SPDR Lehman Mortgage Backed Bond ETF — new fund registration

SPDR SERIES TRUST registered 4 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2008-05-16. Featured series: SPDR Lehman Mortgage Backed Bond ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: SPDR SERIES TRUST
CIK: 0001064642
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2008-05-16
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0000950135-08-003793
Reported net assets: $6.9B

Series & classes (4)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
SPDR Lehman Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	SPDR Lehman Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	SPMB	Yes
SPDR Lehman Intermediate Term Credit Bond ETF	SPDR Lehman Intermediate Term Credit Bond ETF	SPIB	Yes
SPDR Lehman Long Term Credit Bond ETF	SPDR Lehman Long Term Credit Bond ETF	SPLB	Yes
SPDR Lehman Convertible Bond ETF	SPDR Lehman Convertible Bond ETF	CWB	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.04%
Management fee: 0.04%
Net expense ratio: 0.04%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The State Street SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the U.S. agency mortgage pass-through sector of the U.S. investment grade bond market.

Advisers

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (Advisor)