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SPY

Invest in the World’s Largest Economy

With the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY) — the original S&P 500 ETF — investors can gain cost-efficient, highly liquid exposure to 500 of the largest publicly traded US companies via the S&P 500® Index.

Why Invest in the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust?

SPY offers a number of potential benefits for investors seeking core US equity exposure:

Trusted Providers

SPY is managed by State Street Global Advisors, an ETF pioneer and one of the world’s largest asset managers, and is benchmarked to the S&P 500 Index from S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the most trusted index providers.

Diversification in a Single Position

SPY touches nearly every corner of the US economy, giving investors broad exposure to the world’s largest market and many of its most recognised brand names in a single fund.

Quick Quiz

Which of the following statements are true about SPY?

You’re Correct!

SPY is the first US-listed ETF, created in 1993. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2014.

Sorry, Wrong Answer. 

SPY is the first US-listed ETF, created in 1993. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2014.

What Holdings Make Up SPY?

32.49%

The weight of SPY’s top sector, Information Technology. 1

SPY Is Backed by an Indexing Leader

A Pioneer 1st

Creator of the world’s first ETFs 2

Scale $1.5T

In assets globally across State Street SPDR ETFs 3

Expertise 279

SPDR ETFs globally across all major asset classes 3

Frequently Asked Questions

SPY is the ticker symbol for the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, an exchange traded fund that tracks the performance of the S&P 500® Index. SPY, managed by State Street Global Advisors, aims to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index as closely as possible by investing in the same stocks that are included in the index in the same weightings. SPY provides investors with broad exposure to the US stock market.

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