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STANDARD AND POOR'S MIDCAP 400 DEPOSITARY RECEIPTSTM

SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF TRUST

A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

"Standard & Poor's®," "S&P®," "SPDR®," "S&P MidCap 400®," "Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 IndexTM," "S&P MidCap400 IndexTM" and "Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Depositary ReceiptsTM" are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P") and sublicensed for use by State Street Global Markets, LLC. SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust (the "Trust") is permitted to use these trademarks pursuant to a sublicense from State Street Global Markets, LLC. The Trust is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P, its affiliates or its third party licensors.




SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Trust Overview
September 30, 2015

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:

To replicate the total return of the S&P MidCap 400 IndexTM (the "Index").

INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

The SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust (the "Trust") holdings are comprised of the 400 stocks in the Index. The Trust is designed to capture the price performance of the middle capitalization segment of the U.S. publicly traded stock market.

PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW:

The Trust seeks to match the total return of the Index. To accomplish its investment objective, the Trust utilizes a full replication approach. With this strategy, all 400 securities of the Index are owned by the Trust in their approximate market capitalization weight. This replication approach is intended to result in low expected tracking error of the Trust relative to the Index.

The Trust is not actively managed. Rather, the Trust attempts to track the performance of an unmanaged index of securities. This differs from an actively managed fund, which typically seeks to outperform a benchmark index. As a result, the Trust will hold constituent securities of the Index regardless of the current or projected performance of a specific security or a particular industry or market sector. Maintaining investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual securities could cause the Trust's return to be lower than if the Trust employed an active strategy.

While the Trust is intended to track the performance of the Index as closely as possible (i.e., to achieve a high degree of correlation with the Index), the Trust's return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Index due to expenses and transaction costs incurred in adjusting the portfolio of all of the common stocks of the Index. In addition, it is possible that the Trust may not always fully replicate the performance of the Index due to the unavailability of certain component stocks of the Index in the secondary market or due to other extraordinary circumstances (e.g., if trading in a security has been halted).


1



SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

3D Systems Corp.*

   

1,039,814

   

$

12,009,852

   

Aaron's, Inc.

   

631,273

     

22,795,268

   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

   

679,897

     

14,407,017

   

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

   

1,151,227

     

24,313,914

   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   

425,534

     

74,715,260

   

Acxiom Corp.*

   

761,712

     

15,051,429

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

   

6,168,024

     

10,609,001

   

AECOM*

   

1,475,401

     

40,588,282

   

AGCO Corp.

   

732,436

     

34,153,491

   

Akorn, Inc.*

   

782,845

     

22,314,997

   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   

1,244,309

     

98,860,350

   

Albemarle Corp.

   

1,096,549

     

48,357,811

   

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

   

448,973

     

15,413,243

   

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

   

706,660

     

59,832,902

   

Align Technology, Inc.*

   

712,169

     

40,422,712

   

Alleghany Corp.*

   

156,058

     

73,052,310

   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   

1,067,296

     

15,134,257

   

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

1,106,920

     

64,743,751

   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

   

1,846,296

     

22,894,070

   

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

   

594,958

     

43,533,077

   

American Campus Communities, Inc.

   

1,097,684

     

39,780,068

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

1,757,128

     

27,463,911

   

American Financial Group, Inc.

   

702,077

     

48,380,126

   

ANSYS, Inc.*

   

880,974

     

77,649,048

   

AO Smith Corp.

   

740,117

     

48,248,227

   

Apollo Education Group, Inc.*

   

985,156

     

10,895,825

   

AptarGroup, Inc.

   

613,706

     

40,480,048

   

Aqua America, Inc.

   

1,727,882

     

45,737,037

   

ARRIS Group, Inc.*

   

1,318,020

     

34,228,979

   

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

   

922,767

     

51,010,560

   

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

   

1,705,813

     

70,415,961

   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

   

1,674,810

     

23,296,607

   

Ashland, Inc.

   

660,884

     

66,498,148

   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

   

593,974

     

27,601,972

   

Associated Banc-Corp.

   

1,468,009

     

26,380,122

   

Atmel Corp.

   

4,088,901

     

32,997,431

   

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

990,684

     

57,637,995

   

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

   

568,661

     

8,421,869

   

Avnet, Inc.

   

1,314,041

     

56,083,270

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Avon Products, Inc.

   

4,253,959

   

$

13,825,367

   

B/E Aerospace, Inc.

   

1,038,137

     

45,574,214

   

BancorpSouth, Inc.

   

851,815

     

20,247,643

   

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   

425,130

     

26,991,504

   

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

   

763,576

     

33,414,086

   

Belden, Inc.

   

417,016

     

19,470,477

   

Bemis Co., Inc.

   

952,290

     

37,682,115

   

Big Lots, Inc.

   

507,024

     

24,296,590

   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

   

1,974,685

     

39,454,206

   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   

202,100

     

27,144,051

   

Bio-Techne Corp.

   

363,227

     

33,583,968

   

Black Hills Corp.

   

438,162

     

18,113,617

   

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A*

   

94,824

     

19,970,883

   

Brinker International, Inc.

   

587,399

     

30,938,305

   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   

1,155,879

     

63,977,903

   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   

1,142,693

     

35,389,202

   

Brunswick Corp.

   

898,590

     

43,033,475

   

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*

   

185,817

     

35,942,582

   

Cabela's, Inc.*

   

487,948

     

22,250,429

   

Cable One, Inc.*

   

43,411

     

18,207,442

   

Cabot Corp.

   

614,861

     

19,405,013

   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

   

2,847,636

     

58,889,112

   

California Resources Corp.

   

3,058,628

     

7,952,433

   

Camden Property Trust

   

848,810

     

62,727,059

   

Care Capital Properties, Inc.

   

808,434

     

26,621,732

   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   

637,474

     

55,702,478

   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   

484,156

     

14,413,324

   

Carter's, Inc.

   

510,581

     

46,279,062

   

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

   

381,020

     

39,214,578

   

Catalent, Inc.*

   

961,368

     

23,361,242

   

Cathay General Bancorp

   

750,800

     

22,493,968

   

CBOE Holdings, Inc.

   

809,057

     

54,271,544

   

CDK Global, Inc., Class W

   

1,564,273

     

74,740,964

   

CEB, Inc.

   

327,622

     

22,389,687

   

Centene Corp.*

   

1,163,866

     

63,116,453

   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

   

457,166

     

29,039,184

   

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

   

441,296

     

23,812,332

   

Chemours Co.

   

1,768,680

     

11,443,360

   

Chico's FAS, Inc.

   

1,361,264

     

21,412,683

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   

1,279,748

   

$

107,370,857

   

Ciena Corp.*

   

1,238,743

     

25,666,755

   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

   

1,031,011

     

33,497,547

   

City National Corp.

