SPDR(R) Lehman Short Term Treasury Bond ETF — new fund registration

SPDR SERIES TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2008-08-08. Featured series: SPDR(R) Lehman Short Term Treasury Bond ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: SPDR SERIES TRUST
CIK: 0001064642
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2008-08-08
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0000950135-08-005485
Reported net assets: $316.9M

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
SPDR(R) Lehman Short Term Treasury Bond ETF	SPDR(R) Lehman Short Term Treasury Bond ETF	BWZ	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.35%
Management fee: 0.35%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury 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 short-term (1-3 year remaining maturity) fixed rate, investment grade debt issued by foreign governments of investment grade countries.

Advisers

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (Advisor)