497K 1 d310414d497k.htm SHORT TERM INVESTMENT FUND FOR PUERTO RICO RESIDENTS, INC. Short Term Investment Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

Short Term Investment Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

Shares of Beneficial Interest: PRALX

 

     
 

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

 

May 16, 2022

   
      

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus (including amendments and supplements), reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund, including the Fund’s statement of additional information, online at www.ubs.com/prfunds. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-787-250-3600, or from your financial professional. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated May 16, 2022, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.

The Short Term Investment Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. (the “Fund”) is designed solely for Puerto Rico Residents (as defined in “Dividends and Taxes” in the Prospectus). Only Puerto Rico Residents will receive the tax benefits of an investment in the Fund. The tax treatment of this Fund differs from that typically accorded to other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended that are treated as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS SUMMARY PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Short Term Investment Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. (the “Fund”) is to provide current income, consistent with liquidity and conservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

  

Management Fee

   0.50%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

   None

Other Expenses(1)

   0.21%

Administration

   0.05%              

Miscellaneous

   0.16%              

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(2)

   0.71%

Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements(1)

   None

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements(2)

             0.71%          

 

(1)        UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico, the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and the Fund have entered into an Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”), whereby the Administrator will pay the Fund’s Other Expenses in order to ensure that the Fund’s Net Total Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, leverage, interest, brokerage commissions, dividends or interest expenses on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements do not exceed 1.00% of average daily gross assets per annum. The Fund may have to repay some of these waivers and/or reimbursements during the following three years. Any such repayment period is limited to three years from the date of the waiver/reimbursement. Any repayment by the Fund to the Administrator will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed (i) the expense limitation at the time the fees are waived and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time of such reimbursement. The Expense Limitation Agreement is effective through June 30, 2023 and may be terminated upon 30 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(2)        Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same. This assumption is not meant to indicate you will receive a 5% annual rate of return. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

1 year    3 years*    5 years*    10 years*
$73    $227    $395    $883

*            The Expense Example amounts assume that the expense limitation and reimbursement agreement remains in effect only through June 30, 2023. Thus, the 3 years, 5 years and 10 years examples reflect expense limitation and reimbursement only for the first year.

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable

 

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account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example above, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

The Fund is designed solely for Puerto Rico Residents (as defined in “Dividends and Taxes” in the Prospectus). Only Puerto Rico Residents will receive the tax benefits of an investment in the Fund. The tax treatment of this Fund differs from that typically accorded to other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) that are treated as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “U.S. Code”).

The Fund invests in a portfolio of high quality tax-exempt short-term debt instruments of governmental and private issuers, including instruments issued by other Puerto Rico investment companies advised by or co-advised by UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico (the “Investment Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser. “High quality” means instruments that at the time of investment are rated within the two highest short-term rating categories by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSRO”) or that are unrated but deemed to be of comparable quality by the Investment Adviser. The Fund may continue to hold these instruments even if their rating is downgraded. “Short-term” means instruments that mature in 397 calendar days or less from the date when the Fund acquires the instrument. The maturity of securities rated in the second highest short-term rating category by an NRSRO (“Second Tier Securities”) may not exceed 180 days. The Fund may also invest in longer-term bonds with only a short time remaining to maturity or that have variable interest rates or other special features that give them the financial characteristics of short-term debt. The Fund invests only in U.S. dollar-denominated instruments.

The Fund is not a money market fund and does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 67% of its total assets in short-term securities of Puerto Rico issuers, including Puerto Rico municipal obligations, Puerto Rico mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, tax-free secured obligations (“TSOs”) of Puerto Rico investment companies (the majority of which will be obligations issued by investment companies for which, like the Fund, UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico acts as investment adviser or co-investment adviser), repurchase agreements and commercial paper. While the Fund intends to comply with the above 67% investment requirement as market conditions permit, the Fund’s ability to procure sufficient Puerto Rico securities which meet the Fund’s investment criteria may, in the opinion of the Investment Adviser, be constrained, due to the volatility affecting the Puerto Rico bond market since 2013 and the fact that the Puerto Rico Government remains in the process of restructuring its outstanding debt under Title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”) as well as undertaking other fiscal measures to stabilize Puerto Rico’s economy in accordance with the requirements of PROMESA, and this inability may continue for an indeterminate period of time. To the extent that the Fund is unable to procure sufficient amounts of such Puerto Rico securities, the Fund may acquire investments in securities of non-Puerto Rico issuers which satisfy the Fund’s investment policies. The Fund will ensure that its investments in Puerto Rico securities constitute at least an average of 20% of its total assets on an annual basis.