   

474,020

     

41,742,201

   

CLARCOR, Inc.

   

489,595

     

23,343,890

   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

   

519,639

     

22,848,527

   

Cleco Corp.

   

591,083

     

31,469,259

   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

   

1,878,568

     

35,335,864

   

Cognex Corp.

   

851,244

     

29,257,256

   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

   

784,463

     

35,740,134

   

Commercial Metals Co.

   

1,129,769

     

15,308,370

   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

   

1,177,105

     

21,070,179

   

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

   

1,154,374

     

49,372,576

   

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

   

413,371

     

14,038,079

   

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

   

329,279

     

25,805,595

   

Convergys Corp.

   

960,463

     

22,196,300

   

Con-way, Inc.

   

559,317

     

26,539,592

   

Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

474,861

     

70,687,808

   

Copart, Inc.*

   

1,069,504

     

35,186,682

   

CoreLogic, Inc.*

   

870,596

     

32,412,289

   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

   

923,824

     

19,428,019

   

Corrections Corp. of America

   

1,144,603

     

33,811,573

   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

   

234,146

     

34,485,023

   

Crane Co.

   

482,223

     

22,476,414

   

Cree, Inc.*

   

1,009,491

     

24,459,967

   

CST Brands, Inc.

   

738,962

     

24,873,461

   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

   

543,348

     

34,546,066

   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.*

   

3,276,069

     

27,912,108

   

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   

698,408

     

51,577,431

   

Dana Holding Corp.

   

1,566,403

     

24,874,480

   

Dean Foods Co.

   

922,837

     

15,245,267

   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

   

319,374

     

18,542,854

   

Deluxe Corp.

   

488,263

     

27,215,780

   

Denbury Resources, Inc.

   

3,473,794

     

8,476,057

   

DeVry Education Group, Inc.

   

558,644

     

15,200,703

   

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

   

915,385

     

45,412,250

   

Diebold, Inc.

   

634,892

     

18,900,735

   

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

   

536,665

     

57,911,520

   

Domtar Corp.

   

614,050

     

21,952,287

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   

1,226,971

   

$

34,453,346

   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

   

1,358,210

     

39,007,791

   

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A*

   

693,549

     

12,102,430

   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

   

378,267

     

22,022,705

   

DST Systems, Inc.

   

329,279

     

34,620,394

   

Duke Realty Corp.

   

3,374,127

     

64,277,119

   

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.

   

930,783

     

45,608,367

   

Eagle Materials, Inc.

   

492,404

     

33,690,282

   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   

1,405,830

     

54,011,989

   

Eaton Vance Corp.

   

1,148,399

     

38,379,495

   

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   

607,804

     

49,596,806

   

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

   

592,081

     

36,134,703

   

Energen Corp.

   

770,082

     

38,396,289

   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

   

607,804

     

23,528,093

   

Equity One, Inc.

   

721,336

     

17,557,318

   

Esterline Technologies Corp.*

   

301,088

     

21,645,216

   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

   

431,843

     

74,855,666

   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

   

1,200,583

     

92,636,984

   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

   

404,755

     

64,683,897

   

Fair Isaac Corp.

   

304,310

     

25,714,195

   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.*

   

1,128,053

     

15,837,864

   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

   

675,569

     

92,181,390

   

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

   

930,527

     

26,892,230

   

FEI Co.

   

406,461

     

29,687,911

   

First American Financial Corp.

   

1,061,774

     

41,483,510

   

First Horizon National Corp.

   

2,287,070

     

32,430,653

   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   

3,467,642

     

35,404,625

   

FirstMerit Corp.

   

1,620,014

     

28,625,647

   

Flowers Foods, Inc.

   

1,807,626

     

44,720,667

   

Foot Locker, Inc.

   

1,361,402

     

97,980,102

   

Fortinet, Inc.*

   

1,421,740

     

60,395,515

   

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

   

1,563,069

     

74,198,885

   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

   

408,906

     

16,973,688

   

Fulton Financial Corp.

   

1,709,707

     

20,687,455

   

Gartner, Inc.*

   

811,561

     

68,114,315

   

GATX Corp.

   

422,184

     

18,639,424

   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

   

520,352

     

30,742,396

   

Gentex Corp.

   

2,862,125

     

44,362,937

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

636,407

     

73,014,975

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Graco, Inc.

   

564,176

   

$

37,816,717

   

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

   

43,854

     

25,303,758

   

Granite Construction, Inc.

   

384,843

     

11,418,292

   

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

   

1,508,274

     

40,753,563

   

Greif, Inc., Class A

   

251,201

     

8,015,824

   

Guess?, Inc.

   

636,950

     

13,605,252

   

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

   

1,057,535

     

31,387,639

   

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

   

1,002,817

     

51,745,357

   

Halyard Health, Inc.*

   

455,538

     

12,955,501

   

Hancock Holding Co.

   

763,094

     

20,641,693

   

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

   

431,892

     

33,558,008

   

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

   

1,050,172

     

30,129,435

   

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   

934,717

     

72,412,526

   

Health Net, Inc.*

   

755,324

     

45,485,611

   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

   

963,055

     

4,613,033

   

Herman Miller, Inc.

   

584,787

     

16,865,257

   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

   

919,821

     

35,643,064

   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   

551,124

     

28,652,937

   

HNI Corp.

   

433,421

     

18,593,761

   

HollyFrontier Corp.

   

1,842,808

     

90,002,743

   

Hologic, Inc.*

   

2,396,012

     

93,755,950

   

Home Properties, Inc.

   

567,280

     

42,404,180

   

Hospitality Properties Trust

   

1,480,457

     

37,870,090

   

HSN, Inc.

   

315,312

     

18,048,459

   

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

   

495,521

     

42,094,509

   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

   

467,337

     

50,075,160

   

IDACORP, Inc.

   

491,981

     

31,836,091

   

IDEX Corp.

   

756,341

     

53,927,113

   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

   

899,160

     

66,762,630

   

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A

   

1,522,834

     

41,481,998

   

Ingredion, Inc.

   

697,503

     

60,898,987

   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*

   

1,449,005

     

29,414,801

   

InterDigital, Inc.

   

350,992

     

17,760,195

   

International Bancshares Corp.

   

545,675

     

13,658,245

   

International Speedway Corp., Class A

   

261,135

     

8,283,202

   

Intersil Corp., Class A

   

1,291,172

     

15,106,712

   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

   

355,546

     

27,010,830

   

ITT Corp.

