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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)

 

One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL

 

60606-2807

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Keith A. Weller, Esq.

UBS Asset Management

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Bruce G. Leto, Esq.

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

2005 Market Street, Suite 260

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

312-525-7100

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

June 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

June 30, 2019

 

 


 

Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) Copy of the report transmitted to shareholders:

(b) Copy of each notice transmitted to shareholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that contains disclosures specified by paragraph (c)(3) of that rule: Not applicable to the registrant.

 


The UBS Funds

Annual Report | June 30, 2019



Table of contents

 

Page

 

President's letter

   

1

   

Market commentary

   

3

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

5

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

21

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

34

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

41

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

49

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

58

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

68

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

76

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

84

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

91

   

Explanation of expense disclosure

   

106

   

Statement of assets and liabilities

   

110

   

Statement of operations

   

118

   

Statement of changes in net assets

   

122

   

Financial highlights

   

126

   

Notes to financial statements

   

136

   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

   

167

   

Federal tax information

   

169

   

General information

   

170

   

Board approval of investment advisory agreements

   

171

   

Trustee and officer information

   

175

   


President's letter

August 14, 2019

Dear Shareholder,

The last time we wrote to you, markets were in the red—almost all asset classes had posted significant losses in the fourth quarter of 2018 amid a significant spike in volatility—and there seemed to be "nowhere to hide."

While the volatility has continued, in the six months ending June 30, 2019, the tide has certainly turned. In the first half of 2019 despite some ups and downs, markets have been very robust, with some hitting new record highs. There was a very different market mindset on the Federal Reserve and interest rates.

Whereas at the end of 2018, with the Fed on a "pause" in a hiking cycle and officials making comments suggesting there could be another hike, in the first half of this year, after the market rout and renewed fears about the escalation of a trade war slowing global growth, Fed officials sent a very different message. In fact, Fed officials began suggesting their next move could be a rate cut, and markets recovered aggressively in the first three months of the year. While there were gyrations in the second quarter, markets generally held up, and we ended the six month period with most markets holding onto solid gains.

In the US the S&P 500 hit repeated record highs, threatening to break over 3,000 for the first time in history, and the yield curve continued to flatten, with investors getting more compensation to own a three-month Treasury-bill than a five-year Treasury note. However, continued uncertainty about global economic events, and a US economic recovery that is extremely long in tooth, left many still wondering about what is next to come.

This is an important reminder to not forget the importance of diversification—not only within a fund but across an overall fund allocation. Spreading risk exposures across a range of asset classes and investment styles remains paramount.

With a natural home bias, there is a gap in many American investors' overall investment Allocations—for example, many US investors have not looked to emerging markets (EM) when considering their overall asset allocation strategy. However, EM countries and companies may pose the largest potential for growth over the coming years. That is one of the reasons we launched the UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund. With a seasoned EM portfolio management and research team, and a long history of EM investing, we believe UBS Asset Management is in a good position to help investors to harness this important potential growth opportunity.

With the potential for continued volatility ahead, the timeless challenge of building a genuinely diversified portfolio capable of delivering growth and the potential for downside protection takes on a new dimension. At UBS Asset Management, our teams have distinct viewpoints and philosophies, but they all share one goal—to provide you with access to a broad range of investment solutions.

We continue to believe that there are compelling opportunities across global asset classes and that the right strategies in the hands of skilled investment professionals have the potential to deliver better investment outcomes for our clients.

As always, we thank you for being a part of the UBS family of funds.


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President's letter

Sincerely,

Igor Lasun
President
The UBS Funds
Executive Director
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

The views expressed are those of UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. as of August 14, 2019. The views are subject to change based on market conditions; they are not intended to predict or guarantee the future performance of the markets, any individual security or market segment, or any UBS mutual fund.

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. A prospectus or summary prospectus for the funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our web site at www.ubs.com/am-us.


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The markets in review

Headwinds for global growth

Shortly after the reporting period ended, the US economy reached a new record for the longest expansion on record, exceeding the previous mark of 120 months.1 However, trade conflicts, less robust manufacturing activity and several other factors have led to moderating global growth. Looking back, the US Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 3.4% and 2.2% seasonally adjusted annualized rates during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, respectively. GDP growth then bounced back to 3.1% during the first quarter of 2019. Finally, the US Commerce Department's initial estimate for second quarter GDP growth in the US, released after the reporting period ended, was 2.1%.

Headwinds facing the economy were acknowledged by the US Federal Reserve Board (the Fed). After raising interest rates four times in 2018, in January 2019 the Fed started to reverse course, saying it would pause from additional rate hikes as it monitored incoming economic data. At its meeting that concluded on March 20, 2019, most Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)2 members indicated that they did not feel additional rate hikes would be needed in 2019. Finally, after its June 2019 meeting, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, "The case for somewhat more accommodative policy has strengthened", and the market anticipates one or two rate cuts by the end of the year.

From a global perspective, in its April 2019 World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said: "Trade tensions increasingly took a toll on business confidence and, so, financial market sentiment worsened, with financial conditions tightening for vulnerable emerging markets in the spring of 2018 and then in advanced economies later in the year, weighing on global demand. Conditions have eased in 2019 as the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled a more accommodative monetary policy stance and markets became more optimistic about a U.S.—China trade deal, but they remain slightly more restrictive than in the fall of 2018." From a regional perspective, the IMF projects 2019 growth in the Eurozone will be 1.3%, versus 1.8% in 2018. Japan's economy is expected to expand 1.0% in 2019, compared to 0.8% in 2018. Elsewhere, the IMF projects that overall growth in emerging market countries will decelerate to 4.4% in 2019, versus 4.5% in 2018.

Global equities generate mixed results

The global equity market generated mixed results during the reporting period. US equities experienced several setbacks, but they proved to be only temporary in nature, as the market reached several new all-time record highs. Supporting the market were corporate profits that often exceeded expectations, hopes for a resolution in the US and China trade war, and the Fed's indication that it was poised to lower interest rates to support the economy. All told, the S&P 500 Index3 gained 10.42% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. Returns were weaker outside the US, as slower growth, political issues and concerns over trade disputes negatively impacted investor sentiment. International developed equities, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (net),4 returned 1.08% during the reporting period, while emerging markets equities, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net),5 gained 1.21%.

1  Source: The National Bureau of Economic Research, 7/19

2  The Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") is a policy-making body of the Federal Reserve System responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

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

4  The MSCI EAFE Index (net) is an index of stocks designed to measure the investment returns of developed economies outside of North America. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

5  The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of different emerging market countries in Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Basin. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.


3



The markets in review

The fixed income market produces solid results

The global fixed income market posted solid results during the reporting period. In the US, both short- and long-term Treasury yields declined (bond yields and prices move in the opposite direction). Periods of investor risk aversion, the Fed's monetary policy reversal and modest inflation helped to push yields lower. For the 12-month reporting period as a whole, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury fell from 2.85% to 2.00%. Government bond yields outside the US also generally moved lower, as the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England largely maintained their highly accommodative monetary policies. The overall US bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index,6 returned 7.87% for the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. Returns of riskier fixed income securities were also positive. High yield bonds, as measured by the ICE BofAML US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index,7 returned 7.60% during the reporting period. Elsewhere, emerging markets debt, as measured by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global),8 gained 11.32%.

6  The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged broad based index designed to measure the US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable bond market. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed sectors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

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

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


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio performance

For the twelve months ended June 30, 2019, Class A shares of UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund (the "Fund") returned 0.60% (Class A shares returned -4.92% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 0.83%. For purposes of comparison, the ICE BofAML US Treasury 1-5 Year Index returned 4.89% during the same time period, the MSCI World Index (net) returned 6.33%, and the FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index returned 2.28%. (Class P shares have lower expenses than the other share class of the Fund.)

Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 7; please note that these returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund produced a positive absolute return during the reporting period. Market allocation decisions generally detracted from performance. However, active currency allocation decisions were additive and helped offset some of the negative contribution from market allocation.

During the reporting period, we used derivatives for risk management purposes and as a tool to help enhance returns across various strategies. With respect to our active currency strategy, utilizing currency forwards had a direct positive impact on Fund performance. We used a variety of equity and fixed income futures and swaps to implement our market allocation strategy. Derivatives were just one tool, among others, that we used to implement our market allocation strategy. These derivatives, in aggregate, detracted from performance during the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

–  Certain market allocations were positive for returns.

  – A long exposure to local currency emerging market (EM) debt was beneficial. Spreads on local currency EM debt relative to US Treasuries widened substantially in 2018 in the face of higher geopolitical risks, a strengthening US dollar and higher US dollar funding rates. However, in 2019 local currency EM debt has rallied along with US Treasuries, delivering strong results.

  – Long exposure to high yield credit contributed to performance. High yield has benefited from the rally seen across risk assets from the fourth quarter 2018 lows and historically low default rates.

–  Overall, active currency positions added to results during the period.

  – A long Mexican peso versus US dollar position contributed to results, supported by tailwinds such as valuation and carry, as it relates to currency investing, which is the profit or loss that can be made from interest rate differentials in two countries.

  – A long Japanese yen versus South Korean won position was additive over the period given the yen's safe haven nature and the won's susceptibility to global trade uncertainty.

  – A short Chilean peso position added to results as the US dollar strengthened. This position was closed at the end of August 2018 on the back of positive performance and more normalized valuations.

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


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

What didn't work:

–  Overall, market allocation detracted from results.

  – The Fund's preference for ex-US equities (developed & emerging markets/emerging market minimum volatility) over US equities negatively impacted performance. Rising trade tensions between the US and China, negative European political developments and slower global growth had a larger negative impact on ex-US equities over the reporting period. Additionally, US equities had the strongest rally from the fourth quarter 2018 lows witnessed across global equity markets.

  – Performance was negatively impacted by a few equity relative value trades during the reporting period, including long China H shares versus Taiwanese equities, long Japanese versus French equities (TOPIX versus CAC 40), and long European bank stocks versus European stocks (which we closed in June of 2019).

  – Within fixed income, short positions in government bonds, specifically US Treasuries, weighed on performance as yields have decreased. First, government bonds rallied in the fourth quarter of 2018 as investors flocked into safe haven assets. Then, lower US interest rate expectations throughout 2019 and more dovish central banks around the world put downward pressure on yields.

–  Certain currency positions did detract:

  – The largest detractor during the reporting period was our long Turkish lira versus US dollar position, which was closed in mid-August 2018. The underperformance of the Turkish lira versus the US dollar was primarily driven by Turkey's current deficit and runaway inflation problem, coupled with political risks and sanctions from the US government.

  – A long Colombian peso position versus the US dollar detracted from results due to tighter US monetary policy and the peso's sensitivity to falling oil prices. This position was closed in mid-August 2018.

  – Long positions in certain European currencies, such as the Swedish krona and Norwegian krone also weighed on performance as they depreciated relative to the US dollar.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the twelve months ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

0.60

%

   

(0.99

)%

   

3.31

%

 

Class P2

   

0.83

     

(0.71

)

   

3.59

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(4.92

)%

   

(2.10

)%

   

2.73

%

 

ICE BofAML US Treasury 1-5 Year Index3

   

4.89

     

1.54

     

1.73

   

MSCI World Index (net)4

   

6.33

     

6.60

     

10.72

   

FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index5

   

2.28

     

0.81

     

0.44

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class A—1.71% and 1.37%; Class P—1.45% and 1.12%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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, extraordinary expenses, and dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short) 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, extraordinary expenses, and dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short), through the period ending October 29, 2019, do not exceed 1.35% for Class A shares and 1.10% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

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

2  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

3  The ICE BofAML US Treasury 1-5 Year Index is an unmanaged index designed to track US Treasury securities with maturities between 1 and 5 years. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

4  The MSCI World Index (net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

5  The FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index representing monthly return equivalents of yield averages of the last one month Treasury Bill issue. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares (adjusted for 5.5% maximum sales charge) and $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following two graphs depicts the performance of UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund Class A and Class P shares versus the ICE BofAML US Treasury 1-5 Year Index, the MSCI World Index (net) and the FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index over the 10 years ended June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund Class A vs. ICE BofAML US Treasury 1-5 Year Index, MSCI World Index (net) and FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of June 30, 2009 = $9,450

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.5%.

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund Class P vs. ICE BofAML US Treasury 1-5 Year Index, MSCI World Index (net) and FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of June 30, 2009 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.200%, due 01/25/23
   

0.6

%

 
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
5.500%, due 06/29/20
   

0.6

   
Mirvac Group Finance Ltd., EMTN
3.625%, due 03/18/27
   

0.5

   
Bank of America Corp., MTN
3.875%, due 08/01/25
   

0.5

   
Telefonica Emisiones SA
5.520%, due 03/01/49
   

0.5

   
Tesco Property Finance 4 PLC
5.801%, due 10/13/40
   

0.5

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
3.574%, due 11/07/28
   

0.4

   
Mylan N.V.
3.125%, due 11/22/28
   

0.4

   
AA Bond Co. Ltd., EMTN
2.875%, due 01/31/22
   

0.4

   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
4.519%, due 06/25/24
   

0.4

   

Total

   

4.8

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

    Percentage of
net assets
 

United States

   

71.6

%

 

United Kingdom

   

5.2

   

France

   

3.2

   

Netherlands

   

2.9

   

Australia

   

1.7

   

Total

   

84.6

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Industry diversification—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1,2

Corporate bonds

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Advertising

   

0.1

%

 

Aerospace & defense

   

0.2

   

Agriculture

   

0.8

   

Airlines

   

0.2

   

Auto manufacturers

   

1.4

   

Banks

   

8.3

   

Beverages

   

0.3

   

Biotechnology

   

0.3

   

Chemicals

   

0.8

   

Commercial banks

   

1.4

   

Commercial services

   

0.5

   

Computers

   

0.3

   

Construction materials

   

0.2

   

Diversified financial services

   

0.6

   

Electric

   

3.1

   

Engineering & construction

   

0.4

   

Food

   

0.6

   

Gas

   

1.4

   

Healthcare-products

   

0.1

   

Healthcare-services

   

0.3

   

Household products/wares

   

0.1

   

Insurance

   

3.5

   

Internet

   

0.3

   

Investment company security

   

0.4

   

IT services

   

0.1

   

Machinery-constr & mining

   

0.1

   

Media

   

1.4

   

Mining

   

0.4

   

Miscellaneous manufacturers

   

0.6

   

Oil & gas

   

1.4

   

Oil & gas services

   

0.1

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

1.7

   

Pipelines

   

1.4

   

Real estate

   

2.0

   

Real estate investment trusts

   

0.9

   

Retail

   

0.2

   

Savings & loans

   

0.2

   

Semiconductors

   

0.2

   

Software

   

0.3

   

Telecommunications

   

1.8

   

Transportation

   

0.4

   

Water

   

1.3

   

Total corporate bonds

   

40.1

%

 
    Percentage of
net assets
 

Collateralized mortgage obligation

   

0.0

%

 

Collateralized debt obligation

   

0.0

 

Non-US government obligation

   

0.2

   

Exchange traded funds

   

8.9

   

Short-term investments

   

40.4

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

5.0

   

Swaptions purchased

   

0.0

 

Total investments

   

94.6

%

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities

   

5.4

   

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

  Amount represents less than 0.05%

1  Figures represent the breakdown of direct investments of UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies and exchange traded funds was included.

2  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds: 40.1%

 

Australia: 1.7%

 
APT Pipelines Ltd.
4.200%, due 03/23/252
   

20,000

   

$

20,969

   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, EMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 10/03/24),
1.936%, due 10/03/292
 

EUR

100,000

     

116,130

   
Mirvac Group Finance Ltd., EMTN
3.625%, due 03/18/272
   

270,000

     

269,623

   
Origin Energy Finance Ltd.
5.450%, due 10/14/212
   

50,000

     

52,865

   
Scentre Group Trust 1
2.375%, due 04/28/212
   

50,000

     

49,821

   
SGSP Australia Assets Pty. Ltd., EMTN
3.250%, due 07/29/262
   

200,000

     

202,168

   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.
4.800%, due 10/12/212
   

30,000

     

31,551

   
Westpac Banking Corp.
2.800%, due 01/11/22
   

20,000

     

20,259

   
(fixed, converts to FRN on 09/21/27),
5.000%, due 09/21/273
   

80,000

     

77,153

   

Total Australia corporate bonds

       

840,539

   

Belgium: 0.7%

 
AG Insurance SA
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/30/27),
3.500%, due 06/30/472
 

EUR

100,000

     

122,380

   
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch
InBev Worldwide, Inc.
3.650%, due 02/01/26
   

40,000

     

42,071

   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.150%, due 01/23/254
   

30,000

     

32,466

   

4.750%, due 01/23/29

   

40,000

     

45,311

   
RESA SA
1.000%, due 07/22/262
 

EUR

100,000

     

116,416

   

Total Belgium corporate bonds

       

358,644

   

Bermuda: 0.1%

 
XLIT Ltd.
5.250%, due 12/15/43
   

30,000

     

36,587

   

Brazil: 0.1%

 
Yamana Gold, Inc.
4.950%, due 07/15/24
   

50,000

     

52,798

   

Canada: 0.7%

 
Bell Canada, Inc., MTN
4.750%, due 09/29/44
 

CAD

10,000

     

8,694

   
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
2.950%, due 01/15/23
   

40,000

     

40,396

   

3.850%, due 06/01/27

   

40,000

     

41,530

   
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
4.250%, due 04/15/274
   

40,000

     

41,365

   
Royal Bank of Canada
1.650%, due 07/15/21
 

CAD

100,000

     

75,961

   
Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.500%, due 06/15/38
   

50,000

     

66,948

   
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TELUS Corp.
3.750%, due 01/17/25
 

CAD

30,000

   

$

24,299

   
Toronto Dominion Bank/The
2.045%, due 03/08/21
 

CAD

70,000

     

53,570

   

Total Canada corporate bonds

       

352,763

   

China: 0.1%

 
Nexen, Inc.
6.400%, due 05/15/37
   

40,000

     

53,388

   

Czech Republic: 0.2%

 
NET4GAS sro, EMTN
2.500%, due 07/28/212
 

EUR

100,000

     

118,714

   

Denmark: 0.5%

 
Ap Moller Maersk A/S, EMTN
1.750%, due 03/16/262
 

EUR

100,000

     

116,413

   
Danske Bank A/S, EMTN
1.375%, due 05/24/222
 

EUR

100,000

     

116,311

   
Orsted A/S
(fixed, converts to FRN on 11/16/20),
3.000%, due 11/06/30152
 

EUR

20,000

     

23,420

   

Total Denmark corporate bonds

       

256,144

   

France: 3.2%

 
AXA SA, EMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 05/28/29),
3.250%, due 05/28/492
 

EUR

100,000

     

125,060

   
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, EMTN
3.000%, due 09/11/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

127,981

   
BNP Paribas SA, EMTN
1.000%, due 04/17/242
 

EUR

100,000

     

117,122

   

1.250%, due 03/19/252

 

EUR

100,000

     

118,030

   
BPCE SA, EMTN
1.375%, due 03/23/262
 

EUR

100,000

     

118,726

   
Credit Agricole SA, EMTN
1.375%, due 03/13/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

119,166

   
Credit Logement SA
3 mo. Euribor + 1.150%,
0.839%, due 09/16/192,3,5
 

EUR

100,000

     

91,210

   
Electricite de France SA
(fixed, converts to FRN on 01/22/24),
5.625%, due 01/22/242,3
   

100,000

     

102,750

   
Engie SA
(fixed, converts to FRN on 07/10/21),
4.750%, due 07/10/212,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

124,160

   
SCOR SE
(fixed, converts to FRN on 03/13/29),
5.250%, due 03/13/292,3
   

200,000

     

184,300

   
TDF Infrastructure SAS
2.875%, due 10/19/222
 

EUR

100,000

     

120,687

   
Terega SA
2.200%, due 08/05/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

124,281

   
Unibail-Rodamco SE
(fixed, converts to FRN on 01/25/26),
2.875%, due 01/25/262,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

116,991

   

Total France corporate bonds

       

1,590,464

   


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Corporate bonds—(Continued)

 

Germany: 0.7%

 
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, EMTN
1.500%, due 09/13/192
   

60,000

   

$

59,856

   
Volkswagen International Finance N.V.
1.125%, due 10/02/232
 

EUR

100,000

     

115,893

   
Series NC6,
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/27/24),
3.375%, due 06/27/242,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

117,028

   
Volkswagen Leasing GmbH, EMTN
1.000%, due 02/16/232
 

EUR

20,000

     

23,114

   

1.625%, due 08/15/252

 

EUR

40,000

     

46,879

   

Total Germany corporate bonds

       

362,770

   

Guernsey: 0.3%

 
Globalworth Real Estate Investments
Ltd., EMTN
3.000%, due 03/29/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

120,505

   

Israel: 0.3%

 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV
3.650%, due 11/10/21
   

20,000

     

19,135

   
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV
1.125%, due 10/15/242,4
 

EUR

100,000

     

94,129

   
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.800%, due 07/21/23
   

40,000

     

34,394

   

Total Israel corporate bonds

       

147,658

   

Italy: 0.9%

 
Buzzi Unicem SpA
2.125%, due 04/28/232
 

EUR

100,000

     

117,974

   
CDP Reti SpA
1.875%, due 05/29/222
 

EUR

155,000

     

178,645

   
Italgas SpA, EMTN
1.625%, due 01/19/272
 

EUR

100,000

     

120,673

   

Total Italy corporate bonds

       

417,292

   

Japan: 0.1%

 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.665%, due 07/25/22
   

30,000

     

30,083

   

Jersey: 0.5%

 
AA Bond Co. Ltd., EMTN
2.875%, due 01/31/222
 

GBP

174,000

     

210,228

   
HSBC Bank Capital Funding Sterling 2 LP
(fixed, converts to FRN on 04/07/20),
5.862%, due 04/07/203
 

GBP

20,000

     

26,097

   

Total Jersey corporate bonds

       

236,325

   

Luxembourg: 0.7%

 
ADO Properties SA
1.500%, due 07/26/242
 

EUR

100,000

     

111,633

   
Allergan Funding SCS
2.125%, due 06/01/29
 

EUR

100,000

     

119,829

   
Dream Global Funding I SARL
1.375%, due 12/21/212
 

EUR

100,000

     

115,692

   

Total Luxembourg corporate bonds

       

347,154

   
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Mexico: 1.1%

 
Mexichem SAB de CV
5.500%, due 01/15/486
   

200,000

   

$

199,300

   
Mexico City Airport Trust
5.500%, due 07/31/472
   

200,000

     

198,937

   
Petroleos Mexicanos
5.500%, due 02/24/252
 

EUR

20,000

     

24,348

   
Petroleos Mexicanos, EMTN
3.750%, due 02/21/242
 

EUR

100,000

     

112,985

   

Total Mexico corporate bonds

       

535,570

   

Netherlands: 2.9%

 
Argentum Netherlands BV for Swiss Life AG
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/16/25),
4.375%, due 06/16/252,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

129,061

   
ATF Netherlands BV
(fixed, converts to FRN on 01/20/23),
3.750%, due 01/20/232,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

118,551

   
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/29/20),
5.500%, due 06/29/202,3
 

EUR

250,000

     

295,646

   
Iberdrola International BV, EMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 12/26/23),
2.625%, due 12/26/232,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

119,196

   
ING Groep N.V., EMTN
1.125%, due 02/14/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

117,555

   
Mylan N.V.
3.125%, due 11/22/282
 

EUR

180,000

     

211,487

   
Redexis Gas Finance BV, EMTN
1.875%, due 04/27/272
 

EUR

100,000

     

114,294

   
Shell International Finance BV
4.375%, due 05/11/45
   

40,000

     

46,069

   
Volkswagen International Finance N.V.
4.125%, due 11/16/382
 

EUR

100,000

     

138,294

   
Vonovia Finance BV
(fixed, converts to FRN on 12/17/21),
4.000%, due 12/17/212,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

121,528

   

Total Netherlands corporate bonds

       

1,411,681

   

Poland: 0.2%

 
Tauron Polska Energia SA
2.375%, due 07/05/272
 

EUR

100,000

     

116,569

   

Portugal: 0.2%

 
Galp Gas Natural Distribuicao SA, EMTN
1.375%, due 09/19/232
 

EUR

100,000

     

118,244

   

Singapore: 0.4%

 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd., GMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 09/07/21),
3.600%, due 09/07/212,3
   

200,000

     

199,200

   

Spain: 1.6%

 
Banco Santander SA
3.250%, due 04/04/262
 

EUR

100,000

     

128,275

   
Banco Santander SA, EMTN
4.000%, due 01/19/232
 

AUD

200,000

     

146,354

   


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Corporate bonds—(Continued)

 

Spain—(Concluded)

 
Canal de Isabel II Gestion SA, EMTN
1.680%, due 02/26/252
 

EUR

100,000

   

$

118,323

   
FCC Aqualia SA
1.413%, due 06/08/222
 

EUR

150,000

     

175,302

   
Telefonica Emisiones SA
5.520%, due 03/01/49
   

200,000

     

231,356

   

Total Spain corporate bonds

       

799,610

   

Sweden: 0.2%

 
Akelius Residential Property AB, EMTN
1.750%, due 02/07/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

118,709

   

Switzerland: 0.2%

 
ABB Finance USA, Inc.
2.875%, due 05/08/22
   

40,000

     

40,663

   
Glencore Funding LLC
4.125%, due 05/30/236
   

50,000

     

51,984

   

Total Switzerland corporate bonds

       

92,647

   

United Kingdom: 5.2%

 
Anglian Water Services Financing PLC, EMTN
4.500%, due 02/22/262
 

GBP

100,000

     

139,206

   
Barclays Bank PLC
9.500%, due 08/07/212
 

GBP

40,000

     

58,580

   
Barclays PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 10/06/22),
2.375%, due 10/06/232
 

GBP

100,000

     

127,061

   
Barclays PLC, EMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 11/11/20),
2.625%, due 11/11/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

115,162

   
BAT Capital Corp.
3.557%, due 08/15/27
   

40,000

     

39,803

   
BAT International Finance PLC, EMTN
0.875%, due 10/13/232
 

EUR

100,000

     

115,026

   
BUPA Finance PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 09/16/20),
6.125%, due 09/16/203
 

GBP

20,000

     

26,572

   
Diageo Capital PLC
3.875%, due 04/29/43
   

30,000

     

32,192

   
HSBC Holdings PLC
5.100%, due 04/05/21
   

60,000

     

62,688

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 11/07/27),
3.574%, due 11/07/28
   

220,000

     

219,883

   
Nationwide Building Society, EMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 07/25/24),
2.000%, due 07/25/292
 

EUR

100,000

     

113,873

   
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC, EMTN
4.125%, due 07/20/222
 

GBP

150,000

     

197,967

   
Prudential PLC
5.625%, due 10/20/51
 

GBP

100,000

     

139,683

   
Prudential PLC, EMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 07/20/35),
5.000%, due 07/20/552
 

GBP

100,000

     

135,375

   
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Reynolds American, Inc.
4.450%, due 06/12/25
   

30,000

   

$

31,795

   

5.700%, due 08/15/35

   

10,000

     

10,981

   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
6.100%, due 06/10/23
   

40,000

     

43,409

   
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/25/23),
4.519%, due 06/25/24
   

200,000

     

208,226

   
SSE PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 09/10/20),
3.875%, due 09/10/202,3
 

GBP

100,000

     

128,611

   
Tesco Property Finance 4 PLC
5.801%, due 10/13/402
 

GBP

136,694

     

228,874

   
Thames Water Utilities Finance PLC, EMTN
5.125%, due 09/28/372
 

GBP

50,000

     

82,577

   
Virgin Money Holdings UK PLC, GMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 04/24/25),
3.375%, due 04/24/262
 

GBP

100,000

     

127,906

   
Vodafone Group PLC
4.375%, due 02/19/43
   

15,000

     

14,726

   
WPP Finance 2010
3.750%, due 09/19/24
   

30,000

     

31,043

   
Yorkshire Water Finance PLC, EMTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 03/22/23),
3.750%, due 03/22/462
 

GBP

100,000

     

131,723

   

Total United Kingdom corporate bonds

       

2,562,942

   

United States: 17.3%

 
Abbott Laboratories
3.750%, due 11/30/26
   

20,000

     

21,615

   

4.900%, due 11/30/46

   

40,000

     

49,270

   
AbbVie, Inc.
4.250%, due 11/14/28
   

40,000

     

42,721

   

4.400%, due 11/06/424

   

30,000

     

29,678

   

4.875%, due 11/14/48

   

40,000

     

42,081

   
Albemarle Corp.
5.450%, due 12/01/44
   

50,000

     

53,616

   
Allergan Funding SCS
3.450%, due 03/15/22
   

30,000

     

30,621

   

4.750%, due 03/15/45

   

20,000

     

20,522

   
Alphabet, Inc.
1.998%, due 08/15/26
   

70,000

     

68,246

   
Altria Group, Inc.
4.250%, due 08/09/42
   

100,000

     

92,323

   

4.400%, due 02/14/26

   

30,000

     

32,069

   

5.950%, due 02/14/49

   

40,000

     

45,490

   
Amazon.com, Inc.
2.800%, due 08/22/24
   

80,000

     

82,344

   
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust
4.375%, due 10/01/22
   

54,648

     

55,785

   
American Express Co.
3.400%, due 02/27/23
   

70,000

     

72,440

   
Amgen, Inc.
4.400%, due 05/01/45
   

30,000

     

31,899

   
Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics
Finance Corp.
4.250%, due 12/01/27
   

30,000

     

31,675

   


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Corporate bonds—(Continued)

 

United States—(Continued)

 
Apache Corp.
4.250%, due 01/15/44
   

70,000

   

$

63,259

   
Apple, Inc.
3.850%, due 08/04/46
   

50,000

     

53,225

   
AT&T, Inc.
3.000%, due 02/15/22
   

50,000

     

50,784

   

4.350%, due 03/01/29

   

80,000

     

85,823

   

4.750%, due 05/15/46

   

80,000

     

84,108

   

5.550%, due 08/15/41

   

60,000

     

69,188

   
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
3.500%, due 08/15/46
   

40,000

     

39,632

   
Bank of America Corp., MTN
3.875%, due 08/01/25
   

250,000

     

267,412

   
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.
3.625%, due 01/15/24
   

80,000

     

80,812

   
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
5.400%, due 06/01/41
   

30,000

     

37,908

   
Capital One Financial Corp.
3.200%, due 02/05/25
   

70,000

     

71,339

   
Celgene Corp.
3.875%, due 08/15/25
   

70,000

     

74,986

   
CF Industries, Inc.
5.150%, due 03/15/34
   

30,000

     

29,250

   
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter
Communications Operating Capital
4.500%, due 02/01/24
   

60,000

     

63,862

   

5.375%, due 05/01/47

   

20,000

     

21,044

   
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC/Chevron
Phillips Chemical Co. LP
3.300%, due 05/01/236
   

120,000

     

122,500

   
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.
2.500%, due 03/15/38
 

EUR

100,000

     

129,955

   
Cigna Corp.
3.400%, due 09/17/216
   

30,000

     

30,575

   

4.375%, due 10/15/286

   

50,000

     

53,924

   

4.900%, due 12/15/486

   

30,000

     

32,624

   
Citigroup, Inc.
3.875%, due 10/25/23
   

150,000

     

158,574

   

4.600%, due 03/09/26

   

30,000

     

32,447

   

4.650%, due 07/23/48

   

80,000

     

93,028

   
Comcast Corp.
3.950%, due 10/15/25
   

50,000

     

53,912

   

4.150%, due 10/15/28

   

20,000

     

22,044

   

4.700%, due 10/15/48

   

20,000

     

23,437

   

4.750%, due 03/01/44

   

20,000

     

23,299

   

4.950%, due 10/15/58

   

20,000

     

24,376

   
Conagra Brands, Inc.
3.800%, due 10/22/21
   

20,000

     

20,549

   

4.600%, due 11/01/25

   

30,000

     

32,639

   

5.400%, due 11/01/48

   

40,000

     

43,852

   
Consumers Energy Co.
3.250%, due 08/15/46
   

10,000

     

9,553

   
CVS Health Corp.
3.350%, due 03/09/21
   

40,000

     

40,541

   
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4.300%, due 03/25/28

   

40,000

   

$

42,157

   

5.050%, due 03/25/48

   

40,000

     

42,543

   

5.125%, due 07/20/45

   

40,000

     

42,658

   
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
5.300%, due 10/01/296
   

70,000

     

73,669

   

8.350%, due 07/15/466

   

80,000

     

101,096

   
Dominion Energy, Inc.,
Series D,
2.850%, due 08/15/26
   

30,000

     

29,740

   
DTE Energy Co.
6.375%, due 04/15/33
   

20,000

     

25,720

   
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
4.000%, due 09/30/42
   

40,000

     

42,902

   
Eaton Corp.
4.150%, due 11/02/42
   

30,000

     

31,690

   
Enable Midstream Partners LP
3.900%, due 05/15/247
   

30,000

     

30,384

   
Energy Transfer Operating LP
4.500%, due 04/15/24
   

40,000

     

42,545

   

6.000%, due 06/15/48

   

50,000

     

57,013

   

6.050%, due 06/01/41

   

50,000

     

55,933

   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.400%, due 04/01/24
   

40,000

     

40,449

   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
4.850%, due 03/15/44
   

30,000

     

33,168

   
ERAC USA Finance LLC
5.625%, due 03/15/426
   

40,000

     

48,295

   
Exelon Corp.
3.400%, due 04/15/26
   

20,000

     

20,527

   
FedEx Corp.
4.550%, due 04/01/46
   

20,000

     

20,607

   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, EMTN
3.021%, due 03/06/24
 

EUR

100,000

     

120,433

   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
3.875%, due 03/15/23
   

70,000

     

70,000

   
GE Capital International Funding Co.
Unlimited Co.
4.418%, due 11/15/35
   

200,000

     

197,232

   
General Electric Co.
2.125%, due 05/17/37
 

EUR

100,000

     

107,017

   

4.125%, due 10/09/42

   

30,000

     

27,603

   
General Electric Co., GMTN
3.150%, due 09/07/22
   

30,000

     

30,384

   
General Electric Co., MTN
4.375%, due 09/16/20
   

30,000

     

30,645

   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.200%, due 07/06/21
   

50,000

     

50,425

   

4.350%, due 04/09/25

   

90,000

     

92,843

   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
4.750%, due 03/01/46
   

30,000

     

34,046

   

4.800%, due 04/01/44

   

20,000

     

22,766

   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The
5.150%, due 05/22/45
   

40,000

     

45,712

   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, EMTN
1.625%, due 07/27/262
 

EUR

60,000

     

72,260

   

2.000%, due 07/27/232

 

EUR

140,000

     

169,914

   


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amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(Continued)

 

United States—(Continued)

 

2.000%, due 11/01/282

 

EUR

40,000

   

$

49,262

   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The
4.300%, due 04/15/43
   

40,000

     

42,248

   

4.400%, due 03/15/48

   

40,000

     

43,560

   
HCP, Inc.
3.875%, due 08/15/24
   

40,000

     

41,916

   
Home Depot, Inc./The
4.875%, due 02/15/44
   

30,000

     

36,446

   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
2.650%, due 11/15/26
   

50,000

     

50,494

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.200%, due 01/25/23
   

300,000

     

307,735

   

3.625%, due 12/01/27

   

70,000

     

72,102

   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
3.150%, due 01/15/23
   

40,000

     

40,675

   

5.625%, due 11/15/236

   

40,000

     

44,276

   
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
4.875%, due 02/15/256
   

50,000

     

51,570

   

5.000%, due 06/04/42

   

50,000

     

51,317

   
Kroger Co./The
3.700%, due 08/01/274
   

60,000

     

61,810

   

3.875%, due 10/15/46

   

20,000

     

17,946

   

4.650%, due 01/15/48

   

20,000

     

20,090

   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
2.750%, due 05/04/262
 

EUR

140,000

     

175,827

   

4.569%, due 02/01/296

   

30,000

     

32,958

   
Lincoln National Corp.
3.800%, due 03/01/28
   

80,000

     

83,941

   
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
4.250%, due 09/15/44
   

40,000

     

40,575

   
Marathon Oil Corp.
3.850%, due 06/01/25
   

40,000

     

41,447

   
Merck & Co., Inc.
3.700%, due 02/10/45
   

20,000

     

21,130

   
Microsoft Corp.
2.400%, due 08/08/26
   

30,000

     

30,129

   

3.500%, due 11/15/42

   

20,000

     

20,829

   

3.700%, due 08/08/46

   

50,000

     

53,780

   
Monongahela Power Co.
5.400%, due 12/15/436
   

30,000

     

37,674

   
Morgan Stanley
6.375%, due 07/24/42
   

20,000

     

27,984

   
Morgan Stanley, GMTN
2.500%, due 04/21/21
   

130,000

     

130,221

   

4.000%, due 07/23/25

   

50,000

     

53,524

   

4.350%, due 09/08/26

   

50,000

     

53,595

   
Motiva Enterprises LLC
6.850%, due 01/15/406
   

30,000

     

36,387

   
MPLX LP
5.200%, due 03/01/47
   

40,000

     

43,344

   
National Rural Utilities Cooperative
Finance Corp.
3.700%, due 03/15/29
   

20,000

     

21,543

   
    Face
amount1
 

Value

 
NBCUniversal Media LLC
4.375%, due 04/01/21
   

70,000

   

$

72,573

   
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
3.700%, due 11/15/28
   

40,000

     

43,054

   

7.000%, due 05/01/32

   

50,000

     

69,739

   
PacifiCorp
6.000%, due 01/15/39
   

40,000

     

53,620

   
Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.250%, due 11/10/44
   

30,000

     

31,422

   
Phillips 66
4.650%, due 11/15/34
   

30,000

     

33,368

   
Phillips 66 Partners LP
4.680%, due 02/15/45
   

10,000

     

10,340

   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
4.700%, due 06/01/43
   

70,000

     

74,278

   
QUALCOMM, Inc.
4.300%, due 05/20/47
   

30,000

     

31,486

   
Rowan Cos., Inc.
7.875%, due 08/01/19
   

30,000

     

30,000

   
Schlumberger Holdings Corp.
3.000%, due 12/21/206
   

30,000

     

30,240

   
Sempra Energy
6.000%, due 10/15/39
   

40,000

     

48,477

   
Southern Co./The
3.250%, due 07/01/26
   

40,000

     

40,608

   

4.400%, due 07/01/46

   

20,000

     

21,119

   
Southwestern Electric Power Co.
6.200%, due 03/15/40
   

60,000

     

76,913

   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
2.700%, due 01/27/22
   

50,000

     

50,350

   
Swiss Re Treasury US Corp.
4.250%, due 12/06/426
   

30,000

     

32,493

   
Teachers Insurance & Annuity
Association of America
4.900%, due 09/15/446
   

30,000

     

35,067

   
Time Warner Cable LLC
4.500%, due 09/15/42
   

30,000

     

28,188

   

5.000%, due 02/01/20

   

50,000

     

50,656

   
TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., MTN
1.850%, due 07/30/26
   

10,000

     

9,687

   
Union Pacific Corp.
4.050%, due 11/15/45
   

20,000

     

20,853

   
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust
3.650%, due 01/07/26
   

45,718

     

45,729

   
United Technologies Corp.
3.350%, due 08/16/21
   

30,000

     

30,659

   

3.950%, due 08/16/25

   

30,000

     

32,338

   

4.625%, due 11/16/48

   

20,000

     

23,305

   
Valero Energy Corp.
4.900%, due 03/15/45
   

55,000

     

60,535

   
Verizon Communications, Inc.
3.376%, due 02/15/25
   

30,000

     

31,305

   

3.875%, due 02/08/29

   

20,000

     

21,442

   

5.250%, due 03/16/37

   

20,000

     

23,902

   

5.500%, due 03/16/47

   

70,000

     

88,405

   

2.875%, due 01/15/38

 

EUR

100,000

     

135,098

   


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Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(Concluded)

 

United States—(Concluded)

 
Virginia Electric & Power Co.,
Series C,
4.000%, due 11/15/46
   

30,000

   

$

31,634

   
VMware, Inc.
3.900%, due 08/21/27
   

40,000

     

40,512

   
Walt Disney Co./The
6.200%, due 12/15/346
   

120,000

     

162,589

   
Wells Fargo & Co.
2.100%, due 07/26/21
   

50,000

     

49,743

   

3.069%, due 01/24/23

   

60,000

     

60,911

   
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN
2.625%, due 07/22/22
   

70,000

     

70,532

   
Williams Cos., Inc./The
4.300%, due 03/04/24
   

40,000

     

42,468

   

4.550%, due 06/24/24

   

30,000

     

32,307

   

4.900%, due 01/15/45

   

20,000

     

21,063

   
Xcel Energy, Inc.
4.800%, due 09/15/41
   

80,000

     

86,817

   

Total United States corporate bonds

       

8,517,392

   
Total corporate bonds
(cost $19,323,127)
       

19,794,392

   

Collateralized debt obligation: 0.0%

 

Cayman Islands: 0.0%

 
LNR CDO IV Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class FFX,
7.592%, due 05/28/436,8
(cost $8,093,538)
   

8,000,000

     

0

   

Collateralized mortgage obligation: 0.0%

 

United States: 0.0%

 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-7, Class B11,
4.623%, due 04/25/359
(cost $7,197)
   

54,222

     

691

   

Non-US government obligation: 0.2%

 

Italy: 0.2%

 
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
1.350%, due 04/15/22
(cost $77,980)
 

EUR

70,000

     

80,975

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Exchange traded funds: 8.9%

 

iShares JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

   

48,639

   

$

2,249,068

   

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF4

   

76,900

     

2,165,504

   
Total exchange traded funds
(cost $4,157,800)
       

4,414,572

   

Short-term investments: 40.4%

 

Investment company: 4.1%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
   

2,046,829

     

2,046,829

   
    Face
amount1
     

U.S. treasury obligations: 36.3%10

 
US Treasury Bills
3.183%, due 07/25/19
   

10,200,000

     

10,184,048

   

2.174%, due 11/14/19

   

7,800,000

     

7,737,383

   
Total U.S. treasury obligations
(cost $17,921,431)
       

17,921,431

   
Total short-term investments
(cost $19,968,260)
       

19,968,260

   

  Number of
shares
     

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 5.0%

 

Money market fund: 5.0%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $2,479,035)
   

2,479,035

     

2,479,035

   

 

  Number of
contracts
  Notional
amount
 

 

Swaptions purchased: 0.0%

 

Put swaptions: 0.0%

 
CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 32
Index strike, @ 0.700%,
expires 07/17/19
(Counterparty: BOA)
(cost $3,900)
   

2,000,000

   

USD

2,000,000

     

143

   
Total investments: 94.6%
(cost $54,110,837)
           

46,738,068

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities: 5.4%

           

2,644,037

   

Net assets: 100.0%

         

$

49,382,105

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms, counterparty acronyms and currency abbreviations that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.


