/30/10
    1,440,000       1,469,288    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. Gold Pools,
#G08307, 5.000%,
due 11/01/38 
    2,000,000       2,046,023    
#G04121, 5.500%,
due 04/01/38 
    1,460,312       1,496,343    
#G04458, 5.500%,
due 06/01/38 
    903,571       925,775    
#G04567, 5.500%,
due 07/01/38 
    909,686       932,040    
#G04684, 5.500%,
due 09/01/38 
    913,775       936,230    
#C63008, 6.000%,
due 01/01/32 
    708,178       732,883    
#G01717, 6.500%,
due 11/01/29 
    246,682       258,630    
#G01449, 7.000%,
due 07/01/32 
    551,581       579,674    
Federal National Mortgage
Association,
2.875%, due 12/11/13
    800,000       819,419    
3.500%, due 04/28/11     800,000       805,635    
4.500%, TBA     3,000,000       3,040,314    
5.250%, due 08/01/12     165,000       173,913    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Grantor Trust,
Series 2000-T6, Class A1,
7.500%, due 06/25/30 
    297,772       309,031    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#735661, 5.500%,
due 12/01/17 
    702,549       727,351    
#255047, 5.500%,
due 01/01/24 
    912,641       938,909    
#576764, 5.500%,
due 09/01/24 
    209,512       217,026    
#688066, 5.500%,
due 03/01/33 
    412,472       424,283    
#688314, 5.500%,
due 03/01/33 
    469,424       482,354    
#802481, 5.500%,
due 11/01/34 
    761,955       782,465    
#888016, 5.500%,
due 05/01/36 
    1,516,345       1,556,214    

 

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
United States—(continued)  
#983471, 5.500%,
due 05/01/38 
  $ 908,927     $ 932,683    
#993722, 5.500%,
due 07/01/38 
    1,900,000       1,949,849    
#934654, 5.500%,
due 11/01/38 
    3,085,474       3,166,117    
#545015, 6.000%,
due 06/01/16 
    878,067       914,828    
#408267, 6.000%,
due 03/01/28 
    46,828       48,535    
#323715, 6.000%,
due 05/01/29 
    48,559       50,329    
#522564, 6.000%,
due 07/01/29 
    163,018       169,214    
#676733, 6.000%,
due 01/01/33 
    356,426       368,303    
#708631, 6.000%,
due 06/01/33 
    60,870       62,861    
#948631, 6.000%,
due 08/01/37 
    2,244,141       2,312,837    
#988988, 6.000%,
due 09/01/38 
    304,999       314,305    
#990740, 6.000%,
due 09/01/38 
    1,585,000       1,633,361    
#253824, 7.000%,
due 03/01/31 
    12,475       13,211    
#619809, 7.000%,
due 11/01/31 
    77,722       82,241    
Federal National Mortgage
Association Whole Loan,
Series 1995-W3, Class A,
9.000%, due 04/25/25 
    2,147       2,269    
First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc.,
Series 2004-FL1, Class 1A1,
0.741%, due 02/25/35(2) 
    50,296       30,396    
Government National Mortgage
Association Pools,
#2687, 6.000%,
due 12/20/28
    55,015       56,994    
#2794, 6.000%,
due 08/20/29
    193,907       200,691    
#780204, 7.000%,
due 07/15/25
    4,709       4,990    
IndyMac INDX Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Series 2005-AR3, Class B1,
5.565%, due 04/25/35(2) 
    1,097,850       142,172    
Residential Asset
Securitization Trust,
Series 2004-IP2, Class B1,
5.273%, due 12/25/34(2) 
    721,895       23,462    
Residential Funding Mortgage
Securitization I, Inc.,
Series 2006-S6, Class M2,
6.000%, due 07/25/36
    1,323,414       108,768    

 


151



UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Security description   Face
amount
  Value  
Bonds—(concluded)  
Mortgage & agency debt securities—(concluded)  
United States—(concluded)  
WaMu Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-HY1, Class 3B2,
5.881%, due 02/25/37(2) 
  $ 1,099,025     $ 77,031    
Total mortgage & agency debt securities
(cost $33,856,357)
            32,422,807    
US government obligations—8.25%  
US Treasury Bonds,
4.375%, due 02/15/38
    1,050,000       1,406,344    
4.500%, due 05/15/38(5)      1,325,000       1,808,418    
4.750%, due 02/15/37(5)      510,000       710,654    
8.125%, due 08/15/19     285,000       421,221    
US Treasury Inflation Indexed
Note (TIPS),
2.000%, due 01/15/16
    320,000       334,389    
US Treasury Notes,
1.250%, due 11/30/10(5) 
    65,000       65,698    
2.750%, due 10/31/13(5)      975,000       1,036,547    
3.750%, due 11/15/18(5)      905,000       1,024,487    
Total US government obligations
(cost $6,240,498)
            6,807,758    
Non US government obligations—6.17%  
Italy—2.42%  
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,
4.500%, due 08/01/10
  EUR 1,400,000       1,995,286    
Spain—1.79%  
Government of Spain,
3.250%, due 07/30/10
    1,050,000       1,478,527    
United Kingdom—1.96%  
UK Gilts,
4.750%, due 06/07/10
  GBP 280,000       423,842    
5.250%, due 06/07/12     760,000       1,196,462    
      1,620,304    
Total non US government obligations
(cost $5,389,265)
            5,094,117    
Total bonds
(cost $55,729,646)
            52,151,337    
    Units      
Investment companies—31.08%  
UBS Corporate Bond Relationship
Fund*(6) 
    1,513,377       16,961,020    
UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage
Relationship Fund*(6) 
    1,085,827       6,791,088    
UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation
Protected Securities
Relationship Fund*(6) 
    175,243       1,910,346    

 

Security description   Shares   Value  
Investment companies—(concluded)  
Total investment companies
(cost $32,260,233)
          $ 25,662,454    
Short-term investment—3.58%  
Other—3.58%  
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(6),(7)
(cost $2,951,891)
    2,951,891       2,951,891    
    Number of
contracts
     
Options purchased—0.42%  
Call option—0.42%  
3 Month Euro Euribor Interest
Rate Futures,
strike @ EUR 96.75,
expires September 2009*
    78       346,956    
Total options purchased
(cost $25,711)
            346,956    
    Shares      
Investment of cash collateral from
securities loaned—1.57%
 
UBS Supplementary Trust—
U.S. Cash Management
Prime Fund, 1.54%(6),(7)
(cost $1,294,984)
    1,294,984       1,294,984    
Total investments—99.82%
(cost $92,262,465)
            82,407,622    
Cash and other assets, less
liabilities—0.18%
            151,941    
Net assets—100.00%           $ 82,559,563    

 


152



UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Notes to portfolio of investments

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes, which was the same for book purposes, was $92,262,465; and net unrealized depreciation consisted of:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 1,720,210    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (11,575,053 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (9,854,843 )  

 

  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.

*  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, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $701,225 or 0.85% of net assets.

(2)  Floating rate security—The interest rates shown are the current rates as of December 31, 2008.

(3)  Step bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

(4)  Security is illiquid. At December 31, 2008, the value of this security amounted to $146,011 or 0.18% of net assets.

(5)  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at December 31, 2008.

(6)  Investment in affiliated mutual fund.

(7)  The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2008.

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.

TIPS  Treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS") are debt securities issued by the US Treasury whose principal and/or interest payments are adjusted for inflation, unlike debt securities that make fixed principal and interest payments. The interest rate paid by the TIPS is fixed, while the principal value rises or falls based on changes in a published Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Thus, if inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on the TIPS are adjusted accordingly to protect investors from inflationary loss. During a deflationary period, the principal and interest payments decrease, although the TIPS principal amounts will not drop below their face amounts at maturity. In exchange for the inflation protection, the TIPS generally pay lower interest rates than typical US Treasury securities. Only if inflation occurs will TIPS offer a higher real yield than a conventional Treasury bond of the same maturity.

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

Restricted security

Security   Acquisition
date
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition
cost as a
percentage of
net assets
  12/31/08
Market
value
  12/31/08
Market value
as a percentage
of net assets
 
GS Alternative Mortgage Product II,
Series 2006-CC1, Class A,
5.377%, due 03/21/46
    07/19/07     $ 465,522       0.56 %   $ 146,011       0.18 %  

 


153



UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Forward foreign currency contracts

UBS U.S. Bond Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts as of December 31, 2008:

    Contracts
to deliver
  In
exchange for
  Maturity
dates
  Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
Euro     2,850,000     USD     3,721,473     03/18/09   $ (230,480 )  
Euro     300,000     USD     424,341     03/18/09     8,346    
Great Britain Pound     1,435,000     USD     2,136,679     03/18/09     76,550    
United States Dollar     282,621     GBP     195,000     03/18/09     (2,673 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   $ (148,257 )  

 

Currency type abbreviations:

GBP  Great Britain Pound

USD  United States Dollar

Futures contracts

UBS U.S. Bond Fund had the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2008:  

 

    Expiration
dates
  Cost/
(proceeds)
  Value   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 
US treasury futures buy contracts:  
10 Year US Treasury Notes, 47 contracts (USD)   March 2009   $ 5,551,569     $ 5,910,250     $ 358,681    
US treasury futures sell contracts:  
2 Year US Treasury Notes, 113 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (24,466,016 )     (24,641,062 )     (175,046 )  
5 Year US Treasury Notes, 75 contracts (USD)   March 2009     (8,650,323 )     (8,929,101 )     (278,778 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $ (95,143 )  

 

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar

Options written

UBS U.S. Bond Fund had the following open options written as of December 31, 2008:

    Expiration
date
  Premiums
received
  Value  
Put option  
90 Day Euro-Dollar Interest Rate Futures, 173 contracts, strike @ USD 96.50   June 2009   $ 67,170     $ 4,325    

 

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements
154




The UBS Funds

December 31, 2008 (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, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Actual expenses

The first line for each class of shares in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line 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, 2008 to December 31, 2008.


155



The UBS Funds

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    Beginning
account value
July 1, 2008
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2008
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/08 - 12/31/08
  Expense
ratio
during period
 
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Class A Actual   $ 1,000     $ 800.30     $ 5.85       1.29 %  
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.70       6.56       1.29    
Class B Actual     1,000       796.30       9.55       2.11    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.57       10.71       2.11    
Class C Actual     1,000       796.30       9.33       2.06    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.82       10.46       2.06    
Class Y Actual     1,000       804.20       4.50       0.99    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.21       5.04       0.99    
UBS Global Allocation Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       698.50       5.05       1.18    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,019.26       6.01       1.18    
Class B Actual     1,000       696.10       8.64       2.02    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.02       10.26       2.02    
Class C Actual     1,000       696.10       8.46       1.98    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.22       10.06       1.98    
Class Y Actual     1,000       700.30       3.81       0.89    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.72       4.53       0.89    
UBS Global Frontier Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       586.90       5.60       1.40    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.15       7.12       1.40    
Class C Actual     1,000       584.50       8.59       2.15    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.37       10.92       2.15    
Class Y Actual     1,000       587.80       4.60       1.15    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,019.41       5.85       1.15    
UBS Global Equity Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       656.10       5.22       1.25    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.90       6.36       1.25    
Class B Actual     1,000       653.80       8.34       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    
Class C Actual     1,000       653.10       8.33       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    
Class Y Actual     1,000       658.20       4.18       1.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.16       5.09       1.00    

 


156



The UBS Funds

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    Beginning
account value
July 1, 2008
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2008
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/08 - 12/31/08
  Expense
ratio
during period
 
UBS International Equity Fund  
Class A Actual   $ 1,000     $ 644.30     $ 5.18       1.25 %  
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.90       6.36       1.25    
Class B Actual     1,000       641.80       8.28       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    
Class C Actual     1,000       641.80       8.28       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    
Class Y Actual     1,000       644.70       4.15       1.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.16       5.09       1.00    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       669.70       9.01       2.14    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.42       10.87       2.14    
Class C Actual     1,000       667.00       12.14       2.89    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,010.64       14.65       2.89    
Class Y Actual     1,000       670.00       7.96       1.89    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.68       9.60       1.89    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       677.60       5.45       1.29    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.70       6.56       1.29    
Class B Actual     1,000       674.80       8.57       2.03    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.97       10.31       2.03    
Class C Actual     1,000       675.20       8.44       2.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.12       10.16       2.00    
Class Y Actual     1,000       678.00       4.02       0.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.42       4.84       0.95    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       644.30       4.35       1.05    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,019.91       5.35       1.05    
Class B Actual     1,000       642.50       7.45       1.80    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,016.13       9.15       1.80    
Class C Actual     1,000       642.90       7.45       1.80    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,016.13       9.15       1.80    
Class Y Actual     1,000       645.40       3.32       0.80    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,021.17       4.08       0.80    

 


157



The UBS Funds

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    Beginning
account value
July 1, 2008
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2008
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/08 - 12/31/08
  Expense
ratio
during period
 
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund  
Class A Actual   $ 1,000     $ 695.50     $ 4.70       1.10 %  
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,019.66       5.60       1.10    
Class B Actual     1,000       692.00       7.89       1.85    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.88       9.40       1.85    
Class C Actual     1,000       691.80       7.89       1.85    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.88       9.40       1.85    
Class Y Actual     1,000       696.20       3.63       0.85    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.92       4.33       0.85    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       598.10       5.84       1.45    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,017.90       7.37       1.45    
Class C Actual     1,000       589.00       8.81       2.20    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.12       11.17       2.20    
Class Y Actual     1,000       601.10       4.84       1.20    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,019.16       6.11       1.20    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       593.60       5.14       1.28    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.75       6.51       1.28    
Class B Actual     1,000       591.80       8.14       2.03    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.97       10.31       2.03    
Class C Actual     1,000       591.90       8.15       2.03    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,014.97       10.31       2.03    
Class Y Actual     1,000       594.70       4.14       1.03    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.01       5.24       1.03    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       873.40       4.72       1.00    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.16       5.09       1.00    
Class C Actual     1,000       871.80       6.37       1.35    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.40       6.87       1.35    
Class Y Actual     1,000       874.10       3.87       0.82    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,021.07       4.18       0.82    

 


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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    Beginning
account value
July 1, 2008
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2008
  Expenses paid
during period*
07/01/08 - 12/31/08
  Expense
ratio
during period
 
UBS Global Bond Fund  
Class A Actual   $ 1,000     $ 934.50     $ 5.61       1.15 %  
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,019.41       5.85       1.15    
Class B Actual     1,000       930.00       9.24       1.90    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.63       9.65       1.90    
Class C Actual     1,000       932.00       8.04       1.65    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,016.89       8.39       1.65    
Class Y Actual     1,000       934.50       4.39       0.90    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.67       4.58       0.90    
UBS High Yield Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       776.80       5.37       1.20    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,019.16       6.11       1.20    
Class B Actual     1,000       774.20       8.72       1.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,015.38       9.91       1.95    
Class C Actual     1,000       776.50       7.61       1.70    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,016.64       8.64       1.70    
Class Y Actual     1,000       779.40       4.26       0.95    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.42       4.84       0.95    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund  
Class A Actual     1,000       936.40       4.15       0.85    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,020.92       4.33       0.85    
Class B Actual     1,000       931.80       7.79       1.60    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,017.14       8.13       1.60    
Class C Actual     1,000       932.80       6.58       1.35    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,018.40       6.87       1.35    
Class Y Actual     1,000       936.50       2.93       0.60    
Hypothetical
(5% annual return before expenses)
    1,000       1,022.18       3.06       0.60    

 

*  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—Financial statements

Statements of assets and liabilities

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS Global
Allocation
Fund
  UBS Global
Frontier
Fund
  UBS
Global Equity
Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 848,989,598     $ 1,896,372,957     $ 5,348,678     $ 214,313,849    
Affiliated issuers     140,017,487       570,764,639       74,749,946       15,198,258    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost     4,080,373       33,165,356             557,900    
Foreign currency, at cost     4,172,522       5,298,074       13,794       429,414    
    $ 997,259,980     $ 2,505,601,026     $ 80,112,418     $ 230,499,421    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 617,798,574     $ 1,412,707,460     $ 5,401,803     $ 170,549,731    
Affiliated issuers     135,796,919       455,424,841       59,277,495       13,051,192    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value(1)      4,080,373       33,165,356             557,900    
Foreign currency, at value     4,256,000       5,372,308       13,441       438,151    
Cash     207,081,419                   9,543    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     1,067,132       15,597,325                
Dividends     1,094,451       2,729,130             384,310    
Interest     1,407,541       1,618,318       58,286       2,095    
Fund shares sold     1,452,496       9,202,760       1,370,422       2,898,933    
Variation margin           2,580,384       477,368          
Receivable for foreign tax reclaims     659,411       187,057       1,319       279,130    
Cash collateral for futures contracts     100,406,681       75,080,015       6,701,104          
Cash collateral for swap agreements     44,280,000                      
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)      118,457,112       5,362,985                
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     27,064,860       4,185,946       390,262       735,176    
Other assets     8,354       72,176             36,203    
Total assets     1,264,911,323       2,023,286,061       73,691,500       188,942,364    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned     4,080,373       33,165,356             557,900    
Investment securities purchased     956,007       10,146,149       254,008       208,535    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     673,297       1,379,449       37,676       95,619    
Fund shares redeemed     17,277,348       36,819,155       711,468       704,698    
Distribution and service fees     290,617       745,311       21,764       34,668    
Trustees' fees     10,645       19,995       2,853       3,769    
Custody and fund accounting fees     130,614       418,880       11,586       37,453    
Variation margin     1,210,876                      
Due to custodian           3,273,123       562,033          
Dividends payable for investments sold short                          
Accrued expenses     536,848       906,790       28,013       110,505    
Options written, at value(3)      17,025       20,750                
Investments sold short, at value(4)      193,608,753                      
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)      212,741,199                      
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     48,720,748       6,989,269       89,233       1,235,763    
Total liabilities     480,254,350       93,884,227       1,718,634       2,988,910    
Net assets   $ 784,656,973     $ 1,929,401,834     $ 71,972,866     $ 185,953,454    

 

(1)  The market value of securities loaned by UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Global Equity Fund and UBS International Equity Fund as of December 31, 2008 was $3,929,787, $34,977,982, $533,543 and $2,756,546, respectively.

(2)  Net upfront payments made by UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund were $4,272,271.

(3)  Premiums received by UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund and UBS Global Allocation Fund were $264,567 and $322,258, respectively.

(4)  Proceeds from Investments sold short by UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund and UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund were $201,364,580 and $19,578,507, respectively.


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The UBS Funds—Financial statements

    UBS
International
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Equity Alpha
Fund
  UBS U.S.
Large Cap
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Large Cap
Growth Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 96,973,042     $ 110,236,973     $ 542,969,430     $ 109,311,801    
Affiliated issuers     6,211,099       586,330       5,811,167       2,267,438    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost     2,895,823                      
Foreign currency, at cost     40,579                      
    $ 106,120,543     $ 110,823,303     $ 548,780,597     $ 111,579,239    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 79,937,767     $ 75,618,676     $ 411,386,079     $ 87,047,113    
Affiliated issuers     5,223,616       586,330       5,811,167       2,267,438    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value(1)      2,895,823                      
Foreign currency, at value     40,875                      
Cash           582,918       1,418       1,912    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold           359,624       283,317       2,248,639    
Dividends     170,020       192,816       932,037       125,980    
Interest     32       88       7,735       4,287    
Fund shares sold     2,032,394       4,119       428,957       308,603    
Variation margin                          
Receivable for foreign tax reclaims     103,318                   3,110    
Cash collateral for futures contracts                 62          
Cash collateral for swap agreements                          
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)                           
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     370,447                      
Other assets     211       1                
Total assets     90,774,503       77,344,572       418,850,772       92,007,082    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned     2,895,823                      
Investment securities purchased                 39,228       2,602,333    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     35,393       110,882       274,712       4,922    
Fund shares redeemed     582,473       2,054,546       1,410,253       205,240    
Distribution and service fees     2,885       20,099       14,538       8,412    
Trustees' fees     3,068       3,010       5,654       2,678    
Custody and fund accounting fees     26,734       16,147       82,060       10,051    
Variation margin                          
Due to custodian                          
Dividends payable for investments sold short           26,095                
Accrued expenses     44,046       34,978       104,318       22,261    
Options written, at value(3)                           
Investments sold short, at value(4)            15,782,541                
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)                           
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     969,483                      
Total liabilities     4,559,905       18,048,298       1,930,763       2,855,897    
Net assets   $ 86,214,598     $ 59,296,274     $ 416,920,009     $ 89,151,185    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
161



The UBS Funds—Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities (cont'd)

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share:

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS Global
Allocation
Fund
  UBS Global
Frontier
Fund(2) 
  UBS
Global Equity
Fund
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 1,136,783,317     $ 3,252,538,797     $ 125,339,761     $ 911,122,256    
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income     58,245,493       60,160,367       5,837,057       2,160,468    
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)     (55,121,233 )     (786,955,382 )     (44,831,807 )     (680,943,653 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (355,250,604 )     (596,341,948 )     (14,372,145 )     (46,385,617 )  
Net assets   $ 784,656,973     $ 1,929,401,834     $ 71,972,866     $ 185,953,454    
Class A:  
Net assets   $ 522,424,499     $ 1,105,199,221     $ 54,110,521     $ 70,881,301    
Shares outstanding     102,607,679       150,101,277       10,799,955       8,582,728    
Net asset value per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.09     $ 7.36     $ 5.01     $ 8.26    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)(1)    $ 5.39     $ 7.79     $ 5.30     $ 8.74    
Class B:  
Net assets   $ 8,570,386     $ 49,016,110       N/A     $ 2,145,672    
Shares outstanding     1,755,845       6,781,176       N/A       265,804    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 4.88     $ 7.23       N/A     $ 8.07    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 4.64     $ 6.87       N/A     $ 7.67    
Class C:  
Net assets   $ 164,724,544     $ 498,183,484     $ 15,635,352     $ 21,844,026    
Shares outstanding     33,743,140       69,303,516       3,113,437       2,730,526    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 4.88     $ 7.19     $ 5.02     $ 8.00    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 4.83     $ 7.12     $ 4.97     $ 7.92    
Class Y:  
Net assets   $ 88,937,544     $ 277,003,019     $ 2,226,993     $ 91,082,455    
Shares outstanding     17,186,721       36,928,683       444,654       10,782,133    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.17     $ 7.50     $ 5.01     $ 8.45    

 

(1)  For Class A, the maximum sales charge is 5.50%, except for the UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Fund, and the UBS High Yield Fund which is 4.50%, and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund which is 2.50%. 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 $1 million 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%, except for UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Fund and UBS High Yield Fund which is 0.75%, and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund which is 0.50% . Class Y has no contingent deferred sales charge.

(2)  UBS Global Frontier Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund do not offer Class B shares.


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The UBS Funds—Financial statements

    UBS
International
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Equity Alpha
Fund(2) 
  UBS U.S.
Large Cap
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Large Cap
Growth Fund
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 112,836,980     $ 124,505,260     $ 671,230,028     $ 125,289,906    
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income     1,980,986       (10,424 )     5,035,550       122,029    
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)     (10,000,922 )     (34,376,231 )     (127,762,218 )     (13,996,062 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (18,602,446 )     (30,822,331 )     (131,583,351 )     (22,264,688 )  
Net assets   $ 86,214,598     $ 59,296,274     $ 416,920,009     $ 89,151,185    
Class A:  
Net assets   $ 8,664,086     $ 41,977,318     $ 48,216,720     $ 27,401,737    
Shares outstanding     1,520,856       7,205,555       4,461,166       3,808,873    
Net asset value per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.70     $ 5.83     $ 10.81     $ 7.19    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)(1)    $ 6.03     $ 6.17     $ 11.44     $ 7.61    
Class B:  
Net assets   $ 79,948       N/A     $ 402,478     $ 857,798    
Shares outstanding     13,952       N/A       38,221       125,570    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 5.73       N/A     $ 10.53     $ 6.83    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 5.44       N/A     $ 10.00     $ 6.49    
Class C:  
Net assets   $ 976,643     $ 11,189,199     $ 4,828,831     $ 4,770,848    
Shares outstanding     174,500       1,920,873       458,744       697,999    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 5.60     $ 5.83     $ 10.53     $ 6.84    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 5.54     $ 5.77     $ 10.42     $ 6.77    
Class Y:  
Net assets   $ 76,493,921     $ 6,129,757     $ 363,471,980     $ 56,120,802    
Shares outstanding     13,380,491       1,056,179       33,271,566       7,590,332    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 5.72     $ 5.80     $ 10.92     $ 7.39    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
163



The UBS Funds—Financial statements

Statements of assets and liabilities (cont'd)

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    UBS U.S. Large
Cap Value
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S. Mid
Cap Growth
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Small Cap
Growth Fund
  UBS Absolute
Return
Bond Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 76,673,980     $ 5,189,129     $ 256,605,329     $ 142,346,096    
Affiliated issuers     272,891       68,509       2,391,516       21,541,043    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost                 14,299,270          
Foreign currency, at cost                       16,978,741    
    $ 76,946,871     $ 5,257,638     $ 273,296,115     $ 180,865,880    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 55,375,436     $ 3,544,259     $ 181,427,457     $ 122,062,004    
Affiliated issuers     272,891       68,509       2,391,516       21,541,043    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value(1)                  14,299,270          
Foreign currency, at value                       16,835,957    
Cash     343                      
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     528,440       5,867       2,858,822          
Dividends     120,817       3,008       49,707          
Interest     376       63       2,632       2,845,935    
Fund shares sold     3,127             165,274       21,169    
Variation margin                       351,904    
Receivable for foreign tax reclaims                       22,324    
Cash collateral for futures contracts                       1,524,303    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)                        1,097,435    
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                       489,372    
Other assets           108,483       54,571          
Total assets     56,301,430       3,730,189       201,249,249       166,791,446    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned                 14,299,270          
Investment securities purchased                 2,912,996       1,373,555    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     13,390       293       77,945       81,860    
Fund shares redeemed     345,187             722,152       452,170    
Distribution and service fees     17,536       581       12,699       6,910    
Trustees' fees     2,766       2,355       3,837       3,478    
Custody and fund accounting fees     13,236       10,695       34,221       28,059    
Variation margin                          
Due to custodian                       99,325    
Options written, at value(3)                           
Accrued expenses     44,290       22,078       104,427       84,004    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)                        1,419,295    
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                       6,941,280    
Total liabilities     436,405       36,002       18,167,547       10,489,936    
Net assets   $ 55,865,025     $ 3,694,187     $ 183,081,702     $ 156,301,510    

 

(1)  The market value of securities loaned by UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund and UBS U.S. Bond Fund as of December 31, 2008 was $13,911,306 and $1,558,766, respectively.

