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     September 30, 2018

2018 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

THE INVESCO BLDRS INDEX FUNDS TRUST
A Unit Investment Trust
ADRA    Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund
ADRD    Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund
ADRE    Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund
ADRU    Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

“BLDRS” and “Baskets of Listed Depositary Receipts” are service marks of The Bank of New York Mellon


 

Table of Contents

 

The Invesco BLDRS Index Funds Trust   
Introduction      1  
Schedules of Investments   

Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRA)

     2  

Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRD)

     3  

Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE)

     5  

Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (ADRU)

     6  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      8  
Statements of Operations      9  
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      13  
Financial Highlights      17  
Notes to Financial Statements      19  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      26  
Supplemental Information (Unaudited)      27  
Tax Information (Unaudited)      31  

 

Effective June 4, 2018, the Funds’ names changed as part of an overall rebranding strategy whereby the PowerShares name was changed to the Invesco brand. This resulted in all references to the PowerShares name being changed to Invesco.


 

Introduction

 

 

 

The Invesco BLDRS Index Funds Trust consists of four separate Funds. This annual report provides information about the four funds discussed below. Each Fund will normally hold at least 95% of its total assets in American Depositary Receipts that comprise its relevant benchmark BNY Mellon ADR Index, and will seek returns that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of its relevant benchmark BNY Mellon ADR Index.

Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRA)

The Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR IndexSM. The BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR IndexSM includes 50 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2018 representing the securities issued by 50 of the most actively traded companies from the Asian markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $3 billion to over $202 billion.

Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRD)

The Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR IndexSM. The BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR IndexSM includes 86 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2018 representing the securities issued by 86 of the most actively traded companies from the international developed markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $325 million to over $225 billion.

Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE)

The Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR IndexSM. The BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR IndexSM includes 50 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2018 representing the securities issued by 50 of the most actively traded companies from the international and emerging markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $4 billion to over $199 billion.

Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (ADRU)

The Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR IndexSM. The BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR IndexSM includes 74 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2018 representing the securities issued by 74 of the most actively traded companies from the European markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $325 million to over $225 billion.

 

 

 

  1  

 


 

Schedule of Investments

Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRA)

September 30, 2018

 

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   American Depositary Receipts—99.8%

 

   Automobiles & Parts—13.4%   
  21,117      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.    $ 635,199  
  2,601      Tata Motors Ltd.(a)      39,951  
  15,596      Toyota Motor Corp.      1,939,363  
     

 

 

 
        2,614,513  
     

 

 

 
   Banks—21.9%   
  7,761      HDFC Bank Ltd.      730,310  
  19,449      ICICI Bank Ltd.      165,122  
  4,896      KB Financial Group, Inc.      236,379  
  153,139      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      947,930  
  150,120      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      525,420  
  5,771      Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.      231,590  
  67,476      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      541,832  
  40,042      Westpac Banking Corp.      801,241  
  2,254      Woori Bank      102,174  
     

 

 

 
        4,281,998  
     

 

 

 
   Electricity—0.4%   
  6,635      Korea Electric Power Corp.      87,383  
     

 

 

 
   Financial Services—1.0%   
  40,420      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      193,208  
     

 

 

 
   Fixed Line Telecommunications—2.1%   
  1,789      China Telecom Corp. Ltd.      88,412  
  4,690      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.      168,418  
  6,158      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT      150,748  
     

 

 

 
        407,578  
     

 

 

 
   General Retailers—15.4%

 

  1,203      58.com, Inc.(a)      88,541  
  15,348      Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)      2,528,737  
  10,969      JD.com, Inc.(a)      286,181  
  4,141      TAL Education Group(a)      106,465  
     

 

 

 
        3,009,924  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Metals & Mining—1.6%

 

  3,854      POSCO      254,364  
  4,877      Vedanta Ltd.      62,426  
     

 

 

 
        316,790  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Transportation—0.5%

 

  5,489      ZTO Express Cayman, Inc.      90,953  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Goods—4.7%   
  15,291      Sony Corp.      927,399  
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance—1.1%   
  18,005      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      205,077  
     

 

 

 
   Mining—4.8%   
  18,706      BHP Billiton Ltd.      932,307  
     

 

 

 
   Mobile Telecommunications—4.2%   
  12,486      China Mobile Ltd.      610,940  
  7,616      China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.      89,031  
  4,541      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.      126,603  
     

 

 

 
        826,574  
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Producers—4.6%

 

  3,088      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.      310,158  
  1,922      CNOOC Ltd.      379,672  
  2,534      PetroChina Co., Ltd.      206,369  
     

 

 

 
        896,199  
     

 

 

 

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   American Depositary Receipts (continued)

 

   Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology—0.6%

 

  661      BeiGene Ltd.(a)    $ 113,837  
     

 

 

 
   Software & Computer Services—10.1%   
  3,938      Autohome, Inc.      304,841  
  3,326      Baidu, Inc.(a)      760,590  
  45,855      Infosys Ltd.      466,345  
  1,881      Momo, Inc.(a)      82,388  
  991      NetEase, Inc.      226,196  
  841      Weibo Corp.(a)      61,502  
  14,658      Wipro Ltd.      76,368  
     

 

 

 
        1,978,230  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware & Equipment—12.1%   
  20,171      ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.      97,426  
  56,533      AU Optronics Corp.      238,004  
  12,812      Canon, Inc.      405,500  
  5,770      LG Display Co., Ltd.      50,026  
  32,732      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      1,445,445  
  31,368      United Microelectronics Corp.      80,929  
  615      YY, Inc.(a)      46,076  
     

 

 

 
        2,363,406  
     

 

 

 
   Travel & Leisure—1.3%   
  5,167      Ctrip.com International Ltd.(a)      192,057  
  3,117      Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd.      65,925  
     

 

 

 
        257,982  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $21,188,781)—99.8%
     19,503,358  
   Other assets less liabilities—0.2%      37,491  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 19,540,849  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRD)

September 30, 2018

 

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.4%(a)

 

   Automobiles & Parts—5.5%   
  25,571      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.    $ 769,176  
  18,885      Toyota Motor Corp.      2,348,350  
     

 

 

 
        3,117,526  
     

 

 

 
   Banks—20.4%

 

  94,126      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA      592,994  
  226,435      Banco Santander SA      1,132,175  
  56,273      Barclays PLC      503,643  
  34,278      Credit Suisse Group AG(b)      512,113  
  26,841      Deutsche Bank AG(c)      304,914  
  57,121      HSBC Holdings PLC      2,512,753  
  54,456      ING Groep NV      706,294  
  251,885      Lloyds Banking Group PLC      765,730  
  185,436      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      1,147,849  
  179,225      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      627,288  
  32,084      Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC      209,509  
  99,834      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      801,667  
  54,077      UBS Group AG(b)(c)      850,631  
  48,487      Westpac Banking Corp.      970,225  
     

 

 

 
        11,637,785  
     

 

 

 
   Beverages—4.3%

 

  14,102      Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV      1,234,912  
  8,657      Diageo PLC      1,226,437  
     

 

 

 
        2,461,349  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Materials—0.7%

 

  11,843      CRH PLC      387,503  
     

 

 

 
   Financial Services—0.4%   
  47,834      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      228,647  
     

 

 

 
   Fixed Line Telecommunications—2.5%   
  24,766      BT Group PLC      365,794  
  30,285      Orange SA      481,229  
  16,311      Telecom Italia SpA(b)      97,866  
  64,499      Telefonica SA      506,962  
     

 

 

 
        1,451,851  
     

 

 

