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 | 811-06292 |
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UBS Investment Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York | | 10019-6028 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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Mark F. Kemper, Esq. |
UBS Asset Management |
1285 Avenue of the Americas |
New York, NY 10019-6028 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Copy to:
Jack W. Murphy, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-2401
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 212-821 3000 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | February 28, 2017 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Semiannual Report | February 28, 2017
April 17, 2017
Dear shareholder,
We present you with the semiannual report for UBS U.S. Allocation Fund (the "Fund") for the six months ended February 28, 2017.
Effective March 1, 2017, Gregor Hirt and Paul Lang replaced Andreas Koester as portfolio manager to the Fund.
Performance
Over the six months ended February 28, 2017, the Fund's Class A shares rose 6.18% before deducting the maximum sales charge and rose 0.33% after deducting the maximum sales charge. During the same period, the Fund's primary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index,1 which tracks large cap US equities, gained 10.01%. Since the Fund invests in both stocks and bonds, we believe it is appropriate to also compare its performance to the UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Benchmark (the Fund's secondary benchmark),2 which gained 6.23% during the period. (Returns for all share classes over various time periods and descriptions of the indices are shown in "Performance at a glance" on page 6; please note that the returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.)
Market commentary
The US economy faced a number of headwinds but overcame these challenges and continued to expand during the reporting period. That being said, the overall pace of growth was fairly tepid. The US Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product ("GDP") grew at a 0.8% seasonally adjusted annualized rate during the second quarter of 2016. GDP growth then improved to 3.5% during the third quarter—the strongest reading since the third quarter of 2014. Finally, the US Commerce Department's final reading showed that fourth-quarter 2016 GDP grew 2.1%.3
After taking its first step to normalizing monetary policy in late 2015, the US Federal Reserve Board ("Fed") kept the fed funds rate unchanged until December 2016, when it increased rates 0.25% to a range between 0.50% and 0.75%. The federal funds rate or the "fed funds rate," is the rate US banks charge one another for funds they borrow on an overnight basis. After keeping rates unchanged at its first meeting in 2017, the Fed again raised rates 0.25% to a range between 0.75% and 1.00% at its meeting that concluded on March 15, 2017 (after the reporting period ended). In its statement following the March meeting the Fed said, "The Committee expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run. However, the actual path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data."
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Investment Objective:
Total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income
Portfolio Managers:
Gregor Hirt
Paul Lang
UBS Asset Management
(Americas) Inc.
Commencement:
Class A—May 10, 1993
Class C—July 22, 1992
Class P (formerly Class Y)—May 10, 1993
Dividend payments:
Annually, if any
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 UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Benchmark is an unmanaged benchmark compiled by the Advisor, constructed as follows: from July 22, 1992 (the Fund's inception) until February 29, 2004: 100% S&P 500 Index; from March 1, 2004 until May 31, 2005: 65% Russell 3000 Index, 30% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index and 5% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Index; and from June 1, 2005 until present: 65% Russell 3000 Index, 30% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index and 5% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.
3 Based on the Commerce Department's final reading for GDP announced on March 30, 2017, after the reporting period had ended.
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After a poor start, the US stock market reversed course and posted strong results during the reporting period as a whole. After treading water in September 2016, US stocks declined in October given mixed corporate earnings reports and uncertainties surrounding the US elections. The market then rallied sharply over the last four months of the period. Investment sentiment improved given expectations for improving growth and rising corporate profits under the Trump administration. The overall US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, rose 10.01% for the six months ended February 28, 2017.
The overall US fixed income market produced weak results during the reporting period. In the US, Treasury yields moved sharply higher after the November elections as investors anticipated an uptick in growth and inflation. Additionally, in December the Fed increased its projection for the number of rate hikes it would make in 2017. For the six-month period, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury rose from 1.58% to 2.36% (bond yields and prices move in the opposite direction). The overall US bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index,4 declined 2.19% for the six months ended February 28, 2017. Riskier high yield bonds generated superior results over the reporting period, as the BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index5 gained 5.52%.
Portfolio commentary
What worked
• Overall, asset allocation added value during the reporting period, largely driven by the Fund's fixed income position.6
– We tactically adjusted the portfolio during the six-month period given the changing economic and market environment. We began the reporting period neutral equities versus the Index, with a 65.0% allocation, while we were underweight fixed income, with a 15.25% allocation to US investment grade bonds. Elsewhere, we had a 6.0% allocation to US high yield bonds, an 8.0% allocation to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS") and a 5.75% cash position.
– At the end of the reporting period, the Fund was allocated as follows: US equities—67.0%; US investment grade bonds—9.5%; US high yield bonds—8.0%; US TIPS—6.0%; cash—9.5%. For comparison purposes, neutral Index weights for the Fund are 65.0% equities and 35.0% fixed income.
Throughout the reporting period, we increased our underweight to US fixed income, as we found the asset class to be unattractive relative to US equities. We slightly reduced our US TIPS allocation, as it performed strongly amid greater reflationary expectations following the outcome of the US election. Additionally, we maintained our preference for investment grade corporate bonds, but slightly reduced our allocation after a reassessment in interest rates broadly and strong performance. Finally, throughout the reporting period we increased our allocation to US equities from neutral to overweight as President Trump's pro-growth rhetoric and policy promises of lighter regulation, lower taxes, increased fiscal spending and "America First" trade deals are all potentially supportive to domestic growth and, in turn, corporate earnings.
• The use of equity futures improved the Fund's results. These derivative instruments, which were utilized to manage the Fund's equity exposure, added to performance.
4 The Bloomberg Barclays 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 BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index is an unmanaged index of publicly placed, non-convertible, coupon-bearing US dollar-denominated, below investment grade corporate debt with a term to maturity of at least one year. The Index is market-capitalization-weighted, so that larger bond issuers have a greater effect on the index's return. However, the representation of any single bond issuer is restricted to a maximum of 2% of the total index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.
6 Allocations include derivative exposure.
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• In the US equity research portion of the Fund, stock selection overall was positive for performance. In particular, holdings in the information technology, telecommunication services and healthcare sectors were the largest contributors to results.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a US multinational banking and financial services holding company. Its stock performed exceptionally well after the US presidential elections. In particular, US financials have benefited from promises of less regulations and expectations for a steeper yield curve. In addition, the company's capital levels, liquidity and asset quality metrics remain strong, and expense discipline and excess cash return opportunities are improving, in our view.
• Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers of memory chips in the world. The company has undergone a restructuring and is now focused on profiting from a stable oligopolistic structure of chosen market segments (NAND, DRAM memory). We believe Micron Technology's Chief Executive Officer is well-prepared to lead the company during its further transition.
• Lincoln Financial operates within the insurance sector. Its fee-based accumulation businesses had solid performance in the second half of 2016. Stable mid-teens returns in Lincoln Financial's variable annuity business seem to be ignored by the market. Their competitors sacrificed product conservativism for higher market share. In contrast, Lincoln Financial has held a steady second-tier market share for almost a decade, never offering the more lucrative guarantees that have caused headaches for its competitors.
• In the US equity research portion of the Fund, an underweight to telecommunication services, an overweight to information technology and an underweight to utilities were positive for relative performance.
• A number of holdings were additive for performance in the US growth equity portion of the Fund.
• Apple, Inc. performed well as demand for the iPhone 7 exceeded forecasts, resulting in better-than-expected financial results. In addition, investor sentiment was supported given expectations for the release of the new iPhone in the Fall. In particular, there were hopes that the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone would result in a new product cycle and lead to accelerated growth.
• NVIDIA Corp. is a semiconductor company with two primary businesses. Its graphics chips for gaming continued to do extremely well. NVIDIA also has a growing source of potential revenue from its rapidly expanding artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning chips. These products are quickly being adopted by many companies in the information technology sector and elsewhere in the economy. Collectively, NVIDIA's product lines have helped the company surpass earnings expectations.
• Microsoft Corp. remains the dominant player in the software industry through its Office suite of products. The company's transition to cloud services has also been well received by investors as it has gained market share, helping push Microsoft's share price higher.
• In the US growth equity portion of the Fund, sector positioning, overall, contributed to performance. In particular, an underweight to consumer staples, an overweight to information technology and an underweight to the telecommunication services sectors were the most beneficial for relative performance.
What didn't work
• The Fund's strategic cash overweight detracted from relative performance during the six-month reporting period.
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• Bottom-up equity security selection, overall, was the primary detractor from performance during the reporting period.
• In the US growth equity portion of the Fund, holdings in the industrials, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors were the largest detractors from results.
• Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. is a medical device company. It was dragged down along with the overall health care sector during the reporting period. In addition, investors were disappointed that the synergies from the 2015 merger between Zimmer and Biomet have not been as robust as anticipated. We closed our position in the company prior to the end of the reporting period.
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company whose key drugs are used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. The biotechnology industry as a whole lagged during the period over concerns that the government would put greater pressure on drug prices. The company also experienced near-term execution headwinds that pushed back earnings into 2017. We closed our position in the company prior to the end of the reporting period.
• Parsley Energy, Inc. is an exploration and production ("E&P") company focus in the Permian Basin in Texas. We purchased shares of Parsley Energy in early 2017 based on our belief that would be able to grow earnings given its low-cost acreage and stabilizing commodity prices. While we remain positive on the company, its shares were negatively impacted by a dip in commodity prices in January and February 2017. We continue to hold Parsley Energy, as we believe the company may experience outsized growth for several years, while the company's low operating costs versus its peers is an advantage.
• In the US growth equity portion of the Fund. In particular, underweights to energy and healthcare, along with the portfolio's modest cash position, were the largest detractors from results.
• While stock selection was positive in all 11 sectors for the US equity research portion of the Fund, several individual holdings detracted from results.
• SM Energy Company is engaged in the acquisition, production, exploration and development of natural gas and crude oil. The company was the top detractor from results in the US equity research portion of the portfolio, mainly due to its longer-than-expected market repositioning initiatives. We closed our position in the stock after the end of the reporting period.
• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics based on RNA interference. The recent termination of the company's product Revusiran for a severe form of TTR amyloidosis raised concerns about the potential safety of the platform. However, we believe the frail nature of these patients, combined with an extremely high dose, may have been to blame given the favorable safety profile observed to date in both the Patisiran and Inclisiran programs. As these programs continue to progress we believe the entire platform will be viewed as less risky, allowing Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to pursue a number of additional targets. Accordingly, we continue to hold the stock.
• Mallinckrodt Plc. is a global specialty pharmaceuticals company. Mallinckrodt suffered from concerns around durability of its Acthar franchise. In January 2017, the company had to settle Federal Trade Commission charges regarding violations of the antitrust laws related to this specialty drug. We continue to hold the stock, as we believe that the Acthar franchise may prove more durable than is currently expected. Additionally, if Mallinckrodt continues to buy back its stock and pay down debt at current rates, we believe that there will be significant upside potential to the company's shares.
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• Sector positioning, overall, modestly detracted from results in the US equity research portion of the Fund. In particular, its small cash position, along with underweights to financials and industrials, were the largest detractors from results.
Outlook
We continue to prefer US equities over US bonds and are holding some cash on the sidelines. We currently have an overweight allocation to US equities. While our analysis shows US equities as being overvalued in a historical context, President Trump's pro-growth rhetoric and policy promises are potentially supportive to domestic growth and, therefore, corporate earnings. Among US equities, we believe more cyclical 'value' sectors, including energy and financials, are attractively valued versus equity market bond proxies.
We hold an underweight to US fixed income and a slight underweight stance among fixed income holdings. Structural deflationary forces, including aging populations, are likely to act as a rebalancing mechanism to significant further U.S. Treasury yield rises in the medium term. However, there are still risks of shorter-term upside inflationary surprises due to commodity price rises and stronger-than-expected wage growth. Against this backdrop, we continue to retain a positive view of US TIPS. We also continue to prefer global investment grade corporate bonds over sovereigns, which is largely predicated on yield pick-up. We do not believe that a sharp rise in defaults at the higher-quality end of corporate debt is likely in the current backdrop. Also, we've become more constructive on US high yield. Against a backdrop of accelerating demand growth in the US, we see President Trump's campaign promises of lighter regulation for the energy sector as a positive for US high yield, where oil companies are a significant part of that universe.
While data supports a continued improvement in the US economic outlook, which should be supportive of US risk assets in general, we are only slightly overweight US equities given that a high level of uncertainty remains around President Trump's policies, and the scale of fiscal action is likely to remain constrained by budgetary realities.
We thank you for your continued support and welcome any comments or questions you may have. For additional information on the UBS family of funds,* please contact your financial advisor or visit us at www.ubs.com/am-us.
Sincerely,

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Mark E. Carver President UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Managing Director UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. | | Gregor Hirt Portfolio Manager UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Managing Director UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. | |
This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended February 28, 2017. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of April 17, 2017. 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. The prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. 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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Performance at a glance (unaudited)
Average annual total returns for periods ended 02/28/2017 | | 6 months | | 1 year | | 5 years | | 10 years | |
Before deducting maximum sales charge | |
Class A1 | | | 6.18 | % | | | 17.81 | % | | | 9.20 | % | | | 5.03 | % | |
Class C2 | | | 5.77 | | | | 16.92 | | | | 8.37 | | | | 4.24 | | |
Class P3 | | | 6.33 | | | | 18.13 | | | | 9.50 | | | | 5.35 | | |
After deducting maximum sales charge | |
Class A1 | | | 0.33 | | | | 11.33 | | | | 7.97 | | | | 4.44 | | |
Class C2 | | | 4.77 | | | | 15.92 | | | | 8.37 | | | | 4.24 | | |
S&P 500 Index4 | | | 10.01 | | | | 24.98 | | | | 14.01 | | | | 7.62 | | |
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Benchmark5 | | | 6.23 | | | | 18.20 | | | | 10.04 | | | | 6.91 | | |
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds median | | | 3.64 | | | | 14.01 | | | | 5.21 | | | | 4.18 | | |
Most recent calendar quarter-end returns (unaudited)
Average annual total returns for periods ended 03/31/2017 | | 6 months | | 1 year | | 5 years | | 10 years | |
Before deducting maximum sales charge | |
Class A1 | | | 6.06 | % | | | 12.66 | % | | | 8.84 | % | | | 5.03 | % | |
Class C2 | | | 5.68 | | | | 11.80 | | | | 8.02 | | | | 4.24 | | |
Class P3 | | | 6.21 | | | | 12.94 | | | | 9.14 | | | | 5.35 | | |
After deducting maximum sales charge | |
Class A1 | | | 0.22 | | | | 6.46 | | | | 7.61 | | | | 4.43 | | |
Class C2 | | | 4.68 | | | | 10.80 | | | | 8.02 | | | | 4.24 | | |
The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the December 29, 2016 prospectuses, were as follows: Class A—1.03% and 1.03%; Class C—1.78% and 1.78%; and Class P—0.75% and 0.75%.
