UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-05430
SSGA FUNDS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Iron Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
| | |
(Name and Address of Agent for Service) | | Copy to: |
Sean O’Malley, Esq. Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 | | Timothy W. Diggins, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 664-1465
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2020
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Annual Report
August 31, 2020
SSGA Funds
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus and SAI from the Distributor by calling 1-866-787-2257 or visiting www.ssga.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
The State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P500 Index (the “Index”).
For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”), the total return for the Fund was 22.14%, and the Index was 21.94%. The Fund and Index returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other income. The Fund’s performance reflects the expenses of managing the Fund, including brokerage and advisory expenses. The Index is unmanaged and Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses of any kind, which would have a negative impact on returns. Small security misweights contributed to the difference between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index.
The performance throughout Reporting Period was steadily positive from month to month, other than the first quarter of 2020, in which all three months posted negative returns. During the first few months of Reporting Period, made up of September and Q4 of 2019, US equities made mostly uninterrupted progress. Markets started out with some back and forth price action as investors balanced weak manufacturing data and the likelihood of lower interest rates with third-quarter earnings expectations that were relatively downbeat. An apparent truce in the US/China trade conflict helped lift sentiment in US equities as the US agreed to delay a tariff hike that was scheduled for the middle of October. Turning to November, the Index advanced nearly 1% on the first day of month. A better than expected October jobs report helped provide support for the rally; the United States added 128,000 jobs, and there were upward revisions to the September data as well. By the middle of the month, news surrounding trade talks became more mixed, and weaker global economic data lent a bid to bonds. Nonetheless, US equities continued to make upward progress, and the Index had its first daily close above 3,100 on November 15. US markets were still a little jittery in early December as President Trump announced the re-imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, but the announcement later in the month of a Phase One trade deal with China carried equity markets into a strong close for 2019. Index rallied 9.1% in the fourth quarter.
Little in the way of diagnostics are needed to ascertain the source of the havoc that was wreaked upon capital markets during the first quarter of 2020. The spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) served as the proximate cause. But it was the treatment in the form of social distancing, temporary lock-downs and quarantines and other mobility restrictions that inflicted significant harm to the global economy and financial markets. The magnitude of the damage has been staggering, with miasmic milestones turning up in every corner of financial markets.
Given the significant pressure on equities markets, it was perhaps no surprise that all sectors posted negative returns for the quarter, with a dispersion of 38.52% between the top and bottom performing sector. Information Technology posted the “strongest” return of –11.93% while Energy returned a dismal –50.45% return on the Financials also faltered significantly, down just shy of 32% on concerns related to lower interest rates, capitalization and exposure to the Energy sector. On the less negative side, Health Care and Consumer Staples held up reasonable well on a relative basis, returning –12.67% and –12.74%, respectively.
The global economy suffered from an unprecedented shock in March and April driven by government-imposed lockdowns to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy makers responded with massive, broad-based fiscal and monetary stimulus to support affected workers and businesses in record time. Economic data in May indicated that the stimulus support and re-opening plans were working, and the economic recovery had begun. The Index gained 20.54% during the second quarter of 2020. Consumer discretionary (+32.86%) and information technology (+30.53%) were the best performing sectors and consumer staples (+8.12%) and utilities (+2.73%) posted the lowest returns.
From June 30 through the end of August, the Index returned just shy of 13%, showing the rally continued well after the second quarter of 2020, as stocks continued to rise. The final performance of the Index neared 22% for the Reporting Period, exhibiting strength in the markets despite the setbacks of COVID-19 experienced in Q1 of 2020.
On an individual security level, the top positive contributors to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period were: Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, and Microsoft Corporation. The top negative contributors to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period were:, Boeing Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Wells Fargo & Company.
The views expressed above reflect those of the Fund’s portfolio manager only through the Reporting Period, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Adviser as a whole. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and the Adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any fund.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Performance Summary (Unaudited)
Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment
(Based on Net Asset Value)
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Line graph is based on cumulative total return.
Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2020
| | | | | |
| | Total Return One Year Ended August 31, 2020 | Average Annual Total Return Five Years Ended August 31, 2020 | Average Annual Total Return Ten Years Ended August 31, 2020 | |
| State Street S&P 500 Index Fund | 22.14% | 14.33% | 15.02% | |
| S&P 500® Index(1) | 21.94% | 14.46% | 15.16% | |
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(1) | The State Street S&P 500® Index Fund seeks to replicate the total return of the S&P 500® Index. |
Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Visit www.ssga.com for most recent month-end performance. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The gross expense ratio for the State Street S&P 500 Index Fund as stated in the Fees and Expenses table of the most recent prospectus is 0.20%.
“Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “Standard & Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation and have been licensed for use by the SSGA Funds. The Product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Product.
Performance data reflects an expense limitation currently in effect, without which returns would have been lower.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of August 31, 2020
| | | |
| Description | % of Net Assets | |
| Apple, Inc. | 7.2% | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.9 | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.0 | |
| Facebook, Inc. | 2.4 | |
| Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 1.7 | |
| TOTAL | 22.2% | |
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of August 31, 2020
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Software | 9.4% | |
| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 7.5 | |
| Interactive Media & Services | 5.9 | |
| IT Services | 5.6 | |
| Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 5.4 | |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 4.8 | |
| Pharmaceuticals | 4.1 | |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 3.8 | |
| Banks | 3.3 | |
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 2.6 | |
| Health Care Providers & Services | 2.6 | |
| Capital Markets | 2.6 | |
| Specialty Retail | 2.4 | |
| Biotechnology | 2.2 | |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 2.1 | |
| Entertainment | 2.1 | |
| Insurance | 1.8 | |
| Household Products | 1.8 | |
| Electric Utilities | 1.8 | |
| Chemicals | 1.8 | |
| Beverages | 1.6 | |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services | 1.6 | |
| Aerospace & Defense | 1.6 | |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 1.6 | |
| Machinery | 1.5 | |
| Food & Staples Retailing | 1.5 | |
| Diversified Financial Services | 1.5 | |
| Media | 1.3 | |
| Life Sciences Tools & Services | 1.2 | |
| Food Products | 1.1 | |
| Industrial Conglomerates | 1.1 | |
| Road & Rail | 1.0 | |
| Multi-Utilities | 0.9 | |
| Communications Equipment | 0.8 | |
| Tobacco | 0.7 | |
| Air Freight & Logistics | 0.7 | |
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 0.6 | |
| Multiline Retail | 0.5 | |
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 0.5 | |
| Electrical Equipment | 0.5 | |
| Building Products | 0.4 | |
| Consumer Finance | 0.4 | |
| Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.4 | |
| Household Durables | 0.4 | |
| Professional Services | 0.3 | |
| Containers & Packaging | 0.3 | |
| Metals & Mining | 0.3 | |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services | 0.2 | |
| Automobiles | 0.2 | |
| Energy Equipment & Services | 0.2 | |
| Airlines | 0.2 | |
| Trading Companies & Distributors | 0.2 | |
| Personal Products | 0.2 | |
| Auto Components | 0.1 | |
| Construction Materials | 0.1 | |
| Water Utilities | 0.1 | |
| Distributors | 0.1 | |
| Health Care Technology | 0.1 | |
| Construction & Engineering | 0.1 | |
| Real Estate Management & Development | 0.0* | |
| Gas Utilities | 0.0* | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers | 0.0*% | |
| Leisure Equipment & Products | 0.0* | |
| Diversified Consumer Services | 0.0* | |
| Short-Term Investments | 0.4 | |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | (0.1) | |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | |
* | Amount shown represents less than 0.05% of net assets. | | |
(The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% | | | | | |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 11.1% | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
| | | 43,300 | | $ 3,616,416 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 16,623 | | 27,087,677 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)
| | | 16,245 | | 26,547,254 |
AT&T, Inc.
| | | 395,900 | | 11,801,779 |
Cars.com, Inc. (a)
| | | 1 | | 9 |
CenturyLink, Inc.
| | | 52,487 | | 564,235 |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 8,300 | | 5,109,563 |
Comcast Corp. Class A
| | | 252,930 | | 11,333,793 |
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a)(b)
| | | 9,497 | | 209,551 |
Discovery, Inc. Class C (a)
| | | 20,660 | | 412,580 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a)
| | | 15,917 | | 565,372 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)
| | | 16,021 | | 2,234,449 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 133,507 | | 39,144,252 |
Fox Corp. Class A
| | | 16,903 | | 470,918 |
Fox Corp. Class B (a)
| | | 10,400 | | 289,120 |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.
| | | 23,128 | | 410,753 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)
| | | 8,400 | | 477,120 |
Netflix, Inc. (a)
| | | 24,296 | | 12,866,190 |
News Corp. Class A
| | | 24,314 | | 367,628 |
News Corp. Class B
| | | 7,500 | | 113,025 |
Omnicom Group, Inc.
| | | 12,950 | | 700,466 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)
| | | 5,900 | | 1,010,021 |
T-Mobile US, Inc.
| | | 31,850 | | 3,716,258 |
Twitter, Inc. (a)
| | | 41,700 | | 1,692,186 |
Verizon Communications, Inc.
| | | 228,751 | | 13,558,072 |
ViacomCBS, Inc. Class B (b)
| | | 30,231 | | 841,933 |
Walt Disney Co.
| | | 100,438 | | 13,244,759 |
| | | | | 178,385,379 |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 11.4% | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
| | | 3,300 | | 515,823 |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
| | | 23,202 | | 80,069,174 |
Aptiv PLC
| | | 14,481 | | 1,247,104 |
AutoZone, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,288 | | 1,540,847 |
Best Buy Co., Inc.
| | | 12,313 | | 1,365,635 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,208 | | 4,218,274 |
BorgWarner, Inc.
| | | 9,823 | | 398,716 |
CarMax, Inc. (a)
| | | 9,497 | | 1,015,514 |
Carnival Corp.
| | | 24,649 | | 406,216 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,414 | | 1,852,736 |
D.R. Horton, Inc.
| | | 17,279 | | 1,233,202 |
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
| | | 6,717 | | 582,162 |
Dollar General Corp.
| | | 13,587 | | 2,742,944 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
| | | 13,782 | | 1,326,793 |
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
| | | 2,300 | | 940,608 |
eBay, Inc.
| | | 35,158 | | 1,925,955 |
Expedia Group, Inc.
| | | 7,775 | | 763,116 |
Ford Motor Co.
| | | 225,560 | | 1,538,319 |
Gap, Inc.
| | | 15,364 | | 267,180 |
Garmin, Ltd.
| | | 7,460 | | 772,931 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
General Motors Co.
| | | 70,577 | | $ 2,091,197 |
Genuine Parts Co.
| | | 8,520 | | 804,629 |
H&R Block, Inc. (b)
| | | 12,851 | | 186,340 |
Hanesbrands, Inc. (b)
| | | 23,400 | | 357,786 |
Hasbro, Inc.
| | | 7,628 | | 602,154 |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
| | | 16,100 | | 1,454,796 |
Home Depot, Inc.
| | | 59,810 | | 17,048,242 |
Kohl's Corp.
| | | 7,888 | | 168,488 |
L Brands, Inc.
| | | 10,346 | | 304,172 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
| | | 17,800 | | 902,638 |
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
| | | 6,444 | | 264,204 |
Lennar Corp. Class A
| | | 15,425 | | 1,154,098 |
LKQ Corp. (a)
| | | 16,200 | | 514,188 |
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
| | | 41,712 | | 6,869,549 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
| | | 15,152 | | 1,559,292 |
McDonald's Corp.
| | | 41,215 | | 8,800,227 |
MGM Resorts International
| | | 24,200 | | 544,500 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,969 | | 274,128 |
Newell Brands, Inc.
| | | 19,750 | | 315,605 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B
| | | 68,602 | | 7,675,878 |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (a)
| | | 12,900 | | 220,719 |
NVR, Inc. (a)
| | | 170 | | 708,618 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,120 | | 1,918,396 |
PulteGroup, Inc.
| | | 13,443 | | 599,423 |
PVH Corp.
| | | 4,751 | | 264,916 |
Ralph Lauren Corp.
| | | 3,436 | | 236,500 |
Ross Stores, Inc.
| | | 20,344 | | 1,852,932 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
| | | 10,000 | | 688,400 |
Starbucks Corp.
| | | 64,292 | | 5,430,745 |
Tapestry, Inc.
| | | 19,000 | | 279,870 |
Target Corp.
| | | 27,844 | | 4,210,291 |
Tiffany & Co.
| | | 6,581 | | 806,172 |
TJX Cos., Inc.
| | | 66,950 | | 3,668,190 |
Tractor Supply Co.
| | | 6,774 | | 1,008,174 |
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,900 | | 673,322 |
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 14,376 | | 141,029 |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a)
| | | 14,478 | | 128,130 |
VF Corp.
| | | 17,528 | | 1,152,466 |
Whirlpool Corp.
| | | 3,459 | | 614,733 |
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
| | | 4,559 | | 398,685 |
Yum! Brands, Inc.
| | | 16,390 | | 1,570,981 |
| | | | | 183,188,052 |
CONSUMER STAPLES — 6.9% | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc.
| | | 104,170 | | 4,556,396 |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
| | | 31,592 | | 1,414,058 |
British American Tobacco PLC ADR
| | | 1 | | 34 |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B
| | | 10,827 | | 792,212 |
Campbell Soup Co.
| | | 8,783 | | 462,074 |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
| | | 13,600 | | 1,303,288 |
Clorox Co.
| | | 6,579 | | 1,470,406 |
Coca-Cola Co.
| | | 214,522 | | 10,625,275 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
| | | 47,779 | | 3,786,964 |
Conagra Brands, Inc.
| | | 26,751 | | 1,026,168 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
| | | 9,276 | | $ 1,711,236 |
Costco Wholesale Corp.
| | | 24,434 | | 8,494,724 |
Coty, Inc. Class A
| | | 16,044 | | 57,438 |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A
| | | 12,563 | | 2,785,468 |
General Mills, Inc.
| | | 34,422 | | 2,201,287 |
Hershey Co.
| | | 8,615 | | 1,280,534 |
Hormel Foods Corp.
| | | 15,998 | | 815,578 |
J.M. Smucker Co.
| | | 5,955 | | 715,672 |
Kellogg Co.
| | | 13,607 | | 964,872 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
| | | 19,073 | | 3,008,956 |
Kraft Heinz Co.
| | | 34,751 | | 1,217,675 |
Kroger Co.
| | | 45,010 | | 1,605,957 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
| | | 7,800 | | 490,230 |
McCormick & Co., Inc.
| | | 7,161 | | 1,476,598 |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B
| | | 11,409 | | 429,435 |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A
| | | 78,394 | | 4,579,777 |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
| | | 20,687 | | 1,734,812 |
PepsiCo, Inc.
| | | 77,038 | | 10,789,942 |
Philip Morris International, Inc.
| | | 85,587 | | 6,828,987 |
Procter & Gamble Co.
| | | 136,713 | | 18,911,509 |
Sysco Corp.
| | | 27,935 | | 1,680,011 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
| | | 15,091 | | 947,715 |
Walmart, Inc.
| | | 78,599 | | 10,913,471 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
| | | 41,813 | | 1,589,730 |
| | | | | 110,668,489 |
ENERGY — 2.3% | | | | | |
Apache Corp.
| | | 24,970 | | 369,556 |
Baker Hughes Co.
| | | 39,794 | | 568,258 |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
| | | 20,922 | | 396,890 |
ChampionX Corp. (a)
| | | 1 | | 10 |
Chevron Corp.
| | | 103,534 | | 8,689,609 |
Concho Resources, Inc.
| | | 9,400 | | 488,612 |
ConocoPhillips
| | | 57,403 | | 2,175,000 |
Devon Energy Corp.
| | | 25,450 | | 276,642 |
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
| | | 9,700 | | 377,912 |
EOG Resources, Inc.
| | | 32,663 | | 1,480,940 |
Exxon Mobil Corp.
| | | 234,572 | | 9,368,806 |
Halliburton Co.
| | | 48,667 | | 787,432 |
Hess Corp.
| | | 13,744 | | 632,774 |
HollyFrontier Corp.
| | | 10,400 | | 248,248 |
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
| | | 112,176 | | 1,550,272 |
Marathon Oil Corp.
| | | 41,589 | | 219,590 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
| | | 35,084 | | 1,244,079 |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
| | | 24,341 | | 292,092 |
Noble Energy, Inc.
| | | 24,895 | | 247,705 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
| | | 54,037 | | 688,431 |
ONEOK, Inc.
| | | 24,404 | | 670,622 |
Phillips 66
| | | 24,992 | | 1,461,282 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
| | | 9,724 | | 1,010,615 |
Schlumberger, Ltd.
| | | 72,893 | | 1,385,696 |
TechnipFMC PLC
| | | 24,509 | | 188,719 |
Valero Energy Corp.
| | | 22,186 | | 1,166,762 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Williams Cos., Inc.
| | | 69,210 | | $ 1,436,800 |
| | | | | 37,423,354 |
FINANCIALS — 9.6% | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc.
| | | 39,774 | | 1,444,592 |
Allstate Corp.
| | | 18,067 | | 1,680,231 |
American Express Co.
| | | 36,052 | | 3,662,523 |
American International Group, Inc.
| | | 48,832 | | 1,422,964 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
| | | 6,963 | | 1,091,798 |
Aon PLC Class A
| | | 8,847 | | 1,769,312 |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.
| | | 10,300 | | 1,084,590 |
Assurant, Inc.
| | | 3,046 | | 370,272 |
Bank of America Corp.
| | | 433,566 | | 11,159,989 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
| | | 46,091 | | 1,704,445 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)
| | | 107,419 | | 23,421,639 |
BlackRock, Inc.
| | | 8,618 | | 5,120,729 |
Capital One Financial Corp.
| | | 24,068 | | 1,661,414 |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
| | | 6,200 | | 569,098 |
Charles Schwab Corp.
| | | 61,789 | | 2,195,363 |
Chubb, Ltd.
| | | 24,441 | | 3,055,125 |
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
| | | 7,405 | | 588,031 |
Citigroup, Inc.
| | | 114,893 | | 5,873,330 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
| | | 24,000 | | 620,880 |
CME Group, Inc.
| | | 19,992 | | 3,515,993 |
Comerica, Inc.
| | | 9,017 | | 356,442 |
Discover Financial Services
| | | 18,177 | | 964,835 |
E*TRADE Financial Corp.
| | | 11,989 | | 648,605 |
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
| | | 2,100 | | 462,168 |
Fifth Third Bancorp
| | | 39,754 | | 821,318 |
First Republic Bank
| | | 9,200 | | 1,038,772 |
Franklin Resources, Inc.
| | | 17,151 | | 361,200 |
Globe Life, Inc.
| | | 4,584 | | 378,088 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
| | | 17,288 | | 3,541,793 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
| | | 19,530 | | 789,988 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
| | | 58,765 | | 552,979 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
| | | 29,825 | | 3,168,310 |
Invesco, Ltd.
| | | 21,089 | | 215,108 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
| | | 169,472 | | 16,979,400 |
KeyCorp
| | | 56,079 | | 690,893 |
Lincoln National Corp.
| | | 11,710 | | 422,146 |
Loews Corp.
| | | 13,712 | | 491,712 |
M&T Bank Corp.
| | | 6,834 | | 705,679 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
| | | 2,200 | | 1,069,068 |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
| | | 27,634 | | 3,175,423 |
MetLife, Inc.
| | | 41,926 | | 1,612,474 |
Moody's Corp.
| | | 8,934 | | 2,632,314 |
Morgan Stanley
| | | 66,755 | | 3,488,616 |
MSCI, Inc.
| | | 4,800 | | 1,791,696 |
Nasdaq, Inc.
| | | 5,825 | | 782,996 |
Northern Trust Corp.
| | | 11,310 | | 926,176 |
People's United Financial, Inc.
| | | 22,434 | | 237,352 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
| | | 23,742 | | 2,640,110 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
| | | 12,326 | | 519,048 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Progressive Corp.
| | | 32,552 | | $ 3,093,742 |
Prudential Financial, Inc.
| | | 22,637 | | 1,534,109 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
| | | 5,800 | | 439,176 |
Regions Financial Corp.
| | | 47,343 | | 547,285 |
S&P Global, Inc.
| | | 13,198 | | 4,836,011 |
State Street Corp. (c)
| | | 20,147 | | 1,371,809 |
SVB Financial Group (a)
| | | 2,800 | | 715,064 |
Synchrony Financial
| | | 28,871 | | 716,290 |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.
| | | 13,020 | | 1,812,514 |
Travelers Cos., Inc.
| | | 14,098 | | 1,635,932 |
Truist Financial Corp.
| | | 72,798 | | 2,825,290 |
Unum Group
| | | 14,124 | | 261,012 |
US Bancorp
| | | 76,230 | | 2,774,772 |
Wells Fargo & Co.
| | | 209,046 | | 5,048,461 |
Willis Towers Watson PLC
| | | 10,928 | | 2,246,032 |
WR Berkley Corp.
| | | 8,600 | | 533,630 |
Zions Bancorp NA
| | | 8,658 | | 278,441 |
| | | | | 154,146,597 |
HEALTH CARE — 13.9% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories
| | | 98,049 | | 10,733,424 |
AbbVie, Inc.
| | | 97,752 | | 9,361,709 |
ABIOMED, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,600 | | 799,812 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
| | | 17,075 | | 1,714,671 |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 11,927 | | 1,362,302 |
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,900 | | 1,158,222 |
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
| | | 8,152 | | 790,989 |
Amgen, Inc.
| | | 32,591 | | 8,255,952 |
Anthem, Inc.
| | | 13,819 | | 3,890,325 |
Baxter International, Inc.
| | | 28,470 | | 2,478,883 |
Becton Dickinson and Co.
| | | 16,477 | | 4,000,121 |
Biogen, Inc. (a)
| | | 8,747 | | 2,515,987 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 1,200 | | 610,308 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)
| | | 80,077 | | 3,284,759 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
| | | 125,177 | | 7,786,009 |
Cardinal Health, Inc.
| | | 15,724 | | 798,150 |
Centene Corp. (a)
| | | 32,378 | | 1,985,419 |
Cerner Corp.
| | | 17,663 | | 1,295,934 |
Cigna Corp.
| | | 20,184 | | 3,580,036 |
Cooper Cos., Inc.
| | | 2,700 | | 848,826 |
CVS Health Corp.
| | | 71,833 | | 4,462,266 |
Danaher Corp.
| | | 34,778 | | 7,180,614 |
DaVita, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,472 | | 387,991 |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
| | | 13,066 | | 586,271 |
DexCom, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,900 | | 2,084,509 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)
| | | 33,470 | | 2,873,065 |
Eli Lilly & Co.
| | | 46,562 | | 6,909,335 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
| | | 70,346 | | 4,695,595 |
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
| | | 14,400 | | 1,954,368 |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)
| | | 7,100 | | 471,724 |
Hologic, Inc. (a)
| | | 14,500 | | 865,940 |
Humana, Inc.
