Highlighted ETFs Highlighted ETFs | 17 December 2018 Chief Investment Office Americas, Wealth Management David Perlman, ETF Strategist Americas,
[email protected] • This report highlights ETFs that, in our opinion, provide broad representation to or best target UBS CIO's global research recommendations. • In selecting ETFs, we analyze multiple factors including the underlying index methodology, performance, tracking error, liquidity and expenses, and the overall fit with research's recommendations. • Our quarterly report, A guide to investing with ETFs, published on 20 November 2018, includes factsheets for each highlighted ETF. Additions: In this month's House View, we introduced an allocation to long- term US Treasuries that is meant to protect against equity downside risk. Therefore, we are adding the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) and the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (EDV). TLT tracks an index of US Treasury bonds with remaining maturities of 20 years or more. EDV tracks an index of US Treasury STRIPS, which are zero-coupon bonds, with maturities between 20 and 30 years. EDV is a new addition to coverage and a profile is on p. 35 of this report. We are also adding the iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF (SDG) to the list. Many of our long-term themes are around social and environmental challenges. SDG tracks an index of companies that seek to address at least one of the world's social and environmental challenges as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Deletions: There were no removals since the last publication of this report. This report has been prepared by UBS Financial Services Inc.