Net expenses reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to an agreement that is in effect to cap the expenses. The Fund and UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. have entered into a written agreement, separate from UBS AM's investment advisory agreement with the Fund, whereby UBS AM has agreed to permanently reduce its management fees based on the Fund's average daily net assets to the following rates: $0 to $250 million: 0.50%; in excess of $250 million up to $500 million: 0.45%; in excess of $500 million up to $2 billion: 0.40%; over $2 billion: 0.35%. Effective December 29, 2016, UBS AM has contractually undertaken to waive fees/reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses, when necessary, so that the ordinary total annual operating expenses of each class through December 31, 2017 (excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs and interest expense relating to short sales, and expenses attributable to investments in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, if any) would not exceed 1.15% for Class A, 1.90% for Class C and 0.90% for Class P.
1 Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.5%. Class A shares bear ongoing 12b-1 service fees.
2 Maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% imposed on redemptions and is reduced to 0% after one year. Class C shares bear ongoing 12b-1 distribution and service fees.
3 Class P shares do not bear initial or contingent deferred sales charges or ongoing 12b-1 service and distribution fees, but Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which, if included, would have reduced performance.
4 The 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.
5 The UBS U.S. Allocation Fund Benchmark is an unmanaged benchmark compiled by the Advisor, constructed as follows: from July 22, 1992 (the Fund's inception) until February 29, 2004: 100% S&P 500 Index; from March 1, 2004 until May 31, 2005: 65% Russell 3000 Index, 30% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index, and 5% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Index; and from June 1, 2005 until present: 65% Russell 3000 Index, 30% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index, and 5% BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index. Investors should note that indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.
Prior to February 17, 2015, if an investor sold or exchanged shares less than 90 days after purchase, a redemption fee of 1.00% of the amount sold or exchanged was deducted at the time of the transaction, except as noted otherwise in the prospectus. For sales or exchanges taking place on or after February 17, 2015 but prior to August 3, 2015, there was a reduction in the redemption holding period from 90 days to 30 days. Effective August 3, 2015, the 1.00% redemption fee imposed on sales or exchanges of any class of shares of the funds made during the holding periods specified in the prospectus was eliminated. Please refer to the prospectus for further information.
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 http://www.ubs.com/us-mutualfundperformance.
Lipper peer group data calculated by Lipper Inc.; used with permission. The Lipper median is the return of the fund that places in the middle of a Lipper peer group.
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Understanding your Fund's expenses (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, 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 the 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, September 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017.
Actual expenses (unaudited)
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 for each class of shares 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 (unaudited)
The second line for each class of shares in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 the Fund's actual return for each class of shares. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the 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 Fund 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 Fund 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.
| | | | Beginning account value September 1, 2016 | | Ending account value February 28, 2017 | | Expenses paid during period1 09/01/16 to 02/28/17 | | Expense ratio during the period | |
Class A | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,061.80 | | | $ | 5.16 | | | | 1.01 | % | |
| | Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.79 | | | | 5.06 | | | | 1.01 | | |
Class C | | Actual | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,057.70 | | | | 9.03 | | | | 1.77 | | |
| | Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.02 | | | | 8.85 | | | | 1.77 | | |
Class P | | Actual | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,063.30 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 0.74 | | |
| | Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.13 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 0.74 | | |
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Portfolio statistics—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
Top ten equity holdings1 | | Percentage of net assets | |
Facebook, Inc., Class A | | | 1.9 | % | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 1.9 | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 1.6 | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 1.4 | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 1.2 | | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 1.1 | | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 1.1 | | |
Allergan PLC | | | 1.0 | | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 0.9 | | |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 0.9 | | |
Total | | | 13.0 | % | |
Top ten long-term fixed income holdings1 | | Percentage of net assets | |
US Treasury Inflation Index Note (TIPS), 0.375%, due 07/15/25 | | | 4.4 | % | |
US Treasury Inflation Index Note (TIPS), 0.125%, due 04/15/20 | | | 1.0 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates II, 3.500%, TBA | | | 0.8 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates, 3.500%, TBA | | | 0.6 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates, 3.000%, TBA | | | 0.5 | | |
US Treasury Note, 2.000%, due 11/15/26 | | | 0.5 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates, 3.000%, TBA | | | 0.5 | | |
US Treasury Inflation Index Note (TIPS), 0.125%, due 04/15/21 | | | 0.5 | | |
US Treasury Note, 0.750%, due 10/31/18 | | | 0.4 | | |
US Treasury Note, 2.250%, due 01/31/24 | | | 0.4 | | |
Total | | | 9.6 | % | |
Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin1 | | Percentage of net assets | |
United States | | | 93.9 | % | |
Ireland | | | 1.2 | | |
Canada | | | 0.9 | | |
Singapore | | | 0.9 | | |
Bermuda | | | 0.7 | | |
Total | | | 97.6 | % | |
1 The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.
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Portfolio statistics—February 28, 2017 (unaudited) (concluded)
Asset allocation1 | | Percentage of net assets | |
Common stocks | | | 43.0 | % | |
Corporate bonds | | | 9.9 | | |
US government obligations | | | 9.5 | | |
Investment companies | | | 6.9 | | |
Mortgage & agency debt securities | | | 4.4 | | |
Short-term US government obligation | | | 3.0 | | |
Asset-backed securities | | | 2.4 | | |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | | | 1.6 | | |
Futures and swaps | | | 0.8 | | |
Non-US government obligations | | | 0.4 | | |
Municipal bonds and notes | | | 0.2 | | |
Loan assignment | | | 0.0 | * | |
Preferred stock | | | 0.0 | * | |
Cash equivalents and other assets less liabilities | | | 17.9 | | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | |
* Weighting represents less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets as of the dates indicated.
1 The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
Common stocks—43.02% | |
Aerospace & defense—1.33% | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 14,288 | | | $ | 1,778,856 | | |
TransDigm Group, Inc.1 | | | 3,204 | | | | 814,457 | | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 6,767 | | | | 761,626 | | |
| | | | | 3,354,939 | | |
Automobiles—0.36% | |
General Motors Co. | | | 24,682 | | | | 909,285 | | |
Banks—0.16% | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 7,278 | | | | 400,290 | | |
Beverages—0.39% | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 8,969 | | | | 989,998 | | |
Biotechnology—1.73% | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | | | 7,781 | | | | 401,811 | | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,544 | | | | 300,524 | | |
Bioverativ, Inc.* | | | 633 | | | | 32,967 | | |
Celgene Corp.* | | | 15,570 | | | | 1,923,051 | | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | | | 6,764 | | | | 212,254 | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 14,718 | | | | 1,037,325 | | |
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 23,582 | | | | 378,491 | | |
MacroGenics, Inc.* | | | 2,809 | | | | 59,382 | | |
TG Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | | | 7,712 | | | | 43,958 | | |
| | | | | 4,389,763 | | |
Capital markets—0.27% | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 14,848 | | | | 678,108 | | |
Chemicals—1.57% | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 12,476 | | | | 1,546,650 | | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 7,150 | | | | 652,366 | | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 5,734 | | | | 1,769,168 | | |
| | | | | 3,968,184 | | |
Communications equipment—0.14% | |
Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 3,029 | | | | 360,421 | | |
Construction materials—0.17% | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 2,032 | | | | 438,810 | | |
Consumer finance—0.17% | |
American Express Co. | | | 5,380 | | | | 430,723 | | |
Diversified financial services—0.94% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 42,620 | | | | 1,051,862 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 14,583 | | | | 1,321,511 | | |
| | | | | 2,373,373 | | |
Electric utilities—0.29% | |
NextEra Energy, Inc.1 | | | 5,627 | | | | 737,137 | | |
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—0.29% | |
Flex Ltd.* | | | 22,400 | | | | 369,376 | | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | | | 14,611 | | | | 372,727 | | |
| | | | | 742,103 | | |
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
Common stocks—(continued) | |
Energy equipment & services—0.18% | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 6,723 | | | $ | 359,412 | | |
Noble Corp. PLC1 | | | 15,230 | | | | 101,736 | | |
| | | | | 461,148 | | |
Equity real estate investment trusts—0.49% | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 6,810 | | | | 735,480 | | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 2,750 | | | | 507,100 | | |
| | | | | 1,242,580 | | |
Food & staples retailing—0.40% | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 14,993 | | | | 476,777 | | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 6,281 | | | | 542,553 | | |
| | | | | 1,019,330 | | |
Food products—0.38% | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 21,607 | | | | 948,980 | | |
Health care equipment & supplies—1.10% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 26,345 | | | | 1,187,633 | | |
The Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 6,911 | | | | 1,376,257 | | |
Wright Medical Group NV* | | | 8,330 | | | | 232,240 | | |
| | | | | 2,796,130 | | |
Health care providers & services—0.60% | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 2,882 | | | | 429,130 | | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | | | 3,187 | | | | 453,383 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 3,775 | | | | 624,309 | | |
| | | | | 1,506,822 | | |
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—1.32% | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.* | | | 18,200 | | | | 922,740 | | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 31,145 | | | | 1,771,216 | | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc.* | | | 7,119 | | | | 189,295 | | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 7,119 | | | | 465,013 | | |
| | | | | 3,348,264 | | |
Household durables—0.29% | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 15,019 | | | | 736,382 | | |
Industrial conglomerates—0.76% | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 14,809 | | | | 1,266,910 | | |
General Electric Co. | | | 22,182 | | | | 661,245 | | |
| | | | | 1,928,155 | | |
Insurance—1.49% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 6,106 | | | | 441,769 | | |
Aon PLC | | | 3,950 | | | | 456,817 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 10,632 | | | | 745,941 | | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 10,167 | | | | 747,071 | | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 8,806 | | | | 461,787 | | |
The Allstate Corp. | | | 11,154 | | | | 916,413 | | |
| | | | | 3,769,798 | | |
Internet & catalog retail—2.06% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 5,724 | | | | 4,837,009 | | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 3,231 | | | | 384,618 | | |
| | | | | 5,221,627 | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
Common stocks—(continued) | |
Internet software & services—3.83% | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 4,152 | | | $ | 3,508,149 | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 1,629 | | | | 1,341,009 | | |
Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 35,733 | | | | 4,843,251 | | |
| | | | | 9,692,409 | | |
IT services—2.44% | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 10,153 | | | | 1,726,010 | | |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 19,465 | | | | 2,150,104 | | |
Visa, Inc., Class A1 | | | 26,150 | | | | 2,299,631 | | |
| | | | | 6,175,745 | | |
Machinery—0.79% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 4,847 | | | | 468,511 | | |
Colfax Corp.* | | | 12,117 | | | | 461,052 | | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 18,606 | | | | 1,072,636 | | |
| | | | | 2,002,199 | | |
Media—1.36% | |
CBS Corp., Class B | | | 9,816 | | | | 647,071 | | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 25,394 | | | | 2,795,625 | | |
| | | | | 3,442,696 | | |
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—1.40% | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 6,176 | | | | 599,010 | | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 6,193 | | | | 107,387 | | |
Hess Corp. | | | 3,162 | | | | 162,653 | | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*,1 | | | 35,567 | | | | 491,891 | | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 44,029 | | | | 623,451 | | |
Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A* | | | 28,307 | | | | 860,250 | | |
PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 4,827 | | | | 326,257 | | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 14,805 | | | | 364,943 | | |
| | | | | 3,535,842 | | |
Personal products—0.47% | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 14,360 | | | | 1,189,726 | | |
Pharmaceuticals—1.86% | |
Allergan PLC | | | 10,030 | | | | 2,455,544 | | |
Biogen, Inc.* | | | 1,267 | | | | 365,656 | | |
Catalent, Inc.* | | | 15,164 | | | | 435,207 | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 7,749 | | | | 641,695 | | |
Mallinckrodt PLC* | | | 5,897 | | | | 309,121 | | |
The Medicines Co.*,1 | | | 9,514 | | | | 498,724 | | |
| | | | | 4,705,947 | | |
Professional services—0.55% | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc.* | | | 16,709 | | | | 1,385,510 | | |
Road & rail—0.93% | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | | | 8,972 | | | | 1,323,191 | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 3,433 | | | | 415,496 | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 5,644 | | | | 609,213 | | |