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June 30, 2019

Futures contracts

Number of
contracts
 

Currency

      Expiration
date
  Current
notional
amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

Index futures buy contracts:

     
 

19

   

CAD

     

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

 

September 2019

 

$

2,809,876

   

$

2,837,051

   

$

27,175

   
 

1

   

EUR

     

DAX Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

343,917

     

352,160

     

8,243

   
 

18

   

EUR

     

EURO STOXX 50 Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

702,263

     

709,414

     

7,151

   
 

7

   

EUR

     

FTSE MIB Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

816,677

     

841,978

     

25,301

   
 

36

   

GBP

     

FTSE 250 Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

1,741,751

     

1,769,019

     

27,268

   
 

21

   

HKD

     

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

 

July 2019

   

1,452,247

     

1,456,373

     

4,126

   
 

30

   

JPY

     

TOPIX Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

4,239,303

     

4,315,726

     

76,423

   
 

21

   

USD

     

S&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

3,043,541

     

3,091,410

     

47,869

   

Interest rate futures buy contracts:

     
 

3

   

CAD

     

Canada Government Bond 10 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

323,793

     

327,433

     

3,640

   

US Treasury futures buy contracts:

     
 

21

   

USD

     

US Treasury Note 5 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

2,456,046

     

2,481,281

     

25,235

   

Total

             

$

17,929,414

   

$

18,181,845

   

$

252,431

   

Index futures sell contracts:

     
 

20

   

AUD

     

ASX SPI 200 Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

(2,271,816

)

   

(2,302,373

)

   

(30,557

)

 
 

30

   

EUR

     

CAC 40 Index Futures

 

July 2019

   

(1,825,024

)

   

(1,887,473

)

   

(62,449

)

 
 

6

   

GBP

     

FTSE 100 Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

(554,671

)

   

(561,495

)

   

(6,824

)

 
 

13

   

USD

     

Mini MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

(652,269

)

   

(684,710

)

   

(32,441

)

 
 

38

   

USD

     

MSCI Taiwan Index Futures

 

July 2019

   

(1,473,565

)

   

(1,468,700

)

   

4,865

   

Interest rate futures sell contracts:

     
 

28

   

EUR

     

German Euro Bund Futures

 

September 2019

   

(5,436,885

)

   

(5,499,835

)

   

(62,950

)

 
 

11

   

GBP

     

United Kingdom Long Gilt Bond Futures

 

September 2019

   

(1,803,976

)

   

(1,820,218

)

   

(16,242

)

 

US Treasury futures sell contracts:

     
 

14

   

USD

     

Ultra Long US Treasury Bond Futures

 

September 2019

   

(2,416,210

)

   

(2,485,875

)

   

(69,665

)

 
 

5

   

USD

     

US Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

(628,624

)

   

(639,844

)

   

(11,220

)

 

Total

             

$

(17,063,040

)

 

$

(17,350,523

)

 

$

(287,483

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

                     

$

(35,052

)

 

Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements on credit indices—buy protection12

Referenced
obligations
  Notional
amount
(000)
  Maturity
date
  Payment
frequency
  Payments
made
by the
Portfolio11
  Upfront
payments
received
 

Value

  Unrealized
depreciation
 

CDX North American Investment Grade 32 Index

 

USD

11,200

   

06/20/24

 

Quarterly

   

1.000

%

 

$

167,219

   

$

(241,895

)

 

$

(74,676

)

 

iTraxx Europe Series 31 Index

 

EUR

5,500

   

06/20/24

 

Quarterly

   

1.000

     

106,397

     

(151,182

)

   

(44,785

)

 

Total

                 

$

273,616

   

$

(393,077

)

 

$

(119,461

)

 


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June 30, 2019

Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements on credit indices—sell protection13

Referenced
obligations
  Notional
amount
(000)
  Maturity
date
  Payment
frequency
  Payments
received
by the
Portfolio11
  Upfront
payments
made
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
 

CDX North American High Yield 32 Index

 

USD

1,600

   

06/20/24

 

Quarterly

   

5.000

%

 

$

(86,239

)

 

$

122,476

   

$

36,237

   

iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 31 Index

 

EUR

600

   

06/20/24

 

Quarterly

   

5.000

     

(73,442

)

   

78,342

     

4,900

   

Total

                 

$

(159,681

)

 

$

200,818

   

$

41,137

   

OTC credit default swap agreements on corporate issues—sell protection13

Counterparty

  Referenced
obligations
  Notional
amount
(000)
  Maturity
date
  Payment
frequency
  Payments
received by
the Portfolio11
  Upfront
payments
received
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
 

JPMCB

  Teck Resources Ltd., bond,
3.150%, due 03/20/20
 

USD

90

   

03/20/20

 

Quarterly

   

1.000

%

 

$

1,047

   

$

625

   

$

1,672

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

BB

 

CNY

5,720,000

   

USD

851,862

   

07/23/19

 

$

19,016

   

BB

 

KRW

2,810,000,000

   

USD

2,482,223

   

07/23/19

   

47,073

   

BB

 

TWD

14,400,000

   

USD

468,643

   

07/23/19

   

4,437

   

BB

 

USD

780,000

   

COP

2,576,028,000

   

07/23/19

   

20,546

   

BB

 

USD

906,024

   

MYR

3,760,000

   

07/23/19

   

3,574

   

BB

 

USD

1,501,548

   

NZD

2,310,000

   

07/23/19

   

51,063

   

CITI

 

BRL

1,610,000

   

USD

413,138

   

07/23/19

   

(5,331

)

 

CITI

 

INR

14,470,000

   

USD

206,918

   

07/23/19

   

(2,163

)

 

CITI

 

USD

405,641

   

BRL

1,610,000

   

07/23/19

   

12,828

   

CITI

 

USD

1,725,000

   

KRW

2,002,897,500

   

07/23/19

   

10,713

   

GSI

 

THB

24,784,500

   

USD

780,000

   

07/23/19

   

(28,531

)

 

GSI

 

USD

917,517

   

COP

2,864,801,000

   

07/23/19

   

(27,230

)

 

GSI

 

USD

681,090

   

NZD

1,025,000

   

07/23/19

   

7,839

   

HSBC

 

USD

827,271

   

CNY

5,720,000

   

07/23/19

   

5,575

   

HSBC

 

USD

205,958

   

INR

14,470,000

   

07/23/19

   

3,123

   

HSBC

 

USD

680,072

   

KRW

807,102,500

   

07/23/19

   

19,364

   

HSBC

 

USD

455,941

   

TWD

14,400,000

   

07/23/19

   

8,265

   

MSCI

 

CHF

1,454,798

   

GBP

1,175,000

   

07/23/19

   

533

   

SSC

 

AUD

3,000,000

   

USD

2,163,167

   

07/23/19

   

55,457

   

SSC

 

CAD

4,080,000

   

USD

3,060,586

   

07/23/19

   

(56,549

)

 

SSC

 

CHF

1,900,000

   

USD

1,902,011

   

07/23/19

   

(48,194

)

 

SSC

 

EUR

230,000

   

USD

258,519

   

07/23/19

   

(3,470

)

 

SSC

 

EUR

5,185,000

   

USD

5,911,692

   

07/23/19

   

5,533

   

SSC

 

GBP

1,885,000

   

USD

2,468,445

   

07/23/19

   

72,052

   

SSC

 

HKD

4,315,000

   

USD

550,922

   

07/23/19

   

(1,517

)

 

SSC

 

JPY

50,800,000

   

USD

458,900

   

07/23/19

   

(13,050

)

 

SSC

 

MXN

8,190,000

   

USD

424,817

   

07/23/19

   

(428

)

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Forward foreign currency contracts—(Concluded)

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

SSC

 

NOK

2,400,000

   

USD

275,558

   

07/23/19

 

$

(5,986

)

 

SSC

 

NZD

8,110,000

   

USD

5,474,323

   

07/23/19

   

23,382

   

SSC

 

SEK

3,580,000

   

USD

376,346

   

07/23/19

   

(9,792

)

 

SSC

 

THB

28,970,000

   

USD

909,909

   

07/23/19

   

(35,163

)

 

SSC

 

USD

231,755

   

AUD

330,000

   

07/23/19

   

93

   

SSC

 

USD

321,356

   

CHF

325,000

   

07/23/19

   

12,231

   

SSC

 

USD

699,115

   

EUR

620,000

   

07/23/19

   

7,118

   

SSC

 

USD

2,702,725

   

JPY

300,100,000

   

07/23/19

   

85,311

   

SSC

 

USD

3,453,695

   

MXN

66,020,000

   

07/23/19

   

(25,777

)

 

SSC

 

USD

1,894,526

   

NOK

16,020,000

   

07/23/19

   

(15,218

)

 

SSC

 

USD

3,566,016

   

SEK

32,670,000

   

07/23/19

   

(42,241

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

154,486

   

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

   

$

19,794,392

   

$

   

$

19,794,392

   

Collateralized debt obligation

   

     

     

0

     

0

   

Collateralized mortgage obligation

   

     

691

     

     

691

   

Non-US government obligation

   

     

80,975

     

     

80,975

   

Exchange traded funds

   

4,414,572

     

     

     

4,414,572

   

Short-term investments

   

     

19,968,260

     

     

19,968,260

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

2,479,035

     

     

2,479,035

   

Swaptions purchased

   

     

143

     

     

143

   

Futures contracts

   

257,296

     

     

     

257,296

   

Swap agreements

   

     

201,443

     

     

201,443

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

475,126

     

     

475,126

   

Total

 

$

4,671,868

   

$

43,000,065

   

$

0

   

$

47,671,933

   

Liabilities

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(292,348

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(292,348

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

(393,077

)

   

     

(393,077

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(320,640

)

   

     

(320,640

)

 

Total

 

$

(292,348

)

 

$

(713,717

)

 

$

   

$

(1,006,065

)

 

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Securities valued using unobservable inputs, i.e. Level 3, were not considered significant to the Fund.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Portfolio footnotes

  Amount represents less than 0.05%.

1  In US dollars unless otherwise indicated.

2  Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

3  Perpetual investment. Date shown reflects the next call date.

4  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

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

6  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $1,177,221, represented 2.4% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

7  Step bond—coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. The rate disclosed is the rate at the period end; the maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

8  Significant unobservable inputs were used in the valuation of this security; i.e. Level 3.

9  Variable or floating rate security for which the interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

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

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

12  If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising 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 or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation.

13  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 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 or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
20



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio performance

For the one year ended June 30, 2019, Class A shares of UBS Global Allocation Fund (the "Fund") returned 3.97% (Class A shares returned -1.72% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 4.21%. In contrast, the Fund's benchmark, the 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD), returned 6.96% during the same time period. For comparison purposes, the MSCI All Country World Index (net) returned 5.74% and the FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) returned 7.82%. (Class P shares have lower expenses than the other share class of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 23; please note that these returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund produced a positive absolute return during the reporting period. Market allocation and security selection were negative for results, whereas the currency strategy was additive for performance.

During the reporting period, we used derivatives for risk management purposes and as a tool to help enhance returns across various strategies. With respect to our active currency strategy, utilizing currency forwards had a direct positive impact on Fund performance. We used a variety of equity and fixed income options, futures and swaps to implement our market allocation strategy. Derivatives were just one tool, among others, that we used to implement our market allocation strategy. These derivatives, in absolute, contributed to performance during the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked:

–  Bottom-up security selection was positive in some strategies.

  – In the US large cap growth strategy, security selection contributed to performance.

–  Overall, active currency positions were positive for results

  – A long Mexican peso versus US dollar position was additive as the currency provided an exceptional return from carry, as it relates to currency investing, which is the profit or loss that can be made from interest rate differentials in two countries, and valuation was attractive as well.

  – A short Chilean peso position added to results as the US dollar strengthened. This position was closed in early September 2018, on the back of positive performance and more normalized valuations.

  – A long US dollar versus Australian dollar position added value, as the US economy showed relative economic strength and the US dollar acted as a safe haven in the fourth quarter of 2018's market distress

–  Certain market allocations were positive for returns.

  – The Fund's performance was positively impacted by an overall underweight to fixed income, as it lagged equities over the reporting period. Within fixed income, long duration exposure within US government fixed income was additive, with long 30-year Treasuries outperforming.

What didn't work:

–  Overall, the portfolio's bottom-up security selection was negative for results.

  – Negative security selection came from the US large cap core, non-US developed and emerging market equities active managers.


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UBS Global Allocation Fund

–  Overall, market allocations detracted from results.

  – The Fund's preference for non-US equities over US equities detracted over the reporting period as the US economy was relatively strong, especially compared to other major developed markets.

  – More specifically, performance was hurt by a few relative value trades. For example, long Japanese equities versus going short French equities was a significant detractor. In addition, long emerging markets equities versus US equities was negative for performance.

–  Certain active currency positions were negative for performance

  – A long Colombian peso position versus the US dollar detracted from results due to tighter US monetary policy and the peso's sensitivity to falling oil prices. This position was closed in September 2018.

  – A short euro position versus the Swedish krona was a headwind for results as the euro weakened amid Brexit fears, but the Krona depreciated more significantly.

  – A long position in the Norwegian krone versus sterling detracted from performance. The trade was taken off in December 2018 as the krone depreciated at a faster rate than sterling.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the one year ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.


22



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

3.97

%

   

3.86

%

   

7.07

%

 

Class P2

   

4.21

     

4.13

     

7.37

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(1.72

)%

   

2.70

%

   

6.46

%

 

MSCI All Country World Index (net)3

   

5.74

     

6.16

     

10.15

   

FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD)4

   

7.82

     

3.99

     

3.93

   
60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World
Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD)5
   

6.96

     

5.49

     

7.88

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class A—1.49% and 1.29%; Class P—1.23% and 1.04%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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 29, 2019, do not exceed 1.20% for Class A shares and 0.95% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

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

2  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

3  The MSCI All Country World Index (net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

4  The FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of fixed-rate, local currency, investment-grade sovereign bonds with a one-year minimum maturity and is hedged back to the US dollar. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

5  The 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) is a unmanaged blended benchmark compiled by the Advisor. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

Prior to August 3, 2015, a 1% redemption fee was imposed on sales or exchanges of any class of shares of the Fund made during the specified holding period.

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


23



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares (adjusted for 5.5% maximum sales charge) and $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following two graphs depicts the performance of UBS Global Allocation Fund Class A and Class P shares versus the MSCI All Country World Index (net), FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD), and the 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) over the 10 years ended June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS Global Allocation Fund Class A vs. MSCI All Country World Index (net), FTSEWorld Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) and 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD)

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of June 30, 2009 = $9,450

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.5%.

UBS Global Allocation Fund Class P vs. MSCI All Country World Index (net), FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD) and 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD)

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of June 30, 2009 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


24



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten equity holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

1.4

%

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

0.8

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

0.8

   

Walt Disney Co./The

   

0.7

   

AIA Group Ltd.

   

0.7

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

0.6

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

0.6

   

Facebook, Inc., Class A

   

0.6

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

0.6

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

0.6

   

Total

   

7.4

%

 

Top ten long-term fixed income holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 
New Zealand Government Bond
2.000%, due 09/20/25
   

1.2

%

 
US Treasury Notes
1.500%, due 08/15/20
   

0.9

   
US Treasury Notes
1.875%, due 07/31/22
   

0.7

   
US Treasury Notes
2.500%, due 05/15/24
   

0.6

   
US Treasury Notes
1.375%, due 09/30/23
   

0.6

   
Japan Government Twenty Year Bond
0.400%, due 03/20/36
   

0.5

   
US Treasury Inflation Index Notes (TIPS)
0.375%, due 07/15/25
   

0.5

   
US Treasury Notes
2.000%, due 11/30/22
   

0.5

   
US Treasury Notes
1.875%, due 10/31/22
   

0.4

   
France Government Bond OAT
0.500%, 05/25/26
   

0.3

   

Total

   

6.2

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2

    Percentage of
net assets
 

United States

   

42.0

%

 

Japan

   

5.6

   

United Kingdom

   

4.2

   

Switzerland

   

1.9

   

France

   

1.6

   

Total

   

55.3

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

2  Figures represent the direct investments of UBS Global Allocation Fund. If a breakdown of the underlying investment companies and exchange traded funds was included, the country or territory of origin breakdown would be as follows: United States: 42.0%, Japan: 5.6%, United Kingdom: 4.20, Switzerland: 1.9% and France: 1.6%.


25



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Industry diversification—June 30, 20191,2

Common stocks

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Aerospace & defense

   

0.7

%

 

Airlines

   

0.6

   

Auto components

   

0.6

   

Automobiles

   

0.1

   

Banks

   

2.8

   

Biotechnology

   

1.3

   

Building products

   

0.5

   

Capital markets

   

0.4

   

Chemicals

   

1.5

   

Commercial services & supplies

   

0.4

   

Communications equipment

   

0.1

   

Consumer finance

   

1.1

   

Distributors

   

0.2

   

Diversified financial services

   

0.8

   

Diversified telecommunication services

   

0.7

   

Electric utilities

   

0.1

   

Electrical equipment

   

0.1

   

Electronic equipment, instruments & components

   

0.5

   

Energy equipment & services

   

0.0

 

Entertainment

   

2.2

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

0.8

   

Food & staples retailing

   

0.8

   

Food products

   

0.8

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

0.9

   

Health care providers & services

   

0.8

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure

   

0.8

   

Household durables

   

0.5

   

Industrial conglomerates

   

0.2

   

Insurance

   

2.8

   

Interactive media & services

   

1.2

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

1.6

   

IT services

   

1.3

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

0.2

   

Machinery

   

1.6

   

Marine

   

0.1

   

Media

   

0.2

   

Metals & mining

   

1.0

   

Multi-utilities

   

0.2

   

Multiline retail

   

0.2

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

2.2

   

Personal products

   

0.6

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

2.7

   

Real estate management & development

   

0.2

   

Road & rail

   

0.5

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

2.4

   

Software

   

2.8

   

Specialty retail

   

0.4

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

0.8

   

Common stocks—(Concluded)

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

0.7

%

 

Tobacco

   

0.9

   

Trading companies & distributors

   

0.7

   

Wireless telecommunication services

   

0.5

   

Total common stocks

   

46.1

%

 

Non-US government obligations

   

4.3

   

U.S. treasury obligations

   

6.3

   

Exchange traded funds

   

9.6

   

Investment company

   

7.8

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

6.0

   

Short-term investments

   

22.8

   

Option purchased

   

0.1

   

Total investments

   

103.0

%

 

Other in excess of liabilities

   

(3.0

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

  Amount represents less than 0.05%

1  Figures represent the breakdown of direct investments of UBS Global Allocation Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies and exchange traded funds was included.

2  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


26



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 46.1%

 

Australia: 0.4%

 

Coles Group Ltd.*

   

48,180

   

$

451,561

   

Rio Tinto Ltd.1

   

7,557

     

550,487

   

Total Australia common stocks

       

1,002,048

   

Austria: 0.4%

 

Erste Group Bank AG*

   

28,283

     

1,049,722

   

Belgium: 0.3%

 

Euronav N.V. 1

   

54,845

     

512,946

   

Galapagos N.V.*,1

   

2,922

     

376,950

   

Total Belgium common stocks

       

889,896

   

Canada: 0.8%

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   

20,855

     

562,323

   

Entertainment One Ltd.

   

100,997

     

509,196

   

Husky Energy, Inc.

   

45,608

     

432,206

   

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The

   

9,450

     

552,185

   

Total Canada common stocks

       

2,055,910

   

China: 0.1%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

   

1,903

     

322,463

   

Denmark: 0.4%

 

AP Moller—Maersk A/S, Class B

   

300

     

372,112

   

Genmab A/S*

   

3,567

     

655,891

   

Total Denmark common stocks

       

1,028,003

   

Finland: 0.4%

 

Sampo Oyj, Class A

   

22,783

     

1,075,122

   

France: 0.9%

 

Publicis Groupe SA

   

10,973

     

579,326

   

Sanofi

   

10,013

     

864,295

   

Thales SA

   

5,709

     

705,324

   

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

   

4,258

     

333,307

   

Total France common stocks

       

2,482,252

   

Germany: 1.2%

 

Continental AG

   

3,923

     

571,970

   

Daimler AG (Registered)

   

6,057

     

336,967

   

Infineon Technologies AG

   

27,422

     

484,873

   

LANXESS AG

   

10,901

     

647,790

   

SAP SE

   

8,941

     

1,227,744

   

Total Germany common stocks

       

3,269,344

   

Hong Kong: 1.2%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

   

166,317

     

1,793,746

   

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

   

7,100

     

447,442

   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

   

56,500

     

406,480

   

WH Group Ltd.2

   

459,500

     

465,871

   

Total Hong Kong common stocks

       

3,113,539

   

Ireland: 0.2%

 

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR*

   

6,992

     

448,467

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Italy: 1.0%

 

Autogrill SpA

   

63,315

   

$

663,439

   

Banca Mediolanum SpA1

   

147,512

     

1,086,090

   

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA2

   

93,129

     

913,891

   

Total Italy common stocks

       

2,663,420

   

Japan: 4.9%

 

Inpex Corp.

   

65,700

     

591,888

   

ITOCHU Corp.

   

49,100

     

938,372

   

Katitas Co. Ltd.1

   

12,600

     

468,052

   

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

15,700

     

391,717

   

Kose Corp.

   

2,700

     

452,525

   

Makita Corp.

   

16,400

     

556,731

   

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

   

47,800

     

809,117

   

Nabtesco Corp.

   

26,000

     

722,014

   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   

2,800

     

1,025,572

   

ORIX Corp.

   

67,800

     

1,011,199

   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.1

   

14,500

     

472,866

   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

   

12,600

     

1,172,759

   

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

13,200

     

632,361

   

Sony Corp.

   

24,100

     

1,262,503

   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

   

39,800

     

522,164

   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

26,600

     

943,206

   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

   

3,000

     

420,721

   

West Japan Railway Co.

   

10,000

     

808,422

   

Total Japan common stocks

       

13,202,189

   

Netherlands: 0.9%

 

ASR Nederland N.V.

   

24,376

     

991,194

   

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

   

29,370

     

660,519

   

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

   

6,546

     

638,955

   

Total Netherlands common stocks

       

2,290,668

   

Norway: 0.3%

 

Telenor ASA

   

44,058

     

935,344

   

South Africa: 0.4%

 

Anglo American PLC1

   

35,886

     

1,022,895

   

Spain: 0.4%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   

196,712

     

1,099,841

   

Switzerland: 1.9%

 

Alcon, Inc.*

   

9,239

     

570,505

   

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Registered)

   

13,489

     

1,144,672

   

Glencore PLC*

   

117,882

     

409,216

   

Nestle SA (Registered)

   

8,487

     

878,607

   

Novartis AG (Registered)

   

12,414

     

1,134,326

   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

   

3,003

     

1,045,605

   

Total Switzerland common stocks

       

5,182,931

   

United Kingdom: 4.1%

 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

34,163

     

977,904

   

Babcock International Group PLC

   

65,388

     

380,487

   

Barclays PLC

   

397,604

     

756,395

   
BP PLC    

200,230

     

1,394,991

   

British American Tobacco PLC

   

24,685

     

861,776

   


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UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(Continued)

 

United Kingdom—(Concluded)

 

Centrica PLC

   

497,647

   

$

554,758

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   

57,835

     

1,157,974

   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

128,442

     

1,071,501

   

Sage Group PLC/The

   

120,416

     

1,227,048

   

Spectris PLC

   

21,274

     

777,546

   

Tesco PLC

   

316,036

     

909,860

   

Unilever N.V. CVA

   

16,531

     

1,006,789

   

Total United Kingdom common stocks

       

11,077,029

   

United States: 25.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

6,657

     

559,854

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   

13,626

     

643,147

   

AGCO Corp.

   

10,607

     

822,785

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   

4,049

     

530,338

   

Align Technology, Inc.*

   

622

     

170,241

   

Allegion PLC

   

5,153

     

569,664

   

Allergan PLC

   

1,512

     

253,154

   

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   

2,098

     

152,231

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

   

1,273

     

1,378,404

   

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   

1,933

     

3,660,387

   

American Express Co.

   

11,621

     

1,434,496

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

6,648

     

965,024

   

Apache Corp.

   

25,594

     

741,458

   

Apple, Inc.

   

5,528

     

1,094,102

   

Aptiv PLC

   

7,870

     

636,132

   

Arista Networks, Inc.*

   

1,210

     

314,140

   

Autodesk, Inc.*

   

3,009

     

490,166

   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   

1,865

     

582,980

   

Bluebird Bio, Inc.*,1

   

958

     

121,858

   

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

   

2,422

     

412,103

   

Carnival Corp.

   

11,105

     

516,938

   

Carvana Co.*,1

   

1,274

     

79,740

   

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

3,563

     

485,601

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

13,085

     

611,200

   

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*,1

   

10,109

     

223,409

   

Concho Resources, Inc.

   

7,439

     

767,556

   

Cooper Cos., Inc./The

   

844

     

284,335

   

Cree, Inc.*

   

5,016

     

281,799

   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

2,100

     

273,735

   

Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

3,282

     

37,579

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

20,106

     

1,141,016

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

6,654

     

783,775

   

Dollar General Corp.

   

3,130

     

423,051

   

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

   

1,562

     

434,673

   

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*

   

11,449

     

386,976

   

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   

3,860

     

390,864

   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The, Class A

   

1,160

     

212,408

   

Expedia Group, Inc.

   

2,889

     

384,324

   

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

   

8,371

     

1,615,603

   

First Republic Bank

   

1,982

     

193,542

   

FMC Corp.

   

4,238

     

351,542

   

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.*

   

25,396

     

878,702

   

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*

   

4,316

     

302,767

   

Halliburton Co.

   

4,610

     

104,831

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

HEICO Corp., Class A

   

2,887

   

$

298,429

   

Hess Corp.

   

13,355

     

848,977

   

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

   

5,025

     

382,553

   

IAC/InterActiveCorp*

   

1,625

     

353,486

   

Incyte Corp.*

   

8,795

     

747,223

   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

   

4,242

     

654,329

   

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

   

60,948

     

666,771

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

12,085

     

1,683,199

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

13,843

     

1,547,647

   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   

3,030

     

358,146

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

   

4,441

     

767,849

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

2,071

     

389,017

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

4,433

     

261,946

   

LivaNova PLC*

   

10,000

     

719,600

   

LKQ Corp.*

   

19,760

     

525,814

   

LogMeIn, Inc.

   

4,135

     

304,667

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

16,774

     

1,673,206

   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.1

   

18,822

     

449,281

   

Masco Corp.

   

16,719

     

656,054

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

20,851

     

1,035,669

   

Micron Technology, Inc.*

   

24,690

     

952,787

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

15,938

     

2,135,054

   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   

15,123

     

815,130

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

2,304

     

312,837

   

MSA Safety, Inc.

   

4,880

     

514,303

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

5,096

     

314,423

   

Netflix, Inc.*

   

1,676

     

615,628

   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   

7,507

     

630,213

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

2,144

     

352,109

   

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

   

15,518

     

313,619

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

   

1,622

     

330,499

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

18,752

     

1,472,595

   

Qorvo, Inc.*

   

4,851

     

323,125

   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

2,119

     

347,156

   

salesforce.com, Inc.*

   

7,514

     

1,140,099

   

ServiceNow, Inc.*

   

1,832

     

503,012

   

Sherwin-Williams Co./The

   

841

     

385,422

   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   

7,017

     

1,121,036

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

4,432

     

342,461

   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

   

11,377

     

925,746

   

Square, Inc., Class A*

   

2,617

     

189,811

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

23,462

     

708,552

   

Stericycle, Inc.*,1

   

5,663

     

270,408

   

Synchrony Financial

   

41,147

     

1,426,566

   

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

   

8,628

     

639,680

   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

   

3,169

     

359,777

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

7,096

     

339,969

   

TJX Cos., Inc./The

   

11,229

     

593,790

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

3,243

     

548,424

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

5,562

     

1,357,184

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

1,832

     

344,526

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

12,537

     

2,175,796

   

Walt Disney Co./The

   

14,076

     

1,965,573

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

24,400

     

1,154,608

   

Western Digital Corp.

   

14,681

     

698,082

   


28



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(Concluded)

 

United States—(Concluded)

 

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   

10,323

   

$

717,036

   

Worldpay, Inc., Class A*

   

5,835

     

715,079

   

Total United States common stocks

       

69,074,608

   
Total common stocks
(cost $111,487,378)
       

123,285,691

   
    Face
amount
     

Non-US government obligations: 4.3%

 

Australia: 0.1%

 
Australia Government Bond,
Series 126,
4.500%, due 04/15/203
 

AUD

486,000

     

350,520

   

Austria: 0.1%

 
Republic of Austria Government Bond
1.200%, due 10/20/252,3
 

EUR

37,000

     

46,379

   

3.150%, due 06/20/442,3

 

EUR

67,000

     

121,722

   
         

168,101

   

Belgium: 0.1%

 
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond,
Series 71,
 

3.750%, due 06/22/453

 

EUR

125,000

     

238,279

   

Canada: 0.1%

 
Canadian Government Bond
2.250%, due 06/01/25
 

CAD

221,000

     

176,763

   

2.750%, due 12/01/64

 

CAD

82,000

     

84,596

   
         

261,359

   

France: 0.7%

 
French Republic Government Bond OAT
0.500%, due 05/25/263
 

EUR

741,000

     

890,207

   

2.500%, due 05/25/303

 

EUR

262,000

     

376,687

   

3.250%, due 05/25/453

 

EUR

116,000

     

208,677

   
Series OATE,
1.800%, due 07/25/402,3
 

EUR

209,687

     

361,835

   
         

1,837,406

   

Ireland: 0.0%

 
Ireland Government Bond
2.000%, due 02/18/453
 

EUR

48,000

     

67,826

   

Italy: 0.5%

 
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
1.650%, due 03/01/322,3
 

EUR

60,000

     

64,089

   

3.250%, due 09/01/462,3

 

EUR

215,000

     

262,163

   

4.000%, due 02/01/372,3

 

EUR

309,000

     

420,358

   

4.750%, due 09/01/442,3

 

EUR

25,000

     

37,448

   
Series CPI,
2.550%, due 09/15/412,3
 

EUR

375,114

     

475,467

   
         

1,259,525

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Japan: 0.8%

 
Japan Government Five Year Bond,
Series 122,
 

0.100%, due 12/20/19

 

JPY

55,000,000

   

$

510,791

   
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond,
Series 51,
 

0.300%, due 06/20/46

 

JPY

32,000,000

     

293,947

   
Japan Government Twenty Year Bond,
Series 156,
 

0.400%, due 03/20/36

 

JPY

137,350,000

     

1,328,479

   
         

2,133,217

   

New Zealand: 1.2%

 
New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond,
Series 0925,
 

2.000%, due 09/20/253,4

 

NZD

4,034,478

     

3,204,516

   

Spain: 0.5%

 
Spain Government Bond
1.450%, due 10/31/272,3
 

EUR

250,000

     

312,733

   

3.450%, due 07/30/662,3

 

EUR

10,000

     

17,728

   

4.200%, due 01/31/372,3

 

EUR

44,000

     

76,812

   

4.800%, due 01/31/242,3

 

EUR

451,000

     

631,202

   

5.150%, due 10/31/442,3

 

EUR

110,000

     

231,631

   
         

1,270,106

   

United Kingdom: 0.2%

 
United Kingdom Gilt
1.500%, due 07/22/473
 

GBP

263,000

     

336,061

   

3.500%, due 01/22/453

 

GBP

120,000

     

218,113

   
         

554,174

   
Total non-US government obligations
(cost $10,444,148)
       

11,345,029

   

U.S. treasury obligations: 6.3%

 
US Treasury Bonds
2.750%, due 11/15/42
   

423,000

     

443,043

   

2.875%, due 05/15/43

   

817,000

     

873,009

   

2.875%, due 08/15/45

   

37,000

     

39,502

   

3.000%, due 11/15/45

   

97,000

     

106,029

   

2.500%, due 02/15/46

   

461,000

     

457,975

   

2.250%, due 08/15/46

   

490,000

     

462,303

   

2.750%, due 08/15/47

   

333,000

     

347,035

   
US Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (TIPS)
0.750%, due 02/15/45
   

683,563

     

676,348

   
US Treasury Inflation Index Notes (TIPS)
0.125%, due 01/15/23
   

188,178

     

187,113

   

0.375%, due 07/15/25

   

1,292,904

     

1,307,079

   
US Treasury Notes
1.625%, due 12/31/19
   

600,000

     

598,547

   

1.500%, due 08/15/20

   

2,339,000

     

2,328,036

   

1.250%, due 03/31/21

   

497,000

     

492,224

   

1.875%, due 07/31/22

   

1,794,000

     

1,801,428

   

1.875%, due 10/31/22

   

1,037,000

     

1,041,699

   

2.000%, due 11/30/22

   

1,228,000

     

1,238,697

   

1.500%, due 02/28/23

   

346,000

     

343,108

   


29



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

U.S. treasury obligations—(Concluded)

 

1.750%, due 05/15/23

   

530,000

   

$

530,103

   

2.750%, due 07/31/23

   

702,000

     

729,532

   

1.375%, due 09/30/23

   

1,483,000

     

1,460,234

   

2.500%, due 05/15/24

   

1,437,000

     

1,485,611

   
Total U.S. treasury obligations
(cost $16,453,610)
       

16,948,655

   
    Number of
shares
     

Exchange traded funds: 9.6%

 
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF1
   

103,700

     

12,897,169

   
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging
Markets Bond ETF
   

112,800

     

12,779,112

   
Total exchange traded funds
(cost $25,559,497)
       

25,676,281

   

Investment company: 7.8%

 
UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund5
(cost $22,358,890)
   

2,235,889

     

20,816,127

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 6.0%

 

Money market fund: 6.0%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $16,152,725)
   

16,152,725

     

16,152,725

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Short-term investments: 22.8%

 

Investment company: 13.1%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
   

34,985,795

   

$

34,985,795

   
    Face
amount
     

U.S. treasury obligations: 9.7%

 
US Treasury Bills
2.411%, due 07/25/196
   

16,000,000

     

15,974,827

   

2.174%, due 11/14/196

   

10,000,000

     

9,919,722

   
Total U.S. treasury obligations
(cost $25,894,549)
       

25,894,549

   
Total short-term investments
(cost $60,880,344)
       

60,880,344

   

 

    Number of
contracts
  Notional
amount
     

Option purchased: 0.1%

 

Put option: 0.1%

 
S&P 500 Index, strike @
$2,750, expires 09/20/19
(cost $363,475)
   

70

   

USD

19,250,000

     

198,800

   
Total investments: 103.0%
(cost $263,700,067)
           

275,303,652

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.0)%

           

(8,093,900

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

         

$

267,209,752

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms, counterparty acronyms and currency abbreviations that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.

Futures contracts

Number of
contracts
 

Currency

      Expiration
date
  Current
notional
amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

Index futures buy contracts:

     
 

211

   

EUR

     

EURO STOXX 50 Index Futures

 

September 2019

 

$

8,090,526

   

$

8,315,909

   

$

225,383

   
 

77

   

JPY

     

TOPIX Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

10,880,875

     

11,077,030

     

196,155

   
 

221

   

USD

     

Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

13,582,771

     

13,883,220

     

300,449

   
 

306

   

USD

     

SGX FTSE China A50 Index Futures

 

July 2019

   

4,122,049

     

4,132,530

     

10,481

   

Interest rate futures buy contracts:

     
 

84

   

AUD

     

Australian Bond 10 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

8,366,428

     

8,471,364

     

104,936

   
 

252

   

CAD

     

Canada Government Bond 10 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

27,198,605

     

27,504,380

     

305,775

   
 

33

   

GBP

     

United Kingdom Long Gilt Bond Futures

 

September 2019

   

5,417,070

     

5,460,655

     

43,585

   

US Treasury futures buy contracts:

     
 

60

   

USD

     

Ultra Long US Treasury Bond Futures

 

September 2019

   

10,321,115

     

10,653,750

     

332,635

   

Total

             

$

87,979,439

   

$

89,498,838

   

$

1,519,399

   


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UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Futures contracts—(Concluded)

Number of
contracts
 

Currency

      Expiration
date
  Current
notional
amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

Index futures sell contracts:

     
 

24

   

CAD

     

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

 

September 2019

 

$

(3,549,280

)

 

$

(3,583,643

)

 

$

(34,363

)

 
 

93

   

EUR

     

CAC 40 Index Futures

 

July 2019

   

(5,657,574

)

   

(5,851,165

)

   

(193,591

)

 
 

526

   

SEK

     

OMX 30 Index Futures

 

July 2019

   

(8,984,934

)

   

(9,180,495

)

   

(195,561

)

 
 

18

   

USD

     

S&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures

 

September 2019

   

(2,608,731

)

   

(2,649,780

)

   

(41,049

)

 

Interest rate futures sell contracts:

     
 

159

   

EUR

     

German Euro Bund Futures

 

September 2019

   

(30,869,608

)

   

(31,231,206

)

   

(361,598

)

 
 

21

   

JPY

     

JGB MINI 10 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

(2,990,233

)

   

(2,997,635

)

   

(7,402

)

 

US Treasury futures sell contracts:

     
 

170

   

USD

     

US Treasury Note 2 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

(36,376,994

)

   

(36,580,547

)

   

(203,553

)

 

Total

             

$

(91,037,354

)

 

$

(92,074,471

)

 

$

(1,037,117

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

                     

$

482,282

   

Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements on credit indices—sell protection8

Referenced
obligations
  Notional
amount
(000)
  Maturity
date
  Payment
frequency
  Payments
received
by the
Portfolio7
  Upfront
payments
received
(made)
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

CDX Emerging Markets Series 31 Index

 

USD

14,200

   

06/20/24

 

Quarterly

   

1.000

%

 

$

416,531

   

$

(442,896

)

 

$

(26,365

)

 

CDX North America Investment Grade 32 Index

 

USD

10,100

   

06/20/24

 

Quarterly

   

1.000

     

(165,142

)

   

218,138

     

52,996

   

iTraxx Europe Series 31 Index

 

EUR

15,900

   

06/20/24

 

Quarterly

   

1.000

     

(299,893

)

   

437,053

     

137,160

   

Total

                 

$

(48,504

)

 

$

212,295

   

$

163,791

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

BB

 

CNY

8,400,000

   

USD

1,250,987

   

07/23/19

 

$

27,925

   

BOA

 

NZD

12,305,000

   

USD

8,309,074

   

07/23/19

   

38,565

   

CITI

 

CHF

7,675,000

   

USD

7,680,453

   

07/23/19

   

(197,348

)

 

HSBC

 

MXN

28,290,000

   

USD

1,471,493

   

07/23/19

   

2,608

   

JPMCB

 

USD

6,076,699

   

SEK

55,680,000

   

07/23/19

   

(71,072

)

 

JPMCB

 

CAD

8,255,000

   

USD

6,191,819

   

07/23/19

   

(115,032

)

 

SSC

 

USD

4,670,090

   

NOK

39,490,000

   

07/23/19

   

(37,514

)

 

SSC

 

USD

1,514,639

   

HKD

11,860,000

   

07/23/19

   

3,769

   

SSC

 

USD

609,387

   

GBP

465,000

   

07/23/19

   

(18,234

)

 

SSC

 

USD

2,742,067

   

EUR

2,405,000

   

07/23/19

   

(2,566

)

 

SSC

 

USD

11,573,030

   

MXN

220,970,000

   

07/23/19

   

(99,734

)

 

SSC

 

USD

1,707,861

   

SGD

2,310,000

   

07/23/19

   

143

   

SSC

 

USD

3,687,990

   

JPY

409,500,000

   

07/23/19

   

116,411

   

SSC

 

AUD

7,550,000

   

USD

5,443,969

   

07/23/19

   

139,567

   

SSC

 

USD

1,024,676

   

JPY

110,100,000

   

07/23/19

   

(1,808

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(214,320

)

 


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UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Common stocks

 

$

123,285,691

   

$

   

$

   

$

123,285,691

   

Non-US government obligations

   

     

11,345,029

     

     

11,345,029

   

U.S. treasury obligations

   

     

16,948,655

     

     

16,948,655

   

Exchange traded funds

   

25,676,281

     

     

     

25,676,281

   

Investment company

   

20,816,127

     

     

     

20,816,127

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

16,152,725

     

     

16,152,725

   

Short-term investments

   

     

60,880,344

     

     

60,880,344

   

Option purchased

   

198,800

     

     

     

198,800

   

Futures contracts

   

1,519,399

     

     

     

1,519,399

   

Swap agreements

   

     

655,191

     

     

655,191

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

328,988

     

     

328,988

   

Total

 

$

171,496,298

   

$

106,310,932

   

$

   

$

277,807,230

   

Liabilities

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(1,037,117

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(1,037,117

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

(442,896

)

   

     

(442,896

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(543,308

)

   

     

(543,308

)

 

Total

 

$

(1,037,117

)

 

$

(986,204

)

 

$

   

$

(2,023,321

)

 

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. At June 30, 2018, $57,620,704 of foreign investments, $339,957 and $(394,233) of futures contracts were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy pursuant to the Fund's fair valuation procedures for foreign portfolio holdings as discussed in the Notes to financial statements.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

  Amount represents less than 0.05%.