   

873,700

     

29,207,791

   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   

1,894,280

     

42,375,044

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

791,540

   

$

55,099,099

   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   

357,469

     

27,539,412

   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

   

1,440,852

     

19,595,587

   

Jarden Corp.*

   

1,939,014

     

94,779,004

   

JC Penney Co., Inc.*

   

2,985,636

     

27,736,558

   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

   

3,076,657

     

79,285,451

   

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

   

482,587

     

24,143,828

   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   

439,422

     

63,175,701

   

Kate Spade & Co.*

   

1,247,791

     

23,845,286

   

KB Home

   

890,259

     

12,063,009

   

KBR, Inc.

   

1,410,680

     

23,501,929

   

Kemper Corp.

   

475,864

     

16,831,310

   

Kennametal, Inc.

   

776,181

     

19,319,145

   

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

   

1,654,921

     

51,037,764

   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

   

901,132

     

58,717,761

   

Kirby Corp.*

   

535,342

     

33,164,437

   

KLX, Inc.*

   

515,587

     

18,427,079

   

Knowles Corp.*

   

863,568

     

15,915,558

   

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

   

800,569

     

41,773,690

   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

   

189,849

     

18,506,481

   

Landstar System, Inc.

   

425,868

     

27,029,842

   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

   

1,105,460

     

31,384,009

   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   

626,797

     

25,892,984

   

Lennox International, Inc.

   

391,664

     

44,387,281

   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A

   

602,104

     

17,448,974

   

Liberty Property Trust

   

1,464,596

     

46,149,420

   

LifePoint Health, Inc.*

   

434,002

     

30,770,742

   

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

   

665,290

     

34,881,155

   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

   

1,423,918

     

34,230,989

   

LKQ Corp.*

   

2,979,979

     

84,512,204

   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*

   

1,394,337

     

19,855,359

   

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

   

870,665

     

16,438,155

   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

   

717,484

     

44,699,253

   

Manpowergroup, Inc.

   

750,534

     

61,461,229

   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

   

644,541

     

38,388,862

   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

   

382,192

     

10,005,787

   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   

1,906,326

     

32,788,807

   

MEDNAX, Inc.*

   

919,427

     

70,602,799

   

Mentor Graphics Corp.

   

973,820

     

23,985,187

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
7



SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Mercury General Corp.

   

355,806

   

$

17,971,761

   

Meredith Corp.

   

368,057

     

15,671,867

   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

   

270,706

     

77,080,826

   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

   

736,636

     

60,308,389

   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   

339,607

     

16,355,473

   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

   

399,916

     

27,534,217

   

MSA Safety, Inc.

   

310,265

     

12,401,292

   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

   

473,144

     

28,875,978

   

MSCI, Inc.

   

964,525

     

57,350,657

   

Murphy USA, Inc.*

   

393,606

     

21,628,650

   

Nabors Industries Ltd.

   

2,852,112

     

26,952,458

   

National Fuel Gas Co.

   

826,473

     

41,307,121

   

National Instruments Corp.

   

994,874

     

27,647,548

   

National Retail Properties, Inc.

   

1,313,830

     

47,652,614

   

NCR Corp.*

   

1,543,278

     

35,109,575

   

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

   

984,503

     

34,821,871

   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

   

531,645

     

14,466,060

   

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

   

4,342,320

     

78,422,299

   

New York Times Co., Class A

   

1,237,833

     

14,618,808

   

NewMarket Corp.

   

101,984

     

36,408,288

   

Noble Corp. PLC

   

2,364,754

     

25,799,466

   

Nordson Corp.

   

558,851

     

35,174,082

   

NOW, Inc.*

   

1,047,452

     

15,502,290

   

NVR, Inc.*

   

37,308

     

56,902,908

   

Oceaneering International, Inc.

   

956,224

     

37,560,479

   

Office Depot, Inc.*

   

4,821,219

     

30,952,226

   

OGE Energy Corp.

   

1,951,511

     

53,393,341

   

Oil States International, Inc.*

   

501,256

     

13,097,819

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

   

683,575

     

41,698,075

   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

2,360,171

     

36,913,074

   

Olin Corp.

   

757,631

     

12,735,777

   

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

   

1,580,852

     

55,566,948

   

ONE Gas, Inc.

   

509,626

     

23,101,347

   

Orbital ATK, Inc.

   

577,612

     

41,512,974

   

Oshkosh Corp.

   

765,391

     

27,806,655

   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   

615,875

     

19,671,048

   

Packaging Corp. of America

   

955,043

     

57,455,387

   

PacWest Bancorp

   

997,446

     

42,700,663

   

Panera Bread Co., Class A*

   

238,572

     

46,142,211

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
8



SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

PAREXEL International Corp.*

   

540,822

   

$

33,487,698

   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   

1,438,555

     

18,902,613

   

Plantronics, Inc.

   

344,362

     

17,510,808

   

PNM Resources, Inc.

   

778,459

     

21,835,775

   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

   

601,209

     

72,066,923

   

Polycom, Inc.*

   

1,303,315

     

13,658,741

   

PolyOne Corp.

   

866,416

     

25,420,645

   

Post Holdings, Inc.*

   

593,242

     

35,060,602

   

Potlatch Corp.

   

397,540

     

11,445,177

   

Primerica, Inc.

   

484,687

     

21,844,843

   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

   

643,445

     

31,599,584

   

PTC, Inc.*

   

1,115,763

     

35,414,318

   

QEP Resources, Inc.

   

1,571,163

     

19,686,672

   

Questar Corp.

   

1,717,473

     

33,336,151

   

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

   

2,039,606

     

29,696,663

   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

   

1,182,387

     

29,181,311

   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

   

1,252,404

     

62,156,811

   

Rayonier, Inc.

   

1,230,824

     

27,164,286

   

Regal Beloit Corp.

   

438,192

     

24,735,938

   

Regency Centers Corp.

   

920,195

     

57,190,119

   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   

649,587

     

58,846,086

   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   

718,016

     

38,780,044

   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   

449,003

     

47,737,999

   

Rent-A-Center, Inc., Class A

   

518,498

     

12,573,577

   

ResMed, Inc.

   

1,373,259

     

69,981,279

   

Rollins, Inc.

   

918,610

     

24,683,051

   

Rovi Corp.*

   

849,430

     

8,910,521

   

Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A

   

1,219,606

     

19,696,637

   

Royal Gold, Inc.

   

637,070

     

29,929,549

   

RPM International, Inc.

   

1,304,004

     

54,624,728

   

Science Applications International Corp.

   

409,358

     

16,460,285

   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A

   

443,051

     

26,946,362

   

SEI Investments Co.

   

1,361,835

     

65,681,302

   

Senior Housing Properties Trust

   

2,320,090

     

37,585,458

   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

   

447,881

     

27,455,105

   

Service Corp. International

   

1,958,303

     

53,070,011

   

Signature Bank *

   

497,224

     

68,398,133

   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   

395,352

     

20,574,118

   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

   

390,522

     

16,222,284

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
9



SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

   

545,881

   

$

50,952,533

   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

   

417,183

     

55,935,897

   

SLM Corp.*

   

4,162,120

     

30,799,688

   

SM Energy Co.

