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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:

Jana L. Cresswell, Esq.

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

2500 Market Street, Suite 2600

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 888-793 8637

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

 

The UBS Funds

Semiannual Report | December 31, 2022


Table of contents

 

Page

 

President's letter

   

1

   

Market commentary

   

2

   

UBS All China Equity Fund

   

4

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

10

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

22

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

35

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

40

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

47

   

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

   

55

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

61

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

67

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

75

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

80

   

Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments

   

90

   

Explanation of expense disclosure

   

91

   

Statement of assets and liabilities

   

94

   

Statement of operations

   

99

   

Statement of changes in net assets

   

103

   

Financial highlights

   

109

   

Notes to financial statements

   

121

   

General information

   

152

   

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President's letter

February 27, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

In the second half of 2022, markets remained volatile, and investors remained wary. Central banks across the globe continued to combat inflation, leading to increases in interest rates across major markets. After hitting a four decade high of 9.1% annualized in June, total US inflation for the 12 months ending in December dropped to 6.5%. Unlike the first half of the year, inflation moderated, mostly driven by falling energy and food prices and fading supply chain pressures. The US Federal Reserve while still on the quest to reduce inflation, continued to hike interest rates and reduce the size of its balance sheet, although speed of rate hikes moderated.

On the growth front, in the US, while manufacturing retreated according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), consumer spending has been resilient, and job and wage growth has been persistently strong. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said recently the economy remains "strong and resilient," and that "you don't have a recession when you have 500,000 jobs added in a month and the lowest unemployment rate in more than 50 years."

US stocks (measured by the S&P 500 Index) toggled in and out of bear market territory throughout 2022, reaching a low point in early October 2022 and recovering somewhat as the year drew to a close. While we saw improvement in the performance of equity markets in the fourth quarter, they still present a challenge to navigate; for instance, the shift in performance and opportunity between value and growth equities. Growth had been dominant for over ten years, but with the high inflation and rising interest rates, performance turned around, and value became resurgent.

Meanwhile fixed income broadly saw extensive repricing in 2022 as rates rose. All longer-term US fixed income assets, including Treasurys, experienced negative returns in 2022, given a sizable shift in US interest rates. Coming into 2023 we see opportunity in fixed income, particularly for active managers, because the higher yields are far more attractive even in the face of potential future rate increases.

These kinds of market shifts and reversals underscore the importance of diversification, particularly in an environment where macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility continue to run high. As active managers, we aim to take advantage of these challenges and market mis-pricings that may occur along the way to seek value for our clients.

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

Sincerely,

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


1


The markets in review

Economic headwinds increase

The global economy faced several headwinds during the reporting period, leading to expectations for weaker growth and perhaps a recession. In its October 2022 World Economic Outlook Update, the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") lowered its expectation for gross domestic product ("GDP") in 2022, saying, "The global economy is experiencing a number of turbulent challenges. Inflation higher than seen in several decades, tightening financial conditions in most regions, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic all weigh heavily on the outlook. The normalization of monetary and fiscal policies that delivered unprecedented support during the pandemic has dampened demand, as policymakers aim to lower inflation back to target." For 2022, the IMF projects US GDP to grow 1.6% versus 5.7% in 2021, 3.1% in the eurozone versus 5.2% in 2021, 3.6% in the UK compared to 7.4% in 2021, and 1.7% in Japan—unchanged from 2021.

With US inflation hitting a 40-year high in May 2022, the Federal Reserve Board ("the Fed") continued to aggressively raise interest rates over the reporting period. After raising rates three times during the first half of 2022, the Fed hiked rates four additional times over the six months ended December 31, 2022. In total for the year, the Fed raised rates 4.25%, the most since 1980. At the end of 2022, the federal funds rate was in a range between 4.25% and 4.50%, the highest since 2007. Elsewhere, the Bank of England ("BoE") and the European Central Bank ("ECB") raised rates a total of 3.50% and 2.50%, respectively, in 2022. At the end of the year, rates in both regions were the highest since 2008. In contrast, the Bank of Japan (the "BoJ") maintained its loose monetary policy. However, in December 2022, the BoJ raised the target range for its 10-year bond from 0.25% to 0.50%, which could be its first step to ending its accommodative monetary stance. Elsewhere, with inflation remaining elevated in emerging market countries, their central backs also pushed rates higher.

Global equities produce mixed results

Global equities were weak during the third quarter of 2022 against a backdrop of elevated inflation and aggressive monetary policy tightening. The repercussions from the war in Ukraine and several geopolitical issues also weighed on investor sentiment. The market then rallied in the fourth quarter. This was due to several factors, including signs of moderating inflation, hopes that the Fed would be less aggressive in terms of rate hikes in 2023, and that the central bank could orchestrate a "soft landing" for the economy. For the six-months ended December 31, 2022, the S&P 500 Index1 returned 2.31%, but fell 18.11% in 2022. Outside the US, international developed equities, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (net),2 gained 6.36% during the reporting period and -14.45% in 2022. Emerging markets equities were weak, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)3 returned -2.99% during the reporting period and -20.09% in 2022.

1  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.

2  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.

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 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.


2


The markets in review

The overall fixed income market declines

The overall global fixed income market declined, as most central banks continued to aggressively raise interest rates in an attempt to bring down inflation. In the US, short- and long-term US Treasury yields moved sharply higher. For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury rose from 2.98% to 3.88%. 10-year government bond yields outside the US also moved higher. (Bond yields and prices tend to move in the opposite direction.) For the six-month reporting period as a whole, the overall US bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index,4 returned -2.97%. In contrast, riskier fixed income securities generated positive returns. High yield bonds, as measured by the ICE BofAML US High Yield Index,5 gained 3.28%. Elsewhere, emerging markets debt, as measured by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global),6 rose 2.93% during the reporting period.

4  The Bloomberg US Aggregate 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.

5  The ICE BofAML US High Yield Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of US dollar denominated, below investment-grade rated corporate debt publicly issued in the US domestic market.

6  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.


3


UBS All China Equity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the UBS All China Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned -15.60%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI China All Shares Index (net) (the "Index"), returned -13.41% 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's performance was driven primarily by stock selection decisions.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

•  In terms of stock selection, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group was the top contributor to performance. The company is seeing its traditional drug business stabilize, while its COVID-related mRNA vaccine is on the path to being the first domestically approved vaccine and can potentially enter a multibillion dollar market space.

•  Several other stock selection decisions benefited performance during the reporting period.

  – Shares of Ping An Insurance rallied after the Chinese government announced easing of COVID restrictions and more concrete support measures to support the property sector. This would enable more face-to-face meetings with customers. The stock had been overly penalized on its risk exposure to the property market.

  – Shares of SSY Group outperformed as investor sentiment improved on expectations that price pressures from its centralized procurement negotiations may be easing. The company expects to see growing revenue from its bulk pharmaceuticals business and approval for multiple products from the National Medical Products Administration.

  – Anhui Gujing Distillery was additive for performance. The company is expected to execute better on its sales and marketing with the introduction of an incentive program. This would translate into better longer-term revenues. Towards the end of the year, the Chinese government announced easing of COVID restrictions, which should drive a rebound in consumer spending, including social gatherings and dining in and, therefore, improve demand.

  – Our decision to underweight Alibaba contributed to relative performance. Alibaba faces continued regulatory concerns and weaker performance due to COVID lockdowns during much of the reporting period.

What didn't work:

•  Certain stock selection decisions detracted from performance during the six-month period.

  – The Fund's investment in Yunnan Energy New Material negatively impacted returns. Its shares fell after news that its two founders were under 'residential surveillance' and an investigation related to their supply of materials to the tobacco industry. Though the tobacco industry is a small part of its business, this development weighed on market sentiment. We are monitoring the stock.

  – Shares of NetEase detracted from performance despite its recent rally given to the pivot of the country's zero-COVID policy. For the reporting period as a whole, shares of NetEase were down due to previous expectations that the weak economy caused by lockdowns may impact its revenue growth as gaming spending is more of a discretionary item. We continue to hold the stock.

  – Shares of Hangzhou Silan fell due to investor concerns about the spillover effect of the weakness in the electronics space and low consumer demand. We continue to hold the stock.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, see page 2.


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  – Shares of Country Garden Services underperformed during the reporting period despite the recent rally brought about by more supportive measures for the real estate sector. The company had been acquiring other property management companies and assets and investors were concerned if those could be successfully integrated. There were also concerns whether the company's affiliate, Country Garden Holdings, might face debt distress. We continue to hold the stock.

  – Shares of Jinke Smart Services declined during the reporting period, as the company posted disappointing results and potentially will have to increase impairment provision from its parent company Jinke Property. As a result, we sold our position in the company.

Portfolio highlights

•  Tencent is the leading company in China's PC/mobile internet market, and provides services such as instant messaging, online gaming, social community, news and online music. Tencent has established several powerful online service platforms and accumulated a huge number of loyal customers. With its current strong position, we expect the company to ride on the mature business models and consistently grow its business going forward. Fast-growing online games—along with newly emerging mobile games, which is one of the largest revenue-generating segments—will likely contribute most to the company going forward.

•  Kweichow Moutai engages in the manufacture and distribution of Moutai liquor series products. Moutai is a Chinese premium liquor brand with strong pricing power and growth visibility. The share price is attractively valued, and the company offers the potential to benefit from state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform.

•  China Merchants Bank has the leading retail banking franchise in China. This was built up over many years due to an early focus on the segment, while large state-owned enterprise banks were focusing on corporations. We believe China Merchants Bank is well-positioned to benefit from China's growing wealth, which would drive demand for wealth management products and financial advice.

•  NetEase is a leading online game company in China. It has a good track record for delivering blockbuster games, and has posted healthy growth for more than 10 years. We believe that NetEase continues to have a strong game pipeline and will be able to deliver new revenue streams. We believe the company is well-positioned as a leading player in China's online entertainment sectors, particularly online games and music.

•  Alibaba is a large e-commerce company. We believe that e-commerce penetration will continue to grow in China, even in the midst of a retail slowdown. Thus, we consider it a more defensive part of retail sales, and we believe Alibaba has the strongest position in China's e-commerce space.

•  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 six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

  1 year   Since
inception
 

Class P1,3

   

(15.60

)%

   

(24.96

)%

   

(28.46

)%

 

Class P22,3

   

(15.23

)

   

N/A

     

(11.64

)

 

MSCI China All Shares Index (net)4

   

(13.41

)

   

(23.61

)

   

(23.22

)

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class P—19.96% and 1.11% and Class P2—7.66% and 0.31%. 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, such as proxy-related expenses) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 1.10% for Class P shares. The Advisor has also entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive a portion of its management fees and retained administration fees, and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, such as proxy-related 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, such as proxy related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 0.30% 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 P is February 24, 2021.

2  Inception date of Class P2 is April 21, 2022.

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

4  The MSCI China All Shares 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. Inception return for the Index is shown as of the inception date of the oldest share class: February 24, 2021.

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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Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

10.1

%

 

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

   

9.7

   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

9.5

   

NetEase, Inc.

   

9.2

   

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

   

4.5

   

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

   

4.0

   

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

   

3.7

   

Meituan, Class B

   

3.2

   

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

   

3.0

   

China Resources Land Ltd.

   

3.0

   

Total

   

59.9

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

China

   

90.7

%

 

Hong Kong

   

7.5

   

United States

   

2.3

   

Total

   

100.6

%

 

 

Common stocks

 

Automobiles

   

0.4

%

 

Banks

   

13.4

   

Beverages

   

13.2

   

Capital markets

   

3.7

   

Chemicals

   

2.5

   

Construction materials

   

0.7

   

Diversified consumer services

   

0.7

   

Diversified financial services

   

1.3

   

Entertainment

   

9.5

   

Food products

   

4.1

   

Household durables

   

0.5

   

Insurance

   

5.8

   

Interactive media & services

   

10.1

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

6.3

   

IT services

   

1.4

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

5.7

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

8.1

   

Real estate management & development

   

6.2

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

1.5

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

0.6

   

Tobacco

   

0.5

   

Transportation infrastructure

   

2.1

   

Total common stocks

   

98.3

   

Short-term investments

   

2.2

   

Total investments

   

100.5

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(0.5

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 98.3%

 

China: 90.8%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*

   

5,400

   

$

59,670

   

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

   

6,500

     

22,734

   

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

   

5,200

     

83,275

   

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

   

82,000

     

17,649

   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

56,500

     

315,962

   

China Resources Land Ltd.

   

22,000

     

100,763

   

Chinasoft International Ltd.*

   

52,000

     

45,235

   

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

13,000

     

32,377

   

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

   

96,000

     

100,853

   

Far East Horizon Ltd.1

   

56,000

     

43,764

   

Hainan Meilan International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H*

   

23,000

     

69,983

   

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

   

8,500

     

40,093

   

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

   

21,600

     

96,322

   

JD.com, Inc., Class A

   

1,509

     

42,570

   

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

   

7,500

     

41,569

   

Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd., Class H2

   

14,980

     

76,671

   

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

   

3,000

     

10,031

   

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

   

1,300

     

322,957

   

Li Auto, Inc., ADR*

   

682

     

13,913

   

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

   

2,500

     

21,700

   

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.1,2

   

18,000

     

56,038

   

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

   

1,640

     

9,970

   

Meituan, Class B*,2

   

4,800

     

107,433

   

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

   

2,100

     

15,648

   

NetEase, Inc.

   

21,000

     

308,054

   

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

   

70,000

     

132,514

   

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

   

22,500

     

148,886

   

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.1,2

   

11,000

     

17,080

   

TAL Education Group, ADR*

   

3,168

     

22,334

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

China—(concluded)

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

7,900

   

$

338,046

   

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

   

1,400

     

18,659

   

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

   

1,300

     

33,790

   

Wuxi AppTec Co. Ltd. Class H2

   

5,600

     

59,154

   

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*,2

   

7,000

     

53,674

   

Yihai International Holding Ltd.*

   

12,000

     

42,432

   

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

   

6,020

     

47,074

   

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

   

3,400

     

64,213

   
         

3,033,090

   

Hong Kong: 7.5%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

   

4,000

     

44,482

   

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

   

2,900

     

125,282

   

SSY Group Ltd.

   

148,000

     

81,722

   
         

251,486

   
Total common stocks
(cost $4,160,178)
       

3,284,576

   

Short-term investments: 2.2%

 

Investment companies: 2.2%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%3
(cost $75,443)
   

75,443

     

75,443

   
Total investments: 100.5%
(cost $4,235,621)
       

3,360,019

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.5%)

       

(17,965

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

3,342,054

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

1,403,878

   

$

1,880,698

   

$

   

$

3,284,576

   

Short-term investments

   

     

75,443

     

     

75,443

   

Total

 

$

1,403,878

   

$

1,956,141

   

$

   

$

3,360,019

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

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 $370,050, represented 11.1% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

3  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (the "reporting period"), Class A shares of UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund (the "Fund`") returned 0.65% (Class A shares returned -4.96% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 0.91%. For purposes of comparison, the ICE BofA US Treasury 1-5 Year Index returned -1.35% during the same time period, the MSCI World Index (net) returned 2.97%, and the FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index returned 1.36%. (Class P shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund.) Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 12; (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.)

Overall, the Fund delivered positive absolute returns in a challenging market environment of highly volatile but, on average, flat equity markets and rising yields. The strategy was in-line with its cash plus objective over the reporting period.

Portfolio performance summary1

•  The portfolio's strategic allocation to equities was additive, while fixed income detracted from performance.

  – Our strategic allocation to global equities delivered marginally positive returns over the reporting period, with steep to moderate drawdowns during summer and a recovery during the fourth quarter of 2022. In terms of the latter, falling inflation expectations and hopes for less aggressive monetary tightening drove the market higher.

  – Fixed income was a slight detractor overall as yields rose over the reporting period. An exception was high-yield corporate bonds, which were additive for returns due to narrowing credit spreads.

•  Overall, market allocation decisions contributed to results.

  – We maintained an equity underweight for most of the reporting period to limit portfolio drawdowns. Over the six months ended December 31, 2022, this decision slightly detracted from performance as the underweight was more pronounced during the fourth quarter of the year when equities rallied.

  – Within equities, we assumed a pro-cyclical value position for most of the reporting period, with the rationale of further earnings upside from a reopening of the global economy. Most of the trades within this category contributed significantly to performance, such as long Stoxx600 Banks versus Eurostoxx50, long FTSE MIB Italy versus Stoxx50 and long MSCI World Value versus the market positions.

  – Trades that detracted from performance were more defensively minded, such as a long UK versus EuroStoxx50 position and a long Topix versus MSCI World trade, the latter of which performed well during the prior reporting period, but was pressured by a sharp rise in the Japanese yen towards the end of the year.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, page 2.


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

•  Overall, active currency positions contributed to results.

  – The largest contributor to performance was a short Great Britain pound versus euro trade, which benefited from ongoing headwinds to pan-European growth expectations. Both currencies were supported by hawkish central banks, but weaker growth in the UK and the more pro-cyclical tilt of the Great Britain pound caused it to underperform. Other positive trades were the long Brazilian real versus the US dollar, and a long Mexican peso versus the US dollar. These trades benefited from increasing yield differentials and the expectation of a Chinese reopening supporting emerging market currencies. Slight detractors were a long Japanese yen versus US dollar and short New Zealand dollar versus US dollar positions. We used derivatives, specifically futures and forwards, for risk management purposes and as a tool to help enhance returns across various strategies. Derivatives were just one tool, among others, that we used to implement our market allocation strategy. The use of derivatives contributed to Fund performance.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

0.65

%

   

(5.42

)%

   

0.90

%

   

0.83

%

 

Class P2

   

0.91

     

(5.17

)

   

1.16

     

1.08

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(4.96

)%

   

(10.67

)%

   

(0.23

)%

   

0.27

%

 

ICE BofAML US Treasury 1-5 Year Index3

   

(1.35

)

   

(5.24

)

   

0.66

     

0.71

   

MSCI World Index (net)4

   

2.97

     

(18.14

)

   

6.14

     

8.85

   

FTSE One-Month US Treasury Bill Index5

   

1.36

     

1.48

     

1.20

     

0.71

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—2.33% and 1.37%; Class P—2.11% 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, dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short, and extraordinary expenses, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, 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 BofA 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. 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.


12


UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1,2

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

U.S. Treasury Bills,
2.739% due 01/26/23
   

14.2

%

 
U.S. Treasury Bills,
4.507% due 06/15/23
   

12.3

   
U.S. Treasury Notes,
0.250% due 05/31/25
   

3.9

   
Bundesobligation,
0.010% due 04/11/25
   

3.8

   
U.S. Treasury Notes,
0.375% due 04/30/25
   

2.1

   
Ireland Government Bonds,
1.000% due 05/15/26
   

2.1

   
Canada Government Bonds,
1.500% due 09/01/24
   

2.0

   
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds,
0.400% due 03/20/25
   

2.0

   
U.S. Treasury Notes,
1.875% due 02/28/27
   

1.8

   
Japan Government CPI Linked Bonds,
0.100% due 03/10/26
   

1.7

   

Total

   

45.9

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

United States

   

52.8

%

 

Germany

   

5.0

   

Japan

   

4.5

   

France

   

4.1

   

United Kingdom

   

3.8

   

Total

   

70.2

%

 

Corporate bonds

 

Advertising

   

0.1

%

 

Aerospace & defense

   

0.1

   

Agriculture

   

0.7

   

Airlines

   

0.1

   

Apparel

   

0.1

   

Auto manufacturers

   

0.7

   

Auto parts & equipment

   

0.2

   

Banks

   

6.7

   

Biotechnology

   

0.1

   

Chemicals

   

0.8

   

Commercial services

   

0.4

   

Computers

   

0.2

   

Diversified financial services

   

1.3

   

Electric

   

3.0

   

Engineering & construction

   

0.6

   

Entertainment

   

0.2

   

Gas

   

0.9

   

Healthcare-products

   

0.2

   

Insurance

   

2.1

   

Media

   

0.3

   

Miscellaneous manufacturers

   

0.2

   

Oil & gas

   

1.1

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

0.4

   

Pipelines

   

0.5

   

Real estate investment trusts

   

0.7

   

Retail

   

0.0

 

Semiconductors

   

0.1

   

Software

   

0.1

   

Telecommunications

   

0.5

   

Transportation

   

0.3

   

Water

   

0.5

   

Total corporate bonds

   

23.2

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

0.0

 

Non-U.S. government agency obligations

   

24.3

   

U.S. Treasury obligations

   

38.2

   

Exchange traded funds

   

5.1

   

Short-term investments

   

0.4

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

4.8

   

Total investments

   

96.0

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities

   

4.0

   

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

†  Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

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

2  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.


13


UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds: 23.2%

 

Australia: 1.1%

 
APA Infrastructure Ltd.
4.200%, due 03/23/252
   

15,000

   

$

14,483

   
Aurizon Network Pty Ltd.
4.000%, due 06/21/242
 

AUD

30,000

     

20,110

   
Ausgrid Finance Pty Ltd.
3.750%, due 10/30/242
 

AUD

30,000

     

19,993

   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
(fixed, converts to FRN on 10/03/24),
1.936%, due 10/03/292,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

100,799

   
Westpac Banking Corp.
2.000%, due 01/13/23
   

30,000

     

29,982

   
(fixed, converts to FRN on 09/21/27),
5.000%, due 09/21/27 3,4
   

80,000

     

69,600

   
         

254,967

   

Belgium: 0.4%

 
Resa SA
1.000%, due 07/22/262
 

EUR

100,000

     

96,534

   

Bermuda: 0.1%

 
XLIT Ltd.
5.250%, due 12/15/43
   

20,000

     

19,423

   

Canada: 0.4%

 
Bank of Nova Scotia
5.250%, due 12/06/24
   

30,000

     

30,055

   
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
1.350%, due 12/02/24
   

60,000

     

55,926

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

CAD

15,000

     

10,788

   
         

96,769

   

France: 2.6%

 
AXA SA
(fixed, converts to FRN on 05/28/29),
3.250%, due 05/28/492,3
 

EUR

100,000

     

94,855

   
Electricite de France SA
(fixed, converts to FRN on 01/22/24), 
5.625%, due 01/22/242,4
   

100,000

     

94,527

   
SCOR SE
(fixed, converts to FRN on 03/13/29),
5.250%, due 03/13/292,3,4
   

200,000

     

153,000

   
Terega SA
2.200%, due 08/05/252
 

EUR

100,000

     

103,008

   
TotalEnergies SE
(fixed, converts to FRN on 02/26/25),
2.625%, due 02/26/252,3,4
 

EUR

100,000

     

100,131

   
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE
(fixed, converts to FRN on 04/25/26),
2.875%, due 01/25/262,3,4
 

EUR

100,000

     

80,171

   
         

625,692

   
    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

Germany: 0.4%

 
Volkswagen International Finance NV
1.125%, due 10/02/232
 

EUR

100,000

   

$

105,429

   

Guernsey: 0.4%

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

EUR

100,000

     

92,982

   

Ireland: 1.2%

 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap
Global Aviation Trust
1.650%, due 10/29/24
   

300,000

     

277,011

   

Italy: 0.2%

 
Autostrade per l'Italia SpA
4.375%, due 09/16/252
 

EUR

50,000

     

53,100

   

Mexico: 1.1%

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

200,000

     

154,000

   
Petroleos Mexicanos
3.750%, due 02/21/242
 

EUR

100,000

     

104,690

   
         

258,690

   

New Zealand: 0.4%

 
BNZ International Funding Ltd.
0.500%, due 07/03/242
 

EUR

100,000

     

102,424

   

Poland: 0.4%

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

EUR

100,000

     

85,823

   

Spain: 1.4%

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

AUD

200,000

     

136,150

   
Iberdrola International BV
(fixed, converts to FRN on 03/26/24),
2.625%, due 12/26/232,3,4
 

EUR

100,000

     

103,943

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

EUR

100,000

     

96,048

   
         

336,141

   

Switzerland: 0.4%

 
Argentum Netherlands BV for Swiss Life AG
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/16/25),
4.375%, due 06/16/252,3,4
 

EUR

100,000

     

103,760

   

United Kingdom: 3.6%

 
AstraZeneca PLC
3.500%, due 08/17/23
   

30,000

     

29,745

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

25,000

     

22,839

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

EUR

100,000

     

104,928

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
2.250%, due 10/16/242
 

GBP

100,000

     

114,691

   


14


UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

United Kingdom—(concluded)

 
M&G PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 07/20/24),
3.875%, due 07/20/492,3
 

GBP

100,000

   

$

116,370

   
Natwest Group PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 06/25/23),
4.519%, due 06/25/243
   

200,000

     

198,141

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

25,000

     

24,456

   
Virgin Money UK PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 04/24/25),
3.375%, due 04/24/262,3
 

GBP

100,000

     

111,433

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

25,000

     

24,209

   
Yorkshire Water Finance PLC
(fixed, converts to FRN on 03/22/23),
3.750%, due 03/22/462,3
 

GBP

100,000

     

120,220

   
         

867,032

   

United States: 9.1%

 
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
2.050%, due 05/15/30
   

20,000

     

16,741

   
Albemarle Corp.
5.450%, due 12/01/445
   

30,000

     

27,109

   
Altria Group, Inc.
4.400%, due 02/14/26
   

13,000

     

12,726

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

60,000

     

41,966

   
Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp.
2.396%, due 02/18/25
   

50,000

     

47,150

   
AT&T, Inc.
4.350%, due 03/01/29
   

40,000

     

38,039

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

80,000

     

77,871

   
Baxter International, Inc.
2.600%, due 08/15/26
   

30,000

     

27,707

   
Broadcom, Inc.
3.150%, due 11/15/25
   

35,000

     

33,153

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

120,000

     

119,212

   

5.125%, due 04/01/256

   

25,000

     

24,962

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

110,000

     

109,049

   

4.600%, due 03/09/26

   

20,000

     

19,644

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

35,000

     

34,276

   
Costco Wholesale Corp.
1.600%, due 04/20/30
   

10,000

     

8,193

   
CVS Health Corp.
2.625%, due 08/15/24
   

25,000

     

24,015

   
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
5.300%, due 10/01/29
   

60,000

     

58,680

   
    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

United States—(continued)

 
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
2.500%, due 03/15/23
   

35,000

   

$

34,906

   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
3.900%, due 02/15/24
   

20,000

     

19,693

   
EQT Corp.
3.900%, due 10/01/27
   

20,000

     

18,463

   
Eversource Energy
2.900%, due 03/01/27
   

60,000

     

55,242

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

15,000

     

14,242

   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.350%, due 04/09/25
   

60,000

     

58,370

   
Georgia Power Co.,
Series A,
2.100%, due 07/30/23
   

25,000

     

24,565

   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
2.500%, due 09/01/23
   

20,000

     

19,669

   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
0.250%, due 01/26/282
 

EUR

50,000

     

43,845

   

3.375%, due 03/27/252

 

EUR

25,000

     

26,604

   

3.500%, due 04/01/25

   

70,000

     

67,315

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

45,000

     

41,791

   
Johnson & Johnson
2.050%, due 03/01/23
   

30,000

     

29,890

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

220,000

     

219,830

   

3.625%, due 12/01/27

   

50,000

     

46,223

   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
5.625%, due 11/15/236
   

35,000

     

35,020

   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
4.569%, due 02/01/296
   

25,000

     

23,368

   
Mastercard, Inc.
2.000%, due 03/03/25
   

20,000

     

18,919

   
Morgan Stanley
4.000%, due 07/23/25
   

75,000

     

73,237

   

4.350%, due 09/08/26

   

20,000

     

19,405

   
MPLX LP
4.250%, due 12/01/27
   

30,000

     

28,348

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

15,000

     

13,796

   
NIKE, Inc.
2.400%, due 03/27/25
   

20,000

     

19,103

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

25,000

     

23,577

   
Oracle Corp.
2.500%, due 04/01/25
   

20,000

     

18,857

   
Paramount Global
4.750%, due 05/15/25
   

33,000

     

32,488

   
Quanta Services, Inc.
0.950%, due 10/01/24
   

50,000

     

46,046

   


15


UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
3.950%, due 08/16/25
   

25,000

   

$

24,423

   
Southern California Edison Co.,
Series E,
3.700%, due 08/01/25
   

20,000

     

19,350

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

35,000

     

32,910

   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
1.215%, due 10/18/24
   

20,000

     

18,770

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

10,000

     

9,037

   
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust,
Series 2016-1, Class B,
3.650%, due 01/07/26
   

30,729

     

27,803

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

25,000

     

24,222

   

3.500%, due 02/17/232

 

AUD

60,000

     

40,825

   
Virginia Electric and Power Co.,
Series A,
3.800%, due 04/01/28
   

20,000

     

18,842

   
Visa, Inc.
1.900%, due 04/15/27
   

25,000

     

22,514

   
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
3.755%, due 03/15/276
   

50,000

     

45,026

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

35,000

     

34,577

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

80,000

     

69,896

   
         

2,181,500

   
Total corporate bonds
(cost $6,097,419)
       

5,557,277

   

Mortgage-backed securities: 0.0%

 

United States: 0.0%

 
LNR CDO IV Ltd.,
Series 2006-1A, Class FFX,
7.592%, due 05/28/436,7,8
   

8,000,000

     

0

   
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Series 2005-7, Class B11,
4.071%, due 04/25/359
   

61,615

     

5,857

   
Total mortgage-backed securities
(cost $8,100,804)
       

5,857

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations: 24.3%

 

Australia: 1.7%

 
Australia Government Bonds
2.250%, due 05/21/282
 

AUD

420,000

     

265,405

   

2.750%, due 11/21/272

 

AUD

200,000

     

130,477

   
         

395,882

   
    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Non-U.S. government agency obligations—(continued)

 

Canada: 2.4%

 
Canada Government Bonds
1.500%, due 09/01/24
 

CAD

690,000

   

$

488,809

   
Canada Housing Trust No. 1
2.350%, due 09/15/236
 

CAD

120,000

     

87,260

   
         

576,069

   

China: 0.5%

 
China Development Bank
1.250%, due 01/21/232
 

GBP

100,000

     

120,708

   

Colombia: 0.1%

 
Colombia Government International Bonds
8.125%, due 05/21/24
   

30,000

     

30,728

   

France: 1.5%

 
Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale
1.375%, due 11/25/242
 

EUR

100,000

     

103,347

   
French Republic Government Bonds OAT
0.010%, due 03/25/252
 

EUR

260,000

     

261,591

   
         

364,938

   

Germany: 4.5%

 
Bundesobligation
0.010%, due 04/11/252
 

EUR

910,000

     

920,114

   
Bundesschatzanweisungen
0.010%, due 06/16/232
 

EUR

150,000

     

159,194

   
         

1,079,308

   

Ireland: 2.1%

 
Ireland Government Bonds
1.000%, due 05/15/262
 

EUR

490,000

     

497,097

   

Japan: 4.5%

 
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
0.625%, due 05/22/23
   

200,000

     

196,729

   
Japan Government CPI Linked Bonds
0.100%, due 03/10/26
 

JPY

49,550,220

     

391,713

   
Japan Government Ten Year Bonds
0.400%, due 03/20/25
 

JPY

63,000,000

     

483,718

   
         

1,072,160

   

Mexico: 0.1%

 
Mexico Government International Bonds
6.750%, due 02/06/24
 

GBP

20,000

     

24,421

   

New Zealand: 2.8%

 
New Zealand Government Bonds
0.500%, due 05/15/26
 

NZD

500,000

     

276,499

   
New Zealand Government Bonds
Inflation-Linked
3.000%, due 09/20/302
 

NZD

467,020

     

381,856

   
         

658,355

   


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

Non-U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

Poland: 0.4%

 
Republic of Poland Government
International Bonds
0.010%, due 02/10/252
 

EUR

90,000

   

$

89,735

   

Romania: 0.3%

 
Romania Government International Bonds
2.750%, due 02/26/262
 

EUR

80,000

     

80,648

   

South Korea: 0.8%

 
Korea Water Resources Corp.
3.875%, due 05/15/232
   

200,000

     

199,172

   

Spain: 0.8%

 
Spain Government Bonds
1.600%, due 04/30/252,6
 

EUR

180,000

     

187,113

   

Supranationals: 1.6%

 
Asian Development Bank
1.625%, due 01/24/23
   

150,000

     

149,740

   
Corp. Andina de Fomento
4.500%, due 06/05/252
 

AUD

35,000

     

23,301

   
European Financial Stability Facility
0.500%, due 01/20/232
 

EUR

80,000

     

85,587

   

0.500%, due 07/11/252

 

EUR

100,000

     

100,714

   
European Union
3.000%, due 09/04/262
 

EUR

30,000

     

32,154

   
         

391,496

   

United Kingdom: 0.2%

 
Bank of England Euro Notes
0.500%, due 04/28/232
   

40,000

     

39,485

   
Total non-U.S. government agency obligations
(cost $6,547,551)
       

5,807,315

   

U.S. Treasury obligations: 38.2%

 

United States: 38.2%

 
U.S. Treasury Bills
2.739%, due 01/26/2310
   

3,400,000

     

3,393,715

   

4.507%, due 06/15/2310

   

3,000,000

     

2,940,318

   
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.250%, due 05/31/25
   

1,030,000

     

935,047

   
    Face
amount1
 

Value

 

U.S. Treasury obligations—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 

0.375%, due 04/30/25

   

560,000

   

$

511,087

   

1.375%, due 09/30/23

   

320,000

     

312,200

   

1.500%, due 02/28/23

   

210,000

     

209,036

   

1.625%, due 04/30/23

   

310,000

     

307,118

   

1.875%, due 02/28/27

   

460,000

     

421,295

   

2.750%, due 11/15/23

   

100,000

     

98,297

   
Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost $9,289,328)
       

9,128,113

   
    Number of
shares
     

Exchange traded funds: 5.1%

 

United States: 5.1%

 

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

   

2,255

     

205,521

   

iShares MSCI International Value Factor ETF5

   

43,319

     

1,003,701

   
Total exchange traded funds
(cost $1,049,057)
       

1,209,222

   

Short-term investments: 0.4%

 

Investment companies: 0.4%

 
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, 4.120%10
(cost $99,795)
   

99,795

     

