0001193125-12-114396.txt : 20120314 0001193125-12-114396.hdr.sgml : 20120314 20120314133257 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-114396 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120314 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120314 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120314 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPDR SERIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001064642 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-57793 FILM NUMBER: 12689734 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LINCOLN STREET STREET 2: CPH0326 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 BUSINESS PHONE: 866-787-2257 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LINCOLN STREET STREET 2: CPH0326 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STREETTRACKS SERIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000925 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INDEX EXCHANGE LISTED SECURITIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980622 0001064642 S000006981 SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF C000019034 SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF SDY 497 1 d315227d497.htm SPDR(R) SERIES TRUST SPDR(R) Series Trust

SPDR® Series Trust

Supplement Dated March 14, 2012

to the

Prospectus Dated October 31, 2011, as supplemented,

SPDR S&P® Dividend ETF

Effective March 16, 2012, in “THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY” section on page 62 of the prospectus dated October 31, 2011, as supplemented, the first two paragraphs are hereby deleted and replaced with the following two paragraphs:

In seeking to track the performance of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index (the “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. Instead, the Fund may purchase a subset of the securities in the Index in an effort to hold a portfolio of securities with generally the same risk and return characteristics of the Index. The quantity of holdings in the Fund will be based on a number of factors, including asset size of the Fund. SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM” or the “Adviser”), the investment adviser to the Fund, generally expects the Fund to hold less than the total number of securities in the Index, but reserves the right to hold as many securities as it believes necessary to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days notice prior to any material change in this 80% investment policy. In addition, the Fund may invest in equity securities that are not included in the Index, cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by the Adviser).

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