Are you looking for an investment instrument that can exploit earnings opportunities in every market environment – even bear phases – while also keeping the attendant downside risk low? Are clearly formulated and transparent return targets important for you? Are you keen to benefit from greater upside potential than that offered by money-market investments focused purely on security, but wary of the price volatility traditional equity and bond investments entail?
If so, UBS Absolute Return Funds offer you an attractive investment solution.
Thanks to their active management approach, UBS Absolute Return Funds can respond very quickly to changes in market assessments. They can therefore create the potential for positive absolute returns not just in favourable markets, but also in uncertain and even negative phases. As with all investments, there is a risk of loss, but UBS Absolute Return Funds minimise this through first-class risk management and strict quality controls. They require an investment horizon over a full market cycle of three to five years in order to ensure a high likelihood of meeting the predefined return target.
UBS Absolute Return Funds pursue your return target while seeking to ensure the lowest possible fluctuations in value.
Thanks to their active management style, UBS Absolute Return Funds operate independently of a benchmark index, thus allowing you to exploit the widest possible range of market opportunities worldwide.
Through their use of innovative techniques, UBS Absolute Return Funds can also profit from negative markets.
Should you have an unexpected need for liquidity, you can sell UBS Absolute Return Funds units without drastic losses even during bear markets.
UBS offers two absolute return funds, each with different return targets and currency tranches, which are appropriate for investors with a medium to long-term investment horizon:
UBS Absolute Return Medium in CHF, EUR and USD
Invests globally in all traditional asset classes
Target return: 3-month money market +3%*
Required investment horizon: 3-5 years
Required risk tolerance: low to medium
UBS Absolute Return Plus in CHF, EUR and USD
Invests worldwide in all traditional asset classes
Target return: 3-month money market +4%*
Required investment horizon: 3-5 years
Required risk tolerance: medium to high
*gross of fees, costs and taxes; no guarantee
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