99,795

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 4.8%

 

Money market funds: 4.8%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio, 4.320%10
(cost $1,141,725)
   

1,141,725

     

1,141,725

   
Total investments: 96.0%
(cost $32,325,679)
       

22,949,304

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities: 4.0%

       

958,469

   

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

23,907,773

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Futures contracts

Number of
contracts
 

Currency

      Expiration
date
  Current
notional
amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

Index futures buy contracts:

     
 

1

   

AUD

     

ASX SPI 200 Index Futures

 

March 2023

 

$

121,755

   

$

119,013

   

$

(2,742

)

 
 

1

   

CAD

     

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

179,244

     

172,806

     

(6,438

)

 
 

129

   

EUR

     

Eurex STOXX 600 Banks Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

958,255

     

964,545

     

6,290

   
 

13

   

EUR

     

EURO STOXX 600 Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

306,928

     

295,085

     

(11,843

)

 
 

7

   

EUR

     

FTSE MIB Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

924,299

     

888,238

     

(36,061

)

 
 

11

   

GBP

     

FTSE 100 Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

988,486

     

992,862

     

4,376

   
 

1

   

JPY

     

TSE TOPIX Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

147,747

     

144,125

     

(3,622

)

 
 

16

   

USD

     

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

779,070

     

767,520

     

(11,550

)

 
 

16

   

USD

     

MSCI World Energy Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

722,660

     

721,018

     

(1,642

)

 
 

18

   

USD

     

MSCI World Small Cap Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

1,067,047

     

1,022,940

     

(44,107

)

 
 

6

   

USD

     

S&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

1,207,318

     

1,158,300

     

(49,018

)

 

Interest rate futures buy contracts:

     
 

7

   

AUD

     

Australian Bond 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

582,176

     

551,332

     

(30,844

)

 
 

6

   

CAD

     

Canadian Bond 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

557,571

     

543,058

     

(14,513

)

 

U.S. Treasury futures buy contracts:

     
 

9

   

USD

     

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

973,841

     

971,367

     

(2,474

)

 
 

Total

               

$

9,516,397

   

$

9,312,209

   

$

(204,188

)

 

Index futures sell contracts:

     
 

46

   

EUR

     

EURO STOXX 50 Index Futures

 

March 2023

 

$

(1,937,808

)

 

$

(1,863,760

)

 

$

74,048

   
 

13

   

USD

     

MSCI World Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

(1,097,520

)

   

(1,042,600

)

   

54,920

   

Interest rate futures sell contracts:

     
 

2

   

EUR

     

German Euro BOBL Futures

 

March 2023

   

(256,135

)

   

(247,809

)

   

8,326

   
 

2

   

GBP

     

Long Gilt Bond Futures

 

March 2023

   

(255,909

)

   

(241,548

)

   

14,361

   

U.S. Treasury futures sell contracts:

     
 

4

   

USD

     

U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

(451,668

)

   

(449,188

)

   

2,480

   
 

1

   

USD

     

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Futures

 

March 2023

   

(137,271

)

   

(134,312

)

   

2,959

   
 

4

   

USD

     

Ultra U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

(478,025

)

   

(473,125

)

   

4,900

   
 

Total

               

$

(4,614,336

)

 

$

(4,452,342

)

 

$

161,994

   
 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                       

$

(42,194

)

 

Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements on corporate issues—sell protection11

Referenced
obligations
  Notional
amount
(000)
  Maturity
date
  Payment
frequency
  Payments
received
by the
Portfolio12
  Upfront
payments
received
(made)
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 38 Index

 

EUR

400

   

12/20/27

 

Quarterly

   

5.000

%

 

$

15,619

   

$

4,850

   

$

20,469

   


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements on credit indices—sell protection11

Referenced
obligations
  Notional
amount
(000)
  Maturity
date
  Payment
frequency
  Payments
received
by the
Portfolio12
  Upfront
payments
received
(made)
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

CDX North America High Yield 39 Index

 

USD

1,160

   

12/20/27

 

Quarterly

   

5.000

%

 

$

55,252

   

$

9,477

   

$

64,729

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

BB

 

COP

657,463,000

   

USD

137,949

   

01/12/23

 

$

2,530

   

BB

 

USD

380,000

   

BRL

2,046,300

   

01/12/23

   

6,909

   

BB

 

USD

1,559,665

   

COP

7,585,916,000

   

01/12/23

   

2,816

   

BOA

 

EUR

5,830,000

   

USD

6,104,202

   

01/12/23

   

(140,024

)

 

BOA

 

USD

1,420,103

   

BRL

7,690,000

   

01/12/23

   

33,901

   

BOA

 

USD

2,282,557

   

NOK

22,680,000

   

01/12/23

   

33,277

   

CIBC

 

NZD

5,070,000

   

USD

3,128,735

   

01/12/23

   

(90,513

)

 

CIBC

 

USD

59,114

   

CAD

80,000

   

01/12/23

   

(28

)

 

CITI

 

USD

333,132

   

CLP

302,900,000

   

01/12/23

   

23,679

   

GSI

 

INR

10,510,000

   

USD

129,721

   

01/12/23

   

2,738

   

HSBC

 

CHF

120,000

   

USD

128,645

   

01/12/23

   

(1,245

)

 

HSBC

 

GBP

305,000

   

AUD

553,246

   

01/12/23

   

7,993

   

HSBC

 

HKD

865,000

   

USD

110,591

   

01/12/23

   

(257

)

 

JPMCB

 

GBP

625,000

   

NOK

7,554,713

   

01/12/23

   

15,651

   

JPMCB

 

USD

1,980,350

   

JPY

274,100,000

   

01/12/23

   

110,179

   

MSCI

 

AUD

1,795,000

   

USD

1,218,012

   

01/12/23

   

(4,514

)

 

MSCI

 

CAD

3,305,000

   

USD

2,495,330

   

01/12/23

   

54,306

   

MSCI

 

CNY

7,560,000

   

USD

1,070,880

   

01/12/23

   

(17,315

)

 

MSCI

 

EUR

355,000

   

AUD

555,778

   

01/12/23

   

(1,697

)

 

MSCI

 

GBP

2,260,000

   

USD

2,694,566

   

01/12/23

   

(38,239

)

 

MSCI

 

PHP

67,100,000

   

USD

1,172,155

   

01/12/23

   

(31,460

)

 

SSC

 

JPY

19,500,000

   

USD

143,499

   

01/12/23

   

(5,225

)

 

SSC

 

NOK

1,260,000

   

GBP

104,859

   

01/12/23

   

(1,861

)

 

SSC

 

USD

357,801

   

AUD

520,000

   

01/12/23

   

(3,643

)

 

SSC

 

USD

106,770

   

CNY

740,000

   

01/12/23

   

(253

)

 

SSC

 

USD

197,128

   

EUR

185,000

   

01/12/23

   

1,017

   

SSC

 

USD

139,174

   

GBP

115,000

   

01/12/23

   

(116

)

 

SSC

 

USD

608,814

   

GBP

515,000

   

01/12/23

   

13,927

   

SSC

 

USD

282,611

   

JPY

38,000,000

   

01/12/23

   

7,211

   

SSC

 

USD

177,360

   

NZD

290,000

   

01/12/23

   

6,778

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

(13,478

)

 


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UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

   

$

5,557,277

   

$

   

$

5,557,277

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

     

5,857

     

0

     

5,857

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations

   

     

5,807,315

     

     

5,807,315

   

U.S. Treasury obligations

   

     

9,128,113

     

     

9,128,113

   

Exchange traded funds

   

1,209,222

     

     

     

1,209,222

   

Short-term investments

   

     

99,795

     

     

99,795

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

1,141,725

     

     

1,141,725

   

Futures contracts

   

172,660

     

     

     

172,660

   

Swap agreements

   

     

14,327

     

     

14,327

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

322,912

     

     

322,912

   

Total

 

$

1,381,882

   

$

22,077,321

   

$

0

   

$

23,459,203

   

Liabilities

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(214,854

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(214,854

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(336,390

)

   

     

(336,390

)

 

Total

 

$

(214,854

)

 

$

(336,390

)

 

$

   

$

(551,244

)

 

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

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

Portfolio footnotes

†  Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

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

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

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

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 $521,961, represented 2.2% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

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

8    Security fair valued by the Valuation Committee under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

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    Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.


20


UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

11    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.

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

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
21


UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (the "reporting period"), Class A shares of UBS Global Allocation Fund (the "Fund") returned -0.68% (Class A shares returned -6.14% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned -0.66%. For comparison purposes, the Fund's benchmark, MSCI All Country World Index (net) returned 2.28% and the FTSE World Government Bond Index (hedged in USD), a secondary benchmark returned -4.16%. In contrast, the Fund's secondary benchmark, the 60% MSCI All Country World Index (net)/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index (hedged in USD), returned -0.18% during the same time period. (Class P shares have lower expenses than other share classes 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 negative total return during the reporting period. Both tactical asset allocation and security selection detracted from performance.

During the review period, we used derivatives for risk management purposes and as a tool to help enhance returns in the portfolio. We used a variety of equity and fixed income options, futures and swaps to implement our tactical asset allocation strategy.

Portfolio performance summary

•  Bottom-up security selection detracted from performance.

  – US Large-Cap Value and International Equity strategies contributed to performance. This was offset by the negative impact from Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity and US Large Cap Growth strategies.

•  Active asset allocation decisions detracted from performance.

  – Overall, tactical asset allocation in equities detracted from returns, while fixed income and currency decisions contributed to results.

  – Within equities, the largest detractor was an overweight to Brazil over emerging market equities due to fiscal risk with the new Brazilin President Lula da Silva. In addition, an overweight to Chinese equities detracted from returns due to the country's economic slowdown from stringent COVID-19 measures. However, an overweight to energy over world equities contributed to returns on the news of China's reopening, along with supply constraints driving energy prices higher.

  – Within currency, long positions in the Japanese yen and Mexican peso versus the US dollar contributed to returns. In addition, a short position in more cyclical Asian currencies contributed to returns.

  – Within fixed income, a broad duration underweight contributed to returns over the reporting period. In addition, an overweight to German bunds over UK gilts contributed to performance, as investors focused on rising central bank rate hikes and inflation, in addition to the UK's economic outlook.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 Global Allocation Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(0.68

)%

   

(16.99

)%

   

2.20

%

   

4.24

%

 

Class P2

   

(0.66

)

   

(16.80

)

   

2.43

     

4.50

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(6.14

)%

   

(21.56

)%

   

1.05

%

   

3.65

%

 

MSCI All Country World Index (net)3

   

2.28

     

(18.36

)

   

5.23

     

7.98

   

FTSE World Government Bond Index (Hedged in USD)4

   

(4.16

)

   

(12.86

)

   

(0.06

)

   

1.52

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

(0.18

)

   

(15.94

)

   

3.46

     

5.61

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.48% and 1.29%; Class P—1.20% 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, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, 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. 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 Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten fixed income holdings

U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.880% due 01/26/23

   

4.6

%

 
New Zealand Government Bonds Inflation-Linked,
2.000% due 09/20/25
   

1.7

   

UMBS TBA, 2.500%

   

0.9

   

UMBS TBA, 3.500%

   

0.7

   

UMBS TBA, 2.000%

   

0.7

   

UMBS TBA, 3.000%

   

0.7

   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625% due 11/30/26

   

0.6

   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625% due 08/15/30

   

0.6

   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375% due 09/30/23

   

0.5

   

FHLMC, 2.000% due 02/01/51

   

0.4

   

Total

   

11.4

%

 

Top ten equity holdings

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF

   

1.6

%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

1.3

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

1.1

   

Apple, Inc.

   

1.1

   

Shell PLC

   

1.1

   

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

0.8

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

   

0.7

   

AIA Group Ltd.

   

0.7

   

Williams Cos., Inc.

   

0.6

   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

   

0.6

   

Total

   

9.6

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2

United States

   

60.9

%

 

Japan

   

3.9

   

United Kingdom

   

2.5

   

Netherlands

   

1.9

   

New Zealand

   

1.7

   

Total

   

70.9

%

 

1  The 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: 56.0%, Canada: 10.2%, United Kingdom: 8.1%, Japan: 4.9%, and China: 4.8%.


24


UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Common stocks

 

Aerospace & defense

   

0.4

%

 

Airlines

   

0.2

   

Auto components

   

0.8

   

Automobiles

   

0.2

   

Banks

   

2.6

   

Beverages

   

1.0

   

Biotechnology

   

2.0

   

Capital markets

   

1.1

   

Chemicals

   

1.2

   

Consumer finance

   

0.3

   

Diversified financial services

   

0.8

   

Diversified telecommunication services

   

0.8

   

Electric utilities

   

0.5

   

Electrical equipment

   

0.5

   

Electronic equipment, instruments & components

   

0.4

   

Entertainment

   

1.1

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

0.5

   

Food & staples retailing

   

0.3

   

Food products

   

1.0

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

1.5

   

Health care providers & services

   

1.0

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure

   

1.0

   

Household durables

   

0.4

   

Industrial conglomerates

   

0.2

   

Insurance

   

1.3

   

Interactive media & services

   

0.8

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

0.8

   

IT services

   

1.2

   

Leisure products

   

0.2

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

0.8

   

Machinery

   

0.9

   

Media

   

0.4

   

Metals & mining

   

0.3

   

Multiline retail

   

0.4

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

2.4

   

Personal products

   

1.0

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

1.1

   

Professional services

   

0.4

   

Road & rail

   

0.8

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

1.5

   

Software

   

3.3

   

Specialty retail

   

0.5

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

1.3

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

0.8

   

Tobacco

   

0.5

   

Trading companies & distributors

   

1.1

   

Wireless telecommunication services

   

0.2

   

Total common stocks

   

41.8

   

Exchange traded funds

   

1.6

%

 

Investment companies

   

20.1

   

Asset-backed securities

   

2.7

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

0.8

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations

   

4.7

   

U.S. government agency obligations

   

6.8

   

U.S. Treasury obligations

   

8.4

   

Short-term investments

   

14.3

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

1.2

   

Total investments

   

102.4

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(2.4

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 


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UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 41.8%

 

Australia: 0.3%

 

Glencore PLC

   

91,552

   

$

610,528

   

Austria: 0.4%

 

BAWAG Group AG*,1

   

14,726

     

784,752

   

Canada: 0.5%

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.2

   

12,026

     

896,621

   

Denmark: 0.4%

 

Genmab A/S*

   

1,676

     

708,604

   

France: 0.7%

 

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

   

18,443

     

513,772

   

Pernod Ricard SA

   

2,991

     

588,397

   

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

   

6,744

     

190,523

   
         

1,292,692

   

Germany: 1.3%

 

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA*

   

8,870

     

563,058

   

Infineon Technologies AG

   

20,377

     

619,295

   

Knorr-Bremse AG

   

7,901

     

429,833

   

SAP SE

   

6,443

     

665,180

   
         

2,277,366

   

Hong Kong: 0.7%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

   

106,217

     

1,172,995

   

India: 0.5%

 

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

   

12,968

     

887,141

   

Ireland: 0.6%

 

AIB Group PLC2

   

263,358

     

1,010,874

   

Italy: 0.4%

 

PRADA SpA

   

136,400

     

765,723

   

Japan: 3.2%

 

ITOCHU Corp.2

   

25,200

     

790,593

   

JTOWER, Inc.*,2

   

10,100

     

461,884

   

Keyence Corp.

   

800

     

310,596

   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   

35,200

     

1,003,851

   

ORIX Corp.

   

54,800

     

877,165

   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

   

4,000

     

488,449

   

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

10,200

     

431,388

   

Sony Group Corp.

   

9,500

     

724,105

   

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.2

   

19,400

     

516,491

   
         

5,604,522

   

Netherlands: 1.9%

 

Heineken Holding NV

   

5,597

     

432,259

   

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

30,613

     

460,640

   

OCI NV2

   

13,669

     

488,700

   

Shell PLC

   

67,456

     

1,901,640

   
         

3,283,239

   

South Korea: 0.2%

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

9,362

     

410,928

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(continued)

 

Spain: 0.4%

 

Banco de Sabadell SA

   

783,919

   

$

736,855

   

Sweden: 0.4%

 

Hexpol AB

   

61,295

     

654,016

   

Switzerland: 1.3%

 

Alcon, Inc.

   

11,683

     

801,675

   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

   

11,681

     

1,057,100

   

Wizz Air Holdings PLC*,1,2

   

15,980

     

365,395

   
         

2,224,170

   

United Kingdom: 2.1%

 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

13,079

     

742,949

   

British American Tobacco PLC

   

20,656

     

817,113

   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

   

8,525

     

732,478

   

Ocado Group PLC*,2

   

22,115

     

164,160

   

Spectris PLC

   

12,835

     

464,969

   

Unilever PLC

   

14,719

     

738,552

   
         

3,660,221

   

United States: 26.5%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

2,371

     

260,312

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

13,628

     

2,202,421

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

   

6,282

     

406,885

   

AGCO Corp.

   

1,369

     

189,867

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

1,811

     

271,016

   

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

   

120

     

10,260

   

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

   

6,981

     

588,498

   

Albemarle Corp.

   

562

     

121,875

   

Allstate Corp.

   

3,451

     

467,956

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

   

13,353

     

1,178,135

   

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   

16,558

     

1,390,872

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

2,767

     

861,561

   

APA Corp.

   

14,593

     

681,201

   

Apple, Inc.

   

14,646

     

1,902,955

   

Aptiv PLC*

   

9,606

     

894,607

   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   

1,525

     

641,247

   

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

   

4,574

     

302,616

   

Block, Inc.*

   

2,809

     

176,518

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

1,072

     

599,387

   

Brunswick Corp.

   

3,902

     

281,256

   

Bunge Ltd.

   

9,672

     

964,975

   

Centene Corp.*

   

2,024

     

165,988

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

4,192

     

357,158

   

Charles Schwab Corp.

   

4,893

     

407,391

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

   

267

     

370,460

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   

20,999

     

734,335

   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

   

1,818

     

421,321

   

Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

1,068

     

353,156

   

Crown Castle, Inc.

   

1,600

     

217,024

   

Dexcom, Inc.*

   

1,907

     

215,949

   

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

   

5,029

     

711,302

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

2,625

     

960,330

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

1,823

     

236,115

   

EQT Corp.

   

3,695

     

125,002

   


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UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(continued)

 

United States—(continued)

 

Expedia Group, Inc.*

   

2,365

   

$

207,174

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

1,289

     

142,177

   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

   

3,657

     

248,127

   

Fortinet, Inc.*

   

5,732

     

280,237

   

Haleon PLC*

   

250,926

     

992,818

   

HealthEquity, Inc.*

   

2,476

     

152,621

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

1,830

     

392,169

   

HubSpot, Inc.*

   

1,164

     

336,547

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

   

17,645

     

921,951

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

   

2,434

     

498,702

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

3,039

     

715,624

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

   

16,297

     

783,397

   

LivaNova PLC*

   

8,300

     

460,982

   

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

   

2,187

     

435,738

   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

   

1,020

     

326,788

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

3,597

     

595,232

   

Marvell Technology, Inc.

   

9,566

     

354,325

   

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   

2,710

     

942,348

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

1,291

     

340,217

   

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

   

1,110

     

133,577

   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   

7,628

     

381,247

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

8,190

     

1,964,126

   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   

12,302

     

819,928

   

MongoDB, Inc.*

   

652

     

128,340

   

Netflix, Inc.*

   

1,651

     

486,847

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

9,768

     

816,605

   

Nike, Inc., Class B

   

3,124

     

365,539

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

1,614

     

235,870

   

Oracle Corp.

   

7,192

     

587,874

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

   

1,455

     

203,031

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

1,992

     

359,875

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

5,400

     

608,742

   

Regal Rexnord Corp.

   

4,969

     

596,181

   

Salesforce, Inc.*

   

2,789

     

369,793

   

ServiceNow, Inc.*

   

919

     

356,820

   

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A*

   

10,577

     

260,935

   

SLM Corp.

   

32,657

     

542,106

   

Snap, Inc., Class A*

   

16,451

     

147,236

   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

   

8,804

     

260,598

   

Splunk, Inc.*

   

5,412

     

465,919

   

SVB Financial Group*

   

1,614

     

371,446

   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

   

6,489

     

675,700

   

Tesla, Inc.*

   

2,770

     

341,209

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

4,766

     

379,374

   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

   

780

     

491,127

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

2,232

     

462,180

   

United Rentals, Inc.*

   

1,090

     

387,408

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

1,471

     

779,895

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

848

     

91,618

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

1,371

     

241,872

   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   

1,929

     

557,057

   

VMware, Inc., Class A*

   

4,545

     

557,944

   

Voya Financial, Inc.

   

7,797

     

479,437

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

695

     

98,544

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

17,782

   

$

734,219

   

Williams Cos., Inc.

   

32,290

     

1,062,341

   
         

46,599,685

   
Total common stocks
(cost $68,778,464)
       

73,580,932

   

Exchange traded funds: 1.6%

 
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF
(cost $1,887,609)
   

32,311

     

2,826,243

   

Investment companies: 20.1%

 

PACE High Yield Investments3

   

2,255,749

     

18,474,585

   

UBS All China Equity Fund3

   

453,914

     

2,392,128

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund3

   

2,026,485

     

14,448,835

   
Total investment companies
(cost $44,394,305)
       

35,315,548

   
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Asset-backed securities: 2.7%

 

Cayman Islands: 0.2%

 
Dryden 60 CLO Ltd.,
Series 2018-60A, Class A,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%,
5.129%, due 07/15/311,5
   

250,000

     

245,966

   

United States: 2.5%

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-1, Class D,
3.810%, due 04/14/251
   

8,778

     

8,774

   
Series 2020-3, Class C,
1.850%, due 06/15/261
   

237,764

     

235,937

   
CCG Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-2, Class A2,
2.110%, due 03/15/271
   

136,031

     

135,833

   
CPS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2021-A, Class C,
0.830%, due 09/15/261
   

111,039

     

109,637

   
DLL LLC,
Series 2019-MT3, Class A4,
2.150%, due 09/21/261
   

5,554

     

5,545

   
Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-5, Class D,
4.300%, due 04/15/26
   

72,024

     

71,959

   
Series 2019-1, Class D,
4.090%, due 06/15/26
   

254,152

     

253,531

   
Series 2019-2, Class D,
3.690%, due 08/17/26
   

259,370

     

257,427

   
Series 2020-2, Class C,
2.280%, due 08/17/26
   

90,654

     

90,108

   
DT Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2019-1A, Class D,
3.870%, due 11/15/241
   

158,690

     

158,524

   


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Asset-backed securities—(continued)

 

United States—(continued)

 
Series 2019-4A, Class C,
2.730%, due 07/15/251
   

2,021

   

$

2,019

   
Series 2021-1A, Class D,
1.160%, due 11/16/261
   

100,000

     

92,094

   
Series 2021-2A, Class A,
0.410%, due 03/17/251
   

60,345

     

60,169

   
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC,
Series 2019-3, Class A2,
2.060%, due 05/20/251
   

28,970

     

28,915

   
Series 2020-1, Class A2,
1.780%, due 12/22/251
   

42,189

     

41,998

   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2020-2A, Class C,
3.280%, due 05/15/251
   

123,286

     

122,746

   
Series 2020-3A, Class C,
1.320%, due 07/15/25
   

265,078

     

262,084

   
Series 2021-1A, Class D,
1.080%, due 11/16/26
   

125,000

     

116,862

   
Series 2022-5A, Class A2,
5.290%, due 01/15/25
   

525,000

     

524,935

   
Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Series 2019-1, Class C,
3.600%, due 02/18/251
   

29,517

     

29,501

   
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust,
Series 2020-B, Class C,
1.700%, due 02/15/25
   

23,903

     

23,880

   
GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust,
Series 2021-1A, Class B,
0.820%, due 04/15/251
   

35,948

     

35,894

   
GLS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-3A, Class C,
4.180%, due 07/15/241
   

38,158

     

38,147

   
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust,
Series 2020-2, Class B,
1.560%, due 07/22/24
   

160,702

     

160,425

   
HPEFS Equipment Trust,
Series 2020-2A, Class C,
2.000%, due 07/22/301
   

166,240

     

165,444

   
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust,
Series 2020-2A, Class B,
2.210%, due 09/14/351
   

100,000

     

84,673

   
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-2, Class D,
3.220%, due 07/15/25
   

254,706

     

253,101

   
Series 2020-2, Class C,
1.460%, due 09/15/25
   

198,963

     

198,325

   
Tesla Auto Lease Trust,
Series 2021-A, Class D,
1.340%, due 03/20/251
   

425,000

     

402,457

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-3A, Class D,
2.720%, due 11/15/241
   

148,908

     

147,936

   
Series 2020-1A, Class C,
2.520%, due 04/15/251
   

136,196

     

135,744

   
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Asset-backed securities—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 
Series 2020-3A, Class B,
0.780%, due 11/17/251
   

216,590

   

$

215,464

   
         

4,470,088

   
Total asset-backed securities
(cost $4,774,941)
       

4,716,054

   

Mortgage-backed securities: 0.8%

 

United States: 0.8%

 
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,
Series 2020-4, Class A1,
1.469%, due 06/25/651,6
   

33,274

     

29,699

   
Series 2020-R1, Class A1,
0.990%, due 04/25/531,6
   

39,288

     

36,547

   
Series 2021-1, Class A1,
0.909%, due 01/25/661,6
   

70,296

     

57,389

   
Series 2021-2, Class A1,
0.985%, due 04/25/661,6
   

44,013

     

36,125

   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-SMRT, Class C,
4.682%, due 01/10/361
   

345,000

     

334,986

   
COLT Funding LLC,
Series 2021-3R, Class A1,
1.051%, due 12/25/641,6
   

61,580

     

52,685

   
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2020-2, Class A1,
1.853%, due 03/25/651,6
   

11,214

     

10,966

   
CSMC Trust,
Series 2020-NQM1, Class A1,
1.208%, due 05/25/651,7
   

85,015

     

77,074

   
Extended Stay America Trust,
Series 2021-ESH, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%,
6.568%, due 07/15/381,5
   

146,429

     

140,185

   
Flagstar Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-5, Class A2,
4.000%, due 09/25/481,6
   

63,383

     

59,793

   
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust,
Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1,
1.017%, due 07/25/611,6
   

63,060

     

51,720

   
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2020-NQM1, Class A1,
1.382%, due 09/27/601,6
   

22,737

     

19,814

   
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Series 2021-2NU, Class D,
2.077%, due 01/05/401,6
   

125,000

     

87,974

   
MFA Trust,
Series 2020-NQM3, Class A1,
1.014%, due 01/26/651,6
   

25,816

     

23,547

   
Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1,
1.153%, due 04/25/651,6
   

33,026

     

28,494

   


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Value

 

Mortgage-backed securities—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2019-NQM4, Class A1,
2.492%, due 09/25/591,6
   

26,777

   

$

24,123

   
Series 2021-NQ2R, Class A1,
0.941%, due 10/25/581,6
   

65,537

     

56,654

   
Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2020-2, Class A1,
1.654%, due 05/25/601,6
   

43,319

     

42,496

   
Verus Securitization Trust,
Series 2019-4, Class A1,
2.642%, due 11/25/591,7
   

12,301

     

11,668

   
Series 2020-4, Class A1,
1.502%, due 05/25/651,7
   

26,989

     

24,056

   
Series 2020-5, Class A1,
1.218%, due 05/25/651,7
   

34,380

     

31,190

   
Series 2021-R2, Class A1,
0.918%, due 02/25/641,6
   

45,070

     

40,855

   
Series 2021-R3, Class A1,
1.020%, due 04/25/641,6
   

60,705

     

52,317

   
Vista Point Securitization Trust,
Series 2020-2, Class A1,
1.475%, due 04/25/651,6
   

28,428

     

24,807

   
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-C45, Class AS,
4.405%, due 06/15/516
   

130,000

     

119,594

   
Total mortgage-backed securities
(cost $1,664,101)
       

1,474,758

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations: 4.7%

 

Australia: 0.1%

 
Australia Government Bonds
3.250%, due 04/21/298
 

AUD

310,000

     

204,324

   

Austria: 0.0%

 
Republic of Austria Government Bonds
3.150%, due 06/20/448
 

EUR

55,000

     

58,494

   

Belgium: 0.1%

 
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds
3.750%, due 06/22/458
 

EUR

83,000

     

94,204

   

Canada: 0.1%

 
Canada Government Bonds
1.500%, due 09/01/24
 

CAD

120,000

     

85,011

   

2.000%, due 12/01/51

 

CAD

50,000

     

28,053

   
         

113,064

   

Finland: 0.0%

 
Finland Government Bonds
1.375%, due 04/15/478
 

EUR

20,000

     

15,734

   

France: 0.5%

 
French Republic Government Bonds OAT
0.000%, due 11/25/318
 

EUR

870,000

     

719,247

   

0.500%, due 05/25/408

 

EUR

100,000

     

67,892

   
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Non-U.S. government agency obligations—(continued)

 

France—(concluded)

 

3.250%, due 05/25/458

 

EUR

93,000

   

$

98,997

   
         

886,136

   

Germany: 0.1%

 
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Bundesanleihe
2.500%, due 07/04/448
 

EUR

150,000

     

160,407

   

Ireland: 0.1%

 
Ireland Government Bonds
1.500%, due 05/15/508
 

EUR

240,000

     

177,610

   

2.000%, due 02/18/458

 

EUR

48,000

     

41,134

   
         

218,744

   

Italy: 0.4%

 
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
0.950%, due 12/01/318
 

EUR

170,000

     

135,772

   

1.650%, due 03/01/328

 

EUR

60,000

     

50,951

   

3.000%, due 08/01/298

 

EUR

240,000

     

240,401

   

3.250%, due 09/01/468

 

EUR

75,000

     

64,335

   

4.000%, due 02/01/378

 

EUR

129,000

     

128,969

   
         

620,428

   

Japan: 0.7%

 
Japan Government CPI Linked Bonds
0.005%, due 03/10/31
 

JPY

52,187,000

     

412,955

   
Japan Government Forty Year Bonds
0.500%, due 03/20/59
 

JPY

20,000,000

     

105,754

   
Japan Government Thirty Year Bonds
0.300%, due 06/20/46
 

JPY

11,100,000

     

65,779

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

JPY

83,550,000

     

597,913

   
         

1,182,401

   

New Zealand: 1.7%

 
New Zealand Government Bonds
Inflation-Linked
2.000%, due 09/20/258,9
 

NZD

3,901,651

     

3,053,122

   

Spain: 0.5%

 
Spain Government Bonds
1.450%, due 10/31/278
 

EUR

165,000

     

163,659

   

1.500%, due 04/30/278

 

EUR

325,000

     

326,452

   

3.450%, due 07/30/668

 

EUR

10,000

     

9,542

   

4.200%, due 01/31/378

 

EUR

44,000

     

49,349

   

4.800%, due 01/31/248

 

EUR

296,000

     

323,797

   

5.150%, due 10/31/448

 

EUR

69,000

     

87,907

   
         

960,706

   

United Kingdom: 0.4%

 
United Kingdom Gilt
1.000%, due 04/22/248
 

GBP

90,000

     

105,201

   

1.000%, due 01/31/328

 

GBP

170,000

     

162,771

   

1.250%, due 07/31/518

 

GBP

145,000

     

94,801

   


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Non-U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

United Kingdom—(concluded)

 

1.625%, due 10/22/288

 

GBP

144,000

   

$

156,429

   

3.500%, due 01/22/458

 

GBP

90,000

     

100,174

   
         

619,376

   
Total non-U.S. government agency obligations
(cost $9,126,877)
       

8,187,140

   

U.S. government agency obligations: 6.8%

 

United States: 6.8%

 
FHLMC
1.500%, due 10/01/51
   

323,019

     

249,011

   

2.000%, due 02/01/51

   

919,515

     

752,611

   

2.000%, due 12/01/51

   

511,961

     

417,141

   

2.000%, due 01/01/52

   

335,558

     

273,687

   

2.500%, due 11/01/50

   

222,148

     

191,706

   
FNMA
2.000%, due 10/01/51
   

715,956

     

583,816

   

2.500%, due 08/01/51

   

255,712

     

217,385

   

2.500%, due 11/01/51

   

509,992

     

435,331

   

2.500%, due 03/01/52

   

528,188

     

447,253

   

3.000%, due 12/01/51

   

502,668

     

442,908

   
GNMA
2.000%, due 03/20/51
   

277,154

     

232,929

   

2.500%, due 08/20/51

   

804,876

     

697,278

   

3.000%, due 12/20/51

   

572,332

     

510,491

   
GNMA II
3.000%, due 10/20/45
   

75,346

     

68,200

   
GNMA II
2.000%, due 01/20/52
   

518,066

     

433,368

   

3.000%, due 12/20/45

   

86,050

     

77,888

   

3.000%, due 04/20/52

   

241,313

     

215,088

   
GNMA, TBA
3.500%
   

450,000

     

412,659

   
UMBS TBA
2.000%
   

1,475,000

     

1,200,296

   
2.500%    

1,950,000

     

1,649,318

   
UMBS, TBA
3.000%
   

1,350,000

     

1,183,742

   
3.500%    

1,375,000

     

1,248,158

   
Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost $12,307,622)
       

11,940,264

   

U.S. Treasury obligations: 8.4%

 

United States: 8.4%

 
U.S. Treasury Bills
2.880%, due 01/26/2310
   

8,070,000

     

8,054,317

   
U.S. Treasury Bonds
1.125%, due 08/15/40
   

70,000

     

43,471

   
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U.S. Treasury obligations—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 

2.500%, due 02/15/46

   

302,000

   

$

225,957

   

2.750%, due 11/15/42

   

421,000

     

337,458

   

2.750%, due 08/15/47

   

168,000

     

131,073

   

2.875%, due 05/15/43

   

717,000

     

585,223

   

3.000%, due 11/15/45

   

47,000

     

38,661

   

4.375%, due 02/15/38

   

110,000

     

115,169

   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds (TIPS)
0.750%, due 02/15/45
   

53,146

     

42,944

   
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.625%, due 08/15/30
   

1,270,000

     

999,679

   

1.250%, due 08/15/31

   

200,000

     

162,172

   