| | | | | 2,347,900 | | |
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—2.86% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 12,721 | | | | 460,755 | | |
Broadcom Ltd. | | | 8,759 | | | | 1,847,536 | | |
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
Common stocks—(concluded) | |
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—(concluded) | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 6,812 | | | $ | 368,393 | | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 3,543 | | | | 419,987 | | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | | 46,095 | | | | 719,082 | | |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | 33,694 | | | | 789,787 | | |
Microsemi Corp.* | | | 7,000 | | | | 362,740 | | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 11,046 | | | | 1,120,948 | | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 23,239 | | | | 351,606 | | |
Qorvo, Inc.*,1 | | | 5,827 | | | | 385,165 | | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.1 | | | 4,309 | | | | 408,536 | | |
| | | | | 7,234,535 | | |
Software—4.63% | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 35,341 | | | | 1,594,939 | | |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | | 12,085 | | | | 1,430,139 | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 4,862 | | | | 420,563 | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 63,383 | | | | 4,055,244 | | |
PTC, Inc.* | | | 6,820 | | | | 367,530 | | |
Salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 18,793 | | | | 1,528,811 | | |
ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 18,402 | | | | 1,599,502 | | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 6,448 | | | | 367,407 | | |
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.* | | | 1,809 | | | | 349,842 | | |
| | | | | 11,713,977 | | |
Specialty retail—2.43% | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 6,608 | | | | 1,795,460 | | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 18,479 | | | | 2,677,792 | | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 21,481 | | | | 1,685,184 | | |
| | | | | 6,158,436 | | |
Technology hardware, storage & peripherals—1.46% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 21,229 | | | | 2,908,161 | | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 10,298 | | | | 791,710 | | |
| | | | | 3,699,871 | | |
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—0.63% | |
Nike, Inc., Class B | | | 28,031 | | | | 1,602,252 | | |
Tobacco—0.34% | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 7,895 | | | | 863,318 | | |
Wireless telecommunication services—0.16% | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 6,268 | | | | 391,938 | | |
Total common stocks (cost—$89,894,434) | | | 108,894,651 | | |
Investment companies—6.91% | |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | | | 43,300 | | | | 5,134,514 | | |
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | | | 106,000 | | | | 12,364,900 | | |
Total investment companies (cost—$16,586,467) | | | 17,499,414 | | |
Preferred stock—0.00%†† | |
Financial services—0.00%†† | |
Squaretwo Financial Corp.2,3 (cost—$0) | | | 35,000 | | | | 0 | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
US government obligations—9.48% | | | |
US Treasury Bonds 2.250%, due 08/15/46 | | $ | 170,000 | | | $ | 145,496 | | |
2.750%, due 11/15/42 | | | 425,000 | | | | 408,249 | | |
2.875%, due 11/15/46 | | | 175,000 | | | | 171,726 | | |
3.000%, due 02/15/47 | | | 120,000 | | | | 120,042 | | |
3.125%, due 08/15/44 | | | 600,000 | | | | 617,602 | | |
3.750%, due 08/15/41 | | | 275,000 | | | | 314,381 | | |
3.750%, due 11/15/43 | | | 445,000 | | | | 511,402 | | |
4.500%, due 02/15/36 | | | 25,000 | | | | 31,976 | | |
US Treasury Inflation Index Bond (TIPS) 1.000%, due 02/15/46 | | | 86,609 | | | | 89,409 | | |
US Treasury Inflation Index Notes (TIPS) 0.125%, due 04/15/20 | | | 2,448,506 | | | | 2,493,662 | | |
0.125%, due 04/15/21 | | | 1,140,899 | | | | 1,156,275 | | |
0.375%, due 07/15/25 | | | 11,184,008 | | | | 11,279,229 | | |
0.375%, due 01/15/27 | | | 429,768 | | | | 430,993 | | |
US Treasury Notes 0.750%, due 10/31/18 | | | 995,000 | | | | 988,276 | | |
0.750%, due 07/15/19 | | | 175,000 | | | | 172,580 | | |
1.000%, due 11/15/19 | | | 840,000 | | | | 830,353 | | |
1.125%, due 07/31/21 | | | 760,000 | | | | 736,666 | | |
1.375%, due 08/31/23 | | | 800,000 | | | | 762,562 | | |
2.000%, due 12/31/21 | | | 155,000 | | | | 155,702 | | |
2.000%, due 11/15/26 | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,339,771 | | |
2.250%, due 12/31/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,242 | | |
2.250%, due 01/31/24 | | | 975,000 | | | | 979,151 | | |
2.250%, due 02/15/27 | | | 225,000 | | | | 222,803 | | |
Total US government obligations (cost—$24,054,738) | | | 24,008,548 | | |
Mortgage & agency debt securities—4.36% | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates, 5.000%, due 03/01/38 | | | 36,164 | | | | 39,667 | | |
5.000%, due 11/01/38 | | | 4,070 | | | | 4,447 | | |
5.500%, due 05/01/37 | | | 208,302 | | | | 235,354 | | |
5.500%, due 08/01/40 | | | 30,834 | | | | 34,562 | | |
6.500%, due 08/01/28 | | | 85,693 | | | | 97,472 | | |
3.000% TBA | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,240,412 | | |
3.500% TBA | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,434,562 | | |
4.000% TBA | | | 250,000 | | | | 262,715 | | |
4.500% TBA | | | 300,000 | | | | 322,096 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates, 3.500%, due 01/01/47 | | | 347,788 | | | | 356,829 | | |
4.000%, due 12/01/39 | | | 116,167 | | | | 122,154 | | |
4.000%, due 02/01/41 | | | 61,937 | | | | 65,245 | | |
4.000%, due 08/01/45 | | | 261,730 | | | | 277,332 | | |
4.500%, due 09/01/37 | | | 323,944 | | | | 349,947 | | |
5.000%, due 10/01/39 | | | 17,585 | | | | 19,288 | | |
5.000%, due 05/01/40 | | | 27,757 | | | | 30,497 | | |
5.500%, due 08/01/39 | | | 109,456 | | | | 122,333 | | |
7.000%, due 08/01/32 | | | 168,225 | | | | 198,274 | | |
7.500%, due 02/01/33 | | | 2,962 | | | | 3,268 | | |
3.000% TBA | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,352,998 | | |
3.500% TBA | | | 275,000 | | | | 281,832 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Mortgage & agency debt securities—(concluded) | | | |
4.500% TBA | | $ | 175,000 | | | $ | 188,050 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association Certificate I, 4.000%, due 07/15/42 | | | 102,041 | | | | 108,559 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates II, 3.000%, due 02/20/47 | | | 425,000 | | | | 430,640 | | |
6.000%, due 11/20/28 | | | 823 | | | | 934 | | |
6.000%, due 02/20/29 | | | 1,980 | | | | 2,260 | | |
6.000%, due 02/20/34 | | | 290,286 | | | | 318,012 | | |
3.000% TBA | | | 600,000 | | | | 607,101 | | |
3.500% TBA | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,974,887 | | |
4.000% TBA | | | 525,000 | | | | 555,557 | | |
Total mortgage & agency debt securities (cost—$10,934,768) | | | 11,037,284 | | |
Asset-backed securities—2.37% | | | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2012-4, Class D, 2.680%, due 10/09/18 | | | 350,000 | | | | 350,457 | | |
Series 2014-1, Class B, 1.680%, due 07/08/19 | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,103 | | |
Series 2014-1, Class D, 2.540%, due 06/08/20 | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,729 | | |
Series 2016-3, Class D, 2.710%, due 09/08/22 | | | 225,000 | | | | 223,692 | | |
Series 2016-4, Class A2A, 1.340%, due 04/08/20 | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,909 | | |
Series 2016-4, Class D, 2.740%, due 12/08/22 | | | 400,000 | | | | 395,263 | | |
Series 2017-1, Class D, 3.130%, due 01/18/23 | | | 325,000 | | | | 325,950 | | |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, Series 2013-4, Class C, 2.670%, due 02/20/19 | | | 425,000 | | | | 427,285 | | |
Series 2013-4, Class D, 3.220%, due 05/20/19 | | | 150,000 | | | | 151,657 | | |
Series 2015-4, Class D, 3.620%, due 05/20/21 | | | 125,000 | | | | 127,861 | | |
Series 2016-1, Class D, 4.030%, due 08/21/23 | | | 320,000 | | | | 326,793 | | |
Series 2016-2, Class D, 3.160%, due 11/20/23 | | | 175,000 | | | | 174,515 | | |
Series 2016-3, Class A2A, 1.360%, due 04/22/19 | | | 95,590 | | | | 95,587 | | |
Series 2016-3, Class D, 2.650%, due 01/20/24 | | | 125,000 | | | | 122,962 | | |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-BA, Class D, 3.840%, due 07/15/214 | | | 300,000 | | | | 303,894 | | |
Series 2015-CA, Class D, 4.200%, due 09/15/214 | | | 225,000 | | | | 229,402 | | |
Series 2015-DA, Class D, 4.590%, due 01/17/234 | | | 200,000 | | | | 205,213 | | |
Series 2016-BA, Class C, 3.190%, due 07/15/224 | | | 100,000 | | | | 101,301 | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Asset-backed securities—(concluded) | |
Series 2016-CA, Class A2, 1.410%, due 01/15/194 | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 249,867 | | |
Series 2016-CA, Class D, 4.180%, due 03/15/244 | | | 150,000 | | | | 148,662 | | |
Series 2017-AA, Class A3, 1.770%, due 01/15/204 | | | 125,000 | | | | 124,884 | | |
Series 2017-AA, Class D, 4.160%, due 05/15/244 | | | 175,000 | | | | 178,349 | | |
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2016-3, Class A2A, 1.350%, due 02/20/19 | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,778 | | |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2013-5, Class C, 2.250%, due 06/17/19 | | | 59,635 | | | | 59,804 | | |
Series 2016-3, Class C, 2.460%, due 03/15/22 | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,882 | | |
Series 2017-1, Class D, 3.170%, due 04/17/23 | | | 350,000 | | | | 349,941 | | |
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2015-B, Class A, 2.550%, due 06/17/24 | | | 250,000 | | | | 252,827 | | |
Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.030%, due 04/15/25 | | | 225,000 | | | | 221,080 | | |
Total asset-backed securities (cost—$5,981,624) | | | 5,998,647 | | |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—1.55% | |
CG-CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL1, Class C, 2.520%, due 06/15/314,5 | | | 150,000 | | | | 148,627 | | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-P5, Class B, 3.698%, due 10/10/495 | | | 100,000 | | | | 97,879 | | |
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-CR21, Class B, 4.339%, due 12/10/475 | | | 145,000 | | | | 150,593 | | |
Series 2015-CR26, Class A4, 3.630%, due 10/10/48 | | | 400,000 | | | | 411,254 | | |
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-K48, Class B, 3.636%, due 08/25/484,5 | | | 200,000 | | | | 195,346 | | |
Series 2015-K50, Class B, 3.779%, due 10/25/484,5 | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,770 | | |
Series 2016-K55, Class B, 4.160%, due 04/25/494,5 | | | 175,000 | | | | 175,242 | | |
GAHR Commericial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-NRF, Class CFX, 3.382%, due 12/15/344,5 | | | 250,000 | | | | 254,524 | | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GSFL, Class D, 4.667%, due 07/15/314,5 | | | 300,000 | | | | 301,519 | | |
Hilton USA Trust, Series 2016-SFP, Class B, 3.323%, due 11/05/354 | | | 325,000 | | | | 323,300 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—(concluded) | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-FL5, Class D, 4.270%, due 07/15/314,5 | | $ | 300,000 | | | $ | 295,358 | | |
Series 2016-JP3, Class B, 3.397%, due 08/15/495 | | | 100,000 | | | | 97,936 | | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C26, Class AS, 3.800%, due 01/15/48 | | | 150,000 | | | | 154,524 | | |
Series 2015-C30, Class A5, 3.822%, due 07/15/48 | | | 180,000 | | | | 188,567 | | |
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C4, Class ASB, 2.994%, due 12/15/49 | | | 300,000 | | | | 301,960 | | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C24, Class A4, 3.732%, due 05/15/48 | | | 250,000 | | | | 260,998 | | |
Series 2015-C24, Class ASB, 3.479%, due 05/15/48 | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,929 | | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C29, Class ASB, 3.400%, due 06/15/48 | | | 150,000 | | | | 155,095 | | |
WFCG Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-BXRP, Class D, 3.341%, due 11/15/294,5 | | | 100,428 | | | | 100,339 | | |
Total commercial mortgage-backed securities (cost—$3,959,065) | | | 3,914,760 | | |
Corporate bonds—9.91% | |
Aerospace & defense—0.06% | |
Constellis Holdings LLC/ Constellis Finance Corp. 9.750%, due 05/15/204 | | | 55,000 | | | | 58,850 | | |
TransDigm, Inc. 6.000%, due 07/15/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 102,875 | | |
| | | | | 161,725 | | |
Auto loans—0.04% | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 2.350%, due 10/04/19 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,047 | | |
3.700%, due 11/24/20 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,067 | | |
| | | | | 112,114 | | |
Automobile OEM—0.15% | |
Ford Motor Co. 7.450%, due 07/16/31 | | | 61,000 | | | | 77,333 | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 8.125%, due 01/15/20 | | | 150,000 | | | | 173,159 | | |
General Motors Co. 6.600%, due 04/01/36 | | | 100,000 | | | | 117,468 | | |
| | | | | 367,960 | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Automotive parts—0.05% | |
Allison Transmission, Inc. 5.000%, due 10/01/244 | | $ | 40,000 | | | $ | 40,700 | | |
Meritor, Inc. 6.250%, due 02/15/24 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,625 | | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 5.125%, due 11/15/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,950 | | |
| | | | | 118,275 | | |
Banking-non-US—0.21% | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. MTN 2.700%, due 11/16/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,482 | | |
BBVA International Preferred SAU 5.919%, due 04/18/175,6 | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,000 | | |
HSBC Bank PLC 1.475%, due 06/15/175,6 | | | 30,000 | | | | 25,131 | | |
1.500%, due 03/31/175,6 | | | 40,000 | | | | 33,508 | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC 6.500%, due 09/15/37 | | | 100,000 | | | | 124,568 | | |
National Westminster Bank PLC, Series C 1.313%, due 03/30/175,6 | | | 80,000 | | | | 65,200 | | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 6.000%, due 12/19/23 | | | 75,000 | | | | 79,640 | | |
Standard Chartered PLC 2.549%, due 01/30/274,5,6 | | | 100,000 | | | | 80,500 | | |
| | | | | 539,029 | | |
Banking-US—0.98% | |
BB&T Corp. MTN 2.625%, due 06/29/20 | | | 140,000 | | | | 141,859 | | |
Capital One Bank USA N.A. 3.375%, due 02/15/23 | | | 70,000 | | | | 70,346 | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. 4.200%, due 10/29/25 | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,995 | | |
Citigroup, Inc. 1.919%, due 07/30/185 | | | 110,000 | | | | 110,751 | | |
5.500%, due 09/13/25 | | | 315,000 | | | | 346,967 | | |
5.950%, due 01/30/235,6 | | | 40,000 | | | | 42,074 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.875%, due 09/10/24 | | | 110,000 | | | | 112,080 | | |
4.625%, due 05/10/21 | | | 260,000 | | | | 280,776 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series V 5.000%, due 07/01/195,6 | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,451 | | |
Morgan Stanley 4.875%, due 11/01/22 | | | 170,000 | | | | 183,217 | | |
Morgan Stanley MTN 4.350%, due 09/08/26 | | | 220,000 | | | | 226,374 | | |
Morgan Stanley, Series H 5.450%, due 07/15/195,6 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,290 | | |
SunTrust Bank 7.250%, due 03/15/18 | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,330 | | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2.700%, due 01/27/22 | | | 80,000 | | | | 79,981 | | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.875%, due 02/25/21 | | | 120,000 | | | | 121,250 | | |
