| Investment Objective: |
State Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF tracks stocks of global companies that offer high dividend yields. In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Index, Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index and in depositary receipts ADRs or GDRs based on securities comprising the Index. The Index is designed to measure the performance of high dividend-yield companies included in the S&P Global BMI that have followed a managed-dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least ten consecutive years. To be included in the Index, stocks must meet the following criteria: (i) increased dividends or maintained stable dividends every year for at least ten consecutive years; (ii) a float-adjusted market capitalization greater than $1 billion as of the last business day of December (the "Rebalancing Reference Date"); (iii) a three-month average daily value traded greater than $5 million prior to the Rebalancing Reference Date; (iv) new constituents must have a maximum 100% dividend payout ratio and current constituents must have a non-negative dividend payout ratio; and (v) a maximum indicated dividend yield of 10% as of the Rebalancing Reference Date. |