(2)  Upfront payments made by UBS High Yield Fund were $126,569.

(3)  Premiums received by UBS U.S. Bond Fund were $67,170.


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    UBS
Global Bond
Fund
  UBS
High Yield
Fund
  UBS
U.S. Bond
Fund
 
Assets:  
Investments, at cost:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 57,049,252     $ 132,890,060     $ 55,755,357    
Affiliated issuers     112,816       919,285       35,212,124    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at cost                 1,294,984    
Foreign currency, at cost     573,932             33,454    
    $ 57,736,000     $ 133,809,345     $ 92,295,919    
Investments, at value:  
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 50,086,927     $ 94,568,299     $ 52,498,293    
Affiliated issuers     123,639       919,285       28,614,345    
Investments of cash collateral in affiliated issuers received from securities loaned, at value(1)                  1,294,984    
Foreign currency, at value     545,600                
Cash           70,647       116,892    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     295,605       368,794       4,064,226    
Dividends                    
Interest     853,593       2,849,884       332,329    
Fund shares sold     893,258       345,212       402,031    
Variation margin                    
Receivable for foreign tax reclaims                    
Cash collateral for futures contracts                 1,232,851    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)      308,160             3,718,784    
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     515,580             84,896    
Other assets                 3,109    
Total assets     53,622,362       99,122,121       92,362,740    
Liabilities:  
Payables:  
Cash collateral from securities loaned                 1,294,984    
Investment securities purchased           823,398       5,061,927    
Investment advisory and fund administration fees     13,694       38,807       17,670    
Fund shares redeemed     243,118       215,493       573,335    
Distribution and service fees     3,084       10,677       2,668    
Trustees' fees     2,722       2,937       2,778    
Custody and fund accounting fees     12,370       13,549       14,014    
Variation margin                 29,328    
Due to custodian     3,084                
Options written, at value(3)                  4,325    
Accrued expenses     19,248       32,413       30,385    
Outstanding swap agreements, at value(2)      465,130       203,153       2,538,610    
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     270,815             233,153    
Total liabilities     1,033,265       1,340,427       9,803,177    
Net assets   $ 52,589,097     $ 97,781,694     $ 82,559,563    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities (cont'd)

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share:

December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    UBS U.S. Large
Cap Value
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S. Mid
Cap Growth
Equity Fund(2) 
  UBS U.S.
Small Cap
Growth Fund
  UBS Absolute
Return
Bond Fund(2)  
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 87,932,542     $ 6,117,505     $ 288,726,048     $ 286,821,057    
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income     779,088       (17,304 )     (556,304 )     (11,110,507 )  
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)     (11,548,061 )     (761,144 )     (29,910,170 )     (89,701,699 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (21,298,544 )     (1,644,870 )     (75,177,872 )     (29,707,341 )  
Net assets   $ 55,865,025     $ 3,694,187     $ 183,081,702     $ 156,301,510    
Class A:  
Net assets   $ 47,366,410     $ 479,409     $ 48,408,390     $ 23,824,958    
Shares outstanding     9,694,174       81,526       6,128,157       3,837,537    
Net asset value per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 4.89     $ 5.88     $ 7.90     $ 6.21    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)(1)    $ 5.17     $ 6.22     $ 8.36     $ 6.37    
Class B:  
Net assets   $ 384,972       N/A     $ 275,167       N/A    
Shares outstanding     79,665       N/A       36,916       N/A    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 4.83       N/A     $ 7.45       N/A    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 4.59       N/A     $ 7.08       N/A    
Class C:  
Net assets   $ 5,877,910     $ 96,030     $ 2,724,344     $ 6,194,970    
Shares outstanding     1,227,483       16,842       366,386       998,097    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 4.79     $ 5.70     $ 7.44     $ 6.21    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 4.74     $ 5.64     $ 7.37     $ 6.18    
Class Y:  
Net assets   $ 2,235,733     $ 3,118,748     $ 131,673,801     $ 126,281,582    
Shares outstanding     455,399       525,438       16,124,467       20,352,523    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 4.91     $ 5.94     $ 8.17     $ 6.20    

 

(1)  For Class A, the maximum sales charge is 5.50%, except for UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS High Yield Fund and UBS U.S. Bond Fund which are 4.50%, and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund which is 2.50%. 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 $1 million 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%, except for UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS High Yield Fund and UBS U.S. Bond Fund which are 0.75%, and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund which is 0.50% . Class Y has no contingent deferred sales charge.

(2)  UBS Global Frontier Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund do not offer Class B shares.


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    UBS
Global Bond
Fund
  UBS
High Yield
Fund
  UBS
U.S. Bond
Fund
 
Net assets consist of:  
Beneficial interest   $ 65,490,234     $ 271,374,220     $ 110,079,572    
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income     932,458       (634,782 )     (2,721,643 )  
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)     (6,909,641 )     (134,559,399 )     (15,922,634 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (6,923,954 )     (38,398,345 )     (8,875,732 )  
Net assets   $ 52,589,097     $ 97,781,694     $ 82,559,563    
Class A:  
Net assets   $ 9,430,547     $ 34,295,833     $ 7,917,764    
Shares outstanding     1,284,862       7,532,869       986,776    
Net asset value per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 7.34     $ 4.55     $ 8.02    
Offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)(1)    $ 7.69     $ 4.76     $ 8.40    
Class B:  
Net assets   $ 121,880     $ 838,169     $ 149,130    
Shares outstanding     16,555       183,850       18,573    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 7.36     $ 4.56     $ 8.03    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 6.99     $ 4.33     $ 7.63    
Class C:  
Net assets   $ 1,722,420     $ 5,845,670     $ 1,556,275    
Shares outstanding     235,465       1,283,304       194,529    
Net asset value per share and offering price per share   $ 7.31     $ 4.56     $ 8.00    
Redemption proceeds per share (NAV per share less maximum contingent deferred
sales charge)(1) 
  $ 7.26     $ 4.53     $ 7.94    
Class Y:  
Net assets   $ 41,314,250     $ 56,802,022     $ 72,936,394    
Shares outstanding     4,957,281       12,392,247       9,100,906    
Net asset value per share, offering price per share and redemption proceeds per share   $ 8.33     $ 4.58     $ 8.01    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds—Financial statements

Statements of operations

For the six months ended December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS Global
Allocation
Fund
  UBS Global
Frontier
Fund
  UBS Global
Equity Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $ 8,970,619     $ 21,768,479     $ 6     $ 2,540,073    
Interest and other     14,643,945       6,868,516       170,972       4,545    
Affiliated interest     383,101       445,150       22,983       18,182    
Securities lending-net     218,431       163,905             2,072    
Foreign tax withheld           (598,632 )           (87,896 )  
Total income   $ 24,216,096     $ 28,647,418     $ 193,961     $ 2,476,976    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration   $ 6,230,167     $ 11,576,687     $ 423,819     $ 1,006,542    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     1,163,269       2,223,829       77,288       112,094    
Class B     60,735       348,612             14,315    
Class C     1,292,239       3,742,275       85,574       138,312    
Transfer agency:  
Class A     375,288       582,269       13,824       98,034    
Class B     8,584       50,427             3,682    
Class C     125,027       377,670       10,443       38,899    
Class Y     29,409       83,727       34       34,991    
Custodian and fund accounting     266,296       700,655       34,178       77,288    
Federal and state registration     8,906       15,890       6,339       10,068    
Professional services     59,807       64,339       41,554       52,102    
Shareholder reports     183,938       380,006       12,092       31,068    
Trustees     21,839       41,677       5,767       7,728    
Offering costs                 10,284          
Dividend expense for investments sold short     1,066,068                      
Other     27,068       49,525       5,332       5,911    
Total operating expenses     10,918,640       20,237,588       726,528       1,631,034    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor                 (87,713 )     (143,944 )  
Net operating expenses     10,918,640       20,237,588       638,815       1,487,090    
Interest expense     33,511       3,561                
Net expenses     10,952,151       20,241,149       638,815       1,487,090    
Net investment income (loss)     13,263,945       8,406,269       (444,854 )     989,886    
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (163,584,417 )     (614,885,525 )     (11,535,448 )     (32,657,862 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (124,996,945 )     (101,419,896 )     (20,079,351 )        
Futures contracts     109,600,615       (84,438,260 )     (10,523,126 )        
Options written     (5,248,959 )     (263,125 )              
Investments sold short     (56,107,136 )                    
Swap agreements     (18,444,174 )     (2,146,751 )     (449,792 )        
Foreign forward currency transactions     174,695,679       544,961       (336,752 )     (391,311 )  
Net realized loss     (84,085,337 )     (802,608,596 )     (42,924,469 )     (33,049,173 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (159,898,926 )     (342,920,115 )     (5,474,027 )     (74,037,317 )  
Futures contracts     (49,139,075 )     4,957,563       1,053,282          
Options written     186,015       301,508                
Investments sold short     7,755,827                      
Swap agreements     (34,795,059 )     10,183,737       4,112,672          
Foreign forward currency contracts     (17,012,194 )     30,056,106       1,076,944       1,137,595    
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency     6,180,992       2,609,558       (21,843 )     (28,825 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (246,722,420 )     (294,811,643 )     747,028       (72,928,547 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (330,807,757 )     (1,097,420,239 )     (42,177,441 )     (105,977,720 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (317,543,812 )   $ (1,089,013,970 )   $ (42,622,295 )   $ (104,987,834 )  

 


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    UBS
International
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Equity Alpha
Fund
  UBS U.S.
Large Cap
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Large Cap
Growth Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $ 1,231,048     $ 1,360,249     $ 6,858,874     $ 524,371    
Interest and other     2,674       161       103          
Affiliated interest     9,039       10,098       124,812       18,022    
Securities lending-net     13,986                      
Foreign tax withheld     (110,600 )                 (210 )  
Total income   $ 1,146,147     $ 1,370,508     $ 6,983,789     $ 542,183    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration   $ 503,310     $ 498,771     $ 2,224,515     $ 365,357    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     15,198       84,716       85,526       24,963    
Class B     855             2,513       4,757    
Class C     7,089       85,902       25,850       13,194    
Transfer agency:  
Class A     5,608       22,974       57,024       4,671    
Class B     325             386       451    
Class C     1,111       12,937       4,687       1,219    
Class Y     78,547       33       187,097       65,364    
Custodian and fund accounting     66,759       36,514       149,001       25,355    
Federal and state registration     10,232       27,503       15,187       11,037    
Professional services     49,407       45,007       45,007       42,211    
Shareholder reports     15,913       13,310       73,164       10,631    
Trustees     6,175       5,995       11,791       5,636    
Offering costs                          
Dividend expense for investments sold short           202,442                
Other     4,910       6,294       10,880       4,225    
Total operating expenses     765,439       1,042,398       2,892,628       579,071    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor     (166,941 )     (89,889 )           (158,917 )  
Net operating expenses     598,498       952,509       2,892,628       420,154    
Interest expense           92,080                
Net expenses     598,498       1,044,589       2,892,628       420,154    
Net investment income (loss)     547,649       325,919       4,091,161       122,029    
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (10,720,632 )     (34,043,602 )     (111,770,068 )     (13,403,633 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers                          
Futures contracts                 (2,867,836 )        
Options written                          
Investments sold short           4,898,169                
Swap agreements                          
Foreign forward currency transactions                          
Net realized loss     (10,720,632 )     (29,145,433 )     (114,637,904 )     (13,403,633 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (43,207,838 )     (9,205,819 )     (108,306,142 )     (28,497,832 )  
Futures contracts                 557,003          
Options written                          
Investments sold short           1,716,488                
Swap agreements                          
Foreign forward currency contracts     173,319                      
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency     (24,219 )                    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (43,058,738 )     (7,489,331 )     (107,749,139 )     (28,497,832 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (53,779,370 )     (36,634,764 )     (222,387,043 )     (41,901,465 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (53,231,721 )   $ (36,308,845 )   $ (218,295,882 )   $ (41,779,436 )  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds—Financial statements

Statements of operations (cont'd)

For the six months ended December 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    UBS U.S. Large
Cap Value
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S. Mid
Cap Growth
Equity Fund
  UBS U.S.
Small Cap
Growth Fund
  UBS Absolute
Return
Bond Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $ 1,148,529     $ 11,290     $ 569,078     $    
Interest and other     5,675                   1,893,819    
Affiliated interest     10,068       773       47,437       223,481    
Securities lending-net                 342,005          
Foreign tax withheld                 (9,198 )        
Total income   $ 1,164,272     $ 12,063     $ 949,322     $ 2,117,300    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration   $ 294,418     $ 21,698     $ 1,252,365     $ 582,202    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     80,496       644       86,500          
Class B     1,847             2,188          
Class C     39,440       570       22,204       47,523    
Transfer agency:  
Class A     42,002       243       128,864       45,303    
Class B     590             1,135          
Class C     7,348       123       7,930       5,982    
Class Y     5,912       18       185,129       23,253    
Custodian and fund accounting     26,639       22,349       69,587       47,568    
Federal and state registration     10,331       4,474       11,969       4,503    
Professional services     47,663       45,007       45,007       61,233    
Shareholder reports     9,938       1,281       35,732       23,255    
Trustees     5,618       4,755       8,069       6,864    
Other     3,357       3,102       7,193       5,642    
Total operating expenses     575,599       104,264       1,863,872       853,328    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor     (130,833 )     (74,897 )     (358,246 )     (36,358 )  
Net operating expenses     444,766       29,367       1,505,626       816,970    
Interest expense                          
Net expenses     444,766       29,367       1,505,626       816,970    
Net investment income (loss)     719,506       (17,304 )     (556,304 )     1,300,330    
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (11,238,948 )     (666,994 )     (29,647,252 )     (12,622,510 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers                       (9,498,563 )  
Futures contracts                       (8,098,618 )  
Options written                          
Swap agreements                       (315,327 )  
Foreign forward currency transactions                       13,293,628    
Net realized loss     (11,238,948 )     (666,994 )     (29,647,252 )     (17,241,390 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (16,710,574 )     (1,723,315 )     (107,301,033 )     (946,004 )  
Futures contracts                       (1,892,719 )  
Options written                          
Swap agreements                       (378,305 )  
Foreign forward currency contracts                       (4,346,564 )  
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency                       (674,956 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (16,710,574 )     (1,723,315 )     (107,301,033 )     (8,238,548 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (27,949,522 )     (2,390,309 )     (136,948,285 )     (25,479,938 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (27,230,016 )   $ (2,407,613 )   $ (137,504,589 )   $ (24,179,608 )  

 


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The UBS Funds—Financial statements

    UBS
Global Bond
Fund
  UBS
High Yield
Fund
  UBS
U.S. Bond
Fund
 
Investment income:  
Dividends   $     $     $    
Interest and other     1,187,301       6,085,730       1,593,664    
Affiliated interest     26,643       26,767          
Securities lending-net                 6,654    
Foreign tax withheld                    
Total income   $ 1,213,944     $ 6,112,497     $ 1,600,318    
Expenses:  
Advisory and administration   $ 225,956     $ 409,673     $ 282,653    
Service and distribution:  
Class A     13,304       44,143       10,636    
Class B     650       5,847       783    
Class C     6,053       25,878       3,952    
Transfer agency:  
Class A     8,448       32,713       5,821    
Class B     161       1,625       306    
Class C     736       7,451       613    
Class Y     47,918       47,663       46,253    
Custodian and fund accounting     35,595       33,062       37,126    
Federal and state registration     9,869       10,565       11,752    
Professional services     51,626       47,663       45,592    
Shareholder reports     7,346       15,271       11,983    
Trustees     5,457       6,055       5,711    
Other     3,109       2,223       2,665    
Total operating expenses     416,228       689,832       465,846    
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor     (115,547 )     (36,467 )     (155,250 )  
Net operating expenses     300,681       653,365       310,596    
Interest expense           279          
Net expenses     300,681       653,644       310,596    
Net investment income (loss)     913,263       5,458,853       1,289,722    
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers     (2,337,072 )     (7,295,874 )     (3,616,258 )  
Investments in affiliated issuers     (923,617 )           (9,507,579 )  
Futures contracts                 (545,708 )  
Options written                    
Swap agreements     261,241       (2,051,888 )     (25,724 )  
Foreign forward currency transactions     91,744             520,905    
Net realized loss     (2,907,704 )     (9,347,762 )     (13,174,364 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (3,089,824 )     (25,233,371 )     1,773,444    
Futures contracts                 (180,129 )  
Options written                 62,845    
Swap agreements     (431,406 )     (1,063,704 )     3,296,257    
Foreign forward currency contracts     703,335             (138,497 )  
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency     (68,218 )           (29,781 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (2,886,113 )     (26,297,075 )     4,784,139    
Net realized and unrealized loss     (5,793,817 )     (35,644,837 )     (8,390,225 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ (4,880,554 )   $ (30,185,984 )   $ (7,100,503 )  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets

    UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   UBS Global Allocation Fund   UBS Global Frontier Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Period ended
June 30, 2008(1) 
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 13,263,945     $ 6,877,755     $ 8,406,269     $ 48,802,926     $ (444,854 )   $ (697,486 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (84,085,337 )     550,168,965       (802,608,596 )     468,643,317       (42,924,469 )     (463,284 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (246,722,420 )     (664,414,072 )     (294,811,643 )     (922,271,019 )     747,028       (15,119,173 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (317,543,812 )     (107,367,352 )     (1,089,013,970 )     (404,824,776 )     (42,622,295 )     (16,279,943 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains           (2,126,516 )     (59,648,240 )     (47,817,449 )     (1,267,938 )     (284,895 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (192,230,422 )     (146,653,781 )     (123,974,517 )     (173,372,470 )           (702,936 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (192,230,422 )     (148,780,297 )     (183,622,757 )     (221,189,919 )     (1,267,938 )     (987,831 )  
Class B:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                         (2,269,417 )     (790,695 )        
Distributions from net realized gain     (3,120,832 )     (1,886,941 )     (5,525,208 )     (7,053,722 )              
Total Class B dividends and distributions     (3,120,832 )     (1,886,941 )     (7,794,625 )     (7,844,417 )              
Class C:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (23,434,528 )     (10,110,965 )     (204,311 )     (12,394 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (63,020,277 )     (39,173,757 )     (57,275,656 )     (71,832,344 )           (185,387 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions     (63,020,277 )     (39,173,757 )     (80,710,184 )     (81,943,309 )     (204,311 )     (197,781 )  
Class Y:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains           (1,348,972 )     (15,557,694 )     (11,213,322 )     (62,385 )     (35,242 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (32,866,940 )     (37,471,448 )     (30,474,399 )     (35,120,005 )           (67,476 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (32,866,940 )     (38,820,420 )     (46,032,093 )     (46,333,327 )     (62,385 )     (102,718 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (291,238,471 )     (228,661,415 )     (318,159,659 )     (357,310,972 )     (1,534,634 )     (1,288,330 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     68,013,049       397,434,507       146,331,173       811,103,968       32,758,869       168,824,442    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     275,429,925       219,171,325       300,509,731       339,698,927       1,318,346       1,227,251    
Cost of shares redeemed     (781,644,147 )     (1,702,328,712 )     (1,060,365,385 )     (1,595,105,075 )     (27,810,789 )     (42,663,400 )  
Redemption fees     104,030       199,526       145,832       277,022       13,738       29,611    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (438,097,143 )     (1,085,523,354 )     (613,378,649 )     (444,025,158 )     6,280,164       127,417,904    
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (1,046,879,426 )     (1,421,552,121 )     (2,020,552,278 )     (1,206,160,906 )     (37,876,765 )     109,849,631    
Net assets, beginning of period     1,831,536,399       3,253,088,520       3,949,954,112       5,156,115,018       109,849,631          
Net assets, end of period   $ 784,656,973     $ 1,831,536,399     $ 1,929,401,834     $ 3,949,954,112     $ 71,972,866     $ 109,849,631    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in
excess of) net investment income
  $ 58,245,493     $ 44,981,549     $ 60,160,367     $ 152,663,977     $ 5,837,057     $ 7,816,545    

 

(1)  For the period July 26, 2007 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2008.


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    UBS Global Equity Fund   UBS International Equity Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 989,886     $ 3,746,279     $ 547,649     $ 3,233,514    
Net realized gain (loss)     (33,049,173 )     34,858,651       (10,720,632 )     13,280,789    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (72,928,547 )     (85,747,731 )     (43,058,738 )     (41,273,845 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (104,987,834 )     (47,142,801 )     (53,231,721 )     (24,759,542 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (4,842,626 )           (231,657 )     (395,862 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                 (760,618 )     (2,260,166 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (4,842,626 )           (992,275 )     (2,656,028 )  
Class B:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (128,499 )                 (5,166 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                 (6,885 )     (41,131 )  
Total Class B dividends and distributions     (128,499 )           (6,885 )     (46,297 )  
Class C:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (1,311,744 )           (11,121 )     (33,741 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                 (94,172 )     (245,694 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions     (1,311,744 )           (105,293 )     (279,435 )  
Class Y:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (6,370,482 )           (2,441,800 )     (2,893,911 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                 (6,407,652 )     (15,270,335 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (6,370,482 )           (8,849,452 )     (18,164,246 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (12,653,351 )           (9,953,905 )     (21,146,006 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     27,948,107       64,142,944       32,095,419       58,818,646    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     12,106,041             9,877,845       20,942,139    
Cost of shares redeemed     (58,091,178 )     (103,442,721 )     (41,450,104 )     (86,837,905 )  
Redemption fees     10,179       12,783       7,806       6,688    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (18,026,851 )     (39,286,994 )     530,966       (7,070,432 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (135,688,036 )     (86,429,795 )     (62,654,660 )     (52,975,980 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     321,621,490       408,051,285       148,869,258       201,845,238    
Net assets, end of period   $ 185,953,454     $ 321,621,490     $ 86,214,598     $ 148,869,258    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in
excess of) net investment income
  $ 2,160,468     $ 13,823,933     $ 1,980,986     $ 4,117,915    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets

    UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund   UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund   UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 325,919     $ 677,065     $ 4,091,161     $ 9,830,536     $ 122,029     $ (13,862 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (29,145,433 )     12,911       (114,637,904 )     22,120,705       (13,403,633 )     891,947    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (7,489,331 )     (38,791,790 )     (107,749,139 )     (190,999,382 )     (28,497,832 )     2,571,813    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (36,308,845 )     (38,101,814 )     (218,295,882 )     (159,048,141 )     (41,779,436 )     3,449,898    
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (576,077 )     (528,450 )     (305,532 )     (1,177,152 )              
Distributions from net realized gain           (10,020,460 )     (1,595,416 )     (6,625,321 )           (70,792 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (576,077 )     (10,548,910 )     (1,900,948 )     (7,802,473 )           (70,792 )  
Class B:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (623 )     (245 )              
Distributions from net realized gain                 (13,791 )     (40,054 )           (9,693 )  
Total Class B dividends and distributions                 (14,414 )     (40,299 )           (9,693 )  
Class C:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (12,672 )                    
Distributions from net realized gain           (2,253,303 )     (163,602 )     (417,852 )           (15,221 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions           (2,253,303 )     (176,274 )     (417,852 )           (15,221 )  
Class Y:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (110,609 )     (29,142 )     (3,820,205 )     (8,246,286 )           (72,391 )  
Distributions from net realized gain           (303,337 )     (12,193,390 )     (34,151,483 )           (454,792 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (110,609 )     (332,479 )     (16,013,595 )     (42,397,769 )           (527,183 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (686,686 )     (13,134,692 )     (18,105,231 )     (50,658,393 )           (622,889 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     5,498,460       28,373,781       60,891,623       301,382,164       55,749,006       53,512,638    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     666,293       12,657,561       17,807,762       47,101,585             620,363    
Cost of shares redeemed     (35,164,836 )     (100,161,333 )     (168,789,626 )     (398,080,214 )     (19,259,534 )     (35,802,292 )  
Redemption fees     3,360       56,289       33,383       58,335       5,974       4,703    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (28,996,723 )     (59,073,702 )     (90,056,858 )     (49,538,130 )     36,495,446       18,335,412    
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (65,992,254 )     (110,310,208 )     (326,457,971 )     (259,244,664 )     (5,283,990 )     21,162,421    
Net assets, beginning of period     125,288,528       235,598,736       743,377,980       1,002,622,644       94,435,175       73,272,754    
Net assets, end of period   $ 59,296,274     $ 125,288,528     $ 416,920,009     $ 743,377,980     $ 89,151,185     $ 94,435,175    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in
excess of) net investment income
  $ (10,424 )   $ 350,343     $ 5,035,550     $ 5,083,421     $ 122,029     $    

