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UBS International Equity Fund (Prospectus Summary) | UBS International Equity Fund
UBS International Equity Fund
Investment objective
The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and
current income by investing primarily in the equity securities of non-US
issuers.
Fees and expenses
These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You may qualify for a sales charge waiver or discount if you
and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in
the Fund. More information about these and other discounts and waivers, as well
as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your
financial advisor and in "Managing your fund account" on page 37 of the Fund's
prospectus and in "Reduced sales charges, additional purchase, exchange and
redemption information and other services" on page 107 of the Fund's statement
of additional information ("SAI").
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees UBS International Equity Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price) 5.50% none none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) (CDSC) (as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less) none [1] 1.00% none
Redemption fee (as a % of amount redeemed within 90 days of purchase, if applicable) 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
[1] Purchases of $1 million or more that were not subject to a front-end sales charge are subject to a 1% CDSC if sold within one year of the purchase date.
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses UBS International Equity Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Management fees 0.80% 0.80% 0.80%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.25% 1.00% none
Other expenses [1] 1.23% 1.26% 1.26%
Total annual fund operating expenses 2.28% 3.06% 2.06%
Less management fee waiver/expense reimbursements 1.03% 1.06% 1.06%
Total annual fund operating expenses after management fee waiver/expense reimbursements [2] 1.25% 2.00% 1.00%
[1] "Other expenses" include "Acquired fund fees and expenses," which were less than 0.01% of the average net assets of the Fund.
[2] UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor ("UBS Global AM (Americas)" or the "Advisor"), has agreed irrevocably to waive its fees and reimburse certain expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.25% for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class C shares and 1.00% for Class Y shares.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of
your shares at the end of those periods unless otherwise stated. The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. The costs described in the example reflect
the expenses of the Fund that would result from the irrevocable fee waiver and
expense reimbursement for all years. Although your actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example UBS International Equity Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A
670 925 1,199 1,978
Class C
303 627 1,078 2,327
Class Y
102 318 552 1,225
Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
UBS International Equity Fund Class C
203 627 1,078 2,327
Portfolio turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 49%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal strategies
Principal investments

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets
(plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in equity securities.
Investments in equity securities may include, but are not limited to,
dividend-paying securities, common stock and preferred stock of issuers located
throughout the world. The Fund may invest in issuers from both developed and
emerging markets. The Advisor, on behalf of the Fund, intends to diversify
broadly among countries, but reserves the right to invest a substantial portion
of the Fund's assets in one or more countries if economic and business
conditions warrant such investments. The Fund may invest in stocks of companies
of any size.

The Fund may, but is not required to, use exchange-traded or over-the-counter
derivative instruments for risk management purposes or as part of the Fund's
investment strategies. The derivatives in which the Fund may invest include
futures, forward currency agreements and equity participation notes. All of
these derivatives may be used for risk management purposes to manage or adjust
the risk profile of the Fund. Futures on currencies and forward currency
agreements may also be used to hedge against a specific currency. In addition,
all of the derivative instruments listed above may be used for investment
(non-hedging) purposes to earn income; to enhance returns; to replace more
traditional direct investments (except for forward currency agreements); to
obtain exposure to certain markets; or to establish net short positions for
individual currencies (except for equity participation notes).

Management process

The Advisor's investment decisions with respect to a portion of the Fund's
portfolio are based upon price/value discrepancies as identified by the
Advisor's fundamental valuation process. The Advisor utilizes growth-oriented
strategies with respect to the remainder of the Fund's portfolio.

In selecting securities for the portion of the Fund that is managed according to
the Advisor's fundamental valuation process, the Advisor focuses on, among other
things, identifying discrepancies between a security's fundamental value and its
market price. In this context, the fundamental value of a given security is the
Advisor's assessment of what a security is worth. The Advisor will select a
security whose fundamental value it estimates to be greater than its market
value at any given time. For each stock under analysis, the Advisor bases its
estimates of value upon country, economic, industry and company analysis, as
well as upon a company's management team, competitive advantage and core
competencies. The Advisor then compares its assessment of a security's value
against the prevailing market prices, with the aim of constructing a portfolio
of stocks across industries and countries with attractive relative price/value
characteristics.

