N-CSR 1 d448433dncsr.htm UBS SERIES FUNDS UBS Series Funds

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: 811-08767

 

 

UBS Series Funds

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Keith A. Weller, Esq.

UBS Asset Management

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Stephen H. Bier, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-6797

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

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2023


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

  (a)

Copy of the report transmitted to shareholders:


LOGO

 

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023

 


UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

June 10, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund (the “Fund”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, with the last hike pushing it to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. 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. As a result, the yields on short-term investments moved higher—as did the Fund’s yield—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yield for the Fund as of April 30, 2023 was 4.86%, versus 0.30% on April 30, 2022. (For more information on the Fund’s performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on page 4.)

 

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Investment goal:

Provide as high a level of current interest income as is consistent with maintaining liquidity and principal stability

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

February 14, 2000

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

An interview with Portfolio Manager Robert Sabatino

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced several headwinds, including aggressive Fed rate hikes, elevated inflation, the impact from COVID and its variants, and the repercussions from the war in Ukraine. Despite these challenges, the economy was resilient, especially the labor market. Looking back, second quarter 2022 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) was -0.6%. The economy then expanded 3.2% and 2.6% during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. Finally, the Commerce Department’s initial estimate showed that first quarter 2023 annualized GDP was a positive 1.1%.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

With US inflation remaining elevated and persistent, the Fed continued to aggressively raise interest rates. After its initial rate hike in March 2022—before the reporting period began—the US central bank raised rates at its next eight meetings, moving the fed funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. On May 3, 2023—after the reporting period ended—the Fed raised rates another 0.25%, pushing the fed funds rate to a range between 5.00% and 5.25%, its highest level since September 2007.

 

Q.

How did you position the Fund over the fiscal year?

A.

We tactically adjusted the Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in the portfolio—throughout the 12-month review period. When the reporting period began, the Fund had a WAM of 32 days. At the end of the period on April 30, 2023, the Fund’s WAM was nine days.

 

Q.

What level of portfolio diversification did you maintain during the reporting period?

A.

At the issuer level, we maintained a high level of diversification over the period, investing in smaller positions with the goal of reducing risk and keeping the Fund highly liquid.

 

Q.

What types of securities did you emphasize over the period?

A.

Several adjustments were made to the Fund’s sector positioning during the 12-month period. We significantly decreased the Fund’s exposure to direct US Treasury obligations and, to a lesser extent, US government agency obligations. In contrast, we meaningfully increased the Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by government securities. (Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the seller of a security agrees to buy it back at a predetermined time and price or upon demand.)

 

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Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Fund over the coming months?

A.

We continue to monitor a number of factors, including elevated inflation and the impact of the Fed’s rate hikes on the economy. We are also closely reviewing recent developments in the banking industry. Against this backdrop, we expect to continue managing the Fund with a focus on risk and liquidity.

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,

 

LOGO

Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

LOGO

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

LOGO

Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2023. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2023. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

 

*

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

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees (unless waived) 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, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

The example does not reflect any program fees (e.g., ACCESSSM program fees, Resource Management Account® (RMA®) program fees) as these are external to the Fund and relate to the particular program chosen by the investor.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
1
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
2
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.00        $ 0.20          0.04
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.60          0.20          0.04  

 

1 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) 

 

Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.86
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.98  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.83  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.95  
Weighted average maturity2      9 days  
  
Portfolio composition3      
Repurchase agreements      61.6
U.S. government agency obligations      35.6  
U.S. Treasury obligations      4.0  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (1.2
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, the Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the Fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

The portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

3 

Weightings represent percentages of the Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—35.6%

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.018%,
4.828%, due 05/01/231

  $ 5,000,000     $ 4,999,670  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    1,000,000       1,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       2,999,554  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.035%,
4.845%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.045%,
4.855%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.075%,
4.885%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    1,000,000       1,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    4,000,000       4,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.105%,
4.915%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.135%,
4.945%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.140%,
4.950%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,227  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—(continued)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.970%, due 05/01/231

  $ 2,000,000     $ 2,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.165%,
4.975%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 05/01/231

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 05/01/231

    2,500,000       2,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes
4.650%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       9,810,125  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

   

4.610%, due 05/04/232

    5,000,000       4,998,079  

4.650%, due 05/03/232

    5,000,000       4,998,708  

4.661%, due 05/10/232

    5,000,000       4,994,174  

4.714%, due 08/04/232

    4,000,000       3,950,241  

4.729%, due 05/19/232

    10,000,000       9,976,355  

4.730%, due 08/02/232

    5,000,000       4,938,904  

4.775%, due 05/03/232

    10,000,000       9,997,347  

4.794%, due 05/31/232

    5,000,000       4,980,025  

4.800%, due 06/02/232

    3,000,000       2,987,200  

4.900%, due 06/12/232

    10,000,000       9,942,834  

4.960%, due 07/26/232

    10,000,000       9,881,511  

4.977%, due 08/25/232

    10,000,000       9,839,630  

Federal Home Loan Banks

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.020%,
4.830%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.030%,
4.840%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/03/241

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    4,500,000       4,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  
 

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.080%,
4.890%, due 05/01/231

  $ 5,000,000     $ 5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$351,294,584)

 

    351,294,584  
U.S. treasury obligations—4.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills,
4.757%, due 05/30/233

    10,646,400       10,606,777  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.140%, 5.271%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       9,988,185  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.200%, 5.331%, due 05/01/231

    19,000,000       19,006,493  

Total U.S. treasury obligations
(cost—$39,601,455)

 

    39,601,455  
Repurchase agreements—61.6%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Goldman Sachs & Co., 4.750% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $12,589,919 U.S. Treasury Bond Strips, zero coupon due 02/15/2029; (value—$10,200,000); proceeds: $10,003,958

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
     Face
Amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $967,800 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.625% due 02/15/53, $124,036,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500% to 4.625% due 02/28/26 to 03/15/26; (value—$126,405,598); proceeds: $123,976,571

  $ 123,927,000     $ 123,927,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities America, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/2023, collateralized by $698,159,888 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.000% to 5.500% due 04/01/25 to 02/01/52, $681,227,687 Federal National Mortgage Association Obligations, zero coupon to 5.500% due 11/01/26 to 01/01/62; (value—$484,500,001); proceeds: $475,190,000

    475,000,000       475,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$608,927,000)

 

    608,927,000  

Total investments
(cost—$999,823,039 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—101.2%

      999,823,039  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.2)%

 

    (11,717,002

Net assets—100.0%

    $ 988,106,037  
 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 351,294,584        $        $ 351,294,584  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 39,601,455                   39,601,455  
Repurchase agreements                 608,927,000                   608,927,000  
Total      $        $ 999,823,039        $        $ 999,823,039  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

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

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

Assets:

 

Investments, at value (cost—$390,896,039)        $390,896,039  
Repurchase agreements (cost—$608,927,000)        608,927,000  
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$999,823,039)        999,823,039  
Cash        586  
Receivable for interest        2,205,586  
Other assets        41,240  
Total assets        1,002,070,451  
    
Liabilities:

 

Payable for investments purchased        10,000,000  
Dividends payable to shareholders        3,840,915  
Payable to trustees        274  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        123,225  
Total liabilities        13,964,414  
    
Net assets consist of:     
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)        $988,118,210  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        (12,173
Net assets        $988,106,037  
Shares outstanding        988,114,647  
Net asset value per share        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

 

 

Statement of operations

 

        For the
year ended
April 30, 2023
Investment income:

 

Interest        $30,144,235  
Expenses:

 

Investment advisory and administration fees        299,665  
Transfer agency fees        83,960  
Custody and fund accounting fees        47,352  
Trustees’ fees        22,501  
Professional services fees        89,897  
Printing and shareholder report fees        50,821  
Federal and state registration fees        62,241  
Insurance expense        10,005  
Other expenses        54,957  
Total expenses        721,399  
Fee waivers by investment advisor and administrator        (299,665
Net expenses        421,734  
Net investment income (loss)        29,722,501  
Net realized gain (loss)        (8,582
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $29,713,919  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $29,722,501        $519,622  
Net realized gain (loss)        (8,582      (571
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        29,713,919        519,051  
Total distributions        (29,723,779      (519,622
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (30,655,353      (81,077,084
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (30,665,213      (81,077,655
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        1,018,771,250        1,099,848,905  
End of year        $988,106,037        $1,018,771,250  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.030        0.001        0.001        0.017        0.022  
Net realized gain (loss)        (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1              0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.030        0.001        0.001        0.017        0.022  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.030      (0.001      (0.001      (0.017      (0.022
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1                             
Total dividends and distributions        (0.030      (0.001      (0.001      (0.017      (0.022
Net asset value, end of year      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00  
Total investment return2        2.97      0.05      0.15      1.75      2.16
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.07      0.07      0.07      0.07      0.08
Expenses after fee waivers        0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.03
Net investment income (loss)        2.97      0.05      0.14      1.90      2.20
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 988,106      $ 1,018,771      $ 1,099,849      $ 1,012,980      $ 2,234,641  

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund (the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with sixteen series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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 Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

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.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—Under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the Fund has adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As a “government money market fund”, the Fund values its investments at amortized cost unless UBS AM, as the valuation designee appointed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of the securities held by the Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of 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 Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Constant net asset value per share—The Fund attempts to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/distribution policies in an attempt to enable it to do so. The Fund has adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund” and as such the Fund is permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—By operating as a “government money market fund”, the Fund is exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject the Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

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 secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or the Fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. 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 risks.

The Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. 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.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Dividends and distributions—Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions is determined in accordance with 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Investment advisor and administrator and other transactions with affiliates

The Board has approved an investment advisory and administration contract (the “Advisory Contract”) with UBS AM, under which UBS AM serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. In accordance with the Advisory Contract, the Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly. Where the services are provided directly by UBS AM or an affiliate, the fee will be limited to reimbursement of UBS AM’s direct advisory/administrative costs and expenses and will exclude any profit or overhead charges. Where UBS AM arranges for an unaffiliated person to provide services, the Fund will reimburse UBS AM for the cost of the services provided by the unaffiliated person, but no additional profit or overhead charge will be included or the Fund will pay the service provider directly. UBS AM has advised the Fund that for the period ended April 30, 2023, its direct advisory/administrative costs and expenses approximate an annual rate of 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. These expenses are estimated amounts in addition to other expenses of the Fund. To the extent such fees are not waived, UBS AM periodically will review Fund expenses in an effort to confirm that only direct costs and expenses are paid to UBS AM by the Fund.

For the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM waived its entire fee for its direct advisory/administrative costs and expenses; such amount is not subject to future recoupment.

UBS AM may also voluntarily reimburse expenses in the event that Fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. For the period ended April 30, 2023, the Fund did not have this additional waiver.

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, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Shares sold      $ 5,210,367,904      $ 5,125,697,549  
Shares repurchased        (5,266,774,011      (5,207,114,491
Dividends reinvested        25,750,754        339,858  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (30,655,353    $ (81,077,084

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 to shareholders by the Fund during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 was ordinary income in the amount of $29,723,779 and $519,622, respectively.

At April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

ordinary

income

     Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
     Accumulated
capital and
other losses
   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
    

Other

temporary
differences

   Total
$3,837,895      $        $ (9,153    $        $ (3,840,915    $ (12,173

 

13


UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. At April 30, 2023, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $9,153 in short term capital losses.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2023, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. It is the Fund’s policy to record any significant foreign tax exposures on 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 year ended April 30, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

14


UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2023, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO         

We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2023

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly and quarterly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. Investors also may find additional information about the Fund at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

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).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $29,722,393 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Fund’s operations. Each trustee serves an indefinite term of office. Officers are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee’s or officer’s principal occupations during the last five years, the number of funds in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by the trustee.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

 

Position(s)

held with

Trust

 

Term of office1

and length of

time served

 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

82

K2 Integrity

845 Third Avenue

New York, NY

10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Until 2023, he was a director of Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics) (and served as the chair of its audit committee and as the chair of its compensation committee). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee). Prior to June 2003, Mr. Bernikow also had served as the deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Bernikow is also the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

76

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C.

20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

Bernard H. Garil;

83

6754 Casa Grande Way

Delray Beach, FL

33446

  Trustee   Since 2005   Mr. Garil is retired (since 2001). He was a managing director at PIMCO Advisory Services (from 1999 to 2001) where he served as president of closed-end funds and vice- president of the variable insurance product funds advised by OpCap Advisors (until 2001).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

 

Position(s)

held with

Trust

 

Term of office1

and length of

time served

 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

63

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL

60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 7 investment companies (consisting of 41 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski4;

55

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson4;

44

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

59

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

65

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and senior legal advisor (since January 2023). Most recently, Mr. Kemper has held senior Legal and Compliance positions at UBS AM—Americas Region including general counsel (2004 through 2019 and 2021 to 2023) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal ( 2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been assistant secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2022) (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary4;

55

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—US (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Igor Lasun2;

44

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Leesa Merrill3;

44

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is an executive director (since March 2023) (prior to which she was a director (from 2014 until March 2023)) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

49

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders2;

57

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

38

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is a managing director (since March 2023, prior to which he was an executive director (from 2019 until March 2023)) and Head of Legal—UBS AM—Americas region (since January 2023) prior to which he was Head of Derivatives and Trading Legal and associate general counsel (from 2017 through December 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2015). Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

39

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

61

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)   

Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019, prior to

which he was senior associate general counsel) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

4

This person’s business address is 1000 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Investment Advisor and Administrator

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

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.

© UBS 2023. All rights reserved.


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UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023


Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

 

June 10, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund (the “Fund”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, with the last hike pushing it to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. 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. As a result, the yields on short-term investments moved higher—as did the Fund’s yield—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yield for the Fund as of April 30, 2023 was 4.74%, versus 0.33% on April 30, 2022 (after fee waivers/expense reimbursements). (For more information on the Fund’s performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on page 4.)

 

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

April 11, 2017

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

An interview with Portfolio Manager Robert Sabatino

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced several headwinds, including aggressive Fed rate hikes, elevated inflation, the impact from COVID and its variants, and the repercussions from the war in Ukraine. Despite these challenges, the economy was resilient, especially the labor market. Looking back, second quarter 2022 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) was -0.6%. The economy then expanded 3.2% and 2.6% during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. Finally, the Commerce Department’s initial estimate showed that first quarter 2023 annualized GDP was a positive 1.1%.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

With US inflation remaining elevated and persistent, the Fed continued to aggressively raise interest rates. After its initial rate hike in March 2022—before the reporting period began—the US central bank raised rates at its next eight meetings, moving the fed funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. On May 3, 2023—after the reporting period ended—the Fed raised rates another 0.25%, pushing the fed funds rate to a range between 5.00% and 5.25%, its highest level since September 2007.

 

Q.

How did you position the Fund over the reporting period?

A.

We tactically adjusted the Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in its portfolio—during the reporting period. The Fund’s WAM was 38 days when the reporting period began. At period end on April 30, 2023, it was seven days.

 

Q.

What types of securities did the Fund emphasize?

A.

At the security level, we significantly increased the Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements. (Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the seller of a security agrees to buy it back at a predetermined time and price or upon demand.) We also slightly increased the Fund’s exposure to direct US government agency obligations. In contrast, we meaningfully reduced its allocation to direct US Treasury obligations.

 

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Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Fund over the coming months?

A.

We continue to monitor a number of factors, including elevated inflation and the impact of the Fed’s rate hikes on the economy. We are also closely reviewing recent developments in the banking industry. Against this backdrop, we expect to continue managing the Fund with a focus on risk and liquidity.

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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Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

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Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

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David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2023. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2023. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

 

*

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

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees 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, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2023
1
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
2
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.70        $ 0.30          0.06
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.30          0.06  

 

1 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

2 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Yields and characteristics  
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.74
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.85  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.68  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.79  
Weighted average maturity2      7 days  
Portfolio composition3  
Repurchase agreements      68.9
U.S. Treasury obligations      22.2  
U.S. government agency obligations      9.2  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (0.3
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the price of shares of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares in the Fund, your shares may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the Fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

The portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

3 

Weightings represent percentages of the Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

    

Face

amount

  Value
U.S. government agency obligations: 9.2%

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

   

4.560%, due 05/17/231

  $ 120,000,000     $ 119,757,838  

4.590%, due 05/25/231

    95,000,000       94,712,577  

4.610%, due 05/04/231

    30,000,000       29,988,639  

4.610%, due 05/16/231

    45,000,000       44,914,860  

4.630%, due 05/22/231

    15,000,000       14,960,283  

4.650%, due 05/03/231

    25,000,000       24,993,688  

4.661%, due 05/10/231

    18,945,000       18,923,002  

4.685%, due 05/15/231

    42,000,000       41,925,828  

4.794%, due 05/31/231

    60,000,000       59,773,174  

4.805%, due 08/14/231

    60,000,000       59,165,370  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$509,092,929)

 

    509,115,259  
U.S. Treasury obligations: 22.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

   

3.827%, due 05/04/232

    85,000,000       84,970,622  

4.011%, due 05/11/232

    85,000,000       84,900,715  

4.014%, due 05/18/232

    17,000,000       16,965,160  

4.071%, due 05/11/232

    90,000,000       89,894,875  

4.119%, due 05/04/232

    80,000,000       79,972,350  

4.136%, due 05/02/232

    50,000,000       49,994,229  

4.237%, due 05/09/232

    140,000,000       139,871,239  

4.528%, due 05/02/232

    160,000,000       159,981,533  

4.757%, due 05/30/232

    50,000,000       49,836,774  

3.868%, due 05/25/232

    75,000,000       74,788,438  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.140%,
5.271%, due 05/01/233

    200,000,000       200,147,742  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.200%,
5.331%, due 05/01/233

    197,000,000       197,338,105  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$1,228,366,726)

 

    1,228,661,782  
Repurchase agreements: 68.9%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $193,227,500 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 4.500% due 05/15/38 to 08/15/52; (value—$187,680,062); proceeds: $184,073,600

    184,000,000       184,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.820% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $1,230,400,290 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.500% to 7.000% due 02/01/29 to 05/01/53; (value—$510,000,000); proceeds: $500,200,833

    500,000,000       500,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $936,443,300 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 0.125% due 07/15/24; (value—$1,155,660,004); proceeds: $1,133,453,200

    1,133,000,000       1,133,000,000  
    

Face

amount

  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $2,038,261,500 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.000% due 05/31/24; (value—$1,995,798,017); proceeds: $1,995,798,000

  $ 1,995,000,000     $ 1,995,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$3,812,000,000)

            3,812,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$5,549,459,655 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.3%

      5,549,777,041  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.3)%

            (14,433,310

Net assets—100.0%

    $ 5,535,343,731  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 509,115,259        $        $ 509,115,259  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 1,228,661,782                   1,228,661,782  
Repurchase agreements                 3,812,000,000                   3,812,000,000  
Total      $        $ 5,549,777,041        $        $ 5,549,777,041  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

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

2 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

3 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

Assets:

 

Investments, at value (cost—$1,737,459,655)        $1,737,777,041  
Repurchase agreements, at value (cost— $3,812,000,000)        3,812,000,000  
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$5,549,459,655)        5,549,777,041  
Cash        434,347  
Receivable for interest        6,489,028  
Total assets        5,556,700,416  
    
Liabilities:

 

Dividends payable to shareholders        21,149,756  
Payable to affiliate        206,929  
Total liabilities        21,356,685  
Net assets        $5,535,343,731  
    
Net assets consist of:     
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)        5,535,241,859  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        101,872  
Net assets        $5,535,343,731  
Shares outstanding        5,537,344,168  
Net asset value per share        $0.9996  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

 

        For the
year ended
April 30, 2023
Investment income:

 

Interest        $154,159,376  
Expenses:

 

Investment management and administration fees        6,137,700  
Trustees fees        59,152  
Total expenses        6,196,852  
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by investment manager and administrator        (3,098,426
Net expenses        3,098,426  
Net investment income (loss)        151,060,950  
Net realized gain (loss)        (204,501
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        1,005,397  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        800,896  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $151,861,846  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 151,060,950        $ 2,114,042  
Net realized gain (loss)        (204,501      (10,705
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        1,005,397        (788,690
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        151,861,846        1,314,647  
Total distributions        (151,060,950      (2,123,397
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        284,590,717        2,034,212,012  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        285,391,613        2,033,403,262  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        5,249,952,118        3,216,548,856  
End of year        $5,535,343,731        $5,249,952,118  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $0.9995        $0.9997        $1.0008        $0.9999        $0.9998  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0292        0.0004        0.0014        0.0179        0.0209  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.0001        (0.0002      (0.0010      0.0009        0.0001  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0293        0.0002        0.0004        0.0188        0.0210  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0292      (0.0004      (0.0014      (0.0179      (0.0209
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.0000 )1       (0.0001              
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0292      (0.0004      (0.0015      (0.0179      (0.0209
Net asset value, end of year        $0.9996        $0.9995        $0.9997        $1.0008        $0.9999  
Total investment return2        2.91      0.02      0.04      1.89      2.12
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.12      0.12      0.12      0.12      0.12
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements        0.06      0.04      0.06      0.06      0.06
Net investment income (loss)        2.92      0.04      0.13      1.84      2.04
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $5,535,344        $5,249,952        $3,216,549        $3,309,628        $3,929,522  

 

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund (the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”) an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with sixteen series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein. The Fund commenced operations on April 11, 2017.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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 Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

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.

This Fund is privately offered, and its shares are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”).

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the net asset value of the Fund is calculated using market-based values, and the price of its shares fluctuate.

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 table has been included near the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Floating net asset value per share fund—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Fund calculates its net asset value to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market-based pricing and expects that its share price will fluctuate.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

On occasion, it is possible that the end of day accounting net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a floating NAV fund (“FNAV”), as reported in a shareholder report, for example, may differ from the transactional NAV per share (used for purposes of processing purchases and redemptions); while this is not expected to occur with great frequency, it may happen should certain factors align on a given business day. The final end-of-day NAV per share for accounting and financial statement reporting purposes is designed to reflect all end-of-day accounting activities, which may include, but are not limited to, income and expense accruals, dividend and distribution reinvestments as well as final share activity; such items are factored into the Fund after the last transactional NAV per share is calculated on a given day (normally, the transactional NAV per share is calculated as of 3 pm, Eastern time, as explained in the Fund’s offering document).

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is permitted to impose a liquidity fee on redemptions from the Fund or a redemption gate to temporarily restrict redemptions in the event that the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. If the Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of the Fund’s total assets, the board is permitted, but not required, to: (i) impose a liquidity fee of no more than 2% of the amount redeemed; and/or (ii) impose a redemption gate to temporarily suspend the right of redemption. If the Fund’s weekly liquid assets falls below 10% of the Fund’s total assets, the Fund must impose, generally as of the beginning of the next business day, a liquidity fee of 1% of the amount redeemed unless the Board determines that such a fee would not be in the best interest of the Fund or determines that a lower or higher fee (subject to the 2% limit) would be in the best interest of the Fund. Liquidity fees would reduce the amount a shareholder receives upon redemption of its shares. The Fund retains the liquidity fees for the benefit of remaining shareholders. For the period ended April 30, 2023, the Board of the Fund did not impose any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under the Rule 2a-7 or the Fund’s investment strategies and limitations, may require the Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. 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, advised or sub-advised by UBS AM. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may engage in a repurchase agreement transaction

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

with a yield of zero in order to invest cash amounts remaining in its Fund 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.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Dividends and distributions—Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Investment advisor and administrator and other transactions with affiliates

The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved an investment advisory and administration contract (the “Advisory Contract”) with UBS AM, under which UBS AM serves as investment advisor and administrator of the Fund. In accordance with the Advisory Contract, the Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly. UBS AM’s contract fee for the advisory and administration services it provides to the Fund is 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM is owed $459,414 by the Fund, representing investment advisory and administration fees.

The Fund and UBS AM have entered into a written fee waiver agreement pursuant to which UBS AM is contractually obligated to waive its management fees so that the total ordinary operating expenses of the Fund through August 31, 2023, do not exceed 0.06%. The fee waiver agreement may be terminated by the Board at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Fund’s contract with UBS AM. For the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM waived $3,098,426 in investment advisory and administration fees; such amount is not subject to future recoupment. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM owed the Fund $252,485 in fee waivers. The amount owed by (or owed to) UBS AM is shown at a net level on the statement of assets and liabilities.

UBS AM may also voluntarily waive fees/reimburse expenses in the event that Fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. For the period ended April 30, 2023, the Fund did not have this additional waiver.

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Fund’s expenses other than interest, taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Fund, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be less than 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM did not owe the Fund any additional reductions in management fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

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, for which the NAV per share has fluctuated, were as follows:

 

    For the year ended April 30, 2023         For the year ended April 30, 2022
     Shares    Amount         Shares    Amount
Shares sold     20,377,062,354      $ 20,365,680,142         21,314,109,830      $ 21,304,702,752  
Shares repurchased     (20,168,013,213      (20,156,575,651       (19,279,580,711      (19,271,069,466
Dividends reinvested     75,523,751        75,486,226         578,995        578,726  
Net increase (decrease)     284,572,892      $ 284,590,717               2,035,108,114      $ 2,034,212,012  

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 to shareholders by the Fund during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022, was ordinary income in the amount of $151,060,950 and $2,123,397, respectively.

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 356,538  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (39,152
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        317,386  

At April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
ordinary
income
     Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
     Accumulated
realized
capital and
other losses
   Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
     Other
temporary
differences
   Total
$21,149,757      $        $ (215,514    $ 317,386        $ (21,149,757    $ 101,872  

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. At April 30, 2023, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $215,514 in short term capital losses.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2023, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. It is the Fund’s policy to record any significant foreign tax exposures on 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 year ended April 30, 2023 the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2023, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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June 28, 2023

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to shareholders at the following internet address: www.lpcif.com. Investors also may find additional information about the Fund at www.lpcif.com.

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).

Other tax information

Pursuant to sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund designates $151,060,923 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Fund’s operations. Each trustee serves an indefinite term of office. Officers are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee’s or officer’s principal occupations during the last five years, the number of funds in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by the trustee.

The Fund’s SEC Registration Statement—Part B, as amended, contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees          
   

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

82

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Until 2023, he was a director of Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics) (and served as the chair of its audit committee and as the chair of its compensation committee). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee). Prior to June 2003, Mr. Bernikow also had served as the deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Bernikow is also the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

76

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

Bernard H. Garil;

83

6754 Casa Grande Way Delray Beach, FL 33446

  Trustee   Since 2005   Mr. Garil is retired (since 2001). He was a managing director at PIMCO Advisory Services (from 1999 to 2001) where he served as president of closed-end funds and vice- president of the variable insurance product funds advised by OpCap Advisors (until 2001).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
   

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

63

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 7 investment companies (consisting of 41 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski4;

55

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson4;

44

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

59

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

65

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and senior legal advisor (since January 2023). Most recently, Mr. Kemper has held senior Legal and Compliance positions at UBS AM—Americas Region including general counsel (2004 through 2019 and 2021 to 2023) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and 2021)), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal ( 2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been assistant secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2022) (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary4;

55

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—US (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Igor Lasun2;

44

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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Limited Purpose Cash Investment Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Leesa Merrill3;

44

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is an executive director (since March 2023) (prior to which she was a director (from 2014 until March 2023)) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

49

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders2;

57

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

38

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is a managing director (since March 2023, prior to which he was an executive director (from 2019 until March 2023)) and Head of Legal—UBS AM Americas region (since January 2023) prior to which he was Head of Derivatives and Trading Legal and associate general counsel (from 2017 through December 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2015). Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

39

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

61

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)   

Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019, prior to

which he was senior associate general counsel) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

4

This person’s business address is 1000 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Investment Advisor and Administrator

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Placement Agent

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded by an offering document.

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023

 


UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

June 10, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, with the last hike pushing it to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. 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. As a result, the yields on short-term investments moved higher—as did the Fund’s yield—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yield for the Fund as of April 30, 2023 was 4.25%, versus 0.01% on April 30, 2022. (For more information on the Fund’s performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on page 4.)

 

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital.

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

June 24, 2016

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

An interview with Portfolio Manager Robert Sabatino

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced several headwinds, including aggressive Fed rate hikes, elevated inflation, the impact from COVID and its variants, and the repercussions from the war in Ukraine. Despite these challenges, the economy was resilient, especially the labor market. Looking back, second quarter 2022 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) was -0.6%. The economy then expanded 3.2% and 2.6% during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. Finally, the Commerce Department’s initial estimate showed that first quarter 2023 annualized GDP was a positive 1.1%.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

With US inflation remaining elevated and persistent, the Fed continued to aggressively raise interest rates. After its initial rate hike in March 2022—before the reporting period began—the US central bank raised rates at its next eight meetings, moving the fed funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. On May 3, 2023—after the reporting period ended—the Fed raised rates another 0.25%, pushing the fed funds rate to a range between 5.00% and 5.25%, its highest level since September 2007.

 

Q.

How did you position the Fund over the reporting period?

A.

The Fund is a “feeder fund,” investing all of its assets in a “master fund,” namely Government Master Fund. We tactically adjusted Government Master Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in its portfolio—throughout the reporting period. The Fund’s WAM was 22 days when the reporting period began. At period end on April 30, 2023, it was six days.

 

Q.

What types of securities did the Government Master Fund emphasize?

A.

Over the review period, we significantly increased the Government Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by government securities. Conversely, we reduced its allocations to direct US Treasury obligations and direct US government agency obligations.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Fund over the coming months?

A.

We continue to monitor a number of factors, including elevated inflation and the impact of the Fed’s rate hikes on the economy. We are also closely reviewing recent developments in the banking industry. Against this backdrop, we expect to continue managing the Fund with a focus on risk and liquidity.

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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Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 
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Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—UBS Series Funds

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2023. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2023. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

 

*

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

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, service fees (non-12b-1 fees) 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. Since the Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests in a corresponding “master fund,” the expense information below reflects the combined effect of the two levels of expenses and not just those imposed directly at the feeder fund level.

The example below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 costs. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

The examples do not reflect Resource Management Account® (RMA®) Program, Business Services Account BSA® Program or other program fees as these are external to the Fund and relate to those programs.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
2
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
3
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,018.60        $ 3.05          0.61
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,021.77          3.06          0.61  

 

1 

The expenses for the Fund reflect the expenses of the corresponding master fund in which it invests in addition to its own direct expenses.

2 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

3 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.25
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.34  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.25  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements1      4.34  
Weighted average maturity2      6 days  

You could lose money by investing in UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund. Although the related money market master fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

Weighted average maturity provided is that of the related master fund, which is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

Assets:     
Investment in Government Master Fund (“Master Fund”), at value (cost—$848,595,822, which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)        $848,595,822  
Other assets        66,435  
Total assets        848,662,257  

 

Liabilities:

 

Dividends payable to shareholders        2,724,201  
Payable to affiliate        222,222  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        190,163  
Total liabilities        3,136,586  

 

Net assets:

 

Shares of beneficial interest—$0.001 par value per share, unlimited amount authorized; 845,562,423 outstanding        845,562,422  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        (36,751
Net assets        $845,525,671  

Net asset value per share

       $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of operations

 

        For the
year ended
April 30, 2023
Investment income:     
    
Interest income allocated from Master Fund        $25,611,256  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund        (841,679
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund        601,446  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund        25,371,023  
Expenses:     
    
Administration fees        839,133  
Service fees        2,100,762  
Transfer agency and related services fees        1,212,316  
Accounting fees        8,120  
Trustees’ fees        19,153  
Professional fees        62,248  
Reports and notices to shareholders        89,714  
State registration fees        193,654  
Insurance fees        11,968  
Other expenses        15,802  
Total expenses        4,552,870  
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by administrator/distributor        (30,958
Net expenses        4,521,912  
Net investment income (loss)        20,849,111  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        20,849,111  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 20,849,111        $ 106,152  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund               1,336  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        20,849,111        107,488  
Total distributions        (20,849,111      (115,593
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (198,065,448      (238,177,097
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (198,065,448      (238,185,202
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,043,591,119        1,281,776,321  
End of year        $845,525,671        $1,043,591,119  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.025        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.013        0.017  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)               0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.025        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.013        0.017  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.025      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.013      (0.017
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1        
Total dividends and distributions and return of capital        (0.025      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.013      (0.017
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        2.52      0.01      0.02      1.30      1.70
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.64      0.58      0.59      0.51      0.49
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.57      0.08      0.16      0.50      0.49
Net investment income (loss)3        2.47      0.01      0.01      1.65      1.68
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $845,526        $1,043,591        $1,281,776        $694,940        $4,909,374  

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund (“RMA Government Fund” or the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with sixteen series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

RMA Government Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests substantially all of its assets in a “master fund”—Government Master Fund (the “Master Fund”, a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act). The feeder fund and its respective Master Fund have the same investment objectives. RMA Government Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Fund and the administrator for the Fund. UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—US”) serves as 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 performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master Fund. The value of such investment reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Master Fund (4.41% at April 30, 2023).

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment activities of the Master Fund are allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the Fund and other investors in the Master Fund (e.g., other feeder funds) at the time of such determination. The financial statements of the Master Fund, including the Portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in connection with the Fund’s financial statements. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

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.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—The Fund records its investment in the Master Fund at fair value. Securities held by the Master Fund are valued as indicated in the Master Fund’s Notes to financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Constant net asset value per share—RMA Government Fund attempts to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Fund and the Master Fund have adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

distribution policies in an attempt to enable the Fund to do so. RMA Government Fund and the Master Fund have each adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund”. Under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities) (either directly or through a related master portfolio). As a “government money market fund”, RMA Government Fund is permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—By operating as a “government money market fund”, RMA Government Fund is exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject RMA Government Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Dividends and distributions—Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions is determined in accordance with 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Administrator

UBS AM serves as administrator to the Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement approved by the Trust’s board. In accordance with the Administration Agreement, the Fund pays UBS AM an administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Administration fee
RMA Government Fund        0.10

At April 30, 2023, the Fund owed UBS AM $69,634 for administrative services.

Shareholder services plan

UBS AM—US is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares. Under the shareholder services plan, UBS AM—US is entitled to a monthly shareholder servicing fee, payable by the Fund, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Shareholder servicing fee
RMA Government Fund        0.25

At April 30, 2023, the Fund owed UBS AM—US $152,588 for shareholder servicing fees.

UBS AM and UBS AM—US may voluntarily undertake to waive fees, including in the event that Fund yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. For the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM and UBS AM—US voluntarily waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses of $30,958 which is not subject to future recoupment.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

Transfer agency and related services fees

UBS Financial Services Inc. provides certain services pursuant to a delegation of authority from BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), the Fund’s transfer agent, and was compensated for these services by BNY Mellon, not the Fund. For the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Fund, total delegated services fees of $626,437.

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, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Shares sold      $ 23,723,952,037      $ 23,313,017,705  
Shares repurchased        (23,938,798,654      (23,551,309,942
Dividends reinvested        16,781,169        115,140  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding      $ (198,065,448    $ (238,177,097

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 years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

       2023
Fund      Distributions paid
from ordinary
income
     Distributions paid
from net long-term
capital gains
     Total
distributions paid
RMA Government Fund      $ 20,849,111        $        $ 20,849,111  

 

       2022
Fund      Distributions paid
from ordinary
income
     Distributions paid
from net long-term
capital gains
     Total
distributions paid
RMA Government Fund      $ 115,396        $ 197        $ 115,593  

At April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
ordinary
income
     Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
     Accumulated
capital and
other losses
     Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
     Other
temporary
differences
   Total
       $ 2,718,959        $        $        $        $ (2,755,710    $ (36,751

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had no net capital loss carryforward.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2023, 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 year ended April 30, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), as of April 30, 2023, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2023

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Fund and Master Fund file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund and Master Fund make portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Website at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. Investors also may find additional information about the Fund at the above referenced UBS Website internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s (and corresponding Master Fund’s) (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how a 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 Website: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Website (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $20,849,111 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

 

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Master Trust

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023

Includes:

 

Government Master Fund

 


Government Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

(Note: The expense information provided in this section is relevant for direct investors in the Master Fund. Investors in the related “feeder fund” should instead focus on separate expense examples relevant to the feeder fund; the expense examples for the feeder fund will reflect their proportionate share of the corresponding Master Fund’s expenses.)