The Fund may hold up to 33% of its total assets in U.S. high quality short-term instruments, including securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, municipal securities of issuers in the United States and non-Puerto Rico (i.e., the 50 States comprising the United States.) mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

Investments in mortgage-backed securities may include those issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), as well as mortgage-backed securities that are not guaranteed or issued by GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC or any other government agency (“Private Label mortgage-backed securities”), and in either case may include collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”). Private Label mortgage-backed securities are issued in connection with a securitization and represent a beneficial interest in a privately sponsored trust or other entity, the assets of which are mortgage loans or GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC or other mortgage-backed securities, including CMOs.

The Fund expects to invest a substantial amount (i.e., in excess of 10%), and from time to time a majority, of its total assets in TSOs.

 

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A “Puerto Rico security” is any security that satisfies one or more of the following criteria: (i) securities of issuers that are organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or that maintain their principal place of business in Puerto Rico; (ii) securities that are traded principally in Puerto Rico; or (iii) securities of issuers that, during the issuer’s most recent fiscal year, derived at least 20% of their revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in Puerto Rico or that have at least 20% of their assets in Puerto Rico.

The Fund’s investment objective may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities (which for this purpose and under the 1940 Act, means the lesser of (i) 67% of the shares represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding shares are represented or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares).

Principal Risks

The following is a summary discussion of the principal risks of investing in the Fund. Risk is inherent in all investing. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objective or that the Fund’s performance will be positive for any period of time. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any bank or governmental agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Investment and Market Risk. The Fund’s investments may be adversely affected by the performance of U.S. and Puerto Rico investment securities markets, which, in turn, may be influenced by a number of factors, including, among other things, (i) the level of interest rates, (ii) the rate of inflation, (iii) political decisions, (iv) fiscal policy, and (v) current events in general. Because the Fund invests in investment securities, the Fund’s net asset value may fluctuate due to market conditions, and as a result you may experience a decline in the value of your investment in the Fund and you may lose money.

Coronavirus and Public Health Emergencies. As of the date of this prospectus, there is an outbreak of a novel and highly contagious form of coronavirus (COVID-19) that has resulted in numerous disruptions in financial markets leaving general concern and uncertainty. As COVID-19 continues to spread and mutate, the potential impacts, including a global, regional or other economic recession, are increasingly uncertain and difficult to assess. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time.

Puerto Rico Concentration Risk. The Fund is exposed to certain risks resulting from the reduced geographic diversification of its portfolio. The Fund’s assets are invested primarily in securities of Puerto Rico issuers.

Because the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in Puerto Rico bonds, the Fund’s net asset value and cash flow may fluctuate due to market conditions affecting these securities. Any future developments in this respect could result in additional interruptions in cash flow on debt payments, which may result in more price volatility, across Puerto Rico securities. There can be no assurance that any additional defaults by the Commonwealth and other Commonwealth instrumentalities will not have an additional adverse impact on the Fund’s net investment income. For a further description of developments in Puerto Rico, see Appendix A.

Consequently, the Fund’s performance may be more severely affected by economic, political, regulatory or other factors adversely affecting issuers in Puerto Rico than a fund that is not concentrated in Puerto Rico issuers.

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that fixed income securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in price or that the issuer will fail to make principal or interest payments when due because the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. To the extent that the Fund will typically invest a majority of its assets in securities issued by other investment companies for which, like the Fund, UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico acts as investment adviser or co-investment adviser, and investing in similar types of assets, this risk may be magnified.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that when interest rates rise, the value of the Fund’s investment will fall as a result. That is because the value of short-term instruments are generally expected to fall when short-term interest rates rise and to rise when short-term interest rates fall. Also, the Fund’s yield will tend to lag behind changes in prevailing short-term interest rates. This means that the Fund’s income will tend to rise more slowly than increases in short-term interest rates. Similarly, when short-term interest rates are falling, the Fund’s income will tend to fall more slowly.