| | | 7,117 | | 2,954,765 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,800 | | 1,877,088 |
Illumina, Inc. (a)
| | | 7,900 | | 2,822,038 |
Incyte Corp. (a)
| | | 10,600 | | 1,021,310 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)
| | | 6,456 | | 4,718,303 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 10,200 | | $ 1,670,250 |
Johnson & Johnson
| | | 145,541 | | 22,327,445 |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)
| | | 5,647 | | 992,460 |
McKesson Corp.
| | | 9,029 | | 1,385,410 |
Medtronic PLC
| | | 73,804 | | 7,931,716 |
Merck & Co., Inc.
| | | 139,498 | | 11,894,994 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,200 | | 1,164,936 |
Mylan NV (a)
| | | 30,507 | | 499,705 |
PerkinElmer, Inc.
| | | 6,032 | | 710,087 |
Perrigo Co. PLC
| | | 8,714 | | 455,742 |
Pfizer, Inc.
| | | 306,848 | | 11,595,786 |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
| | | 7,158 | | 796,256 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 5,658 | | 3,507,564 |
ResMed, Inc.
| | | 8,300 | | 1,500,474 |
STERIS PLC
| | | 5,100 | | 814,164 |
Stryker Corp.
| | | 17,895 | | 3,546,073 |
Teleflex, Inc.
| | | 2,500 | | 982,375 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
| | | 21,912 | | 9,399,810 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
| | | 52,722 | | 16,478,261 |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B
| | | 4,400 | | 485,540 |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,831 | | 839,000 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 14,448 | | 4,032,726 |
Waters Corp. (a)
| | | 3,515 | | 760,154 |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
| | | 4,300 | | 1,221,028 |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
| | | 11,027 | | 1,553,484 |
Zoetis, Inc.
| | | 26,528 | | 4,247,133 |
| | | | | 223,909,593 |
INDUSTRIALS — 8.0% | | | | | |
3M Co.
| | | 32,243 | | 5,256,254 |
A.O. Smith Corp.
| | | 6,500 | | 318,305 |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
| | | 8,200 | | 319,390 |
Allegion PLC
| | | 5,437 | | 562,131 |
American Airlines Group, Inc.
| | | 24,400 | | 318,420 |
AMETEK, Inc.
| | | 13,301 | | 1,339,411 |
Boeing Co.
| | | 30,024 | | 5,158,724 |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (b)
| | | 7,282 | | 715,821 |
Carrier Global Corp.
| | | 47,179 | | 1,408,293 |
Caterpillar, Inc.
| | | 29,655 | | 4,220,203 |
Cintas Corp.
| | | 4,422 | | 1,473,587 |
Copart, Inc. (a)
| | | 11,700 | | 1,208,844 |
CSX Corp.
| | | 41,759 | | 3,192,893 |
Cummins, Inc.
| | | 7,844 | | 1,625,669 |
Deere & Co.
| | | 17,454 | | 3,666,387 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
| | | 31,866 | | 983,066 |
Dover Corp.
| | | 8,545 | | 938,583 |
Eaton Corp. PLC
| | | 21,499 | | 2,195,048 |
Emerson Electric Co.
| | | 31,969 | | 2,220,886 |
Equifax, Inc.
| | | 6,595 | | 1,109,741 |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
| | | 9,744 | | 861,272 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Fastenal Co.
| | | 31,484 | | $ 1,538,308 |
FedEx Corp.
| | | 13,050 | | 2,868,912 |
Flowserve Corp.
| | | 6,255 | | 185,648 |
Fortive Corp.
| | | 15,381 | | 1,109,124 |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
| | | 7,900 | | 664,232 |
General Dynamics Corp.
| | | 12,889 | | 1,924,972 |
General Electric Co.
| | | 487,049 | | 3,087,891 |
Honeywell International, Inc.
| | | 38,803 | | 6,423,837 |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
| | | 21,763 | | 381,288 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
| | | 2,200 | | 333,344 |
IDEX Corp.
| | | 4,100 | | 738,943 |
IHS Markit, Ltd.
| | | 22,100 | | 1,766,232 |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
| | | 15,971 | | 3,155,071 |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a)
| | | 17,591 | | 616,741 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
| | | 7,657 | | 691,197 |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
| | | 5,000 | | 702,700 |
Johnson Controls International PLC
| | | 42,593 | | 1,734,813 |
Kansas City Southern
| | | 4,904 | | 892,724 |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
| | | 12,012 | | 2,171,049 |
Lockheed Martin Corp.
| | | 13,490 | | 5,264,607 |
Masco Corp.
| | | 14,639 | | 853,454 |
Nielsen Holdings PLC
| | | 23,375 | | 357,170 |
Norfolk Southern Corp.
| | | 14,068 | | 2,989,872 |
Northrop Grumman Corp.
| | | 8,686 | | 2,975,911 |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
| | | 5,100 | | 1,031,118 |
Otis Worldwide Corp.
| | | 22,589 | | 1,420,848 |
PACCAR, Inc.
| | | 19,035 | | 1,633,964 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
| | | 6,914 | | 1,424,353 |
Pentair PLC
| | | 9,491 | | 428,424 |
Quanta Services, Inc.
| | | 8,493 | | 435,266 |
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
| | | 82,452 | | 5,029,572 |
Republic Services, Inc.
| | | 11,714 | | 1,086,122 |
Robert Half International, Inc.
| | | 6,974 | | 371,017 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
| | | 6,579 | | 1,516,657 |
Rollins, Inc.
| | | 8,550 | | 471,447 |
Roper Technologies, Inc.
| | | 5,935 | | 2,535,373 |
Snap-on, Inc.
| | | 2,872 | | 425,831 |
Southwest Airlines Co.
| | | 30,727 | | 1,154,721 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
| | | 8,650 | | 1,395,245 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,100 | | 658,581 |
Textron, Inc.
| | | 11,906 | | 469,454 |
Trane Technologies PLC
| | | 13,816 | | 1,635,676 |
TransDigm Group, Inc.
| | | 2,800 | | 1,399,076 |
Union Pacific Corp.
| | | 37,338 | | 7,185,325 |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 12,400 | | 446,400 |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
| | | 38,855 | | 6,357,455 |
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,900 | | 690,495 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
| | | 9,200 | | 1,717,364 |
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
| | | 2,512 | | 917,960 |
Waste Management, Inc.
| | | 21,904 | | 2,497,056 |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
| | | 10,382 | | 690,922 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Xylem, Inc.
| | | 10,634 | | $ 852,634 |
| | | | | 128,399,324 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 28.6% | | | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A
| | | 35,282 | | 8,465,210 |
Adobe, Inc. (a)
| | | 26,813 | | 13,765,526 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)
| | | 64,600 | | 5,866,973 |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)
| | | 8,734 | | 1,016,900 |
Amphenol Corp. Class A
| | | 15,680 | | 1,721,664 |
Analog Devices, Inc.
| | | 20,970 | | 2,450,974 |
ANSYS, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,800 | | 1,627,248 |
Apple, Inc.
| | | 903,056 | | 116,530,346 |
Applied Materials, Inc.
| | | 49,953 | | 3,077,105 |
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,100 | | 692,695 |
Autodesk, Inc. (a)
| | | 11,970 | | 2,941,029 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
| | | 23,965 | | 3,333,292 |
Broadcom, Inc.
| | | 22,035 | | 7,649,450 |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
| | | 6,200 | | 851,880 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)
| | | 14,900 | | 1,652,559 |
CDW Corp.
| | | 7,700 | | 875,105 |
Cisco Systems, Inc.
| | | 235,329 | | 9,935,590 |
Citrix Systems, Inc.
| | | 6,378 | | 926,086 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A
| | | 29,027 | | 1,940,745 |
Corning, Inc.
| | | 39,550 | | 1,283,793 |
DXC Technology Co.
| | | 15,691 | | 313,506 |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,759 | | 497,428 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
| | | 33,986 | | 5,126,788 |
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
| | | 31,284 | | 3,115,261 |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,500 | | 1,131,525 |
FLIR Systems, Inc.
| | | 8,239 | | 304,019 |
Fortinet, Inc. (a)
| | | 7,800 | | 1,029,639 |
Gartner, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,900 | | 636,118 |
Global Payments, Inc.
| | | 16,718 | | 2,952,733 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
| | | 77,363 | | 748,100 |
HP, Inc.
| | | 82,663 | | 1,616,062 |
Intel Corp.
| | | 235,220 | | 11,984,459 |
International Business Machines Corp.
| | | 48,547 | | 5,986,331 |
Intuit, Inc.
| | | 14,326 | | 4,948,057 |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)
| | | 2,200 | | 355,806 |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
| | | 4,100 | | 678,222 |
Juniper Networks, Inc.
| | | 16,444 | | 411,100 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)
| | | 10,500 | | 1,034,460 |
KLA Corp.
| | | 8,273 | | 1,697,123 |
Lam Research Corp.
| | | 8,081 | | 2,717,964 |
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
| | | 7,200 | | 651,528 |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A
| | | 49,149 | | 17,604,680 |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
| | | 14,900 | | 1,019,756 |
Microchip Technology, Inc.
| | | 13,406 | | 1,470,638 |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
| | | 60,028 | | 2,731,874 |
Microsoft Corp.
| | | 420,077 | | 94,739,966 |
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
| | | 9,428 | | 1,458,983 |
NetApp, Inc.
| | | 13,243 | | 627,586 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
NortonLifeLock, Inc.
| | | 31,003 | | $ 729,191 |
NVIDIA Corp.
| | | 34,012 | | 18,195,740 |
Oracle Corp.
| | | 114,970 | | 6,578,583 |
Paychex, Inc.
| | | 18,531 | | 1,417,066 |
Paycom Software, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,900 | | 868,434 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 65,258 | | 13,321,768 |
Qorvo, Inc. (a)
| | | 6,100 | | 782,447 |
QUALCOMM, Inc.
| | | 61,685 | | 7,346,683 |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)
| | | 50,005 | | 13,633,863 |
Seagate Technology PLC
| | | 12,076 | | 579,527 |
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)
| | | 10,700 | | 5,157,614 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
| | | 9,700 | | 1,405,045 |
Synopsys, Inc. (a)
| | | 8,000 | | 1,770,400 |
TE Connectivity, Ltd.
| | | 18,549 | | 1,791,833 |
Texas Instruments, Inc.
| | | 50,706 | | 7,207,858 |
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,300 | | 794,213 |
VeriSign, Inc. (a)
| | | 5,920 | | 1,271,616 |
Visa, Inc. Class A
| | | 93,140 | | 19,744,749 |
Western Digital Corp.
| | | 17,506 | | 672,580 |
Western Union Co.
| | | 22,040 | | 519,924 |
Xerox Holdings Corp.
| | | 10,023 | | 189,034 |
Xilinx, Inc.
| | | 12,742 | | 1,327,207 |
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)
| | | 2,700 | | 773,631 |
| | | | | 460,272,888 |
MATERIALS — 2.5% | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
| | | 12,007 | | 3,509,166 |
Albemarle Corp.
| | | 6,400 | | 582,464 |
Amcor PLC (a)
| | | 90,130 | | 996,838 |
Avery Dennison Corp.
| | | 4,618 | | 532,871 |
Ball Corp.
| | | 18,716 | | 1,504,205 |
Celanese Corp.
| | | 5,800 | | 586,670 |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
| | | 13,030 | | 425,169 |
Corteva, Inc.
| | | 43,477 | | 1,241,268 |
Dow, Inc.
| | | 40,510 | | 1,827,811 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
| | | 40,477 | | 2,256,998 |
Eastman Chemical Co.
| | | 6,872 | | 502,412 |
Ecolab, Inc.
| | | 13,689 | | 2,697,828 |
FMC Corp.
| | | 7,022 | | 750,371 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
| | | 84,464 | | 1,318,483 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
| | | 6,280 | | 777,401 |
International Paper Co.
| | | 21,908 | | 794,603 |
Linde PLC
| | | 28,929 | | 7,224,728 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
| | | 13,922 | | 911,613 |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
| | | 3,455 | | 700,916 |
Mosaic Co.
| | | 20,816 | | 379,476 |
Newmont Corp.
| | | 44,573 | | 2,998,871 |
Nucor Corp.
| | | 17,606 | | 800,369 |
Packaging Corp. of America
| | | 4,800 | | 485,952 |
PPG Industries, Inc.
| | | 13,088 | | 1,575,795 |
Sealed Air Corp.
| | | 9,669 | | 379,992 |
Sherwin-Williams Co.
| | | 4,487 | | 3,011,001 |
Vulcan Materials Co.
| | | 7,090 | | 850,800 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Westrock Co.
| | | 16,448 | | $ 498,868 |
| | | | | 40,122,939 |
REAL ESTATE — 2.6% | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT
| | | 7,300 | | 1,229,174 |
American Tower Corp. REIT
| | | 24,282 | | 6,049,860 |
Apartment Investment and Management Co. Class A, REIT
| | | 9,769 | | 351,977 |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT
| | | 7,729 | | 1,221,646 |
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT
| | | 7,221 | | 627,288 |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 16,908 | | 795,183 |
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT
| | | 23,242 | | 3,794,256 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT
| | | 15,300 | | 2,381,445 |
Duke Realty Corp. REIT
| | | 19,900 | | 767,145 |
Equinix, Inc. REIT
| | | 4,938 | | 3,899,934 |
Equity Residential REIT
| | | 19,938 | | 1,125,500 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT
| | | 3,555 | | 769,693 |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT
| | | 7,500 | | 799,125 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT
| | | 4,600 | | 364,504 |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT
| | | 30,777 | | 850,676 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT
| | | 39,259 | | 440,879 |
Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT (b)
| | | 18,074 | | 543,847 |
Kimco Realty Corp. REIT
| | | 23,116 | | 277,161 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT
| | | 6,900 | | 808,128 |
Prologis, Inc. REIT
| | | 41,545 | | 4,231,774 |
Public Storage REIT
| | | 7,952 | | 1,689,005 |
Realty Income Corp. REIT
| | | 19,800 | | 1,228,194 |
Regency Centers Corp. REIT
| | | 10,499 | | 416,915 |
SBA Communications Corp. REIT
| | | 6,400 | | 1,958,848 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT
| | | 16,735 | | 1,135,470 |
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT (b)
| | | 4,600 | | 215,096 |
UDR, Inc. REIT
| | | 17,800 | | 619,618 |
Ventas, Inc. REIT
| | | 18,803 | | 774,872 |
Vornado Realty Trust REIT (b)
| | | 10,446 | | 374,280 |
Welltower, Inc. REIT
| | | 23,381 | | 1,344,875 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT
| | | 40,898 | | 1,239,618 |
| | | | | 42,325,986 |
UTILITIES — 2.8% | | | | | |
AES Corp.
| | | 35,559 | | 631,172 |
Alliant Energy Corp.
| | | 14,700 | | 796,005 |
Ameren Corp.
| | | 14,356 | | 1,135,703 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
| | | 27,743 | | 2,186,981 |
American Water Works Co., Inc.
| | | 9,900 | | 1,399,266 |
Atmos Energy Corp.
| | | 7,400 | | 738,668 |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
| | | 31,335 | | 628,893 |
CMS Energy Corp.
| | | 14,501 | | 877,165 |
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
| | | 17,500 | | 1,248,450 |
Dominion Energy, Inc.
| | | 45,924 | | 3,602,279 |
DTE Energy Co.
| | | 10,539 | | 1,250,663 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Duke Energy Corp.
| | | 40,091 | | $ 3,220,911 |
Edison International
| | | 21,305 | | 1,118,086 |
Entergy Corp.
| | | 11,200 | | 1,110,368 |
Evergy, Inc.
| | | 11,599 | | 617,299 |
Eversource Energy
| | | 18,443 | | 1,580,750 |
Exelon Corp.
| | | 54,459 | | 2,010,082 |
FirstEnergy Corp.
| | | 32,329 | | 924,286 |
NextEra Energy, Inc.
| | | 26,957 | | 7,525,586 |
NiSource, Inc.
| | | 23,078 | | 511,408 |
NRG Energy, Inc.
| | | 13,698 | | 471,348 |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
| | | 6,556 | | 480,883 |
PPL Corp.
| | | 44,756 | | 1,236,608 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
| | | 27,936 | | 1,459,377 |
Sempra Energy
| | | 16,524 | | 2,043,193 |
Southern Co.
| | | 57,484 | | 2,999,515 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
| | | 17,487 | | 1,645,177 |
Xcel Energy, Inc.
| | | 29,200 | | 2,028,670 |
| | | | | 45,478,792 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $385,733,872)
| | | | | 1,604,321,393 |
| | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4% | | | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Class G Shares 0.08% (d) (e)
| | 5,765,914 | 5,765,914 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (c) (f)
| | | 1,303,868 | | $ 1,303,868 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,069,782)
| | | | | 7,069,782 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $392,803,654)
| | | | | 1,611,391,175 |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.1)%
| | | | | (1,934,880) |
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
| | | | | $ 1,609,456,295 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at August 31, 2020. |
(c) | The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(d) | The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(e) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at August 31, 2020. |
(f) | Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
At August 31, 2020, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Description | | Number of Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
E-Mini S&P 500 Index (long) | | 55 | | 09/18/2020 | | $9,503,255 | | $9,620,643 | | $117,388 |
During the period ended August 31, 2020, average notional value related to futures contracts was $23,410,662.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2020.
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks
| | $1,604,321,393 | | $— | | $— | | $1,604,321,393 |
Short-Term Investments
| | 7,069,782 | | — | | — | | 7,069,782 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
| | $1,611,391,175 | | $— | | $— | | $1,611,391,175 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts(a)
| | 117,388 | | — | | — | | 117,388 |
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
| | $ 117,388 | | $— | | $— | | $ 117,388 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
| | $1,611,508,563 | | $— | | $— | | $1,611,508,563 |
(a) | Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Affiliate Table
| Number of Shares Held at 8/31/19 | | Value at
8/31/19 | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Shares Sold | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Number of Shares Held at 8/31/20 | | Value at
8/31/20 | | Dividend Income |
State Street Corp.
| 24,347 | | $ 1,249,245 | | $ — | | $ 294,013 | | $53,859 | | $362,718 | | 20,147 | | $1,371,809 | | $ 45,858 |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class
| 17,289,872 | | 17,291,600 | | 92,977,093 | | 110,273,455 | | 4,711 | | 51 | | — | | — | | 191,533 |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Class G Shares
| — | | — | | 178,689,607 | | 172,923,693 | | — | | — | | 5,765,914 | | 5,765,914 | | 85,523 |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II
| 2,175,869 | | 2,175,869 | | 32,794,289 | | 33,666,291 | | — | | — | | 1,303,868 | | 1,303,868 | | 20,685 |
Total
| | | $20,716,714 | | $304,460,989 | | $317,157,452 | | $58,570 | | $362,769 | | | | $8,441,591 | | $343,599 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
August 31, 2020
ASSETS | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value*
| $1,602,949,584 |
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value
| 8,441,591 |
Total Investments
| 1,611,391,175 |
Net cash at broker
| 592,130 |
Cash
| 10,501 |
Receivable from broker — accumulated variation margin on futures contracts
| 55,071 |
Receivable for fund shares sold
| 302,128 |
Dividends receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 2,504,408 |
Dividends receivable — affiliated issuers
| 40,400 |
Securities lending income receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 361 |
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated issuers
| 575 |
Receivable from Adviser
| 73,264 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets
| 19,847 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 1,614,989,860 |
LIABILITIES | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned
| 1,303,868 |
Payable for fund shares repurchased
| 3,811,804 |
Advisory fee payable
| 127,724 |
Custodian fees payable
| 7,998 |
Administration fees payable
| 46,128 |
Shareholder servicing fee payable
| 32,238 |
Distribution fees payable
| 49,700 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable
| 843 |
Transfer agent fees payable
| 57,353 |
Registration and filing fees payable
| 2,937 |
Professional fees payable
| 39,489 |
Printing and postage fees payable
| 48,097 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 5,386 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 5,533,565 |
NET ASSETS
| $1,609,456,295 |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |
Paid-in Capital
| $ 331,402,525 |
Total distributable earnings (loss)
| 1,278,053,770 |
NET ASSETS
| $1,609,456,295 |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | |
Net asset value per share
| $ 253.59 |
Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)
| 6,346,764 |
COST OF INVESTMENTS: | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
| $ 385,188,847 |
Investments in affiliated issuers
| 7,614,807 |
Total cost of investments
| $ 392,803,654 |
* Includes investments in securities on loan, at value
| $ 2,985,897 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended August 31, 2020
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Interest income — unaffiliated issuers
| $ 12,285 |
Dividend income — unaffiliated issuers
| 33,027,774 |
Dividend income — affiliated issuers
| 322,914 |
Unaffiliated securities lending income
| 3,304 |
Affiliated securities lending income
| 20,685 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| 33,386,962 |
EXPENSES | |
Advisory fee
| 459,670 |
Administration fees
| 766,117 |
Shareholder servicing fees
| 367,736 |
Distribution fees
| 566,927 |
Custodian fees
| 118,490 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 40,368 |
Transfer agent fees
| 306,772 |
Registration and filing fees
| 50,042 |
Professional fees and expenses
| 76,541 |
Printing and postage fees
| 98,529 |
Insurance expense
| 21,897 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 36,354 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 2,909,443 |
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser
| (503,835) |
NET EXPENSES
| 2,405,608 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $ 30,981,354 |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| 117,953,489 |
Investments — affiliated issuers
| 58,570 |
Futures contracts
| 3,642,114 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 121,654,173 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| 156,956,657 |
Investments — affiliated issuers
| 362,769 |
Futures contracts
| (76,141) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| 157,243,285 |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
| 278,897,458 |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $309,878,812 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 30,981,354 | | $ 30,267,486 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 121,654,173 | | 87,856,506 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| 157,243,285 | | 117,155,346 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 309,878,812 | | 235,279,338 |
Distributions to shareholders
| (101,778,161) | | (161,580,164) |
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 326,280,339 | | 293,356,913 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 99,047,950 | | 158,648,087 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (551,757,204) | | (604,867,099) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions
| (126,428,915) | | (152,862,099) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| 81,671,736 | | (79,162,925) |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 1,527,784,559 | | 1,606,947,484 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $1,609,456,295 | | $1,527,784,559 |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST(a): | | | |
Shares sold
| 1,504,171 | | 1,349,280 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 449,545 | | 839,551 |
Shares redeemed
| (2,486,173) | | (1,875,782) |
Net increase (decrease)
| (532,457) | | 313,049 |
(a) | After the close of trading on April 17, 2020, the State Street S&P 500 Index Fund underwent a 1-for-6 reverse share split. The historical per share activity presented here has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this split. See Note 11. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| Year Ended 8/31/20(a) | | Year Ended 8/31/19(a)(b) | | Year Ended 8/31/18(a)(b) | | Year Ended 8/31/17(a)(b) | | Year Ended 8/31/16(a)(b) |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 222.06 | | $ 244.74 | | $ 215.94 | | $ 203.10 | | $ 188.40 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (c)
| 4.55 | | 4.38(d)(e) | | 3.96(d)(e) | | 3.96(d)(e) | | 3.96(d)(e) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 42.08 | | (2.52) | | 36.72 | | 26.82 | | 18.60 |
Total from investment operations
| 46.63 | | 1.86 | | 40.68 | | 30.78 | | 22.56 |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (4.20) | | (4.26) | | (4.68) | | (3.84) | | (3.90) |
Net realized gains
| (10.90) | | (20.28) | | (7.20) | | (14.10) | | (3.96) |
Total distributions
| (15.10) | | (24.54) | | (11.88) | | (17.94) | | (7.86) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 253.59 | | $ 222.06 | | $ 244.74 | | $ 215.94 | | $ 203.10 |
Total return (f)
| 22.14% | | 2.71% | | 19.41% | | 16.06% | | 12.38% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $1,609,456 | | $1,527,785 | | $1,606,947 | | $1,571,873 | | $1,518,948 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses
| 0.19% | | 0.20% | | 0.20% | | 0.20% | | 0.20% |
Net expenses
| 0.16%(d)(e) | | 0.16%(d)(e) | | 0.16%(d)(e) | | 0.16%(d)(e) | | 0.15%(d)(e) |
Net investment income (loss)
| 2.02%(d)(e) | | 2.00%(d)(e) | | 1.74%(d)(e) | | 1.91%(d)(e) | | 2.03%(d)(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 5% | | 3%(g) | | 2%(g) | | 3%(g) | | 6%(g) |
(a) | After the close of trading on April 17, 2020, State Street S&P 500 Index Fund underwent a 1-for-6 reverse share split. The historical per share activity presented here has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this split. See Note 11. |
(b) | The per share amounts and percentages include the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of the affiliated Portfolio prior to the discontinuance of the master feeder structure. |
(c) | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year. |
(d) | Reflects amounts waived by the administrator. |
(e) | Reflects amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser. |
(f) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(g) | Portfolio turnover is from the Fund's Portfolio prior to discontinuance of master-feeder structure. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA Funds
STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
1. Organization
The SSGA Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of August 31, 2020, the Trust consists of four (4) series (and corresponding classes, each of which have the same rights and privileges, including voting rights), each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at $0.001 par value. The financial statements herein relate to the following series (the “Fund”):
Fund | Classes | Commencement of Operations | Diversification Classification |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund | Class N | December 30, 1992 | Diversified |
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements:
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
The Fund's investments are valued at fair value each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the NYSE is not open. Fair value is generally defined as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the valuation in a current sale and may not reflect an actual market price. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to the policy and procedures developed by the Oversight Committee (the “Committee”) and approved by the Board. The Committee provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
• Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price, as applicable, on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last published sale price or at fair value.
• Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) or other unitized pooled investment vehicles that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”) per share or unit.
• Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price on the primary market on which they are traded most extensively. Exchange-traded futures contracts traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last reported sale price obtained from independent pricing services or brokers or at fair value.
SSGA Funds
STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND (continued)
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
In the event prices or quotations are not readily available or that the application of these valuation methods results in a price for an investment that is deemed to be not representative of the fair value of such investment, fair value will be determined in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the valuation policy and procedures approved by the Board.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments.
The Fund values its assets and liabilities at fair value using a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels that prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The categorization of a value determined for an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in it.
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability;
• Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and
• Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.
The value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2020 is disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from the sale and disposition of investments are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, or when the information becomes available, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, if any. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value.
The Fund invests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). REITs determine the tax character of their distributions annually and may characterize a portion of their distributions as a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund’s policy is to record all REIT distributions initially as dividend income and re-designate a portion of the capital or capital gains distributions at year end based on information provided by the REIT and/or SSGA Funds Management, Inc.’s (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”) estimates of such re-designations for which actual information has not yet been reported.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Fund, are applied to that Fund within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and relative net assets of the Fund within the Trust.
Distributions
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually, unless additional distributions are required for compliance with applicable tax regulations. The amount and character of income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with applicable tax regulations which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for U.S. GAAP purposes.
SSGA Funds
STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND (continued)
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
3. Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures Contracts
The Fund may enter into futures contracts to meet its objectives. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, cash or securities in an amount equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the clearing house. Securities deposited, if any, are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is included in Net cash at broker on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value, accumulated, exchange rates, and or other transactional fees. The accumulation of those payments are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.
Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to unfavorable changes in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk that the movements in the price of the futures contracts do not correlate with the movement of the assets underlying such contracts.
For the period ended August 31, 2020, the Fund entered into futures contracts for cash equitization, to reduce tracking error and to facilitate daily liquidity.
The following tables summarize the value of the Fund's derivative instruments as of August 31, 2020, and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:
| Asset Derivatives |
| Interest Rate Contracts Risk | | Foreign Exchange Contracts Risk | | Credit Contracts Risk | | Equity Contracts Risk | | Commodity Contracts Risk | | Total |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $55,071 | | $— | | $55,071 |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
| Interest Rate Contracts Risk | | Foreign Exchange Contracts Risk | | Credit Contracts Risk | | Equity Contracts Risk | | Commodity Contracts Risk | | Total |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $3,642,114 | | $— | | $3,642,114 |
| Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| Interest Rate Contracts Risk | | Foreign Exchange Contracts Risk | | Credit Contracts Risk | | Equity Contracts Risk | | Commodity Contracts Risk | | Total |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $(76,141) | | $— | | $(76,141) |
SSGA Funds
STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND (continued)
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory Fee
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with SSGA FM. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. For its advisory services, the Fund pays the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.03% of its average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
The Adviser is contractually obligated until December 31, 2020 to waive up to the full amount of advisory fee payable by the Fund and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses exceed 0.157% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated prior to December 31, 2020 except with the approval of the Board. During the period ended August 31, 2020, SSGA FM agreed to reimburse fees of $350,611.
Administrator, Sub-Administrator, and Custodian Fees
SSGA FM serves as administrator and State Street, an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as custodian and sub-administrator. For its administrative services, the Fund pays SSGA FM a fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of its average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. SSGA FM has contractually agreed to waive 0.01% of its administration fee. The waiver may not be terminated or modified except with the approval of the Board and shall continue until at least December 31, 2020. For the period ended August 31, 2020, SSGA FM waived fees in the amount of $153,224. The Adviser and the Fund each bear a portion of the fee paid to State Street for providing sub-administration and custodian services with respect to the Fund.
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Fees
State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (“SSGA FD” or the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Trust.
The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, under which the Fund may compensate the Distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the Fund’s Class N shares and for services provided to shareholders in that class (the “Plan”).
The Plan calls for payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of 0.25% of the Fund’s net assets attributable to its Class N shares. In addition to payments under the Plan, the Fund may reimburse the Distributor or its affiliates for payments it makes to financial intermediaries that provide certain administrative, recordkeeping, and account maintenance services. The amount of the reimbursement and the manner in which it is calculated are reviewed by the Trustees periodically.
Additionally, the Board approved a limit of 0.062% of average daily net assets on the amount of Rule 12b-1 fees paid to the Distributor.
Other Transactions with Affiliates - Securities Lending
State Street, an affiliate of the Fund, acts as the securities lending agent for the Fund, pursuant to an amended and restated securities lending authorization agreement dated January 6, 2017, as amended December 7, 2018.
Proceeds collected by State Street on investment of cash collateral or any fee income are allocated as follows (after deduction of such other amounts payable to State Street under the terms of the securities lending agreement): 85% payable to the Fund, and 15% payable to State Street.
In addition, cash collateral from lending activities is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II, an affiliated fund, for which SSGA FM serves as investment adviser. See Note 8 for additional information regarding securities lending.
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STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND (continued)
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Fund may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street Corporation, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Fund owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
5. Trustees’ Fees
The fees and expenses of the Trust’s trustees, who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), are paid directly by the Fund. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
6. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions, derivative contracts and short term investments) for the period ended August 31, 2020, were as follows:
| Purchases | | Sales |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| $71,972,248 | | $249,686,443 |
7. Income Tax Information
The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent it distributes its taxable income, including any net realized capital gains, for each fiscal year. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required.
The Fund files federal and various state and local tax returns as required. No income tax returns are currently under examination. Generally, the federal returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from date of filing, while the state returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon jurisdiction. SSGA FM has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on tax returns for all open years and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that would require recognition of a tax liability.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Certain capital accounts in the financial statements have been adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net asset values or results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in the future. These book-tax differences are primarily due to nontaxable dividend adjustments to income, wash sale loss deferrals, corporate actions, and futures contracts. In addition, the Fund has claimed a portion of the payments made to redeeming shareholder as a distribution for income tax purposes.
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended August 31, 2020, was as follows:
| Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| $28,579,587 | | $73,198,574 | | $101,778,161 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended August 31, 2019, was as follows:
| Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| $ 31,558,640 | | $ 130,021,524 | | $ 161,580,164 |
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STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND (continued)
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
At August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | | Qualified Late-Year Losses | | Total |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| $13,816,308 | | $— | | $90,607,741 | | $1,173,629,721 | | $— | | $1,278,053,770 |
As of August 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments and other financial instruments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Tax Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| $437,878,842 | | $1,195,994,153 | | $22,364,432 | | $1,173,629,721 |
8. Securities Lending
The Fund may lend securities to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. The value of the collateral with respect to a loaned security may be temporarily more or less than the value of a security due to market fluctuations of securities values. With respect to each loan, if on any U.S. business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are subject to the loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral on the next business day.
The Fund will regain record ownership of loaned securities to exercise certain beneficial rights; however, the Fund may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in the securities loaned should the borrower fail financially. In addition, a Fund will bear the risk of loss of any cash collateral that it may invest. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as the lending agent. Additionally, the Fund will receive a fee from the borrower for non-cash collateral equal to a percentage of the market value of the loaned securities.
The market value of securities on loan as of August 31, 2020, and the value of the invested cash collateral are disclosed in the Fund's Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is not disclosed in the Fund's Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund, and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Fund's Statements of Operations, represents the income earned from the non-cash collateral and the investment of cash collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as lending agent.
The following is a summary of the Fund’s securities lending agreements and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of August 31, 2020:
Fund | | Market Value of Securities on Loan | | Cash Collateral Received | | Non-Cash Collateral Received * | | Total Collateral Received |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| | $ 2,985,897 | | $ 1,303,868 | | $ 1,809,457 | | $ 3,113,325 |
* | The non-cash collateral includes U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities. |
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STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND (continued)
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of August 31, 2020:
| | | | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements As of August 31, 2020 |
Fund | | Securities Lending Transactions | | Overnight and Continuous | | <30 Days | | Between 30 & 90 Days | | >90 Days | | Total Borrowings | | Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| | Common Stocks | | $1,303,868 | | $— | | $— | | $— | | $1,303,868 | | $1,303,868 |
9. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds (each, a “Participant” and collectively, the “Participants”) have access to $200 million of a $500 million revolving credit facility, provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires in October 2021 unless extended or renewed.
The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. Commitment fees are ordinary fund operating expenses. A participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. Effective October 8, 2020, interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1.25% plus the New York Fed Bank Rate.
The Fund had no outstanding loans as of August 31, 2020.
10. Risks
Market Risk
The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, and general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (known as COVID-19) first detected in China in December 2019 has resulted in a global pandemic and major disruptions to economies and markets around the world, including the United States. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and severe losses, and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. Liquidity for many instruments has been greatly reduced for periods of time. Some interest rates are very low and in some cases yields are negative. Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, have taken extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets. The impact of these measures, and whether they will be effective to mitigate the economic and market disruption, will not be known for some time. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to a Fund by its service providers.
11. Reverse Stock Split
The Board authorized a 1-for-6 reverse share split for the State Street S&P 500 Index Fund effective after the close of trading on April 17, 2020. The impact of the reverse share split was to decrease the number of shares outstanding by a factor of six, while increasing the NAV of shares outstanding by a factor of six, resulting in no effect to the net assets of the Fund. The financial statements and financial highlights for the Fund have been adjusted to reflect the reverse share split.
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STATE STREET S&P 500 INDEX FUND (continued)
Notes to Financial Statements — August 31, 2020
12. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting SSGA Funds (the “Trust”)), including the schedule of investments, as of August 31, 2020, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting SSGA Funds) at August 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers and others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more State Street Global Advisors investment companies since 2000.
Boston, Massachusetts
October 26, 2020
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020.
The table below illustrates your Fund’s cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| 0.16% | | $1,199.40 | | $0.88 | | $1,024.30 | | $0.81 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 184, then divided by 366. |
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (continued)
Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Tax Information
For federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions of the Fund for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2020.
Dividends Received Deduction
The Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Qualified Business Income Deduction
The Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of qualified REIT dividends eligible for the 20% qualified business income deduction under Section 199A.
Qualified Dividend Income
A portion of dividends distributed by the Fund during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, is considered qualified dividend income and is eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 5% to 20% depending on the individual’s tax bracket. The Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividend income as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
Qualified Interest Income
The Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income and short-term capital gain as qualified interest income.
Capital Gain Dividend
Long term capital gains dividends were paid from the following Fund during the year ended August 31, 2020:
| Amount |
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
| $93,415,002 |
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Record
A description of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Fund’s investment adviser to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-997-7327 (toll free) or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment adviser voted for the 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year by calling the same number, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and on the Fund’s website at www.ssga.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Following the Fund’s first and third fiscal quarter-ends, a complete schedule of investments is filed with the SEC as an exhibit on Form N-PORT, which can be found on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's schedules of investments are available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-997-7327 (toll free).
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Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees or its shareholders, and by a vote of a majority of those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (commonly referred to as, the “Independent Trustees”) cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.2
Consistent with these requirements, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the SSGA Funds (the “Trust”), met telephonically on April 7, 2020 and May 13-14, 2020 (in reliance on the Order), including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 7, 2020 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 13-14, 2020 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for the Fund: |
o Comparisons of the Fund’s performance over the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2019, to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the successor to Lipper, Inc. (“Broadridge”) for the Fund (the “Lipper Index”) and a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
1Over the course of many years overseeing the Fund and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreements, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). Due to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (also known as “COVID-19”) pandemic, the special meeting for calendar year 2020 was held telephonically. At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
2On March 25, 2020, as a result of health and safety measures put in place to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an exemptive order (the “Order”) pursuant to Sections 6(c) and 38(a) of the 1940 Act, that temporarily exempts registered investment management companies from the in-person voting requirements under the 1940 Act, subject to certain requirements, including that votes taken pursuant to the Order are ratified at the next in-person meeting. The Board of the Trust determined that reliance on the Order was necessary or appropriate due to the circumstances related to current or potential effects of COVID-19 and therefore, the May 13-14, 2020 meeting was held telephonically in reliance on the Order.
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Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
o Comparisons of the Fund’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Fund’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses over the past five calendar years; and
o Comparisons of the Fund’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Fund, as applicable; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to the Fund and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Fund. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolios of the Fund and for Fund operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Fund and its service providers, including information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Fund; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Fund by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Fund by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, fund accountant and securities lending agent of the Fund, as applicable, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Fund’s relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Fund; |
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (continued)
Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
• | Responses to a letter from independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Independent Counsel”), reviewed prior to such date by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Fund’s Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Fund and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019; and the relevant operations of other affiliated service providers to the Fund, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator, custodian and securities lending agent for the Fund, with respect to its operations relating to the Fund; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Fund (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Fund, together with the Fund’s related distribution plans and arrangements under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act;
• | Information from SSGA FM, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 13, 2020; |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel; and |
• | A summary of the foregoing materials prepared by Independent Counsel. |
In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser, and other service providers of the Fund throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Fund’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review process by their Independent Counsel. The Independent Trustees relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the Advisory Agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the Fund.
Results of the Process
Based on a consideration of the foregoing and such other information as deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, on May 14, 2020 the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2020, for an additional year with respect to the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. The Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing particular markets, industries and specific issuers of securities in these markets and industries. The Board also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various funds that invest primarily in equity securities. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the
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Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Fund, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management, as well as the Adviser’s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of SSGA FM and various affiliated service providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the role of the Adviser in overseeing the Fund’s securities lending activities. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Fund.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for various time periods ended December 31, 2019. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the following performance information in its evaluation of the Fund:
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was above the medians of its Performance Group and Performance Universe and above its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund is satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Fund and actual fees paid by the Fund, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. In addition, the Board considered the willingness of the Adviser to provide undertakings from time to time to waive fees or pay expenses of the Fund to limit the total expenses borne by shareholders of the Fund. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of the Fund:
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of the Fund compare favorably to the fees and expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe and are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to the Fund and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by SSGA FM and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Fund, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Fund and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (continued)
Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board noted that the Adviser does not currently have “soft dollar” arrangements in effect for trading the Fund’s investments.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Fund, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Fund, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and fund complex increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of the Fund and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Fund and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and expense ratio of the Fund during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Fund to such an extent that previously agreed advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for the Fund at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as being controlling, but based its recommendation on each of the factors it considered. Each Trustee may have contributed different weight to the various factors. Based upon the materials reviewed, the representations made and the considerations described above, and as part of its deliberations, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
SSGA Funds
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (continued)
Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS INFORMATION
Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years and Relevant Experience | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee† | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Trustees | | | | | | | | | | |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | | | |
Michael F. Holland c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1944 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Board | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1/14 | | Chairman, Holland & Company L.L.C. (investment adviser) (1995- present). | | 66 | | Director, the Holland Series Fund, Inc.; Director, The China Fund, Inc. (1992-2017); Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (2007-2017); Director, Reaves Utility Income Fund, Inc.; and Director, Blackstone/GSO Loans (and Real Estate) Funds. |
Patrick J. Riley c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1948 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Board | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1988 | | 2002 to May 2010, Associate Justice of the Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; 1985 to 2002, Partner, Riley, Burke & Donahue, L.L.P. (law firm); 1998 to Present, Independent Director, State Street Global Advisers Ireland, Ltd. (investment company); 1998 to Present, Independent Director, SSGA Liquidity plc (formerly, SSGA Cash Management Fund plc); January 2009 to Present, Independent Director, SSGA Fixed Income plc; and January 2009-2019, Independent Director, SSGA Qualified Funds PLC. | | 66 | | Board Director and Chairman, SPDR Europe 1PLC Board (2011-present); Board Director and Chairman, SPDR Europe II, PLC (2013-present). |
John R. Costantino c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1946 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 12/18 | | Managing General Partner, NGN Capital LLC (2006 - 2019); Senior Advisor to NGN Capital LLC (2019 - present); and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management (1996 - present). | | 66 | | Director of Kleinfeld Bridal Corp. (March 2016 – present); Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute (1986 – present); Trustee of Fordham University (1989 – 1995 and 2001 – 2007) and Trustee Emeritus (2007 – present);Trustee of GE Funds (1993 – February 2011); Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association (since 2019); and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation (1992 - 2007). |
Donna M. Rapaccioli c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1962 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Audit Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 12/18 | | Dean of the Gabelli School of Business (2007 – present) and Accounting Professor (1987 – present) at Fordham University. | | 66 | | Director- Graduate Management Admissions Council (2015 - present); Trustee of Emmanuel College (2010 - 2019). |
Richard D. Shirk c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1945 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1988 | | March 2001 to April 2002, Chairman (1996 to March 2001, President and Chief Executive Officer), Cerulean Companies, Inc. (holding company) (Retired); 1992 to March 2001, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (health insurer, managed healthcare). | | 66 | | 1998 to December 2008, Chairman, Board Member and December 2008 to Present, Investment Committee Member, Healthcare Georgia Foundation (private foundation); September 2002 to 2012, Lead Director and Board Member, Amerigroup Corp. (managed health care); 1999 to 2013, Board Member and (since 2001) Investment Committee Member, Woodruff Arts Center; and 2003 to 2009, Trustee, Gettysburg College; Board member, Aerocare Holdings, Regenesis Biomedical Inc. |
SSGA Funds
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (continued)
Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years and Relevant Experience | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee† | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Rina K. Spence c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1948 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Audit Committee, Co-Chairperson of the Nominating Committee and Co-Chairperson of the Governance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1/14 | | President of SpenceCare International LLC (international healthcare consulting) (1999 – present); Chief Executive Officer, IEmily.com (health internet company) (2000 – 2001); Chief Executive Officer of Consensus Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1998 – 1999); Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spence Center for Women’s Health (1994 – 1998); President and CEO, Emerson Hospital (1984 – 1994); Honorary Consul for Monaco in Boston (2015 – present). | | 66 | | None. |
Bruce D. Taber c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1943 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Valuation Committee, Co- Chairperson of the Nominating Committee, and Co-Chairperson of the Governance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1991 | | Retired; 1999 to 2016, Partner, Zenergy LLC (a technology company providing Computer Modeling and System Analysis to the General Electric Power Generation Division); Until December 2008, Independent Director, SSGA Cash Management Fund plc; Until December 2008, Independent Director, State Street Global Advisers Ireland, Ltd. (investment companies). | | 48 | | None. |
Michael A. Jessee c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1946 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Valuation Committee | | Term: Indefinite Appointed: 7/16 Elected: 12/18 | | Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (1989 – 2009); Trustee, Randolph-Macon College (2004-2016). | | 66 | | None. |
Interested Trustee(1) | | | | | | | | | | |
Ellen M. Needham(2) SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1967 | | Trustee and President | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 12/18 | | Chairman, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (March 2020 - present); President and Director, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2001 - present)*; Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors (1992 - present)*; Manager, State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (May 2017 - present).* | | 66 | | None. |
† For the purpose of determining the number of portfolios overseen by the Trustees, “Fund Complex” comprises registered investment companies for which SSGA FM serves as investment adviser. |
(1) The individual listed below is a Trustee who is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trusts (“Interested Trustee”). |
(2) Ms. Needham is an Interested Trustee because of her employment by SSGA FM, an affiliate of the Trust. |
* Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period. |
SSGA Funds
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (continued)
Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
The following lists the principal officers for the Trust, as well as their mailing addresses and ages, positions with the Trust and length of time served, and present and principal occupations: |
Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Officers | | | | | | |
ELLEN M. NEEDHAM SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1967 | | President, Trustee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 10/12 | | Chairman, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (March 2020 - present); President and Director, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2001 - present)*; Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors (1992 - present); Manager, State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (May 2017 - present).* |
BRUCE S. ROSENBERG SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1961 | | Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 - present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 - July 2015). |
ANN M. CARPENTER SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1966 | | Vice President and Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 10/12 Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2005 - present) *; Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors (2005 - present).* |
CHAD C. HALLETT SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1969 | | Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 –November 2014).* |
DARLENE ANDERSON-VASQUEZ
SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1968 | | Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 11/16 | | Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (May 2016 – present); Senior Vice President, John Hancock Investments (September 2007 – May 2016). |
ARTHUR A. JENSEN SSGA Funds Management, Inc. 1600 Summer Street Stamford, CT 06905 YOB: 1966 | | Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/17 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2016 – present); Mutual Funds Controller at GE Asset Management Incorporated (April 2011 – July 2016). |
SUJATA UPRETI SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1974 | | Assistant Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (May 2015 – present). |
DANIEL FOLEY SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1972 | | Assistant Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2007 – present).* |
DANIEL G. PLOURDE SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1980 | | Assistant Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 5/17 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (May 2015 – present); Officer, State Street Bank and Trust Company (March 2009 – May 2015). |
BRIAN HARRIS SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1973 | | Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Code of Ethics Compliance Officer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 11/13 Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/16 | | Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013—present); Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (September 2010 – May 2013). |
SEAN O'MALLEY SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1969 | | Chief Legal Officer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 8/19 | | Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (November 2013 – present). |
SSGA Funds
State Street S&P 500 Index Fund (continued)
Other Information — August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
The following lists the principal officers for the Trust, as well as their mailing addresses and ages, positions with the Trust and length of time served, and present and principal occupations: |
Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
DAVID BARR SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB:1974 | | Secretary | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/20 | | Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (October 2019 – present); Vice President at Eaton Vance Corp (October 2010 – October 2019) |
ANDREW DELORME SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1975 | | Assistant Secretary | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/20 | | Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (April 2016 – present); Vice President and Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (August 2014 – March 2016). |
DAVID URMAN SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1985 | | Assistant Secretary | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 8/19 | | Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (April 2019 – present); Vice President and Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (August 2015 – April 2019); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP (November 2012 – August 2015). |
* Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period. |
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about the Trust's trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request and by calling 1-800-997-7327. |
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State Street S&P 500 Index Fund
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(800) 997-7327
Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Rina K. Spence
Bruce D. Taber
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian and Office of Shareholder Inquiries
State Street Bank Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent
DST Asset Manager Solutions Inc.
