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ADRA Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund

34.7203
0.00 (0.00%)
22 May 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Name Symbol Market Type
Invesco BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund NASDAQ:ADRA NASDAQ Exchange Traded Fund
  Price Change % Change Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 34.7203 0.0001 4,294.67 0 01:00:00

Reports Mailed to Shareholders (registered Investment Company) (n-30b-2)

28/01/2013 8:01pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


THE BLDRS INDEX FUNDS TRUST

BLDRS ASIA 50 ADR INDEX FUND

BLDRS DEVELOPED MARKETS 100 ADR INDEX FUND

BLDRS EMERGING MARKETS 50 ADR INDEX FUND

BLDRS EUROPE SELECT ADR INDEX FUND

A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

"BLDRS" and "Baskets of Listed Depositary Receipts" are service marks of
The Bank of New York Mellon






BLDRS INDEX FUNDS TRUST

Table of Contents

The BLDRS Index Funds Trust

Introduction

   

1

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

2

   

Schedules of Investments

   

3

   

Financial Statements

   

17

   

Financial Highlights

   

27

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

31

   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

   

39

   



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THE BLDRS INDEX FUNDS TRUST

This annual report provides information about the four Funds. The BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR Index(SM); the BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR Index(SM); the BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index(SM); and the BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR Index(SM). Each Fund will normally hold at least 95% of its total assets in American Depositary Receipts that comprise its relevant benchmark BNY Mellon ADR Index, and will seek returns that correspond generally, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of its relevant benchmark BNY Mellon ADR Index.

BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund

The BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR Index(SM). The BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR Index includes 50 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2012 representing the securities issued by 50 of the most actively traded companies from the Asian markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $3 billion to over $115 billion.

BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund

The BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR Index(SM). The BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR Index includes 100 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2012 representing the securities issued by 100 of the most actively traded companies from the international developed markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $450 million to over $175 billion.

BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund

The BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund seeks to track The BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index(SM). The BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index includes 50 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2012 representing the securities issued by 50 of the most actively traded companies from the international and emerging markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $5 billion to over $58 billion.

BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

The BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (formally known as BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index Fund) seeks to track The BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR Index(SM) (formally known as the BNY Mellon Europe 100 ADR Index (SM)). The BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR Index includes 83 component American Depositary Receipts as of September 30, 2012 representing the securities issued by 83 of the most actively traded companies from the European markets having a free-float market capitalization ranging from approximately $450 million to over $175 billion.


1



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Sponsor, Trustee and Unitholders of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust (the "Trust"), comprising of the BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund, the BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund, the BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund and the BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (the "Funds"), as of September 30, 2012, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for each of the three years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Funds constituting the BLDRS Index Funds Trust at September 30, 2012, the results of their operations and the changes in their net assets for each of the three years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
January 15, 2013


2



BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

34,721

   

$

2,725,946

   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

   

37,604

     

2,580,010

   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

14,421

     

1,850,647

   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

   

331,575

     

1,541,824

   

China Mobile Ltd.

   

24,476

     

1,354,991

   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

   

42,207

     

1,304,196

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   

71,378

     

1,129,200

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

165,556

     

1,023,136

   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

   

283,200

     

914,736

   

Canon, Inc.

   

28,261

     

904,635

   

CNOOC Ltd.

   

3,793

     

768,955

   

Baidu, Inc.*

   

6,382

     

745,545

   

PetroChina Co., Ltd.

   

4,983

     

643,604

   

POSCO

   

7,822

     

637,806

   

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

   

11,348

     

550,832

   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

   

31,611

     

510,834

   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

   

11,738

     

509,077

   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   

20,680

     

490,323

   

Kyocera Corp.

   

4,542

     

392,838

   

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

   

5,632

     

378,133

   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.

   

3,986

     

368,386

   

Panasonic Corp.

   

54,725

     

359,543

   

HDFC Bank Ltd.

   

9,164

     

344,383

   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   

90,920

     

323,675

   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

   

9,142

     

322,621

   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   

9,124

     

289,687

   

Kubota Corp.

   

5,514

     

278,567

   

Sony Corp.

   

23,759

     

277,980

   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

   

6,728

     

270,062

   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia tbk PT

   

5,916

     

230,310

   

Nidec Corp.

   

12,247

     

225,222

   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd.

   

3,334

     

193,272

   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

   

10,297

     

167,944

   

Korea Electric Power Corp.*

   

13,305

     

165,248

   

LG Display Co., Ltd.*

   

10,816

     

135,957

   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

   

2,027

     

133,802

   

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

   

8,689

     

126,338

   

United Microelectronics Corp.

   

59,469

     

121,912

   

Tata Motors Ltd.

   

4,623

     

118,719

   

Wipro Ltd.

   

13,240

     

118,498

   


3



BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

   

29,461

   

$

109,890

   

NetEase, Inc.*

   

1,812

     

101,726

   

KT Corp.

   

6,318

     

98,814

   

Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

2,875

     

84,985

   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co.

   

14,469

     

79,724

   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd.

   

4,935

     

73,778

   

Mindray Medical International Ltd.

   

2,153

     

72,362

   

AU Optronics Corp.

   

19,265

     

67,042

   

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

   

2,088

     

64,436

   

Ctrip.Com International Ltd.*

   

3,666

     

61,882

   
Total Investments (Cost $36,097,499)      

$

26,344,033

   

*  Non-income producing security for the year ended September 30, 2012.

The securities of the BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund (the "Fund") investment portfolio categorized by industry group, as a percentage of total investments at value, are as follows:

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 

Automobiles & Parts

 

$

4,030,142

     

15.30

%

 

Banks

   

7,054,202

     

26.78

%

 

Electricity

   

165,248

     

0.63

%

 

Electronic & Electrical Equipment

   

977,603

     

3.71

%

 

Fixed Line Telecommunications

   

782,408

     

2.97

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

   

72,362

     

0.27

%

 

Industrial Engineering

   

397,286

     

1.51

%

 

Industrial Metals & Minings

   

711,584

     

2.70

%

 

Leisure Goods

   

339,862

     

1.29

%

 

Life Insurance

   

509,077

     

1.93

%

 

Mining

   

2,580,011

     

9.79

%

 

Mobile Telecommunications

   

2,813,907

     

10.68

%

 

Oil & Gas Producers

   

1,780,945

     

6.76

%

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

   

64,436

     

0.25

%

 

Software & Computer Services

   

1,516,601

     

5.76

%

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

   

2,548,359

     

9.67

%

 

Total

 

$

26,344,033

     

100.00

%

 


4



BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities

 

American Depositary Receipts

 

$

26,344,033

+

 

$

   

$

   

$

26,344,033

   

Total

 

$

26,344,033

   

$

   

$

   

$

26,344,033

   

+   Please refer to the Industry Classification section of the Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of valuations by industry type.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
5



BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

48,558

   

$

2,256,005

   

Novartis AG

   

36,184

     

2,216,632

   

Vodafone Group PLC

   

65,748

     

1,873,489

   
BP PL C    

42,421

     

1,796,954

   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   

24,526

     

1,702,350

   

Total SA

   

31,389

     

1,572,589

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

19,824

     

1,556,382

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   

33,295

     

1,539,561

   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

   

21,470

     

1,473,057

   

Sanofi

   

32,861

     

1,414,995

   

British American Tobacco PLC

   

13,180

     

1,352,795

   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

   

17,853

     

1,272,919

   

Siemens AG

   

11,123

     

1,113,968

   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

8,233

     

1,056,541

   

Banco Santander SA

   

132,162

     

985,929

   

Diageo PLC

   

8,377

     

944,339

   

Novo Nordisk A/S

   

5,840

     

921,610

   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

   

10,700

     

919,237

   

SAP AG

   

12,456

     

888,486

   

BHP Billiton PLC

   

14,120

     

881,935

   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

   

189,310

     

880,291

   

Unilever NV

   

22,927

     

813,450

   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

16,694

     

798,975

   

ENI SpA

   

17,979

     

788,199

   

Rio Tinto PLC

   

16,414

     

767,519

   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

   

24,098

     

744,628

   

Telefonica SA

   

54,157

     

719,205

   

Unilever PLC

   

16,131

     

589,104

   

UBS AG*

   

48,147

     

586,430

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

94,535

     

584,226

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   

71,963

     

557,713

   

ABB Ltd.*

   

28,573

     

534,315

   

National Grid PLC

   

9,534

     

527,802

   

Barclays PLC

   

37,865

     

525,188

   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

   

12,596

     

521,600

   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

   

160,812

     

519,423

   

Canon, Inc.

