SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is an exchange-traded fund structured as a unit investment trust that seeks to mirror the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index. The fund does this by holding a portfolio composed predominantly of the common stocks included in the index, with weights aligned to the float-adjusted, market-capitalization methodology used by the S&P 500. As a result, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust provides broad exposure to large-cap U.S. equities across all major Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sectors, including technology, financials, health care, consumer sectors, and industrials. The trust is not actively managed; instead, it passively tracks the underlying benchmark, making it a widely used vehicle for accessing diversified U.S. equity market exposure in a single product. Sponsored by State Street Global Advisors and domiciled in the United States, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust plays a central role in the ETF market as a core holding for institutions and individuals seeking representative coverage of the U.S. large-cap segment.