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UBS (CH) Investment Fund UBS (CH) Investment Fund Investment fund under Swiss law with multiple sub-funds (umbrella fund) (Category Other Funds for Traditional Investments) Prospectus with integrated fund contract May 2017 Part I Prospectus This prospectus, together with the fund contract which forms an integral part thereof, the Key Investor Information Document (KIID) and the latest annual or semi-annual report (if published after the latest annual report), serves as the basis for all subscriptions to units of the sub-funds. Only the information contained in the prospectus, the KIID or the fund contract shall be deemed to be valid. 1 Information on the umbrella fund and sub-funds 1.1 General information on the umbrella fund and the sub-funds UBS (CH) Investment Fund is a contractual umbrella fund under Swiss law of the type “other funds for traditional investors” in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes of 23 June 2006, which is subdivided into the following sub-funds: A. – Short Term Credit (USD) II B. – Bonds CHF Ausland Medium Term Passive C. – Bonds CHF Ausland Passive D. – Bonds CHF Inland Medium Term Passive E. – Bonds CHF Inland Passive F. – Equities Europe Passive G. – Equities Global Passive H. – Equities Japan Passive I. – Equities Switzerland Passive All J. – Equities Switzerland Passive Large K. – Equities USA Passive L. – Euro Bonds Passive M. – Global Bonds Passive N. – USD Bonds Passive The umbrella fund is based upon a collective investment contract (fund contract) under which the fund management company is obliged to provide investors with a stake in the corresponding sub-fund in proportion to the fund units acquired by them and to manage this fund at its discretion and in its own name in accordance with the provisions of the law and the fund contract. The custodian bank participates in the fund contract in accordance with the tasks assigned to it by law and the fund contract. Investors are only entitled to an interest in the assets and income of the sub-fund in which they hold units. Any liabilities attributable to individual sub-funds are borne solely by the individual sub-fund concerned. The sub-funds “– Bonds CHF Ausland Medium Term Passive”, “– Bonds CHF Ausland Passive”, “– Bonds CHF Inland Medium Term Passive”,”– Bonds CHF Inland Passive”, “– Equities Europe Passive”, “– Equities Global Passive”, “– Equities Japan Passive”, “– Equities Switzerland Passive All”, “– Eq- uities Switzerland Passive Large”, “– Equities USA Passive”, “– Euro Bonds Passive”, “– Global Bonds Passive” and “– USD Bonds Passive” were trans- ferred within the scope of a conversion from the UBS (CH) Institutional Fund to the umbrella funds. In accordance with the fund contract, the fund management company is entitled to establish, liquidate or merge unit classes for each sub-fund at any time, subject to the agreement of the custodian bank and the approval of the supervisory authority. The current unit classes are: A. UBS (CH) Investment Fund – Short Term Credit (USD) II Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income P1 USD USD 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.56%2 Bearer Accumulating known (0.45%) K-11 USD USD 5 000 000 Not yet n/a 0.1 0.30%2 Bearer Accumulating known (0.24%) Q USD USD 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.28%3 Bearer Accumulating known (0.22%) F9 USD USD 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.20%4 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.16%) I-A110 USD USD 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.21%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.17%) I-A210 USD USD 1 000 Not yet 10 000 00011 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A310 USD USD 1 000 Not yet 30 000 00012 0.001 0.15%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.12%) I-B8 USD USD 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.035%5 Registered7 Accumulating known I-X8 USD USD 1 000 04.11.2014 n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating U-X USD USD 100 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating known B. UBS (CH) Investment Fund – Bonds CHF Ausland Medium Term Passive Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income W CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%3 Bearer Accumulating known (0.14%) F9 CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.14%4 Registered7 Accumulating Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income known (0.11%) I-A110 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A210 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 10 000 00011 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A310 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 30 000 00012 0.001 0.14%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.11%) I-B8 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.045%5 Registered7 Accumulating known I-X8 CHF CHF 1 000 04.11.2014 n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating U-X CHF CHF 100 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating known C. UBS (CH) Investment Fund – Bonds CHF Ausland Passive Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income W CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%3 Bearer Accumulating known (0.14%) F9 CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.14%4 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.11%) I-A110 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A210 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 10 000 00011 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A310 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 30 000 00012 0.001 0.14%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.11%) I-B8 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.045%5 Registered7 Accumulating known I-X8 CHF CHF 1 000 04.11.2014 n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating U-X CHF CHF 100 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating known D. UBS (CH) Investment Fund – Bonds CHF Inland Medium Term Passive Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income W CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%3 Bearer Accumulating known (0.14%) F9 CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.14%4 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.11%) I-A110 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A210 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 10 000 00011 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A310 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 30 000 00012 0.001 0.14%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.11%) I-B8 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.045%5 Registered7 Accumulating known I-X8 CHF CHF 1 000 04.11.2014 n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating U-X CHF CHF 100 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating known E. UBS (CH) Investment Fund – Bonds CHF Inland Passive Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income W CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%3 Bearer Accumulating known (0.14%) F9 CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.14%4 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.11%) I-A110 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A210 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 10 000 00011 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A310 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 30 000 00012 0.001 0.14%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.11%) I-B8 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.045%5 Registered7 Accumulating known I-X8 CHF CHF 1 000 04.11.2014 n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating U-X CHF CHF 100 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating known F. UBS (CH) Investment Fund – Equities Europe Passive Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income W CHF CHF 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.22%3 Bearer Accumulating known (0.18%) (EUR) W CHF EUR 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.22%3 Bearer Accumulating known (0.18%) (EUR) F9 CHF EUR 100 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.18%4 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-A110 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.22%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.18%) I-A210 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 10 000 00011 0.001 0.22%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.18%) I-A310 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet 30 000 00012 0.001 0.18%2 Registered7 Accumulating known (0.14%) I-B8 CHF CHF 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.0525%5 Registered7 Accumulating known Unit Ac- Reference Initial Launch Minimum Smallest Annual Form of Appropria- class¹ counting currency subscrip- period/date* subscription tradeable fee custody tion of currency tion price lot income I-X8 CHF CHF 1 000 04.11.2014 n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating U-X CHF CHF 100 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating known (EUR) I-X CHF EUR 1 000 Not yet n/a 0.001 0.00%6 Registered7 Accumulating known G.
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