 


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    UBS U.S. Large Cap
Value Equity Fund
  UBS U.S. Mid Cap
Growth Equity Fund
 
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 719,506     $ 1,524,434     $ (17,304 )   $ (50,607 )  
Net realized gain (loss)     (11,238,948 )     13,812,998       (666,994 )     130,416    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (16,710,574 )     (39,915,124 )     (1,723,315 )     (551,189 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (27,230,016 )     (24,577,692 )     (2,407,613 )     (471,380 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (516,748 )     (1,321,256 )           (1,276 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (7,453,614 )     (9,164,654 )     (9,595 )     (12,162 )  
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (7,970,362 )     (10,485,910 )     (9,595 )     (13,438 )  
Class B:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (2,141 )     (2,162 )              
Distributions from net realized gain     (60,577 )     (71,441 )              
Total Class B dividends and distributions     (62,718 )     (73,603 )              
Class C:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (22,232 )     (56,435 )           (116 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (925,371 )     (1,190,175 )     (2,082 )     (3,793 )  
Total Class C dividends and distributions     (947,603 )     (1,246,610 )     (2,082 )     (3,909 )  
Class Y:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (27,994 )     (115,125 )           (17,422 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (332,468 )     (660,370 )     (65,030 )     (125,402 )  
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (360,462 )     (775,495 )     (65,030 )     (142,824 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (9,341,145 )     (12,581,618 )     (76,707 )     (160,171 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     1,236,212       4,382,799       222,494       569,694    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     8,347,989       11,362,921       76,707       160,171    
Cost of shares redeemed     (12,097,196 )     (22,913,652 )     (33,825 )     (108,905 )  
Redemption fees     848       8,527             451    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (2,512,147 )     (7,159,405 )     265,376       621,411    
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (39,083,308 )     (44,318,715 )     (2,218,944 )     (10,140 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     94,948,333       139,267,048       5,913,131       5,923,271    
Net assets, end of period   $ 55,865,025     $ 94,948,333     $ 3,694,187     $ 5,913,131    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in
excess of) net investment income
  $ 779,088     $ 628,697     $ (17,304 )   $    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets

    UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund   UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund   UBS Global Bond Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ (556,304 )   $ (2,643,633 )   $ 1,300,330     $ 14,899,372     $ 913,263     $ 3,521,852    
Net realized gain (loss)     (29,647,252 )     24,338,394       (17,241,390 )     (68,123,871 )     (2,907,704 )     4,130,935    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (107,301,033 )     (67,818,979 )     (8,238,548 )     (22,129,390 )     (2,886,113 )     (4,201,660 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (137,504,589 )     (46,124,218 )     (24,179,608 )     (75,353,889 )     (4,880,554 )     3,451,127    
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (2,411,817 )     (6,055,622 )     (1,365,654 )     (598,908 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (3,056 )     (8,040,750 )                          
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (3,056 )     (8,040,750 )     (2,411,817 )     (6,055,622 )     (1,365,654 )     (598,908 )  
Class B:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                             (17,972 )     (5,422 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (19 )     (72,906 )                          
Total Class B dividends and distributions     (19 )     (72,906 )                 (17,972 )     (5,422 )  
Class C:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (594,454 )     (897,169 )     (233,492 )     (63,951 )  
Distributions from net realized gain             (187 )     (517,433 )                    
Total Class C dividends and distributions     (187 )     (517,433 )     (594,454 )     (897,169 )     (233,492 )     (63,951 )  
Class Y:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains                 (11,806,086 )     (11,794,125 )     (5,619,536 )     (4,189,865 )  
Distributions from net realized gain     (8,114 )     (20,219,591 )                          
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (8,114 )     (20,219,591 )     (11,806,086 )     (11,794,125 )     (5,619,536 )     (4,189,865 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (11,376 )     (28,850,680 )     (14,812,357 )     (18,746,916 )     (7,236,654 )     (4,858,146 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     23,622,815       103,968,581       2,584,202       63,928,939       28,395,774       95,397,335    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     10,729       26,289,775       14,507,459       18,272,721       7,023,777       4,775,596    
Cost of shares redeemed     (75,178,402 )     (145,245,179 )     (69,980,177 )     (293,783,418 )     (37,304,835 )     (155,452,100 )  
Transaction charges     15,202       23,206       5,230       42,317       1,823       12,380    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (51,529,656 )     (14,963,617 )     (52,883,286 )     (211,539,441 )     (1,883,461 )     (55,266,789 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (189,045,621 )     (89,938,515 )     (91,875,251 )     (305,640,246 )     (14,000,669 )     (56,673,808 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     372,127,323       462,065,838       248,176,761       553,817,007       66,589,766       123,263,574    
Net assets, end of period   $ 183,081,702     $ 372,127,323     $ 156,301,510     $ 248,176,761     $ 52,589,097     $ 66,589,766    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in
excess of) net investment income
  $ (556,304 )   $     $ (11,110,507 )   $ 2,401,520     $ 932,458     $ 7,255,849    

 


176



The UBS Funds—Financial statements

    UBS High Yield Fund   UBS U.S. Bond Fund  
    Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
  Six months
ended
December 31,
2008
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2008
 
Operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 5,458,853     $ 10,023,651     $ 1,289,722     $ 4,664,858    
Net realized gain (loss)     (9,347,762 )     (2,523,631 )     (13,174,364 )     (1,946,406 )  
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (26,297,075 )     (12,102,564 )     4,784,139       (14,223,474 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     (30,185,984 )     (4,602,544 )     (7,100,503 )     (11,505,022 )  
Dividends and distributions to shareholders by class:  
Class A:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (1,762,811 )     (3,050,987 )     (513,384 )     (821,505 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                          
Total Class A dividends and distributions     (1,762,811 )     (3,050,987 )     (513,384 )     (821,505 )  
Class B:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (50,406 )     (126,383 )     (8,571 )     (15,513 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                          
Total Class B dividends and distributions     (50,406 )     (126,383 )     (8,571 )     (15,513 )  
Class C:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (318,664 )     (673,782 )     (72,215 )     (64,031 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                          
Total Class C dividends and distributions     (318,664 )     (673,782 )     (72,215 )     (64,031 )  
Class Y:  
Dividends from net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (3,735,497 )     (5,847,636 )     (4,743,417 )     (8,560,244 )  
Distributions from net realized gain                          
Total Class Y dividends and distributions     (3,735,497 )     (5,847,636 )     (4,743,417 )     (8,560,244 )  
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions     (5,867,378 )     (9,698,788 )     (5,337,587 )     (9,461,293 )  
Beneficial interest transactions:  
Proceeds from shares sold     11,976,953       86,377,481       30,457,570       85,774,851    
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions     5,001,101       7,800,393       5,227,195       9,320,981    
Cost of shares redeemed     (33,197,542 )     (36,337,963 )     (53,865,054 )     (155,491,548 )  
Transaction charges     1,493       126       7,708       37,314    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial
interest transactions
    (16,217,995 )     57,840,037       (18,172,581 )     (60,358,402 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (52,271,357 )     43,538,705       (30,610,671 )     (81,324,717 )  
Net assets, beginning of period     150,053,051       106,514,346       113,170,234       194,494,951    
Net assets, end of period   $ 97,781,694     $ 150,053,051     $ 82,559,563     $ 113,170,234    
Net assets include accumulated undistributed (distributions in
excess of) net investment income
  $ (634,782 )   $ (226,257 )   $ (2,721,643 )   $ 1,326,222    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
177




UBS Dynamic 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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   June 30, 2005(6)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.89     $ 11.42     $ 11.04     $ 10.22     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.09       0.04       0.01       (0.09 )     (0.04 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (2.15 )     (0.56 )     0.37       1.01       0.26    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.06 )     (0.52 )     0.38       0.92       0.22    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
          (0.01 )     0.00 (3)      (0.10 )        
From net realized gains     (2.74 )     (1.00 )                    
Total dividends/distributions     (2.74 )     (1.01 )           (0.10 )        
Net increase from payment by Advisor                       0.00 (3)         
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.09     $ 9.89     $ 11.42     $ 11.04     $ 10.22    
Total investment return(2)      (19.97 )%     (4.95 )%     3.44 %     9.02 %(4)      2.20 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 522,424     $ 1,178,342     $ 2,168,596     $ 1,777,329     $ 528,088    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.29 %(7)      1.20 %     1.17 %     1.20 %     1.32 %(7)   
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets
    1.97 %(7)      0.35 %     0.06 %     (0.80 )%     (1.04 )%(7)   
Portfolio turnover     60 %     39 %     28 %     38 %     6 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   June 30, 2005(6)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.68     $ 11.26     $ 10.98     $ 10.19     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.05       (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.17 )     (0.08 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (2.11 )     (0.54 )     0.37       1.00       0.27    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.06 )     (0.58 )     0.28       0.83       0.19    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
                      (0.04 )        
From net realized gains     (2.74 )     (1.00 )                    
Total dividends/distributions     (2.74 )     (1.00 )           (0.04 )        
Net increase from payment by Advisor                       0.00 (3)         
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.88     $ 9.68     $ 11.26     $ 10.98     $ 10.19    
Total investment return(2)      (20.37 )%     (5.62 )%     2.64 %     8.09 %(4)      1.90 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 8,570     $ 14,905     $ 25,790     $ 30,051     $ 14,815    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.11 %(7)      1.99 %     1.95 %     1.98 %     2.11 %(7)   
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.11 %(7)      1.99 %     1.95 %     1.99 %(5)      2.10 %(7)   
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets
    1.20 %(7)      (0.42 )%     (0.78 )%     (1.59 )%     (1.82 )%(7)   
Portfolio turnover     60 %     39 %     28 %     38 %     6 %  

 

(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)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(4)  During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Fund's total investment return included a reimbursement by the Investment Advisor for amounts relating to a trading error that had an impact on the total return of less than 0.005%.

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

(6)  For the period January 27, 2005 (commencement of issuance) through June 30, 2005.

(7)  Annualized.


178



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   June 30, 2005(6)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.68     $ 11.26     $ 10.97     $ 10.19     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.05       (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.17 )     (0.08 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (2.11 )     (0.54 )     0.37       1.00       0.27    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.06 )     (0.58 )     0.29       0.83       0.19    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
                      (0.05 )        
From net realized gains     (2.74 )     (1.00 )                    
Total dividends/distributions     (2.74 )     (1.00 )           (0.05 )        
Net increase from payment by Advisor                       0.00 (3)         
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.88     $ 9.68     $ 11.26     $ 10.97     $ 10.19    
Total investment return(2)      (20.37 )%     (5.62 )%     2.64 %     8.15 %(4)      1.90 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 164,725     $ 317,450     $ 579,916     $ 520,754     $ 202,891    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     2.06 %(7)      1.97 %     1.93 %     1.97 %     2.09 %(7)   
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets
    1.22 %(7)      (0.41 )%     (0.72 )%     (1.57 )%     (1.81 )%(7)   
Portfolio turnover     60 %     39 %     28 %     38 %     6 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   June 30, 2005(6)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.96     $ 11.48     $ 11.07     $ 10.23     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.10       0.08       0.05       (0.06 )     (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (2.15 )     (0.56 )     0.36       1.02       0.26    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.05 )     (0.48 )     0.41       0.96       0.23    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
          (0.04 )     0.00 (3)      (0.12 )        
From net realized gains     (2.74 )     (1.00 )                    
Total dividends/distributions     (2.74 )     (1.04 )     0.00 (3)      (0.12 )        
Net increase from payment by Advisor                 0.00       0.00 (3)         
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.17     $ 9.96     $ 11.48     $ 11.07     $ 10.23    
Total investment return(2)      (19.58 )%     (4.64 )%     3.80 %     9.28 %(4)      2.30 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 88,938     $ 320,839     $ 478,785     $ 293,004     $ 56,220    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     0.99 %(7)      0.91 %     0.89 %     0.92 %     1.00 %(7)   
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     0.99 %(7)      0.91 %     0.89 %     0.92 %     1.00 %(7)   
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets
    2.22 %(7)      0.69 %     0.40 %     (0.52 )%     (0.72 )%(7)   
Portfolio turnover     60 %     39 %     28 %     38 %     6 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
179



UBS Global Allocation 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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.59     $ 14.81     $ 13.86     $ 13.33     $ 12.35     $ 10.69    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.04       0.17       0.19       0.19       0.17       0.12    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.86 )     (1.34 )     1.83       1.08       1.32       1.69    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.82 )     (1.17 )     2.02       1.27       1.49       1.81    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.46 )     (0.23 )     (0.27 )     (0.14 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )  
From net realized gains     (0.95 )     (0.82 )     (0.80 )     (0.60 )     (0.32 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (1.41 )     (1.05 )     (1.07 )     (0.74 )     (0.51 )     (0.15 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.36     $ 12.59     $ 14.81     $ 13.86     $ 13.33     $ 12.35    
Total investment return(2)      (30.15 )%     (8.43 )%     14.93 %     9.72 %     12.11 %     17.02 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 1,105,199     $ 2,396,937     $ 3,094,036     $ 2,246,289     $ 1,594,113     $ 876,636    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.18 %(4)      1.09 %     1.13 %     1.14 %     1.20 %     1.28 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets
    0.75 %(4)      1.19 %     1.28 %     1.41 %     1.34 %     1.00 %  
Portfolio turnover     53 %     83 %     74 %     83 %     84 %     78 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.35     $ 14.52     $ 13.60     $ 13.08     $ 12.14     $ 10.55    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      (0.00 )(3)      0.05       0.07       0.08       0.08       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.78 )     (1.31 )     1.79       1.06       1.29       1.68    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.78 )     (1.26 )     1.86       1.14       1.37       1.70    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.39 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (0.02 )     (0.11 )     (0.11 )  
From net realized gains     (0.95 )     (0.82 )     (0.80 )     (0.60 )     (0.32 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (1.34 )     (0.91 )     (0.94 )     (0.62 )     (0.43 )     (0.11 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.23     $ 12.35     $ 14.52     $ 13.60     $ 13.08     $ 12.14    
Total investment return(2)      (30.39 )%     (9.14 )%     13.96 %     8.81 %     11.24 %     16.14 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 49,016     $ 90,258     $ 139,061     $ 161,704     $ 184,359     $ 153,481    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     2.02 %(4)      1.91 %     1.93 %     1.95 %     1.96 %     2.09 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets
    (0.09 )%(4)      0.36 %     0.48 %     0.60 %     0.58 %     0.19 %  
Portfolio turnover     53 %     83 %     74 %     83 %     84 %     78 %  

 

(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 dividend/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(3)  Amount represents less than $0.005.

(4)  Annualized.


180



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.29     $ 14.48     $ 13.58     $ 13.09     $ 12.15     $ 10.56    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      (0.00 )(3)      0.05       0.07       0.09       0.09       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.76 )     (1.30 )     1.79       1.05       1.29       1.68    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.76 )     (1.25 )     1.86       1.14       1.38       1.71    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.39 )     (0.12 )     (0.16 )     (0.05 )     (0.12 )     (0.12 )  
From net realized gains     (0.95 )     (0.82 )     (0.80 )     (0.60 )     (0.32 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (1.34 )     (0.94 )     (0.96 )     (0.65 )     (0.44 )     (0.12 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.19     $ 12.29     $ 14.48     $ 13.58     $ 13.09     $ 12.15    
Total investment return(2)      (30.39 )%     (9.15 )%     14.02 %     8.82 %     11.32 %     16.19 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 498,183     $ 985,156     $ 1,274,539     $ 1,044,517     $ 903,280     $ 539,399    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.98 %(4)      1.89 %     1.90 %     1.91 %     1.95 %     2.06 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets
    (0.05 )%(4)      0.40 %     0.51 %     0.64 %     0.59 %     0.23 %  
Portfolio turnover     53 %     83 %     74 %     83 %     84 %     78 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.80     $ 15.04     $ 14.06     $ 13.51     $ 12.50     $ 10.79    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.06       0.21       0.23       0.23       0.22       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.93 )     (1.37 )     1.85       1.09       1.33       1.73    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.87 )     (1.16 )     2.08       1.32       1.55       1.88    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.48 )     (0.26 )     (0.30 )     (0.17 )     (0.22 )     (0.17 )  
From net realized gains     (0.95 )     (0.82 )     (0.80 )     (0.60 )     (0.32 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (1.43 )     (1.08 )     (1.10 )     (0.77 )     (0.54 )     (0.17 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.50     $ 12.80     $ 15.04     $ 14.06     $ 13.51     $ 12.50    
Total investment return(2)      (29.97 )%     (8.20 )%     15.18 %     9.98 %     12.40 %     17.44 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 277,003     $ 477,603     $ 648,479     $ 463,122     $ 356,154     $ 263,675    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.89 %(4)      0.82 %     0.88 %     0.88 %     0.93 %     1.02 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets
    1.04 %(4)      1.46 %     1.53 %     1.67 %     1.61 %     1.26 %  
Portfolio turnover     53 %     83 %     74 %     83 %     84 %     78 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
181



UBS Global Frontier Fund—Financial highlights

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

    Class A   Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
(unaudited)
  For the period ended
June 30, 2008(3) 
  Six months ended
December 31, 2008
(unaudited)
  For the period ended
June 30, 2008(3) 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.75     $ 10.00     $ 8.71     $ 10.00    
Loss from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)      (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.06 )     (0.12 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss from investment activities     (3.59 )     (1.10 )     (3.56 )     (1.10 )  
Total loss from investment operations     (3.62 )     (1.15 )     (3.62 )     (1.22 )  
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.03 )     (0.07 )     0.00 (4)   
From net realized gains           (0.07 )           (0.07 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.12 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.01     $ 8.75     $ 5.02     $ 8.71    
Total investment return(2)       (41.31 )%     (11.60 )%     (41.55 )%     (12.22 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 54,111     $ 79,572     $ 15,635     $ 22,882    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.60 %(5)      1.59 %(5)      2.42 %(5)      2.40 %(5)   
After expense reimbursement     1.40 %(5)      1.40 %(5)      2.15 %(5)      2.15 %(5)   
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (0.93 )%(5)      (0.52 )%(5)      (1.68 )%(5)      (1.27 )%(5)   
Portfolio turnover     78 %     84 %     78 %     84 %  

 

    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
(unaudited)
  For the period ended
June 30, 2008(3) 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.77     $ 10.00    
Loss from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)      (0.02 )     (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss from investment activities     (3.60 )     (1.10 )  
Total loss from investment operations     (3.62 )     (1.12 )  
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.04 )  
From net realized gains           (0.07 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.14 )     (0.11 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.01     $ 8.77    
Total investment return(2)       (41.22 )%     (11.33 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 2,227     $ 7,395    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.30 %(5)      1.31 %(5)   
After expense reimbursement     1.15 %(5)      1.15 %(5)   
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (0.66 )%(5)      (0.26 )%(5)   
Portfolio turnover     78 %     84 %  

 

(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)  For the period July 26, 2007 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2008.

(4)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(5)  Annualized.


182



See accompanying notes to financial statements.
183



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.54     $ 15.47     $ 12.99     $ 11.63     $ 10.51     $ 8.89    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.04       0.15       0.13       0.11       0.15       0.10    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (4.71 )     (2.08 )     2.47       1.32       0.97       1.63    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (4.67 )     (1.93 )     2.60       1.43       1.12       1.73    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.61 )           (0.12 )     (0.07 )           (0.11 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.26     $ 13.54     $ 15.47     $ 12.99     $ 11.63     $ 10.51    
Total investment return(2)       (34.39 )%     (12.48 )%     20.11 %     12.35 %     10.66 %     19.49 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 70,881     $ 117,601     $ 168,208     $ 173,052     $ 109,998     $ 117,084    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.44 %(4)      1.31 %     1.35 %     1.37 %     1.39 %     1.44 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.25 %(4)      1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.78 %(4)      0.98 %     0.91 %     0.88 %     1.35 %     0.99 %  
Portfolio turnover     34 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %     50 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.13     $ 15.11     $ 12.69     $ 11.39     $ 10.37     $ 8.82    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)       0.00 (5)      0.02       0.01       0.02       0.07       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (4.56 )     (2.00 )     2.43       1.28       0.95       1.62    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (4.56 )     (1.98 )     2.44       1.30       1.02       1.64    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.50 )           (0.02 )                 (0.09 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.07     $ 13.13     $ 15.11     $ 12.69     $ 11.39     $ 10.37    
Total investment return(2)       (34.62 )%     (13.10 )%     19.25 %     11.41 %     9.84 %     18.61 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 2,146     $ 3,814     $ 7,439     $ 13,672     $ 108,894     $ 134,419    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.23 %(4)      2.05 %     2.17 %     2.35 %     2.22 %     2.27 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.00 %(4)      2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.03 %(4)      0.17 %     0.10 %     0.13 %     0.60 %     0.24 %  
Portfolio turnover     34 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %     50 %  

 

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

(4)  Annualized.

(5)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.


184



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.05     $ 15.02     $ 12.65     $ 11.35     $ 10.33     $ 8.79    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.00 (5)      0.03       0.02       0.02       0.06       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (4.54 )     (2.00 )     2.42       1.28       0.96       1.61    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (4.54 )     (1.97 )     2.44       1.30       1.02       1.63    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.51 )           (0.07 )                 (0.09 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.00     $ 13.05     $ 15.02     $ 12.65     $ 11.35     $ 10.33    
Total investment return(2)       (34.69 )%     (13.12 )%     19.28 %     11.45 %     9.87 %     18.54 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 21,844     $ 35,900     $ 52,378     $ 56,836     $ 68,735     $ 82,684    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.25 %(4)      2.11 %     2.14 %     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.28 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.00 %(4)      2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.03 %(4)      0.23 %     0.16 %     0.13 %     0.60 %     0.25 %  
Portfolio turnover     34 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %     50 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.84     $ 15.78     $ 13.23     $ 11.83     $ 10.67     $ 8.99    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)       0.06       0.19       0.17       0.15       0.18       0.13    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (4.80 )     (2.13 )     2.52       1.34       0.98       1.67    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (4.74 )     (1.94 )     2.69       1.49       1.16       1.80    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.65 )           (0.14 )     (0.09 )           (0.12 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.45     $ 13.84     $ 15.78     $ 13.23     $ 11.83     $ 10.67    
Total investment return(2)       (34.18 )%     (12.29 )%     20.44 %     12.67 %     10.87 %     20.09 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 91,082     $ 164,307     $ 180,027     $ 180,990     $ 159,252     $ 114,835    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.03 %(4)      0.96 %     0.99 %     0.99 %     1.04 %     1.03 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.00 %(4)      1.00 %(3)      0.99 %     0.99 %     1.00 %     1.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.03 %(4)      1.29 %     1.16       1.14 %     1.60 %     1.24 %  
Portfolio turnover     34 %     66 %     32 %     48 %     37 %     50 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
185



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.97     $ 12.99     $ 10.98     $ 9.48     $ 8.58     $ 6.99    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.03       0.17       0.17       0.16       0.15       0.12    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.60 )     (1.83 )     2.47       1.81       0.86       1.69    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.57 )     (1.66 )     2.64       1.97       1.01       1.81    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.16 )     (0.20 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.22 )  
From net realized gains     (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.70 )     (1.36 )     (0.63 )     (0.47 )     (0.11 )     (0.22 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.70     $ 9.97     $ 12.99     $ 10.98     $ 9.48     $ 8.58    
Total investment return(2)      (35.57 )%     (13.93 )%     24.84 %     20.93 %     11.73 %     26.00 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 8,664     $ 17,023     $ 26,564     $ 23,539     $ 15,168     $ 7,866    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.48 %(4)      1.32 %     1.38 %(3)      1.48 %     1.68 %     1.55 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.25 %(4)      1.25 %     1.26 %(3)      1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.71 %(4)      1.43 %     1.42 %     1.52 %     1.61 %     1.43 %  
Portfolio turnover     44 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %     108 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.79     $ 12.81     $ 10.82     $ 9.34     $ 8.48     $ 6.92    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      (0.00 )(5)      0.08       0.06       0.08       0.08       0.06    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.52 )     (1.79 )     2.46       1.77       0.85       1.67    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.52 )     (1.71 )     2.52       1.85       0.93       1.73    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
          (0.15 )     (0.01 )           (0.07 )     (0.17 )  
From net realized gains     (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.54 )     (1.31 )     (0.53 )     (0.37 )     (0.07 )     (0.17 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.73     $ 9.79     $ 12.81     $ 10.82     $ 9.34     $ 8.48    
Total investment return(2)       (35.82 )%     (14.55 )%     23.97 %     19.86 %     10.92 %     25.17 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 80     $ 324     $ 555     $ 732     $ 876     $ 815    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.50 %(4)      2.25 %     2.25 %(3)      2.22 %     2.25 %     2.60 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.00 %(4)      2.00 %     2.01 %(3)      2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     (0.01 )%(4)      0.67 %     0.51 %     0.77 %     0.86 %     0.69 %  
Portfolio turnover     44 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %     108 %  

 

(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.

(5)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.