5.150%, due 05/22/45 | | | 80,000 | | | | 85,306 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Banking-US—(concluded) | |
5.750%, due 01/24/22 | | $ | 100,000 | | | $ | 112,636 | | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. MTN 2.139%, due 11/15/185 | | | 170,000 | | | | 172,045 | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 5.375%, due 11/02/43 | | | 90,000 | | | | 102,038 | | |
| | | | | 2,480,766 | | |
Building materials—0.05% | |
Boise Cascade Co. 5.625%, due 09/01/244 | | | 28,000 | | | | 28,630 | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 5.625%, due 09/01/244 | | | 38,000 | | | | 39,092 | | |
Summit Materials LLC/ Summit Materials Finance Corp. 6.125%, due 07/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,000 | | |
| | | | | 119,722 | | |
Chemicals—0.08% | |
Hexion, Inc. 8.875%, due 02/01/18 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,049 | | |
Kissner Holdings LP/ Kissner Milling Co., Ltd./ BSC Holding, Inc./Kissner USA 8.375%, due 12/01/224 | | | 35,000 | | | | 36,225 | | |
LYB International Finance BV 4.875%, due 03/15/44 | | | 70,000 | | | | 74,385 | | |
Valspar Corp. 4.200%, due 01/15/22 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,274 | | |
| | | | | 207,933 | | |
Commercial services—0.15% | |
AECOM 5.875%, due 10/15/24 | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,250 | | |
APX Group, Inc. 8.750%, due 12/01/20 | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,025 | | |
Corporate Risk Holdings LLC 9.500%, due 07/01/194 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,900 | | |
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. 8.375%, due 08/15/224 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,325 | | |
Michael Baker International LLC/ CDL Acquisition Co., Inc. 8.250%, due 10/15/184 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,400 | | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/ Prime Finance, Inc. 9.250%, due 05/15/234 | | | 25,000 | | | | 27,406 | | |
| | | | | 379,306 | | |
Consumer products—0.13% | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 3.200%, due 07/30/46 | | | 40,000 | | | | 35,448 | | |
3.625%, due 08/01/20 | | | 45,000 | | | | 47,188 | | |
Party City Holdings, Inc. 6.125%, due 08/15/234 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,250 | | |
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Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Consumer products—(concluded) | |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./ Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/ Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) SA 5.125%, due 07/15/234 | | $ | 75,000 | | | $ | 77,719 | | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc. 6.625%, due 11/15/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,750 | | |
| | | | | 317,355 | | |
Consumer services—0.05% | |
XLIT Ltd. 6.250%, due 05/15/27 | | | 60,000 | | | | 71,154 | | |
6.375%, due 11/15/24 | | | 40,000 | | | | 47,079 | | |
| | | | | 118,233 | | |
Diversified manufacturing—0.13% | |
Bombardier, Inc. 8.750%, due 12/01/214 | | | 100,000 | | | | 110,750 | | |
Eaton Corp. 2.750%, due 11/02/22 | | | 70,000 | | | | 70,186 | | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 2.650%, due 11/15/26 | | | 60,000 | | | | 58,051 | | |
3.500%, due 03/01/24 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,643 | | |
Terex Corp. 5.625%, due 02/01/254 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,919 | | |
| | | | | 337,549 | | |
Electric-generation—0.08% | |
NRG Energy, Inc. 6.250%, due 07/15/22 | | | 75,000 | | | | 76,219 | | |
Tennessee Valley Authority 2.875%, due 09/15/24 | | | 120,000 | | | | 123,178 | | |
| | | | | 199,397 | | |
Electric-integrated—0.63% | |
Alabama Power Co. 6.000%, due 03/01/39 | | | 30,000 | | | | 37,990 | | |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. 3.750%, due 11/15/23 | | | 80,000 | | | | 84,087 | | |
Calpine Corp. 5.250%, due 06/01/264 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,375 | | |
5.375%, due 01/15/23 | | | 100,000 | | | | 101,000 | | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. 5.850%, due 03/15/36 | | | 35,000 | | | | 43,102 | | |
DTE Electric Co. 3.700%, due 03/15/45 | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,677 | | |
Duke Energy Progress LLC 3.000%, due 09/15/21 | | | 240,000 | | | | 246,298 | | |
Dynegy, Inc. 7.375%, due 11/01/22 | | | 150,000 | | | | 148,313 | | |
Edison International 2.950%, due 03/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,188 | | |
Exelon Corp. 3.400%, due 04/15/26 | | | 70,000 | | | | 69,388 | | |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC 2.950%, due 01/15/20 | | | 170,000 | | | | 172,238 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Electric-integrated—(concluded) | |
Florida Power & Light Co. 5.950%, due 02/01/38 | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 25,952 | | |
Indiana Michigan Power Co., Series K 4.550%, due 03/15/46 | | | 70,000 | | | | 74,922 | | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 2.300%, due 11/01/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,783 | | |
Northern States Power Co. 2.600%, due 05/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,918 | | |
3.600%, due 05/15/46 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,529 | | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC 3.750%, due 04/01/45 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,953 | | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 2.950%, due 03/01/26 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,481 | | |
5.800%, due 03/01/37 | | | 40,000 | | | | 49,616 | | |
PacifiCorp 6.000%, due 01/15/39 | | | 30,000 | | | | 38,765 | | |
Southern California Edison Co. 5.950%, due 02/01/38 | | | 55,000 | | | | 70,096 | | |
Southern Power Co. 5.250%, due 07/15/43 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,742 | | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co. 3.450%, due 09/01/22 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,169 | | |
| | | | | 1,597,582 | | |
Energy-independent—0.50% | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/ Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. 7.875%, due 12/15/244 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,863 | | |
Anadarko Finance Co., Series B 7.500%, due 05/01/31 | | | 20,000 | | | | 25,673 | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 4.500%, due 07/15/44 | | | 55,000 | | | | 53,148 | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP/ Antero Midstream Finance Corp. 5.375%, due 09/15/244 | | | 45,000 | | | | 45,675 | | |
Antero Resources Corp. 5.000%, due 03/01/254 | | | 40,000 | | | | 38,800 | | |
Apache Corp. 4.750%, due 04/15/43 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,445 | | |
California Resources Corp. 8.000%, due 12/15/224 | | | 10,000 | | | | 8,500 | | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 6.250%, due 04/15/23 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,500 | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 6.625%, due 08/15/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,750 | | |
8.000%, due 12/15/224 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,875 | | |
8.000%, due 01/15/254 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,750 | | |
ConocoPhillips Co. 4.200%, due 03/15/21 | | | 40,000 | | | | 42,500 | | |
5.950%, due 03/15/46 | | | 50,000 | | | | 61,683 | | |
Continental Resources, Inc. 4.500%, due 04/15/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,484 | | |
5.000%, due 09/15/22 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,500 | | |
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Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Energy-independent—(concluded) | |
Denbury Resources, Inc. 5.500%, due 05/01/22 | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 16,500 | | |
9.000%, due 05/15/214 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,775 | | |
Devon Energy Corp. 4.000%, due 07/15/21 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,889 | | |
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 8.000%, due 02/15/254 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,125 | | |
Gulfport Energy Corp. 6.000%, due 10/15/244 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,750 | | |
Halcon Resources Corp. 6.750%, due 02/15/254 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,800 | | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. 5.750%, due 10/01/254 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,700 | | |
MEG Energy Corp. 6.500%, due 01/15/254 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,100 | | |
Murphy Oil Corp. 4.700%, due 12/01/227 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,563 | | |
Newfield Exploration Co. 5.625%, due 07/01/24 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,750 | | |
5.750%, due 01/30/22 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,687 | | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 6.875%, due 03/15/22 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,700 | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 3.400%, due 04/15/26 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,255 | | |
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp. 5.375%, due 01/15/254 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,300 | | |
6.250%, due 06/01/244 | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,575 | | |
PDC Energy, Inc. 6.125%, due 09/15/244 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,812 | | |
QEP Resources, Inc. 5.250%, due 05/01/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,625 | | |
Range Resources Corp. 5.750%, due 06/01/214 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,625 | | |
RSP Permian, Inc. 5.250%, due 01/15/254 | | | 55,000 | | | | 56,375 | | |
SM Energy Co. 6.125%, due 11/15/22 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,375 | | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. 5.750%, due 03/15/21 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,925 | | |
WPX Energy, Inc. 7.500%, due 08/01/20 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,163 | | |
| | | | | 1,257,515 | | |
Energy-integrated—0.17% | |
BP Capital Markets PLC 3.062%, due 03/17/22 | | | 90,000 | | | | 91,164 | | |
3.506%, due 03/17/25 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,488 | | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 4.450%, due 09/15/42 | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,375 | | |
6.750%, due 11/15/39 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,954 | | |
Chevron Corp. 3.191%, due 06/24/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,224 | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. 4.114%, due 03/01/46 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,667 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Energy-integrated—(concluded) | |
Petro-Canada 6.050%, due 05/15/18 | | $ | 60,000 | | | $ | 63,025 | | |
Shell International Finance BV 4.000%, due 05/10/46 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,041 | | |
Total Capital International SA 3.750%, due 04/10/24 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,880 | | |
| | | | | 428,818 | | |
Energy-refining & marketing—0.05% | |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp. 6.500%, due 04/15/21 | | | 65,000 | | | | 56,406 | | |
Tesoro Corp. 5.125%, due 12/15/264 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,012 | | |
Valero Energy Corp. 6.625%, due 06/15/37 | | | 35,000 | | | | 42,058 | | |
| | | | | 135,476 | | |
Finance-diversified—0.23% | |
Bank of America Corp. 6.110%, due 01/29/37 | | | 100,000 | | | | 119,501 | | |
Bank of America Corp. GMTN 2.625%, due 04/19/21 | | | 90,000 | | | | 90,105 | | |
Bank of America Corp. MTN 4.200%, due 08/26/24 | | | 120,000 | | | | 123,839 | | |
Bank of America Corp., Series K, 8.000%, due 01/30/185,6 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,750 | | |
Series V, 5.125%, due 06/17/195,6 | | | 70,000 | | | | 70,788 | | |
Quicken Loans, Inc. 5.750%, due 05/01/254 | | | 120,000 | | | | 118,200 | | |
| | | | | 574,183 | | |
Finance-non-captive diversified—0.08% | |
Ally Financial, Inc. 4.125%, due 02/13/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 102,250 | | |
General Electric Co. 6.750%, due 03/15/32 | | | 75,000 | | | | 102,147 | | |
| | | | | 204,397 | | |
Finance-other—0.43% | |
CURO Financial Technologies Corp. 12.000%, due 03/01/224 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,263 | | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. 2.342%, due 11/15/20 | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,612 | | |
General Electric Co. MTN 4.650%, due 10/17/21 | | | 100,000 | | | | 110,444 | | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.250%, due 02/01/224 | | | 35,000 | | | | 36,137 | | |
International Lease Finance Corp. 5.875%, due 04/01/19 | | | 200,000 | | | | 214,700 | | |
5.875%, due 08/15/22 | | | 170,000 | | | | 191,593 | | |
KCG Holdings, Inc. 6.875%, due 03/15/204 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,750 | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Finance-other—(concluded) | |
KfW 5.476%, due 04/18/368 | | $ | 105,000 | | | $ | 58,020 | | |
Navient Corp. MTN 8.000%, due 03/25/20 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,970 | | |
Springleaf Finance Corp. 8.250%, due 12/15/20 | | | 125,000 | | | | 137,344 | | |
| | | | | 1,097,833 | | |
Food/beverage—0.23% | |
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./ New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC 6.625%, due 06/15/244 | | | 45,000 | | | | 47,587 | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. 4.700%, due 02/01/36 | | | 100,000 | | | | 107,591 | | |
4.900%, due 02/01/46 | | | 30,000 | | | | 32,961 | | |
Aramark Services, Inc. 5.125%, due 01/15/24 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,380 | | |
Dean Foods Co. 6.500%, due 03/15/234 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,125 | | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 5.000%, due 06/04/42 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,033 | | |
5.200%, due 07/15/45 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,129 | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. 4.875%, due 11/01/40 | | | 60,000 | | | | 68,559 | | |
Post Holdings, Inc. 5.500%, due 03/01/254 | | | 45,000 | | | | 45,900 | | |
The Kroger Co. 3.850%, due 08/01/23 | | | 110,000 | | | | 114,438 | | |
| | | | | 583,703 | | |
Gaming—0.11% | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 7.875%, due 02/01/244 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,963 | | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. 4.500%, due 09/01/264 | | | 38,000 | | | | 36,955 | | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 5.625%, due 01/15/274 | | | 65,000 | | | | 65,406 | | |
Scientific Games International, Inc. 10.000%, due 12/01/22 | | | 125,000 | | | | 132,656 | | |
| | | | | 270,980 | | |
Gas distributors—0.06% | |
Phillips 66 Partners LP 3.605%, due 02/15/25 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,469 | | |
Sempra Energy 9.800%, due 02/15/19 | | | 90,000 | | | | 103,459 | | |
| | | | | 152,928 | | |
Gas pipelines—0.36% | |
AmeriGas Partners LP/ AmeriGas Finance Corp. 5.750%, due 05/20/27 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,200 | | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/ Blue Racer Finance Corp. 6.125%, due 11/15/224 | | | 75,000 | | | | 76,312 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Gas pipelines—(concluded) | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.875%, due 03/31/254 | | $ | 80,000 | | | $ | 84,700 | | |
Energy Transfer Partners LP 9.000%, due 04/15/19 | | | 110,000 | | | | 124,812 | | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC 2.850%, due 04/15/21 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,488 | | |
