SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF — new fund registration

SPDR SERIES TRUST registered 3 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-07-01. Featured series: SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: SPDR SERIES TRUST
CIK: 0001064642
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2011-07-01
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0000950123-11-063647
Reported net assets: $621.4M

Series & classes (3)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF	SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF	VLU	Yes
SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF	SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF	MMTM	Yes
SPDR S&P 1500 Volatility Tilt ETF	SPDR S&P 1500 Volatility Tilt ETF	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.12%
Management fee: 0.12%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The State Street SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of U.S. equity securities exhibiting value characteristics.

Advisers

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (Advisor)