As an owner of a Master Fund, an investor such as a feeder fund incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Master Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand a Master Fund investor’s ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Master 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, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for the Master Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below for the Master Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Master Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Master Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 Master Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for the Master Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.00        $ 0.30          0.06
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.30          0.06  

 

 

1 

Expenses are equal to the Master Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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Government Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Government Master Fund

 

    
Characteristics        
Weighted average maturity1        6 days  
    
Portfolio composition2        
Repurchase agreements        73.5
U.S. government agency obligations        22.1  
U.S. Treasury obligations        4.9  
Liabilities in excess of other assets        (0.5
Total        100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Government Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Government Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—22.1%

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

  $ 20,000,000     $ 20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       39,994,052  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.075%,
4.885%, due 05/01/231

    103,500,000       103,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.105%,
4.915%, due 05/01/231

    19,500,000       19,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    85,000,000       85,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    85,500,000       85,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.135%,
4.945%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.140%,
4.950%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,003,900  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.970%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.165%,
4.975%, due 05/01/231

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 05/01/231

    24,000,000       24,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 05/01/231

    58,000,000       58,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 05/01/231

  $ 60,000,000     $ 60,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

   

4.610%, due 05/04/232

    86,000,000       85,966,962  

4.650%, due 05/03/232

    87,000,000       86,977,525  

4.661%, due 05/10/232

    91,000,000       90,893,962  

4.714%, due 08/04/232

    62,000,000       61,228,737  

4.730%, due 08/02/232

    62,000,000       61,242,412  

4.775%, due 05/03/232

    190,000,000       189,949,597  

4.794%, due 05/31/232

    35,000,000       34,860,175  

4.805%, due 08/14/232

    83,000,000       81,836,789  

4.900%, due 06/12/232

    191,000,000       189,908,117  

4.960%, due 07/25/232

    110,000,000       108,711,778  

4.960%, due 07/26/232

    81,000,000       80,040,240  

Federal Home Loan Banks

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.030%,
4.840%, due 05/01/231

    148,500,000       148,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    63,500,000       63,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    150,000,000       150,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    224,000,000       224,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/01/231

    49,000,000       49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/03/241

    93,000,000       93,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    82,000,000       82,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    170,000,000       170,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    86,500,000       86,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.080%,
4.890%, due 05/01/231

    87,000,000       87,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    49,500,000       49,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    162,000,000       162,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    85,000,000       85,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    169,000,000       169,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$4,251,114,246)

      4,251,114,246  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—4.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills,
4.757%, due 05/30/233

  $ 179,000,000     $ 178,333,820  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo.Treasury money market

yield + 0.037%,
5.168%, due 05/01/231

    226,000,000       225,911,674  

3 mo. Treasury money market

yield + 0.140%,
5.271%, due 05/01/231

    204,000,000       203,882,945  

3 mo. Treasury money market

yield + 0.200%,
5.331%, due 05/01/231

    338,000,000       338,116,222  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$946,244,661)

      946,244,661  
Repurchase agreements—73.5%    

Repurchase agreement dated 03/31/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 4.800% due 06/02/23, collateralized by $36,351,887 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 4.500% due 12/01/24 to 12/01/52, $360,468,309 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.500% due 05/01/24 to 10/01/52; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $105,266,6674

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Toronto-Dominion Bank, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $550,462,650 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.500% to 5.348% due 07/15/36 to 10/15/52 and $454,578,917 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.470% due 06/25/29 to 12/25/52; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,040,000

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 02/01/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.820% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $247,246,240 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., zero coupon to 4.500% due 08/25/29 to 10/25/49, $166,860,376 Federal National Mortgage Association Obligations, zero coupon to 4.000% due 03/25/35 to 10/25/58, $2,660,888,128 Government National Mortgage Association Obligations, zero coupon to 6.000% due 08/16/39 to 03/16/64 ; (value—$206,000,001); proceeds: $202,302,8894

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 02/01/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.820% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $212,703,101 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 5.000% due 07/01/52 to 11/01/52; (value—$204,000,001); proceeds: $202,356,4444

    200,000,000       200,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $175,175,000 Federal Home Loan Banks, 2.540% to 5.350% due 02/21/24 to 08/16/46, $181,691,000 Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 2.450% to 2.990% due 07/18/34 to 11/01/41; (value—$306,000,674); proceeds: $300,120,000

  $ 300,000,000      $ 300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $449,512,105 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 6.000% due 02/01/26 to 04/01/53, $41,370,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.853% to 4.118% due 09/25/28 to 11/25/32 and $96,720,036 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.500% due 03/20/41 to 01/20/53; (value—$306,000,000; proceeds: $300,120,000

    300,000,000       300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $217,920,152 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.092% to 4.371% due 08/01/28 to 03/01/47, $1,441,715,330 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 01/01/26 to 04/01/53; (value—$1,020,000,001); proceeds: $1,000,400,000

    1,000,000,000       1,000,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $5,920,338,400 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875% due 02/15/32; (value—$5,212,084,065); proceeds: $5,212,084,000

    5,210,000,000       5,210,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $5,368,449,300 U.S. Treasury Notes, 5.094% due 7/31/23, $250,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 7/27/23, $961,481,400 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.375% due 7/15/23; (value—$6,855,420,125); proceeds: $6,723,688,400

    6,721,000,000       6,721,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$14,131,000,000)

            14,131,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$19,328,358,907 which approximates cost for federal income tax
purposes)—100.5%

      19,328,358,907  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.5)%

 

    (93,394,147

Net assets—100.0%

    $ 19,234,964,760  

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

 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description    Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
   Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
   Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
   Total
Assets                                    
U.S. government agency obligations    $      $ 4,251,114,246      $      $ 4,251,114,246  
U.S. Treasury obligations             946,244,661               946,244,661  
Repurchase agreements             14,131,000,000               14,131,000,000  
Total    $      $ 19,328,358,907      $      $ 19,328,358,907  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

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

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

4 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

Assets:     
Investments, at value (cost—$5,197,358,907)        $ 5,197,358,907  
Repurchase agreements (cost—$14,131,000,000)        14,131,000,000  
Total investments in securities, at value (cost—$19,328,358,907)        19,328,358,907  
Receivable for interest        35,436,250  
Total assets        19,363,795,157  
    
Liabilities:     
Payable for investments purchased        126,000,000  
Payable to affiliate        1,494,611  
Payable to custodian        1,335,786  
Total liabilities        128,830,397  
Net assets, at value        $19,234,964,760  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

 

        For the
year ended
April 30, 2023
Investment income:     
Interest        $425,226,897  
Expenses:     
Investment advisory and administration fees        11,015,838  
Trustees’ fees        59,530  
Total expenses        11,075,368  
Less: Fee waivers and/or Trustees’ fees reimbursement by administrator        (6,178,544
Net expenses        4,896,824  
Net investment income (loss)        420,330,073  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $420,330,073  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2023      2022
From operations:

 

         
Net investment income (loss)        $ 420,330,073          $ 1,609,012  
Net realized gain (loss)                 8,316  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        420,330,073          1,617,328  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        14,516,957,059          (4,526,632,556
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        14,937,287,132          (4,525,015,228
Net assets:

 

         
Beginning of year        4,297,677,628          8,822,692,856  
End of year        $19,234,964,760          $4,297,677,628  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.04      0.06      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.78      0.02      0.09      1.75      2.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.14      0.03      0.08      1.74      2.10
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 19,234,965      $ 4,297,678      $ 8,822,693      $ 17,762,675      $ 14,278,487  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Fund is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Fund issues ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Government Master Fund (the “Master Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. Government Master Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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.

Master Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Master Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Master Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Master 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 Master 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.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments

Under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), Government Master Fund has adopted a policy to operate as a “government money market fund”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As a “government money market fund”, Government Master Fund values its investments at amortized cost unless the Master Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of securities held by Government Master Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

The Board has designated UBS AM as the valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and delegated to UBS AM the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to portfolio holdings. UBS AM, as the valuation designee, is responsible for periodically assessing any material risks associated with the determination of the fair value of investments; establishing and applying fair value methodologies; testing the appropriateness of fair value methodologies; and overseeing and evaluating third-party pricing services. UBS AM has the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (the “VC”) to assist with its designated responsibilities as valuation designee with respect to the Master Fund’s portfolio of investments. The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: investments of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; fixed-income investments that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper; investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale; illiquid investments; and investments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the VC, represent current

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

market value. The need to fair value the Master Fund’s portfolio of investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded investments. 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 investments are purchased and sold.

The Master Fund’s portfolio holdings may also consist of shares of other investment companies in which the Master Fund invests. The value of each such open-end investment company will generally be its net asset value at the time a Master Fund’s beneficial interests are priced. Pursuant to the Master Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies and/or investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value. Each investment company generally values investments in a manner as described in that investment company’s prospectus or similar documents.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of the Master 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 Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of the Master Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—By operating as a “government money market fund”, Government Master Fund is exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject Government Master Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Repurchase agreements—The Master 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 Master 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 Master 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 a 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 Master Fund generally has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or a fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Master Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Master 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,

 

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Government Master Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. the Master Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Master Fund may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. The Master Fund may engage in repurchase agreements as part of normal investing strategies.

Under certain circumstances, the Master 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 Master Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet its obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Investment advisor and administrator

UBS AM serves as the investment advisor and administrator to the Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administration contract (“Management Contract”) approved by the Board. In accordance with the Management Contract, the Master Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee (“management fee”), which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rates, as a percentage of the Master Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Average daily net assets      Annual rate
Up to $30 billion        0.1000
In excess of $30 billion up to $40 billion        0.0975  
In excess of $40 billion up to $50 billion        0.0950  
In excess of $50 billion up to $60 billion        0.0925  
Over $60 billion        0.0900  

At April 30, 2023, the Master Fund owed or was (owed by) UBS AM for investment advisory and administration services, net of waivers (if any), as follows:

 

Fund      Net amount owed to/(owed by) UBS AM
Government Master Fund      $ 1,494,611  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Fund’s expenses other than taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Master Fund, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Master Fund’s independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of the Master Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM did not owe the Master Fund any additional reductions in management fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

 

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Government Master Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

For the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM voluntarily waived a portion of its management fee in order to voluntarily reduce the Fund’s expenses. During the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM voluntarily waived $6,178,544, which is not subject to future recoupment.

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees including in the event that the Fund’s yield drops below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. During the period ended April 30, 2023, the Master Fund did not incur this additional waiver.

Beneficial interest transactions

 

Government Master Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 52,020,553,397      $ 118,340,152,475  
Withdrawals        (37,503,596,338      (122,866,785,031
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 14,516,957,059      $ (4,526,632,556

Federal tax status

Government Master Fund is considered a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no federal tax provision is necessary. As such, each investor in the Master Fund is treated as owning its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Fund. UBS AM intends that the Master Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in the Master Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by investing its net assets through the Master Fund.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Master Fund has conducted an analysis and concluded, as of April 30, 2023, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master 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 April 30, 2023, the Master Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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Government Master Fund

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Government Master Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Government Master Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Master Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2023, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting Master Trust) at April 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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June 28, 2023

 

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Government Master Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Master Fund files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. The Master Fund’s reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Fund makes portfolio holdings information available to interestholders (and investors in the related feeder funds) on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. Investors also may find additional information about the Master Fund at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of the Master Fund’s (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how the Master 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 Master 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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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Fund’s operations. Each trustee serves an indefinite term of office. Officers are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee’s or officer’s principal occupations during the last five years, the number of funds in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by the trustee.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

 

Position(s)

held with

Trust

 

Term of office1

and length of

time served

 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

82

K2 Integrity

845 Third Avenue

New York, NY

10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Until 2023, he was a director of Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics) (and served as the chair of its audit committee and as the chair of its compensation committee). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee). Prior to June 2023, Mr. Bernikow also had served as the deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Bernikow is also the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

76

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C.

20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

Bernard H. Garil;

83

6754 Casa Grande Way

Delray Beach, FL

33446

  Trustee   Since 2005   Mr. Garil is retired (since 2001). He was a managing director at PIMCO Advisory Services (from 1999 to 2001) where he served as president of closed-end funds and vice- president of the variable insurance product funds advised by OpCap Advisors (until 2001).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

 

Position(s)

held with

Trust

 

Term of office1

and length of

time served

 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

63

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL

60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 7 investment companies (consisting of 41 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski4;

55

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson4;

44

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

59

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

65

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and senior legal advisor (since January 2023). Most recently, Mr. Kemper has held senior Legal and Compliance positions at UBS AM—Americas Region including general counsel (2004 through 2019 and 2021 to 2023) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and 2021), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal ( 2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been assistant secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2022) (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary4;

55

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—US (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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UBS RMA Government Money Market Fund Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Igor Lasun2;

44

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Leesa Merrill3;

44

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is an executive director (since March 2023) (prior to which she was a director (from 2014 until March 2023)) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

49

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders2;

57

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

38

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is a managing director (since March 2023, prior to which he was an executive director (from 2019 until March 2023)) and Head of Legal—UBS AM—Americas region (since January 2023) prior to which he was Head of Derivatives and Trading Legal and associate general counsel (from 2017 through December 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2015). Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

39

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

61

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)   

Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019, prior to

which he was senior associate general counsel) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

4

This person’s business address is 1000 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Administrator (and Manager for Government Master Fund)

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter (for the feeder fund)

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

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.

© UBS 2023. All rights reserved.


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UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019-6028

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023

Includes:

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

 

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

 

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

 

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

 

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

June 10, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for the UBS Institutional/Reserves Series of Funds, namely UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Government Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund (the “Funds”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, with the last hike pushing it to a range

between 4.75% and 5.00%. 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. As a result, the yields on short-term investments moved higher—as did the Funds’ yields—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yields for the Funds (after fee waivers/expense reimbursements, if any) were as follows:

 

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund: 4.89% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.32% on April 30, 2022.

 

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund: 4.90% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.37% on April 30, 2022.

 

 

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund: 4.72% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.11% on April 30, 2022.

 

 

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund: 4.72% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.24% on April 30, 2022.

 

 

UBS Prime Reserves Fund: 4.89% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.32% on April 30, 2022.

 

 

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund: 3.39% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.25% on April 30, 2022.

For detailed information on the Funds’ performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on pages 7–9.

An interview with the Portfolio Managers

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced several headwinds, including aggressive Fed rate hikes, elevated inflation, the impact from COVID and its variants, and the repercussions from the war in Ukraine. Despite these challenges, the

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Investment goals

(all four Funds):

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and capital preservation

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund—August 10, 1998;

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund—July 26, 2016;

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund—March 23, 2004;

UBS Prime Reserves Fund—January 19, 2016

Dividend payments:

Monthly

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income as is consistent with liquidity and preservation of capital while incorporating select environmental, social, and governance criteria (“ESG”) into the investment process.

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

January 15, 2020

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

  economy was resilient, especially the labor market. Looking back, second quarter 2022 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) was -0.6%. The economy then expanded 3.2% and 2.6% during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. Finally, the Commerce Department’s initial estimate showed that first quarter 2023 annualized GDP was a positive 1.1%.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

With US inflation remaining elevated and persist, the Fed continued to aggressively raise interest rates. After its initial rate hike in March 2022—before the reporting period began—the US central bank raised rates at its next eight meetings, moving the fed funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. On May 3, 2023—after the reporting period ended—the Fed raised rates another 0.25%, pushing the fed funds rate to a range between 5.00% and 5.25%, its highest level since September 2007.

Q.

Given that the Funds are “feeder funds,” how were the portfolios in which they invest managed during the reporting period?

A.

Each fund is a “feeder fund,” investing all of its assets in “Master Funds”—the Prime Master Fund, the ESG Prime Master Fund, the Government Master Fund, the Treasury Master Fund, the Prime CNAV Master Fund, and the Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively. As always, quality and liquidity remained paramount in our management process for the Master Funds.

 

 

For the Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund invests, we tactically adjusted its weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in the portfolio—throughout the 12-month review period. When the reporting period began, the Prime Master Fund had a WAM of 21 days. By the end of the period on April 30, 2023, the Prime Master Fund’s WAM was 12 days.

At the security level, we increased the Prime Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements and, to a lesser extent, certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its allocation to commercial paper and, to a lesser extent, time deposits. (Repurchase agreements are transactions that require the seller of a security to buy it back at a predetermined time and price, or upon demand.)

 

 

The WAM for the ESG Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund invests was 17 days when the reporting period began. By the end of the review period on April 30, 2023, the ESG Prime Master Fund had a WAM of 12 days. At the security level, we modestly increased the ESG Prime Master Fund’s exposures to commercial paper and certificates of deposit. In contrast, we slightly decreased its exposures to time deposits and repurchase agreements.

 

 

The WAM for the Government Master Fund in which UBS Select Government Institutional Fund invests was 22 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end on April 30, 2023, it was six days. At the security level, we significantly increased the Government Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by government securities. Conversely, we reduced its allocations to direct US Treasury obligations and US government agency obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Treasury Master Fund in which UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund invests was 23 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end it was three days. At the security level, we significantly increased the Treasury Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by US Treasury obligations and meaningfully reduced its exposure to direct US Treasury obligations.

 

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Manager:

Lisa M. DiPaolo

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

August 28, 2007

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

The WAM for the Prime CNAV Master Fund in which UBS Prime Reserves Fund invests was 22 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted its WAM, and at the end of the reporting period the Prime CNAV Master Fund’s WAM was 13 days. Over the review period, we increased the Prime CNAV Master Fund’s exposures to repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its exposures to commercial paper and time deposits.

 

 

The WAM for the Tax-Free Master Fund in which UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund invests was six days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted the Tax-Free Master Fund’s WAM based on market conditions and seasonality factors within the tax-exempt market. At the end of the reporting period its WAM was seven days. Over the review period, we increased the Tax-Free Master Fund’s allocation to municipal bonds and reduced its exposure to tax-exempt commercial paper.

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Funds over the coming months?

A.

We continue to monitor a number of factors, including elevated inflation and the impact of the Fed’s rate hikes on the economy. We are also closely reviewing recent developments in the banking industry. Against this backdrop, we expect to continue managing the Funds with a focus on risk and liquidity.

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.

 

*

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

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO

Igor Lasun

President—UBS Series Funds

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

LOGO   LOGO

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Lisa DiPaolo

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Funds performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2023. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2023. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited)  

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Since each Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests in a corresponding “master fund,” the expense information below reflects the combined effect of the two levels of expenses and not just those imposed directly at the feeder fund level.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
2
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
3
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
     Expense
ratio during
the period
UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual        $1,000.00          $1,021.80          $0.90          0.18
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,023.90          0.90          0.18  
                                                            
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual        $1,000.00          $1,021.70          $0.90          0.18
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,023.90          0.90          0.18  
                                                            
                   
UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual        $1,000.00          $1,021.00          $0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.10          0.70          0.14  
                                                            
UBS Treasury Institutional Fund

 

         
                   
Actual        $1,000.00          $1,020.60          $0.90          0.18
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,023.90          0.90          0.18  
                                                            
UBS Prime Reserves Fund

 

         
                   
Actual        $1,000.00          $1,021.60          $0.90          0.18
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,023.90          0.90          0.18  
                                                            
UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

 

         
                   
Actual        $1,000.00          $1,011.80          $0.90          0.18
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,023.90          0.90          0.18  

 

 

1 

The expenses for the Funds reflect the expenses of the corresponding master funds in which they invest in addition to their own direct expenses.

2 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

3 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.89
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      5.01  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.89  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      5.01  
Weighted average maturity2      12 days  
  
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.90
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      5.02  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.90  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      5.02  
Weighted average maturity2      12 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund. Because the price of interests in the related money market master funds will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, your shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The related money market master funds may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund’s and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued)

 

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.72
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      4.84  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.72  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      4.84  
Weighted average maturity2      6 days  
  
UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.72
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      4.83  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.72  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      4.83  
Weighted average maturity2      3 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. An investment in UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Government Institutional Fund’s sponsor and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Government Institutional Fund and UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

UBS Prime Reserves Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.89
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      5.01  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.89  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      5.01  
Weighted average maturity2      13 days  
  
UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      3.39
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      3.44  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      3.39  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      3.44  
Weighted average maturity2      7 days  

Investments in UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund are intended to be limited to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund reserve the right to repurchase shares in any accounts that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. The related money market master funds may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Prime Reserves Fund’s sponsor and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

Weighted average maturity provided is that of the related master fund, which is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

      UBS Select    
Prime    
Institutional    
Fund    
  

UBS Select    

ESG Prime    

Institutional    

Fund    

  

UBS Select    

Government    

Institutional    

Fund    

Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $7,455,073,636        $1,068,734,701        $5,789,438,815  
Investments in Master Fund, at value      7,454,411,125        1,068,654,414        5,789,438,815  
Total assets      7,454,411,125        1,068,654,414        5,789,438,815  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      29,308,023        4,327,487        22,026,043  
Payable to affiliate      430,888        55,977        272,528  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities      29,685        21,841        16,915  
Total liabilities      29,768,596        4,405,305        22,315,486  
Net assets      $7,424,642,529        $1,064,249,109        $5,767,123,329  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      7,425,338,797        1,064,335,634        5,767,123,593  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      (696,268      (86,525      (264
Net assets      $7,424,642,529        $1,064,249,109        $5,767,123,329  
Shares outstanding      7,424,054,451        1,064,010,958        5,767,133,307  
Net asset value per share      $ 1.0001        $ 1.0002        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

10


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

     

UBS Select    

Treasury    

Institutional    

Fund    

  

UBS Prime    

Reserves Fund    

  

UBS Tax-Free    

Reserves    
Fund    

Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $14,174,478,913        $5,429,006,424        $591,923,977  
Investments in Master Fund, at value      14,174,478,913        5,429,006,424        591,923,977  
Total assets      14,174,478,913        5,429,006,424        591,923,977  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      54,114,680        21,185,030        1,317,967  
Payable to affiliate      763,315        314,394        5,011  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities      26,874        26,474        25,639  
Total liabilities      54,904,869        21,525,898        1,348,617  
Net assets      $14,119,574,044        $5,407,480,526        $590,575,360  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      14,119,345,232        5,407,505,048        590,575,172  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      228,812        (24,522      188  
Net assets      $14,119,574,044        $5,407,480,526        $590,575,360  
Shares outstanding      14,119,345,549        5,407,505,032        590,575,428  
Net asset value per share      $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

11


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2023  

 

     

UBS Select    

Prime    

Institutional    

Fund    

  

UBS Select    

ESG Prime    

Institutional    

Fund    

  

UBS Select    

Government    

Institutional    

Fund    

Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $193,903,184        $27,647,704        $126,422,526  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (5,121,186      (703,521      (3,350,545
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund             86,120        1,905,124  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      188,781,998        27,030,303        124,977,105  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      4,049,155        545,099        2,646,424  
Trustees’ fees      34,502        16,624        27,215  
Net expenses      4,083,657        561,723        2,673,639  
Net investment income (loss)      184,698,341        26,468,580        122,303,466  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      (33,272      (4,598       
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund      507,431        (50,599       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      185,172,500        26,413,383        122,303,466  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

12


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2023  

 

     

UBS Select    

Treasury    

Institutional    

Fund    

  

UBS Prime    

Reserves Fund    

  

UBS Tax-Free    

Reserves Fund    

Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $310,532,360        $133,142,696        $11,567,381  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (9,205,294      (3,357,775      (604,534
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      301,327,066        129,784,921        10,962,847  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      7,304,569        2,656,035        466,883  
Trustees’ fees      54,920        27,174        16,262  
Net expenses      7,359,489        2,683,209        483,145  
Net investment income (loss)      293,967,577        127,101,712        10,479,702  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      231,592        (24,553      22  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      294,199,169        127,077,159        10,479,724  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

13


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $184,698,341        $1,257,394  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (33,272      17,166  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        507,431        (1,317,538
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        185,172,500        (42,978
Total distributions        (184,698,832      (1,273,843
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        4,643,458,523        (2,411,464,367
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        4,643,932,191        (2,412,781,188
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        2,780,710,338        5,193,491,526  
End of year        $7,424,642,529        $2,780,710,338  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets  

 

       UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $26,468,580        $106,127  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (4,598      (1,576
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        (50,599      (46,362
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        26,413,383        58,189  
Total distributions        (26,468,580      (106,424
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        919,520,214        (57,777,411
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        919,465,017        (57,825,646
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        144,784,092        202,609,738  
End of year        $1,064,249,109        $144,784,092  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

15


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets  

 

       UBS Select Government Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $122,303,466        $406,685  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund               2,785  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        122,303,466        409,470  
Total distributions        (122,303,466      (442,691
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        4,083,885,835        (1,142,683,556
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        4,083,885,835        (1,142,716,777
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        1,683,237,494        2,825,954,271  
End of year        $5,767,123,329        $1,683,237,494  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets  

 

       UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $293,967,577        $2,546,336  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        231,592        1,489  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        294,199,169        2,547,825  
Total distributions        (293,967,577      (2,550,602
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        6,526,477,344        (2,879,459,155
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        6,526,708,936        (2,879,461,932
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        7,592,865,108        10,472,327,040  
End of year        $14,119,574,044        $7,592,865,108  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

17


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets  

 

       UBS Prime Reserves Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $127,101,712        $436,637  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (24,553      (2
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        127,077,159        436,635  
Total distributions        (127,101,711      (444,674
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        4,371,386,911        (985,329,926
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        4,371,362,359        (985,337,965
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        1,036,118,167        2,021,456,132  
End of year        $5,407,480,526        $1,036,118,167  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets  

 

       UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:        
       
Net investment income (loss)        $10,479,702        $233,727  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        22        50  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        10,479,724        233,777  
Total distributions        (10,479,785      (233,771
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (42,137,199      (41,133,475
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (42,137,260      (41,133,469
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        632,712,620        673,846,089  
End of year        $590,575,360        $632,712,620  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $0.9999        $1.0003        $1.0005        $1.0001        $1.0001  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0314        0.0004        0.0009        0.0182        0.0222  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.0002        (0.0004      (0.0002      0.0004        0.0000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0316        0.00001        0.0007        0.0186        0.0222  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0314      (0.0004      (0.0009      (0.0182      (0.0222
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0314      (0.0004      (0.0009      (0.0182      (0.0222
Net asset value, end of year        $1.0001        $0.9999        $1.0003        $1.0005        $1.0001  
Total investment return2        3.14      0.00      0.07      1.88      2.24
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursements3        0.18      0.16      0.18      0.18      0.16
Net investment income (loss)3        3.60      0.03      0.11      1.83      2.26
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $7,424,643        $2,780,710        $5,193,492        $9,334,162        $9,780,634  

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15,  2020
1 to
April 30, 2020
        2023    2022    2021
Net asset value, beginning of period        $1.0002        $1.0005        $1.0008        $1.0000  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0317        0.0007        0.0014        0.0036  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.0000 )2       (0.0003      (0.0003      0.0008  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0317        0.0004        0.0011        0.0044  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0317      (0.0007      (0.0014      (0.0036
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.0000 )2       (0.0000 )2        
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0317      (0.0007      (0.0014      (0.0036
Net asset value, end of period        $1.0002        $1.0002        $1.0005        $1.0008  
Total investment return3        3.15      0.05      0.11      0.44
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements4        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18 %5 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements4        0.17      0.08      0.08      0.08 %5 
Net investment income (loss)4        3.76      0.07      0.10      1.17 %5 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)        $1,064,249        $144,784        $202,610        $46,409  

 

 

1 

Commencement of operations.

2 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

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 payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. 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.

4 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

5 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.000        $1.000  
Net investment income (loss)        0.030        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.016        0.020  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)               0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.030        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.016        0.020  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.030      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.016      (0.020
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1        
Total dividends and distributions        (0.030      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.016      (0.020
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        2.98      0.02      0.04      1.66      2.01
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.12      0.07      0.15      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        3.65      0.02      0.04      1.46      2.03
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $5,767,123        $1,683,237        $2,825,954        $5,817,145        $2,123,329  

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.029        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.016        0.020  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.000 )1                     0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.029        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.016        0.020  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.029      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.016      (0.020
Distributions from net realized gains                             (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.029      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.016      (0.020
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        2.91      0.03      0.04      1.62      2.02
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursements3        0.18      0.07      0.13      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        3.19      0.03      0.05      1.47      2.02
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $14,119,574        $7,592,865        $10,472,327        $13,354,479        $6,934,537  

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Prime Reserves Fund

Financial highlights 

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.031        0.000 1       0.001        0.018        0.022  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1        
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.031        0.000 1       0.001        0.018        0.022  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.031      (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.018      (0.022
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.031      (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.018      (0.022
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        3.11      0.04      0.10      1.82      2.19
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.15      0.18      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        3.78      0.03      0.12      1.77      2.20
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $5,407,481        $1,036,118        $2,021,456        $3,830,044        $2,799,959  

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Financial highlights 

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.018        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.011        0.013  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        (0.000 )1                             
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.018        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.011        0.013  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.018      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.011      (0.013
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1                             
Total dividends and distributions        (0.018      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.011      (0.013
Net asset value, end of year        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
Total investment return2        1.72      0.04      0.01      1.15      1.30
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers/Trustees’ fees reimbursements3        0.18      0.06      0.12      0.18      0.18
Net investment income (loss)3        1.73      0.04      0.01      1.13      1.29
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 590,575      $ 632,713      $ 673,846      $ 1,973,068      $ 1,677,875  

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

25


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund (“Prime Institutional Fund”), UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund (“ESG Prime Institutional Fund”), UBS Select Government Institutional Fund (“Government Institutional Fund”), UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund (“Treasury Institutional Fund”), UBS Prime Reserves Fund (“Prime Reserves Fund), and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund (“Tax-Free Reserves Fund”) (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with sixteen series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

Prime Institutional Fund, ESG Prime Institutional Fund, Government Institutional Fund, Treasury Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund, and Tax-Free Reserves Fund are “feeder funds” that invest all of their investable assets in “master funds”—Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds” and each a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act). The feeder funds and their respective Master Funds have the same investment objectives.

Prior to August 28, 2007, Prime Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund invested in securities directly. Effective August 28, 2007, Prime Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund invest substantially all of their assets in Prime Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund, respectively. ESG Prime Institutional Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020. Tax-Free Reserves Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime Reserves Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, and Government Institutional Fund commenced operations on July 26, 2016.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds and the administrator for the feeder funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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 performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the corresponding Master Fund. The value of such investment reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of its corresponding Master Fund (60.88% for Prime Institutional Fund, 31.31% for ESG Prime Institutional Fund, 30.10% for Government Institutional Fund, 40.64% for Treasury Institutional Fund, 60.55% for Prime Reserves Fund, and 64.22% for Tax-Free Reserves Fund at April 30, 2023.)

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment activities of each Master Fund are allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the corresponding Fund and other investors in the Master Fund (e.g., other feeder funds) at the time of such determination. The financial statements of the Master Funds, including the Portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in connection with the Funds’ financial statements. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

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

 

26


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—Each Fund records its investment in its corresponding Master Fund at fair value. Securities held by the Master Funds are valued as indicated in the Master Funds’ Notes to financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Floating net asset value per share funds—Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), Prime Institutional Fund and ESG Prime Institutional Fund each calculate its net asset value to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market-based pricing and expect that its share price will fluctuate.

On occasion, it is possible that the end of day accounting net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a floating NAV fund, such as Prime Institutional Fund and ESG Prime Institutional Fund, as reported in a shareholder report, for example, may differ from the transactional NAV per share (used for purposes of processing purchases and redemptions); while this is not expected to occur with great frequency, it may happen should certain factors align on a given business day. The final end-of-day NAV per share for accounting and financial statement reporting purposes is designed to reflect all end-of-day accounting activities, which may include, but are not limited to, income and expense accruals, dividend and distribution reinvestments as well as final share activity; such items are factored into the Fund after the last transactional NAV per share is calculated on a given day (normally, the last transactional NAV per share is calculated as of 3 pm, Eastern time, as explained in the Fund’s prospectus).

Constant net asset value per share funds—Government Institutional Fund, Treasury Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund, and Tax-Free Reserves Fund (collectively the “Constant NAV Funds”) attempt to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Constant NAV Funds will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Constant NAV Funds have adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/distribution policies in an attempt to enable each to do so. Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As “government money market funds”, Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share. Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “retail money market funds”, Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, Prime Institutional Fund, ESG Prime Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund may be subject to the possible imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gate. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. For the period ended April 30, 2023, Prime Institutional Fund, ESG Prime Institutional Fund, Prime Reserves Fund and Tax-Free Reserves Fund were not subject to any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

 

27


UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject Government Institutional Fund and Treasury Institutional Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Dividends and distributions—Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Administrator

UBS AM serves as administrator to each Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement approved by the Trust’s board. In accordance with the Administration Agreement, each Fund pays UBS AM an administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Administration fee
Prime Institutional Fund        0.08
ESG Prime Institutional Fund        0.08  
Government Institutional Fund        0.08  
Treasury Institutional Fund        0.08  
Prime Reserves Fund        0.08  
Tax-Free Reserves Fund        0.08  

At April 30, 2023, each Fund owed UBS AM for administrative services as follows:

 

Fund      Amount owed to UBS AM
Prime Institutional Fund      $ 430,888  
ESG Prime Institutional Fund        55,977  
Government Institutional Fund        272,528  
Treasury Institutional Fund        763,315  
Prime Reserves Fund        314,394  
Tax-Free Reserves Fund        5,011  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Funds’ expenses other than interest, taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM did not owe the Funds any additional reductions in administration fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees, including in the event that Funds’ yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. At April 30, 2023, there were no amounts owed by UBS AM or UBS AM-US for this undertaking.

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 for each of the Funds for the periods ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Prime Institutional Fund                                      
             
        For the year ended April 30,
       2023    2022
        Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount
Shares sold        13,783,612,753      $ 13,785,235,487        1,929,904,930        1,930,090,019  
Shares repurchased        (9,285,215,972      (9,286,337,079      (4,341,543,337      (4,342,156,935
Dividends reinvested        144,538,696        144,560,115        602,531        602,549  
Net increase (decrease)        4,642,935,477      $ 4,643,458,523        (2,411,035,876    $ (2,411,464,367
             
ESG Prime Institutional Fund                                      
             
        For the year ended April 30,
       2023    2022
        Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount
Shares sold        2,209,351,688      $ 2,209,980,465        107,899,379      $ 107,937,292  
Shares repurchased        (1,310,706,303      (1,311,074,340      (165,712,028      (165,782,866
Dividends reinvested        20,607,521        20,614,089        68,138        68,163  
Net increase (decrease)        919,252,906      $ 919,520,214        (57,744,511    $ (57,777,411

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest, at $1.00 per share, were as follows:

 

Government Institutional Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Shares sold      $ 19,356,432,665      $ 7,965,960,932  
Shares repurchased        (15,353,396,193      (9,108,955,974
Dividends reinvested        80,849,363        311,486  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 4,083,885,835      $ (1,142,683,556
       
Treasury Institutional Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Shares sold      $ 42,977,805,928      $ 19,029,880,083  
Shares repurchased        (36,658,383,872      (21,910,546,565
Dividends reinvested        207,055,288        1,207,327  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 6,526,477,344      $ (2,879,459,155

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

Prime Reserves Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Shares sold      $ 10,413,568,805      $ 458,599,033  
Shares repurchased        (6,142,444,025      (1,444,144,944
Dividends reinvested        100,262,131        215,985  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 4,371,386,911      $ (985,329,926
       
Tax-Free Reserves Fund                    
       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Shares sold      $ 1,102,126,859      $ 589,619,644  
Shares repurchased        (1,152,362,440      (630,864,048
Dividends reinvested        8,098,382        110,929  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ (42,137,199    $ (41,133,475

Federal tax status

Each 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, each Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Funds during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

       2023             2022
Fund      Tax-exempt
income
     Ordinary
income
     Long-
term
realized
capital
gains
            Tax-exempt
income
     Ordinary
income
     Long-
term
realized
capital
gains
Prime Institutional Fund      $        $ 184,698,832        $             $        $ 1,273,843        $  
ESG Prime Institutional Fund                 26,468,580                                 106,424           
Government Institutional Fund                 122,303,466                                 442,196          495  
Treasury Institutional Fund                 293,967,577                                 2,546,336          4,266  
Prime Reserves Fund                 127,101,711                                 444,674           
Tax-Free Reserves Fund        10,479,712          22          51                     233,771                    

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2023, components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
   Undistributed
ordinary
income
   Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
   Accumulated
realized
capital and
other losses
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

Other

temporary

differences

  Total
Prime Institutional Fund    $      $ 29,307,539      $      $ (33,272   $ (662,511   $ (29,308,024   $ (696,268
ESG Prime Institutional Fund             4,327,486               (6,236     (80,287     (4,327,488     (86,525
Government Institutional Fund             22,025,779                           (22,026,043     (264
Treasury Institutional Fund             54,114,677        228,815                    (54,114,680     228,812  
Prime Reserves Fund             21,185,062               (24,554           (21,185,030     (24,522
Tax-Free Reserves Fund      1,318,155                                  (1,317,967     188  

Net capital losses recognized by the Funds may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed.

At April 30, 2023, the following Funds had net capital losses that will be carried forward indefinitely, as follows:

 

Fund    Short-term losses    Long-term losses    Net capital losses
Prime Institutional Fund    $ 33,272      $      $ 33,272  
ESG Prime Institutional Fund      6,236               6,236  
Prime Reserves Fund      24,554               24,554  

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, none of the Funds had capital loss carryforwards utilized.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2023, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, and since inception for ESG Prime Institutional Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

Reorganization of Funds

Following the close of business on the date listed below, the Target Funds reorganized into existing Destination Funds within the Trust. The reorganizations into existing Destination Funds were as follows:

 

Target Fund   Destination Fund

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

 

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

 

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

 

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Prime Investor Fund

 

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

 

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganizations”), each Target Fund transferred all of its assets to the corresponding Destination Fund. In exchange, the applicable Destination Fund assumed all of the

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

liabilities of the applicable Target Fund. The reorganizations were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares of the Target Funds for shares of the Destination Funds outstanding following the close of business on January 20, 2023. The Target Funds’ Board determined that the Reorganizations were in the best interests of the shareholders of the Target Funds. The Target Funds and the Destination Funds have the same investment objective, principle investment strategies and principle risks. Additionally, each Target Fund and Destination Fund held proportionate interests in the assets of the applicable series of Master Trust.

 

Target Fund   Fund Shares   Destination Fund   

Destination

Fund Shares

  Dollar Amount  

Exchange

Ratio (A)

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

    462,975,626    

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

     463,021,915     $ 463,105,141       1.00  

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

    3,039,635    

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

     3,036,900       3,038,176       1.00  

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

    166,327,509    

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

     166,327,509       166,317,795       1.00  

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

    332,999,405    

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

     332,999,405       332,999,088       1.00  

UBS Prime Investor Fund

    283,120,174    

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

     283,120,174       283,120,190       1.00  

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

    29,717,207    

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

     29,717,207       29,717,195       1.00  

 

(A)

Calculated by dividing the Destination Fund shares issuable by the Fund shares outstanding on Reorganization Date.    