186



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.69     $ 12.71     $ 10.76     $ 9.30     $ 8.45     $ 6.90    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      (0.00 )(5)      0.09       0.08       0.08       0.08       0.06    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.49 )     (1.79 )     2.42       1.77       0.85       1.68    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.49 )     (1.70 )     2.50       1.85       0.93       1.74    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.06 )     (0.16 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.08 )     (0.19 )  
From net realized gains     (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.60 )     (1.32 )     (0.55 )     (0.39 )     (0.08 )     (0.19 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.60     $ 9.69     $ 12.71     $ 10.76     $ 9.30     $ 8.45    
Total investment return(2)      (35.82 )%     (14.51 )%     23.85 %     19.93 %     10.97 %     25.26 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 977     $ 1,949     $ 2,576     $ 2,412     $ 1,816     $ 1,338    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.30 %(4)      2.13 %     2.16 %(3)      2.17 %     2.16 %     2.35 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.00 %(4)      2.00 %     2.01 %(3)      2.01 %     2.00 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     (0.02 )%(4)      0.75 %     0.66 %     0.77 %     0.86 %     0.69 %  
Portfolio turnover     44 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %     108 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.05     $ 13.07     $ 11.04     $ 9.55     $ 8.63     $ 7.01    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.04       0.21       0.20       0.19       0.17       0.14    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (3.62 )     (1.85 )     2.49       1.79       0.86       1.71    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (3.58 )     (1.64 )     2.69       1.98       1.03       1.85    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (0.21 )     (0.22 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.23 )  
From net realized gains     (0.54 )     (1.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.37 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.75 )     (1.38 )     (0.66 )     (0.49 )     (0.11 )     (0.23 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.72     $ 10.05     $ 13.07     $ 11.04     $ 9.55     $ 8.63    
Total investment return(2)       (35.53 )%     (13.63 )%     24.83 %     21.22 %     11.97 %     26.56 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 76,494     $ 129,573     $ 172,150     $ 147,397     $ 113,264     $ 100,782    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.30 %(4)      1.13 %     1.16 %(3)      1.19 %     1.18 %     1.26 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.00 %(4)      1.00 %     1.01 %(3)      1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     1.00 %(4)      1.79 %     1.63 %     1.77 %     1.86 %     1.69 %  
Portfolio turnover     44 %     55 %     72 %     69 %     71 %     108 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
187




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, 2008
(unaudited)
  For the
year ended
June 30, 2008
  For the
period ended
June 30, 2007(3) 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.82     $ 11.55     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)       0.03       0.05       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     (2.27 )     (2.10 )     1.55    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.24 )     (2.05 )     1.57    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.75 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )  
From net realized gains           (0.65 )     (0.01 )  
Total dividends/distributions     (0.75 )     (0.68 )     (0.02 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.83     $ 8.82     $ 11.55    
Total investment return(2)       (33.03 )%     (18.49 )%     15.73 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 41,977     $ 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
    2.32 %(4)      1.93 %     1.93 %(4)   
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and interest
and dividend income for securities sold short
    2.14 %(4)      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 %(4)   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.82 %(4)      0.47 %     0.30 %(4)   
Portfolio turnover     44 %     72 %     81 %  

 

    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
(unaudited)
  For the
year ended
June 30, 2008
  For the
period ended
June 30, 2007(3) 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.82     $ 11.55     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.04       0.08       0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     (2.95 )     (2.10 )     1.54    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.91 )     (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   $ 5.80     $ 8.82     $ 11.55    
Total investment return(2)       (33.00 )%     (18.34 )%     15.88 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 6,130     $ 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
    2.01 %(4)      1.70 %     1.67 %(4)   
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and interest
and dividend expense for securities sold short
    1.89 %(4)      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 %(4)   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.13 %(4)      0.74 %     0.43 %(4)   
Portfolio turnover     44 %     72 %     81 %  

 

(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.


188



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
(unaudited)
  For the
year ended
June 30, 2008
  For the
period ended
June 30, 2007(3) 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.74     $ 11.50     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)       0.00 (5)      (0.03 )     (0.04 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     (2.91 )     (2.08 )     1.55    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.91 )     (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   $ 5.83     $ 8.74     $ 11.50    
Total investment return(2)       (33.30 )%     (19.11 )%     15.12 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 11,189     $ 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
    3.15 %(4)      2.74 %     2.72 %(4)   
After expense reimbursement/recoupment and interest
and dividend income for securities sold short
    2.89 %(4)      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 %(4)   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.07 %(4)      (0.28 )%     (0.44 )%(4)   
Portfolio turnover     44 %     72 %     81 %  

 

(3)  For the period September 26, 2006 (commencement of issuance) through June 30, 2007.

(4)  Annualized.

(5)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
189



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.63     $ 21.19     $ 18.24     $ 17.27     $ 16.08     $ 13.63    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.08       0.16       0.15       0.10       0.15       0.06    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
from investment activities
    (6.34 )     (3.68 )     3.52       1.39       1.63       2.54    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (6.26 )     (3.52 )     3.67       1.49       1.78       2.60    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     0.07       (0.16 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.11 )     (0.15 )  
From net realized gains     0.37       (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )        
Total dividends/distributions     0.44       (1.04 )     (0.72 )     (0.52 )     (0.59 )     (0.15 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.81     $ 16.63     $ 21.19     $ 18.24     $ 17.27     $ 16.08    
Total investment return(2)      (32.24 )%     (17.17 )%     20.39 %     8.62 %     11.10 %     19.10 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 48,217     $ 90,558     $ 158,138     $ 88,968     $ 25,669     $ 7,886    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.29 %(5)      1.16 %     1.18 %     1.20 %     1.14 %     1.36 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.29 %(5)      1.16 %     1.18 %     1.24 %(4)      1.14 %     1.30 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets
    1.11 %(5)      0.83 %     0.75 %     0.54 %     0.89 %     0.43 %  
Portfolio turnover     31 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %     43 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.20     $ 20.66     $ 17.84     $ 16.94     $ 15.81     $ 13.45    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.03       0.01       (0.00 )(3)      (0.04 )     0.00 (3)      (0.05 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (6.09 )     (3.58 )     3.44       1.35       1.61       2.50    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (6.06 )     (3.57 )     3.44       1.31       1.61       2.45    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     0.02       (0.01 )                       (0.09 )  
From net realized gains     0.37       (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )        
Total dividends/distributions     0.39       (0.89 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )     (0.09 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.53     $ 16.20     $ 20.66     $ 17.84     $ 16.94     $ 15.81    
Total investment return(2)      (32.52 )%     (17.79 )%     19.50 %     7.73 %     10.19 %     18.25 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 402     $ 635     $ 870     $ 989     $ 1,018     $ 1,217    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.03 %(5)      1.93 %     1.95 %     1.92 %     2.02 %     2.04 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.03 %(5)      1.93 %     1.95 %     2.01 %(4)      2.02 %     2.04 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets
    0.40 %(5)      0.07 %     (0.01 )%     (0.23 )%     0.01 %     (0.31 )%  
Portfolio turnover     31 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %     43 %  

 

(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)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

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

(5)  Annualized.


190



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.21     $ 20.66     $ 17.83     $ 16.93     $ 15.80     $ 13.44    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.03       0.02       0.00 (3)      (0.04 )     0.01       (0.04 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
from investment activities
    (6.11 )     (3.59 )     3.45       1.36       1.60       2.49    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (6.08 )     (3.57 )     3.45       1.32       1.61       2.45    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     0.03                   (0.01 )           (0.09 )  
From net realized gains     0.37       (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )        
Total dividends/distributions     0.40       (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.42 )     (0.48 )     (0.09 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.53     $ 16.21     $ 20.66     $ 17.83     $ 16.93     $ 15.80    
Total investment return(2)      (32.48 )%     (17.76 )%     19.56 %     7.79 %     10.20 %     18.26 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 4,829     $ 6,382     $ 10,591     $ 5,977     $ 2,423     $ 1,629    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.00 %(5)      1.91 %     1.92 %     1.96 %     1.95 %     2.00 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     2.00 %(5)      1.91 %     1.92 %     1.98 %(4)      1.95 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets
    0.45 %(5)      0.09 %     0.01 %     (0.20 )%     0.08 %     (0.27 )%  
Portfolio turnover     31 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %     43 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.85     $ 21.44     $ 18.43     $ 17.42     $ 16.21     $ 13.73    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.10       0.22       0.21       0.15       0.19       0.12    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (6.52 )     (3.72 )     3.56       1.40       1.65       2.55    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (6.42 )     (3.50 )     3.77       1.55       1.84       2.67    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     0.12       (0.21 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.15 )     (0.19 )  
From net realized gains     0.37       (0.88 )     (0.62 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )        
Total dividends/distributions     0.49       (1.09 )     (0.76 )     (0.54 )     (0.63 )     (0.19 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.92     $ 16.85     $ 21.44     $ 18.43     $ 17.42     $ 16.21    
Total investment return(2)      (32.20 )%     (16.87 )%     20.73 %     8.91 %     11.37 %     19.50 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 363,472     $ 645,803     $ 833,023     $ 543,099     $ 367,268     $ 153,608    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     0.95 %(5)      0.87 %     0.89 %     0.92 %     0.90 %     0.96 %  
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     0.95 %(5)      0.87 %     0.89 %     0.97 %(4)      0.90 %     0.96 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets
    1.46 %(5)      1.13 %     1.04 %     0.81 %     1.13 %     0.76 %  
Portfolio turnover     31 %     47 %     34 %     50 %     32 %     43 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
191



UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth 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   Year ended June 30,  
    December 31, 2008      
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.16     $ 10.68     $ 8.81     $ 8.21     $ 7.71     $ 6.39    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.01       (0.02 )     0.01       (0.01 )     0.00 (3)      (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain from
investment activities
    (3.98 )     0.58       1.87       0.61       0.50       1.34    
Total income from investment operations     (3.97 )     0.56       1.88       0.60       0.50       1.32    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income                 (0.01 )     (0.00 )(3)               
From net realized gains           (0.08 )                          
Total dividends/distributions           (0.08 )     (0.01 )     (0.00 )(3)               
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.19     $ 11.16     $ 10.68     $ 8.81     $ 8.21     $ 7.71    
Total investment return(2)      (35.57 )%     5.25 %     21.29 %     7.33 %     6.49 %     20.66 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 27,402     $ 13,994     $ 9,542     $ 6,803     $ 3,175     $ 2,275    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.29 %(4)      1.35 %     1.68 %     2.33 %     3.19 %     2.76 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.05 %(4)      1.05 %     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.05 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets
    0.16 %(4)      (0.20 )%     0.12 %     (0.16 )%     0.04 %     (0.32 )%  
Portfolio turnover     67 %     102 %     112 %     137 %     145 %     102 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.63     $ 10.26     $ 8.52     $ 8.00     $ 7.57     $ 6.32    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      (0.03 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )     (0.08 )     (0.05 )     (0.08 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain from
investment activities
    (3.77 )     0.55       1.80       0.60       0.48       1.33    
Total income from investment operations     (3.80 )     0.45       1.74       0.52       0.43       1.25    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income                                      
From net realized gains           (0.08 )                          
Total dividends/distributions           (0.08 )                          
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.83     $ 10.63     $ 10.26     $ 8.52     $ 8.00     $ 7.57    
Total investment return(2)      (35.75 )%     4.39 %     20.42 %     6.50 %     5.68 %     19.78 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 858     $ 1,276     $ 216     $ 389     $ 564     $ 342    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.07 %(4)      2.14 %     2.61 %     3.23 %     3.93 %     3.48 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.80 %(4)      1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets
    (0.69 )%(4)      (0.90 )%     (0.64 )%     (0.91 )%     (0.71 )%     (1.07 )%  
Portfolio turnover     67 %     102 %     112 %     137 %     145 %     102 %  

 

(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)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(4)  Annualized.


192



    Class C  
    Six months ended   Year ended June 30,  
    December 31, 2008      
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.64     $ 10.26     $ 8.53     $ 8.00     $ 7.56     $ 6.32    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      (0.03 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )     (0.08 )     (0.05 )     (0.08 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain from
investment activities
    (3.77 )     0.56       1.79       0.61       0.49       1.32    
Total income from investment operations     (3.80 )     0.46       1.73       0.53       0.44       1.24    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income                                      
From net realized gains           (0.08 )                          
Total dividends/distributions           (0.08 )                          
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.84     $ 10.64     $ 10.26     $ 8.53     $ 8.00     $ 7.56    
Total investment return(2)      (35.71 )%     4.49 %     20.28 %     6.63 %     5.82 %     19.62 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 4,771     $ 2,990     $ 986     $ 814     $ 407     $ 432    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.08 %(4)      2.13 %     2.51 %     3.12 %     3.96 %     3.54 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.80 %(4)      1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets
    (0.61 )%(4)      (0.96 )%     (0.64 )%     (0.91 )%     (0.71 )%     (1.08 )%  
Portfolio turnover     67 %     102 %     112 %     137 %     145 %     102 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.45     $ 10.94     $ 9.02     $ 8.38     $ 7.85     $ 6.49    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)(1)      0.02       0.01       0.04       0.01       0.02       (0.01 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain from
investment activities
    (4.08 )     0.59       1.90       0.64       0.51       1.37    
Total income from investment operations     (4.06 )     0.60       1.94       0.65       0.53       1.36    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income           (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )              
From net realized gains           (0.08 )                          
Total dividends/distributions           (0.09 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )              
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.39     $ 11.45     $ 10.94     $ 9.02     $ 8.38     $ 7.85    
Total investment return(2)      (35.46 )%     5.52 %     21.51 %     7.72 %     6.75 %     20.96 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 56,121     $ 76,175     $ 62,529     $ 4,797     $ 3,078     $ 3,502    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.17 %(4)      1.21 %     1.25 %     2.10 %     3.01 %     2.51 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.80 %(4)      0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets
    0.33 %(4)      0.05 %     0.35 %     0.09 %     0.29 %     (0.07 )%  
Portfolio turnover     67 %     102 %     112 %     137 %     145 %     102 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
193



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.42     $ 11.66     $ 10.54     $ 10.48     $ 11.18     $ 9.31    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.07       0.14       0.13       0.11       0.12       0.09    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (2.67 )     (2.25 )     2.03       1.12       1.22       1.80    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.60 )     (2.11 )     2.16       1.23       1.34       1.89    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.06 )     (0.14 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.12 )     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains     (0.87 )     (0.99 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.93 )     (1.13 )     (1.04 )     (1.17 )     (2.04 )     (0.02 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.89     $ 8.42     $ 11.66     $ 10.54     $ 10.48     $ 11.18    
Total investment return(2)      (30.45 )%     (19.38 )%     21.20 %     12.13 %     12.35 %     20.28 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 47,366     $ 78,989     $ 113,213     $ 105,709     $ 105,975     $ 108,369    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.43 %(4)      1.32 %     1.29 %     1.31 %     1.39 %     1.42 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.10 %(4)      1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.97 %(4)      1.35 %     1.12 %     1.07 %     1.09 %     0.86 %  
Portfolio turnover     35 %     52 %     27 %     41 %     49 %     170 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended   Year ended June 30,  
    December 31, 2008      
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.33     $ 11.50     $ 10.39     $ 10.31     $ 10.99     $ 9.21    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.04       0.06       0.04       0.03       0.04       0.01    
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) from investment activities
    (2.64 )     (2.21 )     2.00       1.10       1.20       1.77    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.60 )     (2.15 )     2.04       1.13       1.24       1.78    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.03 )     (0.03 )                       (0.00 )(3)   
From net realized gains     (0.87 )     (0.99 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.90 )     (1.02 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )     (0.00 )(3)   
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.83     $ 8.33     $ 11.50     $ 10.39     $ 10.31     $ 10.99    
Total investment return(2)      (30.80 )%     (19.92 )%     20.21 %     11.25 %     11.59 %     19.38 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 385     $ 471     $ 1,061     $ 1,978     $ 4,997     $ 14,556    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.37 %(4)      2.17 %     2.19 %     2.15 %     2.35 %     2.31 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.85 %(4)      1.85 %     1.85 %     1.85 %     1.85 %     1.85 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.21 %(4)      0.59 %     0.39 %     0.32 %     0.34 %     0.11 %  
Portfolio turnover     35 %     52 %     27 %     41 %     49 %     170 %  

 

(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)  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(4)  Annualized.


194



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.26     $ 11.42     $ 10.34     $ 10.30     $ 11.00     $ 9.22    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.04       0.06       0.04       0.03       0.04       0.01    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (2.62 )     (2.18 )     1.99       1.10       1.20       1.77    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.58 )     (2.12 )     2.03       1.13       1.24       1.78    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.00 )(3)   
From net realized gains     (0.87 )     (0.99 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.89 )     (1.04 )     (0.95 )     (1.09 )     (1.94 )     (0.00 )(3)   
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.79     $ 8.26     $ 11.42     $ 10.34     $ 10.30     $ 11.00    
Total investment return(2)      (30.82 )%     (19.83 )%     20.24 %     11.26 %     11.62 %     19.34 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 5,878     $ 9,795     $ 15,919     $ 15,683     $ 17,235     $ 19,530    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.23 %(4)      2.10 %     2.06 %     2.08 %     2.19 %     2.17 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.85 %(4)      1.85 %     1.85 %     1.85 %     1.85 %     1.85 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.21 %(4)      0.60 %     0.37 %     0.32 %     0.34 %     0.11 %  
Portfolio turnover     35 %     52 %     27 %     41 %     49 %     170 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended   Year ended June 30,  
    December 31, 2008      
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 8.46     $ 11.71     $ 10.58     $ 10.52     $ 11.22     $ 9.33    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.08       0.16       0.15       0.14       0.14       0.11    
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) from investment activities
    (2.69 )     (2.25 )     2.05       1.12       1.24       1.80    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (2.61 )     (2.09 )     2.20       1.26       1.38       1.91    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.07 )     (0.17 )     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains     (0.87 )     (0.99 )     (0.93 )     (1.05 )     (1.92 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.94 )     (1.16 )     (1.07 )     (1.20 )     (2.08 )     (0.02 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.91     $ 8.46     $ 11.71     $ 10.58     $ 10.52     $ 11.22    
Total investment return(2)      (30.38 )%     (19.15 )%     21.52 %     12.37 %     12.74 %     20.49 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 2,236     $ 5,694     $ 9,074     $ 7,172     $ 5,760     $ 4,516    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.39 %(4)      1.13 %     1.06 %     1.06 %     1.13 %     1.27 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.85 %(4)      0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.15 %(4)      1.60 %     1.36 %     1.32 %     1.34 %     1.10 %  
Portfolio turnover     35 %     52 %     27 %     41 %     49 %     170 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
195



UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth 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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   June 30, 2006(3)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.05     $ 11.13     $ 9.60     $ 10.15    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)      (0.04 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     (4.00 )     (0.69 )     1.63       (0.53 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (4.04 )     (0.80 )     1.53       (0.55 )  
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income           (0.03 )              
From net realized gains     (0.13 )     (0.25 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.13 )     (0.28 )              
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.88     $ 10.05     $ 11.13     $ 9.60    
Total investment return(2)       (40.19 )%     (7.34 )%     15.94 %     (5.42 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 479     $ 579     $ 261     $ 162    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     4.83 %(4)      4.58 %     4.61 %     6.59 %(4)   
After expense reimbursement     1.45 %(4)      1.45 %     1.45 %     1.45 %(4)   
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (0.92 )%(4)      (1.05 )%     (0.99 )%     (0.87 )%(4)   
Portfolio turnover     42 %     115 %     72 %     12 %  

 

    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   June 30, 2006(6)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.10     $ 11.15     $ 9.61     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)      (0.03 )     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     (4.00 )     (0.68 )     1.62       (0.37 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (4.03 )     (0.77 )     1.55       (0.39 )  
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income           (0.03 )     (0.01 )        
From net realized gains     (0.13 )     (0.25 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.13 )     (0.28 )     (0.01 )        
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.94     $ 10.10     $ 11.15     $ 9.61    
Total investment return(2)       (39.89 )%     (6.98 )%     16.17 %     (3.90 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 3,119     $ 5,192     $ 5,580     $ 4,805    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     4.36 %(4)      4.12 %     4.31 %     5.90 %(4)   
After expense reimbursement     1.20 %(4)      1.20 %     1.20 %     1.20 %(4)   
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (0.69 )%(4)      (0.80 )%     (0.73 )%     (0.61 )%(4)   
Portfolio turnover     42 %     115 %     72 %     12 %  

 

(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)  For the period March 31, 2006 (commencement of issuance) through June 30, 2006.

(4)  Annualized.

(5)  For the period April 21, 2006 (commencement of issuance) through June 30, 2006.

(6)  For the period March 27, 2006 (commencement of issuance) through June 30, 2006.


196



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   June 30, 2006(5)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.90     $ 11.03     $ 9.58     $ 10.41    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)      (0.06 )     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities     (4.01 )     (0.68 )     1.62       (0.80 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (4.07 )     (0.87 )     1.45       (0.83 )  
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income           (0.01 )              
From net realized gains     (0.13 )     (0.25 )              
Total dividends/distributions     (0.13 )     (0.26 )              
Net asset value, end of period   $ 5.70     $ 9.90     $ 11.03     $ 9.58    
Total investment return(2)       (41.10 )%     (8.03 )%     15.14 %     (7.97 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 96     $ 142     $ 82     $ 67    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     5.71 %(4)      5.49 %     5.10 %     7.52 %(4)   
After expense reimbursement     2.20 %(4)      2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %(4)   
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (1.66 )%(4)      (1.78 )%     (1.73 )%     (1.62 )%(4)   
Portfolio turnover     42 %     115 %     72 %     12 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
197




UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth 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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.31     $ 15.94     $ 14.41     $ 13.65     $ 12.41     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)       (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.11 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (5.38 )     (1.47 )     2.14       1.45       1.55       2.55    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (5.41 )     (1.59 )     2.00       1.33       1.44       2.44    
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.00 )(4)      (1.04 )     (0.47 )     (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.90     $ 13.31     $ 15.94     $ 14.41     $ 13.65     $ 12.41    
Total investment return(2)       (40.64 )%     (10.25 )%     14.18 %     9.88 %     11.63 %     24.45 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 48,408     $ 92,759     $ 149,362     $ 151,731     $ 110,795     $ 73,833    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.68 %(3)      1.47 %     1.65 %     1.50 %     1.59 %     1.56 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.28 %(3)      1.28 %     1.28 %     1.28 %     1.28 %     1.28 %  
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (0.58 )%(3)      (0.81 )%     (0.93 )%     (0.82 )%     (0.88 )%     (0.90 )%  
Portfolio turnover     33 %     51 %     34 %     49 %     50 %     75 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.59     $ 15.25     $ 13.91     $ 13.29     $ 12.17     $ 9.89    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)       (0.07 )     (0.22 )     (0.24 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (5.07 )     (1.40 )     2.05       1.41       1.52       2.51    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (5.14 )     (1.62 )     1.81       1.19       1.32       2.31    
Distributions from net realized gains     0.00 (4)      (1.04 )     (0.47 )     (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.45     $ 12.59     $ 15.25     $ 13.91     $ 13.29     $ 12.17    
Total investment return(2)       (40.82 )%     (10.94 )%     13.32 %     9.09 %     10.86 %     23.40 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 275     $ 661     $ 1,798     $ 5,598     $ 9,592     $ 11,683    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.57 %(3)      2.20 %     2.29 %     2.39 %     2.53 %     2.55 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.03 %(3)      2.03 %     2.03 %     2.03 %     2.03 %     2.03 %  
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (1.33 )%(3)      (1.58 )%     (1.69 )%     (1.57 )%     1.63 %     (1.62 )%  
Portfolio turnover     33 %     51 %     34 %     49 %     50 %     75 %  

 

(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.


198



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.57     $ 15.23     $ 13.89     $ 13.28     $ 12.16     $ 9.88    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)       (0.07 )     (0.21 )     (0.24 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (5.06 )     (1.41 )     2.05       1.40       1.52       2.51    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (5.13 )     (1.62 )     1.81       1.18       1.32       2.31    
Distributions from net realized gains     0.00 (4)      (1.04 )     (0.47 )     (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.44     $ 12.57     $ 15.23     $ 13.89     $ 13.28     $ 12.16    
Total investment return(2)       (40.81 )%     (10.95 )%     13.33 %     9.02 %     10.87 %     23.43 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 2,724     $ 6,042     $ 7,877     $ 8,329     $ 8,661     $ 9,580    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.41 %(3)      2.25 %     2.28 %     2.31 %     2.45 %     2.54 %  
After expense reimbursement     2.03 %(3)      2.03 %     2.03 %     2.03 %     2.03 %     2.03 %  
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (1.33 )%(3)      (1.55 )%     (1.68 )%     (1.57 )%     (1.63 )%     (1.63 )%  
Portfolio turnover     33 %     51 %     34 %     49 %     50 %     75 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.74     $ 16.38     $ 14.75     $ 13.93     $ 12.63     $ 10.15    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss(1)       (0.02 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.08 )     (0.08 )     (0.08 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (5.55 )     (1.52 )     2.20       1.47       1.58       2.59    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (5.57 )     (1.60 )     2.10       1.39       1.50       2.51    
Distributions from net realized gains     0.00 (4)      (1.04 )     (0.47 )     (0.57 )     (0.20 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.17     $ 13.74     $ 16.38     $ 14.75     $ 13.93     $ 12.63    
Total investment return(2)       (40.53 )%     (10.03 )%     14.54 %     10.12 %     11.90 %     24.78 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 131,674     $ 272,666     $ 303,029     $ 269,696     $ 146,725     $ 91,406    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.24 %(3)      1.12 %     1.18 %     1.13 %     1.14 %     1.21 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.03 %(3)      1.03 %     1.03 %     1.03 %     1.03 %     1.03 %  
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (0.33 )%(3)      (0.55 )%     (0.68 )%     (0.57 )%     (0.63 )%     (0.66 )%  
Portfolio turnover     33 %     51 %     34 %     49 %     50 %     75 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
199



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   June 30, 2005(4)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.14     $ 9.98     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.04       0.34       0.35       0.28       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (1.02 )     (2.13 )     (0.06 )     0.18       (0.02 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.98 )     (1.79 )     0.29       0.46       0.01    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (0.62 )     (0.45 )     (0.30 )     (0.29 )     (0.03 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.08 )     (0.01 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.62 )     (0.45 )     (0.38 )     (0.30 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.21     $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.14     $ 9.98    
Total investment return(2)       (12.66 )%     (18.07 )%     2.87 %     4.65 %     0.06 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 23,825     $ 50,761     $ 257,180     $ 212,983     $ 105,373    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.18 %(5)      0.99 %     0.95 %     0.96 %     1.31 %(5)   
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.00 %(5)      0.99 %     0.95 %     0.99 %(3)      1.00 %(5)   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.21 %(5)      3.68 %     3.43 %     2.78 %     1.75 %(5)   
Portfolio turnover     23 %     33 %     56 %     96 %     22 %  

 

    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   June 30, 2005(4)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.15     $ 9.98     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.05       0.36       0.37       0.30       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (1.03 )     (2.12 )     (0.07 )     0.19       (0.02 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.98 )     (1.76 )     0.30       0.49       0.01    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (0.63 )     (0.48 )     (0.32 )     (0.31 )     (0.03 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.08 )     (0.01 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.63 )     (0.48 )     (0.40 )     (0.32 )     (0.03 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.20     $ 7.81     $ 10.05     $ 10.15     $ 9.98    
Total investment return(2)       (12.59 )%     (17.92 )%     2.96 %     4.94 %     0.09 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 126,282     $ 187,445     $ 259,089     $ 232,208     $ 20,004    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     0.82 %(5)      0.76 %     0.75 %     0.77 %     1.11 %(5)   
After expense reimbursement     0.82 %(5)      0.76 %     0.75 %     0.77 %     0.85 %(5)   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.47 %(5)      3.92 %     3.63 %     3.00 %     1.90 %(5)   
Portfolio turnover     23 %     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)  The investment manager recouped expenses previously reimbursed by the investment manager on behalf of the Fund, not to exceed the expense cap.

