New York, May 8, 2006— NASDAQ Global Funds, Inc. (NGF) today
announced that a distribution will be made to the holders of record of each of
the four funds in The Basket of Listed Depositary Receipts (BLDRSSM
) Index Funds Trust as of June 20, 2006. The amount of the distribution will be
determined after the close of business on June 15, 2006, and payment will be
made on July 31, 2006.
Sponsored by NGF, a subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®
; NASDAQ:NDAQ), the BLDRS Index Funds Trust consists of four separate ETFs that
are designed to correspond with the price and yield performance of four Bank of
New York American Depositary Receipt Indices. The BLDRS fund family includes
the following market or regional index funds:
The BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index FundSM
(NASDAQ: ADRA), a unit investment trust, seeks investment results that
generally correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of The Bank of New York Asia 50 ADR Index, a capitalization-weighted
index designed to track the performance of a basket of Asian market-based
Depositary Receipts.
The BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index FundSM
(NASDAQ: ADRD), a unit investment trust, seeks investment results that
generally correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of The Bank of New York Developed Markets 100 ADR Index, a
capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of a basket of
developed market-based Depositary Receipts.
The BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index FundSM (NASDAQ: ADRE), a
unit investment trust, seeks investment results that generally correspond to
the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of The Bank of New
York Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index, a capitalization-weighted index designed to
track the performance of a basket of emerging market-based Depositary Receipts.
The BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index FundSM
(NASDAQ: ADRU), a unit investment trust, seeks investment results that
generally correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of The Bank of New York Europe 100 ADR Index, a
capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of a basket of
European market-based Depositary Receipts.
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® (NASDAQ:
QQQQ) and the 4 BLDRS ETFs. In addition, NGF’s European subsidiary manages the
NASDAQ-100 Index European Tracker®
(available only to investors in certain European countries).
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An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses
carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, which contains this and
other information about BLDRS, unit investment trusts, please call
888.627.3837. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. ETFs are subject
to investment risk including possible loss of principal. ALPS Distributors,
Inc., a registered broker-dealer, is distributor for BLDRS.
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Media Contact:
Wayne Lee, NASDAQ
301.978.4875
Issuer & Investor Contact:
Susan Arthur
(301) 978-5280