1  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

2  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $4,439,329, represented 1.7% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

3  Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

4  Debt security whose principal and interest payments are adjusted for inflation, unlike debt securities that make fixed payments. The interest rate paid is fixed, while the principal value rises and falls based on changes in an index. If inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on the securities are increased to provide protection from inflationary loss. During a deflationary period, the principal and interest payments may decrease, although the security's principal will not drop below its face amount at maturity. In exchange for the inflation protection, the securities generally pay lower interest rates than typical government securities from the issuer's country.


32



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

5  The table below details the Fund's investment in a fund advised by the same Advisor as the Fund. The Advisor does not earn a management fee on the assets invested into the affiliated UBS Fund.

Security description   Value
6/30/18
  Purchases
during the
year
ended
6/30/19
  Sales
during the
year
ended
6/30/19
  Net
realized loss
during the
year
ended
6/30/19
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the
year
ended
6/30/19
  Value
6/30/19
  Net income
earned from
affiliate for the
year
ended
6/30/19
  Shares
6/30/19
 
UBS Emerging Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
 

$

21,964,938

   

$

113,443

   

$

1,000,000

   

$

(96,676

)

 

$

(165,578

)

 

$

20,816,127

   

$

113,443

     

2,235,889

   

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

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

8  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 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 or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
33



UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Portfolio performance

From its inception on January 31, 2019, through June 30, 2019, Class P shares of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund (the "Fund") returned 4.04%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) (the "Index"), returned 1.68% over the same time period. For the 12 months ended June 30, 2019, Class P2 shares of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund (the "Fund") returned -0.46%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) (the "Index"), returned 1.21%. Please note that these returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

The Fund posted a negative return and underperformed its benchmark during the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

–  The Fund's holding in Bradesco, a leading Brazilian bank, was the top contributor to results over the reporting period. The company benefited from the rally fueled by the expectation of, and thereafter the victory by, a more market-friendly presidential candidate in Brazil.

–  The Fund's position in Kweichow Moutai was additive for returns. Shares of Kweichow Moutai, a leading Chinese high-end liquor producer, continued to rally as the company improves its channel strategy by going direct to consumers.

What didn't work:

–  The Fund's position in Brilliance China Auto, a joint venture with BMW in China, was a headwind for returns. The opening of the auto sector to foreign competition in China weighed on its shares given the uncertainty about the future of the joint venture. The stock was sold during the reporting period.

–  The Fund's position in Hangzhou Hikvision, a leading surveillance company, detracted from performance. This weakness was driven by concerns around its overseas business given the growing unease by foreign governments with Chinese surveillance companies. The stock was sold during the reporting period.

–  The Fund did not invest in derivatives during the reporting period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the period from the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.

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


34



UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

Inception1

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class P2

   

N/A

     

4.04

%

 

Class P22

   

(0.46

)%

   

(5.93

)

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)3

   

1.21

     

(4.91

)

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class P—1.41% and 1.16%, Class P2—1.41% and 0.41%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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 29, 2019, do not exceed 1.15% for Class P shares and 0.40% for Class P2 shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

1  Inception date of Class P2 of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund is June 4, 2018, and for Class P is January 31, 2019. Since inception performance for the index MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) is shown in reference to Class P2. The index's performance in reference to Class P is 1.68%.

2  Class P and P2 shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P2 shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

3  The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of different emerging market countries in Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Basin. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to nonresident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

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 www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


35



UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Illustration of an assumed investment of $5,000,000 in Class P shares and $10,000 in Class P2 shares (unaudited)

The following graph depicts the performance of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund Class P and Class P2 shares versus the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) from January 31, 2019, the inception date of Class P and June 4, 2018, the inception date of Class P2, through June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund Class P vs. MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of January 31, 2019 = $5,000,000

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund Class P2 vs. MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P2 shares as of June 4, 2018 = $10,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


36



UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR

   

6.7

%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

6.6

   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

6.2

   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

4.5

   

Banco Bradesco SA

   

4.4

   

Naspers Ltd., N Shares

   

4.3

   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares

   

4.3

   

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

   

3.7

   

TAL Education Group, ADR

   

3.7

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

3.5

   

Total

   

47.9

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

    Percentage of
net assets
 

China

   

31.0

%

 

South Korea

   

13.0

   

India

   

11.3

   

Russia

   

7.1

   

Brazil

   

6.7

   

Total

   

69.1

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


37



UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Industry diversification—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Common stocks

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Automobiles

   

2.3

%

 

Banks

   

18.9

   

Beverages

   

4.9

   

Diversified consumer services

   

4.5

   

Electric utilities

   

2.2

   

Insurance

   

4.3

   

Interactive media & services

   

4.5

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

11.0

   

Metals & mining

   

2.3

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

8.2

   

Paper & forest products

   

1.9

   

Personal products

   

1.9

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

2.8

   

Real estate management & development

   

2.2

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

9.8

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

6.2

   

Thrifts & mortgage finance

   

3.4

   

Total common stocks

   

91.3

%

 

Preferred stock

   

4.4

   

Short-term investment

   

2.3

   

Total investments

   

98.0

%

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities

   

2.0

   

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


38



UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 91.3%

 

Brazil: 2.3%

 

Vale SA

   

379,232

   

$

5,117,723

   

China: 31.0%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

   

88,705

     

15,031,062

   

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

   

4,918,000

     

2,990,450

   

China Vanke Co. Ltd., H Shares

   

507,000

     

1,901,648

   

CNOOC Ltd.

   

4,098,000

     

7,008,626

   

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

   

653,772

     

6,282,334

   

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

   

46,837

     

6,710,191

   
New Oriental Education & Technology Group,
Inc., ADR*
   

19,293

     

1,863,318

   
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.,
H Shares
   

801,500

     

9,624,115

   

TAL Education Group, ADR*

   

217,600

     

8,290,560

   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

226,100

     

10,205,571

   

Total China common stocks

       

69,907,875

   

Hungary: 1.0%

 

OTP Bank PLC

   

55,021

     

2,188,378

   

India: 11.3%

 

HDFC Bank Ltd.

   

128,072

     

4,534,076

   

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

   

24,000

     

3,120,960

   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

   

240,249

     

7,629,565

   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

   

345,150

     

3,276,869

   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., GDR

   

214,103

     

1,991,158

   

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

   

1,637,114

     

4,907,014

   

Total India common stocks

       

25,459,642

   

Indonesia: 3.5%

 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

13,785,500

     

7,830,730

   

Malaysia: 2.0%

 

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

   

3,562,425

     

4,637,833

   

Mexico: 4.8%

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

   

449,500

     

4,355,012

   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

   

1,110,200

     

6,441,257

   

Total Mexico common stocks

       

10,796,269

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Russia: 7.1%

 

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

   

92,498

   

$

7,771,682

   

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

   

2,209,592

     

8,335,381

   

Total Russia common stocks

       

16,107,063

   

South Africa: 4.3%

 

Naspers Ltd., N Shares

   

39,788

     

9,659,628

   

South Korea: 13.0%

 

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

   

3,795

     

4,315,450

   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

344,691

     

14,030,639

   

SK Hynix, Inc.

   

120,925

     

7,278,645

   

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

   

27,098

     

3,731,505

   

Total South Korea common stocks

       

29,356,239

   

Taiwan: 6.6%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

1,921,000

     

14,781,919

   

Thailand: 2.5%

 

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

   

868,200

     

5,577,090

   

United Kingdom: 1.9%

 

Mondi PLC

   

190,386

     

4,327,872

   
Total common stocks
(cost $201,676,817)
       

205,748,261

   

Preferred stock: 4.4%

 

Brazil: 4.4%

 
Banco Bradesco SA
(cost $8,344,478)
   

1,011,600

     

9,942,261

   

Short-term investment: 2.3%

 

Investment company: 2.3%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $5,228,067)
   

5,228,067

     

5,228,067

   
Total investments: 98.0%
(cost $215,249,362)
       

220,918,589

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities: 2.0%

       

4,487,309

   

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

225,405,898

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.


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UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Common stocks

 

$

205,748,261

   

$

   

$

   

$

205,748,261

   

Preferred stock

   

9,942,261

     

     

     

9,942,261

   

Short-term investment

   

     

5,228,067

     

     

5,228,067

   

Total

 

$

215,690,522

   

$

5,228,067

   

$

   

$

220,918,589

   

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Levels 1 and Level 2. At June 30, 2018, $45,053,040 of foreign investments were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy pursuant to the Fund's fair valuation procedures for foreign portfolio holdings as discussed in the Notes to financial statements.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Engage For Impact Fund

Portfolio performance

From its inception on October 24, 2018, through June 30, 2019, Class P shares of UBS Engage For Impact Fund (the "Fund") returned 8.27%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index (net) (the "Index"), returned 11.31% over the same time period. (Please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund posted positive absolute returns and underperformed its benchmark during the reporting period. This was driven by weak stock selection, while sector allocation was positive.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

–  Stock selection within the industrials and materials sectors contributed positively to Fund performance during the reporting period.

–  Several individual stock positions were positive for relative performance.

–  New Oriental Education & Technology share price increased strongly over the period as the company continues to post strong enrollment growth. Most recent results showed quick margin recovery following the previous wave of capacity expansion (learning centers and classroom areas). Management guidance for FY2020 of +30% revenue growth shows confidence in the positive impact of regulation, increase in utilization rate, and cost savings efforts. High quality public education services (both K12 and tertiary) are greatly undersupplied in China.

–  Danaher released strong revenue growth results in the first quarter of 2019, with all-time high margins of 55.6%. The life science and health diagnostics company has been shifting its portfolio, spinning off the dental division and has finalized the integration of Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) into the life science business.

–  Universal Display, the leader in energy-efficient Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, is a licensing company that is utilizing few capital assets and demonstrating high and improving margins. In May, management raised 2019 revenue guidance from a range of $325-$350 million to $345-$365 million. Current earnings growth for the year is about 40%. We forecast the company to experience solid long-term growth.

What didn't work:

–  Stock selection in utilities and financials detracted from Fund performance during the period.

–  Certain stock selection decisions made a negative contribution to relative performance.

–  The loss of customers as well as the market's low conviction in the ability of Centrica's management to execute its plan have been dragging the share price lower. A radical change in strategy and change of CEO was announced in July, yet the plan failed to convince investors. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period and we are reviewing our investment thesis.

–  LivaNova shares traded off sharply in April after pre-announcing flat revenue growth for the first quarter of the year. Management also suspended the Earnings Per Share (EPS) guidance for 2019 driven primarily by weakness in U.S. Neuromodulation and drug Perceval sales. The medical technology company has an interesting portfolio in cardiopulmonary products, treatment of epilepsy, depression, and obstructive sleep apnea; and devices such as oxygenators. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period.

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


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–  Equinor's share price decreased over low European gas prices and fears of recession. Valuation is attractive relative to peers, in our view, and the company has one of the best environmental and social (E&S) risk management profiles in the industry. Equinor interests us from a sustainability and investment perspective, as the company is gradually complementing its energy-producing portfolio with renewable and other low-carbon energy solutions. We actively engaged with the company to develop a joint statement on the alignment of the business strategy to the Paris Agreement. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period.

–  The Fund did not invest in derivatives during the reporting period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the period from inception on October 24, 2018, through June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

Inception1

 

Class P2

   

8.27

%

 

MSCI All Country World Index (net)3

   

11.31

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for Class P shares as in the October 23, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class P—1.19% and 0.85%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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 29, 2019, do not exceed 0.85% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

1  Inception date of Class P of UBS Engage For Impact Fund is October 24, 2018.

2  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

3  The MSCI All Country World Index (net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

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 www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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UBS Engage For Impact Fund

Illustration of an assumed investment of $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following graph depicts the performance of UBS Engage For Impact Fund Class P shares versus the MSCI All Country World Index (net) from October 24, 2018, the inception date of Class P through June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS Engage For Impact Fund Class P vs. MSCI All Country World Index (net)

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of October 24, 2018 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 

West Japan Railway Co.

   

3.4

%

 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

3.4

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

3.3

   

China Mobile Ltd.

   

3.1

   

Danaher Corp.

   

3.0

   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

   

3.0

   

Erste Group Bank AG

   

3.0

   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR

   

3.0

   

Linde PLC

   

2.9

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

2.8

   

Total

   

30.9

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

    Percentage of
net assets
 

United States

   

47.2

%

 

Japan

   

9.6

   

China

   

8.4

   

Germany

   

7.8

   

United Kingdom

   

7.5

   

Total

   

80.5

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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Industry diversification—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Common stocks

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Auto components

   

3.3

%

 

Banks

   

13.7

   

Biotechnology

   

5.9

   

Building products

   

1.8

   

Chemicals

   

7.6

   

Commercial services & supplies

   

4.7

   

Distributors

   

2.6

   

Diversified consumer services

   

3.0

   

Electrical equipment

   

2.4

   

Electronic equipment, instruments & components

   

3.8

   

Food products

   

5.6

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

6.7

   

Health care providers & services

   

1.6

   

Machinery

   

4.5

   

Metals & mining

   

2.1

   

Multi-utilities

   

2.0

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

3.7

   

Personal products

   

2.7

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

7.7

   

Real estate management & development

   

1.0

   

Road & rail

   

3.4

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

4.3

   

Wireless telecommunication services

   

3.1

   

Total common stocks

   

97.2

%

 

Short-term investment

   

4.5

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

2.5

   

Total investments

   

104.2

%

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(4.2

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS Engage For Impact Fund

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 97.2%

 

Austria: 3.0%

 

Erste Group Bank AG*

   

12,861

   

$

477,335

   

China: 8.4%

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

   

41,000

     

158,768

   

China Mobile Ltd.

   

54,000

     

491,839

   

China Suntien Green Energy Corp., Class H

   

820,000

     

216,240

   
New Oriental Education & Technology Group,
Inc., ADR*
   

4,930

     

476,140

   

Total China common stocks

       

1,342,987

   

Denmark: 1.5%

 

Genmab A/S*

   

1,257

     

231,134

   

Germany: 7.8%

 

Continental AG

   

1,639

     

238,964

   

Infineon Technologies AG

   

16,953

     

299,761

   

KION Group AG

   

5,647

     

355,992

   

LANXESS AG

   

5,750

     

341,693

   

Total Germany common stocks

       

1,236,410

   

Hong Kong: 1.0%

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

   

9,500

     

161,137

   

Indonesia: 2.4%

 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

656,900

     

373,146

   

Ireland: 1.8%

 

Kingspan Group PLC

   

5,255

     

285,388

   

Italy: 2.4%

 

Prysmian SpA1

   

18,232

     

376,279

   

Japan: 9.6%

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

12,800

     

451,856

   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

15,253

     

540,854

   

West Japan Railway Co.

   

6,700

     

541,643

   

Total Japan common stocks

       

1,534,353

   

Mexico: 3.0%

 

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

   

83,050

     

481,847

   

Norway: 2.3%

 

Equinor ASA

   

18,589

     

367,075

   

South Africa: 1.3%

 

Tiger Brands Ltd.

   

13,204

     

209,708

   

Thailand: 2.5%

 

Kasikornbank PCL

   

65,400

     

404,118

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

United Kingdom: 7.5%

 

Centrica PLC

   

283,755

   

$

316,319

   

Linde PLC

   

2,279

     

457,623

   

Unilever N.V. CVA

   

6,956

     

423,642

   

Total United Kingdom common stocks

       

1,197,584

   

United States: 42.7%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

4,553

     

382,907

   

AGCO Corp.

   

4,724

     

366,441

   

Allergan PLC

   

1,667

     

279,106

   

Aptiv PLC

   

3,578

     

289,210

   

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

19,831

     

525,918

   

Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

7,014

     

80,310

   

Danaher Corp.

   

3,376

     

482,498

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

2,059

     

406,529

   

Incyte Corp.*

   

4,584

     

389,457

   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

   

1,645

     

253,741

   

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

   

21,925

     

239,860

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

2,919

     

406,558

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

   

1,529

     

264,364

   

LivaNova PLC*

   

2,735

     

196,811

   

LKQ Corp.*

   

15,322

     

407,718

   

Micron Technology, Inc.*

   

5,472

     

211,164

   

MSA Safety, Inc.

   

3,728

     

392,894

   

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

   

43,697

     

333,157

   

Stericycle, Inc.*,1

   

7,535

     

359,796

   

Trimble, Inc.*

   

7,905

     

356,595

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

916

     

172,263

   

Total United States common stocks

       

6,797,297

   
Total common stocks
(cost $14,894,428)
       

15,475,798

   

Short-term investment: 4.5%

 

Investment company: 4.5%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $721,819)
   

721,819

     

721,819

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 2.5%

 

Money market fund: 2.5%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $389,351)
   

389,351

     

389,351

   
Total investments: 104.2%
(cost $16,005,598)
       

16,586,968

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (4.2)%

       

(669,239

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

15,917,729

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.


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UBS Engage For Impact Fund

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Common stocks

 

$

15,475,798

   

$

   

$

   

$

15,475,798

   

Short-term investment

   

     

721,819

     

     

721,819

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

389,351

     

     

389,351

   

Total

 

$

15,475,798

   

$

1,111,170

   

$

   

$

16,586,968

   

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Levels 1 and Level 2.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the 12 months ended June 30, 2019, Class A shares of UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned -0.14% (Class A shares returned -5.60% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 0.10%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI World ex USA Index (net) (the "Index"), returned 1.29%. (Class P shares have lower expenses than the other share class in the series. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 51; please note that these returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund underperformed its benchmark during the reporting period. This was driven by a combination of weak stock selection and sector allocation.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

–  Stock selection in the financials, real estate and information technology sectors contributed the most to performance.

–  Australian real-estate developer Mirvac Group reported earnings that were in line with the top-end of their guidance. While residential sales were softer than expected, retail assets recorded moderate growth in line with previous year. Interest costs were lower than expected, and we believe Mirvac Group will continue to deliver sustainable growth in the coming year.

–  PT Bank Central Asia continues to generate one of the highest returns in the Indonesian and regional banking sectors. This is being driven by positive domestic structural macro momentum and better leverage of its depositor franchise. Investment loans and infrastructure has been growing, but management approached it with caution. The bank continued to raise deposits at a rapid pace, supporting first-time access to banking services and financial literacy in general.

–  Aon consistently generated solid mid-single-digit revenue growth (8% on an adjusted basis) during the period, benefiting from positive commercial rates in most of its key regions. In addition, its margins have improved due to economies of scale. We expect growth drivers to come from commercial non-life insurance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), cyber-insurance proliferation and streamlining.

–  From a sector allocation perspective, an average underweight to the consumer discretionary and average overweight to the communication services sectors contributed to relative performance.

What didn't work:

–  Stock selection in the industrials, utilities and energy sectors detracted from performance during the reporting period.

–  Sino Biopharma's share price continued to significantly decrease as the company reported financial results below expectations. In addition, Chinese health care stocks fell sharply due to concerns over generic prices, driven by a government GPO (group purchasing organisation) trial plan in China. We eliminated the position in January 2019.

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


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–  Centrica detracted from results. The loss of customers as well as the market's low conviction in the company's ability to execute its plan has been dragging down its share price. A radical change in strategy and change of CEO was announced in July, yet the plan failed to convince investors. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period and we are reviewing our investment thesis.

–  Schlumberger's shares fell sharply after management lowered both fourth quarter 2018 guidance and its outlook for 2019. We subsequently eliminated our position.

–  In terms of sector allocation, an average underweight to consumer staples and an average overweight to information technology detracted from relative performance.

Portfolio highlights

–  Mirvac is a diversified property group that owns a portfolio of retail, commercial, residential and car park properties across Australia. Its principal activities consist of real estate investment, development and investment management. Given the mix of assets, we expect the company's lease structures will provide fixed and recurring growth. We also believe Mirvac is in a solid position as retail and office markets are expected to experience difficult leasing conditions. The developer performs life cycle assessment on every new project and acts to reduce direct and indirect pollution from construction phase to usage.

–  Zurich Insurance has a global franchise in both commercial and retail property and casualty (P&C) insurance. The company recently strengthen their competitive position in Australia and Latin America and exited some non-core operations like Taiwan. Since 2016 its Chief Executive Officer Greco has been focusing on reducing the volatility of earnings, shifting the business mix to more profitable less volatile line of business, strengthening the balance sheet, as well as improving its footprint thanks to mergers and acquisitions activity. Going forward, we think the market still underappreciates the business shift impact on the company's earnings stability and cash flow generation.

–  During the reporting period, we initiated several new positions, including Orix Corp., Glencore, Naspers, Centrica, Entertainment One and Publicis Groupe. We sold the Fund's positions in Sino Biopharmaceutical, Schlumberger, Sumitomo Mitsui Financials, Mediobanca, Nordea, Lyondellbasel and Banco Bilbao.

–  The Fund did not invest in derivatives during the reporting period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(0.14

)%

   

3.75

%

   

7.01

%

 

Class P2

   

0.10

     

3.99

     

7.28

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(5.60

)%

   

2.58

%

   

6.41

%

 

MSCI World ex USA Index (net)3

   

1.29

     

2.04

     

6.75

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class A—2.03% and 1.26%; Class P—1.71% and 1.01%. Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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 and 1.00% for Class P shares. This fee waiver and expense arrangement may only be amended or terminated by shareholders.

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

2  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

3  The MSCI World 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. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The index is constructed and managed with a view to being fully investable from the perspective of international institutional investors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares (adjusted for 5.5% maximum sales charge) and $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following graph depicts the performance of UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund Class A and Class P shares versus the MSCI World ex USA Index (net) over the 10 years ended June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund Class A vs. MSCI World ex USA Index (net)

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of June 30, 2009 = $9,450

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.5%.

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund Class P vs. MSCI World ex USA Index (net)

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of June 30, 2009 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 

Mirvac Group, REIT

   

2.9

%

 

Zurich Insurance Group AG

   

2.8

   

Aon PLC

   

2.7

   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares

   

2.4

   

SAP SE

   

2.4

   

Unilever N.V. CVA

   

2.4

   

Brambles Ltd.

   

2.4

   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

2.4

   

Prudential PLC

   

2.3

   

Bank Central Asia Tbk. PT

   

2.3

   

Total

   

25.0

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

    Percentage of
net assets
 

Japan

   

19.0

%

 

United Kingdom

   

15.0

   

Switzerland

   

10.3

   

United States

   

7.8

   

Germany

   

7.6

   

Total

   

59.7

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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Industry diversification—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Common stocks

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Airlines

   

0.6

%

 

Auto components

   

1.1

   

Automobiles

   

1.0

   

Banks

   

8.1

   

Biotechnology

   

1.3

   

Chemicals

   

3.3

   

Commercial services & supplies

   

2.4

   

Diversified financial services

   

3.3

   

Diversified telecommunication services

   

1.9

   

Electronic equipment, instruments & components

   

1.6

   

Entertainment

   

4.5

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

2.9

   

Food & staples retailing

   

0.9

   

Food products

   

1.4

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

1.6

   

Household durables

   

1.4

   

Insurance

   

10.2

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

2.3

   

Machinery

   

6.2

   

Marine

   

1.3

   

Media

   

1.3

   

Metals & mining

   

1.3

   

Multi-utilities

   

1.4

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

3.3

   

Personal products

   

4.1

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

8.6

   

Real estate management & development

   

1.5

   

Road & rail

   

0.7

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

3.5

   

Software

   

4.4

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

2.1

   

Trading companies & distributors

   

1.4

   

Wireless telecommunication services

   

3.1

   

Total common stocks

   

94.0

%

 

Preferred stock

   

0.7

   

Short-term investment

   

4.4

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

0.6

   

Total investments

   

99.7

%

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities

   

0.3

   

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 94.0%

 

Australia: 6.9%

 

Brambles Ltd.

   

413,457

   

$

3,738,645

   

Mirvac Group

   

2,091,720

     

4,596,380

   

Santos Ltd.

   

510,506

     

2,537,477

   

Total Australia common stocks

       

10,872,502

   

Austria: 1.6%

 

Erste Group Bank AG*

   

66,583

     

2,471,225

   

Belgium: 0.6%

 

Galapagos N.V.*,1

   

7,404

     

955,146

   

Canada: 1.4%

 

Entertainment One Ltd.

   

427,823

     

2,156,955

   

China: 3.8%

 

China Mobile Ltd.

   

234,000

     

2,131,303

   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares

   

318,500

     

3,824,430

   

Total China common stocks

       

5,955,733

   

Denmark: 2.0%

 

AP Moller—Maersk A/S, Class B

   

1,645

     

2,040,415

   

Genmab A/S*

   

5,948

     

1,093,704

   

Total Denmark common stocks

       

3,134,119

   

France: 3.9%

 

Publicis Groupe SA

   

37,858

     

1,998,734

   

Sanofi

   

29,678

     

2,561,724

   

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

   

20,146

     

1,576,988

   

Total France common stocks

       

6,137,446

   

Germany: 6.9%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   

21,332

     

1,578,864

   

Continental AG

   

11,935

     

1,740,111

   

Infineon Technologies AG

   

61,887

     

1,094,280

   

KION Group AG

   

16,025

     

1,010,229

   

LANXESS AG

   

26,040

     

1,547,423

   

SAP SE

   

27,492

     

3,775,098

   

Total Germany common stocks

       

10,746,005

   

Hong Kong: 1.5%

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

   

136,500

     

2,315,277

   

India: 1.7%

 

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR*

   

44,857

     

2,610,677

   

Indonesia: 3.5%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk. PT

   

1,690,100

     

3,585,967

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

3,273,200

     

1,859,312

   

Total Indonesia common stocks

       

5,445,279

   

Ireland: 0.6%

 

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR*

   

15,500

     

994,170

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Italy: 2.6%

 

Banca Mediolanum SpA

   

371,352

   

$

2,734,162

   

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA2

   

143,170

     

1,404,952

   

Total Italy common stocks

       

4,139,114

   

Japan: 19.0%

 

Inpex Corp.

   

158,700

     

1,429,720

   

Kao Corp.1

   

35,100

     

2,672,829

   

KDDI Corp.

   

105,100

     

2,674,413

   

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

48,500

     

1,210,082

   

Kubota Corp.

   

134,600

     

2,238,444

   

Makita Corp.

   

45,200

     

1,534,406

   

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

   

73,000

     

1,235,682

   

Nabtesco Corp.

   

71,000

     

1,971,655

   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   

8,800

     

3,223,225

   

ORIX Corp.

   

157,700

     

2,352,007

   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

   

22,800

     

2,122,135

   

Sony Corp.

   

42,000

     

2,200,213

   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

104,161

     

3,693,433

   

West Japan Railway Co.

   

13,800

     

1,115,622

   

Total Japan common stocks

       

29,673,866

   

Netherlands: 3.1%

 

ASML Holding N.V.

   

10,035

     

2,096,620

   

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

   

64,898

     

1,459,528

   

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

   

13,087

     

1,277,422

   

Total Netherlands common stocks

       

4,833,570

   

Norway: 1.7%

 

Equinor ASA

   

62,063

     

1,225,552

   

Telenor ASA

   

70,780

     

1,502,648

   

Total Norway common stocks

       

2,728,200

   

South Africa: 2.3%

 

Naspers Ltd., N Shares

   

14,613

     

3,547,706

   

South Korea: 0.7%

 

SK Hynix, Inc.

   

17,046

     

1,026,023

   

Spain: 1.4%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   

395,310

     

2,210,226

   

Switzerland: 10.3%

 

Alcon, Inc.*

   

20,097

     

1,240,982

   

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Registered)

   

38,578

     

3,273,716

   

Glencore PLC*

   

601,430

     

2,087,808

   

Nestle SA (Registered)

   

21,470

     

2,222,657

   

Novartis AG (Registered)

   

32,808

     

2,997,822

   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

   

12,500

     

4,352,336

   

Total Switzerland common stocks

       

16,175,321

   

United Kingdom: 15.0%

 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

73,685

     

2,109,208

   

Centrica PLC

   

1,916,566

     

2,136,514

   

Croda International PLC

   

23,021

     

1,496,858

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   

151,243

     

3,028,191

   

Prudential PLC

   

165,183

     

3,599,722

   


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Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(Concluded)

 

United Kingdom—(Concluded)

 

Sage Group PLC/The

   

296,486

   

$

3,021,214

   

Spectris PLC

   

68,354

     

2,498,280

   

Unilever N.V. CVA

   

61,669

     

3,755,832

   

Weir Group PLC/The

   

89,531

     

1,758,368

   

Total United Kingdom common stocks

       

23,404,187

   

United States: 3.5%

 

Aon PLC

   

22,000

     

4,245,560

   

LivaNova PLC*

   

17,100

     

1,230,516

   

Total United States common stocks

       

5,476,076

   
Total common stocks
(cost $141,911,755)
       

147,008,823

   

Preferred stock: 0.7%

 

Germany: 0.7%

 
Jungheinrich AG
(cost $1,286,616)
   

35,865

     

1,105,195

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Short-term investment: 4.4%

 

Investment company: 4.4%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $6,795,560)
   

6,795,560

   

$

6,795,560

   

Total investment companies short-term investment

       

6,795,560

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 0.6%

 

Money market fund: 0.6%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $970,516)
   

970,516

     

970,516

   
Total investments: 99.7%
(cost $150,964,447)
       

155,880,094

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities: 0.3%

       

504,265

   

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

156,384,359

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Common stocks

 

$

147,008,823

   

$

   

$

   

$

147,008,823

   

Preferred stock

   

1,105,195

     

     

     

1,105,195

   

Short-term investment

   

     

6,795,560

     

     

6,795,560

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

970,516

     

     

970,516

   

Total

 

$

148,114,018

   

$

7,766,076

   

$

   

$

155,880,094

   

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Levels 1 and Level 2. At June 30, 2018, $67,729,121 of foreign investments were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy pursuant to the Fund's fair valuation procedures for foreign portfolio holdings as discussed in the Notes to financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

2  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $1,404,952, represented 0.9% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

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

Portfolio performance

For the 12 months ended June 30, 2019, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") returned 5.95% (Class A shares returned 0.11% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 6.24%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the "Index"), returned -0.49% over the same time period. (Class P shares have lower expenses than the other share class of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 61; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund's outperformance was driven primarily by stock selection decisions.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

  The Fund's overweight to the information technology sector made a positive contribution to performance during the 12-month period. Stock selection within the sector was also positive for relative performance.

–  Shares of Alteryx, a leader in data science and self-service analytics, rallied strongly during the 12 months. The company continued to report revenue and billings well above consensus expectations, with revenue growth accelerating over the prior year. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

–  Universal Display is a manufacturer of emitters and materials that support organic light emitting diodes (OLED) display technology. Shares rose sharply in the first half of 2019 after the company beat consensus expectations for the first quarter and guided to strong revenue growth for 2019. Management and investors remain optimistic about the long-term growth drivers for OLED displays. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

–  Paycom Software is a cloud-based provider of human capital management and payroll applications. The company's shares traded higher throughout the year as the company continued to report quarterly sales and earnings that exceeded expectations. We believe the company's leading position in employee self service, which is based on its mobile app, will continue to be a competitive advantage. We sold the stock after the reporting period.

–  Several individual stock selection decisions benefited performance during the 12 months.

–  Exact Sciences, a developer and manufacturer of Cologuard, a non-invasive molecular diagnostic test for the early detection of colorectal cancer, outperformed after reporting better than expected adoption throughout the year.

–  Roku, a leading platform for streaming TV, advanced after delivering accelerating revenue growth throughout the year. As of the company's first quarter earnings report, active Roku accounts increased 40% year-over-year to 29.1 million, with hours streamed growing to 8.9 billion, up 74% year-over-year. The company's dominant position in the over-the-top streaming landscape continued to improve, as one in three connected TVs sold are Roku enabled, up from one in five a year ago.

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


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What didn't work:

–  The Fund's allocation to the communication services sector detracted from relative performance for the 12 months ended June 30, 2019.

–  Certain stock selection decisions made a negative contribution to Fund returns.

–  USA Technologies is a provider of credit card payment systems and logistics solutions for vending machines. The company's shares declined after announcing that it would not be able to file its 10-K for fiscal 2018 on a timely basis, due to an ongoing audit committee review of certain contracts and internal controls. We sold the stock during the reporting period.

–  Green Dot offers personal banking products and services including prepaid debit cards, prepaid card reloading services and mobile banking accounts. Shares underperformed following the company's decision to spend $60 million on investments in its banking-as-a-service (BaaS) initiative, which will dampen Green Dot's profitability profile for the year. The company expects these investments to result in more than one million incremental accounts over time, which should enhance the company's growth profile in 2020. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period.

–  Several health care stocks underperformed during the period.

–  Sientra, a manufacturer of breast implants and other aesthetic devices, declined over concerns regarding the potential impact of a March 2019 FDA meeting focused on safety issues related to textured implants, as well as the company's need to raise additional capital to help bridge the gap from negative to positive cash flow. The company successfully addressed the financing overhang, raising an additional $75 million in June 2019 through an equity offering. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period.

–  Inogen develops, manufactures and distributes portable oxygen concentrators (POC) for obstructive pulmonary disease patients. The company underperformed after lowering 2019 revenue guidance by $25 million due in large part to a slowdown in orders from a large national distributor that impacted Inogen's business-to-business sales. A slower than expected expansion of the company's sales force also presented headwinds. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period.

–  Evolent Health is a health care technology company that enables providers to migrate their economic models from fee-for-service to value-based payment models. The company underperformed as investors weighed the impact of potential headwinds, including delayed deployments, on the company's revenues for the first half of 2019. We sold the stock during the reporting period.

Portfolio highlights

–  Universal Display is a leader in the research, development and commercialization of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials. We remain positive regarding expected OLED industry shipments in the coming years as manufacturing capacity continues to grow and adoption across mobile, TV, auto and other form factors continues to broaden.

–  Alteryx designs and develops software solutions for data storage, retrieval, management, reporting and analysis. We believe the large and growing addressable market for business intelligence and advanced analytics will lead to better than expected sales and earnings growth for Alteryx.


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–  Wix.com is a web platform that enables businesses, organizations, professionals and individuals to develop customized websites and applications. The company's rapid growth is being driven by the continued move online by small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). Wix.com provides SMBs with an easy to use web design solution that incorporates full e-commerce capabilities.

–  Chegg is a leading connected learning platform that seeks to improve student outcomes. The company operates an integrated platform of educational services that is online, on-demand, personalized, adaptive, affordable, and backed up by human help. It is transitioning from a capital intensive textbook rental company to a digital student services platform, and we believe that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization will ramp up as this transition progresses.

–  The Fund did not invest in derivatives during the reporting period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

5.95

%

   

9.53

%

   

16.65

%

 

Class P2

   

6.24

     

9.82

     

16.96

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

0.11

%

   

8.30

%

   

15.99

%

 

Russell 2000 Growth Index3

   

(0.49

)

   

8.63

     

14.41

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class A—1.67% and 1.25%; Class P—1.35% and 1.00%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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, extraordinary expenses, and dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short) 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, extraordinary expenses, and dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short), through the period ending October 29, 2019, do not exceed 1.24% for Class A shares and 0.99% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

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

2  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

3  The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small-cap growth segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

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. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares (adjusted for 5.5% maximum sales charge) and $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following two graphs depicts the performance of UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund Class A and Class P versus the Russell 2000 Growth Index over the 10 years ended June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund Class A vs. Russell 2000 Growth Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of June 30, 2009 = $9,450

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.5%.

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund Class P vs. Russell 2000 Growth Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of June 30, 2009 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 

Universal Display Corp.

   

2.8

%

 

Alteryx, Inc., Class A

   

2.6

   

Wix.com Ltd.

   

2.4

   

Chegg, Inc.

   

2.4

   

Exact Sciences Corp.

   

2.1

   

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A

   

2.1

   

Novocure Ltd.

   

1.8

   

Array BioPharma, Inc.

   

1.7

   

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   

1.7

   

Upland Software, Inc.

   

1.6

   

Total

   

21.2

%

 

Top issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

    Percentage of
net assets
 

United States

   

97.0

%

 

Israel

   

2.4

   

Netherlands

   

0.7

   

United Kingdom

   

0.2

   

Total

   

100.3

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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Industry diversification—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1,2

Common stocks

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Aerospace & defense

   

1.6

%

 

Airlines

   

1.2

   

Banks

   

3.5

   

Biotechnology

   

13.8

   

Chemicals

   

1.5

   

Construction & engineering

   

2.7

   

Consumer finance

   

0.6

   

Diversified consumer services

   

3.5

   

Electrical equipment

   

2.9

   

Energy equipment & services

   

0.4

   

Entertainment

   

0.8

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

2.6

   

Food & staples retailing

   

2.7

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

4.2

   

Health care providers & services

   

1.3

   

Health care technology

   

2.4

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure

   

5.8

   

Household durables

   

1.9

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

0.2

   

IT services

   

2.4

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

1.2

   

Machinery

   

6.2

   

Multiline retail

   

1.5

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

0.8

   

Paper & forest products

   

0.9

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

1.0

   

Professional services

   

1.0

   

Road & rail

   

0.9

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

5.6

   

Software

   

16.3

   

Specialty retail

   

3.1

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

1.2

   

Thrifts & mortgage finance

   

1.1

   

Total common stocks

   

96.8

%

 

Exchange traded fund

   

0.7

   

Short-term investment

   

2.8

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

9.2

   

Total investments

   

109.5

%

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(9.5

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

1  Figures represent the breakdown of direct investments of UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund. Figures would be different if a breakdown of the underlying investment companies and exchange traded funds was included.

2  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 96.8%

 

Aerospace & defense: 1.6%

 

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

   

28,223

   

$

1,985,488

   

Airlines: 1.2%

 

SkyWest, Inc.

   

25,235

     

1,531,007

   

Banks: 3.5%

 

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

   

28,997

     

1,049,112

   

FB Financial Corp.

   

9,752

     

356,923

   

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

   

36,895

     

1,339,289

   

Origin Bancorp, Inc.

   

6,800

     

224,400

   

Webster Financial Corp.

   

26,746

     

1,277,656

   
         

4,247,380

   

Biotechnology: 13.8%

 

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

23,670

     

635,540

   

AnaptysBio, Inc.*,1

   

10,674

     

602,227

   

Argenx SE, ADR*

   

5,912

     

837,021

   

Array BioPharma, Inc.*,1

   

45,105

     

2,089,715

   

Avrobio, Inc.*,1

   

17,943

     

291,753

   

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.*

   

18,700

     

818,873

   

Blueprint Medicines Corp.*

   

12,481

     

1,177,333

   

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.*

   

9,800

     

264,306

   

Exact Sciences Corp.*,1

   

21,935

     

2,589,207

   

G1 Therapeutics, Inc.*,1

   

30,030

     

920,720

   

Gritstone Oncology, Inc.*,1

   

52,458

     

584,382

   

Immunomedics, Inc.*,1

   

59,584

     

826,430

   

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

   

6,409

     

731,587

   

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC*

   

15,996

     

429,972

   

NuCana PLC, ADR*,1

   

22,000

     

228,360

   

Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   

38,926

     

1,170,505

   

REGENXBIO, Inc.*

   

11,996

     

616,235

   

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.*,1

   

38,140

     

1,038,171

   

Xencor, Inc.*

   

24,723

     

1,011,912

   
         

16,864,249

   

Chemicals: 1.5%

 

Ingevity Corp.*

   

17,622

     

1,853,306

   

Construction & engineering: 2.7%

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   

19,571

     

1,724,205

   

MasTec, Inc.*,1

   

29,766

     

1,533,842

   
         

3,258,047

   

Consumer finance: 0.6%

 

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

   

16,265

     

795,359

   

Diversified consumer services: 3.5%

 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

   

30,542

     

1,375,917

   

Chegg, Inc.*

   

76,046

     

2,934,615

   
         

4,310,532

   

Electrical equipment: 2.9%

 

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

   

29,089

     

2,019,067

   

Regal Beloit Corp.

   

18,276

     

1,493,332

   
         

3,512,399

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Energy equipment & services: 0.4%

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   

9,460

   

$

108,885

   

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

   

17,783

     

368,108

   
         

476,993

   

Entertainment: 0.8%

 

Glu Mobile, Inc.*

   

144,299

     

1,036,067

   

Equity real estate investment trusts: 2.6%

 

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

   

36,053

     

1,664,927

   

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

   

18,199

     

1,475,757

   
         

3,140,684

   

Food & staples retailing: 2.7%

 

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*,1

   

42,037

     

1,382,177

   

Performance Food Group Co.*

   

46,903

     

1,877,527

   
         

3,259,704

   

Health care equipment & supplies: 4.2%

 

Haemonetics Corp.*

   

3,273

     

393,873

   

Inogen, Inc.*

   

9,351

     

624,273

   

Novocure Ltd.*

   

34,848

     

2,203,439

   

Sientra, Inc.*,1

   

71,414

     

439,910

   

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*,1

   

25,391

     

1,445,256

   
         

5,106,751

   

Health care providers & services: 1.3%

 

LHC Group, Inc.*

   

13,196

     

1,577,978

   

Health care technology: 2.4%

 

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*,1

   

18,573

     

927,350

   

Teladoc Health, Inc.*,1

   

29,545

     

1,962,083

   
         

2,889,433

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 5.8%

 

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.1

   

13,431

     

543,553

   

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*

   

67,413

     

864,235

   

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*

   

33,969

     

2,460,714

   

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*

   

23,197

     

1,674,823

   

Wendy's Co./The

   

79,296

     

1,552,616

   
         

7,095,941

   

Household durables: 1.9%

 

Roku, Inc.*,1

   

17,096

     

1,548,556

   

Sonos, Inc.*,1

   

73,663

     

835,338

   
         

2,383,894

   

Internet & direct marketing retail: 0.2%

 

RealReal, Inc./The*

   

10,310

     

297,959

   

IT services: 2.4%

 

Wix.com Ltd.*

   

21,102

     

2,998,594

   

Life sciences tools & services: 1.2%

 

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*

   

6,600

     

318,780

   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

   

4,961

     

703,966

   

Personalis, Inc.*,1

   

15,800

     

428,970

   
         

1,451,716

   


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(Concluded)

 

Machinery: 6.2%

 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

   

48,680

   

$

1,746,638

   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

   

22,585

     

1,736,335

   

Kadant, Inc.

   

13,948

     

1,266,618

   

Kennametal, Inc.

   

29,467

     

1,089,984

   

Woodward, Inc.

