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SSgA International Stock Selection Fund (SSAIX)
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Fund Objective  
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers.
  Net Asset Value
  As of 07/03/2008
  Price $12.66  
  Price Change $0.01  
  Percent Change 0.08%  
  Shares Outstanding 155,821,041  
  Total Net Assets $1,971,945,527.51  
  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.
Month End Performance
Total Return * Fund Index
  As of 05/31/2008 As of 05/31/2008
3 Months 7.92%   5.33%  
YTD -1.63%   -3.03%  
Annualized    
1 Year -4.21%   -2.53%  
3 Year 17.80%   16.60%  
5 Year 20.63%   19.24%  
10 Year 7.44%   6.82%  
Quarter End Performance
Total Return Fund Index
  As of 03/31/2008 As of 03/31/2008
3 Months -8.29%   -8.91%  
YTD -8.29%   -8.91%  
Annualized    
1 Year -5.12%   -2.70%  
3 Year 14.22%   13.32%  
5 Year 22.67%   21.40%  
10 Year 6.63%   6.18%  
Fund Inception Date: 03/07/1995
Top Holdings  
As of 05/31/2008
Security Name Fund
Weight
Total 2.71%
Basf Se 2.65%
Banco Santander 2.60%
Mitsubishi Corp 2.48%
Vodafone Group 2.45%
Eni 2.28%
Csl 1.96%
Bp 1.92%
Bhp Billiton Plc 1.85%
Volkswagen Ag 1.83%
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  Fund Composition
  As of 05/31/2008
  Top Sectors
  As of 05/31/2008
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  Country Weights
  As of 05/31/2008
  United Kingdom 17.55%       Italy 3.42%  
  Japan 17.19%       Netherlands 3.40%  
  Germany 13.00%       Denmark 2.75%  
  France 12.79%       Sweden 2.71%  
  Australia 7.99%       Finland 2.11%  
  Switzerland 5.63%       Norway 1.28%  
  Spain 5.12%       Belgium 0.80%  
  Hong Kong 3.55%       Singapore 0.71%  
  Fund Characteristics
  As of 05/31/2008
  Dividend Yield 3.21%  
  FY1 P/E Ratio 11.77  
  Number of Holdings 110  
  Price/Book Ratio 2.14  
  Weighted Average Market Cap $M $61,973.14  
  Fund Information
  As of 07/03/2008
  Ticker Symbol SSAIX  
  CUSIP 784924870  
  Marginable Not Applicable  
  Short Selling Allowed Not Applicable  
  Gross Expense Ratio 1.18%  
  Net Expense Ratio♦ 1.00%  
  Inception Date 03/07/1995  
  Primary Benchmark MSCI EAFE Net Dividend Index  
  Investment Manager SSgA Funds Management, Inc.  
  Management Team International Alpha Portfolio Management Team  
  Distributor State Street Global Markets, LLC  
  Distribution Frequency Annually  
  Fund Documents
  Quarterly Fund Fact Sheet (.pdf)
  Fund Prospectus (.pdf)
  Statement of Additional Information (.pdf)
  Fund Semi-Annual Report (.pdf)
  Fund Annual Report (.pdf)
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 Average annual total return and total return are historical and include change in share value and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains , if any.

♦The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive up to the full amount of the Management Fee and to reimburse the International Stock Selection Fund for all expenses to the extent that total expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets on an annual basis until December 31, 2008.

Performance data reflects an expense limitation currently in effect, without which returns would have been lower.

Shares of the SSgA® funds are not insured by the FDIC or by another governmental agency: they are not obligations of the FDIC nor are they deposits or obligations of or guaranteed by State Street Bank and Trust Company. The SSgA funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian, transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent and pays SSgA Funds Management, Inc., an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company, for investment advisory services.

International markets entail different risks than those typically associated with domestic markets, including foreign currency fluctuation, political and economic instability, accounting changes and foreign taxation.

The financial products described herein are indexed to an MSCI  index.  The financial products referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such financial products or any index on which such financial products are based.

The MSCI EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US & Canada. As of December 2003 the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Index is unmanaged and can not be invested in directly.