5.100%, due 02/15/45 | | | 60,000 | | | | 64,365 | | |
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp. 6.000%, due 05/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,625 | | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 5.000%, due 10/01/21 | | | 85,000 | | | | 91,609 | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 5.550%, due 06/01/45 | | | 70,000 | | | | 73,782 | | |
MPLX LP 4.875%, due 06/01/25 | | | 70,000 | | | | 74,443 | | |
NuStar Logistics LP 4.750%, due 02/01/22 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,112 | | |
ONEOK, Inc. 7.500%, due 09/01/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 17,869 | | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/ Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 5.125%, due 02/01/254 | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,200 | | |
Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. 6.375%, due 05/01/24 | | | 35,000 | | | | 38,048 | | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. 4.550%, due 06/24/24 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,375 | | |
The Williams Cos., Inc., Series A 7.500%, due 01/15/31 | | | 10,000 | | | | 11,763 | | |
Williams Partners LP 4.300%, due 03/04/24 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,106 | | |
| | | | | 922,809 | | |
Health care—0.53% | |
Abbott Laboratories 3.750%, due 11/30/26 | | | 60,000 | | | | 59,970 | | |
Alere, Inc. 6.375%, due 07/01/234 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,075 | | |
Centene Corp. 4.750%, due 01/15/25 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,156 | | |
6.125%, due 02/15/24 | | | 40,000 | | | | 43,400 | | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 6.875%, due 02/01/22 | | | 20,000 | | | | 17,575 | | |
7.125%, due 07/15/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 47,000 | | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. 5.000%, due 05/01/25 | | | 125,000 | | | | 125,774 | | |
DJO Finco, Inc./DJO Finance LLC/ DJO Finance Corp. 8.125%, due 06/15/214 | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,125 | | |
HCA, Inc. 5.875%, due 03/15/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 110,375 | | |
7.500%, due 02/15/22 | | | 200,000 | | | | 230,750 | | |
Medtronic, Inc. 4.375%, due 03/15/35 | | | 115,000 | | | | 122,277 | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Health care—(concluded) | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 7.125%, due 06/01/244 | | $ | 30,000 | | | $ | 32,325 | | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 6.000%, due 10/01/20 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,100 | | |
7.500%, due 01/01/224 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,650 | | |
8.125%, due 04/01/22 | | | 170,000 | | | | 178,500 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 4.625%, due 07/15/35 | | | 90,000 | | | | 99,599 | | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. 5.000%, due 06/01/264 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,000 | | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 5.750%, due 11/15/20 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,815 | | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 2.700%, due 04/01/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,311 | | |
| | | | | 1,347,777 | | |
Home construction—0.11% | |
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. 5.250%, due 06/01/26 | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,125 | | |
Crescent Communities LLC/ Crescent Ventures, Inc. 8.875%, due 10/15/214 | | | 75,000 | | | | 78,469 | | |
PulteGroup, Inc. 5.500%, due 03/01/26 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,812 | | |
Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp. 5.875%, due 04/01/234 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,437 | | |
6.125%, due 04/01/254 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,088 | | |
| | | | | 286,931 | | |
Insurance-life—0.14% | |
Aon PLC 3.500%, due 06/14/24 | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,379 | | |
3.875%, due 12/15/25 | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,599 | | |
CNA Financial Corp. 4.500%, due 03/01/26 | | | 40,000 | | | | 42,335 | | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 5.950%, due 10/15/36 | | | 70,000 | | | | 79,765 | | |
MetLife, Inc. 4.125%, due 08/13/42 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,834 | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. MTN 6.625%, due 06/21/40 | | | 60,000 | | | | 78,587 | | |
| | | | | 352,499 | | |
Insurance-personal & casualty—0.03% | |
HUB International Ltd. 7.875%, due 10/01/214 | | | 75,000 | | | | 79,313 | | |
Leisure—0.05% | |
NCL Corp. Ltd. 4.750%, due 12/15/214 | | | 45,000 | | | | 45,956 | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 5.250%, due 11/15/22 | | | 75,000 | | | | 83,978 | | |
| | | | | 129,934 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Lodging—0.03% | |
Hilton Escrow Issuer LLC/ Hilton Escrow Issuer Corp. 4.250%, due 09/01/244 | | $ | 35,000 | | | $ | 34,615 | | |
Jack Ohio Finance LLC/ Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 6.750%, due 11/15/214 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,938 | | |
10.250%, due 11/15/224 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,875 | | |
| | | | | 87,428 | | |
Machinery-diversified—0.06% | |
Cloud Crane LLC 10.125%, due 08/01/244 | | | 45,000 | | | | 49,387 | | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC 3.875%, due 10/15/21 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,025 | | |
John Deere Capital Corp. MTN 2.450%, due 09/11/20 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,400 | | |
SPX FLOW, Inc. 5.625%, due 08/15/244 | | | 29,000 | | | | 29,798 | | |
| | | | | 139,610 | | |
Media-broadcast/outdoor—0.30% | |
21st Century Fox America, Inc. 4.950%, due 10/15/45 | | | 70,000 | | | | 73,624 | | |
CBS Radio, Inc. 7.250%, due 11/01/244 | | | 40,000 | | | | 42,700 | | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B 7.625%, due 03/15/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,375 | | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc. 9.000%, due 12/15/19 | | | 75,000 | | | | 65,540 | | |
Netflix, Inc. 4.375%, due 11/15/264 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,737 | | |
5.875%, due 02/15/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 108,500 | | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 5.375%, due 04/15/254 | | | 100,000 | | | | 102,282 | | |
5.375%, due 07/15/264 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,500 | | |
The Walt Disney Co. GMTN 2.150%, due 09/17/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,373 | | |
4.125%, due 06/01/44 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,511 | | |
Time Warner, Inc. 2.950%, due 07/15/26 | | | 80,000 | | | | 74,260 | | |
3.800%, due 02/15/27 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,587 | | |
Univision Communications, Inc. 5.125%, due 05/15/234 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | | |
| | | | | 753,989 | | |
Media-cable—0.39% | |
Altice SA 7.750%, due 05/15/224 | | | 200,000 | | | | 212,750 | | |
Comcast Corp. 6.950%, due 08/15/37 | | | 80,000 | | | | 108,254 | | |
DISH DBS Corp. 5.875%, due 11/15/24 | | | 75,000 | | | | 80,062 | | |
7.750%, due 07/01/26 | | | 50,000 | | | | 58,750 | | |
NBCUniversal Media LLC 4.375%, due 04/01/21 | | | 40,000 | | | | 43,149 | | |
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| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Media-cable—(concluded) | |
SFR Group SA 6.250%, due 05/15/244 | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 202,998 | | |
TCI Communications, Inc. 7.875%, due 02/15/26 | | | 50,000 | | | | 66,895 | | |
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP 8.375%, due 03/15/23 | | | 35,000 | | | | 43,739 | | |
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/ Unitymedia NRW GmbH 5.500%, due 01/15/234 | | | 100,000 | | | | 104,500 | | |
WideOpenWest Finance LLC/ WideOpenWest Capital Corp. 10.250%, due 07/15/19 | | | 55,000 | | | | 58,025 | | |
| | | | | 979,122 | | |
Media-diversified—0.04% | |
TEGNA, Inc. 6.375%, due 10/15/23 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,500 | | |
Media-non cable—0.07% | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 5.500%, due 08/01/23 | | | 125,000 | | | | 103,594 | | |
7.250%, due 04/01/19 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,150 | | |
7.500%, due 04/01/21 | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,875 | | |
8.000%, due 02/15/244 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,650 | | |
| | | | | 167,269 | | |
Media-publishing—0.02% | |
The McClatchy Co. 9.000%, due 12/15/22 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,625 | | |
Metals & mining—0.37% | |
AK Steel Corp. 7.625%, due 10/01/21 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,875 | | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV 6.750%, due 09/30/244 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,875 | | |
7.000%, due 09/30/264 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,975 | | |
Alcoa, Inc. 5.125%, due 10/01/24 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,488 | | |
ArcelorMittal 6.125%, due 06/01/25 | | | 35,000 | | | | 39,331 | | |
Barrick Gold Corp. 4.100%, due 05/01/23 | | | 80,000 | | | | 85,850 | | |
Barrick North America Finance LLC 4.400%, due 05/30/21 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,902 | | |
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. 3.850%, due 09/30/23 | | | 30,000 | | | | 32,422 | | |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 7.750%, due 03/31/204 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,850 | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 6.750%, due 02/15/204 | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,750 | | |
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 6.875%, due 04/01/224 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,687 | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 4.550%, due 11/14/24 | | | 25,000 | | | | 23,375 | | |
6.875%, due 02/15/234 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,825 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Metals & mining—(concluded) | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. 7.250%, due 01/15/234 | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 10,675 | | |
7.625%, due 01/15/254 | | | 30,000 | | | | 32,775 | | |
Novelis Corp. 5.875%, due 09/30/264 | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,863 | | |
Peabody Securities Finance Corp. 6.000%, due 03/31/224 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,200 | | |
6.375%, due 03/31/254 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,500 | | |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. 3.750%, due 06/15/25 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,780 | | |
Southern Copper Corp. 6.750%, due 04/16/40 | | | 40,000 | | | | 44,993 | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. 5.250%, due 04/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,067 | | |
Teck Resources Ltd. 4.750%, due 01/15/22 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,550 | | |
6.250%, due 07/15/41 | | | 80,000 | | | | 83,000 | | |
8.500%, due 06/01/244 | | | 25,000 | | | | 29,188 | | |
TMS International Corp. 7.625%, due 10/15/213,4 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,125 | | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. 4.375%, due 01/11/22 | | | 65,000 | | | | 67,275 | | |
| | | | | 936,196 | | |
Oil & gas—0.16% | |
Ecopetrol SA 5.375%, due 06/26/26 | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,578 | | |
Petroleos Mexicanos 3.500%, due 07/18/18 | | | 100,000 | | | | 101,460 | | |
3.500%, due 01/30/23 | | | 110,000 | | | | 104,335 | | |
Statoil ASA 4.800%, due 11/08/43 | | | 50,000 | | | | 55,959 | | |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp. 5.500%, due 08/01/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,375 | | |
6.375%, due 04/01/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,313 | | |
| | | | | 399,020 | | |
Oil field equipment & services—0.14% | |
Ensco PLC 5.200%, due 03/15/25 | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,125 | | |
5.750%, due 10/01/44 | | | 10,000 | | | | 7,800 | | |
8.000%, due 01/31/244 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,250 | | |
Noble Holding International Ltd. 4.900%, due 08/01/20 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,993 | | |
6.200%, due 08/01/40 | | | 15,000 | | | | 11,775 | | |
7.750%, due 01/15/24 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,175 | | |
Precision Drilling Corp. 5.250%, due 11/15/24 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,650 | | |
7.750%, due 12/15/234 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,238 | | |
Rowan Cos., Inc. 4.750%, due 01/15/24 | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,687 | | |
SESI LLC 7.125%, due 12/15/21 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,100 | | |
Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd. 7.750%, due 10/15/244 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,937 | | |
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| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Oil field equipment & services—(concluded) | |
Transocean, Inc. 8.125%, due 12/15/217 | | $ | 15,000 | | | $ | 15,759 | | |
9.000%, due 07/15/234 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,800 | | |
Trinidad Drilling Ltd. 6.625%, due 02/15/254 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,200 | | |
Weatherford International Ltd. 7.000%, due 03/15/38 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,138 | | |
7.750%, due 06/15/21 | | | 40,000 | | | | 43,150 | | |
9.875%, due 02/15/244 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,775 | | |
| | | | | 355,552 | | |
Packaging & containers—0.07% | |
Berry Plastics Corp. 5.125%, due 07/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,500 | | |
Crown Americas LLC/ Crown Americas Capital Corp. V 4.250%, due 09/30/264 | | | 48,000 | | | | 46,260 | | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 5.875%, due 08/15/234 | | | 75,000 | | | | 80,531 | | |
| | | | | 178,291 | | |
Paper & forest products—0.05% | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC 8.000%, due 01/15/24 | | | 20,000 | | | | 25,965 | | |
International Paper Co. 3.800%, due 01/15/26 | | | 110,000 | | | | 112,024 | | |
| | | | | 137,989 | | |
Pharmaceuticals—0.38% | |
AbbVie, Inc. 2.500%, due 05/14/20 | | | 120,000 | | | | 120,606 | | |
3.200%, due 05/14/26 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,868 | | |
Actavis Funding SCS 3.000%, due 03/12/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,907 | | |
3.800%, due 03/15/25 | | | 90,000 | | | | 90,931 | | |
Biogen, Inc. 4.050%, due 09/15/25 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,680 | | |
Endo Finance LLC & Endo Finco, Inc. 7.250%, due 01/15/224,7 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,203 | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 4.750%, due 03/01/46 | | | 90,000 | | | | 93,830 | | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/ Mallinckrodt CB LLC 5.750%, due 08/01/224 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,500 | | |
Pfizer, Inc. 7.200%, due 03/15/39 | | | 70,000 | | | | 101,301 | | |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.400%, due 09/23/21 | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,976 | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV 3.650%, due 11/10/21 | | | 41,000 | | | | 41,442 | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 3.150%, due 10/01/26 | | | 70,000 | | | | 64,788 | | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International 7.000%, due 10/01/204 | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,625 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Pharmaceuticals—(concluded) | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 6.750%, due 08/15/184 | | $ | 115,000 | | | $ | 113,275 | | |