1.375%, due 09/30/23

   

971,000

     

947,332

   

1.500%, due 02/28/23

   

226,000

     

224,962

   

1.625%, due 11/30/26

   

1,160,000

     

1,057,820

   

1.625%, due 08/15/29

   

196,000

     

170,084

   

1.625%, due 05/15/31

   

350,000

     

294,342

   

1.750%, due 05/15/23

   

345,000

     

341,388

   

2.500%, due 05/15/24

   

321,000

     

311,571

   

2.750%, due 07/31/23

   

459,000

     

454,016

   

2.750%, due 08/15/32

   

370,000

     

336,931

   
Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost $15,749,156)
       

14,874,570

   
    Number of
shares
     

Short-term investments: 14.3%

 

Investment companies: 14.3%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%10
(cost $25,221,373)
   

25,221,373

     

25,221,373

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 1.2%

 

Money market funds: 1.2%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market
Portfolio, 4.320%10
(cost $2,173,745)
   

2,173,745

     

2,173,745

   
Total investments: 102.4%
(cost $186,078,193)
       

180,310,627

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.4%)

       

(4,146,221

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

176,164,406

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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Futures contracts


Number of
contracts
 
Currency
     
Expiration
date
  Current
notional
amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

Index futures buy contracts:

     
 

47

   

GBP

     

FTSE 100 Index Futures

 

March 2023

 

$

4,223,533

   

$

4,242,230

   

$

18,697

   
 

29

   

JPY

     

TSE TOPIX Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

4,276,731

     

4,179,633

     

(97,098

)

 
 

49

   

USD

     

CME E-mini Russell Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

4,493,910

     

4,338,705

     

(155,205

)

 
 

20

   

USD

     

E-mini Energy Select Sector Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

1,773,438

     

1,840,800

     

67,362

   
 

112

   

USD

     

MSCI China Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

2,747,652

     

2,701,440

     

(46,212

)

 
 

130

   

USD

     

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility GTR Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

7,865,312

     

7,600,190

     

(265,122

)

 
 

189

   

USD

     

MSCI World Health Care Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

9,632,461

     

9,327,150

     

(305,311

)

 

Interest rate futures buy contracts:

     
 

35

   

AUD

     

Australian Bond 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

2,910,880

     

2,756,661

     

(154,219

)

 
 

178

   

CAD

     

Canadian Bond 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

16,540,831

     

16,110,709

     

(430,122

)

 

U.S. Treasury futures buy contracts:

     
 

21

   

USD

     

Ultra U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

2,520,030

     

2,483,906

     

(36,124

)

 
 

Total

               

$

56,984,778

   

$

55,581,424

   

$

(1,403,354

)

 

Index futures sell contracts:

     
 

10

   

AUD

     

ASX SPI 200 Index Futures

 

March 2023

 

$

(1,220,925

)

 

$

(1,190,126

)

 

$

30,799

   
 

2

   

CAD

     

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

(357,420

)

   

(345,613

)

   

11,807

   
 

130

   

EUR

     

EURO STOXX 50 Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

(5,476,413

)

   

(5,267,147

)

   

209,266

   
 

84

   

USD

     

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

(4,096,436

)

   

(4,029,480

)

   

66,956

   
 

75

   

USD

     

S&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures

 

March 2023

   

(14,875,699

)

   

(14,478,750

)

   

396,949

   

Interest rate futures sell contracts:

     
 

23

   

EUR

     

German Euro Bund Futures

 

March 2023

   

(3,468,981

)

   

(3,272,781

)

   

196,200

   
 

26

   

JPY

     

Japan Government Bond 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

(2,934,583

)

   

(2,881,911

)

   

52,672

   

U.S. Treasury futures sell contracts:

     
 

85

   

USD

     

U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

(9,644,720

)

   

(9,545,235

)

   

99,485

   
 

9

   

USD

     

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

(975,221

)

   

(971,367

)

   

3,854

   
 

Total

               

$

(43,050,398

)

 

$

(41,982,410

)

 

$

1,067,988

   
 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                       

$

(335,366

)

 

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

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

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

CDX.NA.IG.S39

 

USD

7,750

   

12/20/27

 

Quarterly

   

1.000

%

 

$

(11,592

)

 

$

66,566

   

$

54,974

   


31


UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

OTC Total return swap agreements

Counterparty

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

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
JPMCB
 
 
 

USD

21

  02/17/23
 
 
  Quarterly
 
 
  J.P. Morgan
EMBI Global
Core Index
 
12 Month
SOFR
   

   

$

20,857

   

$

20,857

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

BB

 

PHP

448,500,000

   

USD

7,823,539

   

02/22/23

 

$

(212,039

)

 

BB

 

USD

895,847

   

HKD

7,005,000

   

02/22/23

   

2,491

   

BB

 

USD

205,054

   

KRW

271,000,000

   

02/22/23

   

9,505

   

BOA

 

CNY

64,885,000

   

USD

9,228,631

   

02/22/23

   

(140,464

)

 

BOA

 

GBP

5,505,000

   

USD

6,575,770

   

02/22/23

   

(87,741

)

 

BOA

 

TWD

266,600,000

   

USD

8,789,977

   

02/22/23

   

73,265

   

BOA

 

USD

2,017,238

   

BRL

11,000,000

   

02/22/23

   

47,329

   

BOA

 

USD

6,530,277

   

NOK

64,770,000

   

02/22/23

   

94,426

   

CIBC

 

EUR

5,790,000

   

USD

6,082,060

   

02/22/23

   

(136,297

)

 

CIBC

 

USD

1,880,141

   

JPY

250,500,000

   

02/22/23

   

40,806

   

CIBC

 

USD

475,715

   

SGD

650,000

   

02/22/23

   

9,957

   

CITI

 

IDR

15,528,800,000

   

USD

996,330

   

02/22/23

   

(576

)

 

CITI

 

USD

2,125,237

   

BRL

11,200,000

   

02/22/23

   

(23,132

)

 

CITI

 

USD

2,229,379

   

BRL

11,990,000

   

02/22/23

   

21,000

   

GSI

 

USD

2,894,624

   

CNY

20,190,000

   

02/22/23

   

20,719

   

HSBC

 

CHF

370,000

   

USD

398,415

   

02/22/23

   

(3,860

)

 

HSBC

 

CNY

7,030,000

   

USD

1,015,013

   

02/22/23

   

(87

)

 

HSBC

 

NOK

8,129,112

   

NZD

1,300,000

   

02/22/23

   

(5,548

)

 

HSBC

 

USD

6,397,796

   

CNY

44,695,000

   

02/22/23

   

55,957

   

HSBC

 

USD

1,038,901

   

SEK

10,750,000

   

02/22/23

   

(5,856

)

 

JPMCB

 

USD

3,520,522

   

AUD

5,180,000

   

02/22/23

   

13,190

   

JPMCB

 

USD

6,738,035

   

JPY

893,954,592

   

02/22/23

   

117,214

   

MSCI

 

GBP

5,825,000

   

AUD

10,603,545

   

02/22/23

   

182,713

   

MSCI

 

NZD

16,610,000

   

USD

10,271,009

   

02/22/23

   

(281,463

)

 

MSCI

 

USD

1,193,395

   

CAD

1,580,000

   

02/22/23

   

(26,080

)

 

MSCI

 

USD

3,615,000

   

JPY

489,101,836

   

02/22/23

   

135,654

   

MSCI

 

USD

251,199

   

MYR

1,152,000

   

02/22/23

   

10,857

   

MSCI

 

USD

3,703,355

   

NZD

5,785,000

   

02/22/23

   

(28,095

)

 

MSCI

 

USD

1,019,212

   

PHP

56,500,000

   

02/22/23

   

(6,926

)

 

MSCI

 

USD

9,279,131

   

TWD

281,900,000

   

02/22/23

   

(62,173

)

 

SSC

 

CNY

13,590,000

   

USD

1,964,232

   

02/22/23

   

1,898

   

SSC

 

CNY

9,105,000

   

USD

1,309,900

   

02/22/23

   

(4,820

)

 

SSC

 

EUR

735,000

   

USD

781,257

   

02/22/23

   

(8,119

)

 

SSC

 

USD

991,646

   

CAD

1,330,000

   

02/22/23

   

(9,034

)

 


32


UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Forward foreign currency contracts—(concluded)

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

SSC

 

USD

620,183

   

EUR

600,000

   

02/22/23

 

$

24,206

   

SSC

 

USD

476,645

   

GBP

400,000

   

02/22/23

   

7,534

   

SSC

 

USD

7,069,927

   

MXN

139,320,000

   

02/22/23

   

16,605

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

(156,984

)

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

47,390,629

   

$

26,190,303

   

$

   

$

73,580,932

   

Exchange traded funds

   

2,826,243

     

     

     

2,826,243

   

Investment companies

   

35,315,548

     

     

     

35,315,548

   

Asset-backed securities

   

     

4,716,054

     

     

4,716,054

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

     

1,474,758

     

     

1,474,758

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations

   

     

8,187,140

     

     

8,187,140

   

U.S. government agency obligations

   

     

11,940,264

     

     

11,940,264

   

U.S. Treasury obligations

   

     

14,874,570

     

     

14,874,570

   

Short-term investments

   

     

25,221,373

     

     

25,221,373

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

2,173,745

     

     

2,173,745

   

Futures contracts

   

895,285

     

258,762

     

     

1,154,047

   

Swap agreements

   

     

87,423

     

     

87,423

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

885,326

     

     

885,326

   

Total

 

$

86,427,705

   

$

96,009,718

   

$

   

$

182,437,423

   

Liabilities

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(1,392,315

)

 

$

(97,098

)

 

$

   

$

(1,489,413

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(1,042,310

)

   

     

(1,042,310

)

 

Total

 

$

(1,392,315

)

 

$

(1,139,408

)

 

$

   

$

(2,531,723

)

 

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.


33


UBS Global Allocation Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

  Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

1  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 $5,008,728, represented 2.8% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

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

3  The table below details the Fund's investment in a fund advised by the same Advisor as the Fund. The Fund does not pay advisory fees that are retained by the Advisor in connection with its investment in other investment companies advised by the Advisor, but may pay other expenses associated with such investments (such as sub-advisory fees paid to other parties, if any).

Security description

  Value
06/30/22
  Purchases
during the
year
ended
12/31/22
  Sales
during the
year
ended
12/31/22
  Net
realized
gain (loss)
during the
year
ended
12/31/22
  Change in
net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during the
year
ended
12/31/22
  Value
12/31/22
  Net income
earned from
affiliate for the
year
ended
12/31/22
  Shares
12/31/22
 

PACE High Yield Investments

 

$

19,261,865

   

$

564,266

   

$

1,600,000

   

$

(377,665

)

 

$

626,119

   

$

18,474,585

   

$

     

2,255,749

   

UBS All China Equity Fund

   

3,195,894

     

45,619

     

370,000

     

24,195

     

(503,580

)

   

2,392,128

     

45,620

     

453,914

   
UBS Emerging Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
   

14,689,532

     

799,901

     

     

     

(1,040,598

)

   

14,448,835

     

534,901

     

2,026,485

   
   

$

37,147,291

   

$

1,409,786

   

$

1,970,000

   

$

(353,470

)

 

$

(918,059

)

 

$

35,315,548

   

$

580,521

     

4,736,148

   

4  In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

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

6  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.

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  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.

9  Debt security whose principal and/or interest payments are adjusted for inflation, unlike debt securities that make fixed principal and interest payments. The interest rate paid by the securities is fixed, while the principal value rises or falls based on changes in an index. Thus, if inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on the securities are adjusted accordingly to protect investors from inflationary loss. During a deflationary period, the principal and interest payments decrease, although the securities' principal amounts will not drop below their face amounts at maturity. In exchange for the inflation protection, the securities generally pay lower interest rates than typical government securities from the issuer's country. Only if inflation occurs will securities offer a higher real yield than a conventional security of the same maturity.

10  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

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

12  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.
34


UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, Class P2 shares of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund (the "Fund") returned -3.63%, while Class P shares returned -4.03%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) (the "Index"), returned -2.99%. 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:

•  On a sector level, stock selection in consumer discretionary, financials and energy were key contributors.

•  On a stock level, our overweight in Bank Mandiri (Indonesia, financials) and MercadoLibre (Brazil, consumer discretionary) were among the top contributors to performance over the reporting period. Bank Mandiri outperformed as Indonesia stands to benefit from the rise in commodity prices and as investors looked toward the country's reopening. Catalysts for the sector include consistent low cost of funds, non-performing loans/provision staying within range of guidance, a small but promising pick-up in credit demand, and limited impact of Federal Reserve taper on system liquidity. MercadoLibre outperformed on better than expected quarterly results. Margin improvement was better than expected.

What didn't work:

•  On a sector level, stock selection within information technology, real estate and consumer staples detracted from performance.

•  On a stock level, overweights in LONGi (China, information technology) and Country Garden Services (China, real estate) were among the main headwinds for results over the reporting period. LONGi's underperformance followed a drop in prices of polysilicon, wafer, cell and module, due to market concerns of more downside ahead, driven by new supply. The first quarter is usually a weak season for solar panel installation and prices across the supply chain would typically see downward pressure due to low shipments. Looking ahead, we believe that lower module prices could boost installation demand. For Country Garden Services (CGS), despite the recent rally brought about by more supportive measures for the real estate sector, the company still ended the reporting period posting a negative return due to weak sentiments towards the real estate industry could boost installation demand and we continue to own the stock. CGS had been acquiring other property management companies and assets and investors were concerned if those could be successfully integrated. There were also concerns whether CGS' affiliate, Country Garden Holdings, might face debt distress. We have since exited from the stock.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the period from the six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of [date]. 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, page 2.


35


UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

  1 year   Since
inception1
 

Class P22

   

(3.63

)%

   

(25.39

)%

   

(2.93

)%

 

Class P4

   

(4.03

)

   

(26.00

)

   

(1.54

)

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net)3

   

(2.99

)

   

(20.09

)

   

(1.45

)

 

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class P—1.15% and 1.00%; Class P2—1.13% and 0.19%. 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, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 1.00% 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. Benchmark's inception return is based on Class P2 inception date.

2  Class 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.

4  Inception date of Class P of UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund is January 31, 2019.

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.


36


UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

7.7

%

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

5.2

   

Meituan, Class B

   

4.7

   

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

   

4.5

   

Reliance Industries Ltd.

   

4.4

   

Anglo American PLC

   

4.3

   

Naspers Ltd., N Shares

   

4.3

   

JD.com, Inc., Class A

   

4.1

   

HDFC Bank Ltd.

   

3.9

   

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

   

3.8

   

Total

   

46.9

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

China

   

28.5

%

 

India

   

14.7

   

Taiwan

   

11.7

   

South Africa

   

10.3

   

South Korea

   

8.1

   

Total

   

73.3

%

 

 

Common stocks

 

Automobiles

   

3.1

%

 

Banks

   

18.7

   

Beverages

   

3.8

   

Diversified financial services

   

0.9

   

Food products

   

3.5

   

Household durables

   

1.9

   

Insurance

   

4.4

   

Interactive media & services

   

1.7

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

15.9

   

Metals & mining

   

4.3

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

9.2

   

Paper & forest products

   

0.8

   

Personal products

   

3.3

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

16.8

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

5.2

   

Wireless telecommunication services

   

0.8

   

Total common stocks

   

94.3

   

Preferred stocks

   

1.9

   

Short-term investments

   

3.1

   

Total investments

   

99.3

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities

   

0.7

   

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


37


UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 94.3%

 

Brazil: 5.4%

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

   

15,415

   

$

13,044,789

   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

   

810,320

     

8,629,908

   

Suzano SA

   

438,900

     

4,052,403

   
         

25,727,100

   

China: 28.5%

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

   

3,686,000

     

16,620,581

   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

   

1,843,000

     

10,198,889

   

JD.com, Inc., Class A

   

693,971

     

19,373,324

   

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

   

73,667

     

18,223,455

   

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

   

1,687,704

     

10,219,689

   

Meituan, Class B*,1

   

1,017,500

     

22,543,558

   

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

   

1,189,946

     

8,830,933

   

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

   

3,219,000

     

21,147,991

   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

195,700

     

8,297,751

   
         

135,456,171

   

Hungary: 1.3%

 

OTP Bank Nyrt

   

217,952

     

5,921,994

   

India: 14.7%

 

Eicher Motors Ltd.

   

376,440

     

14,639,443

   

HDFC Bank Ltd.

   

939,718

     

18,431,205

   

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

   

510,813

     

15,780,777

   

Reliance Industries Ltd.

   

685,544

     

21,046,619

   
         

69,898,044

   

Indonesia: 6.3%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk. PT

   

33,159,400

     

18,182,558

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

18,414,400

     

11,742,754

   
         

29,925,312

   

Mexico: 2.9%

 

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

   

1,894,900

     

13,605,087

   

Russia: 0.0%

 

Sberbank of Russia PJSC*,2,3

   

3,568,865

     

0

   

Yandex NV, Class A*,2,3

   

257,600

     

0

   
         

0

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

Saudi Arabia: 2.2%

 

Saudi National Bank

   

785,033

   

$

10,566,173

   

South Africa: 10.3%

 

Anglo American PLC

   

521,310

     

20,414,433

   

FirstRand Ltd.

   

1,215,009

     

4,414,234

   

MTN Group Ltd.

   

504,555

     

3,768,393

   

Naspers Ltd., N Shares

   

121,934

     

20,375,864

   
         

48,972,924

   

South Korea: 8.1%

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   

560,649

     

24,608,703

   

SK Hynix, Inc.

   

232,243

     

13,856,546

   
         

38,465,249

   

Taiwan: 11.7%

 

MediaTek, Inc.

   

595,000

     

12,030,260

   

Nanya Technology Corp.

   

4,239,000

     

7,039,525

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   

2,517,000

     

36,555,546

   
         

55,625,331

   

Thailand: 2.9%

 

PTT Exploration and Production PCL, NVDR

   

2,715,000

     

13,826,456

   
Total common stocks
(cost $580,984,569)
       

447,989,841

   

Preferred stocks: 1.9%

 

Brazil: 1.9%

 
Banco Bradesco SA
(cost $11,824,365)
   

3,129,759

     

8,927,597

   

Short-term investments: 3.1%

 

Investment companies: 3.1%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%4
(cost $14,806,227)
   

14,806,227

     

14,806,227

   
Total investments: 99.3%
(cost $607,615,161)
       

471,723,665

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities: 0.7%

       

3,126,436

   

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

474,850,101

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

35,279,784

   

$

412,710,057

   

$

0

   

$

447,989,841

   

Preferred stocks

   

     

8,927,597

     

     

8,927,597

   

Short-term investments

   

     

14,806,227

     

     

14,806,227

   

Total

 

$

35,279,784

   

$

436,443,881

   

$

0

   

$

471,723,665

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

†  Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

1  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 $22,543,558, represented 4.7% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

2  Security fair valued by the Valuation Committee under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

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

4  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

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

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, Class P shares of UBS Engage For Impact Fund (the "Fund") returned 4.60%, while the Class P2 shares returned 4.89%. The Fund's benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index (net) (the "Index"), returned 2.28% 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's performance was driven primarily by stock selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

•  Stock selection within the financials and information technology sectors contributed to performance during the reporting period.

•  Several individual stock positions were positive for performance, with the largest contributors being:

  – AIB Group's share price recorded positive performance as investors expect interest rates to stay higher for longer. In addition, the market recognized the resilience of the Irish economy as it performed well relative to Europe. The concentration of the Irish banking market allows AIB Group to improve its return on equity (ROE).

  – Ingersoll Rand performed well over the period as the company posted revenues and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBIDTA) ahead of expectations and slightly raised guidance, supported by demand which continues to be robust.

  – Bank Mandiri's share price benefited from recent interest rate hikes and a relatively cleaned up cost of funds. Overall, the company has shown strong loan growth in retail, as well as investment loans, highlighting the strength of the post-COVID recovery in Indonesia.

  – Genmab's shares traded up following the advancement of a key pipeline drug with submission for US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval.

  – Erste Group Bank's share price increased on the back of solid earnings, showing confidence in their 2024 target, lower cost-to-income ratio, and 20% net interest income (NII) growth in 2022. Also, fears in early 2022 that the Russia-Ukraine conflict would spill over into Erste's markets has not materialized yet. In general, banks' share prices adjusted for expectations of interest rates staying higher for longer.

What didn't work:

•  Stock selection in the health care and consumer staples sectors were the largest detractors from performance during the period. The largest individual detractors were:

  – Mowi's shares fell following the announcement that the Norwegian parliament would review a proposed 40% resource tax on salmon and trout farming in the country, which could impact the company's profitability in the future. The proposal is currently out for consultation and historically, we have typically seen such taxes come in much smaller in the end. To weigh in on the argument, Mowi and its other two major peers announced in early October 2022 the cancellation of their biomass growth purchases. We eliminated the position during the reporting period.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, page 2.


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  – China Mengniu Dairy's shares were weighed down by its results showing a year-over-year decline in adjusted net profit, despite strong growth in core product categories. We maintain our position in the stock.

  – Digital Realty Trust detracted from performance as rising interest rates dampened data infrastructure demand and guidance was trimmed on foreign currency headwinds. We maintain our position in the stock.

  – Maravai LifeSciences Holdings shares detracted from returns after results revealed a decline in revenue versus the previous year. Management guided down fiscal year 2022 revenue due to a slowdown in the uptake for boosters within the CleanCap segment and concerns over weakness in China. We eliminated the position during the reporting period.

  – Trimble's share price decreased after it announced the planned acquisition of Transporeon, a transport logistic firm for €1.88 billion. In the current environment, investors are wary of companies raising debt and skeptical of Trimble's ability to de-lever in less than two years. We maintain our position in the stock.

The Fund did not use derivatives during the reporting period.

Portfolio highlights

The UBS Engage For Impact Fund is a high conviction, impactful portfolio invested in companies that we believe have an important role to play in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—not just through the products and services they sell, but also through improvements in their operations and supply chains. The portfolio invests across five impact themes aligned with the SDGs, which are Climate, Health, Food, Water and Empowerment.

As of December 31, 2022, the portfolio's largest exposure was to SDG 3—Good Health and Well-being (22%), SDG 7—Affordability and Clean Energy (18%), and SDG 2—Zero Hunger (15%).

The Fund's top three overweights and their impact case as of December 31, 2022 were:

Ingersoll Rand

Impact Theme: Climate

Product Impact: SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)

Ingersoll Rand is a diversified industrial machinery company involved in industrial technologies & services (mission-critical flow creation, such as compression, blowers, vacuums, pumps, etc) and precision & science tech (medical applications). The company has eliminated its exposure to the upstream oil and gas industry. An important growth driver for Ingersoll Rand is its push into medical end markets, where they manufacture a broad range of highly specialized gas, liquid and precision syringe pumps and compressors that are specified by medical and lab equipment suppliers and integrated into their equipment for final use (oxygen therapy, blood dialysis, patient monitoring, lab sterilization and wound treatment). We have had a very constructive dialogue over the years as the company reshaped its portfolio of assets, practices and approach to sustainability. We continue to engage with the business to set more ambitious sustainability goals, especially as it relates to climate (in line with SDG 12 and 13).


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Spectris

Impact Theme: Climate

Product Impact: SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)

Spectris is a leader in niche markets in precision instruments, test & measurement, control and process technology, enabling efficiencies in production processes, saving energy, water, molecules and food across a variety of manufacturing applications, from semiconductors to biopharma. Our engagement focused on encouraging the company to set diversity targets, in support of SDG 5 and 10 (targets 5.5 and 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4). The company is working on a three-year diversity and inclusion plan supported by an external consultant. The plan draws from best practices identified in the US, with Spectris' Omega division leaders having been active supporters of Pride and Black History Months, and organizing events to celebrate cultural differences, which is reflected in employees' diversity at all seniority levels. Their primary objective is that employees feel safe and supported regardless of their race and gender, and this goal is being assessed by Spectris's first group-wide employee survey. For now, the company has not set objectives in terms of recruitment, promotion and representation of minorities and genders.

Danone

Impact Theme: Food

Product Impact: SDG 2 (Zero Hunger)

Danone is the smallest of the three large European food and beverage companies and has a leading position in plant-based products, as well as attractive specialist nutrition businesses. The company currently estimates that 90% of its sales by volume is derived from healthy products, and Danone is among the three top-performing companies according to the Global Access to Nutrition Index. With management renewal, the recently announced organic transformation plan will likely drive improvements at the company through a simplification and delayering of the organization, by giving local management more control, and by breaking down silos between categories. Our engagement focus on encouraging this industry leader to raise the bar in terms of nutrition, product transparency and marketing to influence its competitors, in support of SDG 2, zero hunger, target 2.2 and SDG 17 on partnership for the goals. This is in collaboration with other investors, as part of the Healthy Markets Coalition.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

  1 year   Since
inception1
 

Class P2

   

4.60

%

   

(22.35

)%

   

4.78

%

 

Class P24

   

4.89

     

(21.92

)

   

(7.21

)

 

MSCI All Country World Index (net)3

   

2.28

     

(18.36

)

   

7.70

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class P—1.44% and 0.85%; Class P2—1.42% 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, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 0.85% for Class P shares and 0.25% 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 P of UBS Engage For Impact Fund is October 24, 2018. Benchmark's inception return is based on Class P inception date.

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  Inception date of Class P2 of UBS Engage For Impact Fund is February 23, 2021.

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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Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

   

4.2

%

 

Spectris PLC

   

4.1

   

Danone SA

   

4.0

   

VMware, Inc., Class A

   

3.9

   

Linde PLC

   

3.8

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

3.8

   

Alcon, Inc.

   

3.7

   

AIB Group PLC

   

3.4

   

Bunge Ltd.

   

3.4

   

Regal Rexnord Corp.

   

3.3

   

Total

   

37.6

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

United States

   

48.7

%

 

United Kingdom

   

7.9

   

Japan

   

4.5

   

Switzerland

   

4.2

   

France

   

4.0

   

Total

   

69.3

%

 

 

Common stocks

 

Auto components

   

2.2

%

 

Banks

   

10.2

   

Beverages

   

2.9

   

Biotechnology

   

5.4

   

Chemicals

   

8.6

   

Commercial services & supplies

   

0.9

   

Consumer finance

   

2.6

   

Diversified consumer services

   

0.8

   

Diversified telecommunication services

   

2.1

   

Electric utilities

   

2.3

   

Electrical equipment

   

3.3

   

Electronic equipment, instruments & components

   

5.4

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

1.4

   

Food & staples retailing

   

1.4

   

Food products

   

9.8

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

5.7

   

Health care technology

   

0.5

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure

   

0.7

   

IT services

   

0.6

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

1.7

   

Machinery

   

4.2

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

3.0

   

Paper & forest products

   

2.8

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

1.5

   

Professional services

   

0.9

   

Road & rail

   

2.1

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

4.8

   

Software

   

8.4

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

0.9

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

0.5

   

Wireless telecommunication services

   

1.4

   

Total common stocks

   

99.0

   

Short-term investments

   

0.6

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

0.3

   

Total investments

   

99.9

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities

   

0.1

   

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


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UBS Engage For Impact Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 99.0%

 

Austria: 3.0%

 

Erste Group Bank AG

   

46,806

   

$

1,497,568

   

Brazil: 2.8%

 

Suzano SA, ADR

   

149,700

     

1,383,228

   

Canada: 2.1%

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.1

   

13,645

     

1,017,328

   

China: 2.4%

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

   

266,000

     

1,199,423

   

Denmark: 3.1%

 

Genmab A/S*

   

3,594

     

1,519,524

   

France: 4.0%

 

Danone SA

   

37,303

     

1,966,079

   

Germany: 2.4%

 

Infineon Technologies AG

   

39,483

     

1,199,963

   

Indonesia: 3.8%

 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

2,907,300

     

1,853,968

   

Ireland: 3.4%

 

AIB Group PLC1

   

432,445

     

1,659,899

   

Japan: 4.5%

 

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

28,200

     

719,290

   

JTOWER, Inc.*,1

   

22,600

     

1,033,523

   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

13,900

     

435,098

   
         

2,187,911

   

Mexico: 1.4%

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

   

770,000

     

698,617

   

Portugal: 3.0%

 

Galp Energia SGPS SA

   

110,581

     

1,491,806

   

Spain: 2.3%

 

Iberdrola SA

   

95,666

     

1,116,756

   

Switzerland: 4.2%

 

Alcon, Inc.

   

26,507

     

1,818,883

   

On Holding AG, Class A*,1

   

14,400

     

247,104

   
         

2,065,987

   

United Kingdom: 7.9%

 

Linde PLC

   

5,772

     

1,882,711

   

Spectris PLC

   

55,452

     

2,008,839

   
         

3,891,550

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

United States: 48.7%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

6,939

   

$

1,121,412

   

American Well Corp., Class A*,1

   

85,353

     

241,549

   

Aptiv PLC*

   

11,828

     

1,101,542

   

Autodesk, Inc.*

   

6,906

     

1,290,524

   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   

2,019

     

848,969

   

Bunge Ltd.

   

16,505

     

1,646,704

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   

13,070

     

1,113,564

   

Coursera, Inc.*

   

34,660

     

410,028

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

6,888

     

690,660

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

8,423

     

1,226,052

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

   

39,427

     

2,060,061

   

LivaNova PLC*

   

17,729

     

984,669

   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   

23,518

     

1,175,430

   

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.*

   

10,158

     

450,914

   

Primo Water Corp.

   

90,326

     

1,403,666

   

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

   

16,056

     

429,659

   

Regal Rexnord Corp.

   

13,449

     

1,613,611

   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   

2,145

     

926,833

   

SLM Corp.

   

75,569

     

1,254,445

   

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

   

2,136

     

306,601

   

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

   

20,666

     

668,958

   

Sweetgreen, Inc., Class A*,1

   

42,300

     

362,511

   

Trimble, Inc.*

   

13,147

     

664,712

   

VMware, Inc., Class A*

   

15,656

     

1,921,930

   
         

23,915,004

   
Total common stocks
(cost $52,318,602)
       

48,664,611

   

Short-term investments: 0.6%

 

Investment companies: 0.6%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%2
(cost $325,875)
   

325,875

     

325,875

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 0.3%

 

Money market funds: 0.3%

 
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 4.320%2
(cost $130,208)
   

130,208

     

130,208

   
Total investments: 99.9%
(cost $52,774,685)
       

49,120,694

   

Other assets in excess of liabilities: 0.1%

       

31,233

   

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

49,151,927

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

29,143,992

   

$

19,520,619

   

$

   

$

48,664,611

   

Short-term investments

   

     

325,875

     

     

325,875

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

130,208

     

     

130,208

   

Total

 

$

29,143,992

   

$

19,976,702

   

$

   

$

49,120,694

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

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

2  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, Class A shares of UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund (the "Fund") returned 3.84% (Class A shares returned -1.87% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 4.02% and Class P2 shares returned 4.38%. The Fund's benchmark, MSCI ACWI ex-US Index (the "Index"), returned 2.96%. (Class P2 shares have lower expenses than the other share classes in the series. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 50; 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's performance was due primarily to stock selection.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

•  Stock selection in the financials and energy sectors added the most value relative to the benchmark.

•  Several individual stock positions were positive for performance during the six-month period. The largest contributors were:

  – SLB (previously known as Schlumberger) was the top contributor over the period on the back of commodity prices which continue to be elevated.

  – AIB Group's share price recorded positive performance as investors expect interest rates to stay higher for longer. In addition, the market recognized the resilience of the Irish economy as it performed well relative to Europe. The concentration of the Irish banking market allows AIB Group to improve its return on equity (ROE).

  – Metso Outotec's shares continued to trade well on the back of recent earnings which demonstrated strong operational performance with a full order book, acceleration in sales growth, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margins that rose year-over-year.

  – Shares of Axis Bank rose as earnings were better than expected, driven by sharply falling credit costs and strong year-over-year core operating profit growth.

  – In spite of supply chain constraints, inflation, and broad economic uncertainty, Ashtead Group delivered strong revenues which were up from the previous year and ahead of consensus. In addition, operating profit exceeded previous expectations. The company increased its guidance for group rental growth on the back of signs of momentum in end markets which remain supportive.

What didn't work:

•  Stock selection in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors detracted the most relative to the benchmark. The largest individual detractors were:

  – Ubisoft Entertainment was the main detractor as its shares sharply declined following the announcement that Tencent increased its ownership indirectly through an agreement with the founders. This was interpreted by investors as decreasing the likelihood that the company would be acquired in the near term. While Tencent's partnership with Ubisoft Entertainment supports the deployment of new games on mobile devices, especially in China, there were concerns over how this deal could benefit all shareholders. We maintain our position in the stock.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, page 2.


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  – Li Auto posted disappointing guidance and a decline in revenues. Chinese stocks were hit by COVID lockdowns and supply chain bottlenecks, dampening their earnings outlook. However, we believe that the longer-term secular trends shaping the electric vehicle (EV) market remain intact, which should benefit companies like Li Auto. We maintain our position in the stock.

  – Barry Callebaut's shares lagged the broader market as the company expects a weaker first quarter 2023 due to a combination of challenging comparisons, destocking by their customers, and some disruptions at one of their large factories. We maintain our position in the stock.

  – Koninklijke Philips detracted from returns as supply chain and inflationary headwinds limited near term margins and the Dreamstation recall issues persisted. We maintain our position in the stock.

  – Mowi's shares fell following the announcement that the Norwegian parliament would review a proposed 40% resource tax on salmon and trout farming in the country, which could impact the company's profitability in the future. The proposal is currently out for consultation and historically, we have typically seen such taxes come in much smaller in the end. To weigh in on the argument, Mowi and its other two major peers announced in early October 2022 the cancellation of their biomass growth purchases. We maintain our position in the stock.

The Fund did not have any exposure to derivatives during the reporting period.

Portfolio highlights

Our investment philosophy combines our bottom-up fundamental research with rigorous sustainability analysis. We look for companies that are attractively valued and integrate sustainability factors into their business models to build a competitive advantage.

The investment process for the International Sustainable Equity strategy is driven by a combination of fundamental, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and thematic factors. Through this process, we aim to identify our best investment ideas across sectors and geographies from a stock-specific standpoint.

