SPDR SERIES TRUST SPDR S&P 400 MID CAP GRWTH ETF

The SPDR® S&P® 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P® Mid Cap 400 Growth IndexSM The S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization growth sector in the U.S. equity market. The Index consists of those stocks in the S&P MidCap 400 Index exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics based on: (i) sales growth;(ii) earnings change to price; and (iii) momentum. The selection universe for the S&P MidCap 400 Index includes all U.S. common equities listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market and NASDAQ Capital Market with market capitalizations between $850 million and $3.8 billion. The Index is market capitalization weighted and rebalanced annually on the third Friday of December