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SSgA Funds

SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 30, 2014

TO

PROSPECTUS

DATED DECEMBER 18, 2013

 

SSgA MONEY MARKET FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SSMXX)

 

SSgA U.S. GOVERNMENT
MONEY MARKET FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SSGXX)

 

SSgA U.S. TREASURY MONEY
MARKET FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SVTXX)

SSgA PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SVPXX)

 

SSgA HIGH YIELD BOND FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SSHYX)

 

SSgA DYNAMIC SMALL CAP FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SVSCX)

SSgA IAM SHARES FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SIAMX)

 

SSgA ENHANCED SMALL CAP FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SESPX)

 

SSgA EMERGING MARKETS FUND—INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES

(TICKER SYMBOL: SSEMX)

SSgA INTERNATIONAL STOCK SELECTION FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SSAIX)

 

SSgA CLARION REAL ESTATE FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SSREX)

 

SSgA S&P 500 INDEX FUND

(TICKER SYMBOL: SVSPX)

SSgA EMERGING MARKETS FUND—SELECT CLASS SHARES

(TICKER SYMBOL: SEMXS)

  

Shareholders of each Fund listed above (except SSgA Prime Money Market Fund, SSgA Emerging Markets Fund—Institutional Class and SSgA Clarion Real Estate Fund) have approved an amended and restated distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 (the "Plan"). The Plan for each applicable Fund is expected to be implemented on or about May 1, 2014. In addition, the Board of Trustees of SSgA Funds recently approved certain changes to the Distribution Agreement and the expense limitation arrangements for all of the Funds. These changes are expected to take effect on or about the same date as the Plan.


SSgA MONEY
MARKET FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SSMXX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA Money Market Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.25%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.08%*
Other Expenses    0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.37%**

 

*The fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 pursuant to which payments of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made; however, the Board has determined that payments will not exceed 0.08% of average daily net assets through at least December 31, 2014.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.32% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees. Extraordinary expenses that are not subject to the foregoing contractual expense limitation agreement include, but are not limited to, any reimbursement payments made by the fund to the Adviser of fund fees and expenses that were previously waived or reimbursed by the Adviser in order to maintain a non-negative net yield for the fund. The Adviser may also voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses of the fund to the extent necessary avoid a negative yield (the "Voluntary Reduction"), or a yield below a specified level, which may vary from time to time in the Adviser's sole discretion. The fund has agreed, subject to certain limitations, to
 reimburse the Adviser for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction incurred after August 1, 2012. As of August 31, 2013, the Adviser had waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the aggregate amount of $6,755,920 since August 1, 2012, all of which is potentially recoverable under the Voluntary Reduction. Any future reimbursement of previously waived fees by the fund to the Adviser may cause the total fund annual operating expenses of the fund to exceed the expense limitation under the contractual expense limitation agreement. The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the fund, without limitation. Any future reimbursement by the fund of the Voluntary Reduction would increase the fund's expenses and reduce the fund's yield. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the fund will be able to avoid a negative yield. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the fund's ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the fund including any Voluntary Reduction.


EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $38   $119   $208   $468 

SSgA U.S. GOVERNMENT
MONEY MARKET FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SSGXX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA U.S. Government Money Market Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.25%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.08%*
Other Expenses    0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.37%**

 

*The fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 pursuant to which payments of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made; however, the Board has determined that payments will not exceed 0.08% of average daily net assets through at least December 31, 2014.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.32% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees. Extraordinary expenses that are not subject to the foregoing contractual expense limitation agreement include, but are not limited to, any reimbursement payments made by the fund to the Adviser of fund fees and expenses that were previously waived or reimbursed by the Adviser in order to maintain a non-negative net yield for the fund. The Adviser may also voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses of the fund to the extent necessary to avoid a negative yield (the "Voluntary Reduction"), or a yield below a specific level, which may vary from time to time in the Adviser's sole discretion. The fund has agreed, subject to certain limitations, to reimburse the
  Adviser for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction incurred after August 1, 2012. As of August 31, 2013, the Adviser had waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the aggregate amount of $9,989,548 since August 1, 2012, all of which is potentially recoverable under the Voluntary Reduction. Any future reimbursement of previously waived fees by the fund to the Adviser may cause the total fund annual operating expenses of the fund to exceed the expense limitation under the contractual expense limitation agreement. The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the fund, without limitation. Any future reimbursement by the fund of the Voluntary Reduction would increase the fund's expenses and reduce the fund's yield. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the fund will be able to avoid a negative yield. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the fund's ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the fund including any Voluntary Reduction.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $38   $119   $208   $468 

SSgA U.S. TREASURY
MONEY MARKET FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SVTXX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.15%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.04%*
Other Expenses    0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.23%
Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements    (0.05)%**
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements    0.18%***

 

*The fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 pursuant to which payments of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made; however, the Board has determined that payments will not exceed 0.04% of average daily net assets through at least December 31, 2014.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM") is contractually obligated until December 31, 2014 to waive 0.05% of its 0.15% management fee. Additionally, the Adviser is further contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.16% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees. Extraordinary expenses that are not subject to the foregoing contractual expense limitation agreement include, but are not limited to, any reimbursement payments made by the fund to the Adviser of fund fees and expenses that were previously waived or reimbursed by the Adviser in order to maintain a non-negative net yield for the fund. The Adviser may also voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses of the fund to the extent necessary to avoid a negative yield (the "Voluntary Reduction"), or a yield below a specified
  level, which may vary from time to time in the Adviser's sole discretion. The fund has agreed, subject to certain limitations, to reimburse the Adviser for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction incurred after August 1, 2012. As of August 31, 2013, the Adviser had waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the aggregate amount of $5,168,552 since August 1, 2012, all of which is potentially recoverable under the Voluntary Reduction. Any future reimbursement of previously waived fees by the fund to the Adviser may cause the total fund annual operating expenses of the fund to exceed the expense limitation under the contractual expense limitation agreement. The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the fund, without limitation. Any future reimbursement by the fund of the Voluntary Reduction would increase the fund's expenses and reduce the fund's yield. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the fund will be able to avoid a negative yield.