The net assets of the Target Funds, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Destination Funds. These amounts were as follows:    

 

Target Fund  

Target Fund

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  Target Fund
Net Assets
  Destination Fund   Destination
Fund Net
Assets Prior to
Reorganization
  Net Assets
After
Reorganization

UBS Select Prime Investor Fund

  $ 312,683     $ 463,105,141    

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

  $ 6,615,328,161     $ 7,078,433,302  

UBS Select ESG Prime Investor Fund

    4,139       3,038,176    

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

    987,135,991       990,174,167  

UBS Select Government Investor Fund

          166,317,795    

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

    4,881,256,093       5,047,573,888  

UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund

          332,999,088    

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

    10,227,269,451       10,560,268,539  

UBS Prime Investor Fund

          283,120,190    

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

    4,745,792,399       5,028,912,589  

UBS Tax-Free Investor Fund

          29,717,195    

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

    640,391,633       670,108,828  

Assuming the reorganizations had been completed as of the beginning of the annual reporting period of the relevant accounting and performance survivors, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended April 30, 2023 would have been as follows (unaudited):    

 

Destination Fund      Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
and Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
   Net Increase
(Decrease) in Net
Assets Resulting
from Operations

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

     $ 194,989,471        $ 712,306      $ 195,701,777  

UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund

       26,560,167          (54,427      26,505,740  

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

       125,702,674                 125,702,674  

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

       301,076,761          239,017        301,315,778  

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

       133,351,637          (24,552      133,327,085  

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

       10,802,571          24        10,802,595  

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Government Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund and the Board of Trustees of UBS Series Funds

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Government Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS Prime Reserves Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) (six of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), as of April 30 2023, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (six of the funds comprising the Trust) at April 30, 2023, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting UBS
Series Funds
  Statement of
operations
  Statements of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund

UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund

UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund

UBS Prime Reserves Fund

UBS Select Government Institutional Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2023
UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2023 and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

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General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Funds and Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds and Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for each of Master Trust—Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund invests), Master Trust—ESG Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Institutional Fund invests) and Master Trust—Prime CNAV Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Prime Reserves Fund invests) is available on a weekly basis at the same UBS Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Funds at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

Proxy voting policies, procedures and record

You may obtain a description of each Fund’s (and corresponding Master Fund’s) (1) proxy voting policies, (2) proxy voting procedures and (3) information regarding how a 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 a fund directly at 1-800-647 1568, online on UBS’s Web site: www.ubs.com/ubsam-proxy, or on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

Other tax information

Pursuant to Sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income and qualified short term capital gains for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023:

 

Fund      Qualified interest
income
     Qualified short term
capital gains

Prime Institutional Fund

     $ 101,504,839        $  

ESG Prime Institutional Fund

       9,012,545           

Government Institutional Fund

       122,303,466           

Treasury Institutional Fund

       276,364,706           

Prime Reserves Fund

       50,767,573           

 

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Master Trust

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023

Includes:

 

Prime Master Fund

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Government Master Fund

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 


Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)  

 

(Note: The expense information provided in this section is relevant for direct investors in the Master Funds. Investors in the related “feeder funds” should instead focus on separate expense examples relevant to the particular feeder funds; the expense examples for the feeder funds will reflect their proportionate share of the corresponding Master Funds’ expenses.)

As an owner of a Master Fund, an investor such as a feeder fund incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Master Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand a Master Fund investor’s ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Master Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Master Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below for each Master Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Master Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Master Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 Master Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Master Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)  (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Prime Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.70        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
ESG Prime Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.70        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
Government Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.00        $ 0.30          0.06
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.30          0.06  
                   
Treasury Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
Prime CNAV Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
Tax-Free Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,012.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  

 

1 

Expenses are equal to the Master Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited)  

 

Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      12 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2      
United States      57.3
Japan      8.2  
Canada      6.9  
Australia      5.3  
Singapore      4.5  
Total      82.2
Portfolio composition2      
Repurchase agreements      42.0
Commercial paper      41.1  
Certificates of deposit      13.8  
Time deposits      3.0  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued) 

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      12 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2      
United States      47.1
Canada      11.0  
Japan      7.4  
Australia      5.2  
Sweden      5.0  
Total      75.7
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      54.0
Repurchase agreements      29.7  
Certificates of deposit      13.2  
Time deposits      2.9  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.2  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in ESG Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. ESG Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued) 

 

Government Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      6 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Repurchase agreements      73.5
U.S. government agency obligations      22.1  
U.S. Treasury obligations      4.9  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (0.5
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Government Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Government Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      3 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Repurchase agreements      91.1
U.S. Treasury obligations      8.8  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Treasury Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Treasury Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      13 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2      
United States      45.0
Canada      9.0  
Japan      8.2  
Germany      7.0  
Australia      5.1  
Total      74.3
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      54.0
Repurchase agreements      24.6  
Certificates of deposit      15.3  
Time deposits      6.0  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Prime CNAV Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Prime CNAV Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Prime CNAV Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      7 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Municipal bonds      94.7
Tax-exempt commercial paper      5.0  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.3  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Tax-Free Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Tax-Free Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—13.8%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—13.0%

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

  $ 53,000,000     $ 53,016,969  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/13/231

    60,000,000       60,019,586  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/05/231

    25,000,000       25,001,911  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 09/05/231

    67,000,000       66,949,556  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.310%,
5.110%, due 07/14/231

    60,000,000       60,007,044  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.170%, due 07/28/231

    60,000,000       60,009,679  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.960%, due 09/08/231

    70,000,000       69,940,305  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.600%,
5.400%, due 05/19/231

    42,000,000       42,011,052  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.140%, due 08/09/231

    54,000,000       54,008,958  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.180%, due 10/13/231

    54,000,000       54,012,674  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.440%,
5.250%, due 11/10/231

    59,000,000       59,031,029  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.260%,
5.060%, due 07/13/231

    60,000,000       60,002,554  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 10/24/231

    48,000,000       48,004,112  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/07/231

    62,000,000       61,990,371  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/17/231

    20,000,000       20,005,457  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.210%, due 06/21/231

    50,000,000       50,016,430  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/22/231

    40,000,000       40,013,415  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 08/16/231

    63,000,000       62,979,335  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 08/10/231

    60,000,000       59,987,208  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.110%, due 05/09/231

    88,000,000       88,004,476  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 10/20/231

    60,000,000       59,999,776  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/05/231

    60,000,000       60,012,934  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    58,000,000       57,999,362  

4.800%, due 05/19/23

    48,000,000       47,996,025  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.320%,
5.130%, due 07/19/231

    60,000,000       60,007,378  
     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/13/231

  $ 60,000,000     $ 60,011,279  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/15/231

    41,000,000       41,023,090  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.220%, due 10/16/231

    60,000,000       60,018,229  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.330%, due 05/01/231

    53,000,000       53,019,084  
   

 

 

 

      1,595,099,278  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—0.8%    

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

    49,000,000       49,013,446  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/22/231

    40,000,000       40,014,156  
   

 

 

 

              89,027,602  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$1,684,000,000)

      1,684,126,880  
Commercial paper—41.1%    
Asset-backed-miscellaneous—14.4%    

Albion Capital Corp. SA/Albion Capital LLC
4.850%, due 05/22/23

    66,000,000       65,778,196  

Antalis SA

   

4.800%, due 05/03/23

    16,000,000       15,989,207  

4.800%, due 05/04/23

    15,000,000       14,987,853  

4.800%, due 05/09/23

    43,300,000       43,235,170  

5.300%, due 07/06/23

    18,000,000       17,821,704  

5.300%, due 07/20/23

    25,000,000       24,700,508  

Barton Capital SA

   

4.820%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       49,979,900  

4.820%, due 05/22/23

    20,000,000       19,933,613  

5.110%, due 06/05/23

    24,000,000       23,871,129  

Cabot Trail Funding LLC
4.870%, due 06/20/23

    64,000,000       63,516,640  

Chariot Funding LLC

   

4.780%, due 06/02/23

    41,000,000       40,799,977  

4.940%, due 07/18/23

    25,000,000       24,711,663  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/19/231,2

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

Gotham Funding Corp.

   

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    52,000,000       51,347,036  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    33,000,000       32,551,847  

Liberty Street Funding LLC

   

4.730%, due 05/02/23

    41,000,000       40,978,015  

4.740%, due 05/02/23

    20,000,000       19,989,276  

4.750%, due 05/09/23

    12,000,000       11,982,184  

4.830%, due 05/23/23

    21,000,000       20,927,623  

4.900%, due 06/23/23

    21,000,000       20,832,355  

LMA-Americas LLC

   

4.770%, due 05/22/23

    40,300,000       40,165,344  
 

 

45


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

4.820%, due 05/26/23

  $ 23,000,000     $ 22,909,643  

4.820%, due 05/30/23

    19,000,000       18,914,255  

4.895%, due 08/03/23

    23,000,000       22,673,716  

5.080%, due 06/05/23

    24,000,000       23,870,825  

5.200%, due 07/20/23

    20,000,000       19,757,963  

5.220%, due 08/14/23

    40,000,000       39,369,040  

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp. BV
4.970%, due 06/15/23

    73,000,000       72,507,883  

Old Line Funding Llc
4.890%, due 07/19/23

    30,000,000       29,678,075  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 07/27/231,2

    25,000,000       25,002,464  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 09/25/231,2

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,839  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.320%, due 11/14/231,2

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.570%,
5.370%, due 06/20/231,2

    44,000,000       44,010,957  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC

   

4.710%, due 05/04/23

    41,000,000       40,967,002  

4.820%, due 06/06/23

    60,000,000       59,668,175  

5.160%, due 07/13/23

    41,000,000       40,547,141  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

   

4.880%, due 08/08/23

    41,000,000       40,396,863  

4.890%, due 07/19/23

    18,000,000       17,806,845  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 08/01/231,2

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 07/20/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    30,000,000       30,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

4.750%, due 05/08/23

    20,000,000       19,972,989  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 09/07/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
5.060%, due 08/02/231,2

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

5.320%, due 07/20/23

    18,000,000       17,782,540  

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    61,000,000       60,850,214  

4.840%, due 06/02/23

    63,000,000       62,690,810  

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    60,000,000       59,247,305  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    49,000,000       48,334,561  
   

 

 

 

      1,764,059,345  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—24.9%    

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/10/231,2

    51,000,000       51,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

  $ 28,000,000     $ 28,001,706  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 11/13/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 09/15/231,2

    45,000,000       45,046,480  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/08/231,2

    40,000,000       40,005,783  

Bank of Montreal

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/04/231

    51,000,000       51,036,158  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.160%, due 11/09/231,2

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/05/231,2

    49,000,000       49,027,739  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 11/06/231,2

    60,000,000       60,029,987  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 07/06/231,2

    49,000,000       49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.690%,
5.500%, due 08/22/231,2

    41,000,000       41,051,432  

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
4.670%, due 05/02/23

    51,000,000       50,972,591  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

4.810%, due 05/11/23

    48,000,000       47,915,032  

4.830%, due 05/04/23

    54,000,000       53,978,265  

4.850%, due 05/01/23

    24,000,000       23,990,280  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 09/05/231,2

    68,000,000       68,000,000  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.740%,
5.550%, due 08/03/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/01/231,2

    35,000,000       35,018,880  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.640%,
5.450%, due 05/24/231,2

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.670%,
5.480%, due 05/09/231,2

    35,000,000       35,005,989  

DBS Bank Ltd.
4.910%, due 08/07/23

    31,000,000       30,558,007  

4.930%, due 08/09/23

    41,000,000       40,402,446  

5.170%, due 07/05/23

    35,000,000       34,668,585  

5.310%, due 10/20/23

    40,000,000       38,984,417  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche
Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank

   

4.790%, due 05/01/23

    140,000,000       139,944,455  

4.905%, due 05/11/23

    25,000,000       24,956,071  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC

   

4.820%, due 05/01/23

    60,000,000       59,975,785  

4.830%, due 05/02/23

    260,000,000       259,859,974  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec
4.890%, due 08/01/23

    48,000,000       47,358,053  
 

 

46


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Lloyds Bank PLC
4.980%, due 08/08/23

  $ 63,000,000     $ 62,070,015  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

4.785%, due 05/19/23

    57,000,000       56,835,978  

5.215%, due 07/27/23

    60,000,000       59,212,500  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/16/231,2

    62,000,000       61,943,426  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/13/231,2

    60,000,000       60,014,629  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 07/14/231,2

    45,000,000       45,021,389  

National Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.530%,
5.340%, due 05/19/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 06/07/231,2

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 10/11/231,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 05/05/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/03/231,2

    50,000,000       50,064,469  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.190%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.130%, due 07/06/231,2

    54,000,000       54,010,502  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 08/07/231,2

    60,000,000       60,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

5.070%, due 06/06/23

    41,000,000       40,779,604  

5.364%, due 08/16/23

    48,000,000       47,235,280  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 12/07/231,2

    60,000,000       60,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.000%, due 11/17/231,2

    62,000,000       62,000,000  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/14/231

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.580%,
5.390%, due 06/20/231

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.010%, due 12/06/231,2

    69,000,000       68,903,097  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.300%, due 11/06/231,2

    60,000,000       60,028,755  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.230%, due 05/08/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

5.260%, due 08/18/23

    60,000,000       59,019,253  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

  $ 20,000,000     $ 20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 05/01/231,2

    30,000,000       30,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.660%,
5.470%, due 05/25/231,2

    40,000,000       40,015,684  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 06/20/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/03/231,2

    27,000,000       27,014,662  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.520%, due 05/02/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,052,957,358  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.8%    

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.240%,
5.050%, due 08/15/231,2

    36,000,000       36,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 11/20/231,2

    51,000,000       51,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 08/17/231

    26,000,000       25,995,369  

Podium Funding Trust

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 10/16/231

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 11/09/231

    41,000,000       41,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              214,995,369  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$5,033,031,852)

      5,032,012,072  
Time deposits—3.0%    
Banking-non-U.S.—3.0%    

ABN AMRO Bank NV
4.810%, due 05/01/23

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    44,000,000       44,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
4.820%, due 05/01/23

    125,000,000       125,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$369,000,000)

 

    369,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—42.0%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 12/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.140% due 06/02/23, collateralized by $33,015,787 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 5.250% due 05/15/23 to 09/30/29; (value—$56,384,047); proceeds: $51,070,8333

    50,000,000       50,000,000  
 

 

47


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 12/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.040% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $46,511,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 7.500% due 06/01/25 to 01/23/49; (value—$60,719,513); proceeds: $55,134,0003

  $ 54,000,000     $ 54,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 01/25/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.180% due 07/27/23, collateralized by $74,181,847 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.750% due 09/01/23 to 10/25/69; and 4,000,000 shares of various equity securities; (value—$63,237,863); proceeds: $60,820,1673

    60,000,000       60,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/20 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.040% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $91,467,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, 3.875% to 11.250% due 09/15/23 to 11/23/81; (value—$81,000,281); proceeds: $86,518,5003

    75,000,000       75,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $130,618,800 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.094% due 07/31/23; (value—$130,560,010); proceeds: $128,051,200

    128,000,000       128,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $234,445,430 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 13.000% due 05/10/23 to 12/31/2099 and 606,061 shares of various equity securities; (value—$185,958,313); proceeds: $175,716,6253

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with BNP Paribas SA, 4.940% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $258,565,642 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 12.950% due 06/15/23 to 12/31/99 and 4,400,000 shares of various equity securities; (value—$189,064,249); proceeds: $175,072,042

    175,000,000       175,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $11,244,185,527 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 7.108% due 08/25/26 to 10/25/55, and $147,160,984 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% due 05/01/51; (value—$410,544,697); proceeds: $400,160,000

  $ 400,000,000     $ 400,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $4,225,342,600 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 0.750% due 08/15/23 to 11/15/24; (value—$4,026,610,085); proceeds: $4,026,610,000

    4,025,000,000       4,025,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$5,142,000,000)

 

    5,142,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$12,228,031,852 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      12,227,138,952  
 

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    18,086,271  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 12,245,225,223  

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

 

 

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Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 1,684,126,880        $        $ 1,684,126,880  
Commercial paper                 5,032,012,072                   5,032,012,072  
Time deposits                 369,000,000                   369,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 5,142,000,000                   5,142,000,000  
Total      $        $ 12,227,138,952        $        $ 12,227,138,952  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $2,210,218,869, represented 18.0% of the Master Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

49


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—13.2%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—12.4%

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,004,803  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/13/231

    17,000,000       17,005,549  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/05/231

    5,000,000       5,000,382  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 09/05/231

    17,000,000       16,987,201  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.310%,
5.110%, due 07/14/231

    17,000,000       17,001,996  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.170%, due 07/28/231

    17,000,000       17,002,742  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.600%,
5.400%, due 05/19/231

    14,000,000       14,003,684  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.140%, due 08/09/231

    15,000,000       15,002,488  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.180%, due 10/13/231

    15,000,000       15,003,521  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.440%,
5.250%, due 11/10/231

    18,000,000       18,009,467  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.260%,
5.060%, due 07/13/231

    17,000,000       17,000,724  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 10/24/231

    15,000,000       15,001,285  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/07/231

    18,000,000       17,997,204  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/17/231

    6,000,000       6,001,637  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.210%, due 06/21/231

    15,000,000       15,004,929  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/22/231

    14,000,000       14,004,695  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 08/16/231

    18,000,000       17,994,096  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 08/10/231

    18,000,000       17,996,162  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.110%, due 05/09/231

    26,000,000       26,001,323  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 10/20/231

    18,000,000       17,999,933  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/05/231

    18,000,000       18,003,880  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    17,000,000       16,999,813  

4.800%, due 05/19/23

    18,000,000       17,998,509  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.320%,
5.130%, due 07/19/231

    8,000,000       8,000,984  

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/13/231

    17,000,000       17,003,196  
     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/15/231

  $ 14,000,000     $ 14,007,884  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.220%, due 10/16/231

    17,000,000       17,005,165  
   

 

 

 

      424,043,252  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—0.8%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

    14,000,000       14,003,842  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/22/231

    14,000,000       14,004,954  
   

 

 

 

              28,008,796  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$452,000,000)

 

    452,052,048  
Commercial paper—54.0%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—16.0%

 

Albion Capital Corp. SA/Albion Capital LLC
4.850%, due 05/22/23

    19,000,000       18,936,147  

Antalis SA

   

4.800%, due 05/03/23

    5,000,000       4,996,627  

4.800%, due 05/04/23

    4,000,000       3,996,761  

4.800%, due 05/09/23

    13,000,000       12,980,536  

5.300%, due 07/06/23

    6,000,000       5,940,568  

5.300%, due 07/20/23

    9,400,000       9,287,391  

Barton Capital SA

   

4.760%, due 05/09/23

    17,814,000       17,787,470  

4.820%, due 05/01/23

    15,000,000       14,993,970  

4.820%, due 05/22/23

    6,000,000       5,980,084  

5.110%, due 06/05/23

    7,000,000       6,962,413  

Cabot Trail Funding LLC
4.870%, due 06/20/23

    18,000,000       17,864,055  

Chariot Funding LLC

   

4.780%, due 06/02/23

    12,000,000       11,941,457  

4.940%, due 07/18/23

    7,000,000       6,919,266  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/19/231,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Gotham Funding Corp.
5.200%, due 07/24/23

    15,000,000       14,811,645  

Liberty Street Funding LLC

   

4.730%, due 05/02/23

    12,000,000       11,993,565  

4.740%, due 05/02/23

    6,000,000       5,996,783  

4.750%, due 05/09/23

    4,000,000       3,994,061  

4.830%, due 05/23/23

    6,000,000       5,979,321  

4.900%, due 06/23/23

    6,000,000       5,952,101  

LMA-Americas LLC

   

4.820%, due 05/26/23

    7,000,000       6,972,500  

4.820%, due 05/30/23

    6,000,000       5,972,923  

5.080%, due 06/05/23

    7,000,000       6,962,324  

5.200%, due 07/20/23

    6,000,000       5,927,389  

5.220%, due 08/14/23

    11,200,000       11,023,331  

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp. BV
4.970%, due 06/15/23

    20,000,000       19,865,173  
 

 

50


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

Old Line Funding Llc
4.890%, due 07/19/23

  $ 10,000,000     $ 9,892,692  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 07/27/231,2

    7,000,000       7,000,690  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 09/25/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    6,000,000       6,000,252  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.320%, due 11/14/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.570%,
5.370%, due 06/20/231,2

    8,000,000       8,001,992  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC

   

4.710%, due 05/04/23

    12,000,000       11,990,342  

4.820%, due 06/06/23

    18,000,000       17,900,452  

5.160%, due 07/13/23

    12,000,000       11,867,456  

Starbird Funding Corp.
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    25,000,000       24,989,950  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

   

4.880%, due 08/08/23

    12,000,000       11,823,472  

4.890%, due 07/19/23

    5,000,000       4,946,346  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 08/01/231,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 07/20/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    9,000,000       9,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

4.750%, due 05/08/23

    6,000,000       5,991,897  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 09/07/231,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
5.060%, due 08/02/231,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

5.320%, due 07/20/23

    7,000,000       6,915,432  

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

4.740%, due 05/04/23

    14,000,000       13,988,732  

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    18,000,000       17,955,801  

4.840%, due 06/02/23

    18,000,000       17,911,660  

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    18,000,000       17,774,191  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    14,000,000       13,809,875  
   

 

 

 

      545,799,093  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—34.8%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/10/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,609  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 11/13/231,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 09/15/231,2

    14,000,000       14,014,460  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/08/231,2

  $ 14,000,000     $ 14,002,024  

Bank of Montreal

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/04/231

    15,000,000       15,010,635  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231

    25,000,000       25,001,650  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.160%, due 11/09/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/05/231,2

    14,000,000       14,007,926  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 11/06/231,2

    18,000,000       18,008,996  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.550%,
5.360%, due 05/22/231,2

    11,000,000       11,002,182  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 07/06/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.690%,
5.500%, due 08/22/231,2

    14,000,000       14,017,562  

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
4.670%, due 05/02/23

    15,000,000       14,991,938  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

4.810%, due 05/11/23

    14,000,000       13,975,218  

4.830%, due 05/04/23

    11,000,000       10,995,573  

4.850%, due 05/01/23

    9,000,000       8,996,355  

4.880%, due 05/24/23

    10,000,000       9,963,997  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 09/05/231,2

    19,000,000       19,000,000  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.740%,
5.550%, due 08/03/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/01/231,2

    10,000,000       10,005,394  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.640%,
5.450%, due 05/24/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       49,980,062  

DBS Bank Ltd.

   

4.910%, due 08/07/23

    9,000,000       8,871,680  

4.930%, due 08/09/23

    12,000,000       11,825,106  

5.170%, due 07/05/23

    11,000,000       10,895,841  

5.310%, due 10/20/23

    12,000,000       11,695,325  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
4.790%, due 05/01/23

    125,000,000       124,950,406  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
4.830%, due 05/02/23

    125,000,000       124,932,680  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec

   

4.810%, due 05/03/23

    75,000,000       74,949,469  

4.890%, due 08/01/23

    15,000,000       14,799,392  

5.150%, due 07/11/23

    15,000,000       14,844,631  
 

 

51


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Lloyds Bank PLC
4.980%, due 08/08/23

  $ 18,000,000     $ 17,734,290  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

4.785%, due 05/19/23

    17,000,000       16,951,081  

5.215%, due 07/27/23

    17,000,000       16,776,875  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/16/231,2

    19,000,000       18,982,663  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/13/231,2

    17,000,000       17,004,145  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 07/14/231,2

    14,000,000       14,006,654  

National Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.530%,
5.340%, due 05/19/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 06/07/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 05/05/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/03/231,2

    15,000,000       15,019,341  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.190%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.130%, due 07/06/231,2

    15,000,000       15,002,917  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 08/07/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
5.364%, due 08/16/23

    14,000,000       13,776,957  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 12/07/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.000%, due 11/17/231,2

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/20/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/14/231

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.580%,
5.390%, due 06/20/231

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.010%, due 12/06/231,2

    19,000,000       18,973,317  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.300%, due 11/06/231,2

    18,000,000       18,008,626  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.230%, due 05/08/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

5.260%, due 08/18/23

    17,000,000       16,722,122  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

  $ 6,000,000     $ 6,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 05/01/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.660%,
5.470%, due 05/25/231,2

    14,000,000       14,005,490  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 06/20/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.520%, due 05/02/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      1,187,703,589  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—3.2%

 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.240%,
5.050%, due 08/15/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.360%,
5.170%, due 11/06/231,2

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 11/20/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.510%,
5.320%, due 10/12/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 08/23/231

    8,000,000       7,997,690  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 08/17/231

    8,000,000       7,998,575  

Podium Funding Trust

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 10/16/231

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 11/09/231

    12,000,000       12,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              107,996,265  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$1,841,898,940)

 

    1,841,498,947  
Time deposits—2.9%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—2.9%

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
4.820%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$100,000,000)

 

    100,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—29.7%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 12/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.140% due 06/02/23, collateralized by $1,390,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 0.500% due 02/01/26 to 04/01/26; (value—$1,150,003); proceeds: $1,021,4173

    1,000,000       1,000,000  
 

 

52


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 01/25/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.180% due 07/27/23, collateralized by $7,000,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 4.536% due 06/01/38 to 07/01/53 and 17,145,117 shares of various equity securities ; (value—$21,000,002); proceeds: $20,273,3893

  $ 20,000,000     $ 20,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $26,437,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.000% due 09/01/23 to 03/15/44; (value—$26,739,093); proceeds: $25,102,3753

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by 254,248,200 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.000% to 3.000% due 05/15/42 to 02/15/50; (value—$196,860,022); proceeds: $193,077,200

    193,000,000       193,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $852,797,700 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% to 3.875% due 10/31/25 to 11/30/29; (value—$790,500,057); proceeds: $775,310,000

  $ 775,000,000     $ 775,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,014,000,000)

 

    1,014,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$3,407,898,940 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.8%

      3,407,550,995  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.2%

 

    5,200,330  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 3,412,751,325  

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

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 452,052,048        $        $ 452,052,048  
Commercial paper                 1,841,498,947                   1,841,498,947  
Time deposits                 100,000,000                   100,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 1,014,000,000                   1,014,000,000  
Total      $        $ 3,407,550,995        $        $ 3,407,550,995  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $704,065,240, represented 20.6% of the Master Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

53


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—22.1%

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

  $ 20,000,000     $ 20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       39,994,052  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.075%,
4.885%, due 05/01/231

    103,500,000       103,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.105%,
4.915%, due 05/01/231

    19,500,000       19,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    85,000,000       85,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    85,500,000       85,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.135%,
4.945%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.140%,
4.950%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,003,900  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.970%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.165%,
4.975%, due 05/01/231

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 05/01/231

    24,000,000       24,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 05/01/231

    58,000,000       58,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 05/01/231

  $ 60,000,000     $ 60,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

   

4.610%, due 05/04/232

    86,000,000       85,966,962  

4.650%, due 05/03/232

    87,000,000       86,977,525  

4.661%, due 05/10/232

    91,000,000       90,893,962  

4.714%, due 08/04/232

    62,000,000       61,228,737  

4.730%, due 08/02/232

    62,000,000       61,242,412  

4.775%, due 05/03/232

    190,000,000       189,949,597  

4.794%, due 05/31/232

    35,000,000       34,860,175  

4.805%, due 08/14/232

    83,000,000       81,836,789  

4.900%, due 06/12/232

    191,000,000       189,908,117  

4.960%, due 07/25/232

    110,000,000       108,711,778  

4.960%, due 07/26/232

    81,000,000       80,040,240  

Federal Home Loan Banks

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.030%,
4.840%, due 05/01/231

    148,500,000       148,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    63,500,000       63,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    150,000,000       150,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    224,000,000       224,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/01/231

    49,000,000       49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/03/241

    93,000,000       93,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    82,000,000       82,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    170,000,000       170,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    86,500,000       86,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.080%,
4.890%, due 05/01/231

    87,000,000       87,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    49,500,000       49,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    162,000,000       162,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    85,000,000       85,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    169,000,000       169,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$4,251,114,246)

 

    4,251,114,246  
 

 

54


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—4.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills,
4.757%, due 05/30/233

  $ 179,000,000     $ 178,333,820  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.037%,
5.168%, due 05/01/231

    226,000,000       225,911,674  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.140%,
5.271%, due 05/01/231

    204,000,000       203,882,945  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.200%,
5.331%, due 05/01/231

    338,000,000       338,116,222  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$946,244,661)

      946,244,661  
Repurchase agreements—73.5%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 03/31/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 4.800% due 06/02/23, collateralized by $36,351,887 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 4.500% due 12/01/24 to 12/01/52, $360,468,309 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.500% due 05/01/24 to 10/01/52; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $105,266,6674

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Toronto-Dominion Bank, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $550,462,650 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.500% to 5.348% due 07/15/36 to 10/15/52 and $454,578,917 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.470% due 06/25/29 to 12/25/52; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,040,000

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 02/01/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.820% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $247,246,240 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., zero coupon to 4.500% due 08/25/29 to 10/25/49, $166,860,376 Federal National Mortgage Association Obligations, zero coupon to 4.000% due 03/25/35 to 10/25/58, $2,660,888,128 Government National Mortgage Association Obligations, zero coupon to 6.000% due 08/16/39 to 03/16/64 ; (value—$206,000,001); proceeds: $202,356,4444

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 02/01/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 4.820% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $212,703,101 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 5.000% due 07/01/52 to 11/01/52; (value—$204,000,001); proceeds: $ 202,356,4444

    200,000,000       200,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $175,175,000 Federal Home Loan Banks, 2.540% to 5.350% due 02/21/24 to 08/16/46, $181,691,000 Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 2.450% to 2.990% due 07/18/34 to 11/01/41; (value—$306,000,674); proceeds: $300,120,000

  $ 300,000,000     $ 300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $449,512,105 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 6.000% due 02/01/26 to 04/01/53, $41,370,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.853% to 4.118% due 09/25/28 to 11/25/32 and $96,720,036 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.500% due 03/20/41 to 01/20/53; (value—$306,000,000; proceeds: $300,120,000

    300,000,000       300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $217,920,152 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.092% to 4.371% due 08/01/28 to 03/01/47, $1,441,715,330 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 01/01/26 to 04/01/53; (value—$1,020,000,001); proceeds: $1,000,400,000

    1,000,000,000       1,000,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $5,920,338,400 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875% due 02/15/32; (value—$5,212,084,065); proceeds: $5,212,084,000

    5,210,000,000       5,210,000,000  
 

 

55


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $5,368,449,300 U.S. Treasury Notes, 5.094% due 7/31/23, $250,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 7/27/23, $961,481,400 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.375% due 7/15/23; (value—$6,855,420,125); proceeds: $6,723,688,400

  $ 6,721,000,000     $ 6,721,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$14,131,000,000)

 

    14,131,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$19,328,358,907 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.5%

      19,328,358,907  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.5)%

 

    (93,394,147

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 19,234,964,760  

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

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 4,251,114,246        $        $ 4,251,114,246  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 946,244,661                   946,244,661  
Repurchase agreements                 14,131,000,000                   14,131,000,000  
Total      $        $ 19,328,358,907        $        $ 19,328,358,907  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

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

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

4 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

56


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

      Face
amount
   Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—8.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills,
4.757%, due 05/30/231

   $ 331,000,000      $ 329,768,126  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

3 mo.Treasury money market yield – 0.075%,
5.056%, due 05/01/232

     200,000,000        199,999,991  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.030%, 5.166%, due 05/01/232

     468,575,000        468,575,000  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.037%,
5.168%, due 05/01/232

     935,000,000        934,672,185  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.140%,
5.271%, due 05/01/232

     515,000,000        514,701,453  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.200%,
5.331%, due 05/01/232

     601,000,000        601,200,629  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$3,048,917,384)

        3,048,917,384  
Repurchase agreements—91.1%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.770% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $154,036,700 U.S. Treasury Bill, zero coupon due 06/20/23; (value—$153,000,033); proceeds: $150,059,625

     150,000,000        150,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $290,437,100 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.000% to 3.125% due 11/15/41 to 08/15/51; (value—$238,680,040); proceeds: $234,093,600

     234,000,000        234,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $300,700,200 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/04/23 to 04/18/24, $563,679,723 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.375% to 6.500% due 08/15/23 to 11/15/52, $1,643,927,200 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.125% to 3.875% due 01/15/25 to 02/15/53 and $2,994,751,300 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 5.331% due 04/30/23 to 11/15/31; (value—$5,839,500,015); proceeds: $5,727,290,000

     5,725,000,000        5,725,000,000  
      Face
amount
   Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $1,556,994,900 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 08/08/23 to 10/26/23 and $5,618,116,800 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to 5.100% due 07/31/23 to 10/31/23; (value—$7,144,080,053); proceeds: $7,006,801,600

   $ 7,004,000,000      $ 7,004,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $19,666,744,200 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125 to 0.625 due 05/31/23 to 05/15/30; (value—$18,682,470,044); proceeds: $18,682,470,000

     18,675,000,000        18,675,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$31,788,000,000)

 

     31,788,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$34,836,917,384 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

        34,836,917,384  
     

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

     40,929,634  

Net assets—100.0%

 

   $ 34,877,847,018  

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

 

 

57


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
U.S. Treasury obligations      $        $ 3,048,917,384        $        $ 3,048,917,384  
Repurchase agreements                 31,788,000,000                   31,788,000,000  
Total      $        $ 34,836,917,384        $        $ 34,836,917,384  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

58


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—15.3%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—13.5%

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

  $ 40,000,000     $ 40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/13/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/05/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 09/05/231

    53,000,000       53,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.310%,
5.110%, due 07/14/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.170%, due 07/28/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.960%, due 09/08/231

    55,000,000       55,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.600%,
5.400%, due 05/19/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.140%, due 08/09/231

    44,000,000       44,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.180%, due 10/13/231

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.440%,
5.250%, due 11/10/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.260%,
5.060%, due 07/13/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 10/24/231

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/07/231

    47,000,000       47,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/17/231

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.210%, due 06/21/231

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/22/231

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 08/16/231

    49,000,000       49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 08/10/231

    48,000,000       48,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.110%, due 05/09/231

    67,000,000       67,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 10/20/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/05/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

4.800%, due 05/19/23

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.280%,
5.090%, due 05/12/231

    40,000,000       40,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/13/231

  $ 45,000,000     $ 45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/15/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.220%, due 10/16/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.330%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       40,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      1,205,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.8%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/22/231

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

KBC Bank NV
4.960%, due 05/19/23

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              164,000,000  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$1,369,000,000)

 

    1,369,000,000  
Commercial paper—54.0%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—15.7%

 

Albion Capital Corp. SA/Albion Capital LLC
4.850%, due 05/22/23

    51,000,000       50,855,712  

Antalis SA

   

4.800%, due 05/03/23

    13,000,000       12,996,533  

4.800%, due 05/04/23

    12,000,000       11,995,200  

4.800%, due 05/09/23

    33,000,000       32,964,800  

5.300%, due 07/06/23

    14,000,000       13,863,967  

5.300%, due 07/20/23

    16,000,000       15,811,556  

Barton Capital SA

   

4.760%, due 05/09/23

    16,000,000       15,983,076  

4.820%, due 05/22/23

    16,000,000       15,955,013  

4.860%, due 05/05/23

    40,000,000       39,978,400  

4.920%, due 05/10/23

    14,750,000       14,731,858  

5.110%, due 06/05/23

    19,000,000       18,905,607  

Cabot Trail Funding LLC
4.870%, due 06/20/23

    49,000,000       48,668,569  

Chariot Funding LLC

   

4.780%, due 06/02/23

    31,000,000       30,868,284  

4.940%, due 07/18/23

    18,000,000       17,807,340  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/19/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.550%,
5.360%, due 06/12/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Gotham Funding Corp.

   

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    39,450,000       38,971,340  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    25,000,000       24,670,757  

Liberty Street Funding LLC

   

4.730%, due 05/02/23

    31,000,000       30,995,927  
 

 

59


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

4.740%, due 05/02/23

  $ 16,000,000     $ 15,997,893  

4.750%, due 05/09/23

    9,000,000       8,990,500  

4.830%, due 05/23/23

    15,000,000       14,955,725  

4.900%, due 06/23/23

    15,000,000       14,891,792  

LMA-Americas LLC

   

4.770%, due 05/22/23

    31,000,000       30,913,743  

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    25,500,000       25,449,000  

4.820%, due 05/26/23

    18,000,000       17,939,750  

4.820%, due 05/30/23

    14,000,000       13,945,641  

4.895%, due 08/03/23

    18,000,000       17,769,935  

5.080%, due 06/05/23

    19,000,000       18,906,161  

5.200%, due 07/20/23

    16,000,000       15,815,111  

5.220%, due 08/14/23

    30,000,000       29,543,250  

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp. BV
4.970%, due 06/15/23

    57,000,000       56,645,887  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 07/27/231,2

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 09/25/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.320%, due 11/14/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.570%,
5.370%, due 06/20/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC

   

4.710%, due 05/04/23

    31,000,000       30,987,833  

4.820%, due 06/06/23

    46,000,000       45,778,280  

5.160%, due 07/13/23

    31,000,000       30,675,637  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

   

4.880%, due 08/08/23

    32,000,000       31,570,560  

4.890%, due 07/19/23

    12,000,000       11,871,230  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 08/01/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 07/20/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

4.750%, due 05/08/23

    16,000,000       15,985,222  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 09/07/231,2

    32,000,000       32,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
5.060%, due 08/02/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

5.320%, due 07/20/23

    15,000,000       14,822,667  

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

4.740%, due 05/04/23

    33,000,000       32,986,965  

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    48,000,000       47,904,000  

4.840%, due 06/02/23

    50,000,000       49,784,889  

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    23,000,000       22,720,933  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    30,000,000       29,604,908  
   

 

 

 

      1,408,481,451  
   

 

 

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—35.2%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/10/231,2

  $ 39,000,000     $ 39,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    20,000,000       19,999,785  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 11/13/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 09/15/231,2

    36,000,000       36,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/08/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Bank of Montreal

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/04/231

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.160%, due 11/09/231,2

    47,000,000       47,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/05/231,2

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 11/06/231,2

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.550%,
5.360%, due 05/22/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 07/06/231,2

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.690%,
5.500%, due 08/22/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
4.670%, due 05/02/23

    37,000,000       36,995,200  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

4.810%, due 05/11/23

    38,000,000       37,949,228  

4.830%, due 05/04/23

    41,000,000       40,983,498  

4.850%, due 05/01/23

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

4.880%, due 05/24/23

    35,000,000       34,890,878  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 09/05/231,2

    53,000,000       53,000,000  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.740%,
5.550%, due 08/03/231,2

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/01/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.640%,
5.450%, due 05/24/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

DBS Bank Ltd.