 
   Gas, Water & Multi-Utilities—0.9%

 

  10,379      National Grid PLC      538,255  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Services—2.0%   
  5,983      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      307,646  
  13,282      Koninklijke Philips NV(c)      604,464  
  310      Mazor Robotics Ltd.(b)      18,079  
  6,289      Smith & Nephew PLC      233,259  
     

 

 

 
        1,163,448  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Engineering—1.1%

 

  27,240      ABB Ltd.      643,681  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Metals & Mining—0.7%   
  9,033      ArcelorMittal(c)      278,759  
  3,333      Tenaris SA      111,722  
     

 

 

 
        390,481  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Goods—1.9%

 

  17,919      Sony Corp.      1,086,787  
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance—1.7%   
  19,821      Aegon NV(c)      127,449  

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

 

   Life Insurance (continued)   
  18,251      Prudential PLC    $ 837,538  
     

 

 

 
        964,987  
     

 

 

 
   Media—1.8%

 

  11,020      Pearson PLC      126,950  
  30,219      RELX PLC      632,484  
  3,559      WPP PLC      260,768  
     

 

 

 
        1,020,202  
     

 

 

 
   Mining—4.7%

 

  22,651      BHP Billiton Ltd.      1,128,926  
  14,907      BHP Billiton PLC      655,610  
  1,324      Randgold Resources Ltd.      93,408  
  16,161      Rio Tinto PLC      824,534  
     

 

 

 
        2,702,478  
     

 

 

 
   Mobile Telecommunications—1.4%

 

  37,825      Vodafone Group PLC      820,803  
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Producers—16.9%   
  46,962      BP PLC      2,164,948  
  17,956      Eni SpA      676,223  
  15,399      Equinor ASA      434,252  
  32,447      Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A      2,210,939  
  26,436      Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B      1,875,105  
  35,652      TOTAL SA      2,295,632  
     

 

 

 
        9,657,099  
     

 

 

 
   Personal Goods—4.0%

 

  24,206      Unilever NV(c)      1,344,643  
  16,935      Unilever PLC      930,917  
     

 

 

 
        2,275,560  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology—17.5%

 

  905      Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC(b)      12,272  
  4,144      Amarin Corp. PLC(b)      67,423  
  413      Argenx SE(b)      31,322  
  313      Ascendis Pharma A/S(b)      22,179  
  35,722      AstraZeneca PLC      1,413,520  
  440      Cellectis SA(b)      12,417  
  630      Galapagos NV(b)      70,831  
  34,855      GlaxoSmithKline PLC      1,400,125  
  3,665      Grifols SA      78,321  
  401      GW Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      69,269  
  694      Hutchison China MediTech Ltd.(b)      22,340  
  1,109      Mesoblast Ltd.(b)      9,049  
  1,796      MorphoSys AG(b)      47,953  
  36,006      Novartis AG      3,102,276  
  24,839      Novo Nordisk A/S      1,170,910  
  32,368      Sanofi      1,445,879  
  4,308      Shire PLC      780,911  
  12,887      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.      277,586  
     

 

 

 
        10,034,583  
     

 

 

 
   Software & Computer Services—3.5%

 

  932      Criteo SA(b)      21,380  
  915      LINE Corp.(b)      38,549  
  15,261      SAP SE      1,877,103  
  951      Sea Ltd.(b)      13,152  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRD) (continued)

September 30, 2018

 

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

 

   Software & Computer Services (continued)   
  308      Talend SA(b)    $ 21,480  
     

 

 

 
        1,971,664  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware & Equipment—4.9%

 

  6,091      ASML Holding NV(c)      1,145,230  
  15,251      Canon, Inc.      482,694  
  2,321      Logitech International SA(c)      103,795  
  866      Nice Ltd.(b)      99,131  
  79,497      Nokia OYJ      443,593  
  9,381      STMicroelectronics NV(c)      172,048  
  39,524      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson      347,811  
     

 

 

 
        2,794,302  
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco—2.6%

 

  32,319      British American Tobacco PLC      1,507,035  
     

 

 

 
   Travel & Leisure—1.0%   
  2,903      Carnival PLC      183,121  
  2,789      InterContinental Hotels Group PLC      175,121  
  3,388      Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd.      71,656  
  1,614      Ryanair Holdings PLC(b)      155,009  
     

 

 

 
        584,907  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $72,116,069)—100.4%
     57,440,933  
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.4)%      (249,174
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 57,191,759  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 

The securities are classified as American Depositary Receipts unless noted otherwise.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

New York Registry Shares.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE)

September 30, 2018

 

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   American Depositary Receipts—100.0%

 

   Banks—15.6%   
  391,688      Banco Bradesco SA    $ 2,773,151  
  18,552      Banco Santander Chile      593,293  
  13,501      Bancolombia SA      563,262  
  73,576      HDFC Bank Ltd.      6,923,501  
  183,887      ICICI Bank Ltd.      1,561,201  
  375,857      Itau Unibanco Holding SA      4,126,910  
  46,376      KB Financial Group, Inc.      2,239,033  
  55,369      Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.      2,221,958  
  20,218      Woori Bank      916,482  
     

 

 

 
        21,918,791  
     

 

 

 
   Beverages—3.2%

 

  513,657      Ambev SA      2,347,412  
  21,705      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV      2,148,144  
     

 

 

 
        4,495,556  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—1.8%

 

  66,131      Sasol Ltd.      2,555,302  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Materials—0.9%   
  171,105      Cemex SAB de CV(a)      1,204,579  
     

 

 

 
   Electricity—0.6%   
  60,722      Korea Electric Power Corp.      799,709  
     

 

 

 
   Fixed Line Telecommunications—2.7%   
  16,413      China Telecom Corp. Ltd.      811,130  
  44,499      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.      1,597,959  
  57,939      Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT      1,418,347  
     

 

 

 
        3,827,436  
     

 

 

 
   Forestry & Paper—0.4%

 

  27,854      Fibria Celulose SA      516,135  
     

 

 

 
   General Retailers—20.8%   
  10,643      58.com, Inc.(a)      783,325  
  150,128      Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)      24,735,089  
  95,438      JD.com, Inc.(a)      2,489,978  
  41,785      TAL Education Group(a)      1,074,292  
     

 

 

 
        29,082,684  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Metals & Mining—6.1%

 

  37,421      POSCO      2,469,786  
  362,436      Vale SA      5,378,550  
  49,745      Vedanta Ltd.      636,736  
     

 

 

 
        8,485,072  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Transportation—0.5%

 

  44,498      ZTO Express Cayman, Inc.      737,332  
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance—1.4%   
  173,957      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      1,981,370  
     

 

 

 
   Media—0.6%   
  51,605      Grupo Televisa SAB      915,473  
     

 

 

 
   Mobile Telecommunications—6.9%   
  136,203      America Movil SAB de CV, Class L      2,187,420  
  112,520      China Mobile Ltd.      5,505,604  
  68,763      China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.      803,839  
  41,869      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.      1,167,308  
     

 

 

 
        9,664,171  
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Producers—10.2%

 

  29,726      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.      2,985,679  

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   American Depositary Receipts (continued)

 

   Oil & Gas Producers (continued)

 

  18,709      CNOOC Ltd.    $ 3,695,776  
  29,239      Ecopetrol SA      787,406  
  24,666      PetroChina Co., Ltd.      2,008,799  
  173,968      Petroleo Brasileiro SA      2,099,794  
  254,895      Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference Shares)      2,666,202  
     

 

 

 
        14,243,656  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology—0.7%

 

