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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
EXHIBIT 99.1
(To Prospectus dated March 15, 2011)        REGISTRATION NO.  333-78575
 
 
 
 
1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts
Internet HOLDRS (SM) Trust
 

This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated March 15, 2011 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Internet HOLDRS (SM) Trust.
 
The share amounts specified in the table in the “Highlights of Internet HOLDRS” section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
 

Name of Company
 
Ticker
 
Share Amounts
 
Primary
Trading
Market
Amazon.com, Inc.
 
AMZN
 
18.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
AOL Inc.
 
AOL
 
1.2727
 
NYSE
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
 
ETFC
 
1.2000
 
NASDAQ GS
EarthLink, Inc.
 
ELNK
 
6.2300
 
NASDAQ GS
eBay Inc.
 
EBAY
 
48.0000
 
NASDAQ  GS
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.
 
MLNK
 
1.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
priceline.com Incorporated
 
PCLN
 
1.1667
 
NASDAQ GS
RealNetworks, Inc. 1
 
RNWKD
 
2.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation
 
AMTD
 
9.0000
 
NASDAQ GS
Time Warner Cable Inc.
 
TWC
 
3.5141
 
NYSE
Time Warner Inc.
 
TWX
 
14.0000
 
NYSE
Yahoo! Inc.
 
YHOO
 
52.0000
 
NASDAQ GS



1 Effective August 31, 2011, the 1-for-4 reverse stock split of RealNetworks, Inc., an underlying constituent of the Internet HOLDRS Trust, became effective.  The quantity of shares of RealNetworks, Inc. represented by each 100 share round-lot of Internet HOLDRS will decrease from 8 shares to 2 shares.  As a result, once the split has been effected by the Depository Trust Company, deposits of RealNetworks, Inc. for creations of Internet HOLDRS will decrease from 8 shares to 2 shares per round-lot of 100 Internet HOLDRS.  Also effective August 31, 2011, RealNetworks, Inc.’s CUSIP changed from 75605L104 to 75605L708 and its ticker changed from RNWK to RNWKD.
 
The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transactions.
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is September 15, 2011.