   

16,050

     

513,760

   

Deutsche Bank AG

   

12,428

     

492,770

   

Syngenta AG

   

6,324

     

473,351

   

Prudential PLC

   

17,018

     

442,468

   


6



BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

ING Groep NV*

   

51,636

   

$

407,408

   

BT Group PLC

   

10,397

     

386,768

   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

   

40,691

     

371,509

   

Statoil ASA

   

14,070

     

362,865

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC*

   

139,252

     

346,737

   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, Class Y

   

13,899

     

325,932

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

15,356

     

324,779

   

France Telecom SA

   

25,852

     

315,911

   

ASML Holding NV, Class G

   

5,614

     

301,360

   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

   

17,867

     

288,731

   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   

11,677

     

276,862

   

WPP PLC

   

3,357

     

228,712

   

Shire PLC

   

2,495

     

221,307

   

Kyocera Corp.

   

2,558

     

221,241

   

Pearson PLC

   

10,813

     

211,286

   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA

   

2,769

     

203,245

   

Panasonic Corp.

   

30,831

     

202,560

   

Aviva PLC

   

18,311

     

190,618

   

CRH PLC

   

9,700

     

186,240

   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   

51,110

     

181,952

   

ArcelorMittal

   

12,105

     

174,796

   

ARM Holdings PLC

   

6,133

     

171,601

   

Kubota Corp.

   

3,090

     

156,107

   

Sony Corp.

   

13,325

     

155,903

   

Reed Elsevier PLC

   

4,060

     

155,133

   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

   

1,229

     

151,167

   

Smith & Nephew PLC

   

2,401

     

132,343

   

Telecom Italia SpA

   

13,060

     

131,122

   

Reed Elsevier NV

   

4,838

     

128,788

   

Tenaris SA

   

3,157

     

128,711

   

Nokia OYJ

   

50,073

     

128,688

   

Nidec Corp.

   

6,828

     

125,567

   

Aegon NV, Class G

   

23,380

     

121,810

   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC*

   

13,066

     

108,709

   

Carnival PLC

   

2,851

     

104,803

   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC*

   

3,860

     

101,325

   

Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas*

   

2,357

     

77,427

   

Luxottica Group SpA

   

2,131

     

75,139

   

Elan Corp. PLC*

   

6,436

     

68,994

   

Veolia Environnement

   

5,905

     

63,892

   


7



BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Ryanair Holdings PLC*

   

1,918

   

$

61,856

   

Delhaize Group SA

   

1,356

     

52,287

   

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA

   

10,069

     

49,942

   

STMicroelectronics NV, Class Y

   

8,763

     

47,320

   

Governor & Co. of The Bank of Ireland*

   

8,561

     

47,257

   

Alcatel-Lucent*

   

30,986

     

34,085

   

Melco Entertainment, Ltd.*

   

2,439

     

32,877

   

National Bank of Greece SA

   

12,784

     

30,682

   

Alumina Ltd.

   

8,276

     

28,304

   

NICE Systems Ltd.*

   

842

     

27,971

   

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

   

376

     

22,372

   

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

   

2,224

     

22,018

   

Grifols SA*

   

941

     

21,483

   

ASM International NV, Class G

   

566

     

19,136

   

ICON PLC*

   

783

     

19,082

   

Logitech International SA*

   

2,075

     

18,986

   

Aixtron AG

   

1,249

     

16,512

   

CSR PLC

   

679

     

13,763

   

CNH Global NV*

   

349

     

13,531

   

Partner Communications Co., Ltd.

   

1,139

     

5,980

   

Promotora de Informaciones SA*

   

223

     

424

   
Total Investments (Cost $70,365,022)      

$

48,724,106

   

*  Non-income producing security for the year ended September 30, 2012.

The securities of the BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund (the "Fund") investment portfolio categorized by industry group, as a percentage of total investments at value, are as follows:

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 
Automobiles & Parts  

$

2,301,010

     

4.72

%

 
Banks    

9,710,088

     

19.93

%

 
Beverages    

1,863,576

     

3.82

%

 
Chemicals    

473,351

     

0.97

%

 
Construction & Materials    

186,240

     

0.38

%

 
Electronic & Electrical Equipment    

801,428

     

1.65

%

 
Financial Services    

181,952

     

0.37

%

 
Fixed Line Telecommunications    

1,879,811

     

3.86

%

 
Food & Drug Retailers    

52,287

     

0.11

%

 
Food Producers    

1,402,554

     

2.88

%

 
Gas, Water & Multiutilities    

591,694

     

1.21

%

 


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BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 
General Industrials  

$

1,127,732

     

2.31

%

 
Health Care Equipment & Services    

354,669

     

0.73

%

 
Industrial Engineering    

703,953

     

1.44

%

 
Industrial Metals & Minings    

331,811

     

0.68

%

 
Leisure Goods    

231,042

     

0.47

%

 
Life Insurance    

754,895

     

1.55

%

 
Media    

724,343

     

1.49

%

 
Mining    

3,273,678

     

6.72

%

 
Mobile Telecommunications    

2,168,200

     

4.45

%

 
Oil & Gas Producers    

7,495,876

     

15.38

%

 
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution    

77,427

     

0.16

%

 
Personal Goods    

22,372

     

0.05

%

 
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology    

7,725,156

     

15.86

%

 
Software & Computer Services    

888,487

     

1.82

%

 
Support Services    

22,018

     

0.05

%

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment    

1,724,800

     

3.54

%

 
Tobacco    

1,352,795

     

2.78

%

 
Travel & Leisure    

300,861

     

0.62

%

 
Total  

$

48,724,106

     

100.00

%

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities

 

American Depositary Receipts

 

$

48,724,106

+

 

$

   

$

   

$

48,724,106

   

Total

 

$

48,724,106

   

$

   

$

   

$

48,724,106

   

+   Please refer to the Industry Classification section of the Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of valuations by industry type.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
9



BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   

1,412,529

   

$

22,346,209

   

China Mobile Ltd.

   

401,633

     

22,234,403

   

Petroleo Brasileiro SP, Class A

   

818,039

     

18,054,121

   

America Movil SAB de CV

   

689,986

     

17,553,244

   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

   

633,482

     

14,532,077

   

Vale SA, Class A Preferred

   

810,278

     

14,066,426

   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

   

876,785

     

13,397,275

   

CNOOC Ltd.

   

61,794

     

12,527,498

   

Baidu, Inc.*

   

103,929

     

12,140,986

   

Banco Bradesco SA

   

734,950

     

11,810,646

   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas

   

289,532

     

11,080,390

   

PetroChina Co., Ltd.

   

81,078

     

10,472,034

   

POSCO

   

127,315

     

10,381,265

   

Vale SA, Class A

   

513,108

     

9,184,633

   

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

   

184,382

     

8,949,902

   

Sasol Ltd.

   

194,685

     

8,679,057

   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

   

190,632

     

8,267,710

   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

   

72,273

     

6,647,671

   

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

   

91,112

     

6,117,260

   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.

   

64,484

     

5,959,611

   

Ecopetrol SA

   

94,801

     

5,586,623

   

HDFC Bank Ltd.

   

147,976

     

5,560,938

   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

   

147,576

     

5,207,957

   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

   

146,738

     

5,143,167

   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   

146,892

     

4,663,821

   
BR F - Brasil Foods SA    

256,230

     

4,432,779

   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

   

108,018

     

4,335,842

   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia tbk PT

   

94,901

     

3,694,496

   

Grupo Televisa SA

   

154,298

     

3,627,546

   

Gold Fields Ltd.

   

280,332

     

3,602,266

   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

   

158,345

     

3,532,677

   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC

   

194,548

     

3,408,481

   

Cemex SAB de CV*

   

405,761

     

3,379,989

   

Gerdau SA

   

343,506

     

3,266,742

   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd.