7.500%, due 07/15/214 | | | 75,000 | | | | 68,859 | | |
| | | | | 970,791 | | |
Railroads—0.08% | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 5.150%, due 09/01/43 | | | 50,000 | | | | 58,177 | | |
6.150%, due 05/01/37 | | | 25,000 | | | | 32,344 | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. 3.250%, due 12/01/21 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,381 | | |
Union Pacific Corp. 4.050%, due 11/15/45 | | | 70,000 | | | | 71,486 | | |
| | | | | 213,388 | | |
Real estate investment trusts—0.13% | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. MTN 3.450%, due 06/01/25 | | | 70,000 | | | | 70,877 | | |
Boston Properties LP 2.750%, due 10/01/26 | | | 40,000 | | | | 37,176 | | |
ERP Operating LP 4.750%, due 07/15/20 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,501 | | |
Ventas Realty LP 3.500%, due 02/01/25 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,382 | | |
3.750%, due 05/01/24 | | | 90,000 | | | | 91,088 | | |
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP 4.875%, due 06/01/26 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,375 | | |
| | | | | 323,399 | | |
Restaurants—0.02% | |
McDonald's Corp. MTN 2.100%, due 12/07/18 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,284 | | |
4.875%, due 12/09/45 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,461 | | |
| | | | | 61,745 | | |
Retail-specialty—0.22% | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 6.375%, due 10/01/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 27,031 | | |
CVS Health Corp. 3.500%, due 07/20/22 | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,751 | | |
5.125%, due 07/20/45 | | | 25,000 | | | | 27,867 | | |
Dollar General Corp. 3.250%, due 04/15/23 | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,014 | | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. 5.750%, due 03/01/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,438 | | |
FBM Finance, Inc. 8.250%, due 08/15/214 | | | 53,000 | | | | 56,721 | | |
JC Penney Corp., Inc. 5.875%, due 07/01/234 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,047 | | |
6.375%, due 10/15/36 | | | 35,000 | | | | 26,775 | | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. 4.650%, due 04/15/42 | | | 60,000 | | | | 65,213 | | |
The Home Depot, Inc. 2.125%, due 09/15/26 | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,510 | | |
3.350%, due 09/15/25 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,338 | | |
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Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(continued) | |
Retail-specialty—(concluded) | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 4.300%, due 04/22/44 | | $ | 60,000 | | | $ | 63,600 | | |
| | | | | 548,305 | | |
Technology-hardware—0.11% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. 5.900%, due 02/15/39 | | | 80,000 | | | | 103,033 | | |
Equinix, Inc. 5.375%, due 04/01/23 | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,750 | | |
NCR Corp. 6.375%, due 12/15/23 | | | 75,000 | | | | 80,156 | | |
| | | | | 286,939 | | |
Technology-software—0.52% | |
Apple, Inc. 3.850%, due 05/04/43 | | | 110,000 | | | | 106,079 | | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. 5.500%, due 12/01/24 | | | 40,000 | | | | 42,000 | | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/ Change Healthcare Finance, Inc. 5.750%, due 03/01/254 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,300 | | |
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 6.000%, due 06/15/254 | | | 75,000 | | | | 80,250 | | |
Conduent Finance, Inc./Xerox Business Services LLC 10.500%, due 12/15/244 | | | 30,000 | | | | 34,237 | | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 4.420%, due 06/15/214 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,468 | | |
5.875%, due 06/15/214 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,448 | | |
6.020%, due 06/15/264 | | | 60,000 | | | | 66,160 | | |
7.125%, due 06/15/244 | | | 100,000 | | | | 110,488 | | |
First Data Corp. 5.750%, due 01/15/244 | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,088 | | |
7.000%, due 12/01/234 | | | 75,000 | | | | 80,625 | | |
Infor US, Inc. 6.500%, due 05/15/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 104,000 | | |
International Business Machines Corp. 2.250%, due 02/19/21 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,307 | | |
Microsoft Corp. 2.375%, due 02/12/22 | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,230 | | |
4.450%, due 11/03/45 | | | 80,000 | | | | 85,112 | | |
MSCI, Inc. 4.750%, due 08/01/264 | | | 36,000 | | | | 36,198 | | |
5.750%, due 08/15/254 | | | 50,000 | | | | 53,250 | | |
Oracle Corp. 2.500%, due 05/15/22 | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,019 | | |
5.375%, due 07/15/40 | | | 70,000 | | | | 82,347 | | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1.650%, due 08/03/19 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,937 | | |
1.850%, due 05/15/22 | | | 40,000 | | | | 38,569 | | |
| | | | | 1,311,112 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Corporate bonds—(concluded) | |
Telecom-wireless—0.18% | |
America Movil SAB de CV 3.125%, due 07/16/22 | | $ | 40,000 | | | $ | 39,836 | | |
Rogers Communications, Inc. 5.000%, due 03/15/44 | | | 80,000 | | | | 86,439 | | |
Sprint Corp. 7.250%, due 09/15/21 | | | 225,000 | | | | 245,250 | | |
7.625%, due 02/15/25 | | | 75,000 | | | | 83,625 | | |
| | | | | 455,150 | | |
Telephone-integrated—0.52% | |
AT&T, Inc. 2.800%, due 02/17/21 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,118 | | |
3.600%, due 02/17/23 | | | 140,000 | | | | 141,272 | | |
4.350%, due 06/15/45 | | | 70,000 | | | | 61,818 | | |
6.000%, due 08/15/40 | | | 70,000 | | | | 76,967 | | |
CenturyLink, Inc. 6.750%, due 12/01/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,313 | | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. 5.375%, due 03/01/224 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,000 | | |
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc./ CSL Capital LLC 7.125%, due 12/15/244 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,600 | | |
8.250%, due 10/15/23 | | | 75,000 | | | | 81,281 | | |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 8.750%, due 06/15/307 | | | 50,000 | | | | 73,724 | | |
Frontier Communications Corp. 8.500%, due 04/15/20 | | | 125,000 | | | | 132,656 | | |
11.000%, due 09/15/25 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,250 | | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.375%, due 05/01/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,250 | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 4.500%, due 09/15/20 | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,309 | | |
4.522%, due 09/15/48 | | | 105,000 | | | | 96,149 | | |
Windstream Services LLC 7.750%, due 10/01/21 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,390 | | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc. 5.750%, due 01/15/274 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,146 | | |
| | | | | 1,304,243 | | |
Tobacco—0.16% | |
Altria Group, Inc. 9.250%, due 08/06/19 | | | 110,000 | | | | 129,269 | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. 2.900%, due 11/15/21 | | | 130,000 | | | | 131,872 | | |
Reynolds American, Inc. 5.700%, due 08/15/35 | | | 120,000 | | | | 139,197 | | |
| | | | | 400,338 | | |
Transportation services—0.02% | |
FedEx Corp. 2.625%, due 08/01/22 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,009 | | |
Total corporate bonds (cost—$24,723,865) | | | 25,091,052 | | |
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Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Loan assignment—0.01% | |
Finance-other—0.01% | |
Squaretwo Financial Corp. 11.000%, due 05/24/192,3,9 (cost—$27,040) | | $ | 65,000 | | | $ | 14,625 | | |
Non-US government obligations—0.35% | |
Chile Government International Bond 3.250%, due 09/14/21 | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,750 | | |
Colombia Government International Bond 8.125%, due 05/21/24 | | | 135,000 | | | | 170,606 | | |
Israel Government International Bond 5.500%, due 09/18/33 | | | 175,000 | | | | 229,681 | | |
Mexico Government International Bond MTN 6.750%, due 09/27/34 | | | 40,000 | | | | 48,850 | | |
Panama Government International Bond 6.700%, due 01/26/36 | | | 40,000 | | | | 50,450 | | |
8.875%, due 09/30/27 | | | 10,000 | | | | 14,075 | | |
Peruvian Government International Bond 4.125%, due 08/25/27 | | | 50,000 | | | | 54,100 | | |
7.350%, due 07/21/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 130,375 | | |
Poland Government International Bond 5.000%, due 03/23/22 | | | 35,000 | | | | 38,500 | | |
Uruguay Government International Bond 4.125%, due 11/20/45 | | | 50,000 | | | | 43,300 | | |
Total non-US government obligations (cost—$873,669) | | | 883,687 | | |
Municipal bonds and notes—0.22% | |
California—0.11% | |
California (Build America Bonds) 7.550%, due 04/01/39 | | | 180,000 | | | | 265,569 | | |
Illinois—0.09% | |
State of Illinois 5.877%, due 03/01/19 | | | 225,000 | | | | 238,293 | | |
New York—0.02% | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue (Build America Bonds) 6.668%, due 11/15/39 | | | 40,000 | | | | 53,674 | | |
Total municipal bonds and notes (cost—$531,831) | | | 557,536 | | |
| | Face Amount | | Value | |
Short-term US government obligation—2.96% | |
US Treasury Bill 0.495%, due 04/06/1710 (cost—$7,496,255) | | $ | 7,500,000 | | | $ | 7,496,640 | | |
Repurchase agreement—18.16% | |
Repurchase agreement dated 02/28/17 with State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.010% due 03/01/17, collateralized by $46,075,470 US Treasury Notes, 0.750% to 3.500% due 12/31/17 to 12/31/19; (value—$46,897,182); proceeds: $45,977,013 (cost—$45,977,000) | | | 45,977,000 | | | | 45,977,000 | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | |
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned—0.37% | |
Money market fund—0.37% | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cost—$944,443) | | | 944,443 | | | | 944,443 | | |
Total investments (cost—$231,985,199) — 99.67% | | | 252,318,287 | | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.33% | | | | | 839,428 | | |
Net assets—100.00% | | $ | 253,157,715 | | |
For a listing of defined portfolio acronyms that are used throughout the Portfolio of investments as well as the tables that follow, please refer to page 25.
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation consisted of:
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 22,967,352 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (2,634,264 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 20,333,088 | | |
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Futures contracts
Number of contracts | | | | Expiration date | | Cost | | Current value | | Unrealized appreciation | |
Index futures buy contracts: | | | |
| 46 | | | USDRussell 1000 Value Index Futures | | March 2017 | | $ | 2,555,410 | | | $ | 2,635,110 | | | $ | 79,700 | | |
| 176 | | | USDRussell 2000 Mini Index Futures | | March 2017 | | | 12,082,382 | | | | 12,188,000 | | | | 105,618 | | |
| 286 | | | USDS&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures | | March 2017 | | | 32,183,509 | | | | 33,788,040 | | | | 1,604,531 | | |
US Treasury futures buy contracts: | | | |
| 16 | | | USDUltra Long US Treasury Bond Futures | | June 2017 | | $ | 2,566,523 | | | $ | 2,588,500 | | | $ | 21,977 | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 49,387,824 | | | $ | 51,199,650 | | | $ | 1,811,826 | | |
| | | | | | Proceeds | | | | | |
US Treasury futures sell contracts: | | | |
| 254 | | | USDUS Treasury Note 10 Year Futures | | June 2017 | | $ | 31,754,875 | | | $ | 31,642,844 | | | $ | 112,031 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,923,857 | | |
Total return swap agreements3
Counterparty | | Notional amount | | Termination date | | Payments made by the Portfolio11 | | Payments received by the Portfolio11 | | Upfront payments received | | Value | | Unrealized appreciation | |
CITI 3,700,000 06/20/17 | | 3 month USD | | IBOXX Liquid | | LIBOR | | High Yield Index | | $ | 6,871 | | | $ | 133,217 | | | $ | 140,088 | | |
JPMCB 250,000 03/20/17 | | 3 month USD | | IBOXX Liquid | | LIBOR | | High Yield Index | | | 20,571 | | | | 14,124 | | | | 34,695 | | |
MSCI 4,000,000 09/20/17 | | 3 month USD | | IBOXX Liquid | | LIBOR | | High Yield Index | | | 7,757 | | | | 3,364 | | | | 11,121 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 35,199 | | | $ | 150,705 | | | $ | 185,904 | | |
Fair valuation summary
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of February 28, 2017 in valuing the Portfolio's investments. In the event a Portfolio 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 | | $ | 108,894,651 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 108,894,651 | | |
Investment companies | | | 17,499,414 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,499,414 | | |
Preferred stock | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | |
US government obligations | | | — | | | | 24,008,548 | | | | — | | | | 24,008,548 | | |
Mortgage & agency debt securities | | | — | | | | 11,037,284 | | | | — | | | | 11,037,284 | | |
Asset-backed securities | | | — | | | | 5,998,647 | | | | — | | | | 5,998,647 | | |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | | | — | | | | 3,914,760 | | | | — | | | | 3,914,760 | | |
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Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
Fair valuation summary (concluded)
Description | | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (Level 1) | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Corporate bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,091,052 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,091,052 | | |
Loan assignment | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,625 | | | | 14,625 | | |
Non-US government obligations | | | — | | | | 883,687 | | | | — | | | | 883,687 | | |
Municipal bonds and notes | | | — | | | | 557,536 | | | | — | | | | 557,536 | | |
Short-term US government obligation | | | — | | | | 7,496,640 | | | | — | | | | 7,496,640 | | |
Repurchase agreement | | | — | | | | 45,977,000 | | | | — | | | | 45,977,000 | | |
Investment of cash collateral from securities loaned | | | — | | | | 944,443 | | | | — | | | | 944,443 | | |
Futures contracts | | | 1,923,857 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,923,857 | | |
Swap agreements | | | — | | | | 150,705 | | | | — | | | | 150,705 | | |
Total | | $ | 128,317,922 | | | $ | 126,060,302 | | | $ | 14,625 | | | $ | 254,392,849 | | |
At February 28, 2017, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
Level 3 rollforward disclosure
The following is a rollforward of the Portfolio's investments that was valued using unobservable inputs for the period ended February 28, 2017:
| | Preferred stock | | Loan assignment | |
Beginning balance | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Purchases | | | 0 | | | | 27,040 | | |
Sales | | | — | | | | — | | |
Accrued discounts/(premiums) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total realized gain/(loss) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | — | | | | (12,415 | ) | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | |
Ending balance | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 14,625 | | |
The change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation relating to the Level 3 investments held at February 28, 2017 was $(12,415).