 

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Extension Risk. Extension risk is the risk that during periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of the right of the issuer to defer payments or make slower than expected principal payments. This may lock in a below market interest rate, increase the security’s duration (the estimated period until the security is paid in full) and reduce the value of the security.

Prepayment Risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that during periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled in order to refinance at lower interest rates, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. This tendency of issuers to refinance debt with high interest rates during periods of declining interest rates may reduce the positive effect of declining interest rates on the market value of the Fund’s securities.

General Municipal Securities Market Risk. The amount of public information available about the municipal securities in the Fund’s portfolio is generally less than that for corporate equities or bonds, and the Fund’s investment performance may therefore be more dependent on the analytical abilities of the Investment Adviser.

Municipal securities risks include the ability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers of municipal securities, and the possibility of future legislative changes which could affect the market for and value of municipal securities. Certain municipal securities, including private activity bonds, are not backed by the full faith, credit and taxing power of the issuer. Additionally, if events occur after the security is acquired that impact the security’s tax-exempt status, the Fund and its shareholders could be subject to substantial tax liabilities.

Repurchase Agreements Risk. The Fund may also engage in repurchase agreements, which are transactions in which the Fund purchases a security from a counterparty and agrees to sell it back at a specified time and price in a specified currency. If a repurchase agreement counterparty defaults, the Fund may suffer time delays and incur costs or possible losses in connection with the disposition of the securities underlying the repurchase agreement.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed securities have many of the risks of traditional debt securities but, in general, differ from investments in traditional debt securities in that, among other things, principal may be prepaid at any time due to prepayments by the obligors on the underlying obligations. Since a substantial portion of the assets of the Fund may be invested in mortgage-backed securities, the Fund may be subject to these risks and other risks related to such securities to a significant degree, which might cause the market value of the Fund’s investments to fluctuate more than otherwise would be the case. In addition, mortgage-backed or other securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC or a Federal Home Loan Bank are supported only by the credit of these entities and are not supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.

CMO Risk. CMOs exhibit similar risks to those of mortgage-backed securities but also present certain special risks. CMO classes may be specially structured in a manner that provides a variety of investment characteristics, such as yield, effective maturity and interest rate sensitivity. As market conditions change, however, particularly during periods of rapid or unanticipated changes in interest rates, the ability of a CMO class to provide the anticipated investment characteristics and performance may be significantly reduced. These changes may result in volatility in the market value, and in some instances reduced liquidity, of the CMO class.

Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Asset-backed securities present risks similar to those of mortgage-backed securities. However, in the case of many asset-backed securities, the prepayment rates on the underlying assets have historically been less influenced by market interest rate fluctuations and therefore, have been more stable. The frequent absence of a government guarantee creates greater exposure to the credit risk on the underlying obligations and depending on the structure, the credit risk of the sponsor of such obligations.

Asset-backed securities entail certain risks not presented by mortgage-backed securities, including the risk that in certain states it may be difficult to perfect the liens securing the collateral backing certain asset-backed securities. In addition, certain asset-backed securities are based on loans that are unsecured, which means that there is no collateral to seize if the underlying borrower defaults.

Non-Diversification Risk. As a non-diversified fund, the Fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a small number of issuers. As a result, the value of the shares is, therefore, more susceptible to losses related to any single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than the value of shares of a more widely diversified fund.

 

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Illiquid Investments Risk. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. There presently are a limited number of participants in the market for certain Puerto Rico securities or other securities or assets that the Fund may own. That and other factors may cause certain securities to have periods of illiquidity.

Conflicts of Interest Risk. Conflicts of Interest Risk is the risk that the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, as well other investment companies advised or co-advised by the Investment Adviser that issue TSOs purchased by the Fund, may have interests that compete with those of the Fund. Among other things, the Investment Adviser or its affiliates may engage in transactions directly with the Fund to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates will also act in numerous other capacities in connection with the Fund and the Puerto Rico investment companies in which the Fund invests. These relationships also make the Fund very dependent upon the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. To the extent that the Fund invests in TSOs issued by investment companies affiliated with the Investment Adviser, such investments present certain conflict of interest, such as competing objectives with respect to the level of interest rates on the TSOs, and other related issues.