State Street Global Advisors
P.O. Box 219737
Kansas City, MO 64121-9737
Distributor
State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Sub-Administrator
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Distributor: State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, member FINRA, SIPC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The SSGA Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and shareholder servicing agent and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrator services.
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus and SAI from the Distributor by calling 1-800-997-7327 or visiting www.ssga.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
SSGASPFDAR
Annual Report
August 31, 2020
SSGA Funds
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of a Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund (or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank). Instead, the reports will be made available on a Fund's website (www.ssga.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted, and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from a Fund electronically by calling 1-800-647-7327.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with a Fund, you can inform a Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-647-7327. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account, if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with a Fund.
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus and SAI from the Distributor by calling 1-800-997-7327 or visiting www.ssga.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus and SAI from the Distributor by calling 1-800-997-7327 or visiting www.ssga.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
The State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize the total return through investment in equity securities. The Fund’s benchmark is the Russell 2000 Index (the “Index”).
For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”), the total return for the Fund’s Class N was 1.46%, and the Index was 6.02%. The Fund and Index returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other income. The Fund’s performance reflects the expenses of managing the Fund, including brokerage and advisory expenses. The Index is unmanaged and Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses of any kind, which would have a negative impact on returns.
Value, sentiment, and quality were the primary drivers of Fund performance relative to the Index as the strategy’s investment model underperformed during the Reporting Period. Each of the model’s factors underperformed as market fundamentals mattered less and as geo-political events, central bank policy, and the COVID-19 pandemic had an outsized impact on factor performance. The Fund initially performed well at the beginning of the Reporting Period, as the Federal Reserve began cutting short-term rates in 0.25% increments in August, September, and October. The model’s valuation themes performed well in this environment, perceiving the rate cuts to be stimulative to the anemic economic growth occurring in the U.S. at that time. As the end of 2019 approached, markets became even more risk-on when the “Phase One” trade deal was signed between the United States and China. High-risk names strongly outperformed low-risk names in both November and December and the Fund underperformed as the model’s more defensive factors of sentiment and quality detracted from relative return. The model’s dynamic factor was also a significant detractor from relative return during this period due to its tilt towards low risk (low beta and low volatility) names. The dynamic factor viewed high risk as expensive, and therefore expected high beta and high volatility names to underperform in the future.
The Fund underperformed again in the first quarter of 2020, when the Index plunged more than –30% as the spread of COVID-19 shutdown countries and threatened entire economies. This was the worst quarterly loss for the Index since its inception in 1979. Every sector in the Index was negative over the quarter, as global markets took on a decidedly defensive posture and investor sentiment tumbled. The model’s valuation components were by far the biggest detractors from performance during this period. Historically, value themes have tended to underperform in times of market stress, and given the speed and depth of the equity market decline over the first quarter, the model’s valuation components had their worst quarterly performance since the Financial Crisis in 2008. Positive contributions to return from sentiment and the model’s dynamic factor (still tilted towards low risk) were unable to overcome the extremely negative performance of value.
During the second quarter and the remainder of the Reporting Period, equity markets sprung back to life over optimism surrounding the containment of the virus, the re-opening of economies, the promise of potential vaccines to treat COVID-19, and the unprecedented stimulus from the Federal Reserve. The Index soared +25.42% in 2Q20, posting its best quarterly performance since 1991. The Fund underperformed during this period as high-risk, low-quality stocks surged. Although value was modestly positive in April as the Index shot up ~14%, it continued to underperform throughout May and June as stocks with expensive valuations continued trending higher. For the remainder of the Reporting Period, the Fund outperformed in July as both sentiment and quality performed strongly, but the Fund underperformed again in August as sentiment reversed.
The Fund used index futures in order to hedge cash during the Reporting Period. The Fund’s use of index futures did not substantially contribute to or detract from the Fund performance relative to the Index, as these futures contracts closely track the Index.
On an individual security level, the top positive contributors to the Fund’s performance on an absolute basis during the Reporting Period were Lithia Motors Inc., Quidel Corp., and Amedisys Inc. The top negative contributors to the Fund’s performance on an absolute basis during the Reporting Period were Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT, and Conmed Corp.
The views expressed above reflect those of the Fund’s portfolio manager only through the Reporting Period, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Adviser as a whole. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and the Adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any fund.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Performance Summary (Unaudited)
Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment
(Based on Net Asset Value)
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
The growth of $10,000 is cumulative. The performance of other shares classes will vary based on the sales charges and the fee structure of those classes.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Line graph is based on cumulative total return.
Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | |
| | Total Return One Year Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | Average Annual Total Return Five Years Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | Average Annual Total Return Ten Years Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | |
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class A | 1.30% | (4.02%) | 5.16% | 4.03% | 11.95% | 11.34% | |
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class I | 1.71% | N/A | 5.48% | N/A | 12.17% | N/A | |
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class K | 1.71% | N/A | 5.55% | N/A | 12.23% | N/A | |
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class N | 1.46% | N/A | 5.29% | N/A | 12.06% | N/A | |
| Russell 2000® Index(1) | 6.02% | N/A | 7.65% | N/A | 11.53% | N/A | |
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(1) | The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Performance Summary (Unaudited) (continued)
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.25%. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may be assessed on redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. Class I, Class K, and Class N are not subject to a sales charge.
Adjusted Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class A shares on July 7, 2014 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class A shares, including applicable 12b-1 fees and the maximum sales load of Class A. Unadjusted Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class A shares on July 7, 2014 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class A shares, including applicable 12b-1 fees. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had. Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class I and K shares on July 7, 2014, reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares. Had the Fund’s Class I and K fees been reflected, the returns shown for those periods would have been higher.
Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Visit www.ssga.com for most recent month-end performance. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance includes reinvestment of all distributions. The gross expense ratio for the State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund as stated in the Fees and Expenses table of the most recent prospectus is 2.06%, 1.81%, 1.61%, and 1.87% for Class A, I, and K, and N, respectively, and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report.
Performance data reflects an expense limitation currently in effect, without which returns would have been lower.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of August 31, 2020
| | | |
| Description | % of Net Assets | |
| TopBuild Corp. | 1.0% | |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | 1.0 | |
| Meritage Homes Corp. | 0.9 | |
| Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 0.9 | |
| Stifel Financial Corp. | 0.9 | |
| TOTAL | 4.7% | |
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of August 31, 2020
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Biotechnology | 8.4% | |
| Specialty Retail | 4.7 | |
| Capital Markets | 4.7 | |
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 4.7 | |
| Health Care Providers & Services | 4.3 | |
| Banks | 4.1 | |
| Trading Companies & Distributors | 4.0 | |
| Chemicals | 3.8 | |
| Household Durables | 3.7 | |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3.6 | |
| Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 3.5 | |
| Software | 3.3 | |
| Pharmaceuticals | 3.1 | |
| Building Products | 2.6 | |
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 2.2 | |
| Commercial Services & Supplies | 2.1 | |
| Insurance | 2.1 | |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 2.1 | |
| Professional Services | 1.9 | |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 1.7 | |
| Food Products | 1.7 | |
| Construction & Engineering | 1.6 | |
| Machinery | 1.5 | |
| Communications Equipment | 1.5 | |
| Road & Rail | 1.5 | |
| Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) | 1.4 | |
| Household Products | 1.3 | |
| IT Services | 1.3 | |
| Food & Staples Retailing | 1.2 | |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 1.1 | |
| Electric Utilities | 1.1 | |
| Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 1.1 | |
| Auto Components | 1.1 | |
| Paper & Forest Products | 1.0 | |
| Electrical Equipment | 1.0 | |
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 0.9 | |
| Health Care Technology | 0.9 | |
| Metals & Mining | 0.8 | |
| Personal Products | 0.7 | |
| Consumer Finance | 0.7 | |
| Real Estate Management & Development | 0.5 | |
| Interactive Media & Services | 0.5 | |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services | 0.4 | |
| Leisure Equipment & Products | 0.4 | |
| Energy Equipment & Services | 0.4 | |
| Life Sciences Tools & Services | 0.4 | |
| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.4 | |
| Diversified Consumer Services | 0.3 | |
| Air Freight & Logistics | 0.3 | |
| Gas Utilities | 0.3 | |
| Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers | 0.3 | |
| Media | 0.2 | |
| Multiline Retail | 0.2 | |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services | 0.2 | |
| Aerospace & Defense | 0.2 | |
| Distributors | 0.2 | |
| Marine | 0.1 | |
| Multi-Utilities | 0.1 | |
| Entertainment | 0.1 | |
| Tobacco | 0.1 | |
| Airlines | 0.1 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Short-Term Investments | 4.1% | |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | (3.8) | |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | |
(The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
The State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund’s benchmark is the MSCI Emerging Market Net Dividend Index (the “Index”).
For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”), the total return for the Fund’s Class N was –0.42%, and the Index was 14.49%. The Fund and Index returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other income. The Fund’s performance reflects the expenses of managing the Fund, including brokerage and advisory expenses. The Index is unmanaged and Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses of any kind, which would have a negative impact on returns.
Risk dynamics, along with Value, Quality, Sentiment based factors were primary drivers of Fund performance during the Reporting Period relative to the Index. Most of these, but especially Risk, had an exceptionally challenging year, as investors were risk seeking, even during the period of the pandemic. Low risk positioning detracted from overall performance. Lower valuation also lagged as investors preferred maintaining exposure in the higher growth (and higher valuation) segments of the market. Sentiment based factors were the most successful factor group over the Reporting Period as stocks with high past momentum continued to outperform.
At the sector level underperformance was most pronounced within Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors. Within Communication Services the defensive nature of the strategy lends itself to overweighting traditional Telecomm stocks, and having less exposure to more expensive ,new economy Media & Entertainment stocks. Over the last year this positioning detracted heavily from returns as the portfolio was 13% overweight to Telecoms which underperformed the broad EM index by –11.5%. Additionally, the 6.8% underweight to Media & Entertainment group which outperformed by close to 45%. Underperformance within the Consumer Discretionary sector was primarily the result of a relatively large underweight to the sector at the portfolio level. Consumer Discretionary stocks outperformed the broad MSCI EM index by 31% over the year, lead by Chinese internet retailers and such as JD.Com (158%) and Meituan Dianping (+248%).
At the country level underperformance was heavily concentrated within China where the portfolio was hurt both by an underweight to the country as it outperformed MSCI EM by almost 22.8%, as well as stock selection within China where the portfolio lagged MSCI China by more than 48%.
On an individual security level, the top positive contributors to the Fund’s performance on an absolute basis during the Reporting Period were Itau Unibanco Holding, Petrobras, and Banco Bradesco.
The top negative contributors to the Fund’s performance on an absolute basis during the Reporting Period were Alibaba, Tencent and KT&G Corp.
The Fund used index futures in order to equitize cash during the Reporting Period. The Fund’s use of futures did not substantially contribute to or detract from the Fund performance relative to the Index.
The views expressed above reflect those of the Fund’s portfolio manager only through the Reporting Period, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Adviser as a whole. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and the Adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any fund.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Performance Summary (Unaudited)
Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment
(Based on Net Asset Value)
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
The growth of $10,000 is cumulative. The performance of other shares classes will vary based on the sales charges and the fee structure of those classes.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Line graph is based on cumulative total return.
Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | |
| | Total Return One Year Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | Average Annual Total Return Five Years Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | Average Annual Total Return Ten Years Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | |
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A | (0.47%) | (5.74%) | 2.19% | 1.09% | 0.04% | (0.50%) | |
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I | (0.37%) | N/A | 2.36% | N/A | 0.19% | N/A | |
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class K | (0.14%) | N/A | 2.54% | N/A | 0.29% | N/A | |
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class N | (0.42%) | N/A | 2.27% | N/A | 0.13% | N/A | |
| MSCI ® Emerging Markets Index(1) | 14.49% | N/A | 8.66% | N/A | 3.76% | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | The MSCI® Emerging Markets Index is comprised of 26 countries. MSCI targets to capture 85% of free float-adjusted companies within each industry group in every country. Designation as an emerging market is determined by a number of factors, such as gross domestic product per capita; local government regulations; perceived investment risk; foreign ownership limits and capital controls; or the general perception by the investment community when determining an “emerging” classification of a market. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Performance Summary (Unaudited) (continued)
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.25%. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may be assessed on redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. Class I, Class K, and Class N are not subject to a sales charge.
Adjusted Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class A shares on July 7, 2014 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class A shares, including applicable 12b-1 fees and the maximum sales load of Class A. Unadjusted Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class A shares on July 7, 2014 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class A shares, including applicable 12b-1 fees. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had. Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class I and K shares on July 7, 2014, reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares. Had the Fund’s Class I and K fees been reflected, the returns shown for those periods would have been higher.
Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Visit www.ssga.com for most recent month-end performance. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance includes reinvestment of all distributions. The gross expense ratio for the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund as stated in the Fees and Expenses table of the most recent prospectus is 1.96%, 1.71%, 1.51%, and 1.76% for Class A, I, K, and N, respectively, and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report.
Performance data reflects an expense limitation currently in effect, without which returns would have been lower.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of August 31, 2020
| | | |
| Description | % of Net Assets | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 2.9% | |
| KT&G Corp. | 2.7 | |
| First Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | 2.6 | |
| O2 Czech Republic A/S | 2.6 | |
| HCL Technologies, Ltd. | 2.6 | |
| TOTAL | 13.4% | |
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street International Stock Selection Fund
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)
The State Street International Stock Selection Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund’s benchmark is the MSCI EAFE Net Dividend Index (the “Index”).
For the 12-month period ended August 31, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”), the total return for the Fund’s Class N was 1.94%, and the Index was 6.13%. The Fund and Index returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other income. The Fund’s performance reflects the expenses of managing the Fund, including brokerage and advisory expenses. The Index is unmanaged and Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses of any kind, which would have a negative impact on returns.
Value, Quality, and Sentiment based factors were primary drivers of Fund performance during the Reporting Period relative to the Index. Valuation and Quality based factors had a challenging year detracting from overall performance as companies with lower valuation and higher quality lagged their more expensive and lower quality peers, in a context where investors chased growth without paying much consideration to valuation and risk metrics. Sentiment based factors were the most successful factor group over the Reporting Period as stocks with high past momentum continued to outperform.
Stock selection in each of the Industrials and Healthcare sectors were the largest negative contributions to Fund performance, while stock selection in the Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors was the largest positive contribution to excess return relative to the Index.
On an individual security level, the top positive contributors to the Fund’s performance on an absolute basis during the Reporting Period were Roche Holdings AG, Fortescue Metals Group and Nestle SA. The top negative contributors to the Fund’s performance on an absolute basis during the Reporting Period were Royal Dutch Shell (Class A and B), Vicinity Centres, and Societe Generale SA.
The Fund used index futures in order to equitize cash during the Reporting Period. The Fund’s use of futures did not substantially contribute to or detract from the Fund performance relative to the Index.
The views expressed above reflect those of the Fund’s portfolio manager only through the Reporting Period, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Adviser as a whole. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and the Adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any fund.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street International Stock Selection Fund
Performance Summary (Unaudited)
Comparison of Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment
(Based on Net Asset Value)
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
The growth of $10,000 is cumulative. The performance of other shares classes will vary based on the sales charges and the fee structure of those classes.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
Line graph is based on cumulative total return.
Average Annual Total Returns as of August 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | |
| | Total Return One Year Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | Average Annual Total Return Five Years Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | Average Annual Total Return Ten Years Ended August 31, 2020 | Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (Max 5.25% Load) | |
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class A | 1.75% | (3.58%) | 1.18% | 0.09% | 4.00% | 3.44% | |
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class I | 2.02% | N/A | 1.54% | N/A | 4.29% | N/A | |
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class K | 2.21% | N/A | 1.63% | N/A | 4.36% | N/A | |
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class N | 1.94% | N/A | 1.40% | N/A | 4.21% | N/A | |
| MSCI ® EAFE® Net Dividend Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(1) | 6.13% | N/A | 4.72% | N/A | 5.88% | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | The MSCI® EAFE® Net Dividend Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI® EAFE® Net Dividend Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street International Stock Selection Fund
Performance Summary (Unaudited) (continued)
The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.25%. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may be assessed on redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. Class I, Class K, and Class N are not subject to a sales charge.
Adjusted Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class A shares on July 7, 2014 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class A shares, including applicable 12b-1 fees and the maximum sales load of Class A. Unadjusted Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class A shares on July 7, 2014 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class A shares, including applicable 12b-1 fees. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had. Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class I and K shares on July 7, 2014, reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class N shares. Had the Fund’s Class I and K fees been reflected, the returns shown for those periods would have been higher.
Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Visit www.ssga.com for most recent month-end performance. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance includes reinvestment of all distributions. The gross expense ratio for the State Street International Stock Selection Fund as stated in the Fees and Expenses table of the most recent prospectus is 1.48%, 1.23%, 1.03%, and 1.28% for Class A, I, K, and N, respectively, and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report.
Performance data reflects an expense limitation currently in effect, without which returns would have been lower.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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State Street International Stock Selection Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of August 31, 2020
| | | |
| Description | % of Net Assets | |
| Nestle SA | 3.3% | |
| Roche Holding AG | 2.6 | |
| Novartis AG | 2.1 | |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 1.8 | |
| Toyota Motor Corp. | 1.7 | |
| TOTAL | 11.5% | |
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET DYNAMIC SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% | | | | | |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.4% | | | | | |
ATN International, Inc.
| | | 583 | | $ 33,814 |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,970 | | 38,667 |
Glu Mobile, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,788 | | 14,197 |
Gray Television, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,234 | | 34,672 |
Meet Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 6,934 | | 43,684 |
ORBCOMM, Inc. (a)
| | | 959 | | 3,845 |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.
| | | 677 | | 37,438 |
TEGNA, Inc.
| | | 617 | | 7,725 |
Yelp, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,615 | | 37,339 |
| | | | | 251,381 |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 14.7% | | | | | |
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 1,048 | | 31,367 |
Aaron's, Inc.
| | | 1,700 | | 95,013 |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)
| | | 989 | | 32,835 |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (b)
| | | 3,688 | | 46,506 |
America's Car-Mart, Inc. (a)
| | | 191 | | 19,195 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 459 | | 48,558 |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,718 | | 21,028 |
Big Lots, Inc.
| | | 855 | | 40,313 |
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
| | | 977 | | 14,010 |
Boyd Gaming Corp.
| | | 2,188 | | 58,595 |
Brinker International, Inc.
| | | 249 | | 11,215 |
Buckle, Inc. (b)
| | | 3,023 | | 56,651 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)
| | | 623 | | 28,533 |
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)
| | | 56 | | 10,691 |
Citi Trends, Inc.
| | | 1,309 | | 25,303 |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
| | | 2,238 | | 77,368 |
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.
| | | 798 | | 26,669 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
| | | 62 | | 8,290 |
Dana, Inc.
| | | 1,389 | | 19,377 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)
| | | 411 | | 83,791 |
Dine Brands Global, Inc. (b)
| | | 722 | | 43,002 |
Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a)
| | | 446 | | 6,351 |
Helen of Troy, Ltd. (a)
| | | 49 | | 10,134 |
Jack in the Box, Inc.
| | | 1,092 | | 89,970 |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. Class A
| | | 456 | | 39,084 |
K12, Inc. (a)
| | | 224 | | 8,335 |
KB Home
| | | 621 | | 22,207 |
LCI Industries
| | | 527 | | 59,883 |
Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A
| | | 390 | | 97,094 |
M/I Homes, Inc. (a)
| | | 144 | | 6,129 |
Malibu Boats, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 77 | | 3,992 |
Marine Products Corp.
| | | 800 | | 11,560 |
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 397 | | 8,301 |
MDC Holdings, Inc.
| | | 782 | | 33,923 |
Meritage Homes Corp. (a)
| | | 1,691 | | 162,387 |
Murphy USA, Inc. (a)
| | | 958 | | 129,196 |
ODP Corp
| | | 2,274 | | 53,166 |
Overstock.com, Inc. (a)
| | | 366 | | 32,025 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 994 | | $ 50,793 |
Perdoceo Education Corp. (a)
| | | 1,094 | | 15,721 |
PetMed Express, Inc. (b)
| | | 1,022 | | 35,525 |
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
| | | 2,230 | | 68,461 |
RH (a)(b)
| | | 309 | | 102,140 |
Rocky Brands, Inc.
| | | 2,537 | | 61,091 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 678 | | 7,566 |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (b)
| | | 730 | | 24,002 |
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. (b)
| | | 662 | | 11,433 |
Sleep Number Corp. (a)
| | | 842 | | 40,416 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A
| | | 729 | | 30,807 |
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
| | | 374 | | 93,253 |
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
| | | 772 | | 35,080 |
Steven Madden, Ltd.
| | | 459 | | 9,712 |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.
| | | 79 | | 5,598 |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (a)
| | | 2,740 | | 64,472 |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
| | | 898 | | 56,565 |
TopBuild Corp. (a)
| | | 1,172 | | 180,254 |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 8,843 | | 149,270 |
Tupperware Brands Corp.
| | | 626 | | 10,198 |
Wingstop, Inc.
| | | 92 | | 15,033 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
| | | 518 | | 12,940 |
| | | | | 2,652,377 |
CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.9% | | | | | |
Alico, Inc.
| | | 3,048 | | 98,511 |
B&G Foods, Inc. (b)
| | | 1,691 | | 52,658 |
BellRing Brands, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 2,824 | | 54,899 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,135 | | 50,405 |
Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)
| | | 2,412 | | 98,144 |
Central Garden & Pet Co. Class A (a)
| | | 3,527 | | 131,063 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,887 | | 92,297 |
Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A
| | | 2,506 | | 101,242 |
Medifast, Inc.
| | | 261 | | 42,470 |
Seneca Foods Corp. Class A (a)
| | | 1,279 | | 60,574 |
SpartanNash Co.
| | | 2,895 | | 57,842 |
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)
| | | 178 | | 3,213 |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)
| | | 411 | | 32,227 |
Vector Group, Ltd.