   

4.910%, due 08/07/23

    23,020,000       22,712,312  

4.930%, due 08/09/23

    32,000,000       31,561,778  

5.170%, due 07/05/23

    26,000,000       25,757,297  

5.310%, due 10/20/23

    30,000,000       29,238,900  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche
Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank

   

4.790%, due 05/01/23

    305,000,000       305,000,000  

4.905%, due 05/11/23

    25,000,000       24,965,938  
 

 

60


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Erste Finance Delaware LLC

   

4.820%, due 05/01/23

  $ 210,000,000     $ 210,000,000  

4.830%, due 05/02/23

    115,000,000       114,984,571  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec

   

4.810%, due 05/02/23

    70,000,000       69,990,647  

4.810%, due 05/03/23

    90,000,000       89,975,950  

4.890%, due 08/01/23

    37,000,000       36,537,623  

5.150%, due 07/11/23

    30,000,000       29,695,292  

Lloyds Bank PLC
4.980%, due 08/08/23

    48,000,000       47,342,640  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

4.785%, due 05/19/23

    43,000,000       42,897,122  

5.215%, due 07/27/23

    45,000,000       44,432,869  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/16/231,2

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/13/231,2

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 07/14/231,2

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
4.800%, due 05/05/23

    75,000,000       74,960,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 06/07/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

NRW Bank

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    50,000,000       49,993,375  

4.780%, due 05/04/23

    175,000,000       174,930,292  

4.820%, due 05/08/23

    75,000,000       74,929,708  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 10/11/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 05/05/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/03/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.190%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    32,000,000       32,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.130%, due 07/06/231,2

    44,000,000       44,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 08/07/231,2

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
5.364%, due 08/16/23

    36,000,000       35,443,600  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 12/07/231,2

    47,000,000       47,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.000%, due 11/17/231,2

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/20/231,2

    29,000,000       29,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/14/231

  $ 49,000,000     $ 49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.580%,
5.390%, due 06/20/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.010%, due 12/06/231,2

    54,000,000       54,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.300%, due 11/06/231,2

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.230%, due 05/08/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

5.260%, due 08/18/23

    44,000,000       43,299,251  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 05/01/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.660%,
5.470%, due 05/25/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 06/20/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/03/231,2

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.520%, due 05/02/231,2

    27,000,000       27,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,155,467,754  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—3.1%

 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.240%,
5.050%, due 08/15/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.360%,
5.170%, due 11/06/231,2

    53,000,000       53,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 11/20/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.510%,
5.320%, due 10/12/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 08/23/231

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 08/17/231

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

Podium Funding Trust

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 10/16/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 11/09/231

    31,000,000       31,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              279,000,000  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$4,842,949,205)

 

    4,842,949,205  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Time deposits—6.0%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—6.0%

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV
4.810%, due 05/01/23

  $ 325,000,000     $ 325,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
4.820%, due 05/01/23

    150,000,000       150,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$536,000,000)

 

    536,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—24.6%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $25,276,674, various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 14.00% due 03/15/24 to 12/01/81 and 1,882,810 shares of various equity securities; (value—$26,603,501); proceeds: $25,102,3753

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with BNP Paribas SA, 4.900% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $26,800,063 Asset-backed convertible bond, 7.698% due 10/20/33; (value—$26,750,000); proceeds: $25,010,208

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 01/25/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.180% due 07/27/23, collateralized by 42,003,650 shares of various equity securities; (value—$42,000,001); proceeds: $40,546,7783

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with BNP Paribas SA, 4.940% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $71,605,394 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 13.00% due 06/20/23 to 12/31/79 and 100,000 shares of equity securities; (value—$53,912,225); proceeds: $50,020,583

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $54,084,938, various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 10.50% due 05/15/23 to 12/31/99; (value—$69,061,995); proceeds: $65,266,1753

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $895,734,500 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.375% to 1.250% due 07/15/23 to 04/15/28; (value—$1,020,000,072); proceeds: $1,000,400,000

    1,000,000,000       1,000,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $1,020,459,300 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.094% due 7/31/23; (value—$1,020,000,001); proceeds: $1,000,400,000

  $ 1,000,000,000     $ 1,000,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$2,205,000,000)

 

    2,205,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$8,952,949,205 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      8,952,949,205  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    13,336,235  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 8,966,285,440  

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

 

 

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Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 1,369,000,000        $        $ 1,369,000,000  
Commercial paper                 4,842,949,205                   4,842,949,205  
Time deposits                 536,000,000                   536,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 2,205,000,000                   2,205,000,000  
Total      $        $ 8,952,949,205        $        $ 8,952,949,205  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $1,774,999,785, represented 19.8% of the Master Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—94.7%

 

Alaska—2.0%

 

City of Valdez, Exxon Pipeline Co. Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
3.750%, VRD

  $ 5,250,000     $ 5,250,000  

Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Series C,
3.750%, VRD

    7,365,000       7,365,000  
   

 

 

 

      18,615,000  
   

 

 

 

Arizona—4.0%

 

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    37,005,000       37,005,000  
   

 

 

 

California—0.1%

 

State of California, GO Bonds,
Series A-1,
2.950%, VRD

    950,000       950,000  
   

 

 

 

Colorado—4.0%

 

City & County of Denver CO, Refunding, COP,
Series A3,
3.800%, VRD

    9,725,000       9,725,000  

City & County of Denver Co., Refunding, COP,

   

Series A1,
3.800%, VRD

    1,800,000       1,800,000  

Series A2,
3.800%, VRD

    12,700,000       12,700,000  

City of Colorado Springs Co. Utilities System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.820%, VRD

    4,600,000       4,600,000  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Children’s Hospital Colorado Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    7,875,000       7,875,000  
   

 

 

 

      36,700,000  
   

 

 

 

Delaware—0.1%

 

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, YMCA of Delaware Project, Revenue Bonds
3.860%, VRD

    1,170,000       1,170,000  
   

 

 

 

District of Columbia—1.2%

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries B-2,
3.900%, VRD

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Florida—2.0%

 

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.980%, VRD

    5,990,000       5,990,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Florida—(concluded)

 

Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, BayCare Health System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
4.000%, VRD

  $ 2,400,000     $ 2,400,000  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, The Nemours Foundation Project, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.600%, VRD

    10,160,000       10,160,000  
   

 

 

 

      18,550,000  
   

 

 

 

Illinois—12.0%

 

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Francis W. Parker School Project, Revenue Bonds
4.050%, VRD

    14,700,000       14,700,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Gift of Hope Donor Project, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    8,580,000       8,580,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Hospital Sisters Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.830%, VRD

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.770%, VRD

    13,400,000       13,400,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Steppenwolf Theatre Co., Revenue Bonds

   

3.890%, VRD

    6,575,000       6,575,000  

3.890%, VRD

    8,450,000       8,450,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Revenue Bonds,
Series E,
3.880%, VRD

    900,000       900,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago Medical Center Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series E-1,
3.880%, VRD

    15,800,000       15,800,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
3.880%, VRD

    18,600,000       18,600,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.880%, VRD

    12,015,000       12,015,000  

Village of Brookfield IL, Brookfield Zoo Project, Revenue Bonds
3.850%, VRD

    3,630,000       3,630,000  
   

 

 

 

      110,650,000  
   

 

 

 

Indiana—10.1%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Ascension Health, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    17,440,000       17,440,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Indiana—(concluded)

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Duke Energy Indiana Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-5,
3.700%, VRD

  $ 33,300,000     $ 33,300,000  

Indiana Finance Authority, Trinity Health, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series SE,
3.800%, VRD

    25,315,000       25,315,000  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.720%, VRD

    16,820,000       16,820,000  
   

 

 

 

      92,875,000  
   

 

 

 

Louisiana—0.1%

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Christus Health Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B2,
3.720%, VRD

    620,000       620,000  
   

 

 

 

Maryland—1.8%

 

County of Montgomery, GO Bonds,
Series E,
3.750%, VRD

    6,525,000       6,525,000  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.920%, VRD

    7,500,000       7,500,000  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission, Housing Development, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
4.000%, VRD

    2,910,000       2,910,000  
   

 

 

 

      16,935,000  
   

 

 

 

Massachusetts—0.1%

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University, Revenue Bonds,
Series Y,
3.600%, VRD

    700,000       700,000  
   

 

 

 

Michigan—0.2%

 

Green Lake Township Economic Development Corp., Interlochen Center Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    2,100,000       2,100,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—0.6%

 

City of Minneapolis MN, Fairview Health Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    1,700,000       1,700,000  

City of Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.950%, VRD

    3,100,000       3,100,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Minnesota—(concluded)

 

Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities, Draw Down-Association Financing Program, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.820%, VRD

  $ 1,100,000     $ 1,100,000  
   

 

 

 

      5,900,000  
   

 

 

 

Mississippi—4.7%

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds

   

Series A,
3.750%, VRD

    2,500,000       2,500,000  

Series A,
3.850%, VRD

    1,845,000       1,845,000  

Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    7,845,000       7,845,000  

Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    375,000       375,000  

Series B,
3.850%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series C,
3.750%, VRD

    675,000       675,000  

Series C,
3.750%, VRD

    6,025,000       6,025,000  

Series E,
3.750%, VRD

    2,220,000       2,220,000  

Series G,
3.750%, VRD

    900,000       900,000  

Series G,
3.750%, VRD

    200,000       200,000  

Series H,
3.750%, VRD

    4,625,000       4,625,000  

Series I,
3.750%, VRD

    400,000       400,000  

Series L,
3.750%, VRD

    10,155,000       10,155,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA, Inc., Revenue Bonds

   

Series D,
3.750%, VRD

    2,750,000       2,750,000  

Series K,
3.750%, VRD

    1,750,000       1,750,000  
   

 

 

 

      42,865,000  
   

 

 

 

Missouri—3.9%

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Ascension Health, Revenue Bonds

   

3.750% VRD

    2,395,000       2,395,000  

Series C-3,
3.920%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, BJC Healthcare System, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
3.900%, VRD

    5,670,000       5,670,000  
 

 

65


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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Missouri—(concluded)

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, St. Louis University, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B-1,
3.800%, VRD

  $ 11,140,000     $ 11,140,000  

Series B-2,
3.700%, VRD

    2,250,000       2,250,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Washington University, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B,
3.800%, VRD

    2,400,000       2,400,000  

Series C,
3.720%, VRD

    2,500,000       2,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      36,355,000  
   

 

 

 

Nebraska—0.1%

 

Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 2, Health Facilities for Children, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.750%, VRD

    500,000       500,000  
   

 

 

 

Nevada—0.1%

 

County of Clark Department of Aviation, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-2A,
3.950%, VRD

    555,000       555,000  
   

 

 

 

New Hampshire—0.2%

 

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act, Dartmouth College, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    1,900,000       1,900,000  
   

 

 

 

New Jersey—0.1%

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds
4.000%, VRD

    1,310,000       1,310,000  
   

 

 

 

New York—15.2%

 

City of New York, GO Bonds,

   

Subseries B-3,
3.930%, VRD

    8,400,000       8,400,000  

Subseries D-4,
3.750%, VRD

    2,300,000       2,300,000  

Subseries L-4,
3.700%, VRD

    4,500,000       4,500,000  

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, Marist College Civic Facility, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-2,
3.880%, VRD

    4,555,000       4,555,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-1,
3.750%, VRD

    450,000       450,000  

Subseries 2012G-1,
3.770%, VRD

    13,050,000       13,050,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

New York—(concluded)

 

New York City Health & Hospital Corp., Health Systems, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
3.940%, VRD

  $ 2,060,000     $ 2,060,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Royal Properties, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.670%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds

   

3.750%, VRD

    700,000       700,000  

Series 2008-BB-1-R,
4.000%, VRD

    13,845,000       13,845,000  

Series 2008-BB-5,
3.700%, VRD

    21,625,000       21,625,000  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds

   

3.730%, VRD

    24,465,000       24,465,000  

3.760%, VRD

    8,250,000       8,250,000  

3.860%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Rockefeller University, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
3.700%, VRD

    9,745,000       9,745,000  

Series A2,
4.000%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Consolidated Edison, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries A-1,
3.960%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series 2005B-4C,
3.700%, VRD

    250,000       250,000  

Subseries B-3-RE,
3.720%, VRD

    16,500,000       16,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      140,295,000  
   

 

 

 

Ohio—4.5%

 

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Summa Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-R,
3.880%, VRD

    9,700,000       9,700,000  

Series B-R,
3.880%, VRD

    2,985,000       2,985,000  

Series C-R,
3.880%, VRD

    5,060,000       5,060,000  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    18,700,000       18,700,000  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Ohio—(concluded)

 

State of Ohio, GO Bonds,

   

Series B,
3.650%, VRD

  $ 1,540,000     $ 1,540,000  

Series D,
3.880%, VRD

    3,540,000       3,540,000  
   

 

 

 

      41,525,000  
   

 

 

 

Oregon—0.7%

 

State of Oregon, Veterans, GO Bonds,
Series 9,
3.900%, VRD

    6,035,000       6,035,000  
   

 

 

 

Pennsylvania—11.2%

 

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Carnegie Mellon University, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
3.770%, VRD

    3,200,000       3,200,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Education Center Watson, Revenue Bonds
3.830%, VRD

    9,600,000       9,600,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Watson Institute Friendship, Revenue Bonds
3.890%, VRD

    14,045,000       14,045,000  

City of Philadelphia PA, Refunding, GO Bonds,
Series B,
3.800%, VRD

    10,345,000       10,345,000  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.840%, VRD

    18,095,000       18,095,000  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.950%, VRD

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.800%, VRD

    29,345,000       29,345,000  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-2,
4.000%, VRD

    6,400,000       6,400,000  
   

 

 

 

      103,030,000  
   

 

 

 

Rhode Island—0.1%

 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., New England Institute Technology, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    635,000       635,000  
   

 

 

 

Tennessee—0.4%

 

Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Ballad Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.820%, VRD

    4,150,000       4,150,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Texas—9.3%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.850%, VRD

  $ 1,450,000     $ 1,450,000  

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B,
3.650%, VRD

    4,750,000       4,750,000  

Series B,
3.650%, VRD

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue, First lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-4,
3.860%, VRD

    3,500,000       3,500,000  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Methodist Hospital, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.800%, VRD

    9,125,000       9,125,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Houston Methodist Hospital Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-2,
3.800%, VRD

    1,285,000       1,285,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Methodist Hospital System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-1,
3.800%, VRD

    3,625,000       3,625,000  

Harris County Hospital District, Senior lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    7,645,000       7,645,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., Exxon Capital Ventures, Inc., Revenue Bonds
3.750%, VRD

    5,700,000       5,700,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., Exxon Mobil Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.750%, VRD

    4,400,000       4,400,000  

Permanent University Fund – University of Texas System, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.850%, VRD

    6,925,000       6,925,000  

State of Texas, Veterans Housing Assistance Program II, GO Bonds,
Series B-R,
3.720%, VRD

    6,900,000       6,900,000  

State of Texas, Veterans, GO Bonds

 

3.800%, VRD

    7,175,000       7,175,000  

4.050%, VRD

    575,000       575,000  

Series C,
4.050%, VRD

    9,140,000       9,140,000  
 

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Texas—(concluded)

 

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.910%, VRD

  $ 8,500,000     $ 8,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      85,695,000  
   

 

 

 

Utah—0.6%

 

City of Murray UT, IHC Health Services Inc., Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
3.750%, VRD

    5,400,000       5,400,000  
   

 

 

 

Virginia—4.3%

 

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Revenue Bonds

   

3.900%, VRD

    6,750,000       6,750,000  

Series A,
3.720%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Series D,
3.850%, VRD

    14,055,000       14,055,000  

Series F,
3.920%, VRD

    6,310,000       6,310,000  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Carilion Clinic Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    2,350,000       2,350,000  
   

 

 

 

      39,465,000  
   

 

 

 

Washington—1.0%

 

Port of Tacoma WA, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.900%, VRD

    9,400,000       9,400,000  

Total municipal bonds
(cost—$872,885,000)

      872,885,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Tax-exempt commercial paper—5.0%

 

Florida—1.1%

 

Florida Local Government Finance Commission
3.000%, due 05/02/23

  $ 10,000,000     $ 10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—1.1%

 

City of Rochester
3.000%, due 05/09/23

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Ohio—0.4%

 

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission

   

2.800%, due 07/06/23

    895,000       895,000  

2.800%, due 07/06/23

    3,000,000       3,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,895,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—2.4%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System

   

2.900%, due 06/06/23

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

3.050%, due 06/05/23

    1,890,000       1,890,000  

3.100%, due 06/02/23

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              21,890,000  

Total tax-exempt commercial paper
(cost—$45,785,000)

 

    45,785,000  

Total investments
(cost—$918,670,000 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.7%

      918,670,000  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.3%

 

    3,070,853  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 921,740,853  

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

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Municipal bonds      $        $ 872,885,000        $        $ 872,885,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper                 45,785,000                   45,785,000  
Total      $        $ 918,670,000        $        $ 918,670,000  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

 

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Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments

 

Portfolio acronyms:    

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
COP    Certificate of Participation
GO    General Obligation
VRD    Variable rate demand notes are payable on demand. The interest rates shown are the current rates as of April 30, 2023 and reset periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Assets:                  
Investments, at cost                  
Investments    $ 7,086,031,852      $ 2,393,898,940      $ 5,197,358,907      $ 3,048,917,384      $ 6,747,949,205      $ 918,670,000  
Repurchase agreements      5,142,000,000        1,014,000,000        14,131,000,000        31,788,000,000        2,205,000,000         
                 
Investments, at value                  
Investments      7,085,138,952        2,393,550,995        5,197,358,907        3,048,917,384        6,747,949,205        918,670,000  
Repurchase agreements      5,142,000,000        1,014,000,000        14,131,000,000        31,788,000,000        2,205,000,000         
Cash             17,357                             41,384  
Receivable for investments sold                                         990,202  
Receivable for interest      19,291,250        5,405,204        35,436,250        46,066,279        14,038,919        2,098,848  
Total assets      12,246,430,202        3,412,973,556        19,363,795,157        34,882,983,663        8,966,988,124        921,800,434  
                 
Liabilities:                  
Payable for investments purchased                    126,000,000                       
Payable to affiliate      892,970        222,231        1,494,611        2,583,445        667,618        59,581  
Payable to custodian      312,009               1,335,786        2,553,200        35,066         
Total liabilities      1,204,979        222,231        128,830,397        5,136,645        702,684        59,581  
Net assets, at value    $ 12,245,225,223      $ 3,412,751,325      $ 19,234,964,760      $ 34,877,847,018      $ 8,966,285,440      $ 921,740,853  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2023

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Investment income:                  
Interest      $324,369,264        $99,195,470        $425,226,897        $913,757,099        $231,252,295        $18,444,339  
Expenses:                  
Investment advisory and administration fees      8,576,777        2,654,354        11,015,838        27,226,501        5,811,942        930,614  
Trustees’ fees      49,566        24,664        59,530        140,664        37,228        17,925  
Total expenses      8,626,343        2,679,018        11,075,368        27,367,165        5,849,170        948,539  
Less: Fee waivers and/or Trustees’ fees reimbursement by administrator             (438,083      (6,178,544                     
Net expenses      8,626,343        2,240,935        4,896,824        27,367,165        5,849,170        948,539  
Net investment income (loss)      315,742,921        96,954,535        420,330,073        886,389,934        225,403,125        17,495,800  
Net realized gain (loss)      (56,133      (14,808             776,174        (42,700      33  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      926,524        (12,630                            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $316,613,312        $96,927,097        $420,330,073        $887,166,108        $225,360,425        $17,495,833  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

71


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $315,742,921        $6,137,488  
Net realized gain (loss)        (56,133      30,020  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        926,524        (2,396,525
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        316,613,312        3,770,983  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        6,991,752,924        (3,890,021,125
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        7,308,366,236        (3,886,250,142
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        4,936,858,987        8,823,109,129  
End of year        $12,245,225,223        $4,936,858,987  

 

       ESG Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $96,954,535        $1,542,924  
Net realized gain (loss)        (14,808      (14,219
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (12,630      (357,927
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        96,927,097        1,170,778  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        1,846,390,663        857,754,697  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        1,943,317,760        858,925,475  
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        1,469,433,565        610,508,090  
End of year        $3,412,751,325        $1,469,433,565  

 

       Government Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023      2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $420,330,073          $1,609,012  
Net realized gain (loss)                 8,316  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        420,330,073          1,617,328  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        14,516,957,059          (4,526,632,556
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        14,937,287,132          (4,525,015,228
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        4,297,677,628          8,822,692,856  
End of year        $19,234,964,760          $4,297,677,628  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Treasury Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023      2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $886,389,934          $9,984,379  
Net realized gain (loss)        776,174          2,691  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        887,166,108          9,987,070  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        12,309,292,233          (11,003,789,356
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        13,196,458,341          (10,993,802,286
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        21,681,388,677          32,675,190,963  
End of year        $34,877,847,018          $21,681,388,677  

 

       Prime CNAV Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $225,403,125        $2,238,250  
Net realized gain (loss)        (42,700      (2
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        225,360,425        2,238,248  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        6,832,489,780        (2,543,210,434
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        7,057,850,205        (2,540,972,186
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        1,908,435,235        4,449,407,421  
End of year        $8,966,285,440        $1,908,435,235  

 

       Tax-Free Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023      2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $17,495,800          $387,547  
Net realized gain (loss)        33          59  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        17,495,833          387,606  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        20,558,999          69,072,966  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        38,054,832          69,460,572  
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        883,686,021          814,225,449  
End of year        $921,740,853          $883,686,021  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.65      0.09      0.19      1.90      2.32
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.28      0.10      0.15      1.92      2.31
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 12,245,225      $ 4,936,859      $ 8,823,109      $ 16,520,754      $ 15,779,160  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

74


ESG Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15,  2020
to
April 30, 2020
        2023    2022    2021
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10 %2 
Expenses after fee waivers        0.08      0.00 %3       0.00      0.00 %2 
Net investment income (loss)        3.61      0.17      0.18      1.24 %2 
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return4        3.31      0.16      0.22      0.47
Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 3,412,751      $ 1,469,434      $ 610,508      $ 73,612  

 

1 

Commencement of operations.

2 

Annualized.

3 

Amount represents less than $0.005 or $(0.005) per share.

4 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.04      0.06      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.78      0.02      0.09      1.75      2.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.14      0.03      0.08      1.74      2.10
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 19,234,965      $ 4,297,678      $ 8,822,693      $ 17,762,675      $ 14,278,487  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Treasury Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.10      0.06      0.09      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.23      0.04      0.09      1.56      2.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.06      0.04      0.08      1.70      2.10
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 34,877,847      $ 21,681,389      $ 32,675,191      $ 34,803,721      $ 17,222,690  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

77


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.84      0.08      0.19      1.83      2.29
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.27      0.09      0.17      1.90      2.27
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 8,966,285      $ 1,908,435      $ 4,449,407      $ 7,495,231      $ 4,881,630  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.10      0.05      0.09      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        1.84      0.05      0.04      1.19      1.35
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        1.85      0.05      0.04      1.23      1.38
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 921,741      $ 883,686      $ 814,225      $ 2,573,583      $ 2,276,103  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Trust is a series mutual fund with six series.

Prime Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime CNAV Master Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Master Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016 and ESG Prime Master Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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.

Master Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

Each Master Fund may issue any number of interests and each interest shall have a par value of $0.001 per interest. The interests of a Master Fund shall represent a proportional beneficial interest in the net assets belonging to that series. Each holder of interests of a Master Fund shall be entitled to receive his or her pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to such Master Fund according to the investor’s ownership percentage of such Master Fund on the record date established for payment. Upon redemption of interests, an investor shall be paid solely out of the assets and property of such Master Fund. Beneficial interests in the Trust are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, since such interests are issued in private placement transactions.

In the normal course of business, the Master Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Master Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Master Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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 Master Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments

Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the net asset values of each of Prime Master Fund and ESG Prime Master Fund are calculated using market-based values, and the price of its beneficial interests fluctuate.

Under Rule 2a-7, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund have adopted certain policies that enable them to use the amortized cost method of valuation. Government

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “government money market funds” and as “retail money market funds”, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund value their investments at amortized cost unless UBS AM, as the valuation designee appointed by Master Trust’s Board of Trustees (the“Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of securities held by Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

The Board has designated UBS AM as the valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and delegated to UBS AM the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to portfolio holdings. UBS AM, as the valuation designee, is responsible for periodically assessing any material risks associated with the determination of the fair value of investments; establishing and applying fair value methodologies; testing the appropriateness of fair value methodologies; and overseeing and evaluating third-party pricing services. UBS AM has the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (the “VC”) to assist with its designated responsibilities as valuation designee with respect to the Master Funds’ portfolio of investments. The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: investments of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; fixed-income investments that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper; investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale; illiquid investments; and investments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the VC, represent current market value. The need to fair value a Master Fund’s portfolio of investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded investments. 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 investments are purchased and sold.

Each Master Fund’s portfolio holdings may also consist of shares of other investment companies in which the Master Fund invests. The value of each such open-end investment company will generally be its net asset value at the time a Master Fund’s beneficial interests are priced. Pursuant to each Master Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies and/or investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value. Each investment company generally values investments in a manner as described in that investment company’s prospectus or similar documents.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of each Master 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 each Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of each Master Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Board is permitted to impose a liquidity fee on redemptions from each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax- Free Master Fund or a redemption gate to temporarily restrict redemptions from those Master Funds in the event that any of Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. If Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of the Fund’s total assets, the board is permitted, but not required, to: (i) impose a liquidity fee of no more than 2% of the amount redeemed; and/or (ii) impose a redemption gate to temporarily suspend the right of redemption. If any of Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets falls below 10% of the Fund’s total assets, the relevant Fund must impose, generally as of the beginning of the next business day, a liquidity fee of 1% of the amount redeemed unless the Board determines that such a fee would not be in the best interest of the Fund or determines that a lower or higher fee (subject to the 2% limit) would be in the best interest of the Fund. Liquidity fees would reduce the amount an interest holder receives upon redemption of its beneficial interests. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund retains the liquidity fees for the benefit of its remaining interest holders. For the period ended April 30, 2023, the Board of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund did not impose any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Repurchase agreements—The Master Funds 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 Master Funds maintain custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through their regular custodian or through a special “tri-party” custodian or sub-custodian that maintains a separate account for both the Master Funds and their 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 a 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 Master Funds generally have 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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or a fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Master Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Master Funds 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. Each Master Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Master Funds may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund may engage in repurchase agreements as part of normal investing strategies; Tax-Free Master Fund generally would only engage in repurchase agreement transactions as temporary or defensive investments.

Under certain circumstances, a Master 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 Master Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Investment advisor and administrator

UBS AM serves as the investment advisor and administrator to each Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administration contract (“Management Contract”) approved by the Board. In accordance with the Management Contract, each Master Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee (“management fee”), which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rates, as a percentage of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Average daily net assets      Annual rate
Up to $30 billion        0.1000
In excess of $30 billion up to $40 billion        0.0975  
In excess of $40 billion up to $50 billion        0.0950  
In excess of $50 billion up to $60 billion        0.0925  
Over $60 billion        0.0900  

At April 30, 2023, each Master Fund owed UBS AM for investment advisory and administration services, net of waivers (if any), as follows:

 

Fund      Net amount owed to UBS AM
Prime Master Fund      $ 892,970  
ESG Prime Master Fund        222,231  
Government Master Fund        1,494,611  
Treasury Master Fund        2,583,445  
Prime CNAV Master Fund        667,618  
Tax-Free Master Fund        59,581  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Funds’ expenses other than taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Master Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Master Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. During the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM voluntarily waived the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amounts waived by UBS AM
ESG Prime Master Fund      $ 438,083  
Government Master Fund        6,178,544  

Beneficial interest transactions

 

Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 14,539,432,103      $ 3,073,650,718  
Withdrawals        (7,547,679,179      (6,963,671,843
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 6,991,752,924      $ (3,890,021,125
       
ESG Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 5,347,381,304      $ 2,338,578,556  
Withdrawals        (3,500,990,641      (1,480,823,859
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 1,846,390,663      $ 857,754,697  
       
Government Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 52,020,553,397      $ 118,340,152,475  
Withdrawals        (37,503,596,338      (122,866,785,031
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 14,516,957,059      $ (4,526,632,556

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 99,713,434,665      $ 56,066,375,618  
Withdrawals        (87,404,142,432      (67,070,164,974
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 12,309,292,233      $ (11,003,789,356
       

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 13,206,857,678      $ 968,414,610  
Withdrawals        (6,374,367,898      (3,511,625,044
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 6,832,489,780      $ (2,543,210,434
       
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 1,536,214,329      $ 807,236,613  
Withdrawals        (1,515,655,330      (738,163,647
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 20,558,999      $ 69,072,966  

Federal tax status

Each Master Fund is considered a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no federal tax provision is necessary. As such, each investor in a Master Fund is treated as owning its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Fund. UBS AM intends that each Master Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in a Master Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by investing its net assets through the Master Fund.

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) consisted of:

Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 693,746  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (1,586,646
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $ (892,900
            
ESG Prime Master Fund           
            
Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 200,783  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (548,728
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $ (347,945

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Master Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded, as of April 30, 2023, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, and since inception for ESG Prime Master Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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Master Trust

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Master Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Master Trust (the “Trust”), (comprising Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of April 30, 2023, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising Master Trust at April 30, 2023, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Funds comprising the
Master Trust
  Statement of
operations
  Statement of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

Prime Master Fund

Treasury Master Fund

Tax-Free Master Fund

Prime CNAV Master Fund

Government Master Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2023
ESG Prime Master Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2023, and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Master Trust

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

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General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. The Master Funds’ reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to interest holders (and investors in the related feeder funds) on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund and Prime CNAV Master Fund is available on a weekly basis at the same Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Master Funds at the above referenced UBS Website internet address.

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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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Funds are governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Funds’ operations. Each trustee serves an indefinite term of office. Officers are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee’s or officer’s principal occupations during the last five years, the number of funds in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by the trustee.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

 

Position(s)

held with

Trust

 

Term of office1

and length of

time served

 

Principal occupation(s)

during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

82

K2 Integrity

845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Until 2023, he was a director of Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics) (and served as the chair of its audit committee and as the chair of its compensation committee). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee). Prior to June 2003, Mr. Bernikow also had served as the deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Bernikow is also the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

76

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

Bernard H. Garil;

83

6754 Casa Grande Way Delray Beach, FL 33446

  Trustee   Since 2005   Mr. Garil is retired (since 2001). He was a managing director at PIMCO Advisory Services (from 1999 to 2001) where he served as president of closed-end funds and vice- president of the variable insurance product funds advised by OpCap Advisors (until 2001).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

 

Position(s)

held with

Trust

 

Term of office1

and length of

time served

 

Principal occupation(s)

during past

5 years

 

Number of portfolios in

fund complex overseen

by trustee

 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

63

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 7 investment companies (consisting of 41 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski4;

55

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson4;

44

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

59

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

65

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and senior legal advisor (since January 2023). Most recently, Mr. Kemper has held senior Legal and Compliance positions at UBS AM—Americas Region including general counsel (2004 through 2019 and 2021 to 2023) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and 2021)), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal ( 2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been assistant secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2022) (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary4;

55

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—US (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Igor Lasun2;

44

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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UBS Institutional/Reserves Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Leesa Merrill3;

44

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is an executive director (since March 2023) (prior to which she was a director (from 2014 until March 2023)) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

49

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders2;

57

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

38

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is a managing director (since March 2023, prior to which he was an executive director (from 2019 until March 2023)) and Head of Legal—UBS AM—Americas region (since January 2023) prior to which he was Head of Derivatives and Trading Legal and associate general counsel (from 2017 through December 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2015). Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

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   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

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   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)   

Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019, prior to

which he was senior associate general counsel) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

4

This person’s business address is 1000 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Administrator (and Manager for the Master Funds)

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter (for the feeder funds)

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

 

 

This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares of the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by an effective prospectus.

© UBS 2023. All rights reserved.


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Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023

Includes:

 

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

 

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

 

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

 

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

 

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

 

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund


UBS Preferred Funds

 

June 10, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for the UBS Preferred Series of Funds, namely UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select Government Preferred Fund, UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund (the “Funds”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, with the last hike pushing it to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. 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. (For more details on the Fed’s actions, see below.) As a result, the yields on short-term investments moved higher—as did the Funds’ yields—during the reporting period.

The seven-day current yields for the Funds (after fee waivers/expense reimbursements) were as follows:

 

  UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund: 4.93% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.36% on April 30, 2022.

 

  UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund: 4.94% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.41% on April 30, 2022.

 

  UBS Select Government Preferred Fund: 4.76% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.15% on April 30, 2022.

 

  UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund: 4.76% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.28% on April 30, 2022.

 

  UBS Prime Preferred Fund: 4.93% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.36% on April 30, 2022.

 

  UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund: 3.43% on April 30, 2023, versus 0.29% on April 30, 2022.

For detailed information on the Funds’ performance, refer to “Yields and characteristics at a glance” on pages 7–9.

An interview with the Portfolio Managers

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

A.

The US economy faced several headwinds, including aggressive Fed rate hikes, elevated inflation, the impact from COVID and its variants, and the repercussions from the war in Ukraine. Despite these

 

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Investment goals (all four Funds):

Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund—June 28, 2016;

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund—August 28, 2007;

UBS Prime Preferred Fund—January 19, 2016

Dividend Payments:

Monthly

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income as is consistent with liquidity and preservation of capital while incorporating select environmental, social, and governance criteria (“ESG”) into the investment process.

Portfolio Managers:

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

January 15, 2020

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 

 

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  challenges, the economy was resilient, especially the labor market. Looking back, second quarter 2022 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) was -0.6%. The economy then expanded 3.2% and 2.6% during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. Finally, the Commerce Department’s initial estimate showed that first quarter 2023 annualized GDP was a positive 1.1%.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

With US inflation remaining elevated and persistent, the Fed continued to aggressively raise interest rates. After its initial rate hike in March 2022—before the reporting period began—the US central bank raised rates at its next eight meetings, moving the fed funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. On May 3, 2023—after the reporting period ended—the Fed raised rates another 0.25%, pushing the fed funds rate to a range between 5.00% and 5.25%, its highest level since September 2007.

Q.

Given that the Funds are “feeder funds,” how were the portfolios in which they invest managed during the reporting period?

A.

Each fund is a “feeder fund,” investing all of its assets in “Master Funds”—the Prime Master Fund, the ESG Prime Master Fund, the Government Master Fund, the Treasury Master Fund, the Prime CNAV Master Fund and the Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively. As always, quality and liquidity remained paramount in our management process for the Master Funds.

 

 

For the Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund invests, we tactically adjusted its weighted average maturity (WAM)—which is the weighted average maturity of the securities in the portfolio—throughout the 12-month review period. When the reporting period began, the Prime Master Fund had a WAM of 21 days. By the end of the period on April 30, 2023, the Prime Master Fund’s WAM was 12 days.

 

  

At the security level, we increased the Prime Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements and, to a lesser extent, certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its allocation to commercial paper and, to a lesser extent, time deposits. (Repurchase agreements are transactions that require the seller of a security to buy it back at a predetermined time and price, or upon demand.)

 

 

The WAM for the ESG Prime Master Fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund invests was 17 days when the reporting period began. It was 12 days at period-end on April 30, 2023. At the security level, we modestly increased the ESG Prime Master Fund’s exposures to commercial paper and certificates of deposit. In contrast, we slightly decreased its exposures to time deposits and repurchase agreements.

 

 

The WAM for the Government Master Fund in which UBS Select Government Preferred Fund invests was 22 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end on April 30, 2023, it was six days. At the security level, we significantly increased the Government Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by government securities. Conversely, we reduced its allocations to direct US Treasury obligations and US government agency obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Treasury Master Fund in which UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund invests was 23 days when the reporting period began. Over the review period, the WAM was adjusted, and at period-end it was three days. At the security level, we significantly increased the Treasury Master Fund’s exposure to repurchase agreements backed by US Treasury obligations and meaningfully reduced its exposure to direct US Treasury obligations.

 

 

The WAM for the Prime CNAV Master Fund in which UBS Prime Preferred Fund invests was 22 days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted its WAM, and at the end of the reporting period the Prime CNAV

 

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Investment goal:

Maximum current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital

Portfolio Manager:

Lisa M. DiPaolo

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

August 28, 2007

Dividend Payments:

Monthly

 

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  Master Fund’s WAM was 13 days. Over the review period, we increased the Prime CNAV Master Fund’s exposures to repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. Conversely, we decreased its exposures to commercial paper and time deposits.

 

 

The WAM for the Tax-Free Master Fund in which UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund invests was six days when the reporting period began. We tactically adjusted the Tax-Free Master Fund’s WAM based on market conditions and seasonality factors within the tax-exempt market. At the end of the reporting period its WAM was seven days. Over the review period, we increased the Tax-Free Master Fund’s allocation to municipal bonds and reduced its exposure to tax-exempt commercial paper.

 

Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Funds over the coming months?

A.

We continue to monitor a number of factors, including elevated inflation and the impact of the Fed’s rate hikes on the economy. We are also closely reviewing recent developments in the banking industry. Against this backdrop, we expect to continue managing the Funds with a focus on risk and liquidity.

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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President—UBS Series Fund

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

*

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

 

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Lisa DiPaolo

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager—

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

 

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Funds performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2023. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2023. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited) 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Since each Fund is a “feeder fund” that invests in a corresponding “master fund,” the expense information below reflects the combined effect of the two levels of expenses and not just those imposed directly at the feeder fund level.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses1 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
2
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
3
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.00        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.10          0.70          0.14  
                                             
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.90        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.10          0.70          0.14  
                                             
UBS Select Government Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.20        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                                             
UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.80        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.10          0.70          0.14  
                                             
UBS Prime Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.80        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.10          0.70          0.14  
                                             
UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,012.00        $ 0.70          0.14
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.10          0.70          0.14  

 

 

 

1 

The expenses for the Funds reflect the expenses of the corresponding master funds in which they invest in addition to their own direct expenses.

2 

“Actual—Ending account value” may or may not be reflective of a shareholder’s actual investment experience during periods of very low interest rates. While the Fund declares dividends daily and pays them monthly, the amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 on a daily basis with respect to each investor’s account. As a result, investors whose Fund account balances earn daily dividends that total less than one half a cent on any given day will not accrue any dividends on that day.

