New York, December 8, 2005 — Nasdaq Global Funds, Inc. (NGF) today announced that a distribution will be made to the holders of record of the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock® (NASDAQ: QQQQ) as of December 20, 2005. The amount of the distribution will be determined after the close of business on December 15, 2005, and payment will be made on December 30, 2005.
The NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock is a security that represents an interest in the portfolio of equity securities held by a unit investment trust (Trust), but that trade like shares of common stock. It is intended to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index®.
The Trust underlying the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock is sponsored by NGF, a subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., (NASDAQ®; NASDAQ: NDAQ). The trustee of the Trust is The Bank of New York. The distributor for the Trust is ALPS Distributors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer.
NGF is behind one of the largest ETF fund families – both in the U.S. and globally. Ranking third in the U.S., in terms of assets under management, NGF sponsors 5 ETFs: the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock, and t he BLDRS Index Funds Trust SM , which consists of four separate ETFs that are designed to correspond to the price and yield performance of four of The Bank of New York American Depository Receipt Indices. The BLDRS SM fund family includes two international market index funds, and two international regional index funds. In addition, NGF's European subsidiary manages the NASDAQ-100 Index European Tracker® (available only to investors in certain European countries).
NASDAQ is the largest U.S. electronic stock market. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business including technology, retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at http://www.nasdaq.com or the NASDAQ Newsroom at http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/ .
An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other information about QQQ and BLDRS, unit investment trusts, please call 888.627.3837. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
ALPS Distributors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, is distributor for QQQ and the BLDRS.
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