NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- 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 (BLDRS(sm)) Index Funds Trust as of December 19, 2006:
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The BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index
Fund(sm) (Nasdaq:ADRA) $0.14249 per share
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The BLDRS Developed Markets 100
ADR Index Fund(sm) (Nasdaq:ADRD) $0.12373 per share
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The BLDRS Emerging Markets 50
ADR Index Fund(sm) (Nasdaq:ADRE) $0.12362 per share
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The BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index
Fund(sm) (Nasdaq:ADRU) $0.10857 per share
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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 December 29, 2006.
Sponsored by NGF, a subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(r); 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. NGF sponsors five ETFs: the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock(r) (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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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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The matters described herein may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements about the changes to and expected benefits of the four funds in the BLDRS Index Funds Trust. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond the control of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results, performance or other expectations and from any opinions or statements expressed or implied with respect to future periods. These factors include, but are not limited to, NASDAQ's ability to implement its strategic initiatives, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations, government and industry regulation, interest rate risk, U.S. and global competition, and other factors detailed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.