3 

Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics  
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.93
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      5.05  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.89  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      5.01  
Weighted average maturity2      12 days  
  
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.94
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      5.06  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.90  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      5.02  
Weighted average maturity2      12 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund. Because the price of interests in the related money market master fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, your shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The related money market master fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund’s sponsor and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued)

 

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.76
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      4.88  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.72  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      4.84  
Weighted average maturity2      6 days  
  
UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.76
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      4.87  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.72  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      4.83  
Weighted average maturity2      3 days  

Table footnotes are on page 9.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. An investment in UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Select Government Preferred Fund’s sponsor and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Select Government Preferred Fund and UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

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Yields and characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

UBS Prime Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      4.93
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      5.05  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      4.89  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      5.01  
Weighted average maturity2      13 days  
  
UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund         
  
Yields and characteristics      
Seven-day current yield after fee waivers1      3.43
Seven-day effective yield after fee waivers1      3.48  
Seven-day current yield before fee waivers1      3.39  
Seven-day effective yield before fee waivers1      3.44  
Weighted average maturity2      7 days  

Investments in UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund are intended to be limited to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund reserve the right to repurchase shares in any accounts that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund. Although the related money market master funds seek to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund are at $1.00 per share, the related money market master funds cannot guarantee they will do so. The related money market master funds may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund if the related money market master fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. UBS Prime Preferred Fund’s sponsor and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund and you should not expect that the funds’ sponsor will provide financial support to UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

 

1 

Yields will fluctuate and reflect fee waivers, if any, unless otherwise noted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.

2 

Weighted average maturity provided is that of the related master fund, which is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Preferred Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $4,704,357,564        $2,344,368,708        $12,545,369,412  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      $4,703,903,853        2,344,096,911        12,545,369,412  
Total assets      4,703,903,853        2,344,096,911        12,545,369,412  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      17,927,034        9,419,015        50,166,504  
Payable to affiliate      124,257        52,723        272,500  
Total liabilities      18,051,291        9,471,738        50,439,004  
        
Net assets      $4,685,852,562        $2,334,625,173        $12,494,930,408  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      4,686,329,136        2,334,919,761        12,494,930,842  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      (476,574      (294,588      (434
Net assets      $4,685,852,562        $2,334,625,173        $12,494,930,408  
Shares outstanding      4,685,580,665        2,334,163,484        12,494,930,842  
Net asset value per share      $1.0001        $1.0002        $1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Preferred Fund
   UBS
Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS
Tax-Free
Preferred Fund
Assets:         
Investments in Master Fund, at cost (which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)      $18,449,475,749        $3,537,279,016        $329,816,876  
        
Investments in Master Fund, at value      18,449,475,749        3,537,279,016        329,816,876  
Receivable from affiliate                    18,559  
Total assets      18,449,475,749        3,537,279,016        329,835,435  
        
Liabilities:         
Dividends payable to shareholders      70,830,447        14,241,507        765,737  
Payable to affiliate      429,045        96,188         
Total liabilities      71,259,492        14,337,695        765,737  
        
Net assets      $18,378,216,257        $3,522,941,321        $329,069,698  
Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)      18,377,730,501        3,522,959,455        329,069,666  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)      485,756        (18,134      32  
Net assets      $18,378,216,257        $3,522,941,321        $329,069,698  
Shares outstanding      18,377,730,501        3,522,959,455        329,069,711  
Net asset value per share      $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2023

 

      UBS Select
Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
ESG Prime
Preferred Fund
   UBS Select
Government
Preferred Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $114,071,754        $71,470,549        $267,940,938  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (2,879,010      (1,972,365      (6,666,318
Expense waiver allocated from Master Fund             350,756        3,489,288  
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      111,192,744        69,848,940        264,763,908  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      2,272,306        1,553,804        5,283,660  
Trustees Fees      25,125        21,681        40,812  
       2,297,431        1,575,485        5,324,472  
Fee waivers by administrator      (1,149,762      (787,762      (2,662,124
Net expenses      1,147,669        787,723        2,662,348  
Net investment income (loss)      110,045,075        69,061,217        262,101,560  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      (22,684      (10,215       
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund      138,775        37,202         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      110,161,166        69,088,204        262,101,560  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2023

 

      UBS Select
Treasury
Preferred Fund
  

UBS

Prime
Preferred Fund

   UBS Tax-Free
Preferred Fund
Investment income:         
Interest income allocated from Master Fund      $532,535,808        $90,828,397        $6,423,973  
Expenses allocated from Master Fund      (15,863,311      (2,202,401      (312,613
Net investment income allocated from Master Fund      516,672,497        88,625,996        6,111,360  
Expenses:         
Administration fees      12,605,526        1,736,837        234,674  
Trustees Fees      78,700        22,286        15,172  
       12,684,226        1,759,123        249,846  
Fee waivers by administrator      (6,342,851      (879,512      (124,953
Net expenses      6,341,375        879,611        124,893  
Net investment income (loss)      510,331,122        87,746,385        5,986,467  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund      489,680        (18,147      8  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      510,820,802        87,728,238        5,986,475  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

 

       UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 110,045,075        $ 787,165  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (22,684      5,860  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        138,775        (522,619
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        110,161,166        270,406  
Total distributions        (110,045,257      (792,829
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        3,590,419,024        (500,692,147
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        3,590,534,933        (501,214,570
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,095,317,629        1,596,532,199  
End of year        $4,685,852,562        $1,095,317,629  
       UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 69,061,217        $ 1,013,446  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (10,215      (12,577
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Fund        37,202        (309,692
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        69,088,204        691,177  
Total distributions        (69,061,217      (1,013,638
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        1,014,555,596        920,293,121  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        1,014,582,583        919,970,660  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,320,042,590        400,071,930  
End of year        $2,334,625,173        $1,320,042,590  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets (continued)

 

       UBS Select Government Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 262,101,560        $ 512,097  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund               3,598  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        262,101,560        515,695  
Total distributions        (262,101,560      (570,672
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        11,312,802,372        (2,906,508,687
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        11,312,802,372        (2,906,563,664
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,182,128,036        4,088,691,700  
End of year        $12,494,930,408        $1,182,128,036  
       UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 510,331,122        $ 4,419,309  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        489,680        871  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        510,820,802        4,420,180  
Total distributions        (510,331,122      (4,424,103
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        6,482,022,186        (7,039,257,392
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        6,482,511,866        (7,039,261,315
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        11,895,704,391        18,934,965,706  
End of year        $18,378,216,257        $11,895,704,391  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Statement of changes in net assets (continued)

 

       UBS Prime Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 87,746,385        $ 232,904  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        (18,147       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        87,728,238        232,904  
Total distributions        (87,746,385      (235,109
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        3,180,211,233        (1,079,136,631
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        3,180,193,086        (1,079,138,836
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        342,748,235        1,421,887,071  
End of year        $3,522,941,321        $ 342,748,235  

 

       UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $ 5,986,467        $ 22,482  
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Fund        8        2  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        5,986,475        22,484  
Total distributions        (5,986,477      (22,495
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        139,578,915        153,599,709  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        139,578,913        153,599,698  
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        189,490,785        35,891,087  
End of year        $329,069,698        $189,490,785  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $0.9998        $1.0002        $1.0005        $1.0001        $1.0001  
Net investment income (loss)        0.0318        0.0006        0.0013        0.0186        0.0226  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.0003        (0.0004      (0.0003      0.0004        (0.0001 )1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0321        0.0002        0.0010        0.0190        0.0226  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0318      (0.0006      (0.0013      (0.0186      (0.0226
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1       (0.0000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0318      (0.0006      (0.0013      (0.0186      (0.0226
Net asset value, end of year        $ 1.0001        $ 0.9998        $ 1.0002        $ 1.0005        $ 1.0001  
Total investment return2        3.19      0.02      0.10      1.92      2.28
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers3        0.14      0.14      0.14      0.14      0.12
Net investment income (loss)3        3.82      0.06      0.15      1.87      2.29
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $4,685,853        $1,095,318        $1,596,532        $2,919,293        $2,751,367  

 

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30 ,    For the period from
January 15,  2020
1 to
April 30, 2020
        2023    2022    2021
Net asset value, beginning of period        $ 1.0001        $ 1.0005        $1.0007        $1.0000  
Net investment income (loss)       
0.0321
 
     0.0011        0.0018        0.0038  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.0001        (0.0004      (0.0002      0.0007  
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.0322        0.0007        0.0016        0.0045  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.0321      (0.0011      (0.0018      (0.0038
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.0000 )2       (0.0000 )2        
Total dividends and distributions        (0.0321      (0.0011      (0.0018      (0.0038
Net asset value, end of period        $ 1.0002        $ 1.0001        $1.0005        $1.0007  
Total investment return3        3.20      0.08      0.16      0.45
Ratios to average net assets:

 

  
Expenses before fee waivers4        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18 %5 
Expenses after fee waivers4        0.12      0.04      0.04      0.04 %5 
Net investment income (loss) 4        3.50      0.14      0.12      1.25 %5 
Supplemental data:

 

  
Net assets, end of period (000’s)        $2,334,625        $1,320,043        $400,072        $7,437  

 

 

 

 

1 

Commencement of operations.

2 

Amount represents less than $0.00005 or $(0.00005) per share.

3 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. 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 Funds distributions.

4 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

5 

Annualized.

 

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UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.030        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)               0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.030        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.030      (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1        
Total dividends and distributions        (0.030      (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020
Net asset value, end of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Total investment return2        3.02      0.02      0.06      1.70      2.05
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.09      0.06      0.13      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        3.93      0.02      0.07      1.57      2.03
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $12,494,930        $1,182,128        $4,088,692        $9,953,778        $3,609,757  

 

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.030        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1       (0.000 )1       0.000 1       0.000 1 
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.030        0.000 1       0.001        0.017        0.020  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.030      (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.000 )1              (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.030      (0.000 )1       (0.001      (0.017      (0.020
Net asset value, end of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Total investment return2        2.95      0.03      0.06      1.66      2.06
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers3        0.14      0.07      0.11      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        3.21      0.03      0.07      1.50      2.00
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $18,378,216        $11,895,704        $18,934,966        $15,924,921        $5,627,247  

 

 

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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UBS Prime Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.032        0.001        0.001        0.018        0.023  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.000 1              0.000 1       0.000 1        
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.032        0.001        0.001        0.018        0.023  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.032      (0.001      (0.001      (0.018      (0.023
Distributions from net realized gains               (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1              (0.000 ) 1 
Total dividends and distributions        (0.032      (0.001      (0.001      (0.018      (0.023
Net asset value, end of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Total investment return2        3.15      0.05      0.13      1.86      2.23
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements3        0.14      0.14      0.14      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        3.98      0.03      0.14      1.72      2.21
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $3,522,941        $342,748        $1,421,887        $1,261,243        $554,709  

 

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

21


UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Net asset value, beginning of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Net investment income (loss)        0.018        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.012        0.013  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)        0.000 1       0.000 1                      
Net increase (decrease) from operations        0.018        0.000 1       0.000 1       0.012        0.013  
Dividends from net investment income        (0.018      (0.000 )1       (0.000 )1       (0.012      (0.013
Distributions from net realized gains        (0.000 )1                             
Total dividends and distributions        (0.018                            
Net asset value, end of year        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00        $ 1.00  
Total investment return2        1.76      0.04      0.02      1.19      1.34
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Expenses before fee waivers3        0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
Expenses after fee waivers3        0.14      0.07      0.12      0.14      0.14
Net investment income (loss)3        1.91      0.06      0.03      1.12      1.28
Supplemental data:                 
Net assets, end of year (000’s)        $329,070        $189,491        $35,891        $280,243        $406,314  

 

 

 

 

1 

Amount represents less than $0.0005 or $(0.0005) per share.

2 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of each year reported, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions, if any, at net asset value on the payable dates, and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each year reported. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

3 

Ratios include the Fund’s share of income, expenses and expense waivers allocated from the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and the attached Master Trust financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund (“Prime Preferred Fund”), UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund (“ESG Prime Preferred Fund”), UBS Select Government Preferred Fund (“Government Preferred Fund”), UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund (“Treasury Preferred Fund”), UBS Prime Preferred Fund (“Prime CNAV Preferred Fund”), and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund (“Tax-Free Preferred Fund”) (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with sixteen series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

Prime Preferred Fund, ESG Prime Preferred Fund, Government Preferred Fund, Treasury Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund, and Tax-Free Preferred Fund are “feeder funds” that invest all of their investable assets in “master funds”—Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund, respectively (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds” and each a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act). The feeder funds and their respective Master Funds have the same investment objectives.

Prime Preferred Fund, Treasury Preferred Fund, and Tax-Free Preferred Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime CNAV Preferred Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Preferred Fund commenced operations on June 28, 2016 and ESG Prime Preferred Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds and the administrator for the feeder funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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 performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the corresponding Master Fund. The value of such investment reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of its corresponding Master Fund (38.41% for Prime Preferred Fund, 68.69% for ESG Prime Preferred Fund, 65.22% for Government Preferred Fund, 52.90% for Treasury Preferred Fund, 39.45% for Prime CNAV Preferred Fund, and 35.78% for Tax-Free Preferred Fund at April 30, 2023).

All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment activities of each Master Fund are allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the corresponding Fund and other investors in the Master Fund (e.g., other feeder funds) at the time of such determination. The financial statements of the Master Funds, including the Portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in connection with the Funds’ financial statements. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative US generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments—Each Fund records its investment in its corresponding Master Fund at fair value. Securities held by the Master Funds are valued as indicated in the Master Funds’ Notes to financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

Floating net asset value per share funds—Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), Prime Preferred Fund and ESG Prime Preferred Fund calculate their net asset value to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market based pricing and expect that their share price will fluctuate.

On occasion, it is possible that the end of day accounting net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a floating NAV Fund (“FNAV”), as reported in a shareholder report, for example, may differ from the last transactional NAV per share (used for purposes of processing purchases and redemptions); while this is not expected to occur with great frequency, it may happen should certain factors align on a given business day. The final end-of-day NAV per share for accounting and financial statement reporting purposes is designed to reflect all end-of-day accounting activities, which may include, but are not limited to, income and expense accruals, dividend and distribution reinvestments as well as final share activity; such items are factored into the Fund after the last transactional NAV per share is calculated on a given day (normally, the last transactional NAV per share is calculated as of 3 pm, Eastern time, as explained in the Fund’s offering circular).

Constant net asset value per share funds—Government Preferred Fund, Treasury Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund, and Tax-Free Preferred Fund (collectively the “Constant NAV Funds”) attempt to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. There is no assurance, however, that the Constant NAV Funds will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The Constant NAV Funds have adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend/distribution policies in an attempt to enable each to do so. Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). As “government money market funds”, Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share. Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “retail money market funds”, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund are permitted to seek to maintain a stable price per share.

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, Prime Preferred Fund, ESG Prime Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund may be subject to the possible imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gate. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. For the period ended April 30, 2023, Prime Preferred Fund, ESG Prime Preferred Fund, Prime CNAV Preferred Fund and Tax-Free Preferred Fund were not subject to any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may elect to subject Government Preferred Fund and Treasury Preferred Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Notes to financial statements

 

Dividends and distributions—Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends from 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—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Administrator

UBS AM serves as the administrator to each Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement approved by the Trust’s board. In accordance with the Administration Agreement, each Fund pays UBS AM an administration fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rate, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund      Administration fee
Prime Preferred Fund        0.08
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        0.08  
Government Preferred Fund        0.08  
Treasury Preferred Fund        0.08  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        0.08  
Tax-Free Preferred Fund        0.08  

At April 30, 2023, each Fund owed UBS AM for administrative services as follows:

 

Fund      Amount owed to UBS AM
Prime Preferred Fund      $ 264,057  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        127,845  
Government Preferred Fund        675,646  
Treasury Preferred Fund        991,283  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        205,874  
Tax-Free Preferred Fund        2,559  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Funds’ expenses other than interest, taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM did not owe the Funds any additional reductions in administration fees for independent trustees’ fees and expenses.

The Funds and UBS AM have entered into a written fee waiver agreement pursuant to which UBS AM is contractually obligated to waive its administration fees so that the total ordinary operating expenses of the Funds do not exceed 0.14% through August 31, 2023 for each of the funds. The fee waiver agreement may be terminated by the Funds’ Board at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Funds’

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

contract with UBS AM. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM owed the Funds and for the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS was contractually obligated to waive, as follows, and such waived amounts are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amounts owed by UBS AM      Amounts waived by UBS AM
Prime Preferred Fund      $ 139,800        $ 1,149,762  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        75,122          787,762  
Government Preferred Fund        403,146          2,662,124  
Treasury Preferred Fund        562,238          6,342,851  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        109,686          879,512  
Tax-Free Preferred Fund        21,118          124,953  

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees, including in the event that the Funds’ yields drop below a certain level. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. At April 30, 2023, there were no amounts owed by UBS AM or UBS AM-US for this undertaking.

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 for each of the Funds for the periods ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Prime Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the year ended April 30, 2023
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        11,925,095,072      $ 11,926,391,068  
Shares repurchased        (8,418,479,046      (8,419,436,633
Dividends reinvested        83,454,184        83,464,589  
Net increase (decrease)        3,590,070,210      $ 3,590,419,024  
       
        For the year ended April 30, 2022
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        2,104,638,847      $ 2,104,889,987  
Shares repurchased        (2,605,795,524      (2,606,096,350
Dividends reinvested        514,205        514,216  
Net increase (decrease)        (500,642,472    $ (500,692,147

 

ESG Prime Preferred Fund

 

       
        For the year ended April 30, 2023
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        6,628,317,258      $ 6,629,988,702  
Shares repurchased        (5,665,852,090      (5,667,283,047
Dividends reinvested        51,835,162        51,849,941  
Net increase (decrease)        1,014,300,330      $ 1,014,555,596  
       
        For the year ended April 30, 2022
        Shares    Amount
Shares sold        2,383,868,261      $ 2,384,656,777  
Shares repurchased        (1,464,440,601      (1,464,930,918
Dividends reinvested        567,073        567,262  
Net increase (decrease)        919,994,733      $ 920,293,121  

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Government Preferred Fund

 

    
      For the years ended April 30,
      2023   2022
Shares sold      45,772,084,922       114,562,195,013  
Shares repurchased      (34,635,499,993     (117,468,958,268
Dividends reinvested      176,217,443       254,568  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      11,312,802,372       (2,906,508,687
    
Treasury Preferred Fund

 

    
      For the years ended April 30,
      2023   2022
Shares sold      102,262,623,609       54,025,986,478  
Shares repurchased      (96,072,028,751     (61,067,159,548
Dividends reinvested      291,427,328       1,915,678  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      6,482,022,186       (7,039,257,392
    
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund

 

    
      For the years ended April 30,
      2023   2022
Shares sold      10,669,456,244       678,996,581  
Shares repurchased      (7,556,357,788     (1,758,292,049
Dividends reinvested      67,112,777       158,837  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      3,180,211,233       (1,079,136,631
    
Tax-Free Preferred Fund

 

    
      For the years ended April 30,
      2023   2022
Shares sold      1,047,256,684       289,136,862  
Shares repurchased      (912,357,337     (135,543,647
Dividends reinvested      4,679,568       6,494  
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      139,578,915       153,599,709  

Federal tax status

Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and to comply with all 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, each Fund intends not to be subject to a federal excise tax.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Funds during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     2023        2022
Fund    Tax-exempt
income
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
realized
capital gains
       Tax-exempt
income
   Ordinary
income
   Long-term
realized
capital gains
Prime Preferred Fund    $      $ 110,045,257      $        $      $ 792,829      $  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund             69,061,217                        1,013,638         
Government Preferred Fund             262,101,560                        569,994        678  
Treasury Preferred Fund             510,331,122                        4,419,309        4,794  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund             87,746,385                        235,109         
Tax-Free Preferred Fund      5,986,467        8        2                22,495                

At April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
   Undistributed
ordinary
income
   Undistributed
long-term
capital gains
   Accumulated
realized
capital and
other losses
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
  Other
temporary
differences
  Total
Prime Preferred Fund    $      $ 17,926,855      $      $ (22,684   $ (453,712   $ (17,927,033   $ (476,574
ESG Prime Preferred Fund             9,419,016               (22,792     (271,797     (9,419,015     (294,588
Government Preferred Fund             50,166,070                           (50,166,504     (434
Treasury Preferred Fund             70,830,447        485,756                    (70,830,447     485,756  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund             14,241,520               (18,147           (14,241,507     (18,134
Tax-Free Preferred Fund      765,768                                  (765,736     32  

Net capital losses recognized by the Funds may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed.

At April 30, 2023, the following Funds had net capital losses that will be carried forward indefinitely, as follows:

 

Fund      Short-term losses      Long-term losses      Net capital losses
Prime Preferred Fund      $ 22,684        $        $ 22,684  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        22,792                   22,792  
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        18,147                   18,147  

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, none of the Funds had capital loss carryforwards utilized.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded as of April 30, 2023, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, and since inception for ESG Prime Preferred Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select Government Preferred Fund, UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Prime Preferred Fund, and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund and the Board of Trustees of UBS Series Funds

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select Government Preferred Fund, UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Prime Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (six of the funds comprising UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), as of April 30, 2023, including the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (six of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2023, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the
UBS Series Funds
  Statement of
operations
  Statements of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund

UBS Prime Preferred Fund

UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund

UBS Select Government Preferred Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2023
UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2023 and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

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UBS Prime Preferred Fund

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Funds and Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. These reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds and Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to shareholders on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for each of Master Trust—Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund invests), Master Trust - ESG Prime Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Select ESG Prime Preferred Fund invests) and Master Trust—Prime CNAV Master Fund (the master fund in which UBS Prime Preferred Fund invests) is available on a weekly basis at the same UBS Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Funds at the above referenced UBS Web site internet address.

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).

Other tax information

Pursuant to sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income and qualified short term capital gains for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023:

 

Fund      Qualified interest
income
     Qualified short term
capital gains
Prime Preferred Fund      $ 60,477,514        $  
ESG Prime Preferred Fund        23,515,329           
Government Preferred Fund        262,101,560           
Treasury Preferred Fund        479,772,334           
Prime CNAV Preferred Fund        35,048,080           

 

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Master Trust

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023

Includes:

 

Prime Master Fund

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Government Master Fund

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 


Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)  

 

(Note: The expense information provided in this section is relevant for direct investors in the Master Funds. Investors in the related “feeder funds” should instead focus on separate expense examples relevant to the particular feeder funds; the expense examples for the feeder funds will reflect their proportionate share of the corresponding Master Funds’ expenses.)

As an owner of a Master Fund, an investor such as a feeder fund incurs ongoing costs, including management fees and other Master Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand a Master Fund investor’s ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Master Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line in the table below for each Master Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the table below for each Master Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Master Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Master Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your 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 Master Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each Master Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

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Master Trust

 

Understanding a Master Fund’s expenses (unaudited)  (concluded)

 

        Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                   
Prime Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.70        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
ESG Prime Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.70        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
Government Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.00        $ 0.30          0.06
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.50          0.30          0.06  
                   
Treasury Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,021.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
Prime CNAV Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  
                   
Tax-Free Master Fund                    
Actual      $ 1,000.00        $ 1,012.60        $ 0.50          0.10
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)        1,000.00          1,024.30          0.50          0.10  

 

1 

Expenses are equal to the Master Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited)  

 

Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      12 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2      
United States      57.3
Japan      8.2  
Canada      6.9  
Australia      5.3  
Singapore      4.5  
Total      82.2
Portfolio composition2      
Repurchase agreements      42.0
Commercial paper      41.1  
Certificates of deposit      13.8  
Time deposits      3.0  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued) 

 

ESG Prime Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      12 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2      
United States      47.1
Canada      11.0  
Japan      7.4  
Australia      5.2  
Sweden      5.0  
Total      75.7
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      54.0
Repurchase agreements      29.7  
Certificates of deposit      13.2  
Time deposits      2.9  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.2  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Because the price of interests in ESG Prime Master Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares of each related feeder fund, your shares of the related feeder fund may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. ESG Prime Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued) 

 

Government Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      6 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Repurchase agreements      73.5
U.S. government agency obligations      22.1  
U.S. Treasury obligations      4.9  
Liabilities in excess of other assets      (0.5
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Government Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Government Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      3 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Repurchase agreements      91.1
U.S. Treasury obligations      8.8  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Treasury Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Treasury Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      13 days  

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin2      
United States      45.0
Canada      9.0  
Japan      8.2  
Germany      7.0  
Australia      5.1  
Total      74.3
Portfolio composition2      
Commercial paper      54.0
Repurchase agreements      24.6  
Certificates of deposit      15.3  
Time deposits      6.0  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.1  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Prime CNAV Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Prime CNAV Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Prime CNAV Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

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Master Trust

 

Portfolio characteristics at a glance—April 30, 2023 (unaudited) (concluded)

 

Tax-Free Master Fund

 

Characteristics  
Weighted average maturity1      7 days  

 

Portfolio composition2      
Municipal bonds      94.7
Tax-exempt commercial paper      5.0  
Other assets in excess of liabilities      0.3  
Total      100.0

Investments in the fund are intended to be limited to feeder funds with accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. Each feeder fund reserves the right to repurchase shares in any account that are not beneficially owned by natural persons.

You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although Tax-Free Master Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment so that the shares of each related feeder fund are at $1.00 per share, Tax-Free Master Fund cannot guarantee it will do so. Tax-Free Master Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares of each related feeder fund or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares of each related feeder fund if Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to a money market fund, and you should not expect that the fund’s sponsor will provide financial support to a money market fund at any time.

Not FDIC insured. May lose value. No bank guarantee.

 

1 

The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its weighted average maturity will differ over time.

2 

Weightings represent percentages of the Master Fund’s net assets as of the date indicated. The Master Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and its composition will vary over time.

 

40


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—13.8%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—13.0%

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

  $ 53,000,000     $ 53,016,969  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/13/231

    60,000,000       60,019,586  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/05/231

    25,000,000       25,001,911  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 09/05/231

    67,000,000       66,949,556  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.310%,
5.110%, due 07/14/231

    60,000,000       60,007,044  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.170%, due 07/28/231

    60,000,000       60,009,679  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.960%, due 09/08/231

    70,000,000       69,940,305  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.600%,
5.400%, due 05/19/231

    42,000,000       42,011,052  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.140%, due 08/09/231

    54,000,000       54,008,958  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.180%, due 10/13/231

    54,000,000       54,012,674  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.440%,
5.250%, due 11/10/231

    59,000,000       59,031,029  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.260%,
5.060%, due 07/13/231

    60,000,000       60,002,554  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 10/24/231

    48,000,000       48,004,112  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/07/231

    62,000,000       61,990,371  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/17/231

    20,000,000       20,005,457  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.210%, due 06/21/231

    50,000,000       50,016,430  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/22/231

    40,000,000       40,013,415  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 08/16/231

    63,000,000       62,979,335  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 08/10/231

    60,000,000       59,987,208  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.110%, due 05/09/231

    88,000,000       88,004,476  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 10/20/231

    60,000,000       59,999,776  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/05/231

    60,000,000       60,012,934  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    58,000,000       57,999,362  

4.800%, due 05/19/23

    48,000,000       47,996,025  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.320%,
5.130%, due 07/19/231

    60,000,000       60,007,378  
     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/13/231

  $ 60,000,000     $ 60,011,279  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/15/231

    41,000,000       41,023,090  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.220%, due 10/16/231

    60,000,000       60,018,229  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.330%, due 05/01/231

    53,000,000       53,019,084  
   

 

 

 

      1,595,099,278  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—0.8%    

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

    49,000,000       49,013,446  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/22/231

    40,000,000       40,014,156  
   

 

 

 

              89,027,602  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$1,684,000,000)

      1,684,126,880  
Commercial paper—41.1%    
Asset-backed-miscellaneous—14.4%    

Albion Capital Corp. SA/Albion Capital LLC
4.850%, due 05/22/23

    66,000,000       65,778,196  

Antalis SA

   

4.800%, due 05/03/23

    16,000,000       15,989,207  

4.800%, due 05/04/23

    15,000,000       14,987,853  

4.800%, due 05/09/23

    43,300,000       43,235,170  

5.300%, due 07/06/23

    18,000,000       17,821,704  

5.300%, due 07/20/23

    25,000,000       24,700,508  

Barton Capital SA

   

4.820%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       49,979,900  

4.820%, due 05/22/23

    20,000,000       19,933,613  

5.110%, due 06/05/23

    24,000,000       23,871,129  

Cabot Trail Funding LLC
4.870%, due 06/20/23

    64,000,000       63,516,640  

Chariot Funding LLC

   

4.780%, due 06/02/23

    41,000,000       40,799,977  

4.940%, due 07/18/23

    25,000,000       24,711,663  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/19/231,2

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

Gotham Funding Corp.

   

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    52,000,000       51,347,036  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    33,000,000       32,551,847  

Liberty Street Funding LLC

   

4.730%, due 05/02/23

    41,000,000       40,978,015  

4.740%, due 05/02/23

    20,000,000       19,989,276  

4.750%, due 05/09/23

    12,000,000       11,982,184  

4.830%, due 05/23/23

    21,000,000       20,927,623  

4.900%, due 06/23/23

    21,000,000       20,832,355  

LMA-Americas LLC

   

4.770%, due 05/22/23

    40,300,000       40,165,344  
 

 

41


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

4.820%, due 05/26/23

  $ 23,000,000     $ 22,909,643  

4.820%, due 05/30/23

    19,000,000       18,914,255  

4.895%, due 08/03/23

    23,000,000       22,673,716  

5.080%, due 06/05/23

    24,000,000       23,870,825  

5.200%, due 07/20/23

    20,000,000       19,757,963  

5.220%, due 08/14/23

    40,000,000       39,369,040  

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp. BV
4.970%, due 06/15/23

    73,000,000       72,507,883  

Old Line Funding Llc
4.890%, due 07/19/23

    30,000,000       29,678,075  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 07/27/231,2

    25,000,000       25,002,464  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 09/25/231,2

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,839  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.320%, due 11/14/231,2

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.570%,
5.370%, due 06/20/231,2

    44,000,000       44,010,957  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC

   

4.710%, due 05/04/23

    41,000,000       40,967,002  

4.820%, due 06/06/23

    60,000,000       59,668,175  

5.160%, due 07/13/23

    41,000,000       40,547,141  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

   

4.880%, due 08/08/23

    41,000,000       40,396,863  

4.890%, due 07/19/23

    18,000,000       17,806,845  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 08/01/231,2

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 07/20/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    30,000,000       30,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

4.750%, due 05/08/23

    20,000,000       19,972,989  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 09/07/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
5.060%, due 08/02/231,2

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

5.320%, due 07/20/23

    18,000,000       17,782,540  

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    61,000,000       60,850,214  

4.840%, due 06/02/23

    63,000,000       62,690,810  

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    60,000,000       59,247,305  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    49,000,000       48,334,561  
   

 

 

 

      1,764,059,345  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—24.9%    

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/10/231,2

    51,000,000       51,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

  $ 28,000,000     $ 28,001,706  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 11/13/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 09/15/231,2

    45,000,000       45,046,480  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/08/231,2

    40,000,000       40,005,783  

Bank of Montreal

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/04/231

    51,000,000       51,036,158  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.160%, due 11/09/231,2

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/05/231,2

    49,000,000       49,027,739  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 11/06/231,2

    60,000,000       60,029,987  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 07/06/231,2

    49,000,000       49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.690%,
5.500%, due 08/22/231,2

    41,000,000       41,051,432  

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
4.670%, due 05/02/23

    51,000,000       50,972,591  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

4.810%, due 05/11/23

    48,000,000       47,915,032  

4.830%, due 05/04/23

    54,000,000       53,978,265  

4.850%, due 05/01/23

    24,000,000       23,990,280  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 09/05/231,2

    68,000,000       68,000,000  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.740%,
5.550%, due 08/03/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/01/231,2

    35,000,000       35,018,880  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.640%,
5.450%, due 05/24/231,2

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.670%,
5.480%, due 05/09/231,2

    35,000,000       35,005,989  

DBS Bank Ltd.
4.910%, due 08/07/23

    31,000,000       30,558,007  

4.930%, due 08/09/23

    41,000,000       40,402,446  

5.170%, due 07/05/23

    35,000,000       34,668,585  

5.310%, due 10/20/23

    40,000,000       38,984,417  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche
Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank

   

4.790%, due 05/01/23

    140,000,000       139,944,455  

4.905%, due 05/11/23

    25,000,000       24,956,071  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC

   

4.820%, due 05/01/23

    60,000,000       59,975,785  

4.830%, due 05/02/23

    260,000,000       259,859,974  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec
4.890%, due 08/01/23

    48,000,000       47,358,053  
 

 

42


Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Lloyds Bank PLC
4.980%, due 08/08/23

  $ 63,000,000     $ 62,070,015  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

4.785%, due 05/19/23

    57,000,000       56,835,978  

5.215%, due 07/27/23

    60,000,000       59,212,500  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/16/231,2

    62,000,000       61,943,426  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/13/231,2

    60,000,000       60,014,629  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 07/14/231,2

    45,000,000       45,021,389  

National Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.530%,
5.340%, due 05/19/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 06/07/231,2

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 10/11/231,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 05/05/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/03/231,2

    50,000,000       50,064,469  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.190%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.130%, due 07/06/231,2

    54,000,000       54,010,502  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 08/07/231,2

    60,000,000       60,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

5.070%, due 06/06/23

    41,000,000       40,779,604  

5.364%, due 08/16/23

    48,000,000       47,235,280  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 12/07/231,2

    60,000,000       60,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.000%, due 11/17/231,2

    62,000,000       62,000,000  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/14/231

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.580%,
5.390%, due 06/20/231

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.010%, due 12/06/231,2

    69,000,000       68,903,097  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.300%, due 11/06/231,2

    60,000,000       60,028,755  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.230%, due 05/08/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

5.260%, due 08/18/23

    60,000,000       59,019,253  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)    
Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

  $ 20,000,000     $ 20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 05/01/231,2

    30,000,000       30,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.660%,
5.470%, due 05/25/231,2

    40,000,000       40,015,684  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 06/20/231,2

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/03/231,2

    27,000,000       27,014,662  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.520%, due 05/02/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,052,957,358  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.8%    

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.240%,
5.050%, due 08/15/231,2

    36,000,000       36,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 11/20/231,2

    51,000,000       51,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 08/17/231

    26,000,000       25,995,369  

Podium Funding Trust

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 10/16/231

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 11/09/231

    41,000,000       41,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              214,995,369  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$5,033,031,852)

      5,032,012,072  
Time deposits—3.0%    
Banking-non-U.S.—3.0%    

ABN AMRO Bank NV
4.810%, due 05/01/23

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    44,000,000       44,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
4.820%, due 05/01/23

    125,000,000       125,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$369,000,000)

 

    369,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—42.0%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 12/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.140% due 06/02/23, collateralized by $33,015,787 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 5.250% due 05/15/23 to 09/30/29; (value—$56,384,047); proceeds: $51,070,8333

    50,000,000       50,000,000  
 

 

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Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 12/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.040% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $46,511,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 7.500% due 06/01/25 to 01/23/49; (value—$60,719,513); proceeds: $55,134,0003

  $ 54,000,000     $ 54,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 01/25/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.180% due 07/27/23, collateralized by $74,181,847 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.750% due 09/01/23 to 10/25/69; and 4,000,000 shares of various equity securities; (value—$63,237,863); proceeds: $60,820,1673

    60,000,000       60,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/20 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.040% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $91,467,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, 3.875% to 11.250% due 09/15/23 to 11/23/81; (value—$81,000,281); proceeds: $86,518,5003

    75,000,000       75,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $130,618,800 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.094% due 07/31/23; (value—$130,560,010); proceeds: $128,051,200

    128,000,000       128,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $234,445,430 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 13.000% due 05/10/23 to 12/31/2099 and 606,061 shares of various equity securities; (value—$185,958,313); proceeds: $175,716,6253

    175,000,000       175,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with BNP Paribas SA, 4.940% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $258,565,642 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 12.950% due 06/15/23 to 12/31/99 and 4,400,000 shares of various equity securities; (value—$189,064,249); proceeds: $175,072,042

    175,000,000       175,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $11,244,185,527 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 7.108% due 08/25/26 to 10/25/55, and $147,160,984 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% due 05/01/51; (value—$410,544,697); proceeds: $400,160,000

  $ 400,000,000     $ 400,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $4,225,342,600 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 0.750% due 08/15/23 to 11/15/24; (value—$4,026,610,085); proceeds: $4,026,610,000

    4,025,000,000       4,025,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$5,142,000,000)

 

    5,142,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$12,228,031,852 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      12,227,138,952  
 

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    18,086,271  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 12,245,225,223  

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

 

 

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Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 1,684,126,880        $        $ 1,684,126,880  
Commercial paper                 5,032,012,072                   5,032,012,072  
Time deposits                 369,000,000                   369,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 5,142,000,000                   5,142,000,000  
Total      $        $ 12,227,138,952        $        $ 12,227,138,952  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $2,210,218,869, represented 18.0% of the Master Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

45


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—13.2%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—12.4%

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

  $ 15,000,000     $ 15,004,803  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/13/231

    17,000,000       17,005,549  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/05/231

    5,000,000       5,000,382  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 09/05/231

    17,000,000       16,987,201  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.310%,
5.110%, due 07/14/231

    17,000,000       17,001,996  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.170%, due 07/28/231

    17,000,000       17,002,742  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.600%,
5.400%, due 05/19/231

    14,000,000       14,003,684  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.140%, due 08/09/231

    15,000,000       15,002,488  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.180%, due 10/13/231

    15,000,000       15,003,521  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.440%,
5.250%, due 11/10/231

    18,000,000       18,009,467  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.260%,
5.060%, due 07/13/231

    17,000,000       17,000,724  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 10/24/231

    15,000,000       15,001,285  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/07/231

    18,000,000       17,997,204  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/17/231

    6,000,000       6,001,637  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.210%, due 06/21/231

    15,000,000       15,004,929  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/22/231

    14,000,000       14,004,695  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 08/16/231

    18,000,000       17,994,096  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 08/10/231

    18,000,000       17,996,162  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.110%, due 05/09/231

    26,000,000       26,001,323  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 10/20/231

    18,000,000       17,999,933  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/05/231

    18,000,000       18,003,880  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    17,000,000       16,999,813  

4.800%, due 05/19/23

    18,000,000       17,998,509  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.320%,
5.130%, due 07/19/231

    8,000,000       8,000,984  

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/13/231

    17,000,000       17,003,196  
     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/15/231

  $ 14,000,000     $ 14,007,884  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.220%, due 10/16/231

    17,000,000       17,005,165  
   

 

 

 

      424,043,252  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—0.8%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

    14,000,000       14,003,842  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/22/231

    14,000,000       14,004,954  
   

 

 

 

              28,008,796  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$452,000,000)

 

    452,052,048  
Commercial paper—54.0%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—16.0%

 

Albion Capital Corp. SA/Albion Capital LLC
4.850%, due 05/22/23

    19,000,000       18,936,147  

Antalis SA

   

4.800%, due 05/03/23

    5,000,000       4,996,627  

4.800%, due 05/04/23

    4,000,000       3,996,761  

4.800%, due 05/09/23

    13,000,000       12,980,536  

5.300%, due 07/06/23

    6,000,000       5,940,568  

5.300%, due 07/20/23

    9,400,000       9,287,391  

Barton Capital SA

   

4.760%, due 05/09/23

    17,814,000       17,787,470  

4.820%, due 05/01/23

    15,000,000       14,993,970  

4.820%, due 05/22/23

    6,000,000       5,980,084  

5.110%, due 06/05/23

    7,000,000       6,962,413  

Cabot Trail Funding LLC
4.870%, due 06/20/23

    18,000,000       17,864,055  

Chariot Funding LLC

   

4.780%, due 06/02/23

    12,000,000       11,941,457  

4.940%, due 07/18/23

    7,000,000       6,919,266  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/19/231,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Gotham Funding Corp.
5.200%, due 07/24/23

    15,000,000       14,811,645  

Liberty Street Funding LLC

   

4.730%, due 05/02/23

    12,000,000       11,993,565  

4.740%, due 05/02/23

    6,000,000       5,996,783  

4.750%, due 05/09/23

    4,000,000       3,994,061  

4.830%, due 05/23/23

    6,000,000       5,979,321  

4.900%, due 06/23/23

    6,000,000       5,952,101  

LMA-Americas LLC

   

4.820%, due 05/26/23

    7,000,000       6,972,500  

4.820%, due 05/30/23

    6,000,000       5,972,923  

5.080%, due 06/05/23

    7,000,000       6,962,324  

5.200%, due 07/20/23

    6,000,000       5,927,389  

5.220%, due 08/14/23

    11,200,000       11,023,331  

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp. BV
4.970%, due 06/15/23

    20,000,000       19,865,173  
 

 

46


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

Old Line Funding Llc
4.890%, due 07/19/23

  $ 10,000,000     $ 9,892,692  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 07/27/231,2

    7,000,000       7,000,690  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 09/25/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    6,000,000       6,000,252  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.320%, due 11/14/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.570%,
5.370%, due 06/20/231,2

    8,000,000       8,001,992  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC

   

4.710%, due 05/04/23

    12,000,000       11,990,342  

4.820%, due 06/06/23

    18,000,000       17,900,452  

5.160%, due 07/13/23

    12,000,000       11,867,456  

Starbird Funding Corp.
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    25,000,000       24,989,950  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

   

4.880%, due 08/08/23

    12,000,000       11,823,472  

4.890%, due 07/19/23

    5,000,000       4,946,346  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 08/01/231,2

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 07/20/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    9,000,000       9,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

4.750%, due 05/08/23

    6,000,000       5,991,897  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 09/07/231,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
5.060%, due 08/02/231,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

5.320%, due 07/20/23

    7,000,000       6,915,432  

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

4.740%, due 05/04/23

    14,000,000       13,988,732  

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    18,000,000       17,955,801  

4.840%, due 06/02/23

    18,000,000       17,911,660  

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    18,000,000       17,774,191  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    14,000,000       13,809,875  
   

 

 

 

      545,799,093  
   

 

 

 

Banking-non-U.S.—34.8%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/10/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,609  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 11/13/231,2

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 09/15/231,2

    14,000,000       14,014,460  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/08/231,2

  $ 14,000,000     $ 14,002,024  

Bank of Montreal

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/04/231

    15,000,000       15,010,635  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231

    25,000,000       25,001,650  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.160%, due 11/09/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/05/231,2

    14,000,000       14,007,926  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 11/06/231,2

    18,000,000       18,008,996  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.550%,
5.360%, due 05/22/231,2

    11,000,000       11,002,182  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 07/06/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.690%,
5.500%, due 08/22/231,2

    14,000,000       14,017,562  

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
4.670%, due 05/02/23

    15,000,000       14,991,938  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

4.810%, due 05/11/23

    14,000,000       13,975,218  

4.830%, due 05/04/23

    11,000,000       10,995,573  

4.850%, due 05/01/23

    9,000,000       8,996,355  

4.880%, due 05/24/23

    10,000,000       9,963,997  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 09/05/231,2

    19,000,000       19,000,000  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231,2

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.740%,
5.550%, due 08/03/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/01/231,2

    10,000,000       10,005,394  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.640%,
5.450%, due 05/24/231,2

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       49,980,062  

DBS Bank Ltd.