| | | 1,401 | | 14,108 |
| | | | | 889,653 |
ENERGY — 2.1% | | | | | |
Antero Resources Corp. (a)
| | | 2,968 | | 9,557 |
Berry Corp.
| | | 4,193 | | 16,520 |
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (a)
| | | 263 | | 5,271 |
Cactus, Inc. Class A
| | | 831 | | 18,357 |
CNX Resources Corp. (a)
| | | 1,628 | | 17,843 |
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
| | | 2,269 | | 35,691 |
DHT Holdings, Inc.
| | | 3,719 | | 19,674 |
Evolution Petroleum Corp.
| | | 5,732 | | 15,648 |
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. Class A
| | | 978 | | 6,308 |
Matador Resources Co. (a)
| | | 1,298 | | 12,630 |
Ovintiv, Inc. (b)
| | | 1,007 | | 11,158 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
| | | 7,737 | | 29,787 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET DYNAMIC SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)
| | | 1,826 | | $ 11,467 |
Range Resources Corp.
| | | 3,727 | | 27,803 |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,284 | | 42,924 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a)
| | | 21,623 | | 60,112 |
World Fuel Services Corp.
| | | 1,483 | | 39,151 |
| | | | | 379,901 |
FINANCIALS — 16.5% | | | | | |
1st Source Corp.
| | | 3,429 | | 118,129 |
Amalgamated Bank Class A
| | | 1,413 | | 16,631 |
Ames National Corp.
| | | 927 | | 18,494 |
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT
| | | 2,402 | | 23,924 |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. Class A
| | | 4,086 | | 158,169 |
Bancorp, Inc. (a)
| | | 8,632 | | 82,004 |
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd.
| | | 701 | | 17,665 |
BankFinancial Corp.
| | | 3,360 | | 24,394 |
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.
| | | 5,159 | | 71,504 |
Cadence BanCorp
| | | 5,226 | | 49,647 |
Central Pacific Financial Corp.
| | | 1,417 | | 21,949 |
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT
| | | 2,973 | | 28,422 |
Civista Bancshares, Inc.
| | | 2,866 | | 38,261 |
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
| | | 5,580 | | 90,954 |
Donegal Group, Inc. Class A
| | | 3,335 | | 48,124 |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,483 | | 16,165 |
eHealth, Inc. (a)
| | | 59 | | 3,724 |
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
| | | 6,478 | | 73,590 |
ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
| | | 1,274 | | 16,307 |
Essent Group, Ltd.
| | | 2,518 | | 89,893 |
Evans Bancorp, Inc.
| | | 268 | | 6,110 |
Federated Hermes, Inc.
| | | 6,115 | | 146,210 |
Financial Institutions, Inc.
| | | 257 | | 4,428 |
First Financial Bancorp
| | | 372 | | 5,104 |
First Internet Bancorp
| | | 431 | | 6,297 |
First Northwest Bancorp
| | | 3,101 | | 34,421 |
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.
| | | 4,226 | | 132,781 |
Green Dot Corp. Class A (a)
| | | 443 | | 23,063 |
HBT Financial, Inc. (b)
| | | 2,709 | | 32,102 |
HCI Group, Inc.
| | | 1,441 | | 78,851 |
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
| | | 130 | | 4,476 |
International Bancshares Corp.
| | | 3,030 | | 95,687 |
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
| | | 4,237 | | 32,837 |
Investors Title Co.
| | | 103 | | 14,014 |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. REIT
| | | 7,195 | | 130,949 |
Mr Cooper Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,513 | | 27,726 |
Navient Corp.
| | | 11,425 | | 103,853 |
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
| | | 629 | | 16,926 |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
| | | 1,391 | | 73,333 |
Piper Sandler Cos.
| | | 485 | | 36,593 |
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.
| | | 566 | | 7,256 |
Premier Financial Corp.
| | | 2,547 | | 46,546 |
Radian Group, Inc.
| | | 6,286 | | 97,056 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Sierra Bancorp
| | | 4,414 | | $ 78,878 |
Stewart Information Services Corp.
| | | 3,197 | | 136,416 |
Stifel Financial Corp.
| | | 3,121 | | 158,266 |
Territorial Bancorp, Inc.
| | | 3,280 | | 69,405 |
UMB Financial Corp.
| | | 510 | | 27,397 |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
| | | 1,014 | | 143,887 |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A (b)
| | | 7,672 | | 120,834 |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
| | | 1,428 | | 78,226 |
Watford Holdings, Ltd. (a)
| | | 777 | | 12,432 |
| | | | | 2,990,310 |
HEALTH CARE — 18.3% | | | | | |
Aduro Biotech, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 6,290 | | 19,499 |
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 1,547 | | 28,279 |
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,822 | | 18,967 |
Allakos, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 130 | | 11,645 |
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 242 | | 8,627 |
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,668 | | 17,280 |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,261 | | 47,611 |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,087 | | 58,524 |
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 5,944 | | 24,430 |
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 6,817 | | 138,930 |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 519 | | 16,276 |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 641 | | 24,570 |
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 300 | | 9,249 |
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 232 | | 11,192 |
Ardelyx, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,501 | | 8,616 |
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 948 | | 66,189 |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 1,179 | | 49,801 |
Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (a)
| | | 426 | | 9,317 |
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 54 | | 3,959 |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,558 | | 10,616 |
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd. (a)
| | | 327 | | 20,729 |
Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 88 | | 3,586 |
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)
| | | 416 | | 32,211 |
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 351 | | 10,481 |
Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,234 | | 17,063 |
CareDx, Inc. (a)
| | | 121 | | 4,132 |
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (a)
| | | 170 | | 7,774 |
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 600 | | 3,960 |
Champions Oncology, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,456 | | 12,056 |
Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 3,383 | | 7,375 |
ChemoCentryx, Inc. (a)
| | | 387 | | 20,704 |
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 909 | | 4,736 |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 773 | | 14,664 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,525 | | 7,884 |
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.
| | | 2,181 | | 59,672 |
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,181 | | 11,361 |
CONMED Corp.
| | | 196 | | 16,917 |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 5,078 | | 64,491 |
CorVel Corp. (a)
| | | 895 | | 74,303 |
Covetrus, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,591 | | 36,450 |
Cue Biopharma, Inc. (a)
| | | 382 | | 6,826 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)
| | | 176 | | $ 4,217 |
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,955 | | 14,271 |
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 181 | | 8,147 |
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 315 | | 10,049 |
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 176 | | 3,260 |
Durect Corp. (a)(b)
| | | 6,074 | | 10,538 |
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 509 | | 20,197 |
Editas Medicine, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,250 | | 44,037 |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)
| | | 640 | | 72,992 |
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 650 | | 33,923 |
Endo International PLC (a)
| | | 1,512 | | 4,551 |
Ensign Group, Inc.
| | | 833 | | 48,764 |
Epizyme, Inc. (a)
| | | 265 | | 3,445 |
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 695 | | 25,089 |
Evolent Health, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 360 | | 5,159 |
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 1,095 | | 39,858 |
FibroGen, Inc. (a)
| | | 524 | | 23,491 |
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,039 | | 8,707 |
FONAR Corp. (a)
| | | 3,644 | | 92,448 |
Fortress Biotech, Inc. (a)
| | | 5,494 | | 21,729 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,097 | | 60,803 |
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (a)
| | | 5,829 | | 19,527 |
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 245 | | 3,504 |
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,410 | | 5,217 |
InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 729 | | 10,607 |
Innoviva, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,413 | | 16,546 |
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 2,204 | | 54,538 |
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 1,414 | | 16,954 |
Insmed, Inc. (a)
| | | 542 | | 15,279 |
Invitae Corp. (a)(b)
| | | 840 | | 29,366 |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,966 | | 29,957 |
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 50 | | 3,820 |
Kodiak Sciences, Inc. (a)
| | | 127 | | 6,679 |
Lannett Co., Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 756 | | 3,977 |
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 7,167 | | 12,542 |
LHC Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 471 | | 98,175 |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 352 | | 35,904 |
Luminex Corp.
| | | 317 | | 8,461 |
MacroGenics, Inc. (a)
| | | 635 | | 18,377 |
Magellan Health, Inc. (a)
| | | 746 | | 56,293 |
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 115 | | 14,926 |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,919 | | 27,135 |
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 4,139 | | 13,162 |
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 280 | | 41,824 |
MyoKardia, Inc. (a)
| | | 376 | | 41,149 |
Natera, Inc. (a)
| | | 722 | | 45,999 |
National HealthCare Corp.
| | | 1,450 | | 92,365 |
National Research Corp.
| | | 361 | | 20,216 |
Neogen Corp. (a)
| | | 307 | | 23,393 |
NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)
| | | 279 | | 10,867 |
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,061 | | 40,589 |
Novavax, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 604 | | 66,645 |
NuVasive, Inc. (a)
| | | 147 | | 7,663 |
OPKO Health, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 4,021 | | 13,028 |
Osmotica Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)
| | | 1,825 | | 10,840 |
Patterson Cos., Inc. (b)
| | | 1,262 | | 36,611 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
PetIQ, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 230 | | $ 8,091 |
Pfenex, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,042 | | 25,586 |
Phibro Animal Health Corp. Class A
| | | 1,057 | | 22,683 |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,308 | | 120,510 |
Providence Service Corp. (a)
| | | 467 | | 43,240 |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 437 | | 21,599 |
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (a)
| | | 429 | | 4,414 |
Retractable Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 1,582 | | 9,998 |
Retrophin, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,155 | | 22,626 |
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 317 | | 3,498 |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a)
| | | 7,542 | | 151,368 |
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 455 | | 12,053 |
Simulations Plus, Inc.
| | | 126 | | 7,507 |
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 1,664 | | 13,329 |
Strongbridge Biopharma PLC (a)
| | | 2,801 | | 10,756 |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,808 | | 61,748 |
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 869 | | 14,173 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)
| | | 1,075 | | 30,293 |
TG Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 906 | | 22,473 |
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 125 | | 9,773 |
Twist Bioscience Corp. (a)
| | | 188 | | 13,147 |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)
| | | 436 | | 37,086 |
Utah Medical Products, Inc.
| | | 341 | | 28,013 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,392 | | 24,614 |
Veracyte, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 190 | | 6,329 |
Verastem, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 2,355 | | 2,967 |
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 261 | | 10,565 |
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,005 | | 23,639 |
Xencor, Inc. (a)
| | | 445 | | 15,909 |
| | | | | 3,306,749 |
INDUSTRIALS — 17.0% | | | | | |
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
| | | 516 | | 20,150 |
ArcBest Corp.
| | | 1,185 | | 40,077 |
ASGN, Inc. (a)
| | | 841 | | 60,359 |
Atkore International Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,293 | | 114,752 |
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
| | | 883 | | 50,834 |
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,590 | | 143,313 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,313 | | 132,064 |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
| | | 64 | | 3,243 |
Costamare, Inc.
| | | 5,157 | | 26,043 |
CRA International, Inc.
| | | 733 | | 31,160 |
CSW Industrials, Inc.
| | | 677 | | 48,913 |
EMCOR Group, Inc.
| | | 2,376 | | 178,224 |
Fluor Corp.
| | | 2,928 | | 27,875 |
GATX Corp.
| | | 212 | | 14,179 |
GMS, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,127 | | 29,854 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (a)
| | | 1,765 | | 16,538 |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
| | | 1,267 | | 25,669 |
HNI Corp.
| | | 4,682 | | 149,122 |
Hub Group, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 1,031 | | 55,509 |
Insperity, Inc.
| | | 254 | | 17,112 |
Interface, Inc.
| | | 4,829 | | 36,507 |
KAR Auction Services, Inc.
| | | 2,921 | | 50,650 |
Kforce, Inc.
| | | 2,829 | | 97,148 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Marten Transport, Ltd.
| | | 2,905 | | $ 52,755 |
Masonite International Corp. (a)
| | | 1,095 | | 99,963 |
Maxar Technologies, Inc. (a)
| | | 994 | | 23,011 |
McGrath RentCorp
| | | 1,877 | | 124,558 |
Meritor, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,263 | | 51,506 |
Mueller Industries, Inc.
| | | 1,500 | | 44,550 |
National Presto Industries, Inc.
| | | 95 | | 8,543 |
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (a)
| | | 7,188 | | 45,859 |
Patrick Industries, Inc.
| | | 1,043 | | 58,627 |
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
| | | 4,795 | | 26,325 |
Plug Power, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,074 | | 13,940 |
Preformed Line Products Co.
| | | 110 | | 5,985 |
Primoris Services Corp.
| | | 3,635 | | 69,283 |
Rexnord Corp.
| | | 1,411 | | 40,863 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A
| | | 2,923 | | 141,239 |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class B
| | | 3,170 | | 132,474 |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
| | | 1,298 | | 127,645 |
SkyWest, Inc.
| | | 358 | | 12,047 |
Standex International Corp.
| | | 1,253 | | 72,473 |
TriNet Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,291 | | 87,581 |
Triton International, Ltd.
| | | 4,233 | | 152,642 |
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.
| | | 553 | | 11,889 |
Wabash National Corp.
| | | 3,914 | | 47,790 |
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
| | | 3,486 | | 160,391 |
WESCO International, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,821 | | 85,314 |
| | | | | 3,066,548 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 12.2% | | | | | |
ADTRAN, Inc.
| | | 898 | | 9,959 |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,054 | | 78,122 |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 671 | | 40,173 |
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)
| | | 6,854 | | 83,585 |
Avaya Holdings Corp. (a)
| | | 2,769 | | 42,975 |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,689 | | 39,911 |
Cerence, Inc. (a)
| | | 86 | | 4,575 |
ChannelAdvisor Corp. (a)
| | | 685 | | 11,522 |
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)
| | | 152 | | 6,571 |
CyberOptics Corp. (a)
| | | 283 | | 9,070 |
Digital Turbine, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,578 | | 38,172 |
Diodes, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,443 | | 119,365 |
Domo, Inc. Class B (a)
| | | 231 | | 9,406 |
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 7,321 | | 47,660 |
EVERTEC, Inc.
| | | 1,094 | | 38,312 |
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 129 | | 8,216 |
Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)
| | | 8,796 | | 38,438 |
Fabrinet (a)
| | | 1,981 | | 138,234 |
FormFactor, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,035 | | 79,305 |
II-VI, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 1,384 | | 61,588 |
InterDigital, Inc.
| | | 972 | | 59,438 |
J2 Global, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,191 | | 83,358 |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 390 | | 13,896 |
ManTech International Corp. Class A
| | | 289 | | 21,632 |
MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A (a)
| | | 487 | | 70,342 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a)
| | | 2,503 | | $ 16,670 |
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,193 | | 39,787 |
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)
| | | 4,574 | | 105,842 |
OneSpan, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,070 | | 23,058 |
Perficient, Inc. (a)
| | | 672 | | 28,835 |
Perspecta, Inc.
| | | 904 | | 18,776 |
Photronics, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,350 | | 23,570 |
Plexus Corp. (a)
| | | 2,070 | | 157,465 |
Progress Software Corp.
| | | 2,744 | | 103,970 |
Qualys, Inc. (a)
| | | 878 | | 93,191 |
Rambus, Inc. (a)
| | | 7,786 | | 104,566 |
Ribbon Communications, Inc. (a)
| | | 3,177 | | 13,598 |
Semtech Corp. (a)
| | | 1,251 | | 73,371 |
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)
| | | 820 | | 65,502 |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)
| | | 2,345 | | 64,230 |
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a)
| | | 1,934 | | 64,025 |
Synaptics, Inc. (a)
| | | 185 | | 15,786 |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
| | | 2,493 | | 39,863 |
Xperi Holding Corp.
| | | 744 | | 9,322 |
| | | | | 2,215,252 |
MATERIALS — 5.7% | | | | | |
Avient Corp.
| | | 2,703 | | 68,981 |
Balchem Corp.
| | | 370 | | 36,149 |
Boise Cascade Co.
| | | 2,334 | | 106,897 |
Coeur Mining, Inc. (a)(b)
| | | 922 | | 7,800 |
Hawkins, Inc.
| | | 2,222 | | 111,589 |
HB Fuller Co.
| | | 643 | | 30,973 |
Innospec, Inc.
| | | 240 | | 17,926 |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. (a)
| | | 953 | | 22,929 |
Kraton Corp. (a)
| | | 669 | | 9,393 |
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
| | | 4,506 | | 56,280 |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
| | | 1,842 | | 60,675 |
Materion Corp.
| | | 1,125 | | 61,414 |
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
| | | 1,721 | | 87,341 |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A
| | | 204 | | 4,027 |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
| | | 638 | | 19,351 |
Stepan Co.
| | | 759 | | 87,505 |
Tredegar Corp.
| | | 7,201 | | 121,913 |
Trinseo SA
| | | 1,673 | | 41,674 |
Worthington Industries, Inc.
| | | 1,712 | | 71,099 |
| | | | | 1,023,916 |
REAL ESTATE — 5.2% | | | | | |
American Finance Trust, Inc. REIT
| | | 1,952 | | 13,342 |
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
| | | 2,253 | | 16,695 |
Clipper Realty, Inc. REIT
| | | 931 | | 6,210 |
Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT
| | | 2,228 | | 26,290 |
CorePoint Lodging, Inc. REIT
| | | 4,687 | | 26,622 |
Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT (b)
| | | 7,097 | | 26,969 |
Farmland Partners, Inc. REIT (b)
| | | 7,256 | | 48,543 |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT
| | | 2,336 | | 58,984 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT
| | | 1,071 | | $ 4,745 |
GEO Group, Inc. REIT
| | | 2,333 | | 26,036 |
Investors Real Estate Trust REIT
| | | 324 | | 23,036 |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.
| | | 1,753 | | 25,050 |
Kite Realty Group Trust REIT
| | | 3,514 | | 39,497 |
Lexington Realty Trust REIT
| | | 7,336 | | 83,410 |
National Health Investors, Inc. REIT
| | | 329 | | 20,480 |
Office Properties Income Trust REIT
| | | 4,519 | | 107,733 |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A, REIT
| | | 7,621 | | 116,678 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.
| | | 328 | | 4,379 |
PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT
| | | 932 | | 117,619 |
Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)
| | | 5,513 | | 61,084 |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
| | | 3,906 | | 57,926 |
UMH Properties, Inc. REIT
| | | 330 | | 4,798 |
Uniti Group, Inc. REIT
| | | 2,045 | | 20,082 |
| | | | | 936,208 |
UTILITIES — 1.7% | | | | | |
Atlantic Power Corp. (a)(b)
| | | 21,486 | | 44,476 |
Black Hills Corp.
| | | 423 | | 23,722 |
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp. Class A
| | | 956 | | 47,723 |
Otter Tail Corp.
| | | 1,244 | | 48,329 |
Portland General Electric Co.
| | | 3,911 | | 149,205 |
| | | | | 313,455 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $17,604,105)
| | | | | 18,025,750 |
| | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.1% | | | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Class G Shares 0.08% (c) (d)
| | 97,730 | 97,730 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e) (f)
| | | 649,271 | | $ 649,271 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $747,001)
| | | | | 747,001 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.8%
(Cost $18,351,106)
| | | | | 18,772,751 |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (3.8)%
| | | | | (683,005) |
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
| | | | | $ 18,089,746 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at August 31, 2020. |
(c) | The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(d) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at August 31, 2020. |
(e) | The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(f) | Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
At August 31, 2020, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Description | | Number of Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
E-Mini Russell 2000 Index (long) | | 1 | | 09/18/2020 | | $71,167 | | $78,065 | | $6,898 |
During the period ended August 31, 2020, average notional value related to futures contracts was $203,918.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2020.
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks
| | $18,025,750 | | $— | | $— | | $18,025,750 |
Short-Term Investments
| | 747,001 | | — | | — | | 747,001 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
| | $18,772,751 | | $— | | $— | | $18,772,751 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts(a)
| | 6,898 | | — | | — | | 6,898 |
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
| | $ 6,898 | | $— | | $— | | $ 6,898 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
| | $18,779,649 | | $— | | $— | | $18,779,649 |
(a) | Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Affiliate Table
| Number of Shares Held at 8/31/19 | | Value at
8/31/19 | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Shares Sold | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Number of Shares Held at 8/31/20 | | Value at
8/31/20 | | Dividend Income |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class
| 173,088 | | $ 173,106 | | $ 3,936,939 | | $ 4,110,100 | | $38 | | $17 | | — | | $ — | | $1,903 |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Class G Shares
| — | | — | | 2,378,478 | | 2,280,748 | | — | | — | | 97,730 | | 97,730 | | 1,159 |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II
| 916,196 | | 916,196 | | 4,146,719 | | 4,413,644 | | — | | — | | 649,271 | | 649,271 | | 5,672 |
Total
| | | $1,089,302 | | $10,462,136 | | $10,804,492 | | $38 | | $17 | | | | $747,001 | | $8,734 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 96.8% | | | | |
BRAZIL — 1.9% | | | | | |
Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA
| | | 4,800 | | $ 41,705 |
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA
| | | 61,900 | | 211,173 |
SLC Agricola SA
| | | 36,600 | | 167,818 |
Telefonica Brasil SA ADR
| | | 6,800 | | 59,364 |
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA
| | | 60,800 | | 313,072 |
| | | | | 793,132 |
CHILE — 0.2% | | | | | |
AES Gener SA
| | | 506,998 | | 82,484 |
CHINA — 26.4% | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR (a)
| | | 2,500 | | 717,575 |
Bank of China, Ltd. Class A
| | | 85,300 | | 40,816 |
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 115,800 | | 79,905 |
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Class H
| | | 117,000 | | 61,140 |
CGN Power Co., Ltd. Class H (b)
| | | 305,000 | | 66,114 |
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd. Class H
| | | 372,000 | | 244,314 |
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H
| | | 1,435,000 | | 1,016,509 |
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd. Class H
| | | 135,000 | | 85,178 |
China Meidong Auto Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 14,000 | | 47,328 |
China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. Class H
| | | 245,500 | | 149,514 |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H
| | | 650,000 | | 300,250 |
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd. Class H
| | | 114,500 | | 88,052 |
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 446,000 | | 529,432 |
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 139,700 | | 329,339 |
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. Class H
| | | 362,000 | | 604,408 |
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H
| | | 724,000 | | 237,279 |
China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 199,800 | | 562,546 |
Daqin Railway Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 417,200 | | 402,910 |
Guangdong Provincial Expressway Development Co., Ltd. Class B
| | | 1,133,400 | | 630,300 |
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.
| | | 134,000 | | 1,056,411 |
JD.com, Inc. ADR (a)
| | | 1,300 | | 102,232 |
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H
| | | 370,000 | | 370,468 |
Lenovo Group, Ltd.
| | | 426,000 | | 284,726 |
Nanjing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 455,400 | | 212,593 |
SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 389,600 | | 514,935 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 163,985 | | $ 237,073 |
Shenzhen Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H
| | | 64,000 | | 57,970 |
Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd.