   

53,328

     

3,091,424

   

Latam Airlines Group SA

   

118,925

     

3,006,424

   

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA

   

70,903

     

2,762,381

   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

   

163,951

     

2,674,041

   

Korea Electric Power Corp.*

   

210,553

     

2,615,068

   


10



BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo
Pao de Acucar
   

54,058

   

$

2,438,556

   

Telefonica Brasil SA

   

111,504

     

2,424,097

   

Cencosud SA

   

122,033

     

2,239,306

   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

   

184,523

     

2,236,419

   

LG Display Co., Ltd.*

   

170,500

     

2,143,185

   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

   

34,694

     

2,138,538

   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

   

31,971

     

2,110,406

   

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

   

42,023

     

2,015,423

   

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

   

136,837

     

1,989,610

   

Bancolombia SA

   

32,611

     

1,947,203

   

United Microelectronics Corp.

   

934,684

     

1,916,102

   
Total Investments (Cost $418,928,408)      

$

341,593,925

   

*  Non-income producing security for the year ended September 30, 2012.

The securities of the BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (the "Fund") investment portfolio categorized by industry group, as a percentage of total investments at value, are as follows:

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 

Banks

 

$

48,377,121

     

14.16

%

 

Beverages

   

17,728,060

     

5.19

%

 

Chemicals

   

2,138,538

     

0.63

%

 

Construction & Materials

   

3,379,989

     

1.00

%

 

Electricity

   

6,866,910

     

2.01

%

 

Fixed Line Telecommunications

   

7,625,927

     

2.23

%

 

Food Producers

   

9,110,641

     

2.67

%

 

Gas, Water & Multiutilities

   

3,532,677

     

1.03

%

 

Industrial Metals & Minings

   

36,899,067

     

10.80

%

 

Life Insurance

   

8,267,710

     

2.42

%

 

Media

   

3,627,546

     

1.06

%

 

Mining

   

11,507,814

     

3.37

%

 

Mobile Telecommunications

   

38,664,852

     

11.32

%

 

Oil & Gas Producers

   

93,364,265

     

27.33

%

 

Software & Computer Services

   

21,090,888

     

6.17

%

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

   

26,405,496

     

7.73

%

 

Travel & Leisure

   

3,006,424

     

0.88

%

 

Total

 

$

341,593,925

     

100.00

%

 


11



BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities

 

American Depositary Receipts

 

$

341,593,925

+

 

$

   

$

   

$

341,593,925

   

Total

 

$

341,593,925

   

$

   

$

   

$

341,593,925

   

+   Please refer to the Industry Classification section of the Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of valuations by industry type.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
12



BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

16,971

   

$

788,473

   

Novartis AG

   

12,646

     

774,694

   

Vodafone Group PLC

   

22,979

     

654,787

   
BP PL C    

14,826

     

628,029

   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

   

8,572

     

594,983

   

Total SA

   

10,971

     

549,647

   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   

11,637

     

538,095

   

Sanofi

   

11,485

     

494,544

   

British American Tobacco PLC

   

4,606

     

472,760

   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

   

6,240

     

444,912

   

Siemens AG

   

3,888

     

389,383

   

Banco Santander SA

   

46,191

     

344,585

   

Diageo PLC

   

2,928

     

330,073

   

Novo Nordisk A/S

   

2,041

     

322,090

   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

   

3,740

     

321,303

   

SAP AG

   

4,353

     

310,500

   

BHP Billiton PLC

   

4,935

     

308,240

   

Unilever NV

   

8,013

     

284,301

   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

5,834

     

279,215

   

ENI SpA

   

6,284

     

275,491

   

Rio Tinto PLC

   

5,737

     

268,262

   

Telefonica SA

   

18,928

     

251,364

   

Unilever PLC

   

5,638

     

205,900

   

UBS AG*

   

16,828

     

204,965

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   

25,151

     

194,920

   

ABB Ltd. *

   

9,986

     

186,738

   

National Grid PLC

   

3,332

     

184,460

   

Barclays PLC

   

13,234

     

183,556

   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

   

4,402

     

182,287

   

Deutsche Bank AG

   

4,344

     

172,240

   

Syngenta AG

   

2,210

     

165,419

   

Prudential PLC

   

5,948

     

154,648

   

ING Groep NV*

   

18,047

     

142,391

   

BT Group PLC

   

3,634

     

135,185

   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

   

14,222

     

129,847

   

Statoil ASA

   

4,917

     

126,809

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC*

   

48,669

     

121,186

   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, Class Y

   

4,858

     

113,920

   

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

5,367

     

113,512

   


13



BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

France Telecom SA

   

9,035

   

$

110,408

   

ASML Holding NV, Class G

   

1,962

     

105,320

   

WPP PLC

   

1,173

     

79,916

   

Shire PLC

   

872

     

77,346

   

Pearson PLC

   

3,779

     

73,842

   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA

   

968

     

71,051

   

Aviva PLC

   

6,400

     

66,624

   

CRH PLC

   

3,390

     

65,088

   

ArcelorMittal

   

4,231

     

61,096

   

ARM Holdings PLC

   

2,144

     

59,989

   

Reed Elsevier PLC

   

1,419

     

54,220

   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

   

429

     

52,767

   

Smith & Nephew PLC

   

839

     

46,246

   

Telecom Italia SpA

   

4,565

     

45,833

   

Reed Elsevier NV

   

1,691

     

45,014

   

Nokia OYJ

   

17,500

     

44,975

   

Tenaris SA

   

1,103

     

44,969

   

Aegon NV, Class G

   

8,171

     

42,571

   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC

   

2,366

     

41,452

   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC*

   

4,567

     

37,997

   

Carnival PLC

   

996

     

36,613

   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC*

   

1,349

     

35,411

   

Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas*

   

824

     

27,068

   

Luxottica Group SpA

   

745

     

26,269

   

Elan Corp. PLC*

   

2,249

     

24,109

   

Veolia Environnement

   

2,064

     

22,332

   

Ryanair Holdings PLC*

   

670

     

21,608

   

Delhaize Group SA

   

474

     

18,277

   

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA

   

3,519

     

17,454

   

STMicroelectronics NV, Class Y

   

3,063

     

16,540

   

Governor & Co. of The Bank of Ireland*

   

2,992

     

16,516

   

VimpelCom Ltd.

   

1,081

     

12,864

   

Alcatel-Lucent*

   

10,830

     

11,913

   

National Bank of Greece SA*

   

4,468

     

10,723

   

NICE Systems Ltd.*

   

294

     

9,767

   

Grifols SA*

   

329

     

7,511

   

ASM International NV, Class G

   

198

     

6,694

   

ICON PLC*

   

274

     

6,677

   

Logitech International SA*

   

725

     

6,634

   


14



BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

American Depositary Receipts

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Aixtron AG

   

437

   

$

5,777

   

CSR PLC

   

237

     

4,804

   

CNH Global NV*

   

122

     

4,730

   

Mechel

   

642

     

4,520

   

Partner Communications Co., Ltd.

   

398

     

2,090

   

Promotora de Informaciones SA*

   

76

     

145

   
Total Investments (Cost $19,436,373)      

$

13,927,484

   

*  Non-income producing security for the year ended September 30, 2012.

The securities of the BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund (the "Fund") investment portfolio categorized by industry group, as a percentage of total investments at value, are as follows:

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 
Banks  

$

2,331,063

     

16.74

%

 
Beverages    

651,377

     

4.68

%

 
Chemicals    

165,419

     

1.19

%

 
Construction & Materials    

65,088

     

0.47

%

 
Fixed Line Telecommunications    

560,243

     

4.02

%

 
Food & Drug Retailers    

18,277

     

0.13

%

 
Food Producers    

490,201

     

3.52

%

 
Gas, Water & Multiutilities    

206,792

     

1.48

%

 
General Industrials    

394,187

     

2.83

%

 
Health Care Equipment & Services    

123,974

     

0.89

%

 
Industrial Engineering    

191,468

     

1.37

%

 
Industrial Metals & Minings    

65,615

     

0.47

%

 
Life Insurance    

263,843

     

1.89

%

 
Media    

253,138

     

1.82

%

 
Mining    

734,228

     

5.27

%

 
Mobile Telecommunications    

711,192

     

5.11

%

 
Oil & Gas Producers    

2,646,939

     

19.01

%

 
Personal Goods    

26,269

     

0.19

%

 
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology    

2,699,892

     

19.39

%

 
Software & Computer Services    

310,500

     

2.23

%

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment    

451,387

     

3.24

%

 
Tobacco    

472,760

     

3.39

%

 
Travel & Leisure    

93,632

     

0.67

%

 
Total  

$

13,927,484

     