   

4.910%, due 08/07/23

    9,000,000       8,871,680  

4.930%, due 08/09/23

    12,000,000       11,825,106  

5.170%, due 07/05/23

    11,000,000       10,895,841  

5.310%, due 10/20/23

    12,000,000       11,695,325  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
4.790%, due 05/01/23

    125,000,000       124,950,406  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
4.830%, due 05/02/23

    125,000,000       124,932,680  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec

   

4.810%, due 05/03/23

    75,000,000       74,949,469  

4.890%, due 08/01/23

    15,000,000       14,799,392  

5.150%, due 07/11/23

    15,000,000       14,844,631  
 

 

47


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Lloyds Bank PLC
4.980%, due 08/08/23

  $ 18,000,000     $ 17,734,290  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

4.785%, due 05/19/23

    17,000,000       16,951,081  

5.215%, due 07/27/23

    17,000,000       16,776,875  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/16/231,2

    19,000,000       18,982,663  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/13/231,2

    17,000,000       17,004,145  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 07/14/231,2

    14,000,000       14,006,654  

National Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.530%,
5.340%, due 05/19/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 06/07/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 05/05/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/03/231,2

    15,000,000       15,019,341  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.190%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.130%, due 07/06/231,2

    15,000,000       15,002,917  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 08/07/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
5.364%, due 08/16/23

    14,000,000       13,776,957  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 12/07/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.000%, due 11/17/231,2

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/20/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/14/231

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.580%,
5.390%, due 06/20/231

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.010%, due 12/06/231,2

    19,000,000       18,973,317  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.300%, due 11/06/231,2

    18,000,000       18,008,626  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.230%, due 05/08/231,2

    13,000,000       13,000,000  

5.260%, due 08/18/23

    17,000,000       16,722,122  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

  $ 6,000,000     $ 6,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 05/01/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.660%,
5.470%, due 05/25/231,2

    14,000,000       14,005,490  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 06/20/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.520%, due 05/02/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      1,187,703,589  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—3.2%

 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.240%,
5.050%, due 08/15/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.360%,
5.170%, due 11/06/231,2

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 11/20/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.510%,
5.320%, due 10/12/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 08/23/231

    8,000,000       7,997,690  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 08/17/231

    8,000,000       7,998,575  

Podium Funding Trust

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 10/16/231

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 11/09/231

    12,000,000       12,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              107,996,265  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$1,841,898,940)

 

    1,841,498,947  
Time deposits—2.9%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—2.9%

 

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
4.820%, due 05/01/23

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$100,000,000)

 

    100,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—29.7%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 12/01/22 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.140% due 06/02/23, collateralized by $1,390,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 0.500% due 02/01/26 to 04/01/26; (value—$1,150,003); proceeds: $1,021,4173

    1,000,000       1,000,000  
 

 

48


ESG Prime Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 01/25/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.180% due 07/27/23, collateralized by $7,000,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 4.536% due 06/01/38 to 07/01/53 and 17,145,117 shares of various equity securities ; (value—$21,000,002); proceeds: $20,273,3893

  $ 20,000,000     $ 20,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $26,437,000 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 6.000% due 09/01/23 to 03/15/44; (value—$26,739,093); proceeds: $25,102,373

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by 254,248,200 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.000% to 3.000% due 05/15/42 to 02/15/50; (value—$196,860,022); proceeds: $193,077,200

    193,000,000       193,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $852,797,700 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% to 3.875% due 10/31/25 to 11/30/29; (value—$790,500,057); proceeds: $775,310,000

  $ 775,000,000     $ 775,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$1,014,000,000)

 

    1,014,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$3,407,898,940 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.8%

      3,407,550,995  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.2%

 

    5,200,330  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 3,412,751,325  

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

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 452,052,048        $        $ 452,052,048  
Commercial paper                 1,841,498,947                   1,841,498,947  
Time deposits                 100,000,000                   100,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 1,014,000,000                   1,014,000,000  
Total      $        $ 3,407,550,995        $        $ 3,407,550,995  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $704,065,240, represented 20.6% of the Master Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

49


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—22.1%

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

  $ 20,000,000     $ 20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.025%,
4.835%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       39,994,052  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    7,000,000       7,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.075%,
4.885%, due 05/01/231

    103,500,000       103,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.105%,
4.915%, due 05/01/231

    19,500,000       19,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    85,000,000       85,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    85,500,000       85,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.130%,
4.940%, due 05/01/231

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.135%,
4.945%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.140%,
4.950%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,003,900  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.970%, due 05/01/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.165%,
4.975%, due 05/01/231

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 05/01/231

    24,000,000       24,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 05/01/231

    58,000,000       58,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. government agency obligations—(concluded)

 

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 05/01/231

  $ 60,000,000     $ 60,000,000  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

   

4.610%, due 05/04/232

    86,000,000       85,966,962  

4.650%, due 05/03/232

    87,000,000       86,977,525  

4.661%, due 05/10/232

    91,000,000       90,893,962  

4.714%, due 08/04/232

    62,000,000       61,228,737  

4.730%, due 08/02/232

    62,000,000       61,242,412  

4.775%, due 05/03/232

    190,000,000       189,949,597  

4.794%, due 05/31/232

    35,000,000       34,860,175  

4.805%, due 08/14/232

    83,000,000       81,836,789  

4.900%, due 06/12/232

    191,000,000       189,908,117  

4.960%, due 07/25/232

    110,000,000       108,711,778  

4.960%, due 07/26/232

    81,000,000       80,040,240  

Federal Home Loan Banks

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.030%,
4.840%, due 05/01/231

    148,500,000       148,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    63,500,000       63,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    150,000,000       150,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.040%,
4.850%, due 05/01/231

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.050%,
4.860%, due 05/01/231

    224,000,000       224,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/01/231

    49,000,000       49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.055%,
4.865%, due 05/03/241

    93,000,000       93,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.060%,
4.870%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    82,000,000       82,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    170,000,000       170,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    86,500,000       86,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.070%,
4.880%, due 05/01/231

    86,000,000       86,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.080%,
4.890%, due 05/01/231

    87,000,000       87,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.090%,
4.900%, due 05/01/231

    49,500,000       49,500,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.100%,
4.910%, due 05/01/231

    162,000,000       162,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.110%,
4.920%, due 05/01/231

    85,000,000       85,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.120%,
4.930%, due 05/01/231

    169,000,000       169,000,000  

Total U.S. government agency obligations
(cost—$4,251,114,246)

 

    4,251,114,246  
 

 

50


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—4.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills,
4.757%, due 05/30/233

  $ 179,000,000     $ 178,333,820  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.037%,
5.168%, due 05/01/231

    226,000,000       225,911,674  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.140%,
5.271%, due 05/01/231

    204,000,000       203,882,945  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.200%,
5.331%, due 05/01/231

    338,000,000       338,116,222  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$946,244,661)

      946,244,661  
Repurchase agreements—73.5%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 03/31/22 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 4.800% due 06/02/23, collateralized by $36,351,887 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, zero coupon to 4.500% due 12/01/24 to 12/01/52, $360,468,309 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.500% due 05/01/24 to 10/01/52; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $105,266,6674

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Toronto-Dominion Bank, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $550,462,650 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. obligations, 1.500% to 5.348% due 07/15/36 to 10/15/52 and $454,578,917 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.470% due 06/25/29 to 12/25/52; (value—$102,000,000); proceeds: $100,040,000

    100,000,000       100,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 02/01/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.820% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $247,246,240 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., zero coupon to 4.500% due 08/25/29 to 10/25/49, $166,860,376 Federal National Mortgage Association Obligations, zero coupon to 4.000% due 03/25/35 to 10/25/58, $2,660,888,128 Government National Mortgage Association Obligations, zero coupon to 6.000% due 08/16/39 to 03/16/64 ; (value—$206,000,001); proceeds: $202,356,4444

    200,000,000       200,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 02/01/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 4.820% due 05/05/23, collateralized by $212,703,101 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 5.000% due 07/01/52 to 11/01/52; (value—$204,000,001); proceeds: $ 202,356,4444

    200,000,000       200,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(continued)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $175,175,000 Federal Home Loan Banks, 2.540% to 5.350% due 02/21/24 to 08/16/46, $181,691,000 Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 2.450% to 2.990% due 07/18/34 to 11/01/41; (value—$306,000,674); proceeds: $300,120,000

  $ 300,000,000     $ 300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Americas, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $449,512,105 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 6.000% due 02/01/26 to 04/01/53, $41,370,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.853% to 4.118% due 09/25/28 to 11/25/32 and $96,720,036 Government National Mortgage Association obligations, 2.000% to 5.500% due 03/20/41 to 01/20/53; (value—$306,000,000; proceeds: $300,120,000

    300,000,000       300,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $217,920,152 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.092% to 4.371% due 08/01/28 to 03/01/47, $1,441,715,330 Federal National Mortgage Association obligations, 1.500% to 7.500% due 01/01/26 to 04/01/53; (value—$1,020,000,001); proceeds: $1,000,400,000

    1,000,000,000       1,000,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $5,920,338,400 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875% due 02/15/32; (value—$5,212,084,065); proceeds: $5,212,084,000

    5,210,000,000       5,210,000,000  
 

 

51


Government Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $5,368,449,300 U.S. Treasury Notes, 5.094% due 7/31/23, $250,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 7/27/23, $961,481,400 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.375% due 7/15/23; (value—$6,855,420,125); proceeds: $6,723,688,400

  $ 6,721,000,000     $ 6,721,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$14,131,000,000)

 

    14,131,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$19,328,358,907 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—100.5%

      19,328,358,907  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.5)%

 

    (93,394,147

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 19,234,964,760  

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

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
U.S. government agency obligations      $        $ 4,251,114,246        $        $ 4,251,114,246  
U.S. Treasury obligations                 946,244,661                   946,244,661  
Repurchase agreements                 14,131,000,000                   14,131,000,000  
Total      $        $ 19,328,358,907        $        $ 19,328,358,907  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

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

3 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

4 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

52


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

      Face
amount
   Value
U.S. Treasury obligations—8.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills,
4.757%, due 05/30/231

   $ 331,000,000      $ 329,768,126  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

3 mo.Treasury money market yield – 0.075%,
5.056%, due 05/01/232

     200,000,000        199,999,991  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.030%, 5.166%, due 05/01/232

     468,575,000        468,575,000  

3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.037%,
5.168%, due 05/01/232

     935,000,000        934,672,185  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.140%,
5.271%, due 05/01/232

     515,000,000        514,701,453  

3 mo. Treasury money market yield + 0.200%,
5.331%, due 05/01/232

     601,000,000        601,200,629  

Total U.S. Treasury obligations
(cost—$3,048,917,384)

        3,048,917,384  
Repurchase agreements—91.1%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 4.770% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $154,036,700 U.S. Treasury Bill, zero coupon due 06/20/23; (value—$153,000,033); proceeds: $150,059,625

     150,000,000        150,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $290,437,100 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.000% to 3.125% due 11/15/41 to 08/15/51; (value—$238,680,040); proceeds: $234,093,600

     234,000,000        234,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $300,700,200 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 05/04/23 to 04/18/24, $563,679,723 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.375% to 6.500% due 08/15/23 to 11/15/52, $1,643,927,200 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.125% to 3.875% due 01/15/25 to 02/15/53 and $2,994,751,300 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% to 5.331% due 04/30/23 to 11/15/31; (value—$5,839,500,015); proceeds: $5,727,290,000

     5,725,000,000        5,725,000,000  
      Face
amount
   Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $1,556,994,900 U.S. Treasury Bills, zero coupon due 08/08/23 to 10/26/23 and $5,618,116,800 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to 5.100% due 07/31/23 to 10/31/23; (value—$7,144,080,053); proceeds: $7,006,801,600

   $ 7,004,000,000      $ 7,004,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $19,666,744,200 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125 to 0.625 due 05/31/23 to 05/15/30; (value—$18,682,470,044); proceeds: $18,682,470,000

     18,675,000,000        18,675,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$31,788,000,000)

 

     31,788,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$34,836,917,384 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

        34,836,917,384  
     

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

     40,929,634  

Net assets—100.0%

 

   $ 34,877,847,018  

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

 

 

53


Treasury Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
U.S. Treasury obligations      $        $ 3,048,917,384        $        $ 3,048,917,384  
Repurchase agreements                 31,788,000,000                   31,788,000,000  
Total      $        $ 34,836,917,384        $        $ 34,836,917,384  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

54


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—15.3%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—13.5%

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

  $ 40,000,000     $ 40,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/13/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/05/231

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 09/05/231

    53,000,000       53,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.310%,
5.110%, due 07/14/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.170%, due 07/28/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.160%,
4.960%, due 09/08/231

    55,000,000       55,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.600%,
5.400%, due 05/19/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.140%, due 08/09/231

    44,000,000       44,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.180%, due 10/13/231

    41,000,000       41,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.440%,
5.250%, due 11/10/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.260%,
5.060%, due 07/13/231

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 10/24/231

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/07/231

    47,000,000       47,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/17/231

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.210%, due 06/21/231

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.700%,
5.510%, due 05/22/231

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 08/16/231

    49,000,000       49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 08/10/231

    48,000,000       48,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.110%, due 05/09/231

    67,000,000       67,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 10/20/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/05/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

4.800%, due 05/19/23

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.280%,
5.090%, due 05/12/231

    40,000,000       40,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Certificates of deposit—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Svenska Handelsbanken

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 10/13/231

  $ 45,000,000     $ 45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/15/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.220%, due 10/16/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.330%, due 05/01/231

    40,000,000       40,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      1,205,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—1.8%

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/12/231

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/22/231

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

KBC Bank NV
4.960%, due 05/19/23

    100,000,000       100,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              164,000,000  

Total Certificates of deposit
(cost—$1,369,000,000)

 

    1,369,000,000  
Commercial paper—54.0%

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—15.7%

 

Albion Capital Corp. SA/Albion Capital LLC
4.850%, due 05/22/23

    51,000,000       50,855,712  

Antalis SA

   

4.800%, due 05/03/23

    13,000,000       12,996,533  

4.800%, due 05/04/23

    12,000,000       11,995,200  

4.800%, due 05/09/23

    33,000,000       32,964,800  

5.300%, due 07/06/23

    14,000,000       13,863,967  

5.300%, due 07/20/23

    16,000,000       15,811,556  

Barton Capital SA

   

4.760%, due 05/09/23

    16,000,000       15,983,076  

4.820%, due 05/22/23

    16,000,000       15,955,013  

4.860%, due 05/05/23

    40,000,000       39,978,400  

4.920%, due 05/10/23

    14,750,000       14,731,858  

5.110%, due 06/05/23

    19,000,000       18,905,607  

Cabot Trail Funding LLC
4.870%, due 06/20/23

    49,000,000       48,668,569  

Chariot Funding LLC

   

4.780%, due 06/02/23

    31,000,000       30,868,284  

4.940%, due 07/18/23

    18,000,000       17,807,340  

Fairway Finance Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/19/231,2

    15,000,000       15,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.550%,
5.360%, due 06/12/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Gotham Funding Corp.

   

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    39,450,000       38,971,340  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    25,000,000       24,670,757  

Liberty Street Funding LLC

   

4.730%, due 05/02/23

    31,000,000       30,995,927  
 

 

55


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Asset-backed-miscellaneous—(concluded)

 

4.740%, due 05/02/23

  $ 16,000,000     $ 15,997,893  

4.750%, due 05/09/23

    9,000,000       8,990,500  

4.830%, due 05/23/23

    15,000,000       14,955,725  

4.900%, due 06/23/23

    15,000,000       14,891,792  

LMA-Americas LLC

   

4.770%, due 05/22/23

    31,000,000       30,913,743  

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    25,500,000       25,449,000  

4.820%, due 05/26/23

    18,000,000       17,939,750  

4.820%, due 05/30/23

    14,000,000       13,945,641  

4.895%, due 08/03/23

    18,000,000       17,769,935  

5.080%, due 06/05/23

    19,000,000       18,906,161  

5.200%, due 07/20/23

    16,000,000       15,815,111  

5.220%, due 08/14/23

    30,000,000       29,543,250  

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp. BV
4.970%, due 06/15/23

    57,000,000       56,645,887  

Old Line Funding LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 07/27/231,2

    18,000,000       18,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 09/25/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    14,000,000       14,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.520%,
5.320%, due 11/14/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.570%,
5.370%, due 06/20/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC

   

4.710%, due 05/04/23

    31,000,000       30,987,833  

4.820%, due 06/06/23

    46,000,000       45,778,280  

5.160%, due 07/13/23

    31,000,000       30,675,637  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

   

4.880%, due 08/08/23

    32,000,000       31,570,560  

4.890%, due 07/19/23

    12,000,000       11,871,230  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 08/01/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.150%, due 11/06/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.200%, due 07/20/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.280%, due 06/21/231,2

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

   

4.750%, due 05/08/23

    16,000,000       15,985,222  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.020%, due 09/07/231,2

    32,000,000       32,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
5.060%, due 08/02/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

5.320%, due 07/20/23

    15,000,000       14,822,667  

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

4.740%, due 05/04/23

    33,000,000       32,986,965  

4.800%, due 05/16/23

    48,000,000       47,904,000  

4.840%, due 06/02/23

    50,000,000       49,784,889  

5.200%, due 07/24/23

    23,000,000       22,720,933  

5.210%, due 07/31/23

    30,000,000       29,604,908  
   

 

 

 

      1,408,481,451  
   

 

 

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—35.2%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.210%, due 10/10/231,2

  $ 39,000,000     $ 39,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    20,000,000       19,999,785  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 11/13/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 09/15/231,2

    36,000,000       36,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.630%,
5.440%, due 05/08/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Bank of Montreal

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/04/231

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.160%, due 11/09/231,2

    47,000,000       47,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/05/231,2

    37,000,000       37,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 11/06/231,2

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.550%,
5.360%, due 05/22/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.560%,
5.370%, due 07/06/231,2

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.690%,
5.500%, due 08/22/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat
4.670%, due 05/02/23

    37,000,000       36,995,200  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

4.810%, due 05/11/23

    38,000,000       37,949,228  

4.830%, due 05/04/23

    41,000,000       40,983,498  

4.850%, due 05/01/23

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

4.880%, due 05/24/23

    35,000,000       34,890,878  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 09/05/231,2

    53,000,000       53,000,000  

BNZ International Funding Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.510%, due 05/02/231,2

    11,000,000       11,000,000  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.740%,
5.550%, due 08/03/231,2

    27,000,000       27,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 05/01/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.640%,
5.450%, due 05/24/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

DBS Bank Ltd.

   

4.910%, due 08/07/23

    23,020,000       22,712,312  

4.930%, due 08/09/23

    32,000,000       31,561,778  

5.170%, due 07/05/23

    26,000,000       25,757,297  

5.310%, due 10/20/23

    30,000,000       29,238,900  

DZ Bank AG Deutsche
Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank

   

4.790%, due 05/01/23

    305,000,000       305,000,000  

4.905%, due 05/11/23

    25,000,000       24,965,938  
 

 

56


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(continued)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(continued)

 

Erste Finance Delaware LLC

   

4.820%, due 05/01/23

  $ 210,000,000     $ 210,000,000  

4.830%, due 05/02/23

    115,000,000       114,984,571  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec

   

4.810%, due 05/02/23

    70,000,000       69,990,647  

4.810%, due 05/03/23

    90,000,000       89,975,950  

4.890%, due 08/01/23

    37,000,000       36,537,623  

5.150%, due 07/11/23

    30,000,000       29,695,292  

Lloyds Bank PLC
4.980%, due 08/08/23

    48,000,000       47,342,640  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

4.785%, due 05/19/23

    43,000,000       42,897,122  

5.215%, due 07/27/23

    45,000,000       44,432,869  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/16/231,2

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.220%, due 10/13/231,2

    45,000,000       45,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.230%, due 05/05/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.450%,
5.260%, due 07/14/231,2

    35,000,000       35,000,000  

Nationwide Building Society
4.800%, due 05/05/23

    75,000,000       74,960,000  

Nordea Bank Abp

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 06/07/231,2

    31,000,000       31,000,000  

NRW Bank

   

4.770%, due 05/02/23

    50,000,000       49,993,375  

4.780%, due 05/04/23

    175,000,000       174,930,292  

4.820%, due 05/08/23

    75,000,000       74,929,708  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.150%,
4.960%, due 10/11/231,2

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 05/05/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.310%, due 10/03/231,2

    38,000,000       38,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.190%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    32,000,000       32,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.130%, due 07/06/231,2

    44,000,000       44,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.380%,
5.180%, due 08/07/231,2

    43,000,000       43,000,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
5.364%, due 08/16/23

    36,000,000       35,443,600  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.980%, due 12/07/231,2

    47,000,000       47,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.000%, due 11/17/231,2

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.610%,
5.410%, due 06/20/231,2

    29,000,000       29,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Commercial paper—(concluded)

 

Banking-non-U.S.—(concluded)

 

Swedbank AB

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 11/14/231

  $ 49,000,000     $ 49,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.580%,
5.390%, due 06/20/231

    29,000,000       29,000,000  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.210%,
5.010%, due 12/06/231,2

    54,000,000       54,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.300%, due 11/06/231,2

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.230%, due 05/08/231,2

    26,000,000       26,000,000  

5.260%, due 08/18/23

    44,000,000       43,299,251  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.180%,
4.990%, due 11/28/231,2

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.230%,
5.040%, due 05/01/231,2

    17,000,000       17,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.660%,
5.470%, due 05/25/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.240%, due 06/20/231,2

    33,000,000       33,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.470%,
5.280%, due 10/03/231,2

    23,000,000       23,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.710%,
5.520%, due 05/02/231,2

    27,000,000       27,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,155,467,754  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—3.1%

 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.240%,
5.050%, due 08/15/231,2

    28,000,000       28,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.360%,
5.170%, due 11/06/231,2

    53,000,000       53,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 11/20/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.510%,
5.320%, due 10/12/231,2

    39,000,000       39,000,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.170%,
4.980%, due 08/23/231

    22,000,000       22,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.010%, due 08/17/231

    21,000,000       21,000,000  

Podium Funding Trust

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.480%,
5.290%, due 10/16/231

    46,000,000       46,000,000  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.300%, due 11/09/231

    31,000,000       31,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              279,000,000  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$4,842,949,205)

 

    4,842,949,205  
 

 

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Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Time deposits—6.0%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—6.0%

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV
4.810%, due 05/01/23

  $ 325,000,000     $ 325,000,000  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
4.800%, due 05/01/23

    61,000,000       61,000,000  

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
4.820%, due 05/01/23

    150,000,000       150,000,000  

Total time deposits
(cost—$536,000,000)

 

    536,000,000  
Repurchase agreements—24.6%

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $25,276,674, various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 14.00% due 03/15/24 to 12/01/81 and 1,882,810 shares of various equity securities; (value—$26,603,501); proceeds: $25,102,3753

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with BNP Paribas SA, 4.900% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $26,800,063 Asset-backed convertible bond, 7.698% due 10/20/33; (value—$26,750,000); proceeds: $25,010,208

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 01/25/23 with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 5.180% due 07/27/23, collateralized by 42,003,650 shares of various equity securities; (value—$42,000,001); proceeds: $40,546,7783

    40,000,000       40,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with BNP Paribas SA, 4.940% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $71,605,394 various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 13.00% due 06/20/23 to 12/31/79 and 100,000 shares of equity securities; (value—$53,912,225); proceeds: $50,020,583

    50,000,000       50,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/03/23 with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., 5.460% due 08/01/23, collateralized by $54,084,938, various asset-backed convertible bonds, zero coupon to 10.50% due 05/15/23 to 12/31/99; (value—$69,061,995); proceeds: $65,266,1753

    65,000,000       65,000,000  

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Barclays Bank PLC, 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $895,734,500 U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.375% to 1.250% due 07/15/23 to 04/15/28; (value—$1,020,000,072); proceeds: $1,000,400,000

    1,000,000,000       1,000,000,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Repurchase agreements—(concluded)

 

Repurchase agreement dated 04/28/23 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.800% due 05/01/23, collateralized by $1,020,459,300 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.094% due 7/31/23; (value—$1,020,000,001); proceeds: $1,000,400,000

  $ 1,000,000,000     $ 1,000,000,000  

Total repurchase agreements
(cost—$2,205,000,000)

 

    2,205,000,000  

Total investments
(cost—$8,952,949,205 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.9%

      8,952,949,205  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.1%

 

    13,336,235  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 8,966,285,440  

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

 

 

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Prime CNAV Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                    
                   
Certificates of deposit      $        $ 1,369,000,000        $        $ 1,369,000,000  
Commercial paper                 4,842,949,205                   4,842,949,205  
Time deposits                 536,000,000                   536,000,000  
Repurchase agreements                 2,205,000,000                   2,205,000,000  
Total      $        $ 8,952,949,205        $        $ 8,952,949,205  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

2 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $1,774,999,785, represented 19.8% of the Master Fund’s net assets at period end.

3 

Investment has a put feature, which allows the Fund to accelerate the maturity, and a variable or floating rate. The interest rate shown is the current rate as of April 30, 2023 and changes periodically. The maturity date reflects the earliest put date and the proceeds represent the receivable of the Fund if the put feature was exercised as of April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

59


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—94.7%

 

Alaska—2.0%

 

City of Valdez, Exxon Pipeline Co. Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
3.750%, VRD

  $ 5,250,000     $ 5,250,000  

Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    6,000,000       6,000,000  

Series C,
3.750%, VRD

    7,365,000       7,365,000  
   

 

 

 

      18,615,000  
   

 

 

 

Arizona—4.0%

 

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    37,005,000       37,005,000  
   

 

 

 

California—0.1%

 

State of California, GO Bonds,
Series A-1,
2.950%, VRD

    950,000       950,000  
   

 

 

 

Colorado—4.0%

 

City & County of Denver CO, Refunding, COP,
Series A3,
3.800%, VRD

    9,725,000       9,725,000  

City & County of Denver Co., Refunding, COP,

   

Series A1,
3.800%, VRD

    1,800,000       1,800,000  

Series A2,
3.800%, VRD

    12,700,000       12,700,000  

City of Colorado Springs Co. Utilities System Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.820%, VRD

    4,600,000       4,600,000  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Children’s Hospital Colorado Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    7,875,000       7,875,000  
   

 

 

 

      36,700,000  
   

 

 

 

Delaware—0.1%

 

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, YMCA of Delaware Project, Revenue Bonds
3.860%, VRD

    1,170,000       1,170,000  
   

 

 

 

District of Columbia—1.2%

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries B-2,
3.900%, VRD

    11,000,000       11,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Florida—2.0%

 

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.980%, VRD

    5,990,000       5,990,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Florida—(concluded)

 

Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, BayCare Health System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
4.000%, VRD

  $ 2,400,000     $ 2,400,000  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, The Nemours Foundation Project, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.600%, VRD

    10,160,000       10,160,000  
   

 

 

 

      18,550,000  
   

 

 

 

Illinois—12.0%

 

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Francis W. Parker School Project, Revenue Bonds
4.050%, VRD

    14,700,000       14,700,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Gift of Hope Donor Project, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    8,580,000       8,580,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Hospital Sisters Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.830%, VRD

    8,000,000       8,000,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.770%, VRD

    13,400,000       13,400,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Steppenwolf Theatre Co., Revenue Bonds

   

3.890%, VRD

    6,575,000       6,575,000  

3.890%, VRD

    8,450,000       8,450,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Revenue Bonds,
Series E,
3.880%, VRD

    900,000       900,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago Medical Center Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,
Series E-1,
3.880%, VRD

    15,800,000       15,800,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
3.880%, VRD

    18,600,000       18,600,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, University of Chicago, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.880%, VRD

    12,015,000       12,015,000  

Village of Brookfield IL, Brookfield Zoo Project, Revenue Bonds
3.850%, VRD

    3,630,000       3,630,000  
   

 

 

 

      110,650,000  
   

 

 

 

Indiana—10.1%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Ascension Health, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    17,440,000       17,440,000  
 

 

60


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Indiana—(concluded)

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Duke Energy Indiana Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-5,
3.700%, VRD

  $ 33,300,000     $ 33,300,000  

Indiana Finance Authority, Trinity Health, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series SE,
3.800%, VRD

    25,315,000       25,315,000  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.720%, VRD

    16,820,000       16,820,000  
   

 

 

 

      92,875,000  
   

 

 

 

Louisiana—0.1%

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Christus Health Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B2,
3.720%, VRD

    620,000       620,000  
   

 

 

 

Maryland—1.8%

 

County of Montgomery, GO Bonds,
Series E,
3.750%, VRD

    6,525,000       6,525,000  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.920%, VRD

    7,500,000       7,500,000  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission, Housing Development, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
4.000%, VRD

    2,910,000       2,910,000  
   

 

 

 

      16,935,000  
   

 

 

 

Massachusetts—0.1%

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University, Revenue Bonds,
Series Y,
3.600%, VRD

    700,000       700,000  
   

 

 

 

Michigan—0.2%

 

Green Lake Township Economic Development Corp., Interlochen Center Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    2,100,000       2,100,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—0.6%

 

City of Minneapolis MN, Fairview Health Services Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    1,700,000       1,700,000  

City of Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.950%, VRD

    3,100,000       3,100,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Minnesota—(concluded)

 

Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities, Draw Down-Association Financing Program, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.820%, VRD

  $ 1,100,000     $ 1,100,000  
   

 

 

 

      5,900,000  
   

 

 

 

Mississippi—4.7%

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA, Inc. Project, Revenue Bonds

   

Series A,
3.750%, VRD

    2,500,000       2,500,000  

Series A,
3.850%, VRD

    1,845,000       1,845,000  

Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    7,845,000       7,845,000  

Series B,
3.750%, VRD

    375,000       375,000  

Series B,
3.850%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

Series C,
3.750%, VRD

    675,000       675,000  

Series C,
3.750%, VRD

    6,025,000       6,025,000  

Series E,
3.750%, VRD

    2,220,000       2,220,000  

Series G,
3.750%, VRD

    900,000       900,000  

Series G,
3.750%, VRD

    200,000       200,000  

Series H,
3.750%, VRD

    4,625,000       4,625,000  

Series I,
3.750%, VRD

    400,000       400,000  

Series L,
3.750%, VRD

    10,155,000       10,155,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA, Inc., Revenue Bonds

   

Series D,
3.750%, VRD

    2,750,000       2,750,000  

Series K,
3.750%, VRD

    1,750,000       1,750,000  
   

 

 

 

      42,865,000  
   

 

 

 

Missouri—3.9%

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Ascension Health, Revenue Bonds

   

3.750% VRD

    2,395,000       2,395,000  

Series C-3,
3.920%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, BJC Healthcare System, Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
3.900%, VRD

    5,670,000       5,670,000  
 

 

61


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Missouri—(concluded)

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, St. Louis University, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B-1,
3.800%, VRD

  $ 11,140,000     $ 11,140,000  

Series B-2,
3.700%, VRD

    2,250,000       2,250,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Washington University, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B,
3.800%, VRD

    2,400,000       2,400,000  

Series C,
3.720%, VRD

    2,500,000       2,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      36,355,000  
   

 

 

 

Nebraska—0.1%

 

Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 2, Health Facilities for Children, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.750%, VRD

    500,000       500,000  
   

 

 

 

Nevada—0.1%

 

County of Clark Department of Aviation, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series D-2A,
3.950%, VRD

    555,000       555,000  
   

 

 

 

New Hampshire—0.2%

 

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act, Dartmouth College, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    1,900,000       1,900,000  
   

 

 

 

New Jersey—0.1%

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds
4.000%, VRD

    1,310,000       1,310,000  
   

 

 

 

New York—15.2%

 

City of New York, GO Bonds,

   

Subseries B-3,
3.930%, VRD

    8,400,000       8,400,000  

Subseries D-4,
3.750%, VRD

    2,300,000       2,300,000  

Subseries L-4,
3.700%, VRD

    4,500,000       4,500,000  

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, Marist College Civic Facility, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-2,
3.880%, VRD

    4,555,000       4,555,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-1,
3.750%, VRD

    450,000       450,000  

Subseries 2012G-1,
3.770%, VRD

    13,050,000       13,050,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

New York—(concluded)

 

New York City Health & Hospital Corp., Health Systems, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
3.940%, VRD

  $ 2,060,000     $ 2,060,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Royal Properties, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.670%, VRD

    600,000       600,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds

   

3.750%, VRD

    700,000       700,000  

Series 2008-BB-1-R,
4.000%, VRD

    13,845,000       13,845,000  

Series 2008-BB-5,
3.700%, VRD

    21,625,000       21,625,000  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds

   

3.730%, VRD

    24,465,000       24,465,000  

3.760%, VRD

    8,250,000       8,250,000  

3.860%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Rockefeller University, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A,
3.700%, VRD

