SPDR Russell 2000 (R) ETF — new fund registration

SPDR SERIES TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2013-04-16. Featured series: SPDR Russell 2000 (R) ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: SPDR SERIES TRUST
CIK: 0001064642
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2013-04-16
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0001193125-13-156428
Reported net assets: $13.9B

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
SPDR Russell 2000 (R) ETF	SPDR Russell 2000 (R) ETF	SPSM	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.03%
Management fee: 0.03%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap 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 small capitalization exchange traded U.S. equity securities.

Advisers

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (Advisor)