  5,831      BeiGene Ltd.(a)      1,004,215  
     

 

 

 
   Software & Computer Services—11.6%   
  6,619      Autohome, Inc.      512,377  
  32,211      Baidu, Inc.(a)      7,366,011  
  441,783      Infosys Ltd.      4,492,933  
  16,780      Momo, Inc.(a)      734,964  
  8,605      NetEase, Inc.      1,964,091  
  7,552      Weibo Corp.(a)      552,278  
  128,851      Wipro Ltd.      671,314  
     

 

 

 
        16,293,968  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware & Equipment—14.8%

 

  178,777      ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.      863,493  
  432,510      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      19,099,641  
  281,729      United Microelectronics Corp.      726,861  
     

 

 

 
        20,689,995  
     

 

 

 
   Travel & Leisure—1.2%

 

  44,661      Ctrip.com International Ltd.(a)      1,660,050  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $144,693,980)—100.0%
     140,075,494  
   Other assets less liabilities—0.0%      22,991  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 140,098,485  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (ADRU)

September 30, 2018

 

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.4%(a)

 

   Banks—17.0%

 

  27,994      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA    $ 176,362  
  67,346      Banco Santander SA      336,730  
  16,736      Barclays PLC      149,787  
  10,195      Credit Suisse Group AG(b)      152,313  
  7,983      Deutsche Bank AG(c)      90,687  
  16,988      HSBC Holdings PLC      747,302  
  16,196      ING Groep NV      210,062  
  74,914      Lloyds Banking Group PLC      227,739  
  9,542      Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC      62,309  
  16,083      UBS Group AG(b)(c)      252,986  
     

 

 

 
        2,406,277  
     

 

 

 
   Beverages—5.2%

 

  4,194      Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV      367,269  
  2,575      Diageo PLC      364,800  
     

 

 

 
        732,069  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Materials—0.8%

 

  3,522      CRH PLC      115,240  
     

 

 

 
   Financial Services—0.0%   
  106      QIWI PLC(b)      1,396  
     

 

 

 
   Fixed Line Telecommunications—3.1%   
  7,365      BT Group PLC      108,781  
  9,008      Orange SA      143,137  
  4,851      Telecom Italia SpA(b)      29,106  
  19,182      Telefonica SA      150,771  
     

 

 

 
        431,795  
     

 

 

 
   Gas, Water & Multi-Utilities—1.1%

 

  3,087      National Grid PLC      160,092  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Services—2.4%   
  1,780      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      91,528  
  3,951      Koninklijke Philips NV(c)      179,810  
  92      Mazor Robotics Ltd.(b)      5,365  
  1,870      Smith & Nephew PLC      69,358  
     

 

 

 
        346,061  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Engineering—1.4%

 

  8,101      ABB Ltd.      191,427  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Metals & Mining—0.8%   
  2,687      ArcelorMittal(c)      82,921  
  991      Tenaris SA      33,218  
     

 

 

 
        116,139  
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance—2.0%

 

  5,895      Aegon NV(c)      37,905  
  5,429      Prudential PLC      249,137  
     

 

 

 
        287,042  
     

 

 

 
   Media—2.1%

 

  3,277      Pearson PLC      37,751  
  8,988      RELX PLC      188,119  
  1,059      WPP PLC      77,593  
     

 

 

 
        303,463  
     

 

 

 
   Mining—3.3%

 

  4,433      BHP Billiton PLC      194,963  
  394      Randgold Resources Ltd.      27,797  

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

 

   Mining (continued)

 

  4,806      Rio Tinto PLC    $ 245,202  
     

 

 

 
        467,962  
     

 

 

 
   Mobile Telecommunications—1.9%

 

  2,013      Mobile TeleSystems PJSC      17,171  
  2,803      VEON Ltd.      8,129  
  11,250      Vodafone Group PLC      244,125  
     

 

 

 
        269,425  
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Producers—20.3%

 

  13,968      BP PLC      643,925  
  5,340      Eni SpA      201,104  
  4,579      Equinor ASA      129,128  
  9,651      Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A      657,619  
  7,863      Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B      557,723  
  10,603      TOTAL SA      682,727  
     

 

 

 
        2,872,226  
     

 

 

 
   Personal Goods—4.8%

 

  7,199      Unilever NV(c)      399,904  
  5,037      Unilever PLC      276,884  
     

 

 

 
        676,788  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology—21.0%

 

  270      Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC(b)      3,661  
  1,233      Amarin Corp. PLC(b)      20,061  
  123      Argenx SE(b)      9,328  
  93      Ascendis Pharma A/S(b)      6,590  
  10,624      AstraZeneca PLC      420,392  
  131      Cellectis SA(b)      3,697  
  188      Galapagos NV(b)      21,137  
  10,367      GlaxoSmithKline PLC      416,442  
  1,090      Grifols SA      23,293  
  119      GW Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      20,556  
  535      MorphoSys AG(b)      14,285  
  10,708      Novartis AG      922,601  
  7,387      Novo Nordisk A/S      348,223  
  9,627      Sanofi      430,038  
  1,282      Shire PLC      232,388  
  3,833      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.      82,563  
     

 

 

 
        2,975,255  
     

 

 

 
   Software & Computer Services—4.0%

 

  277      Criteo SA(b)      6,354  
  4,538      SAP SE      558,174  
  92      Talend SA(b)      6,416  
     

 

 

 
        570,944  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware & Equipment—4.9%

 

  1,812      ASML Holding NV(c)      340,692  
  690      Logitech International SA(c)      30,857  
  258      Nice Ltd.(b)      29,533  
  23,644      Nokia OYJ      131,933  
  2,790      STMicroelectronics NV(c)      51,169  
  11,755      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson      103,444  
     

 

 

 
        687,628  
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco—3.2%

 

  9,612      British American Tobacco PLC      448,208  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (ADRU) (continued)

September 30, 2018

 

Number
of Shares

          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)

 

   Travel & Leisure—1.1%   
  863      Carnival PLC    $ 54,438  
  830      InterContinental Hotels Group PLC      52,116  
  481      Ryanair Holdings PLC(b)      46,195  
     

 

 

 
        152,749  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $18,089,523)—100.4%
     14,212,186  
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.4)%      (53,210
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 14,158,976  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) 

The securities are classified as American Depositary Receipts unless noted otherwise.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

New York Registry Shares.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2018

 

    Invesco
BLDRS
Asia 50
ADR Index
Fund (ADRA)
     Invesco
BLDRS Developed
Markets 100
ADR Index
Fund (ADRD)
     Invesco
BLDRS Emerging
Markets 50
ADR Index
Fund (ADRE)
     Invesco
BLDRS
Europe
Select
ADR Index
Fund (ADRU)
 
Assets:           

Investments in securities, at value

  $ 19,503,358      $ 57,440,933      $ 140,075,494      $ 14,212,186  

Cash

    237,021        53,475        1,452,415        35,517  

Receivables:

          

Dividends

    25,532        103,767        295,470        33,089  

Amount due from Sponsor

    3,789                      13,990  

Foreign tax reclaims

    1,520        165,580        8,377        30,594  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    19,771,220        57,763,755        141,831,756        14,325,376  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Payables:

          

Distributions

    172,626        438,982        1,493,485        109,310  

Amount due to Licensor

           39,888        97,851         

Amount due to Trustee

    3,911        13,226        28,931        3,029  

Amount due to Sponsor

           25,958        37,999         

Accrued expenses

    53,834        53,942        75,005        54,061  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    230,371        571,996        1,733,271        166,400  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 19,540,849      $ 57,191,759      $ 140,098,485      $ 14,158,976  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 25,483,111      $ 83,266,873      $ 231,198,489      $ 22,042,005  