    9,745,000       9,745,000  

Series A2,
4.000%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Consolidated Edison, Revenue Bonds,
Subseries A-1,
3.960%, VRD

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series 2005B-4C,
3.700%, VRD

    250,000       250,000  

Subseries B-3-RE,
3.720%, VRD

    16,500,000       16,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      140,295,000  
   

 

 

 

Ohio—4.5%

 

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Summa Health Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series A-R,
3.880%, VRD

    9,700,000       9,700,000  

Series B-R,
3.880%, VRD

    2,985,000       2,985,000  

Series C-R,
3.880%, VRD

    5,060,000       5,060,000  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
3.800%, VRD

    18,700,000       18,700,000  
 

 

62


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Ohio—(concluded)

 

State of Ohio, GO Bonds,

   

Series B,
3.650%, VRD

  $ 1,540,000     $ 1,540,000  

Series D,
3.880%, VRD

    3,540,000       3,540,000  
   

 

 

 

      41,525,000  
   

 

 

 

Oregon—0.7%

 

State of Oregon, Veterans, GO Bonds,
Series 9,
3.900%, VRD

    6,035,000       6,035,000  
   

 

 

 

Pennsylvania—11.2%

 

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Carnegie Mellon University, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series C,
3.770%, VRD

    3,200,000       3,200,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Education Center Watson, Revenue Bonds
3.830%, VRD

    9,600,000       9,600,000  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Watson Institute Friendship, Revenue Bonds
3.890%, VRD

    14,045,000       14,045,000  

City of Philadelphia PA, Refunding, GO Bonds,
Series B,
3.800%, VRD

    10,345,000       10,345,000  

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.840%, VRD

    18,095,000       18,095,000  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.950%, VRD

    12,000,000       12,000,000  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.800%, VRD

    29,345,000       29,345,000  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-2,
4.000%, VRD

    6,400,000       6,400,000  
   

 

 

 

      103,030,000  
   

 

 

 

Rhode Island—0.1%

 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., New England Institute Technology, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    635,000       635,000  
   

 

 

 

Tennessee—0.4%

 

Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Ballad Health, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.820%, VRD

    4,150,000       4,150,000  
   

 

 

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Texas—9.3%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.850%, VRD

  $ 1,450,000     $ 1,450,000  

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Revenue Bonds,

   

Series B,
3.650%, VRD

    4,750,000       4,750,000  

Series B,
3.650%, VRD

    5,000,000       5,000,000  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue, First lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B-4,
3.860%, VRD

    3,500,000       3,500,000  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Methodist Hospital, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.800%, VRD

    9,125,000       9,125,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Houston Methodist Hospital Obligated Group, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-2,
3.800%, VRD

    1,285,000       1,285,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Methodist Hospital System, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A-1,
3.800%, VRD

    3,625,000       3,625,000  

Harris County Hospital District, Senior lien, Refunding, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    7,645,000       7,645,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., Exxon Capital Ventures, Inc., Revenue Bonds
3.750%, VRD

    5,700,000       5,700,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., Exxon Mobil Project, Refunding, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.750%, VRD

    4,400,000       4,400,000  

Permanent University Fund – University of Texas System, Revenue Bonds,
Series A,
3.850%, VRD

    6,925,000       6,925,000  

State of Texas, Veterans Housing Assistance Program II, GO Bonds,
Series B-R,
3.720%, VRD

    6,900,000       6,900,000  

State of Texas, Veterans, GO Bonds

 

3.800%, VRD

    7,175,000       7,175,000  

4.050%, VRD

    575,000       575,000  

Series C,
4.050%, VRD

    9,140,000       9,140,000  
 

 

63


Tax-Free Master Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Municipal bonds—(continued)

 

Texas—(concluded)

 

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.910%, VRD

  $ 8,500,000     $ 8,500,000  
   

 

 

 

      85,695,000  
   

 

 

 

Utah—0.6%

 

City of Murray UT, IHC Health Services Inc., Revenue Bonds,
Series D,
3.750%, VRD

    5,400,000       5,400,000  
   

 

 

 

Virginia—4.3%

 

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Revenue Bonds

   

3.900%, VRD

    6,750,000       6,750,000  

Series A,
3.720%, VRD

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

Series D,
3.850%, VRD

    14,055,000       14,055,000  

Series F,
3.920%, VRD

    6,310,000       6,310,000  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Carilion Clinic Obligated Group, Revenue Bonds
3.900%, VRD

    2,350,000       2,350,000  
   

 

 

 

      39,465,000  
   

 

 

 

Washington—1.0%

 

Port of Tacoma WA, Subordinate Lien, Revenue Bonds,
Series B,
3.900%, VRD

    9,400,000       9,400,000  

Total municipal bonds
(cost—$872,885,000)

      872,885,000  
     Face
amount
  Value
Tax-exempt commercial paper—5.0%

 

Florida—1.1%

 

Florida Local Government Finance Commission
3.000%, due 05/02/23

  $ 10,000,000     $ 10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Minnesota—1.1%

 

City of Rochester
3.000%, due 05/09/23

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Ohio—0.4%

 

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission

   

2.800%, due 07/06/23

    895,000       895,000  

2.800%, due 07/06/23

    3,000,000       3,000,000  
   

 

 

 

      3,895,000  
   

 

 

 

Texas—2.4%

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System

   

2.900%, due 06/06/23

    10,000,000       10,000,000  

3.050%, due 06/05/23

    1,890,000       1,890,000  

3.100%, due 06/02/23

    10,000,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              21,890,000  

Total tax-exempt commercial paper
(cost—$45,785,000)

 

    45,785,000  

Total investments
(cost—$918,670,000 which approximates cost for federal income tax purposes)—99.7%

      918,670,000  
   

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.3%

 

    3,070,853  

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 921,740,853  

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

 

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Master Fund’s investments. In the event a Master Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments:

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active markets for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Municipal bonds      $        $ 872,885,000        $        $ 872,885,000  
Tax-exempt commercial paper                 45,785,000                   45,785,000  
Total      $        $ 918,670,000        $        $ 918,670,000  

At April 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

 

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Glossary of terms used in the Portfolio of investments

 

Portfolio acronyms:    

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
COP    Certificate of Participation
GO    General Obligation
VRD    Variable rate demand notes are payable on demand. The interest rates shown are the current rates as of April 30, 2023 and reset periodically.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

65


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Assets:                  
Investments, at cost                  
Investments    $ 7,086,031,852      $ 2,393,898,940      $ 5,197,358,907      $ 3,048,917,384      $ 6,747,949,205      $ 918,670,000  
Repurchase agreements      5,142,000,000        1,014,000,000        14,131,000,000        31,788,000,000        2,205,000,000         
                 
Investments, at value                  
Investments      7,085,138,952        2,393,550,995        5,197,358,907        3,048,917,384        6,747,949,205        918,670,000  
Repurchase agreements      5,142,000,000        1,014,000,000        14,131,000,000        31,788,000,000        2,205,000,000         
Cash             17,357                             41,384  
Receivable for investments sold                                         990,202  
Receivable for interest      19,291,250        5,405,204        35,436,250        46,066,279        14,038,919        2,098,848  
Total assets      12,246,430,202        3,412,973,556        19,363,795,157        34,882,983,663        8,966,988,124        921,800,434  
                 
Liabilities:                  
Payable for investments purchased                    126,000,000                       
Payable to affiliate      892,970        222,231        1,494,611        2,583,445        667,618        59,581  
Payable to custodian      312,009               1,335,786        2,553,200        35,066         
Total liabilities      1,204,979        222,231        128,830,397        5,136,645        702,684        59,581  
Net assets, at value    $ 12,245,225,223      $ 3,412,751,325      $ 19,234,964,760      $ 34,877,847,018      $ 8,966,285,440      $ 921,740,853  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

66


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of operations

For the year ended April 30, 2023

 

      Prime
Master Fund
   ESG Prime
Master Fund
   Government
Master Fund
   Treasury
Master Fund
   Prime CNAV
Master Fund
   Tax-Free
Master Fund
Investment income:                  
Interest      $324,369,264        $99,195,470        $425,226,897        $913,757,099        $231,252,295        $18,444,339  
Expenses:                  
Investment advisory and administration fees      8,576,777        2,654,354        11,015,838        27,226,501        5,811,942        930,614  
Trustees’ fees      49,566        24,664        59,530        140,664        37,228        17,925  
Total expenses      8,626,343        2,679,018        11,075,368        27,367,165        5,849,170        948,539  
Less: Fee waivers and/or Trustees’ fees reimbursement by administrator             (438,083      (6,178,544                     
Net expenses      8,626,343        2,240,935        4,896,824        27,367,165        5,849,170        948,539  
Net investment income (loss)      315,742,921        96,954,535        420,330,073        886,389,934        225,403,125        17,495,800  
Net realized gain (loss)      (56,133      (14,808             776,174        (42,700      33  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      926,524        (12,630                            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $316,613,312        $96,927,097        $420,330,073        $887,166,108        $225,360,425        $17,495,833  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

67


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $315,742,921        $6,137,488  
Net realized gain (loss)        (56,133      30,020  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        926,524        (2,396,525
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        316,613,312        3,770,983  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        6,991,752,924        (3,890,021,125
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        7,308,366,236        (3,886,250,142
Net assets:        
       
Beginning of year        4,936,858,987        8,823,109,129  
End of year        $12,245,225,223        $4,936,858,987  

 

       ESG Prime Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $96,954,535        $1,542,924  
Net realized gain (loss)        (14,808      (14,219
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        (12,630      (357,927
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        96,927,097        1,170,778  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        1,846,390,663        857,754,697  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        1,943,317,760        858,925,475  
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        1,469,433,565        610,508,090  
End of year        $3,412,751,325        $1,469,433,565  

 

       Government Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023      2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $420,330,073          $1,609,012  
Net realized gain (loss)                 8,316  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        420,330,073          1,617,328  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        14,516,957,059          (4,526,632,556
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        14,937,287,132          (4,525,015,228
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        4,297,677,628          8,822,692,856  
End of year        $19,234,964,760          $4,297,677,628  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

68


Master Trust

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets

 

       Treasury Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023      2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $886,389,934          $9,984,379  
Net realized gain (loss)        776,174          2,691  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        887,166,108          9,987,070  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        12,309,292,233          (11,003,789,356
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        13,196,458,341          (10,993,802,286
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        21,681,388,677          32,675,190,963  
End of year        $34,877,847,018          $21,681,388,677  

 

       Prime CNAV Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $225,403,125        $2,238,250  
Net realized gain (loss)        (42,700      (2
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        225,360,425        2,238,248  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        6,832,489,780        (2,543,210,434
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        7,057,850,205        (2,540,972,186
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        1,908,435,235        4,449,407,421  
End of year        $8,966,285,440        $1,908,435,235  

 

       Tax-Free Master Fund
       For the years ended April 30,
        2023      2022
From operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)        $17,495,800          $387,547  
Net realized gain (loss)        33          59  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        17,495,833          387,606  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        20,558,999          69,072,966  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        38,054,832          69,460,572  
Net assets:

 

Beginning of year        883,686,021          814,225,449  
End of year        $921,740,853          $883,686,021  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.65      0.09      0.19      1.90      2.32
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.28      0.10      0.15      1.92      2.31
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 12,245,225      $ 4,936,859      $ 8,823,109      $ 16,520,754      $ 15,779,160  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

70


ESG Prime Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each period is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,    For the period from
January 15,  2020
to
April 30, 2020
        2023    2022    2021
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10 %2 
Expenses after fee waivers        0.08      0.00 %3       0.00      0.00 %2 
Net investment income (loss)        3.61      0.17      0.18      1.24 %2 
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return4        3.31      0.16      0.22      0.47
Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 3,412,751      $ 1,469,434      $ 610,508      $ 73,612  

 

1 

Commencement of operations.

2 

Annualized.

3 

Amount represents less than $0.005 or $(0.005) per share.

4 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund. Total investment return for the period of less than one year has not been annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

71


Government Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.04      0.06      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.78      0.02      0.09      1.75      2.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.14      0.03      0.08      1.74      2.10
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 19,234,965      $ 4,297,678      $ 8,822,693      $ 17,762,675      $ 14,278,487  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

72


Treasury Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.10      0.06      0.09      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.23      0.04      0.09      1.56      2.07
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.06      0.04      0.08      1.70      2.10
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 34,877,847      $ 21,681,389      $ 32,675,191      $ 34,803,721      $ 17,222,690  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

73


Prime CNAV Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        3.84      0.08      0.19      1.83      2.29
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        3.27      0.09      0.17      1.90      2.27
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 8,966,285      $ 1,908,435      $ 4,449,407      $ 7,495,231      $ 4,881,630  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

74


Tax-Free Master Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected financial data throughout each year is presented below:

 

       Years ended April 30,
        2023    2022    2021    2020    2019
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers        0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
Expenses after fee waivers        0.10      0.05      0.09      0.10      0.10
Net investment income (loss)        1.84      0.05      0.04      1.19      1.35
Supplemental data:

 

Total investment return1        1.85      0.05      0.04      1.23      1.38
Net assets, end of year (000’s)      $ 921,741      $ 883,686      $ 814,225      $ 2,573,583      $ 2,276,103  

 

1 

The total investment return for the Master Funds is calculated using geometric average return. The Master Funds issue ownership interests, rather than shares, to the feeder funds. Individual investors invest only into the feeder funds. Feeder fund total investment return is calculated as described within the feeder fund financial highlights and may differ from geometric average return of the Master Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (each a “Master Fund”, collectively, the “Master Funds”) are each registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of Master Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Trust is a series mutual fund with six series.

Prime Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund commenced operations on August 28, 2007. Prime CNAV Master Fund commenced operations on January 19, 2016, Government Master Fund commenced operations on June 24, 2016 and ESG Prime Master Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2020.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Master Funds. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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.

Master Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

Each Master Fund may issue any number of interests and each interest shall have a par value of $0.001 per interest. The interests of a Master Fund shall represent a proportional beneficial interest in the net assets belonging to that series. Each holder of interests of a Master Fund shall be entitled to receive his or her pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to such Master Fund according to the investor’s ownership percentage of such Master Fund on the record date established for payment. Upon redemption of interests, an investor shall be paid solely out of the assets and property of such Master Fund. Beneficial interests in the Trust are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, since such interests are issued in private placement transactions.

In the normal course of business, the Master Funds may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Master Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Master Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Master Funds have not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect 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 Master Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Valuation of investments

Consistent with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, as amended (“Rule 2a-7”), the net asset values of each of Prime Master Fund and ESG Prime Master Fund are calculated using market-based values, and the price of its beneficial interests fluctuate.

Under Rule 2a-7, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund have adopted certain policies that enable them to use the amortized cost method of valuation. Government

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund have adopted a policy to operate as “government money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “government money market fund” invests 99.5% or more of its total assets in cash, government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash and/or government securities). Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund operate as “retail money market funds”. Under Rule 2a-7, a “retail money market fund” is a money market fund that has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit all beneficial owners of the fund to natural persons. As “government money market funds” and as “retail money market funds”, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund value their investments at amortized cost unless UBS AM, as the valuation designee appointed by Master Trust’s Board of Trustees (the“Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, determines that this does not represent fair value. Periodic review and monitoring of the valuation of securities held by Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund, and Tax-Free Master Fund is performed in an effort to ensure that amortized cost approximates market value.

The Board has designated UBS AM as the valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and delegated to UBS AM the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to portfolio holdings. UBS AM, as the valuation designee, is responsible for periodically assessing any material risks associated with the determination of the fair value of investments; establishing and applying fair value methodologies; testing the appropriateness of fair value methodologies; and overseeing and evaluating third-party pricing services. UBS AM has the Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (the “VC”) to assist with its designated responsibilities as valuation designee with respect to the Master Funds’ portfolio of investments. The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: investments of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; fixed-income investments that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper; investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale; illiquid investments; and investments for which the prices or values available do not, in the judgment of the VC, represent current market value. The need to fair value a Master Fund’s portfolio of investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded investments. 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 investments are purchased and sold.

Each Master Fund’s portfolio holdings may also consist of shares of other investment companies in which the Master Fund invests. The value of each such open-end investment company will generally be its net asset value at the time a Master Fund’s beneficial interests are priced. Pursuant to each Master Fund’s use of the practical expedient within ASC Topic 820, investments in non-registered investment companies and/or investments in investment companies without publicly published prices are also valued at the daily net asset value. Each investment company generally values investments in a manner as described in that investment company’s prospectus or similar documents.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of each Master 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 each Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

A fair value hierarchy table has been included near the end of each Master Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Liquidity fee and/or redemption gates—Consistent with Rule 2a-7, the Board is permitted to impose a liquidity fee on redemptions from each of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax- Free Master Fund or a redemption gate to temporarily restrict redemptions from those Master Funds in the event that any of Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, ESG Prime Master Fund’s liquidity, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s liquidity and/or Tax-Free Master Fund’s liquidity, respectively, falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. If Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of the Fund’s total assets, the board is permitted, but not required, to: (i) impose a liquidity fee of no more than 2% of the amount redeemed; and/or (ii) impose a redemption gate to temporarily suspend the right of redemption. If any of Prime Master Fund’s, ESG Prime Master Fund’s, Prime CNAV Master Fund’s or Tax-Free Master Fund’s weekly liquid assets falls below 10% of the Fund’s total assets, the relevant Fund must impose, generally as of the beginning of the next business day, a liquidity fee of 1% of the amount redeemed unless the Board determines that such a fee would not be in the best interest of the Fund or determines that a lower or higher fee (subject to the 2% limit) would be in the best interest of the Fund. Liquidity fees would reduce the amount an interest holder receives upon redemption of its beneficial interests. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund retains the liquidity fees for the benefit of its remaining interest holders. For the period ended April 30, 2023, the Board of Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund did not impose any liquidity fees and/or redemption gates.

By operating as “government money market funds”, Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund are exempt from requirements that permit the imposition of a liquidity fee and/or temporary redemption gates. While the Board may elect to subject Government Master Fund and Treasury Master Fund to liquidity fee and gate requirements in the future, the Board has not elected to do so at this time.

Repurchase agreements—The Master Funds 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 Master Funds maintain custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through their regular custodian or through a special “tri-party” custodian or sub-custodian that maintains a separate account for both the Master Funds and their 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 a 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 Master Funds generally have 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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under Rule 2a-7 or a fund’s investment strategies and limitations may require the Master Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. If the seller (or seller’s guarantor, if any) becomes insolvent, the Master Funds 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. Each Master Fund intends to enter into repurchase agreements only in transactions with counterparties believed by UBS AM to present minimal credit risk.

The Master Funds may participate in joint repurchase agreement transactions with other funds managed or advised by UBS AM. Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, and

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund may engage in repurchase agreements as part of normal investing strategies; Tax-Free Master Fund generally would only engage in repurchase agreement transactions as temporary or defensive investments.

Under certain circumstances, a Master 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 Master Fund potentially exposed to a fee for uninvested cash held in a business account at a bank.

Investment transactions and investment income—Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated using the identified cost method. 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.

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Master Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other developments particular to a specific industry, country, state or region.

Investment advisor and administrator

UBS AM serves as the investment advisor and administrator to each Master Fund pursuant to an investment advisory and administration contract (“Management Contract”) approved by the Board. In accordance with the Management Contract, each Master Fund pays UBS AM an investment advisory and administration fee (“management fee”), which is accrued daily and paid monthly, at the below annual rates, as a percentage of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Average daily net assets      Annual rate
Up to $30 billion        0.1000
In excess of $30 billion up to $40 billion        0.0975  
In excess of $40 billion up to $50 billion        0.0950  
In excess of $50 billion up to $60 billion        0.0925  
Over $60 billion        0.0900  

At April 30, 2023, each Master Fund owed UBS AM for investment advisory and administration services, net of waivers (if any), as follows:

 

Fund      Net amount owed to UBS AM
Prime Master Fund      $ 892,970  
ESG Prime Master Fund        222,231  
Government Master Fund        1,494,611  
Treasury Master Fund        2,583,445  
Prime CNAV Master Fund        667,618  
Tax-Free Master Fund        59,581  

In exchange for these fees, UBS AM has agreed to bear all of the Master Funds’ expenses other than taxes, extraordinary costs and the cost of securities purchased and sold by the Master Funds, including any transaction costs. Although UBS AM is not obligated to pay the fees and expenses of the Master Funds’ independent trustees, it is contractually obligated to reduce its management fee in an amount equal to those fees and expenses. UBS AM estimates that these fees and expenses will be 0.01% or less of each Master Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

In addition, UBS AM may voluntarily undertake to waive fees. This additional undertaking is voluntary and not contractual and may be terminated at any time. During the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM voluntarily waived the below amounts, which are not subject to future recoupment:

 

Fund      Amounts waived by UBS AM
ESG Prime Master Fund      $ 438,083  
Government Master Fund        6,178,544  

Beneficial interest transactions

 

Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 14,539,432,103      $ 3,073,650,718  
Withdrawals        (7,547,679,179      (6,963,671,843
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 6,991,752,924      $ (3,890,021,125
       
ESG Prime Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 5,347,381,304      $ 2,338,578,556  
Withdrawals        (3,500,990,641      (1,480,823,859
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 1,846,390,663      $ 857,754,697  
       
Government Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 52,020,553,397      $ 118,340,152,475  
Withdrawals        (37,503,596,338      (122,866,785,031
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 14,516,957,059      $ (4,526,632,556

 

Treasury Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 99,713,434,665      $ 56,066,375,618  
Withdrawals        (87,404,142,432      (67,070,164,974
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 12,309,292,233      $ (11,003,789,356
       

 

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Master Trust

Notes to financial statements

 

Prime CNAV Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 13,206,857,678      $ 968,414,610  
Withdrawals        (6,374,367,898      (3,511,625,044
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 6,832,489,780      $ (2,543,210,434
       
Tax-Free Master Fund

 

       
        For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
Contributions      $ 1,536,214,329      $ 807,236,613  
Withdrawals        (1,515,655,330      (738,163,647
Net increase (decrease) in beneficial interest      $ 20,558,999      $ 69,072,966  

Federal tax status

Each Master Fund is considered a non-publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no federal tax provision is necessary. As such, each investor in a Master Fund is treated as owning its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Fund. UBS AM intends that each Master Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in a Master Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by investing its net assets through the Master Fund.

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same for book purposes; and net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) consisted of:

Prime Master Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 693,746  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (1,586,646
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $ (892,900
            
ESG Prime Master Fund           
            
Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 200,783  
Gross unrealized depreciation        (548,728
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $ (347,945

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Master Funds have conducted an analysis and concluded, as of April 30, 2023, that there are no significant uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of operations. During the period ended April 30, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended April 30, 2023, and since inception for ESG Prime Master Fund, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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Master Trust

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Master Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Master Trust (the “Trust”), (comprising Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund, Government Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Prime CNAV Master Fund and Tax-Free Master Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of April 30, 2023, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising Master Trust at April 30, 2023, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Funds comprising the
Master Trust
  Statement of
operations
  Statement of changes
in net assets
  Financial highlights

Prime Master Fund

Treasury Master Fund

Tax-Free Master Fund

Prime CNAV Master Fund

Government Master Fund

  For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2023
ESG Prime Master Fund   For the year ended April 30, 2023   For each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2023   For each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2023, and the period from January 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2020

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Master Trust

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

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Master Trust

General information (unaudited)

 

Monthly portfolio holdings disclosure

The Master Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) each month on Form N-MFP. The Master Funds’ reports on Form N-MFP are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Funds make portfolio holdings information available to interest holders (and investors in the related feeder funds) on UBS’s Web site at the following internet address: www.ubs.com/usmoneymarketfunds. A more limited portfolio holdings report for Prime Master Fund, ESG Prime Master Fund and Prime CNAV Master Fund is available on a weekly basis at the same Web address. Investors also may find additional information about the Master Funds at the above referenced UBS Website internet address.

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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UBS Preferred Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Funds are governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Funds’ operations. Each trustee serves an indefinite term of office. Officers are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee’s or officer’s principal occupations during the last five years, the number of funds in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by the trustee.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

82

K2 Integrity
845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Until 2023, he was a director of Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics) (and served as the chair of its audit committee and as the chair of its compensation committee). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee). Prior to June 2003, Mr. Bernikow also had served as the deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Bernikow is also the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

76

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

Bernard H. Garil;

83

6754 Casa Grande Way Delray Beach, FL 33446

  Trustee   Since 2005   Mr. Garil is retired (since 2001). He was a managing director at PIMCO Advisory Services (from 1999 to 2001) where he served as president of closed-end funds and vice- president of the variable insurance product funds advised by OpCap Advisors (until 2001).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

63

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 7 investment companies (consisting of 41 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

 

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

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UBS Preferred Funds

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski4;

55

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson4;

44

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

59

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

65

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and senior legal advisor (since January 2023). Most recently, Mr. Kemper has held senior Legal and Compliance positions at UBS AM—Americas Region including general counsel (2004 through 2019 and 2021 to 2023) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and 2021)), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal ( 2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been assistant secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2022) (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary4;

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   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—US (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Igor Lasun2;

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   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Leesa Merrill3;

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   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is an executive director (since March 2023) (prior to which she was a director (from 2014 until March 2023)) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

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   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

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   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders2;

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   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

38

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is a managing director (since March 2023, prior to which he was an executive director (from 2019 until March 2023)) and Head of Legal—UBS AM— Americas region (since January 2023) prior to which he was Head of Derivatives and Trading Legal and associate general counsel (from 2017 through December 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2015). Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

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   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

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   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)    Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019, prior to which he was senior associate general counsel) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

4

This person’s business address is 1000 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086.

 

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Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Administrator (and Manager for the Master Funds)

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter (for the feeder funds)

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

This report is not to be used in connection with the offering of shares in the Funds unless accompanied or preceded by an effective prospectus.

© UBS 2023. All rights reserved.


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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Annual Report  |  April 30, 2023


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

 

June 10, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

We present you with the annual report for UBS Ultra Short Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the 12 months ended April 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”).

Performance

For the 12 months ended April 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), Class A shares of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund returned 2.03%, while Class P shares returned 2.14%, and Class I shares returned 2.05% (in each case after fee waivers/expense reimbursements). For comparison purposes, the ICE BofA 3-month US Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”) returned 2.84%. (Class I shares have lower expenses than other share classes of the Fund. Returns for all share classes over various time periods are shown on page 3; please note that the Fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of Fund shares, while index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses.)

An interview with Portfolio Management Team

Q.

How would you describe the economic environment during the reporting period?

 

 

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Investment Objective:

To provide current income while seeking to maintain low volatility of principal

Portfolio Managers:

Scott Dolan

David G. Rothweiler

Robert Sabatino

David J. Walczak

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

Commencement:

Class A—May 29, 2018

Class P—May 29, 2018

Class I—May 29, 2018

Dividend payments:

Monthly

 
A.

The US economy faced several headwinds, including aggressive Federal Reserve (“Fed”) rate hikes, elevated inflation, the impact from COVID and its variants, and the repercussions from the war in Ukraine. Despite these challenges, the economy was resilient, especially the labor market. Looking back, second quarter 2022 US annualized gross domestic product (“GDP”) was -0.6%. The economy then expanded 3.2% and 2.6% during the third and fourth quarters of 2022, respectively. Finally, the Commerce Department’s initial estimate showed that first quarter 2023 annualized GDP was a positive 1.1%.

 

Q.

How did the Fed react to the economic environment?

A.

With US inflation remaining elevated and persistent, the Fed continued to aggressively raise interest rates. After its initial rate hike in March 2022—before the reporting period began—the US central bank raised rates at its next eight meetings, moving the fed funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5.00%. (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.) On May 3, 2023—after the reporting period ended—the Fed raised rates another 0.25%, pushing the fed funds rate to a range between 5.00% and 5.25%, its highest level since September 2007.

 

Q.

What factors impacted the Fund’s performance during the reporting period?

A.

The Fund underperformed the benchmark during the reporting period. The Fed continuing to hike rates at an accelerated pace was a main driver of the underperformance relative to the benchmark due to our duration positioning. Spreads on mortgage-backed securities widened as higher mortgage rates caused the average life to lengthen on securities held in the portfolio, which also detracted from performance relative to the benchmark. (The yield spread or credit spread is the difference between the quoted yields on two different investments, usually of a credit security relative to a US Treasury with similar maturities.)

 

Q.

How was the Fund’s portfolio positioned at the end of the reporting period?

A.

The Fund’s largest exposures were in corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and commercial paper. It also had modest allocations to mortgage-backed securities and short-term investments.

 

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Q.

What factors do you believe will affect the Funds over the coming months?

A.

We continue to monitor a number of factors, including elevated inflation and the impact of the Fed’s rate hikes on the economy. We are also closely reviewing recent developments in the banking industry. Against this backdrop, we expect to continue managing the Fund with a focus on risk and liquidity.

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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Igor Lasun

President

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

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David G. Rothweiler

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

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Scott Dolan

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

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David J. Walczak

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Executive Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

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Robert Sabatino

Portfolio Manager

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Managing Director

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2023. The views and opinions in the letter were current as of June 10, 2023. They are not guarantees of future performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and we reserve the right to change our views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund’s future investment intent. We encourage you to consult your financial advisor regarding your personal investment program.

 

*

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

 

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Average annual total returns for periods ended 04/30/2023 (unaudited)

 

        1 year    Inception¹
Class A        2.03      1.20
Class P        2.14        1.28  
Class I        2.05        1.26  

ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index2

       2.84        1.44  

The annualized gross and net expense ratios, respectively, for each class of shares as in the August 29, 2022 prospectuses were as follows: Class A—0.44% and 0.35%; Class P—0.34% and 0.25%; and Class I—0.33% and 0.23%. 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. (“UBS AM”) have entered into a written fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement pursuant to which UBS AM is contractually obligated to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the Fund’s ordinary total operating expenses of each class through August 31, 2023 (excluding dividend expense, borrowing costs, and interest expense relating to short sales, and expenses attributable to investment in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses related to shareholders’ meetings and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed 0.35% for Class A; 0.25% for Class P; and 0.23% for Class I. The Fund has agreed to repay UBS AM for any waived fees/reimbursed expenses to the extent that it can do so over the following three fiscal years without causing the Fund’s expenses in any of those three years to exceed these expense caps and that UBS AM has not waived the right to do so. The fee waiver/expense reimbursement agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s board at any time and also will terminate automatically upon the expiration or termination of the Fund’s advisory contract with UBS AM. Upon termination of the agreement, however, UBS AM’s three year recoupment rights will survive.

 

1 

Inception date of Class A, Class P and Class I shares of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund was May 29, 2018.

2 

ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. At the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. The issue selected at each month-end rebalancing is the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the month-end rebalancing date.

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

 

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

The following three graphs depict the performance of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class A, Class P, and Class I shares versus the ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index from May 29, 2018, which is the inception date of the three classes, through April 30, 2023. Class P shares held through advisory programs may be subject to a program fee, which if included, would have reduced performance. The performance provided does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder could pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and returns will vary with market conditions; investors may realize a gain or loss upon redemption. It is important to note that the Fund is a professionally managed portfolio while the index is not available for investment and is unmanaged. The comparison is shown for illustration purposes only.

 

 

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class A vs. ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class A Shares as of May 29, 2018 = $10,000

 

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class P vs. ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class P Shares as of May 29, 2018 = $5,000,000

 

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund Class I vs. ICE BofA 3 Month US Treasury Bill Index

Wealth value with dividends reinvested. Initial investment for Class I Shares as of May 29, 2018 = $10,000,000

 

 

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

 

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Understanding your Fund’s expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 service fees (Class A shares only) 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, November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Actual expenses

The first line for each class of shares in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over a period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line 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

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 costs. Therefore, the second line in the table for each class of shares is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, if those other funds impose transactional costs—for example, sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. In addition, if those transactional costs were included, your costs for those other funds would have been higher.

 

                Beginning
account value
November 1, 2022
     Ending
account value
April 30, 2023
     Expenses paid
during period
11/01/22 to 04/30/23
1
     Expense
ratio during
the period
                        
Class A                         
Actual           $ 1,000.00        $ 1,025.70        $ 1.76          0.35
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)                   1,000.00          1,023.06          1.76          0.35  
Class P                         
Actual           $ 1,000.00        $ 1,026.20        $ 1.26          0.25
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)                   1,000.00          1,023.55          1.25          0.25  
Class I                         
Actual           $ 1,000.00        $ 1,026.30        $ 1.16          0.23
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)                   1,000.00          1,023.65          1.15          0.23  

 

 

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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 divided by 365 (to reflect the one–half year period).