Please see below for summaries on the top three active weights in the portfolio, as of December 31, 2022:

Galp Energia

We believe Galp Energia is the best managed integrated major energy company in Europe with a high quality portfolio of high return assets, made of upstream energy (70% of 2020 revenues) and downstream activities (28%). While Galp Energia is involved in carbon intensive activities, it is one of the most efficient players, with 9.9 kg CO2e/boe (kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent) for its upstream assets in comparison to 18.8 kgCO2e/boe for the industry average. The company embraces the energy transition with plans to direct half of its capital expenditures to low carbon projects and 30% towards renewables by 2025, limiting upstream spending. The company aims to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions from operations by 40% by 2030 (versus its 2017 level) and become net carbon neutral by 2050. This includes a large project to improve its Sines refinery hub in terms of energy efficiency (halve operation emissions by 2030) and allow crude sourcing flexibility and adapt for biofuels production. In terms of energy assets, in 2030 the company will have 12GW of renewable operating capacity. Finally, Galp Energia is building exposure to green hydrogen, with a first plan for 100Mw capacity by 2025.


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SLB

SLB is an offshore drilling company that also provides technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production and processing to the oil and gas industry—including software and seismic technology, integrated asset performance solutions, and reservoir productivity and performance optimization tools. The company's ESG profile appears better than its energy services peers, highlighted by industry-leading commitments (including scope 1, 2, and 3 net zero by 2050), sustainable development goals (SDG) alignment (11/17), and business strategy with new energy focus. In the short-term, SLB sees momentum in driving customer emissions' reduction efforts while, in the medium- to longer-term, a New Energy unit that is already in investing mode across numerous technologies, products, and geographies. We think the advantage for global services companies with scale is the reach into many assets of industry throughout the world (SLB operates in roughly 120 nations), with few better situated than SLB—already leveraging expertise in carbon capture and storage (CCS) (60 projects globally) and geothermal (participating in 70% of all such projects globally), but also participating in hydrogen and lithium projects. SLB has long-standing efforts in low carbon solutions and provides the platform to build out new business models driven by less carbon-intensive digital offerings and transition growth. Its focus on technology supports relatively low emission intensity compared to peers. Lastly, the company has strong disclosure on social engagements, diverse hiring, and health & safety and added a Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer in 2021.

Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut is the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products and has been dedicated to this business for more than 150 years. The company operates out of more than 40 countries, runs about 60 production facilities, employs a global workforce of more than 12,000 people, and generates annual sales of about 6.9 billion Swiss francs (approximately $7.1 billion). We see long-term structural growth coming from outsourcing and volume growth, complemented by margin growth through leverage. The company is globally diversified, which gives them a competitive edge over smaller local players and allows for more capacity in innovation. We believe Barry Callebaut has a strong management team that is focused on long term margin expansion and top line growth with sustainability embedded in the corporate culture DNA. While the shutdown of restaurants/hotels has created short term headwinds for their Gourmet segment, we believe post crisis will be an opportunity to gain market share with a solid pipeline in food manufacturing. Overall, we view Barry Callebaut as being a recovery winner post-lockdown. In 2016, the company launched Forever Chocolate, with a plan to make sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025 and drive a sustainable cocoa and chocolate supply chain. It aims to have more than 500,000 cocoa farmers lifted out of poverty and have 100% sustainable ingredients in all their products. In its fourth annual progress report, Barry Callebaut reported 143,233 cocoa farmers in their supply chain are out of poverty and also reported a 8.1% reduction in their carbon footprint.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

 

1 year

  5 years   10 years or
Since
inception1
 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

3.84

%

   

(14.38

)%

   

0.21

%

   

4.61

%

 

Class P2

   

4.02

     

(14.10

)

   

0.47

     

4.87

   

Class P24

   

4.38

     

(13.43

)

 

   

3.39

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(1.87

)%

   

(19.06

)%

   

(0.91

)%

   

4.03

%

 

MSCI ACWI ex-US Index3

   

2.96

     

(16.00

)

   

0.88

     

3.80

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.37% and 1.25%; Class P—1.11% and 1.00%; Class P2—1.12% 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. 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, such as proxy-related 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, such as proxy-related expenses) do not exceed 1.25% for Class A shares, 1.00% for Class P shares. This fee waiver and expense arrangement may only be amended or terminated by shareholders. The Advisor has also 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, such as proxy-related 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, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, does not exceed 0.25% 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  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 ACWI ex USA Index captures large and mid cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries (excluding the US) and 25 Emerging Markets (EM) countries*. With 2,336 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the global equity opportunity set outside the US.

4  Inception date of Class P2 of UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund is October 30, 2020.

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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Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Galp Energia SGPS SA

   

2.9

%

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

2.8

   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

2.5

   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

   

2.4

   

Barry Callebaut AG

   

2.3

   

AXA SA

   

2.3

   

Metso Outotec Oyj

   

2.2

   

Bank Central Asia Tbk. PT

   

2.2

   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

2.2

   

Danone SA

   

2.2

   

Total

   

24.0

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

United Kingdom

   

13.6

%

 

Japan

   

11.9

   

China

   

8.2

   

France

   

7.3

   

United States

   

7.0

   

Total

   

48.0

%

 

 

Common stocks

 

Auto components

   

2.4

%

 

Automobiles

   

3.5

   

Banks

   

10.6

   

Biotechnology

   

2.3

   

Capital markets

   

2.1

   

Chemicals

   

3.6

   

Commercial services & supplies

   

1.4

   

Construction & engineering

   

1.5

   

Diversified financial services

   

1.0

   

Diversified telecommunication services

   

2.8

   

Electrical equipment

   

1.1

   

Electronic equipment, instruments & components

   

1.4

   

Energy equipment & services

   

2.8

   

Entertainment

   

3.2

   

Food products

   

6.2

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

2.7

   

Household durables

   

1.9

   

Industrial conglomerates

   

0.9

   

Insurance

   

7.5

   

Interactive media & services

   

1.0

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

3.4

   

IT services

   

1.9

   

Leisure products

   

0.4

   

Machinery

   

2.9

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

4.4

   

Paper & forest products

   

1.5

   

Personal products

   

2.1

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

4.9

   

Professional services

   

1.2

   

Road & rail

   

1.0

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

4.5

   

Software

   

4.1

   

Specialty retail

   

0.6

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

1.4

   

Trading companies & distributors

   

3.1

   

Wireless telecommunication services

   

1.3

   

Total common stocks

   

98.6

   

Short-term investments

   

1.1

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

3.6

   

Total investments

   

103.3

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(3.3

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 98.6%

 

Australia: 1.4%

 

Brambles Ltd.

   

289,345

   

$

2,372,804

   

Belgium: 0.8%

 

Galapagos NV*

   

25,973

     

1,149,645

   

Galapagos NV*,1

   

4,699

     

208,548

   
         

1,358,193

   

Brazil: 3.0%

 

Banco Bradesco SA, ADR

   

344,090

     

990,979

   

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

   

1,926

     

1,629,858

   

Suzano SA

   

284,200

     

2,624,044

   
         

5,244,881

   

Canada: 3.2%

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.1

   

23,248

     

1,733,298

   

Royal Bank of Canada1

   

40,459

     

3,803,863

   
         

5,537,161

   

China: 8.2%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

   

23,727

     

2,090,111

   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

   

364,000

     

1,641,316

   

Li Auto, Inc., ADR*

   

57,871

     

1,180,568

   

Meituan, Class B*,2

   

95,500

     

2,115,882

   

NXP Semiconductors NV

   

9,935

     

1,570,028

   

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

   

446,500

     

2,933,389

   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

42,600

     

1,806,256

   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

   

188,500

     

965,516

   
         

14,303,066

   

Denmark: 1.6%

 

Genmab A/S*

   

6,428

     

2,717,725

   

Finland: 2.2%

 

Metso Outotec Oyj

   

377,147

     

3,883,657

   

France: 7.3%

 

AXA SA

   

142,847

     

3,979,075

   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

   

95,885

     

2,671,094

   

Danone SA

   

71,595

     

3,773,462

   

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

   

77,263

     

2,182,742

   
         

12,606,373

   

Germany: 5.2%

 

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA*

   

53,466

     

3,393,963

   

Infineon Technologies AG

   

51,819

     

1,574,877

   

Knorr-Bremse AG

   

21,393

     

1,163,829

   

LANXESS AG

   

26,928

     

1,080,531

   

SAP SE

   

17,142

     

1,769,752

   
         

8,982,952

   

Hong Kong: 1.7%

 

Prudential PLC

   

222,174

     

3,029,406

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(continued)

 

India: 4.4%

 

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR

   

50,307

   

$

2,854,516

   

Infosys Ltd., ADR

   

108,599

     

1,955,868

   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., GDR

   

193,227

     

2,908,067

   
         

7,718,451

   

Indonesia: 4.2%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk. PT

   

6,953,600

     

3,812,923

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk. PT

   

5,414,500

     

3,452,795

   
         

7,265,718

   

Ireland: 2.1%

 

AIB Group PLC1

   

934,249

     

3,586,026

   

Italy: 2.9%

 

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA2

   

169,654

     

1,711,504

   

PRADA SpA

   

249,800

     

1,402,329

   

Prysmian SpA

   

53,807

     

1,999,226

   
         

5,113,059

   

Japan: 11.9%

 

ITOCHU Corp.1

   

79,200

     

2,484,722

   

NEC Corp.

   

38,800

     

1,360,686

   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   

108,600

     

3,097,110

   

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

   

73,700

     

2,399,205

   

ORIX Corp.

   

114,100

     

1,826,359

   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

   

16,400

     

2,002,639

   

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

54,600

     

2,309,194

   

Sony Group Corp.

   

42,600

     

3,247,039

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

141,100

     

1,924,963

   
         

20,651,917

   

Netherlands: 1.6%

 
ASML Holding NV1    

3,034

     

1,654,293

   

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

78,773

     

1,185,314

   
         

2,839,607

   

Norway: 2.3%

 

Equinor ASA

   

70,114

     

2,519,914

   

Mowi ASA

   

83,496

     

1,422,797

   
         

3,942,711

   

Portugal: 2.9%

 

Galp Energia SGPS SA

   

379,025

     

5,113,282

   

South Korea: 4.1%

 

LG Chem Ltd.

   

6,569

     

3,136,890

   

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

   

143,698

     

2,542,125

   

SK Hynix, Inc.

   

23,039

     

1,374,599

   
         

7,053,614

   

Switzerland: 6.7%

 

Alcon, Inc.

   

36,075

     

2,475,429

   

Barry Callebaut AG

   

2,034

     

4,016,642

   


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

Switzerland—(concluded)

 

Novartis AG

   

45,365

   

$

4,105,415

   

On Holding AG, Class A*,1

   

63,500

     

1,089,660

   
         

11,687,146

   

Taiwan: 1.4%

 

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

   

138,000

     

747,892

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

   

22,200

     

1,653,678

   
         

2,401,570

   

United Kingdom: 13.6%

 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

52,500

     

2,982,249

   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

32,874

     

4,448,488

   

DCC PLC

   

32,206

     

1,583,631

   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

   

42,954

     

3,690,659

   

RELX PLC

   

74,452

     

2,058,451

   

Sage Group PLC

   

324,495

     

2,921,981

   

Spectris PLC

   

66,648

     

2,414,432

   

Unilever PLC

   

72,425

     

3,634,050

   
         

23,733,941

   

United States: 5.9%

 

Aon PLC, Class A

   

10,093

     

3,029,313

   

Aptiv PLC*

   

15,362

     

1,430,663

   

LivaNova PLC*

   

18,023

     

1,000,998

   

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

90,192

     

4,821,664

   
         

10,282,638

   
Total common stocks
(cost $199,595,961)
       

171,425,898

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Short-term investments: 1.1%

 

Investment companies: 1.1%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%3
(cost $1,855,974)
   

1,855,974

   

$

1,855,974

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 3.6%

 

Money market funds: 3.6%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market
Portfolio, 4.320%3
(cost $6,349,238)
   

6,349,238

     

6,349,238

   
Total investments: 103.3%
(cost $207,801,173)
       

179,631,110

   

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (3.3%)

   

(5,695,032

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

 

$

173,936,078

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

33,017,707

   

$

138,408,191

   

$

   

$

171,425,898

   

Short-term investments

   

     

1,855,974

     

     

1,855,974

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

6,349,238

     

     

6,349,238

   

Total

 

$

33,017,707

   

$

146,613,403

   

$

   

$

179,631,110

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

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 $3,827,386, represented 2.2% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

3  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (the "reporting period"), Class P shares of UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund (the "Fund") returned 7.71%. For comparison purposes, the S&P 500 Index (the "Index") returned 2.31%. 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's investment goal is to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation by focusing on fundamentally attractive dividend-paying stocks.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

•  In terms of stock selection, holdings in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors were most additive to performance relative to the S&P 500.

•  In terms of sector allocation, the portfolio's underweight to the communication services sector and overweight to energy were the largest contributors to relative performance.

•  A number of individual holdings were beneficial for absolute performance, including:

  – Energy stocks such as Phillips 66 and EOG Resources were among the strongest performers given tight oil markets and energy sector outperformance. Phillips 66's diversified business model across refining, chemicals, midstream, and marketing helps provide earnings stability through the cycle. Rebuilding of refined product inventories and shortage of global refining capacity should support elevated margins. EOG Resources is a high-quality, low-cost exploration and production company, with a strong track record of consistent execution and top-tier returns.

  – Shares of Starbucks rallied following a positive September 2022 Investor Day, where the company outlined its reinvention plan aimed to improve both partner and customer experiences. The company expects to drive 10-12% annualized sales growth and margin expansion over the next three years. Additionally, Starbucks' shares benefited from continued strength in US store sales and prospects of economic reopening in its largest growth market, China.

What didn't work:

•  Stock selection within the industrials sector detracted most from relative performance.

•  In terms of sector allocation, no sectors detracted from relative performance.

•  Several individual fund holdings weighed on absolute performance, including:

  – Microsoft's stock faltered on decelerating growth in its cloud business, Azure, and concerns of a weakening enterprise spending environment amid an economic slowdown. While the operating environment has proven challenging, we remain constructive on the long-term outlook for the company. Microsoft remains one of the dominant cloud service providers, in a market that remains underpenetrated. In additional, Microsoft's Windows and Office 365 platforms remain consumer and corporate staples. We continue to hold the stock.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, page 2.


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  – Shares of super-regional bank Truist Financial underperformed. Higher investments and delays in cost savings from the company's merger of equals (between SunTrust and BB&T) overshadowed higher net interest income and a pickup in loan growth. We continue to hold the stock.

  – Comcast's shares declined given lowered expectations for broadband subscriber growth and increasing competition from telecom providers. We removed Comcast from the portfolio in September 2022.

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 six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 US Dividend Ruler Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

  1 year   Since
inception1
 

Class P2

   

7.71

%

   

(6.93

)%

   

11.97

%

 

S&P 500 Index3

   

2.31

     

(18.11

)

   

9.97

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class P—0.83% and 0.50%. 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, such as proxy-related 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, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 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 Class P is July 9, 2020.

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.

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. Inception return for the Index is shown as of the inception date of Class P: July 9, 2020.

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 US Dividend Ruler Fund

Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Microsoft Corp.

   

8.1

%

 

Johnson & Johnson

   

4.4

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

3.8

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

3.6

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

3.5

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

3.2

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

3.2

   

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   

3.0

   

Procter & Gamble Co.

   

3.0

   

Chubb Ltd.

   

3.0

   

Total

   

38.8

%

 

Top issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin  

United States

   

96.0

%

 

United Kingdom

   

4.8

   

Total

   

100.8

%

 

 

Common stocks

 

Aerospace & defense

   

3.0

%

 

Air freight & logistics

   

2.5

   

Banks

   

4.1

   

Beverages

   

5.1

   

Biotechnology

   

4.5

   

Capital markets

   

3.2

   

Chemicals

   

2.7

   

Commercial services & supplies

   

1.4

   

Communications equipment

   

1.2

   

Consumer finance

   

0.9

   

Electric utilities

   

5.0

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

2.3

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

2.9

   

Health care providers & services

   

3.8

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure

   

5.6

   

Household products

   

3.0

   

Industrial conglomerates

   

2.3

   

Insurance

   

5.2

   

IT services

   

3.5

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

7.5

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

4.4

   

Road & rail

   

2.4

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

8.0

   

Software

   

11.1

   

Specialty retail

   

2.3

   

Total common stocks

   

97.9

   

Short-term investments

   

2.9

   

Total investments

   

100.8

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(0.8

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


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UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 97.9%

 

Aerospace & defense: 3.0%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   

39,894

   

$

4,026,102

   

Air freight & logistics: 2.5%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   

19,115

     

3,322,952

   

Banks: 4.1%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

25,347

     

3,399,033

   

Truist Financial Corp.

   

46,645

     

2,007,134

   
         

5,406,167

   

Beverages: 5.1%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

   

61,976

     

3,942,294

   

Diageo PLC, ADR

   

15,528

     

2,766,934

   
         

6,709,228

   

Biotechnology: 4.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

26,478

     

4,279,110

   

Amgen, Inc.

   

6,589

     

1,730,535

   
         

6,009,645

   

Capital markets: 3.2%

 

BlackRock, Inc.

   

3,233

     

2,291,001

   

Morgan Stanley

   

23,222

     

1,974,334

   
         

4,265,335

   

Chemicals: 2.7%

 

Linde PLC

   

11,130

     

3,630,383

   

Commercial services & supplies: 1.4%

 

Republic Services, Inc.

   

14,562

     

1,878,352

   

Communications equipment: 1.2%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

32,633

     

1,554,636

   

Consumer finance: 0.9%

 

Discover Financial Services

   

12,204

     

1,193,917

   

Electric utilities: 5.0%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

29,948

     

2,843,563

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

44,884

     

3,752,302

   
         

6,595,865

   

Equity real estate investment trusts: 2.3%

 

Prologis, Inc.

   

26,518

     

2,989,374

   

Health care equipment & supplies: 2.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

35,335

     

3,879,430

   

Health care providers & services: 3.8%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

9,466

     

5,018,684

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 5.6%

 

McDonald's Corp.

   

16,808

     

4,429,412

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

29,474

     

2,923,821

   
         

7,353,233

   

Household products: 3.0%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

   

26,193

     

3,969,811

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

Industrial conglomerates: 2.3%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

13,934

   

$

2,986,056

   

Insurance: 5.2%

 

Chubb Ltd.

   

17,972

     

3,964,623

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

17,596

     

2,911,786

   
         

6,876,409

   

IT services: 3.5%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

   

11,026

     

2,942,178

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

7,137

     

1,704,744

   
         

4,646,922

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 7.5%

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

23,140

     

2,997,093

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

43,788

     

4,829,816

   

Phillips 66

   

20,857

     

2,170,797

   
         

9,997,706

   

Pharmaceuticals: 4.4%

 

Johnson & Johnson

   

32,983

     

5,826,447

   

Road & rail: 2.4%

 

Union Pacific Corp.

   

15,286

     

3,165,272

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 8.0%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

18,937

     

3,106,236

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

7,682

     

4,295,237

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

19,472

     

3,217,164

   
         

10,618,637

   

Software: 11.1%

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

44,821

     

10,748,972

   

Oracle Corp.

   

48,133

     

3,934,392

   
         

14,683,364

   

Specialty retail: 2.3%

 

Home Depot, Inc.

   

9,719

     

3,069,843

   
Total common stocks
(cost $126,193,794)
       

129,673,770

   

Short-term investments: 2.9%

 

Investment companies: 2.9%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%1
(cost $3,838,515)
   

3,838,515

     

3,838,515

   
Total investments: 100.8%
(cost $130,032,309)
       

133,512,285

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.8%)

       

(1,020,626

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

132,491,659

   


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UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

129,673,770

   

$

   

$

   

$

129,673,770

   

Short-term investments

   

     

3,838,515

     

     

3,838,515

   

Total

 

$

129,673,770

   

$

3,838,515

   

$

   

$

133,512,285

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (the "reporting period"), Class P shares of UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund (the "Fund") returned -0.12%. For comparison purposes, the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the "Index") returned -1.48%. 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's investment goal is to provide capital appreciation by seeking exposure to attractively valued, high quality growth stocks.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

•  Stock selection within the consumer discretionary and energy sectors was a meaningful contributor to performance relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

•  Within sectors, our overweight allocation to health care was a modest contributor to performance.

•  A number of individual holdings were beneficial for absolute performance, including:

  – Amidst a worsening economic environment with still elevated inflation, shares of TJX Companies outperformed as consumers traded down to off-price retailers. Elevated inventory at traditional retailers presented a strong buying environment for TJX Companies. Moreover, its pricing initiative helped drive a recovery in margins.

  – We added SLB (previously known as Schlumberger) to the portfolio in late July 2022 (and subsequently increased our position in September) on the thesis that the underinvestment in oil supplies over the past few years should drive "higher for longer" oil prices and ultimately a pickup in international drilling and development activity. Third quarter 2022 results for the company topped consensus expectations, with quarterly earnings per share and pretax operating margins reaching seven-year highs.

  – Intuitive Surgical shares rallied on better-than-expected DaVinci systems shipments and healthy 20% procedure volume growth in its third quarter earnings results.

What didn't work:

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector was a notable detractor from relative performance.

•  In terms of sector allocation, our overweight to communication services modestly detracted from performance.

•  Several individual holdings weighed on absolute performance, including:

  – Alphabet's shares fell on decelerating revenue growth in its core Search and YouTube businesses. While not immune to a cyclical slowdown in global advertising spending, Alphabet shares ended 2022 trading at 17 times consensus 2023 earnings estimates — a 20% discount to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Longer-term, we view Alphabet as a leader in digital advertising, as well as global cloud infrastructure. We continue to hold the stock.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, page 2.


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  – Amazon.com's shares declined due to fears of consumer weakness, decelerating growth in its AWS cloud business, and higher-than-expected costs (shipping, labor, warehousing) weighing on quarterly earnings results and forward-looking guidance. While these issues may linger in the near-term, we remain positive on the company's long-term prospects. Amazon.com has more recently decided to rein in investments in new capacity and appears poised to deliver improved profitability. Amazon.com remains the market leader in e-commerce and cloud computing — two significant secular growth drivers. We continue to hold the stock.

  – Microsoft's stock faltered on decelerating growth in its cloud business, Azure, and concerns of a weakening enterprise spending environment amid an economic slowdown. While the operating environment has proven challenging, we remain constructive on the long-term outlook for the company. Microsoft remains one of the dominant cloud service providers, in a market that remains underpenetrated. In additional, Microsoft's Windows and Office 365 platforms remain dominant in their categories and essentials for both consumers and businesses. We continue to hold the stock.

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 six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

  1 year   Since
inception1
 

Class P2

   

(0.12

)%

   

(25.56

)%

   

4.01

%

 

Russell 1000 Growth Index3

   

(1.48

)

   

(29.14

)

   

3.39

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class P—0.79% and 0.50%. 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, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 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 Class P is July 9, 2020.

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  Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index was developed with a base value of 200 as of August 31, 1992. Inception return for the Index is shown as of the inception date of Class P: July 9, 2020.

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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Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Microsoft Corp.

   

12.6

%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

   

7.5

   

Apple, Inc.

   

6.4

   

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

5.8

   

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

4.4

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

3.9

   

Boston Scientific Corp.

   

2.9

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

2.6

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

2.5

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

2.5

   

Total

   

51.1

%

 

Issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

United States

   

100.1

%

 

 

Common stocks

 

Beverages

   

2.1

%

 

Capital markets

   

3.2

   

Chemicals

   

2.3

   

Electrical equipment

   

1.1

   

Energy equipment & services

   

1.9

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

2.2

   

Food & staples retailing

   

2.5

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

7.3

   

Health care providers & services

   

3.9

   

Household products

   

2.3

   

Industrial conglomerates

   

1.8

   

Interactive media & services

   

7.5

   

Internet & direct marketing retail

   

5.8

   

IT services

   

4.4

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

4.0

   

Machinery

   

1.3

   

Multiline retail

   

1.5

   

Personal products

   

1.8

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

2.4

   

Road & rail

   

2.0

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

5.0

   

Software

   

16.3

   

Specialty retail

   

6.7

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

6.4

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

2.0

   

Total common stocks

   

97.7

   

Short-term investments

   

2.4

   

Total investments

   

100.1

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(0.1

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 97.7%

 

Beverages: 2.1%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

   

53,075

   

$

3,376,101

   

Capital markets: 3.2%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

8,701

     

2,709,230

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

7,217

     

2,417,262

   
         

5,126,492

   

Chemicals: 2.3%

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

15,648

     

3,713,740

   

Electrical equipment: 1.1%

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   

6,555

     

1,688,371

   

Energy equipment & services: 1.9%

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

57,937

     

3,097,312

   

Equity real estate investment trusts: 2.2%

 

American Tower Corp.

   

16,614

     

3,519,842

   

Food & staples retailing: 2.5%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

8,955

     

4,087,958

   

Health care equipment & supplies: 7.3%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

30,974

     

3,400,636

   

Boston Scientific Corp.*

   

100,105

     

4,631,858

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

   

14,038

     

3,724,983

   
         

11,757,477

   

Health care providers & services: 3.9%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

11,822

     

6,267,788

   

Household products: 2.3%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

   

24,673

     

3,739,440

   

Industrial conglomerates: 1.8%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

13,790

     

2,955,197

   

Interactive media & services: 7.5%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

   

136,850

     

12,074,276

   

Internet & direct marketing retail: 5.8%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   

111,056

     

9,328,704

   

IT services: 4.4%

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

   

33,741

     

7,010,030

   

Life sciences tools & services: 4.0%

 

Danaher Corp.

   

12,041

     

3,195,922

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

6,029

     

3,320,110

   
         

6,516,032

   

Machinery: 1.3%

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

7,386

     

2,149,326

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

Multiline retail: 1.5%

 

Dollar General Corp.

   

9,697

   

$

2,387,886

   

Personal products: 1.8%

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

   

11,481

     

2,848,551

   

Pharmaceuticals: 2.4%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

10,719

     

3,921,439

   

Road & rail: 2.0%

 

Union Pacific Corp.

   

15,691

     

3,249,135

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 5.0%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

40,641

     

3,957,621

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

24,905

     

4,114,804

   
         

8,072,425

   

Software: 16.3%

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

84,514

     

20,268,147

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

   

17,500

     

2,441,950

   

Salesforce, Inc.*

   

26,269

     

3,483,007

   
         

26,193,104

   

Specialty retail: 6.7%

 

Home Depot, Inc.

   

10,941

     

3,455,824

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

   

3,876

     

3,271,460

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

52,041

     

4,142,464

   
         

10,869,748

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals: 6.4%

 

Apple, Inc.

   

79,535

     

10,333,983

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods: 2.0%

 

Nike, Inc., Class B

   

27,610

     

3,230,646

   
Total common stocks
(cost $175,556,824)
       

157,515,003

   

Short-term investments: 2.4%

 

Investment companies: 2.4%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%1
(cost $3,875,193)
   

3,875,193

     

3,875,193

   
Total investments: 100.1%
(cost $179,432,017)
       

161,390,196

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.1%)

       

(184,665

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

161,205,531

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

Common stocks

 

$

157,515,003

   

$

   

$

   

$

157,515,003

   

Short-term investments

   

     

3,875,193

     

     

3,875,193

   

Total

 

$

157,515,003

   

$

3,875,193

   

$

   

$

161,390,196

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

1  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

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

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, Class A shares of UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") returned 4.49% (Class A shares returned -1.25% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 4.62%. The Fund's benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the "Index"), returned 4.38% over the same time period. (Class P shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 70; 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 performance was driven primarily by stock selection decisions.

Portfolio performance summary1

What worked:

•  Within stock selection, Shift4 Payments was the top contributor to performance.

Shift4 Payments is a provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions for merchants. The stock rallied on investor optimism regarding the outlook for the company to continue to shift gateway customers to end-to-end payment agreements, as well as the company's diversification of customer segments away from restaurants and hospitality to other areas, including sports, events, and travel.

•  Several other stock selection decisions benefited performance.

Performance Food Group is a leading distributor of food and related products. The stock rose on continued investor enthusiasm that the company's planned sales force expansion should translate into new accounts and increased sales over the next several quarters.

Medpace is a full-service clinical research organization that serves numerous therapeutic and specialty areas. The company's shares surged higher after reporting quarterly results and providing initial guidance for 2023 that exceeded consensus estimates.

Lattice Semiconductor designs, develops, and markets programmable logic devices. The stock rallied strongly after posting strong quarterly results and raising its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2022. The company also launched Avant, a new platform of midrange Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), in early December. The new product offering is expected to drive material addressable market expansion for the company.

Herc is an equipment rental company to a variety of industrial markets. After several months of underperformance, the stock rose on sentiment that the company will benefit from declining interest rates.

•  Within sector allocation,the Fund's underweight positions in communications services and utilities contributed to returns over the reporting period.

What didn't work:

•  Certain stock selection decisions detracted from the Fund's returns during the reporting period.

R1 RCM operates a revenue cycle management company for healthcare providers. The company reported disappointing third quarter 2022 results and provided guidance for 2023 that was below consensus expectations. This was due in part to elongated payment cycles and slower than expected customer integrations. Furthermore, at that time the company announced that the Chief Executive Officer would be stepping down at the end of 2022. We continue to own the stock.

1  For a detailed commentary on the market environment in general during the reporting period, page 2.


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Chart Industries is a leading provider of technology, equipment and services related to liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, biogas, and carbon dioxide capture amongst other applications. The stock declined sharply following the company's announcement that it is acquiring Howden Group for $4.4 billon. The transaction will increase the company's debt levels and is expected to close in the first half of 2023. We continue to own the stock.

DigitalOcean is a cloud computing platform offering on-demand infrastructure and platform tools for developers, start-ups, and small and medium-sized businesses. The stock underperformed as investors rotated out of year-to-date winners and higher multiple software stocks. We continue to own the stock.

Azenta provides life sciences solutions including cold-chain sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical research, and advanced cell therapies. The company reported quarterly results that were below expectations. This was due in part to foreign exchange headwinds, lockdowns in China and the roll-off of certain COVID-related revenues. We continue to own the stock.

STAAR Surgical is a developer and manufacturer of implantable collamer lenses for vision correction. The stock declined after management lowered its 2022 revenue guidance due to the combined impacts of lockdowns in China, European headwinds, and currency factors. We continue to own the stock.

•  Within sector allocation, the Fund's underweight position in energy detracted from returns.

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

Portfolio highlights

Performance Food Group markets and distributes food and food-related products to a variety of customers including restaurants, schools, business, hospitals, convenience stores and theaters. The company operates in the US and Canada, offering foods such as meats, fruits, vegetables and desserts, as well as paper products, including pizza boxes, disposable napkins, plates, and cups. We believe the company has an opportunity to grow sales both organically and through mergers and acquisitions as it consolidates smaller companies in the industry.

Ryman Hospitality Properties specializes in group-oriented and destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. We believe the company should benefit from increased demand for corporate meetings and events after several years of limited activity during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the company has been making investments in its existing properties to increase the number of rooms available, which can help drive growth over time.

Pure Storage is a leading provider of flash storage arrays for high performance workloads, including server consolidation, desktop virtualization, database and cloud computing. We believe the company is positioned to continue to gain share in the enterprise all-flash array market. The company is also seeking to enable hyperscalers' ambitions and has a partnership with Meta to power its AI/Metaverse ambitions.

Lattice Semiconductor is a leading provider of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). The company's integrated circuits (ICs) can be programmed and re-programmed via software to adapt to the evolving needs of larger systems. We believe the company's FPGA technology will continue to benefit from the rise of fast-growing applications, including edge computing, artificial intelligence, system security, 5G, factory automation and robotics. The company should also benefit from continued new product introductions increasing their addressable market, as well as margin expansion opportunities through pricing power and scale.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

4.49

%

   

(28.31

)%

   

8.28

%

   

11.21

%

 

Class P2

   

4.62

     

(28.12

)

   

8.55

     

11.51

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

(1.25

)%

   

(32.25

)%

   

7.06

%

   

10.59

%

 

Russell 2000 Growth Index3

   

4.38

     

(26.36

)

   

3.51

     

9.20

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.46% and 1.24%; Class P—1.21% and 0.99%. 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, dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short and extraordinary expenses, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, 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. 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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Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Performance Food Group Co.

   

3.2

%

 

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

   

2.5

   

Visteon Corp.

   

2.1

   

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A

   

2.1

   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

   

2.1

   

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

   

2.0

   

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.

   

2.0

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

2.0

   

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

   

1.9

   

Chart Industries, Inc.

   

1.8

   

Total

   

21.7

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

United States

   

98.2

%

 

Israel

   

1.3

   

United Kingdom

   

0.8

   

Netherlands

   

0.7

   

Canada

   

0.2

   

Total

   

101.2

%

 

 

Common stocks

 

Air freight & logistics

   

1.8

%

 

Auto components

   

2.1

   

Banks

   

6.6

   

Beverages

   

1.0

   

Biotechnology

   

5.9

   

Building products

   

1.0

   

Chemicals

   

0.4

   

Construction & engineering

   

3.2

   

Electrical equipment

   

2.3

   

Energy equipment & services

   

1.7

   

Equity real estate investment trusts

   

2.5

   

Food & staples retailing

   

3.2

   

Health care equipment & supplies

   

5.6

   

Health care providers & services

   

2.7

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure

   

7.6

   

Household durables

   

0.8

   

IT services

   

5.8

   

Life sciences tools & services

   

5.1

   

Machinery

   

4.2

   

Media

   

0.7

   

Multiline retail

   

1.0

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels

   

4.4

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

1.3

   

Professional services

   

2.0

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment

   

5.0

   

Software

   

10.0

   

Specialty retail

   

2.1

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals

   

2.1

   

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods

   

1.3

   

Thrifts & mortgage finance

   

0.7

   

Trading companies & distributors

   

3.2

   

Total common stocks

   

97.3

   

Short-term investments

   

3.9

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

0.2

   

Total investments

   

101.4

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(1.4

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks: 97.3%

 

Air freight & logistics: 1.8%

 

Forward Air Corp.

