NASDAQ's BLDRS Index Funds Trust to Declare Distributions

NASDAQ's BLDRS Index Funds Trust to Declare Distributions 


NEW YORK, March 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NASDAQ Global Funds, Inc. (NGF)
today announced that a distribution will be made to the holders of record of
each of the four funds in The Basket of Listed Depositary Receipts (BLDRS(SM))
Index Funds Trust as of March 22, 2005.  The amount of the distribution will be
determined after the close of business on March 17, 2005, and payment will be
made on April 29, 2005.

Sponsored by NGF, a subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(R))
(NASDAQ:NDAQ), the BLDRS Index Funds Trust consists of four separate ETFs that
are designed to correspond with the price and yield performance of four Bank of
New York American Depositary Receipt Indices. The BLDRS fund family includes
the following market or regional index funds:

The BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index Fund(SM) (NASDAQ:ADRA), a unit investment trust,
seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of The Bank of New York Asia 50 ADR
Index, a capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of a
basket of Asian market-based Depositary Receipts.

The BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund(SM) (NASDAQ:ADRD), a unit
investment trust, seeks investment results that generally correspond to the
price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of The Bank of New York
Developed Markets 100 ADR Index, a capitalization-weighted index designed to
track the performance of a basket of developed market-based Depositary
Receipts.

The BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund(SM) (NASDAQ:ADRE), a unit
investment trust, seeks investment results that generally correspond to the
price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of The Bank of New York
Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index, a capitalization-weighted index designed to
track the performance of a basket of emerging market-based Depositary Receipts.

The BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index Fund(SM) (NASDAQ:ADRU), a unit investment trust,
seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of The Bank of New York Europe 100 ADR
Index, a capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of a
basket of European market-based Depositary Receipts.

NGF is behind one of the largest ETF fund families -- both in the U.S. and
globally.  Ranking third in the U.S., in terms of assets under management, NGF
sponsors 5 ETFs: the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock(R) (NASDAQ:QQQQ) and the 4
BLDRS ETFs.  In addition, NGF's European subsidiary manages the NASDAQ-100
Index European Tracker(SM) (available only to investors in certain European
countries).

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An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses
carefully before investing.  To obtain a prospectus, which contains this and
other information about BLDRS, unit investment trusts, please call
888.627.3837.  Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

ALPS Distributors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, is distributor for BLDRS. 

DATASOURCE: NASDAQ Global Funds, Inc.



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