100.00

%

 


15



BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Fund Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2012

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2012 in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities

 

American Depositary Receipts

 

$

13,927,484

+

 

$

   

$

   

$

13,927,484

   

Total

 

$

13,927,484

   

$

   

$

   

$

13,927,484

   

+   Please refer to the Industry Classification section of the Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of valuations by industry type.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
16




BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2012

    BLDRS
Asia 50
ADR Index Fund
  BLDRS Developed
Markets 100 ADR
Index Fund
 

Assets:

 
Investments in securites, at value
(cost $36,097,499 and
$ 70,365,022, respectively)
 

$

26,344,033

   

$

48,724,106

   

Cash

   

257,479

     

197,005

   

Dividend receivable

   

50,985

     

199,986

   
Receivable from Sponsor     25,739      

22,879

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

7,053

     

14,538

   

Total assets

 

$

26,685,289

   

$

49,158,514

   

Liabilities:

 

Distribution payable

 

$

267,289

   

$

306,030

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

27,798

     

19,758

   

Payable to Trustee

   

2,306

     

4,989

   

Professional fees

   

35,180

     

35,408

   

Accrued expenses

   

8,264

     

13,223

   
Total liabilities     340,837      

379,408

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

26,344,452

   

$

48,779,106

   

Net assets presented by:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

46,256,971

   

$

85,562,568

   
Distributions in excess of net investment
income
    (267,289

)

   

(48,076

)

 
Accumulated net realized loss on
investments transactions
    (9,891,764

)

   

(15,094,470

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments

   

(9,753,466

)

   

(21,640,916

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

26,344,452

   

$

48,779,106

   
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding,
unlimited shares authorized:
$ 0.001 per value:
   

1,100,000

     

2,450,000

   
Net asset value per share: (net assets/shares
of beneficial interest outstanding)
 

$

23.95

   

$

19.91

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
17



BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2012

    BLDRS Emerging
Markets 50
ADR Index Fund
  BLDRS
Europe Select
ADR Index Fund
 

Assets:

 
Investments in securites, at value
(cost $418,928,408 and
$ 19,436,373, respectively)
 

$

341,593,925

   

$

13,927,484

   

Cash

   

814,203

     

16,301

   

Dividend receivable

   

1,024,811

     

67,369

   
Receivable from Sponsor     115,069      

60,172

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

595,197

     

4,227

   

Total assets

 

$

344,143,205

   

$

14,075,553

   

Liabilities:

 

Distribution payable

 

$

2,215,237

   

$

77,231

   
Payable to Licensor     178,506      

   

Professional fees

   

35,399

     

35,168

   

Payable to Trustee

   

29,633

     

1,191

   

Payable for investments purchased

   

     

10,954

   

Accrued expenses

   

75,803

     

4,436

   
Total liabilities     2,534,578      

128,980

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

341,608,627

   

$

13,946,573

   

Net assets presented by:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

492,672,058

   

$

24,066,431

   
Distributions in excess of net investment
income
   

(39,967

)

   

(76,069

)

 
Accumulated net realized loss on
investments transactions
    (73,688,981

)

   

(4,534,900

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments

   

(77,334,483

)

   

(5,508,889

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

341,608,627

   

$

13,946,573

   
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding,
unlimited shares authorized:
$ 0.001 per value:
   

8,700,000

     

700,000

   
Net asset value per share: (net assets/shares
of beneficial interest outstanding)
 

$

39.27

   

$

19.92

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
18



BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Operations

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend income*

 

$

861,794

   

$

1,118,826

   

$

1,141,662

   

Expenses:

 

Trustee fees

   

30,081

     

44,551

     

55,193

   

Marketing expenses

   

     

13,317

     

22,741

   

Licensing fees

   

18,047

     

26,731

     

33,116

   

Professional fees

   

51,532

     

35,161

     

36,921

   

Other fees and expenses

   

24,884

     

13,894

     

17,609

   

Total expenses

   

124,544

     

133,654

     

165,580

   

Less expenses waived by the Licensor

    (13,146

)

   

     

   

Less expenses assumed by Sponsor

    (21,164

)

   

     

   

Net expenses

   

90,234

     

133,654

     

165,580

   

Net investment income

   

771,560

     

985,172

     

976,082

   
Realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments:
 

Net realized loss on sales of investments

   

(584,706

)

   

(1,135,362

)

   

(794,051

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on in-kind redemptions

   

(623,851

)

   

811,321

     

3,391,709

   
Net change in unrealized appreciaton/
depreciation of investments
   

3,353,881

     

(3,316,932

)

   

369,833

   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
   

2,145,324

     

(3,640,973

)

   

2,967,491

   
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets resulting from  
operations
 

$

2,916,884

   

$

(2,655,801

)

 

$

3,943,573

   

*  Net of foreign taxes withheld of $76,086, $96,045 and $105,382 for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
19



BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Operations

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend income*

 

$

2,051,511

   

$

2,544,523

   

$

2,642,617

   

Expenses:

 

Trustee fees

   

53,881

     

75,104

     

74,471

   

Marketing expenses

         

53,016

     

41,385

   

Licensing fees

   

31,841

     

45,063

     

44,686

   

Professional fees

   

65,165

     

36,503

     

42,601

   

Other fees and expenses

   

34,016

     

15,626

     

20,288

   

Total expenses

   

184,903

     

225,312

     

223,431

   

Less expenses waived by the Licensor

   

(25,698

)

   

     

   

Net expenses

   

159,205

     

225,312

     

223,431

   

Net investment income

   

1,892,306

     

2,319,211

     

2,419,186

   
Realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments:
 

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

   

(901,233

)

   

(1,153,793

)

   

(6,340,145

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on in-kind redemptions

   

(1,976,458

)

   

880,078

     

15,225

   
Net change in unrealized appreciaton/
depreciation of investments
   

9,466,334

     

(8,247,736

)

   

3,008,371

   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
   

6,588,643

     

(8,521,451

)

   

(3,316,549

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
 

$

8,480,949

   

$

(6,202,240

)

 

$

(897,363

)

 

*  Net of foreign taxes withheld of $196,564, $245,912 and $214,941 for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
20



BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Operations

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend income*

 

$

10,969,184

   

$

15,895,594

   

$

14,297,405

   

Expenses:

 

Trustee fees

   

403,453

     

578,254

     

629,914

   

Marketing expenses

   

146,072

     

660,452

     

745,171

   

Licensing fees

   

242,031

     

359,541

     

397,435

   

Professional fees

   

244,835

     

71,514

     

90,833

   

Other fees and expenses

   

173,771

     

127,942

     

123,824

   

Total expenses

   

1,210,162

     

1,797,703

     

1,987,177

   

Net investment income

   

9,759,022

     

14,097,891

     

12,310,228

   
Realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments:
 

Net realized loss on sales of investments

   

(11,015,444

)

   

(13,684,005

)

   

(13,956,119

)

 
Net realized gain (loss) on in-kind
redemptions
   

(5,294,565

)

   

21,761,973

     

42,184,899

   
Net change in unrealized appreciaton/
depreciation of investments
   

52,417,163

     

(109,655,277

)

   

24,756,982

   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
   

36,107,154

     

(101,577,309

)

   

52,985,762

   
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets resulting from  
operations
 

$

45,866,176

   

$

(87,479,418

)

 

$

65,295,990

   

*  Net of foreign taxes withheld of $796,865, $1,074,694 and $1,202,865 for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
21



BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Operations

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend income*

 

$

586,351

   

$

752,656

   

$

793,160

   

Expenses:

 

Trustee fees

   

14,707

     

21,334

     

20,313

   

Licensing fees

   

8,824

     

12,800

     

12,188

   

Professional fees

   

44,271

     

36,284

     

36,438

   

Other fees and expenses

   

19,017

     

14,033

     

14,952

   

Total expenses

   

86,819

     

84,451

     

83,891

   

Less expenses waived by the Licensor

   

(8,824

)

   

(12,800

)

   

(12,188

)

 

Less expenses assumed by the Sponsor

   

(33,876

)

   

(7,649

)

   

(10,764

)

 

Net expenses

   

44,119

     

64,002

     

60,939

   

Net investment income

   

542,232

     

688,654

     

732,221

   
Realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments:
 

Net realized loss on sales of investments

   

(346,926

)

   

(229,024

)

   