Undistributed net investment income

    32,749        (319,009      (1,128,199      (72,641

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (4,289,588      (11,080,969      (85,353,319      (3,933,051

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,685,423      (14,675,136      (4,618,486      (3,877,337
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 19,540,849      $ 57,191,759      $ 140,098,485      $ 14,158,976  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized, $0.001 par value)

    600,000        2,550,000        3,450,000        650,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 32.57      $ 22.43      $ 40.61      $ 21.78  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 21,188,781      $ 72,116,069      $ 144,693,980      $ 18,089,523  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017, 2016

 

    Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRA)  
    2018        2017        2016  
Investment Income:            

Dividend income

  $ 594,627        $ 606,773        $ 594,544  

Foreign withholding tax

    (65,801        (56,325        (62,261
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Income

    528,826          550,448          532,283  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Expenses:            

Professional fees

    30,087          30,752          28,846  

Trustee fees

    22,420          21,213          21,852  

Licensing fees

    13,448          12,729          13,123  

Intraday valuation fee

    10,001          10,001          9,999  

Compliance service fees

    2,047          2,999          4,923  

Other expenses

    6,475          4,703          3,992  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    84,478          82,397          82,735  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less: Expenses waived by the Licensor

    (13,448        (12,729        (13,123

Less: Expenses assumed by the Sponsor

    (3,789        (6,029        (3,966
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    67,241          63,639          65,646  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    461,585          486,809          466,637  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):            

Net realized gain (loss) from:

           

Investment securities

    (363,579        (136,556        (103,971

In-kind redemptions

    560,406          233,262          (107,976
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    196,827          96,706          (211,947
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (150,618        2,940,075          2,344,832  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    46,209          3,036,781          2,132,885  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 507,794        $ 3,523,590        $ 2,599,522  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017, 2016

 

    Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRD)  
    2018      2017        2016  
Investment Income:          

Dividend income

  $ 2,465,880      $ 2,392,879        $ 2,579,436  

Foreign withholding tax

    (172,996      (212,514        (187,506
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Income

    2,292,884        2,180,365          2,391,930  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Expenses:          

Trustee fees

    67,364        59,374          62,496  

Professional fees

    42,007        38,851          32,847  

Licensing fees

    39,888        35,626          37,534  

Intraday valuation fee

    10,001        10,001          9,999  

Marketing expenses

    2,384        4,335          17,628  

Compliance service fees

    1,748        2,999          14,895  

Other expenses

    7,868        7,767          12,414  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    171,260        158,953          187,813  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    2,121,624        2,021,412          2,204,117  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):          

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investment securities

    (1,036,296      (1,205,489        (1,209,431

In-kind redemptions

    2,835,262        858,492          704,578  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,798,966        (346,997        (504,853
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (2,757,850      7,766,216          (1,385,377
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (958,884      7,419,219          (1,890,230
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 1,162,740      $ 9,440,631        $ 313,887  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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    Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE)  
    2018      2017      2016  
Investment Income:        

Dividend income

  $ 3,577,648      $ 3,040,429      $ 2,857,130  

Foreign withholding tax

    (400,604      (273,187      (318,524
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    3,177,044        2,767,242        2,538,606  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:        

Trustee fees

    163,087        135,528        124,240  

Licensing fees

    97,851        81,326        74,655  

Professional fees

    76,718        44,957        45,724  

Reports to shareholders fee

    7,946        8,224        18,821  

Compliance service fees

    2,047        2,999        15,950  

Marketing expenses

    (59,739      (66,598      61,995  

Other expenses

    35,576        35,813        32,030  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    323,486        242,249        373,415  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    2,853,558        2,524,993        2,165,191  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investment securities

    (6,503,467      (7,013,343      (5,260,453

In-kind redemptions

    8,196,644        (251,263      (7,375,304
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,693,177        (7,264,606      (12,635,757
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (7,007,313      33,881,764        39,100,471  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (5,314,136      26,617,158        26,464,714  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (2,460,578    $ 29,142,151      $ 28,629,905  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017, 2016

 

    Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (ADRU)  
    2018      2017      2016  
Investment Income:        

Dividend income

  $ 620,156      $ 567,979      $ 730,667  

Foreign withholding tax

    (44,655      (52,318      (49,725
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    575,501        515,661        680,942  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:        

Professional fees

    29,664        30,192        29,835  

Trustee fees

    16,141        13,655        16,956  

Intraday valuation fee

    10,001        10,001        9,999  

Licensing fees

    9,682        8,194        10,190  

Compliance service fees

    1,748        2,999        6,082  

Other expenses

    4,851        4,450        7,960  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    72,087        69,491        81,022  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Expenses waived by the Licensor

    (9,682      (8,194      (10,190

Less: Expenses assumed by the Sponsor

    (13,991      (20,332      (19,861
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    48,414        40,965        50,971  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    527,087        474,696        629,971  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investment securities

    (338,448      (270,159      (425,396

In-kind redemptions

    415,104        (35,443      229,049  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    76,656        (305,602      (196,347
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (683,973      2,018,686        (370,151
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (607,317      1,713,084        (566,498
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (80,230    $ 2,187,780      $ 63,473  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017, 2016

 

    Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRA)  
    2018      2017      2016  
Operations:        

Net investment income

  $ 461,585      $ 486,809      $ 466,637  

Net realized gain (loss)

    196,827        96,706        (211,947

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (150,618      2,940,075        2,344,832  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    507,794        3,523,590        2,599,522  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:        

Net investment income

    (461,402      (454,562      (488,796
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:        

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,634,674               1,240,504  

Value of shares repurchased

    (3,336,241      (4,496,806      (3,866,725
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    (1,701,567      (4,496,806      (2,626,221
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (1,655,175      (1,427,778      (515,495
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:        

Beginning of year

    21,196,024        22,623,802        23,139,297  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 19,540,849      $ 21,196,024      $ 22,623,802  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 32,749      $ 32,566      $ 319  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:        

Shares sold

    50,000               50,000  

Shares repurchased

    (100,000      (150,000      (150,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    650,000        800,000        900,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, ending of year

    600,000        650,000        800,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017, 2016

 

    Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRD)  
    2018      2017      2016  
Operations:        

Net investment income

  $ 2,121,624      $ 2,021,412      $ 2,204,117  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,798,966        (346,997      (504,853

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,757,850      7,766,216        (1,385,377
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1,162,740        9,440,631        313,887  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:        

Net investment income

    (2,056,893      (2,126,666      (2,419,239
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:        

Proceeds from shares sold

    8,046,840        3,228,202        3,096,979  

Value of shares repurchased

    (13,743,877      (5,252,851      (7,748,881
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    (5,697,037      (2,024,649      (4,651,902
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (6,591,190      5,289,316        (6,757,254
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:        

Beginning of year

    63,782,949        58,493,633        65,250,887  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 57,191,759      $ 63,782,949      $ 58,493,633  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ (319,009    $ (383,740    $ (357,764
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:        

Shares sold

    350,000        150,000        150,000  

Shares repurchased

    (600,000      (250,000      (400,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    2,800,000        2,900,000        3,150,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, ending of year

    2,550,000        2,800,000        2,900,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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    Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE)  
    2018      2017      2016  
Operations:        

Net investment income

  $ 2,853,558      $ 2,524,993      $ 2,165,191  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,693,177        (7,264,606      (12,635,757

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (7,007,313      33,881,764        39,100,471  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,460,578      29,142,151        28,629,905  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:        