 

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Portfolio statistics—(unaudited)1

As a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2023

 

Top ten holdings      

Energy Transfer LP,
5.579% due 05/01/23

     4.4

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
5.150% due 05/01/23

     4.4  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust,
0.530% due 12/22/26

     3.2  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC,
4.820% due 05/01/23

     2.8  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
5.043% due 09/13/24

     2.8  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,
5.134% due 10/18/24

     2.6  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.,
5.322% due 07/26/23

     2.2  

Enel Finance America LLC,
5.276% due 05/15/23

     2.1  

ING Groep NV,
4.100% due 10/02/23

     2.1  

Deutsche Bank AG,
5.189% due 11/08/23

     2.1  
Total      28.7

 

Top five issuer breakdown by country or territory of origin      

United States

     59.1

Canada

     8.5  

France

     6.7  

Germany

     5.0  

Japan

     4.1  
Total      83.4

 

Asset allocation      

Corporate bonds

     49.4

Asset-backed securities

     24.9  

Commercial paper

     24.2  

Mortgage-backed securities

     1.1  

Short-term investments

     0.5  

Cash equivalents and liabilities in excess of other assets

     (0.1
Total      100.0

 

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

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Asset-backed securities—24.9%

 

Ally Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2022- 1, Class A2,
2.670%, due 04/15/25

  $ 2,518,597     $ 2,499,326  

Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2020-1A, Class B,
2.000%, due 07/21/251

    2,590,000       2,529,971  

Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2021-1, Class A3,
0.770%, due 09/15/26

    4,000,000       3,805,123  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2019-2, Class B,
3.010%, due 12/16/24

    1,935,000       1,932,897  

CCG Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2020-1, Class C,
1.840%, due 12/14/271

    4,075,000       3,933,576  

Series 2021-1, Class A2,
0.300%, due 06/14/271

    665,912       647,450  

Series 2021-2, Class A2,
0.540%, due 03/14/291

    3,714,218       3,564,857  

Series 2022-1, Class A2,
3.910%, due 07/16/291

    1,359,763       1,339,138  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust,
Series 2021-2, Class A3,
0.530%, due 12/22/261

    18,920,000       18,335,576  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC,

   

Series 2020-1, Class A3,
1.860%, due 12/22/251

    3,000,000       2,976,983  

Series 2021-3, Class A2,
0.770%, due 08/20/271

    5,048,158       4,845,398  

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust,

   

Series 2021-B, Class B,
0.660%, due 01/15/25

    2,775,000       2,685,747  

Series 2022-A, Class A2A,
2.780%, due 10/15/24

    5,187,711       5,154,474  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

   

Series 2019-1, Class A,
3.520%, due 07/15/301

    2,400,000       2,365,716  

Series 2020-A, Class B,
2.050%, due 09/15/25

    2,370,000       2,311,470  

Series 2020-B, Class C,
2.040%, due 12/15/26

    2,645,000       2,558,180  

Series 2020-B, Class A4,
0.790%, due 11/15/25

    4,580,000       4,441,127  

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust,
Series 2021-1, Class C,
0.700%, due 02/20/25

    1,300,000       1,283,129  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2020-2, Class B,
2.540%, due 08/18/25

    1,000,000       978,012  

Series 2020-3, Class C,
1.370%, due 01/16/26

    3,915,000       3,723,292  

Series 2020-4, Class A4,
0.500%, due 02/17/26

    2,350,000       2,220,758  

GM Financial Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust,
Series 2020-2, Class B,
0.960%, due 10/15/251

    500,000       487,544  
     Face
amount
  Value
Asset-backed securities—(continued)

 

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC,
Series 2021-2, Class A3,
0.670%, due 07/15/251

  $ 1,000,000     $ 952,846  

HPEFS Equipment Trust,
Series 2021-2A, Class C,
0.880%, due 09/20/281

    3,550,000       3,418,739  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust,

   

Series 2021-A, Class B,
0.610%, due 10/15/251

    5,426,000       5,372,824  

Series 2021-B, Class B,
0.620%, due 03/16/261

    12,045,000       11,637,486  

Series 2021-C, Class B,
0.760%, due 02/17/261

    4,000,000       3,823,959  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2020-B, Class C,
1.600%, due 12/15/26

    1,440,000       1,370,296  

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC,

   

Series 2020-BA, Class A3,
0.490%, due 08/14/251

    1,264,511       1,218,832  

Series 2022-B, Class A2,
5.570%, due 09/09/251

    1,300,000       1,298,251  

Nissan Auto Lease Trust,

   

Series 2021-A, Class A3,
0.520%, due 08/15/24

    4,680,197       4,616,583  

Series 2022-A, Class A4,
3.870%, due 07/15/27

    1,350,000       1,325,543  

Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust,

   

Series 2020-BA, Class C,
1.290%, due 04/15/261

    900,000       873,522  

Series 2021-AA, Class B,
0.710%, due 08/17/261

    1,250,000       1,166,439  

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust,

   

Series 2020-B, Class A4,
0.650%, due 12/20/241

    5,725,000       5,607,861  

Series 2021-B, Class C,
1.100%, due 06/20/251

    500,000       476,887  

Series 2021-B, Class A3,
0.510%, due 08/20/241

    2,870,336       2,814,400  

Series 2021-C, Class B,
0.830%, due 03/20/261

    2,500,000       2,387,070  

Series 2021-C, Class C,
1.110%, due 03/20/261

    4,000,000       3,798,837  

Series 2022-B, Class A2,
2.840%, due 05/20/251

    1,665,219       1,641,217  

Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust,
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
2.560%, due 11/25/311

    2,350,000       2,281,058  

Toyota Lease Owner Trust,
Series 2021-A, Class A4,
0.500%, due 08/20/251

    1,000,000       982,232  

Verizon Owner Trust,
Series 2020-C, Class C,
0.770%, due 04/21/25

    2,190,000       2,118,262  

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust,
Series 2020-1, Class A4,
1.260%, due 08/20/26

    7,000,000       6,818,815  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Asset-backed securities—(concluded)

 

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2022-A, Class A3,
1.660%, due 05/17/27

  $ 1,646,000     $ 1,571,545  

Total asset-backed securities
(cost—$143,183,418)

 

    142,193,248  
Commercial paper—24.2%

 

Banking-non-U.S.—10.7%

 

DNB Bank ASA
5.190%, due 10/25/23

    3,500,000       3,410,689  

Enel Finance America LLC

   

5.276%, due 05/15/23

    12,000,000       11,975,826  

5.527%, due 06/20/23

    6,000,000       5,955,000  

Erste Finance Delaware LLC
4.820%, due 05/01/23

    16,000,000       16,000,000  

Glencore Funding LLC
5.289%, due 05/05/23

    5,000,000       4,997,111  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

   

5.322%, due 07/26/23

    13,000,000       12,839,443  

5.364%, due 08/16/23

    6,000,000       5,907,267  
   

 

 

 

      61,085,336  
   

 

 

 

Banking-U.S.—13.5%

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

   

5.200%, due 05/16/23

    5,000,000       4,989,167  

5.410%, due 07/18/23

    10,000,000       9,882,783  

Energy Transfer LP
5.579%, due 05/01/23

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
5.150%, due 05/01/23

    25,000,000       25,000,000  

Hyundai Capital America
5.268%, due 05/16/23

    5,000,000       4,989,208  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
5.550%, due 05/01/23

    7,000,000       7,000,000  
   

 

 

 

              76,861,158  

Total commercial paper
(cost—$137,946,494)

 

    137,946,494  
Corporate bonds—49.4%

 

Auto manufacturers—5.7%

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
Series B
Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.290%,
5.043%, due 09/13/242

    16,000,000       15,878,965  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

 

4.250%, due 11/13/231

    11,897,000       11,815,645  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.950%,
5.684%, due 06/07/241,2

    5,000,000       5,009,835  
   

 

 

 

      32,704,445  
   

 

 

 

Banks—32.8%

 

Bank of America Corp.
Series 0000
Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.100%,
5.901%, due 04/25/252

    8,000,000       7,975,320  
     Face
amount
  Value
Corporate bonds—(continued)

 

Banks—(continued)

 

Bank of Montreal

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.265%,
5.034%, due 09/15/232

  $ 5,475,000     $ 5,469,180  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.320%,
5.128%, due 07/09/242

    2,000,000       1,987,954  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA

   

3.750%, due 07/20/231

    1,900,000       1,891,955  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.410%,
5.095%, due 02/04/251,2

    10,000,000       9,882,021  

BNP Paribas SA
3.800%, due 01/10/241

    10,000,000       9,852,624  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.400%,
5.157%, due 12/14/232

    4,577,000       4,563,030  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.420%,
5.224%, due 10/18/242

    7,500,000       7,452,423  

Credit Agricole SA
3.875%, due 04/15/241

    5,000,000       4,917,241  

Credit Suisse AG
1.000%, due 05/05/23

    10,000,000       9,975,000  

Deutsche Bank AG
Series E
Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.500%,
5.189%, due 11/08/232

    12,000,000       11,891,513  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.430%,
5.145%, due 05/21/241,2

    4,307,000       4,281,982  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

3.625%, due 02/20/24

    4,000,000       3,947,416  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.292%, due 10/21/242

    5,000,000       4,952,331  

ING Groep NV
4.100%, due 10/02/23

    12,000,000       11,926,138  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.920%,
5.633%, due 02/24/262

    10,000,000       9,945,320  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.801%, due 07/18/24

    5,000,000       4,840,372  

National Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.490%,
5.175%, due 08/06/242

    4,960,000       4,935,145  

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

    8,000,000       7,936,769  

NatWest Markets PLC

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.530%,
5.223%, due 08/12/241,2

    7,570,000       7,504,648  

Nordea Bank Abp
3.750%, due 08/30/231

    4,975,000       4,944,233  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.340%,
5.148%, due 10/07/242

    10,000,000       9,926,550  

Societe Generale SA

 

3.875%, due 03/28/241

    10,000,000       9,782,926  

4.250%, due 09/14/231

    2,000,000       1,980,753  
 

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

     Face
amount
  Value
Corporate bonds—(concluded)

 

Banks—(concluded)

 

Toronto-Dominion Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.350%,
5.100%, due 09/10/242

  $ 7,500,000     $ 7,442,521  

Truist Bank

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.200%,
5.004%, due 01/17/242

    7,000,000       6,917,430  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.001%, due 11/18/242

    10,000,000       9,954,284  
   

 

 

 

      187,077,079  
   

 

 

 

Diversified financial services—1.7%

 

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.900%, due 01/29/24

    10,000,000       9,876,307  
   

 

 

 

Electric—5.8%

 

Eversource Energy

 

3.800%, due 12/01/23

    4,000,000       3,957,156  

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
4.948%, due 08/15/232

    7,000,000       6,993,489  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
Series D
Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.330%,
5.134%, due 10/18/242

    15,000,000       14,848,379  

Southern Co.
Series 2021
Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.370%,
5.062%, due 05/10/232

    7,000,000       6,999,198  
   

 

 

 

      32,798,222  
   

 

 

 

Insurance—1.8%

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.300%,
5.123%, due 09/27/241,2

    10,000,000       9,932,260  
   

 

 

 

Pipelines—0.7%

 

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

    4,000,000       3,956,830  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors—0.9%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.250%,
5.071%, due 10/01/242

    5,000,000       4,965,486  

Total corporate bonds
(cost—$283,082,247)

      281,310,629  
     Face
amount
  Value
Mortgage-backed securities—1.1%

 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust,
Series 2020-R1, Class A1,
0.990%, due 04/25/531,3

  $ 4,360,976     $ 3,960,217  

MFA Trust

   

Series 2020-NQM3, Class A1,
1.014%, due 01/26/651,3

    360,267       332,201  

Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1,
1.153%, due 04/25/651,3

    1,077,814       951,397  

Verus Securitization Trust,
Series 2021-R2, Class A1,
0.918%, due 02/25/641,3

    1,452,888       1,249,503  

Total mortgage-backed securities
(cost—$7,250,166)

 

    6,493,318  
   
     Number of
shares
    
Short-term investments—0.5%

 

Investment companies:—0.5%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 4.756%4
(cost $2,804,432)

    2,804,432       2,804,432  

Total investments
(cost—$574,266,757)—100.1%

 

    570,748,121  
   

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.1)%

 

    (627,908

Net assets—100.0%

 

  $ 570,120,213  
 

 

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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2023

 

 

Fair valuation summary

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of April 30, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments. In the event a Fund holds investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient (or its equivalent), a separate column will be added to the fair value hierarchy table; this is intended to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of investments.

 

Description      Unadjusted
quoted prices in
active market for
identical investments
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
   Unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
Assets                  
                 
Corporate bonds      $        $ 281,310,629      $        $ 281,310,629  
Mortgage-backed securities                 6,493,318                 6,493,318  
Commercial paper                 137,946,494                 137,946,494  
Asset-backed securities                 142,193,248                 142,193,248  
Short-term investments                 2,804,432                 2,804,432  
Total      $        $ 570,748,121      $        $ 570,748,121  

At April 30, 2023 there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Portfolio footnotes

1 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid, unless noted otherwise, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A, in the amount of $179,068,110, represented 31.4% of the Fund’s net assets at period end.

2 

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective rate as of period end and adjusts periodically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and based on current market conditions. The maturity date reflects earlier of reset date or stated maturity date.

3 

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

4 

Rates shown reflect yield at April 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

April 30, 2023  

 

Assets:

 

Investments, at value (cost—$574,266,757)        $570,748,121  
Cash        115,032  
Receivable for fund shares sold        859,722  
Receivable for interest and dividends        2,197,847  
Other assets        5,711  
Total assets        573,926,433  
    
Liabilities:

 

Payable for fund shares redeemed        3,306,800  
Dividends payable to shareholders        241,520  
Payable to affiliate        78,779  
Payable to custodian        25,265  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities        153,856  
Total liabilities        3,806,220  
Net assets        $570,120,213  
    
Net assets consist of:

 

Beneficial interest shares of $0.001 par value (unlimited amount authorized)        $612,151,942  
Distributable earnings (accumulated losses)        (42,031,729
Net assets        $570,120,213  
    
Class A

 

Net assets        $114,696,488  
Shares outstanding        11,692,060  
Net asset value and offering price per share        $9.81  
    
Class P

 

Net assets        $455,345,575  
Shares outstanding        46,463,943  
Net asset value and offering price per share        $9.80  
    
Class I

 

Net Assets        $78,150  
Shares outstanding        7,990  
Net asset value and offering price per share        $9.78  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations 

 

        For the
year ended
April 30, 2023
Investment income:

 

Interest        $28,875,490  
Securities lending        3,653  
Total income        28,879,143  
Expenses:

 

Investment advisory and administration fees        3,017,823  
Service fees—Class A        207,287  
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class A        26,481  
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class P        109,263  
Transfer agency and related services fees—Class I        17  
Custody and fund accounting fees        54,017  
Trustees fees        23,104  
Professional services fees        126,014  
Printing and shareholder report fees        70,106  
Federal and state registration fees        85,887  
Insurance expense        20,358  
Other expenses        78,047  
Total expenses        3,818,404  
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by advisor and administrator        (1,096,287
Net expenses        2,722,117  
Net investment income (loss)        26,157,026  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments        (25,158,765
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments        12,689,474  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities        (12,469,291
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        $13,687,735  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

13


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

 

 

Statement of changes in net assets 

 

       For the years ended April 30,
        2023    2022
From operations:

 

       
Net investment income (loss)        $26,157,026        $5,107,699  
Net realized gain (loss)        (25,158,765      101,137  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        12,689,474        (18,665,621
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations        13,687,735        (13,456,785
Total distributions—Class A        (5,231,925      (884,022
Total distributions—Class P        (21,315,635      (4,940,775
Total distributions—Class I        (4,789      (379,151
Total distributions        (26,552,349      (6,203,948
From beneficial interest transactions:

 

       
Proceeds from shares sold        229,687,740        1,221,467,324  
Cost of shares redeemed        (1,294,369,670      (2,958,171,252
Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions        22,522,791        5,304,679  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions        (1,042,159,139      (1,731,399,249
Net increase (decrease) in net assets        (1,055,023,753      (1,751,059,982
Net assets:

 

       
Beginning of year        1,625,143,966        3,376,203,948  
End of year        $570,120,213        $1,625,143,966  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Financial highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

Class A                                          
     Years ended April 30,   For the period from
May 29, 2018
1 to
April 30, 2019
      2023    2022   2021   2020
Net asset value, beginning of period      $9.90        $9.99       $9.95       $10.00       $10.00  
Net investment income (loss)2      0.25        0.01       0.04       0.20       0.23  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.05      (0.08     0.04       (0.05     (0.01 )3 
Net increase (decrease) from operations      0.20        (0.07     0.08       0.15       0.22  
Dividends from net investment income      (0.28      (0.02     (0.04     (0.20     (0.22
Distributions from net realized gains      (0.01      (0.00 )4      (0.00 )4             
Total dividends and distributions      (0.29      (0.02     (0.04     (0.20     (0.22
Net asset value, end of period      $9.81        $9.90       $9.99       $9.95       $10.00  
Total investment return5      2.03      (0.75 )%      0.82     1.46     2.35
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements      0.46      0.44 %6      0.44 %6      0.45 %6      0.47 %6,7 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements      0.35      0.35 %6      0.35 %6      0.35 %6      0.31 %6,7 
Net investment income (loss)      2.48      0.13     0.41     2.01     2.48 %7 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $ 114,696      $ 347,829     $ 662,131     $ 1,226,267     $ 1,193,910  
Portfolio turnover      72      56     64     53     12
           
Class P                                          
     Years ended April 30   For the period from
May 29,  2018
1 to
April 30, 2019
      2023    2022   2021   2020
Net asset value, beginning of period      $9.89        $9.98       $9.94       $9.99       $10.00  
Net investment income (loss)2      0.26        0.02       0.04       0.20       0.24  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)      (0.05      (0.08     0.05       (0.04     (0.02 )3 
Net increase (decrease) from operations      0.21        (0.06     0.09       0.16       0.22  
Dividends from net investment income      (0.29      (0.03     (0.05     (0.21     (0.23
Distributions from net realized gains      (0.01      (0.00 )4      (0.00 )4             
Total dividends and distributions      (0.30      (0.03     (0.05     (0.21     (0.23
Net asset value, end of period      $9.80        $9.89       $9.98       $9.94       $9.99  
Total investment return5      2.14      (0.65 )%      0.92     1.66     2.24
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements      0.36      0.34 %6      0.34 %6      0.36 %6      0.39 %6,7 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements      0.25      0.25 %6      0.25 %6      0.25 %6      0.21 %6,7 
Net investment income (loss)      2.63      0.24     0.38     2.04     2.61 %7 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $ 455,346      $ 1,227,504     $ 2,218,543     $ 915,463     $ 358,489  
Portfolio turnover      72      56     64     53     12

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Financial highlights (concluded)

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period is presented below:

 

Class I                                          
     Years ended April 30   For the period from
May 29, 2018
1 to
April 30, 2019
      2023    2022   2021   2020
Net asset value, beginning of period      $9.88        $9.97       $9.94       $9.99       $10.00  
Net investment income (loss)2      0.08 3       0.02       0.03       0.22       0.22  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      0.12 3       (0.08     0.05       (0.05     (0.00 )4,5 
Net increase (decrease) from operations      0.20        (0.06     0.08       0.17       0.22  
Dividends from net investment income      (0.29      (0.03     (0.05     (0.22     (0.23
Distributions from net realized gain      (0.01      (0.00 )4      (0.00 )5             
Total dividends and distributions      (0.30      (0.03     (0.05     (0.22     (0.23
Net asset value, end of period      $9.78        $9.88       $9.97       $9.94       $9.99  
Total investment return6      2.05      (0.63 )%      0.84     1.68     2.26
Ratios to average net assets:

 

Expenses before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements      0.34      0.33 %7      0.33 %7      0.35 %7      0.38 %7,8 
Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements      0.23      0.23 %7      0.23 %7      0.23 %7      0.16 %7,8 
Net investment income (loss)      0.79      0.23     0.31     2.25     2.42 %8 
Supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s)      $ 78        $49,811       $495,530       $ 421       $675  
Portfolio turnover      72      56     64     53     12

 

1 

Commencement of operations.

2 

Calculated using the average shares method.

3 

Due to substantial redemptions of Class I shares of the Fund during the year and fluctuating market values, these numbers would differ if presented utilizing another acceptable financial reporting method other than the average shares method that was used to calculate per share amounts. If such other acceptable method had been used, “Net investment income” would have been $0.27 per share and “Net realized and unrealized loss” would have been $(0.07) per share.

4 

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

5 

Amount represents less than $0.005 or $(0.005) per share.

6 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a $10,000 investment on the first day of the 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 the period reported. 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.

7 

Includes interest expense representing less than 0.005%.

8 

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Organization and significant accounting policies

UBS Ultra Short Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as a diversified series of UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 29, 1998. The Trust is a series mutual fund with sixteen series. The financial statements for the other series of the Trust are not included herein.

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS AM”) is the investment advisor and administrator for the Fund. UBS AM is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary 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 currently offers Class A, Class P and Class I shares. Each class represents interests in the same assets of the Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in ongoing service fees and certain transfer agency and related services expenses and certain fee waiver/expense reimbursement/cap arrangements as discussed further below. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that Class A shares have exclusive voting rights with respect to its service 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.

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 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.

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 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Concentration of risk—The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic, political and other 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 UBS AM as the valuation designee appointed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined as of the close of the NYSE.

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 UBS AM 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.

The Board has designated UBS AM as the valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and delegated to UBS AM the responsibility for making fair value determinations with respect to portfolio holdings. UBS AM, as the valuation designee, is responsible for periodically assessing any material risks associated with the determination of the fair value of investments; establishing and applying fair value methodologies; testing the appropriateness of fair value methodologies; and overseeing and evaluating third party pricing services. UBS AM has the Equities, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Valuation Committee (the “VC”) to assist with its designated responsibilities as

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

valuation designee. Fair valuation determinations are subject to review at least monthly by the VC during scheduled meetings. Pricing decisions, processes, and controls over fair value determinations are subject to internal and external reviews, including annual internal compliance reviews and periodic internal audit reviews.

The types of investments for which such fair value pricing may be necessary include, but are not limited to: foreign investments under some circumstances; securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; investments whose trading has been halted or suspended; fixed income securities that are in default and for which there is no current market value quotation; and investments that are restricted as to transfer or resale. The need to fair value a Fund’s portfolio investments may also result from low trading volume in foreign markets or thinly traded domestic investments, and when a security that is subject to a trading limit or collar on the exchange or market on which it is primarily traded reaches the “limit up” or “limit down” price and no trading has taken place at that price. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of an investment’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the investment; and the evaluation of forces which influence the market in which the investment is purchased and sold. Valuing investments at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuing investments that have readily available market quotations. Fair value determinations can also involve reliance on quantitative models employed by a fair value pricing service.

US GAAP requires disclosure regarding the various inputs that are used in determining the value of 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 table has been included near the end of the Fund’s Portfolio of investments.

Investments

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.

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 Company or FHLMC) are historically supported only by the credit of the issuer, but currently are guaranteed by the US government in connection with such agencies being placed temporarily into conservatorship by the US government.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

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. Certain classes of CMOs and other MBS are structured in a manner that makes them extremely sensitive to changes in prepayment rates. Such classes include interest-only (“IO”) and principal-only (“PO”) classes. IOs are entitled to receive all or a portion of the interest, but none (or only a nominal amount) of the principal payments, from the underlying mortgage assets. If the mortgage assets underlying an IO experience greater than anticipated principal prepayments, then the total amount of interest payments allocable to the IO class, and therefore the yield to investors, generally will be reduced. Conversely, PO classes are entitled to receive all or a portion of the principal payments, but none of the interest, from the underlying mortgage assets. PO classes are purchased at substantial discounts from par, and the yield to investors will be reduced if principal payments are slower than expected.

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. Moreover, repurchase agreements secured by obligations that are not eligible for direct investment under the Fund’s investment strategies and limitations, may require the Fund to promptly dispose of such collateral if the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent. 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.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

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, advised or sub-advised by UBS AM. 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 Fund 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.

At April 30, 2023, the Fund was not invested in any repurchase agreements.

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.

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 fee and an administration fee, which is to be accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rates of 0.20% and 0.10%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. At April 30, 2023, UBS AM is owed $70,963 by the Fund, representing investment advisory and administration fees net of fee waivers/expense reimbursements.

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) expenses related to investments in other investment companies, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses related to shareholders’ meetings and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class P and Class I shares at a level not to exceed 0.35%, 0.25% and 0.23% of average daily net assets, respectively through August 31, 2023. For the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM waived $1,096,287 in investment advisory and administration fees. UBS AM may recoup from the Fund any such waived fees/ reimbursed expenses during the following three fiscal years, to the extent that ordinary operating expenses (with certain exclusions such as dividend expense, borrowing costs and interest expense) are otherwise below the applicable expense cap in effect at the time the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

At April 30, 2023, the Fund had remaining fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to repayment to UBS AM and respective dates of expiration as follows:

 

Fund    Fee waivers/
expense
reimbursements
subject to
repayment
   Expires
April 30,
2024
   Expires
April 30,
2025
   Expires
April 30,
2026
Class A    $ 1,532,295      $ 864,807      $ 443,464      $ 224,024  
Class P      4,140,061        1,733,591        1,534,902        871,568  
Class I      320,989        188,203        132,091        695  

For the period ended April 30, 2023, UBS AM did not voluntarily waive any additional fees.

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

Service plan

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM (US)”) is the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares. The Fund has adopted a service plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for Class A shares. The Plan governs payments made for the expenses incurred in the service of Class A shares. The Fund pays UBS AM (US) monthly service fees at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares. At April 30, 2023, the Fund owed UBS AM (US) $7,816 for service fees.

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 April 30, 2023, UBS Financial Services Inc. received from BNY Mellon, not the Fund, $76,745 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 3313% of its total assets to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are initially 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. In the event that the market value of the cash, US government securities, and irrevocable letters of credit securing the loan falls below 100% for domestic securities, and 103% for foreign securities, the borrower must provide additional cash, US government securities, and irrevocable letters of credit so that the total securing the loan is at least 102% of the market value for domestic securities and 105% of the market value for foreign securities.

The Fund may 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 Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, which is included in the Fund’s Portfolio of investments. State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Fund’s lending agent.

At April 30, 2023, the Fund did not have any securities on loan.

Bank line of credit

The Fund participates with other funds managed by UBS AM in a $185 million committed credit facility (the “Committed Credit Facility”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company. The Committed Credit Facility is to be utilized for temporary financing until the settlement of sales or purchases of portfolio securities, the repurchase or redemption of shares of the participating Fund at the request of shareholders and other temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on amounts borrowed is calculated based on the prevailing rates in effect at the time of borrowing. The funds covered by the Committed Credit Facility have agreed to pay commitment fees on the average daily balance of the Committed Credit Facility not utilized. Commitment fees have been allocated among the funds in the Committed Credit Facility as follows: 50% of the allocation is based on the relative asset size of funds and the other 50% of the allocation is based on utilization.

For the period ended April 30, 2023, the Fund did not borrow under the Committed Credit Facility.

Purchases and sales of securities

For the period ended April 30, 2023, aggregate purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term securities, were $551,954,100 and $1,387,373,680, respectively.

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Notes to financial statements

 

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 year ended April 30, 2023:            
           
                   Class A
                       Shares    Amount
Shares sold            31,127      $ 304,660  
Shares repurchased            (23,936,609      (235,317,660
Dividends reinvested                              465,192        4,564,574  
Net increase (decrease)                              (23,440,290    $ (230,448,426
    Class P         Class I
     Shares    Amount         Shares    Amount
Shares sold     23,357,649      $ 229,383,080              $  
Shares repurchased     (102,832,409      (1,009,301,167       (5,035,510      (49,750,843
Dividends reinvested     1,831,882        17,955,872         240        2,345  
Net increase (decrease)     (77,642,878    $ (761,962,215             (5,035,270    $ (49,748,498
           

For the year ended April 30, 2022:

           
           
                   Class A
                       Shares    Amount
Shares sold            24,786      $ 246,796  
Shares repurchased            (31,224,925      (311,334,715
Dividends reinvested                              76,595        763,010  
Net increase (decrease)                              (31,123,544    $ (310,324,909
           
    Class P         Class I
     Shares    Amount            Shares    Amount
Shares sold     122,533,446      $ 1,221,220,528              $  
Shares repurchased     (221,080,567      (2,201,394,392       (44,688,330      (445,442,145
Dividends reinvested     423,677        4,216,998         32,617        324,671  
Net increase (decrease)     (98,123,444    $ (975,956,866             (44,655,713    $ (445,117,474

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 years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022, was ordinary income in the amount of $26,552,349 and $6,203,948, respectively.

For federal income tax purposes, the estimated cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments held at April 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

Cost of investments      Gross unrealized
appreciation
     Gross unrealized
depreciation
   Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on investments
$574,354,229      $ 19,473        $ (3,625,581    $ (3,606,108

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

At April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
ordinary income
 

Undistributed
long-term

capital gains

    

Accumulated
capital and

other losses

  

Unrealized
appreciation

(depreciation)

  

Other

temporary

differences

   Total
$416,297   $—      $ (38,472,418    $ (3,606,108    $ (369,500    $ (42,031,729

Net capital losses recognized by the Fund may be carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. These carryforwards are available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of future realized capital gains. To the extent that such losses are used to offset future net realized capital gains, it is probable these gains will not be distributed. At April 30, 2023, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $27,576,342 in short-term and $10,896,076 in long-term capital losses.

ASC 740-10 “Income Taxes—Overall” sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. The Fund has analyzed and concluded as of April 30, 2023 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 April 30, 2023, 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 April 30, 2023, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Opinion on the financial statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of UBS Ultra Short Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2023, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period from May 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting UBS Series Funds) at April 30, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period from May 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more UBS investment companies since 1978.

New York, New York

June 28, 2023

 

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Tax information (unaudited)

 

Other tax information

Pursuant to sections 871(k)(1)(C)(i) and 871(k)(2)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $15,772,280 of ordinary income distributions paid as qualified interest income for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

 

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General information (unaudited)

 

Quarterly portfolio schedule

The Fund filed its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Additionally, you may obtain copies of such portfolio holdings schedules for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year 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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Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees & Officers

The Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees which oversees the Fund’s operations. The table below shows, for each trustee and officer, his or her name, address and age, the position held with the Trust, the length of time served as a trustee or officer of the Trust, the trustee’s or officer’s principal occupations during the last five years, the number of funds in the UBS fund complex overseen by the trustee or for which a person served as an officer, and other directorships held by such trustee.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-647 1568.

 

Independent Trustees        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Alan S. Bernikow;

82

K2 Integrity

845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 2005 (Trustee); Since 2022 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)   Mr. Bernikow is retired. Until 2023, he was a director of Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics) (and served as the chair of its audit committee and as the chair of its compensation committee). From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Bernikow was also a director of Destination XL Group, Inc. (menswear) (and served as a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee). Prior to June 2003, Mr. Bernikow also had served as the deputy chief executive officer at Deloitte & Touche (international accounting and consulting firm).   Mr. Bernikow is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Bernikow is also the lead director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (real estate investment trust) (and serves as the chair of its audit committee).

Richard R. Burt;

76

McLarty Associates

900 17th Street 8th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20006

  Trustee   Since 1998   Mr. Burt is a managing partner of McLarty Associates (a consulting firm) (since 2007). He was chairman of IEP Advisors (international investments and consulting firm) until 2009.   Mr. Burt is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

Bernard H. Garil;

83

6754 Casa Grande Way Delray Beach, FL 33446

  Trustee   Since 2005   Mr. Garil is retired (since 2001). He was a managing director at PIMCO Advisory Services (from 1999 to 2001) where he served as president of closed-end funds and vice- president of the variable insurance product funds advised by OpCap Advisors (until 2001).   Mr. Garil is a director or trustee of 4 investment companies (consisting of 38 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   Mr. Garil is also a trustee for the Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation).

 

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UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees (concluded)        
         

Name,

address,

and age

  Position(s)
held with
Trust
  Term of office1
and length of
time served
 

Principal occupation(s)
during past

5 years

  Number of portfolios in
fund complex overseen
by trustee
 

Other directorships

held by

trustee

Heather R. Higgins;

63

c/o Keith A. Weller,

Fund Secretary

UBS Asset Management

(Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

  Trustee   Since 2005   Ms. Higgins is the president and director of The Randolph Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 1991). Ms. Higgins also serves (or has served) on the boards of several non-profit charitable groups, including the Independent Women’s Forum (chairman) and the Philanthropy Roundtable (vice chairman). She also serves on the board of the Hoover Institution (from 2001 to 2007 and since 2009).   Ms. Higgins is a director or trustee of 7 investment companies (consisting of 41 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.   None

 

 

 

 

1 

Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term.

 

29


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Rose Ann Bubloski4;

55

   Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2011    Ms. Bubloski is a director (since 2012) (prior to which she was an associate director (from 2008 to 2012)) and a senior manager of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) at UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and/or UBS Asset Management (US) Inc. (“UBS AM—Americas region”). Ms. Bubloski is a vice president and assistant treasurer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Franklin P. Dickson4;

44

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Dickson is an associate director (since 2015) and tax compliance manager (since 2017) (prior to which he was a product controller (from 2015 to 2017) of fund accounting—US (previously named product control and investment support) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Dickson is a vice president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Lisa N. DiPaolo2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2015    Ms. DiPaolo is an executive director (since 2020) (prior to which she was a director from 2008 until 2020), and portfolio manager (since 2015) at UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. DiPaolo joined UBS AM—Americas region in 2000 and has been a municipal securities analyst on the tax-free fixed income team. Ms. DiPaolo is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Charles W. Grande2;

59

   Vice President    Since 2017    Mr. Grande is a managing director, head of municipal fixed income team (since 2020; formerly co-head from 2017 until 2020) and head of municipal credit research (since 2009) with UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Grande is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Mark F. Kemper3;

65

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2004 and 2019, respectively    Mr. Kemper is a managing director (since 2006) and senior legal advisor (since January 2023). Most recently, Mr. Kemper has held senior Legal and Compliance positions at UBS AM—Americas Region including general counsel (2004 through 2019 and 2021 to 2023) (prior to which he was senior legal counsel (2019-2020 and 2021)), Interim Head of Asia Pacific Legal ( 2020-2021) and Interim Head of Compliance and Operational Risk Control (2019) of UBS AM—Americas region. He has been assistant secretary of UBS AM—Americas region (since 2022) (prior to which he was secretary (from 2004 until 2022) and assistant secretary of UBS Asset Management Trust Company (since 1993). Mr. Kemper is vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager. Mr. Kemper is employed by UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017).

Joanne M. Kilkeary4;

55

   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer    Since 1999 (Vice President) and since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

Ms. Kilkeary is an executive director (since 2013) (prior to which she was a director

(from 2008 to 2013)) and head of fund accounting—US (since 2020) (prior to which she was head of regulatory, tax, audit and board governance for product control and investment support (from 2017 until 2020)) (prior to which she was a senior manager of registered fund product control of UBS AM—Americas region from 2004-2017)). Ms. Kilkeary is a vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Igor Lasun2;

44

   President    Since 2018    Mr. Lasun is a managing director (since 2021) (prior to which he was an executive director (from 2018 until 2021)) and head of product development and management for UBS AM—Americas region (since 2018) (prior to which he was a senior fixed income product specialist from 2007 to 2018, and had joined the firm in 2005). In this role, he oversees product development and management for both wholesale and institutional businesses. Mr. Lasun serves as president of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

 

30


UBS Ultra Short Income Fund

Supplemental information (unaudited)

 

Officers (concluded)
        

Name, address,

and age

  

Position(s) held

with Trust

  

Term of office1

and length

of time served

   Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years

Leesa Merrill3;

44

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since May 2022    Ms. Merrill is an executive director (since March 2023) (prior to which she was a director (from 2014 until March 2023)) and served as head of compliance risk (from 2020 to 2022) (prior to which she was a senior compliance officer (from 2004 until 2020) for UBS AM—Americas region. Ms. Merrill serves as chief compliance officer of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM or one of its affiliates serves as investment advisor or manager.

Ryan Nugent2;

45

   Vice President    Since 2009    Mr. Nugent is an executive director (since 2017) (prior to which he was director (from 2010 to 2017)), and portfolio manager (since 2005) and head of municipal trading (since 2013) of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Nugent is a vice president of two investment companies (consisting of 22 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Robert Sabatino3;

49

   Vice President    Since 2001    Mr. Sabatino is a managing director (since 2010) (prior to which he was an executive director (since 2007)), head of global liquidity portfolio management (since 2015), head of US taxable money markets (from 2009 to 2015), and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region in the short duration fixed income group (since 2000). Mr. Sabatino is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Eric Sanders2;

57

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2005    Mr. Sanders is a director and associate general counsel with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005). Mr. Sanders is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Philip Stacey3;

38

   Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2018    Mr. Stacey is a managing director (since March 2023, prior to which he was an executive director (from 2019 until March 2023)) and Head of Legal—UBS AM Americas region (since January 2023) prior to which he was Head of Derivatives and Trading Legal and associate general counsel (from 2017 through December 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2015). Mr. Stacey is a vice president and assistant secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

David Walczak3;

39

   Vice President    Since 2016    Mr. Walczak is an executive director (since 2016), head of US money markets (since 2015) and portfolio manager of UBS AM—Americas region. Mr. Walczak is a vice president of three investment companies (consisting of 37 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager.

Keith A. Weller3;

61

   Vice President and Secretary    Since 1998 (Vice President) and since 2019 (Secretary)   

Mr. Weller is an executive director and deputy general counsel (since 2019, prior to

which he was senior associate general counsel) and Head of Registered Funds Legal (since 2022) with UBS Business Solutions US LLC (since 2017) and also with UBS AM—Americas region (since 2005) and has been an attorney with affiliated entities since 1995. Mr. Weller is a vice president and secretary of 6 investment companies (consisting of 50 portfolios) for which UBS AM serves as investment advisor or manager, and is also involved with other funds for which UBS AM or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or administrator.

 

 

1 

Officers of the Trust are appointed by the trustees and serve at the pleasure of the board.

2 

This person’s business address is 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

3 

This person’s business address is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

4

This person’s business address is 1000 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086.

 

31


Trustees

Alan S. Bernikow

Chairman

Richard R. Burt

Bernard H. Garil

Heather R. Higgins

Investment Advisor and Administrator

UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Principal Underwriter

UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

 

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.

© UBS 2023. All rights reserved.


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S1709


  (b)

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

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (The registrant has designated the code of ethics adopted pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley as a “Code of Conduct” to lessen the risk of confusion with its separate code of ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act.).

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board has determined that the following person serving on the registrant’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in item 3 of Form N-CSR: Alan S. Bernikow. Mr. Bernikow is independent as defined in item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

  (a)

Audit Fees:

For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022, the aggregate Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) audit fees for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $394,685 and $496,217, respectively.

Fees included in the audit fees category are those associated with the annual audits of financial statements and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

 

  (b)

Audit-Related Fees:

In each of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022, the aggregate audit-related fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audits of the financial statements, but not reported as audit fees, were approximately $62,964 and $62,964, respectively.

Fees included in the audit-related fees category are those associated with the reading and providing of comments on the 2022 and 2021 semiannual financial statements.

There were no audit-related fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

 

  (c)

Tax Fees:


In each of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022, the aggregate tax fees billed by E&Y for professional services rendered to the registrant were approximately $196,500 and $207,000, respectively.

Fees included in the tax fees category comprise all services performed by professional staff in the independent accountant’s tax division except those services related to the audits. This category comprises fees for review of tax compliance, tax return preparation and excise tax calculations.

There were no tax fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

 

  (d)

All Other Fees:

In each of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022, there were no fees billed by E&Y for products and services, other than the services reported in Item 4(a)-(c) above, rendered to the registrant.

Fees included in the all other fees category would consist of services related to internal control reviews, strategy and other consulting, financial information systems design and implementation, consulting on other information systems, and other tax services unrelated to the registrant.

There were no “all other fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

 

  (e)

(1)  Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The registrant’s Audit Committee (“audit committee”) has adopted an “Audit Committee Charter (Amended and Restated as of September 14, 2016)” (the “charter”). The charter contains the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures. Reproduced below is an excerpt from the charter regarding pre-approval policies and procedures:

The [audit] Committee shall:

 

 

  2.

Pre-approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services1 to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to UBS AM and any Covered Service Providers, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. In carrying out this responsibility, the Committee shall seek periodically from UBS AM and from the independent auditors a list of such audit and permissible non-audit services that can be expected to be rendered to the Fund, UBS AM or any Covered Service Providers by the Fund’s independent auditors, and an estimate of the fees sought to be paid in connection with such services. The Committee has delegated its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services not exceeding $100,000 (excluding reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) on an annual basis to the Chairperson. All such pre-approvals will be reported to the full Committee on a quarterly basis at the Committee’s


 

next regularly scheduled meeting after the pre-approval. The Committee may not delegate to management its responsibility to pre-approve services to be performed by the independent auditor. Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the Committee or the Chairperson will be submitted by both the Fund’s independent auditors and the Fund’s Treasurer or other designated Fund officer and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with SEC rules on auditor independence. From year to year, the Committee shall report to the Board whether this system of pre-approval has been effective and efficient or whether this Charter should be amended to allow for pre-approval pursuant to such policies and procedures as the Committee shall approve, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to other persons (other than UBS AM or the Fund’s officers).

 

                              

1 The Committee will not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may taint the independence of the auditors. Currently, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services) that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment advisor or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible. Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, UBS AM and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with UBS AM that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors (during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided) by (a) the Fund, (b) UBS AM and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with UBS AM that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.


  (e) (2) 

Services approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

Audit-Related Fees:

There were no amounts that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 on behalf of the registrant.

There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

Tax Fees:

There were no amounts that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 on behalf of the registrant.

There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

All Other Fees:

There were no amounts that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 on behalf of the registrant.

There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 on behalf of the registrant’s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

  (f)

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, if greater than 50%, specify the percentage of hours spent on the audit of the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons who are not full-time, permanent employees of E&Y. According to E&Y, such amount was below 50%; therefore, disclosure item not applicable for this filing.

 

  (g)

For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022, the aggregate fees billed by E&Y of $1,837,064 and $800,904, respectively, for non-audit services rendered on behalf of the registrant (“covered”), its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser (“non-covered”) that provides (or provided during the relevant fiscal period) services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant is shown in the table below:


     2023    2022  

Covered Services

   $259,464    $ 269,964  

Non-Covered Services

     1,577,600      530,940  

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee was not required to consider whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

  (i)

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

  (j)

Not applicable to the registrant.

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: Keith A. Weller, 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 that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed- End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

  (a)

(1) Code of Ethics as required pursuant to Section  406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and designated by registrant as a “Code of Conduct”) is filed herewith as Exhibit EX-99.CODE ETH.

 

  (a)

(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

  (a)

(3) Written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons – not applicable to the registrant.

 

  (a)

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant – Not applicable to the registrant.

 

  (b)

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.

 

  (c)

Disclosure pursuant to Section  13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.IRANNOTICE.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

UBS Series Funds

 

By:        /s/ Igor Lasun
  Igor Lasun
  President
  Date:    July 10, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:        /s/ Igor Lasun
  Igor Lasun
  President
Date:   July 10, 2023
By:   /s/ Joanne M. Kilkeary
  Joanne M. Kilkeary
  Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer
Date:   July 10, 2023