   

664,076

     

21,276,995

   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

   

651,313

     

25,557,522

   

Solera Holdings, Inc.

   

655,106

     

35,375,724

   

Sonoco Products Co.

   

986,376

     

37,225,830

   

Sotheby's

   

604,480

     

19,331,270

   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

   

350,215

     

33,025,275

   

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

   

413,391

     

47,209,252

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   

2,365,669

     

40,642,193

   

STERIS Corp.

   

584,787

     

37,993,611

   

Stifel Financial Corp.*

   

678,559

     

28,567,334

   

SunEdison, Inc.*

   

3,078,993

     

22,107,170

   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

   

1,473,232

     

18,606,920

   

SUPERVALU, Inc.*

   

2,588,916

     

18,588,417

   

SVB Financial Group*

   

503,070

     

58,124,708

   

Synaptics, Inc.*

   

356,022

     

29,357,574

   

Synopsys, Inc.*

   

1,524,064

     

70,381,276

   

Synovus Financial Corp.

   

1,289,958

     

38,182,757

   

Talen Energy Corp.*

   

627,952

     

6,342,315

   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

   

936,649

     

30,881,318

   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

   

594,762

     

41,086,159

   

TCF Financial Corp.

   

1,652,615

     

25,053,643

   

Tech Data Corp.*

   

345,208

     

23,646,748

   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

   

345,887

     

31,233,596

   

Teleflex, Inc.

   

406,520

     

50,493,849

   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   

921,281

     

22,995,174

   

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*

   

604,883

     

43,206,793

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

2,060,473

     

37,109,119

   

Terex Corp.

   

1,060,356

     

19,022,787

   

Thor Industries, Inc.

   

445,486

     

23,076,175

   

Thoratec Corp.*

   

535,559

     

33,879,462

   

Time, Inc.

   

1,072,490

     

20,430,935

   

Timken Co.

   

718,793

     

19,759,620

   

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

   

1,584,688

     

54,259,717

   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

   

174,687

     

5,465,956

   

Toro Co.

   

535,648

     

37,784,610

   

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

   

677,128

     

79,481,285

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
10



SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

   

420,881

   

$

32,740,333

   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*

   

1,422,586

     

18,621,651

   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.*

   

2,512,127

     

41,249,125

   

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   

1,509,467

     

34,219,617

   

Triumph Group, Inc.

   

481,869

     

20,277,048

   

Trustmark Corp.

   

660,224

     

15,297,390

   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   

487,535

     

24,128,107

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

   

330,946

     

49,413,547

   

UDR, Inc.

   

2,560,548

     

88,287,695

   

UGI Corp.

   

1,688,551

     

58,795,346

   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

   

279,381

     

50,011,993

   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

   

2,153,477

     

35,101,675

   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

   

489,507

     

23,745,985

   

United States Steel Corp.

   

1,429,280

     

14,893,098

   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

   

445,053

     

58,408,756

   

Urban Edge Properties

   

902,376

     

19,482,298

   

Valley National Bancorp

   

2,274,392

     

22,380,017

   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

   

227,216

     

21,560,526

   

Valspar Corp.

   

722,491

     

51,932,653

   

VCA, Inc.*

   

793,099

     

41,756,662

   

Vectren Corp.

   

807,873

     

33,938,745

   

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

   

1,116,983

     

30,973,939

   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   

1,323,651

     

12,826,178

   

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

   

617,532

     

27,436,947

   

Wabtec Corp.

   

944,789

     

83,188,671

   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

   

818,382

     

28,455,142

   

Washington Federal, Inc.

   

918,473

     

20,895,261

   

Waste Connections, Inc.

   

1,206,102

     

58,592,435

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

251,161

     

29,757,555

   

Webster Financial Corp.

   

898,353

     

32,008,317

   

Weingarten Realty Investors

   

1,114,342

     

36,895,864

   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

   

430,708

     

37,118,415

   

Wendy's Co.

   

2,269,532

     

19,631,452

   

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   

435,616

     

10,933,962

   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

703,685

     

38,083,432

   

Westar Energy, Inc.

   

1,380,448

     

53,064,421

   

Western Refining, Inc.

   

691,262

     

30,498,479

   

WEX, Inc.*

   

377,746

     

32,803,463

   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

   

485,978

     

28,026,351

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
11



SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Common Stock

 

Shares

 

Value

 

WhiteWave Foods Co., Class A*

   

1,717,680

   

$

68,964,852

   

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   

823,172

     

62,849,182

   

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

   

1,119,697

     

18,060,713

   

Woodward, Inc.

   

559,228

     

22,760,580

   

World Fuel Services Corp.

   

701,476

     

25,112,841

   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   

459,817

     

12,175,954

   

WP GLIMCHER, Inc.

   

1,810,949

     

21,115,665

   

WPX Energy, Inc.*

   

2,285,916

     

15,132,764

   

WR Berkley Corp.

   

964,515

     

52,440,681

   

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

   

508,908

     

38,956,907

   
Total Investments (Cost $17,012,613,903)      

$

14,220,915,205

   

*    Non-income producing security for the year ended September 30, 2015.

The securities of the Trust's investment portfolio categorized by industry group, as a percentage of total investments at value, are as follows:

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

$

1,486,453,974

     

10.45

%

 

Retail

   

956,268,243

     

6.72

%

 

Insurance

   

848,414,854

     

5.97

%

 

Banks

   

780,458,293

     

5.51

%

 

Commercial Services

   

728,404,537

     

5.13

%

 

Computers

   

629,630,787

     

4.42

%

 

Healthcare - Products

   

628,205,672

     

4.41

%

 

Software

   

600,684,674

     

4.24

%

 

Electronics

   

495,684,049

     

3.48

%

 

Chemicals

   

422,214,432

     

2.97

%

 

Electric

   

384,470,375

     

2.70

%

 

Oil & Gas

   

384,211,764

     

2.70

%

 

Food

   

375,682,904

     

2.64

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

339,590,833

     

2.40

%

 

Healthcare - Services

   

324,000,813

     

2.28

%

 

Machinery - Diversified

   

312,474,237

     

2.20

%

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   

288,131,811

     

2.02

%

 

Gas

   

276,143,056

     

1.94

%

 

Semiconductors

   

245,590,638

     

1.72

%

 

Leisure Time

   

209,879,402

     

1.48

%

 

Media

   

201,289,854

     

1.41

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
12



SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2015

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 

Aerospace/Defense

 

$

178,670,127

     

1.26

%

 

