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ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-178960

Dated December 11, 2013

 

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ETRACS is pleased to announce a new exchange-traded product: the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Closed-End Fund ETN (NYSE: CEFL). CEFL is designed for investors who seek significant monthly income potential and the opportunity for price appreciation from a closed-end fund index, the ISE High Income™ Index (the “Index”).      

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Income Potential    Variable monthly coupon linked to 2 times the cash distributions, if any, on the Index constituents      
2x Index Yield1    19.40%      
Underlying Index    ISE High IncomeTM Index      
Leverage    2x leverage that is reset monthly, not daily      
CEFL Offers Investors:      

•  Significant income potential in the form of a variable monthly coupon linked to 2 times the cash distributions, if any, on the Index constituents. If the Index constituents do not make distributions, then investors will not receive any coupons.

     

•  Monthly compounded 2x leveraged exposure to an index comprised of 30 closed-end funds that vary by asset class, investment strategy, asset manager and investment region.

     

•  Potential for price appreciation as the closed-end funds in the Index are selected, in part, on the basis of their share price discount from net asset value.

     
About the NYSE® Diversified High Income Index      


The ISE High Income™ Index (the “Index”) measures the performance of 30 U.S. closed-end funds, as selected and ranked by the Index sponsor in accordance with the Index methodology. To be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a fund must be domiciled in the U.S., be listed on a U.S. securities exchange and satisfy minimum market capitalization and liquidity requirements. Each eligible fund is ranked in descending order in accordance with a multivariate ranking scheme based on three factors: yield; share price discount from net asset value; and trading liquidity, with the 30 highest-ranking funds included in the Index. The Index constituent weights are determined by a modified linear weighting methodology that results in higher-ranked funds receiving a greater Index weighting than lower-ranked funds. The Index is rebalanced yearly to ensure that Index constituents do not exceed Index target weightings. The Index is a price return index (i.e., the reinvestment of dividends is not reflected in the Index; rather, any cash distributions on the Index constituents are reflected in the variable monthly coupon that may be paid to investors of CEFL). The Index was created on April 11, 2013 and, therefore, has no performance history prior to that date.  

Asset Managers Represented in the Index*

 

AllianceBernstein    Calamos    First Trust    Invesco   
Allianz    Clough    PIMCO GAMCO    Nuveen   
BlackRock    Eaton Vance    ING    Wells Fargo   
* Managers listed above are either advisors to or actual portfolio managers of one or more Index constituents.   

Source: International Securities Exchange, LLC, as of November 30, 2013

Top 10 Index Constituents

 

Name    Ticker    % Weight  

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

   EOS    4.90%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

   ETY    4.81%

AllianzGI NFJ Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund

   NFJ    4.76%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund

   EXG    4.68%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

   ETW    4.67%

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

   BOE    4.61%

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.

   CII    4.58%

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

   BDJ    4.56%

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

   BGY    4.55%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

   ETV    4.53%

Source: International Securities Exchange, LLC, as of November 30, 2013

Footnotes

1 This figure is equal to 2 times the Index Yield calculated as of November 30, 2013 by the sponsor of the Index, International Securities Exchange, LLC. Investors are not guaranteed any coupon or distribution amount under the ETN.

About ETRACS

To find out more, click on the links to the right or email ETRACS with your questions.

ETRACS ETNs are senior unsecured notes issued by UBS AG, are


traded on NYSE Arca®, and can be bought and sold through a broker or financial advisor. An investment in ETRACS ETNs involves risks including the risk of loss of some or all of the investor’s principal, and is subject to the creditworthiness of UBS AG. You are not guaranteed any coupon or distribution amount under the ETNs. We urge you to read the more detailed explanation of risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable product supplement and pricing supplement for the ETRACS ETNs in which you are interested.  

 

 

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The Securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by ISE. ISE makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Securities or any member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the Securities. ISE’s only relationship to UBS is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of ISE and of the Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by ISE without regard to UBS or the Securities. ISE has no obligation to take the needs of UBS or the owners of the Securities into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. ISE is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Securities to be listed or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Securities are to be converted into cash. ISE has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Securities.

ISE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND ISE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. ISE MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY UBS, OWNERS OF THE SECURITIES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. ISE MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL ISE HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN ISE AND UBS.

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