With respect to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that is managed according to
the Advisor's growth-oriented strategies, the Advisor seeks to invest in
companies which are undergoing positive sustainable fundamental change driving a
period of above average earnings growth. Hallmarks of such companies include a
dominant market position and franchise, major technological edge or unique
competitive advantage. In selecting securities with this strategy, the Advisor
selects companies it believes can sustain an above average return on invested
capital and over a longer period of time than is reflected in current market
prices.
Main risks
All investments carry a certain amount of risk and the Fund cannot guarantee
that it will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing
in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of the bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Below are some of the specific risks of investing in the
Fund.

Market risk: The market value of the Fund's investments may fluctuate, sometimes
rapidly or unpredictably, as the stock and bond markets fluctuate. Market risk
may affect a single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy, or it may affect
the market as a whole.
  
Foreign investing risk: The value of the Fund's investments in foreign
securities may fall due to adverse political, social and economic developments
abroad and due to decreases in foreign currency values relative to the US
dollar. Also, foreign securities are sometimes less liquid and more difficult to
sell and to value than securities of US issuers. These risks are greater for
investments in emerging market issuers. In addition, investments in emerging
market issuers may decline in value because of unfavorable foreign government
actions, greater risks of political instability or the absence of accurate
information about emerging market issuers.

Management risk: The risk that the investment strategies, techniques and risk
analyses employed by the Advisor may not produce the desired results.

Limited capitalization risk: The risk that securities of smaller capitalization
companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of larger
capitalization companies. This can have a disproportionate effect on the market
price of smaller capitalization companies and affect the Fund's ability to
purchase or sell these securities. In general, smaller capitalization companies
are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic
developments and they may have more limited resources.

Derivatives risk: The value of "derivatives"-so called because their value
"derives" from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index-may
rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. When using derivatives for
non-hedging purposes, it is possible for the Fund to lose more than the amount
it invested in the derivative. The risks of investing in derivative instruments
also include market and management risks. In addition, non-exchange traded
derivatives may be subject to liquidity risk, credit risk and mispricing or
valuation complexity. These derivatives risks are different from, and may be
greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and
other instruments.

Leverage risk associated with financial instruments: The use of financial
instruments to increase potential returns, including derivatives used for
investment (non-hedging) purposes, may cause the Fund to be more volatile than
if it had not been leveraged. The use of leverage may also accelerate the
velocity of losses and can result in losses to the Fund that exceed the amount
originally invested.
Performance
Risk/return bar chart and table

The performance information that follows shows the Fund's performance
information in a bar chart and an average annual total returns table. The
information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by
showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how
the Fund's average annual total returns compare with those of a broad measure of
market performance. Life of class performance for the index is as of the
inception month-end of each class. Index reflects no deduction for fees and
expenses. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not
necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated
performance for the Fund is available at
http://globalam-us.ubs.com/corpweb/performance.do.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal
marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may
differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not
relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements,
such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns for
other classes will vary from the Class Y shares' after-tax returns shown.
UBS International Equity Fund Annual Total Returns of Class Y Shares
Bar Chart
Total return January 1 - September 30, 2012: 11.50%
Best quarter during calendar years shown-2Q 2009: 29.94%
Worst quarter during calendar years shown-3Q 2011: (23.88)%
Average annual total returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)
Average Annual Total Returns UBS International Equity Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class A
Class A Return before taxes (22.50%) (6.09%) 2.66% 1.42% Jun. 30, 1997
Class C
Class C Return before taxes [1] (19.45%) (5.75%)    2.85% Jan. 25, 2002
Class Y
Class Y Return before taxes (17.79%) (4.80%) 3.48% 3.69% Aug. 31, 1993
After Taxes on Distributions Class Y
Class Y Return after taxes on distributions (17.98%) (5.95%) 2.45% 2.36% Aug. 31, 1993
After Taxes on Distributions and Sales Class Y
Class Y Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares (11.06%) (4.13%) 2.83% 2.71% Aug. 31, 1993
MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net)
MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net) (12.21%) (4.09%) 5.14%    [2]  
[1] Prior to September 30, 2003, Class C shares were subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00%; this front-end sales charge is not reflected in the average annual total returns presented for the Class C shares shown above.
[2] Average annual total returns for the MSCI World Free ex USA Index (net) for the life of each class were as follows: Class A-3.16%; Class C-5.74%; Class Y-4.41%.