(4)  For the period April 27, 2005 (commencement of issuance) through June 30, 2005.

(5)  Annualized.


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    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,   For the
period ended
 
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   June 30, 2005(4)   
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 7.81     $ 10.04     $ 10.14     $ 9.98     $ 10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.03       0.31       0.31       0.24       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (1.02 )     (2.12 )     (0.06 )     0.18       (0.02 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.99 )     (1.81 )     0.25       0.42          
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign currency gains     (0.61 )     (0.42 )     (0.27 )     (0.25 )     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.08 )     (0.01 )        
Total dividends/distributions     (0.61 )     (0.42 )     (0.35 )     (0.26 )     (0.02 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 6.21     $ 7.81     $ 10.04     $ 10.14     $ 9.98    
Total investment return(2)       (12.82 )%     (18.27 )%     2.42 %     4.30 %     0.01 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 6,195     $ 9,971     $ 37,548     $ 30,618     $ 16,973    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.43 %(5)      1.32 %     1.29 %     1.32 %     1.68 %(5)   
After expense reimbursement/recoupment     1.35 %(5)      1.32 %     1.30 %(3)      1.35 %(3)      1.35 %(5)   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.90 %(5)      3.35 %     3.07 %     2.42 %     1.40 %(5)   
Portfolio turnover     23 %     33 %     56 %     96 %     22 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
201



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.17     $ 9.41     $ 9.50     $ 9.83     $ 9.87     $ 10.24    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.12       0.27       0.26       0.19       0.17       0.19    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.72 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.15 )     0.34       0.35    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.60 )     0.19       0.16       0.04       0.51       0.54    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (1.23 )     (0.43 )     (0.25 )     (0.37 )     (0.55 )     (0.91 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.34     $ 9.17     $ 9.41     $ 9.50     $ 9.83     $ 9.87    
Total investment return(2)      (6.55 )%     1.94 %     1.67 %     0.51 %     5.05 %     5.21 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 9,431     $ 12,123     $ 14,093     $ 15,546     $ 16,701     $ 14,610    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.50 %(3)      1.31 %     1.40 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.55 %  
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     2.75 %(3)      2.81 %     2.67 %     1.97 %     1.65 %     1.84 %  
Portfolio turnover     64 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %     186 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.20     $ 9.43     $ 9.52     $ 9.85     $ 9.88     $ 10.25    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.09       0.20       0.18       0.12       0.09       0.11    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.74 )     (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.15 )     0.35       0.35    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.65 )     0.12       0.09       (0.03 )     0.44       0.46    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (1.19 )     (0.35 )     (0.18 )     (0.30 )     (0.47 )     (0.83 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.36     $ 9.20     $ 9.43     $ 9.52     $ 9.85     $ 9.88    
Total investment return(2)      (7.00 )%     1.27 %     0.90 %     (0.26 )%     4.29 %     4.38 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 122     $ 131     $ 215     $ 420     $ 1,153     $ 1,536    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.34 %(3)      2.20 %     2.17 %     2.25 %     2.30 %     2.33 %  
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     1.99 %(3)      2.06 %     1.92 %     1.22 %     0.90 %     1.09 %  
Portfolio turnover     64 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %     186 %  

 

(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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    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.15     $ 9.38     $ 9.47     $ 9.81     $ 9.85     $ 10.23    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.10       0.22       0.21       0.14       0.12       0.14    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.74 )     (0.07 )     (0.10 )     (0.15 )     0.35       0.34    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.64 )     0.15       0.11       (0.01 )     0.47       0.48    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (1.20 )     (0.38 )     (0.20 )     (0.33 )     (0.51 )     (0.86 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 7.31     $ 9.15     $ 9.38     $ 9.47     $ 9.81     $ 9.85    
Total investment return(2)      (6.80 )%     1.56 %     1.17 %     (0.09 )%     4.60 %     4.64 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 1,722     $ 1,716     $ 1,491     $ 2,426     $ 3,081     $ 3,451    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.93 %(3)      1.79 %     1.77 %     1.88 %     1.92 %     1.99 %  
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     2.24 %(3)      2.31 %     2.17 %     1.47 %     1.15 %     1.34 %  
Portfolio turnover     64 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %     186 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.24     $ 10.45     $ 10.51     $ 10.84     $ 10.83     $ 11.16    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.14       0.32       0.31       0.23       0.21       0.23    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.81 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     0.38       0.38    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.67 )     0.24       0.21       0.06       0.59       0.61    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income and net foreign
currency gains
    (1.24 )     (0.45 )     (0.27 )     (0.39 )     (0.58 )     (0.94 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.33     $ 10.24     $ 10.45     $ 10.51     $ 10.84     $ 10.83    
Total investment return(2)      (6.55 )%     2.28 %     2.03 %     0.65 %     5.36 %     5.43 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 41,314     $ 52,620     $ 107,465     $ 80,536     $ 52,345     $ 41,016    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.28 %(3)      1.04 %     1.03 %     1.16 %     1.16 %     1.24 %  
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     2.99 %(3)      3.06 %     2.93 %     2.22 %     1.90 %     2.09 %  
Portfolio turnover     64 %     137 %     74 %     114 %     112 %     186 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
203



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.19     $ 6.92     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06     $ 6.84    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.24       0.51       0.50       0.55       0.57       0.58    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (1.61 )     (0.75 )     0.08       (0.24 )     0.10       0.22    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (1.37 )     (0.24 )     0.58       0.31       0.67       0.80    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.49 )     (0.55 )     (0.56 )     (0.59 )     (0.58 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.55     $ 6.19     $ 6.92     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06    
Total investment return(2)       (22.32 )%     (3.55 )%     8.60 %     4.48 %     9.66 %     12.15 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 34,296     $ 40,582     $ 45,031     $ 51,121     $ 66,677     $ 72,614    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.30 %(3)      1.29 %     1.28 %     1.37 %     1.28 %     1.31 %  
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     8.86 %(3)      7.81 %     7.16 %     7.86 %     7.83 %     8.27 %  
Portfolio turnover     37 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %     80 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.20     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06     $ 6.83    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.22       0.46       0.45       0.50       0.51       0.53    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
from investment activities
    (1.61 )     (0.75 )     0.09       (0.25 )     0.10       0.23    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (1.39 )     (0.29 )     0.54       0.25       0.61       0.76    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.25 )     (0.44 )     (0.50 )     (0.50 )     (0.53 )     (0.53 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.56     $ 6.20     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06    
Total investment return(2)       (22.58 )%     (4.27 )%     7.93 %     3.69 %     8.79 %     11.48 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 838     $ 1,480     $ 2,386     $ 2,497     $ 3,945     $ 7,844    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.13 %(3)      2.07 %     2.04 %     2.09 %     1.99 %     2.05 %  
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     8.08 %(3)      7.02 %     6.42 %     7.11 %     7.08 %     7.53 %  
Portfolio turnover     37 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %     80 %  

 

(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. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(3)  Annualized.


204



    Class C  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.19     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06     $ 6.84    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.23       0.48       0.47       0.52       0.53       0.55    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (1.61 )     (0.76 )     0.08       (0.25 )     0.10       0.22    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (1.38 )     (0.28 )     0.55       0.27       0.63       0.77    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.25 )     (0.46 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.55 )     (0.55 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.56     $ 6.19     $ 6.93     $ 6.89     $ 7.14     $ 7.06    
Total investment return(2)       (22.35 )%     (4.03 )%     8.05 %     3.95 %     9.09 %     11.59 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 5,846     $ 8,453     $ 11,330     $ 12,177     $ 15,389     $ 17,499    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.82 %(3)      1.79 %     1.78 %     1.86 %     1.79 %     1.82 %  
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     8.38 %(3)      7.31 %     6.66 %     7.36 %     7.33 %     7.78 %  
Portfolio turnover     37 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %     80 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 6.23     $ 6.96     $ 6.92     $ 7.17     $ 7.10     $ 6.87    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.25       0.53       0.52       0.57       0.59       0.61    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
from investment activities
    (1.63 )     (0.75 )     0.09       (0.24 )     0.09       0.23    
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (1.38 )     (0.22 )     0.61       0.33       0.68       0.84    
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.51 )     (0.57 )     (0.58 )     (0.61 )     (0.61 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 4.58     $ 6.23     $ 6.96     $ 6.92     $ 7.17     $ 7.10    
Total investment return(2)       (22.06 )%     (3.28 )%     8.98 %     4.72 %     9.82 %     12.66 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 56,802     $ 99,538     $ 47,768     $ 33,015     $ 30,277     $ 48,038    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     0.99 %(3)      0.99 %     0.98 %     1.06 %     0.96 %     0.92 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.95 %(3)      0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.92 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     9.11 %(3)      8.13 %     7.43 %     8.11 %     8.08 %     8.55 %  
Portfolio turnover     37 %     39 %     46 %     64 %     61 %     80 %  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
205



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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.73     $ 10.56     $ 10.99    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.11       0.25       0.32       0.40       0.39       0.39    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.70 )     (1.06 )     0.24       (0.42 )     0.20       (0.37 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.59 )     (0.81 )     0.56       (0.02 )     0.59       0.02    
Redemption fees     0.00 (4)      0.01                            
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.52 )     (0.53 )     (0.37 )     (0.44 )     (0.42 )     (0.45 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.02     $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.73     $ 10.56    
Total investment return(2)       (6.36 )%     (8.03 )%     5.39 %     (0.07 )%     5.72 %     0.18 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 7,918     $ 9,330     $ 29,356     $ 31,285     $ 34,282     $ 31,420    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.20 %(3)      1.02 %     1.07 %     1.07 %     1.19 %     1.11 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.85 %(3)      0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.46 %(3)      2.50 %     3.08 %     3.79 %     3.61 %     3.58 %  
Portfolio turnover     123 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %     137 %  
    Class B  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.14     $ 10.47     $ 10.28     $ 10.74     $ 10.56     $ 10.97    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.07       0.18       0.25       0.32       0.31       0.30    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.69 )     (1.07 )     0.23       (0.42 )     0.21       (0.36 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.62 )     (0.89 )     0.48       (0.10 )     0.52       (0.06 )  
Redemption fees     0.00 (4)      0.01                            
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.49 )     (0.45 )     (0.29 )     (0.36 )     (0.34 )     (0.35 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.03     $ 9.14     $ 10.47     $ 10.28     $ 10.74     $ 10.56    
Total investment return(2)       (6.82 )%     (8.72 )%     4.70 %     (0.93 )%     4.96 %     (0.55 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 149     $ 250     $ 442     $ 808     $ 1,620     $ 2,043    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     2.19 %(3)      1.91 %     1.84 %     1.83 %     2.00 %     2.00 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.60 %(3)      1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.63 %(3)      1.77 %     2.39 %     3.04 %     2.86 %     2.82 %  
Portfolio turnover     123 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %     137 %  

 

(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, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.12     $ 10.45     $ 10.26     $ 10.72     $ 10.55     $ 10.98    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.09       0.20       0.27       0.34       0.33       0.33    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.71 )     (1.05 )     0.24       (0.41 )     0.22       (0.37 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.62 )     (0.85 )     0.51       (0.07 )     0.55       (0.04 )  
Redemption fees                                      
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.50 )     (0.48 )     (0.32 )     (0.39 )     (0.38 )     (0.39 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.00     $ 9.12     $ 10.45     $ 10.26     $ 10.72     $ 10.55    
Total investment return(2)       (6.72 )%     (8.58 )%     4.98 %     (0.67 )%     5.25 %     (0.37 )%  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 1,556     $ 1,117     $ 1,525     $ 1,530     $ 2,068     $ 2,195    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     1.68 %(3)      1.58 %     1.55 %     1.56 %     1.64 %     1.65 %  
After expense reimbursement     1.35 %(3)      1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.11 %(3)      2.01 %     2.56 %     3.29 %     3.11 %     3.08 %  
Portfolio turnover     123 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %     137 %  
    Class Y  
    Six months ended
December 31, 2008
  Year ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.72     $ 10.57     $ 11.01    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income(1)      0.12       0.28       0.34       0.42       0.41       0.41    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
investment activities
    (0.71 )     (1.06 )     0.25       (0.41 )     0.21       (0.37 )  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     (0.59 )     (0.78 )     0.59       0.01       0.62       0.04    
Redemption fees                                      
Less dividends/distributions:  
From net investment income     (0.53 )     (0.55 )     (0.40 )     (0.46 )     (0.47 )     (0.48 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.01     $ 9.13     $ 10.46     $ 10.27     $ 10.72     $ 10.57    
Total investment return(2)       (6.35 )%     (7.78 )%     5.76 %     0.14 %     5.95 %     0.40 %  
Ratios/Supplemental data:  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)   $ 72,936     $ 102,473     $ 163,172     $ 105,526     $ 109,568     $ 89,281    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:  
Before expense reimbursement     0.91 %(3)      0.78 %     0.76 %     0.82 %     0.78 %     0.80 %  
After expense reimbursement     0.60 %(3)      0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.64 %(3)      2.77 %     3.27 %     4.04 %     3.86 %     3.83 %  
Portfolio turnover     123 %     192 %     209 %     229 %     174 %     137 %  

 

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 fifteen Funds available for investment, each having its own investment objectives and policies: UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Global Frontier Fund, UBS Global Equity Fund, UBS International Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, 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 Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Frontier Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, 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 Global Frontier Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund and 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 identical 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 or 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:

A:  Valuation of investments: Each Fund calculates its net asset value based on the current market value for its portfolio securities. The Funds normally obtain market values for their securities and other


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instruments from independent pricing sources. Independent pricing sources may use last reported sale 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 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 available prior to valuation. Securities which are listed on US and foreign stock exchanges normally are valued at the last sale price on the day the securities are valued or, lacking any sales on such day, at the last available bid price. Securities listed on foreign stock exchanges may be fair valued based on significant events that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign markets. 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. 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 Advisor of the Funds. UBS Global AM is an indirect wholly owned asset management subsidiary of UBS AG, an internationally diversified organization with headquarters in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland and operations in many areas of the financial services industry. If a market value is not readily available from an independent pricing source for a particular security or instrument, that security or instrument is valued at a fair value determined 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 determination 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. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at the daily closing net asset value of the respective investment company.

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 NAV. 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.

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. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

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


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The Funds adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). FAS 157 requires disclosure surrounding 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—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 Funds' own assumptions in determining the value of investments.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in valuing the Funds' investments. The Funds may hold investments which have been fair valued in accordance with the Funds' fair valuation policy as of December 31, 2008, which may result in movement between level 1 and level 2.

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 408,422,718     $ 323,909,820     $ 14,876,807     $ 747,209,345    
Derivatives     32,328,228       98,456,951       0       130,785,179    
Total   $ 440,750,946     $ 422,366,771     $ 14,876,807     $ 877,994,524    
Liabilities  
Securities sold short   $ (193,608,753 )   $ 0     $ 0     $ (193,608,753 )  
Derivatives     (37,300,573 )     (214,396,926 )     0       (251,697,499 )  
Total   $ (230,909,326 )   $ (214,396,926 )   $ 0     $ (445,306,252 )  
UBS Global Allocation Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 763,018,473     $ 1,126,002,588     $ 12,276,596     $ 1,901,297,657    
Derivatives     9,413,942       9,548,931       0       18,962,873    
Total   $ 772,432,415     $ 1,135,551,519     $ 12,276,596     $ 1,920,260,530    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ (12,155,363 )   $ (6,989,269 )   $ 0     $ (19,144,632 )  
Total   $ (12,155,363 )   $ (6,989,269 )   $ 0     $ (19,144,632 )  

 


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UBS Global Frontier Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 0     $ 64,679,298     $ 0     $ 64,679,298    
Derivatives     941,136       390,262       0       1,331,398    
Total   $ 941,136     $ 65,069,560     $ 0     $ 66,010,696    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ (178,731 )   $ (89,233 )   $ 0     $ (267,964 )  
Total   $ (178,731 )   $ (89,233 )   $ 0     $ (267,964 )  
UBS Global Equity Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 80,862,994     $ 103,295,829     $ 0     $ 184,158,823    
Derivatives     0       735,175       0       735,175    
Total   $ 80,862,994     $ 104,031,004     $ 0     $ 184,893,998    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ 0     $ (1,235,762 )   $ 0     $ (1,235,762 )  
Total   $ 0     $ (1,235,762 )   $ 0     $ (1,235,762 )  
UBS International Equity Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 6,960,727     $ 79,814,278     $ 1,282,201     $ 88,057,206    
Derivatives     0       370,447       0       370,447    
Total   $ 6,960,727     $ 80,184,725     $ 1,282,201     $ 88,427,653    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ 0     $ (969,483 )   $ 0     $ (969,483 )  
Total   $ 0     $ (969,483 )   $ 0     $ (969,483 )  

 


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UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 75,618,676     $ 586,330     $ 0     $ 76,205,006    
Total   $ 75,618,676     $ 586,330     $ 0     $ 76,205,006    
Liabilities  
Securities sold short   $ (15,782,541 )   $ 0     $ 0     $ (15,782,541 )  
Total   $ (15,782,541 )   $ 0     $ 0     $ (15,782,541 )  
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 411,386,079     $ 5,811,167     $ 0     $ 417,197,246    
Total   $ 411,386,079     $ 5,811,167     $ 0     $ 417,197,246    
Liabilities  
None  
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 87,047,113     $ 2,267,438     $ 0     $ 89,314,551    
Derivatives     0       0       0       0    
Total   $ 87,047,113     $ 2,267,438     $ 0     $ 89,314,551    
Liabilities  
None  

 


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 55,375,436     $ 272,891     $ 0     $ 55,648,327    
Total   $ 55,375,436     $ 272,891     $ 0     $ 55,648,327    
Liabilities  
None  
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 3,544,259     $ 68,509     $ 0     $ 3,612,768    
Total   $ 3,544,259     $ 68,509     $ 0     $ 3,612,768    
Liabilities  
None  
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 181,427,456     $ 16,690,787     $ 0     $ 198,118,243    
Total   $ 181,427,456     $ 16,690,787     $ 0     $ 198,118,243    
Liabilities  
None  

 


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UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 0     $ 141,563,783     $ 2,039,264     $ 143,603,047    
Derivatives     0       1,586,807       0       1,586,807    
Total   $ 0     $ 143,150,590     $ 2,039,264     $ 145,189,854    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ (2,407,737 )   $ (8,360,575 )   $ 0     $ (10,768,312 )  
Total   $ (2,407,737 )   $ (8,360,575 )   $ 0     $ (10,768,312 )  
UBS Global Bond Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 0     $ 49,394,119     $ 805,624     $ 50,199,743    
Derivatives     0       823,740       0       823,740    
Total   $ 0     $ 50,217,859     $ 805,624     $ 51,023,483    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ 0     $ (735,944 )   $ 0     $ (735,944 )  
Total   $ 0     $ (735,944 )   $ 0     $ (735,944 )  
UBS High Yield Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 20,258     $ 95,456,326     $ 11,000     $ 95,487,584    
Total   $ 20,258     $ 95,456,326     $ 11,000     $ 95,487,584    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ 0     $ (203,153 )   $ 0     $ (203,153 )  
Total   $ 0     $ (203,153 )   $ 0     $ (203,153 )  

 


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund  
Measurements at 12/31/08  
Description   Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Assets  
Securities   $ 0     $ 81,914,656     $ 146,010     $ 82,060,666    
Derivatives     742,771       1,265,070       0       2,007,841    
Total   $ 742,771     $ 83,179,726     $ 146,010     $ 84,068,507    
Liabilities  
Derivatives   $ (453,824 )   $ (233,153 )   $ 0     $ (686,977 )  
Total   $ (453,824 )   $ (233,153 )   $ 0     $ (686,977 )  

 

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

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 72,877,642     $ 0     $ 72,877,642    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    (50,153,329 )     0       (50,153,329 )  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     (6,717,660 )     0       (6,717,660 )  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     (1,129,846 )     0       (1,129,846 )  
Ending balance   $ 14,876,807     $ 0     $ 14,876,807    
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 12/31/08(a).
  $ (47,488,448 )   $ 0     $ (47,488,448 )  

 

(a)  Excludes from Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings, unrealized losses of $47,488,448 related to transferred assets, presented at their end of period values.

UBS Global Allocation Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 9,016,840     $ 0     $ 9,016,840    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    (4,385,811 )     0       (4,385,811 )  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     (1,579,250 )     0       (1,579,250 )  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     9,224,817       0       9,224,817    
Ending balance   $ 12,276,596     $ 0     $ 12,276,596    
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 12/31/08(b).
  $ (15,568,165 )   $ 0     $ (15,568,165 )  

 

(b)  Excludes from Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings, unrealized losses of $15,568,165 related to transferred assets, presented at their end of period values.


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UBS International Equity Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    0       0       0    
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     0       0       0    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     1,282,201       0       1,282,201    
Ending balance   $ 1,282,201     $ 0     $ 1,282,201    
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 12/31/08(c).
  $ (578,777 )   $ 0     $ (578,777 )  

 

(c)  Excludes from Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings, unrealized losses of $578,777 related to transferred assets, presented at their end of period values.

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 38,738,089     $ 0     $ 38,738,089    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    (19,028,580 )     0       (19,028,580 )  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     (15,067,622 )     0       (15,067,622 )  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     (2,602,623 )     0       (2,602,623 )  
Ending balance   $ 2,039,264     $ 0     $ 2,039,264    
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 12/31/08.
  $ (7,493,389 )   $ 0     $ (7,493,389 )  
UBS Global Bond Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 4,374,998     $ 0     $ 4,374,998    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    (2,757,976 )     0       (2,757,976 )  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     (720,499 )     0       (720,499 )  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     (90,899 )     0       (90,899 )  
Ending balance   $ 805,624     $ 0     $ 805,624    
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 12/31/08.
  $ (2,155,721 )   $ 0     $ (2,155,721 )  

 


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UBS Global Frontier Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 12,891     $ 0     $ 12,891    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    (11 )     0       (11 )  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     (12,880 )     0       (12,880 )  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     0       0       0    
Ending balance   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0    
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 12/31/08.
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0    
UBS High Yield Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    (572,750 )     0       (572,750 )  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     583,750       0       583,750    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     0       0       0    
Ending balance   $ 11,000     $ 0     $ 11,000    
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 12/31/08.
  $ (554,933 )   $ 0     $ (554,933 )  
UBS U.S. Bond Fund  
Measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3)  
    Securities   Derivatives   Total  
Assets  
Beginning balance   $ 639,172     $ 0     $ 639,172    
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included
in earnings
    (46,340 )     0       (46,340 )  
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)     (592,832 )     0       (592,832 )  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     146,010       0       146,010    
Ending balance   $ 146,010     $ 0     $ 146,010    
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 12/31/08(d).
  $ (274,237 )   $ 0     $ (274,237 )  

 

(d)  Excludes from Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings, unrealized losses of $274,237 related to transferred assets, presented at their end of period values.


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In September 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Staff Position No. 133-1 and FIN 45-4, "Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45" (the "FSP"). The FSP amends FASB Statement No. 133 ("FAS 133"), "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", and also amends FASB Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN 45"), "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others". The amendments to FAS 133 include required disclosure for (i) the nature and terms of the credit derivative, reasons for entering into the credit derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative, (ii) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative, (iii) the fair value of the credit derivative, and (iv) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held either as collateral or by third parties. The amendments to FIN 45 require additional disclosures about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. All changes to accounting policies have been made in accordance with the FSP and incorporated for the current period as part of the Notes to the portfolio of investments and disclosures within the footnote, "Swap agreements".

