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In addition, the Fund may invest in securities that are not included in the Index, futures, options, swap contracts and other derivatives, cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds. FUND STRATEGY: Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 90%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. As of December 31, 2009, the Index was comprised of 337 securities. The Index is float adjusted, meaning that only those shares publicly available to investors are included in the Index calculation. All stocks are weighted proportionate to their float-adjusted market capitalization and the Index is rebalanced annually.
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All publicly listed companies with float-adjusted market capitalization of a minimum of $100 million and at least $50 million annual trading volume are included for each country. A country will be eligible for inclusion in the Global Equity Index if it has a float-adjusted market capitalization of $1 billion or more and its market capitalizationĬonstitutes at least 40 basis points in either a developed or emerging market. The Global Equity Index is a comprehensive, float-weighted, rules-based benchmark that is readily divisible and customizable. The Index component securities are a subset, based on region, of component securities included in the S&P BMI Global Equity Index. INDEX DESCRIPTION: The S&P China BMI Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to define and measure the investable universe of publicly traded companies domiciled in China available to foreign investors. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: The SPDR S&P China ETF, seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return performance of the S&P China BMI Index. Company's Online Profile FUND DESCRIPTION: SPDR S&P China ETF is an exchange-traded index fund or Index ETF which is a separate investment portfolio of the SPDR Index Shares Fund, an investment management company.