Net investment income

    (2,789,019      (2,747,944      (2,825,467
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:        

Proceeds from shares sold

    16,696,088        4,148,878        4,529,729  

Value of shares repurchased

    (26,979,018      (5,281,019      (24,580,528
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    (10,282,930      (1,132,141      (20,050,799
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (15,532,527      25,262,066        5,753,639  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:        

Beginning of year

    155,631,012        130,368,946        124,615,307  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 140,098,485      $ 155,631,012      $ 130,368,946  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ (1,128,199    $ (1,192,738    $ (969,787
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:        

Shares sold

    400,000        100,000        150,000  

Shares repurchased

    (650,000      (150,000      (850,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    3,700,000        3,750,000        4,450,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, ending of year

    3,450,000        3,700,000        3,750,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017, 2016

 

    Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (ADRU)  
    2018      2017      2016  
Operations:        

Net investment income

  $ 527,087      $ 474,696      $ 629,971  

Net realized gain (loss)

    76,656        (305,602      (196,347

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (683,973      2,018,686        (370,151
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (80,230      2,187,780        63,473  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:        

Net investment income

    (510,359      (512,980      (729,587
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:        

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,360,328                

Value of shares repurchased

    (2,172,137      (1,906,198      (2,967,480
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    188,191        (1,906,198      (2,967,480
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (402,398      (231,398      (3,633,594
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:        

Beginning of year

    14,561,374        14,792,772        18,426,366  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 14,158,976      $ 14,561,374      $ 14,792,772  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ (72,641    $ (89,369    $ (125,348
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:        

Shares sold

    100,000                

Shares repurchased

    (100,000      (100,000      (150,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    650,000        750,000        900,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, ending of year

    650,000        650,000        750,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRA)

 

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 32.61      $ 28.28      $ 25.71      $ 29.12     $ 29.06  

Net investment income(a)

    0.71        0.69        0.56        0.72       0.67  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.02      4.31        2.61        (3.41     0.09  

Total from investment operations

    0.69        5.00        3.17        (2.69     0.76  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.73      (0.67      (0.60      (0.72     (0.70

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 32.57      $ 32.61      $ 28.28      $ 25.71     $ 29.12  
Net Asset Value Total Return(b)     2.06      17.83      12.51      (9.44 )%      2.59
Ratios/Supplemental Data             

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 19,541      $ 21,196      $ 22,624      $ 23,139     $ 26,209  

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.30      0.30      0.30      0.30     0.30

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.38      0.39      0.38      0.40     0.37

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.06      2.29      2.13      2.43     2.29

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    9.25      11.53      7.00      11.27     3.47

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRD)

 

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 22.78      $ 20.17      $ 20.71      $ 24.21     $ 23.70  

Net investment income(a)

    0.74        0.72        0.71        0.79       1.23 (b)  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.36      2.65        (0.46      (3.45     0.49  

Total from investment operations

    0.38        3.37        0.25        (2.66     1.72  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.73      (0.76      (0.79      (0.84     (1.21

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 22.43      $ 22.78      $ 20.17      $ 20.71     $ 24.21  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     1.65      17.01      1.34      (11.26 )%      7.29
Ratios/Supplemental Data             

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 57,192      $ 63,783      $ 58,494      $ 65,251     $ 56,889  

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.26      0.27      0.30      0.30     0.30

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.26      0.27      0.30      0.30     0.30

Net investment income after Waivers

    3.19      3.40      3.52      3.38     4.97 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    2.83      5.30      5.05      4.06     6.56

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share, ratio of net investment income before expenses waived and/or assumed and net investment income after expenses waived and/or assumed to include a significant dividend received during the period. Net investment income per share, ratio of net investment income before expenses waived and/or assumed and net investment income after expenses waived and/or assumed excluding the significant dividends are $0.77, 3.11% and 3.11%, respectively.

(c) 

Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.

(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE)

 

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2018     2017      2016      2015     2014  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 42.06     $ 34.77      $ 28.00      $ 39.20     $ 37.03  

Net investment income(a)

    0.76       0.69        0.53        0.66       0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.45     7.35        6.94        (10.97     2.16  

Total from investment operations

    (0.69     8.04        7.47        (10.31     3.00  

Distribution to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.76     (0.75      (0.70      (0.89     (0.83

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 40.61     $ 42.06      $ 34.77      $ 28.00     $ 39.20  
Net Asset Value Total Return(b)     (1.65 )%      23.33      26.99      (26.58 )%      8.17
Ratios/Supplemental Data            

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 140,098     $ 155,631      $ 130,369      $ 124,615     $ 213,658  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses

    0.20     0.18      0.30      0.30     0.30

Net investment income

    1.75     1.86      1.74      1.87     2.20

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    10.30     10.66      7.61      17.51     8.34

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.

(c) 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (ADRU)

 

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 22.40      $ 19.72      $ 20.47      $ 24.33     $ 23.30  

Net investment income(a)

    0.73        0.71        0.74        0.77       1.36 (b)  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.63      2.76        (0.62      (3.75     1.02  

Total from investment operations

    0.10        3.47        0.12        (2.98     2.38  

Distribution to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.72      (0.79      (0.87      (0.88     (1.35

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 21.78      $ 22.40      $ 19.72      $ 20.47     $ 24.33  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     0.43      17.94      0.70      (12.53 )%      10.28
Ratios/Supplemental Data             

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 14,159      $ 14,561      $ 14,793      $ 18,426     $ 19,466  

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.30      0.30      0.30      0.30     0.30

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.45      0.51      0.48      0.43     0.47

Net investment income after Waivers

    3.27      3.48      3.71      3.34     5.49 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    1.96      5.85      5.24      4.79     7.79

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Net investment income per share, ratio of net investment income before expenses waived and/or assumed and net investment income after expenses waived and/or assumed to include a significant dividend received during the period. Net investment income per share, ratio of net investment income before expenses waived and/or assumed and net investment income after expenses waived and/or assumed excluding the significant dividends are $0.80, 3.03% and 3.21%, respectively.

(c) 

Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.

(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Invesco BLDRS Index Funds Trust

September 30, 2018

 

Note 1. Organization

Invesco BLDRS Index Funds Trust (the “Trust”), formerly BLDRS Index Funds Trust, is a unit investment trust consisting of four separate investment portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). The Trust was organized under the laws of the State of New York and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund    “Asia”
Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund    “Developed Markets”
Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund    “Emerging Markets”
Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund    “Europe”

Effective June 4, 2018, the Funds’ names changed as part of an overall rebranding strategy of the Invesco brand as follows:

 

Previous Name

  

New Name

BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund    Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund
BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund    Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund
BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund    Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund
BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund    Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares” or “Fund’s Shares.” Each Fund’s Shares are listed and traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market.

The market price of each Share may differ to some degree from a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of Shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the relevant benchmark BNY Mellon ADR Index.

The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of its respective index listed below (each a “BNY Mellon ADR Index”):

 

Fund

  

BNY Mellon ADR Index

Asia    BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR IndexSM
Developed Markets    BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR IndexSM
Emerging Markets    BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR IndexSM
Europe    BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR IndexSM

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Trustee”) has entered into an Agency Agreement with Invesco Capital Management LLC (the “Sponsor”) (the “Agency Agreement”), formerly Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC. Under the terms of the Agency Agreement, the Sponsor will perform certain functions on behalf of the Trustee: (a) relating to the evaluation of the portfolio securities held by the Funds for the purposes of determining the net asset value of the Funds, and (b) relating to rebalancing and adjustments of the Trust’s portfolios.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies.