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("FAS 161"). This standard requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds' derivative and hedging activities. FAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 may have on the Funds' financial statement disclosures.

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 at the end of each Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

C.  Foreign currency translation: Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated daily into US dollars using foreign currency exchange rates determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, commitments under forward foreign currency contracts and income receipts are translated at the prevailing exchange rate as of the date of each transaction. Realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses on investments are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain or loss on foreign forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions in the Statements of operations. 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 transactions and foreign exchange transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. Dividend income and expense is 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


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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.

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.

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: The Funds may purchase or sell exchange-traded futures contracts, which are contracts that obligate the Funds to make or take delivery of a financial instrument or the cash value of a securities index at a specified future date at a specified price. The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to increase or reduce its exposure to an asset class without purchasing or selling the underlying securities, either as a hedge or to enhance or realize gains. 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.

The Statements of operations reflect net realized and net unrealized gains and losses on these contracts.

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


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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, credit default and total return swap agreements. A Fund expects to enter into these transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the portfolio's duration, to protect against any increase in the price of securities the 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 themselves 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 a credit event of a referenced security. As a buyer, the Fund would make periodic payments to the counterparty, and the Fund would receive payments only upon the occurrence of a credit event. If no credit event occurs, the Fund will lose its periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract. However, if a credit event does occur, the Fund typically would receive full notional value for a reference obligation that may have little or no value. As a seller, the Fund would receive periodic payments from the counterparty, and the Fund would make payments only upon the occurrence of a credit event. If no credit event occurs, the Fund will gain the periodic stream of payments it received over the term of the contract. However, if a credit event occurs, the 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 the 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 credit indices 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 write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a list of a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of referenced credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name's weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A Fund may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds with a credit default swap on indices which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect. Credit default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality.


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Credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging 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). The Fund may use credit default swaps on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the 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, 2008 for which a Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed on pages 226 through 233 in the footnotes to financial statements. 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, the 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 the Funds 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, the Fund would consider the creditworthiness of the counterparty to a swap agreement in evaluating potential credit risk.

The Funds will accrue for interim payments on swap agreements on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap agreements on the Statements 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 Statements 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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At December 31, 2008, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, UBS Global Bond Fund and UBS U.S. Bond Fund had outstanding interest rate swap agreements with the following terms:

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
date
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Value  
Barclays Bank   GBP 13,300,000     01/19/36     (1)      3.0550 (2)    $ (1,790,849 )  
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   USD 60,000,000     12/25/09     0.4713 (3)      1.3300 (2)      111,152    
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   USD 50,000,000     10/15/10     (4)      2.8650 (2)      1,274,082    
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   USD 89,500,000     02/28/13     (4)      3.4750 (2)      4,996,994    
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   USD 54,500,000     08/15/16     4.3400 (4)      (4)      (7,096,089 )  
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   USD 31,200,000     11/24/18     0.4613 (3)      2.1531 (5)      76,990    
Deutsche Bank AG   GBP 37,000,000     06/27/37     (1)      3.3150 (2)      27,742    
Deutsche Bank AG   GBP 44,000,000     06/27/37     5.2100 (2)      2.9981 (6)      (20,910,909 )  
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 193,950,000     10/15/10     (4)      3.2000 (2)      6,062,800    
Deutsche Bank AG   AUD 366,100,000     08/24/11     (7)      6.7500 (2)      13,496,225    
Deutsche Bank AG   GBP 184,460,000     12/15/11     (8)      4.1950 (2)      6,096,223    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 21,600,000     08/19/13     2.2388 (5)      4.1110 (2)      2,188,128    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 11,000,000     10/01/18     4.5460 (2)      1.4350 (5)      (1,913,442 )  
Deutsche Bank AG   AUD 90,700,000     08/24/19     6.5700 (2)      (9)      (10,687,987 )  
Deutsche Bank AG   GBP 44,940,000     12/15/19     4.6425 (2)      (8)      (5,102,903 )  
Goldman Sachs International   JPY 1,700,000,000     02/02/37     2.5230 (2)      0.9988 (10)      (3,536,342 )  
Goldman Sachs International   USD 158,200,000     11/24/09     2.1531 (5)      0.4613 (3)      (11,501 )  
Goldman Sachs International   CHF 14,000,000     09/01/18     3.2500 (2)      2.8925 (11)      (730,525 )  
JPMorgan Chase Bank   USD 105,800,000     03/21/12     (4)      4.0600 (2)      3,935,665    
JPMorgan Chase Bank   USD 126,800,000     11/24/18     0.4613 (3)      2.1531 (5)      255,177    
JPMorgan Chase Bank   USD 25,900,000     03/18/20     4.8575 (2)      (4)      (4,510,872 )  
Merrill Lynch International   USD 65,950,000     08/15/16     4.3300 (2)      (4)      (8,550,505 )  
    $ (26,320,746 )  

 

(1)  Zero coupon inflation swap. Cash is exchanged at the end of the swap. The dollar amount to be paid/received by the Fund is based on the RPI (Retail Price Index in the UK) as published by the Office of National Statistics.

(2)  Payments made or received are based on the notional amount.

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

(4)  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, 2008.

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

(6)  Rate based on 6 month LIBOR (GBP BBA).

(7)  Rate based on 3 month BBSW. This is a forward starting trade and, as such, a floating rate has not yet been assigned as of December 31, 2008.

(8)  Rate based on 6 month LIBOR (GBP BBA). This is a forward starting trade and, as such, a floating rate has not yet been assigned as of December 31, 2008.

(9)  Rate based on 6 month BBSW. This is a forward starting trade and, as such, a floating rate has not yet been assigned as of December 31, 2008.

(10)  Rate based on 6 month LIBOR (JPY BBA).

(11)  Rate based on 6 month LIBOR (CHF BBA).

BBA    British Banking Association

BBSW  Bank Bill Swap Rate

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Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

GBP  Great Britain Pound

JPY  Japanese Yen

USD  United States Dollar

UBS Global Allocation Fund  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
date
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Value  
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 57,200,000     09/15/10     1.8713 %(1)     3.6000 %(2)   $ 2,638,664    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 75,500,000     12/15/10     1.8713 (1)      3.3400 (2)      2,724,321    
    $ 5,362,985    

 

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

(2)  Payments made or received are based on the notional amount.

BBA    British Banking Association

LIBOR  London Interbank Offered Rate

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
date
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Value  
Goldman Sachs International   USD 13,800,000       09/29/10       1.4663 %(1)     1.7500 %(2)   $ 144,121    

 

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

(2)  Payments made or received are based on the notional amount.

BBA    British Banking Association

LIBOR  London Interbank Offered Rate

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar

UBS Global Bond Fund  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Value  
Goldman Sachs International   GBP 4,900,000     06/13/10     2.1636 %(1)     2.5000 %(2)   $ 8,249    
Goldman Sachs International   USD 5,000,000     09/29/10     1.4663 (3)      1.7500 (2)      52,218    
    $ 60,467    

 

(1)  Rate based on 6 month LIBOR (GBP BBA).

(2)  Payments made or received are based on the notional amount.

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

Currency type abbreviations:

GBP  Great Britain Pound

USD  United States Dollar


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
date
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Value  
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   USD 9,300,000     02/28/13     (1)      3.4750 %(2)   $ 519,241    
Citigroup Global Markets Limited   USD 5,700,000     08/15/16     4.3400 %(2)     (1)      (742,160 )  
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 7,300,000     09/15/10     1.8713 (3)      3.6000 (2)      336,753    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 13,200,000     12/15/10     1.8713 (3)      3.3400 (2)      476,304    
Deutsche Bank AG   AUD 29,900,000     08/24/11     (4)      6.7500 (2)      1,102,259    
Deutsche Bank AG   GBP 16,400,000     12/15/11     (5)      4.1950 (2)      542,004    
Deutsche Bank AG   AUD 7,400,000     08/24/19     6.5700 (2)      (6)      (872,008 )  
Deutsche Bank AG   GBP 4,000,000     12/15/19     4.6425 (2)      (5)      (454,197 )  
Goldman Sachs International   USD 7,300,000     09/15/10     1.8713 (3)      3.6000 (2)      336,753    
JPMorgan Chase Bank   USD 10,900,000     03/21/12     (1)      4.0600 (2)      405,470    
JPMorgan Chase Bank   USD 2,700,000     03/18/20     4.8575 (2)      (1)      (470,245 )  
    $ 1,180,174    

 

(1)  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, 2008.

(2)  Payments made or received are based on the notional amount.

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

(4)  Rate based on 3 month BBSW. This is a forward starting trade and, as such, a floating rate has not yet been assigned as of December 31, 2008.

(5)  Rate based on 6 month LIBOR (GBP BBA). This is a forward starting trade and, as such, a floating rate has not yet been assigned as of December 31, 2008.

(6)  Rate based on 6 month BBSW. This is a forward starting trade and, as such, a floating rate has not yet been assigned as of December 31, 2008.

Currency type abbreviations:

AUD  Australian Dollar

GBP  Great Britain Pound

USD  United States Dollar

At December 31, 2008, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, UBS Global Bond Fund and UBS High Yield Fund had outstanding credit default swap agreements with the following terms:

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  

 

Credit default swaps on credit indices—buy protection(1)  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
  Value  
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 12,883,200     12/20/12     0.6000 %(2)     (3)          $ 822,562    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 19,700,000     12/20/12     1.7500 (2)      (4)            3,527,856    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 24,000,000     12/20/12     2.2500 (2)      (5)            5,201,610    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 57,000,000     06/20/13     3.2500 (2)      (6)            11,579,748    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 10,000,000     06/20/13     0.0000 (2)      (7)            7,517,635    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 100,000,000     06/20/13     1.7200 (2)      (6)            11,736,800    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 6,250,000     12/20/13     3.3500 (2)      (3)    $ 302,658       946,115    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 6,300,000     02/17/51     0.3500 (2)      (9)            1,903,140    

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Credit default swaps on credit indices—buy protection(1)  

 

Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
 
Value
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 8,412,316     12/20/12     3.7500 %(2)     (10)          $ 1,552,182    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 6,312,500     06/20/13     5.0000 (2)      (11)            971,405    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 12,500,000     12/20/13     1.5000 (2)      (12)    $ 30,973       258,941    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 18,750,000     12/20/13     3.3500 (2)      (8)            2,838,343    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 6,000,000     06/20/13     5.0000 (2)      (11)      1,239,523       923,316    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 18,000,000     06/20/13     7.5500 (2)      (6)            (727,031 )  
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 138,000,000     06/20/13     3.2500 (2)      (7)            28,035,178    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 1,750,000     12/20/13     1.5000 (2)      (12)      2,982,618       36,252    
    $ 77,124,052    

 

(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 bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.NA.IG Series 9 Index.

(4)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.EM Series 8 Index.

(5)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the LCDX.NA Series 9 Index.

(6)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the LCDX.NA Series 10 Index.

(7)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the LCDX.NA Series 10 Index, 0-5% tranche.

(8)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.EM Series 10 Index.

(9)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CMBX-NA-AAA Series 4 Index.

(10)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.NA.HY Series 9 Index.

(11)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.NA.HY Series 10 Index.

(12)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.NA.IG Series 11 Index.


225



The UBS Funds—Notes to financial statements

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—buy protection(1)  

 

Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
 
Value
 
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 2,300,000     06/20/13     8.1000 %(2)      (3)          $ 1,395,493    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 3,100,000     09/20/13     3.5500 (2)      (4)            302,024    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 1,850,000     09/20/13     1.4700 (2)      (5)            122,704    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 3,000,000     12/20/13     0.5500 (2)      (6)            53,530    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 3,100,000     09/20/13     2.8500 (2)      (7)            20,031    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 3,000,000     12/20/13     3.0500 (2)      (8)            (17,030 )  
    $ 1,876,752    

 

(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 (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 INEOS Group Holdings PLC 7.875% bond, due 02/15/16.

(4)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Republic of Indonesia 6.750% bond, due 03/10/14.

(5)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Ryder System, Inc. 6.950% bond, due 12/01/25.

(6)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Walt Disney Company 5.625% bond, due 09/15/16.

(7)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Republic of Panama 8.875% bond, due 09/30/27.

(8)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the AXP 4.875% bond, due 07/15/13.

Credit default swaps on credit indices—sell protection(1)  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
 
Value
  Credit
spread(2)
 
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 9,750,000     08/25/37     (3)      0.0900 %(4)          $ (5,898,652 )     N/A    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 9,500,000     07/25/45     (5)      0.5400 (4)            (8,373,537 )     N/A    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 60,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      1.7800 (4)            (6,945,049 )     N/A    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 30,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      3.1700 (4)            (2,142,165 )     N/A    
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 75,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      3.2500 (4)            (15,236,511 )     N/A    
Deutsche Bank AG   EUR 94,000,000     06/20/13     (7)      6.5000 (4)            (16,980,825 )     10.700 %  

 


226



The UBS Funds—Notes to financial statements

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Credit default swaps on credit indices—sell protection(1)  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
 
Value
  Credit
spread(2)
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 107,800,000     12/20/12     (8)      3.7500 %(4)          $ (19,890,513 )     9.540 %  
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 104,432,000     06/20/13     (9)      1.5500 (4)            (2,844,229 )     2.110    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 94,000,000     06/20/13     (10)      5.0000 (4)            (14,465,278 )     10.130    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 3,100,000     07/25/45     (5)      0.5400 (4)            (2,732,417 )     N/A    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 100,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      1.7300 (4)            (11,709,847 )     N/A    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 60,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      1.8100 (4)            (6,896,534 )     N/A    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 30,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      3.0300 (4)            (2,461,785 )     N/A    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 6,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      3.2500 (4)    $ (283,501 )     (1,218,921 )     N/A    
Merrill Lynch
International
  USD 10,000,000     06/20/13     (6)      0.0000 (4)            (7,459,823 )     N/A    
    $ (125,256,086 )          

 

(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 underlying securities comprising the referenced index 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 or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(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 ABX-HE-AAA Series 7 Index.

(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 ABX-HE-A Series 6 Index.

(6)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the LCDX.NA Series 10 Index.

(7)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 9 Index.

(8)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.NA.HY Series 9 Index.

(9)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.NA.IG Series 10 Index.

(10)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the CDX.NA.HY Series 10 Index.


227



The UBS Funds—Notes to financial statements

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund  
Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—sell protection(1)  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
 
Value
  Credit
spread(2)
 
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 625,000     09/20/13     (3)      1.8000 %(4)         $ (2,409 )   N/A  
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 1,750,000     12/20/13     (5)      4.0800 (4)            2,804     N/A  
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 1,200,000     12/20/13     (6)      5.3000 (4)            79,407     N/A  
Deutsche Bank AG   USD 1,750,000     12/20/13     (6)      5.3500 (4)            119,415     N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 1,250,000     09/20/09     (7)      7.0000 (4)            (41,488 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 1,250,000     09/20/13     (3)      1.5300 (4)            (19,246 )   N/A  
    $ 138,483        

 

(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 Citigroup, Inc. 6.500% bond, due 01/18/11.

(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 Morgan Stanley 6.600% bond, due 04/01/12.

(6)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the General Electric Capital Corp. 6.000% bond, due 06/15/12.

(7)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the International Lease Fin Corp. 4.150% bond, due 01/20/15.

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

USD  United States Dollar


228



The UBS Funds—Notes to financial statements

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund  
Credit default swaps on credit indices—buy protection(1)  

 

Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
  Value  
Citigroup Global
Markets Limited
  USD 2,100,000     12/20/13     3.3500 %(2)      (3)          $ 335,782    
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 3,700,000     12/20/13     2.2000 (2)      (4)            492,205    
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  USD 6,050,000     12/20/13     1.5000 (2)      (5)            125,327    
    $ 953,314    

 

(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 failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation or restructuring of the referenced obligation specified in the Dow Jones CDX.EM Series 10 Index.

(4)  Payments from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of a succession event with respect to the iTraxx Europe HiVol Series 10 Index.

(5)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of a failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation or restructuring of the referenced obligation specified in the Dow Jones CDX.NA.IG Series 11 Index.


229



The UBS Funds—Notes to financial statements

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund  
Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—sell protection(1)  
Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
  Value   Credit
spread(2)
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 420,000     12/20/09     (3)      2.0000 %(4)          $ (36,767 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 230,000     12/20/09     (5)      2.0000 (4)            (25,809 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 1,350,000     03/20/12     (6)      0.1400 (4)            (89,206 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 6,300,000     06/20/18     (7)      0.5140 (4)            (281,103 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 6,300,000     06/20/18     (8)      0.5390 (4)            (571,208 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 4,200,000     12/20/18     (9)      1.1425 (4)            (415,202 )   N/A  
    $ (1,419,295 )      

 

(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 British Land 10.250% bond, due 03/26/12.

(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 Hammerson PLC 5.250% bond, due 12/15/16.

(6)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Credit Suisse Group 3.125% bond, due 09/14/12.

(7)  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.

(8)  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.

(9)  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.

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

USD  United States Dollar


230



The UBS Funds—Notes to financial statements

UBS Global Bond Fund  
Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—buy protection(1)  

 

Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
  Value  
Deutsche Bank AG   EUR 250,000     12/20/13     1.6000 %(2)      (3)          $ (4,409 )  
Deutsche Bank AG   EUR 250,000     12/20/13     0.9500 (2)      (4)            7,145    
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 500,000     04/05/13     0.4800 (2)      (5)            116,700    
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 500,000     06/28/13     0.3000 (2)      (6)            27,077    
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 250,000     12/20/13     0.8300 (2)      (7)            3,064    
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 250,000     12/20/13     1.0500 (2)      (8)            7,847    
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 250,000     12/20/13     0.9400 (2)      (9)            1,040    
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD 700,000     12/20/13     1.6000 (2)      (10)            12,662    
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 500,000     04/10/14     0.6900 (2)      (11)            72,158    
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  EUR 400,000     12/20/13     0.8500 (2)      (12)            (3,075 )  
    $ 240,209    

 

(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 (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 Clariant AG 4.375% bond, due 04/05/13.

(6)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Swedish Match AB 4.625% bond, due 06/28/13.

(7)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Sodexho 4.500% bond, due 03/28/14.

(8)  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.

(9)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Carrefour SA 4.375% bond, due 11/02/16.

(10)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Black and Decker Corp. 7.125% bond, due 06/01/11.

(11)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Casino Guichard-Perrachon 6.000% bond, due 02/27/12.

(12)  Payment from the counterparty will be received upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Cadbury Schweppes 5.125% bond, due 10/01/13.


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UBS Global Bond Fund  
Credit default swaps on corporate and sovereign issues—sell protection(1)  

 

Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
  Value   Credit
spread(2)
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 290,000     12/20/09     (3)      2.0000 %(4)          $ (25,388 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 160,000     12/20/09     (5)      2.0000 (4)            (17,954 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 250,000     12/20/13     (6)      4.2500 (4)            (4,241 )   N/A  
Goldman Sachs
International
  EUR 900,000     12/20/18     (7)      1.2600 (4)            (43,545 )   N/A  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  EUR 150,000     12/20/13     (8)      4.3000 (4)            (2,139 )   N/A  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  USD 1,900,000     03/20/18     (9)      1.0500 (4)            (185,628 )   N/A  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  USD 700,000     10/20/18     (10)      1.2000 (4)            (63,534 )   N/A  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  USD 2,100,000     12/20/18     (11)      0.4700 (4)            (106,395 )   N/A  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  USD 200,000     12/20/18     (12)      1.0000 (4)            (419 )   N/A  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  USD 1,100,000     12/20/18     (13)      1.0700 (4)            (8,403 )   N/A  
    $ (457,646 )      

 

(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 or 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 British Land 10.250% bond, due 03/26/12.

(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 Hammerson PLC 5.250% bond, due 12/15/16.

(6)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Imperial Tobacco Finance 6.250% bond, due 12/04/18.

(7)  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.

(8)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Imperial Tobacco Finance 6.250% bond, due 12/04/18.

(9)  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.

(10)  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.

(11)  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.

(12)  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.

(13)  Payment to the counterparty will be made upon the occurrence of bankruptcy and/or restructuring event with respect to the Kingdom of Sweden 3.875% bond, due 12/29/09.

Currency type abbreviations:

EUR  Euro

USD  United States Dollar


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UBS High Yield Fund  
Credit default swaps on credit indices—sell protection(1)  

 

Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
dates
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Upfront
payments
made
(received)
  Value   Credit
spread(2)
 
JPMorgan Chase
Bank
  USD 1,000,000       06/20/13       (3)      3.2500 %(4)    $ 126,569     $ (203,153 )   N/A  

 

(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 underlying securities comprising the referenced index 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 or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(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 or 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 LCDX.NA Series 10 Index.

(4)  Payments received are based on the notional amount.

Currency type abbreviation:

USD  United States Dollar

At December 31, 2008, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund had outstanding total return swap contracts with the following terms:

Counterparty   Notional amount   Termination
date
  Payments
made
by the Fund
  Payments
received
by the Fund
  Value  
Merrill Lynch   GBP 12,990,000     03/31/10     (1)      4.500 %(2)   $ (5,440,761 )  
Merrill Lynch   GBP 28,390,000     12/31/10     (1)      1.2500 (2)      (16,405,781 )  
    $ (21,846,542 )  

 

(1)  Payment to the counterparty is equal to the negative total return of the IPD UK Annual Index multiplied by the notional amount.

(2)  Fixed payment received is based on the notional amount. The Fund will also receive a payment from the counterparty if the total return of the IPD UK Annual Index is positive equal to the positive return multiplied by the notional amount.

IPD  Institutional Property Databank

Currency type abbreviation:

GBP  Great Britain Pound

I.  Option writing: Certain Funds may write (sell) put and call options on foreign or US securities and 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 derivative 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 the


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

Written option activity for the period ended December 31, 2008 for UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund was as follows:

    Number of
contracts
  Amount of
premiums
received
 
Options outstanding at June 30, 2008     220     $ 131,652    
Options written     21,900       23,135,768    
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions     (22,801 )     (23,531,987 )  
Options expired prior to exercise              
Options outstanding at December 31, 2008     (681 )   $ (264,567 )  

 

Written option activity for the period ended December 31, 2008 for UBS Global Allocation Fund was as follows:

    Number of
contracts
  Amount of
premiums
received
 
Options outstanding at June 30, 2008         $    
Options written     4,297       3,772,209    
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions     (3,467 )     (3,449,951 )  
Options expired prior to exercise              
Options outstanding at December 31, 2008     830     $ 322,258    

 

Written option activity for the period ended December 31, 2008 for UBS U.S. Bond Fund was as follows:

    Number of
contracts
  Amount of
premiums
received
 
Options outstanding at June 30, 2008         $    
Options written     517,701       66,644    
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions     (517,528 )     526    
Options expired prior to exercise              
Options outstanding at December 31, 2008     173     $ 67,170    

 

J.  Purchased options: Certain Funds may also 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 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


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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 U.S. Equity Alpha Fund ("Equity Alpha") enters into short sales whereby it sells a security it generally does 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 Equity Alpha 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. Equity Alpha 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 position owned). Equity Alpha 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 Fund. Equity Alpha 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.

The UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund and UBS High Yield Fund may, from time to time, sell securities short. At December 31, 2008, the UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund held short positions. The UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund and UBS High Yield Fund did not hold any short positions.

L.  Dividends and distributions: It is the Funds' policy to distribute their respective net investment income and net capital gains, if any, annually except for UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Fund and UBS High Yield Fund, which will distribute their respective net investment income, if any, monthly. UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund will distribute its respective net investment income, if any, quarterly. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions of net capital gains are determined in accordance with 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 they 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. Differences in dividends from net investment income per share between the classes are mainly due to service and distribution related expenses.

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 some Funds in the Trust invest.

Small capitalization ("small cap") companies may be more vulnerable than larger capitalization ("large cap") companies to adverse business or economic developments. Small cap companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and may be dependent on a relatively small management group. Securities of such companies may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of large cap companies or the market averages in general and therefore may involve greater risk than investing in large cap companies.


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In addition, small cap companies may not be well-known to the investing public, may not have institutional ownership and may have only cyclical, static or moderated growth prospects.