   

21,642

   

$

2,270,029

   

Auto components: 2.1%

 

Visteon Corp.*

   

20,872

     

2,730,684

   

Banks: 6.6%

 

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

   

52,530

     

2,250,385

   

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

   

33,957

     

1,428,571

   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

   

22,773

     

1,373,440

   

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

   

58,657

     

1,647,088

   

Webster Financial Corp.

   

38,914

     

1,842,189

   
         

8,541,673

   

Beverages: 1.0%

 

Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc.*

   

79,791

     

1,322,137

   

Biotechnology: 5.9%

 

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

63,219

     

397,648

   

Argenx SE, ADR*

   

2,390

     

905,404

   

IGM Biosciences, Inc.*

   

18,019

     

306,503

   

Immunocore Holdings PLC, ADR*

   

18,900

     

1,078,623

   

Insmed, Inc.*

   

36,151

     

722,297

   

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

10,960

     

382,394

   

Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

24,718

     

616,961

   

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC*

   

41,126

     

268,142

   

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

36,949

     

405,700

   

PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   

23,641

     

205,677

   

Relay Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

32,808

     

490,152

   

Repare Therapeutics, Inc.*

   

21,002

     

308,939

   

Xencor, Inc.*

   

33,247

     

865,752

   

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   

33,003

     

664,680

   
         

7,618,872

   

Building products: 1.0%

 

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

   

14,553

     

1,290,269

   

Chemicals: 0.4%

 

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*

   

49,285

     

581,070

   

Construction & engineering: 3.2%

 

Ameresco, Inc., Class A*

   

36,085

     

2,061,897

   

MasTec, Inc.*

   

25,067

     

2,138,967

   
         

4,200,864

   

Electrical equipment: 2.3%

 

Regal Rexnord Corp.

   

17,966

     

2,155,560

   

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A*

   

34,616

     

853,977

   
         

3,009,537

   

Energy equipment & services: 1.7%

 

Weatherford International PLC*

   

41,983

     

2,137,774

   

Equity real estate investment trusts: 2.5%

 

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

   

39,542

     

3,233,745

   

Food & staples retailing: 3.2%

 

Performance Food Group Co.*

   

71,314

     

4,164,024

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(continued)

 

Health care equipment & supplies: 5.6%

 

AtriCure, Inc.*

   

36,927

   

$

1,638,820

   

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*

   

9,940

     

2,503,687

   

Silk Road Medical, Inc.*

   

34,019

     

1,797,904

   

STAAR Surgical Co.*

   

27,018

     

1,311,454

   
   

   

7,251,865

   

Health care providers & services: 2.7%

 

Castle Biosciences, Inc.*

   

21,599

     

508,441

   

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

   

41,850

     

386,694

   

R1 RCM, Inc.*

   

102,172

     

1,118,783

   

Surgery Partners, Inc.*

   

51,071

     

1,422,838

   
   

   

3,436,756

   

Hotels, restaurants & leisure: 7.6%

 

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

   

72,984

     

1,468,438

   

Churchill Downs, Inc.

   

8,568

     

1,811,532

   

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.*

   

36,843

     

1,305,716

   

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*

   

27,433

     

2,161,721

   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*

   

62,461

     

1,452,218

   

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   

23,551

     

1,679,422

   
         

9,879,047

   

Household durables: 0.8%

 

TopBuild Corp.*

   

6,826

     

1,068,201

   

IT services: 5.8%

 

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.*

   

41,818

     

1,065,105

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

14,356

     

2,520,339

   

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A*

   

40,288

     

2,253,308

   

Wix.com Ltd.*

   

21,195

     

1,628,412

   
         

7,467,164

   

Life sciences tools & services: 5.1%

 

Azenta, Inc.*

   

31,945

     

1,859,838

   

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

   

12,212

     

2,593,951

   

NanoString Technologies, Inc.*

   

26,275

     

209,412

   

Repligen Corp.*

   

11,404

     

1,930,811

   
   

   

6,594,012

   

Machinery: 4.2%

 

Astec Industries, Inc.

   

13,045

     

530,410

   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

   

20,267

     

2,335,366

   

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*

   

63,791

     

2,526,124

   
         

5,391,900

   

Media: 0.7%

 

Magnite, Inc.*

   

82,200

     

870,498

   

Multiline retail: 1.0%

 

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

   

26,620

     

1,246,881

   

Oil, gas & consumable fuels: 4.4%

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.1

   

21,780

     

2,055,379

   

Matador Resources Co.

   

27,626

     

1,581,312

   

Ovintiv, Inc.

   

41,388

     

2,098,785

   
         

5,735,476

   


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals: 1.3%

 

Arvinas, Inc.*

   

20,787

   

$

711,123

   

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*

   

17,704

     

936,896

   
         

1,648,019

   

Professional services: 2.0%

 

KBR, Inc.

   

35,373

     

1,867,694

   

Sterling Check Corp.*

   

47,465

     

734,284

   
         

2,601,978

   

Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment: 5.0%

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

   

41,231

     

2,675,067

   

MaxLinear, Inc.*

   

49,886

     

1,693,630

   

Universal Display Corp.

   

19,183

     

2,072,531

   
         

6,441,228

   

Software: 10.0%

 

Alteryx, Inc., Class A*

   

35,135

     

1,780,290

   

Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc., Class A*

   

78,989

     

1,481,044

   

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

   

13,003

     

1,685,839

   

Elastic NV*

   

25,256

     

1,300,684

   

HashiCorp, Inc., Class A*,1

   

10,700

     

292,538

   

Jamf Holding Corp.*,1

   

70,858

     

1,509,275

   

Sumo Logic, Inc.*

   

228,239

     

1,848,736

   

Tenable Holdings, Inc.*

   

47,465

     

1,810,790

   

Varonis Systems, Inc.*

   

52,463

     

1,255,964

   
         

12,965,160

   

Specialty retail: 2.1%

 

Children's Place, Inc.*

   

20,501

     

746,646

   

National Vision Holdings, Inc.*

   

50,093

     

1,941,605

   
         

2,688,251

   

Technology hardware, storage & peripherals: 2.1%

 

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

   

101,485

     

2,715,739

   
    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Common stocks—(concluded)

 

Textiles, apparel & luxury goods: 1.3%

 

Tapestry, Inc.

   

44,032

   

$

1,676,739

   

Thrifts & mortgage finance: 0.7%

 

Essent Group Ltd.

   

22,915

     

890,935

   

Trading companies & distributors: 3.2%

 

Boise Cascade Co.

   

27,527

     

1,890,279

   

Herc Holdings, Inc.

   

16,869

     

2,219,454

   
         

4,109,733

   
Total common stocks
(cost $134,170,272)
       

125,780,260

   

Short-term investments: 3.9%

 

Investment companies: 3.9%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%2
(cost $5,011,057)
   

5,011,057

     

5,011,057

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 0.2%

 

Money market funds: 0.2%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market Portfolio, 4.320%2
(cost $296,925)
   

296,925

     

296,925

   
Total investments: 101.4%
(cost $139,478,254)
       

131,088,242

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.4%)

       

(1,834,218

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

129,254,024

   

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.


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UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

125,780,260

   

$

   

$

   

$

125,780,260

   

Short-term investments

   

     

5,011,057

     

     

5,011,057

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

296,925

     

     

296,925

   

Total

 

$

125,780,260

   

$

5,307,982

   

$

   

$

131,088,242

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

*  Non-income producing security.

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

2  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
74


UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (the "reporting period"), Class P shares of UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund (the "Fund") returned -3.12% while Class P2 shares returned -3.05%. For comparison purposes, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index (the "Index") returned -3.66%. 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, returned -3.03% 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 capital appreciation. 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 Treasurys.

Market review

During the reporting period the financial markets were still dominated by inflation worries and its challenge for central banks. Central banks needed to balance the impacts of high inflation, a tight labor market and a weakening but still resilient economy. The US Federal Reserve continued hiking and raised its target rate three times by 75 basis points (0.75%) and once by 50 basis points (0.50%) during the reporting period. US yields also kept rising and the interest rate curve kept flattening. The yield of 2-year US Treasurys rose by roughly 1.65%, whereas the yield of 10-year Treasurys rose "only" around 1%, which caused the yield curve to invert.

In this environment, US Treasurys outperformed riskier parts of the US fixed income markets. Sustainable development banks (SDB) showed some resiliency to rising credit spreads and performed in-line with US Treasurys.

Portfolio performance summary

The Fund seeks to minimize tracking error relative to its secondary benchmark (before fees and expenses), which is constructed from a blend of two market indexes designed to measure the performance of the US dollar-denominated multilateral development bank bond market. During the reporting period, the Fund modestly underperformed its secondary benchmark. Transaction costs associated with the management of the Fund's portfolio, as well as fees and expenses, were headwinds for results, and did not totally offset the positive impact from sector positioning. Additionally, US duration positioning was a small detractor from returns. 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 six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Average annual total returns for periods ended 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

  1 year   Since
inception1
 

Class P2

   

(3.12

)%

   

(10.41

)%

   

0.44

%

 

Class P25

   

(3.05

)

   

(10.27

)

   

(5.76

)

 

Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index3

   

(3.66

)

   

(12.46

)

   

0.36

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

(3.03

)

   

(10.20

)

   

0.70

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class P—0.56% and 0.25%; Class P2—0.56% and 0.15%. 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, such as proxy-related expenses) to the extent necessary so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 0.25% for Class P shares and 0.15% 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 P of UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund is October 24, 2018. Benchmark's inception return is based on Class P inception date.

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 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.

5  Inception date of Class P2 of UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund is October 30, 2020.

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 Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

Inter-American Development Bank,
1.125% due 01/13/31
   

6.4

%

 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.250% due 02/10/31
   

4.7

   
Inter-American Development Bank,
2.250% due 06/18/29
   

4.5

   
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.625% due 11/03/31
   

3.9

   
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.750% due 10/23/29
   

3.9

   
Inter-American Development Bank,
3.125% due 09/18/28
   

3.1

   
Nordic Investment Bank,
3.375% due 09/08/27
   

3.1

   
African Development Bank,
0.875% due 07/22/26
   

2.9

   
Inter-American Development Bank,
1.125% due 07/20/28
   

2.9

   
Agence Francaise de Developpement EPIC,
0.625% due 01/22/26
   

2.8

   

Total

   

38.2

%

 

Sector allocation

 

Non-U.S. government agency obligations

   

99.0

%

 

Short-term investments

   

1.4

   

Investments of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

6.4

   

Total investment

   

106.8

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(6.8

)

 

Net asset

   

100.0

%

 

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


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UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Non-U.S. government agency obligations: 99.0%

 

Supranationals: 99.0%

 
African Development Bank
0.750%, due 04/03/23
 

$

300,000

   

$

297,107

   

4.375%, due 11/03/27

   

200,000

     

200,943

   

7.375%, due 04/06/23

   

300,000

     

301,815

   
Series GDIF,
0.875%, due 03/23/26
   

500,000

     

447,094

   
Series GDIF,
0.875%, due 07/22/26
   

2,500,000

     

2,214,927

   
Agence Francaise de Developpement EPIC
0.625%, due 01/22/261
   

2,400,000

     

2,134,990

   
Asian Development Bank
0.750%, due 10/08/30
   

600,000

     

467,253

   

1.500%, due 03/04/31

   

1,300,000

     

1,068,444

   

1.750%, due 09/19/29

   

700,000

     

602,449

   

1.875%, due 03/15/29

   

300,000

     

262,679

   

1.875%, due 01/24/30

   

700,000

     

601,142

   

3.125%, due 09/26/28

   

200,000

     

188,275

   

3.875%, due 09/28/32

   

400,000

     

393,320

   
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
0.500%, due 10/30/242
   

600,000

     

555,897

   

0.500%, due 05/28/25

   

1,100,000

     

999,229

   

0.500%, due 01/27/26

   

1,600,000

     

1,412,607

   

3.750%, due 09/14/27

   

500,000

     

486,764

   
Council of Europe Development Bank
0.875%, due 09/22/262
   

1,500,000

     

1,321,148

   

1.375%, due 02/27/25

   

1,300,000

     

1,217,220

   

2.500%, due 02/27/24

   

650,000

     

633,355

   
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
0.500%, due 05/19/25
   

400,000

     

364,856

   

0.500%, due 11/25/25

   

500,000

     

447,023

   

0.500%, due 01/28/262

   

2,000,000

     

1,779,914

   

1.500%, due 02/13/25

   

600,000

     

564,000

   

2.750%, due 03/07/23

   

200,000

     

199,342

   
European Investment Bank
0.375%, due 03/26/26
   

100,000

     

88,276

   

0.625%, due 07/25/25

   

250,000

     

227,490

   

0.625%, due 10/21/27

   

600,000

     

508,938

   

1.250%, due 02/14/312

   

900,000

     

731,355

   

1.875%, due 02/10/25

   

700,000

     

663,796

   

2.625%, due 03/15/24

   

225,000

     

219,251

   
IDB Trust Services Ltd.
0.908%, due 06/25/251
   

400,000

     

364,436

   

1.809%, due 02/26/251

   

400,000

     

377,412

   

2.843%, due 04/25/241

   

1,400,000

     

1,359,456

   

3.389%, due 09/26/231

   

800,000

     

789,355

   
Inter-American Development Bank
0.625%, due 07/15/25
   

200,000

     

182,066

   

0.625%, due 09/16/27

   

1,100,000

     

933,452

   

0.875%, due 04/20/26

   

200,000

     

178,940

   

1.125%, due 07/20/28

   

2,600,000

     

2,207,617

   

1.125%, due 01/13/31

   

6,000,000

     

4,792,740

   

1.500%, due 01/13/27

   

700,000

     

629,939

   

2.000%, due 06/02/26

   

1,300,000

     

1,204,137

   

2.000%, due 07/23/26

   

630,000

     

582,152

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Non-U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

Supranationals—(concluded)

 

2.250%, due 06/18/29

 

$

3,800,000

   

$

3,394,468

   

2.375%, due 07/07/27

   

1,285,000

     

1,188,368

   

3.000%, due 10/04/23

   

300,000

     

295,617

   

3.125%, due 09/18/28

   

2,450,000

     

2,317,625

   

3.500%, due 09/14/29

   

650,000

     

624,628

   
Inter-American Investment Corp.
0.625%, due 02/10/261
   

1,100,000

     

975,957

   

1.750%, due 10/02/241

   

500,000

     

475,072

   
International Bank for Reconstruction &
Development
0.750%, due 11/24/27
   

1,000,000

     

849,690

   

0.750%, due 08/26/30

   

2,500,000

     

1,950,026

   

0.875%, due 05/14/30

   

2,400,000

     

1,906,631

   

1.125%, due 09/13/28

   

1,900,000

     

1,608,230

   

1.250%, due 02/10/31

   

4,350,000

     

3,510,682

   

1.625%, due 11/03/31

   

3,600,000

     

2,946,632

   

2.500%, due 03/29/32

   

2,000,000

     

1,755,480

   
Series GDIF,
1.375%, due 04/20/28
   

800,000

     

694,943

   
Series GDIF,
1.750%, due 10/23/29
   

3,400,000

     

2,923,184

   
Series GDIF,
2.500%, due 11/22/27
   

400,000

     

370,680

   
International Development Association
0.875%, due 04/28/261
   

200,000

     

179,205

   

1.000%, due 12/03/301

   

2,200,000

     

1,732,870

   

2.750%, due 04/24/231

   

250,000

     

248,497

   
Series GDIF,
0.750%, due 06/10/271
   

1,500,000

     

1,290,441

   
International Finance Corp.
0.375%, due 07/16/25
   

600,000

     

542,546

   

0.750%, due 10/08/26

   

1,100,000

     

964,104

   

0.750%, due 08/27/30

   

1,250,000

     

973,967

   

1.375%, due 10/16/24

   

100,000

     

94,430

   

2.125%, due 04/07/26

   

875,000

     

817,094

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

100,000

     

94,604

   

2.875%, due 04/03/28

   

1,500,000

     

1,410,345

   
Nordic Investment Bank
0.500%, due 01/21/262
   

800,000

     

718,251

   

2.875%, due 07/19/23

   

300,000

     

296,898

   

3.375%, due 09/08/27

   

2,400,000

     

2,317,613

   
Total non-U.S. government agency obligations
(cost $83,456,640)
       

74,671,379

   
    Number of
shares
     

Short-term investments: 1.4%

 

Investment companies: 1.4%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%3
(cost $1,069,669)
   

1,069,669

     

1,069,669

   


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UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 6.4%

 

Money market funds: 6.4%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government
Money Market Portfolio, 4.320%3
(cost $4,800,337)
   

4,800,337

   

$

4,800,337

   
Total investments: 106.8%
(cost $89,326,646)
       

80,541,385

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (6.8%)

       

(5,148,242

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

     

$

75,393,143

   

 

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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-U.S. government agency obligations

 

$

   

$

74,671,379

   

$

   

$

74,671,379

   

Short-term investments

   

     

1,069,669

     

     

1,069,669

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

4,800,337

     

     

4,800,337

   

Total

 

$

   

$

80,541,385

   

$

   

$

80,541,385

   

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

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.

3  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio performance

For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (the "reporting period"), Class A shares of UBS Multi Income Bond Fund (the "Fund") returned 1.71% (Class A shares returned -2.13% after the deduction of the maximum sales charge), while Class P shares returned 1.84%. For comparison purposes, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the "Index") returned -2.97%. (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 82; 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 index (CDX) options, were used to manage the Fund's credit exposure. For active currency management, we utilized foreign exchange (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 oftentimes they are used as a complement or risk mitigant to other existing positions in the portfolio. The Fund is formerly known as UBS Total Return Bond Fund and was repositioned to the current strategy on June 13, 2022.

Portfolio performance summary

What worked:

•  Active Duration Management: The strategy follows a flexible approach to duration management and the Fund was strategically underweight duration against the benchmark. Duration management tools, including interest rate derivatives, were particularly additive in this environment

•  Overweight Corporate Bonds: Transitioning from an underweight to an overweight position vs. benchmark was additive in a period in which credit spreads moved tighter, particularly during the latter part of the reporting period. Issuer selection in both investment-grade and high-yield corporates also benefited performance.

•  Underweight Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS): An underweight vs. benchmark contributed positively to returns as MBS spreads widened over the reporting period.

•  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Allocation: The allocation and overweight to US TIPS vs. benchmark had periods of strong performance during the reporting period.

What didn't work:

•  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security (CMBS) Allocation: The allocation to CMBS detracted from returns as their spreads widened over the reporting period.

Market outlook

We added back some duration during the latter part of the reporting period but remain strategically underweight, maintaining discipline by adding exposure when rates hit upper bounds of our expected ranges. We're still apt to seek opportunities to add duration as early 2023 progresses, and are actively looking for attractive entries in rates markets provided our conditions are satisfied. In our view, the 10-year Treasury is likely to remain rangebound in the near term, still hemmed in by the need to maintain tighter financial conditions for a prolonged period in order to combat inflation.


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We've also partially unwound long TIPS positions in the portfolio, taking profits while likely looking to continue reducing exposure. This changing tact has been driven by expectations of a decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the probability of a lower positive carry (incremental yield) environment, already lessened liquidity in the space, and an unsupportive technical backdrop.

Corporates have traded in a range to finish the year, buoyed by a dearth of supply and modest appetite for yield on the one hand, but caution on economic prospects and in turn corporate profits on the other. A structural shortage of workers in the US has lent to persistently low unemployment and strong wages, continuing to offset tightening financial conditions. This represents a major market theme as we enter 2023 and one market participants are keenly aware of.

Still, measures of investor derivative positioning at year-end suggests a calming credit market that expects a more positive environment in the short-term. With imminent recession unlikely, and probability of a severe recession low, our core view and positioning related to credit remains unchanged—maintaining only a slight overweight sourced predominantly on the short-end of the credit curve. Fourth quarter 2022 earnings announcements will be closely watched for any wavering on forward outlook.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended December 31, 2022. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of February 23, 2023. 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 12/31/22 (unaudited)

 

6 months

 

1 year

  5 years   10 years or
Since
inception
 

Before deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A1

   

1.71

%

   

(11.97

)%

   

(0.20

)%

   

0.06

%

 

Class P2

   

1.84

     

(11.74

)

   

0.06

     

0.69

   

After deducting maximum sales charge

 

Class A3

   

(2.13

)%

   

(15.26

)%

   

(0.96

)%

   

(0.54

)%

 

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index4

   

(2.97

)

   

(13.01

)

   

0.02

     

1.06

   

The annualized gross and net expense ratios as in the October 28, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—1.93% and 0.91%; Class P—1.72% and 0.66%. 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, such as proxy-related expenses), through the period ending October 28, 2023, do not exceed 0.90% for Class A shares and 0.65% 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 A is September 29, 2016.

2  Class P shares 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 (the "Reorganization"). The Predecessor Fund was also managed by the Advisor, and day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund and the Predecessor Fund were made by the same portfolio management team until the June 2022 Fund repositioning. The Funds had generally similar investment objectives and strategies until the June 2022 Fund repositioning from a Core Plus to a Multi Income Bond strategy. Therefore the information shown above reflects the historical performance of the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to the Reorganization and may not be representative of performance of the Fund. 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  Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 3.75%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.

4  The Bloomberg 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. Inception return for the Index is for the 10 years ended.

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. 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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Portfolio statistics and industry diversification—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2022

Top ten holdings

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes (TIPS),
0.125% due 07/15/31
   

1.8

%

 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC,
5.000% due 03/15/27
   

1.5

   
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
4.329% due 09/21/28
   

1.5

   
BMW US Capital LLC,
2.800% due 04/11/26
   

1.5

   
BX Trust,
5.620% due 10/15/36
   

1.4

   
Quanta Services, Inc.,
0.950% due 10/01/24
   

1.4

   
ONE Mortgage Trust,
5.551% due 03/15/36
   

1.3

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.875% due 09/10/24
   

1.3

   
EQT Corp.,
3.900% due 10/01/27
   

1.3

   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.,
4.300% due 03/01/28
   

1.3

   

Total

   

14.3

%

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin

United States

   

79.1

%

 

Germany

   

3.1

   

United Kingdom

   

2.8

   

Canada

   

2.1

   

Colombia

   

1.8

   

Total

   

88.9

%

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

Airlines

   

1.9

%

 

Auto manufacturers

   

5.8

   

Banks

   

11.5

   

Beverages

   

0.6

   

Biotechnology

   

0.4

   

Building materials

   

1.3

   

Chemicals

   

2.1

   

Commercial services

   

2.9

   

Computers

   

1.6

   

Diversified financial services

   

6.2

   

Electric

   

1.6

   

Electrical components & equipment

   

1.0

   

Entertainment

   

1.2

   

Environmental control

   

0.5

   

Food

   

0.1

   

Healthcare-products

   

1.3

   

Healthcare-services

   

0.8

   

Home builders

   

0.9

   

Housewares

   

0.7

   

Insurance

   

1.3

   

Internet

   

0.9

   

Leisure Time

   

1.1

   

Lodging

   

0.7

   

Media

   

3.2

   

Mining

   

2.4

   

Miscellaneous manufacturers

   

2.2

   

Oil & gas

   

6.7

   

Packaging & containers

   

0.7

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

0.9

   

Pipelines

   

4.5

   

Real estate

   

1.0

   

Real estate investment trusts

   

1.5

   

Retail

   

1.1

   

Semiconductors

   

1.3

   

Software

   

1.5

   

Telecommunications

   

4.7

   

Transportation

   

0.3

   

Total corporate bonds

   

78.4

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

9.0

   

Municipal bonds

   

3.3

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations

   

3.3

   

U.S. Treasury obligations

   

3.7

   

Short-term investments

   

0.7

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

2.5

   

Total investments

   

100.9

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   

(0.9

)

 

Net assets

   

100.0

%

 

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


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds: 78.4%

 

Australia: 0.4%

 
Glencore Funding LLC
4.000%, due 04/16/251
 

$

100,000

   

$

96,737

   

Belgium: 0.6%

 
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch
InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.900%, due 02/01/46
   

165,000

     

149,997

   

Brazil: 0.8%

 
Petrobras Global Finance BV
7.375%, due 01/17/27
   

200,000

     

208,220

   

Canada: 2.1%

 
NOVA Chemicals Corp.
5.250%, due 06/01/271
   

250,000

     

224,556

   
Rogers Communications, Inc.
5.000%, due 03/15/44
   

60,000

     

51,402

   
Teck Resources Ltd.
3.900%, due 07/15/30
   

300,000

     

268,285

   
         

544,243

   

China: 0.6%

 
Agile Group Holdings Ltd.
5.750%, due 01/02/252
   

200,000

     

104,966

   
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.
3.875%, due 06/18/26
   

65,000

     

61,973

   
         

166,939

   

Colombia: 1.2%

 
Ecopetrol SA
4.125%, due 01/16/253
   

250,000

     

237,625

   

5.375%, due 06/26/26

   

70,000

     

66,021

   
         

303,646

   

Germany: 3.1%

 
BMW US Capital LLC
2.800%, due 04/11/261
   

400,000

     

373,688

   
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
3.950%, due 06/06/251
   

250,000

     

241,929

   

4.625%, due 11/13/251

   

200,000

     

196,722

   
         

812,339

   

Ireland: 1.3%

 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global
Aviation Trust
4.450%, due 04/03/26
   

300,000

     

286,331

   
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.
2.875%, due 02/15/251
   

50,000

     

46,188

   
         

332,519

   

Norway: 1.3%

 
Aker BP ASA
2.875%, due 01/15/261
   

350,000

     

323,330

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

Qatar: 0.9%

 
QNB Finance Ltd.
2.750%, due 02/12/272
 

$

250,000

   

$

229,422

   

Singapore: 0.9%

 
BOC Aviation Ltd.
3.250%, due 04/29/252
   

250,000

     

236,178

   

United Kingdom: 2.8%

 
Barclays PLC
4.836%, due 05/09/28
   

200,000

     

184,399

   
HSBC Holdings PLC
6.500%, due 09/15/37
   

100,000

     

101,960

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
4.582%, due 12/10/25
   

200,000

     

193,660

   
NatWest Group PLC
3.875%, due 09/12/23
   

250,000

     

247,415

   
         

727,434

   

United States: 62.4%

 
Abbott Laboratories
3.750%, due 11/30/26
   

95,000

     

92,485

   
AbbVie, Inc.
4.500%, due 05/14/35
   

100,000

     

92,631

   
AEP Texas, Inc.,
Series E,
6.650%, due 02/15/33
   

50,000

     

51,749

   
Series G,
4.150%, due 05/01/49
   

50,000

     

38,995

   
Air Lease Corp.
2.875%, due 01/15/26
   

50,000

     

46,263

   
American International Group, Inc.
2.500%, due 06/30/25
   

33,000

     

31,066

   
Apple, Inc.
4.650%, due 02/23/46
   

100,000

     

94,672

   
Arconic Corp.
6.000%, due 05/15/251
   

250,000

     

245,774

   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh
Holdings USA, Inc.
5.250%, due 04/30/251,3
   

200,000

     

190,348

   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
4.500%, due 03/01/28
   

150,000

     

132,060

   
AT&T, Inc.
3.800%, due 12/01/57
   

58,000

     

40,016

   

4.300%, due 02/15/30

   

300,000

     

282,479

   
Avantor Funding, Inc.
4.625%, due 07/15/281
   

275,000

     

249,876

   
Bank of America Corp.
4.200%, due 08/26/24
   

250,000

     

246,132

   

6.110%, due 01/29/37

   

125,000

     

126,420

   
Series DD,
(fixed, converts to FRN on 03/10/26),
6.300%, due 03/10/264
   

110,000

     

109,183

   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
1.600%, due 04/24/25
   

100,000

     

92,919

   


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

United States—(continued)

 
Boyd Gaming Corp.
4.750%, due 12/01/273
 

$

200,000

   

$

186,276

   
BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
3.017%, due 01/16/27
   

50,000

     

46,553

   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
3.200%, due 06/15/26
   

99,000

     

94,382

   

4.125%, due 06/15/39

   

50,000

     

44,488

   
Broadcom, Inc.
3.137%, due 11/15/351
   

300,000

     

220,580

   
Capital One Financial Corp.
3.750%, due 07/28/26
   

300,000

     

282,453

   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.500%, due 05/01/261
   

75,000

     

72,608

   
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter
Communications Operating Capital
4.200%, due 03/15/28
   

350,000

     

321,690

   
Citigroup, Inc.
5.500%, due 09/13/25
   

300,000

     

301,836

   

6.675%, due 09/13/43

   

50,000

     

53,436

   
Comcast Corp.
2.887%, due 11/01/51
   

64,000

     

41,104

   

2.937%, due 11/01/56

   

67,000

     

41,435

   

3.969%, due 11/01/47

   

38,000

     

30,357

   
ConocoPhillips Co.
3.758%, due 03/15/42
   

250,000

     

207,328

   
Continental Resources, Inc.
4.375%, due 01/15/28
   

250,000

     

229,065

   
Covanta Holding Corp.
4.875%, due 12/01/291
   

150,000

     

122,891

   
DCP Midstream Operating LP
5.375%, due 07/15/25
   

250,000

     

247,675

   
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
5.850%, due 07/15/25
   

250,000

     

252,658

   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
7.000%, due 05/01/251
   

300,000

     

306,582

   
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
4.300%, due 02/01/49
   

50,000

     

40,759

   
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
4.725%, due 11/15/28
   

100,000

     

98,604

   
Enact Holdings, Inc.
6.500%, due 08/15/251
   

250,000

     

245,340

   
Energy Transfer LP
5.400%, due 10/01/47
   

50,000

     

42,353

   

5.500%, due 06/01/27

   

50,000

     

49,645

   
EQT Corp.
3.900%, due 10/01/27
   

370,000

     

341,571

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

250,000

     

237,371

   

4.450%, due 04/15/46

   

50,000

     

42,235

   
Expedia Group, Inc.
3.800%, due 02/15/28
   

250,000

     

229,500

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

50,000

     

40,563

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

United States—(continued)

 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
4.542%, due 08/01/26
 

$

300,000

   

$

276,421

   
Fox Corp.
3.050%, due 04/07/25
   

25,000

     

23,899

   

5.576%, due 01/25/49

   

25,000

     

22,305

   
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
3.373%, due 11/15/25
   

200,000

     

191,307

   
General Electric Co.,
Series D,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.330%,
8.099%, due 03/15/234,5
   

99,000

     

97,262

   
General Motors Co.
6.125%, due 10/01/25
   

100,000

     

101,771

   

6.600%, due 04/01/36

   

300,000

     

293,819

   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
3.650%, due 03/01/26
   

75,000

     

72,305

   

4.750%, due 03/01/46

   

50,000

     

44,996

   
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
5.250%, due 06/01/25
   

200,000

     

196,603

   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.750%, due 02/25/26
   

200,000

     

192,511

   

5.150%, due 05/22/45

   

30,000

     

26,947

   
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
3.350%, due 06/08/251
   

300,000

     

279,608

   
HCA, Inc.
5.250%, due 06/15/26
   

200,000

     

197,586

   
Hillenbrand, Inc.
5.750%, due 06/15/25
   

200,000

     

199,000

   
Home Depot, Inc.
2.125%, due 09/15/26
   

100,000

     

91,506

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

80,000

     

74,296

   
International Game Technology PLC
6.500%, due 02/15/251
   

300,000

     

301,827

   
iStar, Inc.
4.750%, due 10/01/24
   

200,000

     

198,498

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
(fixed, converts to FRN on 01/23/28),
3.509%, due 01/23/29
   

150,000

     

136,130

   

3.875%, due 09/10/24

   

350,000

     

342,604

   
Series S,
(fixed, converts to FRN on 02/01/24),
6.750%, due 02/01/244
   

100,000

     

99,614

   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
4.300%, due 03/01/28
   

350,000

     

335,275

   

5.550%, due 06/01/45

   

40,000

     

36,472

   
Kroger Co.
6.900%, due 04/15/38
   

25,000

     

27,365

   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
4.250%, due 06/15/231
   

45,000

     

44,680

   

4.569%, due 02/01/291

   

155,000

     

144,881

   
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
5.625%, due 04/01/25
   

200,000

     

191,937

   


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

United States—(continued)

 
LYB International Finance BV
4.875%, due 03/15/44
 

$

50,000

   

$

41,674

   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.750%, due 09/15/44
   

70,000

     

58,450

   
Masco Corp.
1.500%, due 02/15/28
   

400,000

     

331,157

   
McDonald's Corp.
4.875%, due 12/09/45
   

75,000

     

69,311

   
MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, due 12/15/36
   

110,000

     

106,381

   
Microsoft Corp.
2.525%, due 06/01/50
   

100,000

     

65,805

   
Morgan Stanley
4.300%, due 01/27/45
   

50,000

     

42,617

   

4.350%, due 09/08/26

   

140,000

     

135,834

   
Series M,
(fixed, converts to FRN on 09/15/26),
5.875%, due 09/15/264
   

105,000

     

102,635

   
MPLX LP
4.875%, due 06/01/25
   

70,000

     

68,927

   
Newell Brands, Inc.
4.875%, due 06/01/25
   

200,000

     

194,500

   
Newmark Group, Inc.
6.125%, due 11/15/23
   

150,000

     

148,577

   
Olin Corp.
5.125%, due 09/15/27
   

200,000

     

189,000

   
OneMain Finance Corp.
6.875%, due 03/15/25
   

200,000

     

192,135

   
Oracle Corp.
2.800%, due 04/01/27
   

300,000

     

272,998

   

4.000%, due 11/15/47

   

50,000

     

36,545

   
QUALCOMM, Inc.
3.250%, due 05/20/27
   

60,000

     

57,057

   
Quanta Services, Inc.
0.950%, due 10/01/24
   

400,000

     

368,368

   
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage
Co-Issuer, Inc.
2.875%, due 10/15/261
   

300,000

     

257,149

   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.000%, due 03/15/27
   

400,000

     

392,210

   
Seagate HDD Cayman
5.750%, due 12/01/34
   

80,000

     

67,830

   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
3.125%, due 09/01/261
   

250,000

     

221,985

   
Southwest Airlines Co.
3.000%, due 11/15/26
   

200,000

     