| | | 28,500 | | 74,098 |
TangShan Port Group Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 305,800 | | 116,435 |
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 10,500 | | 718,723 |
Tianneng Power International, Ltd. (c)
| | | 64,000 | | 137,411 |
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. ADR (a)
| | | 11,400 | | 188,214 |
Wuchan Zhongda Group Co., Ltd. Class A
| | | 226,900 | | 161,863 |
Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 106,000 | | 661,970 |
| | | | | 11,088,031 |
CZECH REPUBLIC — 2.9% | | | | | |
Moneta Money Bank A/S (b)
| | | 19,018 | | 47,953 |
O2 Czech Republic A/S
| | | 108,812 | | 1,094,984 |
Philip Morris CR A/S
| | | 118 | | 71,729 |
| | | | | 1,214,666 |
GREECE — 0.6% | | | | | |
Aegean Airlines SA (a)
| | | 16,501 | | 70,889 |
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA
| | | 13,704 | | 192,156 |
| | | | | 263,045 |
HONG KONG — 4.1% | | | | | |
China Mobile, Ltd.
| | | 64,200 | | 448,560 |
China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 426,000 | | 621,119 |
Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust
| | | 760,000 | | 366,752 |
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure, Ltd.
| | | 502,000 | | 297,954 |
| | | | | 1,734,385 |
HUNGARY — 0.7% | | | | | |
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC
| | | 242,849 | | 298,313 |
INDIA — 10.5% | | | | | |
Coal India, Ltd.
| | | 50,966 | | 93,024 |
Divi's Laboratories, Ltd.
| | | 7,581 | | 321,624 |
Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd.
| | | 6,963 | | 403,425 |
GAIL India, Ltd.
| | | 315,147 | | 409,521 |
HCL Technologies, Ltd.
| | | 114,352 | | 1,078,776 |
Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.
| | | 53,994 | | 147,845 |
Infosys, Ltd.
| | | 73,067 | | 921,781 |
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.
| | | 10,536 | | 323,097 |
Tech Mahindra, Ltd.
| | | 56,147 | | 565,227 |
Wipro, Ltd.
| | | 43,638 | | 160,840 |
| | | | | 4,425,160 |
MALAYSIA — 2.5% | | | | | |
AMMB Holdings Bhd
| | | 124,200 | | 87,064 |
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd Class B
| | | 13,000 | | 68,097 |
IGB Real Estate Investment Trust
| | | 329,400 | | 146,295 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
MISC Bhd
| | | 258,600 | | $ 472,439 |
Petronas Gas Bhd
| | | 10,900 | | 43,176 |
PPB Group Bhd
| | | 35,220 | | 152,193 |
RHB Bank Bhd
| | | 87,400 | | 96,097 |
| | | | | 1,065,361 |
MEXICO — 0.9% | | | | | |
Altos Hornos de Mexico SA de CV (a)(d)
| | | 499,000 | | — |
Arca Continental SAB de CV
| | | 42,100 | | 192,068 |
Gruma SAB de CV Class B
| | | 14,885 | | 176,053 |
| | | | | 368,121 |
PAKISTAN — 1.5% | | | | | |
Indus Motor Co., Ltd.
| | | 17,140 | | 135,934 |
MCB Bank, Ltd.
| | | 56,300 | | 58,151 |
Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd.
| | | 599,800 | | 415,559 |
| | | | | 609,644 |
PHILIPPINES — 2.8% | | | | | |
Globe Telecom, Inc.
| | | 13,815 | | 594,941 |
Manila Electric Co.
| | | 108,420 | | 601,526 |
| | | | | 1,196,467 |
POLAND — 0.3% | | | | | |
Neuca SA
| | | 814 | | 111,837 |
QATAR — 3.0% | | | | | |
Barwa Real Estate Co.
| | | 172,618 | | 161,714 |
Masraf Al Rayan QSC
| | | 62,132 | | 71,159 |
Ooredoo QSC
| | | 199,740 | | 362,121 |
Qatar Gas Transport Co., Ltd.
| | | 253,190 | | 189,423 |
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ
| | | 110,760 | | 486,724 |
| | | | | 1,271,141 |
RUSSIA — 2.8% | | | | | |
Alrosa PJSC
| | | 880,349 | | 780,268 |
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR
| | | 26,100 | | 243,252 |
X5 Retail Group NV GDR
| | | 4,487 | | 164,224 |
| | | | | 1,187,744 |
SAUDI ARABIA — 5.0% | | | | | |
Advanced Petrochemical Co.
| | | 11,872 | | 174,418 |
Al Rajhi Bank
| | | 10,813 | | 187,114 |
Alinma Bank (a)
| | | 57,640 | | 238,217 |
Arab National Bank
| | | 20,246 | | 112,068 |
Bank Al-Jazira
| | | 95,544 | | 332,708 |
Jarir Marketing Co.
| | | 1,329 | | 57,902 |
Qassim Cement Co.
| | | 14,089 | | 256,201 |
Riyad Bank
| | | 25,765 | | 131,764 |
Samba Financial Group
| | | 12,761 | | 93,739 |
Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
| | | 4,091 | | 95,991 |
Saudi Telecom Co.
| | | 14,209 | | 363,707 |
Yanbu Cement Co.
| | | 5,447 | | 47,783 |
| | | | | 2,091,612 |
SINGAPORE — 0.5% | | | | | |
BOC Aviation, Ltd. (b)
| | | 27,500 | | 204,559 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
SOUTH KOREA — 6.7% | | | | | |
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.
| | | 1,261 | | $ 154,454 |
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
| | | 267 | | 50,348 |
KT&G Corp.
| | | 16,202 | | 1,133,417 |
NongShim Co., Ltd.
| | | 419 | | 126,804 |
Samsung Card Co., Ltd.
| | | 2,133 | | 51,624 |
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
| | | 383 | | 40,141 |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
| | | 12,438 | | 565,411 |
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
| | | 7,426 | | 185,353 |
SK Hynix, Inc.
| | | 4,317 | | 272,924 |
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
| | | 1,113 | | 232,363 |
| | | | | 2,812,839 |
TAIWAN — 21.8% | | | | | |
Asustek Computer, Inc.
| | | 47,000 | | 389,244 |
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
| | | 142,746 | | 193,870 |
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
| | | 177,000 | | 654,517 |
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
| | | 1,344,000 | | 868,013 |
First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
| | | 1,518,087 | | 1,099,444 |
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
| | | 202,000 | | 294,654 |
Greatek Electronics, Inc.
| | | 225,000 | | 384,950 |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
| | | 35,000 | | 91,730 |
Lite-On Technology Corp.
| | | 201,000 | | 317,857 |
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
| | | 118,000 | | 117,632 |
Pegatron Corp.
| | | 123,000 | | 262,001 |
Pou Chen Corp.
| | | 49,000 | | 46,259 |
Powertech Technology, Inc.
| | | 163,000 | | 479,975 |
Sampo Corp.
| | | 330,200 | | 262,211 |
Taiwan Cement Corp.
| | | 69,000 | | 100,884 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
| | | 2,500 | | 198,125 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
| | | 84,782 | | 1,232,368 |
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co., Ltd.
| | | 290,880 | | 360,360 |
Tripod Technology Corp.
| | | 17,000 | | 67,209 |
Ttet Union Corp.
| | | 65,000 | | 262,512 |
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.
| | | 325,960 | | 739,871 |
United Microelectronics Corp.
| | | 583,000 | | 421,233 |
Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
| | | 487,760 | | 305,873 |
| | | | | 9,150,792 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 1.7% | | | | | |
Aldar Properties PJSC
| | | 1,042,803 | | 576,315 |
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC
| | | 51,920 | | 57,953 |
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC
| | | 19,776 | | 89,158 |
| | | | | 723,426 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $39,579,138)
| | | | | 40,692,759 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET DEFENSIVE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 1.8% | | | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Class G Shares 0.08% (e) (f)
(Cost $752,339)
| | 752,339 | | $ 752,339 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.6%
(Cost $40,331,477)
| | 41,445,098 | |
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 1.4%
| | 582,711 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
| | $ 42,027,809 | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities, which represent 0.8% of net assets as of August 31, 2020, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(c) | All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at August 31, 2020. |
(d) | Fair valued as determined in good faith by the Trust's Oversight Committee in accordance with policy and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Security value is determined based on Level 3 inputs. As of August 31, 2020, total aggregate fair value of this security is $0, representing less than 0.05% of the Fund's net assets. |
(e) | The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(f) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at August 31, 2020. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
At August 31, 2020, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Description | | Number of Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets (long) | | 16 | | 09/18/2020 | | $846,320 | | $880,320 | | $34,000 |
During the period ended August 31, 2020, average notional value related to futures contracts was $760,635.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2020.
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks
| | $40,692,759 | | $— | | $ 0(a) | | $40,692,759 |
Short-Term Investment
| | 752,339 | | — | | — | | 752,339 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
| | $41,445,098 | | $— | | $ 0 | | $41,445,098 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts(b)
| | 34,000 | | — | | — | | 34,000 |
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
| | $ 34,000 | | $— | | $— | | $ 34,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
| | $41,479,098 | | $— | | $ 0 | | $41,479,098 |
(a) | The Fund held a Level 3 security that was valued at $0 at August 31, 2020. |
(b) | Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Industry Breakdown as of August 31, 2020
| | |
| | % of Net Assets |
| Banks | 13.4% |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services | 7.5 |
| IT Services | 7.2 |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 7.1 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 5.4 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
| | |
| | % of Net Assets |
| Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | 4.4% |
| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 4.3 |
| Food Products | 3.9 |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services | 3.6 |
| Transportation Infrastructure | 3.5 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 3.0 |
| Tobacco | 2.9 |
| Electric Utilities | 2.7 |
| Personal Products | 2.5 |
| Construction Materials | 2.4 |
| Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 2.4 |
| Specialty Retail | 2.4 |
| Metals & Mining | 2.4 |
| Interactive Media & Services | 1.7 |
| Marine | 1.1 |
| Gas Utilities | 1.1 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 1.0 |
| Road & Rail | 0.9 |
| Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.8 |
| Construction & Engineering | 0.8 |
| Life Sciences Tools & Services | 0.8 |
| Capital Markets | 0.7 |
| Diversified Financial Services | 0.7 |
| Chemicals | 0.6 |
| Household Durables | 0.6 |
| Beverages | 0.6 |
| Trading Companies & Distributors | 0.5 |
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 0.5 |
| Insurance | 0.5 |
| Auto Components | 0.4 |
| Food & Staples Retailing | 0.4 |
| Distributors | 0.4 |
| Air Freight & Logistics | 0.4 |
| Automobiles | 0.3 |
| Health Care Providers & Services | 0.3 |
| Machinery | 0.2 |
| Airlines | 0.2 |
| Consumer Finance | 0.1 |
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 0.1 |
| Water Utilities | 0.1 |
| Short-Term Investment | 1.8 |
| Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 1.4 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% |
(The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.)
Affiliate Table
| Number of Shares Held at 8/31/19 | | Value at
8/31/19 | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Shares Sold | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Number of Shares Held at 8/31/20 | | Value at
8/31/20 | | Dividend Income |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class
| 630,190 | | $630,253 | | $10,234,793 | | $10,865,119 | | $73 | | $— | | — | | $ — | | $6,613 |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Class G Shares
| — | | — | | 8,054,601 | | 7,302,262 | | — | | — | | 752,339 | | 752,339 | | 569 |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II
| — | | — | | 749,180 | | 749,180 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 184 |
Total
| | | $630,253 | | $19,038,574 | | $18,916,561 | | $73 | | $— | | | | $752,339 | | $7,366 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET INTERNATIONAL STOCK SELECTION FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0% | | | | |
AUSTRALIA — 9.4% | | | | | |
Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 399,380 | | $ 1,281,348 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.
| | | 15,500 | | 208,977 |
BHP Group PLC (a)
| | | 84,950 | | 1,945,003 |
BHP Group, Ltd.
| | | 55,368 | | 1,548,118 |
Brambles, Ltd.
| | | 25,542 | | 208,919 |
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.
| | | 79,742 | | 535,205 |
Coles Group, Ltd.
| | | 24,171 | | 316,078 |
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.
| | | 130,524 | | 1,676,989 |
Qantas Airways, Ltd.
| | | 49,872 | | 144,925 |
Scentre Group REIT
| | | 502,148 | | 837,012 |
Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.
| | | 54,017 | | 1,276,880 |
Stockland REIT
| | | 467,891 | | 1,366,569 |
Telstra Corp., Ltd.
| | | 456,034 | | 972,046 |
Vicinity Centres REIT (a)
| | | 826,648 | | 881,008 |
Wesfarmers, Ltd.
| | | 36,359 | | 1,274,324 |
Woolworths Group, Ltd.
| | | 55,817 | | 1,641,362 |
| | | | | 16,114,763 |
AUSTRIA — 0.1% | | | | | |
BAWAG Group AG (b)(c)
| | | 4,048 | | 152,456 |
OMV AG (c)
| | | 2,298 | | 74,756 |
| | | | | 227,212 |
BELGIUM — 0.3% | | | | | |
Ageas SA/NV
| | | 6,193 | | 260,142 |
D'ieteren SA
| | | 1,592 | | 103,920 |
KBC Ancora (c)
| | | 969 | | 35,431 |
UCB SA
| | | 976 | | 115,912 |
| | | | | 515,405 |
CHINA — 1.1% | | | | | |
BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 71,000 | | 201,543 |
SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 661,000 | | 868,233 |
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 1,140,400 | | 766,944 |
| | | | | 1,836,720 |
DENMARK — 3.9% | | | | | |
Carlsberg A/S Class B
| | | 13,227 | | 1,858,839 |
Danske Bank A/S (c)
| | | 19,594 | | 303,256 |
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B
| | | 45,550 | | 3,016,999 |
Pandora A/S
| | | 3,318 | | 242,348 |
Per Aarsleff Holding A/S
| | | 7,936 | | 321,249 |
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S Class A (b)
| | | 53,874 | | 857,213 |
Spar Nord Bank A/S (c)
| | | 12,705 | | 105,915 |
| | | | | 6,705,819 |
FINLAND — 1.1% | | | | | |
Fortum Oyj
| | | 8,294 | | 175,337 |
Nokia Oyj
| | | 154,758 | | 752,111 |
Nordea Bank Abp (c)
| | | 29,364 | | 236,377 |
Tokmanni Group Corp.
| | | 23,442 | | 426,332 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Valmet Oyj
| | | 7,579 | | $ 207,298 |
| | | | | 1,797,455 |
FRANCE — 8.9% | | | | | |
Arkema SA
| | | 3,752 | | 415,955 |
BNP Paribas SA (c)
| | | 46,025 | | 2,008,294 |
Cie de Saint-Gobain (c)
| | | 47,190 | | 1,913,556 |
CNP Assurances (c)
| | | 40,098 | | 536,888 |
Coface SA (c)
| | | 30,604 | | 239,579 |
Eiffage SA (c)
| | | 15,861 | | 1,461,599 |
Electricite de France SA
| | | 40,639 | | 426,867 |
L'Oreal SA
| | | 2,188 | | 723,000 |
Mersen SA (c)
| | | 11,323 | | 344,564 |
Metropole Television SA (c)
| | | 4,834 | | 60,340 |
Peugeot SA (c)
| | | 83,148 | | 1,425,859 |
Sanofi
| | | 15,643 | | 1,584,317 |
Schneider Electric SE
| | | 19,376 | | 2,398,944 |
Societe BIC SA
| | | 14,020 | | 808,431 |
TOTAL SE
| | | 18,544 | | 732,486 |
Veolia Environnement SA
| | | 3,205 | | 77,259 |
| | | | | 15,157,938 |
GERMANY — 7.6% | | | | | |
Allianz SE
| | | 12,312 | | 2,666,987 |
Aurubis AG
| | | 12,160 | | 872,700 |
Bayer AG
| | | 2,751 | | 182,333 |
bet-at-home.com AG
| | | 2,049 | | 87,170 |
Deutsche Telekom AG
| | | 129,619 | | 2,281,543 |
Deutz AG (c)
| | | 38,023 | | 204,640 |
Evonik Industries AG
| | | 8,313 | | 241,064 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
| | | 21,256 | | 1,802,497 |
Merck KGaA
| | | 13,490 | | 1,829,571 |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen
| | | 7,341 | | 2,117,385 |
SAP SE
| | | 2,168 | | 357,135 |
STO SE & Co. KGaA Preference Shares
| | | 1,083 | | 143,456 |
Takkt AG (c)
| | | 9,378 | | 123,775 |
| | | | | 12,910,256 |
HONG KONG — 1.3% | | | | | |
HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd. Stapled Security
| | | 346,000 | | 494,656 |
Kerry Properties, Ltd.
| | | 57,000 | | 148,196 |
Shun Tak Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 504,000 | | 174,932 |
Sun Hung Kai & Co., Ltd.
| | | 314,000 | | 129,243 |
United Laboratories International Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 112,000 | | 131,651 |
VTech Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 77,800 | | 453,738 |
WH Group, Ltd. (b)
| | | 819,000 | | 706,964 |
| | | | | 2,239,380 |
ISRAEL — 0.2% | | | | | |
Plus500, Ltd.
| | | 15,335 | | 298,979 |
ITALY — 3.0% | | | | | |
Anima Holding SpA (b)
| | | 61,304 | | 269,657 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET INTERNATIONAL STOCK SELECTION FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Enel SpA
| | | 91,723 | | $ 830,674 |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (c)
| | | 819,144 | | 1,764,629 |
Iren SpA
| | | 63,949 | | 167,280 |
Snam SpA
| | | 317,559 | | 1,625,735 |
Unipol Gruppo SpA (c)
| | | 95,004 | | 458,027 |
| | | | | 5,116,002 |
JAPAN — 26.2% | | | | | |
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
| | | 58,000 | | 1,166,407 |
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
| | | 81,500 | | 1,280,808 |
Brother Industries, Ltd.
| | | 54,300 | | 899,745 |
Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd.
| | | 13,400 | | 95,394 |
Cawachi, Ltd.
| | | 15,600 | | 444,073 |
Chiyoda Integre Co., Ltd.
| | | 3,800 | | 57,584 |
Chubu Shiryo Co., Ltd.
| | | 4,900 | | 75,317 |
CI Takiron Corp.
| | | 17,400 | | 111,055 |
Dai-Dan Co., Ltd.
| | | 3,500 | | 88,892 |
Daihen Corp.
| | | 13,700 | | 540,679 |
Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd.
| | | 2,400 | | 81,915 |
Daiwabo Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 4,900 | | 295,161 |
DCM Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)
| | | 17,100 | | 209,562 |
Denyo Co., Ltd.
| | | 10,900 | | 224,658 |
Doshisha Co., Ltd.
| | | 23,800 | | 456,608 |
Ebara Corp.
| | | 4,500 | | 116,074 |
EDION Corp.
| | | 18,600 | | 210,911 |
Foster Electric Co., Ltd.
| | | 15,700 | | 172,394 |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
| | | 2,300 | | 109,577 |
Fujitsu, Ltd.
| | | 13,800 | | 1,800,651 |
Glory, Ltd.
| | | 32,100 | | 671,610 |
Gunze, Ltd.
| | | 4,100 | | 147,873 |
Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.
| | | 171,300 | | 663,107 |
Hosokawa Micron Corp.
| | | 2,000 | | 106,689 |
Icom, Inc.
| | | 3,100 | | 78,089 |
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd.
| | | 20,500 | | 509,040 |
Inabata & Co., Ltd.
| | | 37,100 | | 458,868 |
Inpex Corp.
| | | 46,500 | | 295,819 |
Itochu Enex Co., Ltd.
| | | 13,900 | | 123,232 |
Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
| | | 24,500 | | 391,852 |
Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd.
| | | 75,100 | | 689,915 |
J-Oil Mills, Inc.
| | | 4,000 | | 139,357 |
Kajima Corp.
| | | 31,400 | | 391,629 |
Kandenko Co., Ltd.
| | | 15,000 | | 117,830 |
Kanematsu Corp.
| | | 7,800 | | 98,757 |
KDDI Corp.
| | | 48,300 | | 1,403,648 |
Kintetsu World Express, Inc.
| | | 40,900 | | 842,598 |
Komeri Co., Ltd.
| | | 26,500 | | 821,909 |
K's Holdings Corp.
| | | 64,000 | | 908,200 |
Meidensha Corp.
| | | 9,800 | | 151,282 |
Meitec Corp.
| | | 4,900 | | 236,407 |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
| | | 80,200 | | 1,434,158 |
NEC Capital Solutions, Ltd.
| | | 12,800 | | 218,137 |
NEC Corp.
| | | 35,300 | | 1,863,069 |
Nikkon Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 41,300 | | 912,449 |
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 288,300 | | 506,291 |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
| | | 49,600 | | 1,129,306 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.
| | | 6,300 | | $ 186,772 |
Nitto Kogyo Corp.
| | | 8,100 | | 145,229 |
Nojima Corp.
| | | 29,800 | | 883,463 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
| | | 241,000 | | 1,238,961 |
North Pacific Bank, Ltd.
| | | 144,900 | | 305,081 |
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
| | | 29,700 | | 829,744 |
Obayashi Corp.
| | | 75,700 | | 741,169 |
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
| | | 23,200 | | 700,720 |
Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.
| | | 2,500 | | 59,671 |
OSJB Holdings Corp.
| | | 45,200 | | 98,154 |
PAL GROUP Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 12,800 | | 138,738 |
Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.
| | | 18,600 | | 544,399 |
Rengo Co., Ltd.
| | | 23,500 | | 173,729 |
Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.
| | | 48,000 | | 515,281 |
Seiren Co., Ltd.
| | | 13,400 | | 177,756 |
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
| | | 71,500 | | 1,145,593 |
Sekisui House, Ltd.
| | | 28,800 | | 569,936 |
Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd.
| | | 6,500 | | 216,329 |
Sinko Industries, Ltd.
| | | 8,600 | | 110,753 |
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
| | | 9,700 | | 364,500 |
Sony Corp.
| | | 25,900 | | 2,031,847 |
Starts Corp., Inc.
| | | 1,700 | | 35,632 |
T&D Holdings, Inc.
| | | 113,600 | | 1,190,540 |
Taikisha, Ltd.
| | | 6,900 | | 188,404 |
Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.
| | | 38,300 | | 525,059 |
Tamron Co., Ltd.
| | | 27,300 | | 441,532 |
TDK Corp.
| | | 7,200 | | 748,449 |
T-Gaia Corp.
| | | 15,200 | | 299,939 |
TIS, Inc.
| | | 48,500 | | 970,778 |
Toa Corp.
| | | 16,300 | | 247,774 |
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.
| | | 5,500 | | 1,409,857 |
Toyo Construction Co., Ltd.
| | | 46,900 | | 178,894 |
Toyota Motor Corp.
| | | 43,600 | | 2,884,026 |
TS Tech Co., Ltd.
| | | 22,900 | | 672,417 |
| | | | | 44,719,712 |
NETHERLANDS — 6.0% | | | | | |
ASM International NV
| | | 5,161 | | 776,635 |
ASML Holding NV
| | | 747 | | 280,177 |
EXOR NV
| | | 4,230 | | 249,365 |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
| | | 67,581 | | 2,033,937 |
Koninklijke KPN NV
| | | 375,584 | | 984,703 |
Koninklijke Philips NV (c)
| | | 26,215 | | 1,239,928 |
NN Group NV
| | | 11,283 | | 424,807 |
PostNL NV
| | | 41,689 | | 124,225 |
Randstad NV
| | | 30,895 | | 1,610,050 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A
| | | 60,031 | | 888,168 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B
| | | 55,763 | | 792,373 |
Signify NV (b)(c)
| | | 26,283 | | 877,901 |
| | | | | 10,282,269 |
NEW ZEALAND — 0.1% | | | | | |
Argosy Property, Ltd.
