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Published on 10/25/2019 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: UBS sells $100 million Etracs Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged US High Dividend Low Volatility ETNs

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 25 – UBS AG, London Branch sold $100 million principal amount of monthly pay 2x leveraged exchange-traded access securities due Oct. 21, 2049 linked to the Solactive US High Dividend Low Volatility index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company sold the notes at par of $25 to underwriter UBS Securities LLC.

UBS plans to issue up to $100 million of the notes. The remainder will be sold from time to time at varying prices.

The notes pay a variable monthly coupon linked to two times the cash distributions, if any, made on the index constituents. If the index constituents do not make distributions, then investors will not receive any coupons.

The notes are putable, subject to a minimum of 50,000 notes and a redemption fee of 0.125%. They are callable in whole beginning Oct. 30, 2019.

The notes are approved for trading on the NYSE Arca under the symbol “HDLB.”

Index

The notes provide monthly compounded two times leveraged long exposure to the price return version of the Solactive US High Dividend Low Volatility index. The index is designed to measure the performance of 40 dividend yielding, relatively lower volatility index constituent securities from the universe of the largest 1,000 U.S. listed stocks by market capitalization.

Payout

The payout at maturity will be the current principal amount plus 200% of the index return, which could be positive or negative, plus the final coupon amount minus the accrued fees, which are a tracking fee of 0.85% per year and a financing charge of Libor plus 80 basis points.

The current principal amount is $25 until the first monthly valuation date. For each subsequent calendar month, the current principal amount is reset to the previous current principal amount plus two times the index return on the monthly valuation date minus accrued fees on the monthly valuation date.

When calculating the index return, the final level will be the average of the index's closing levels on the 10 business days ending on the final valuation date, and the initial level will be its closing level on the most recent monthly valuation date.

For each month, the monthly valuation date is the last business day of the previous calendar month.

Issuer:UBS AG, London Branch
Issue:Monthly pay 2x leveraged exchange-traded access securities
Underlying index:Solactive US High Dividend Low Volatility index
Amount:Up to $100 million
Maturity:Oct. 21, 2049
Coupon:Payable monthly in amount linked to 200% of cash distributions, if any, made on index constituent securities
Face amount:$25
Payout at maturity:Current principal amount plus 200% of index return plus final coupon amount minus accrued fees tracking fee of 0.85% per year and accrued financing charge of Libor plus 80 bps
Call option:In whole beginning Oct. 30, 2019
Put option:At any time, subject to minimum of 50,000 notes and 0.125% redemption fee
Initial index level:230.9117
Pricing date:Oct. 24
Settlement date:Oct. 29
Underwriter:UBS Securities LLC
Fees:None
Listing:NYSE Arca: HDLB
Cusip:90269A484

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