(1,976,068

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on in-kind redemptions

   

(358,773

)

   

766,741

     

276,754

   
Net change in unrealized appreciaton/
depreciation of investments
   

2,922,944

     

(3,493,392

)

   

1,109,183

   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
   

2,217,245

     

(2,955,675

)

   

(590,131

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets resulting from  
operations
 

$

2,759,477

   

$

(2,267,021

)

 

$

142,090

   

*  Net of foreign taxes withheld of $61,003, $79,966 and $71,714 for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
22



BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

771,560

   

$

985,172

   

$

976,082

   
Net realized gain (loss) on investment
transactions
   

(1,208,557

)

   

(324,041

)

   

2,597,658

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation) of investments
   

3,353,881

     

(3,316,932

)

   

369,833

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

2,916,884

     

(2,655,801

)

   

3,943,573

   

Distributions to Unitholders from:

 
Net investment income     (679,357

)

   

(1,343,389

)

   

(979,828

)

 
Return of capital     (95,294

)

   

(47,837

)

   

   

Total distributions

   

(774,651

)

   

(1,391,226

)

   

(979,828

)

 

Unitholder transactions:

 
Proceeds from subscriptions of BLDRS
Asia 50 ADR Index Fund shares
   

     

     

3,688,055

   
Less redemptions of BLDRS
Asia 50 ADR Index Fund shares
   

(7,158,745

)

   

(10,966,611

)

   

(25,163,937

)

 
Increase/(Decrease) in net assets due to
unitholder transactions
   

(7,158,745

)

   

(10,966,611

)

   

(21,475,882

)

 

Total decrease

   

(5,016,512

)

   

(15,013,638

)

   

(18,512,137

)

 

Net Assets

 

Beginning of year

   

31,360,964

     

46,374,602

     

64,886,739

   

End of year(a)

 

$

26,344,452

   

$

31,360,964

   

$

46,374,602

   

(a)  Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $(267,289), $(359,492) and $(1,275) at September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
23



BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,892,306

   

$

2,319,211

   

$

2,419,186

   
Net realized loss on investment
transactions
   

(2,877,691

)

   

(273,715

)

   

(6,324,920

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation) of investments
   

9,466,334

     

(8,247,736

)

   

3,008,371

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

8,480,949

     

(6,202,240

)

   

(897,363

)

 

Distributions to Unitholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(1,844,406

)

   

(2,286,190

)

   

(2,384,034

)

 

Unitholder transactions:

 
Proceeds from subscriptions of BLDRS
Developed Markets 100 ADR
Index Fund shares
   

     

978,390

     

13,392,254

   
Less redemptions of BLDRS
Developed Markets 100 ADR
Index Fund shares
   

(12,764,395

)

   

(12,311,465

)

   

(10,506,839

)

 
Increase (decrease) in net assets due to
unitholder transactions
   

(12,764,395

)

   

(11,333,075

)

   

2,885,415

   

Total decrease

   

(6,127,852

)

   

(19,821,505

)

   

(395,982

)

 

Net Assets

 

Beginning of year

   

54,906,958

     

74,728,463

     

75,124,445

   

End of year(a)

 

$

48,779,106

   

$

54,906,958

   

$

74,728,463

   

(a)  Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $(48,076), $(95,976) and $(129,258) at September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
24



BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

9,759,022

   

$

14,097,891

   

$

12,310,228

   
Net realized gain (loss) on investment
transactions
   

(16,310,009

)

   

8,077,968

     

28,228,780

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation) of investments
   

52,417,163

     

(109,655,277

)

   

24,756,982

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

45,866,176

     

(87,479,418

)

   

65,295,990

   

Distributions to Unitholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(9,785,670

)

   

(14,242,362

)

   

(12,327,072

)

 

Unitholder transactions:

 
Proceeds from subscriptions of BLDRS
Emerging Markets 50 ADR
Index Fund shares
   

8,431,020

     

13,677,055

     

213,185,593

   
Less redemptions of BLDRS
Emerging Markets 50 ADR
Index Fund shares
   

(112,370,964

)

   

(172,110,637

)

   

(266,008,677

)

 
Decrease in net assets due to
unitholder transactions
   

(103,939,944

)

   

(158,433,582

)

   

(52,823,084

)

 

Total increase (decrease)

   

(67,859,438

)

   

(260,155,362

)

   

145,834

   

Net Assets

 

Beginning of year

   

409,468,065

     

669,623,427

     

669,477,593

   

End of year(a)

 

$

341,608,627

   

$

409,468,065

   

$

669,623,427

   

(a)  Includes undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(39,967), $(13,319) and $101,162 at September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
25



BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund of the
BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

542,232

   

$

688,654

   

$

732,221

   
Net realized gain (loss) on investment
transactions
   

(705,699

)

   

537,717

     

(1,699,314

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation) of investments
   

2,922,944

     

(3,493,392

)

   

1,109,183

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

2,759,477

     

(2,267,021

)

   

142,090

   

Distributions to Unitholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(525,095

)

   

(677,272

)

   

(661,163

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

(58,729

)

 

Total distributions

   

(525,095

)

   

(677,272

)

   

(719,892

)

 

Unitholder transactions:

 
Proceeds from subscriptions of BLDRS
Europe Select ADR Index Fund shares
   

     

3,188,496

     

3,843,748

   
Less redemptions of BLDRS
Europe Select ADR Index Fund shares
   

(4,758,774

)

   

(6,051,802

)

   

(1,070,713

)

 
Decrease in net assets due to
unitholder transactions
   

(4,758,774

)

   

(2,863,306

)

   

2,773,035

   

Total increase (decrease)

   

(2,524,392

)

   

(5,807,599

)

   

2,195,233

   

Net Assets

 

Beginning of year

   

16,470,965

     

22,278,563

     

20,083,330

   

End of year(a)

 

$

13,946,573

   

$

16,470,965

   

$

22,278,563

   

(a)  Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $(76,069), $(93,206) and $(104,588) at September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
26




BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Financial Highlights

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

22.40

   

$

25.76

   

$

24.49

   

$

25.39

   

$

35.94

   

Investment operations:

 

Net investment income (1)

   

0.62

     

0.61

     

0.45

     

0.50

     

0.56

   
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
   

1.57

     

(3.05

)

   

1.32

     

(0.49

)

   

(10.31

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

2.19

     

(2.44

)

   

1.77

     

0.01

     

(9.75

)

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.56

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.50

)

   

(0.91

)

   

(0.56

)

 

Realized gain on investments

   

     

     

     

     

(0.24

)

 
Return of capital     (0.08

)

   

(0.03

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(0.64

)

   

(0.92

)

   

(0.50

)

   

(0.91

)

   

(0.80

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

23.95

   

$

22.40

   

$

25.76

   

$

24.49

   

$

25.39

   

Total investment return (2)

   

9.89

%

   

(9.90

)%

   

7.30

%

   

1.06

%

   

(27.48

)%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
Net assets, end of year
(000 's ommitted)
 

$

26,344

   

$

31,361

   

$

46,375

   

$

64,887

   

$

77,428

   

Ratio to average net assets:

 
Expenses before expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.41

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.23

%

 
Expenses after expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.23

%

 
Net investment income
before expenses waived
and or/assumed
   

2.45

%

   

2.21

%

   

1.77

%

   

2.41

%

   

1.74

%

 
Net investment income after
expenses waived
and/or assumed
   

2.57

%

   

2.21

%

   

1.77

%

   

2.41

%

   

1.74

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (3)

   

10.15

%

   

10.53

%

   

7.01

%

   

17.19

%

   

7.49

%

 

The financial highlights summarize the impact of net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains and losses and distributions on a single share of the BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund outstanding for each period presented. Additionally, important relationships between certain financial statement items are expressed in ratio form.

(1)  Calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(2)  Total return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value. Total return excludes the effect of transaction fees connected to the creation and redemption of Creation Units and brokerage commissions incurred by purchasing and/or selling shares of the Fund in the secondary market. Currently, the Fund does not have a dividend reinvestment program.