183,913

   
Sprint LLC
7.125%, due 06/15/24
   

250,000

     

254,885

   
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
4.875%, due 03/15/27
   

250,000

     

238,709

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

40,000

     

33,006

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Corporate bonds—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 
United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.500%, due 05/15/27
 

$

300,000

   

$

296,160

   
Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.329%, due 09/21/28
   

400,000

     

384,594

   
Walt Disney Co.
4.950%, due 10/15/45
   

50,000

     

46,875

   
WESCO Distribution, Inc.
7.125%, due 06/15/251
   

250,000

     

253,128

   
Yale University,
Series 2020,
1.482%, due 04/15/30
   

100,000

     

80,052

   
         

16,068,298

   
Total corporate bonds
(cost $21,410,371)
       

20,199,302

   

Mortgage-backed securities: 9.0%

 

United States: 9.0%

 
Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2021-MF3, Class B,
2.511%, due 10/15/541
   

150,000

     

106,194

   
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2015-200P, Class D,
3.596%, due 04/14/331,6
   

100,000

     

88,433

   
BBCMS Trust,
Series 2015-SRCH, Class B,
4.498%, due 08/10/351
   

135,000

     

124,691

   
BX Mortgage Trust,
Series 2021-PAC, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.298%,
5.616%, due 10/15/361,5
   

175,000

     

162,821

   
BX Trust,
Series 2021-LGCY, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.302%,
5.620%, due 10/15/361,5
   

400,000

     

372,162

   
Extended Stay America Trust,
Series 2021-ESH, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%,
6.568%, due 07/15/381,5
   

341,667

     

327,097

   
FREMF Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-K64, Class B,
3.997%, due 05/25/501,6
   

50,000

     

46,517

   
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Series 2018-GS10, Class C,
4.408%, due 07/10/516
   

100,000

     

83,354

   
GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2017-GS5, Class B,
4.047%, due 03/10/506
   

200,000

     

174,557

   
Med Trust,
Series 2021-MDLN, Class D,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%,
6.318%, due 11/15/381,5
   

300,000

     

283,449

   


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Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Mortgage-backed securities—(concluded)

 

United States—(concluded)

 
ONE Mortgage Trust,
Series 2021-PARK, Class C,
1 Month CME Term SOFR Rates + 1.214%,
5.551%, due 03/15/361,5
 

$

375,000

   

$

344,618

   
SLG Office Trust,
Series 2021-OVA, Class C,
2.851%, due 07/15/411
   

100,000

     

76,152

   
Starwood Retail Property Trust,
Series 2014-STAR, Class C,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%,
7.068%, due 11/15/271,5
   

125,000

     

313

   
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-C44, Class C,
4.832%, due 05/15/516
   

150,000

     

124,668

   
Total mortgage-backed securities
(cost $2,744,863)
       

2,315,026

   

Municipal bonds: 3.3%

 

California: 1.2%

 
State of California, GO Bonds
7.300%, due 10/01/39
   

250,000

     

303,719

   

Hawaii: 0.2%

 
State of Hawaii, GO Bonds,
Series FZ,
2.245%, due 08/01/38
   

75,000

     

51,168

   

New York: 0.7%

 
New York State Dormitory Authority, Personal
Income Tax, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series F,
2.657%, due 02/15/28
   

150,000

     

132,789

   
New York State Urban Development Corp.,
Personal Income Tax, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-1,
3.150%, due 03/15/27
   

70,000

     

65,843

   
         

198,632

   

Texas: 0.9%

 
City of Houston TX, Refunding, GO Bonds,
Series A,
6.290%, due 03/01/32
   

55,000

     

57,514

   
City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems,
Revenue Bonds
5.808%, due 02/01/41
   

105,000

     

111,873

   
Texas Transportation Commission,
Taxable Refunding, GO Bonds
2.472%, due 10/01/44
   

100,000

     

68,221

   
         

237,608

   
    Face
amount
 

Value

 

Municipal bonds—(concluded)

 

Washington: 0.3%

 
State of Washington, GO Bonds
5.140%, due 08/01/40
 

$

70,000

   

$

70,681

   
Total municipal bonds
(cost $989,757)
       

861,808

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations: 3.3%

 

Colombia: 0.6%

 
Colombia Government International Bonds
8.125%, due 05/21/24
   

155,000

     

158,759

   

Indonesia: 0.5%

 
Indonesia Government International Bonds
6.625%, due 02/17/371
   

100,000

     

113,011

   

Mexico: 0.5%

 
Mexico Government International Bonds
4.750%, due 03/08/44
   

150,000

     

120,872

   

Panama: 0.1%

 
Panama Government International Bonds
3.870%, due 07/23/60
   

50,000

     

32,212

   

Peru: 0.8%

 
Peruvian Government International Bonds
7.350%, due 07/21/25
   

200,000

     

209,225

   

Turkey: 0.3%

 
Turkey Government International Bonds
6.875%, due 03/17/36
   

100,000

     

83,000

   

Uruguay: 0.5%

 
Uruguay Government International Bonds
7.625%, due 03/21/36
   

100,000

     

126,650

   
Total non-U.S. government agency obligations
(cost $937,154)
       

843,729

   

U.S. Treasury obligations: 3.7%

 

United States: 3.7%

 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes (TIPS)
0.125%, due 04/15/27
   

316,605

     

295,044

   

0.125%, due 07/15/31

   

528,081

     

466,593

   
U.S. Treasury Notes
4.125%, due 09/30/27
   

25,000

     

25,094

   

4.125%, due 11/15/32

   

155,000

     

158,173

   
Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost $951,482)
       

944,904

   
    Number of
shares
     

Short-term investments: 0.7%

 

Investment companies: 0.7%

 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, 4.120%7
(cost $179,022)
   

179,022

     

179,022

   


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UBS Multi Income Bond Fund
Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    Number of
shares
 

Value

 

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned: 2.5%

 

Money market funds: 2.5%

 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending
Government Money Market
Portfolio, 4.320%7
(cost $636,125)
   

636,125

   

$

636,125

   
Total investments: 100.9%
(cost $27,848,774)
       

25,979,916

   

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.9%)

   

(232,774

)

 

Net assets: 100.0%

 

$

25,747,142

   

 

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 the Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments.

Futures contracts

Number of
contracts
 

Currency

      Expiration
date
  Current
notional
amount
 

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

U.S. Treasury futures buy contracts:

     
 

8

   

USD

     

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year Futures

 

March 2023

 

$

1,638,516

   

$

1,640,625

   

$

2,109

   
 

6

   

USD

     

Ultra U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year Futures

 

March 2023

   

729,914

     

709,687

     

(20,227

)

 
 

Total

               

$

2,368,430

   

$

2,350,312

   

$

(18,118

)

 

Interest rate futures sell contracts:

     
 

5

   

EUR

     

German Euro Bund Futures

 

March 2023

 

$

(760,938

)

 

$

(711,474

)

 

$

49,464

   

U.S. Treasury futures sell contracts:

     
 

2

   

USD

     

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Futures

 

March 2023

 

$

(270,138

)

 

$

(268,625

)

 

$

1,513

   
 

Total

               

$

(1,031,076

)

 

$

(980,099

)

 

$

50,977

   
 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                       

$

32,859

   

OTC Total return swap agreements

Counterparty

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

Value

  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
BB
 
 
 

USD

4
 
 
  03/20/23
 
 
  Quarterly
 
 
  Markit iBoxx
USD Liquid
High Yield Index
 
12 Month
SOFR %
 

$

   

$

(25,762

)

 

$

(25,762

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

Counterparty

 

Sell

 

Purchase

  Settlement
date
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

BOA

 

EUR

85,000

   

USD

90,617

   

01/17/23

 

$

(451

)

 


88


UBS Multi Income Bond Fund
Portfolio of investments

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2022 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

 

$

   

$

20,199,302

   

$

   

$

20,199,302

   

Mortgage-backed securities

   

     

2,315,026

     

     

2,315,026

   

Municipal bonds

   

     

861,808

     

     

861,808

   

Non-U.S. government agency obligations

   

     

843,729

     

     

843,729

   

U.S. Treasury obligations

   

     

944,904

     

     

944,904

   

Short-term investments

   

     

179,022

     

     

179,022

   

Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

636,125

     

     

636,125

   

Futures contracts

   

3,622

     

49,464

     

     

53,086

   

Total

 

$

3,622

   

$

26,029,380

   

$

   

$

26,033,002

   

Liabilities

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(20,227

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(20,227

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

(25,762

)

   

     

(25,762

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(451

)

   

     

(451

)

 

Total

 

$

(20,227

)

 

$

(26,213

)

 

$

   

$

(46,440

)

 

At December 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1  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 $6,705,865, represented 26.0% of the Fund's net assets at period end.

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

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

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

6  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.

7  Rates shown reflect yield at December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
89


The UBS Funds

Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Portfolio acronyms:

ABS  Asset-backed Security

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal

AID  Anticipation Certificates of Indebtedness

AMBAC  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT  Alternative Minimum Tax

ARM  Adjustable Rate Mortgage

BAM  Build Americal Mutual

BBSW  Bank Bill Swap Rate

BOBL  Bundesobligationen

CDO  Collateralized Debt Obligation

CJSC  Closed Joint Stock Company

CLO  Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMT  Constant Maturity Treasury Index

COFI  Cost of Funds Index

COP  Certificate of Participation

CPI  Consumer Price Index

DAC  Designated Activity Company

DIP  Debtor-in-possession

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund

EURIBOR  Euro Interbank Offered Rate

FHA  Federal Housing Administration

FHLB  Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA  Federal National Mortgage Association

FRN  Floating Rate Note

GDR  Global Depositary Receipt

GMAC  General Motors Acceptance Corporation

GNMA  Government National Mortgage Association

GO  General Obligation

GSAMP  Goldman Sachs Asset Mortgage Passthrough

GTD  Guaranteed

 

IO  Interest Only

JSC  Joint Stock Company

LIBOR  London Interbank Offered Rate

MGIC  Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation

MTA  Monthly Treasury Average Index

NVDR  Non-Voting Depository Receipt

OAT  Obligation Assimilables du Trésor (French Government Bonds)

OBFR  Overnight Bank Funding Rate

OTC  Over The Counter

PJSC  Private Joint Stock Company

PO  Principal Only

PSF  Permanent School Fund

RASC  Retirement Administration Service Center

RBA IOCR  RBA Interbank Overnight Cash Rate

REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC  Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

RPI  Retail Price Index

SARL

SBA  Small Business Administration

SIFMA  Municipal Swap Index Yield

SOFR  Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SONIA  Sterling Overnight Index Average

SPDR  Standard and Poor's Depository Receipts

STRIP  Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA  To-Be-Announced Security

TIPS  Treasury inflation protected securities

UMBS  Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

VRD  Variable rate demand notes are payable on demand. The interest rates shown are the current rates as of period end and reset periodically.

Currency type abbreviations:

ARS  Argentine Peso

AUD  Australian Dollar

BRL   Brazilian Real

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF   Swiss Franc

CLP  Chilean Peso

CNH  Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

CNY   Chinese Yuan Renminbi

COP  Colombian Peso

CZK  Czech Koruna

DKK  Danish Krone

EUR  Euro

GBP  Great Britain Pound

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

HUF  Hungarian Forint

IDR  Indonesian Rupiah

ILS  Israeli Shekel

INR  Indian Rupee

 

JPY  Japanese Yen

KRW  South Korean Won

MXN  Mexican Peso

MYR  Malaysian Ringgit

NOK  Norwegian Krone

NZD  New Zealand Dollar

PEN  Peruvian Sol

PHP  Philippine Peso

PLN  Polish Zloty

RON  Romanian Leu

RUB  Russian Ruble

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

THB  Thai Baht

TRY  Turkish Lira

TWD   Taiwan Dollar

USD   United States Dollar

ZAR   South African Rand

Counterparty acronyms:

ANZ  Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

BB  Barclays Bank PLC

BNP  BNP Paribas

BOA  Bank of America

CIBC  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

CITI  Citibank NA

CSI  Credit Suisse International

DB  Deutsche Bank AG

GS  Goldman Sachs

GSI  Goldman Sachs International

HSBC  HSBC Bank PLC

 

JPMCB  JPMorgan Chase Bank

MSCI  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

NAT  National Westminster

RBC  Royal Bank of Canada

RBS  Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

SCB  Standard Chartered Bank

SG  Societe Generale

SSC  State Street Bank and Trust Co.

TD  Toronto-Dominion Bank

WBC  Westpac Banking Corp.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
90


The UBS Funds

December 31, 2022 (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, July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (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 hypo- thetical 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

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

        Beginning
account value
July 1, 2022
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2022
  Expenses paid
during period1
  Expense
ratio during
the period
 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

844.00

   

$

5.11

     

1.10

%

 
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,019.66

     

5.60

     

1.10

   

Class P2

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

847.70

     

1.37

     

0.30

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,023.69

     

1.53

     

0.30

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,006.50

     

6.83

     

1.35

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.40

     

6.87

     

1.35

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,009.10

     

5.57

     

1.10

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,019.66

     

5.60

     

1.10

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

993.20

     

6.03

     

1.20

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,019.16

     

6.11

     

1.20

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

993.40

     

4.77

     

0.95

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.42

     

4.84

     

0.95

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

959.70

     

4.94

     

1.00

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.16

     

5.09

     

1.00

   

Class P2

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

963.70

     

1.04

     

0.21

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,024.15

     

1.07

     

0.21

   

UBS Engage for Impact Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,046.00

     

4.38

     

0.85

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.92

     

4.33

     

0.85

   

Class P2

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,048.90

     

1.29

     

0.25

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,023.94

     

1.28

     

0.25

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,038.40

     

6.42

     

1.25

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.90

     

6.36

     

1.25

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,040.20

     

5.14

     

1.00

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.16

     

5.09

     

1.00

   

Class P2

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,043.80

     

1.29

     

0.25

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,023.94

     

1.28

     

0.25

   

1  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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The UBS Funds

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

        Beginning
account value
July 1, 2022
  Ending
account value
December 31, 2022
  Expenses paid
during period1
  Expense
ratio during
the period
 

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,077.10

   

$

2.62

     

0.50

%

 
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,022.68

     

2.55

     

0.50

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

998.80

     

2.52

     

0.50

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,022.68

     

2.55

     

0.50

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,044.90

     

6.39

     

1.24

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.95

     

6.31

     

1.24

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,046.20

     

5.11

     

0.99

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,020.21

     

5.04

     

0.99

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

 

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

968.80

     

1.24

     

0.25

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,023.94

     

1.28

     

0.25

   

Class P2

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

969.50

     

0.74

     

0.15

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,024.45

     

0.77

     

0.15

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

 

Class A

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,017.10

     

4.07

     

0.80

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,021.17

     

4.08

     

0.80

   

Class P

 

Actual

   

1,000.00

     

1,018.40

     

2.80

     

0.55

   
   

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

   

1,000.00

     

1,022.43

     

2.80

     

0.55

   

1  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).


93


The UBS Funds

Financial statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    UBS
All China
Equity Fund
  UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS
Global
Allocation Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

4,235,621

   

$

32,325,679

   

$

141,683,888

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

     

44,394,305

   

Foreign currency

   

16,049

     

964,646

     

1,347,787

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

3,360,019

   

$

22,949,304

   

$

144,995,079

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

     

35,315,548

   

Foreign currency

   

16,134

     

974,356

     

1,363,006

   

Cash

   

     

35,196

     

   

Cash collateral on futures

   

     

519,981

     

3,027,301

   

Cash collateral on swap agreements

   

     

146,291

     

367,500

   

Cash collateral for forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

30,000

     

100,000

   

Due from broker

   

     

537,966

     

325,950

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

     

204,058

     

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

     

2,829

     

3,345

   

Receivable for interest and dividends

   

970

     

101,085

     

235,599

   

Receivable for foreign tax reclaims

   

     

     

145,126

   

Receivable from affiliate

   

20,263

     

341

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements

   

     

49,695

     

65,573

   

OTC swap agreements, at value2

   

     

     

20,857

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

322,912

     

885,326

   

Other assets

   

16,225

     

23,657

     

16,467

   

Total assets

   

3,413,611

     

25,897,671

     

186,866,677

   

Liabilities:

 

Due to broker

   

     

4,278

     

275

   

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

1,141,725

     

2,173,745

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

     

35,196

     

6,445,141

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

     

313,944

     

431,369

   

Payable to affiliate

   

     

     

91,656

   

Payable to Trustees

   

5,380

     

9,316

     

12,167

   

Payable to custodian

   

1,482

     

9,391

     

24,262

   

Payable for foreign withholding taxes and foreign capital gains taxes

   

     

     

617

   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

41,897

     

334,506

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

336,390

     

1,042,310

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

64,695

     

97,761

     

146,223

   

Total liabilities

   

71,557

     

1,989,898

     

10,702,271

   

Net assets

 

$

3,342,054

   

$

23,907,773

   

$

176,164,406

   

1  Includes $88,483; $1,234,518 and $3,745,823, 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 was $70,871. Net upfront payment made by UBS Global Allocation Fund was $11,592.

See accompanying notes to financial statements
94


The UBS Funds

Financial statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
(continued)

    UBS
All China
Equity Fund
  UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS
Global
Allocation Fund
 

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

4,506,202

   

$

70,484,045

   

$

192,864,300

   

Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

   

(1,164,148

)

   

(46,576,272

)

   

(16,699,894

)

 

Net assets

 

$

3,342,054

   

$

23,907,773

   

$

176,164,406

   

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

14,929,084

   

$

135,735,432

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

2,742,408

     

13,669,433

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

   

$

5.44

   

$

9.93

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

   

$

5.76

   

$

10.51

   

Class P

 

Net assets

 

$

949,203

   

$

8,978,689

   

$

40,428,974

   

Shares outstanding

   

179,399

     

1,600,470

     

3,936,004

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share

 

$

5.29

   

$

5.61

   

$

10.27

   

Class P2

 

Net assets

 

$

2,392,851

   

$

   

$

   

Shares outstanding

   

453,914

     

     

   

Net asset value and offering price per share3

 

$

5.27

   

$

   

$

   

3  Assumes shares were held a sufficient period or are otherwise not subject to a redemption fee.

See accompanying notes to financial statements
95


The UBS Funds

Financial statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
(continued)

    UBS
Emerging
Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
  UBS
Engage for
Impact Fund
  UBS
International
Sustainable
Equity Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

607,615,161

   

$

52,774,685

   

$

207,801,173

   

Foreign currency

   

2,441,817

     

48,300

     

283,556

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

471,723,665

   

$

49,120,694

   

$

179,631,110

   

Foreign currency

   

2,450,183

     

50,561

     

286,232

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

634,522

     

     

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

2,859,542

     

130,617

     

423,170

   

Receivable for interest and dividends

   

750,651

     

83,481

     

64,119

   

Receivable for foreign tax reclaims

   

37,265

     

42,772

     

640,737

   

Receivable from affiliate

   

     

12,068

     

   

Other assets

   

20,169

     

27,339

     

27,334

   

Total assets

   

478,475,997

     

49,467,532

     

181,072,702

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

130,208

     

6,349,238

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

1,246,937

     

     

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

1,223,722

     

119,815

     

539,548

   

Payable to affiliate

   

77,851

     

     

72,195

   

Payable to Trustees

   

30,199

     

6,945

     

15,639

   

Payable to custodian

   

180,321

     

5,891

     

46,604

   

Payable for foreign withholding taxes and foreign capital gains taxes

   

794,738

     

1,091

     

8,350

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

72,128

     

51,655

     

105,050

   

Total liabilities

   

3,625,896

     

315,605

     

7,136,624

   

Net assets

 

$

474,850,101

   

$

49,151,927

   

$

173,936,078

   

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

690,250,510

   

$

54,017,871

   

$

214,716,172

   

Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

   

(215,400,409

)

   

(4,865,944

)

   

(40,780,094

)

 

Net assets

 

$

474,850,101

   

$

49,151,927

   

$

173,936,078

   

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

   

$

3,923,472

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

     

470,785

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.33

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.81

   

Class P

 

Net assets

 

$

86,038,440

   

$

7,861,399

   

$

129,127,874

   

Shares outstanding

   

12,052,409

     

761,098

     

15,503,372

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share

 

$

7.14

   

$

10.33

   

$

8.33

   

Class P2

 

Net assets

 

$

388,811,661

   

$

41,290,528

   

$

40,884,732

   

Shares outstanding

   

54,566,170

     

3,996,972

     

4,927,811

   

Net asset value and offering price per share2

 

$

7.13

   

$

10.33

   

$

8.30

   

1  Includes $0; $2,775,989 and $10,632,580, respectively of investments in securities on loan, at value, plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.

2  Assumes shares were held a sufficient period or are otherwise not subject to a redemption fee.

See accompanying notes to financial statements
96


The UBS Funds

Financial statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
(continued)

    UBS
US Dividend
Ruler Fund
  UBS
US Quality
Growth At
Reasonable
Price Fund
  UBS
U.S. Small Cap
Growth Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

130,032,309

   

$

179,432,017

   

$

139,478,254

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

133,512,285

   

$

161,390,196

   

$

131,088,242

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

177,883

     

114,871

     

7,819

   

Receivable for interest and dividends

   

41,532

     

57,112

     

55,739

   

Other assets

   

10,130

     

11,559

     

22,821

   

Total assets

   

133,741,830

     

161,573,738

     

131,174,621

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

     

     

296,925

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

1,067,457

     

     

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

91,310

     

244,581

     

1,443,778

   

Payable to affiliate

   

26,961

     

29,371

     

68,353

   

Payable to Trustees

   

8,592

     

10,187

     

12,137

   

Payable to custodian

   

2,709

     

3,553

     

4,220

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

53,142

     

80,515

     

95,184

   

Total liabilities

   

1,250,171

     

368,207

     

1,920,597

   

Net assets

 

$

132,491,659

   

$

161,205,531

   

$

129,254,024

   

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

128,053,594

   

$

186,479,845

   

$

140,964,943

   

Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

   

4,438,065

     

(25,274,314

)

   

(11,710,919

)

 

Net assets

 

$

132,491,659

   

$

161,205,531

   

$

129,254,024

   

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

   

$

16,970,229

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

     

1,179,772

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.38

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.22

   

Class P

 

Net assets

 

$

132,491,659

   

$

161,205,531

   

$

112,283,795

   

Shares outstanding

   

10,655,286

     

15,268,762

     

6,456,706

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share2

 

$

12.43

   

$

10.56

   

$

17.39

   

1  Includes $0; $0 and $3,442,475, respectively of investments in securities on loan, at value, plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.

2  Assumes shares were held a sufficient period or are otherwise not subject to a redemption fee.

See accompanying notes to financial statements
97


The UBS Funds

Financial statements
Statement of assets and liabilities—December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
(concluded)

    UBS
Sustainable
Development Bank
Bond Fund
  UBS
Multi Income
Bond Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments, at cost

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

89,326,646

   

$

27,848,774

   

Foreign currency

   

     

21,337

   

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers1

 

$

80,541,385

   

$

25,979,916

   

Foreign currency

   

     

21,239

   

Cash collateral on futures

   

     

175,047

   

Cash collateral on swap agreements

   

     

508

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

1,447,622

     

   

Receivable for fund shares sold

   

156,540

     

   

Receivable for interest and dividends

   

396,124

     

291,834

   

Receivable from affiliate

   

14,520

     

29,866

   

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

32,880

   

Other assets

   

24,455

     

31,189

   

Total assets

   

82,580,646

     

26,562,479

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned

   

4,800,338

     

636,125

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

2,109,571

     

   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

   

216,126

     

59,106

   

Payable to Trustees

   

7,913

     

6,299

   

Payable to custodian

   

1,901

     

7,819

   

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

   

     

1

   

OTC swap agreements, at value

   

     

25,762

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

451

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

51,654

     

79,774

   

Total liabilities

   

7,187,503

     

815,337

   

Net assets

 

$

75,393,143

   

$

25,747,142

   

Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest

 

$

86,674,129

   

$

32,084,630

   

Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

   

(11,280,986

)

   

(6,337,488

)

 

Net assets

 

$

75,393,143

   

$

25,747,142

   

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

   

$

535,855

   

Shares outstanding

   

     

40,386

   

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

 

$

   

$

13.27

   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV per share plus maximum sales charge)

 

$

   

$

13.79

   

Class P

 

Net assets

 

$

8,846,125

   

$

25,211,287

   

Shares outstanding

   

957,683

     

1,899,038

   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption value per share

 

$

9.24

   

$

13.28

   

Class P2

 

Net assets

 

$

66,547,018

   

$

   

Shares outstanding

   

7,211,566

     

   

Net asset value and offering price per share2

 

$

9.23

   

$

   

1  Includes $4,699,424 and $622,148, respectively of investments in securities on loan, at value, plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.

2  Assumes shares were held a sufficient period or are otherwise not subject to a redemption fee.

See accompanying notes to financial statements
98


The UBS Funds

Statement of operations
For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

    UBS
All China
Equity Fund
  UBS
Dynamic
Alpha Fund
  UBS
Global
Allocation Fund
 

Investment income:

 

Unaffiliated dividends

 

$

36,993

   

$

18,912

   

$

1,302,095

   

Affiliated dividends

   

     

     

580,521

   

Interest

   

660

     

220,811

     

901,852

   

Securities lending

   

144

     

5,847

     

4,696

   

Foreign tax withheld

   

(2,367

)

   

     

(16,072

)

 

Total income

   

35,430

     

245,570

     

2,773,092

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management and administration fees

   

15,104

     

119,984

     

817,573

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

     

19,630

     

179,706

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

     

8,796

     

51,586

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

4,537

     

7,099

     

9,290

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P2

   

10

     

     

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

5,832

     

33,036

     

43,256

   

Trustees fees

   

11,102

     

15,835

     

24,340

   

Professional services fees

   

74,795

     

86,051

     

87,818

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

1,269

     

9,243

     

29,841

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

10,935

     

15,224

     

17,625

   

Insurance expense

   

46

     

1,014

     

7,834

   

Other expenses

   

18,722

     

24,341

     

34,655

   

Total expenses

   

142,352

     

340,253

     

1,303,524

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(133,752

)

   

(177,939

)

   

(236,167

)

 

Net expenses

   

8,600

     

162,314

     

1,067,357

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

26,830

     

83,256

     

1,705,735

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated

   

(93,028

)

   

(82,835

)

   

417,824

   

Investments in affiliated issuers

   

     

     

(353,470

)

 

Options and swaptions written

   

     

(21,094

)

   

   

Futures contracts

   

     

(256,933

)

   

(5,377,559

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

(16,406

)

   

(1,852,168

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

201,911

     

845,050

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(110

)

   

(127,800

)

   

(27,000

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(93,138

)

   

(303,157

)

   

(6,347,323

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

(542,316

)

   

119,663

     

2,372,205

   

Investments in affiliated issuers

   

     

     

(918,059

)

 

Futures contracts

   

     

96,680

     

339,182

   

Swap agreements

   

     

141,497

     

1,106,844

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

37,855

     

276,091

   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

   

83

     

21,568

     

162,280

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(542,233

)

   

417,263

     

3,338,543

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(635,371

)

   

114,106

     

(3,008,780

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(608,541

)

 

$

197,362

   

$

(1,303,045

)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements
99


The UBS Funds

Statement of operations
For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
(continued)

    UBS
Emerging
Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
  UBS
Engage for
Impact Fund
  UBS
International
Sustainable
Equity Fund
 

Investment income:

 

Unaffiliated dividends

 

$

8,379,572

   

$

267,383

   

$

1,384,034

   

Interest

   

252,486

     

12,981

     

26,462

   

Securities lending

   

1,107

     

9,693

     

17,233

   

Foreign tax withheld

   

(643,082

)

   

(10,251

)

   

(144,662

)

 

Total income

   

7,990,083

     

279,806

     

1,283,067

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management and administration fees

   

2,528,827

     

201,636

     

859,373

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

     

     

5,238

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

     

     

2,120

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

10,771

     

1,201

     

74,646

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P2

   

14,750

     

8,756

     

9,476

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

292,849

     

10,378

     

52,907

   

Trustees fees

   

54,067

     

14,108

     

26,902

   

Professional services fees

   

70,465

     

71,687

     

74,985

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

15,810

     

6,768

     

22,090

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

24,164

     

18,770

     

28,638

   

Insurance expense

   

28,700

     

1,721

     

11,888

   

Interest expense

   

1,102

     

209

     

3,738

   

Other expenses

   

34,189

     

20,300

     

41,821

   

Total expenses

   

3,075,694

     

355,534

     

1,213,822

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(2,058,558

)

   

(272,445

)

   

(374,216

)

 

Net expenses

   

1,017,136

     

83,089

     

839,606

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

6,972,947

     

196,717

     

443,461

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 
Investments in unaffiliated issuers (including foreign capital gain tax expense of
$434,473; $0 and $0, respectively)
   

(62,491,933

)

   

(1,103,446

)

   

(7,567,683

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

(763,406

)

   

(25,370

)

   

(8,405

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(63,255,339

)

   

(1,128,816

)

   

(7,576,088

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 
Investments in unaffiliated issuers (net of change in deferred foreign capital
gain taxes of $(643,583); $0 and $0, respectively)
   

31,200,283

     

3,136,213

     

14,313,690

   

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

   

91,284

     

5,095

     

49,386

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

31,291,567

     

3,141,308

     

14,363,076

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(31,963,772

)

   

2,012,492

     

6,786,988

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(24,990,825

)

 

$

2,209,209

   

$

7,230,449

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
100


The UBS Funds

Statement of operations
For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
(continued)

    UBS
US Dividend
Ruler Fund
  UBS
US Quality
Growth At
Reasonable
Price Fund
  UBS
U.S. Small
Cap Growth Fund
 

Investment income:

 

Unaffiliated dividends

 

$

1,557,168

   

$

835,521

   

$

460,118

   

Interest

   

36,817

     

45,701

     

74,810

   

Securities lending

   

     

     

7,306

   

Total income

   

1,593,985

     

881,222

     

542,234

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management and administration fees

   

360,978

     

507,700

     

632,942

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

     

     

22,833

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

     

     

12,372

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

30,260

     

44,618

     

65,239

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

9,687

     

12,786

     

10,175

   

Trustees fees

   

18,617

     

21,856

     

21,944

   

Professional services fees

   

64,393

     

90,527

     

71,824

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

11,486

     

15,755

     

19,961

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

13,854

     

15,873

     

16,284

   

Insurance expense

   

3,204

     

4,689

     

6,148

   

Interest expense

   

     

236

     

   

Other expenses

   

13,155

     

18,701

     

15,521

   

Total expenses

   

525,634

     

732,741

     

895,243

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(211,740

)

   

(291,026

)

   

(194,991

)

 

Net expenses

   

313,894

     

441,715

     

700,252

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

1,280,091

     

439,507

     

(158,018

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated

   

281,027

     

(5,329,049

)

   

(1,029,771

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

281,027

     

(5,329,049

)

   

(1,029,771

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

7,878,521

     

4,594,598

     

7,149,561

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

7,878,521

     

4,594,598

     

7,149,561

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

8,159,548

     

(734,451

)

   

6,119,790

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

9,439,639

   

$

(294,944

)

 

$

5,961,772

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
101


The UBS Funds

Statement of operations
For the six months ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
(concluded)

    UBS
Sustainable
Development
Bank Bond Fund
  UBS
Multi Income
Bond Fund
 

Investment income:

 

Interest

   

661,006

     

650,734

   

Securities lending

   

2,948

     

1,148

   

Total income

   

663,954

     

651,882

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management and administration fees

   

85,937

     

76,740

   

Service and distribution fees—Class A

   

     

706

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A

   

     

137

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P

   

1,590

     

13,898

   

Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P2

   

9,548

     

   

Custody and fund accounting fees

   

7,322

     

13,387

   

Trustees fees

   

16,234

     

12,799

   

Professional services fees

   

64,593

     

95,947

   

Printing and shareholder report fees

   

7,291

     

26,140

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

17,247

     

22,139

   

Insurance expense

   

2,687

     

1,168

   

Other expenses

   

18,596

     

15,632

   

Total expenses

   

231,045

     

278,693

   

Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by Advisor

   

(169,760

)

   

(204,444

)

 

Net expenses

   

61,285

     

74,249

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

602,669

     

577,633

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated

   

(852,838

)

   

(246,575

)

 

Options and swaptions written

   

     

37,575

   

Futures contracts

   

     

228,707

   

Swap agreements

   

     

34,636

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

22,035

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

5

     

(2,465

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(852,833

)

   

73,913

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

   

(2,186,972

)

   

(286,214

)

 

Futures contracts

   

     

130,370

   

Swap agreements

   

     

(25,762

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(451

)

 

Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

   

     

731

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(2,186,972

)

   

(181,326

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(3,039,805

)

   

(107,413

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(2,437,136

)

 

$

470,220

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
102


The UBS Funds

Statement of changes in net assets

   

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 
    For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
  For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

26,830

   

$

27,051

   

$

83,256

   

$

37,139

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(93,138

)

   

(85,034

)

   

(303,157

)

   

1,360,965

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(542,233

)

   

(199,484

)

   

417,263

     

(3,137,818

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(608,541

)

   

(257,467

)

   

197,362

     

(1,739,714

)

 

Total distributions—Class A

   

     

     

(927,527

)

   

(1,987,394

)

 

Total distributions—Class P

   

(9,184

)

   

(10,340

)

   

(581,464

)

   

(1,304,338

)

 

Total distributions—Class P2

   

(45,620

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(54,804

)

   

(10,340

)

   

(1,508,991

)

   

(3,291,732

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

     

4,255,000

     

759,451

     

1,925,223

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(370,000

)

   

(1,430,000

)

   

(4,289,225

)

   

(6,532,257

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

51,202

     

     

1,368,433

     

2,946,277

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

(318,798

)

   

2,825,000

     

(2,161,341

)

   

(1,660,757

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(982,143

)

   

2,557,193

     

(3,472,970

)

   

(6,692,203

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

4,324,197

     

1,767,004

     

27,380,743

     

34,072,946

   

End of period

 

$

3,342,054

   

$

4,324,197

   

$

23,907,773

   

