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FUND DESCRIPTION3
BlueTrend UCITS Fund offers investors a cutting-edge operation which
blends investment banking and asset management activities. The
combination of a diversified research team and market specialists provides
a strong platform of high quality quantitative systems built with deep market BlueTrend UCITS Fund EUR Share C (Acc) Share Class Price per Share
insight. The Fund is trend-following in nature with trading decisions based Fund performance is based on official daily valuations, shown since inception of share class.
on a quantitative model which analyses price movements across a range
of asset classes in different markets and seeks to trade based on identified AVAILABLE SHARE CLASSES
price trends. The Fund trades on an intra-day, daily or weekly basis and the
execution of orders may be automated or nonautomated. Retail Classes ISIN BBG SEDOL NAV
The model may apply varying levels of leverage with respect to different EUR Share C (Acc) LU0394916216 MLIBTUC LX B613XK0 115.16
asset classes and different markets. This trading method involves a risk USD Share C (Acc) LU0394916307 MLBTRCA LX B3R7004 122.55
management component that uses three elements: the current market GBP Share C (Acc) LU0394916489 MLBTRAC LX B3R6ZY0 121.94
price, equity level in an account and current market volatility. BlueCrest (the
GBP Share C (Inc) LU0394916562 MLBTRGC LX B3RMM03 119.41
Investment Manager) has been operating a successful trend following
strategy for other funds since April 2004. Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
2010 (3.10) 3.94 5.75 2.60 (7.80) 0.22 0.51 (0.64) 4.35 3.80 4.43 - 14.06
2009 - (1.60) (0.91) (4.78) 3.15 (2.56) (0.10) 3.63 2.56 0.49 6.30 (4.62) 0.97
2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Based on unaudited month-end valuations. Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
1
The performance figures contained herein are net of fees. The returns shown are based on share class EUR Share C (Acc) and therefore such historical information does not represent actual returns that an investor
in share classes other than EUR Share C (Acc) may receive but is for information purposes to illustrate the performance of the BlueTrend UCITS Fund (the "Fund") and should be interpreted accordingly. Past
performance is not an indication of future performance or actual realised returns on an investment in the Funds (which may be affected by a number of factors including, but not limited to, applicable fees and the
timing of subscriptions and redemption in the Fund).
2
A significant or total loss of investment could occur. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the fund will be achieved and investment results may vary substantially over time.
3
Neither the past performance of the fund or of the Bluecrest strategies are indicative of future results of the fund. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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FUND MANAGEMENT
Investment Manager BlueCrest Capital Management LLP
Sponsor Merrill Lynch International
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers S.à r.l
Full details of the Fund are available in the Prospectus, available from merrillinvestfunds@ml.com or your Custodian Société Générale Bank and Trust
usual broker. See additional disclosure on page 3 (additional information regarding investing in the
Administrator Société Générale Securities Services Luxembourg
BlueTrend UCITS Fund).
1
The performance figures contained herein are net of fees. The returns shown are based on share class EUR Share C (Acc) and therefore such historical information does not represent actual returns that an investor
in share classes other than EUR Share C (Acc) may receive but is for information purposes to illustrate the performance of the BlueTrend UCITS Fund (the "Fund") and should be interpreted accordingly. Past
performance is not an indication of future performance or actual realised returns on an investment in the Funds (which may be affected by a number of factors including, but not limited to, applicable fees and the
timing of subscriptions and redemption in the Fund).
2
Income attribution information is sourced from BlueCrest and is Gross USD performance attribution by sector. This is indicative information only based on Bloomberg's exchange market close data, reported in
USD based on Bloomberg generic close price.
3
Based on unaudited month-end valuations.
Definitions:
4
99% 20 day VaR: Maximum anticipated loss of current holdings over 20 days at 99% level of confidence.
5
99% 1 day VaR: Maximum anticipated loss of current holdings over 1 day at 99% level of confidence.
6
Margin to Equity: Ratio of total margin posted to cover margin requirements on OTC and exchange traded instruments to NAV.
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