| Investment Objective: |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free Index. In seeking to track the performance of the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free Index, the Fund employs a sampling strategy, which means that the Fund is not required to purchase all of the securities represented in the Index. The Index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the S&P 500 Index that are "fossil fuel reserves free," as determined by S&P Trucost Limited through its review of publicly available information, such as annual reports and other company publications. For purposes of the composition of the Index, fossil fuel reserves are defined as proved and probable (i) thermal coal reserves, (ii) other non-metallurgical coal reserves (e.g., coal for chemical biproducts, coal briquettes, residential use, liquid fuel, cement production, paper manufacturing, pharmaceutical, alumina refineries, ferrochrome, anthracite) (iii) conventional or unconventional oil reserves (iv) natural gas reserves, (v) shale gas reserves, and (vi) oil and gas. |
