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SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (GWX)
Fund Objective Why was this benchmark selected?

The SPDR® S&P® International Small Cap ETF, before expenses, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the total return performance of the S&P®/Citigroup® World Ex US Range < 2 Billion USD Index (ticker: STBMWUU2),  an equity index based upon the world (ex-US) small cap composite market.

  Market Price
  As of 05/08/2008
  Closing Price $33.25  
  Bid/Ask $33.28  
  Premium/Discount 0.33%  
  Day High $33.35  
  Day Low $33.16  
  Exchange Volume (shares) 32,700  
  Premium Discount to Nav Chart
  Net Asset Value
  As of 05/08/2008
  Price $33.18  
  Shares Outstanding 10,800,000  
  Total Net Assets $358,391,461.29  
  Most Recent NAV / NAV History
  Performance  
Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted.

  Fund Before Taxes      Fund After Taxes
Month End Performance
Total Return * Index Market Value NAV
  As of 04/30/2008 As of 04/30/2008 As of 04/30/2008
QTD 2.30%   2.07%   2.20%  
YTD -5.44%   -5.83%   -4.30%  
Annualized      
1 Year -8.76%   -6.62%   -6.94%  
3 Year N/A   N/A   N/A  
5 Year N/A   N/A   N/A  
Since Inception -7.75%   -5.96%   -6.26%  
Quarter End Performance
Total Return § Index Market Value NAV
  As of 03/31/2008 As of 03/31/2008 As of 03/31/2008
QTD -7.56%   -7.74%   -6.36%  
YTD -7.56%   -7.74%   -6.36%  
Annualized      
1 Year N/A   N/A   N/A  
3 Year N/A   N/A   N/A  
5 Year N/A   N/A   N/A  
Since Inception -10.42%   -8.03%   -8.46%  
Fund Inception Date: 04/20/2007
  Top Holdings ‡
  As of 05/08/2008
  Security Name   Fund Weight
  Nippon Shinyaku Co 0.59%           
  Crescent Pt Energy Tr 0.53%           
  Hong Leong Finance 0.51%           
  Randgold Resources 0.49%           
  Nankai Elec Rail 0.48%           
  Kas Bank 0.47%           
  Eldorado Gold Corp New 0.45%           
  Miyazaki Bank 0.44%           
  Meiji Dairies Corp 0.44%           
  Premier Oil 0.43%           
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  Top Sectors
  As of 05/08/2008
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  Country Weights
  As of 05/08/2008
  Japan 30.37%       Switzerland 1.84%  
  United Kingdom 11.50%       Netherlands 1.60%  
  Canada 11.10%       Greece 1.23%  
  Australia 9.30%       Austria 1.10%  
  Korea 4.66%       Denmark 0.91%  
  Hong Kong 3.31%       Belgium 0.73%  
  France 3.13%       Ireland 0.67%  
  Germany 3.05%       New Zealand 0.44%  
  Finland 2.76%       United States 0.30%  
  Italy 2.61%       Liberia 0.17%  
  Norway 2.44%       Portugal 0.17%  
  Spain 2.28%       China 0.15%  
  Singapore 2.19%       Luxembourg 0.11%  
  Sweden 1.87%            
  Fund Characteristics
  As of 05/08/2008
  Dividend Yield 0.92%  
  FY1 P/E Ratio 13.84x  
  Number of Holdings 505  
  Price/Book Ratio 1.54x  
  Weighted Average Market Cap $M $1,179.37  
  Fund Information
  As of 05/09/2008
  Ticker Symbol GWX  
  CUSIP 78463X871  
  Marginable Yes  
  Short Selling Allowed Yes  
  Gross Expense Ratio 0.60%  
  Inception Date 04/20/2007  
  Primary Benchmark S&P/Citigroup World Ex US Cap Range < 2 Billion USD Index  
  Investment Manager SSgA Funds Management, Inc.  
  Management Team ETF Management Team  
  Distributor State Street Global Markets, LLC  
  Distribution Frequency Annually  
  Fund Documents