ETRACS Reports Technology Sector Top Performer: Solid State Drive ETN Leads Technology Exchange Traded Products With A 29.97% YTD Return

UBS Investment Bank today announced that the ETRACS ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN (Ticker: SSDD, NYSE), linked to the ISE Solid State Drive™ Index, is the top performing technology exchange-traded product (“ETP”)* year-to-date, significantly outperforming all other US-listed, non-leveraged and non-inverse exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) such as the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (Ticker: VGT, NYSE), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (Ticker: XLK, NYSE), iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index Fund (Ticker: IYW, NYSE) and iShares S&P Global Technology Sector Index Fund (Ticker: IXN, NYSE).

SSDD, like its leveraged counterpart, the ETRACS Monthly 2xLeveraged ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN (Ticker: SSDL), provides investors with exposure to a portfolio of companies actively involved in the solid state drive segment of the electronic storage industry.

The table below summarizes the year-to-date performance of the top technology ETPs listed on a U.S. securities exchange:

Ticker			Name			Underlying Index			Total Return (YTD)
SSDD			ETRACS ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN			ISE Solid State Drive™ Index			29.97%
QGEM			EGShares Technology GEMS ETF			Dow Jones Emerging Markets Technology Titans Index			21.66%
CQQQ			Guggenheim China Technology ETF			AlphaShares China Technology Index			19.92%
XSD			SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF			S&P Semiconductor Select Industry			18.28%
SKYY			First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund			ISE Cloud Computing Index			18.02%
QQQC			The Global X NASDAQ China Technology ETF			NASDAQ OMX China Technology Index			17.43%
SOXX			iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund			PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index			16.68%
PXQ			PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio			Dynamic Networking Intellidex Index			16.06%
MTK			SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology ETF			Morgan Stanley Technology Index			16.01%
IGV			iShares S&P GSTI Software Index Fund			S&P North American Technology-Software Index			15.34%
FXL			First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund			StrataQuant Technology Index			15.12%
PTF			PowerShares Dynamic Technology Sector Portfolio			Dynamic Technology Sector Intellidex Index			14.82%
EIPO			ETRACS Next Generation Internet ETN due July 19, 2041			UBS Next Generation Internet Index			14.79%
QTEC			First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund			NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index			14.64%
IYW			iShares Dow Jones US Technology Sector Index Fund			Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index			14.55%
AXIT			iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Information Technology Sector Index Fund			MSCI All Country World ex USA Information Technology Index			14.33%
FTQ			Focus Morningstar Technology Index			Morningstar Technology Index			14.21%
VGT			Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund			MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index			14.05%
RYT			Rydex S&P Equal Weight Technology ETF			S&P Equal Weight Index Information Technology			14.02%
SMH			Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF			Market Vectors US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index			13.44%
IGN			iShares S&P GSTI Networking Index Fund			S&P North American Technology-Multimedia Networking Index			13.42%
IXN			iShares S&P Global Technology Sector Index Fund			S&P Global Information Technology Sector Index			13.25%
IGM			iShares S&P GSTI Technology Index Fund			S&P North American Technology Sector Index			13.04%
PSI			PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio			Dynamic Semiconductors Intellidex Index			12.60%
PSJ			PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio			Dynamic Software Intellidex Index			12.15%
XLK			Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund			Technology Select Sector Index			12.14%
SOCL			Social Media Index ETF Profile			Solactive Social Media Index			12.06%
PNQI			PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio			NASDAQ Internet Index			11.92%
PSCT			PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio			S&P SmallCap 600 Information Technology Index			11.88%
IPK			SPDR S&P International Technology Sector ETF			S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Information Technology Sector Index			11.88%
XSW			SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF			S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index			10.74%
PXN			PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio			Lux Nanotech Index			9.92%
FDN			First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund			Dow Jones Internet Index			8.27%

^{Source: ETFdb 2/22/2012}

*As of 2/22/2012. Based on total return, as determined by ETFdb. All ETPs defined by ETFdb as US-listed, non-leveraged and non-inverse technology ETPs on 2/22/2012 were considered for this comparison. Note that newly issued ETPs may not be included in the ETFdb database and therefore may have been excluded from this comparison.

About the ISE Solid State Drive™ Index

The ISE Solid State Drive™ Index was created as a benchmark for the solid state drive technology market. The Index uses an equal weighted allocation across the drive manufacturer and component manufacturer categories as well as an equal weighted allocation methodology for all components within each sector category. Index components are reviewed quarterly for eligibility, and the weights are re-set according to that methodology.

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