SPDR(R) Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF — new fund registration

SPDR SERIES TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2009-05-01. Featured series: SPDR(R) Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: SPDR SERIES TRUST
CIK: 0001064642
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2009-05-01
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0000950135-09-003459
Reported net assets: $705.5M

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
SPDR(R) Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF	SPDR(R) Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF	PSK	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.45%
Management fee: 0.45%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of an index based upon Preferred Securities (as defined below).

Advisers

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (Advisor)