(3)  Portfolio turnover excludes securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
27



BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Financial Highlights

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

17.71

   

$

20.47

   

$

21.16

   

$

22.31

   

$

32.81

   

Investment operations:

 

Net investment income (1)

   

0.69

     

0.67

     

0.66

     

0.69

     

0.92

   
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
   

2.19

     

(2.76

)

   

(0.68

)

   

(1.07

)

   

(9.84

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

2.88

     

(2.09

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(8.92

)

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.68

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.71

)

   

(0.90

)

 

Realized gain on investments

   

     

     

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.68

)

 

Total distributions

   

(0.68

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.77

)

   

(1.58

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

19.91

   

$

17.71

   

$

20.47

   

$

21.16

   

$

22.31

   

Total investment return (2)

   

16.61

%

   

(10.68

)%

   

0.06

%

   

(0.98

)%

   

(28.24

)%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
Net assets, end of year
(000 's ommitted)
 

$

48,779

   

$

54,907

   

$

74,728

   

$

75,124

   

$

98,177

   

Ratio to average net assets:

 
Expenses before expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.35

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.21

%

 
Expenses after expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.21

%

 
Net investment income
before expenses waived
and or/assumed
   

3.52

%

   

3.09

%

   

3.25

%

   

3.99

%

   

3.14

%

 
Net investment income after
expenses waived
and/or assumed
   

3.57

%

   

3.09

%

   

3.25

%

   

3.99

%

   

3.14

%

 
Portfolio turnover rate (3)     4.94

%

   

5.69

%

   

14.19

%

   

12.60

%

   

13.09

%

 

The financial highlights summarize the impact of net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains and losses and distributions on a single share of the BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund outstanding for each period presented. Additionally, important relationships between certain financial statement items are expressed in ratio form.

(1)  Calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(2)  Total return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value. Total return excludes the effect of transaction fees connected to the creation and redemption of Creation Units and brokerage commissions incurred by purchasing and/or selling shares of the Fund in the secondary market. Currently, the Fund does not have a dividend reinvestment program.

(3)  Portfolio turnover excludes securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Financial Highlights

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

36.08

   

$

45.09

   

$

41.07

   

$

37.94

   

$

52.84

   

Investment operations:

 

Net investment income (1)

   

0.96

     

1.08

     

0.79

     

0.83

     

1.04

   
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
   

3.23

     

(8.94

)

   

4.03

     

3.15

     

(14.98

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

4.19

     

(7.86

)

   

4.82

     

3.98

     

(13.94

)

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

   

(1.00

)

   

(1.15

)

   

(0.80

)

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.96

)

 

Total distributions

   

(1.00

)

   

(1.15

)

   

(0.80

)

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.96

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

39.27

   

$

36.08

   

$

45.09

   

$

41.07

   

$

37.94

   

Total investment return (2)

   

11.75

%

   

(17.82

)%

   

11.87

%

   

11.02

%

   

(26.73

)%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
Net assets, end of year
(000 's ommitted)
 

$

341,609

   

$

409,468

   

$

669,623

   

$

669,478

   

$

553,969

   

Ratio to average net assets:

 
Expenses before expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.16

%

 
Expenses after expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.16

%

 
Net investment income
before expenses waived
and or/assumed
   

2.42

%

   

2.35

%

   

1.86

%

   

2.65

%

   

2.03

%

 
Net investment income after
expenses waived
and/or assumed
   

2.42

%

   

2.35

%

   

1.86

%

   

2.65

%

   

2.03

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (3)

   

12.03

%

   

7.85

%

   

16.38

%

   

13.27

%

   

10.67

%

 

The financial highlights summarize the impact of net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains and losses and distributions on a single share of the BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund outstanding for each period presented. Additionally, important relationships between certain financial statement items are expressed in ratio form.

(1)  Calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(2)  Total return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value. Total return excludes the effect of transaction fees connected to the creation and redemption of Creation Units and brokerage commissions incurred by purchasing and/or selling shares of the Fund in the secondary market. Currently, the Fund does not have a dividend reinvestment program.

(3)  Portfolio turnover excludes securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Financial Highlights

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

17.34

   

$

20.25

   

$

21.14

   

$

22.10

   

$

34.07

   

Investment operations:

 

Net investment income (1)

   

0.70

     

0.68

     

0.72

     

0.77

     

0.99

   
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
   

2.53

     

(2.90

)

   

(0.88

)

   

(0.94

)

   

(10.50

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

3.23

     

(2.22

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(9.51

)

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.65

)

   

(0.69

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.76

)

   

(0.98

)

 

Realized gain on investments

   

     

     

     

     

(1.48

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.03

)

   

   

Total distributions

   

(0.65

)

   

(0.69

)

   

(0.73

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(2.46

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

19.92

   

$

17.34

   

$

20.25

   

$

21.14

   

$

22.10

   

Total investment return (2)

   

18.99

%

   

(11.43

)%

   

(0.60

)%

   

(0.03

)%

   

(29.72

)%

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
Net assets, end of year
(000 's ommitted)
 

$

13,947

   

$

16,471

   

$

22,279

   

$

20,083

   

$

26,516

   

Ratio to average net assets:

 
Expenses before expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.59

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.41

%

   

0.54

%

   

0.34

%

 
Expenses after expenses
waived and/or assumed
   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.30

%

 
Net investment income
before expenses waived
and or/assumed
   

3.40

%

   

3.13

%

   

3.49

%

   

4.27

%

   

3.27

%

 
Net investment income after
expenses waived
and/or assumed
   

3.69

%

   

3.23

%

   

3.60

%

   

4.51

%

   

3.31

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate (3)

   

4.69

%

   

4.09

%

   

17.25

%

   

10.93

%

   

15.85

%

 

The financial highlights summarize the impact of net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains and losses and distributions on a single share of the BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund outstanding for each period presented. Additionally, important relationships between certain financial statement items are expressed in ratio form.

(1)  Calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(2)  Total return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value. Total return excludes the effect of transaction fees connected to the creation and redemption of Creation Units and brokerage commissions incurred by purchasing and/or selling shares of the Fund in the secondary market. Currently, the Fund does not have a dividend reinvestment program.

(3)  Portfolio turnover excludes securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of Fund shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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BLDRS Index Funds Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2012

1. Organization

BLDRS Index Funds Trust (the "Trust") is a unit investment trust consisting of four separate investment portfolios; BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund ("Asia"), BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund ("Developed Markets"), BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund ("Emerging Markets") and BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund ("Europe"), formerly known as BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index Fund, (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"), created under the laws of the State of New York and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Funds were created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase units of beneficial interest in the Funds representing proportionate undivided interests in the portfolio of securities held by each respective Fund. The portfolios of the Funds consist of substantially all of the securities, in substantially the same weighting, as the component securities of The BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR Index(SM), The BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR Index(SM), The BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index(SM) and The BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR Index(SM), respectively.

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is the Sponsor of the Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York) is the Trustee.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (hereafter referred to as "authoritative guidance") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (the "Nasdaq Stock Market"), which is deemed to be the principal market on which the securities are traded. If there is no Nasdaq official closing price on the day of valuation, a security is valued at the closing bid price of the Nasdaq Stock Market. If a security is not quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the principal market of the security is other than the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the Trustee deems the official close price or closing bid price inappropriate for valuation purposes, then the security shall be fair valued by the Trustee in good faith based (a) on the closing price for the security on another market on which the security is traded or if there is no such appropriate closing price, at the closing bid price on such other market, (b) on current bid prices on the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other markets, (c) if bid prices are not available, on the basis of current bid


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prices for comparable securities, (d) by the Trustee appraising the value of the securities in good faith, or (e) any combination thereof.

The authoritive guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three tiers of inputs ("Levels") that may be used to measure fair value. The three tiers of inputs are summarized at the end of each respective Fund's Schedule of Investments.

The Funds' policy is to disclose transfers between Levels based on valuations at the beginning of the reporting period. Each portfolio may hold securities which are periodically fair valued in accordance with the Trust's fair value procedures. This may result in movements between Levels 1, 2 and 3 throughout the reporting period.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are recorded on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends received by each Fund may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries.

Distributions to Unitholders

The Funds declare and distribute dividends, if any, from net investment income quarterly. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Federal Income Tax

The Funds have qualified and intend to continue to qualify as "regulated investment companies" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as amended. By so qualifying, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent they distribute all of their investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains, each fiscal year. In addition, by distributing each calendar year substantially all of their net investment income and capital gains, if any, the Funds will not be subject to federal excise tax. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

The Funds are subject to authoritative guidance for uncertainties in income tax. Management has analyzed each of the Fund's tax positions taken or expected to be taken on its federal income tax return for all open tax years and has concluded that,


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as of September 30, 2012, no provision for income tax would be required in each respective Fund's financial statements. The Funds file tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Funds are subject to examinations by such tax authorities for up to three years after the filing of their return for the tax period.