| | | 242,996 | | 224,244 |
NORWAY — 1.9% | | | | | |
DNB ASA (c)
| | | 25,163 | | 403,843 |
Europris ASA (b)
| | | 147,715 | | 744,011 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (c)
| | | 31,829 | | $ 678,066 |
Selvaag Bolig ASA
| | | 14,639 | | 89,151 |
SpareBank 1 Nord Norge
| | | 54,935 | | 423,220 |
SpareBank 1 Oestlandet
| | | 23,223 | | 236,598 |
SpareBank 1 SMN
| | | 60,359 | | 601,123 |
| | | | | 3,176,012 |
SOUTH AFRICA — 0.7% | | | | | |
Anglo American PLC
| | | 52,274 | | 1,280,571 |
SPAIN — 0.9% | | | | | |
Iberdrola SA
| | | 99,959 | | 1,258,468 |
Red Electrica Corp. SA
| | | 13,253 | | 253,443 |
| | | | | 1,511,911 |
SWEDEN — 3.1% | | | | | |
Betsson AB (c)
| | | 40,159 | | 335,672 |
Investor AB Class B
| | | 28,514 | | 1,817,686 |
Inwido AB (c)
| | | 58,703 | | 582,632 |
Kinnevik AB Class B (a)
| | | 3,906 | | 150,847 |
Kinnevik AB Class B Redemption shares (a)(c)
| | | 3,906 | | 3,139 |
Lundin Energy AB
| | | 4,474 | | 109,344 |
Nobina AB (b)(c)
| | | 63,842 | | 386,013 |
Swedish Match AB
| | | 19,517 | | 1,481,521 |
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB
| | | 27,875 | | 445,688 |
| | | | | 5,312,542 |
SWITZERLAND — 11.6% | | | | | |
Coca-Cola HBC AG (c)
| | | 31,995 | | 852,820 |
Credit Suisse Group AG
| | | 178,321 | | 1,959,667 |
Givaudan SA
| | | 43 | | 180,287 |
Nestle SA
| | | 46,365 | | 5,568,211 |
Novartis AG
| | | 40,784 | | 3,520,973 |
Roche Holding AG
| | | 12,892 | | 4,502,466 |
STMicroelectronics NV
| | | 4,277 | | 128,671 |
Swiss Life Holding AG
| | | 1,883 | | 759,907 |
Swisscom AG
| | | 394 | | 217,932 |
UBS Group AG
| | | 173,831 | | 2,112,433 |
| | | | | 19,803,367 |
UNITED KINGDOM — 10.6% | | | | | |
Aggreko PLC
| | | 30,687 | | 195,751 |
Ashtead Group PLC
| | | 9,109 | | 317,197 |
AstraZeneca PLC
| | | 3,554 | | 396,218 |
Barratt Developments PLC
| | | 49,707 | | 348,974 |
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
| | | 14,986 | | 913,283 |
British American Tobacco PLC
| | | 26,973 | | 913,122 |
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC
| | | 32,900 | | 1,354,164 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Dialog Semiconductor PLC (c)
| | | 18,431 | | $ 798,185 |
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
| | | 382,658 | | 1,508,467 |
EMIS Group PLC
| | | 25,077 | | 345,273 |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
| | | 122,661 | | 2,413,596 |
Inchcape PLC (c)
| | | 60,317 | | 407,578 |
ITV PLC
| | | 169,316 | | 137,430 |
Keller Group PLC
| | | 13,603 | | 114,013 |
Legal & General Group PLC
| | | 462,906 | | 1,344,630 |
Mondi PLC
| | | 87,499 | | 1,708,848 |
Morgan Advanced Materials PLC
| | | 120,487 | | 372,051 |
Morgan Sindall Group PLC
| | | 20,975 | | 355,526 |
Persimmon PLC
| | | 18,398 | | 644,350 |
Redrow PLC
| | | 72,733 | | 443,350 |
Rio Tinto PLC
| | | 40,220 | | 2,491,965 |
Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (a)
| | | 136,837 | | 433,879 |
Tate & Lyle PLC
| | | 6,481 | | 59,068 |
Vistry Group PLC
| | | 16,172 | | 137,490 |
| | | | | 18,154,408 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $162,571,761)
| | | | | 167,384,965 |
| | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.0% (d) | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e) (f)
(Cost $28,939)
| 28,939 | 28,939 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.0%
(Cost $162,600,700)
| 167,413,904 |
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 2.0%
| 3,431,763 |
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
| $ 170,845,667 |
(a) | All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at August 31, 2020. |
(b) | Securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities, which represent 2.3% of net assets as of August 31, 2020, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Amount is less than 0.05% of net assets. |
(e) | The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(f) | Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
At August 31, 2020, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Description | | Number of Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Mini MSCI EAFE (long) | | 25 | | 09/18/2020 | | $2,210,360 | | $2,375,125 | | $164,765 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
During the period ended August 31, 2020, average notional value related to futures contracts was $2,558,033.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2020.
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks
| | $167,384,965 | | $— | | $— | | $167,384,965 |
Short-Term Investment
| | 28,939 | | — | | — | | 28,939 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
| | $167,413,904 | | $— | | $— | | $167,413,904 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts(a)
| | 164,765 | | — | | — | | 164,765 |
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
| | $ 164,765 | | $— | | $— | | $ 164,765 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
| | $167,578,669 | | $�� | | $— | | $167,578,669 |
(a) | Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Industry Breakdown as of August 31, 2020
| | |
| | % of Net Assets |
| Pharmaceuticals | 11.5% |
| Insurance | 7.6 |
| Metals & Mining | 6.0 |
| Banks | 4.5 |
| Food Products | 4.4 |
| Household Durables | 4.0 |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services | 3.6 |
| Capital Markets | 3.5 |
| Construction & Engineering | 2.8 |
| IT Services | 2.7 |
| Beverages | 2.7 |
| Electrical Equipment | 2.7 |
| Food & Staples Retailing | 2.6 |
| Automobiles | 2.5 |
| Health Care Providers & Services | 2.5 |
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 2.3 |
| Specialty Retail | 2.0 |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 2.0 |
| Tobacco | 1.9 |
| Building Products | 1.9 |
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 1.8 |
| Electric Utilities | 1.7 |
| Diversified Financial Services | 1.6 |
| Machinery | 1.5 |
| Road & Rail | 1.5 |
| Multiline Retail | 1.4 |
| Chemicals | 1.4 |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services | 1.3 |
| Professional Services | 1.1 |
| Paper & Forest Products | 1.0 |
| Gas Utilities | 1.0 |
| Trading Companies & Distributors | 0.9 |
| Communications Equipment | 0.8 |
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 0.7 |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 0.7 |
| Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.7 |
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 0.6 |
| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.6 |
| Distributors | 0.6 |
| Air Freight & Logistics | 0.6 |
| Marine | 0.5 |
| Personal Products | 0.4 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
| | |
| | % of Net Assets |
| Auto Components | 0.4% |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 0.2 |
| Software | 0.2 |
| Health Care Technology | 0.2 |
| Multi-Utilities | 0.1 |
| Media | 0.1 |
| Industrial Conglomerates | 0.1 |
| Containers & Packaging | 0.1 |
| Real Estate Management & Development | 0.1 |
| Airlines | 0.1 |
| Construction Materials | 0.1 |
| Consumer Finance | 0.1 |
| Internet & Catalog Retail | 0.1 |
| Short-Term Investment | 0.0 * |
| Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 2.0 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% |
* | Amount shown represents less than 0.05% of net assets. | |
(The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.)
Affiliate Table
| Number of Shares Held at 8/31/19 | | Value at
8/31/19 | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Shares Sold | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Number of Shares Held at 8/31/20 | | Value at
8/31/20 | | Dividend Income |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class
| 3,395,857 | | $3,396,197 | | $11,797,633 | | $15,193,927 | | $97 | | $— | | — | | $ — | | $11,691 |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Class G Shares
| — | | — | | 27,151,660 | | 27,151,660 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 7,340 |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II
| 1,567,995 | | 1,567,995 | | 34,146,557 | | 35,685,613 | | — | | — | | 28,939 | | 28,939 | | 18,965 |
Total
| | | $4,964,192 | | $73,095,850 | | $78,031,200 | | $97 | | $— | | | | $28,939 | | $37,996 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
August 31, 2020
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | | State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | State Street International Stock Selection Fund |
ASSETS | | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value*
| $18,025,750 | | $40,692,759 | | $167,384,965 |
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value
| 747,001 | | 752,339 | | 28,939 |
Total Investments
| 18,772,751 | | 41,445,098 | | 167,413,904 |
Foreign currency, at value
| — | | 299,445 | | 1,450,344 |
Net cash at broker
| — | | 30,989 | | 59,380 |
Receivable from broker — variation margin on open futures contracts
| 6,900 | | 34,000 | | 164,765 |
Receivable for investments sold
| 36,797 | | — | | 1,557 |
Receivable for fund shares sold
| 8,768 | | 2,540 | | 462,927 |
Dividends receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 16,808 | | 204,666 | | 704,276 |
Dividends receivable — affiliated issuers
| 21 | | 46 | | 161 |
Securities lending income receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 64 | | 244 | | 806 |
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated issuers
| 572 | | 18 | | 517 |
Receivable from Adviser
| 27,902 | | 19,822 | | 56,323 |
Receivable for foreign taxes recoverable
| 46 | | 271,155 | | 885,281 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets
| 227 | | 530 | | 2,200 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 18,870,856 | | 42,308,553 | | 171,202,441 |
LIABILITIES | | | | | |
Due to broker
| 1,820 | | — | | — |
Due to custodian
| — | | — | | 63,165 |
Payable upon return of securities loaned
| 649,271 | | — | | 28,939 |
Payable for fund shares repurchased
| 71,135 | | 107,772 | | 31,470 |
Deferred foreign taxes payable
| — | | 70,548 | | — |
Advisory fee payable
| 11,932 | | 23,080 | | 109,611 |
Custodian fees payable
| 2,812 | | 6,788 | | 9,716 |
Administration fees payable
| 663 | | 3,146 | | 6,219 |
Shareholder servicing fee payable
| 1,555 | | 508 | | 1,762 |
Distribution fees payable
| 3,328 | | 7,705 | | 21,438 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable
| 12 | | 30 | | 116 |
Transfer agent fees payable
| 1,333 | | 5,966 | | 19,677 |
Sub-transfer agent fee payable
| 716 | | 276 | | 285 |
Professional fees payable
| 33,514 | | 35,795 | | 36,967 |
Printing and postage fees payable
| 2,525 | | 11,524 | | 26,259 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 494 | | 7,606 | | 1,150 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 781,110 | | 280,744 | | 356,774 |
NET ASSETS
| $18,089,746 | | $42,027,809 | | $170,845,667 |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | |
Paid-in Capital
| $18,708,225 | | $39,205,279 | | $194,782,182 |
Total distributable earnings (loss)**
| (618,479) | | 2,822,530 | | (23,936,515) |
NET ASSETS
| $18,089,746 | | $42,027,809 | | $170,845,667 |
Class A | | | | | |
Net Assets
| $ 154,469 | | $ 6,330 | | $ 4,141,373 |
Shares Outstanding
| 3,349 | | 1,151 | | 437,888 |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
| $ 46.12 | | $ 5.50 | | $ 9.46 |
Maximum sales charge
| 5.25% | | 5.25% | | 5.25% |
Maximum offering price per share
| $ 48.68 | | $ 5.80 | | $ 9.98 |
Class I | | | | | |
Net Assets
| $ 946,307 | | $ 1,513,941 | | $ 2,556,796 |
Shares Outstanding
| 20,351 | | 273,470 | | 268,874 |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
| $ 46.50 | | $ 5.54 | | $ 9.51 |
Class K | | | | | |
Net Assets
| $ 23,907 | | $ 749,101 | | $ 60,184,767 |
Shares Outstanding
| 513 | | 134,153 | | 6,324,361 |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
| $ 46.59(a) | | $ 5.58 | | $ 9.52 |
Class N | | | | | |
Net Assets
| $16,965,063 | | $39,758,437 | | $103,962,731 |
Shares Outstanding
| 364,855 | | 7,153,481 | | 10,914,556 |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
| $ 46.50 | | $ 5.56 | | $ 9.53 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)
August 31, 2020
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | | State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | State Street International Stock Selection Fund |
COST OF INVESTMENTS: | | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
| $17,604,105 | | $39,579,138 | | $162,571,761 |
Investments in affiliated issuers
| 747,001 | | 752,339 | | 28,939 |
Total cost of investments
| $18,351,106 | | $40,331,477 | | $162,600,700 |
Foreign currency, at cost
| $ — | | $ 298,731 | | $ 1,440,597 |
* Includes investments in securities on loan, at value
| $ 1,116,092 | | $ 123,670 | | $ 3,188,871 |
** Includes deferred foreign taxes
| $ — | | $ 70,548 | | $ — |
(a) | Due to small class size; calculation of net assets value (total net assets/ shares outstanding) may not agree to net asset value shown |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended August 31, 2020
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | | State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | State Street International Stock Selection Fund |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | |
Interest income — unaffiliated issuers
| $ 82 | | $ 44,291 | | $ — |
Dividend income — unaffiliated issuers
| 318,831 | | 2,092,187 | | 6,040,932 |
Dividend income — affiliated issuers
| 3,062 | | 7,182 | | 19,031 |
Unaffiliated securities lending income
| 1,021 | | 358 | | 8,300 |
Affiliated securities lending income
| 5,672 | | 184 | | 18,965 |
Foreign taxes withheld
| (323) | | (212,532) | | (219,557) |
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| 328,345 | | 1,931,670 | | 5,867,671 |
EXPENSES | | | | | |
Advisory fee
| 140,279 | | 346,330 | | 1,366,304 |
Administration fees
| 9,352 | | 23,089 | | 91,087 |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | | |
Class N
| 3,838 | | 10,542 | | 27,325 |
Distribution fees | | | | | |
Class A
| 470 | | 66 | | 10,257 |
Class N
| 39,250 | | 98,827 | | 267,310 |
Custodian fees
| 32,289 | | 98,320 | | 135,755 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 20,260 | | 20,646 | | 22,526 |
Transfer agent fees
| 17,132 | | 48,260 | | 110,901 |
Sub-transfer agent fee | | | | | |
Class A
| 238 | | — | | 8,206 |
Class I
| — | | 1,661 | | 4,430 |
Registration and filing fees
| 66,369 | | 65,827 | | 68,050 |
Professional fees and expenses
| 32,298 | | 35,972 | | 38,673 |
Printing and postage fees
| 6,079 | | 15,888 | | 39,364 |
Insurance expense
| 291 | | 751 | | 3,007 |
Interest expense
| — | | — | | 196 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 3,673 | | 46,900 | | 7,751 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 371,818 | | 813,079 | | 2,201,142 |
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser
| (169,041) | | (240,210) | | (517,114) |
NET EXPENSES
| 202,777 | | 572,869 | | 1,684,028 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $ 125,568 | | $ 1,358,801 | | $ 4,183,643 |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers*
| (706,235) | | 701,470 | | (12,779,765) |
Investments — affiliated issuers
| 38 | | 73 | | 97 |
Foreign currency transactions
| — | | (21,772) | | 50,697 |
Futures contracts
| 27,686 | | (126,345) | | 137,215 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| (678,511) | | 553,426 | | (12,591,756) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers**
| 769,140 | | (2,262,400) | | 11,029,671 |
Investments — affiliated issuers
| 17 | | — | | — |
Foreign currency translations
| — | | (6,102) | | 94,567 |
Futures contracts
| 12,882 | | 73,947 | | 157,359 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| 782,039 | | (2,194,555) | | 11,281,597 |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
| 103,528 | | (1,641,129) | | (1,310,159) |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $ 229,096 | | $ (282,328) | | $ 2,873,484 |
* Includes foreign capital gain taxes
| $ — | | $ (27,676) | | $ — |
** Includes foreign deferred taxes
| $ — | | $ (21,705) | | $ — |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 125,568 | | $ 233,499 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| (678,511) | | (473,153) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| 782,039 | | (3,627,912) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 229,096 | | (3,867,566) |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | |
Class A
| (2,153) | | (2,466) |
Class I
| (15,571) | | (19,441) |
Class K
| (370) | | (176) |
Class N
| (206,661) | | (218,012) |
Total distributions to shareholders
| (224,755) | | (240,095) |
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | | | |
Class A | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 6,050 | | 17,732 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 2,009 | | 2,335 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (58,856) | | (44,666) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (50,797) | | (24,599) |
Class I | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 309,766 | | 89,485 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 14,844 | | 19,165 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (660,476) | | (207,903) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (335,866) | | (99,253) |
Class K | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 11,845 | | 11,566 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 190 | | 3 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (10,831) | | (10) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 1,204 | | 11,559 |
Class N | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 748,458 | | 533,656 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 195,991 | | 208,312 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (1,757,905) | | (4,022,256) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (813,456) | | (3,280,288) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions
| (1,198,915) | | (3,392,581) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| (1,194,574) | | (7,500,242) |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 19,284,320 | | 26,784,562 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $18,089,746 | | $19,284,320 |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | |
Class A | | | |
Shares sold
| 132 | | 364 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 39 | | 57 |
Shares redeemed
| (1,243) | | (947) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (1,072) | | (526) |
Class I | | | |
Shares sold
| 7,574 | | 2,021 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 286 | | 466 |
Shares redeemed
| (15,425) | | (4,474) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (7,565) | | (1,987) |
Class K | | | |
Shares sold
| 262 | | 242 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 4 | | — |
Shares redeemed
| (263) | | — |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 3 | | 242 |
Class N | | | |
Shares sold
| 18,395 | | 11,306 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 3,773 | | 5,055 |
Shares redeemed
| (40,889) | | (85,140) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (18,721) | | (68,779) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 1,358,801 | | $ 2,066,889 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 553,426 | | 3,422,026 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| (2,194,555) | | (8,686,714) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| (282,328) | | (3,197,799) |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | |
Class A
| (2,450) | | (10,784) |
Class I
| (103,955) | | (836,047) |
Class K
| (58,644) | | (196,466) |
Class N
| (3,166,755) | | (12,415,797) |
Total distributions to shareholders
| (3,331,804) | | (13,459,094) |
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | | | |
Class A | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 500 | | 3,000 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 2,233 | | 9,906 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (41,974) | | — |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (39,241) | | 12,906 |
Class I | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 5,035,454 | | 12,836,193 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 94,562 | | 819,771 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (4,891,895) | | (12,897,225) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 238,121 | | 758,739 |
Class K | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 24,906 | | 40,155 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 58,417 | | 195,578 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (100,843) | | (122,741) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (17,520) | | 112,992 |
Class N | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 1,612,074 | | 4,194,174 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 3,103,681 | | 12,065,170 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (11,328,136) | | (17,359,393) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (6,612,381) | | (1,100,049) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions
| (6,431,021) | | (215,412) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| (10,045,153) | | (16,872,305) |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 52,072,962 | | 68,945,267 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $ 42,027,809 | | $ 52,072,962 |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | |
Class A | | | |
Shares sold
| 100 | | 484 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 374 | | 1,702 |
Shares redeemed
| (8,086) | | — |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (7,612) | | 2,186 |
Class I | | | |
Shares sold
| 834,993 | | 1,910,009 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 15,760 | | 139,654 |
Shares redeemed
| (816,134) | | (2,006,105) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 34,619 | | 43,558 |
Class K | | | |
Shares sold
| 4,450 | | 6,405 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 9,656 | | 33,149 |
Shares redeemed
| (17,996) | | (19,782) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (3,890) | | 19,772 |
Class N | | | |
Shares sold
| 290,379 | | 626,840 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 514,707 | | 2,051,900 |
Shares redeemed
| (2,011,525) | | (2,598,101) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (1,206,439) | | 80,639 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 4,183,643 | | $ 6,616,406 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| (12,591,756) | | (14,998,466) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| 11,281,597 | | (8,781,954) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 2,873,484 | | (17,164,014) |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | |
Class A
| (138,939) | | (339,292) |
Class I
| (169,933) | | (133,041) |
Class K
| (2,160,699) | | (3,577,431) |
Class N
| (4,443,899) | | (8,560,102) |
Total distributions to shareholders
| (6,913,470) | | (12,609,866) |
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | | | |
Class A | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 701,273 | | 1,202,213 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 138,939 | | 338,842 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (799,173) | | (3,551,157) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 41,039 | | (2,010,102) |
Class I | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 415,383 | | 2,463,078 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 169,932 | | 132,543 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (2,241,802) | | (332,586) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (1,656,487) | | 2,263,035 |
Class K | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 12,261,888 | | 6,974,794 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 2,160,699 | | 3,576,930 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (6,840,349) | | (16,460,811) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 7,582,238 | | (5,909,087) |
Class N | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold
| 5,435,833 | | 7,397,993 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 4,365,496 | | 8,435,996 |
Cost of shares redeemed
| (33,885,780) | | (44,915,136) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (24,084,451) | | (29,081,147) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions
| (18,117,661) | | (34,737,301) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| (22,157,647) | | (64,511,181) |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 193,003,314 | | 257,514,495 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $170,845,667 | | $193,003,314 |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST: | | | |
Class A | | | |
Shares sold
| 79,548 | | 119,308 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 13,450 | | 37,608 |
Shares redeemed
| (87,509) | | (356,971) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 5,489 | | (200,055) |
Class I | | | |
Shares sold
| 44,403 | | 264,974 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 16,387 | | 14,678 |
Shares redeemed
| (269,610) | | (32,910) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (208,820) | | 246,742 |
Class K | | | |
Shares sold
| 1,294,208 | | 699,588 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 208,562 | | 396,116 |
Shares redeemed
| (705,628) | | (1,692,438) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| 797,142 | | (596,734) |
Class N | | | |
Shares sold
| 598,048 | | 734,901 |
Reinvestment of distributions
| 420,163 | | 932,154 |
Shares redeemed
| (3,653,835) | | (4,451,467) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions
| (2,635,624) | | (2,784,412) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class A |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $46.00 | | $ 54.62 | | $45.02 | | $40.42 | | $37.21 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.34 | | 0.45 | | 0.44 | | 0.18 | | 0.17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 0.32 | | (8.58) | | 9.40 | | 4.50 | | 3.33 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.66 | | (8.13) | | 9.84 | | 4.68 | | 3.50 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.54) | | (0.49) | | (0.25) | | (0.08) | | (0.29) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $46.12 | | $ 46.00 | | $54.62 | | $45.02 | | $40.42 |
Total return (c)
| 1.30% | | (14.77)% | | 21.94%(d) | | 11.58% | | 9.48% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $ 154 | | $ 203 | | $ 270 | | $ 354 | | $ 170 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 2.13% | | 1.95% | | 2.09% | | 2.09% | | 2.39% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.23% | | 1.19% | | 1.15% | | 1.20% | | 1.22% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 0.74% | | 0.95% | | 0.88% | | 0.40% | | 0.46% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 133% | | 102% | | 110% | | 94% | | 115% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(d) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been 21.92%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class I |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $46.31 | | $ 55.01 | | $45.25 | | $40.54 | | $37.25 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.52 | | 0.62 | | 0.55 | | 0.27 | | 0.24 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 0.34 | | (8.67) | | 9.49 | | 4.54 | | 3.36 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.86 | | (8.05) | | 10.04 | | 4.81 | | 3.60 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.67) | | (0.65) | | (0.29) | | (0.10) | | (0.31) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $46.50 | | $ 46.31 | | $55.01 | | $45.25 | | $40.54 |
Total return (c)
| 1.71% | | (14.49)% | | 22.29%(d) | | 11.88% | | 9.75% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $ 946 | | $ 1,293 | | $1,645 | | $1,312 | | $1,703 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.75% | | 1.62% | | 1.79% | | 1.85% | | 2.14% |
Net expenses (b)
| 0.85% | | 0.85% | | 0.85% | | 0.97% | | 0.98% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 1.13% | | 1.29% | | 1.10% | | 0.61% | | 0.65% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 133% | | 102% | | 110% | | 94% | | 115% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(d) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been 22.27%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class K |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $46.40 | | $ 55.11 | | $45.36 | | $40.67 | | $37.33 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.55 | | 0.68 | | 0.56 | | 0.34 | | 0.32 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 0.31 | | (8.74) | | 9.50 | | 4.53 | | 3.37 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.86 | | (8.06) | | 10.06 | | 4.87 | | 3.69 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.67) | | (0.65) | | (0.32) | | (0.18) | | (0.35) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $46.59 | | $ 46.40 | | $55.11 | | $45.36 | | $40.67 |
Total return (c)
| 1.71% | | (14.48)% | | 22.30%(d) | | 11.98% | | 9.97% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $ 24 | | $ 24 | | $ 15 | | $ 12 | | $ 11 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.75% | | 1.61% | | 1.79% | | 1.73% | | 1.94% |
Net expenses (b)
| 0.85% | | 0.84% | | 0.86% | | 0.85% | | 0.78% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 1.15% | | 1.42% | | 1.12% | | 0.77% | | 0.85% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 133% | | 102% | | 110% | | 94% | | 115% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(d) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been 22.28%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund Class N |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 46.31 | | $ 54.95 | | $ 45.27 | | $ 40.60 | | $ 37.26 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.41 | | 0.49 | | 0.44 | | 0.22 | | 0.22 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 0.33 | | (8.63) | | 9.48 | | 4.54 | | 3.38 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.74 | | (8.14) | | 9.92 | | 4.76 | | 3.60 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.55) | | (0.50) | | (0.25) | | (0.09) | | (0.26) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 46.50 | | $ 46.31 | | $ 54.95 | | $ 45.27 | | $ 40.60 |
Total return (c)
