| Investment Objective: |
State Street SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF seeks to track the inflation protected sector of the global bond market outside the United States. In seeking to track the performance of the FTSE International Inflation-Linked Securities Select Index, The Index is designed to measure the total return performance of inflation-linked bonds outside the United States with fixed-rate coupon payments that are linked to an inflation index. Inflation-protected public obligations of the inflation-linked government bond markets of developed and emerging market countries, commonly known in the United States as TIPS, are securities issued by such governments that are designed to provide inflation protection to investors. The Index includes government debt but does not include quasi-government debt or corporate debt. To be included in the Index, bonds must be linked to an inflation index and (i) meet a country-specific minimum issue size, depending on the currency in which the issue is denominated; (ii) have a fixed-rate stated coupon; (iii) have at least one year remaining to maturity at the Index rebalancing date (iv) settle on or before the Index rebalancing date; and (v) be rated at least C by S&P Global Ratings or at least Ca by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. |