3. Federal Income Tax

At September 30, 2012, the following permanent differences were reclassified within the components of net assets of the Funds, primarily due to the tax treatment of in-kind transactions in all of the Funds, and a tax return of capital in Asia. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets of the Funds.

    Net increase to
Undistributed
(Distributions
in Excess of) Net
Investment Income
  Net increase
(decrease) to
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss) on
Investment
  Net increase
(decrease) to
Paid in Capital
 

Asia

 

$

95,294

   

$

943,339

   

$

(1,038,633

)

 

Developed Markets

   

     

2,706,769

     

(2,706,769

)

 

Emerging Markets

   

     

10,238,026

     

(10,238,026

)

 

Europe

   

     

589,842

     

(589,842

)

 

Distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were characterized for tax purposes as follows:

    Ordinary Income
Year Ended September 30,
  Long-Term Capital Gains
Year Ended September 30,
 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Asia

 

$

679,357

   

$

1,343,389

   

$

979,828

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Developed Markets

   

1,844,406

     

2,286,190

     

2,384,034

     

     

     

   

Emerging Markets

   

9,785,670

     

14,242,362

     

12,327,072

     

     

     

   

Europe

   

525,095

     

677,272

     

661,163

     

     

     

   

 

    Tax Return of Capital
Year Ended September 30,
 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Asia

 

$

95,294

   

$

47,837

   

$

   

Developed Markets

   

     

     

   

Emerging Markets

   

     

     

   

Europe

   

     

     

58,729

   

Under the enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may have an increased likelihood to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward


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will retain their character as either short-term or long-term losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

At September 30, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings/deficit on a tax basis were as follows:

    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Accumulated
Capital and
other Losses*
  Total
Accumulated
Deficit
 

Asia

 

$

   

$

(10,319,581

)

 

$

(9,325,650

)

 

$

(19,645,231

)

 

Developed Markets

   

257,953

     

(23,861,951

)

   

(12,873,435

)

   

(36,477,433

)

 

Emerging Markets

   

2,175,270

     

(82,470,495

)

   

(68,552,968

)

   

(148,848,193

)

 

Europe

   

1,162

     

(6,006,430

)

   

(4,037,360

)

   

(10,042,628

)

 

*  Under current tax regulations, capital losses on securities transactions realized after October 31 ("Post-October Losses") may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year. Under the enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to defer certain net investment losses incurred after December 31 and treat as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year. The Accumulated Capital and other Losses include Post-October capital losses of $543,547 for Asia, $683,188 for Developed Markets, $10,891,368 for Emerging Markets and $303,840 for Europe.

Pursuant to the Code, the Funds' capital loss carryforwards will expire as follows:

   

2017

 

2018

 

2019

  Short-Term
Loss
Carryforward
No Expiration
  Long-Term
Loss
Carryforward
No Expiration
 

Total

 

Asia

 

$

3,330,400

   

$

4,149,037

   

$

298,791

   

$

   

$

1,003,875

   

$

8,782,103

   

Developed Markets

   

681,358

     

8,058,923

     

2,608,098

     

52,750

     

789,118

     

12,190,247

   

Emerging Markets

   

31,056,295

     

10,088,950

     

1,412,302

     

     

15,104,056

     

57,661,603

   

Europe

   

325,340

     

2,226,447

     

1,078,809

     

9,531

     

93,393

     

3,733,520

   

4. Transactions with the Trustee, Licensor and Sponsor

The Funds pay the expenses of their operations, including Trustee fees, reimbursements to the Sponsor for expenses relating to the marketing of the Funds and for fees to The Bank of New York Mellon (the "Licensor") for a license to use the BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR Index, BNY Mellon Developed Markets 100 ADR Index, BNY Mellon Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index and BNY Mellon Europe Select ADR Index as a basis for determining the composition and weighting of securities held by each respective Fund. Each Fund pays an annual licensing fee to the Licensor equal 6/100 of one percent (0.06%) of its average net assets subject to the waiver provisions discussed on the following page.

In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trustee maintains the Funds' accounting records, acts as custodian and transfer agent to the Funds, and provides administrative services, including filing of all required regulatory reports. The Trustee is also responsible for determining the composition of the portfolios of


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securities, which must be delivered in exchange for the issuance of Creation Units of the Funds, and for adjusting the composition of each Fund's portfolio from time to time to conform to changes in the compositions and/or weighting structure of the respective index.

For these services, the Trustee receives a fee from each Fund at the following annual rates:

Net Assets

  Fee as a Percentage of
Net Assets
 

$0–$499,999,999*

 

10/100 of 1% per annum

 

$500,000,000–$2,499,999,999*

 

8/100 of 1% per annum

 
$ 2,500,000,000 and above*  

6/100 of 1% per annum

 

*  The fee indicated applies to that portion of the net assets of each Fund that falls in the size category indicated and is computed each business day on the basis of the net assets of the Fund on such day.

Marketing expenses for the year ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, represent expenses incurred by the Sponsor, if any, on behalf of the Funds and charged to the Funds, subject to the reimbursement provisions below.

The Sponsor had undertaken that on each day during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, and until determined otherwise, the ordinary operating expenses of the Funds as calculated by the Trustee would not be permitted to exceed an amount which is 30/100 of one percent (0.30%) per annum of the daily net asset value of each Fund. To the extent during such period that ordinary operating expenses of a Fund exceeded such 0.30% amount, the Licensor first waived licensing fees applicable to the Fund and, if such waiver was insufficient, the Sponsor thereafter reimbursed the Fund for or assumed such excess ordinary operating expenses. The Licensor and Sponsor may be repaid by the Funds for licensing fees so waived or expenses so reimbursed or assumed respectively, in each case to the extent that subsequently during the fiscal year expenses fall below the 0.30% per annum level on any given day.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Licensor waived and the Sponsor reimbursed the following expenses incurred by the Funds:

    License Fees
Waived by Licensor
Year Ended September 30,
  Expenses Assumed by
the Sponsor
Year Ended September 30,
 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Asia

 

$

13,146

   

$

   

$

   

$

(21,164

)

 

$

   

$

   

Developed Markets

   

25,698

     

     

     

     

     

   

Emerging Markets

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Europe

   

8,824

     

12,800

     

12,188

     

33,876

     

7,649

     

10,764

   

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor") is the distributor for the Funds. The Sponsor, not the Funds, pays the Distributor a flat annual fee of $20,000 for each Fund for its distribution services and the Funds do not reimburse the Sponsor for such fees.


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5. Related Party Transactions

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Funds paid $168,031, $191,877, and $360,133, respectively, in commissions on trades to a related party, BNY ConvergEx Group. BNY ConvergEx Group is an affiliate of the Trustee.

6. Transactions in Shares of the BLDRS Index Funds Trust

Transactions in shares are as follows:

   

For the Year ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 
   

Shares

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

Asia shares sold

   

     

     

150,000

   

Asia shares redeemed

   

(300,000

)

   

(400,000

)

   

(1,000,000

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(300,000

)

   

(400,000

)

   

(850,000

)

 

Developed Markets shares sold

   

     

50,000

     

650,000

   

Developed Markets share redeemed

   

(650,000

)

   

(600,000

)

   

(550,000

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(650,000

)

   

(550,000

)

   

100,000

   

Emerging Markets shares sold

   

200,000

     

300,000

     

5,000,000

   

Emerging Markets shares redeemed

   

(2,850,000

)

   

(3,800,000

)

   

(6,450,000

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(2,650,000

)

   

(3,500,000

)

   

(1,450,000

)

 

Europe shares sold

   

     

150,000

     

200,000

   

Europe shares redeemed

   

(250,000

)

   

(300,000

)

   

(50,000

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(250,000

)

   

(150,000

)

   

150,000

   

The shares of the Funds are issued and redeemed only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 50,000 shares. Such transactions are only permitted on an in-kind basis, with a separate cash payment that is equivalent to the undistributed net investment income of the shares and a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value of the shares on the transaction date.

