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The UBS Funds
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Prospectus Supplement
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The UBS Funds
Prospectus Supplement
June 30, 2015
Dear Investor,
The purpose of this supplement is to update the Prospectuses of each series (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) of The UBS Funds (the “Trust”) dated October 28, 2014, as supplemented.
At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, the Board approved the elimination of the redemption fees for the Funds, effective August 3, 2015 for any redemptions taking place on or after that date. In connection with that change, the Prospectuses are revised to delete all references to the redemption fees, effective August 3, 2015.
PLEASE BE SURE TO RETAIN THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
ZS-722
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The UBS Funds
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SAI Supplement
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The UBS Funds
UBS Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information
June 30, 2015
Dear Investor,
The purpose of this supplement is to update the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) of The UBS Funds (the “Trust”) dated October 28, 2014, as supplemented, regarding (1) elimination of the redemption fees for the Fund and (2) changes to the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
Elimination of Redemption Fees. At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, the Board approved the elimination of the redemption fees for the Fund, effective August 3, 2015 for any redemptions taking place on or after that date. In connection with that change, the SAI is revised to delete all references to the redemption fees, effective August 3, 2015.
Changes to the Board of Trustees. Shawn Lytle no longer serves as Trustee of the Trust. Additionally, on June 5, 2015, E. Blake Moore, Jr. was appointed as an interested Trustee and member of the Distribution Committee. In connection with these changes, the SAI is revised as follows:
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1.
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All references to Mr. Lytle in the SAI are hereby removed.
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2.
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The first sentence of the sixth paragraph under the heading “Management of the Trust—Organization of the Board” on page 41 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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Ms. Cepeda, Mr. Roob, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Moore sit on the Trust's Distribution Committee, which has the responsibility, among other things, to: (i) review matters relating to the marketing, distribution and sales activities of the Fund; (ii) oversee the effectiveness of marketing, distribution and sales activities; and (iii) review any proposed distribution strategies and marketing activities relating to the sales of the shares of the Fund.
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The last sentence of the second paragraph under the heading “Management of the Trust—Trustee qualifications” on page 43 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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In addition, the Board considered that E. Blake Moore, Jr. would contribute valuable experience due to his management position with the Advisor.
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4.
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The following information is added in the “Interested trustee” table on page 46:
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Name, address
and age
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Position(s)
held with
Trust
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Term of
office1 and
length of
time
served
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Principal occupation(s)
during past 5 years
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Number of portfolios in
Fund complex overseen
by trustee
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Other directorships
held by trustee
during past 5 years
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E. Blake Moore, Jr.2,*
Age: 57
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Interested Trustee
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Since
June 2015
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Mr. Moore is a Managing Director and head of Americas at UBS Global AM (since March 2015). Mr. Moore is a member of the UBS Global Asset Management Executive Committee and UBS Americas Executive Committee. Prior to joining UBS Global AM, he was Executive Vice President, head of Distribution at Mackenzie Investments in Canada for over three years. Before this, he spent over six years at Allianz Global Investors in New York where he held a number of senior management roles. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management. Prior to Allianz, he served as a member of the Executive Committee and Partner at Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management.
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Mr. Moore is a trustee of three investment companies (consisting of 30 portfolios) for which UBS Global AM serves as investment advisor or manager.
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None.
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1 Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term.
2 Mr. Moore is considered to be an interested person of the Trust under the federal securities laws due to his position as an officer of UBS Global AM.
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The following information is added under the heading “Management of the Trust—Information about trustee ownership of Fund shares” in the “Interested trustee” table on page 51:
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Trustee
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Dollar range of equity
securities in the Fund1
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Aggregate dollar range of equity securities in all
registered investment companies overseen by
trustee for which UBS Global AM or
an affiliate serves as Investment advisor,
sub-advisor or manager1
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E. Blake Moore, Jr.
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None
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None
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PLEASE BE SURE TO RETAIN THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
ZS-729