$

27,380,743

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
103


The UBS Funds

Statement of changes in net assets (continued)

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

  UBS Emerging Markets Equity
Opportunity Fund
 
    For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
  For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

1,705,735

   

$

2,027,084

   

$

6,972,947

   

$

21,316,190

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(6,347,323

)

   

8,068,873

     

(63,255,339

)

   

8,271,828

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

3,338,543

     

(41,564,505

)

   

31,291,567

     

(321,943,724

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(1,303,045

)

   

(31,468,548

)

   

(24,990,825

)

   

(292,355,706

)

 

Total distributions—Class A

   

(6,280,248

)

   

(30,550,894

)

   

     

   

Total distributions—Class P

   

(1,825,896

)

   

(8,853,140

)

   

(2,089,531

)

   

(21,255,044

)

 

Total distributions—Class P2

   

     

     

(14,412,684

)

   

(57,727,189

)

 

Total distributions

   

(8,106,144

)

   

(39,404,034

)

   

(16,502,215

)

   

(78,982,233

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

803,238

     

1,953,100

     

139,840,572

     

310,594,064

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(13,635,187

)

   

(25,414,029

)

   

(210,859,461

)

   

(463,631,845

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

7,496,051

     

36,087,640

     

9,740,921

     

65,976,764

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

(5,335,898

)

   

12,626,711

     

(61,277,968

)

   

(87,061,017

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(14,745,087

)

   

(58,245,871

)

   

(102,771,008

)

   

(458,398,956

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

190,909,493

     

249,155,364

     

577,621,109

     

1,036,020,065

   

End of period

 

$

176,164,406

   

$

190,909,493

   

$

474,850,101

   

$

577,621,109

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
104


The UBS Funds

Statement of changes in net assets (continued)

   

UBS Engage for Impact Fund

  UBS International Sustainable
Equity Fund
 
    For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
  For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

196,717

   

$

837,356

   

$

443,461

   

$

2,925,998

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(1,128,816

)

   

1,072,502

     

(7,576,088

)

   

36,260,509

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

3,141,308

     

(14,331,491

)

   

14,363,076

     

(98,820,788

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

2,209,209

     

(12,421,633

)

   

7,230,449

     

(59,634,281

)

 

Total distributions—Class A

   

     

     

(478,922

)

   

(730,948

)

 

Total distributions—Class P

   

(73,680

)

   

(942,904

)

   

(17,852,715

)

   

(30,035,006

)

 

Total distributions—Class P2

   

(580,604

)

   

(5,632,936

)

   

(5,506,793

)

   

(4,530,273

)

 

Total distributions

   

(654,284

)

   

(6,575,840

)

   

(23,838,430

)

   

(35,296,227

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

6,992,164

     

20,155,900

     

22,154,350

     

140,515,070

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(6,302,247

)

   

(11,354,056

)

   

(62,092,252

)

   

(300,448,590

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

588,987

     

6,005,611

     

21,042,606

     

32,668,089

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

1,278,904

     

14,807,455

     

(18,895,296

)

   

(127,265,431

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

2,833,829

     

(4,190,018

)

   

(35,503,277

)

   

(222,195,939

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

46,318,098

     

50,508,116

     

209,439,355

     

431,635,294

   

End of period

 

$

49,151,927

   

$

46,318,098

   

$

173,936,078

   

$

209,439,355

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
105


The UBS Funds

Statement of changes in net assets (continued)

   

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

  UBS US Quality Growth At
Reasonable Price Fund
 
    For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
  For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

1,280,091

   

$

1,963,818

   

$

439,507

   

$

461,267

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

281,027

     

2,252,143

     

(5,329,049

)

   

1,074,362

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

7,878,521

     

(12,377,406

)

   

4,594,598

     

(37,564,158

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

9,439,639

     

(8,161,445

)

   

(294,944

)

   

(36,028,529

)

 

Total distributions—Class P

   

(3,137,305

)

   

(3,293,706

)

   

(1,657,283

)

   

(4,820,744

)

 

Total distributions

   

(3,137,305

)

   

(3,293,706

)

   

(1,657,283

)

   

(4,820,744

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

23,143,238

     

71,850,798

     

31,648,489

     

138,717,101

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(18,626,545

)

   

(26,430,377

)

   

(37,009,301

)

   

(51,795,876

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

2,843,290

     

2,883,002

     

1,539,152

     

4,369,581

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

7,359,983

     

48,303,423

     

(3,821,660

)

   

91,290,806

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

13,662,317

     

36,848,272

     

(5,773,887

)

   

50,441,533

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

118,829,342

     

81,981,070

     

166,979,418

     

116,537,885

   

End of period

 

$

132,491,659

   

$

118,829,342

   

$

161,205,531

   

$

166,979,418

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
106


The UBS Funds

Statement of changes in net assets (continued)

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

  UBS Sustainable Development
Bank Bond Fund
 
    For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
  For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(158,018

)

 

$

(618,055

)

 

$

602,669

   

$

956,017

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(1,029,771

)

   

20,275,446

     

(852,833

)

   

(1,498,327

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

7,149,561

     

(84,066,582

)

   

(2,186,972

)

   

(7,101,603

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

5,961,772

     

(64,409,191

)

   

(2,437,136

)

   

(7,643,913

)

 

Total distributions—Class A

   

(988,041

)

   

(6,291,832

)

   

     

   

Total distributions—Class P

   

(5,504,921

)

   

(29,326,529

)

   

(70,375

)

   

(178,495

)

 

Total distributions—Class P2

   

     

     

(628,677

)

   

(894,069

)

 

Total distributions

   

(6,492,962

)

   

(35,618,361

)

   

(699,052

)

   

(1,072,564

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

8,042,191

     

26,374,812

     

13,437,917

     

47,284,643

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(12,785,470

)

   

(46,610,413

)

   

(12,528,802

)

   

(45,692,038

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

6,261,965

     

34,291,276

     

651,061

     

924,285

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

1,518,686

     

14,055,675

     

1,560,176

     

2,516,890

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

987,496

     

(85,971,877

)

   

(1,576,012

)

   

(6,199,587

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

128,266,528

     

214,238,405

     

76,969,155

     

83,168,742

   

End of period

 

$

129,254,024

   

$

128,266,528

   

$

75,393,143

   

$

76,969,155

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
107


The UBS Funds

Statement of changes in net assets (concluded)

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

 
    For the
six months
ended
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
  For the
year
ended
June 30,
2022
 

From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

577,633

   

$

670,375

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

73,913

     

(2,291,236

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(181,326

)

   

(2,858,175

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

470,220

     

(4,479,036

)

 

Total distributions—Class A

   

(9,327

)

   

(10,938

)

 

Total distributions—Class P

   

(470,242

)

   

(578,263

)

 

Total distributions

   

(479,569

)

   

(589,201

)

 

From beneficial interest transactions:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

82,902

     

244,295

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(1,960,197

)

   

(3,661,135

)

 

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   

362,655

     

446,620

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

   

(1,514,640

)

   

(2,970,220

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(1,523,989

)

   

(8,038,457

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

27,271,131

     

35,309,588

   

End of period

 

$

25,747,142

   

$

27,271,131

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements
108


UBS All China Equity Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2022
  Period ended
June 30, 20211
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.33

   

$

8.84

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income (loss)3

   

0.03

     

0.03

     

0.03

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(1.02

)

   

(2.49

)

   

(1.19

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.99

)

   

(2.46

)

   

(1.16

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.05

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.29

   

$

6.33

   

$

8.84

   

Total investment return4

   

(15.60

)%

   

(27.86

)%

   

(11.60

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

9.43

%5

   

19.95

%

   

20.92

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.10

%5

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%5

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.00

%5

   

0.46

%

   

1.06

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

949

   

$

1,128

   

$

1,767

   

Portfolio turnover

   

0

%6

   

13

%

   

6

%

 

Class P2

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
(unaudited)
  Period ended
June 30, 20222
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.34

   

$

5.86

   

Net investment income (loss)3

   

0.05

     

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

   

(1.02

)

   

0.43

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.97

)

   

0.48

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.10

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.27

   

$

6.34

   

Total investment return4

   

(15.23

)%

   

8.19

%

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

8.44

%5

   

7.65

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.30

%5

   

0.30

%5

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.90

%5

   

4.50

%5

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

2,393

   

$

3,196

   

Portfolio turnover

   

0

%6

   

13

%

 

1  For the period from February 23, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

2  For the period from April 21, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.

3  Calculated using the average share method.

4  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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  Amount represents less than 0.05% or (0.05)%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


109


UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

5.76

   

$

6.83

   

$

5.98

   

$

6.36

   

$

6.38

   

$

6.52

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

0.02

     

     

(0.02

)

   

0.07

     

0.08

     

0.04

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.01

     

(0.37

)

   

0.87

     

(0.15

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.18

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.03

     

(0.37

)

   

0.85

     

(0.08

)

   

0.04

     

(0.14

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.70

)

   

     

(0.30

)

   

(0.06

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.44

   

$

5.76

   

$

6.83

   

$

5.98

   

$

6.36

   

$

6.38

   

Total investment return2

   

0.65

%

   

(5.92

)%

   

14.21

%

   

(1.45

)%

   

0.60

%

   

(2.15

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

2.71

%3

   

2.31

%4

   

2.29

%4

   

2.00

%4

   

2.02

%4

   

1.69

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.35

%3

   

1.35

%4

   

1.35

%4

   

1.35

%4

   

1.35

%4

   

1.35

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.55

%3

   

0.02

%

   

(0.36

)%

   

1.06

%

   

1.29

%

   

0.57

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

14,929

   

$

16,570

   

$

20,671

   

$

21,273

   

$

30,025

   

$

31,066

   

Portfolio turnover

   

5

%

   

9

%

   

27

%

   

62

%

   

32

%

   

31

%

 

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

5.93

   

$

7.02

   

$

6.13

   

$

6.52

   

$

6.53

   

$

6.66

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

0.02

     

0.02

     

(0.01

)

   

0.08

     

0.10

     

0.06

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.03

     

(0.39

)

   

0.90

     

(0.15

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.19

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.05

     

(0.37

)

   

0.89

     

(0.07

)

   

0.06

     

(0.13

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.72

)

   

     

(0.32

)

   

(0.07

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

5.61

   

$

5.93

   

$

7.02

   

$

6.13

   

$

6.52

   

$

6.53

   

Total investment return2

   

0.91

%

   

(5.78

)%

   

14.52

%

   

(1.28

)%

   

0.83

%

   

(1.80

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

2.49

%3

   

2.09

%4

   

2.06

%4

   

1.75

%4

   

1.70

%4

   

1.43

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.10

%3

   

1.10

%4

   

1.10

%4

   

1.10

%4

   

1.10

%4

   

1.10

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.80

%3

   

0.27

%

   

(0.11

)%

   

1.31

%

   

1.52

%

   

0.94

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

8,979

   

$

10,811

   

$

13,402

   

$

14,283

   

$

19,357

   

$

30,647

   

Portfolio turnover

   

5

%

   

9

%

   

27

%

   

62

%

   

32

%

   

31

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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.

3  Annualized.

4  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


110


UBS Global Allocation Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.48

   

$

14.61

   

$

11.82

   

$

12.56

   

$

12.08

   

$

11.52

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

0.09

     

0.11

     

0.12

     

0.12

     

0.12

     

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.16

)

   

(1.83

)

   

2.89

     

0.02

     

0.36

     

0.68

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.07

)

   

(1.72

)

   

3.01

     

0.14

     

0.48

     

0.73

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.35

)

   

     

(0.17

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.48

)

   

(2.25

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.53

)

   

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.48

)

   

(2.41

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.88

)

   

     

(0.17

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.93

   

$

10.48

   

$

14.61

   

$

11.82

   

$

12.56

   

$

12.08

   

Total investment return2

   

(0.68

)%

   

(14.05

)%

   

25.58

%

   

0.79

%

   

3.97

%3

   

6.34

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.46

%5

   

1.39

%

   

1.41

%

   

1.42

%4

   

1.40

%4

   

1.40

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.20

%5

   

1.20

%

   

1.20

%

   

1.20

%4

   

1.20

%4

   

1.20

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.77

%5

   

0.82

%

   

0.85

%

   

1.01

%

   

1.04

%

   

0.39

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

135,735

   

$

146,850

   

$

192,772

   

$

174,159

   

$

209,407

   

$

159,678

   

Portfolio turnover

   

74

%

   

125

%

   

128

%

   

120

%

   

35

%

   

54

%

 

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.82

   

$

15.00

   

$

12.13

   

$

12.87

   

$

12.34

   

$

11.78

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

0.11

     

0.14

     

0.15

     

0.16

     

0.16

     

0.08

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.18

)

   

(1.87

)

   

2.97

     

0.02

     

0.37

     

0.68

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.07

)

   

(1.73

)

   

3.12

     

0.18

     

0.53

     

0.76

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.20

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.39

)

   

     

(0.20

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.48

)

   

(2.25

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.53

)

   

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.48

)

   

(2.45

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.92

)

   

     

(0.20

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.27

   

$

10.82

   

$

15.00

   

$

12.13

   

$

12.87

   

$

12.34

   

Total investment return2

   

(0.66

)%

   

(13.78

)%

   

25.88

%

   

1.02

%

   

4.21

%3

   

6.56

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.18

%5

   

1.11

%

   

1.14

%

   

1.14

%4

   

1.13

%4

   

1.14

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.95

%5

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%4

   

0.95

%4

   

0.95

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

2.02

%5

   

1.07

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.27

%

   

1.27

%

   

0.64

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

40,429

   

$

44,059

   

$

56,383

   

$

51,311

   

$

57,803

   

$

64,009

   

Portfolio turnover

   

74

%

   

125

%

   

128

%

   

120

%

   

35

%

   

54

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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.

3  During the year, 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.

4  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

5  Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


111


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

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 

Period ended

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

June 30, 20191

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.61

   

$

12.39

   

$

9.23

   

$

9.28

   

$

8.92

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.08

     

0.20

     

0.09

     

0.19

     

0.21

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.38

)

   

(3.92

)

   

3.18

     

0.003

     

0.15

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.30

)

   

(3.72

)

   

3.27

     

0.19

     

0.36

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.24

)

   

   

Distributions from net realized gains

   

     

(0.94

)

   

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.17

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.24

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.14

   

$

7.61

   

$

12.39

   

$

9.23

   

$

9.28

   

Total investment return4

   

(4.03

)%

   

(31.71

)%

   

35.51

%

   

1.84

%

   

4.04

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.18

%5,6

   

1.15

%6

   

1.08

%

   

1.19

%

   

1.22

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.00

%5,6

   

1.00

%6

   

1.00

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.15

%5

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

2.10

%5

   

1.98

%

   

0.73

%

   

2.14

%

   

5.73

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

86,038

   

$

132,423

   

$

274,359

   

$

100,543

   

$

38,465

   

Portfolio turnover

   

26

%

   

57

%

   

41

%

   

50

%

   

52

%

 

Class P2

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 

Period ended

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

June 30, 20187

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.68

   

$

12.52

   

$

9.30

   

$

9.31

   

$

9.40

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.10

     

0.30

     

0.18

     

0.26

     

0.19

     

0.03

   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

   

(0.38

)

   

(3.96

)

   

3.22

     

0.003

     

(0.23

)8

   

(0.63

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.28

)

   

(3.66

)

   

3.40

     

0.26

     

(0.04

)

   

(0.60

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.05

)

   

   

Distributions from net realized gains

   

     

(0.94

)

   

     

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.27

)

   

(1.18

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.05

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.13

   

$

7.68

   

$

12.52

   

$

9.30

   

$

9.31

   

$

9.40

   

Total investment return4

   

(3.63

)%

   

(31.10

)%

   

36.66

%

   

2.66

%

   

(0.46

)%

   

(5.90

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.17

%5,6

   

1.13

%6

   

1.06

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.42

%

   

4.39

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.21

%5,6

   

0.19

%6

   

0.12

%

   

0.22

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.44

%5

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

2.80

%5

   

2.90

%

   

1.56

%

   

2.88

%

   

2.16

%

   

4.05

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

388,812

   

$

445,198

   

$

761,661

   

$

375,791

   

$

186,941

   

$

94,349

   

Portfolio turnover

   

26

%

   

57

%

   

41

%

   

50

%

   

52

%

   

0

%

 

1  For the period February 1, 2019 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019.

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 period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

7  For the period June 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2018.

8  The amount of net realized and unrealized gain per share does not correspond with the net realized and unrealized gain 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


112


UBS Engage For Impact Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

20191

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.97

   

$

14.26

   

$

10.14

   

$

10.81

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income (loss)3

   

0.02

     

0.14

     

0.03

     

0.08

     

0.15

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.44

     

(2.82

)

   

4.19

     

(0.45

)

   

0.67

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.46

     

(2.68

)

   

4.22

     

(0.37

)

   

0.82

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.08

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.10

)

   

(1.53

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.19

)

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.10

)

   

(1.61

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.33

   

$

9.97

   

$

14.26

   

$

10.14

   

$

10.81

   

Total investment return4

   

4.60

%

   

(21.28

)%

   

41.70

%

   

(3.77

)%

   

8.27

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.45

%5,6

   

1.44

%

   

1.69

%

   

2.27

%

   

3.87

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.85

%5,6

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%5

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.31

%5

   

1.04

%

   

0.27

%

   

0.75

%

   

2.13

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

7,861

   

$

6,312

   

$

7,816

   

$

26,241

   

$

15,918

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

   

39

%

   

78

%

   

43

%

   

67

%

 

Class P2

    Six months ended
December 31, 20221
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

20212

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.99

   

$

14.29

   

$

13.64

   

Net investment income (loss)3

   

0.05

     

0.22

     

0.09

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.44

     

(2.82

)

   

0.56

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.49

     

(2.60

)

   

0.65

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.17

)

   

   

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.10

)

   

(1.53

)

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.15

)

   

(1.70

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.33

   

$

9.99

   

$

14.29

   

Total investment return4

   

4.89

%

   

(20.77

)%

   

4.77

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.46

%5,6

   

1.42

%

   

2.24

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.25

%5,6

   

0.25

%

   

0.25

%5,6

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.89

%5

   

1.64

%

   

1.80

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

41,291

   

$

40,006

   

$

42,692

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

   

39

%

   

78

%

 

1  For the period October 24, 2018 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2019

2  For the period February 23 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

3  Calculated using the average share method.

4  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements


113


UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.12

   

$

12.48

   

$

9.62

   

$

10.01

   

$

10.20

   

$

9.58

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.003

     

0.08

     

0.05

     

0.16

     

0.13

     

0.08

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.35

     

(2.38

)

   

2.93

     

(0.42

)

   

(0.16

)4

   

0.66

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.35

     

(2.30

)

   

2.98

     

(0.26

)

   

(0.03

)

   

0.74

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.12

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.94

)

   

     

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(1.14

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.12

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.33

   

$

9.12

   

$

12.48

   

$

9.62

   

$

10.01

   

$

10.20

   

Total investment return5

   

3.84

%

   

(19.68

)%

   

31.09

%

   

(2.73

)%

   

(0.14

)%

   

7.67

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.49

%6,7

   

1.37

%6

   

1.33

%

   

1.41

%6

   

1.53

%

   

2.02

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.25

%6,7

   

1.25

%6

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%6

   

1.25

%

   

1.25

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.04

%7

   

0.70

%

   

0.45

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.38

%

   

0.79

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

3,923

   

$

4,754

   

$

9,081

   

$

7,442

   

$

9,769

   

$

8,049

   

Portfolio turnover

   

2

%

   

53

%

   

52

%

   

41

%

   

57

%

   

43

%

 

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.15

   

$

12.53

   

$

9.66

   

$

10.04

   

$

10.23

   

$

9.61

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.01

     

0.09

     

0.09

     

0.18

     

0.17

     

0.14

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.35

     

(2.37

)

   

2.93

     

(0.41

)

   

(0.18

)4

   

0.63

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.36

     

(2.28

)

   

3.02

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.01

)

   

0.77

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.15

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.94

)

   

     

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(1.18

)

   

(1.10

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.15

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.33

   

$

9.15

   

$

12.53

   

$

9.66

   

$

10.04

   

$

10.23

   

Total investment return5

   

4.02

%

   

(19.50

)%

   

31.40

%

   

(2.40

)%

   

0.10

%

   

7.94

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.24

%6,7

   

1.11

%6

   

1.05

%

   

1.12

%6

   

1.26

%

   

1.70

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.00

%6,7

   

1.00

%6

   

0.99

%

   

1.00

%6

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.30

%7

   

0.74

%

   

0.79

%

   

1.82

%

   

1.80

%

   

1.37

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

129,128

   

$

164,377

   

$

380,983

   

$

203,078

   

$

146,616

   

$

65,750

   

Portfolio turnover

   

2

%

   

53

%

   

52

%

   

41

%

   

57

%

   

43

%

 

1  For the period October 30, 2020 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

2  Calculated using the average share method.

3  Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

4  The amount of net realized and unrealized gain per share does not correspond with the net realized and unrealized gain reported within the Statement of Changes due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and fluctuating market values.

5  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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.


114


UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

Financial highlights

Class P2

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
(unaudited)
  Years ended
June 30,2022
  Period ended
June 30, 20211
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.18

   

$

12.59

   

$

10.05

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.05

     

0.20

     

0.14

   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

   

0.36

     

(2.41

)

   

2.55

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.41

     

(2.21

)

   

2.69

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.15

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.94

)

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(1.29

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(0.15

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

8.30

   

$

9.18

   

$

12.59

   

Total investment return5

   

4.38

%

   

(18.84

)%

   

26.90

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.19

%6,7

   

1.12

%6

   

1.08

%7

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.25

%6,7

   

0.25

%6

   

0.22

%7

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.05

%7

   

1.76

%

   

1.78

%7

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

40,885

   

$

40,308

   

$

41,571

   

Portfolio turnover

   

2

%

   

53

%

   

52

%

 

6  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

7  Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements


115


UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2022
  Period ended
June 30, 20211
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.83

   

$

12.82

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.13

     

0.23

     

0.20

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.78

     

(0.84

)

   

2.72

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.91

     

(0.61

)

   

2.92

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.10

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.43

   

$

11.83

   

$

12.82

   

Total investment return3

   

7.71

%

   

(5.01

)%

   

29.37

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.84

%4

   

0.83

%

   

1.57

%4

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.50

%4

   

0.50

%

   

0.50

%4

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

2.04

%4

   

1.76

%

   

1.72

%4

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

132,492

   

$

118,829

   

$

81,981

   

Portfolio turnover

   

22

%

   

29

%

   

24

%

 

1  For the period from July 9, 2020 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

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


116


UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2022
  Period ended
June 30, 20211
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.68

   

$

13.10

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.03

     

0.04

     

0.04

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.04

)

   

(2.05

)

   

3.10

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.01

)

   

(2.01

)

   

3.14

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.03

)

 

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.04

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.56

   

$

10.68

   

$

13.10

   

Total investment return3

   

(0.12

)%

   

(16.06

)%

   

31.49

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.83

%4,5

   

0.79

%

   

1.23

%4

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.50

%4,5

   

0.50

%

   

0.50

%4

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.50

%4

   

0.28

%

   

0.32

%4

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

161,206

   

$

166,979

   

$

116,538

   

Portfolio turnover

   

19

%

   

30

%

   

29

%

 

1  For the period from July 9, 2020 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

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 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.

5  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements


117


UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.62

   

$

28.15

   

$

19.74

   

$

19.49

   

$

20.74

   

$

21.26

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.68

     

(7.78

)

   

11.88

     

1.79

     

0.80

     

4.92

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.64

     

(7.91

)

   

11.63

     

1.68

     

0.70

     

4.75

   

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.88

)

   

(5.62

)

   

(3.22

)

   

(1.43

)

   

(1.95

)

   

(5.27

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

14.38

   

$

14.62

   

$

28.15

   

$

19.74

   

$

19.49

   

$

20.74

   

Total investment return2

   

4.49

%

   

(33.31

)%

   

59.94

%

   

9.33

%

   

5.95

%

   

26.17

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.55

%4

   

1.46

%

   

1.43

%

   

1.60

%3

   

1.57

%

   

1.66

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.24

%4

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%3

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(0.45

)%4

   

(0.57

)%

   

(0.98

)%

   

(0.63

)%

   

(0.53

)%

   

(0.83

)%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

16,970

   

$

17,387

   

$

35,268

   

$

22,909

   

$

26,114

   

$

26,498

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

   

40

%

   

63

%

   

79

%

   

54

%

   

67

%

 

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

17.47

   

$

32.44

   

$

22.37

   

$

21.84

   

$

22.89

   

$

22.92

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.82

     

(9.21

)

   

13.51

     

2.04

     

0.96

     

5.37

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.80

     

(9.29

)

   

13.29

     

1.96

     

0.90

     

5.24

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.06

)

   

     

     

     

   

Distributions from net realized gains

   

(0.88

)

   

(5.62

)

   

(3.22

)

   

(1.43

)

   

(1.95

)

   

(5.27

)

 

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.88

)

   

(5.68

)

   

(3.22

)

   

(1.43

)

   

(1.95

)

   

(5.27

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

17.39

   

$

17.47

   

$

32.44

   

$

22.37

   

$

21.84

   

$

22.89

   

Total investment return2

   

4.62

%

   

(33.13

)%

   

60.29

%

   

9.62

%

   

6.24

%

   

26.50

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

1.27

%4

   

1.20

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.29

%3

   

1.30

%

   

1.34

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.99

%4

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%3

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(0.20

)%4

   

(0.31

)%

   

(0.74

)%

   

(0.37

)%

   

(0.27

)%

   

(0.58

)%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

112,284

   

$

110,879

   

$

178,971

   

$

92,754

   

$

96,485

   

$

88,845

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

   

40

%

   

63

%

   

79

%

   

54

%

   

67

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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.

3  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

4  Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements


118


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

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 

Period ended

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

June 30, 20191

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.62

   

$

10.60

   

$

11.17

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.00

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.07

     

0.10

     

0.13

     

0.21

     

0.19

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.97

)

   

(0.31

)

   

0.63

     

0.58

   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.87

)

   

(0.18

)

   

0.84

     

0.77

   

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.19

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.04

)

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.19

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.24

   

$

9.62

   

$

10.60

   

$

11.17

   

$

10.58

   

Total investment return3

   

(3.12

)%

   

(8.13

)%

   

(1.70

)%

   

8.03

%

   

7.75

%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.62

%5

   

0.56

%

   

0.80

%

   

1.07

%4

   

2.19

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.25

%5

   

0.25

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.25

%4

   

0.25

%5

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.49

%5

   

1.01

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.94

%

   

2.67

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

8,846

   

$

8,052

   

$

17,510

   

$

37,414

   

$

25,235

   

Portfolio turnover

   

47

%

   

47

%

   

16

%

   

80

%

   

20

%

 

Class P2

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
(unaudited)
  Year ended
June 30, 2022
  Period ended
June 30, 20216
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

9.61

   

$

10.59

   

$

11.09

   

Net investment income (loss)2

   

0.08

     

0.12

     

0.08

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.97

)

   

(0.23

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.15

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Distributions from net realized gains

   

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Total dividends and distributions

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.23

   

$

9.61

   

$

10.59

   

Total investment return3

   

(3.05

)%

   

(8.08

)%

   

(1.34

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.60

%5

   

0.56

%

   

0.68

%5

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.15

%5

   

0.15

%

   

0.15

%5

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.59

%5

   

1.15

%

   

1.09

%5

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

66,547

   

$

68,917

   

$

65,659

   

Portfolio turnover

   

47

%

   

47

%

   

16

%

 

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 period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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  Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

5  Annualized.

6  For the period October 30, 2020 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

See accompanying notes to financial statements


119


UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

Financial highlights

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

Class A

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.27

   

$

15.66

   

$

15.64

   

$

15.09

   

$

14.40

   

$

14.94

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

0.27

     

0.27

     

0.30

     

0.41

     

0.45

     

0.47

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.03

)

   

(2.42

)

   

(0.02

)

   

0.50

     

0.65

     

(0.65

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.24

     

(2.15

)

   

0.28

     

0.91

     

1.10

     

(0.18

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.36

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.27

   

$

13.27

   

$

15.66

   

$

15.64

   

$

15.09

   

$

14.40

   

Total investment return2

   

1.71

%

   

(13.91

)%

   

1.83

%

   

6.14

%

   

7.63

%

   

(1.12

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

2.28

%3

   

1.92

%

   

1.73

%

   

1.59

%4

   

1.68

%4

   

1.45

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.80

%3

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%4

   

0.75

%4

   

0.75

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

4.08

%3

   

1.80

%

   

1.90

%

   

2.66

%

   

3.10

%

   

3.22

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

536

   

$

570

   

$

681

   

$

650

   

$

488

   

$

108

   

Portfolio turnover

   

16

%

   

248

%

   

169

%

   

209

%

   

234

%

   

236

%

 

Class P

    Six months ended
December 31, 2022
 

Years ended June 30,

 
   

(unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.28

   

$

15.67

   

$

15.65

   

$

15.10

   

$

14.41

   

$

14.94

   

Net investment income (loss)1

   

0.29

     

0.31

     

0.34

     

0.45

     

0.49

     

0.49

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.05

)

   

(2.43

)

   

(0.02

)

   

0.50

     

0.64

     

(0.63

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

   

0.24

     

(2.12

)

   

0.32

     

0.95

     

1.13

     

(0.14

)

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.28

   

$

13.28

   

$

15.67

   

$

15.65

   

$

15.10

   

$

14.41

   

Total investment return2

   

1.84

%

   

(13.68

)%

   

2.07

%

   

6.40

%

   

7.95

%

   

(0.88

)%

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

2.08

%3

   

1.71

%

   

1.52

%

   

1.38

%4

   

1.45

%4

   

1.30

%

 

Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

   

0.55

%3

   

0.50

%

   

0.50

%

   

0.50

%4

   

0.50

%4

   

0.50

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

4.33

%3

   

2.06

%

   

2.15

%

   

2.92

%

   

3.35

%

   

3.29

%

 

Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000's)

 

$

25,211

   

$

26,702

   

$

34,629

   

$

37,048

   

$

38,949

   

$

41,245

   

Portfolio turnover

   

16

%

   

248

%

   

169

%

   

209

%

   

234

%

   

236

%

 

1  Calculated using the average share method.

2  Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for periods 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.

3  Annualized.

4  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 separate 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 eleven Funds available for investment, each having its own investment objectives and policies: UBS All China Equity Fund, 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 US Dividend Ruler Fund, UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS Municipal Bond Fund, UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund, and UBS Multi Income Bond Fund (formerly, 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, and 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 (1) UBS All China Equity Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS Engage For Impact Fund, UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund and UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund, which currently also offer Class P2 shares and (2) UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund and UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund, which currently only offer Class P shares. 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, fee waiver/expense cap/expense reimbursement arrangements 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.

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.


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In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-06 ("ASU 2022-06"), "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)". ASU 2022-06 is an update of ASU 2020-04, which is in response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The ASU 2022-06 update clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The amendments in this update are effective immediately through December 31, 2024, for all entities. Management does not expect ASU 2022-06 to have a material impact on the 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 identified cost method. Dividend income and expense are recorded net of withholding taxes 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 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.


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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.

Many financial instruments, financings or other transactions to which a Fund may be a party use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). LIBOR is widely used in financial markets. In July 2017, the United Kingdom's financial regulatory body announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. That announcement suggests that LIBOR may cease to be published or utilized after that time. Various financial industry groups have begun planning for that transition, but the effect of the transition process and its ultimate success cannot yet be determined. The transition process may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments the terms of which are based on LIBOR. It could also lead to a reduction in the value of some LIBOR-based investments and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against existing LIBOR-based investments. Since the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period. The willingness and ability of issuers to include enhanced provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments also remains uncertain. Any of these factors may adversely affect a Fund's performance or NAV. Certain LIBOR tenors were discontinued by the end of 2021, while the discontinuation of others have been extended to June 2023.

Certain impacts to public health conditions particular to the coronavirus "COVID-19" outbreak that occurred may have a significant negative impact on the operations and profitability of the issuers of the Funds' investments. The extent of the impact to the financial performance of the Funds will depend on future developments, including (i) the duration and spread of the outbreak, (ii) the restrictions and advisories, (iii) the effects on the financial markets, and (iv) the effects on the economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

The conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation has resulted in significant volatility and uncertainty in financial markets. NATO, EU and G7 member countries have imposed severe and coordinated sanctions against Russia. Restrictive measures have also been imposed by Russia, and some securities traded in that country have materially declined in value and/or may no longer be tradable. These actions have resulted in significant disruptions


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to investing activities and businesses with operations in Russia. The longer-term impact to geopolitical norms, supply chains and investment valuations is uncertain.

Valuation of investments

Each Fund generally calculates its net asset value on days that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. The Fund calculates net asset value 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 Fund does not price its shares, on most national holidays and Good Friday. To the extent that the 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 before 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, the 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 the 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 Fund normally obtains market values for its 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 U.S. 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 Fund invests are traded in markets that close before 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Normally, developments that occur between the close of the foreign markets and 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, will not be reflected in the Fund's net asset value. However, if the Fund determines 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, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair valuation hierarchy at the end of the reporting period.


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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 Fund's 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.

All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the time such valuation is determined by the Fund's 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 designated UBS AM as the valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, and delegated to UBS AM the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to portfolio holdings. UBS AM, as the valuation designee, is responsible for periodically assessing any material risks associated with the determination of the fair value of investments; establishing and applying fair value methodologies; testing the appropriateness of fair value methodologies; and overseeing and evaluating third-party pricing services. UBS AM has the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (the "VC") to assist with its designated responsibilities as valuation designee with respect to the Portfolios' 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:


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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

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.

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. 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


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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.

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.

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.

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, U.S. 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.

Short sales: UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund and UBS Multi Income 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


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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 December 31, 2022, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund and UBS Multi Income Bond Fund did not engage in short sale transactions.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities: The Funds may purchase Treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS") which are debt securities issued by the US Treasury. TIPS adjust for inflation based on changes in the published 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.

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 Fund 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.