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

N.  Commission recapture program: The following Funds participate in a brokerage commission recapture program: UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Global Equity Fund, UBS International Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund and UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund. These Funds have established commission recapture arrangements with certain participating brokers or dealers. If a Fund's investment manager chooses to execute a transaction through a participating broker subject to best price and execution, the broker will rebate a portion of the commission back to the Fund. Any collateral benefit received through participation in the commission recapture program is directed exclusively to the Fund. For the period ended December 31, 2008, the following Funds recorded recaptured commissions which are reflected on the Statements of operations within the net realized gains (losses) on investment activities:

Fund   Amount  
UBS Global Allocation Fund     $148,394    
UBS Global Equity Fund     6,759    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     12,841    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     59,582    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     5,469    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     945    

 

O.  Redemption fees: Effective on or about March 1, 2007, 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. Prior to March 1, 2007, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Global Equity Fund, UBS International Equity Fund and UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund charged a 1.00% redemption fee if Class A shares or Class Y shares were sold or exchanged less than 90 days after the purchase date. This amount is paid to the applicable Fund, not the Advisor or UBS Global AM (US). The redemption fees earned by the Fund are disclosed in the Statements of changes in net assets. For the period ended December 31, 2008, redemption fees 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 billion
  $1 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 Global
Allocation Fund
    0.800 %     0.750 %     0.700 %     0.675 %     0.650 %     0.630 %     0.610 %  
UBS Global
Frontier Fund
    0.950       0.950       0.950       0.950       0.950       0.950       0.950    
UBS International
Equity Fund
    0.800 %     0.750 %     0.700 %     0.675 %     0.650 %     0.650 %     0.650 %  

 


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Fund   $0 to
$500 mm
  $500 mm to
$1 billion
  $1 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 U.S. Equity
Alpha Fund
    1.000       0.900       0.850       0.850       0.850       0.850       0.850    
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Equity Fund
    0.700       0.650       0.600       0.575       0.550       0.550       0.550    
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Growth Fund
    0.700       0.650       0.600       0.575       0.550       0.550       0.550    
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Value Equity Fund
    0.700       0.650       0.600       0.575       0.550       0.550       0.550    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap
Growth Equity Fund
    0.850       0.800       0.775       0.775       0.775       0.775       0.775    
UBS U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
    0.850       0.850       0.825       0.825       0.825       0.825       0.825    
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    

 

    $0 to
$500 mm
  $500 mm to
$1 billion
  $1 billion to
$1.5 billion
  $1.5 billion to
$2.0 billion
  $2.0 billion to
$4.0 billion
  $4.0 billion
and over
 
UBS Dynamic
Alpha Fund
    0.850 %     0.800 %     0.750 %     0.725 %     0.700 %     0.680 %  

 

    $0 to
$250 mm
  $250 mm to
$500 mm
  $500 mm to
$1 billion
  $1 billion
and over
 
UBS Global Equity Fund     0.750 %     0.700 %     0.680 %     0.650 %  

 

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 assets. For the UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, the Advisor has agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding interest expense, securities loan fees, dividend expense for securities sold short and expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies) to the extent that total annualized operating expenses (excluding interest expense, securities loan fees, dividend expense for securities sold short and expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies) exceed a specified percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets. Investment advisory fees, including the dollar amount waived or reimbursed for the period ended December 31, 2008, 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 Dynamic Alpha Fund     1.35 %     2.10 %     2.10 %     1.10 %   $ 5,697,994     $    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       10,463,664          
UBS Global Frontier Fund     1.40       N/A*       2.15       1.15       392,790       87,713    
UBS Global Equity Fund     1.25       2.00       2.00       1.00       915,023       143,944    
UBS International
Equity Fund
    1.25 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     1.00 %     460,147       166,941    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     1.50       N/A*       2.25       1.25       463,397       89,889    

 


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Fund   Class A
expense cap
  Class B
expense cap
  Class C
expense cap
  Class Y
expense cap
  Advisory
fees
  Fees waived/
expenses
reimbursed
 
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Equity Fund
    1.30       2.05       2.05       1.05     $ 2,007,354     $    
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Growth Fund
    1.05       1.80       1.80       0.80       330,001       158,917    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value
Equity Fund
    1.10       1.85       1.85       0.85       265,921       130,833    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth
Equity Fund
    1.45       N/A*       2.20       1.20       19,937       74,897    
UBS U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
    1.28       2.03       2.03       1.03       1,150,789       358,246    
UBS Absolute Return
Bond Fund
    1.00       N/A*       1.35       0.85       512,427       36,358    
UBS Global Bond Fund     1.15       1.90       1.65       0.90       202,614       115,547    
UBS High Yield Fund     1.20       1.95       1.70       0.95       364,367       36,467    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     0.85       1.60       1.35       0.60       245,847       155,250    

 

*  UBS Global Frontier Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund do not offer Class B shares.

Each Fund, except for UBS International Equity Fund, will reimburse the Advisor for expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such expense reimbursements, to the extent such reimbursements will not cause a Fund to exceed any applicable expense limit for the Fund. The expenses waived for the period ended December 31, 2008 are subject to repayment through June 30, 2011.

At December 31, 2008, 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,
2009
  Expires
June 30,
2010
  Expires
June 30,
2011
  Expires
June 30,
2012
 
UBS Global Frontier Fund—Class A   $ 214,189     $     $     $ 152,817     $ 61,372    
UBS Global Frontier Fund—Class C     76,452                   52,934       23,518    
UBS Global Frontier Fund—Class Y     15,265                   12,442       2,823    
UBS Global Equity Fund—Class A     546,756       194,726       173,962       91,547       86,521    
UBS Global Equity Fund—Class B     196,442       173,443       17,045       2660       3,294    
UBS Global Equity Fund—Class C     281,381       124,069       75,973       46,114       35,225    
UBS Global Equity Fund—Class Y     18,904                         18,904    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund—Class A     113,081             45,576       5,169       62,336    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund—Class C     63,708             19,433       21,407       22,868    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund—Class Y     5,066             89       292       4,685    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund—Class A     173,858       69,987       48,070       32,264       23,537    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund—Class B     13,522       5,968       2,793       3,457       1,304    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund—Class C     25,218       8,261       6,608       6,652       3,697    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund—Class Y     606,402       55,091       124,815       296,117       130,379    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value
Equity Fund—Class A
    758,455       226,959       207,668       217,979       105,849    

 


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Fund   Fee waivers/
expense
reimbursements
subject to
repayment
  Expires
June 30,
2009
  Expires
June 30,
2010
  Expires
June 30,
2011
  Expires
June 30,
2012
 
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value
Equity Fund—Class B
  $ 18,316     $ 9,897     $ 4,998     $ 2,454     $ 967    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value
Equity Fund—Class C
    119,647       39,190       33,252       32,231       14,974    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value
Equity Fund—Class Y
    61,506       14,242       17,179       21,042       9,043    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth
Equity Fund—Class A
    31,657       1,575       6,434       14,938       8,710    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth
Equity Fund—Class C
    8,781       590       2,011       4,181       1,999    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth
Equity Fund—Class Y
    439,418       60,262       157,403       157,565       64,188    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class A     1,202,354       298,049       552,974       213,353       137,978    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class B     42,213       29,642       9,581       1,801       1,189    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class C     67,823       24,460       19,550       15,477       8,336    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class Y     1,102,376       201,743       419,521       270,369       210,743    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class A     33,041                         33,041    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class C     3,317                         3,317    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class A     133,019       54,977       38,861       20,765       18,416    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class B     4,064       2,335       984       460       285    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class C     12,705       6,123       2,040       2,242       2,300    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class Y     502,844       154,935       117,753       135,610       94,546    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class A     193,610       99,109       42,127       35,260       17,114    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class B     9,428       4,134       2,009       2,204       1,081    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class C     45,070       22,658       9,583       8,511       4,318    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class Y     89,534       37,661       11,051       26,868       13,954    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class A     191,553       79,152       70,199       27,421       14,781    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class B     5,868       2,662       1,615       1,126       465    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class C     11,291       3,411       3,139       3,008       1,733    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class Y     850,587       211,018       222,685       278,613       138,271    

 

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, 2008, the Funds owed and incurred administrative fees as follows:

Fund   Administrative
fees owed
  Administrative
fees incurred
 
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 59,061     $ 532,173    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     131,225       1,113,023    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     4,111       31,029    
UBS Global Equity Fund     11,919       91,519    
UBS International Equity Fund     5,521       43,163    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     4,129       35,374    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     27,036       217,161    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     7,633       35,356    

 


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Fund   Administrative
fees owed
  Administrative
fees incurred
 
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund   $ 3,684     $ 28,497    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     228       1,761    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     11,529       101,576    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     10,642       69,775    
UBS Global Bond Fund     3,418       23,342    
UBS High Yield Fund     5,747       45,306    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     5,434       36,806    

 

The Funds may invest in units of 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, 2008 were as follows:

            UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund          
Affiliated
investment
companies
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Opportunistic
Emerging Markets
Debt Relationship
Fund
  $ 31,123,202     $     $ 8,600,000     $ (1,586,600 )   $ (6,112,383 )   $ 14,824,219       1.89 %  
UBS U.S. Equity
Alpha Relationship
Fund
    260,446,522             192,112,964       (53,212,070 )     (15,121,488 )           0.00 %  
UBS U.S. Large
Cap Equity
Relationship Fund
    236,295,588             192,694,908       (40,094,803 )     (3,505,877 )           0.00 %  
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Growth Equity
Relationship Fund
    176,426,742             117,709,737       (30,103,472 )     (28,613,533 )           0.00 %  
    $ 704,292,054     $     $ 511,117,609     $ (124,996,945 )   $ (53,353,281 )   $ 14,824,219       1.89 %  
            UBS Global Allocation Fund          
Affiliated
investment
companies
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Corporate Bond
Relationship Fund
  $ 148,281,970     $ 3,500,000     $ 73,350,000     $ (7,092,155 )   $ (7,246,361 )   $ 64,093,454       3.32 %  
UBS Emerging Markets
Equity Relationship
Fund
    39,033,323       87,841,191                   (34,574,171 )     92,300,343       4.78 %  
UBS High Yield
Relationship Fund
    194,179,949       62,000,000       57,500,000       (12,879,855 )     (29,856,938 )     155,943,156       8.08 %  
UBS Small-Cap Equity
Relationship Fund
    121,624,213       23,000,000       24,000,000       9,511,223       (47,777,029 )     82,358,407       4.27 %  
UBS U.S. Securitized
Mortgage
Relationship Fund
    281,506,651             178,000,000       (90,299,594 )     36,491,894       49,698,951       2.58 %  
UBS U.S. Treasury
Inflation Protected
Securities
Relationship Fund
          12,800,000       8,000,000       (659,515 )     (185,607 )     3,954,878       0.21 %  
    $ 784,626,106     $ 189,141,191     $ 340,850,000     $ (101,419,896 )   $ (83,148,212 )   $ 448,349,189       23.24 %  

 


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            UBS Global Frontier Fund          
Affiliated
investment
companies
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Corporate Bond
Relationship Fund
  $ 4,404,488     $     $ 2,500,000     $ (305,038 )   $ (186,770 )   $ 1,412,680       1.96 %  
UBS Emerging Markets
Equity Completion
Relationship Fund
          4,267,990                   349,669       4,617,659       6.42 %  
UBS High Yield
Relationship Fund
    6,447,333       5,700,000       1,800,000       (69,926 )     (1,242,795 )     9,034,612       12.55 %  
UBS International Equity
Relationship Fund
    22,425,696       8,900,000       9,700,000       (5,603,170 )     (2,685,505 )     13,337,021       18.53 %  
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Equity Relationship
Fund
    45,597,924       11,800,000       22,600,000       (8,533,700 )     (3,114,534 )     23,149,690       32.17 %  
UBS U.S. Large Cap
Growth Equity
Relationship Fund
    7,669,685       4,000,000       4,500,000       (1,748,725 )     (741,672 )     4,679,288       6.50 %  
UBS U.S. Securitized
Mortgage
Relationship Fund
    11,109,933             8,700,000       (3,818,792 )     2,194,729       785,870       1.09 %  
    $ 97,655,059     $ 34,667,990     $ 49,800,000     $ (20,079,351 )   $ (5,426,878 )   $ 57,016,820       79.22 %  
            UBS Global Equity Fund          
Affiliated
investment
company
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Emerging Markets
Equity Completion
Relationship Fund
  $ 19,440,931     $     $     $     $ (8,982,370 )   $ 10,458,561       5.62 %  
            UBS International Equity Fund          
Affiliated
investment
company
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Emerging Markets
Equity Completion
Relationship Fund
  $ 8,941,330     $     $     $     $ (4,131,198 )   $ 4,810,132       5.58 %  
            UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund          
Affiliated
investment
company
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS U.S. Securitized
Mortgage
Relationship Fund
  $ 16,855,873     $     $ 11,277,351     $ (9,498,563 )   $ 3,920,041     $       0.00 %  

 


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            UBS Global Bond Fund          
Affiliated
investment
company
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS U.S. Securitized
Mortgage
Relationship Fund
  $ 2,503,477     $     $ 2,244,087     $ (923,617 )   $ 664,227     $       0.00 %  
            UBS U.S. Bond Fund          
Affiliated
investment
companies
  Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Value
12/31/08
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Corporate Bond
Relationship Fund
  $ 15,773,933     $ 5,750,000     $ 3,325,000     $ (477,273 )   $ (760,640 )   $ 16,961,020       20.54 %  
UBS Opportunistic
Emerging Markets
Debt Relationship
Fund
    2,535,877             2,175,318       (183,257 )     (177,302 )           0.00 %  
UBS Opportunistic
High Yield
Relationship Fund
    5,682,700             5,407,008       (314,583 )     38,891             0.00 %  
UBS U.S. Securitized
Mortgage
Relationship Fund
    26,553,316             12,500,000       (8,532,466 )     1,270,238       6,791,088       8.23 %  
UBS U.S. Treasury
Inflation Protected
Securities
Relationship Fund
          2,000,000                   (89,654 )     1,910,346       2.31 %  
    $ 50,545,826     $ 7,750,000     $ 23,407,326     $ (9,507,579 )   $ 281,533     $ 25,662,454       31.08 %  

 

The Funds may invest in shares of the UBS Supplementary Trust—U.S. Cash Management Prime Fund ("Supplementary Trust"). Supplementary Trust is managed by the Advisor and is offered as a cash management option only to mutual funds and certain other accounts managed by the Advisor. Supplementary Trust pays no management fees to the Advisor. Distributions received from Supplementary Trust are reflected as affiliated interest income or as securities lending—net in the Statements of operations. Amounts relating to those investments at December 31, 2008 and for the period then ended were as follows:

Fund   Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Value
12/31/08
  Net income
earned
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 40,016,466     $ 4,080,373     $ 40,016,466     $ 4,080,373     $ 218,431       0.52 %  
UBS Global Allocation Fund     127,995,357       675,722,589       763,476,938       40,241,008       609,055       2.09 %  
UBS Global Equity Fund     6,322,847       44,297,296       47,469,612       3,150,531       20,254       1.69 %  
UBS International Equity Fund     6,962,760       38,075,917       41,729,370       3,309,307       23,025       3.84 %  
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     28,079,902       116,483,437       138,752,172       5,811,167       124,812       1.39 %  
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     823,300       44,605,885       43,161,747       2,267,438       18,022       2.54 %  
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     614,765       11,117,269       11,459,143       272,891       10,068       0.49 %  
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     87,899,726       61,675,377       132,884,317       16,690,786       389,442       9.12 %  
UBS Global Bond Fund     4,156,388       31,917,364       35,960,936       112,816       26,643       0.21 %  
UBS High Yield Fund     3,979,048       31,082,897       34,142,660       919,285       26,767       0.94 %  
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     4,888,080       69,661,304       70,302,509       4,246,875       6,654       5.15 %  

 


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The Funds may invest in units of the 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 Statements of operations. Amounts relating to those investments at December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Fund   Value
06/30/08
  Purchases   Sales
proceeds
  Value
12/31/08
  Interest
income
  % of net
assets
 
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 87,629,852     $ 1,133,949,318     $ 1,100,606,470     $ 120,972,700     $ 383,101       15.42 %  
UBS Global Frontier Fund           62,683,151       60,422,476       2,260,675       22,983       3.14 %  
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund           24,025,854       23,439,524       586,330       10,098       0.99 %  
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     25,013       739,323       695,827       68,509       773       1.85 %  
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     36,317,035       61,886,942       76,662,934       21,541,043       223,481       13.78 %  

 

The following Funds have incurred brokerage commissions with UBS AG, an affiliated broker-dealer. Amounts relating to those transactions for the period ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

Fund   UBS AG  
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 62,514    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     40,435    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     3,257    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     3,700    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     19,741    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     4,686    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     2,729    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     240    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     9,642    

 

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 Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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 Dynamic Alpha Fund     0.25 %     1.00 %     1.00 %  
UBS Global Allocation Fund     0.25       1.00       1.00    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     0.25       N/A*       1.00    
UBS Global Equity Fund     0.25       1.00       1.00    
UBS International Equity Fund     0.25       1.00       1.00    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     0.25       N/A*       1.00    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     0.25       1.00       1.00    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     0.25       1.00       1.00    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     0.25       1.00       1.00    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     0.25       N/A*       1.00    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     0.25       1.00       1.00    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     0.15       N/A*       0.50    
UBS Global Bond Fund     0.25       1.00       0.75    

 


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Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C  
UBS High Yield Fund     0.25 %     1.00 %     0.75 %  
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     0.25       1.00       0.75    

 

*  UBS Global Frontier Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund and UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund do 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 shares. At December 31, 2008, certain Funds owed UBS Global AM (US) service and distribution fees, and for the period ended December 31, 2008, 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 Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class A   $ 127,377     $ 102,343    
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class B     7,772       32,670    
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class C     155,468       12,780    
UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class A     253,556       596,106    
UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class B     43,072       112,172    
UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class C     448,683       64,107    
UBS Global Frontier Fund—Class A     10,370          
UBS Global Frontier Fund—Class C     11,394          
UBS Global Equity Fund—Class A     14,585       1,585    
UBS Global Equity Fund—Class B     1,838       2,037    
UBS Global Equity Fund—Class C     18,245       133    
UBS International Equity Fund—Class A     1,915       445    
UBS International Equity Fund—Class B     71          
UBS International Equity Fund—Class C     899       285    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund—Class A     9,952       10,943    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund—Class C     10,147       1,320    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund—Class A     10,376       5,525    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund—Class B     341       1,370    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund—Class C     3,821       141    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund—Class A     4,855       29,783    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund—Class B     655       8,581    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund—Class C     2,902       77    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund—Class A     12,046       1,299    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund—Class B     328       1,051    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund—Class C     5,162       20    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund—Class A     94       1,504    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund—Class C     487       46    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class A     10,113       796    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class B     244       528    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class C     2,342       3    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class A     3,827       346    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class C     3,083       75    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class A     1,955       537    
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class B     105          

 


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Fund   Service and
distribution fees
owed
  Sales charges
earned
 
UBS Global Bond Fund—Class C   $ 1,024     $ 138    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class A     6,375       3,493    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class B     861       4,711    
UBS High Yield Fund—Class C     3,441       263    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class A     1,806       856    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class B     117       216    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund—Class C     745          

 

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, 2008, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from PNC, not the Funds, total services fees paid by the Funds to PNC as follows:

Fund   Amount paid  
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 247,558    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     448,789    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     13,331    
UBS Global Equity Fund     58,932    
UBS International Equity Fund     3,358    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     16,971    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     7,761    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     3,437    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     18,234    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     209    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     12,791    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     20,463    
UBS Global Bond Fund     4,638    
UBS High Yield Fund     16,389    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     1,479    

 

5.  Securities lending

Each Fund may lend portfolio securities up to 331/3% of its total assets to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, US government securities or irrevocable letters of credit in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. Each Fund will regain ownership of loaned securities to exercise certain beneficial rights; however, each Fund may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower fail financially. Each Fund receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, US government securities or irrevocable letters of credit held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees. The Funds monitor the market value of securities loaned on a daily basis and initially require collateral against the loaned securities in an amount at least equal to 102% of the value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Global Equity Fund, UBS International Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Fund and UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund loaned securities to certain qualified broker-dealers, with the Fund's custodian acting as the Fund's lending agent. Cash collateral received is invested in interest bearing securities, which are included in the Portfolio(s) of investments. In addition, the UBS Global Allocation Fund and the UBS U.S. Bond Fund received US Government Agency securities as collateral amounting to $3,208,148 and $296,011, respectively, which cannot be resold. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at December 31, 2008, 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 Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 3,929,787     $ 4,080,373     $ 4,080,373    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     34,977,982       36,373,504       33,165,356    
UBS Global Equity Fund     533,543       557,900       557,900    
UBS International Equity Fund     2,756,546       2,895,823       2,895,823    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     13,911,306       14,299,270       14,299,270    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     1,558,766       1,590,995       1,294,984    

 

6.  Purchases and sales of securities

For the period ended December 31, 2008, 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 Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 684,294,685     $ 1,391,565,126    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     1,310,327,323       2,173,202,452    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     54,212,631       69,927,793    
UBS Global Equity Fund     83,160,439       114,026,596    
UBS International Equity Fund     51,166,880       58,309,928    
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     61,611,150       89,788,019    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     179,823,883       263,060,262    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     97,455,436       62,569,375    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     27,050,748       37,821,728    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     2,097,721       1,974,462    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     88,955,502       132,977,825    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     32,932,158       61,581,076    
UBS Global Bond Fund     29,368,489       32,295,470    
UBS High Yield Fund     28,528,830       24,451,023    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     78,497,304       89,594,240    

 

For the period ended December 31, 2008, aggregate purchases and sales of US Government and agency securities, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

Fund   Purchases   Sales proceeds  
UBS Global Allocation Fund   $ 224,750,378     $ 307,431,501    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     9,362,034       11,985,990    
UBS Global Bond Fund     8,214,996       9,065,388    
UBS High Yield Fund     14,760,547       30,377,403    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     35,331,133       44,403,424    

 


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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, 2008 were as follows:

    2008  
Fund   Distributions
paid from
ordinary
income
  Distributions
paid from
net long-term
capital gains
  Total
distributions
paid
 
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 1,987,057     $ 226,674,358     $ 228,661,415    
UBS Global Allocation Fund     132,894,647       224,416,325       357,310,972    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     1,153,879       134,451       1,288,330    
UBS Global Equity Fund                    
UBS International Equity Fund     7,784,553       13,361,453       21,146,006    
UBS U.S.Equity Alpha Fund     12,996,223       138,469       13,134,692    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund     34,056,316       16,602,077       50,658,393    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     72,391       550,498       622,889    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     2,775,669       9,805,949       12,581,618    
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund     19,589       140,582       160,171    
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund     7,357,438       21,493,242       28,850,680    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     18,746,916             18,746,916    
UBS Global Bond Fund     4,858,146             4,858,146    
UBS High Yield Fund     9,698,788             9,698,788    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     9,461,293             9,461,293    

 

The tax character of distributions paid and components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis for the current fiscal year will be determined after the Trust's fiscal year ending June 30, 2009

At June 30, 2008, 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  
Fund   June 30,
2009
  June 30,
2010
  June 30,
2011
  June 30,
2012
  June 30,
2013
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2016
 
UBS Global
Equity Fund
  $ 389,124,210 (1)    $ 253,636,661 (1)    $ 4,283,846     $     $     $     $     $    
UBS U.S. Large
Cap Value
Equity Fund
    11,775 (2)      273,335 (2)                                       
UBS Absolute
Return Bond
Fund
                                        564,587       8,900,102    
UBS Global
Bond Fund
    269,385                                     359,497       577,591    

 


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    Expiration dates  
Fund   June 30,
2009
  June 30,
2010
  June 30,
2011
  June 30,
2012
  June 30,
2013
  June 30,
2014
  June 30,
2015
  June 30,
2016
 
UBS High
Yield Fund
  $ 23,205,714 (3)    $ 6,612,767     $ 37,425,637     $ 15,791,570     $ 11,067,780     $ 22,213,870     $ 5,885,761     $ 1,000,707    
UBS U.S. Bond
Fund
                                  353,828       1,283,441          

 

(1)  Due to merger with UBS Strategy Fund, utilization of capital loss carryforwards in subsequent years may be limited.

(2)  Due to merger with UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, utilization of capital loss carryforwards in subsequent years may be limited.

(3)  Due to merger with Paine Webber High Income Fund, utilization of capital loss carryforwards in subsequent years may be limited.

UBS Global Equity Fund and UBS High Yield Fund had capital loss carryforwards in the amounts of $57,203,677 and $98,009,332, respectively, that expired as of June 30, 2008.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards to offset current year realized gains:

Fund   Amount  
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $ 23,491,866    
UBS Global Equity Fund     28,358,571    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     859,493    
UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund     142,555    
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     1,436,157    

 

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, 2008, the following Funds incurred, and elected to defer, losses of the following:

Fund   Net capital
losses
  Net currency
losses
 
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund   $     $ 1,772,035    
UBS Global Frontier Fund     738,681          
UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund     564,426          
UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund     146,176          
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund     62,166,851       170,406    
UBS Global Bond Fund     2,786,083       13,427    
UBS High Yield Fund     2,007,761          
UBS U.S. Bond Fund     181,044       147,830    

 

As of and during the period ended December 31, 2008, the Funds did not have any liabilities for any unrecognized tax positions. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements 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, 2008, 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


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calculated based on the federal funds rate in effect at the time of borrowing, plus 0.50%. Under the Committed Credit Facility arrangement, each Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees, pro rata, based on 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, 2008, were as follows:

Fund   Average
daily
borrowings
  Number of days
outstanding
  Interest
expense
  Weighted
average annualized
interest rate
 
UBS Global Allocation Fund   $ 31,888,000       6     $ 3,561       0.67 %  
UBS High Yield Fund     3,450,000       2       279       1.50    

 

There were no borrowings from the Committed Credit Facility outstanding as of December 31, 2008.

9.  Capital contributions from advisor

During the year ended June 30, 2008, the Advisor reimbursed the following funds in the amounts shown based upon the Fund's shares outstanding at June 30, 2008, for adjusted shareholder activity resulting from a change in valuation source of certain securities.

The Advisor did not make any reimbursements to the Funds during the period ended December 31, 2008.

