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UBS Global Bond Fund (Prospectus Summary) | UBS Global Bond Fund
UBS Global Bond Fund
Investment objective
The Fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and
current income.
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 $100,000 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 34 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 Global Bond Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price) 4.50% none none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) (CDSC) (as a % of purchase or sales price, whichever is less) none [1] 0.75% 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 Global Bond Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Management fees 0.65% 0.65% 0.65%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.25% 0.75% none
Other expenses [1] 1.73% 1.70% 1.73%
Total annual fund operating expenses 2.63% 3.10% 2.38%
Less management fee waiver/expense reimbursements 1.48% 1.45% 1.48%
Total annual fund operating expenses after management fee waiver/expense reimbursements [2] 1.15% 1.65% 0.90%
[1] "Other expenses" include "Acquired fund fees and expenses," which were less than 0.01% of the average net assets of the Fund.
[2] The Trust, with respect to the Fund, and UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor ("UBS Global AM (Americas)" or 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, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2013, do not exceed 1.15% for Class A 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. The fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement may be terminated by the Fund's Board of Trustees at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Fund's advisory contract with the Advisor. Upon termination of the fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement, however, the UBS Global AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.
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 contractual fee waiver and
expense reimbursement agreement with the Advisor for the first year only.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions,
your costs would be:
Expense Example UBS Global Bond 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
562 1,096 1,656 3,175
Class C
243 821 1,499 3,310
Class Y
92 600 1,136 2,603
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 Global Bond Fund Class C
168 821 1,499 3,310
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 59%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal strategies
Principal investments

The Fund generally invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade
global debt securities that may also provide the potential for capital
appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its
net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in bonds. The Fund
is a non-diversified fund.

The Fund may invest in all types of fixed income securities of US, foreign and
emerging markets issuers. Investments in bonds may include, but are not limited
to, debt securities of governments throughout the world (including the United
States and emerging markets), their agencies and instrumentalities, debt
securities of corporations, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed
securities. The Fund may invest in bonds of any maturity, but generally invests
in bonds having an initial maturity of more than one year. In addition, the Fund
may invest in high yield (lower-rated or "junk bonds") securities.

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
options (including, but not limited to, options on futures, forwards and swap
agreements), futures, forward agreements, swap agreements (specifically, interest
rate, total return, currency, credit default and inflation swaps), credit-linked
securities and structured investments. All of these derivatives may be used for
risk management purposes, such as hedging against a specific security or currency,
or to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund. 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; to obtain exposure to certain markets; to establish net short positions
for individual sectors, markets, currencies or securities; or to adjust the Fund's
portfolio duration.

Management process

With respect to the selection of securities to purchase for the Fund, the
Advisor's investment style is focused on investment fundamentals. The Advisor
believes that investment fundamentals determine and describe future cash flows
that define long term investment value. The Advisor tries to identify and
exploit periodic discrepancies between market prices and fundamental value. In
analyzing these price/value differences the Advisor also takes into account
cyclical market drivers which may influence near term dynamics of market prices.

In implementing this style, the Advisor purchases securities for the Fund by
using active asset allocation strategies across global fixed income markets and
active security selection within each market. In deciding which securities to
emphasize, the Advisor uses both quantitative and fundamental analysis to
identify securities that are under-priced relative to their fundamental value.
The valuation of asset classes reflects an integrated, fundamental analysis of
global markets.

The Advisor emphasizes those fixed income market sectors, and selects for the
Fund those securities that appear to be most undervalued relative to their
yields and potential risks. The Advisor selects individual securities for
investment by using duration, yield curve and sector analysis.
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.

Interest rate risk: An increase in prevailing interest rates typically causes
the value of fixed income securities to fall. Changes in interest rates will
likely affect the value of longer-duration fixed income securities more than
shorter-duration securities and higher quality securities more than lower
quality securities. When interest rates are falling, some fixed income
securities provide that the issuer may repay them earlier than the maturity
date, and if this occurs the Fund may have to reinvest these repayments at lower
interest rates.

Government securities risk: There are different types of US government
securities with different levels of credit risk, including the risk of default,
depending on the nature of the particular government support for that security.
For example, a US government-sponsored entity, although chartered or sponsored
by an Act of Congress, may issue securities that are neither insured nor
guaranteed by the US Treasury and are therefore riskier than those that are.

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. Investments in foreign government bonds involve special risks because
the Fund may have limited legal recourse in the event of default. 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.

Credit risk: The risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor
of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to or guarantor of a derivative
contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations. This risk is
likely greater for lower quality investments than for investments that are
higher quality.

High yield bond risk: The risk that the issuer of bonds with ratings of BB
(Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P")) or Ba (Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
("Moody's")) or below, or deemed of equivalent quality, will default or
otherwise be unable to honor a financial obligation (also known as lower-rated
or "junk bonds"). These securities are considered to be predominately
speculative with respect to an issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay
principal in accordance with the terms of the obligations. Lower-quality bonds
are more likely to be subject to an issuer's default or downgrade than
investment grade (higher-quality) bonds.

Market risk: The risk that 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.

Non-diversification risk: The Fund is a non-diversified investment company,
which means that the Fund may invest more of its assets in a smaller number of
issuers than a diversified investment company. As a non-diversified fund, the
Fund's share price may be more volatile and the Fund has a greater potential to
realize losses upon the occurrence of adverse events affecting a particular
issuer.

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. Derivatives relating to fixed income
markets are especially susceptible to interest rate risk and credit risk. In
addition, many types of swaps and other 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.

Management risk: The risk that the investment strategies, techniques and risk
analyses employed by the Advisor may not produce the desired results.
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. Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. 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 Global Bond Fund Annual Total Returns of Class Y Shares
Bar Chart
Total return January 1 - September 30, 2012: 5.44%
Best quarter during calendar years shown-2Q 2002: 12.70%
Worst quarter during calendar years shown-1Q 2009: (6.93)%
Average annual total returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)
Average Annual Total Returns UBS Global Bond Fund
Label
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class A
Class A Return before taxes 0.16% 1.03% 4.50% 4.05% Nov. 05, 2001
Class C
Class C Return before taxes [1] 3.69% 1.43%    3.56% Jul. 02, 2002
Class Y
Class Y Return before taxes 5.21% 2.21% 5.25% 4.74% Jul. 31, 1993
After Taxes on Distributions Class Y
Class Y Return after taxes on distributions 2.85% (0.44%) 3.13% 2.63% Jul. 31, 1993
After Taxes on Distributions and Sales Class Y
Class Y Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares 3.38% 0.32% 3.29% 2.78% Jul. 31, 1993
Barclays Global Aggregate Index
Barclays Global Aggregate Index 5.64% 6.46% 7.16%    [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 Barclays Global Aggregate Index for the life of each class were as follows: Class A-6.68%; Class C-6.66%; Class Y-6.24%.