| The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 Value Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 Value Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization value segment in the U.S. equity market. The Index consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 Index exhibiting the strongest value characteristics based on: (i) book value to price ratio; (ii) earnings to price ratio; and (iii) sales to price ratio. The selection universe for the S&P 500 Index includes all U.S-domiciled, as determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, common equities listed on the NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE MKT, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market, NASDAQ Capital Market, Bats BZX, Bats BYX, Bats EDGA, or Bats EDGX with market capitalizations generally of $5.3 billion or more at the time of inclusion. The Index is market capitalization weighted. |