Airlines

   

178,145,801

     

1.25

%

 

Home Builders

   

174,929,247

     

1.22

%

 

Building Materials

   

172,131,807

     

1.21

%

 

Transportation

   

170,108,304

     

1.20

%

 

Packaging & Containers

   

160,953,274

     

1.14

%

 

Electrical Components & Equipment

   

159,808,339

     

1.12

%

 

Distribution / Wholesale

   

155,751,757

     

1.09

%

 

Iron / Steel

   

151,347,240

     

1.07

%

 

Telecommunications

   

146,286,712

     

1.02

%

 

Savings & Loans

   

134,722,185

     

0.95

%

 

Apparel

   

120,757,813

     

0.85

%

 

Biotechnology

   

114,591,991

     

0.80

%

 

Oil & Gas Services

   

111,403,246

     

0.77

%

 

Household Products / Wares

   

107,370,857

     

0.75

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

107,103,949

     

0.75

%

 

Environmental Control

   

93,842,254

     

0.66

%

 

Housewares

   

88,859,079

     

0.63

%

 

Hand / Machine Tools

   

78,936,238

     

0.56

%

 

Real Estate

   

78,588,944

     

0.55

%

 

Engineering & Construction

   

75,508,503

     

0.54

%

 

Cosmetics / Personal Care

   

63,422,173

     

0.45

%

 

Mining

   

55,735,144

     

0.39

%

 

Entertainment

   

53,883,179

     

0.39

%

 

Shipbuilding

   

50,075,160

     

0.35

%

 

Machinery - Construction & Mining

   

46,829,442

     

0.33

%

 

Water

   

45,737,037

     

0.32

%

 

Home Furnishings

   

43,206,793

     

0.30

%

 

Metal Fabricate / Hardware

   

41,320,146

     

0.29

%

 

Office Furnishings

   

35,459,018

     

0.25

%

 

Auto Parts & Equipment

   

24,874,480

     

0.17

%

 

Energy - Alternate Sources

   

22,107,170

     

0.16

%

 

Forest Products & Paper

   

21,952,287

     

0.15

%

 

Beverages

   

19,970,883

     

0.14

%

 

Trucking & Leasing

   

18,639,424

     

0.13

%

 

Total

 

$

14,220,915,205

     

100.00

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
13




SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

September 30, 2015

 

Assets:

 

Investments in securities, at value (cost $17,012,613,903)

 

$

14,220,915,205

   

Cash

   

64,655,798

   

Receivable from securities sold

   

74,262,886

   

Receivable from Units created

   

147,468,639

   

Dividend receivable

   

13,685,680

   

Total Assets

 

$

14,520,988,208

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

$

147,321,280

   

Payable for Units redeemed

   

73,971,021

   

Distribution payable

   

52,511,904

   
Payable to Sponsor    

9,105,847

   
Accrued Trustee fees    

2,235,985

   

License fee payable

   

651,014

   
Other accrued expenses    

680,485

   

Total liabilities

   

286,477,536

   

Net Assets

 

$

14,234,510,672

   

Net assets presented by:

 
Interest in Unitholders (57,181,156 units of fractional
undivided interest (Units) outstanding;
unlimited units authorized)
 

Paid-in capital

 

$

18,301,382,791

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

(19,307,629

)

 
Accumulated net realized gain on investments    

(1,255,865,792

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments

   

(2,791,698,698

)

 

Net Assets

 

$

14,234,510,672

   
Units of beneficial interest outstanding, no par value,
unlimited Units authorized:
   

57,181,156

   

Net asset value per Unit:

 

$

248.94

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Statements of Operations

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Investment Income

 

Dividend income

 

$

235,440,730

   

$

214,542,422

   

$

189,451,374

   

Expenses:

 
Printing and distribution expenses    

18,586,056

     

17,633,761

     

13,306,008

   
Trustee fees and expenses    

16,072,614

     

15,704,993

     

12,175,962

   

License fees

   

4,715,074

     

4,605,506

     

3,544,530

   

Audit fees

   

106,974

     

109,697

     

104,500

   

Legal fees

   

79,709

     

145,556

     

334,643

   

Other fees and expenses

   

129,370

     

133,008

     

132,849

   
Total expenses    

39,689,797

     

38,332,521

     

29,598,492

   
Less: voluntary fee reduction
by the Trustee (see Note 3)
   

(397,514

)

   

(53,307

)

   

(59,097

)

 

Net expenses

   

39,292,283

     

38,279,214

     

29,539,395

   

Net investment income

 

$

196,148,447

   

$

176,263,208

   

$

159,911,979

   
Realized and unrealized gains
(losses) on investments:
 

Net realized losses

 

$

(195,454,161

)

 

$

(130,712,890

)

 

$

(141,697,816

)

 
Net realized gains from in-kind
redemptions
   

1,741,542,129

     

2,137,021,747

     

1,651,286,091

   

Net realized gains

   

1,546,087,968

     

2,006,308,857

     

1,509,588,275

   
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) of
investments
   

(1,648,480,492

)

   

(467,666,327

)

   

1,097,573,688

   
Net realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments
   

(102,392,524

)

   

1,538,642,530

     

2,607,161,963

   
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets resulting from
operations
 

$

93,755,923

   

$

1,714,905,738

   

$

2,767,073,942

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

196,148,447

   

$

176,263,208

   

$

159,911,979

   
Net realized gains on investments
and in-kind redemptions
   

1,546,087,968

     

2,006,308,857

     

1,509,588,275

   
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) on
investments and short sales
   

(1,648,480,492

)

   

(467,666,327

)

   

1,097,573,688

   
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
   

93,755,923

     

1,714,905,738

     

2,767,073,942

   

Dividends and Distributions to Unitholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(205,821,591

)

   

(167,378,689

)

   

(160,166,815

)

 

Unitholder Transactions:

 
Proceeds from subscriptions of
Units
   

23,315,782,316

     

21,987,099,724

     

19,573,293,030

   
Reinvestment of dividends and
distributions
   

163,887

     

322,483

     

276,684

   

Less: Redemptions of Units

   

(22,799,472,207

)

   

(23,734,893,632

)

   

(18,171,736,323

)

 
Increase (decrease) in net assets due to
Unitholder transactions
   

516,473,996

     

(1,747,471,425

)

   

1,401,833,391

   

Total increase (decrease)

   

404,408,328

     

(199,944,376

)

   

4,008,740,518

   

Net Assets

 

Beginning of year

   

13,830,102,344

     

14,030,046,720

     

10,021,306,202

   

End of year

 

$

14,234,510,672

   

$

13,830,102,344

   

$

14,030,046,720

   
Distributions in excess of net
investment income
 

$

(19,307,629

)

 

$

(9,634,485

)