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Portfolio of investments—February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
Portfolio footnotes
* Non-income producing security.
†† Amount represents less than 0.005%.
1 Security, or portion thereof, was on loan at the period end.
2 Security is being fair valued by a valuation committee under the direction of the board of trustees.
3 Illiquid investment at the period end.
4 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.
5 Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown is the current rate at the period end and changes periodically.
6 Perpetual investment. Date shown reflects the next call date.
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 Rate shown reflects annualized yield at the period end on zero coupon bond.
9 Payment-in-kind security for which interest may be paid in cash or additional principal, at the discretion of the issuer.
10 Rate shown is the discount rate at the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.
11 Payments made or received are based on the notional amount.
Portfolio acronyms
CITI Citibank NA
ETF Exchange Traded Fund
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
JPMCB JPMorgan Chase Bank
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital International
MTN Medium Term Note
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
TBA (To Be Announced) Security is purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount (generally +/- 1.0%) and no definite maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned.
TIPS Treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS") are debt securities issued by the US Treasury 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 TIPS is fixed, while the principal value rises or falls based on changes in a published Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Thus, if inflation occurs, the principal and interest payments on TIPS are adjusted accordingly to protect investors from inflationary loss. During a deflationary period, the principal and interest payments decrease, although the TIPS principal amounts will not drop below their face amounts at maturity. In exchange for the inflation protection, the TIPS generally pay lower interest rates than typical US Treasury securities. Only if inflation occurs will TIPS offer a higher real yield than a conventional Treasury bond of the same maturity.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities
February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (cost—$186,008,199)1 | | $ | 206,341,287 | | |
Repurchase agreement, at value (cost—$45,977,000) | | | 45,977,000 | | |
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$231,985,199) | | $ | 252,318,287 | | |
Cash | | | 8,896 | | |
Cash collateral on futures | | | 2,422,300 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 6,200,631 | | |
Receivable for when issued TBA securities | | | 1,672,408 | | |
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | | | 122,065 | | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | 1,925,427 | | |
Receivable for dividends and interest | | | 548,938 | | |
Swap agreements, at value | | | 150,705 | | |
Due from broker | | | 39,716 | | |
Receivable for foreign tax reclaims | | | 28 | | |
Other assets | | | 34,442 | | |
Total assets | | | 265,443,843 | | |
Liabilities: | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 819,711 | | |
Payable for when issued TBA securities | | | 9,893,567 | | |
Payable for shares of beneficial interest repurchased | | | 234,514 | | |
Payable to affiliates | | | 174,895 | | |
Payable for cash collateral from securities loaned | | | 944,443 | | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 218,998 | | |
Total liabilities | | | 12,286,128 | | |
Net assets: | |
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized) | | | 239,883,005 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 196,738 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (9,364,877 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 22,442,849 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 253,157,715 | | |
Class A | |
Net assets | | $ | 165,085,061 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 3,625,602 | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 45.53 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus maximum sales charge of 5.50%) | | $ | 48.18 | | |
Class C | |
Net assets | | $ | 61,653,733 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,402,675 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 43.95 | | |
Class P | |
Net assets | | $ | 26,418,921 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 570,555 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 46.30 | | |
1 Includes $6,121,668 of investments in securities on loan, at value, plus accrued interest and dividends, if any.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of operations
For the six months ended February 28, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $846) | | $ | 898,001 | | |
Interest | | | 934,276 | | |
Securities lending income | | | 7,030 | | |
| | | 1,839,307 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management and administration fees | | | 608,821 | | |
Service fees–Class A | | | 197,444 | | |
Service and distribution fees–Class C | | | 305,626 | | |
Transfer agency and related services fees–Class A | | | 61,362 | | |
Transfer agency and related services fees–Class C | | | 25,919 | | |
Transfer agency and related services fees–Class P | | | 7,297 | | |
Professional fees | | | 78,577 | | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 51,772 | | |
Reports and notices to shareholders | | | 36,864 | | |
State registration fees | | | 24,750 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 11,198 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 3,086 | | |
Other expenses | | | 15,118 | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,427,834 | | |
Net investment income | | | 411,473 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment activities: | |
Net realized gains from: | |
Investments | | | 393,288 | | |
Futures | | | 7,124,400 | | |
Swap agreements | | | 215,945 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 80 | | |
Net realized gains | | | 7,733,713 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: | |
Investments | | | 7,264,284 | | |
Futures | | | (709,075 | ) | |
Swap agreements | | | (31,245 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | 6,523,964 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain from investment activities | | | 14,257,677 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 14,669,150 | | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets
| | For the six months ended February 28, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the year ended August 31, 2016 | |
From operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 411,473 | | | $ | 606,374 | | |
Net realized gains | | | 7,733,713 | | | | 1,357,325 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 6,523,964 | | | | 14,106,979 | | |
Contribution from Advisor | | | — | | | | 71,624 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 14,669,150 | | | | 16,142,302 | | |
Dividends to shareholders from: | |
Net investment income–Class A | | | (673,497 | ) | | | — | | |
Net investment income–Class P | | | (172,237 | ) | | | — | | |
Total dividends to shareholders | | | (845,734 | ) | | | — | | |
From beneficial interest transactions: | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | 7,362,783 | | | | 3,738,037 | | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (16,142,633 | ) | | | (27,490,390 | ) | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | 766,206 | | | | — | | |
Net decrease in net assets from beneficial interest transactions | | | (8,013,644 | ) | | | (23,752,353 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,809,772 | | | | (7,610,051 | ) | |
Net assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 247,347,943 | | | | 254,957,994 | | |
End of period | | $ | 253,157,715 | | | $ | 247,347,943 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 196,738 | | | $ | 630,999 | | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:
Class A
| | Six months ended February 28, 2017 | | Years ended August 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 43.06 | | | $ | 40.23 | | | $ | 39.87 | | | $ | 33.85 | | | $ | 30.13 | | | $ | 27.34 | | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.15 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | 2.54 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 6.06 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 2.94 | | |
Net increase from payment by Advisor | | | — | | | | 0.01 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase from operations | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 6.19 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 3.09 | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.18 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 45.53 | | | $ | 43.06 | | | $ | 40.23 | | | $ | 39.87 | | | $ | 33.85 | | | $ | 30.13 | | |
Total investment return2 | | | 6.18 | % | | | 7.03 | %3 | | | 1.13 | % | | | 18.35 | % | | | 12.92 | % | | | 11.42 | % | |
Ratios to average net assets: | |
Expenses | | | 1.01 | %4 | | | 1.02 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.50 | %4 | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.53 | % | |
Supplemental data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000's) | | $ | 165,085 | | | $ | 157,979 | | | $ | 161,437 | | | $ | 175,249 | | | $ | 167,031 | | | $ | 173,218 | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 129 | % | | | 260 | % | | | 283 | % | | | 240 | % | | | 148 | % | | | 150 | % | |
Class C
| | Six months ended February 28, 2017 | | Years ended August 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 41.55 | | | $ | 39.11 | | | $ | 38.97 | | | $ | 33.17 | | | $ | 29.60 | | | $ | 26.83 | | |
Net investment loss1 | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | 2.45 | | | | 2.56 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 5.95 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 2.89 | | |
Net increase from payment by Advisor | | | — | | | | 0.01 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase from operations | | | 2.40 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 5.80 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 2.83 | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 43.95 | | | $ | 41.55 | | | $ | 39.11 | | | $ | 38.97 | | | $ | 33.17 | | | $ | 29.60 | | |
Total investment return2 | | | 5.77 | % | | | 6.24 | %3 | | | 0.36 | % | | | 17.49 | % | | | 12.06 | % | | | 10.59 | % | |
Ratios to average net assets: | |
Expenses | | | 1.77 | %4 | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.75 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.79 | % | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.26 | )%4 | | | (0.33 | )% | | | (0.59 | )% | | | (0.41 | )% | | | (0.25 | )% | | | (0.23 | )% | |
Supplemental data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000's) | | $ | 61,654 | | | $ | 65,752 | | | $ | 68,772 | | | $ | 74,707 | | | $ | 68,735 | | | $ | 70,215 | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 129 | % | | | 260 | % | | | 283 | % | | | 240 | % | | | 148 | % | | | 150 | % | |
1 Calculated using the average shares 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 other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges or redemption fees; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3 During the year ended August 31, 2016, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund for a trading error in the amount of $71,624. If payment from Advisor was not made, total return would have been 7.01% and 6.19% for Class A and Class C, respectively.
4 Annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial highlights (concluded)
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:
Class P1
| | Six months ended February 28, 2017 | | Years ended August 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 43.84 | | | $ | 40.85 | | | $ | 40.45 | | | $ | 34.32 | | | $ | 30.54 | | | $ | 27.72 | | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.69 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 6.15 | | | | 3.76 | | | | 2.97 | | |
Net increase from payment by Advisor | | | — | | | | 0.01 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase from operations | | | 2.76 | | | | 2.99 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 6.39 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 3.21 | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.30 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 46.30 | | | $ | 43.84 | | | $ | 40.85 | | | $ | 40.45 | | | $ | 34.32 | | | $ | 30.54 | | |
Total investment return3 | | | 6.33 | % | | | 7.32 | %4 | | | 1.40 | % | | | 18.71 | % | | | 13.24 | % | | | 11.74 | % | |
Ratios to average net assets: | |
Expenses | | | 0.74 | %5 | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.77 | %5 | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.81 | % | |
Supplemental data: | |
Net assets, end of period (000's) | | $ | 26,419 | | | $ | 23,617 | | | $ | 24,749 | | | $ | 24,846 | | | $ | 19,054 | | | $ | 18,911 | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 129 | % | | | 260 | % | | | 283 | % | | | 240 | % | | | 148 | % | | | 150 | % | |
1 Effective July 28, 2014, Class Y shares were redesignated as Class P shares
2 Calculated using the average shares method.
3 Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each period reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. The figures do not include any applicable sales charges or redemption fees; results would be lower if they were included. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4 During the year ended August 31, 2016, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund for a trading error in the amount of $71,624. If payment from Advisor was made, total return would have been 7.29% for Class P.
5 Annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
Organization and significant accounting policies
UBS U.S. Allocation Fund (the "Fund") is a series of UBS Investment Trust (the "Trust") and is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), as amended, as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust was organized on March 28, 1991, as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and currently has one operating series.
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. ("UBS AM" or the "Advisor") serves as the investment advisor and administrator for the Fund. UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. ("UBS AM (US)") serves as the principal underwriter for the Fund. 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 Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class P shares (formerly Class Y shares). Each class represents interests in the same assets of the Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures, ongoing service and distribution charges and certain transfer agency and related services expenses. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that Class A and Class C shares each have exclusive voting rights with respect to their respective service and/or distribution plans. Class P shares have no service or distribution plan.
In the normal course of business the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
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 Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern" ("ASU 2014-15"). The update provides guidance about management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosure. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on the disclosures in 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 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.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
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 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.
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.
The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.
Valuation of investments
The Fund generally calculates its net asset value on days that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. The Fund calculates net asset value separately for each class as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). The NYSE normally is not open, and the 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.
The 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 US and foreign stock exchanges normally are valued at the market closing price, the last sale price on the day the securities are valued or, lacking any sales on such day, at the last available bid price. Investments listed on foreign stock exchanges may be fair valued based on significant events that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign markets. In cases where investments are traded on more than one exchange, the investments are valued on the exchange designated as the primary market by UBS AM. If a market value is not readily available from an independent pricing source for a particular investment, that investment is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined as of the close of the NYSE.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
Certain investments in which the Fund invests may be 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.
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 US 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, if any, are valued daily using forward exchange rates quoted by independent pricing services.
OTC 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. Centrally cleared swaps, if any, are valued using prices from the central counterparty clearing houses.
The Board has delegated to the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee ("VC") (formerly UBS AM Global Valuation Committee or GVC) the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to the Fund's 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.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized into the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs, including but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risks.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs inclusive of the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.
A fair value hierarchy has been included near the end of the Fund's Portfolio of investments.
Investments
Repurchase agreements: The Fund may purchase securities or other obligations from a bank or securities dealer (or its affiliate), subject to the seller's agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date (or upon demand) and price. The Fund maintains custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through its regular custodian or through a special "tri-party" custodian or sub-custodian that maintains a separate account for both the Fund and its counterparty. The underlying collateral is valued daily in an effort to ensure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed- upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by the Fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, the Fund generally has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Repurchase agreements involving obligations other than US government securities (such as commercial paper, corporate bonds, equities and mortgage loans) may be subject to special risks and may not have the benefit of certain protections in the event of counterparty insolvency. If the seller (or seller's guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Fund may suffer delays, costs and possible losses in connection with the disposition or retention of the collateral. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. The Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.
The Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM in accordance with an exemptive order granted by the SEC pursuant to Section 17(d) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 thereunder. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may engage in a repurchase agreement transaction with a yield of zero in order to invest cash amounts remaining in its portfolio at the end of the day in order to avoid having the Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.
Securities traded on to-be-announced basis: The Fund may from time to time purchase securities on a to be-announced ("TBA") basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities for which all specific information is not yet known at the time of the trade, particularly the face amount and maturity date of the underlying securities. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days later. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, US government securities or other liquid securities are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations, and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
Mortgage-backed securities: The Fund 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 Corporation 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 decrease during a period of rising interest rates.
Asset-backed securities: The Fund 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.
Restricted securities: The Fund 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 the Fund's portfolio footnotes.