   

15,691

     

1,775,594

   
         

7,615,169

   

Multiline retail: 1.5%

 

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*,1

   

21,331

     

1,858,143

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 0.8%

 

Callon Petroleum Co.*,1

   

18,746

     

123,536

   

Matador Resources Co.*,1

   

44,605

     

886,748

   
         

1,010,284

   

Paper & forest products: 0.9%

 

Boise Cascade Co.

   

41,337

     

1,161,983

   

Pharmaceuticals: 1.0%

 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   

32,864

     

693,759

   

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

   

36,585

     

481,093

   

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.*

   

1,061

     

27,681

   
         

1,202,533

   

Professional services: 1.0%

 

ASGN, Inc.*

   

20,453

     

1,239,452

   

Road & rail: 0.9%

 

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   

35,444

     

1,101,600

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 5.6%

 

MaxLinear, Inc.*

   

49,567

     

1,161,850

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

9,164

     

1,244,288

   

Semtech Corp.*

   

21,665

     

1,041,003

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

18,464

     

3,472,340

   
         

6,919,481

   

Software: 16.3%

 

8x8, Inc.*,1

   

79,723

     

1,921,324

   

Alteryx, Inc., Class A*

   

29,065

     

3,171,573

   

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

   

23,500

     

1,604,815

   

ForeScout Technologies, Inc.*

   

43,033

     

1,457,097

   

LivePerson, Inc.*,1

   

60,321

     

1,691,401

   

Mimecast Ltd.*

   

31,287

     

1,461,416

   

Paycom Software, Inc.*,1

   

6,176

     

1,400,223

   

Proofpoint, Inc.*

   

14,500

     

1,743,625

   

SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc.*

   

48,645

     

974,846

   

Tenable Holdings, Inc.*,1

   

40,712

     

1,161,920

   

Upland Software, Inc.*

   

43,825

     

1,995,352

   

Varonis Systems, Inc.*

   

22,286

     

1,380,395

   
         

19,963,987

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Specialty retail: 3.1%

 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

66,040

   

$

1,116,076

   

Children's Place, Inc./The1

   

11,981

     

1,142,748

   

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.1

   

43,234

     

1,497,193

   
         

3,756,017

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods: 1.2%

 

Steven Madden Ltd.

   

42,544

     

1,444,369

   

Thrifts & mortgage finance: 1.1%

 

Essent Group Ltd.*

   

28,157

     

1,323,097

   
Total common stocks
(cost $90,738,632)
       

118,669,596

   

Exchange traded fund: 0.7%

 
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF1
(cost $795,348)
   

4,090

     

821,558

   

Short-term investment: 2.8%

 

Investment company: 2.8%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $3,508,363)
   

3,508,363

     

3,508,363

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 9.2%

 

Money market fund: 9.2%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $11,278,586)
   

11,278,586

     

11,278,586

   
Total investments: 109.5%
(cost $106,320,929)
       

134,278,103

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (9.5)%

       

(11,679,059

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

122,599,044

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total
 

Assets

 

Common stocks

 

$

118,669,596

   

$

   

$

   

$

118,669,596

   

Exchange traded fund

   

821,558

     

     

     

821,558

   

Short-term investment

   

     

3,508,363

     

     

3,508,363

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

11,278,586

     

     

11,278,586

   

Total

 

$

119,491,154

   

$

14,786,949

   

$

   

$

134,278,103

   

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

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

Portfolio performance

For the 12 months ended June 30, 2019, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned 6.95% (Class A shares returned 1.08% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 7.20%. The Fund's benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (the "Index"), returned 10.42% over the same time period. (Class P shares have lower expenses than the other share class in the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 71; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

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

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

–  Stock selection within the financial and industrial sectors was beneficial for Fund performance during the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. Underweights to the energy and communication services sectors were also positive for relative performance.

–  Several stock selection decisions contributed positively to Fund performance during the 12-month period.

–  Walgreens Boots was the largest positive contributor to relative returns for the 12-month period. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the company's shares rebounded sharply due to an aggressive share repurchase program and optimism about the potential for more concerted efforts to address declining store traffic. We exited the position, and since then, Walgreens' shares have underperformed significantly. Industry consolidation drove another round of reimbursement pressure, and the company suffered from growing fears that drug retailers and distributors would be drawn into opioid-related litigation.

–  Shares of AGCO Corp. traded higher during the period after management guided expectations toward 10% profit margins. The company benefited from presenting smart pricing initiatives, growth initiatives and cost control measures. (For details, see "Portfolio highlights.")

–  Ameriprise Financial's shares have outperformed in recent quarters as the market has grown more comfortable with the persistence of the company's strong return on equity (ROE). The re-establishment of Ameriprise's capital return story, as well as strong growth in both net loans and card spending activity, contributed to the meaningful increase in the stock price.

–  Gardner Denver's share price increased after the company announced it would buy the industrial segment of Ingersoll-Rand. Gardner Denver will remain intact, removing the risk that its upstream energy and subscale medical businesses would be sold. The new entity will be run by Gardner Denver's management and board. The merger will make Gardner Denver the second largest compressor company in the world.

–  Walt Disney outperformed after its investor day, at which the company debuted its upcoming Disney+ offering, scheduled to launch in November 2019. The offering's content is broader than anticipated and is highly differentiated. The $6.99 offering is competitive, with rival Netflix charging $13. The company's guidance of 60 to 90 million subscribers seems reasonable, particularly given the attractive pricing of Disney+.

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


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What didn't work:

–  Stock selection in the information technology sector, particularly semiconductor memory stocks, detracted from performance for the 12 months ended June 30, 2019.

–  Western Digital and Micron Technology were the two largest detractors during the 12-month period. The companies' underperformance was driven by concerns that increased US-China trade tensions would delay the expected recovery of the semiconductor memory market beyond the second half of 2019. Investors were also concerned that the US's ban on the sale of components to Huawei would disproportionately hurt Micron.

–  While near-term weakness in NAND and DRAM memory pricing affected both Western Digital and Micron Technology, we believe the future of the memory industry will be more profitable than the past. We continue to allocate a large portfolio weight to these stocks.

–  Stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector hindered relative returns.

–  Newell Brands detracted from relative returns during the 12-month period. Following a thorough review by our team, and the issuance of lowered earning guidance by the company, the underlying value of Newell was in question. We exited the position in February of 2019, and will reconsider investing in Newell if a deeper analysis suggests the company offers a potential value opportunity.

–  Other stock selection decisions that detracted from relative performance included two health care names.

–  Allergan underperformed during the 12 months, but the share price bounced late in the reporting period after the company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Abbvie. The purchase price of approximately $63 billion, mainly in cash, represented a 45% premium to the share price at the time of the announcement. We sold this stock prior to the end of the reporting period.

–  Despite splitting its gastrointestinal business and research & development arm into two new publicly traded companies, shares of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals underperformed during the reporting period. Investors remained concerned about slowing growth prospects for Linzess, the company's flagship product. The recent announcement that Allergan, Ironwood's commercial partner, will be acquired by Abbvie introduces some near-term uncertainty. But we believe it also increases the likelihood that the economics of Linzess will eventually be consolidated, either by Abbvie acquiring Ironwood, or by Ironwood buying out Abbvie/Allergan's 50% share. In our view, either scenario would create shareholder value. Several key clinical trial results due in 2020 offer additional potential for upside. We held this stock at the end of the reporting period.

Portfolio highlights

–  Ameriprise Financial provides financial planning, asset management and insurance services. The company has achieved double-digit margins in its flagship advice and wealth management business, benefitting from its strategy to carefully manage the success and happiness of its most productive advisors. Ameriprise has shifted its earnings focus away from more capital-intensive insurance and annuity products, and is relying more heavily on the balance sheet-light asset accumulation and management businesses. This has resulted in strong return on equity (ROE) improvement that we believe should remain fairly stable. Management has expressed confidence that its long-term care (LTC) reserves are sufficient, and says it intends to increase reserve transparency and LTC block characteristics within its public filings.

–  AGCO engages in the manufacture and trade of agricultural equipment and accessories. In our view, the company can more than double earnings over the next five years through a combination of market growth, market share initiatives, operating leverage, improving mix and efficiency measures. In particular, having grown through


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more than 40 acquisitions, AGCO is now introducing a platform strategy across its different products which we believe will enable it to extract significant economies of scale.

–  Simon Property Group operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Simon seems well positioned to generate strong, high-single-digit cash flow growth over the next few years. This conviction comes in spite of elevated fears about the future of brick and mortar retail as e-commerce continues to increase its share of US retail sales. Given Simon's position as the largest owner/partner/manager of the world's high-quality shopping centers, we believe the market has overly discounted its growth prospects, which we believe remain attractive.

–  Prudential Financial is a provider of financial services and products. The company is growing earnings at a high compound annual growth rate. Prudential has a unique franchise in Asia where it benefits from the secular trend of an emerging middle class and an increased need for insurance. In the US, the company manages to sustain a high growth profile thanks to disciplined pricing and innovative products such as Elite access.

–  UnitedHealth provides health care coverage, software and consultancy services. We believe the company is uniquely positioned to benefit from the increased consumerization of health care, as it holds industry-leading positions across five key growth markets. Investors have come to appreciate the value of Optum, the company's health services platform, particularly the Insight and Rx businesses. However, we believe the importance of Optum Care, which offers alternative site care delivery, remains underappreciated, both as a longer-term driver of revenues and profits, and as a way of bending the cost curve.

–  The Fund did not invest in derivatives during the reporting period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

7.15

%

   

8.79

%

   

13.25

%

 

Class P2

   

7.44

%

   

9.06

%

   

13.53

%

 

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

1.27

%

   

7.56

%

   

12.61

%

 

S&P 500 Index3

   

10.42

     

10.71

     

14.70

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) supplemented from time to time, were as follows: Class A—2.07% and 0.95%; Class P—1.79% and 0.70%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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 29, 2019, do not exceed 0.95% for Class A shares and 0.70% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

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

2  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

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

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares (adjusted for 5.5% maximum sales charge) and $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following two graphs depicts the performance of UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund Class A and Class P shares versus the S&P 500 Index over the 10 years ended June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund Class A vs. S&P 500 Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of June 30, 2009 = $9,450

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.5%.

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund Class P vs. S&P 500 Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of June 30, 2009 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

4.8

%

 

Walt Disney Co./The

   

4.6

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

4.5

   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   

4.3

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

4.3

   

US Bancorp

   

4.1

   

AGCO Corp.

   

4.1

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

4.1

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

4.1

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

3.9

   

Total

   

42.8

%

 

Issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

    Percentage of
net assets
 

United States

   

103.3

%

 

Bahamas

   

3.2

   

Total

   

106.5

%

 

Common stocks

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Airlines

   

3.1

%

 

Auto components

   

2.4

   

Banks

   

8.2

   

Biotechnology

   

6.0

   

Building products

   

1.9

   

Capital markets

   

4.5

   

Commercial services & supplies

   

3.4

   

Diversified consumer services

   

3.2

   

Entertainment

   

4.6

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

4.3

   

Food products

   

3.7

   

Health care providers & services

   

3.9

   

Insurance

   

4.1

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

4.8

   

IT services

   

3.6

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

2.6

   

Machinery

   

6.5

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

7.8

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

5.5

   

Software

   

7.5

   

Specialty retail

   

1.3

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

5.2

   

Total common stocks

   

98.1

%

 

Short-term investment

   

4.4

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

4.0

   

Total investments

   

106.5

%

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(6.5

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 98.1%

 

Airlines: 3.1%

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

16,467

   

$

934,502

   

Auto components: 2.4%

 

Aptiv PLC

   

8,794

     

710,819

   

Banks: 8.2%

 

Comerica, Inc.

   

16,864

     

1,225,001

   

US Bancorp

   

24,168

     

1,266,403

   
         

2,491,404

   

Biotechnology: 6.0%

 

Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

10,775

     

123,374

   

Incyte Corp.*

   

8,322

     

707,037

   

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1

   

90,214

     

986,941

   
         

1,817,352

   

Building products: 1.9%

 

Masco Corp.

   

14,924

     

585,618

   

Capital markets: 4.5%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

9,437

     

1,369,875

   

Commercial services & supplies: 3.4%

 

Stericycle, Inc.*,1

   

21,429

     

1,023,235

   

Diversified consumer services: 3.2%

 

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.*,1

   

61,670

     

955,885

   

Entertainment: 4.6%

 

Walt Disney Co./The

   

9,965

     

1,391,513

   

Equity real estate investment trusts: 4.3%

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   

8,168

     

1,304,920

   

Food products: 3.7%

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   

42,723

     

1,133,014

   

Health care providers & services: 3.9%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

4,805

     

1,172,468

   

Insurance: 4.1%

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

12,223

     

1,234,523

   

Internet & direct marketing retail: 4.8%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   

766

     

1,450,520

   

IT services: 3.6%

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

6,205

     

1,076,878

   

Life sciences tools & services: 2.6%

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   

2,534

     

792,103

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Machinery: 6.5%

 

AGCO Corp.

   

16,100

   

$

1,248,877

   

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.*

   

20,688

     

715,805

   
         

1,964,682

   

Pharmaceuticals: 7.8%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

11,639

     

1,289,485

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

7,694

     

1,071,620

   
         

2,361,105

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 5.5%

 

Micron Technology, Inc.*

   

23,125

     

892,394

   

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

   

38,441

     

776,892

   
         

1,669,286

   

Software: 7.5%

 

Adobe, Inc.*

   

3,969

     

1,169,466

   

LogMeIn, Inc.

   

14,746

     

1,086,485

   
         

2,255,951

   

Specialty retail: 1.3%

 

TJX Cos., Inc./The

   

7,395

     

391,048

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals: 5.2%

 

NetApp, Inc.

   

13,152

     

811,478

   

Western Digital Corp.

   

15,876

     

754,904

   
         

1,566,382

   
Total common stocks
(cost $28,614,105)
       

29,653,083

   

Short-term investment: 4.4%

 

Investment company: 4.4%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $1,324,592)
   

1,324,592

     

1,324,592

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 4.0%

 

Money market fund: 4.0%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $1,211,056)
   

1,211,056

     

1,211,056

   
Total investments: 106.5%
(cost $31,149,753)
       

32,188,731

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (6.5)%

       

(1,969,110

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

30,219,621

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.


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Portfolio of Investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Common stocks

 

$

29,653,083

   

$

   

$

   

$

29,653,083

   

Short-term investment

   

     

1,324,592

     

     

1,324,592

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

1,211,056

     

     

1,211,056

   

Total

 

$

29,653,083

   

$

2,535,648

   

$

   

$

32,188,731

   

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the 12 months ended June 30, 2019, Class A shares of UBS Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund") returned 7.17% (Class A shares returned 4.78% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 7.55%. For comparison purposes, the Fund's benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (the "Index"), returned 6.71%, and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate (1-17) Index returned 6.81% over the same time period. (Class P shares have lower expenses than the other share class of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 77; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while the Index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

The Fund posted a positive return during the reporting period and outperformed its benchmark. This was primarily due to positioning on the municipal yield curve and security selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

–  Yield curve positioning contributed to performance. In particular, underweights to the three and five year portions of the curve, along with overweights to the seven, ten, 15 and 20 year portions of the curve, were beneficial for relative performance. (The yield curve plots the interest rates, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but differing maturity dates.)

–  Security selection, overall, was beneficial for results. The Fund's holdings of municipal securities rated A, AA and AAA were additive for returns. The Fund's holdings in the transportation sector, as well as state and local general obligation bonds, were also beneficial.

–  An overweight to the leasing sector contributed to returns.

What didn't work:

–  Duration positioning detracted from performance. Having a shorter duration than that of the benchmark was a headwind for results as yields declined across the curve.

–  Having no allocation to the long end of the municipal yield curve (22+ years) detracted from performance as it outperformed the benchmark.

–  Positioning in a number of sectors detracted from performance. In particular, underweights to the industrial development/pollution control revenue and hospital sectors were drags on relative results.

–  The Fund did not invest in derivatives during the reporting period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at 800-647 1568 or by visiting our Web site at www.ubs.com.

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


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Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

Inception1

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A2

   

7.17

%

   

2.97

%

 

Class P3

   

7.55

     

3.23

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A2

   

4.78

%

   

2.47

%

 

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index4

   

6.71

     

3.51

   

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate (1-17) Index5

   

6.81

     

3.21

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class A—1.03% and 0.65%; Class P—0.79% and 0.40%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor ("UBS 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 29, 2019, do not exceed 0.65% for Class A shares and 0.40% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement, or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

1  Inception date of all share classes of UBS Municipal Bond Fund and the indices is November 10, 2014.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 2.25%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

4  The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index designed to measure the total return of the US dollar denominated tax exempt bond market. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

5  The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate (1-17) Index is an unmanaged sub-index of the Barclays Municipal Managed Money Index, which is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index designed to track the performance of municipal securities issued by state and local municipalities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax and the federal alternative minimum tax. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares (adjusted for 2.25% maximum sales charge) and $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following two graphs depicts the performance of UBS Municipal Bond Fund Class A and Class P shares versus the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index and Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate (1-17) Index from November 10, 2014, which is the inception date of the two classes, through June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS Municipal Bond Fund Class A vs. Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index and Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate (1-17) Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of November 10, 2014 = $9,775

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 2.25%.

UBS Municipal Bond Fund Class P vs. Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index and Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Managed Money Intermediate (1-17) Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of November 10, 2014 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Summary of municipal securities by state

    Percentage of
net assets
 

Long-term municipal bonds

 

California

   

2.3

%

 

Connecticut

   

7.4

   

Florida

   

11.6

   

Illinois

   

13.2

   

Maryland

   

1.9

   

Massachusetts

   

1.8

   

Michigan

   

3.3

   

Mississippi

   

1.0

   

Nebraska

   

1.4

   

Nevada

   

2.2

   

New Jersey

   

3.7

   

New York

   

21.1

   

North Carolina

   

1.5

   

Ohio

   

1.2

   

Pennsylvania

   

13.3

   

Rhode Island

   

1.0

   

South Carolina

   

2.4

   

Texas

   

8.8

   

Utah

   

1.1

   

Washington

   

1.2

   

Total long-term municipal bonds

   

101.4

%

 

Short-term investment

   

0.3

   

Total investments

   

101.7

%

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(1.7

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Long-term municipal bonds: 101.4%

 

California: 2.3%

 
California State Kindergarten, GO Bonds,
Series A5,
1.250%, due 05/01/341
 

$

300,000

   

$

300,000

   
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.,
Enhanced Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed
Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 06/01/32
   

1,000,000

     

1,185,510

   
Series A,
5.000%, due 06/01/33
   

650,000

     

762,541

   
Irvine Improvement Bond Act 1915
Limited Obligation (Assessment District 03-19),
Series B,
1.500%, due 09/02/291,2
   

100,000

     

100,000

   
         

2,348,051

   

Connecticut: 7.4%

 
State of Connecticut, GO Bonds
5.000%, due 09/15/25
   

2,140,000

     

2,546,686

   
Series A,
5.000%, due 04/15/25
   

1,250,000

     

1,473,787

   
Series B,
5.000%, due 04/15/25
   

2,000,000

     

2,358,060

   
Series C,
5.000%, due 06/15/23
   

1,000,000

     

1,131,520

   
         

7,510,053

   

Florida: 11.6%

 
Central Florida Expressway Authority Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
5.000%, due 07/01/34
   

1,000,000

     

1,202,690

   
Miami-Dade County Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 10/01/26
   

1,000,000

     

1,234,910

   
School Board of Volusia County, Certificates
Refunding, Master Lease Program, COP,
Series B,
5.000%, due 08/01/31
   

1,000,000

     

1,145,780

   
School District of St. Lucie County, Sales Tax
Revenue Bonds, AGM
5.000%, due 10/01/26
   

1,020,000

     

1,213,045

   
South Florida Water Management District, COP
5.000%, due 10/01/34
   

1,000,000

     

1,172,600

   
The School Board of Broward County, COP,
Series B,
5.000%, due 07/01/30
   

2,000,000

     

2,343,240

   
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, COP,
Series A,
5.000%, due 05/01/31
   

1,000,000

     

1,162,950

   
Series D,
5.000%, due 11/01/31
   

1,000,000

     

1,150,280

   
The School Board of Palm Beach County, COP,
Series B,
5.000%, due 08/01/31
   

1,000,000

     

1,175,940

   
         

11,801,435

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Illinois: 13.2%

 
City of Chicago O'Hare International Airport,
Senior Lien Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
5.000%, due 01/01/30
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,156,090

   
Series B,
5.000%, due 01/01/31
   

1,050,000

     

1,207,605

   
County of Cook, GO Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 11/15/20
   

1,830,000

     

1,913,393

   
Series A,
5.000%, due 11/15/26
   

1,500,000

     

1,752,015

   
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 07/01/37
   

1,000,000

     

1,237,240

   
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
5.000%, due 01/01/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,215,810

   
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority
Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 06/01/25
   

1,235,000

     

1,451,915

   
State of Illinois, GO Bonds,
Series B,
5.000%, due 10/01/21
   

1,000,000

     

1,067,200

   
State of Illinois, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 06/15/20
   

1,190,000

     

1,224,653

   

5.000%, due 06/15/22

   

1,105,000

     

1,194,450

   
         

13,420,371

   

Maryland: 1.9%

 
County of Prince George's MD, GO Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 07/15/30
   

1,000,000

     

1,292,950

   
Montgomery County Consolidated Public
(Improvement Bond), GO Bonds,
Series E,
1.920%, due 11/01/371
   

600,000

     

600,000

   
         

1,892,950

   

Massachusetts: 1.8%

 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Consolidated Loan, GO Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 01/01/40
   

1,500,000

     

1,804,230

   

Michigan: 3.3%

 
Michigan Finance Authority, Trinity Health
Credit Group, Hospital Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 12/01/35
   

1,000,000

     

1,203,510

   
Michigan State Building Authority Revenue Bonds,
Series I,
5.000%, due 10/15/29
   

1,800,000

     

2,191,680

   
         

3,395,190

   


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UBS Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Long-term municipal bonds—(Continued)

 

Mississippi: 1.0%

 
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Gulf
Opportunity Zone, Industrial Development
(Chevron USA, Inc. Project), Revenue Bonds,
Series L,
2.000%, due 11/01/351
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,000,000

   

Nebraska: 1.4%

 
Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 2
Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 05/15/25
   

1,250,000

     

1,482,675

   

Nevada: 2.2%

 
Clark County, Las Vegas-McCarran International
Airport Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
5.000%, due 07/01/27
   

1,815,000

     

2,269,785

   

New Jersey: 3.7%

 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
Revenue Bonds,
Series AA,
5.000%, due 06/15/27
   

1,500,000

     

1,652,700

   
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 01/01/27
   

1,000,000

     

1,168,730

   
Series E,
5.000%, due 01/01/34
   

860,000

     

991,184

   
         

3,812,614

   

New York: 21.1%

 
City of New York, GO Bonds,
Subseries F-1,
5.000%, due 04/01/34
   

1,100,000

     

1,353,187

   
Subseries F-1,
5.000%, due 04/01/40
   

1,000,000

     

1,203,940

   
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,
Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds,
Series EE,
5.000%, due 06/15/40
   

1,000,000

     

1,200,590

   
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,
Water & Sewer System, Second General
Resolution Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
1.950%, due 06/15/321
   

900,000

     

900,000

   
Series DD-2,
1.950%, due 06/15/431
   

300,000

     

300,000

   
Series EE-2,
5.000%, due 06/15/40
   

1,200,000

     

1,476,252

   
Series FF,
5.000%, due 06/15/39
   

2,000,000

     

2,428,340

   
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,
Water and Sewer System, Second General
Resolution Fiscal 2017 Revenue Bonds,
Series EE,
5.000%, due 06/15/33
   

1,000,000

     

1,220,120

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future
Tax Secured Revenue Bonds,
Series A-2,
5.000%, due 08/01/38
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,195,170

   
Series C-2,
5.000%, due 05/01/35
   

3,000,000

     

3,668,730

   
Series E-4,
1.950%, due 02/01/451
   

900,000

     

900,000

   
Subseries A1,
5.000%, due 08/01/33
   

1,230,000

     

1,528,152

   
New York City Transitional Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds,
Subseries B-1,
5.000%, due 08/01/33
   

1,000,000

     

1,157,350

   
Subseries E-1,
5.000%, due 02/01/32
   

1,000,000

     

1,194,010

   
New York State Urban Development Corp.,
State Personal Income Tax, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 03/15/36
   

1,500,000

     

1,844,580

   
         

21,570,421

   

North Carolina: 1.5%

 
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Health
Care Systems Revenue Bonds, AGM,
Series E,
1.920%, due 01/15/441
   

1,500,000

     

1,500,000

   

Ohio: 1.2%

 
State of Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Health System
Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 01/01/32
   

1,000,000

     

1,227,200

   

Pennsylvania: 13.3%

 
City of Philadelphia, GO Bonds
5.000%, due 08/01/20
   

1,590,000

     

1,652,026

   
Series A,
5.000%, due 08/01/22
   

1,000,000

     

1,106,890

   
Commonwealth Financing Authority, Tobacco
Master Settlement Payment Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 06/01/24
   

1,625,000

     

1,868,328

   
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO Bonds
5.000%, due 09/15/25
   

1,500,000

     

1,808,550

   
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 12/01/253
   

2,170,000

     

2,582,994

   

5.000%, due 12/01/30

   

1,750,000

     

2,095,030

   
Series 2017-3,
5.000%, due 12/01/28
   

1,000,000

     

1,211,690

   
Series A-2,
5.000%, due 12/01/28
   

1,000,000

     

1,242,910

   
         

13,568,418

   


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UBS Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Long-term municipal bonds—(Concluded)

 

Rhode Island: 1.0%

 
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.,
Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 06/01/21
 

$

1,000,000

   

$

1,059,340

   

South Carolina: 2.4%

 
South Carolina Public Service Authority
(Escrowed to Maturity), Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
5.000%, due 12/01/204
   

555,000

     

583,188

   
South Carolina Public Service Authority
Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 12/01/26
   

1,010,000

     

1,189,356

   
South Carolina Public Service
Authority-Unrefunded Balance,
Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
5.000%, due 12/01/20
   

690,000

     

721,968

   
         

2,494,512

   

Texas: 8.8%

 
Austin Community College District Public
Facility Corp., Round Rock Campus
Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 08/01/24
   

1,000,000

     

1,168,000

   
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities
Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds
(Methodist Hospital),
Subseries C-1,
1.950%, due 12/01/241
   

1,000,000

     

1,000,000

   
Subseries C-2,
1.950%, due 12/01/271
   

700,000

     

700,000

   
Lower Colorado River Authority Refunding LCRA
Transmission Services, Revenue Bonds
5.000%, due 05/15/31
   

1,000,000

     

1,261,740

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 
Lower Neches Valley Texas Authority Industrial
Development Corp. Revenue Bonds
(ExxonMobil Project)
1.890%, due 11/01/381
 

$

100,000

   

$

100,000

   
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 01/01/27
   

3,030,000

     

3,466,260

   
University of Texas Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
5.000%, due 08/15/38
   

1,000,000

     

1,248,970

   
         

8,944,970

   

Utah: 1.1%

 
Murray City Hospital Revenue
(IHC Health Services, Inc.), Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
1.890%, due 05/15/361
   

1,140,000

     

1,140,000

   

Washington: 1.2%

 
Washington State, GO Bonds,
Series C,
5.000%, due 02/01/37
   

1,000,000

     

1,235,190

   
Total long-term municipal bonds
(cost $99,563,763)
       

103,477,405

   
    Number of
shares
     

Short-term investment: 0.3%

 

Investment company: 0.3%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $280,004)
   

280,004

     

280,004

   
Total investments: 101.7%
(cost $99,843,767)
       

103,757,409

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.7)%

       

(1,739,897

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

102,017,512

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.


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UBS Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Long-term municipal bonds

 

$

   

$

103,477,405

   

$

   

$

103,477,405

   

Short-term investment

   

     

280,004

     

     

280,004

   

Total

 

$

   

$

103,757,409

   

$

   

$

103,757,409

   

At June 30, 2019 there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Portfolio footnotes

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

2  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $100,000, represented 0.1% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

3  This security is considered restricted. At period end, the value of restricted security was $2,582,994, represented 2.5% of the Fund's net assets. The table below provides further information.

Restricted security

  Acquisition
date
  Acquisition
cost
  Acquisition cost as a
percentage of net
assets
  Value at
06/30/19
  Value as a
percentage of
net assets
 
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue Bonds,
5.000%, due 12/01/25
 

09/21/2018

 

$

2,396,505

     

2.3

%

 

$

2,582,994

     

2.5

%

 

4  Security is prerefunded or escrowed to maturity. The maturity date shown is the earlier of the reset date or the date of the prerefunded call.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
83



UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the period from its inception on October 24, 2018 through June 30, 2019 (the "reporting period"), Class P shares of UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund (the "Fund") returned 7.75%. For comparison purposes, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index (the "Index") returned 8.20%. The Fund's secondary benchmark, the Solactive UBS Global Multilateral Development Bank Bond USD 40% 1-5 Year 60% 5-10 Year Total Return Index, retuned 8.03% during the reporting period. Please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the redemption of Fund shares, while index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

Fund overview

The Fund seeks current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds and/or instruments that provide exposure to bonds issued by development banks. Development banks are financial organizations formed by government entities to promote economic and social development.

The development bank bond market typically follows high-quality US government bonds. As each of the global Multilateral Development Banks ("MDB") are supranational entities backed by multiple member governments, MDBs historically have a similar credit profile to major sovereign issuers, such as the US government. Consequently, MDB bonds have generally delivered comparable returns to US Treasuries.

Market review

Global economic growth has continued to decelerate amid the uncertainty associated with trade and technology conflicts. There was a high degree of anticipation amongst investors ahead of the G20 meeting of major government leaders in Osaka, Japan in late June. In the end, the burgeoning optimism could be seen as well founded, as there was agreement to resume the stalled trade talks between the US and China, as well as a delay on the introduction of further tariffs on Chinese imports into the US.

After Federal Reserve Board (Fed) policymakers continuously softened their language on the interest rate outlook during the reporting period, Fed Chairman Powell noted the case for easing monetary policy had grown stronger and pledged to act as needed. After expecting further rate hikes, investors started to price a loosening of the monetary policy stance and now expect the central bank to cut interest rates in the second half of 2019.

The US economy showed relatively healthy growth and labour market numbers. However, there were mounting signs of a possible slowdown as global growth spluttered amidst ongoing trade tensions. Measures of services and manufacturing activity, as well as consumer spending, were also muted in the US.

Driven by a healthy but slowing economy and the dovish turn from global central banks, 10-year US Treasury yields breached the 2% mark towards the end of the reporting period after starting the reporting period around the 3.2% mark.

Led by the fall in the US Treasury yields and the resulting rally of US Treasury bonds, sustainable development bank (SDB) bonds also rallied during the reporting period. Driven by robust demand for high quality bonds and a lack of supply, spreads of SDB bonds tightened versus US Treasury bonds.


84



UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio performance summary

The Fund is managed relative to a composite index, which is a blend of two market indicies designed to measure the performance of the US dollar denominated multilateral development bank bond market. The Fund seeks to minimize tracking error relative to composite index but does not seek to directly replicate the index, which is referred to as its "secondary benchmark" above. During the reporting period, the Fund's underperformance relative to its secondary benchmark was largely driven by transaction costs associated with the construction of the Fund's portfolio given its launch in October 2018, along with fees and expenses attendant to running a mutual fund (the secondary benchmark is a passive composite index and does not reflect fees or expenses). Additionally, the performance deviation between the Fund and the primary index is explained by the longer duration of the Index.

The Fund did not invest in derivatives during the reporting period.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the period from its inception on October 24, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at (800) 647-1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.


85



UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

Inception1

 

Class P2

   

7.75

%

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index3

   

8.20

   

Solactive UBS Global Multilateral Development Bank Bond USD 40% 1-5 Year 60% 5-10 Year Total Return Index.4

   

8.03

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for Class P shares as in the October 23, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class P—0.63% and 0.25%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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 29, 2019, do not exceed 0.25% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

1  Inception date of Class P of UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund is October 24, 2018.

2  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

3  The Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Index measures US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, nominal debt issued by the US Treasury. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

4  The Solactive UBS Global Multilateral Development Bank Bond USD 40% 1-5 Year 60% 5-10 Year Total Return Index is a composite index, constructed from a blend of two market indexes designed to measure the performance of the US dollar denominated multilateral development bank bond market. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

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 www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


86



UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Illustration of an assumed investment of $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following graph depicts the performance of UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund Class P shares versus the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index and Solactive UBS Global Multilateral Development Bank Bond USD 40% 1-5 Year 60% 5-10 Year Total Return Index from October 24, 2018, the inception date of Class P through June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund Class P vs. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index and Solactive UBS Global Multilateral Development Bank Bond USD 40% 1-5 Year 60% 5-10 Year Total Return Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of October 24, 2018 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


87



UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

  Percentage of
net assets
 
Inter-American Development Bank,
3.125%, due 09/18/28
   

7.3

%

 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
2.500%, due 11/22/27
   

7.1

   
Inter-American Development Bank,
2.375%, due 07/07/27
   

4.6

   
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
2.500%, due 11/25/24
   

4.1

   
International Development Association,
2.750%, due 04/24/23
   

4.0

   
Inter-American Development Bank, GMTN,
2.000%, due 06/02/26
   

4.0

   
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank/The,
2.250%, due 05/16/24
   

3.8

   
IDB Trust Services Ltd.,
3.389%, due 09/26/23
   

3.3

   
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.875%, due 10/27/26
   

3.1

   
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
2.500%, due 07/29/25
   

3.1

   

Total

   

44.4

%

 
Sector allocation   Percentage of
net assets
 

Non-US government obligations

   

98.5

%

 

Short-term investment

   

0.6

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

0.0

 

Total investments

   

99.1

%

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities

   

0.9

   

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

  Amount represents less than 0.05%

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Non-US government obligations: 98.5%

 

Supranationals: 98.5%

 
African Development Bank,
3.000%, due 09/20/23
 

$

100,000

   

$

104,462

   
Series GDIC,
1.875%, due 03/16/20
   

475,000

     

474,005

   
Series GDIF,
1.250%, due 07/26/21
   

325,000

     

321,152

   

2.125%, due 11/16/22

   

100,000

     

100,969

   
Agence Francaise de Developpement
1.625%, due 01/21/201
   

250,000

     

249,161

   
Agence Francaise de Developpement, EMTN
2.750%, due 03/22/211
   

600,000

     

607,610

   

2.750%, due 01/22/221

   

200,000

     

204,088

   
Asian Development Bank, GMTN
2.000%, due 01/22/25
   

75,000

     

75,316

   

2.500%, due 11/02/27

   

100,000

     

103,031

   

2.625%, due 01/12/27

   

100,000

     

104,346

   

2.750%, due 01/19/28

   

340,000

     

357,322

   

3.125%, due 09/26/28

   

400,000

     

434,151

   
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank/The
2.250%, due 05/16/24
   

950,000

     

965,584

   
Corp. Andina de Fomento
2.125%, due 09/27/21
   

125,000

     

123,866

   

4.375%, due 06/15/22

   

300,000

     

315,666

   
Council of Europe Development Bank
1.625%, due 03/16/21
   

750,000

     

746,024

   

2.500%, due 02/27/24

   

300,000

     

307,986

   
European Bank for Reconstruction &
Development, GMTN
1.500%, due 11/02/21
   

100,000

     

99,242

   

2.125%, due 03/07/22

   

300,000

     

302,203

   

2.750%, due 04/26/21

   

300,000

     

304,636

   

2.750%, due 03/07/23

   

300,000

     

309,627

   
European Investment Bank
1.875%, due 02/10/252
   

375,000

     

374,707

   

2.625%, due 03/15/24

   

225,000

     

232,850

   

3.250%, due 01/29/24

   

400,000

     

424,383

   
IDB Trust Services Ltd.
3.389%, due 09/26/231
   

800,000

     

830,088

   
IDB Trust Services Ltd., EMTN
2.393%, due 04/12/221
   

200,000

     

200,094

   
Inter-American Development Bank
2.125%, due 01/15/25
   

375,000

     

379,113

   

2.250%, due 06/18/29

   

700,000

     

705,654

   

2.375%, due 07/07/27

   

1,135,000

     

1,161,675

   

2.625%, due 01/16/24

   

400,000

     

412,424

   

3.000%, due 02/21/24

   

375,000

     

393,752

   

3.125%, due 09/18/28

   

1,700,000

     

1,845,651

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 
Inter-American Development Bank, GMTN
1.750%, due 04/14/22
 

$

100,000

   

$

99,806

   

2.000%, due 06/02/26

   

1,000,000

     

1,000,426

   

2.625%, due 04/19/21

   

150,000

     

151,910

   
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
2.000%, due 01/26/22
   

100,000

     

100,501

   

2.125%, due 07/01/22

   

550,000

     

557,240

   

2.500%, due 03/19/24

   

650,000

     

668,302

   
Series GDIF,
1.375%, due 05/24/21
   

350,000

     

346,685

   

1.875%, due 10/27/26

   

800,000

     

794,207

   

2.500%, due 11/25/24

   

1,000,000

     

1,031,614

   

2.500%, due 07/29/25

   

750,000

     

773,278

   

2.500%, due 11/22/27

   

1,740,000

     

1,799,253

   
International Development Association
2.750%, due 04/24/231
   

975,000

     

1,007,476

   
International Finance Corp., GMTN
1.125%, due 07/20/21
   

250,000

     

246,332

   

2.125%, due 04/07/26

   

575,000

     

580,646

   

2.875%, due 07/31/23

   

100,000

     

103,979

   
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.000%, due 05/02/25
   

700,000

     

704,368

   

2.875%, due 04/03/28

   

275,000

     

292,158

   
Nordic Investment Bank
2.125%, due 02/01/22
   

400,000

     

402,931

   

2.875%, due 07/19/23

   

600,000

     

623,991

   
Total non-US government obligations
(cost $23,836,895)
       

24,855,941

   
    Number of
shares
     

Short-term investment: 0.6%

 

Investment company: 0.6%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $151,259)
   

151,259

     

151,259

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 0.0%

 

Money market fund: 0.0%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $5,138)
   

5,138

     

5,138

   
Total investments: 99.1%
(cost $23,993,292)
       

25,012,338

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities: 0.9%

       

222,940

   

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

25,235,278

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.


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UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Non-US government obligations

 

$

   

$

24,855,941

   

$

   

$

24,855,941

   

Short-term investment

   

     

151,259

     

     

151,259

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

5,138

     

     

5,138

   

Total

 

$

   

$

25,012,338

   

$

   

$

25,012,338

   

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Portfolio footnotes

  Amount represents less than 0.05%.

1  Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

2  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the 12 months ended June 30, 2019, Class A shares of UBS Total Return Bond Fund (the "Fund") returned 7.63% (Class A shares returned 3.61% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 7.95%.For comparison purposes, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index (the "Index") returned 7.87%. (Class P shares have lower expenses than the other share class of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 93; please note that the Fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the redemption of Fund shares, while index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

During the reporting period, we used derivatives for risk management purposes and as a tool to help enhance returns across various strategies. A number of credit derivatives, including credit-default swap index (CDX) options and total return swaps, were used to manage the Fund's credit exposure. For active currency management, we utilized FX forwards. For managing interest rate exposure, we utilized interest rate futures during the reporting period. Derivatives were just one tool, among others, that we used to implement our overall strategy. Looking at the impact of derivatives in isolation is not very meaningful and could potentially be misleading, as often times they are used as a complement or risk mitigate to other existing positions in the portfolio.

Market commentary

The US economy continued to expand during the reporting period. Looking back, the US Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product ("GDP") grew at 3.4% and 2.2% seasonally adjusted annualized rates during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, respectively. GDP growth then bounced back to 3.1% during the first quarter of 2019. Finally, the US Commerce Department's initial estimate for second quarter GDP growth in the US, released after the reporting period ended, was 2.1%.

After raising interest rates four times in 2018, in January 2019 the US Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed"). started to reverse course, saying it would pause from additional rate hikes as it monitored incoming economic data. At its meeting that concluded on March 20, 2019, most Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC")1 members indicated that they did not feel additional rate hikes would be needed in 2019. Finally, after its June 2019 meeting, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, "The case for somewhat more accommodative policy has strengthened" and the market anticipates one or two rate cuts by the end of the year.

The global fixed income market posted solid results during the reporting period. In the US, both short- and long-term Treasury yields declined (bond yields and prices move in the opposite direction). Periods of investor risk aversion, the Fed's monetary policy reversal and modest inflation helped to push yields lower. For the 12 month reporting period as a whole, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury fell from 2.85% to 2.00%. Government bond yields outside the US also generally moved lower, as the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England largely maintained their highly accommodative monetary policies. The overall US bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index,2 returned 7.87% for the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. Returns of riskier fixed income securities were also positive. High yield bonds, as measured by the ICE

1  The Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") is a policy-making body of the Federal Reserve System responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

2  The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged broad based index designed to measure the US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable bond market. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed sectors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

BofAML US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index,3 returned 7.60% during the reporting period. Elsewhere, emerging markets debt, as measured by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global),4 gained 11.32%.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked:

–  Duration management: The Fund's tactical adjustments to duration contributed to returns over the reporting period, as did yield curve positioning. In particular, exposure to long-term US interest rates was beneficial as the yield curve flattened. The Fund also benefited from its exposure to New Zealand, as their yields declined due to slowing growth.

–  Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"): The Fund's allocation to CMBS contributed to performance.

–  Corporate security selection: Issue selection within corporates, particularly in both financials and industrials, was additive for returns.

What didn't work:

–  Mortgage-backed security (MBS) security selection: Issue selection of agency MBS detracted from performance.

–  Select active FX exposure. The Fund occasionally implemented active foreign exchange positions. Long exposure to both the Swedish krona and Norwegian krone detracted from returns over the course of the reporting period.