 

***Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses may be higher than the fund's ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the fund including any Voluntary Reduction. 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $18   $69   $124   $288 

SSgA PRIME
MONEY MARKET FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SVPXX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA Prime Money Market Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.15%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.05%*
Other Expenses    0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.24%
Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements    (0.05)%**
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements    0.19%

 

*The fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 pursuant to which payments of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made; however, the Board has determined that payments will not exceed 0.05% of average daily net assets through at least December 31, 2014.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2014 to waive 0.05% of its 0.15% management fee. Additionally, the adviser is further contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.15% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees. Extraordinary expenses that are not subject to the foregoing contractual expense limitation agreement include, but are not limited to, any reimbursement payments made by the fund to the Adviser of fund fees and expenses that were previously waived or reimbursed by the Adviser in order to maintain a non-negative net yield for the fund. The Adviser may also voluntarily
 reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses of the fund to the extent necessary to avoid a negative yield (the "Voluntary Reduction"), or a yield below a specified level, which may vary from time to time in the Adviser's sole discretion. The fund has agreed, subject to certain limitations, to reimburse the Adviser for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction incurred after August 1, 2012. As of August 31, 2013, the Adviser has not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses under the Voluntary Reduction. Any future reimbursement of previously waived fees by the fund to the Adviser may cause the total fund annual operating expenses of the fund to exceed the expense limitation under the contractual expense limitation agreement. The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the fund, without limitation. Any future reimbursement by the fund of the Voluntary Reduction would increase the fund's expenses and reduce the fund's yield. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the fund will be able to avoid a negative yield.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $19   $72   $130   $301 

SSgA S&P 500
INDEX FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SVSPX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA S&P 500 Index Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee(1)    0.045%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.062%*
Other Expenses    0.060%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.167%**

 

(1) Amounts reflect the total expenses of the Portfolio and the fund.

 

*The fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 pursuant to which payments of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made; however, the Board has determined that payments will not exceed 0.062% of average daily net assets through at least December 31, 2014.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder
  servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.13% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $17   $54   $94   $213 

SSgA DYNAMIC
SMALL CAP FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SVSCX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA Dynamic Small Cap Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.25%
Other Expenses    1.14%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses    0.02%*
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.16%
Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements    (1.04)%**
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements    1.12%

 

*"Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not included in the fund's financial statements, which provide a clearer picture of a fund's actual operating costs.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary
 expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.85% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $114   $576   $1,064   $2,411 

SSgA IAM
SHARES FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SIAMX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA IAM SHARES Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.25%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.05%*
Other Expenses    0.14%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.44%**

 

*The fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 pursuant to which payments of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets may be made; however, the Board has determined that payments will not exceed 0.05% of average daily net assets through at least December 31, 2014.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder
  servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.60% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $45   $141   $246   $555 

SSgA ENHANCED
SMALL CAP FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SESPX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA Enhanced Small Cap Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.45%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.25%
Other Expenses    0.65%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses    0.14%*
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.49%
Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements    (0.60)%**
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements    0.89%

 

*"Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not included in the fund's financial statements, which provide a clearer picture of a fund's actual operating costs.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary
 expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.50% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $91   $412   $756   $1,728 




SSgA HIGH YIELD
BOND FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SSHYX

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.30%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.25%
Other Expenses    0.21%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses    0.01%*
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.77%
Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements    (0.01)%**
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements    0.76%

 

*"Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are not included in the fund's financial statements, which provide a clearer picture of a fund's actual operating costs.

 

**The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.50% of average
  daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees. 

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $78   $245   $427   $953 




SSgA INTERNATIONAL
STOCK SELECTION FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SSAIX

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.25%
Other Expenses    0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.17%
Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements    (0.17)%*
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements    1.00%*

 

*The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.75% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.
  

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $102   $355   $627   $1,405 




SSgA EMERGING
MARKETS FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SSEMX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA Emerging Markets Fund—Institutional Class Shares.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.25%
Other Expenses    0.17%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

    1.17%*
*The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. 

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $119   $372   $644   $1,420 

SSgA CLARION
REAL ESTATE FUND
 FUND SUMMARY TICKER SYMBOL: SSREX

 

The following replaces the corresponding table under the heading "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" for the SSgA Clarion Real Estate Fund.

 

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
    None 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
Management Fee    0.65%
Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees    0.25%
Other Expenses    0.49%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.39%
Less Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements    (0.39)%*
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements    1.00%

 

*The fund's investment adviser, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the "Adviser" or "SSgA FM"), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2015 to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse the fund for expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.75% of average
 daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated during the relevant period except with the approval of the fund's Board of Trustees.

EXAMPLE

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The calculation of costs for the one-year period takes into account the effect of any current contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements; and the calculation of costs for the remaining periods takes such fee waivers and/or reimbursements into account only for the first year of each such period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
 $102   $402   $723   $1,635