A. Security Valuation

Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policies:

Portfolio securities are valued at the last trade or official closing price of the exchange on which they trade, which is deemed to be the principal market on which the securities are traded, or if there is no last trade or official closing price on the day of valuation, a security

 

 

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is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If a security is not quoted, if the principal market of the security is other than an exchange, or the Sponsor deems the last trade, official close price or closing bid price inappropriate for valuation purposes, then the security shall be fair valued in good faith by the Sponsor, in a manner consistent with the Trust Indenture and Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) and the Agency Agreement based (a) on the last trade or closing price for the security on another market on which the security is traded or if there is no such appropriate closing price, at the closing bid price on such other market, (b) on current bid prices on the principal market or such other markets, (c) if bid prices are not available, on the basis of current bid prices for comparable securities, (d) by the Sponsor appraising the value of the securities in good faith, or (e) any combination thereof. In the event that the Agency Agreement is terminated, the Trustee would be responsible for the valuation steps set forth above in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement.

B. Other Risks

Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize investing strategies that seek returns in excess of their BNY Mellon ADR Index. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective BNY Mellon ADR Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.

Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that each Fund holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities that a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities a Fund holds; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities a Fund holds. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. The Funds are non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of their assets in securities of individual issuers than diversified funds. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in Share price than would occur in a diversified fund. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively small number of issuers to have a greater impact on a Fund’s performance.

Foreign Market Risk. The underlying securities of the Depositary Receipts in a Fund’s portfolio trade on foreign exchanges at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, the value of the Depositary Receipts representing those underlying securities may change materially at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, regardless of whether there is an active U.S. market for fund shares.

Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of foreign investments are usually much greater for emerging markets. Emerging markets are riskier because they develop unevenly and may never fully develop. They are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, the securities markets in many of these countries have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets. Because these markets are so small, they may be more likely to suffer sharp and frequent price changes or long term price depression due to adverse publicity, investor perceptions or the transactions of a few large investors. Traditional measures of investment value used in the U.S., such as price to earnings ratios, may not apply to certain small markets, making it more difficult to value their securities.

Non-Correlation Risk. Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its BNY Mellon ADR Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its BNY Mellon ADR Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing each Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its BNY Mellon ADR Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its BNY Mellon ADR Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its BNY Mellon ADR Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.

C. Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to its shareholders. As such, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized gains) that is distributed to the shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales, if any.

 

 

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The Funds file U.S. federal tax returns and tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. Generally, a Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

D. Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are computed on the specific identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains, dividends and interest received by each Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

The Funds may periodically participate in litigation related to each Fund’s investments. As such, the Funds may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statements of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

E. Expenses

Under the Trust Agreement, the Trust is responsible for the Trustee’s fee (including fees for extraordinary expenses and other services), transfer agency services fees, governmental fees, any taxes, fees and charges payable by the Trustee with respect to Shares, indemnification of the Trustee or the Sponsor, brokerage commissions and other transactional charges and other out-of-pocket expenses of a Fund.

In addition, the Trust may be charged for expenses related to reimbursement to the Sponsor for annual licensing fees, federal and state annual registration fees and expenses of the Sponsor relating to the printing and distribution of marketing materials. Pursuant to the provisions of an exemptive order, the expenses set forth in this paragraph may be charged to the Trust in an amount equal to the actual costs incurred, but shall not exceed 0.30% per annum of the daily NAV of the Trust.

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

The Funds declare and distribute dividends, if any, from net investment income quarterly. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually.

G. Accounting Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, the Funds monitor for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

Note 3. Agreements with the Trustee, Licensor and Sponsor

The Funds accrue daily and pay monthly the expenses of their operations, including Trustee fees, reimbursements to the Sponsor for expenses relating to the marketing of the Funds and fees to The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Licensor”) for a license to use each BNY Mellon ADR Index as a basis for determining the composition and weighting of securities held by each respective Fund. Each Fund pays an annual licensing fee to the Licensor equal to 6/100th of one percent (0.06%) of its average net assets subject to the waiver provisions discussed below.

In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trustee maintains the Funds’ accounting records, acts as custodian and transfer agent to the Funds, and provides administrative services, including filing of all required regulatory reports. The Trustee is also responsible for determining the composition of the portfolios of securities, which must be delivered in exchange for the issuance of Creation Units of the Funds, and for adjusting the composition of each Fund’s portfolio from time to time to conform to changes in the compositions and/or weighting structure of each respective BNY Mellon ADR Index.

For these services, the Trustee receives a fee from each Fund at the following annual rates:

 

Net Assets    Fee as Percentage of
Net Assets
$0-$499,999,999*    10/100 of 1% per annum
$500,000,000-$2,499,999,999*    8/100 of 1% per annum
$2,500,000,000 and above*    6/100 of 1% per annum

 

*

The fee indicated applies to that portion of the net assets of each Fund that falls in the size category indicated and is computed each business day on the basis of the net assets of the Fund on such day.

Marketing expenses for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, represent expenses incurred by the Sponsor, if any, on behalf of the Funds and charged to the Funds, subject to the reimbursement provisions below.

 

 

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Marketing expenses are paid by the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust for invoices received directly by the Sponsor during the year. The following amounts remain payable to the Sponsor as of September 30, 2018.

 

Asia    $  
Developed Markets      25,958  
Emerging Markets      37,999  
Europe       

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Agency Agreement, the Trustee will pay, from its own assets, the Sponsor to perform the following services for the Trust: adjust the composition of the portfolio, calculate and adjust, if necessary, the weighting of each security in the portfolio, dispose of or exchange securities after it has been determined that such securities will be removed from the Index and direct securities transactions to brokers or dealers, which may include affiliates of the Trustee, but will not include affiliates of the Sponsor.

The Sponsor had undertaken that on each day during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, and until determined otherwise, the ordinary operating expenses of the Funds as calculated by the Trustee would not be permitted to exceed an amount which is 30/100 of one percent (0.30%) per annum of the daily net asset value of each Fund. To the extent during such period that ordinary operating expenses of a Fund exceeded such 0.30% amount, the Licensor first waived licensing fees applicable to the Fund and, if such waiver was insufficient, the Sponsor thereafter reimbursed the Fund for or assumed such excess ordinary operating expenses. The Licensor and Sponsor may be repaid by the Funds for licensing fees so waived or expenses so reimbursed or assumed respectively, in each case to the extent that subsequently during the fiscal year expenses fall below the 0.30% per annum level on any given day.

For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Licensor waived and the Sponsor assumed the following expenses incurred by the Funds:

 

     License Fees Waived by Licensor
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
     Expenses Assumed by the Sponsor
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2016      2018      2017      2016  
Asia    $ 13,448      $ 12,729      $ 13,123      $ 3,789      $ 6,029      $ 3,966  
Developed Markets                                          
Emerging Markets                                          
Europe      9,682        8,194        10,190        13,991        20,332        19,861  

Invesco Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Sponsor, is the distributor for the Funds. The Sponsor, not the Funds, pays the Distributor a flat annual fee of $20,000 for each Fund for its distribution services and the Funds do not reimburse the Sponsor for such fees.

Note 4. Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

  Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

  Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

 

  Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect a Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of September 30, 2018, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedules of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

 

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Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and out of the valuation levels as of the end of the reporting period. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, there were no transfers between valuation levels.

