0001104659-21-026265.txt : 20210222 0001104659-21-026265.hdr.sgml : 20210222 20210222172353 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-21-026265 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210222 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20210222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UBS FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886244 IRS NUMBER: 367056204 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-47287 FILM NUMBER: 21661540 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) INC STREET 2: ONE NORTH WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-525-7100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) INC STREET 2: ONE NORTH WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRINSON FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 0000886244 S000002978 UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund C000008178 Class A BNEQX C000008181 CLASS P BPEQX 0000886244 S000002979 UBS GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND C000008182 CLASS A BNGLX C000008185 CLASS P BPGLX 0000886244 S000002980 UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund C000008186 CLASS A BNIEX C000008189 CLASS P BNUEX C000222877 Class P2 0000886244 S000002985 UBS U.S. SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND C000008206 CLASS A BNSCX C000008209 CLASS P BISCX 0000886244 S000003134 UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund C000008499 CLASS A UEMAX C000008502 CLASS P UEMPX C000200986 CLASS P2 EMPTX 0000886244 S000003135 UBS DYNAMIC ALPHA FUND C000008503 CLASS A BNAAX C000008506 CLASS P BNAYX 0000886244 S000047156 UBS Municipal Bond Fund C000147812 Class A UMBAX C000147814 Class P UMBPX 0000886244 S000053041 UBS Total Return Bond Fund C000166868 Class A UTBAX C000166870 Class P UTBPX 0000886244 S000063381 UBS Engage For Impact Fund C000205441 Class P UEIPX C000205442 Class A 0000886244 S000063382 UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund C000205443 Class P2 C000205444 Class P UDBPX C000205445 Class A 0000886244 S000065858 UBS All China Equity Fund C000212770 Class P2 C000212771 Class A C000212772 Class P 497 1 a21-5207_5497.htm 497

The UBS Funds

Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information | February 22, 2021

Includes:

•  UBS All China Equity Fund

•  UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

•  UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

•  UBS Engage For Impact Fund

•  UBS Global Allocation 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

•  UBS Total Return Bond Fund

Dear Investor,

The purpose of this supplement to the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is to update the SAI of The UBS Funds (the "Trust"), dated October 28, 2020, as supplemented.

I.  The UBS All China Equity Fund is expected to commence operations in the second half of February 2021 and will be offered to investors upon commencement of operations.

II.  The information pertaining to UBS Engage For Impact Fund in the first table under the heading "Investment advisory, principal underwriting and other service arrangements—Advisor" is deleted and replaced with the following:

   

Advisory fee breakpoint schedule

     

Fund

 

Assets under management

 

Fee

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund*

  $0 – $250 million    

0.750

%

 
   

Above $250 million

   

0.725

   

*  Prior to February 15, 2021, the investment advisory fee payable to the Advisor, before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, by the Fund was 0.75% on all assets under management.

III.  The third sentence in the first paragraph under the heading "Investments relating to all Funds—Risks of investing in emerging markets (not for UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund or UBS Municipal Bond Fund)" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Additionally, a Fund, for purposes of its investments, may consider a country included in JP Morgan, MSCI, or FTSE emerging markets indices to be an emerging market country.

ZS-1096



IV.  The heading "Investments relating to all Funds—China A-shares (UBS All China Equity Fund and UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund only)" is revised as follows: "Investments relating to all Funds—China A-shares (UBS All China Equity Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS Engage For Impact Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, and UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund only)".

V.  The second paragraph under the heading "Management of the Trust—Organization of the Board" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The Board meets at least four times each year. At each regular meeting, the Independent Trustees meet in executive session to discuss matters outside the presence of management. In addition, the Board holds special telephonic meetings throughout the year, and the Trustees also discuss other matters on a more informal basis at other times.

VI.  The second sentence under the "Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years" column in the "Independent trustees" table pertaining to Muhammad Gigani is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Formerly, Mr. Gigani held various positions at Deloitte Tax, LLP (from 2002 to 2018, most recently serving as a partner (from 2014 to 2018)).

VII.  The following is added as the fifth paragraph under the heading "Proxy voting policies":

The proxy voting policy includes guidelines regarding environmental, social, and corporate governance ("ESG") factors during the exercise of voting rights on behalf of UBS AM (Americas)'s clients, such as the Fund. Underlying UBS AM (Americas)'s voting and ESG guidelines are two fundamental objectives: (1) acting in the best financial interest of clients and enhancing the long-term value of their investments; and (2) promoting best practice in corporate governance and ensuring that portfolio companies are sustainable and successful.

PLEASE BE SURE TO RETAIN THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.


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