Fund   Amount   Amount per share  
UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class A   $ 125,696     $ 0.0007    
UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class B     4,844       0.0007    
UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class C     52,747       0.0007    
UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class Y     24,341       0.0007    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class A     19,248       0.0030    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class C     3,608       0.0028    
UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund—Class Y     54,912       0.0023    

 

10.  Shares of beneficial interest

For the period ended December 31, 2008, transactions in shares of beneficial interest for each of the Funds were as follows:

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     6,502,794     $ 56,329,216       65,712     $ 432,316    
Shares repurchased     (59,602,335 )     (494,526,362 )     (424,047 )     (3,384,631 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    59,800       588,905       (61,107 )     (588,905 )  
Dividends reinvested     36,556,400       181,319,716       635,398       3,018,142    
Redemption fees           91,333                
Net increase (decrease)     (16,483,341 )   $ (256,197,192 )     215,956     $ (523,078 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     630,269     $ 5,769,445       508,140     $ 4,893,167    
Shares repurchased     (12,197,581 )     (96,866,351 )     (21,809,228 )     (186,277,898 )  
Dividends reinvested     12,513,912       59,441,082       6,279,957       31,650,985    
Redemption fees           9,092             3,605    
Net increase (decrease)     946,600     $ (31,646,732 )     (15,021,131 )   $ (149,730,141 )  

 


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UBS Global Allocation Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     10,176,062     $ 100,314,429       62,858     $ 540,374    
Shares repurchased     (74,617,692 )     (726,734,387 )     (1,435,743 )     (13,810,074 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    201,695       2,002,027       (205,771 )     (2,002,027 )  
Dividends reinvested     23,933,028       171,925,569       1,048,620       7,403,258    
Redemption fees           123,371             222    
Net decrease     (40,306,907 )   $ (452,368,991 )     (530,036 )   $ (7,868,247 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,895,367     $ 18,693,075       2,555,472     $ 24,781,268    
Shares repurchased     (23,638,267 )     (224,769,738 )     (9,067,081 )     (93,049,159 )  
Dividends reinvested     10,878,114       76,364,359       6,122,479       44,816,545    
Redemption fees           14,529             7,710    
Net decrease     (10,864,786 )   $ (129,697,775 )     (389,130 )   $ (23,443,636 )  

 

UBS Global Frontier Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     4,622,304     $ 26,425,841       1,219,790     $ 6,333,028           $    
Shares repurchased     (3,146,417 )     (19,790,609 )     (773,474 )     (4,706,624 )     (398,590 )     (3,313,556 )  
Dividends reinvested     230,913       1,122,239       40,268       196,107                
Redemption fees           12,564             563             611    
Net increase (decrease)     1,706,800     $ 7,770,035       486,584     $ 1,823,074       (398,590 )   $ (3,312,945 )  

 

UBS Global Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     727,985     $ 6,144,090       4,243     $ 34,176    
Shares repurchased     (1,392,228 )     (14,459,709 )     (27,531 )     (278,088 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    12,191       155,331       (12,476 )     (155,331 )  
Dividends reinvested     548,867       4,429,358       11,050       87,185    
Redemption fees           1,112                
Net decrease     (103,185 )   $ (3,729,818 )     (24,714 )   $ (312,058 )  

 


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    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     204,820     $ 1,623,185       1,916,657     $ 19,991,325    
Shares repurchased     (383,942 )     (3,778,185 )     (3,772,219 )     (39,419,865 )  
Dividends reinvested     158,285       1,237,794       768,971       6,351,704    
Redemption fees           104             8,963    
Net decrease     (20,837 )   $ (917,102 )     (1,086,591 )   $ (13,067,873 )  

 

UBS International Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     94,843     $ 672,446           $    
Shares repurchased     (470,882 )     (3,524,768 )     (2,630 )     (21,260 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    17,369       153,927       (17,721 )     (153,927 )  
Dividends reinvested     171,858       955,529       1,229       6,891    
Redemption fees           229                
Net decrease     (186,812 )   $ (1,742,637 )     (19,122 )   $ (168,296 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     6,632     $ 38,232       3,829,305     $ 31,230,814    
Shares repurchased     (51,928 )     (353,928 )     (4,916,011 )     (37,396,221 )  
Dividends reinvested     18,701       102,292       1,579,414       8,813,133    
Redemption fees                       7,577    
Net increase (decrease)     (26,595 )   $ (213,404 )     492,708     $ 2,655,303    

 

UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     666,400     $ 4,818,302       95,962     $ 654,801       2,769     $ 25,357    
Shares repurchased     (4,145,106 )     (29,553,823 )     (787,903 )     (5,611,013 )              
Dividends reinvested     97,832       555,684                   19,542       110,609    
Redemption fees           2,838             522                
Net increase (decrease)     (3,380,874 )   $ (24,176,999 )     (691,941 )   $ (4,955,690 )     22,311     $ 135,966    

 


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     447,700     $ 5,691,999       1,776     $ 18,213    
Shares repurchased     (1,603,065 )     (22,049,373 )     (4,122 )     (62,610 )  
Dividends reinvested     172,359       1,814,939       1,385       14,218    
Redemption fees           5,383                
Net decrease     (983,006 )   $ (14,537,052 )     (961 )   $ (30,179 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     131,481     $ 1,482,991       3,841,052     $ 53,698,420    
Shares repurchased     (83,183 )     (1,123,841 )     (10,392,089 )     (145,553,802 )  
Dividends reinvested     16,747       171,657       1,485,615       15,806,948    
Redemption fees           221             27,779    
Net increase (decrease)     65,045     $ 531,028       (5,065,422 )   $ (76,020,655 )  

 

UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     2,864,991     $ 24,271,099       45,387     $ 300,059    
Shares repurchased     (310,915 )     (2,564,208 )     (39,028 )     (286,124 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    745       8,289       (782 )     (8,289 )  
Redemption fees           4,604                
Net increase     2,554,821     $ 21,719,784       5,577     $ 5,646    
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     523,605     $ 3,663,862       2,649,212     $ 27,505,697    
Shares repurchased     (106,527 )     (873,809 )     (1,709,379 )     (15,527,104 )  
Redemption fees           274             1,096    
Net increase     417,078     $ 2,790,327       939,833     $ 11,979,689    

 


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     55,896     $ 364,945       26,117     $ 138,880    
Shares repurchased     (1,229,242 )     (7,721,567 )     (12,076 )     (76,874 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    3,214       24,068       (3,251 )     (24,068 )  
Dividends reinvested     1,485,743       7,027,563       12,396       58,013    
Redemption fees           449                
Net increase (decrease)     315,611     $ (304,542 )     23,186     $ 95,951    
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     59,275     $ 328,861       52,272     $ 379,458    
Shares repurchased     (212,820 )     (1,355,435 )     (345,536 )     (2,919,252 )  
Dividends reinvested     194,454       902,267       75,820       360,146    
Redemption fees           171             228    
Net increase (decrease)     40,909     $ (124,136 )     (217,444 )   $ (2,179,420 )  

 

UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     26,912     $ 204,756       2,588     $ 17,739           $    
Shares repurchased     (4,665 )     (29,095 )     (489 )     (4,730 )              
Dividends reinvested     1,692       9,595       379       2,082       11,369       65,029    
Net increase     23,939     $ 185,256       2,478     $ 15,091       11,369     $ 65,029    

 

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     591,809     $ 5,843,965           $    
Shares repurchased     (1,442,397 )     (15,062,298 )     (7,991 )     (80,066 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    7,625       87,364       (7,572 )     (87,364 )  
Dividends reinvested     348       2,683       2       18    
Redemption fees           1,394                
Net decrease     (842,615 )   $ (9,126,892 )     (15,561 )   $ (167,412 )  

 


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    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     2,674     $ 30,810       1,713,788     $ 17,660,676    
Shares repurchased     (116,792 )     (982,789 )     (5,436,443 )     (58,965,885 )  
Dividends reinvested     24       175       985       7,853    
Redemption fees           114             13,694    
Net decrease     (114,094 )   $ (951,690 )     (3,721,670 )   $ (41,283,662 )  

 

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     247,747     $ 1,838,331       49,492     $ 339,703       51,760     $ 406,168    
Shares repurchased     (3,254,304 )     (23,793,928 )     (410,014 )     (2,959,711 )     (5,578,454 )     (43,226,538 )  
Dividends reinvested     343,740       2,186,271       81,415       515,102       1,867,226       11,806,086    
Redemption fees           4,360             587             283    
Net decrease     (2,662,817 )   $ (19,764,966 )     (279,107 )   $ (2,104,319 )     (3,659,468 )   $ (31,014,001 )  

 

UBS Global Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     223,406     $ 1,830,935       1,086     $ 10,023    
Shares repurchased     (427,238 )     (3,574,929 )     (19 )     (152 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    395       3,449       (395 )     (3,449 )  
Dividends reinvested     166,574       1,243,028       1,664       12,401    
Redemption fees           517                
Net increase (decrease)     (36,863 )   $ (497,000 )     2,336     $ 18,823    
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     33,646     $ 264,487       2,670,701     $ 26,286,880    
Shares repurchased     (13,315 )     (116,785 )     (3,511,191 )     (33,609,520 )  
Dividends reinvested     27,454       203,129       656,770       5,565,219    
Redemption fees           80             1,226    
Net increase (decrease)     47,785     $ 350,911       (183,720 )   $ (1,756,195 )  

 


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UBS High Yield Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,262,554     $ 5,670,578           $    
Shares repurchased     (527,520 )     (2,902,864 )     (40,302 )     (207,725 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    20,239       114,222       (20,236 )     (114,222 )  
Dividends reinvested     224,844       1,111,937       5,536       27,842    
Redemption fees           23                
Net increase (decrease)     980,117     $ 3,993,896       (55,002 )   $ (294,105 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     85,895     $ 374,612       1,040,184     $ 5,817,541    
Shares repurchased     (202,845 )     (1,119,191 )     (5,350,478 )     (28,853,540 )  
Dividends reinvested     35,388       199,736       721,679       3,661,586    
Redemption fees                       1,470    
Net decrease     (81,562 )   $ (544,843 )     (3,588,615 )   $ (19,372,943 )  

 

UBS U.S. Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     265,816     $ 2,235,444       4,363     $ 36,707    
Shares repurchased     (363,481 )     (3,085,909 )     (4,180 )     (36,967 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    9,948       88,931       (9,944 )     (88,931 )  
Dividends reinvested     53,105       429,563       964       7,780    
Redemption fees           3,975                
Net decrease     (34,612 )   $ (327,996 )     (8,797 )   $ (81,411 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     88,993     $ 730,165       3,141,598     $ 27,366,323    
Shares repurchased     (24,469 )     (210,132 )     (5,849,619 )     (50,443,115 )  
Dividends reinvested     7,496       60,276       583,196       4,729,576    
Redemption fees           571             3,162    
Net increase (decrease)     72,020     $ 580,880       (2,124,825 )   $ (18,344,054 )  

 


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For the year ended June 30, 2008, transactions in shares of beneficial interest for each of the Funds were as follows:

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     24,161,958     $ 267,205,629       38,401     $ 456,522    
Shares repurchased     (109,299,060 )     (1,185,012,180 )     (623,780 )     (6,650,664 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    339,416       3,625,461       (345,868 )     (3,625,461 )  
Dividends reinvested     13,911,884       141,483,863       180,468       1,802,874    
Redemption fees           165,837                
Net decrease     (70,885,802 )   $ (772,531,390 )     (750,779 )   $ (8,016,729 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     2,526,902     $ 27,853,471       8,943,613     $ 98,293,424    
Shares repurchased     (25,011,425 )     (267,178,400 )     (22,204,408 )     (239,862,007 )  
Dividends reinvested     3,760,721       37,569,603       3,749,020       38,314,985    
Redemption fees           17,220             16,469    
Net decrease     (18,723,802 )   $ (201,738,106 )     (9,511,775 )   $ (103,237,129 )  

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     40,838,149     $ 579,293,210       203,987     $ 2,885,138    
Shares repurchased     (76,054,818 )     (1,040,812,664 )     (1,808,870 )     (24,411,073 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    1,190,620       16,816,203       (1,212,122 )     (16,816,203 )  
Dividends reinvested     15,462,012       210,592,602       553,785       7,426,257    
Redemption fees           208,152                
Net decrease     (18,564,037 )   $ (233,902,497 )     (2,263,220 )   $ (30,915,881 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     9,408,513     $ 131,666,266       5,696,060     $ 80,443,151    
Shares repurchased     (23,106,589 )     (309,482,159 )     (14,663,472 )     (203,582,976 )  
Dividends reinvested     5,839,756       77,960,745       3,163,482       43,719,323    
Redemption fees           44,649             24,221    
Net decrease     (7,858,320 )   $ (99,810,499 )     (5,803,930 )   $ (79,396,281 )  

 


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UBS Global Frontier Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     12,890,167     $ 128,991,286       3,027,484     $ 30,340,047       939,783     $ 9,493,109    
Shares repurchased     (3,891,735 )     (37,643,043 )     (420,074 )     (4,020,302 )     (106,957 )     (1,000,055 )  
Dividends reinvested     94,723       933,021       19,443       191,512       10,418       102,718    
Redemption fees           24,495             5,116                
Net increase     9,093,155     $ 92,305,759       2,626,853     $ 26,516,373       843,244     $ 8,595,772    

 

UBS Global Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     242,921     $ 3,667,600       1,873     $ 27,700    
Shares repurchased     (2,514,530 )     (37,048,146 )     (117,852 )     (1,700,650 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    84,053       1,280,029       (85,788 )     (1,280,029 )  
Dividends reinvested                          
Redemption fees           8,588             39    
Net decrease     (2,187,556 )   $ (32,091,929 )     (201,767 )   $ (2,952,940 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     34,712     $ 502,336       3,967,984     $ 58,665,279    
Shares repurchased     (770,528 )     (11,017,100 )     (3,509,568 )     (52,396,796 )  
Dividends reinvested                          
Redemption fees           844             3,312    
Net increase (decrease)     (735,816 )   $ (10,513,920 )     458,416     $ 6,271,795    

 

UBS International Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     200,293     $ 2,431,742           $    
Shares repurchased     (769,803 )     (8,704,746 )     (9,762 )     (114,083 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    4,631       53,045       (4,699 )     (53,045 )  
Dividends reinvested     226,975       2,537,578       4,201       46,320    
Redemption fees           1,058                
Net decrease     (337,904 )   $ (3,681,323 )     (10,260 )   $ (120,808 )  

 


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    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     64,623     $ 761,961       4,763,633     $ 55,571,874    
Shares repurchased     (91,362 )     (1,019,531 )     (6,652,017 )     (76,946,500 )  
Dividends reinvested     25,054       273,336       1,606,122       18,084,929    
Redemption fees           1,355             4,275    
Net increase (decrease)     (1,685 )   $ 17,121       (282,262 )   $ (3,285,422 )  

 

UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,844,411     $ 19,752,251       322,009     $ 3,570,026       533,230     $ 5,051,504    
Shares repurchased     (8,482,873 )     (83,732,398 )     (1,646,360 )     (16,428,935 )              
Dividends reinvested     998,856       10,118,407       219,133       2,206,676       32,886       332,478    
Redemption fees           44,087             11,957             245    
Net increase
(decrease)
    (5,639,606 )   $ (53,817,653 )     (1,105,218 )   $ (10,640,276 )     566,116     $ 5,384,227    

 

UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,740,718     $ 33,772,562       10,949     $ 212,175    
Shares repurchased     (4,152,915 )     (76,537,991 )     (9,138 )     (159,900 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    6,829       135,973       (6,918 )     (135,973 )  
Dividends reinvested     387,691       7,284,708       2,170       39,854    
Redemption fees           12,577                
Net decrease     (2,017,677 )   $ (35,332,171 )     (2,937 )   $ (43,844 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     54,329     $ 1,044,267       14,178,975     $ 266,217,187    
Shares repurchased     (193,763 )     (3,554,430 )     (16,762,669 )     (317,691,920 )  
Dividends reinvested     20,480       376,420       2,073,716       39,400,603    
Redemption fees           501             45,257    
Net decrease     (118,954 )   $ (2,133,242 )     (509,978 )   $ (12,028,873 )  

 


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UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     713,802     $ 8,049,829       117,641     $ 1,282,756    
Shares repurchased     (373,264 )     (4,191,090 )     (5,273 )     (53,526 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    13,732       153,293       (14,271 )     (153,293 )  
Dividends reinvested     6,091       69,505       865       9,443    
Redemption fees           2,478                
Net increase     360,361     $ 4,084,015       98,962     $ 1,085,380    
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     219,338     $ 2,384,536       3,578,888     $ 41,642,224    
Shares repurchased     (35,903 )     (374,795 )     (2,688,319 )     (31,029,588 )  
Dividends reinvested     1,379       15,058       45,026       526,357    
Redemption fees           309             1,916    
Net increase     184,814     $ 2,025,108       935,595     $ 11,140,909    

 

UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     156,104     $ 1,603,723       5,136     $ 60,028    
Shares repurchased     (1,480,093 )     (14,775,673 )     (14,598 )     (149,871 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    32,699       332,550       (33,032 )     (332,550 )  
Dividends reinvested     958,410       9,326,784       6,768       65,500    
Redemption fees           2,179             211    
Net decrease     (332,880 )   $ (3,510,437 )     (35,726 )   $ (356,682 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     35,317     $ 352,418       210,546     $ 2,034,080    
Shares repurchased     (366,429 )     (3,735,479 )     (391,831 )     (3,920,079 )  
Dividends reinvested     123,941       1,195,365       79,345       775,272    
Redemption fees                       6,137    
Net decrease     (207,171 )   $ (2,187,696 )     (101,940 )   $ (1,104,590 )  

 


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UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     39,143     $ 423,583       11,617     $ 126,417           $ 19,693    
Shares repurchased     (6,307 )     (62,860 )     (5,021 )     (46,045 )              
Dividends reinvested     1,269       13,439       373       3,909       13,461       142,824    
Redemption fees           36             12             403    
Net increase     34,105     $ 374,198       6,969     $ 84,293       13,461     $ 162,920    

 

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     1,229,022     $ 17,611,871       513     $ 7,023    
Shares repurchased     (4,178,495 )     (60,632,051 )     (21,680 )     (309,666 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    47,635       697,738       (49,483 )     (697,738 )  
Dividends reinvested     504,374       7,020,896       5,228       69,113    
Redemption fees           4,759                
Net decrease     (2,397,464 )   $ (35,296,787 )     (65,422 )   $ (931,268 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     28,787     $ 436,024       5,772,941     $ 85,215,925    
Shares repurchased     (102,320 )     (1,393,821 )     (5,732,879 )     (82,211,903 )  
Dividends reinvested     36,826       486,105       1,304,088       18,713,661    
Redemption fees           1,313             17,134    
Net increase (decrease)     (36,707 )   $ (470,379 )     1,344,150     $ 21,734,817    

 

UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund

    Class A   Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     2,772,809     $ 26,199,680       193,628     $ 1,841,008       3,902,258     $ 35,888,251    
Shares repurchased     (22,506,529 )     (205,397,957 )     (2,746,416 )     (25,054,839 )     (7,026,311 )     (63,330,622 )  
Dividends reinvested     634,181       5,678,177       90,421       800,419       1,360,816       11,794,125    
Redemption fees           36,357             5,960                
Net decrease     (19,099,539 )   $ (173,483,743 )     (2,462,367 )   $ (22,407,452 )     (1,763,237 )   $ (15,648,246 )  

 


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UBS Global Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     207,250     $ 1,967,583       2,130     $ 19,520    
Shares repurchased     (442,685 )     (4,189,668 )     (10,885 )     (104,535 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    156       1,500       (155 )     (1,500 )  
Dividends reinvested     58,863       555,692       356       3,369    
Redemption fees           437                
Net decrease     (176,416 )   $ (1,664,456 )     (8,554 )   $ (83,146 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     59,985     $ 572,114       8,703,036     $ 92,836,618    
Shares repurchased     (36,686 )     (350,725 )     (14,246,157 )     (150,805,672 )  
Dividends reinvested     5,515       51,746       395,640       4,164,789    
Redemption fees           5             11,938    
Net increase (decrease)     28,814     $ 273,140       (5,147,481 )   $ (53,792,327 )  

 

UBS High Yield Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     851,598     $ 5,406,616       15,807     $ 106,649    
Shares repurchased     (1,135,109 )     (7,456,843 )     (62,383 )     (410,357 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    69,168       450,894       (69,168 )     (450,894 )  
Dividends reinvested     263,243       1,703,123       10,156       65,931    
Redemption fees           41                
Net increase (decrease)     48,900     $ 103,831       (105,588 )   $ (688,671 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     48,409     $ 323,922       12,186,749     $ 80,088,513    
Shares repurchased     (373,978 )     (2,449,841 )     (3,946,471 )     (25,570,028 )  
Dividends reinvested     54,519       353,103       877,915       5,678,236    
Redemption fees           972                
Net increase (decrease)     (271,050 )   $ (1,771,844 )     9,118,193     $ 60,196,721    

 


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UBS U.S. Bond Fund

    Class A   Class B  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     736,058     $ 7,584,383       6,753     $ 70,154    
Shares repurchased     (2,602,152 )     (26,434,225 )     (11,725 )     (120,074 )  
Shares converted from
Class B to Class A
    11,003       110,995       (10,996 )     (110,995 )  
Dividends reinvested     71,267       716,601       1,164       11,721    
Redemption fees           20,769             463    
Net decrease     (1,783,824 )   $ (18,001,477 )     (14,804 )   $ (148,731 )  
    Class C   Class Y  
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     28,785     $ 287,426       7,629,722     $ 77,721,893    
Shares repurchased     (57,004 )     (569,011 )     (12,850,206 )     (128,257,243 )  
Dividends reinvested     4,806       48,133       849,513       8,544,526    
Redemption fees           318             15,764    
Net decrease     (23,413 )   $ (233,134 )     (4,370,971 )   $ (41,975,060 )  

 

11.  Subsequent events

On February 12, 2009, the Board of Trustees of The UBS Funds has determined that it is in the best interest of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") and its shareholders to approve the submission of an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") to shareholders of the Fund under which substantially all of the assets of the Fund would be transferred to the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund series (the "Laudus Fund") of the Laudus Trust in exchange for shares of the Laudus Fund (the "Merger"). The Laudus Fund is expected to pursue an investment objective that is substantially similar to that of the Fund and is expected to be sub-advised by UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. ("UBS Global AM (Americas)"), the current investment adviser of the Fund. The investment adviser of the Laudus Fund is expected to be Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. ("CSIM"). Under the Plan, shareholders of each class of the Fund would receive shares of a single class of shares of the Laudus Fund equal in value to their investment in the Fund. The Merger is intended to be a tax-free transaction. More information about the proposed Merger will be provided to shareholders in proxy materials, which are expected to be mailed in April 2009. If approved by Fund shareholders, the Merger is expected to occur in the beginning of the third quarter of 2009.

In connection with the proposed Merger, effective as of the close of business on March 2, 2009, the Board approved the closure of each class of the Fund to new investments, including new investors, additional purchases from existing investors and purchases for exchange from other funds. Therefore, the Fund will no longer offer shares for purchase, except for Class A and Class Y shares that are purchased by existing investors through systematic purchase plans, various wrap programs and 401(k)/ retirement plans, each of which may continue to purchase shares until it is practicable for such contributions to be terminated. Of course, shareholders will continue to be able to redeem their shares.

Also in connection with the proposed Merger, effective as of the close of business on March 2, 2009, the Board approved (a) the waiver of the annual Rule 12b-1 distribution fee of 0.75% of average net assets that is charged to the shareholders of Class B and Class C shares; (b) the waiver of the 1.00% redemption fee that is charged on sales or exchanges of any Class of shares of the Fund less than 90 days after purchase; and (c) the elimination of all contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) assessed on redemptions that are charged


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on Class A shares (on purchases above $1 million), Class B shares and Class C shares. The annual service fee of 0.25% of average net assets that is charged on Class A, Class B and Class C shares was not eliminated. With respect to exchanges of shares of the Fund for shares of another UBS Family Fund, the length of time you held your shares of the Fund will still be considered when determining whether you must pay a CDSC when you sell the shares of the UBS Family Fund acquired in the exchange.


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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).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Section 871(k)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate 100% of their "qualified short-term gains" (as defined in Section 871(k)(2)(D)) related to the distribution made in December 2008 as short-term capital gain dividends.


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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

 

(a) Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 



 

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by Qualifying Fund Shareholders if an Independent Trustee vacancy on the Board occurs. A Qualifying Fund Shareholder is a shareholder that: (i) owns of record, or beneficially through a financial intermediary, 1/2 of 1% or more of the Trust’s outstanding shares and (ii) has been a shareholder of at least 1/2 of 1% of the Trust’s total outstanding shares for 12 months or more prior to submitting the recommendation to the Nominating Committee. In order to recommend a nominee, a Qualifying Fund Shareholder should send a letter to the chairperson of the Nominating Committee, Mr. Walter Auch, care of the Secretary of the Trust at UBS Global Asset Management, One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, and indicate on the envelope “Nominating Committee.” The Qualifying Fund Shareholder’s letter should include: (i) the name and address of the Qualifying Fund Shareholder making the recommendation; (ii) the number of shares of each class and series of shares of the Trust which are owned of record and beneficially by such Qualifying Fund Shareholder and the length of time that such shares have been so owned by the Qualifying Fund Shareholder; (iii) a description of all arrangements and understandings between such Qualifying Fund Shareholder and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made; (iv) the name and address of the nominee; and (v) the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae. The Qualifying Fund Shareholder’s letter must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated for the Board and to serve if elected by shareholders.

 

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)            The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

 

(b)           The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.  Exhibits.

 

(a)                (1) Code of Ethics – Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

(a)                (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

(a)          (3)  Written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Investment Company         Act of 1940 sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons — not applicable to the registrant.

 

(b)               Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

The UBS Funds

 

By:

/s/ Kai R. Sotorp

 

 

Kai R. Sotorp

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 9, 2009

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/ Kai R. Sotorp

 

 

Kai R. Sotorp

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 9, 2009

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Disbrow

 

 

Thomas Disbrow

 

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 9, 2009