Note 5. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Ordinary Income  
     2018      2017      2016  
Asia    $ 461,402      $ 454,562      $ 488,796  
Developed Markets      2,056,893        2,126,666        2,419,239  
Emerging Markets      2,789,019        2,747,944        2,825,467  
Europe      510,359        512,980        729,587  

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
     Net  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)-
Investments
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Post-October
Capital
Losses
Deferrals*
     Shares  of
Beneficial
Interest
     Total
Net Assets
 
Asia    $ 205,376      $ (172,624    $ (1,886,087    $ (3,708,810    $ (380,117    $ 25,483,111      $ 19,540,849  
Developed Markets      119,974        (438,984      (16,100,280      (8,883,010      (772,814      83,266,873        57,191,759  
Emerging Markets      365,286        (1,493,484      (6,262,105      (78,046,925      (5,662,776      231,198,489        140,098,485  
Europe      36,669        (109,312      (4,111,755      (3,390,318      (308,313      22,042,005        14,158,976  

 

*

The Funds will elect to defer net capital losses incurred after October 31 (“Post-October Capital Losses”) within the taxable year that are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

Capital loss carryforwards are calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforwards actually available for the Funds to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire within eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration date may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following table presents available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for each Fund as of September 30, 2018:

 

            Post-effective/no expiration         
     2019      Short-Term      Long-Term      Total*  
Asia    $ 298,791      $ 333,869      $ 3,076,150      $ 3,708,810  
Developed Markets      2,608,098        60,704        6,214,208        8,883,010  
Emerging Markets      1,412,302        4,621,252        72,013,371        78,046,925  
Europe      1,078,809        3,509        2,308,000        3,390,318  

 

*

Capital loss carryforwards as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

Note 6. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, if any) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Asia    $ 2,044,749      $ 2,065,831  
Developed Markets      1,873,211        2,090,184  
Emerging Markets      16,635,454        16,673,991  
Europe      315,745        434,618  

 

 

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For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
Asia    $ 1,632,451      $ 3,314,873  
Developed Markets      8,039,505        13,657,557  
Emerging Markets      16,784,228        27,058,214  
Europe      2,385,195        2,168,429  

Gains (losses) on in-kind transactions are generally not considered taxable gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes.

At September 30, 2018, cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes adjustments for financial reporting purposes, as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

     Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Cost  
Asia    $ 3,126,670      $ (5,012,757    $ (1,886,087    $ 21,389,445  
Developed Markets      3,009,647        (19,109,927      (16,100,280      73,541,213  
Emerging Markets      32,471,886        (38,733,991      (6,262,105      146,337,599  
Europe      1,064,946        (5,176,701      (4,111,755      18,323,941  

Note 7. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions and expired capital loss carryforwards on September 30, 2018, amounts were reclassified between undistributed net investment income, undistributed net realized gain (loss) and Shares of beneficial interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of each Fund. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net  Investment
Income
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Asia    $      $ 3,622,899      $ (3,622,899
Developed Markets             6,172,844        (6,172,844
Emerging Markets             3,694,921        (3,694,921
Europe             1,921,257        (1,921,257

Note 8. Capital

The Shares of the Funds are issued and redeemed only in Creation Units of 50,000 Shares. Such transactions are only permitted on an in-kind basis, with a separate cash payment that is equivalent to the undistributed net investment income of the shares and a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value of the shares on the transaction date. The transaction fee in connection with creation or redemption of Creation Units through the continuous net settlement system of National Securities Clearing Corporation (the “Clearing Process”) is $10 per security “name” in the portfolio deposit or redemption payment, rounded up to the nearest $500 for Asia and Emerging Markets and to $1,000 for Developed Markets and Europe per participating party per day, regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed on such day by the participating party. The total fee that can be charged in connection with the creation or redemption of Creation Units outside the Clearing Process is four times the normal transaction cost of $500 ($2,000) and $1,000 ($4,000) per participating party per day.

Transaction fees are received by the Trustee and used to offset its expense of processing orders. For fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Trustee earned the following amounts in transaction fees:

 

     For the Fiscal Year
Ended September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2016  
Asia    $ 1,500      $ 1,500      $ 2,000  
Developed Markets      10,000        6,000        7,000  
Emerging Markets      6,500        2,500        7,500  
Europe      4,000        2,000        2,000  

The Trustee, in its sole discretion, may voluntarily reduce or waive its fee, or modify the transaction fee schedule, subject to certain limitations. There were no such reductions or waivers for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 or 2016.

 

 

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Note 9. Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that maybe made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Sponsor and Trustee of Invesco BLDRS Index Funds Trust and Unitholders of Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund, Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund, Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund and Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund, Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund, Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund and Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (constituting Invesco BLDRS Index Fund Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2018, the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2018 (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 as of September 30, 2018, the results of each of their operations and changes in each of their net assets for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2018, and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on 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 Funds 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 of these financial statements 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.

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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2018 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois

December 14, 2018

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the investment companies in the Invesco group of investment companies since at least 1995. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

 

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Supplemental Information

(Unaudited)

 

Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund

Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund

Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund

Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

I. Information Regarding Closing Prices vs. Net Asset Value Frequency Distribution for Each Invesco BLDRS Fund

The tables that follow present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a Invesco BLDRS Fund and that Fund’s net asset value. Net Asset Value, or “NAV”, is the price at which a Fund issues and redeems shares. The “Closing Market Price” of shares in each Invesco BLDRS Fund is determined and published by The NASDAQ Stock Market, as of the time that the Funds’ NAV is calculated. Each Fund’s Closing Market Price may be below, at, or above its NAV. The NAV for each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Closing Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the Invesco BLDRS Funds included in this report. The information shown for each Fund is from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2018.

Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Invesco BLDRS Funds traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future performance.

Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund

Five Year Period Ended September 30, 2018

 

     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

   Frequency(a)      % of Total      Frequency(a)      % of Total  
>0% to 0.50%      501        98.42%        704        93.87%  
>0.50% to 1.00%      7        1.38%        29        3.87%  
>1.0 % to 2.00%      1        0.20%        7        0.93%  
>2.00%             —%        10        1.33%  

Total

     509        100.00%        750        100.00%  

Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund

Five Year Period Ended September 30, 2018

 

     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

   Frequency(a)      % of Total      Frequency(a)      % of Total  
>0% to 0.50%      585        99.32%        667        99.55%  
>0.50% to 1.00%      4        0.68%        2        0.30%  
>1.00% to 2.00%             —%        1        0.15%  
>2.00%             —%               —%  

Total

     589        100.00%        670        100.00%  

 

 

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Supplemental Information (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund

Five Year Period Ended September 30, 2018

 

     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

   Frequency(a)      % of Total      Frequency(a)      % of Total  
>0% to 0.50%      380        98.96%        874        99.89%  
>0.50% to 1.00%      3        0.78%        1        0.11%  
>1.00% to 2.00%      1        0.26%               —%  
>2.00%             —%               —%  

Total

     384        100.00%        875        100.00%  

Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

Five Year Period Ended September 30, 2018

 

     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
     Closing Price on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

   Frequency(a)      % of Total      Frequency(a)      % of Total  
>0% to 0.50%      520        99.62%        723        98.10%  
>0.50% to 1.00%      1        0.19%        12        1.62%  
>1.00% to 2.00%      1        0.19%        1        0.14%  
>2.00%             0.00%        1        0.14%  

Total

     522        100.00%        737        100.00%  

 

(a) 

Number of Trading Days refers to the number of days during which there is buy/sell activity for the Fund on the Exchange.