Derivative instruments
Purchased options: The Fund may purchase put and call options 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
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument.
The Fund pays a premium which is included on the Statement of assets and liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Purchased options are shown as portfolio holdings within the Portfolio of investments and are included in the Statement of assets and liabilities in investment, 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. At February 28, 2017 the Fund did not hold purchased options.
Futures contracts: The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts as part of its investment strategy, to increase or reduce its 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, the 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 the Fund, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying futures contracts. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as an unrealized appreciation or depreciation on futures until the futures contract is closed or expires, at which time the net gain or loss is reclassified to realized gain or loss on futures.
Using futures contracts involves various market risks, including interest rate and equity risk. 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 the Fund will not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contract or may realize a loss.
Swap agreements: The Fund may engage in swap agreements, including, but not limited to, total return swap agreements. The 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 Fund accrues 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/loss on swap agreements, in addition to realized gain/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.
Total return swap agreements involve commitments to pay or receive interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on notional amounts. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transactions 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,
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
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 and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. If UBS AM is incorrect in its forecast of market values, interest rates and other applicable factors, the investment performance of the Fund will be less favorable than it would have been if this investment technique was never used. 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 received or paid, if any.
Derivatives by underlying risk: Investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statement of operations. Under US GAAP, investment companies do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though 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 the Fund's Portfolio of investments is representative of the volume of derivatives outstanding during the period ended February 28, 2017.
Swap agreements entered into by the Fund may contain credit-risk related contingent features that could be triggered subject to certain circumstances. Such circumstances include agreed upon net asset value thresholds. If triggered, the derivative counterparty could request additional cash margin and/or terminate the derivative contract. The aggregate fair value of the derivative contracts that are in a net liability position that contain these triggers can be found in the Portfolio of investments. The aggregate fair value of assets that are already posted as collateral as of February 28, 2017, if any, is reflected in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
At February 28, 2017, the Fund had the following derivatives categorized by underlying risk:
Asset derivatives1
| | Interest rate risk | | Equity risk | | Total | |
Futures contracts | | $ | 134,008 | | | $ | 1,789,849 | | | $ | 1,923,857 | | |
Swap agreements | | | — | | | | 150,705 | | | | 150,705 | | |
Total value | | $ | 134,008 | | | $ | 1,940,554 | | | $ | 2,074,562 | | |
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
During the period ended February 28, 2017, net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from derivatives were as follows:
| | Interest rate risk | | Equity risk | | Total | |
Net realized gain (loss)2 | |
Futures | | $ | 1,086,482 | | | $ | 6,037,918 | | | $ | 7,124,400 | | |
Swap agreements | | | — | | | | 215,945 | | | | 215,945 | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | $ | 1,086,482 | | | $ | 6,253,863 | | | $ | 7,340,345 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)3 | |
Futures | | $ | 79,729 | | | $ | (788,804 | ) | | $ | (709,075 | ) | |
Swap agreements | | | — | | | | (31,245 | ) | | | (31,245 | ) | |
Net change in appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 79,729 | | | $ | (820,049 | ) | | $ | (740,320 | ) | |
1 In the Statement of assets and liabilities, swap agreements are shown within swap agreements, at value. Futures contracts are reported in the table above using cumulative appreciation of futures contracts, as reported in the futures contracts table at the end of the Portfolio of investments, but only the variation margin to be received, if any, is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.
2 The net realized gain (loss) is shown in the Statement of operations in net realized gains (losses) from futures and swap agreements, unless otherwise noted.
3 The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is shown in the Statement of operations in net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of futures and swap agreements, unless otherwise noted.
Offsetting of certain derivatives: The Fund typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Master Agreements") or similar master agreements with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund 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 February 28, 2017, derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis and derivatives subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement ("MNA") or similar agreement were as follows:
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | Assets | | Liabilities | |
Futures contracts1 | | $ | 1,923,857 | | | $ | — | | |
Swap agreements | | | 150,705 | | | | — | | |
Total gross amount of derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 2,074,562 | | | | — | | |
Derivatives not subject to MNA or similar agreements | | | (1,923,857 | ) | | | — | | |
Total gross amount of assets and liabilities subject to MNA or similar agreements | | $ | 150,705 | | | $ | — | | |
1 Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of future contracts as reported in the futures contracts table in the Portfolio of investments, but only the unpaid variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities within variation margin on futures contracts.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
The following tables present the Fund's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a MNA and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of the period end.
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Assets | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Collateral Received | | Net Amount of Assets | |
CITI | | $ | 133,217 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 133,217 | | |
JPMCB | | | 14,124 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,124 | | |
MSCI | | | 3,364 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,364 | | |
Total | | $ | 150,705 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 150,705 | | |
Investment advisor and administrator fees and other transactions with affiliates
The Board has approved an Investment Advisory and Administration Contract (the "Advisory Contract"), under which UBS AM serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. In accordance with the Advisory Contract, the Fund is to pay UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee, which is to be accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $250 million and 0.45% thereafter.
UBS AM has agreed to permanently reduce its advisory and administration fee based on the Fund's average daily net assets so that it is assessed as follows: $0 to $250 million—0.50%; in excess of $250 million up to $500 million—0.45%; in excess of $500 million up to $2 billion—0.40%; and over $2 billion—0.35%. Accordingly, for the six months ended February 28, 2017, UBS AM did not waive any investment advisory and administration fees. At February 28, 2017, the Fund owed UBS AM $96,284 for investment advisory and administration fees.
UBS AM has contractually undertaken to waive fees/reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses, when necessary, to maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding (1) dividend expense, borrowing costs and interest expense relating to short sales, and (2) investments in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C and Class P shares at a level not to exceed 1.15%, 1.90% and 0.90%, respectively through December 31, 2017. The Fund will repay UBS AM for any previously waived fees/reimbursed expenses during the three-year period following August 31, 2013, to the extent that operating expenses (with certain exclusions such as dividend expense, borrowing costs, and interest expense relating to short sales, and interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, if any) are otherwise below the expense caps in effect at the time the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. For the period ended February 28, 2017, the Fund had no fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to repayment.
During the period ended February 28, 2017, the Fund paid $802 in broker commissions to UBS Securities LLC, an affiliate of the investment advisor. These broker commissions are reflected in the Statement of assets and liabilities within cost of investments, and the Statement of operations within net realized gains (losses) from, and/or net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and/or futures.
Service and distribution plans
UBS AM (US) is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares. The Fund has adopted service and/or distribution plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class A and Class C shares. The Plans govern payments made for the expenses incurred in the service and/or distribution of Class A and Class C shares. The Fund pays UBS AM (US) monthly service fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C shares and monthly distribution fees at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. At February 28, 2017, the Fund owed UBS AM (US) $78,611 for service and distribution fees.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
UBS AM (US) also receives the proceeds of the initial sales charges paid upon the purchase of Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charges paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions of Class A and Class C shares. UBS AM (US) has informed the Fund that for the period ended February 28, 2017, it earned $14,027 in initial sales charges on Class A shares and $0 in deferred sales charges on Class C shares.
Transfer agency and related services fees
UBS Financial Services Inc. provides certain services to the Fund pursuant to a delegation of authority from BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. ("BNY Mellon"), the Fund's transfer agent, and is compensated for these services by BNY Mellon, not the Fund. For the period ended February 28, 2017, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Fund, $36,678 of the total transfer agency and related service fees paid by the Fund to BNY Mellon.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend securities up to 331/3% of its total assets to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, US 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, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly.
The Fund will regain ownership of loaned securities to exercise certain beneficial rights; however, the 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, US government securities and irrevocable letters of credit held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees. Cash collateral received is invested in State Street Institutional U.S. 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 February 28, 2017, the Fund had securities on loan at value, cash collateral and non-cash collateral as follows:
Value of securities on loan | | Cash collateral | | Non-cash collateral* | | Total collateral | | Security type held as non-cash collateral | |
$ | 6,121,668 | | | $ | 944,443 | | | $ | 5,344,417 | | | $ | 6,288,860 | | | US Treasury Notes and US Treasury Bills | |
* These securities are held for the benefit of the Fund at the Fund's custodian. The Fund cannot repledge or resell this collateral. As such, collateral is excluded from the Statement of assets and liabilites.
The gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions at February 28, 2017 was $944,443. As the securities loaned are subject to termination by the Fund or the borrower at any time, the remaining contractual maturities of the equity securities on loan are considered to be overnight and continuous.
Bank line of credit
The Fund participates with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM in a $75 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 the Fund at the request of shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest on amounts borrowed is calculated based on prevailing rates in effect at the time of borrowing. Under the Committed Credit Facility arrangement, the Fund has agreed to pay a commitment fee on the average daily balance of the Committed Credit Facility not utilized. Commitment fees have been allocated among the funds in the
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
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 February 28, 2017, the Fund did not borrow under the Committed Credit Facility.
Additional information regarding compensation to affiliate of a board member
Professor Meyer Feldberg serves as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm with which the Fund may conduct transactions, resulting in him being an interested trustee of the Fund. The Fund has been informed that Professor Feldberg's role at Morgan Stanley does not involve matters directly affecting any UBS funds. Portfolio transactions are executed through Morgan Stanley based on that firm's ability to provide best execution of the transactions. During the period ended February 28, 2017, the Fund paid brokerage commissions to Morgan Stanley in the amount of $490.
During the period ended February 28, 2017, the Fund purchased and sold certain securities (e.g., fixed income securities) in principal trades with Morgan Stanley, having an aggregate value of $40,875,678. Morgan Stanley received compensation in connection with these trades, which may have been in the form of a "mark-up" or "mark-down" of the price of the securities, a fee from the issuer for maintaining a commercial paper program, or some other form of compensation. Although the precise amount of this compensation is not generally known by the Fund's investment advisor, it is believed that under normal circumstances it represents a small portion of the total value of the transactions.
Purchases and sales of securities
For the period ended February 28, 2017, aggregate purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term securities, were $250,638,206 and $249,564,458, respectively.
Shares of beneficial interest
There is an unlimited amount of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
For the six months ended February 28, 2017:
| | Class A | | Class C | | Class P | |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 99,465 | | | $ | 4,278,769 | | | | 6,998 | | | $ | 296,905 | | | | 63,200 | | | $ | 2,787,109 | | |
Shares repurchased | | | (156,550 | ) | | | (6,809,894 | ) | | | (186,925 | ) | | | (7,775,520 | ) | | | (35,101 | ) | | | (1,557,219 | ) | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 13,704 | | | | 599,129 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,760 | | | | 167,077 | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (43,381 | ) | | $ | (1,931,996 | ) | | | (179,927 | ) | | $ | (7,478,615 | ) | | | 31,859 | | | $ | 1,396,967 | | |
For the year ended August 31, 2016:
| | Class A | | Class C | | Class P | |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 47,994 | | | $ | 1,974,756 | | | | 16,075 | | | $ | 635,348 | | | | 27,311 | | | $ | 1,127,933 | | |
Shares repurchased | | | (392,003 | ) | | | (15,969,531 | ) | | | (191,999 | ) | | | (7,605,762 | ) | | | (94,524 | ) | | | (3,915,097 | ) | |
Dividends reinvested | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net decrease | | | (344,009 | ) | | $ | (13,994,775 | ) | | | (175,924 | ) | | $ | (6,970,414 | ) | | | (67,213 | ) | | $ | (2,787,164 | ) | |
Contribution from Advisor
During the year ended August 31, 2016, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund in the amount of $71,624 for a trading error.
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
Federal tax status
The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its income and to comply with the other requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required. 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, the Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax.
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016 was as follows:
Distributions paid from: | | 2016 | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | — | | |
The tax character of distributions paid and the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis for the current fiscal year will be determined after the Fund's fiscal year ending August 31, 2017.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the "Act"), net capital losses recognized by the Fund after December 22, 2010, may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short term and/or long term losses. The Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.
At August 31, 2016, the Fund had a pre-enactment net capital loss carryforward of $13,433,002. This pre-enactment capital loss carryforward is available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of any future net realized capital gains and will expire on August 31, 2018. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $7,891,036 of capital loss carryforwards to offset current year realized gains.
ASC 740-10 "Income Taxes—Overall" set forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has analyzed and concluded as of February 28, 2017 that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended February 28, 2017, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
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 Fund.
Each of the tax years in the four year period ended August 31, 2016, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
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UBS U.S. Allocation Fund
General information (unaudited)
Quarterly Form N-Q portfolio schedule
The Fund will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC 0330. Additionally, you may obtain copies of Forms N-Q from the Fund 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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Trustees
Richard Q. Armstrong
Chairman
Alan S. Bernikow
Richard R. Burt
Meyer Feldberg
Bernard H. Garil
Heather R. Higgins
David Malpass
Principal Officers
Mark E. Carver
President
Mark F. Kemper
Vice President and Secretary
Thomas Disbrow
Vice President and Treasurer
Investment Advisor and
Administrator
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6028
Principal Underwriter
UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6028
The financial information included herein is taken from the records of the Fund without examination by independent registered public accountants who do not express an opinion thereon.
This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by an effective prospectus.
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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.
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Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant’s Board has established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders if a vacancy occurs among those board members who are not “interested persons” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In order to recommend a nominee, a shareholder should send a letter to the chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Richard R. Burt, care of the Secretary of the registrant at UBS Asset Management, UBS Building, One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, Attn: Mark Kemper, Secretary, and indicate on the envelope “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.” The shareholder’s letter should state the nominee’s name and should include the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae, and 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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. 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 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.
(a) (3) Written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons — not applicable to the registrant.
(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.
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.
UBS Investment Trust
By: | /s/ Mark E. Carver | |
| Mark E. Carver | |
| President | |
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Date: | May 8, 2017 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Mark E. Carver | |
| Mark E. Carver | |
| President | |
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Date: | May 8, 2017 | |
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By: | /s/ Thomas Disbrow | |
| Thomas Disbrow | |
| Vice President and Treasurer | |
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Date: | May 8, 2017 | |