 

$

(18,519,004

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Financial Highlights

   

Year Ended September 30,

 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 
Net Asset Value, Beginning
of Year
 

$

249.39

   

$

226.19

   

$

180.07

   

$

142.04

   

$

145.66

   

Investment Operations:

 

Net investment income*

   

3.34

     

2.83

     

2.77

     

1.94

     

1.64

   
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
   

(0.28

)

   

23.10

     

46.06

     

37.92

     

(3.62

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

3.06

     

25.93

     

48.83

     

39.86

     

(1.98

)

 

Less Distributions from:

 

Net investment income

   

(3.51

)

   

(2.73

)

   

(2.71

)

   

(1.83

)

   

(1.64

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

248.94

   

$

249.39

   

$

226.19

   

$

180.07

   

$

142.04

   

Total investment return**

   

1.19

%

   

11.45

%

   

27.25

%

   

28.16

%

   

(1.52

)%

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

 
Net assets, end of
year (000's omitted)
 

$

14,234,511

   

$

13,830,102

   

$

14,030,047

   

$

10,021,306

   

$

7,730,557

   

Ratio to average net assets:

 
Ratio of expenses to average
net assets(1)
   

0.25

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.25

%

 
Ratio of net investment
income to average
net assets(1)
   

1.25

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.15

%

   

0.99

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate(2)

   

22.28

%

   

16.68

%

   

13.58

%

   

14.17

%

   

17.91

%

 

(1)  Net of voluntary fee reduction by the Trustee, if any. Before voluntary fee reduction by the Trustee, the net investment income and expenses to average net assets ratios would have been 1.25% and 0.25% for the year ended September 30, 2015, 1.15% and 0.25% for the year ended September 30, 2014, 1.35% and 0.25% for the year ended September 30, 2013, 1.15% and 0.25% for the year ended September 30, 2012 and 0.99% and 0.25% for the year ended September 30, 2011. (See Note 3)

(2)  Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of Units.

*  Per Unit amounts have been calculated using the average share method.

**  Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. It excludes the offset of transaction fees connected to the creation and redemption of Creation Units and brokerage commissions incurred by purchasing and/or selling shares of the Trust in the secondary market.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2015

Note 1 - Organization

SPDR® S&P MidCap 400® ETF Trust (the "Trust") is a unit investment trust that issues securities called "Units." The Trust is organized under New York law and is governed by a trust agreement between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly, The Bank of New York) (the "Trustee") and PDR Services LLC (the "Sponsor"), dated and executed as of April 27, 1995, as amended (the "Trust Agreement"). The Trust is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Units represent an undivided ownership interest in a portfolio of all of the common stocks of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 IndexTM (the "Index").

On November 13, 2013, the Sponsor became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ("ICE"), following the acquisition of NYSE Holdings LLC (the parent company of the Sponsor) by ICE. As the parent company, ICE is the publicly-traded entity, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ICE."

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements:

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") requires the Trustee to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Trust is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services Investment Companies.

Security Valuation - Trust securities are generally valued based on the closing sale price on that day (unless the Trustee deems such price inappropriate as a basis for evaluation) on the exchange deemed to be the principal market for the security or, if there is no such appropriate closing sale price on such exchange, at the closing bid price (unless the Trustee deems such price inappropriate as a basis for evaluation). If the securities are not listed or, if so listed and the principal market for the securities is other than on such exchange or there is no such closing bid price available, such evaluation shall generally be made by the Trustee in good faith based on the closing price on the over-the-counter market (unless the Trustee deems such price inappropriate as a basis for evaluation) or if there is no such appropriate closing price, (a) on current bid prices, (b) if bid prices are not available, on the


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basis of current bid prices for comparable securities, (c) by the Trustee's appraising the value of the securities in good faith on the bid side of the market or (d) by any combination thereof.

The Trust follows the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements and the fair value option for financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.

The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

• Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

• Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

• Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2015 in valuing the Trust's assets carried at fair value:

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets

 

Investment in Securities

 

Common Stocks .

 

$

14,220,915,205

   

$

   

$

   

$

14,220,915,205

   
Total .  

$

14,220,915,205

   

$

   

$

   

$

14,220,915,205

   

Transfers between levels are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period.

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended September 30, 2015.

Investment Risk - The Trust's investments are exposed to risks, such as market risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that those changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

An investment in the Trust involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund of equity securities, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The value of a Unit will decline, more or less, in correlation with any decline in value of the Index. The values of equity securities could decline generally or could underperform other investments. The Trust would not sell an equity security because the security's issuer was in financial trouble unless that security was removed from the Index.


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Investment Transactions - Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are recorded on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex- dividend date. Distributions received from investments in REITs are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. The portion of dividend attributable to the return of capital is recorded against the cost basis of the security. The Trust records distributions received in excess of income from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Such amounts are based on estimates. If actual amounts are not available, then actual amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from the estimated amounts.

Distributions to Unitholders - The Trust intends to declare and distribute dividends from net investment income quarterly. The Trust will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually, unless offset by available capital loss carryforwards.

U.S. Federal Income Tax - For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Trust has qualified as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (a "RIC"), and intends to continue to qualify as a RIC. As a RIC, the Trust will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax for any taxable year on income, including net capital gains, that it distributes to its Unitholders, provided that it distributes on a timely basis at least 90% of its "investment company taxable income" determined prior to the deduction for dividends paid by the Trust (generally, its taxable income other than net capital gain) for such taxable year. In addition, provided the Trust distributes during each calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income and capital gains, the Trust will not be subject to U.S. federal excise tax.

GAAP requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Trust's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than- not" to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax expense in the current year. The Trustee has reviewed the tax positions for the tax years, subject to audit as of September 30, 2015, and has determined that no provision for income taxes is necessary for the year ended September 30, 2015. The tax returns of the Trust's 2012, 2013 and 2014 tax years and the year ended September 30, 2015 remain subject to audit. The Trust has not recognized any tax liabilities relating to tax positions considered to be uncertain tax positions for the current year or prior year.

Note 3 - Transactions with the Trustee and Sponsor

In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trustee maintains the Trust's accounting records, acts as custodian and transfer agent to the Trust, and provides administrative services, including the filing of all required regulatory reports. The


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Trustee is also responsible for determining the composition of the portfolio of securities which must be delivered and/or received in exchange for the issuance and/or redemption of large blocks of 25,000 Units (known as "Creation Units"), and for adjusting the composition of the Trust's portfolio from time to time to conform to changes in the composition and/or weighting structure of the Index. For these services, the Trustee receives a fee based on the following annual rates:

Net Asset Value of the Trust

  Fee as a Percentage of
Net Asset Value of the Trust
 
$0-$500,000,000*   0.14% per annum  
$500,000,001-$1,000,000,000*   0.12% per annum  
$1,000,000,001 and above*   0.10% per annum  

*  The fee indicated applies to that portion of the net asset value of the Trust, which falls in the size category indicated.