Market outlook

US Treasury yields have moved sharply lower on concerns over inflation and an expectation that the Fed will cut rates in July 2019 and again over the remainder of the year. US growth indicators are mixed with the economy decelerating. Trade tensions and geopolitical risks are asserting their influence on the macro and investment environment. Market consensus has shifted towards a more protracted negotiation between the US and China, which will weigh on the economic outlook and potentially financial conditions. Globally, central banks have adopted a dovish tone, which is conducive for diversified carry strategies. Carry, as it relates to currency investing, is the profit or loss that can be made from interest rate differentials in two countries.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12 months ended June 30, 2019. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of August 14, 2019. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

Mutual funds are sold by prospectus only. You should read it carefully and consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information contained in the prospectus before investing. Prospectuses for most of our funds can be obtained from your financial advisor, by calling UBS Funds at (800) 647-1568 or by visiting our website at www.ubs.com/am-us.

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

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


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 06/30/19 (unaudited)

 

1 year

 

5 years

  10 years or
Inception1
 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A2

   

7.63

%

   

N/A

     

2.18

%

 

Class P3

   

7.95

     

1.72

%

   

5.59

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A2

   

3.61

%

   

N/A

     

0.78

%

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index4

   

7.87

     

2.95

%

   

2.27

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios as in the October 26, 2018 prospectus(es) were as follows: Class A—1.46% and 0.76%; Class P—1.31% and 0.51%. 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 UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and administrator ("UBS 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 29, 2019, do not exceed 0.75% for Class A shares and 0.50% for Class P shares. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Advisor is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees it waives and expenses it reimburses to the extent such reimbursement can be made during the three fiscal years following the date on which such fee waivers and expense reimbursements were made, provided that the reimbursement of the Advisor by the Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of any applicable expense limit that is in place for the Fund (i) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (ii) at the time of the recoupment. 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, UBS AM (Americas)'s three year recoupment rights will survive.

1  Inception date of A shares of UBS Total Return Bond Fund and the index is September 29, 2016. 10 years fund performance is shown for Class P Shares, and the 10 years index performance of the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is 3.90%. The Fund acquired the assets and liabilities of Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc., a closed-end fund (the "Predecessor Fund"), prior to the opening of business on May 23, 2016 in exchange for the Fund's Class P shares (the "Reorganization"). The Predecessor Fund was also managed by the Advisor, and the day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund and the Predecessor Fund are made by the same portfolio management team. The Funds have generally similar investment objectives and strategies. Therefore, the information shown above reflects the historical performance of the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to the Reorganization. The performance information shown for periods prior to the Reorganization is for the Predecessor Fund and may not be representative of performance of the Fund.

2  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 3.75%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

3  Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.

4  The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged broad based index designed to measure the US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable bond market. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed sectors. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.

A temporary redemption fee of 2% was imposed on sales of Class P shares of the Fund between May 23, and August 22, 2016.

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Illustration of an assumed investment of $10,000 in Class A shares (adjusted for 3.75% maximum sales charge) and $5,000,000 in Class P shares (unaudited)

The following two graphs depicts the performance of UBS Total Return Bond Fund Class A and Class P shares versus the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index from September 29, 2016 for Class A and over 10 years for Class P, both ending June 30, 2019. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption.

UBS Total Return Bond Fund Class A vs. Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of September 29, 2016 = $9,625.

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 3.75%.

UBS Total Return Bond Fund Class P vs. Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P shares as of June 30, 2009 = $5,000,000

Past performance does not predict future performance, and the performance information provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Portfolio statistics—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Top ten holdings

    Percentage of
net assets
 
FNMA,
3.500% due 02/01/48
   

2.6

%

 
GNMA II,
3.500% due 10/20/48
   

1.9

   
FHLMC,
4.000% due 04/01/49
   

1.7

   
GNMA II,
3.000% due 08/20/46
   

1.7

   
US Treasury Notes,
2.250% due 04/30/24
   

1.5

   
FNMA,
3.000% due 08/01/46
   

1.5

   
FNMA,
3.500% due 03/01/48
   

1.4

   
VNDO Mortgage Trust,
4.079% due 12/13/29
   

1.3

   
CHT Mortgage Trust,
5.394% due 11/15/36
   

1.2

   
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust,
1.620% due 08/15/22
   

1.1

   

Total

   

15.9

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

    Percentage of
net assets
 

United States

   

91.7

%

 

United Kingdom

   

2.5

   

Colombia

   

1.2

   

Canada

   

1.1

   

New Zealand

   

0.8

   

Total

   

97.3

%

 

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Industry diversification—June 30, 2019 (unaudited)1

Corporate bonds

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Agriculture

   

0.1

%

 

Auto manufacturers

   

0.2

   

Banks

   

6.6

   

Beverages

   

0.5

   

Biotechnology

   

0.6

   

Chemicals

   

1.9

   

Commercial banks

   

0.3

   

Commercial services

   

0.4

   

Computers

   

0.6

   

Diversified financial services

   

1.8

   

Electric

   

1.3

   

Food

   

0.3

   

Healthcare-products

   

0.5

   

Healthcare-services

   

0.8

   

Insurance

   

1.0

   

Internet

   

0.4

   

IT services

   

0.1

   

Media

   

1.5

   

Mining

   

0.3

   

Miscellaneous manufacturers

   

0.9

   

Oil & gas

   

2.3

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

1.6

   

Pipelines

   

1.7

   

Real estate

   

1.6

   

Real estate investment trust

   

0.5

   

Retail

   

0.2

   

Semiconductors

   

1.0

   

Software

   

1.0

   

Telecommunications

   

1.3

   

Transportation

   

0.4

   

Total corporate bonds

   

31.7

%

 

  Percentage of
net assets
 

Asset-backed securities

   

13.1

%

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

   

15.8

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

26.0

   

Municipal bonds and notes

   

1.0

   

Non-US government obligations

   

2.7

   

U.S. treasury obligations

   

5.3

   

Preferred stock

   

0.3

   

Short-term investment

   

4.6

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

1.5

   

Swaptions purchased

   

0.0

 

Total investments

   

102.0

%

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(2.0

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

  Amount represents less than 0.05%.

1  The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds: 31.7%

 

Belgium: 0.5%

 
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch
InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.900%, due 02/01/46
   

165,000

   

$

183,392

   

Brazil: 0.7%

 
Petrobras Global Finance BV
7.375%, due 01/17/27
   

250,000

     

286,000

   

Canada: 1.1%

 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., GMTN
4.950%, due 06/01/47
   

50,000

     

56,935

   
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
5.400%, due 06/15/47
   

80,000

     

86,511

   
NOVA Chemicals Corp.
5.250%, due 08/01/232
   

210,000

     

212,888

   
Rogers Communications, Inc.
5.000%, due 03/15/44
   

60,000

     

69,214

   

Total Canada corporate bonds

       

425,548

   

Cayman Islands: 0.5%

 
CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.
5.500%, due 01/23/233
   

200,000

     

194,000

   

China: 0.5%

 
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.
8.000%, due 01/27/243
   

200,000

     

216,749

   

Colombia: 0.2%

 
Ecopetrol SA
5.375%, due 06/26/26
   

70,000

     

77,273

   

Hong Kong: 0.5%

 
Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd.
6.750%, due 04/23/233
   

200,000

     

204,125

   

Israel: 0.1%

 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV
3.650%, due 11/10/21
   

57,000

     

54,535

   

Luxembourg: 0.5%

 
INEOS Group Holdings SA
5.625%, due 08/01/242,4
   

200,000

     

204,000

   

Netherlands: 0.2%

 
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.
3.875%, due 06/18/262
   

65,000

     

66,645

   

Peru: 0.3%

 
Southern Copper Corp.
6.750%, due 04/16/40
   

90,000

     

113,203

   

United Kingdom: 2.5%

 
Barclays PLC
4.836%, due 05/09/284
   

200,000

     

204,678

   
HSBC Holdings PLC
3.400%, due 03/08/21
   

260,000

     

263,935

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
4.582%, due 12/10/25
   

200,000

     

208,569

   
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Reynolds American, Inc.
7.250%, due 06/15/37
   

35,000

   

$

43,704

   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
3.875%, due 09/12/23
   

250,000

     

256,406

   

Total United Kingdom corporate bonds

       

977,292

   

United States: 24.1%

 
Abbott Laboratories
3.750%, due 11/30/26
   

45,000

     

48,634

   
AbbVie, Inc.
2.500%, due 05/14/20
   

200,000

     

199,960

   
ADT Security Corp./The
3.500%, due 07/15/22
   

140,000

     

139,650

   
AEP Texas, Inc.,
Series E,
6.650%, due 02/15/33
   

50,000

     

66,389

   
Alabama Power Co.
6.000%, due 03/01/39
   

100,000

     

131,146

   
Apache Corp.
4.375%, due 10/15/284
   

100,000

     

104,451

   
Apple, Inc.
4.650%, due 02/23/46
   

50,000

     

59,237

   
AT&T, Inc.
4.300%, due 02/15/30
   

266,000

     

284,049

   
Bank of America Corp.
6.110%, due 01/29/37
   

125,000

     

159,288

   
Bank of America Corp., MTN
4.200%, due 08/26/24
   

150,000

     

159,474

   
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
4.450%, due 01/15/49
   

50,000

     

56,365

   
Biogen, Inc.
4.050%, due 09/15/25
   

100,000

     

107,206

   

5.200%, due 09/15/454

   

50,000

     

56,145

   
Boston Properties LP, REIT
2.750%, due 10/01/26
   

210,000

     

206,641

   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
3.200%, due 06/15/262
   

150,000

     

155,632

   
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman
Finance Ltd.
3.125%, due 01/15/25
   

30,000

     

29,303

   
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
5.150%, due 09/01/43
   

100,000

     

124,137

   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.500%, due 05/01/262
   

150,000

     

156,982

   
CF Industries, Inc.
3.450%, due 06/01/234
   

150,000

     

150,375

   
Charter Communications Operating LLC/
Charter Communications Operating Capital
3.579%, due 07/23/20
   

150,000

     

151,324

   
Citigroup, Inc.
4.125%, due 07/25/28
   

50,000

     

52,824

   

5.500%, due 09/13/25

   

300,000

     

339,613

   
Comcast Corp.
3.969%, due 11/01/47
   

88,000

     

92,484

   

4.600%, due 10/15/38

   

50,000

     

57,200

   

4.700%, due 10/15/48

   

50,000

     

58,593

   


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United States—(Continued)

 
CVS Health Corp.
4.300%, due 03/25/28
   

120,000

   

$

126,472

   
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
4.420%, due 06/15/212
   

100,000

     

102,985

   
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
4.725%, due 11/15/28
   

100,000

     

112,958

   
Eaton Corp.
2.750%, due 11/02/22
   

190,000

     

192,431

   
Energy Transfer Operating LP
5.500%, due 06/01/27
   

50,000

     

55,869

   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
2.850%, due 04/15/21
   

105,000

     

105,775

   
Exelon Corp.
3.400%, due 04/15/26
   

150,000

     

153,953

   
Fiserv, Inc.
3.200%, due 07/01/26
   

60,000

     

61,200

   
GE Capital International Funding Co.
Unlimited Co.
2.342%, due 11/15/20
   

200,000

     

199,012

   
General Electric Co., Series D,
(fixed, converts to FRN on 01/21/21),
5.000%, due 01/21/214,5
   

99,000

     

94,967

   
General Motors Co.
6.600%, due 04/01/36
   

70,000

     

77,490

   
Georgia Power Co., Series C,
2.000%, due 09/08/20
   

70,000

     

69,593

   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
3.650%, due 03/01/26
   

75,000

     

79,328

   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The
5.150%, due 05/22/45
   

30,000

     

34,284

   

5.750%, due 01/24/22

   

305,000

     

329,478

   
Home Depot, Inc./The
2.125%, due 09/15/26
   

100,000

     

97,823

   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
2.650%, due 11/15/26
   

80,000

     

80,790

   
International Lease Finance Corp.
5.875%, due 08/15/22
   

120,000

     

130,675

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series I,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.470%,
6.053%, due 07/30/195,6
   

143,000

     

142,687

   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
5.550%, due 06/01/45
   

40,000

     

46,253

   

6.500%, due 09/15/20

   

100,000

     

104,791

   
Kroger Co./The
6.900%, due 04/15/38
   

25,000

     

31,651

   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
4.250%, due 06/15/232
   

45,000

     

47,553

   

4.569%, due 02/01/292

   

155,000

     

170,283

   
Life Technologies Corp.
6.000%, due 03/01/20
   

135,000

     

137,849

   
LYB International Finance BV
4.875%, due 03/15/44
   

50,000

     

53,260

   
Marathon Oil Corp.
4.400%, due 07/15/27
   

75,000

     

79,639

   
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Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.750%, due 09/15/44
   

70,000

   

$

72,126

   
MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, due 12/15/36
   

35,000

     

40,019

   
Microsoft Corp.
2.375%, due 02/12/22
   

250,000

     

252,599

   

4.450%, due 11/03/45

   

60,000

     

71,872

   
Morgan Stanley
4.875%, due 11/01/22
   

350,000

     

374,666

   
Morgan Stanley, GMTN
4.350%, due 09/08/26
   

140,000

     

150,066

   
MPLX LP
4.875%, due 06/01/25
   

70,000

     

76,037

   
Nabors Industries, Inc.
4.625%, due 09/15/21
   

150,000

     

146,250

   
NCR Corp.
5.000%, due 07/15/22
   

40,000

     

40,338

   
Netflix, Inc.
5.500%, due 02/15/22
   

140,000

     

147,175

   
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
3.750%, due 04/01/45
   

50,000

     

52,100

   
Prudential Financial, Inc., MTN
6.625%, due 06/21/40
   

50,000

     

70,086

   
QUALCOMM, Inc.
3.250%, due 05/20/27
   

60,000

     

61,179

   
Quicken Loans, Inc.
5.750%, due 05/01/252
   

260,000

     

267,717

   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
7.875%, due 03/15/21
   

36,000

     

36,720

   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.000%, due 03/15/27
   

200,000

     

219,205

   
Seagate HDD Cayman
5.750%, due 12/01/34
   

80,000

     

78,602

   
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
2.400%, due 09/23/21
   

100,000

     

99,792

   
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
3.350%, due 02/01/222
   

80,000

     

79,777

   
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
5.400%, due 10/01/47
   

50,000

     

53,118

   
Synchrony Financial
4.500%, due 07/23/25
   

90,000

     

94,433

   
Teachers Insurance & Annuity
Association of America
4.270%, due 05/15/472
   

60,000

     

64,891

   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.625%, due 07/15/24
   

200,000

     

202,500

   
Texas Instruments, Inc.
1.850%, due 05/15/22
   

220,000

     

218,553

   
Union Pacific Corp.
4.050%, due 11/15/45
   

40,000

     

41,705

   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
4.625%, due 07/15/35
   

100,000

     

114,949

   
Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.250%, due 03/16/37
   

140,000

     

167,315

   


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Corporate bonds—(Concluded)

 

United States—(Concluded)

 
Walt Disney Co./The
7.750%, due 12/01/452
   

50,000

   

$

83,542

   
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/17/26),
3.196%, due 06/17/27
   

70,000

     

71,326

   

Total United States corporate bonds

       

9,514,809

   
Total corporate bonds
(cost $12,076,331)
       

12,517,571

   

Asset-backed securities: 13.1%

 

United States: 13.1%

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-1, Class B,
3.160%, due 11/10/212
   

97,840

     

97,901

   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-1, Class D,
3.820%, due 03/18/24
   

100,000

     

102,824

   
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust,
Series 2016-2, Class B,
2.110%, due 03/22/21
   

160,000

     

159,646

   
Series 2015-4, Class D,
3.620%, due 05/20/21
   

125,000

     

125,501

   
CPS Auto Trust,
Series 2018-C, Class D,
4.400%, due 06/17/242
   

150,000

     

155,068

   
Dell Equipment Finance Trust,
Series 2018-1, Class D,
3.850%, due 06/24/242
   

120,000

     

122,082

   
Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2017-2, Class C,
2.750%, due 09/15/23
   

56,184

     

56,218

   
Series 2018-1, Class D,
3.810%, due 05/15/24
   

225,000

     

228,949

   
Series 2017-1, Class D,
3.840%, due 03/15/23
   

75,000

     

75,902

   
Series 2018-4, Class D,
4.090%, due 01/15/26
   

150,000

     

154,098

   
Series 2018-2, Class D,
4.140%, due 08/15/24
   

200,000

     

204,809

   
Series 2018-3, Class D,
4.300%, due 09/16/24
   

300,000

     

308,995

   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2016-3A, Class B,
2.840%, due 08/16/212
   

140,786

     

140,831

   
Series 2018-1A, Class D,
3.530%, due 11/15/232
   

100,000

     

101,769

   
Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Series 2016-4, Class B,
2.410%, due 10/15/212
   

323,587

     

323,311

   
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust,
Series 2016-2, Class A4,
1.620%, due 08/15/22
   

440,000

     

439,574

   
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Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2015-C, Class B,
2.150%, due 11/15/21
   

100,000

   

$

99,904

   
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-1A, Class C,
3.850%, due 10/14/252
   

300,000

     

306,779

   
PSNH Funding LLC,
Series 2018-1, Class A3,
3.814%, due 02/01/35
   

175,000

     

188,853

   
Santander Drive Auto Receivables
TrustSantander Drive Auto Receivables
TrustSantander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2017-3, Class D,
3.200%, due 11/15/23
   

225,000

     

227,338

   
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2017-2, Class D,
3.490%, due 07/17/23
   

100,000

     

101,088

   
Series 2018-4, Class D,
3.980%, due 12/15/25
   

225,000

     

232,412

   
Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust,
Series 2018-2, Class A2,
3.350%, due 04/26/272
   

175,000

     

176,739

   
Series 2017-6, Class B,
3.520%, due 11/25/262
   

225,000

     

229,438

   
Series 2018-1, Class B,
3.650%, due 02/25/272
   

100,000

     

102,349

   
Series 2018-2, Class B,
3.790%, due 04/26/272
   

125,000

     

128,005

   
Series 2018-3, Class B,
4.020%, due 08/25/272
   

125,000

     

129,679

   
Tesla Auto Lease Trust,
Series 2018-B, Class A,
3.710%, due 08/20/212
   

171,673

     

174,224

   
World Financial Network Credit Card
Master Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A,
2.030%, due 04/15/25
   

275,000

     

274,066

   
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $5,077,379)
       

5,168,352

   

Commercial mortgage-backed securities: 15.8%

 

United States: 15.8%

 
Ashford Hospitality Trust,
Series 2018-ASHF, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%,
4.494%, due 04/15/352,6
   

100,000

     

100,406

   
BANK,
Series 2017-BNK7, Class C,
4.191%, due 09/15/607
   

100,000

     

103,842

   
Series 2018-BN14, Class E,
3.000%, due 09/15/602,7
   

250,000

     

205,816

   
BBCMS Trust,
Series 2015-SRCH, Class B,
4.498%, due 08/10/352
   

135,000

     

147,805

   


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Commercial mortgage-backed securities—(Concluded)

 

United States—(Concluded)

 
BENCHMARK Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-B4, Class D,
2.965%, due 07/15/512,7
   

100,000

   

$

88,541

   
Series 2019-B10, Class C,
3.750%, due 03/15/62
   

200,000

     

203,443

   
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Trust,
Series 2017-VICI, Class E,
4.499%, due 10/15/342,7
   

100,000

     

103,190

   
CHT Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-CSMO, Class E,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%,
5.394%, due 11/15/362,6
   

475,000

     

476,184

   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2015-GC33, Class A4,
3.778%, due 09/10/58
   

143,000

     

152,591

   
Series 2017-P8, Class D,
3.000%, due 09/15/502
   

300,000

     

249,901

   
COMM Mortgage Trust,
Series 2015-CR24, Class D,
3.463%, due 08/10/487
   

150,000

     

137,759

   
Series 2017-COR2, Class C,
4.714%, due 09/10/507
   

200,000

     

211,402

   
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-C8, Class D,
4.470%, due 06/15/502
   

141,000

     

134,096

   
FREMF Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-K64, Class B,
4.117%, due 05/25/502,7
   

50,000

     

52,287

   
Series 2017-K724, Class B,
3.599%, due 11/25/232,7
   

265,000

     

269,575

   
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2017-SLP, Class E,
4.744%, due 10/10/322,7
   

225,000

     

224,145

   
Hilton USA Trust,
Series 2016-SFP, Class E,
5.519%, due 11/05/352
   

125,000

     

126,640

   
Invitation Homes Trust,
Series 2018-SFR1, Class C,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%,
3.644%, due 03/17/37 2,6
   

100,000

     

99,471

   
Series 2018-SFR2, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%,
3.844%, due 06/17/37 2,6
   

150,000

     

148,772

   
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Series 2012-C6, Class D,
5.320%, due 05/15/457
   

150,000

     

152,065

   
Series 2018-ASH8, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%,
4.444%, due 02/15/35 2,6
   

100,000

     

100,280

   
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2014-C26, Class AS,
3.800%, due 01/15/48
   

200,000

     

210,327

   
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Series 2015-C29, Class D,
3.793%, due 05/15/487
   

100,000

   

$

83,962

   
Series 2015-C30, Class A5,
3.822%, due 07/15/48
   

170,000

     

181,580

   
Series 2016-C2, Class D,
3.553%, due 06/15/492,7
   

175,000

     

156,143

   
Morgan Stanley Bank of America
Merrill Lynch Trust,
Series 2015-C24, Class A4,
3.732%, due 05/15/48
   

100,000

     

106,587

   
Series 2015-C24, Class AS,
4.036%, due 05/15/487
   

75,000

     

79,732

   
Series 2016-C32, Class AS,
3.994%, due 12/15/497
   

273,000

     

290,522

   
Series 2017-C34, Class C,
4.325%, due 11/15/527
   

100,000

     

103,909

   
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.,
Series 2017-HR2, Class C,
4.367%, due 12/15/507
   

175,000

     

185,145

   
Series 2017-HR2, Class D,
2.730%, due 12/15/50
   

100,000

     

88,840

   
RETL,
Series 2019-RVP, Class C,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%,
4.494%, due 03/15/362,6
   

200,000

     

200,749

   
Rosslyn Portfolio Trust,
Series 2017-ROSS, Class E,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%,
5.394%, due 06/15/332,6
   

275,000

     

272,654

   
Starwood Retail Property Trust,
Series 2014-STAR, Class C,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%,
4.894%, due 11/15/272,6
   

125,000

     

123,808

   
VNDO Mortgage Trust,
Series 2013-PENN, Class D,
4.079%, due 12/13/292,7
   

500,000

     

503,867

   
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-C44, Class C,
4.997%, due 05/15/517
   

150,000

     

160,628

   
Total commercial mortgage-backed securities
(cost $6,058,467)
       

6,236,664

   

Mortgage-backed securities: 26.0%

 

United States: 26.0%

 
FHLMC
3.500%, due 03/01/49
   

218,922

     

224,220

   

4.000%, due 01/01/46

   

113,403

     

119,498

   

4.000%, due 08/01/47

   

183,789

     

191,730

   

4.000%, due 10/01/47

   

95,485

     

99,476

   

4.000%, due 03/01/49

   

95,685

     

98,907

   

4.000%, due 04/01/49

   

657,667

     

681,529

   

4.500%, due 04/01/46

   

106,144

     

113,985

   

4.500%, due 03/01/49

   

259,785

     

271,525

   

4.500%, due 04/01/49

   

48,140

     

50,382

   


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Mortgage-backed securities—(Concluded)

 

United States—(Concluded)

 
FNMA
2.500%, due 07/01/34
   

200,000

   

$

201,409

   

3.000%, due 07/01/34

   

300,000

     

305,985

   

3.000%, due 02/01/43

   

69,275

     

70,650

   

3.000%, due 05/01/43

   

81,041

     

82,599

   

3.000%, due 07/01/43

   

108,223

     

110,092

   

3.000%, due 09/01/43

   

146,901

     

150,088

   

3.000%, due 05/01/46

   

160,689

     

162,764

   

3.000%, due 08/01/46

   

574,706

     

582,066

   

3.500%, due 04/01/32

   

92,610

     

96,872

   

3.500%, due 11/01/33

   

44,765

     

46,256

   

3.500%, due 06/01/45

   

121,366

     

126,341

   

3.500%, due 11/01/47

   

375,377

     

386,558

   

3.500%, due 02/01/48

   

991,042

     

1,018,182

   

3.500%, due 03/01/48

   

548,741

     

562,145

   

3.500%, due 02/01/49

   

48,153

     

49,276

   

3.500%, due 06/01/49

   

124,482

     

127,398

   

4.000%, due 09/01/40

   

138,393

     

145,923

   

4.000%, due 03/01/41

   

41,974

     

44,256

   

4.000%, due 12/01/43

   

184,010

     

195,911

   

4.000%, due 06/01/47

   

367,684

     

383,559

   

4.000%, due 05/01/48

   

22,213

     

23,077

   

4.000%, due 10/01/48

   

114,145

     

117,921

   

4.500%, due 02/01/44

   

25,388

     

27,534

   

4.500%, due 04/01/44

   

121,851

     

132,280

   

4.500%, due 12/01/44

   

26,036

     

27,811

   

4.500%, due 02/01/45

   

44,489

     

47,593

   

4.500%, due 06/01/46

   

168,919

     

183,883

   

4.500%, due 08/01/46

   

23,718

     

25,592

   

4.500%, due 05/01/47

   

81,642

     

86,724

   

5.500%, due 03/01/33

   

32,921

     

36,330

   

5.500%, due 09/01/34

   

137,121

     

151,278

   

5.500%, due 11/01/34

   

30,298

     

33,614

   

6.000%, due 11/01/28

   

36,917

     

41,149

   
FNMA TBA
2.500%
   

300,000

     

301,945

   
3.000%    

100,000

     

100,807

   
4.000%    

425,000

     

439,153

   
GNMA
6.500%, due 05/15/29
   

9,294

     

10,576

   
GNMA II
3.000%, due 09/20/44
   

81,403

     

83,456

   

3.000%, due 08/20/46

   

660,629

     

675,940

   

3.500%, due 10/20/48

   

719,898

     

743,716

   

3.500%, due 03/20/49

   

124,056

     

128,161

   

4.000%, due 06/20/44

   

14,063

     

14,827

   

4.000%, due 09/20/44

   

53,274

     

56,173

   

4.000%, due 05/20/45

   

13,638

     

14,379

   

5.000%, due 08/20/48

   

38,910

     

40,714

   
Total Mortgage-backed securities
(cost $10,060,625)
       

10,244,215

   
    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Municipal bonds and notes: 1.0%

 

California: 1.0%

 
State of California, GO Bonds
7.300%, due 10/01/39
(cost $366,310)
   

250,000

   

$

375,788

   

Non-US government obligations: 2.7%

 

Colombia: 1.0%

 
Republic of Colombia
8.125%, due 05/21/24
   

305,000

     

376,008

   

Indonesia: 0.3%

 
Republic of Indonesia
6.625%, due 02/17/372
   

100,000

     

130,187

   

New Zealand: 0.8%

 
New Zealand Government Bond,
Series 0935,
2.500%, due 09/20/353
 

NZD

343,330

     

307,836

   

Turkey: 0.2%

 
Republic of Turkey
6.875%, due 03/17/36
   

100,000

     

96,000

   

Uruguay: 0.4%

 
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
7.625%, due 03/21/36
   

100,000

     

142,500

   
Total non-US government obligations
(cost $983,119)
       

1,052,531

   

U.S. treasury obligations: 5.3%

 
US Treasury Bond
3.375%, due 11/15/48
   

280,000

     

329,131

   
US Treasury Inflation Index Notes (TIPS)
0.500%, due 04/15/24
   

415,355

     

420,540

   

0.875%, due 01/15/29

   

409,811

     

431,411

   
US Treasury Notes
2.250%, due 04/30/24
   

570,000

     

582,669

   

2.375%, due 05/15/29

   

200,000

     

206,562

   

2.500%, due 02/28/26

   

120,000

     

124,739

   
Total U.S. treasury obligations
(cost $2,068,224)
       

2,095,052

   
    Number of
shares
     

Preferred stock: 0.3%

 

United States: 0.3%

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Series P,
5.450%, due 09/01/194,5
(cost $102,000)
   

4,000

     

103,560

   

Short-term investment: 4.6%

 

Investment company: 4.6%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
(cost $1,815,339)
   

1,815,339

     

1,815,339

   


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Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 1.5%

 

Money market fund: 1.5%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio
(cost $596,493)
   

596,493

   

$

596,493

   
    Number of
contracts
  Notional
amount
 

Value

 

Swaptions purchased: 0.0%

 

Put swaptions: 0.0%

 
CDX North American
Investment Grade 32
Index, strike @ 0.625%,
expires 07/17/19
(Counterparty: JPMCB)
(cost $5,480)
   

4,000,000

   

USD

4,000,000

   

$

980

   
Total investments: 102.0%
(cost $39,209,767)
           

40,206,545

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.0)%

           

(769,213

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

         

$

39,437,332

   

For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms, counterparty acronyms and currency abbreviations that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 105.

Swaptions written

Notional
amount
(000)
  Number
of
contracts
 

Put swaptions

 

Counterparty

  Pay/receive
floating
rate
  Expiration
date
  Premiums
received
  Current
value
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

USD

4,000

     

4,000,000

    CDX North American Investment
Grade 32 Index, strike @
0.850%, terminating 06/20/24
 

JPMCB

 

Pay

 

08/21/19

 

$

2,160

   

$

(53,313

)

 

$

(51,153

)

 

Futures contracts

Number of
contracts
 

Currency

 

  Expiration
date
  Current
notional
amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

US Treasury futures buy contracts:

     
 

13

   

USD

     

Ultra Long US Treasury Bond Futures

 

September 2019

 

$

2,186,356

   

$

2,308,313

   

$

121,957

   
 

7

   

USD

     

US Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

891,463

     

895,781

     

4,318

   
 

9

   

USD

     

US Treasury Note 2 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

1,933,888

     

1,936,617

     

2,729

   
 

35

   

USD

     

US Treasury Note 5 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

4,112,942

     

4,135,469

     

22,527

   
 

9

   

USD

     

US Ultra Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

September 2019

   

1,209,263

     

1,243,125

     

33,862

   

Total

             

$

10,333,912

   

$

10,519,305

   

$

185,393

   

Interest rate futures sell contracts:

     
 

18

   

AUD

     

Australian Bond 3 Year Futures

 

September 2019

 

$

(1,447,140

)

 

$

(1,453,214

)

 

$

(6,074

)

 
 

3

   

EUR

     

German Euro Bund Futures

 

September 2019

   

(583,139

)

   

(589,268

)

   

(6,129

)

 
 

5

   

GBP

     

United Kingdom Long Gilt Bond Futures

 

September 2019

   

(820,959

)

   

(827,372

)

   

(6,413

)

 

Total

             

$

(2,851,238

)

 

$

(2,869,854

)

 

$

(18,616

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

                     

$

166,777

   


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

OTC credit default swap agreements on corporate issues—buy protection8

Counterparty

  Referenced
obligations
  Notional
amount
(000)
  Maturity
dates
  Payments
made by the
Portfolio9
  Upfront
payments
made
 

Value

  Unrealized
depreciation
 
BB
  
  United Mexican States bond,
4.150%, due 03/28/27
 

USD

400

   

12/20/23

   

1.000

%

 

$

(8,138

)

 

$

(69

)

 

$

(8,207

)

 
BB
  
  United Mexican States bond,
4.150%, due 03/28/27
 

USD

200

   

12/20/23

   

1.000

     

(4,975

)

   

(34

)

   

(5,009

)

 
GS
  
  United Mexican States bond,
4.150%, due 03/28/27
 

USD

200

   

12/20/23

   

1.000

     

(5,017

)

   

(34

)

   

(5,051

)

 

Total

                 

$

(18,130

)

 

$

(137

)

 

$

(18,267

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
depreciation
 

CITI

 

NZD

620,000

   

USD

404,434

   

09/17/19

 

$

(12,683

)

 

MSCI

 

EUR

55,000

   

USD

62,139

   

09/17/19

   

(779

)

 

MSCI

 

GBP

20,000

   

USD

25,269

   

09/17/19

   

(217

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(13,679

)

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Assets

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

   

$

12,517,571

   

$

   

$

12,517,571

   

Asset-backed securities

   

     

5,168,352

     

     

5,168,352

   

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

   

     

6,236,664

     

     

6,236,664

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

     

10,244,215

     

     

10,244,215

   

Municipal bonds and notes

   

     

375,788

     

     

375,788

   

Non-US government obligations

   

     

1,052,531

     

     

1,052,531

   

U.S. treasury obligations

   

     

2,095,052

     

     

2,095,052

   

Preferred stock

   

103,560

     

     

     

103,560

   

Short-term investment

   

     

1,815,339

     

     

1,815,339

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

596,493

     

     

596,493

   

Swaptions purchased

   

     

980

     

     

980

   

Futures contracts

   

185,393

     

     

     

185,393

   

Total

 

$

288,953

   

$

40,102,985

   

$

   

$

40,391,938

   


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

June 30, 2019

Fair valuation summary—(Concluded)

Description

  Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
  Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Liabilities

 

Swaptions written

 

$

   

$

(53,313

)

 

$

   

$

(53,313

)

 

Futures contracts

   

(18,616

)

   

     

     

(18,616

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

(137

)

   

     

(137

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(13,679

)

   

     

(13,679

)

 

Total

 

$

(18,616

)

 

$

(67,129

)

 

$

   

$

(85,745

)

 

At June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Portfolio footnotes

  Amount represents less than 0.05%.

1  In US dollars unless otherwise indicated.

2  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $7,715,587, represented 19.6% of the Fund's net assets at period end

3  Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

4  Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.

5  Perpetual investment. Date shown reflects the next call date.

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

7  Variable or floating rate security for which the interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

8  If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising 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 or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation.

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

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

June 30, 2019

Portfolio acronyms

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal

CDO  Collateralized Debt Obligation

COP  Certificate of Participation

CVA  Dutch Certification—Depository Certificate

DAC  Designated Activity Company

EMTN  Euro Medium Term Note

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund

EURIBOR  Euro Interbank Offered Rate

FHLMC  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA  Federal National Mortgage Association

FRN  Floating Rate Note

GDR  Global Depository Receipt

GMTN  Global Medium Term Note

GNMA  Government National Mortgage Association

GO  General Obligation

LIBOR  London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN   Medium Term Note

NVDR  Non-Voting Depository Receipt

OAT  Obligation Assimilables du Trésor (French Government Bonds)

PJSC  Private Joint Stock Company

REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust

TIPS  Treasury inflation protected securities

Counterparty abbreviations

BB  Barclays Bank PLC

BOA  Bank of America NA

CITI  Citibank NA

GS  Goldman Sachs

GSI  Goldman Sachs International

HSBC  HSBC Bank PLC

JPMCB  JPMorgan Chase Bank

MSCI  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

SSC  State Street Bank and Trust Co.

Currency abbreviations

AUD  Australian Dollar

BRL  Brazilian Real

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

CNY  Chinese Yuan

COP  Colombian Peso

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

INR  Indian Rupee

JPY  Japanese Yen

KRW  Korean Won

MXN  Mexican Peso

MYR  Malaysian Ringgit

NOK  Norwegian Krone

NZD  New Zealand Dollar

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

THB  Thai Baht

TWD  Taiwan Dollar

USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
105



The UBS Funds

June 30, 2019 (unaudited)

Explanation of expense disclosure

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, January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 (unless otherwise noted).

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.


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The UBS Funds

June 30, 2019 (unaudited)

        Beginning
account value
January 1, 2019
  Ending
account value
June 30, 2019
  Expenses paid
during period*
01/01/19 to 06/30/19
  Expense
ratio during
the period
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,046.10

   

$

6.85

     

1.35

%

 
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.10

     

6.76

     

1.35

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,048.20

     

5.59

     

1.10

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,019.34

     

5.51

     

1.10

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,118.40

     

6.30

     

1.20

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.84

     

6.01

     

1.20

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,120.10

     

4.99

     

0.95

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.08

     

4.76

     

0.95

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

 

Class P1

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,040.40

     

4.82

     

1.15

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,015.82

     

4.76

     

1.15

   

Class P2

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,148.00

     

2.66

     

0.50

   

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,022.32

     

2.51

     

0.50

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,162.20

     

4.56

     

0.85

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.58

     

4.28

     

0.85

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,144.00

     

6.64

     

1.25

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.60

     

6.26

     

1.25

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,144.80

     

5.32

     

1.00

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,019.84

     

5.01

     

1.00

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,281.80

     

7.02

     

1.24

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.65

     

6.21

     

1.24

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,283.50

     

5.61

     

0.99

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,019.89

     

4.96

     

0.99

   

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

1  The class commenced operations on February 1, 2019. Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 150 divided by 365 (to reflect the actual days in the period for the actual example) and 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period for the hypothetical example).


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The UBS Funds

June 30, 2019 (unaudited)

        Beginning
account value
January 1, 2019
  Ending
account value
June 30, 2019
  Expenses paid
during period*
01/01/19 to 06/30/19
  Expense
ratio during
the period
 

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,232.60

   

$

5.26

     

0.95

%

 
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.08

     

4.76

     

0.95

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,234.20

     

3.88

     

0.70

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,021.32

     

3.51

     

0.70

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,054.00

     

3.31

     

0.65

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,021.57

     

3.26

     

0.65

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,056.40

     

2.04

     

0.40

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,022.81

     

2.01

     

0.40

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,055.00

     

1.27

     

0.25

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,023.55

     

1.25

     

0.25

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,071.80

     

3.85

     

0.75

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,021.08

     

3.76

     

0.75

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,073.10

     

2.57

     

0.50

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,022.32

     

2.51

     

0.50

   

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2019

    UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS
Global
Allocation Fund
  UBS
Emerging
Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
 

Assets

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

54,110,837

   

$

241,341,177

   

$

215,249,362

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

22,358,890

     

   

Foreign currency

   

2,437,940

     

1,982,977

     

905,521

   
   

$

56,548,777

   

$

265,683,044

   

$

216,154,883

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

46,738,068

   

$

254,487,525

   

$

220,918,589

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

20,816,127

     

   

Foreign currency

   

2,439,710

     

1,987,303

     

906,214

   

Cash

   

3,900

     

     

   

Cash collateral on futures

   

1,153,998

     

4,194,692

     

   

Cash collateral on swap agreements

   

152,186

     

2,459,851

     

   

Due from broker

   

1,215,868

     

     

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

248,932

     

137,236

     

97,899

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

6,919

     

451

     

4,189,634

   

Receivable for dividends and interest

   

247,494

     

343,730

     

1,282,579

   

Receivable for foreign tax reclaims

   

328

     

137,866

     

375

   

Receivable from affiliate

   

10,702

     

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

483,738

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements

   

3,238

     

1,034,993

     

   

OTC swap agreements, at value2

   

625

     

     

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

475,126

     

328,988

     

   

Deferred offering cost

   

     

     

   

Other assets

   

21,126

     

33,654

     

30,339

   

Total assets

   

52,718,220

     

286,446,154

     

227,425,629

   

Liabilities

 

Due to broker

   

     

433,238

     

   

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

2,479,035

     

16,152,725

     

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

3,900

     

196,324

     

836,652

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

173,357

     

1,330,953

     

607,748

   

Payable to affiliate

   

     

24,257

     

152,634

   

Payable to Trustees

   

9,043

     

20,046

     

14,622

   

Payable to custodian

   

41,781

     

201,398

     

73,531

   

Payable for foreign withholding taxes and foreign capital gains taxes

   

     

7,295

     

196,906

   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

34,664

     

     

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

320,640

     

543,308

     

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

273,695

     

326,858

     

137,638

   

Total liabilities

   

3,336,115

     

19,236,402

     

2,019,731

   

Net assets

 

$

49,382,105

   

$

267,209,752

   

$

225,405,898

   

1  Includes $2,427,584; $18,262,927; $0; $880,093 and $3,495,756, respectively, of investments in securities on loan, at value plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.