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In the normal course of trading activities, the Fund trades and holds certain fair valued derivative contracts that constitute guarantees. Such contracts include written put options, where the Fund will be obligated to purchase securities at specified prices (i.e. the options are exercised by the counterparties). It also includes written swaptions, where the Fund will be obligated to enter into a swap agreement. 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.

Written options, if any, are shown as portfolio holdings within the Portfolio of investments and are included in the Statement of assets and liabilities in options and swaptions written, at value. At December 31, 2022, the Funds did not hold any written options.

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.

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, except that in the case of certain futures contracts that are held through swap 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.

Futures contracts, if any, are shown as fund holdings within the Portfolio of investments. Variation margin, if applicable, is shown in Variation margin receivable or payable on futures contracts within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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


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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 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 credit indices—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


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into, if any, by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities..

Total return swap agreements involve commitments to pay or receive interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty, respectively. Total return 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.

Swap agreements, if any, are shown as portfolio holdings within the Portfolio of investments.

Forward foreign currency contracts: Certain Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts as part of their investment objective, for purposes of risk management or to hedge the US dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in a particular 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.

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


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

accounting. Accordingly, even though a Fund's 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 Fund's portfolio of investments is representative of the volume of derivatives outstanding during the period ended December 31, 2022.

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 Fund's Portfolio of investments. The aggregate fair value of assets that are already posted as collateral as of December 31, 2022 is reflected in the Statement of assets and liabilities.

At December 31, 2022, the Fund had the following derivatives categorized by underlying risk:

Asset derivatives1

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total value

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

33,026

   

$

   

$

   

$

139,634

   

$

172,660

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

14,327

     

     

14,327

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

322,912

     

     

     

322,912

   

Total value

 

$

33,026

   

$

322,912

   

$

14,327

   

$

139,634

   

$

509,899

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

352,211

   

$

   

$

   

$

801,836

   

$

1,154,047

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

66,566

     

20,857

     

87,423

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

885,326

     

     

     

885,326

   

Total value

 

$

352,211

   

$

885,326

   

$

66,566

   

$

822,693

   

$

2,126,796

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

53,086

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

53,086

   

1  In the Statement of assets and liabilities, options and swaptions purchased are shown within investments, at value, swap agreements (except centrally cleared swap agreements) are shown within swap agreements, at value, while forward foreign currency contracts are shown using unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts. Futures contracts are reported in the table above using cumulative appreciation of futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements 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.

Liability derivatives1

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total value

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(47,831

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(167,023

)

 

$

(214,854

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(336,390

)

   

     

     

(336,390

)

 

Total

 

$

(47,831

)

 

$

(336,390

)

 

$

   

$

(167,023

)

 

$

(551,244

)

 


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total value

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(620,465

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(868,948

)

 

$

(1,489,413

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(1,042,310

)

   

     

     

(1,042,310

)

 

Total

 

$

(620,465

)

 

$

(1,042,310

)

 

$

   

$

(868,948

)

 

$

(2,531,723

)

 

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(20,227

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(20,227

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

     

(25,762

)

   

(25,762

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(451

)

   

     

     

(451

)

 

Total

 

$

(20,227

)

 

$

(451

)

 

$

   

$

(25,762

)

 

$

(46,440

)

 

1  In the Statement of assets and liabilities, options and swaptions written are shown within options and swaptions written, at value, swap agreements (except centrally cleared swap agreements) are shown within 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 of futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements are reported at value, as reported in the futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements 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.

During the period ended December 31, 2022, net realized gain (loss) from derivatives were as follows:

Realized gain (loss)1

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Options and swaptions purchased

 

$

   

$

34,949

   

$

   

$

   

$

34,949

   

Options and swaptions written

   

     

(21,094

)

   

     

     

(21,094

)

 

Futures contracts

   

44,974

     

     

     

(301,907

)

   

(256,933

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(16,406

)

   

     

(16,406

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

201,911

     

     

     

201,911

   

Total net realized gains (loss)

 

$

44,974

   

$

215,766

   

$

(16,406

)

 

$

(301,907

)

 

$

(57,573

)

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Options and swaptions purchased

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

856,895

   

$

856,895

   

Futures contracts

   

(1,741,621

)

   

     

     

(3,635,938

)

   

(5,377,559

)

 

Swap agreements

   

     

     

201,710

     

(2,053,878

)

   

(1,852,168

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

845,050

     

     

     

845,050

   

Total net realized gains (loss)

 

$

(1,741,621

)

 

$

845,050

   

$

201,710

   

$

(4,832,921

)

 

$

(5,527,782

)

 

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

 

Options and swaptions purchased

 

$

(65,025

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(65,025

)

 

Options and swaptions written

   

37,575

     

     

     

     

37,575

   

Futures contracts

   

228,707

     

     

     

     

228,707

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

     

34,636

     

34,636

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

22,035

     

     

     

22,035

   

Total net realized gains (loss)

 

$

201,257

   

$

22,035

   

$

   

$

34,636

   

$

257,928

   

1  The net realized gain (loss) is shown in the Statement of operations in net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts, options and swaptions written, swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts, unless otherwise noted. The net realized gain (loss) on options and swaptions purchased is shown in the Statement of operations in net realized gain (loss) on investments.


133


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

During the period ended December 31, 2022, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from derivatives were as follows:

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1

    Interest
rate risk
  Foreign
exchange
risk
 

Credit risk

 

Equity risk

 

Total

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

37,959

   

$

   

$

   

$

58,721

   

$

96,680

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

141,497

     

     

141,497

   

Foreign forward currency contracts

   

     

37,855

     

     

     

37,855

   

Net change in appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

37,959

   

$

37,855

   

$

141,497

   

$

58,721

   

$

276,032

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

121,159

   

$

   

$

   

$

218,023

   

$

339,182

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

(116,668

)

   

1,223,512

     

1,106,844

   

Foreign forward currency contracts

   

     

276,091

     

     

     

276,091

   

Net change in appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

121,159

   

$

276,091

   

$

(116,668

)

 

$

1,441,535

   

$

1,722,117

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

 

Futures contracts

 

$

130,370

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

130,370

   

Swap agreements

   

     

     

     

(25,762

)

   

(25,762

)

 

Foreign forward currency contracts

   

     

(451

)

   

     

     

(451

)

 

Net change in appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

130,370

   

$

(451

)

 

$

   

$

(25,762

)

 

$

104,157

   

1  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 and swaptions 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 their 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 December 31, 2022, 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

 

Total gross amount of derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of assets and liabilities1

 

$

509,899

   

$

(551,244

)

 

Derivatives not subject to a MNA or similar agreements1

   

(186,987

)

   

214,854

   

Total gross amount of assets and liabilities subject to MNA or similar agreements

 

$

322,912

   

$

(336,390

)

 


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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
received2
  Net amount
of assets
 

BB

 

$

12,255

   

$

   

$

   

$

12,255

   

BOA

   

67,178

     

(67,178

)

   

     

   

CITI

   

23,679

     

     

     

23,679

   

GSI

   

2,738

     

     

     

2,738

   

HSBC

   

7,993

     

(1,502

)

   

     

6,491

   

JPMCB

   

125,830

     

     

(125,830

)

   

   

MSCI

   

54,306

     

(54,306

)

   

     

   

SSC

   

28,933

     

(11,098

)

   

     

17,835

   

Total

 

$

322,912

   

$

(134,084

)

 

$

(125,830

)

 

$

62,998

   

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of liabilities
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
pledged2
  Net amount
of liabilities
 

BOA

 

$

(140,024

)

 

$

67,178

   

$

   

$

(72,846

)

 

CIBC

   

(90,541

)

   

     

     

(90,541

)

 

HSBC

   

(1,502

)

   

1,502

     

     

   

MSCI

   

(93,225

)

   

54,306

     

     

(38,919

)

 

SSC

   

(11,098

)

   

11,098

     

     

   

Total

 

$

(336,390

)

 

$

134,084

   

$

   

$

(202,306

)

 

1  In the Statement of assets and liabilities, options purchased are shown within investments of unaffiliated issuers, as 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 of 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 some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown and may be comprised of cash collateral, non-cash collateral or combination of both.

UBS Global Allocation Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments:

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total gross amount of derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of assets and liabilities1

 

$

2,126,796

   

$

(2,531,723

)

 

Derivatives not subject to a MNA or similar agreements1

   

(1,220,613

)

   

1,489,413

   

Total gross amount of assets and liabilities subject to MNA or similar agreements

 

$

906,183

   

$

(1,042,310

)

 


135


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

The following tables present the Portfolio's derivative 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
received2
  Net amount
of assets
 

BB

 

$

11,996

   

$

(11,996

)

 

$

   

$

   

BOA

   

215,020

     

(215,020

)

   

     

   

CIBC

   

50,763

     

(50,763

)

   

     

   

CITI

   

21,000

     

(21,000

)

   

     

   

GSI

   

20,719

     

     

     

20,719

   

HSBC

   

55,957

     

(15,351

)

   

     

40,606

   

JPMCB

   

151,261

     

     

     

151,261

   

MSCI

   

329,224

     

(329,224

)

   

     

   

SSC

   

50,243

     

(21,973

)

   

     

28,270

   

Total

 

$

906,183

   

$

(665,327

)  

$

   

$

240,856

   

Counterparty

  Gross amount
of liabilities
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
pledged2
  Net amount
of liabilities
 

BB

 

$

(212,039

)

 

$

11,996

   

$

   

$

(200,043

)

 

BOA

   

(228,205

)

   

215,020

     

     

(13,185

)

 

CIBC

   

(136,297

)

   

50,763

     

     

(85,534

)

 

CITI

   

(23,708

)

   

21,000

     

     

(2,708

)

 

HSBC

   

(15,351

)

   

15,351

     

     

   

MSCI

   

(404,737

)

   

329,224

     

     

(75,513

)

 

SSC

   

(21,973

)

   

21,973

     

     

   

Total

 

$

(1,042,310

)

 

$

665,327

   

$

   

$

(376,983

)

 

1  In the Statement of assets and liabilities, options purchased are shown within investments of unaffiliated issuers, as 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 of 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 some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown and may be comprised of cash collateral, non-cash collateral or combination of both.

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

Derivative Financial Instruments:

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total gross amount of derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of assets and liabilities1

 

$

53,086

   

$

(46,440

)

 

Derivatives not subject to a MNA or similar agreements1

   

(53,086

)

   

20,227

   

Total gross amount of assets and liabilities subject to MNA or similar agreements

 

$

   

$

(26,213

)

 


136


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

The following tables present the Portfolio's derivative 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 liabilities
  Financial
instruments
and derivatives
available for
offset
  Collateral
pledged2
  Net amount
of liabilities
 

BB

 

$

(25,762

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(25,762

)

 

BOA

   

(451

)

   

     

     

(451

)

 

Total

 

$

(26,213

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(26,213

)

 

1  In the Statement of assets and liabilities, options purchased are shown within investments of unaffiliated issuers, as 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 of 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 some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown and may be comprised of cash collateral, non-cash collateral or combination of both.

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

  Annual rate as a percentage of
each Fund's average daily net assets
 

UBS All China Equity Fund

  0.850% up to $250 million
0.825% above $250 million up to $500 million
0.800% above $500 million up to $750 million
0.775% above $750 million up to $1 billion
0.750% above $1 billion
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

  0.850% up to $500 million
0.800% above $500 million up to $1 billion
0.750% above $1 billion up to $1.5 billion
0.725% above $1.5 billion up to $2 billion
0.700% above $2 billion up to $4 billion
0.680% above $4 billion
 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

  0.800% up to $500 million
0.750% above $500 million up to $1 billion
0.700% above $1 billion up to $1.5 billion
0.675% above $1.5 billion up to $2 billion
0.650% above $2 billion up to $3 billion
0.630% above $3 billion up to $6 billion
0.610% above $6 billion
 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

  0.900% up to $250 million
0.875% above $250 million up to $500 million
0.850% above $500 million up to $750 million
0.825% above $750 million up to $1 billion
0.750% above $1 billion
 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

  0.750% up to $250 million
0.725% above $250 million
 


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

Fund

  Annual rate as a percentage of
each Fund's average daily net assets
 

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

  0.800% up to $250 million
0.775% above $250 million up to $500 million
0.750% above $500 million up to $750 million
0.725% above $750 million up to $1 billion
0.675% above $1 billion up to $1.5 billion
0.650% above $2 billion
 

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

  0.500% all assets  

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

  0.500% all assets  

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund*

  0.150% up to $250 million
0.145% above $250 million up to $500 million
0.140% above $500 million up to $750 million
0.135% above $750 million up to $1 billion
0.130% above $1 billion
 

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

  0.800% up to $500 million
0.775% above $500 million
 

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund**

  0.500% up to $250 million
0.490% above $250 million up to $500 million
0.480% above $500 million up to $750 million
0.470% above $750 million
 

*  Prior to June 13, 2022, the investment advisory fee payable to the Advisor, before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, by the Fund was: 0.850% on the first $1 billion assets under management and 0.825% on assets under management above $1 billion.

**  Prior to June 13, 2022, the investment advisory fee payable to the Advisor, before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, by the Fund was: 0.50% on all assets under management.

For UBS All China Equity Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS Engage For Impact Fund, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund, UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund, and UBS Multi Income 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, such as proxy related expenses) to the extent necessary so that the Funds' ordinary operating expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend expense and security loan fees for securities sold short and extraordinary expenses, such as proxy related expenses) do not exceed the expense limit of each class of shares as indicated in the following table. For UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund, the Advisor has agreed to waive its fees and reimburse certain expenses (excluding expenses incurred through investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, such as proxy-related 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, such as proxy-related expenses) do not exceed 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 28, 2022. The fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement for UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund is irrevocable. Investment advisory fees, including the dollar amount waived or reimbursed, for the period ended December 31, 2022 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

 

UBS All China Equity Fund

   

1.35

%

   

1.10

%

 

0.30

%

 

$

(20,470

)

 

$

13,879

   

$

(133,752

)

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

1.35

     

1.10

     

     

(5,072

)

   

110,256

     

(177,939

)

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

1.20

     

0.95

     

     

51,115

     

747,495

     

(236,167

)

 


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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

 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

1.25

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.40

%

 

$

67,972

   

$

2,331,329

 

$

(1,924,418

)

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

1.10

     

0.85

     

0.25

     

(15,256

)

   

183,306

     

(272,445

)

 

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

1.25

     

1.00

     

0.25

     

62,691

   

785,712

   

(364,981

)

 

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

   

N/A

     

0.50

     

     

18,620

     

313,894

     

(211,740

)

 

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

N/A

     

0.50

     

     

18,671

     

441,479

     

(291,026

)

 

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

1.24

     

0.99

     

     

56,286

     

581,622

     

(194,991

)

 

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

 

0.35

   

0.25

     

0.15

     

(19,354

)

   

57,291

     

(169,760

)

 

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

0.75

     

0.50

     

   

(31,635

)

   

66,730

     

(204,444

)

 

For UBS All China Equity Fund Class P2, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund Class P2, UBS Engage For Impact Fund Class P2, UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund Class P2, and UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund P2, the Advisor has entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive all or a portion of its retained management fees. For the period ended December 31, 2022, the advisory fees waived were $9,947, $1,822,582, $156,083, $161,611 and $51,300, respectively. In addition these waivers are included within the fees waived/expenses reimbursed amount disclosed in the table above.

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 December 31, 2022 are subject to repayment through June 30, 2026.

At December 31, 2022, 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,
2023
  Expires
June 30,
2024
  Expires
June 30,
2025
  Expires
June 30,
2026
 

UBS All China Equity Fund—Class P

 

$

418,496

   

$

   

$

126,7921

   

$

253,147

   

$

38,557

   

UBS All China Equity Fund—Class P2

   

115,451

     

     

     

30,2032

     

85,248

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class A

   

652,988

     

163,867

     

200,016

     

182,227

     

106,878

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund—Class P

   

434,856

     

109,524

     

131,326

     

122,945

     

71,061

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class A

   

1,324,881

     

409,362

     

397,866

     

331,216

     

186,437

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class P

   

343,241

     

103,031

     

103,690

     

86,790

     

49,730

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund—Class P

   

688,115

     

129,108

     

152,268

     

304,903

     

101,836

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund—Class P

   

492,056

     

295,800

     

127,379

     

47,256

     

21,621

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund—Class P2

   

407,944

     

     

121,2443

     

191,959

     

94,741

   

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund—Class P

   

1,003,733

     

     

420,2434

     

371,750

     

211,740

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund—Class P

   

1,220,026

     

     

457,6354

     

471,365

     

291,026

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class A

   

227,760

     

80,713

     

59,658

     

59,364

     

28,025

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class P

   

1,010,654

     

268,927

     

250,475

     

324,286

     

166,966

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund—Class P

   

508,715

     

296,902

     

146,863

     

50,356

     

14,594

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund—Class P2

   

394,116

     

     

111,8415

     

178,409

     

103,866

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund—Class A

   

24,104

     

5,271

     

6,484

     

8,184

     

4,165

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund—Class P

   

1,289,608

     

333,503

     

368,549

     

387,277

     

200,279

   


139


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1  For the period from February 23, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

2  For the period from April 21, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.

3  For the period from February 24, 2021 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

4  For the period from July 9, 2020 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

5  For the period from October 30, 2020 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2021.

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 December 31, 2022, the Funds owed and incurred administrative fees as follows:

Fund

  Administrative
fees owed
  Administrative
fees incurred
 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

$

207

   

$

1,225

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

1,562

     

9,728

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

11,488

     

70,078

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

9,879

     

197,498

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

3,188

     

18,330

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

9,504

     

73,661

   

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

   

8,341

     

47,084

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

10,700

     

66,221

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

8,492

     

51,320

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

4,834

     

28,646

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

1,664

     

10,010

   

For UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund Class P2 and UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund P2, the Advisor has entered into a written agreement pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive its retained administration fees. For the period ended December 31, 2022, the administration fees waived were $134,140 and $9,235, respectively and such amounts are not subject to future recoupment.

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 December 31, 2022 have been included near the end of each Fund's Portfolio of investments.

During the period ended December 31, 2022, 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 Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

 

$

10,941

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

22

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

910

   

During the period ended, December 31, 2022, some of the Funds engaged in purchase and sale transactions where an affiliate was underwriter. In such cases, the affiliate underwriter was not compensated and each trade was approved by the Board.

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 shares. The Plans govern payments


140


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

made for the expenses incurred in the service and/or distribution of Class A 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

 

UBS All China Equity Fund

   

0.25

%

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

0.25

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

0.25

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

0.25

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

0.25

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

0.25

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

0.25

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

0.25

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

0.25

   

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 December 31, 2022, certain Funds owed UBS AM (US) service and distribution fees, and for the period ended December 31, 2022, 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

 

$

3,169

   

$

1,109

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund—Class A

   

29,053

     

118

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund—Class A

   

3,575

     

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund—Class A

   

105

     

   

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.

For the period ended December 31, 2022, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Funds, total delegated service fees as follows:

Fund

  Delegated services
Fund fees earned
 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

$

1

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

6,550

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

23,640

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

13,370

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

5,019

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

9,722

   

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

   

17,803

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

25,464

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

2,693

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

5,547

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

457

   


141


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, U.S. 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 the Fund's Portfolio of investments. State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Fund's lending agent.

At December 31, 2022, the following Funds had securities on loan at value, cash collateral and non-cash collateral as follows:

Fund

  Value of
securities on loan
  Cash
collateral
  Non-cash
collateral*
  Total
collateral
  Security types
held as non-cash collateral
 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

$

88,483

   

$

   

$

93,385

   

$

93,385

   

U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Bills

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

1,234,518

     

1,141,725

     

136,474

     

1,278,199

   

U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Bills

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

3,745,823

     

2,173,745

     

1,776,492

     

3,950,237

   

U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Bills

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

2,775,989

     

130,208

     

2,765,715

     

2,895,923

   

U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Bills

 

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

10,632,580

     

6,349,238

     

4,844,974

     

11,194,212

   

U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Bills

 

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

3,442,475

     

296,925

     

3,235,136

     

3,532,061

   

U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Bills

 

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

4,699,424

     

4,800,338

     

     

4,800,338

       

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

622,148

     

636,125

     

     

636,125

       

*  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, this collateral is excluded from the Statement of assets and liabilities.

The table below represents the disaggregation at December 31, 2022 of the gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions. As the securities loaned are subject to termination by the Funds 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 gross
amount of
recognized
 

Fund

  Equity
securities
  Corporate
bonds
  liabilities for
securities
lending
transactions
 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

 

$

   

$

1,141,725

   

$

1,141,725

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

2,173,745

     

     

2,173,745

   

UBS US Engage for Impact fund

   

130,208

     

     

130,208

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

6,349,238

     

     

6,349,238

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

296,925

     

     

296,925

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

4,800,338

     

     

4,800,338

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

     

636,125

     

636,125

   


142


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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 December 31, 2022, the following Funds had borrowings as follows:

Fund

  Average daily
amount of
borrowing
outstanding
  Days
outstanding
  Interest
expense
  Weighted average
annualized
interest rate
 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

 

$

3,830,795

     

2

   

$

1,102

     

5.180

%

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

565,931

     

3

     

209

     

4.430

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

1,866,813

     

13

     

3,738

     

5.545

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

547,555

     

3

     

236

     

5.180

   

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 period ended December 31, 2022, there were no recaptured commissions on the Funds. The commission recapture arrangement was terminated on August 10, 2022.

Purchases and sales of securities

For the period December 31, 2022, aggregate purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

Fund

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

$

13,829

   

$

307,072

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

794,741

     

2,204,581

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

111,862,130

     

126,981,578

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

130,073,643

     

198,358,710

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

19,001,380

     

15,601,663

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

4,052,539

     

44,622,342

   

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

   

31,048,938

     

26,758,049

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

31,710,512

     

36,801,858

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

9,489,066

     

12,976,439

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

36,794,216

     

39,879,299

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

4,372,781

     

3,927,539

   


143


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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 December 31, 2022 were as follows:

UBS All China Equity Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares repurchased

   

     

     

(59,011

)

   

(370,000

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

1,077

     

5,582

     

8,841

     

45,620

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

1,077

   

$

5,582

     

(50,170

)

 

$

(324,380

)

 

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P21

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

178,322

   

$

1,275,000

     

504,084

   

$

2,980,000

   

Shares repurchased

   

(200,000

)

   

(1,430,000

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(21,678

)

 

$

(155,000

)

   

504,084

   

$

2,980,000

   

  

1  For the period from April 21, 2022 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2022.

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

71,430

   

$

407,860

     

59,233

   

$

351,591

   

Shares repurchased

   

(359,288

)

   

(2,060,380

)

   

(380,328

)

   

(2,228,845

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

152,111

     

819,878

     

98,661

     

548,555

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(135,747

)

 

$

(832,642

)

   

(222,434

)

 

$

(1,328,699

)

 

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

25,484

   

$

152,596

     

271,541

   

$

1,772,627

   

Shares repurchased

   

(455,607

)

   

(2,900,779

)

   

(555,499

)

   

(3,631,478

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

282,505

     

1,714,805

     

197,351

     

1,231,472

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(147,618

)

 

$

(1,033,378

)

   

(86,607

)

 

$

(627,379

)

 

  


144


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

UBS Global Allocation Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

19,331

   

$

192,589

     

56,232

   

$

610,649

   

Shares repurchased

   

(941,850

)

   

(9,792,775

)

   

(359,374

)

   

(3,842,412

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

586,059

     

5,801,983

     

165,436

     

1,694,068

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(336,460

)

 

$

(3,798,203

)

   

(137,706

)

 

$

(1,537,695

)

 

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

25,173

   

$

310,380

     

121,149

   

$

1,642,720

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,506,522

)

   

(19,240,423

)

   

(457,828

)

   

(6,173,606

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

2,292,309

     

27,920,324

     

650,782

     

8,167,316

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

810,960

   

$

8,990,281

     

314,103

   

$

3,636,430

   

  

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

1,372,410

   

$

9,671,414

     

17,518,387

   

$

130,169,158

   

Shares repurchased

   

(6,971,415

)

   

(51,018,192

)

   

(22,065,369

)

   

(159,841,269

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

243,790

     

1,760,164

     

1,108,438

     

7,980,757

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(5,355,215

)

 

$

(39,586,614

)

   

(3,438,544

)

 

$

(21,691,354

)

 

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

4,726,455

   

$

46,248,143

     

27,267,167

   

$

264,345,921

   

Shares repurchased

   

(11,409,617

)

   

(107,816,815

)

   

(35,026,698

)

   

(355,815,030

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

1,943,668

     

18,562,033

     

4,939,035

     

47,414,731

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(4,739,494

)

 

$

(43,006,639

)

   

(2,820,496

)

 

$

(44,054,378

)

 

  


145


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

UBS Engage For Impact Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

171,397

   

$

1,762,651

     

505,747

   

$

5,229,513

   

Shares repurchased

   

(44,457

)

   

(458,110

)

   

(570,085

)

   

(5,844,137

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

1,104

     

11,327

     

56,357

     

577,660

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

128,044

   

$

1,315,868

     

(7,981

)

 

$

(36,964

)

 

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

360,518

   

$

4,551,757

     

1,197,563

   

$

15,604,143

   

Shares repurchased

   

(305,970

)

   

(3,636,503

)

   

(620,152

)

   

(7,717,553

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

30,309

     

387,354

     

440,302

     

5,618,257

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

84,857

   

$

1,302,608

     

1,017,713

   

$

13,504,847

   

  

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

6,142

   

$

54,071

     

1,898,442

   

$

16,722,428

     

593,209

   

$

5,377,851

   

Shares repurchased

   

(109,663

)

   

(979,011

)

   

(6,185,896

)

   

(54,636,945

)

   

(717,983

)

   

(6,476,296

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

53,124

     

440,395

     

1,826,515

     

15,123,541

     

664,081

     

5,478,670

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(50,397

)

 

$

(484,545

)

   

(2,460,939

)

 

$

(22,790,976

)

   

539,307

   

$

4,380,225

   

    

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

38,267

   

$

437,024

     

10,793,404

   

$

124,410,780

     

1,375,046

   

$

15,667,266

   

Shares repurchased

   

(307,592

)

   

(3,041,390

)

   

(25,816,229

)

   

(289,810,243

)

   

(711,334

)

   

(7,596,957

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

62,958

     

671,131

     

2,573,269

     

27,482,511

     

422,701

     

4,514,447

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(206,367

)

 

$

(1,933,235

)

   

(12,449,556

)

 

$

(137,916,952

)

   

1,086,413

   

$

12,584,756

   

  


146


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

1,892,547

   

$

23,143,238

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,511,150

)

   

(18,626,545

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

230,974

     

2,843,290

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

612,371

   

$

7,359,983

   

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

5,501,344

   

$

71,850,798

   

Shares repurchased

   

(2,070,716

)

   

(26,430,377

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

219,574

     

2,883,002

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

3,650,202

   

$

48,303,423

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

2,858,565

   

$

31,648,489

   

Shares repurchased

   

(3,367,124

)

   

(37,009,301

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

146,866

     

1,539,152

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(361,693

)

 

$

(3,821,660

)

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

10,682,864

   

$

138,717,101

   

Shares repurchased

   

(4,268,432

)

   

(51,795,876

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

317,326

     

4,369,581

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

6,731,758

   

$

91,290,806

   


147


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

42,621

   

$

664,350

     

395,299

   

$

7,377,841

   

Shares repurchased

   

(112,646

)

   

(1,777,146

)

   

(599,305

)

   

(11,008,324

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

60,544

     

857,906

     

315,473

     

5,404,059

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(9,481

)

 

$

(254,890

)

   

111,467

   

$

1,773,576

   

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

81,350

   

$

1,691,411

     

1,061,835

   

$

24,683,401

   

Shares repurchased

   

(418,020

)

   

(9,272,176

)

   

(1,434,370

)

   

(37,338,237

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

272,963

     

5,486,549

     

1,200,697

     

28,804,727

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(63,707

)

 

$

(2,094,216

)

   

828,162

   

$

16,149,891

   

  

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

349,986

   

$

3,281,564

     

1,084,079

   

$

10,156,353

   

Shares repurchased

   

(231,875

)

   

(2,210,246

)

   

(1,108,787

)

   

(10,318,556

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

2,528

     

23,595

     

67,249

     

627,466

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

120,639

   

$

1,094,913

     

42,541

   

$

465,263

   

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class P

 

Class P2

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

588,463

   

$

6,151,254

     

4,009,512

   

$

41,133,389

   

Shares repurchased

   

(1,407,212

)

   

(14,065,763

)

   

(3,126,652

)

   

(31,626,275

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

3,173

     

32,486

     

87,553

     

891,799

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(815,576

)

 

$

(7,882,023

)

   

970,413

   

$

10,398,913

   

  


148


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund
For the six months ended December 31, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

5,691

   

$

76,022

     

514

   

$

6,880

   

Shares repurchased

   

(8,780

)

   

(116,138

)

   

(139,072

)

   

(1,844,059

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

560

     

7,412

     

26,812

     

355,243

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(2,529

)

 

$

(32,704

)

   

(111,746

)

 

$

(1,481,936

)

 

  

For the year ended June 30, 2022:

   

Class A

 

Class P

 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares sold

   

9,201

   

$

143,666

     

6,595

   

$

100,629

   

Shares repurchased

   

(10,326

)

   

(155,121

)

   

(235,785

)

   

(3,506,014

)

 

Dividends reinvested

   

573

     

8,521

     

29,410

     

438,099

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(552

)

 

$

(2,934

)

   

(199,780

)

 

$

(2,967,286

)

 

  

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 year ended June 30, 2022 was as follows:

Fund

  Distributions paid
from tax-exempt
income
  Distributions
paid from
ordinary income
  Distributions
paid from
long term
realized
capital gains
  Total
distributions
paid
 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

$

   

$

10,340

   

$

   

$

10,340

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

     

3,291,732

     

     

3,291,732

   

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

     

16,691,643

     

22,712,391

     

39,404,034

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

     

22,612,292

     

56,369,941

     

78,982,233

   

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

     

3,471,448

     

3,104,392

     

6,575,840

   

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

     

6,376,593

     

28,919,634

     

35,296,227

   

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

   

     

2,912,679

     

381,027

     

3,293,706

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

     

4,282,213

     

538,531

     

4,820,744

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

14,968,009

     

20,650,352

     

35,618,361

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

     

955,117

     

117,447

     

1,072,564

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

     

589,201

     

     

589,201

   

The tax character of distributions paid and components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis current fiscal year will be determined after the Trust's fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.


149


The UBS Funds

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments, including derivatives, held at December 31, 2022 were as follows:

Fund

 

Cost of investments

  Gross unrealized
appreciation
  Gross unrealized
depreciation
  Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on investments
 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

$

4,235,621

   

$

40,398

   

$

916,000

   

$

(875,602

)

 

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

37,196,492

     

784,072

     

10,130,921

     

(9,346,849

)

 

UBS Global Allocation Fund

   

200,438,425

     

14,303,150

     

20,487,234

     

(6,184,084

)

 

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

607,615,160

     

7,489,110

     

143,380,606

     

(135,891,496

)

 

UBS Engage For Impact Fund

   

52,774,684

     

3,855,009

     

7,509,000

     

(3,653,991

)

 

UBS International Sustainable Equity Fund

   

207,801,173

     

10,294,231

     

38,464,294

     

(28,170,063

)

 

UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund

   

130,032,309

     

8,174,175

     

4,694,199

     

3,479,976

   

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

179,432,017

     

5,038,674

     

23,080,495

     

(18,041,821

)

 

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

139,478,254

     

17,154,835

     

25,544,847

     

(8,390,012

)

 

UB Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

89,326,646

     

     

8,785,261

     

(8,785,261

)

 

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

29,201,083

     

95,633

     

1,957,846

     

(1,862,213

)

 

Net capital losses recognized by the Funds, 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.

At June 30, 2022, the following Funds had net capital losses that will be carried forward indefinitely, as follows:

Fund

 

Short-term losses

 

Long-term losses

 

Net capital losses

 

UBS All China Equity Fund

 

$

179,338

   

$

13,189

   

$

192,527

   

UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund

   

18,514,209

     

13,563,387

     

32,077,596

   

UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bond Fund

   

248,799

     

904,420

     

1,153,219

   

UBS Multi Income Bond Fund

   

3,241,266

     

1,842,112

     

5,083,378

   

Qualified late year losses are deemed to arise on the first business day of a Fund's next table year. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, 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 Global Allocation Fund

 

$

   

$

7,306,457

   

$

   

UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund

   

     

26,966,905

     

(16,388,816

)

 

UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund

   

     

1,279,949

     

   

UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund

   

291,155

     

1,463,526

     

   

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 December 31, 2022, 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 December 31, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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, 2022 or since inception in the case of UBS All China Equity Fund, UBS US Dividend Ruler Fund and UBS US Quality Growth At Reasonable Price Fund remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.


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General information (unaudited)

Quarterly portfolio schedule

The Funds filed its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its 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 such portfolio holdings schedules 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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PRESORTED
STANDARD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
COMPUTERSHARE

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019-6028

S1627


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a) Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by Qualifying Fund Shareholders if an Independent Trustee vacancy on the Board occurs. A Qualifying Fund Shareholder is a shareholder that: (i) owns of record, or beneficially through a financial intermediary, 1/2 of 1% or more of the Trust's outstanding shares and (ii) has been a shareholder of at least 1/2 of 1% of the Trust's total outstanding shares for 12 months or more prior to submitting the recommendation to the Nominating Committee. In order to recommend a nominee, a Qualifying Fund Shareholder should send a letter to the chairperson of the Nominating Committee, Ms. Adela Cepeda, care of Keith Weller, 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 registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not applicable to this filing of a semi-annual report.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

(a)(3)  Written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons – not applicable to the registrant.

 

(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 is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

The UBS Funds

 

By: /s/ Igor Lasun  
  Igor Lasun  
  President  

 

Date:    March 13, 2023

 

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.

 

The UBS Funds

 

By: /s/ Igor Lasun  
  Igor Lasun  
  President  

 

Date:   March 13, 2023

 

By: /s/ Joanne M. Kilkeary  
  Joanne M. Kilkeary  
  Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer  

 

Date:    March 13, 2023