II. Annualized and Cumulative Returns for each Invesco BLDRS Fund

Annualized Total Return

For the Period Ending September 30, 2018

 

    Past One Year(a)     Past Five Year(a)     Past Ten Year(a)     From Inception(a)  

Invesco BLDRS Fund

  NAV     Closing
Market
    Index     NAV     Closing
Market
    Index     NAV     Closing
Market
    Index     NAV     Closing
Market
    Index  
Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund     2.06%       1.62%       2.10%       4.68%       4.67%       4.21%       5.20%       5.17%       4.47%       7.05%       7.00%       6.57%  
Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund     1.60%       1.60%       1.80%       2.79%       2.79%       2.80%       3.81%       3.81%       3.72%       6.17%       6.18%       6.22%  
Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund     -1.59%       -1.79%       -1.49%       4.13%       4.12%       4.20%       3.04%       3.09%       3.22%       10.60%       10.54%       10.68%  
Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund     0.38%       0.16%       0.74%       2.84%       2.82%       3.13%       3.76%       3.74%       4.00%       6.32%       6.28%       6.63%  

 

 

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Supplemental Information (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Cumulative Total Return

For the Period Ending September 30, 2018

 

    Past One Year(a)     Past Five Year(a)     Past Ten Year(a)     From Inception(a)  

Invesco BLDRS Fund

  NAV     Closing
Market
    Index     NAV     Closing
Market
    Index     NAV     Closing
Market
    Index     NAV     Closing
Market
    Index  
Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund     2.06%       1.62%       2.10%       25.68%       25.65%       22.87%       66.05%       66.50%       54.79%       195.10%       192.80%       174.50%  
Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund     1.60%       1.60%       1.80%       14.76%       14.75%       14.79%       45.40%       45.39%       44.09%       158.62%       159.25%       160.70%  
Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund     -1.59%       -1.79%       -1.49%       22.41%       22.34%       22.85%       34.94%       35.54%       37.30%       395.07%       390.70%       400.73%  
Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund     0.38%       0.16%       0.74%       15.06%       14.94%       16.64%       44.68%       44.31%       47.96%       164.60%       163.17%       177.26%  

 

(a) 

Annualized and Cumulative Total Returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of November 13, 2002. “Cumulative Total Return” represents the total change in value of an investment over the period indicated.

Closing Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in each Fund at market closing price and net asset value, respectively. Since Fund shares typically do not trade in the secondary market until after several days after Fund inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in fund shares, the net asset value is used as a proxy for secondary market trading price to calculate closing market returns.

Unlike a Fund, an Index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a Fund. Fund expenses negatively impact the performance of a Fund. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund shares. Fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. A Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (continued)

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Amendment No. 4 to the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust, dated as of January 26, 2018 (“Amendment No. 4”), made by the Sponsor and the Trustee, amends the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust and Subsequent and Similar BLDRS Index Funds of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust dated and effective as of November 8, 2002, as previously amended on February 4, 2004, November 16, 2012, and August 2, 2017, pursuant to which were created the BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund, BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund, BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund and BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index Fund. Amendment No. 4 provides that paragraph (k) of Section 3.04, “Certain Deductions and Distributions,” is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Distributions by each BLDRS Index Fund will be made quarterly in the event that dividends accumulated in respect of the BLDRS Index Fund Securities and other income, if any, received by the BLDRS Index Fund exceed BLDRS Index Fund fees and expenses accrued during the quarterly Accumulation Period. For the avoidance of doubt, amounts received in respect of Dividend Equivalent Payments in connection with Portfolio Deposits are excluded from the calculation of “dividends accumulated in respect of the BLDRS Index Fund Securities and other income,” as used in the preceding sentence and referenced hereafter in this paragraph. The regular quarterly ex-dividend date, if any, for BLDRS Index Fund Shares will be the first Business Day subsequent to the third Friday of each March, June, September and December (the “Ex-Dividend Date”). Beneficial Owners as reflected on the records of the Depository and the DTC Participants on the first (1st) Business Day following the Ex-Dividend Date (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to receive an amount, if any, representing dividends accumulated on the Securities through such Ex-Dividend Date, net of fees and expenses, accrued daily for such period. For the purposes of all dividend distributions, dividends per BLDRS Index Fund Share will be calculated at least to the nearest 1100th of $0.01. However, there shall be no net dividend distribution in any given quarter, and any net dividend amounts will be rolled into the next Accumulation Period, if the aggregate net dividend distributions would be in an amount less than 5100ths of one percent (0.05%) of the net asset value of the BLDRS Index Fund as of the Friday in the week immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date, unless the Trustee determines that such net dividend distribution is required to be made in order to maintain the BLDRS Index Fund’s status as a Regulated Investment Company or to avoid the imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. When net dividends payments are to be made by the BLDRS Index Fund, payments will be made on the last business day in the calendar month following each Ex-Dividend Date (the “Dividend Payment Date”). However, for the regular Ex-Dividend Date occurring on the first Business Day subsequent to the Third Friday of the month of December, the Dividend Payment Date shall instead be the last Business Day in December. Dividend payments will be made through the Depository and the DTC Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with funds received from the Trustee. BLDRS Index Fund Shares will be registered in book entry form only, which records will be kept by the Depository. If the Trustee is required to advance funds for the payment of any distribution, the Trustee will reimburse itself for such advance plus interest, and shall have a lien against the assets of the BLDRS Index Fund to secure such reimbursement and interest, in accordance with Section 3.04(h).

Amendment No. 1 to the Trust Indenture and Agreement, dated April 26, 2018, and effective as of June 4, 2018 (the “Amendment”), between the Sponsor and the Trustee, amends the Trust Indenture and Agreement, dated November 8, 2002 (the “Indenture”). The Amendment provides that, effective September 19, 2011, the name of the BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index Fund was changed to BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund for all purposes of the Indenture and that the second recital in the Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“WHEREAS, the parties now desire to create four (4) different index funds (each, an “Invesco BLDRS Index Fund” or a “Fund”), each of which shall be a separate and distinct “Trust” or “Trust Fund” as such terms are defined in Section 1.01 of the Standard Terms and which shall be known as and designated as follows: “Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund,” “Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund,” “Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund” and “Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund;”.

The amendment further provides:

Any references to the “BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund,” “BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund,” “BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund” and “BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index Fund” in the Indenture and Agreement shall be deemed references to “Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund,” “Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund,” “Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund” and “Invesco BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund,” respectively. Any references to the “BLDRS Index Funds Trust” in the Indenture and Agreement shall be deemed a reference to “Invesco BLDRS Index Funds Trust.” Any references to the “BLDRS Index Fund” and “BLDRS Index Funds” in the Indenture and Agreement shall be deemed references to “Invesco BLDRS Index Fund” and “Invesco BLDRS Index Funds,” respectively.

 

 

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Tax Information

(Unaudited)

 

Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.

The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2018:

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-Received
Deduction*

Asia

       100 %       0 %

Developed Markets

       100 %       0 %

Emerging Markets

       100 %       0 %
Europe        100 %       0 %

 

*

The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

Foreign Taxes Paid — The following Funds elect under the Internal Revenue Code Section 853 to pass through foreign taxes paid to its shareholders. The total amount of foreign taxes passed through to shareholders on a per share basis for the year ended September 30, 2018, are as follows:

 

     Foreign
Taxes

Per Share
     Income
Per Share
 
Asia    $ 0.0852      $ 0.9912  
Developed Markets      0.0485        0.9670  
Emerging Markets      0.0912        1.0310  
Europe      0.0548        0.9543  

 

 

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Invesco BLDRS Index Funds Trust

Sponsor

Invesco Capital Management, LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Trustee

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Distributor

Invesco Distributors, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

1 N. Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Legal Counsel

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20036


 

 

 

 

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