Performance Information

The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the Fund’s performance to that of the ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (the “Benchmark Index”). To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by the Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. As with all such investments, past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. The table includes all applicable fees. If the Administrator had not waived or reimbursed certain Fund expenses during these periods, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on the Fund’s performance can be obtained by visiting www.ubs.com/prfunds or can be obtained by phone at (787) 250-3600.

The Fund’s financial performance included in this Prospectus includes the Fund’s performance from a period when the Fund was not subject to the restrictions of a United States registered investment company that is subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

The Benchmark Index measures the performance of a single issue of outstanding treasury bill which matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. The issue is purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month; at the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue.    

 

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LOGO

During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 0.35% (quarter ended June 30, 2019) and the lowest return for a quarter was 0% (quarter ended December 31, 2021). The year-to-date return as of March 31, 2022 was 0%.

 

For the periods ended 12/31/21
Average Annual Total Returns
   1 Year    5 Years    10 Years

Short Term Investment Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

        

Return Before Taxes

   0.01%    0.45%    0.23%

Return After Taxes on Distributions

   0.01%    0.26%    0.14%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Shares

   0.01%    0.26%    0.14%

ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

   0.05%    1.14%    0.99%

Investment Adviser

The Fund’s investment adviser is UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico (as previously defined, the “Investment Adviser”), a division of UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico. The Investment Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

Portfolio Managers

 

Name    Managed the Fund Since    Title
Leslie Highley, Jr.    2003    Managing Director of UBS Trust
Company of Puerto Rico
Javier Rodriguez    2007    Director of UBS Trust Company of
Puerto Rico
Heydi Cuadrado    2008    Director of UBS Trust Company of
Puerto Rico

 

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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

To purchase or sell Shares you should contact your financial intermediary. You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for trading and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“Federal Reserve”) and banks in San Juan Puerto Rico are open for business (each, a “Business Day”).

The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums are as follows, although the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:

 

     Fund Shares
Minimum Initial and Subsequent
Investment Amounts
  

There is no minimum investment for UBS brokerage accounts.

There is a $10,000 minimum for initial and additional investments for purchases made through other UBS account or other financial intermediaries.

 

Tax Information

In general, to the extent the Fund has current or accumulated earnings, the Fund’s distributions will be subject to Puerto Rico income taxes as dividend income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a Puerto Rico tax-qualified retirement plan, in which case your distributions may be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-advantaged account.

Under Section 933 of the U.S. Code, Puerto Rico Individuals will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on dividends distributed by the Fund that constitute income from sources within Puerto Rico. Dividends distributed by the Fund should constitute income from sources within Puerto Rico not subject to U.S. federal income tax in the hands of a Puerto Rico Individual. However, in the case of Puerto Rico Individuals who own, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the issued and outstanding voting Shares, only the Puerto Rico source ratio of any dividend paid or accrued by the Fund shall be treated as income from sources within Puerto Rico. See the section entitled “Dividends and Taxes—United States Taxation—Taxation of Puerto Rico Individuals and Puerto Rico Entities.”

Foreign corporations not engaged in a U.S. trade or business are generally not subject to U.S. federal income tax on amounts received from sources outside the United States. Corporations incorporated in Puerto Rico are treated as foreign corporations under the U.S. Code. Dividends distributed by the Fund to Puerto Rico corporations are expected to constitute income from sources within Puerto Rico. Accordingly, Puerto Rico corporations not engaged in a U.S. trade or business are not expected to be subject to U.S. taxation on dividends received from the Fund and dividends received or accrued by a Puerto Rico corporate investor that is engaged in a U.S. trade or business are expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax only if such dividends are effectively connected to its U.S. trade or business.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Investment Adviser may pay its affiliate, UBS Financial Services Inc., the Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) additional compensation in connection with the sale of Shares in consideration of distribution, marketing support and other services at an annual rate of 0.05% (5 basis points) of the value of the net assets invested in the Fund to be paid on a quarterly basis (although the Distributor may choose not to receive such payments, or receive a reduced amount, on assets held in certain types of accounts or wrap fee advisory programs). These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. A broker-dealer or financial institution maintaining the account in which you hold shares may charge a separate account, service or transaction fee on the purchase or sale of Fund shares that would be in addition to the fees and expenses shown in the Fund’s “Fees and Expenses” table. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

1940 Act File No. 811-23673

 

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