The transaction fee in connection with creation or redemption of Creation Units through the BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Clearing Process, BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Clearing Process, BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Clearing Process and BLDRS Europe Select ADR Clearing Process is $10 per security "name" in the portfolio deposit or redemption payment, rounded up to the nearest $500 for Asia and Emerging Markets and to $1,000 for Developed Markets and Europe per participating party per day, regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed on such day by the participating party. The total fee charged in connection with the creation or redemption of Creation Units outside the listed above Clearing Processes is four times the normal transaction cost of $500 ($2,000) and $1,000 ($4,000) per participating party per day.


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Transaction fees are received by the Trustee and used to offset its expense of processing orders. For fiscal years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Trustee earned the following amounts in transaction fees:

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Asia

 

$

3,000

   

$

3,000

   

$

8,000

   

Developed Markets

   

9,000

     

8,000

     

13,000

   

Emerging Markets

   

18,000

     

16,500

     

48,000

   

Europe

   

2,000

     

5,000

     

3,000

   

The Trustee, in its sole discretion, may voluntarily reduce or waive its fee, or modify the transaction fee schedule, subject to certain limitations. There were no such reductions or waivers for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 or 2010.

7. Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2012, the Funds had purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of the Funds' shares, as follows:

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Asia

 

$

3,056,369

   

$

3,384,020

   

Developed Markets

   

2,731,613

     

2,611,856

   

Emerging Markets

   

45,512,194

     

45,449,535

   

Europe

   

757,672

     

685,026

   

At September 30, 2012, the Funds' cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) was as follows:

  Cost of
Investments
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Asia

 

$

36,663,614

   

$

1,787,699

   

$

(12,107,280

)

 

$

(10,319,581

)

 
Developed Markets    

72,586,057

     

1,095,012

     

(24,956,963

)

   

(23,861,951

)

 
Emerging Markets    

424,064,420

     

24,746,461

     

(107,216,956

)

   

(82,470,495

)

 
Europe    

19,933,914

     

444,925

     

(6,451,355

)

   

(6,006,430

)

 

8. Representations and Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that maybe made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Except for the below, management has determined that there


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are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds' financial statements through this date.

Effective November 16, 2012, in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Trustee will pay, from its own assets, the Sponsor to perform the following services for the Trust: adjust the composition of the portfolio, calculate and adjust, if necessary, the weighting of each security in the portfolio, dispose of or exchange securities after it has been determined that such securities will be removed from the Index and direct securities transactions to brokers or dealers, which may include affiliates of the Trustee, including BNY ConvergEx Group, but will not include affiliates of the Sponsor.


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Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund
BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund
BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund
BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

I. Information Regarding Closing Prices vs. Net Asset Value Frequency Distribution For Each BLDRS Fund

The tables that follow present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a BLDRS Fund and that Fund's net asset value. Net Asset Value, or "NAV", is the price at which a Fund issues and redeems shares. The "Closing Market Price" of shares in each BLDRS Fund is determined and published by The Nasdaq Stock Market, as of the time that the Funds' NAV is calculated. Each Fund's Closing Market Price may be below, at, or above its NAV. The NAV for each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Closing Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the BLDRS Funds included in this report. The information shown for each Fund is from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.

Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the BLDRS Funds traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future performance.


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Supplemental Information (Unaudited) (continued)

  BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund

  October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

    Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
  Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

>0.01% to 0.50%

   

31

     

96.87

%

   

195

     

89.04

%

 

>0.50% to 1.00%

   

1

     

3.13

%

   

24

     

10.96

%

 

>1.00% to 2.00%

   

0

     

0.00

%

   

0

     

0.00

%

 

Total

   

32

     

100.00

%

   

219

     

100.00

%

 

  BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund

  October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

    Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
  Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

>0.01% to 0.50%

   

27

     

100.00

%

   

223

     

99.55

%

 

>0.50% to 1.00%

   

0

     

0.00

%

   

1

     

0.45

%

 

>1.00% to 2.00%

   

0

     

0.00

%

   

0

     

0.00

%

 

Total

   

27

     

100.00

%

   

224

     

100.00

%

 

  BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund

  October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

    Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
  Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

>0.01% to 0.50%

   

64

     

100.00

%

   

187

     

100.00

%

 

>0.50% to 1.00%

   

0

     

0.00

%

   

0

     

0.00

%

 

>1.00% to 2.00%

   

0

     

0.00

%

   

0

     

0.00

%

 

Total

   

64

     

100.00

%

   

187

     

100.00

%

 

  BLDRS Europe Select ADR Index Fund

  October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

    Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Above Fund NAV
  Closing Price
on NASDAQ
Below Fund NAV
 

Range

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

Frequency (1)

 

% of Total

 

>0.01% to 0.50%

   

120

     

98.36

%

   

128

     

99.22

%

 

>0.50% to 1.00%

   

2

     

1.64

%

   

1

     

0.78

%

 

>1.00% to 2.00%

   

0

     

0.00

%

   

0

     

0.00

%

 

Total

   

122

     

100.00

%

   

129

     

100.00

%

 

(1)  Number of Trading Days refers to the number of days during which there is buy/sell activity for the Fund on the Exchange.


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Supplemental Information (Unaudited) (continued)

II. Cumulative and Average Annual Returns for each BLDRS Fund

Average Annual Total Returns

For The Period Ending September 30, 2012

   

Past One Year (1)

 

Past Five Year (1)

 

From Inception (1)

 

BLDRS Fund

 

NAV

  Closing
Market
 

Index

 

NAV

  Closing
Market
 

Index

 

NAV

  Closing
Market
 

Index

 
BLDRS
Asia
   

9.89

%

   

9.48

%

   

8.66

%

   

(4.88

)%

   

(4.91

)%

   

(5.86

)%

   

6.76

%

   

6.67

%

   

6.30

%

 
BLDRS
Developed
   

16.61

%

   

16.19

%

   

16.43

%

   

(5.83

)%

   

(5.87

)%

   

(6.03

)%

   

6.34

%

   

6.34

%

   

6.42

%

 
BLDRS
Emerging
   

11.75

%

   

11.94

%

   

12.15

%

   

(3.53

)%

   

(3.52

)%

   

(3.41

)%

   

15.59

%

   

15.50

%

   

15.64

%

 
BLDRS
Europe
   

18.99

%

   

18.86

%

   

19.35

%

   

(5.95

)%

   

(5.93

)%

   

(5.81

)%

   

6.81

%

   

6.77

%

   

7.11

%

 

Cumulative Total Returns

For The Period Ending September 30, 2012

   

Past One Year (1)

 

Past Five Year (1)

 

From Inception (1)

 

BLDRS Fund

 

NAV

  Closing
Market
 

Index

 

NAV

  Closing
Market
 

Index

 

NAV

  Closing
Market
 

Index

 
BLDRS
Asia
   

9.89

%

   

9.48

%

   

8.66

%

   

(22.15

)%

   

(22.25

)%

   

(26.10

)%

   

90.82

%

   

89.18

%

   

82.97

%

 
BLDRS
Developed
   

16.61

%

   

16.19

%

   

16.43

%

   

(25.95

)%

   

(26.09

)%

   

(26.76

)%

   

83.56

%

   

83.62

%

   

84.99

%

 
BLDRS
Emerging
   

11.75

%

   

11.94

%

   

12.15

%

   

(16.43

)%

   

(16.40

)%

   

(15.94

)%

   

318.54

%

   

315.33

%

   

320.85

%

 
BLDRS
Europe
   

18.99

%

   

18.86

%

   

19.35

%

   

(26.41

)%

   

(26.35

)%

   

(25.89

)%

   

91.69

%

   

90.98

%

   

97.19

%

 

(1)  Average and Cumulative Annual Total Returns for the period since inception is calculated from the inception date of November 8, 2002. "Cumulative Total Return" represents the total change in value of an investment over the period indicated.

Closing Market Price and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in each Fund at market closing price and net asset value, respectively. Since Fund shares typically do not trade in the secondary market until after several days after Fund inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in fund shares, the net asset value is used as a proxy for secondary market trading price to calculate closing market returns.

Unlike a Fund, an Index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a Fund. Fund expenses negatively impact the performance of a Fund. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage


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Supplemental Information (Unaudited) (continued)

commissions were included, market returns would be lower. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund shares. Fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. A Fund's past performance is no guarantee of future results.


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BLDRS Index Funds Trust

Sponsor

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC
301 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187

Trustee

The Bank of New York Mellon
2 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
5 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

Legal Counsel

Jones Day
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017


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