2  Net upfront payments received by UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund were $1,047.


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The UBS Funds

    UBS
Engage For
Impact Fund
  UBS
International
Sustainable
Equity Fund
 

Assets

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

16,005,598

   

$

150,964,447

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Foreign currency

   

85,709

     

2,605,178

   
   

$

16,091,307

   

$

153,569,625

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

16,586,968

   

$

155,880,094

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Foreign currency

   

86,181

     

2,604,864

   

Cash

   

     

   

Cash collateral on futures

   

     

   

Cash collateral on swap agreements

   

     

   

Due from broker

   

     

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

     

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

51,310

     

436,917

   

Receivable for dividends and interest

   

23,615

     

289,018

   

Receivable for foreign tax reclaims

   

5,100

     

197,044

   

Receivable from affiliate

   

38,583

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements

   

     

   

OTC swap agreements, at value2

   

     

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

   

Deferred offering cost

   

40,342

     

   

Other assets

   

7,220

     

27,986

   

Total assets

   

16,839,319

     

159,435,923

   

Liabilities

 

Due to broker

   

     

   

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

389,351

     

970,516

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

422,753

     

1,550,644

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

4,145

     

152,197

   

Payable to affiliate

   

     

96,848

   

Payable to Trustees

   

6,771

     

13,564

   

Payable to custodian

   

13,523

     

47,544

   

Payable for foreign withholding taxes and foreign capital gains taxes

   

2,360

     

61,386

   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

82,687

     

158,865

   

Total liabilities

   

921,590

     

3,051,564

   

Net assets

 

$

15,917,729

   

$

156,384,359

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2019
(continued)

    UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS
Global
Allocation Fund
  UBS
Emerging
Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

91,666,203

   

$

238,337,756

   

$

222,861,377

   

Distributable earnings (losses)

   

(42,284,098

)

   

28,871,996

     

2,544,521

   

Net assets

 

$

49,382,105

   

$

267,209,752

   

$

225,405,898

   

Class A:

 

Net assets

 

$

30,024,976

   

$

209,407,305

   

$

   

Shares outstanding

   

4,719,115

     

16,667,373

     

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

6.36

   

$

12.56

   

$

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

6.73

   

$

13.29

   

$

   

Class P:

 

Net assets

 

$

19,357,129

   

$

57,802,447

   

$

38,464,569

   

Shares outstanding

   

2,970,906

     

4,492,142

     

4,145,207

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share

 

$

6.52

   

$

12.87

   

$

9.28

   

Class P2:

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

   

$

186,941,329

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

     

20,077,242

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share3

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.31

   

3  Assumes shares were held a sufficient period or are otherwise not subject to a redemption fee.


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The UBS Funds

    UBS
Engage For
Impact Fund
  UBS
International
Sustainable
Equity Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

14,933,815

   

$

153,699,126

   

Distributable earnings (losses)

   

983,914

     

2,685,233

   

Net assets

 

$

15,917,729

   

$

156,384,359

   

Class A:

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

9,768,507

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

975,698

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

   

$

10.01

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

   

$

10.59

   

Class P:

 

Net assets

 

$

15,917,729

   

$

146,615,852

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,471,844

     

14,597,095

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share

 

$

10.81

   

$

10.04

   

Class P2:

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share3

 

$

   

$

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2019
(continued)

    UBS
U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
  UBS
U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund
  UBS
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Assets

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

106,320,929

   

$

31,149,753

   

$

99,843,767

   

Foreign currency

   

     

     

   

 

$

106,320,929

   

$

31,149,753

   

$

99,843,767

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

134,278,103

   

$

32,188,731

   

$

103,757,409

   

Foreign currency

   

     

     

   

Cash

   

     

     

300,347

   

Cash collateral on futures

   

     

     

   

Due from broker

   

     

     

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

1,011,702

     

340,485

     

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

75,800

     

137

     

14,704

   

Receivable for dividends and interest

   

85,322

     

35,654

     

1,013,694

   

Receivable from affiliate

   

     

10,227

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements

   

     

     

   

Deferred offering cost

   

     

     

   

Other assets

   

23,038

     

20,567

     

22,574

   

Total assets

   

135,473,965

     

32,595,801

     

105,108,728

   

Liabilities

 

Options and swaptions written, at value (premiums received $0; $0; $0; $0 and $2,160, respectively)

   

     

     

   

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

11,278,586

     

1,211,056

     

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

1,319,411

     

766,487

     

2,696,851

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

30,363

     

258,595

     

201,296

   

Payable to affiliate

   

41,684

     

     

10,441

   

Payable to Trustees

   

11,970

     

5,579

     

11,162

   

Payable to custodian

   

18,594

     

8,021

     

7,465

   

OTC swap agreements, at value2

   

     

     

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

174,313

     

126,442

     

164,001

   

Total liabilities

   

12,874,921

     

2,376,180

     

3,091,216

   

Net assets

 

$

122,599,044

   

$

30,219,621

   

$

102,017,512

   

1  Includes $28,465,027; $2,273,083; $0; $5,035 and $848,490, respectively, of investments in securities on loan, at value plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.

2  Net upfront payments made by UBS Total Return Bond Fund were $18,130.


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The UBS Funds

    UBS
Sustainable
Development Bank
Bond Fund
  UBS
Total Return
Bond Fund
 

Assets

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

23,993,292

   

$

39,209,767

   

Foreign currency

   

     

202,095

   

 

$

23,993,292

   

$

39,411,862

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

25,012,338

   

$

40,206,545

   

Foreign currency

   

     

207,306

   

Cash

   

     

195,660

   

Cash collateral on futures

   

     

119,179

   

Due from broker

   

     

205,404

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

636,628

     

5,609,590

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

29,327

     

20,000

   

Receivable for dividends and interest

   

153,854

     

228,700

   

Receivable from affiliate

   

57,240

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

166,884

   

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements

   

     

3,392

   

Deferred offering cost

   

46,980

     

   

Other assets

   

9,103

     

24,787

   

Total assets

   

25,945,470

     

46,987,447

   

Liabilities

 

Options and swaptions written, at value (premiums received $0; $0; $0; $0 and $2,160, respectively)

   

     

53,313

   

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

5,138

     

596,493

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

608,343

     

6,634,003

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

5,712

     

49,415

   

Payable to affiliate

   

     

14,810

   

Payable to Trustees

   

7,237

     

8,101

   

Payable to custodian

   

2,616

     

20,839

   

OTC swap agreements, at value2

   

     

137

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

13,679

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

81,146

     

159,325

   

Total liabilities

   

710,192

     

7,550,115

   

Net assets

 

$

25,235,278

   

$

39,437,332

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2019
(concluded)

    UBS
U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
  UBS
U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund
  UBS
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

90,072,977

   

$

27,793,424

   

$

99,105,199

   

Distributable earnings (losses)

   

32,526,067

     

2,426,197

     

2,912,313

   

Net assets

 

$

122,599,044

   

$

30,219,621

   

$

102,017,512

   

Class A:

 

Net assets

 

$

26,114,365

   

$

12,009,940

   

$

12,795,986

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,339,988

     

328,904

     

1,206,761

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

19.49

   

$

36.51

   

$

10.60

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

20.62

   

$

38.63

   

$

10.84

   

Class P:

 

Net assets

 

$

96,484,679

   

$

18,209,681

   

$

89,221,526

   

Shares outstanding

   

4,418,745

     

496,484

     

8,420,411

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share

 

$

21.84

   

$

36.68

   

$

10.60

   


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The UBS Funds

    UBS
Sustainable
Development Bank
Bond Fund
  UBS
Total Return
Bond Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

24,144,329

   

$

42,116,497

   

Distributable earnings (losses)

   

1,090,949

     

(2,679,165

)

 

Net assets

 

$

25,235,278

   

$

39,437,332

   

Class A:

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

488,055

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

32,348

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

   

$

15.09

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

   

$

15.68

   

Class P:

 

Net assets

 

$

25,235,278

   

$

38,949,277

   

Shares outstanding

   

2,386,288

     

2,580,095

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share

 

$

10.58

   

$

15.10

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of operations—For the year ended June 30, 2019

    UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS
Global
Allocation Fund
  UBS
Emerging
Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
 

Investment income

 

Unaffiliated dividends

 

$

109,164

   

$

4,100,013

   

$

3,651,054

   

Affiliated dividends

   

     

113,443

     

   

Interest

   

1,514,428

     

2,141,151

     

65,772

   

Non-cash dividend income

   

     

     

   

Securities lending

   

5,856

     

16,929

     

2,671

   

Foreign tax withheld

   

(424

)

   

(171,735

)

   

(449,207

)

 

Total income

   

1,629,024

     

6,199,801

     

3,270,290

   

Expenses

 

Investment management and administration fees

   

575,958

     

2,452,380

     

1,178,501

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

81,149

     

491,014

     

   

Service and distribution fees—Class C

   

11,114

     

78,719

     

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

26,475

     

128,563

     

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class C

   

4,161

     

21,929

     

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

9,744

     

27,441

     

6

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P2

   

     

     

25,280

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

83,104

     

115,250

     

85,942

   

Trustees fees

   

41,507

     

92,114

     

57,060

   

Professional services fees

   

189,907

     

176,672

     

147,360

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

30,864

     

58,738

     

49,608

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

44,052

     

49,695

     

33,772

   

Interest expense

   

192

     

58

     

   

Amortization of offering costs

   

     

     

85,797

   

Other

   

74,337

     

102,553

     

40,097

   

Total expenses

   

1,172,564

     

3,795,126

     

1,703,423

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(376,310

)

   

(507,246

)

   

(1,190,099

)

 

Net expenses

   

796,254

     

3,287,880

     

513,324

   

Net investment income

   

832,770

     

2,911,921

     

2,756,966

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

(72,272

)

   

4,637,196

     

(5,088,172

)

 

Investments in affiliated issuers

   

     

166,440

     

   

Futures contracts

   

(3,489,443

)

   

(1,415,378

)

   

   

Swap agreements

   

(137,551

)

   

522,749

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

2,796,584

     

2,226,773

     

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(4,136

)

   

(94,671

)

   

(328,368

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(906,818

)

   

6,043,109

     

(5,416,540

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

1,223,127

     

908,042

     

6,146,460

   

Investments in affiliated issuers

   

     

(165,578

)

   

   

Futures contracts

   

1,152,621

     

148,548

     

   

Swap agreements

   

(172,395

)

   

779,220

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

(2,059,702

)

   

(926,969

)

   

   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

   

72,904

     

269,748

     

168,297

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

216,555

     

1,013,011

     

6,314,757

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(690,263

)

   

7,056,120

     

898,217

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

142,507

   

$

9,968,041

   

$

3,655,183

   

*  Commenced operations on October 24, 2018.


118



The UBS Funds

    UBS
Engage For
Impact Fund*
  UBS
International
Sustainable
Equity Fund
 

Investment income

 

Unaffiliated dividends

 

$

224,785

   

$

3,687,093

   

Affiliated dividends

   

     

   

Interest

   

8,785

     

82,077

   

Non-cash dividend income

   

15,550

     

   

Securities lending

   

1,579

     

21,353

   

Foreign tax withheld

   

(17,015

)

   

(386,042

)

 

Total income

   

233,684

     

3,404,481

   

Expenses

 

Investment management and administration fees

   

64,736

     

1,072,991

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

     

23,456

   

Service and distribution fees—Class C

   

     

2,854

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

     

5,075

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class C

   

     

635

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

6,750

     

31,242

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P2

   

     

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

13,523

     

87,025

   

Trustees fees

   

21,319

     

58,602

   

Professional services fees

   

85,227

     

186,329

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

9,131

     

12,550

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

1,853

     

50,354

   

Interest expense

   

     

   

Amortization of offering costs

   

86,596

     

   

Other

   

14,786

     

41,179

   

Total expenses

   

303,921

     

1,572,292

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(237,224

)

   

(317,247

)

 

Net expenses

   

66,697

     

1,255,045

   

Net investment income

   

166,987

     

2,149,436

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

246,971

     

(2,833,612

)

 

Investments in affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

   

Swap agreements

   

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

(334

)

   

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(5,349

)

   

32,720

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

241,288

     

(2,800,892

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

581,370

     

4,253,493

   

Investments in affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

   

Swap agreements

   

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

   

713

     

1,738

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

582,083

     

4,255,231

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

823,371

     

1,454,339

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

990,358

   

$

3,603,775

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
119



The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of operations—For the year ended June 30, 2019
(concluded)

    UBS
U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
  UBS
U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund
  UBS
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Investment income

 

Unaffiliated dividends

 

$

703,495

   

$

480,790

   

$

   

Interest

   

81,735

     

8,486

     

2,630,848

   

Securities lending

   

65,391

     

809

     

   

Total income

   

850,621

     

490,085

     

2,630,848

   

Expenses

         

Investment management and administration fees

   

1,100,515

     

223,995

     

513,844

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

64,015

     

27,961

     

29,909

   

Service and distribution fees—Class C

   

3,458

     

1,647

     

4,022

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

24,192

     

5,696

     

2,638

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class C

   

1,401

     

510

     

475

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

74,963

     

1,692

     

19,267

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

26,461

     

12,866

     

16,695

   

Trustees fees

   

55,559

     

34,087

     

52,351

   

Professional services fees

   

155,944

     

177,067

     

156,111

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

20,696

     

2,166

     

15,115

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

49,513

     

48,168

     

49,173

   

Interest expense

   

     

     

172

   

Amortization of offering costs

   

     

     

   

Other

   

42,396

     

34,890

     

57,035

   

Total expenses

   

1,619,113

     

570,745

     

916,807

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(370,472

)

   

(335,456

)

   

(444,858

)

 

Net expenses

   

1,248,641

     

235,289

     

471,949

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

(398,020

)

   

254,796

     

2,158,899

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

8,136,512

     

1,413,142

     

(78,589

)

 

Options and swaptions written

   

     

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

     

     

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

8,136,512

     

1,413,142

     

(78,589

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

(3,158,717

)

   

422,783

     

5,173,394

   

Options and swaptions written

   

     

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

   

     

     

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(3,158,717

)

   

422,783

     

5,173,394

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

4,977,795

     

1,835,925

     

5,094,805

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

4,579,775

   

$

2,090,721

   

$

7,253,704

   


120



The UBS Funds

    UBS
Sustainable
Development Bank
Bond Fund**
  UBS
Total Return
Bond Fund
 

Investment income

 

Unaffiliated dividends

 

$

   

$

5,450

   

Interest

   

362,704

     

1,505,090

   

Securities lending

   

199

     

1,549

   

Total income

   

362,903

     

1,512,089

   

Expenses

 

Investment management and administration fees

   

27,987

     

225,814

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

     

819

   

Service and distribution fees—Class C

   

     

55

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

     

219

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class C

   

     

70

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

12,194

     

28,868

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

2,616

     

40,270

   

Trustees fees

   

22,641

     

36,575

   

Professional services fees

   

78,625

     

164,789

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

9,632

     

14,665

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

2,707

     

46,562

   

Interest expense

   

     

130

   

Amortization of offering costs

   

100,846

     

   

Other

   

15,559

     

12,759

   

Total expenses

   

272,807

     

571,595

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(241,710

)

   

(374,150

)

 

Net expenses

   

31,097

     

197,445

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

331,806

     

1,314,644

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

71,604

     

(391,683

)

 

Options and swaptions written

   

     

11,919

   

Futures contracts

   

     

86,772

   

Swap agreements

   

     

(66,095

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

44,533

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

     

(12,294

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

71,604

     

(326,848

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

1,019,046

     

1,966,613

   

Options and swaptions written

   

     

(52,140

)

 

Futures contracts

   

     

130,103

   

Swap agreements

   

     

(18,267

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(30,082

)

 

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

   

     

13,079

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

1,019,046

     

2,009,306

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

1,090,650

     

1,682,458

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

1,422,456

   

$

2,997,102

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
121



The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of changes in net assets

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 
    For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2018
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2018
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

832,770

   

$

812,390

   

$

2,911,921

   

$

759,594

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(906,818

)

   

(2,572,439

)

   

6,043,109

     

34,586,766

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

216,555

     

679,052

     

1,013,011

     

(14,628,521

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

142,507

     

(1,080,997

)

   

9,968,041

     

20,717,839

   

Total distributions—Class A1

   

(310,989

)

   

     

     

(2,389,937

)

 

Total distributions—Class C1

   

     

     

     

(601,488

)

 

Total distributions—Class P1

   

(305,252

)

   

     

     

(1,099,437

)

 

Total distributions—Class P2

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(616,241

)

   

     

     

(4,090,862

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

2,734,063

     

3,219,012

     

6,444,682

     

8,935,477

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(27,175,324

)

   

(87,796,218

)

   

(56,321,997

)

   

3,732,469

   

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

556,939

     

     

     

(59,836,089

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

(23,884,322

)

   

(84,577,206

)

   

(49,877,315

)

   

(47,168,143

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(24,358,056

)

   

(85,658,203

)

   

(39,909,274

)

   

(30,541,166

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

73,740,161

     

159,398,364

     

307,119,026

     

337,660,192

   

End of year

 

$

49,382,105

   

$

73,740,1612

   

$

267,209,752

   

$

307,119,0262

   

*  For the period June 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2018.

**  For the period October 24, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

1  Distribution balances are presented in total to conform with SEC Regulation S-X amendments, effective November 5, 2018. For the year ended June 30, 2018, all distributions were made from net investment income.

2  Includes undistributed (distributions in excess) net investment income of $(1,219,632), $(680,814), $46,363 and $447,928, respectively.


122



The UBS Funds

  UBS Emerging Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
  UBS Engage
For Impact
Fund
  UBS International
Sustainable Equity Fund
 
    For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
period
ended
June 30,
2018*
  For the
period
ended
June 30,
2019**
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2018
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

2,756,966

   

$

94,200

   

$

166,987

   

$

2,149,436

   

$

553,946

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(5,416,540

)

   

(47,837

)

   

241,288

     

(2,800,892

)

   

3,127,482

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

6,314,757

     

(634,490

)

   

582,083

     

4,255,231

     

(2,939,148

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

3,655,183

     

(588,127

)

   

990,358

     

3,603,775

     

742,280

   

Total distributions—Class A1

   

     

     

     

(157,033

)

   

(85,846

)

 

Total distributions—Class C1

   

     

     

     

     

(18,182

)

 

Total distributions—Class P1

   

     

     

(6,444

)

   

(1,718,519

)

   

(411,618

)

 

Total distributions—Class P2

   

(522,535

)

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(522,535

)

   

     

(6,444

)

   

(1,875,552

)

   

(515,646

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

171,284,237

     

94,963,376

     

22,129,964

     

108,186,440

     

54,066,034

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(43,473,455

)

   

(26,410

)

   

(7,202,590

)

   

(32,148,876

)

   

(15,741,755

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

113,629

     

     

6,441

     

1,779,184

     

484,976

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

127,924,411

     

94,936,966

     

14,933,815

     

77,816,748

     

38,809,255

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

131,057,059

     

94,348,839

     

15,917,729

     

79,544,971

     

39,035,889

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

94,348,839

     

     

     

76,839,388

     

37,803,499

   

End of year

 

$

225,405,898

   

$

94,348,8392

   

$

15,917,729

   

$

156,384,359

   

$

76,839,3882

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
123



The UBS Funds

Financial Statements
Statement of changes in net assets
(concluded)

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

 

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

 
    For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2018
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2018
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

(398,020

)

 

$

(731,673

)

 

$

254,796

   

$

177,291

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

8,136,512

     

14,562,416

     

1,413,142

     

6,774,958

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(3,158,717

)

   

11,582,980

     

422,783

     

(3,739,690

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

4,579,775

     

25,413,723

     

2,090,721

     

3,212,559

   

Total distributions—Class A1

   

(2,527,048

)

   

(6,251,756

)

   

(109,184

)

   

(46,850

)

 

Total distributions—Class C2

   

     

(1,045,852

)

   

     

   

Total distributions—Class P3

   

(8,633,439

)

   

(16,473,329

)

   

(193,173

)

   

(106,200

)

 

Total distributions

   

(11,160,487

)

   

(23,770,937

)

   

(302,357

)

   

(153,050

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

31,560,714

     

18,277,548

     

2,573,638

     

1,749,809

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(31,938,307

)

   

(30,381,324

)

   

(3,922,567

)

   

(6,076,611

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

10,597,009

     

22,078,250

     

282,160

     

145,512

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

10,219,416

     

9,974,474

     

(1,066,769

)

   

(4,181,290

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

3,638,704

     

11,617,260

     

721,595

     

(1,121,781

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

118,960,340

     

107,343,080

     

29,498,026

     

30,619,807

   

End of year

 

$

122,599,044

   

$

118,960,3404

   

$

30,219,621

   

$

29,498,0264

   

*  For the period October 24, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

1    Distribution balances are presented in total to conform with SEC Regulation S-X amendments, effective November 5, 2018. For the year ended June 30, 2018, distributions from net investment income and net realized gains for Class A were $0 and $(6,251,756), $(46,850) and $0, $(208,985) and $0, $0 and $0, $(1,041) and $0, respectively.

2    Distribution balances are presented in total to conform with SEC Regulation S-X amendments, effective November 5, 2018. For the year ended June 30, 2018, distributions from net investment income and net realized gains for Class C were $0 and $(1,045,852), $0 and $0, $(60,872) and $0, $0 and $0, $(815) and $0, respectively.

3    Distribution balances are presented in total to conform with SEC Regulation S-X amendments, effective November 5, 2018. For the year ended June 30, 2018, distributions from net investment income and net realized gains for Class P were $0 and $(16,473,329), $(106,200) and $0, $(2,036,241) and $0, $0 and $0, $(1,214,180) and $0, respectively.

4  Includes undistributed (distributions in excess) net investment income of $(122,000), $177,865, $(30,058) and $14,747, respectively.


124



The UBS Funds

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

  UBS
Sustainable
Development
Bank Bond
Fund
 

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

 
    For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2018
  For the
period
ended
June 30,
2019**
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2019
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2018
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

2,158,899

   

$

2,316,609

   

$

331,806

   

$

1,314,644

   

$

1,517,017

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(78,589

)

   

(9,176

)

   

71,604

     

(326,848

)

   

(492,375

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

5,173,394

     

(1,986,604

)

   

1,019,046

     

2,009,306

     

(1,386,092

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

7,253,704

     

320,829

     

1,422,456

     

2,997,102

     

(361,450

)

 

Total distributions—Class A1

   

(217,914

)

   

(208,985

)

   

     

(9,381

)

   

(1,041

)

 

Total distributions—Class C2

   

(17,493

)

   

(60,872

)

   

     

(431

)

   

(815

)

 

Total distributions—Class P3

   

(1,922,730

)

   

(2,036,241

)

   

(331,507

)

   

(1,182,844

)

   

(1,214,180

)

 

Total distributions

   

(2,158,137

)

   

(2,306,098

)

   

(331,507

)

   

(1,192,656

)

   

(1,216,036

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

26,363,694

     

35,084,588

     

35,672,488

     

532,802

     

175,672

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(52,421,163

)

   

(42,005,574

)

   

(11,831,843

)

   

(5,240,932

)

   

(8,127,941

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

1,619,544

     

1,843,235

     

303,684

     

925,634

     

938,852

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

(24,437,925

)

   

(5,077,751

)

   

24,144,329

     

(3,782,496

)

   

(7,013,417

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(19,342,358

)

   

(7,063,020

)

   

25,235,278

     

(1,978,050

)

   

(8,590,903

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

121,359,870

     

128,422,890

     

     

41,415,382

     

50,006,285

   

End of year

 

$

102,017,512

   

$

121,359,8704

   

$

25,235,278

   

$

39,437,332

   

$

41,415,3824

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
125



UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

6.38

   

$

6.52

   

$

6.17

   

$

7.13

   

$

7.24

   

Net investment income1

   

0.08

     

0.04

     

0.03

     

0.05

     

0.04

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.18

)

   

0.32

     

(0.79

)

   

0.11

   

Net increase from payment by Advisor

   

     

     

     

0.01

     

0.002

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.04

     

(0.14

)

   

0.35

     

(0.73

)

   

0.15

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.06

)

   

     

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.26

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

     

(0.00

)2

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.06

)

   

     

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.26

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

6.36

   

$

6.38

   

$

6.52

   

$

6.17

   

$

7.13

   

Total investment return3

   

0.60

%

   

(2.15

)%

   

5.84

%

   

(10.48

)%4

   

2.03

%5

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

2.02

%6

   

1.69

%

   

1.49

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.43

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.35

%6

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.29

%

   

0.57

%

   

0.42

%

   

0.82

%

   

0.58

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

30,025

   

$

31,066

   

$

43,930

   

$

65,741

   

$

89,421

   

Portfolio turnover

   

32

%

   

31

%

   

48

%

   

50

%

   

54

%

 

Class P

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

6.53

   

$

6.66

   

$

6.28

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.38

   

Net investment income1

   

0.10

     

0.06

     

0.04

     

0.07

     

0.06

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.19

)

   

0.34

     

(0.82

)

   

0.12

   

Net increase from payment by Advisor

   

     

     

     

0.01

     

0.002

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.06

     

(0.13

)

   

0.38

     

(0.74

)

   

0.18

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.07

)

   

     

     

(0.25

)

   

(0.29

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

     

(0.00

)2

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.07

)

   

     

     

(0.25

)

   

(0.29

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

6.52

   

$

6.53

   

$

6.66

   

$

6.28

   

$

7.27

   

Total investment return3

   

0.83

%

   

(1.80

)%

   

6.05

%

   

(10.17

)%4

   

2.29

%5

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.70

%6

   

1.43

%

   

1.27

%

   

1.22

%

   

1.20

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.10

%6

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.52

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.68

%

   

1.07

%

   

0.84

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

19,357

   

$

30,647

   

$

98,018

   

$

132,725

   

$

192,777

   

Portfolio turnover

   

32

%

   

31

%

   

48

%

   

50

%

   

54

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year 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 year 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 Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

4  During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $128,212, which was determined to be the value of the ineligible services paid for from the Fund's dealing commissions, and $86,068 for a trading error, both reimbursements had no impact on the Fund's total return.

5  During the year ended June 30, 2015, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund for a trading error in the amount of $2,068, which had no impact on the Fund's total return.

6  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


126



UBS Global Allocation Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

12.08

   

$

11.52

   

$

10.46

   

$

11.27

   

$

11.04

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

0.12

     

0.05

     

0.02

     

0.01

     

(0.00

)2

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.36

     

0.68

     

1.27

     

(0.56

)

   

0.23

   

Net increase from payment by Advisor

   

     

     

     

0.01

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.48

     

0.73

     

1.29

     

(0.54

)

   

0.23

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.27

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

12.56

   

$

12.08

   

$

11.52

   

$

10.46

   

$

11.27

   

Total investment return3

   

3.97

%6

   

6.34

%

   

12.51

%

   

(4.81

)%4

   

2.08

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.40

%5

   

1.40

%

   

1.39

%

   

1.36

%

   

1.32

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.20

%5

   

1.20

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.32

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.04

%

   

0.39

%

   

0.16

%

   

0.09

%

   

(0.01

)%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

209,407

   

$

159,678

   

$

174,148

   

$

190,813

   

$

234,665

   

Portfolio turnover

   

35

%

   

54

%

   

56

%

   

60

%

   

62

%

 

Class P

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

12.34

   

$

11.78

   

$

10.69

   

$

11.51

   

$

11.25

   

Net investment income1

   

0.16

     

0.08

     

0.05

     

0.04

     

0.03

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.37

     

0.68

     

1.30

     

(0.56

)

   

0.23

   

Net increase from payment by Advisor

   

     

     

     

0.01

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.53

     

0.76

     

1.35

     

(0.51

)

   

0.26

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.20

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.31

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

12.87

   

$

12.34

   

$

11.78

   

$

10.69

   

$

11.51

   

Total investment return3

   

4.21

%6

   

6.56

%

   

12.85

%

   

(4.50

)%4

   

2.31

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.13

%5

   

1.14

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.04

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.95

%5

   

0.95

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.04

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.27

%

   

0.64

%

   

0.41

%

   

0.34

%

   

0.26

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

57,803

   

$

64,009

   

$

67,156

   

$

91,004

   

$

124,415

   

Portfolio turnover

   

35

%

   

54

%

   

56

%

   

60

%

   

62

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year 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 year 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 Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

4  During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $316,557 which was determined to be the value of the ineligible services paid for from the Fund's dealing commissions. If payment from Advisor was not made, the estimated total return would have been -4.90% for A shares and -4.59% for P shares.

5  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

6  During the period, the Fund recorded a gain of $263,116 from affiliated funds that were previously liquidated. If this gain had been excluded, the total return of Class A and Class P would have been 3.89% and 4.13%, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


127



UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class P

 
    Period ended
June 30, 20191
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

8.92

   

Net investment income3

   

0.21

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

0.15

   

Net decrease from operations

   

0.36

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.28

   

Total investment return4

   

4.04

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.22

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.15

%5

 

Net investment income

   

5.73

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

38,465

   

Portfolio turnover

   

52

%

 

Class P2

    Year ended
June 30, 2019
  Period ended
June 30, 20182
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.40

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income3

   

0.19

     

0.03

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.23

)6

   

(0.63

)

 

Net decrease from operations

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.60

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.31

   

$

9.40

   

Total investment return4

   

(0.46

)%

   

(5.90

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.42

%

   

4.39

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.40

%

   

0.44

%5

 

Net investment income

   

2.16

%

   

4.05

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

186,941

   

$

94,349

   

Portfolio turnover

   

52

%

   

0

%

 

1  For the period February 1, 2019 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

2  For the period June 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2018.

3  Calculated using the average share method.

4  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of the 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 the period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

5  Annualized.

6  The amount of net realized and unrealized gain per share does not correspond with the net realized and unrealized loss reported within the Statement of Changes due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and fluctuating market values.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


128



UBS Engage For Impact Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class P

 
    Period ended
June 30, 20191
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.00

   

Net investment income2

   

0.15

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

0.67

   

Net increase from operations

   

0.82

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.81

   

Total investment return3

   

8.27

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

3.87

%4

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.85

%4

 

Net investment income

   

2.13

%4

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

15,918

   

Portfolio turnover

   

67

%

 

1  For the period October 24, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

2  Calculated using the average shares method.

3  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of the 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 the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

4  Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


129



UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.20

   

$

9.58

   

$

8.05

   

$

9.47

   

$

8.95

   

Net investment income1

   

0.13

     

0.08

     

0.19

     

0.13

     

0.10

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.16

)4

   

0.66

     

1.51

     

(1.47

)

   

0.53

   

Net increase from payment by Advisor

   

     

     

     

0.01

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.03

)

   

0.74

     

1.70

     

(1.33

)

   

0.63

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.10

)

   

     

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

10.01

   

$

10.20

   

$

9.58

   

$

8.05

   

$

9.47

   

Total investment return2

   

(0.14

)%

   

7.67

%

   

21.43

%

   

(14.07

)%3

   

7.14

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.53

%

   

2.02

%

   

2.25

%

   

2.37

%

   

2.47

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.38

%

   

0.79

%

   

2.16

%

   

1.59

%

   

1.09

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

9,769

   

$

8,049

   

$

15,811

   

$

5,204

   

$

6,371

   

Portfolio turnover

   

57

%

   

43

%

   

33

%

   

114

%

   

42

%

 

Class P

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.23

   

$

9.61

   

$

8.08

   

$

9.50

   

$

8.99

   

Net investment income1

   

0.17

     

0.14

     

0.14

     

0.16

     

0.13

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.18

)4

   

0.63

     

1.58

     

(1.48

)

   

0.51

   

Net increase from payment by Advisor

   

     

     

     

0.01

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.01

)

   

0.77

     

1.72

     

(1.31

)

   

0.64

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.10

)

   

     

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

10.04

   

$

10.23

   

$

9.61

   

$

8.08

   

$

9.50

   

Total investment return2

   

0.10

%

   

7.94

%

   

21.68

%

   

(13.83

)%3

   

7.32

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.26

%

   

1.70

%

   

2.06

%

   

2.12

%

   

2.21

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.80

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.92

%

   

1.40

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

146,616

   

$

65,750

   

$

19,952

   

$

16,277

   

$

17,103

   

Portfolio turnover

   

57

%

   

43

%

   

33

%

   

114

%

   

42

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year 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 year 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 Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

3  During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $34,326, which was determined to be the value of the ineligible services paid for from the Fund's dealing commissions, and $5,471 for a trading error. lf payment from Advisor was not made, the estimated total return would have been -14.18% for A shares, and -13.94% for P shares.

4  The amount of net realized and unrealized gain per share does not correspond with the net realized and unrealized loss reported within the Statement of Changes due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and fluctuating market values.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


130



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 year presented.

Class A

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

20.74

   

$

21.26

   

$

17.75

   

$

23.60

   

$

24.76

   

Net investment loss1

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.16

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.80

     

4.92

     

4.34

     

(3.89

)

   

3.38

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.70

     

4.75

     

4.19

     

(4.02

)

   

3.22

   

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(1.95

)

   

(5.27

)

   

(0.68

)

   

(1.83

)

   

(4.38

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

19.49

   

$

20.74

   

$

21.26

   

$

17.75

   

$

23.60

   

Total investment return2

   

5.95

%

   

26.17

%

   

23.75

%

   

(17.58

)%

   

15.61

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.57

%

   

1.66

%

   

1.56

%

   

1.53

%

   

1.51

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.35

%

 

Net investment loss

   

(0.53

)%

   

(0.83

)%

   

(0.77

)%

   

(0.65

)%

   

(0.69

)%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

26,114

   

$

26,498

   

$

27,464

   

$

28,048

   

$

46,813

   

Portfolio turnover

   

54

%

   

67

%

   

50

%

   

109

%

   

64

%

 

Class P

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

22.89

   

$

22.92

   

$

19.05

   

$

25.11

   

$

26.00

   

Net investment income1

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.96

     

5.37

     

4.66

     

(4.15

)

   

3.60

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.90

     

5.24

     

4.55

     

(4.23

)

   

3.49

   

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(1.95

)

   

(5.27

)

   

(0.68

)

   

(1.83

)

   

(4.38

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

21.84

   

$

22.89

   

$

22.92

   

$

19.05

   

$

25.11

   

Total investment return2

   

6.24

%

   

26.50

%

   

24.09

%

   

(17.39

)%

   

15.93

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.30

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.22

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.10

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

   

1.07

%

 

Net investment income

   

(0.27

)%

   

(0.58

)%

   

(0.50

)%

   

(0.40

)%

   

(0.43

)%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

96,485

   

$

88,845

   

$

75,770

   

$

130,227

   

$

178,495

   

Portfolio turnover

   

54

%

   

67

%

   

50

%

   

109

%

   

64

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year 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 year 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 Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


131



UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

34.44

   

$

31.21

   

$

25.51

   

$

27.55

   

$

25.03

   

Net investment income1

   

0.26

     

0.16

     

0.14

     

0.21

     

0.14

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

2.13

     

3.20

     

5.84

     

(1.88

)

   

2.50

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

2.39

     

3.36

     

5.98

     

(1.67

)

   

2.64

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.12

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

36.51

   

$

34.44

   

$

31.21

   

$

25.51

   

$

27.55

   

Total investment return2

   

7.15

%

   

10.79

%

   

23.61

%

   

(6.13

)%

   

10.61

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

2.14

%

   

2.07

%

   

2.04

%

   

1.93

%

   

1.56

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

1.13

%

   

1.20

%

 

Net investment income

   

0.76

%

   

0.48

%

   

0.49

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.53

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

12,010

   

$

10,586

   

$

11,857

   

$

9,774

   

$

9,784

   

Portfolio turnover

   

102

%

   

166

%

   

78

%

   

57

%

   

59

%

 

Class P

   

Years ended June 30,

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

34.60

   

$

31.34

   

$

25.61

   

$

27.67

   

$

25.14

   

Net investment income1

   

0.34

     

0.25

     

0.21

     

0.26

     

0.20

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

2.14

     

3.21

     

5.87

     

(1.89

)

   

2.52

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

2.48

     

3.46

     

6.08

     

(1.63

)

   

2.72

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.43

)

   

(0.19

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

36.68

   

$

34.60

   

$

31.34

   

$

25.61

   

$

27.67

   

Total investment return2

   

7.44

%

   

11.08

%

   

23.87

%

   

(5.91

)%

   

10.90

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.85

%

   

1.79

%

   

1.76

%

   

1.64

%

   

1.07

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.95

%

 

Net investment income

   

1.00

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.74

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.77

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000's)

 

$

18,210

   

$

17,182

   

$

16,754

   

$

15,147

   

$

28,345

   

Portfolio turnover

   

102

%

   

166

%

   

78

%

   

57

%

   

59

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year 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 year 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 Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


132



UBS Municipal Bond Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

   

Years ended June 30,

 

Period ended

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

June 30, 20151

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.07

   

$

10.23

   

$

10.52

   

$

9.94

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income2

   

0.18

     

0.16

     

0.15

     

0.17

     

0.09

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.53

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.27

)

   

0.59

     

(0.06

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.71

     

     

(0.12

)

   

0.76

     

0.03

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

     

     

(0.02

)

   

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.60

   

$

10.07

   

$

10.23

   

$

10.52

   

$

9.94

   

Total investment return3

   

7.17

%

   

0.04

%

   

(1.11

)%

   

7.74

%

   

0.30

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.07

%6

   

1.03

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.46

%4

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.65

%6

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%4

 

Net investment income

   

1.80

%

   

1.61

%

   

1.42

%

   

1.66

%

   

1.43

%4

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

12,796

   

$

9,378

   

$

21,007

   

$

17,671

   

$

10,929

   

Portfolio turnover5

   

31

%

   

39

%

   

60

%

   

100

%

   

72

%

 

Class P

   

Years ended June 30,

 

Period ended

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

June 30, 20151

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.06

   

$

10.22

   

$

10.52

   

$

9.94

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income2

   

0.21

     

0.19

     

0.17

     

0.19

     

0.10

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.54

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.28

)

   

0.60

     

(0.05

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.75

     

0.03

     

(0.11

)

   

0.79

     

0.05

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

     

     

(0.02

)

   

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.60

   

$

10.06

   

$

10.22

   

$

10.52

   

$

9.94

   

Total investment return3

   

7.55

%

   

0.30

%

   

(0.97

)%

   

8.01

%

   

0.45

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.82

%6

   

0.79

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.89

%

   

1.23

%4

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.40

%6

   

0.40

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.40

%4

 

Net investment income

   

2.03

%

   

1.88

%

   

1.68

%

   

1.89

%

   

1.63

%4

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

89,222

   

$

107,153

   

$

101,601

   

$

90,146

   

$

46,993

   

Portfolio turnover5

   

31

%

   

39

%

   

60

%

   

100

%

   

72

%

 

1  For the period November 10, 2014 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2015.

2  Calculated using the average share method.

3  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the 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 or redemption fees; 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 pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

4  Annualized.

5  Effective with the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, calculation of the portfolio turnover rate excludes transactions involving variable-rate demand notes,which are considered short-term instruments due to the ability to demand immediate repayment.

6  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


133



UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class P

 
    Period ended
June 30, 20191
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.00

   

Net investment income2

   

0.19

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

0.58

   

Net increase from operations

   

0.77

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.19

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.58

   

Total investment return3

   

7.75

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

2.19

%4

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.25

%4

 

Net investment income

   

2.67

%4

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

25,235

   

Portfolio turnover

   

20

%

 

1  For the period October 24, 2018 (Commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

2  Calculated using the average share method.

3  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year 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 less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

4  Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


134



UBS Total 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

   

Year ended June 30,

 

Period ended

 
   

2019

 

2018

 

June 30, 20171

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.40

   

$

14.94

   

$

15.24

   

Net investment income2

   

0.45

     

0.47

     

0.25

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.65

     

(0.65

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

1.10

     

(0.18

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.25

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.00

)3

 

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.25

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

15.09

   

$

14.40

   

$

14.94

   

Total investment return4

   

7.63

%

   

(1.12

)%

   

(0.31

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.68

%7

   

1.45

%

   

1.74

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.75

%7

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%5

 

Net investment income

   

3.10

%

   

3.22

%

   

2.28

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

488

   

$

108

   

$

44

   

Portfolio turnover

   

234

%

   

236

%

   

700

%

 

Class P

   

Years ended June 30,

     

Year ended September 30,

 
       

Nine months ended

     
   

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

June 30, 20166

 

2015

 

2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.41

   

$

14.94

   

$

15.14

   

$

14.98

   

$

15.99

   

$

15.89

   

Net investment income2

   

0.49

     

0.49

     

0.37

     

0.36

     

0.64

     

0.60

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.64

     

(0.63

)

   

(0.18

)

   

0.13

     

(0.96

)

   

0.44

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

1.13

     

(0.14

)

   

0.19

     

0.49

     

(0.32

)

   

1.04

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.64

)

   

(0.62

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.32

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.00

)3

   

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.69

)

   

(0.94

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

15.10

   

$

14.41

   

$

14.94

   

$

15.14

   

$

14.98

   

$

15.99

   

Total investment return4

   

7.95

%

   

(0.88

)%

   

1.32

%

   

3.33

%

   

(2.05

)%

   

6.77

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.45

%7

   

1.30

%

   

1.29

%

   

1.21

%5

   

0.75

%

   

0.83

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.50

%7

   

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

1.16

%5

   

0.75

%

   

0.83

%

 

Net investment income

   

3.35

%

   

3.29

%

   

2.45

%

   

3.22

%5

   

4.04

%

   

3.76

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

38,949

   

$

41,245

   

$

49,919

   

$

126,922

   

$

131,473

   

$

140,338

   

Portfolio turnover

   

234

%

   

236

%

   

700

%

   

251

%

   

26

%

   

44

%

 

1  For the period September 29, 2016 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2017.

2  Calculated using the average share method.

3  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

4  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year 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 year 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 Fund dividends/distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

5  Annualized.

6  On May 23, 2016 Class P shares of the UBS Total Return Bond Fund acquired the assets and liabilities of Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc., a closed-end management investment company (the "Predecessor Fund"). The UBS Total Return Bond Fund's Class P shares have adopted the historical performance of the Predecessor Fund. In connection with the Reorganization, the fiscal year end for UBS Total Return Bond Fund has changed from September 30th to June 30th. As such, the fiscal period ended June 30, 2016 for UBS Total Return Bond Fund reflects the nine month period from October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

7  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Organization and significant accounting policies

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

The Trust has ten Funds available for investment, each having its own investment objectives and policies: UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS Engage For Impact Fund, UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS Municipal Bond Fund, UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund, and UBS Total Return 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 Municipal Bond Fund, and the UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund which are classified as non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act.

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

The Funds currently offer Class A and Class P shares, with the exception of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, which currently offers Class P2 shares only. 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. 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 P and Class P2 shares have no service or distribution plan.

Prior to July 12, 2018, the Funds offered Class C shares. At the recommendation of UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., each Fund's investment advisor, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the closure of Class C of each Fund and the automatic conversion of Class C shares of each Fund into Class A shares of the same Fund (the "Conversion").

Effective on July 12, 2018 (the "Closure Date"), the Funds ceased offering Class C shares. New or additional investments into Class C shares, including investments through an automatic investment plan, were not permitted after the Closure Date.

On October 12, 2018 (the "Conversion Date"), all outstanding Class C shares of each Fund were automatically converted into Class A shares of the same Fund. From the Closure Date to the Conversion Date (the "Conversion Period"), the 12b-1 distribution fees (0.50% of average net assets for UBS Municipal Bond Fund and UBS Total Return Bond Fund, and 0.75% of average net assets for all other Funds) and any contingent deferred sales charges applicable to Class C shares were waived; 12b-1 service fees (0.25% of average net assets) continued to be assessed. During the Conversion Period, automatic reinvestment of Class C share dividend and capital gain distributions continued. Upon the conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares, each Class C shareholder owned Class A shares having an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of Class C shares held by that shareholder as of the close of business on the Conversion Date. Any contingent deferred sales charges applicable to Class C shares were waived in connection with the conversion to Class A shares. The 12b-1 service fee applicable to Class A shares applies to the converted shares. Class C shares converted into Class A shares as a tax-free event for federal income tax purposes.


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

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

Under certain circumstances, shareholders of the Funds may receive payment for redemptions in securities rather than in cash.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") is the exclusive reference of authoritative US generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Funds' financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): "Premium Amortization On Purchased Callable Debt Securities" ("ASU 2017-08"). The update provides guidance related to the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. ASU 2017-08 is effective for those annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, that begin after December 15, 2018. Management is currently assessing the potential impact of these changes to future financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement ("ASU 2018-13"). The update introduces new fair value disclosure requirements, eliminates some prior fair value disclosure requirements, and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently assessing the potential impact of these changes to future financial statements.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment transactions, investment income and expenses: Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions and foreign exchange transactions are calculated using the specific identified cost method. Dividend income and expense are recorded on the ex-dividend date ("ex-date") except in the case of certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon after the ex-date as the respective Fund, using reasonable diligence, becomes aware of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized as adjustments to interest income and the identified cost of investments.

Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares (or the value of dividend eligible shares, as appropriate) of each class at the beginning of the day after adjusting for current capital share activity of the respective classes. Class specific expenses are charged directly to the applicable class of shares.

Dividends and distributions: Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains and/or return


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of capital are determined in accordance with US federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These "book/tax" differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.

Foreign currency translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into US dollars as follows—(1) the foreign currency market value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day; and (2) purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The resulting exchange gains and losses are included in the Statement of operations.

The Funds do not generally isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of the changes in the market prices of securities. However, the Funds do isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates when determining the realized gain or loss upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency-denominated securities pursuant to US federal income tax regulations. Net realized foreign currency transaction gain (loss) is treated as ordinary income (loss) for income tax reporting purposes.

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. 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 moderate 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.

Investments in bonds with ratings of BB (Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC or Fitch Ratings, Inc.) or Ba (Moody's Investors Service, Inc.) or below (commonly referred to as "high yield" bonds), or deemed of equivalent quality, have an increased risk of defaulting or otherwise being unable to honor a financial obligation. These securities are considered to be predominantly 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.

Valuation of investments

Each Fund generally calculates its net asset value on days that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. A Fund calculates net asset value separately for each class as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). The NYSE normally is not open, and the Funds do not price their shares, on most national holidays and Good Friday. To the extent that a Fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the NYSE is not open, the value of the Fund's assets may be affected on those days. If trading on the NYSE is halted for the day


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before 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, a Fund's net asset value per share generally will still be calculated as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The time at which a Fund calculates its net asset value and until which purchase, sale or exchange orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the SEC.

Each Fund calculates its net asset value based on the current market value, where available, for its portfolio investments. The Funds normally obtain market values for their investments from independent pricing sources and broker-dealers. Independent pricing sources may use reported last sale prices, official market closing prices, current market quotations or valuations from computerized "evaluation" systems that derive values based on comparable investments. An evaluation system incorporates parameters such as security quality, maturity and coupon, and/or research and evaluations by its staff, including review of broker-dealer market price quotations, if available, in determining the valuation of the portfolio investments. Investments also may be valued based on appraisals derived from information concerning the investment or similar investments received from recognized dealers in those holdings.

Investments traded in the over-the-counter ("OTC") market and listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") normally are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other OTC securities are valued at the last bid price on the valuation date available prior to valuation. Investments which are listed on US and foreign stock exchanges normally are valued at the market closing price, the last sale price on the day the securities are valued or, lacking any sales on such day, at the last available bid price. Investments listed on foreign stock exchanges may be fair valued based on significant events that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign markets. In cases where investments are traded on more than one exchange, the investments are valued on the exchange designated as the primary market by UBS AM. If a market value is not readily available from an independent pricing source for a particular investment, that investment is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined as of the close of the NYSE.

Certain investments 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 a Fund's net asset value. However, if any of the Funds determine that such developments are so significant that they will materially affect the value of the Fund's investments, the Fund may adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what is believed to be the fair value of these investments as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time.

Certain Funds may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value investments 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. The systematic fair valuation model may use calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. If an investment is valued at a "fair value," that value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the investment. The use of the fair valuation model may result in securities being transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair valuation hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, are disclosed near the end of each Fund's Portfolio of investments.

The amortized cost method of valuation, which approximates market value, generally is used to value short-term debt instruments with 60 days or less remaining to maturity, unless the Board determines that this does not represent fair value.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at the daily closing net asset value of the respective investment company. Pursuant to the Funds' use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value.


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All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued daily in US dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the time such valuation is determined by the Funds' custodian.

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

Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third-party vendors or quotations from market makers to the extent available. 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.

The Board has delegated to the Equities, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee ("VC") the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Funds' portfolio holdings. The VC is comprised of representatives of management. The VC provides reports to the Board at each quarterly meeting regarding any investments that have been fair valued, valued pursuant to standing instructions approved by the VC, or where non-vendor pricing sources had been used to make fair value determinations when sufficient information exists during the prior quarter. Fair valuation determinations are subject to review at least monthly by the VC during scheduled meetings. Pricing decisions, processes, and controls over fair value determinations are subject to internal and external reviews, including annual internal compliance reviews and periodic internal audit reviews.

The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: foreign investments under some circumstances; securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; investments whose trading has been halted or suspended; fixed income securities that are in default and for which there is no current market value quotation; and investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale. The need to fair value a Fund's portfolio investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded domestic investments, and when a security that is subject to a trading limit or collar on the exchange or market on which it is primarily traded reaches the "limit up" or "limit down" price and no trading has taken place at that price. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of an investment's fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the investment; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the investment is purchased and sold. Valuing investments at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuing investments that have readily available market quotations. Fair value determinations can also involve reliance on quantitative models employed by a fair value pricing service.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of each Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized into the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs, including but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risks.

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

In accordance with the requirements of US GAAP, a fair value hierarchy has been included near the end of each Fund's Portfolio of investments.

Investments

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities: The Fund may purchase Treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS") which are debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. TIPS adjust for inflation based on changes in the published


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Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). During periods of inflation when the CPI index increases, the principal amount of the debt to which the rate of interest is applied increases, which in turn increases the yield. During periods of deflation when the CPI index decreases, the principal amount of the debt to which the rate of interest is applied decreases, which in turn lowers the yield. At maturity, TIPS return the higher of the principal amount at maturity or the initial face amount of the debt.

Real estate investment trusts: Certain Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). Distributions from a REIT are initially recorded as dividend income and may subsequently be recharacterized by the REIT at the end of its tax year as a return of capital and/or capital gains. The Fund estimates the character of dividends received from REITs for financial reporting purposes based on the distribution history of each REIT. Once actual distribution characterizations are made available by the REITs, typically after calendar year end, the Fund updates its accounting and/or tax books and records.

Securities traded on to-be-announced basis: Certain Funds may from time to time purchase, or short sell, securities on a to-be-announced ("TBA") basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing 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 securities. 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 securities 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.

Mortgage-backed securities: Certain Funds may invest in mortgage-backed securities ("MBS"), representing direct or indirect interests in pools of underlying mortgage loans that are secured by real property. These securities provide investors with payments consisting of both principal and interest as the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pools are paid.

The timely payment of principal and interest (but not the market value) on MBS issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae (formally known as the Government National Mortgage Association or GNMA) is backed by Ginnie Mae and the full faith and credit of the US government. Obligations issued by Fannie Mae (formally known as the Federal National Mortgage Association or FNMA) and Freddie Mac (formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company or FHLMC) are historically supported only by the credit of the issuer, but currently are guaranteed by the US government in connection with such agencies being placed temporarily into conservatorship by the US government.

Some MBS are sponsored or issued by private entities. Payments of principal and interest (but not the market value) of such private MBS may be supported by pools of mortgage loans or other MBS that are guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the US government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, or they may be issued without any government guarantee of the underlying mortgage assets but with some form of non-government credit enhancement.

Collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMO") are a type of MBS. A CMO is a debt security that may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities. The mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities are divided into classes or tranches with each class having its own characteristics. Investors typically receive payments out of the interest and principal on the underlying mortgages. The portions of these payments that investors receive, as well as the priority of their rights to receive payments, are determined by the specific terms of the CMO class.

The yield characteristics of MBS differ from those of traditional debt securities. Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans or other obligations generally may be prepaid at any time.


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Prepayments on a pool of mortgage loans are influenced by a variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors. Generally, prepayments on fixed-rate mortgage loans will increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. Certain classes of CMOs and other MBS are structured in a manner that makes them extremely sensitive to changes in prepayment rates. Such classes include interest-only ("IO") and principal-only ("PO") classes. IOs are entitled to receive all or a portion of the interest, but none (or only a nominal amount) of the principal payments, from the underlying mortgage assets. If the mortgage assets underlying an IO experience greater than anticipated principal prepayments, then the total amount of interest payments allocable to the IO class, and therefore the yield to investors, generally will be reduced. Conversely, PO classes are entitled to receive all or a portion of the principal payments, but none of the interest, from the underlying mortgage assets. PO classes are purchased at substantial discounts from par, and the yield to investors will be reduced if principal payments are slower than expected.

Asset-backed securities: Certain Funds may invest in asset-backed securities ("ABS"), representing interests in pools of certain types of underlying installment loans, home equity loans, leases of various types of real and personal property and receivables from revolving lines of credit (credit cards). Such assets are securitized through the use of trusts or special purpose corporations. The yield characteristics of ABS differ from those of traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying obligations generally may be prepaid at any time. ABS may decrease in value as a result of increases in interest rates and may benefit less than other fixed-income securities from declining interest rates because of the risk of prepayment.

Short sales: UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund and UBS Total Return Bond Fund may engage in short sale transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own (or does not have the right to acquire at no added cost), in anticipation of a decline in the security's price.

The Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. 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 appreciation or depreciation on the Statement of operations. The Fund will realize a loss as a result of the short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security, and the Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those same dates. The Fund segregates collateral, consisting of cash or liquid assets, sufficient to collateralize the market value of the investments sold short. The Fund incurs transaction costs, including dividend expense, borrowing costs and interest expenses in connection with opening, maintaining and closing short sales. These dividends and interest are booked as an expense or liability to the Fund.

Because a Fund's loss on a short sale arises from increases in the value of the investment sold short, such loss, like the potential increase in price of the security sold short, is theoretically unlimited. The Fund's investments held long could also decline in value at the same time the value of the investment sold short increases, thereby increasing the Fund's potential for loss. There is also the risk that the counterparty to a short sale transaction may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to the Fund.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund and UBS Total Return Bond Fund did not engage in short sale transactions.

Restricted securities: The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if any, is included in each Fund's portfolio footnotes.


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Derivative instruments

Purchased options: Certain Funds may purchase put and call options, including, but not limited to, options on foreign or US securities, indices, foreign currencies, options on futures contracts and options on swap agreements (commonly referred to as swaptions), in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the markets or in an attempt to enhance income or gains. Purchasing call options tends to increase exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument.

The Funds pay a premium which is included on the Statement of assets and liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Purchased options are shown as portfolio holdings within the Portfolio of investments and are included in the Statement of assets and liabilities in investments, at value.

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 future, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss.

Option writing: Certain Funds may write (sell) put and call options, including, but not limited to, options on foreign or US securities, indices, foreign currencies, options on futures contracts and options on swap agreements (commonly referred to as swaptions), in order to gain exposure to or protect against changes in the markets or in an attempt to enhance income or gains.

When a Fund writes a call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included on the Fund's Statement of assets and liabilities as a 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 a Fund has written, is exercised, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period of the underlying security) from the sale of the underlying security or derivative instrument and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a put option, which a Fund has written, is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security or derivative instrument which the Fund purchases upon exercise of the option.

In writing an option, a Fund bears 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.

In the normal course of trading activities, the Funds trade and hold certain fair valued derivative contracts that constitute guarantees. Such contracts include written put options, where the Funds would be obligated to purchase securities at specified prices (i.e. the options are exercised by the counterparties). The maximum payout for these contracts is limited to the number of put option contracts written and the related strike prices, respectively. Maximum payout amounts could be offset by the subsequent sale, if any, of assets obtained via the execution of a payout event. At June 30, 2019, UBS Total Return Bond Fund had maximum payout amounts of approximately $4,000,000 relating to written put option contracts.

Futures contracts: Certain Funds may purchase or sell futures contracts to increase or reduce their exposure to an asset class without purchasing or selling the underlying securities, either as a hedge or to enhance income or realized gains. Generally, a futures contract is a standard binding agreement to buy or sell a specified quantity of an underlying reference asset, such as a specific security or currency, at a specified price at a specified later date.


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Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deliver to a broker an amount of cash and/or US government securities equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the "initial margin". Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin", generally are made or received by a Fund, 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 appreciation or depreciation 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.

Using futures contracts involves various risks, including market, interest rate and equity risks. 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. To the extent that market prices move in an unexpected direction, there is a risk that a Fund will not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contract or may realize a loss.

Forward foreign currency contracts: Certain Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts in order to expedite settlement of portfolio transactions, manage currency risk or to gain exposure to a currency without purchasing securities denominated in that currency. Generally, a forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency contracts are settled with the counterparty in US dollars, or another fully convertible currency, without the physical delivery of foreign currency.

Fluctuations in the value of open forward foreign currency contracts are recorded daily for book purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts by the Funds. Realized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts include net gains or losses recognized by the Funds on contracts which have been sold or matured.

Risks may arise upon entering into forward foreign currency contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the US dollar or each other.

Swap agreements: Certain Funds may engage in swap agreements, including, but not limited to, interest rate, 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 to hedge a portion of the portfolio's duration, to protect against any increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date, to gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible or in an attempt to enhance income or gains.

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

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. Interest rate swap agreements are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and interest rate risk.

Credit default swap agreements involve commitments to make or receive payments in the event of a default of a security or other credit event of the referenced obligation. As a buyer, the Fund would make periodic payments to


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the counterparty, and the Fund would receive payments only upon the occurrence of a default or credit event. If no default or credit event occurs, the Fund will lose its periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract. However, if a default or a credit event does occur, the Fund typically would receive full notional value for the referenced 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 default or a credit event. If no default or credit event occurs, the Fund will gain the periodic stream of payments it received over the term of the contract and the counterparty will lose its periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract. However, if a default or credit event occurs, the Fund typically would pay full notional value for the referenced obligation that may have little or no value. Credit default swap agreements may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly and are subject to general market risk, liquidity 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 swap agreements 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 swap agreements on credit indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality.

Credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging market country involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection's right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event). A Fund may use credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging market country to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where 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, which may exceed the amount of the value reflected on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of the period end for which a Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed under the section "Credit default swap agreements on corporate issues—sell protection" in the Portfolio of investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into, if any, by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

Total return swap agreements involve commitments to pay or receive interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction


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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 swap agreements are marked-to-market daily, and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Total return swap agreements are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and the risk that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments.

The use of swap agreements involves investment techniques, risks, and transaction costs different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions, including assumptions about market conditions, interest rates, and other applicable factors. As a result, the performance of the Fund will be different than if it had used ordinary portfolio security transactions. OTC swap agreements do not involve the delivery of securities and are subject to counterparty risk. If the other party to a swap agreement defaults and fails to consummate the transaction, the 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.

Certain clearinghouses offer clearing for limited types of derivatives transactions, such as interest rate and credit default swap agreements. Centrally cleared swap agreements must be transacted through a futures commission merchant ("FCM") and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. The performance of a centrally cleared swap transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing the Fund's exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post specified levels of margin with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse; the margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. Centrally cleared swap agreements, if any, are reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities based on variation margin receivable or payable, if any.

Derivatives by underlying risk: Investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statement of operations. Under US GAAP, investment companies do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though Funds' investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for purposes of disclosure under US GAAP.

The volume of derivatives as disclosed in each Funds' Portfolio of investments is representative of the volume of derivatives outstanding during the year ended June 30, 2019, except forward foreign currency contracts for UBS Total Return Bond Fund for which the volume during the period was higher than at period ended.

Swap agreements, forward foreign currency contracts, swaptions and options written entered into by the Funds may contain credit-risk related contingent features that could be triggered subject to certain circumstances. Such circumstances include agreed upon net asset value thresholds. If triggered, the derivative counterparty could request additional cash margin and/or terminate the derivative contract. The aggregate fair value of the derivative contracts that are in a net liability position that contain these triggers can be found in the Portfolio of investments. The aggregate fair value of assets that are already posted as collateral as of June 30, 2019 is reflected in the Statement of assets and liabilities.


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At June 30, 2019, the Fund had the following derivatives categorized by underlying risk:

Asset derivatives1

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Swaptions purchased

 

$

   

$

   

$

143

   

$

   

$

143

   

Futures contracts

   

28,875

     

     

     

228,421

     

257,296

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

201,443

     

     

201,443

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

475,126

     

     

     

475,126

   

Total value

 

$

28,875

   

$

475,126

   

$

201,586

   

$

228,421

   

$

934,008

   

Liability derivatives2

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(160,077

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(132,271

)

 

$

(292,348

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(393,077

)

   

     

(393,077

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(320,640

)

   

     

     

(320,640

)

 

Total value

 

$

(160,077

)

 

$

(320,640

)

 

$

(393,077

)

 

$

(132,271

)

 

$

(1,006,065

)

 

During the year ended June 30, 2019, net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from derivatives were as follows:

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Net realized gain (loss)3

 

Futures

 

$

(725,732

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(2,763,711

)

 

$

(3,489,443

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(137,551

)

   

     

(137,551

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

2,796,584

     

     

     

2,796,584

   

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

$

(725,732

)

 

$

2,796,584

   

$

(137,551

)

 

$

(2,763,711

)

 

$

(830,410

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)4

 

Swaptions purchased

 

$

   

$

   

$

(3,757

)

 

$

   

$

(3,757

)

 

Futures

   

10,017

     

     

     

1,142,604

     

1,152,621

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(172,395

)

   

     

(172,395

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(2,059,702

)

   

     

     

(2,059,702

)

 

Net change in appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

10,017

   

$

(2,059,702

)

 

$

(176,152

)

 

$

1,142,604

   

$

(1,083,233

)

 

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Asset derivatives1

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Option purchased

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

198,800

   

$

198,800

   

Futures contracts

   

786,931

     

     

     

732,468

     

1,519,399

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

655,191

     

     

655,191

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

328,988

     

     

     

328,988

   

Total value

 

$

786,931

   

$

328,988

   

$

655,191

   

$

931,268

   

$

2,702,378

   

Liability derivatives2

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(572,553

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(464,564

)

 

$

(1,037,117

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(442,896

)

   

     

(442,896

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(543,308

)

   

     

     

(543,308

)

 

Total value

 

$

(572,553

)

 

$

(543,308

)

 

$

(442,896

)

 

$

(464,564

)

 

$

(2,023,321

)

 

During the period ended June 30, 2019 net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from derivatives were as follows:

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Net realized gain (loss)3

 

Futures contracts

 

$

1,525,942

   

$

   

$

   

$

(2,941,320

)

 

$

(1,415,378

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

522,749

     

     

522,749

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

2,226,773

     

     

     

2,226,773

   

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

$

1,525,942

   

$

2,226,773

   

$

522,749

   

$

(2,941,320

)

 

$

1,334,144

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)4

 

Option purchased

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

501,255

   

$

501,255

   

Futures contracts

   

(665,393

)

   

     

     

813,941

     

148,548

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

779,220

     

     

779,220

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(926,969

)

   

     

     

(926,969

)

 

Net change in appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

(665,393

)

 

$

(926,969

)

 

$

779,220

   

$

1,315,196

   

$

502,054

   

During the period ended June 30, 2019 net realized loss from derivatives were as follows:

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

 

Net realized gain (loss)3

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

$

   

$

(334

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(334

)

 

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Asset derivatives1

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

 

Swaptions purchased

 

$

   

$

   

$

980

   

$

   

$

980

   

Futures contracts

   

185,393

     

     

     

     

185,393

   

Total value

 

$

185,393

   

$

   

$

980

   

$

   

$

186,373

   

Liability derivatives2

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

 

Swaptions written

 

$

   

$

   

$

(53,313

)

 

$

   

$

(53,313

)

 

Futures contracts

   

(18,616

)

   

     

     

     

(18,616

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(137

)

   

     

(137

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(13,679

)

   

     

     

(13,679

)

 

Total value

 

$

(18,616

)

 

$

(13,679

)

 

$

(53,450

)

 

$

   

$

(18,745

)

 

During the period ended June 30, 2019 net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from derivatives were as follows:

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

 

Net realized gain (loss)3

 

Swaptions purchased

 

$

   

$

   

$

(18,965

)

 

$

   

$

(18,965

)

 

Swaptions written

   

     

     

11,919

     

     

11,919

   

Futures contracts

   

86,772

     

     

     

     

86,772

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(66,095

)

   

     

(66,095

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

44,533

     

     

     

44,533

   

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

$

86,772

   

$

44,533

   

$

(73,141

)

 

$

   

$

58,164

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)4

 

Swaptions purchased

 

$

   

$

3,905

   

$

(4,500

)

 

$

   

$

(595

)

 

Swaptions written

   

     

     

(52,140

)

   

     

(52,140

)

 

Futures contracts

   

130,103

     

     

     

     

130,103

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(18,267

)

   

     

(18,267

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(30,082

)

   

     

     

(30,082

)

 

Net change in appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

130,103

   

$

(26,177

)

 

$

(74,907

)

 

$

   

$

29,019

   

1  In the Statement of assets and liabilities, options purchased are shown within investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value, swap agreements (except centrally cleared swap agreements) are shown within outstanding swap agreements, at value, while forward foreign currency contracts are shown within unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts. Futures contracts are reported in the table above using cumulative appreciation on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements, if any, are reported at value, as reported in the futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements tables at the end of the Portfolio of investments, respectively, but only the variation margin to be received, if any, is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

2  In the Statement of assets and liabilities, options written are shown within options written, at value, swap agreements (except centrally cleared swap agreements) are shown within outstanding swap agreements, at value, while forward foreign currency contracts are shown within unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts. Futures contracts are reported in the table above using cumulative depreciation


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of futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements, if any, are reported at value, as reported in the futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements tables at the end of the Portfolio of investments, respectively, but only the variation margin to be paid, if any, is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

3  The net realized gain (loss) is shown in the Statement of operations in net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, options written, swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts, unless otherwise noted. The net realized gain (loss) on options purchased is shown in the Statement of operations in net realized gain (loss) on investments in unaffiliated issuers.

4  The change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is shown in the Statement of operations in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, options written, swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts, unless otherwise noted. The change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of options and swaptions purchased is shown in the Statement of operations in change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

Offsetting of certain derivatives: The Funds typically enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Master Agreements") or similar master agreements with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Funds typically may offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument's payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. The Statement of assets and liabilities is presented gross of any netting.

At June 30, 2019, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis and derivatives subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement ("MNA") or similar were as follows:

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments:

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Swaptions purchased

 

$

143

   

$

   

Futures contracts1

   

257,296

     

(292,348

)

 

Swap agreements1

   

201,443

     

(393,077

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

475,126

     

(320,640

)

 

Total gross amount of derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

$

934,008

   

$

(1,006,065

)

 

Derivatives not subject to MNA or similar agreements

   

(458,114

)

   

685,425

   

Total gross amount of assets and liabilities subject to MNA or similar agreements

 

$

475,894

   

$

(320,640

)

 

The following tables present the Fund's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of the year end.

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of assets
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
received
  Net amount
of assets
 

BB

 

$

145,709

   

$

   

$

   

$

145,709

   

BOA

   

143

     

     

     

143

   

CITI

   

23,541

     

(7,494

)

   

     

16,047

   

GSI

   

7,839

     

(7,839

)

   

     

   

HSBC

   

36,327

     

     

     

36,327

   

JPMCB

   

625

     

     

     

625

   

MSCI

   

533

     

     

     

533

   

SSC

   

261,177

     

(257,385

)

   

     

3,792

   

Total

 

$

475,894

   

$

(272,718

)

 

$

   

$

203,176

   

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150



The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of liabilities
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
pledged
  Net amount
of liabilities
 

CITI

 

$

(7,494

)

 

$

7,494

   

$

   

$

   

GSI

   

(55,761

)

   

7,839

     

     

(47,922

)

 

SSC

   

(257,385

)

   

257,385

     

     

   

Total

 

$

(320,640

)

 

$

272,718

   

$

   

$

(47,922

)

 

Table footnotes begin on page xxx

At June 30, 2019, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis and derivatives subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement ("MNA") or similar were as follows:

UBS Global Allocation Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments:

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Options purchased

 

$

198,800

   

$

   

Futures contracts1

   

1,519,399

     

(1,037,117

)

 

Swap agreements1

   

655,191

     

(442,896

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

328,988

     

(543,308

)

 

Total gross amount of derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

$

2,702,378

   

$

2,023,321

   

Derivatives not subject to MNA or similar agreements

   

(2,373,390

)

   

1,480,013

   

Total gross amount of assets and liabilities subject to MNA or similar agreements

 

$

328,988

   

$

(543,308

)

 

The following tables present the Portfolio's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Portfolio as of the period end.

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of assets
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
received
  Net amount
of assets
 

BB

 

$

27,925

   

$

   

$

   

$

27,925

   

BOA

   

38,565

     

     

     

38,565

   

HSBC

   

2,608

     

     

     

2,608

   

SSC

   

259,890

     

(159,856

)

   

     

100,034

   

Total

 

$

328,988

   

$

(159,856

)

 

$

   

$

169,132

   

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of liabilities
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
pledged
  Net amount
of liabilities
 

CITI

 

$

(197,348

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(197,348

)

 

JPMCB

   

(186,104

)

   

     

     

(186,104

)

 

SSC

   

(159,856

)

   

159,856

     

     

   

Total

 

$

(543,308

)

 

$

159,856

   

$

   

$

(383,452

)

 

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151



The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements

At June 30, 2019, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis and derivatives subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement ("MNA") or similar were as follows:

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments:

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Options and swaptions purchased

 

$

980

   

$

   

Options and swaptions written

   

     

(53,313

)

 

Futures contracts1

   

185,393

     

(18,616

)

 

Swap agreements1

   

     

(137

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(13,679

)

 

Total gross amount of derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

$

186,373

   

$

85,745

   

Derivatives not subject to MNA or similar agreements

   

(185,393

)

   

71,929

   

Total gross amount of assets and liabilities subject to MNA or similar agreements

 

$

980

   

$

(13,816

)

 

The following tables present the Fund's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of the year end.

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of assets
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
received
  Net amount
of assets
 

JPMCB

 

$

980

   

$

   

$

   

$

980

   

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of liabilities
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
pledged
  Net amount
of liabilities
 

BB

 

$

(103

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(103

)

 

CITI

   

(12,683

)

   

     

     

(12,683

)

 

GS

   

(34

)

   

     

     

(34

)

 

MSCI

   

(996

)

   

     

     

(996

)

 

Total

 

$

(13,816

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(13,816

)

 

1  Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, at value as reported in the futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps tables in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities within variation margin on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements, respectively.


152



The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements

Investment advisory fees and other transactions with affiliates

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

Fund

  $0
to
$500 mm
  $500 mm
to
$1.0 billion
  $1.0 billion
to
$1.5 billion
  $1.5 billion
to
$2.0 billion
  $2.0 billion
to
$4.0 billion
  $4.0 billion
and
over
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

0.850

%

   

0.800

%

   

0.750

%

   

0.725

%

   

0.700

%

   

0.680

%

 

 

Fund

  $0
to
$500 mm
  $500 mm
to
$1.0 billion
  $1.0 billion
to
$1.5 billion
  $1.5 billion
to
$2.0 billion
  $2.0 billion
to
$3.0 billion
  $3.0 billion
to
$6.0 billion
  $6.0 billion
and
over
 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

0.800

%

   

0.750

%

   

0.700

%

   

0.675

%

   

0.650

%

   

0.630

%

   

0.610

%

 

 

Fund

  $0
to
$250 mm
  $250 mm
to
$500 mm
  $500 mm
to
$750 mm
  $750 mm
to
$1.0 billion
  $1.0 billion
and
over
 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

0.900

%

   

0.875

%

   

0.850

%

   

0.825

%

   

0.750

%

 

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

0.150

     

0.145

     

0.140

     

0.135

     

0.130

   

Fund

  $0
to
$500 mm
  $500 mm
to
$1.0 billion
  $1.0 billion
to
$1.5 billion
  $1.5 billion
to
$2.0 billion
  $2.0 billion
and
over
 

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

0.800

%

   

0.750

%

   

0.700

%

   

0.675

%

   

0.650

%

 

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

0.850

     

0.850

     

0.825

     

0.825

     

0.825

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

0.700

     

0.650

     

0.600

     

0.575

     

0.550

   

 

Fund

 

All assets

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

0.750

%

 

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

0.400

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

0.500

   

For UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS Engage For Impact Fund, UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS Municipal Bond Fund, UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund, and UBS Total Return Bond Fund, the Advisor has agreed to waive its fees and/or 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 Funds' operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed the expense limit of each class of shares as indicated in the following table. For UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund and UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund the Advisor has agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short) do not exceed the expense limit of each class of shares as indicated in the following table. The contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement for each Fund, except UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, will remain in place through the period ending October 29, 2019. The fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement for UBS International


153



The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements

Sustainable Equity Fund is irrevocable. Investment advisory fees, including the dollar amount waived or reimbursed, for the period ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Fund

  Class A
expense cap
  Class P
expense cap
  Class P2
expense cap
  Amount
due to
(due from)
Advisor
  Advisory
fees
incurred
  Fees waived/
expenses
reimbursed
 

Recoupments

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

1.35

%

   

1.10

%

   

   

$

(699

)

 

$

529,259

   

$

(376,310

)

 

$

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

1.20

     

0.95

     

     

113,276

     

2,242,176

     

(507,246

)

   

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

     

1.15

     

0.40

%

   

146,655

     

1,087,847

     

(1,190,099

)

   

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

     

0.85

     

     

(39,517

)

   

58,851

     

(237,224

)

   

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

1.25

     

1.00

     

     

92,692

     

981,020

     

(317,247

)

   

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

1.24

     

0.99

     

     

36,057

     

1,011,284

     

(370,472

)

   

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

0.95

     

0.70

     

     

(11,285

)

   

202,318

     

(335,456

)

   

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

0.65

     

0.40

     

     

9,749

     

432,711

     

(444,858

)

   

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

     

0.25

     

     

(58,762

)

   

18,658

     

(241,710

)

   

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

0.75

     

0.50

     

     

12,363

     

196,360

     

(374,150

)

   

   

Each Fund, except for UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund and UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund Class P2, will reimburse the Advisor for expenses it waives or reimburses for a period of three years following such expense waivers or reimbursements, provided that the reimbursement by a Fund of the Advisor will not cause the total operating expense ratio to exceed the contractual limit as then may be in effect for the Fund. The expenses waived or reimbursed for the period ended June 30, 2019 are subject to repayment through June 30, 2022.

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund Class P2 will reimburse the Advisor for expenses it reimburses for a period of three years following such expense reimbursements, provided that the reimbursement by the Fund of the Advisor will not cause the total expense ratio to exceed the contractual limit as then may be in effect for the class. The expenses reimbursed for the period ended June 30, 2019 are subject to repayment through June 30, 2022.

At June 30, 2019, 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,
2020
  Expires
June 30,
2021
  Expires
June 30,
2022
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class A

 

$

427,149

   

$

78,717

   

$

131,826

   

$

216,606

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class P

   

575,154

     

197,801

     

217,649

     

159,704

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class A

   

992,075

     

244,083

     

350,483

     

397,509

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class P

   

340,185

     

100,857

     

129,591

     

109,737

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund—Class P

   

2,946

     

     

     

2,9461

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund—Class P2

   

178,611

     

     

68,961

     

109,650

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund—Class P

   

237,224

     

     

     

237,2242

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class A

   

287,544

     

92,631

     

111,537

     

83,376

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class P

   

847,613

     

289,826

     

270,691

     

287,096

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund—Class A

   

371,078

     

112,035

     

125,718

     

133,325

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund—Class P

   

560,104

     

171,679

     

189,607

     

198,818

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund—Class A

   

179,545

     

78,706

     

50,025

     

50,814

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund—Class P

   

1,170,597

     

356,454

     

420,099

     

394,044

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund—Class P

   

241,710

     

     

     

241,7102

   


154



The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements

Fund

  Fee waivers/
expense
reimbursements
subject to
repayment
  Expires
June 30,
2020
  Expires
June 30,
2021
  Expires
June 30,
2022
 

UBS Total Return Bond Fund—Class A

 

$

3,503

   

$

1933

   

$

278

   

$

3,032

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund—Class P

   

1,282,093

     

543,959

     

367,169

     

370,965

   

1  For the period from February 1, 2019 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

2  For the period from October 24, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

3  For the period from September 29, 2016 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2017.

Each Fund pays UBS AM 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 June 30, 2019, the Funds owed and incurred administrative fees as follows:

Fund

  Administrative
fees owed
  Administrative
fees incurred
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

3,070

   

$

46,699

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

16,320

     

210,204

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

5,979

     

90,654

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

934

     

5,885

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

9,287

     

91,971

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

7,206

     

89,231

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

1,820

     

21,677

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

6,249

     

81,133

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

1,522

     

9,329

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

2,422

     

29,454

   

The Funds may invest in shares of certain affiliated investment companies also advised or managed by the Advisor. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2019 have been included near the end of each Fund's Portfolio of investments.

During the period ended June 30, 2019, UBS Global Allocation Fund received proceeds from affiliated funds that were previously liquidated in the amount of $263,116. The Fund recorded the gain once it was reasonably certain of both the amount and nature of the gain. This amount is disclosed in the Statement of operations as realized gain on Investment in affiliated issuers. This gain related to class action payments received by the previously liquidated funds. Gains of this type are infrequent to the Fund and are not expected to reoccur. If this gain had not occurred, the Fund's performance would have been lower than reported.

During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Funds listed below paid broker commissions to affiliates of the investment advisor as detailed in the below table. These broker commissions are reflected in the Statement of assets and liabilities within investments at cost of unaffiliated issuers, and the Statement of operations within net realized gain (loss) on, and/or change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and/or futures contracts.

Fund

 

UBS Group AG

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

$

403

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

17,941

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

93

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

1,264

   


155



The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements

Service and distribution plans

UBS AM (US) is the principal underwriter of each Fund's shares. The Trust has adopted distribution and/or service plans ("the Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class A and Class C shares. The Plans govern payments made for the expenses incurred in the service and/or distribution of Class A and Class C shares. 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 C1

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

0.25

%

   

1.00

%

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

0.25

     

1.00

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

0.25

     

1.00

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

0.25

     

1.00

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

0.25

     

1.00

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

0.25

     

0.75

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

0.25

     

0.75

   

1  Effective July 12, 2018, the distribution fees for Class C were terminated and on October 12, 2018, Class C shares of each Fund were automatically converted into Class A shares of the same Fund.

UBS 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 shares. At June 30, 2019, certain Funds owed UBS AM (US) service and distribution fees, and for the period ended June 30, 2019, certain Funds were informed by UBS AM (US) that it had earned sales charges as follows:

Fund

  Service and
distribution
fees owed
  Sales
charges
earned by
distributor
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class A

 

$

6,215

   

$

691

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class C

   

(19,288

)

   

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class A

   

42,247

     

7,598

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class C

   

(147,586

)

   

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund—Class A

   

(996

)

   

5,437

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund—Class C

   

(4,135

)

   

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class A

   

5,021

     

7,538

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class C

   

(6,600

)

   

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund—Class A

   

5,341

     

15,027

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund—Class C

   

(6,103

)

   

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund—Class A

   

2,553

     

1,743

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund—Class C

   

(8,110

)

   

29

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund—Class A

   

88

     

1,261

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund—Class C

   

(63

)

   

   

Transfer agency and related services fees

UBS Financial Services Inc. provides certain services to the Funds pursuant to a delegation of authority from BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. ("BNY Mellon"), the Funds' transfer agent, and is compensated for these services by BNY Mellon, not the Funds.


156



The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements

For the year ended June 30, 2019, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Funds, total delegated service fees as follows:

Fund

  Delegated services
fees earned
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

26,749

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

82,737

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

15,208

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

1,574

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

9,701

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

5,385

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

2,706

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

12,957

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

1,631

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

1,084

   

Securities lending

Each Fund may lend securities up to 331/3% of its total assets to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are initially secured by cash, U.S. government securities and irrevocable letters of credit in an amount at least equal to 102% of the market value of the securities loaned with respect to domestic securities and 105% of the market value of the securities loaned with respect to foreign securities. In the event that the market value of the cash, U.S. government securities, and irrevocable letters of credit securing the loan falls below 100% of the market value for domestic securities, and 103% for foreign securities, the borrower must provide additional cash, U.S. government securities, and irrevocable letters of credit so that the total securing the loan is at least 102% of the market value for domestic securities and 105% of the market value for foreign securities.

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 and irrevocable letters of credit held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees. Cash collateral received is invested in State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Fund, which is included in each Fund's Portfolio of investments. State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Funds' lending agent.

At June 30, 2019, the following Funds had securities on loan at value, cash collateral and non-cash collateral as follows:

Funds

  Value of
securities on loan
  Cash
collateral
  Non-cash
collateral*
  Total
collateral
  Security type held as
non-cash collateral
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

2,427,584

   

$

2,479,035

   

$

   

$

2,479,035

       

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

18,262,927

     

16,152,725

     

2,589,687

     

18,742,412

   

US Treasury Notes and US Treasury Bills

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

880,093

     

389,351

     

514,660

     

904,011

   

US Treasury Notes and US Treasury Bills

 

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

3,495,756

     

970,516

     

2,697,464

     

3,667,980

   

US Treasury Notes and US Treasury Bills

 

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

28,465,027

     

11,278,586

     

17,498,210

     

28,776,796

   

US Treasury Notes and US Treasury Bills

 

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

2,273,083

     

1,211,056

     

1,121,279

     

2,332,335

   

US Treasury Notes and US Treasury Bills

 

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

5,035

     

5,138

     

     

5,138

       

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

848,490

     

596,493

     

267,680

     

864,173

   

US Treasury Notes and US Treasury Bills

 

*  These securities are held for the benefit of the Fund at the Fund's custodian. The Fund cannot repledge or resell this collateral. As such, collateral is excluded from the Statement of assets and liabilities.


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The table below represents the disaggregation at June 30, 2019 of the gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions. As the securities loaned are subject to termination by the Portfolios or the borrower at any time, the remaining contractual maturities of the transactions presented below are considered to be overnight and continuous.

   

Type of securities loaned

  Total
amount of
recognized
 

Fund

  Equity
securities
  Corporate
bonds
  liabilities for
securities
lending
transactions
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

2,210,875

   

$

268,160

   

$

2,479,035

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

16,152,725

     

     

16,152,725

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

389,351

     

     

389,351

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

970,516

     

     

970,516

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

11,278,586

     

     

11,278,586

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

1,211,056

     

     

1,211,056

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

     

5,138

     

5,138

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

94,500

     

501,993

     

596,493

   

Bank line of credit

The Fund participates with other funds managed by UBS AM in a $185 million committed credit facility (the "Committed Credit Facility") with State Street Bank and Trust Company. The Committed Credit Facility is to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of a participating Fund at the request of shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on amounts borrowed is calculated based on the prevailing rates in effect at the time of borrowing. The Funds covered by the Committed Credit Facility have agreed to pay commitment fees on the average daily balance of the Committed Credit Facility not utilized. Commitment fees have been allocated among the Funds in the Committed Credit Facility as follows: 50% of the allocation is based on the relative asset size of funds and the other 50% of the allocation is based on utilization.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the following Portfolios had borrowings as follows:

Fund

  Average daily
amount of
borrowing
outstandng
  Days
outstanding
  Interest
expense
  Weighted
average
annualized
interest rate
 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

$

603,265

     

1

   

$

58

     

3.470

%

 
UBS Municipal Bond Fund    

899,556

     

2

     

172

     

3.445

   

Commission recapture program

Certain Funds participate in a brokerage commission recapture program. 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 year ended June 30, 2019, the following Funds


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Notes to financial statements

recorded recaptured commissions which are reflected in the Statement of operations within the net realized gains (losses) on investments in unaffiliated issuers:

Fund

 

Amount

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

$

2,988

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

7,190

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

2,532

   

Purchases and sales of securities

For the year ended June 30, 2019, aggregate purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

10,274,757

   

$

24,001,274

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

73,395,670

     

112,199,582

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

194,745,637

     

62,414,357

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund*

   

22,041,134

     

7,284,035

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

139,476,370

     

66,511,014

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

62,472,229

     

64,556,183

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

29,274,583

     

31,098,914

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

32,644,395

     

55,945,974

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund*

   

27,217,986

     

3,516,432

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

90,246,928

     

92,587,952

   

*  Commenced operations on October 24, 2018.

Shares of beneficial interest

There is an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest for each of the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

20,153

   

$

125,896

     

29

   

$

172

     

404,851

   

$

2,607,995

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,934,583

)

   

(12,135,248

)

   

(174,078

)

   

(1,023,720

)

   

(2,172,989

)

   

(14,016,356

)

 

Shares converted

   

1,721,672

     

10,812,100

     

(1,867,375

)

   

(10,812,100

)

   

     

   

Dividends reinvested

   

43,541

     

263,858

     

     

     

47,271

     

293,081

   

Net decrease

   

(149,217

)

 

$

(933,394

)

   

(2,041,424

)

 

$

(11,835,648

)

   

(1,720,867

)

 

$

(11,115,280

)

 

    

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

108,452

   

$

1,292,971

     

368

   

$

4,343

     

419,109

   

$

5,147,368

   

Shares repurchased

   

(3,249,998

)

   

(38,813,492

)

   

(324,397

)

   

(3,850,001

)

   

(1,112,447

)

   

(13,658,504

)

 

Shares converted

   

6,588,259

     

77,543,804

     

(6,778,305

)

   

(77,543,804

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

3,446,713

   

$

40,023,283

     

(7,102,334

)

 

$

(81,389,462

)

   

(693,338

)

 

$

(8,511,136

)

 

    


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UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

Class P*

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

4,221,277

   

$

38,256,377

     

15,065,841

   

$

133,027,860

   

Shares repurchased

   

(76,070

)

   

(681,755

)

   

(5,035,235

)

   

(42,791,700

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

     

     

14,186

     

113,629

   

Net increase

   

4,145,207

   

$

37,574,622

     

10,044,792

   

$

90,349,789

   

    

*  Commenced of operations on February 1, 2019.

