Overview

This actively managed, defensive equity fund invests in companies from across the globe that offer a high dividend yield.

The fund aims to generate additional income through call overwriting.

The fund focuses on quality factors to exclude low quality stocks, including the company’s ability to pay stable or growing dividends.

Local currency risks are largely hedged versus USD.

The strategy is based on a quantitative model.

The portfolio manager is not tied to the benchmark in terms of investment selection or weight.

Benefits

Easy access to a high quality, defensive equity portfolio which aims to provide some downside cushion during market corrections.

Strong income component generated from dividends and call option premiums.

Investors can profit from a portfolio that seeks optimal diversification - low single stock weights and broad country and sector allocations.

Investors can largely avoid the impact from fluctuations of the local investment currencies versus USD.

Risks

UBS Equity Funds invest in equities and may therefore be subject to high fluctuations in value. As these UBS funds pursue an active management style, each fund's performance can deviate substantially from that of its reference index. Sustainability risks are environmental, social or governance events or conditions that can have a material negative effect on the return, depending on the relevant sector, industry and company exposure. Sustainability risk: the risk arising from any environmental, social or governance events or conditions that, were they to occur, could cause a material negative impact on the value of the investment. All investments are subject to market fluctuations. Every fund has specific risks, which can significantly increase under unusual market conditions. The fund can use derivatives, which may result in additional risks (particularly counterparty risk). In distributing share classes, the equity yield, net of fund fees, will be distributed. The distributing (-dist) share classes of this fund intend to distribute capital as well as income (e.g. from dividends). Investors in some jurisdictions may incur a higher rate of tax on distributed capital than on any capital gains which are realized on disposal of fund shares. Some investors may therefore choose to invest in the accumulating (-acc) instead of the distributing (-dist) share classes. Investors may be taxed at a later point in time on income and capital arising on accumulating (-acc) share classes compared to distributing (-dist) share classes. Investors should seek their own tax advice. This Fund may not be appropriate for investors who plan to withdraw their money before the recommended holding period disclosed in the PRIIPs KID, if available for this share class.

Features

Product category
UBS Equity Funds
UBS Country & Regional Funds
Product domicile
Luxembourg
Portfolio management
UBS SA国际传谋 Switzerland AG, Zurich
Fund management
UBS SA国际传谋 (Europe) S.A., Luxembourg
Custodian bank
UBS Europe SE, Luxembourg Branch
Representative for products established under foreign law
BNP PARIBAS Securities Services
Regulation
UCITS
Legal form
Unlimited
Day of inception
March 24, 2014
Currency of account
USD
Close of financial year
May 31
SFDR Classification
Art.8
Issue / redemption
daily
Distribution
Reinvestment
Maturity
Open end
Ongoing costs p.a.
1.07% p.a.
Management fee
0.79% p.a.
Total expense ratio (TER)
1.06% p.a.
Swing pricing
yes
Minimum investment
n.a.
Reference Index / Benchmark
MSCI All Country World (net div. reinv.) (hedged USD)
ISIN
LU1043174561
Bloomberg Ticker
UBSGIUQ LX
Telekurs Id
n.a.

Performance and Prices

Percentage growth

as of April 23, 2026
Cumulative
USD(%)
YTD 9.75
1M
3M
6M
1Y 24.32
2Y 35.29
3Y 50.05
5Y 57.73
ø p.a.5Y

Current data

Net asset value 23.04.2026 USD 232.72
High - last 12 months 20.04.2026 USD 234.26
Low - last 12 months 24.04.2025 USD 188.58
Assets of the unit class in mn 23.04.2026 USD 6.07
Total product assets in mn 23.04.2026 USD 462.82
Indicative current equity yield 31.03.2026 10.40%
Statistical data
Date
2 years
5 years
Total risk reference index / benchmark 31.03.2026 9.80% 13.05%
Sharpe Ratio 31.03.2026 1.01 0.54
Risk Free Rate 31.03.2026 4.55% 3.51%

Structures

By the 10 largest equity positions (in %, as of March 31, 2026)

 
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV 2.88
Lam Research Corp 2.75
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.58
Kinder Morgan Inc 2.56
Enel SpA 2.54
Verizon Communications Inc 2.52
Realty Income Corp 2.45
Progressive Corp/The 2.41
Eversource Energy 2.38
Kimberly-Clark Corp 2.36

Fees

Ongoing costs p.a.
1.07%
Flat fee
0.99%
Management fee p.a.
0.79%
Max. issuing commission
5.00%
Max. redemption commission
0.00%
Distribution fee
(see info)

Distributions

No distributions. Continuous reinvestment of income.

Sales Authorisations

Market
Sales authorisations status
Australia
Institutional Only*
Austria
Registered
Belgium
Registered
Czech Republic
Registered
Finland
Registered
Germany
Registered
Greece
Registered
Italy
Institutional Only*
Liechtenstein
Registered
Luxembourg
Registered
Netherlands
Registered
Singapore
Institutional Only*
Spain
Registered
Sweden
Registered
Switzerland
Registered
Taiwan
Registered
United Kingdom
Registered

Literature

Agreement / Prospectus
Document type
Document Language
Prospectus
Key Information Document
Past performance
Previous performance scenario
Annual and semi-annual report (accounting on May 31)
Document type
Document Language
Annual report
Semi-annual report
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