The Trustee has voluntarily agreed to reduce its fee for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 as disclosed in the Statements of Operations. The amount of the reduction equals the Federal Funds Rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal, multiplied by the daily balance of the Trust's cash account, reduced by the amount of reserves for that account required by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The Trustee reserves the right to discontinue this voluntary fee reduction in the future.

In accordance with the Trust Agreement and under the terms of an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated January 18, 1995, the Sponsor is reimbursed by the Trust for certain expenses, to the extent such expenses do not exceed 0.30% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Trust as calculated by the Trustee. The expenses reimbursed to the Sponsor for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 did not exceed 0.30% per annum.

The Trustee waived certain of its fees in the amount of $341,814 in the form of a credit on the fee invoice for services rendered in August 2015 in connection with an incident at a vendor.

Note 4 - Trust Transactions in Units

Transactions in Trust Units were as follows:

 
   

Year Ended September 30, 2015

 

Year Ended September 30, 2014

 
   

Units

 

Amount

 

Units

 

Amount

 
Units sold    

88,975,000

   

$

23,315,782,316

     

91,100,000

   

$

21,987,099,724

   
Dividend reinvestment
Units issued
   

1,290

     

163,887

     

1,328

     

322,483

   

Units redeemed .

   

(87,250,000

)

   

(22,799,472,207

)

   

(97,675,000

)

   

(23,734,893,632

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) .

   

1,726,290

   

$

516,473,996

     

(6,573,672

)

 

$

(1,747,471,425

)

 


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Year Ended September 30, 2013

 
   

Units

 

Amount

 

Units sold .

   

96,250,000

   

$

19,573,293,030

   
Dividend reinvestment
Units issued .
   

1,359

     

276,684

   

Units redeemed.

   

(89,875,000

)

   

(18,171,736,323

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) .

   

6,376,359

   

$

1,401,833,391

   

Except under the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, Units are issued and redeemed by the Trust for authorized participants only in Creation Units. Such transactions are permitted only on an in- kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per Unit of the Trust on the transaction date. The transaction fee payable to the Trustee in connection with each creation and redemption of Creation Units made through the clearing process (the "Transaction Fee") is non-refundable, regardless of the net asset value of the Trust. The Transaction Fee is the lesser of $3,000 or 0.20% (20 basis points) of the value of one Creation Unit at the time of creation per participating party per day, regardless of the number of Creation Units created or redeemed on such day. The Transaction Fee is currently $3,000. For creations and redemptions outside the clearing process, including orders from a participating party restricted from engaging in transactions in one or more of the common stocks that are included in the Index, an additional amount not to exceed three (3) times the Transaction Fee applicable for one Creation Unit may be charged per Creation Unit per day. During the year ended September 30, 2015, the Trustee earned $1,284,000 in transaction fees. The Trustee, in its sole discretion, may voluntarily reduce or waive the transaction fee, or modify its transaction fee schedule, subject to certain limitations. There were no reductions or waivers of such fees for the year ended September 30, 2015.

At September 30, 2015, the Trustee and its affiliates held $1,497,750,746 or 10.52% of fractional undivided interest in the Trust.

Note 5 - Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2015, the Trust had net in-kind contributions, net in-kind redemptions, purchases and sales of investment securities of $23,267,583,682, $22,751,745,421, $3,476,560,383, and $3,462,120,502, respectively.

Note 6 - U.S. Federal Income Tax Status

The following details the distributions and net distributable earnings as of September 30, 2015. The components of distributable earnings for tax purposes differ from the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by temporary book/tax differences primarily arising from wash sales, distribution payable, post-October losses deferred and amortization of license fees.

The tax composition of dividends paid during the years ending September 30, 2015, September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 was ordinary income.


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At September 30, 2015, the Fund's cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was as follows:

Cost of investments for federal income tax purposes

 

$

17,091,628,301

   

Gross unrealized appreciation .

 

$

155,761,917

   
Gross unrealized depreciation .    

(3,026,475,013

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation .

 

$

(2,870,713,096

)

 

Distributable earnings, ordinary income .

 

$

55,953,088

   

Capital loss carryforwards expiring:

 

9/30/2017

 

$

50,740,206

   
9/30/2018    

709,669,042

   

Short-term capital loss carryforwards expiring:

 

$

760,409,248

   

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Trust to utilize. Capital losses from Trust fiscal years ending on or after September 30, 2012 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, but capital losses with an expiration period (i.e., capital losses from Trust fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2011) may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date (i.e., capital losses from Trust fiscal years ending on or after September 30, 2012) have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under Internal Revenue Code rules and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Trust utilized capital losses of $148,951,589 during the current year ended September 30, 2015. To the extent that capital losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that gains that offset will not be distributed to Unitholders.

At September 30, 2015, the Trust deferred $416,442,147 of long-term capital losses arising subsequent to October 31, 2014. For tax purposes, such losses will be reflected in the year ending September 30, 2016.

As of September 30, 2015, the Trust had permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to gains or losses from in-kind redemptions and distributions received from real estate investment trusts. To reflect reclassifications arising from these differences, accumulated net realized loss on investments and paid-in capital were increased by $1,587,542,849.

Note 7 - Representations and Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Trustee or the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and


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warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims which may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Note 8 - Related Party Transactions

From 1999 until April 1, 2014, the Trustee directed all portfolio securities transactions for the Trust to BNY ConvergExecution Solutions, LLC ("ConvergEx"), an affiliate of the Trustee. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Trust paid $882,665, and $1,391,208, respectively, in commissions on trades to ConvergEx. During the period from April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015, the Trustee used BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC ("BNYMellon CM"), an indirect-wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, to execute some brokerage transactions for the Trust. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Trust paid $752,801 and $463,196 in commissions to BNYMellon CM.

Note 9 - License Agreement and Distribution Expenses

A license agreement between State Street Global Markets, LLC ("SSGM") and S&P (the "License Agreement") grants SSGM a license to use the Index as a basis for determining the composition of the portfolio of all the common stocks of the Index. The Trustee (on behalf of the Trust), the Sponsor and NYSE Arca, Inc. have each received a sublicense from SSGM for the use of the Index and such trade names and trademarks in connection with their rights and duties with respect to the Trust. The License Agreement may be amended without the consent of any of the owners of Units.

Currently, the License Agreement is scheduled to terminate on April 27, 2020, but its term may be extended beyond such date without the consent of any of the owners of Units.