UBS Engage For Impact Fund*

   

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

2,176,480

   

$

22,129,964

   

Shares repurchased

   

(705,330

)

   

(7,202,590

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

694

     

6,441

   

Net increase

   

1,471,844

   

$

14,933,815

   

*  Commencement of operations on October 24, 2018.

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

167,229

   

$

1,624,563

     

68

   

$

677

     

11,068,863

   

$

106,561,200

   

Shares repurchased

   

(269,997

)

   

(2,566,549

)

   

(25,910

)

   

(263,350

)

   

(3,084,176

)

   

(29,318,977

)

 

Shares converted

   

272,608

     

2,633,394

     

(280,447

)

   

(2,633,394

)

   

     

   

Dividends reinvested

   

16,761

     

146,495

     

     

     

186,593

     

1,632,689

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

186,601

   

$

1,837,903

     

(306,289

)

 

$

(2,896,067

)

   

8,171,280

   

$

78,874,912

   

    

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

186,595

   

$

3,578,194

     

64

   

$

1,074

     

1,267,640

   

$

27,981,446

   

Shares repurchased

   

(407,588

)

   

(7,967,661

)

   

(41,635

)

   

(737,695

)

   

(1,228,062

)

   

(23,232,951

)

 

Shares converted

   

141,492

     

2,835,493

     

(179,348

)

   

(2,835,493

)

   

     

   

Dividends reinvested

   

141,687

     

2,146,557

     

     

     

498,552

     

8,450,452

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

62,186

   

$

592,583

     

(220,919

)

 

$

(3,572,114

)

   

538,130

   

$

13,198,947

   

    

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

15,808

   

$

551,173

     

339

   

$

11,498

     

59,731

   

$

2,010,967

   

Shares repurchased

   

(43,383

)

   

(1,482,939

)

   

(4,908

)

   

(166,563

)

   

(65,994

)

   

(2,273,065

)

 

Shares converted

   

45,803

     

1,535,325

     

(48,129

)

   

(1,535,325

)

   

     

   

Dividends reinvested

   

3,335

     

98,945

     

     

     

6,157

     

183,215

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

21,563

   

$

702,504

     

(52,698

)

 

$

(1,690,390

)

   

(106

)

 

$

(78,883

)

 

    


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UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

136,575

   

$

1,376,134

     

   

$

     

2,448,797

   

$

24,987,560

   

Shares repurchased

   

(317,027

)

   

(3,229,687

)

   

(42,023

)

   

(423,297

)

   

(4,816,504

)

   

(48,768,179

)

 

Shares converted

   

438,383

     

4,361,912

     

(439,266

)

   

(4,361,912

)

   

     

   

Dividends reinvested

   

17,389

     

177,830

     

1,430

     

14,361

     

139,978

     

1,427,353

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

275,320

   

$

2,686,189

     

(479,859

)

 

$

(4,770,848

)

   

(2,227,729

)

 

$

(22,353,266

)

 

    

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund*

   

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

3,528,985

   

$

35,672,488

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,172,191

)

   

(11,831,843

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

29,494

     

303,684

   

Net increase

   

2,386,288

   

$

24,144,329

   

*  Commencement of operations on October 24, 2018.

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

20,189

   

$

288,872

     

   

$

     

16,980

   

$

243,930

   

Shares repurchased

   

(156

)

   

(2,227

)

   

     

     

(362,773

)

   

(5,238,705

)

 

Shares converted

   

4,382

     

62,527

     

(4,388

)

   

(62,527

)

   

     

   

Dividends reinvested

   

460

     

6,668

     

30

     

444

     

63,494

     

918,522

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

24,875

   

$

355,840

     

(4,358

)

 

$

(62,083

)

   

(282,299

)

 

$

(4,076,253

)

 

    

For the period ended June 30, 2018, transactions in shares of beneficial interest for each of the Funds were as follows:

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

31,316

   

$

204,659

     

9,602

   

$

58,365

     

442,351

   

$

2,955,988

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,904,131

)

   

(12,419,160

)

   

(846,800

)

   

(5,135,444

)

   

(10,476,773

)

   

(70,241,614

)

 

Net decrease

   

(1,872,815

)

 

$

(12,214,501

)

   

(837,198

)

 

$

(5,077,079

)

   

(10,034,422

)

 

$

(67,285,626

)

 

    

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

289,406

   

$

3,564,575

     

28,848

   

$

341,578

     

409,046

   

$

5,029,324

   

Shares repurchased

   

(2,359,162

)

   

(28,667,203

)

   

(1,571,007

)

   

(18,660,574

)

   

(1,007,646

)

   

(12,508,312

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

179,487

     

2,178,965

     

46,140

     

547,419

     

81,201

     

1,006,085

   

Net decrease

   

(1,890,269

)

 

$

(22,923,663

)

   

(1,496,019

)

 

$

(17,771,577

)

   

(517,399

)

 

$

(6,472,903

)

 

    


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UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund*

   

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

10,035,301

   

$

94,963,376

   

Shares repurchased

   

(2,851

)

   

(26,410

)

 

Net increase

   

10,032,450

   

$

94,936,966

   

  

*  Commencement of operations on June 4, 2018.

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

196,951

   

$

2,054,040

     

102,906

   

$

1,044,928

     

4,773,953

   

$

50,967,066

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,064,788

)

   

(10,673,023

)

   

(16,388

)

   

(170,155

)

   

(460,563

)

   

(4,898,577

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

6,904

     

73,043

     

1,637

     

16,928

     

37,265

     

395,005

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(860,933

)

 

$

(8,545,940

)

   

88,155

   

$

891,701

     

4,350,655

   

$

46,463,494

   

    

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

290,435

   

$

5,750,755

     

14,650

   

$

247,378

     

557,112

   

$

12,279,415

   

Shares repurchased

   

(595,980

)

   

(11,835,852

)

   

(88,717

)

   

(1,456,115

)

   

(786,334

)

   

(17,089,357

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

291,339

     

5,232,441

     

65,635

     

934,650

     

803,594

     

15,911,159

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(14,206

)

 

$

(852,656

)

   

(8,432

)

 

$

(274,087

)

   

574,372

   

$

11,101,217

   

    

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

15,561

   

$

523,438

     

7,139

   

$

232,242

     

29,771

   

$

994,129

   

Shares repurchased

   

(89,463

)

   

(2,989,898

)

   

(21,726

)

   

(698,276

)

   

(70,821

)

   

(2,388,437

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

1,343

     

44,336

     

     

     

3,057

     

101,176

   

Net decrease

   

(72,559

)

 

$

(2,422,124

)

   

(14,587

)

 

$

(466,034

)

   

(37,993

)

 

$

(1,293,132

)

 

    

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

87,495

   

$

891,300

     

43,409

   

$

445,022

     

3,312,184

   

$

33,748,266

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,225,823

)

   

(12,579,549

)

   

(137,287

)

   

(1,392,979

)

   

(2,764,240

)

   

(28,033,046

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

15,594

     

158,836

     

4,802

     

48,795

     

161,035

     

1,635,604

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(1,122,734

)

 

$

(11,529,413

)

   

(89,076

)

 

$

(899,162

)

   

708,979

   

$

7,350,824

   

    


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UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

8,147

   

$

118,949

     

3,138

   

$

46,135

     

710

   

$

10,588

   

Shares repurchased

   

(3,666

)

   

(54,433

)

   

(1,738

)

   

(26,088

)

   

(542,478

)

   

(8,047,420

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

65

     

950

     

56

     

815

     

63,417

     

937,087

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

4,546

   

$

65,466

     

1,456

   

$

20,862

     

(478,351

)

 

$

(7,099,745

)

 

    

Federal tax status

It is each Fund's policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue 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 years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

2019

 
Fund   Distributions paid
from tax-exempt
income
  Distributions
paid from
ordinary income
  Distributions
paid from net
long-term
capital gains
  Total
distributions
paid
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

   

$

616,241

   

$

   

$

616,241

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

     

     

     

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

     

522,535

     

     

522,535

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

     

6,444

     

     

6,444

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

843,254

     

1,032,298

     

1,875,552

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

3,772,850

     

7,387,637

     

11,160,487

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

302,357

     

     

302,357

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

2,147,143

     

10,994

     

     

2,158,137

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

     

331,507

     

     

331,507

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

     

1,192,656

     

     

1,192,656

   
   

2018

 

Fund

  Distributions paid
from tax-exempt
income
  Distributions
paid from
ordinary income
  Distributions
paid from
long term
capital gains
  Total
distributions
paid
 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

$

   

$

4,090,862

   

$

   

$

4,090,862

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

515,646

     

     

515,646

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

2,899,291

     

20,871,646

     

23,770,937

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

153,050

     

     

153,050

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

2,305,211

     

887

     

     

2,306,098

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

     

1,216,036

     

     

1,216,036

   


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For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments, including derivatives, held at June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Fund

 

Cost of investments

  Gross unrealized
appreciation
  Gross unrealized
depreciation
  Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on investments
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

58,493,304

   

$

1,594,605

   

$

(13,350,253

)

 

$

(11,755,648

)

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

263,928,914

     

21,678,866

     

(10,113,777

)

   

11,565,089

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

215,931,557

     

9,423,754

     

(4,436,722

)

   

4,987,032

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

16,059,205

     

1,053,612

     

(525,849

)

   

527,763

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

152,496,400

     

10,984,902

     

(7,601,208

)

   

3,383,694

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

106,603,701

     

35,082,062

     

(7,407,660

)

   

27,674,402

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

31,289,986

     

1,943,522

     

(1,044,777

)

   

898,745

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

99,843,767

     

3,913,642

     

     

3,913,642

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

23,993,533

     

1,021,699

     

(2,894

)

   

1,018,805

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

39,202,874

     

1,096,382

     

(149,939

)

   

946,443

   

The difference between book and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investment is primarily attributed to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, tax treatment of certain derivatives and mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies.

At June 30, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

Fund   Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
  Undistributed
ordinary income
  Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
  Accumulated
capital and
other losses
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Other
temporary
differences
  Total  

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

   

$

108,140

   

$

   

$

(30,672,682

)

 

$

(11,719,556

)

 

$

   

$

(42,284,098

)

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

     

7,141,671

     

10,422,893

     

(234,216

)

   

11,541,648

     

     

28,871,996

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

     

1,976,892

     

     

(4,405,977

)

   

4,998,072

     

(24,466

)

   

2,544,521

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

     

471,732

     

     

     

528,476

     

(16,294

)

   

983,914

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

2,945,066

     

     

(3,643,627

)

   

3,383,794

     

     

2,685,233

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

241,373

     

4,610,292

     

     

27,674,402

     

     

32,526,067

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

1,318,956

     

208,496

     

     

898,745

     

     

2,426,197

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

4,709

     

     

     

(972,033

)

   

3,913,642

     

(34,005

)

   

2,912,313

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

     

80,969

     

     

     

1,018,805

     

(8,825

)

   

1,090,949

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

     

     

     

(3,630,323

)

   

951,158

     

     

(2,679,165

)

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the "Act"), net capital losses recognized by the Funds after December 22, 2010, may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. The Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.


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Notes to financial statements

At June 30, 2019, the following Funds had post-enactment net capital losses that will be carried forward indefinitely, as follows:

Fund

 

Short-term losses

 

Long-term losses

 

Net capital losses

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

18,010,629

   

$

12,660,174

   

$

30,670,803

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

4,354,586

     

51,391

     

4,405,977

   

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

   

880,092

     

91,941

     

972,033

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

2,326,577

     

1,242,293

     

3,568,870

   

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards expire un-utilized:

Fund   Capital loss
carryforwards
expired
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

46,428,719

   

Qualified late year losses are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund's next taxable year. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the following Funds incurred and elected to defer qualified late year losses of the following:

       

Post October capital loss

 
Fund   Late year ordinary
loss
  Short-term
losses
  Long-term
losses
 

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

 

$

   

$

2,867,499

   

$

776,128

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

58,006

     

     

   

At June 30, 2019, the effect of permanent "book/tax" reclassifications resulted in increases and decreases to components of the Funds' net assets as follows:

Fund

  Distributable
earnings (losses)
  Beneficial
interest
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

46,428,719

   

$

(46,428,719

)

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

8,470,961

     

(8,470,961

)

 

These differences are primarily due to the tax treatment of expiration of capital loss carryforwards and partnership adjustments.

ASC 740-10 "Income Taxes—Overall" sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded, as of June 30, 2019, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. It is each Fund's policy to record any significant foreign tax exposures in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.


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Notes to financial statements

Under the applicable foreign tax laws, gains on certain securities held in certain foreign countries may be subject to taxes that will be paid by the Funds.

Each of the tax years in the four year fiscal period ended June 30, 2019 or since inception in the case of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS Engage For Impact Fund, and UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.


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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of The UBS Funds

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of The UBS Funds (the "Trust"), (comprising UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS Engage For Impact Fund, UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS Municipal Bond Fund, UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund and UBS Total Return Bond Fund (collectively referred to as the "Funds")), including the portfolios of investments, as of June 30, 2019, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising The UBS Funds at June 30, 2019, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Funds comprising The UBS Funds

 

Statement of operations

  Statement of changes in
net assets
 

Financial highlights

 
UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund
UBS Global Allocation Fund
UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund
UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund
UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund
 

For the year ended June 30, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2019

 

For each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 2019

 

UBS Municipal Bond Fund

 

For the year ended June 30, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2019

 

For each of the four years in the period ended June 30, 2019 and the period from November 10, 2014 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2015

 

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

 

For the year ended June 30, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2019

 

For each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2019, the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2015

 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

 

For the year ended June 30, 2019

 

For the year ended June 30, 2019 and the period from June 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2018

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

 

For the period from October 24, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent


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with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

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

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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

New York, New York
August 29, 2019


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Federal tax information (unaudited)

We are required by Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to advise you in writing as to the federal tax status of distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. Accordingly, the amount of ordinary dividends paid that qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders and the amount of foreign tax credit to be passed through to shareholders are as follows:

Fund   Dividends
received
deduction
  Long-term
capital
gain
  Foreign
tax credit
 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

 

$

   

$

   

$

447,020

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

1,225

     

     

14,910

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

1,032,298

     

333,889

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

360,137

     

7,387,637

     

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

206,557

     

     

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

3,921

     

     

   

Also, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the foreign source income for information reporting purposes for UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund was $3,651,054, for UBS Engage For Impact Fund was $201,791 and for UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund was $3,407,378.

For the taxable year ended June 30, 2019, the Funds designate the amounts below as the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income for individual shareholders.

Fund   Maximum amount
considered
qualified dividend
income
 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

 

$

207,282

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

8,977

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

996,374

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

360,137

   

UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

   

210,804

   

UBS Total Return Bond Fund

   

3,936

   

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their tax returns. Since the Funds' fiscal year end is not the calendar year end, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2019. Such notification, which will reflect the amount to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their federal income tax returns, will be made in conjunction with Form 1099 DIV and will be mailed in February 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in each of the Funds.


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General information (unaudited)

Quarterly portfolio schedule

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds' Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. (Please note that on the SEC's Web site, the "filing type" designation for this information may be "NPORT-EX.") Additionally, you may obtain copies of Form N-PORT for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year from the Funds upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of the Fund's (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how the Fund voted any proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 for which an SEC filing has been made, without charge, upon request by contacting the Fund directly at 1-800-647 1568, online on the Fund's Web site: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).


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Board approval of investment advisory agreements (unaudited)

At the meeting of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of The UBS Funds (the "Trust"), held on June 6 and 7, 2019 (the "Meeting"), the Board, including those Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust or UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (the "Advisor") and its affiliates (together, the "Independent Trustees"), considered the continuation of the investment advisory agreements (the "Advisory Agreements") between the Trust and the Advisor for the UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS Total Return Bond Fund, UBS Municipal Bond Fund, and UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund (each a "Fund," and together, the "Funds"). Prior to the Meeting, the Independent Trustees' counsel had sent to the Advisor a request detailing the information that the Independent Trustees wished to receive in connection with their consideration of the continuation of the Advisory Agreements. The Independent Trustees met with their independent counsel, as well as an independent consultant engaged by the Board to assist in the annual Advisory Agreement review process on May 30, 2019 and June 6, 2019 to discuss the materials provided to them in response to the information request, including materials prepared by the Advisor, as well as reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge Reports"), an independent statistical compilation company, providing comparative expense information on an actual and contractual basis and comparative performance information for the Funds. The Board also made reference to information and material that had been provided to the Independent Trustees throughout the year at Board meetings.

At the Meeting, the Board considered a number of factors in connection with its deliberations concerning the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund, including: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund; (ii) the performance of the Fund and the Advisor; (iii) the Fund's expenses, costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund; and (iv) whether economies of scale are realized by the Advisor with respect to the Fund, as it grows larger, and the extent to which the economies of scale are reflected in the level of the management fees charged.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services.

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Advisor to a Fund, the Board reviewed the material presented by the Advisor describing the various services provided to each Fund. The Board noted that in addition to investment management services, the Advisor provides each Fund with operational, legal, and compliance support. The Board also considered the scope and depth of the Advisor's organization and the experience and expertise of the professionals currently providing investment management and other services to the Funds. The Board considered that the Advisor was a well-established investment management organization employing investment personnel with significant experience in the investment management industry. The Board also considered the Advisor's in-house research capabilities, as well as other research services available to it, including research services available to the Advisor as a result of securities transactions effected for the Funds and the Advisor's other investment management clients, and noted that the Advisor had extensive global research capabilities. The Board also evaluated the Advisor's portfolio management process for each Fund, including the use of risk management techniques and the proprietary technologies utilized to structure the Fund's portfolio. The Board noted that various presentations had been made by investment personnel at Board meetings throughout the year concerning the Funds' investment performance and investment strategies, including the derivative strategies utilized by certain Funds.

The Board also noted and discussed the services that the Advisor and its affiliates provide to the Funds under other agreements with the Trust, including administration services provided by the Advisor, underwriting services provided by UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. ("UBS AM (US)"), and sub-transfer agency services provided by UBS Financial Services Inc. ("UBS Financial Services"). In connection with the non-investment management services, the Board also considered the quarterly reports that the Advisor provides to the Board throughout the year pertaining to brokerage commissions, soft dollars, portfolio valuations, and Rule 12b-1 fees, among others. In addition, the Board considered the presentations provided with respect to distribution strategies for the Funds. The Board noted


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management's continuing endeavors and expenditures to address areas of heightened concern in the mutual fund industry, such as liquidity risk management. After analyzing the services provided by the Advisor to each Fund, both quantitatively and qualitatively, including the impact of these services on investment performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to each Fund were consistent with the operational requirements of each Fund, and met the needs of the Fund's shareholders.

Performance.

In evaluating the performance of each Fund, the Board analyzed the Broadridge Reports, which compared the performance of each Fund with other funds in its respective peer universe over various time periods. The Board also reviewed the memoranda provided by the Advisor providing an analysis of the markets and the Funds' performance during the past year. In reviewing the Broadridge Reports, the Board noted that the UBS Municipal Bond Fund had appeared in the top performance quintile for the one-year performance period ended February 28, 2019. The Board also noted that the UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund and UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund appeared in the third performance quintile of its performance universe for the one-year period ended February 28, 2019, with the UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund's annualized total return above the median of its performance universe and the UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund's annualized total return below the median of its performance universe during such period.

At the Board's request, the Advisor further addressed the performance data for the UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, and UBS Total Return Bond Fund, each of which had appeared in the fourth or fifth performance quintile for the one-year period (since inception period for UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund) ended February 28, 2019.

In discussing the performance of the UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund for the one-year performance period ended February 28, 2019, the Advisor explained that the main detractor from performance was asset allocation. The Advisor further explained that a preference for ex-US equities (both developed and emerging markets) over US equities, coupled with rising trade tensions between the US and China, certain European political developments, and slower global growth, had negatively impacted performance. The Advisor reported that the Fund's performance had improved for the year-to-date period through April 30, 2019. The Board noted that a new portfolio manager had begun managing the Fund in April 2018 and more time was needed to fully evaluate the performance of the Fund under the new portfolio manager. At the request of the Board, the Fund's new portfolio manager further presented to the Board on the Fund's strategy, performance, and outlook. Following the portfolio manager's presentation, the Board agreed that the Fund's performance should continue to be monitored.

In explaining the performance of the UBS Global Allocation Fund for the one-year performance period ended February 28, 2019, the Advisor explained that market allocation was the primary detractor from performance. The Advisor further explained certain specific relative-value trades during the reporting period that had negatively impacted the Fund. The Advisor also explained that security selection had detracted from performance. The Advisor noted that for the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2019, the UBS Global Allocation Fund's relative performance had improved. The Board also considered the Fund's more favorable longer-term performance, noting that the Fund appeared in the second performance quintile of its performance universe for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended February 28, 2019.

The Advisor next addressed the performance of the UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund. In discussing the performance of the UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund for the one-year performance period ended February 28, 2019, the Advisor explained that the sell-off in global equity markets during the fourth quarter of 2018 had negatively impacted the Fund as intrinsic value equity strategies tend to underperform in periods of risk-off sentiment. The Advisor explained that the Fund's performance had rebounded as markets stabilized, and reported that the


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Fund ranked in the 9th percentile of the international multi-cap core universe and outperformed its benchmark by 159 (i.e., 1.59%) basis points during the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2019. The Board also considered the Fund's more favorable longer-term performance, noting that the Fund appeared in the second performance quintile of its performance universe for the three-year period ended February 28, 2019, and in the top performance quintile for the five- and ten-year periods ended February 28, 2019.

The Advisor next discussed the performance of the UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund for the since inception period ended February 28, 2019. The Advisor explained that security selection had been the main detractor from Fund performance, with sector allocation also detracting from relative performance. The Advisor reported that for the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2019, the Fund ranked in the 18th percentile of its performance universe and outperformed its benchmark by 417 (i.e., 4.17%) basis points. The Board noted that the Fund's inception date was June 4, 2018 and more time was needed to fully evaluate the Fund's performance.

The Advisor then addressed the performance of the UBS Total Return Bond Fund for the performance period ended February 28, 2019. The Advisor reported that the Fund's underperformance was largely attributable to the Fund's opportunistic exposures to certain emerging markets currencies and debt during a sell off period in such sector in the first half of 2018. The Advisor reported that the performance of the Fund had largely recovered, with the Fund ranking in the 33rd percentile of its performance universe and outperforming its benchmark during the year-to-date period ended April 30, 2019.

The Board concluded that the Advisor's explanations provided a sound basis for understanding the performance of each Fund that underperformed in comparison to its peer universe. The Board determined, after analyzing the performance data, that the performance of each Fund was acceptable as compared with relevant performance standards, given the investment strategies and risk profile of each Fund, the expectations of the shareholder base and the current market environment.

Fund Fees and Expenses.

When considering the fees and expenses borne by each Fund, and the reasonableness of the management fees paid to the Advisor in light of the services provided to each Fund, the Board compared the fees charged by the Advisor to each Fund to fees charged to the funds in its peer group for comparable services, as provided in the Broadridge Reports, on both an actual (taking into account expense limitation arrangements) and a contractual basis (assuming all funds in the peer expense group were similar in size to the respective Fund).

In examining the Broadridge Reports, and in reviewing comparative costs, it was noted that UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, and UBS Municipal Bond Fund had a contractual fee rate and actual total expenses lower than, or equal to, the Broadridge median of its respective expense group. The Board noted that UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, and UBS Total Return Bond Fund had a contractual fee rate higher than the Broadridge median in its respective Broadridge expense group. The Advisor noted, however, that the results of such expense comparisons showed that the actual management fee rate for each Fund, except the UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, was lower than the Broadridge median of the Fund's respective Broadridge expense group. In addition, the Board reviewed the actual total expenses of each Fund and noted that each Fund had total expenses that were comparable to, or lower than, the Broadridge median in its respective Broadridge expense group, except for the UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund.

The Advisor and the Board discussed the management fee and expenses of the UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund. The Advisor noted that the Fund's Class P actual total expenses ranked in the 55th percentile of its expense group and reflected a fee waiver from the Advisor. The Advisor expressed its belief that the Fund's current total expense ratio remains competitive.


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Board approval of investment advisory agreements (unaudited) (concluded)

The Board also received and considered information about the fee rates charged to other funds and accounts that are managed by the Advisor. After discussing the information about the other funds and accounts with the Advisor, the Board determined that the fees charged by the Advisor to the Funds were within a reasonable range, giving effect to differences in services performed for such other funds and accounts as compared to such fee rates. The Board, after reviewing all pertinent material, concluded that the management fee payable under each Fund's Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable, both on an absolute basis and in comparison with the fees of other funds identified in its peer group.

Costs and Profitability.

The Board considered the costs of providing services to the Funds and the profitability of the Funds to the Advisor and its affiliates by reviewing the profitability analysis provided by the Advisor, including information about its fee revenues and expenses. The Board reviewed the profitability of each Fund to the Advisor and its affiliates, and the compensation that was received for providing services to each Fund. The profitability analysis, which provided information for the last three calendar years, included schedules relating to the revenue and expenses attributable to: (i) the investment advisory and administration services provided by the Advisor; (ii) the distribution and shareholder services provided by UBS AM (US) and UBS Financial Services; (iii) the transfer agency-related services provided by UBS Financial Services; and (iv) all services provided by the Advisor, UBS AM (US), and UBS Financial Services shown on a consolidated basis. In discussing the profitability analysis with the Board, the Advisor, as requested by the Board, provided the Board with a presentation on the methodology utilized in the profitability analysis. The Board noted that the methodology used for the profitability analysis provided to the Board for purposes of its annual review of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Advisor also explained to the Board the reasons for any changes in profitability of each Fund from last calendar year to this calendar year.

The Board also considered "fallout" or ancillary benefits to the Advisor or its affiliates as the result of their relationship with the Funds; for example, the ability to attract other clients due to the Advisor's role as investment advisor to the Funds and the research services available to the Advisor through soft dollar brokerage commissions. The Independent Trustees also considered the ancillary benefits received by the Advisor's affiliates, UBS Securities LLC and UBS Group AG, in the form of commissions for executing securities transactions for the Funds. Upon closely examining the information provided concerning the Advisor's profitability, the Board concluded that the level of profits realized by the Advisor and its affiliates with respect to each Fund, if any, was reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services that were provided.

Economies of Scale.

The Board also discussed whether economies of scale are realized by the Advisor with respect to each Fund as it grows larger, and the extent to which this is reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Board noted that with respect to most Funds, any actual or potential economies of scale are, or will be, shared with the Fund and its shareholders through existing management fee breakpoints so that as the Fund grows in size, its effective management fee declines. The Board noted that each Fund, except the UBS Total Return Bond Fund and UBS Municipal Bond Fund, had a breakpoint schedule that provided for continuing breakpoints past the current asset level for the Fund. Based on each Fund's fees and expenses and the Advisor's profitability analysis, the Board concluded that any actual or potential economies of scale would be reasonably shared with a Fund and its shareholders.

After full consideration of the factors discussed above, with no single factor identified as being of paramount importance, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, concluded that the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.


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The UBS Funds

Trustee and officer information (unaudited)

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust. Under Delaware law, the Board has overall responsibility for managing the business and affairs of the Trust, including general supervision and review of its investment activities. The trustees elect the officers of the Trust, who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Trust and the Funds.

The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee's or officer's principal occupations during the last five years, the number of funds in the UBS Family of Funds overseen by the trustee or officer and other directorships held by such trustee.

The Trust's Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-647 1568.

Non-interested Trustees

Name,
address
and age
  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
  Principal
occupation(s)
during past
5 years
  Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by Trustee
  Other
directorships
held by
Trustee
 
Adela Cepeda;
61
PFM Financial Advisors LLC
222 N. LaSalle Street
Suite 910
Chicago, IL 60601
 

Trustee

 

Since 2004

 

Ms. Cepeda is a managing director at PFM Financial Advisors LLC (since 2016). Prior to joining PFM Financial Advisors LLC, from 1995 to 2016, Ms. Cepeda was founder and president of A.C. Advisory, Inc.

 

Ms. Cepeda is a trustee of three investment companies (consisting of 19 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

Ms. Cepeda is a director (since 2012) of BMO Financial Corp. (U.S. holding company for BMO Harris Bank N.A.), director of the Mercer Funds (9 portfolios) (since 2005) and trustee of the Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds (11 portfolios) (since 2008).

 
Abbie J. Smith;
66
University of
Chicago Booth
School of Business
5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
 

Trustee

 

Since 2009

 

Ms. Smith is the Boris and Irene Stern Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting in the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 1980). Formerly, Ms. Smith was a co-founding partner and Director of Research of Fundamental Investment Advisors, a hedge fund (co-founded in 2004, commenced operations in 2008) (from 2008 to 2010).

 

Ms. Smith is a trustee of three investment companies (consisting of 19 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

Ms. Smith is a director (since 2000) of HNI Corporation (formerly known as HON Industries Inc.) (office furniture) and a director and also a member of the audit committee (since May 2017). Ms. Smith was also chair (until October 2015) of the audit committee of Ryder System Inc. (transportation, logistics and supply-chain management). In addition, Ms. Smith is a trustee/director (since 2000) and a member of the audit committee of the Dimensional Funds complex (128 portfolios).

 


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Trustee and officer information (unaudited)

Non-interested Trustees (continued)

Name,
address
and age
  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
  Principal
occupation(s)
during past
5 years
  Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by Trustee
  Other
directorships
held by
Trustee
 
Frank K. Reilly;
83
Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame,
IN 46556-5646
 

Chairman and Trustee

 

Since 1992

 

Mr. Reilly is the Bernard J. Hank Professor Emeritus of Finance in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame (since 1982), and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

 

Mr. Reilly is a trustee of three investment companies (consisting of 19 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

Mr. Reilly is a director (since 1994) of Discover Bank and Bank of New Castle, both banks are subsidaries of Discover Financial Services, and Mr. Reilly is chairman of the audit committee for both banks.

 
J. Mikesell Thomas;
68
c/o UBS AM
One North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
 

Trustee

 

Since 2004

 

Mr. Thomas is a principal with the investment firm Castle Creek Capital (since 2008) and president and sole shareholder of Mikesell Advisory Corp. (since 2009). He is the former President and CEO of Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (from 2004 to 2008) and of First Chicago Bancorp (from 2008 to 2011).

 

Mr. Thomas is a trustee of three investment companies (consisting of 19 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

Mr. Thomas is a director (since 1992) and chairman of the audit committee for NorthShore University HealthSystem, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, and a director and member, (since January 2016) of the audit committee of four indirect subsidiaries of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded insurance company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan: HCC Life Insurance Co., U.S. Specialty Insurance Co., Houston Casualty Co., and Producers Agriculture Insurance Co. Mr. Thomas was previously a director (2012-October 2015), a member of the audit committee (2012-October 2015) and chairman of the Investment and Finance Committees (2014-October 2015) of HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.; and a director of First Chicago Bancorp (from 2008 to 2010) and First Chicago Bank & Trust (from 2008 to 2010).

 


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Trustee and officer information (unaudited)

Officers

Name, address
and age
  Position(s) held
with Trust
  Term of office1
and length
of time served
  Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in
fund complex for which person serves as officer
 
Rose Ann Bubloski*;
51
 

Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

 

Since 2011

 

Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and senior manager of product control and investment support (previously named registered fund product control) of UBS Asset Manangement (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. ("UBS AM—Americas region.") She is vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 62 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 
Franklin P. Dickson*;
41
 

Vice President

 

Since 2017

 

Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since October 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of product control and investment support (previously named registered fund product control) of UBS AM—Americas region. From 2013 through 2015, Mr. Dickson was fund administration and compliance manager for U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, and from April 2008 through June 2013, Mr. Dickson was vice president, client service manager at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 8 investment companies (consisting of 62 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 
Mark F. Kemper**;
61
 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

Since 1999 and March 2019, respectively

 

Mr. Kemper is a managing director and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control—Americas (2006 and June 2019, respectively) and previously had been general counsel of UBS AM—Americas region (from 2004 until June 2019). He has been secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2004) and secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 62 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since January 2017).

 
Joanne M. Kilkeary*;
51
 

Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

Since 2006 (Vice President) and Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director (from 2008 to 2013) and head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (since October 2017) prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region (from 2004 to 2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 62 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 
Igor Lasun;
40
 

President

 

Since September 2018

 

Mr. Lasun Is an executive director and head of fund development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since September 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to September 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees development and management for both wholesale and Institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 7 investment companies (consisting of 61 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as Investment advisor or manager.

 
William Lawlor**;
31
 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

Since 2018

 

Mr. Lawlor is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2013. Prior to joining UBS AM—Americas region, Mr. Lawlor attended Kent College of Law, where he graduated in 2013. Mr. Lawlor is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 61 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 


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The UBS Funds

Trustee and officer information (unaudited)

Officers (concluded)

Name, address
and age
  Position(s) held
with Trust
  Term of office1
and length
of time served
  Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years; number of portfolios in
fund complex for which person serves as officer
 
Nancy D. Osborn*;
53
 

Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

 

Since 2007

 

Mrs. Osborn is a director (since 2010) (prior to which she was an associate director) and a senior manager of product control and investment support (previously named registered fund product control) of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2006). Mrs. Osborn is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 8 investment companies (consisting of 62 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 
Frank S. Pluchino*;
59
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Since March 2018

 

Mr. Pluchino is an executive director with UBS Business Solutions US LLC and is also the chief compliance officer of UBS Hedge Fund Solutions LLC (since 2010). Mr. Pluchino serves as chief compliance officer of 13 investment companies (consisting of 67 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

 
Eric Sanders**;
53
 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

Since 2005

 

Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since January 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 62 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 
Philip Stacey**;
34
 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

Since June 2018

 

Mr. Stacey is an executive director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since March 2019) and also with UBS AM—Americas region since 2015. Prior to joining UBS AM—Americas region, Mr. Stacey was a legal associate with the Chicago-based investment manager HFR Asset Management, LLC from 2009 through 2015. Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 7 investment companies (consisting of 61 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 
Keith A. Weller**;
58
 

Vice President and Secretary

 

Since 2004 (Vice President) and Since March 2019 (Secretary)

 

Mr. Weller is an executive director (since 2017) and deputy general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since February 2019) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and assistant secretary of 8 investment companies (consisting of 62 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

*  This person's business address is 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6028

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

1  Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term. Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board.


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Funds' privacy notice

This notice describes the privacy policy of the UBS Family of Funds, the PACE Funds and all closed-end funds man- aged by UBS AM (collectively, the "Funds"). The Funds are committed to protecting the personal information that they collect about individuals who are prospective, current or former investors.

The Funds collect personal information in order to process requests and transactions and to provide customer serv- ice. Personal information, which is obtained from applications and other forms or correspondence submitted to the Funds, may include name(s), address, e-mail address, telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other tax identification number, bank account information, information about your transactions and experiences with the Funds, and any affiliation a client has with UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates ("Personal Information").

The Funds limit access to Personal Information to those individuals who need to know that information in order to process transactions and service accounts. These individuals are required to maintain and protect the confidentiality of Personal Information and to follow established procedures. The Funds maintain physical, electronic and proce- dural safeguards to protect Personal Information and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. The Funds may share Personal Information with their affiliates to facilitate the servicing of accounts and for other business purposes, or as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. The Funds may also share Personal Information with non-affiliated third parties that perform services for the Funds, such as vendors that provide data or transaction processing, computer software maintenance and development, and other administrative services. When the Funds share Personal Information with a non-affiliated third party, they will do so pursuant to a contract that includes pro- visions designed to ensure that the third party will uphold and maintain privacy standards when handling Personal Information. In addition to sharing information with non-affiliated third parties to facilitate the servicing of accounts and for other business purposes, the Funds may disclose Personal Information to non-affiliated third parties as oth- erwise required or permitted by applicable law. For example, the Funds may disclose Personal Information to credit bureaus or regulatory authorities to facilitate or comply with investigations; to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims or other liabilities; or to respond to judicial or legal process, such as subpoena requests.

Except as described in this privacy notice, the Funds will not use Personal Information for any other purpose unless the Funds describe how such Personal Information will be used and clients are given an opportunity to decline approval of such use of Personal Information relating to them (or affirmatively approve the use of Personal Information, if required by applicable law). The Funds endeavor to keep their customer files complete and accurate. The Funds should be notified if any Personal Information needs to be corrected or updated. Please call 1-800-647 1568 with any questions or concerns regarding your Personal Information or this privacy notice.

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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  (The registrant has designated the code of ethics adopted pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley as a “Code of Conduct” to lessen the risk of confusion with its separate code of ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act.)

 

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board has determined that the following person serving on the registrant’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in item 3 of Form N-CSR:  J. Mikesell Thomas.  Mr. Thomas is independent as defined in item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)         Audit Fees:

 

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the aggregate Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) audit fees for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $551,886 and $431,769, respectively.

 

Fees included in the audit fees category are those associated with the annual audits of financial statements and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

 

(b)         Audit-Related Fees:

 

In each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the aggregate audit-related fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audits of the financial statements, but not reported as audit fees, were approximately $26,046 and $17,316, respectively.

 

Fees included in the audit-related fees category are those associated with the reading and providing of comments on the 2018 and 2017 semiannual financial statements.

 

There were no audit-related fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

 

(c)          Tax Fees:

 

In each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the aggregate tax fees billed by E&Y for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $61,487 and $53,186, respectively.

 


 

Fees included in the tax fees category comprise all services performed by professional staff in the independent accountant’s tax division except those services related to the audits. This category comprises fees for review of tax compliance, tax return preparation and excise tax calculations.

 

There were no tax fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

 

(d)         All Other Fees:

 

In each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, there were no fees billed by E&Y for products and services, other than the services reported in Item 4(a)-(c) above, rendered to the registrant.

 

Fees included in the all other fees category would consist of services related to internal control reviews, strategy and other consulting, financial information systems design and implementation, consulting on other information systems, and other tax services unrelated to the registrant.

 

There were no “all other fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

 

(e)          (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

 

The Audit Committee Charter contains the Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures.  Reproduced below is an excerpt from the Audit Committee Charter regarding pre-approval policies and procedures:

 

To carry out its purposes, the Audit Committee shall have the following duties and powers:

 

(a)         To pre-approve the engagement of, and to recommend to the Board the engagement, retention or termination of, the independent auditors to provide audit, review or attest services to The UBS Funds, and, in connection therewith, to review and evaluate the capabilities and independence of the auditors, and receive the auditors’ specific representations as to their independence. In evaluating the auditor’s qualifications, performance and independence, the Committee must, among other things, obtain and review a report by the auditors, at least annually, describing the following items: (i) all relationships between the independent auditors and The UBS Funds, as well as with The UBS Funds’ investment advisor or any control affiliate of the investment advisor that provides ongoing services to The UBS Funds; (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, with respect to one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and (iii) the audit firm’s internal quality control procedures.

 

(b)         To pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided to The UBS Funds by the independent auditors when, without such pre-approval, the auditors would not be independent of The UBS Funds under applicable federal securities laws, rules or auditing standards.

 

(c)          To pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by The UBS Funds’ independent auditors to The UBS Funds’ investment advisor or to any entity, that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with The UBS Funds investment advisor (“advisor affiliate”) and that provides ongoing services to The UBS Funds when, without such pre-approval by the

 


 

Committee, the auditors would not be independent of The UBS Funds under applicable federal securities laws, rules or auditing standards.

 

(d)         To establish, if deemed necessary or appropriate as an alternative to Committee pre-approval of services to be provided by the independent auditors as required by paragraphs (b) and (c) above, policies and procedures to permit such services to be pre-approved by other means, such as by action of a designated member or members of the Committee, subject to subsequent Committee review or oversight.

 

(e)          To consider whether the non-audit services provided by The UBS Funds’  independent auditor to The UBS Funds investment advisor or any advisor affiliate that provides on-going services to The UBS Funds, which services were not pre-approved by the Committee, are compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

 

Pursuant to Section (d), the Committee has delegated its responsibility to pre-approve the audit and permissible non-audit services required by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Section 4, not exceeding $100,000 (excluding reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) on an annual basis to the Chairperson.  All such pre-approvals will be subject to subsequent Committee review or oversight, including being reported to the full Committee on a quarterly basis at the Committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting after pre-approval.  The Committee may not delegate to management its responsibility to pre-approve services to be performed by the independent auditor.  Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the Committee or the Chairperson will be submitted by both the Fund’s independent auditors and the Fund’s Treasurer or other designated Fund officer and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules on auditor independence.

 

(e)          (2) Services approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

 

Audit-Related Fees:

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 on behalf of the registrant.

 

There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

Tax Fees:

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 on behalf of the registrant.

 

There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 


 

All Other Fees:

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 on behalf of the registrant.

 

There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(f)           For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, if greater than 50%, specify the percentage of hours spent on the audit of the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons who are not full-time, permanent employees of E&Y.  According to E&Y, such amount was below 50%; therefore disclosure item not applicable to this filing.

 

(g)          For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the aggregate fees billed by E&Y of $284,773 and $332,742, respectively, for non-audit services rendered on behalf of the registrant (“covered”), its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser (“non-covered”) that provides ongoing services (or provided during the relevant fiscal period) to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant is shown in the table below:

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Covered Services

 

$

87,533

 

$

70,502

 

Non-Covered Services

 

$

197,240

 

$

262,240

 

 

(h)  The registrant’s audit committee was not required to consider whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)  Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)  Not applicable.

 


 

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Nominating, Compensation and Governance 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, Ms. Adela Cepeda, care of Keith A. Weller, the Secretary of The UBS Funds at UBS 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 period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Item 12.  Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 13.  Exhibits.

 

(a)               (1) Code of Ethics as required pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and designated by registrant as a “Code of Conduct”) is filed herewith as Exhibit EX-99.CODE ETH.

 

(a)             (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

(a)             (3) Written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons — not applicable to the registrant.

 

(a)               (4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant – Not applicable to the registrant.

 

(b)               Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.

 

(c)                Disclosure pursuant to Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.IRANNOTICE.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

The UBS Funds

 

By:

/s/ Igor Lasun

 

 

Igor Lasun

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 9, 2019

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ Igor Lasun

 

 

Igor Lasun

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 9, 2019

 

 

By:

/s/ Joanne M. Kilkeary

 

 

Joanne Kilkeary

 

 

Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 9, 2019