New York, June 15, 2006— NASDAQ Global Funds, Inc. (NGF) today
announced the amount of regular quarterly dividends that will be paid to the
holders of record of each of the funds in The Basket of Listed Depositary
Receipts (BLDRSSM
) Index Funds Trust as of June 20, 2006:
|
The BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index FundSM (NASDAQ:ADRA) |
$0.44708 per share |
|
The BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index FundSM
(NASDAQ:ADRD) |
$0.98574 per share |
|
The BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index FundSM (NASDAQ:ADRE) |
$0.75630 per share |
|
The BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index FundSM (NASDAQ:ADRU) |
$1.12504 per share |
The BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund, 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 Fund, 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 Fund, 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 Fund, 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.
The amounts of the distribution were determined after the close of business
today, and payments 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.
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 five 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 SM
(available only to investors in certain European countries).
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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
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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.
*Source: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
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Media Contact:
Wayne Lee, NASDAQ
301.978.4875
Issuer & Investor Contact:
Susan Arthur
(301) 978-5280