In addition, the following distribution expenses are or may be charged to the Trust: (a) reimbursement to the Sponsor of amounts paid by it to S&P in respect of annual licensing fees pursuant to the License Agreement; (b) federal and state annual registration fees for the issuance of Units; and (c) expenses of the Sponsor relating to the printing and distribution of marketing materials describing Units and the Trust (including, but not limited to, associated legal, consulting, advertising, and marketing costs and other out-of-pocket expenses such as printing). With respect to the marketing expenses described in item (c) above, the Sponsor has entered into an agreement with SSGM, pursuant to which SSGM has agreed to market and promote the Trust. SSGM is reimbursed by the Sponsor for the expenses it incurs for providing such services out of amounts that the Trust reimburses the Sponsor. Pursuant to the provisions of an exemptive order, the expenses set forth in this paragraph may be charged to the Trust by the Trustee in an amount equal to the actual costs incurred, but in no case shall such charges exceed


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0.30% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Trust. These distribution expenses are presented on the Trust's Statement of Operations.

Note 10 - Subsequent Event

The Trustee has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events of the Trust through the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustments or disclosure in the financial statements.

Pending Litigation

The Trust and multiple other unrelated institutions and individuals have been named as defendants in an adversary proceeding pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Weisfener, as Trustee of the LB Creditor Trust v. Fund 1, et al., Adv. Pro. No. 10-04609). The complaint alleges that payments made to shareholders of Lyondell Chemical Company ("Lyondell") in connection with the acquisition of Lyondell by Basell AF S.C.A. in a cash-out merger in December 2007 constitute constructive and/or intentional "fraudulent transfers" under applicable state law, and seeks to recover from the former Lyondell shareholders the payments received for the shares.

On January 14, 2014, the Court issued a decision and order granting in part, and denying in part, defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint. On April 7, 2014, plaintiff filed a Third Amended Complaint continuing to assert constructive and intentional fraudulent transfer claims. On August 1, 2014, defendants moved to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint, and oral arguments on the motion were held on January 14, 2015. On November 18, 2015, the Court granted defendants' motion to dismiss the intentional fraudulent transfer claim, and denied the motion to dismiss the constructive fraudulent transfer claim.

At this stage in the proceedings, it is not possible to assess with any reasonable certainty the probable outcome of the pending litigation. Consequently, at this time, management is unable to estimate the possible loss that may result.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustee and Unitholders of SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust at September 30, 2015, the results of its operations for each of the three years in the period then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the three years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Trustee. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and the application of alternative audit procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 19, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the percentage of Trust distributions that qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 is 99.51%.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, all dividends paid by the Trust may be designated as qualified dividend income for U.S. federal income tax purposes and subject to a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 20% in the case of certain non-corporate shareholders that meet applicable holding period requirements with respect to their Units. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2015 Form 1099-DIV.


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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Total Trust Assets:

  $14,520,988,208  

Trust Net Assets:

  $14,234,510,672  

Number of Units:

 

57,181,156

 

Fractional Undivided Interest in Trust Represented by each Unit:

 

1/57,181,156

 

Record Date:

 

Quarterly, on the second (2nd) Business Day after the third Friday in each of March, June, September and December.

 

Dividend Payment Dates:

 

Quarterly, on the last Business Day of April, July, October and January.

 

Trustee's Annual Fee:

 

From 0.10% to 0.14%, based on the net asset value of the Trust, as the same may be reduced by certain amounts, plus the Transaction Fee.

 

Estimated Ordinary Operating Expenses of the Trust:

 

0.25% (inclusive of Trustee's annual fee)

 

Net Asset Value per Unit (based on the value of the securities, other net assets of the Trust and number of Units outstanding):

  $248.94  

Evaluation Time:

 

Closing time of the regular trading session on the New York Stock Exchange LLC (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. New York time).

 

Licensor:

 

Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Mandatory Termination Date:*

 

The first to occur of (i) April 27, 2120 or (ii) the date 20 years after the death of the last survivor of eleven persons named in the Trust Agreement, the oldest of whom was born in 1990 and the youngest of whom was born in 1993.

 

Discretionary Termination:

 

The Trust may be terminated if the value of the securities held by the Trust is less than $100,000,000, as such amount shall be adjusted for inflation.

 

*  The Trust Agreement became effective and the initial deposit was made on April 27, 1995.


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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums
Bid/Ask Price vs. Net Asset Value (NAV)
(Unaudited)

Five Year Period Ending 9/30/2015

Premium/Discount Range

  Number of
Trading Days
  Percentage of
Total Trading Days
 
Greater than 0.25%    

1

     

0.08

%

 
Between zero and 0.25%    

623

     

49.52

%

 
Bid/Ask Price Equal to NAV    

9

     

0.72

%

 
Between zero and -0.25%    

625

     

49.68

%

 
Less than -0.25%    

0

     

0.00

%

 
Total:    

1,258

     

100.00

%

 

Comparison of Total Returns Based on NAV and Bid/Ask Price(1)(2)
From Inception to 9/30/15 (Unaudited)

Cumulative Total Return

   

1 Year

 

5 Year

 

10 Year

  Since
Inception
 

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

 
Return Based on NAV    

1.19

%

   

80.98

%

   

114.54

%

   

806.66

%

 
Return Based on Bid/Ask Price    

1.20

%

   

81.04

%

   

114.49

%

   

806.48

%

 

S&P MidCap 400 Index

   

1.40

%

   

83.70

%

   

121.04

%

   

1496.08

%

 

Annualized Total Return

   

1 Year

 

5 Year

 

10 Year

  Since
Inception
 

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

 

Return Based on NAV

   

1.19

%

   

12.60

%

   

7.93

%

   

11.40

%

 

Return Based on Bid/Ask Price

   

1.20

%

   

12.62

%

   

7.94

%

   

11.40

%

 

S&P MidCap 400 Index

   

1.40

%

   

12.93

%

   

8.25

%

   

12.10

%

 

(1)  Since December 1, 2008 the Bid/Ask Price was the midpoint of the NYSE Arca Bid/Ask price at the time the Trust's NAV was calculated. From April 1, 2001 to November 28, 2008, the Bid/Ask Price was the midpoint of the Bid/Ask price on NYSE Amex (formerly the American Stock Exchange and now NYSE MKT), ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Prior to April 1, 2001, the Bid/Ask Price was the midpoint of the Bid/Ask price on the close of trading on the American Stock Exchange, ordinarily 4:15 p.m.

(2)  Annualized Total Return and Cumulative Total Return for the period since inception is calculated from the inception date of April 27, 1995.


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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
(Unaudited)

Sponsor

PDR Services LLC
c/o NYSE Holdings LLC
11 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005

Trustee

The Bank of New York Mellon
2 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
101 Seaport Boulevard
Suite 500
Boston, MA 02210

Legal Counsel

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017


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