| 1.46% | | (14.70)% | | 21.99%(d) | | 11.74% | | 9.72% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $16,965 | | $17,764 | | $24,855 | | $25,482 | | $29,353 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 2.00% | | 1.87% | | 2.04% | | 1.98% | | 2.18% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.10% | | 1.10% | | 1.10% | | 1.10% | | 1.02% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 0.88% | | 1.03% | | 0.88% | | 0.50% | | 0.58% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 133% | | 102% | | 110% | | 94% | | 115% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(d) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been 21.97%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 5.90 | | $ 7.96 | | $ 8.50 | | $ 7.48 | | $ 9.29 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.10 | | 0.24 | | 0.22 | | 0.11 | | 0.14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)
| (0.10) | | (0.66) | | (0.33) | | 1.03 | | 0.04 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.00 | | (0.42) | | (0.11) | | 1.14 | | 0.18 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.15) | | (0.33) | | (0.13) | | (0.12) | | — |
Net realized gains
| (0.25) | | (1.31) | | (0.31) | | — | | (1.99) |
Total distributions
| (0.40) | | (1.64) | | (0.44) | | (0.12) | | (1.99) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 5.50 | | $ 5.90 | | $ 7.96 | | $ 8.50 | | $ 7.48 |
Total return (d)
| (0.47)% | | (5.00)% | | (1.31)%(e) | | 15.57% | | 3.35% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $ 6 | | $ 52 | | $ 52 | | $ 53 | | $ 46 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.77% | | 1.76% | | 1.62% | | 1.77% | | 1.69% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.25% | | 1.25% | | 1.25% | | 1.37% | | 1.41% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 1.74% | | 3.63% | | 2.70% | | 1.42% | | 1.88% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 42% | | 39% | | 51% | | 38% | | 101% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(e) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been (1.44)%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 5.94 | | $ 8.03 | | $ 8.57 | | $ 7.52 | | $ 9.30 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.17 | | 0.21 | | 0.26 | | 0.14 | | 0.14 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)
| (0.15) | | (0.64) | | (0.35) | | 1.02 | | 0.07 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.02 | | (0.43) | | (0.09) | | 1.16 | | 0.21 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.17) | | (0.35) | | (0.15) | | (0.11) | | — |
Net realized gains
| (0.25) | | (1.31) | | (0.31) | | — | | (1.99) |
Total distributions
| (0.42) | | (1.66) | | (0.46) | | (0.11) | | (1.99) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 5.54 | | $ 5.94 | | $ 8.03 | | $ 8.57 | | $ 7.52 |
Total return (d)
| (0.37)% | | (5.13)% | | (1.15)%(e) | | 15.96% | | 3.70% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $1,514 | | $1,418 | | $1,568 | | $1,496 | | $1,523 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.64% | | 1.57% | | 1.37% | | 1.51% | | 1.46% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.12% | | 1.06% | | 1.00% | | 1.11% | | 1.18% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 3.11% | | 3.20% | | 3.15% | | 1.81% | | 1.80% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 42% | | 39% | | 51% | | 38% | | 101% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(e) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been (1.27)%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class K |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 5.98 | | $ 8.05 | | $ 8.60 | | $ 7.55 | | $ 9.31 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.18 | | 0.25 | | 0.20 | | 0.15 | | 0.20 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)
| (0.16) | | (0.66) | | (0.30) | | 1.03 | | 0.03 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.02 | | (0.41) | | (0.10) | | 1.18 | | 0.23 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.17) | | (0.35) | | (0.15) | | (0.13) | | — |
Net realized gains
| (0.25) | | (1.31) | | (0.31) | | — | | (1.99) |
Total distributions
| (0.42) | | (1.66) | | (0.46) | | (0.13) | | (1.99) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 5.58 | | $ 5.98 | | $ 8.05 | | $ 8.60 | | $ 7.55 |
Total return (d)
| (0.14)% | | (4.82)% | | (1.22)%(e) | | 16.02% | | 4.07% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $ 749 | | $ 826 | | $ 952 | | $2,243 | | $2,701 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.52% | | 1.51% | | 1.37% | | 1.40% | | 1.20% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.00% | | 1.00% | | 1.00% | | 1.00% | | 0.92% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 3.27% | | 3.80% | | 2.29% | | 1.93% | | 2.86% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 42% | | 39% | | 51% | | 38% | | 101% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(e) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been (1.35)%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class N |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 5.95 | | $ 8.02 | | $ 8.56 | | $ 7.52 | | $ 9.30 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.17 | | 0.23 | | 0.21 | | 0.12 | | 0.13 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)
| (0.15) | | (0.66) | | (0.32) | | 1.03 | | 0.08 |
Total from investment operations
| 0.02 | | (0.43) | | (0.11) | | 1.15 | | 0.21 |
Contribution from Adviser (Note 4)
| — | | — | | 0.01 | | — | | — |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.16) | | (0.33) | | (0.13) | | (0.11) | | — |
Net realized gains
| (0.25) | | (1.31) | | (0.31) | | — | | (1.99) |
Total distributions
| (0.41) | | (1.64) | | (0.44) | | (0.11) | | (1.99) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 5.56 | | $ 5.95 | | $ 8.02 | | $ 8.56 | | $ 7.52 |
Total return (d)
| (0.42)% | | (5.16)% | | (1.29)%(e) | | 15.58% | | 3.83% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $39,758 | | $49,777 | | $66,373 | | $86,670 | | $107,308 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.77% | | 1.76% | | 1.62% | | 1.65% | | 1.48% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.25% | | 1.25% | | 1.25% | | 1.25% | | 1.21% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 2.93% | | 3.47% | | 2.56% | | 1.60% | | 1.71% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 42% | | 39% | | 51% | | 38% | | 101% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(e) | If the Adviser had not made a contribution during the year ended August 31, 2018, the total return would have been (1.41)%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class A |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 9.59 | | $10.96 | | $11.76 | | $10.05 | | $10.64 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.19 | | 0.22 | | 0.26 | | 0.27 | | 0.27 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| (0.00)(c) | | (1.07) | | (0.63) | | 1.69 | | (0.58) |
Total from investment operations
| 0.19 | | (0.85) | | (0.37) | | 1.96 | | (0.31) |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.32) | | (0.52) | | (0.43) | | (0.25) | | (0.28) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 9.46 | | $ 9.59 | | $10.96 | | $11.76 | | $10.05 |
Total return (d)
| 1.75% | | (7.46)% | | (3.35)% | | 19.95% | | (2.89)% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $4,141 | | $4,148 | | $6,933 | | $6,679 | | $ 284 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.48% | | 1.49% | | 1.49% | | 1.31% | | 1.46% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.20% | | 1.22% | | 1.25% | | 1.07% | | 1.19% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 2.03% | | 2.19% | | 2.28% | | 2.51% | | 2.73% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 104% | | 125% | | 72% | | 94% | | 105% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class I |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 9.65 | | $11.05 | | $11.81 | | $10.10 | | $10.65 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.22 | | 0.34 | | 0.44 | | 0.25 | | 0.25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 0.00(c) | | (1.17) | | (0.74) | | 1.74 | | (0.53) |
Total from investment operations
| 0.22 | | (0.83) | | (0.30) | | 1.99 | | (0.28) |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.36) | | (0.57) | | (0.46) | | (0.28) | | (0.27) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 9.51 | | $ 9.65 | | $11.05 | | $11.81 | | $10.10 |
Total return (d)
| 2.02% | | (7.03)% | | (2.84)% | | 20.23% | | (2.60)% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $2,557 | | $4,610 | | $2,551 | | $ 594 | | $ 432 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.15% | | 1.12% | | 1.00% | | 1.09% | | 1.21% |
Net expenses (b)
| 0.87% | | 0.84% | | 0.76% | | 0.85% | | 0.94% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 2.33% | | 3.38% | | 3.84% | | 2.33% | | 2.45% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 104% | | 125% | | 72% | | 94% | | 105% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class K |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 9.65 | | $ 11.04 | | $ 11.82 | | $ 10.12 | | $ 10.67 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.24 | | 0.31 | | 0.32 | | 0.25 | | 0.28 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| (0.00)(c) | | (1.12) | | (0.64) | | 1.75 | | (0.54) |
Total from investment operations
| 0.24 | | (0.81) | | (0.32) | | 2.00 | | (0.26) |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.37) | | (0.58) | | (0.46) | | (0.30) | | (0.29) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 9.52 | | $ 9.65 | | $ 11.04 | | $ 11.82 | | $ 10.12 |
Total return (d)
| 2.21% | | (6.98)% | | (2.80)% | | 20.25% | | (2.44)% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $60,185 | | $53,350 | | $67,632 | | $80,137 | | $75,816 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.03% | | 1.03% | | 0.99% | | 0.99% | | 0.99% |
Net expenses (b)
| 0.75% | | 0.75% | | 0.75% | | 0.75% | | 0.73% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 2.52% | | 3.07% | | 2.72% | | 2.37% | | 2.79% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 104% | | 125% | | 72% | | 94% | | 105% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| State Street International Stock Selection Fund Class N |
| Year Ended 8/31/20 | | Year Ended 8/31/19 | | Year Ended 8/31/18 | | Year Ended 8/31/17 | | Year Ended 8/31/16 |
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $ 9.66 | | $ 11.04 | | $ 11.81 | | $ 10.11 | | $ 10.65 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (a)(b)
| 0.21 | | 0.29 | | 0.29 | | 0.21 | | 0.24 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 0.01 | | (1.12) | | (0.63) | | 1.76 | | (0.52) |
Total from investment operations
| 0.22 | | (0.83) | | (0.34) | | 1.97 | | (0.28) |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| (0.35) | | (0.55) | | (0.43) | | (0.27) | | (0.26) |
Net asset value, end of period
| $ 9.53 | | $ 9.66 | | $ 11.04 | | $ 11.81 | | $ 10.11 |
Total return (c)
| 1.94% | | (7.19)% | | (3.06)% | | 20.04% | | (2.61)% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $103,963 | | $130,895 | | $180,398 | | $213,660 | | $228,594 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses (b)
| 1.28% | | 1.28% | | 1.23% | | 1.24% | | 1.26% |
Net expenses (b)
| 1.00% | | 1.00% | | 1.00% | | 1.00% | | 0.99% |
Net investment income (loss) (b)
| 2.20% | | 2.85% | | 2.49% | | 1.98% | | 2.41% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 104% | | 125% | | 72% | | 94% | | 105% |
(a) | Average daily shares outstanding were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser and for certain funds, custody credit arrangements. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of the Fund. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SSGA FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020
1. Organization
The SSGA Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of August 31, 2020, the Trust consists of four (4) series (and corresponding classes, each of which have the same rights and privileges, including voting rights), each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at $0.001 par value. The financial statements herein relate to the following series (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”):
Fund | Classes | Commencement of Operations | Diversification Classification |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | Class A Class I Class K Class N | July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 July 1, 1992 | Diversified |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class A Class I Class K Class N | July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 March 1, 1994 | Diversified |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund | Class A Class I Class K Class N | July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 March 7, 1995 | Diversified |
Class A shares are available to the general public for investment through transaction-based financial intermediaries. Class A shares impose a sales charge (as a percentage of offering price) and may be subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase of an investment of $1,000,000 or more and the shares are redeemed within 18 months of purchase. Class I, Class K and Class N shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements:
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
Each Fund's investments are valued at fair value each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the NYSE is not open. Fair value is generally defined as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the valuation in a current sale and may not reflect an actual market price. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to the policy and procedures developed by the Oversight Committee (the “Committee”) and approved by the Board. The Committee provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
SSGA FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
August 31, 2020
Valuation techniques used to value each Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
• Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price, as applicable, on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last published sale price or at fair value.
• Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) or other unitized pooled investment vehicles that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”) per share or unit.
• Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price on the primary market on which they are traded most extensively. Exchange-traded futures contracts traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last reported sale price obtained from independent pricing services or brokers or at fair value.
In the event prices or quotations are not readily available or that the application of these valuation methods results in a price for an investment that is deemed to be not representative of the fair value of such investment, fair value will be determined in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the valuation policy and procedures approved by the Board.
A “significant event” is an event that the Board believes, with a reasonably high degree of certainty, has caused the closing market prices of a Fund’s portfolio securities to no longer reflect their value at the time of the Fund’s net asset value calculation. Fair value may be determined using an independent fair value service under valuation procedures approved by the Board. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of foreign securities exchanges. The use of the independent fair value service or alternative fair valuation methods would result in the investments being classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. At August 31, 2020, the independent fair value service was used for certain foreign securities in the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund and State Street International Stock Selection Fund. These securities were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds' investments.
The Funds value their assets and liabilities at fair value using a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels that prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The categorization of a value determined for an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in it.
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability;
• Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and
• Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.
The value of each Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2020, is disclosed in each Fund’s respective Schedule of Investments.
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Investment Transactions and Income Recognition
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of investments and foreign exchange transactions, if any, are determined using the identified cost method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, or when the information becomes available, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, if any. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains.
Certain Funds invest in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). REITs determine the tax character of their distributions annually and may characterize a portion of their distributions as a return of capital or capital gain. The Funds’ policy is to record all REIT distributions initially as dividend income and re-designate a portion of the capital or capital gains distributions at year end based on information provided by the REIT and/or SSGA Funds Management, Inc.’s (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”) estimates of such re-designations for which actual information has not yet been reported.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Fund, are applied to that Fund within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Funds within the Trust. Class specific expenses are borne by each class.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars using exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Foreign Taxes
The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, realized and unrealized capital gains on investments or certain foreign currency transactions. Foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with SSGA FM's understanding of the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in the Statements of Operations, if applicable. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of August 31, 2020, if any, are disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually, unless additional distributions are required for compliance with applicable tax regulations. The amount and character of income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with applicable tax regulations which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for U.S. GAAP purposes.
3. Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures Contracts
The Funds may enter into futures contracts to meet the Funds’ objectives. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with the broker, cash or securities in an amount equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the
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clearing house. Securities deposited, if any, are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is included in Net cash at broker on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Funds equal to the daily change in the contract value, accumulated, exchange rates, and or other transactional fees. The accumulation of those payments are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.
Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to unfavorable changes in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk that the movements in the price of the futures contracts do not correlate with the movement of the assets underlying such contracts.
For the period ended August 31, 2020, the following Funds entered into futures contracts for the strategies listed below:
Funds | Strategies |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | Exposing cash reserves to markets |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Exposing cash reserves to markets |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund | Exposing cash reserves to markets |
The following tables summarize the value of the Funds' derivative instruments as of August 31, 2020, and the related location in the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:
| Asset Derivatives |
| Interest Rate Contracts Risk | | Foreign Exchange Contracts Risk | | Credit Contracts Risk | | Equity Contracts Risk | | Commodity Contracts Risk | | Total |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $ 6,900 | | $— | | $ 6,900 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| — | | — | | — | | 34,000 | | — | | 34,000 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| — | | — | | — | | 164,765 | | — | | 164,765 |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
| Interest Rate Contracts Risk | | Foreign Exchange Contracts Risk | | Credit Contracts Risk | | Equity Contracts Risk | | Commodity Contracts Risk | | Total |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $ 27,686 | | $— | | $ 27,686 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| — | | — | | — | | (126,345) | | — | | (126,345) |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| — | | — | | — | | 137,215 | | — | | 137,215 |
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| Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| Interest Rate Contracts Risk | | Foreign Exchange Contracts Risk | | Credit Contracts Risk | | Equity Contracts Risk | | Commodity Contracts Risk | | Total |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $ 12,882 | | $— | | $ 12,882 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| — | | — | | — | | 73,947 | | — | | 73,947 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| — | | — | | — | | 157,359 | | — | | 157,359 |
4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory Fees
SSGA FM manages the Funds pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., which itself is a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. The Adviser and other advisory affiliates of State Street Corporation make up State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and its affiliated companies. The Adviser directs the investments of the Funds in accordance with their investment objectives, policies, and limitations. For its services, each Fund pays the Adviser an annual management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at the following annual rates of their average daily net assets:
| Annual Rate |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| 0.75% |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 0.75 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 0.75 |
The Adviser is contractually obligated until December 31, 2020, to waive its management fee and/or to reimburse each Fund for expenses to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, and distribution, shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed the following percent of average daily net assets on an annual basis as follows:
| Expense Limitations |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| 0.85% |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 1.00 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 0.75 |
This waiver and/or reimbursement may not be terminated with respect to a Fund prior to December 31, 2020 except with the approval of the Board.
The total amounts of waivers for the period ended August 31, 2020 are detailed in the following table.
Funds | Amount Waived or Reimbursed |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $167,171 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 235,592 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 498,897 |
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Administrator, Sub-Administrator and Custodian Fees
SSGA FM serves as administrator and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as custodian and sub-administrator. For its administrative services, each Fund pays SSGA FM a fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of its average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. SSGA FM has contractually agreed to waive 0.01% of its administration fee. The waiver may not be terminated or modified except with the approval of the Board. For the period ended August 31, 2020, the total administration fees waived pursuant to the waiver agreement were as follows:
| Amount Waived |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $ 1,870 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 4,618 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 18,217 |
The Adviser and the Funds each bear a portion of the fee paid to State Street for providing sub-administration and custodian services with respect to the Funds.
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Fees
State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (“SSGA FD” or the “Distributor”) an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Trust.
The Funds, with the exception of the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class N shares, adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, under which a Fund may compensate the Distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the Fund’s Class A and Class N shares and for services provided to shareholders in those classes (the “Plan”).
The Plan calls for payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of 0.25% of a Fund’s net assets attributable to its Class A shares and 0.25% of a Fund’s net assets attributable to its Class N shares. In addition to payments under the Plan, the Funds may reimburse the Distributor or its affiliates for payments it makes to financial intermediaries that provide certain administrative, recordkeeping, and account maintenance services. The amount of the reimbursement and the manner in which it is calculated are reviewed by the Trustees periodically.
With respect to the Class N shares of the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Trust has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Historical Class N Plan”) under the 1940 Act. Under the Historical Class N Plan, the Trust is authorized to make payments to the Distributor, or any shareholder servicing agent, for services in connection with the distribution of Class N shares of the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund and the servicing of investor accounts. Payments to the Distributor for the sale and distribution of these Class N shares are not permitted to exceed 0.25% of the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s average annual net assets. Payments to financial intermediaries providing shareholder services to the Fund are not permitted by the Historical Class N Plan to exceed 0.20% of average annual net assets.
Other Transactions with Affiliates - Securities Lending
State Street, an affiliate of the Funds, acts as the securities lending agent for the Funds, pursuant to an amended and restated securities lending authorization agreement dated January 6, 2017, as amended December 7, 2018.
Proceeds collected by State Street on investment of cash collateral or any fee income are allocated as follows (after deduction of such other amounts payable to State Street under the terms of the securities lending agreement): 85% payable to the Fund, and 15% payable to State Street.
In addition, cash collateral from lending activities is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II, an affiliated fund, for which SSGA FM serves as investment adviser. See Note 8 for additional information regarding securities lending.
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Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Funds may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street Corporation, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Funds owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the period ended August 31, 2020 are disclosed in the Funds' respective Schedules of Investments.
On February 26, 2018, the Adviser agreed to make a contribution of $126,543 to the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund in connection with a portfolio matter. On March 21, 2018, the Adviser agreed to make a contribution of $6,362 to the State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund in connection with a portfolio matter.
5. Trustees’ Fees
The fees and expenses of the Trust’s trustees, who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), are paid directly by the Funds. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
6. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions, derivative contracts and short term investments) for the period ended August 31, 2020, were as follows:
| Purchases | | Sales |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $ 24,900,260 | | $ 24,412,213 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 18,476,737 | | 25,990,567 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 184,541,258 | | 203,514,894 |
7. Income Tax Information
The Funds have qualified and intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Each Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent it distributes its taxable income, including any net realized capital gains, for each fiscal year. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required.
The Funds file federal and various state and local tax returns as required. No income tax returns are currently under examination. Generally, the federal returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") for a period of three years from date of filing, while the state returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon jurisdiction. SSGA FM has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken on tax returns for all open years and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that would require recognition of a tax liability.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
Certain capital accounts in the financial statements have been adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net asset values or results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in the future. These book-tax differences are primarily due to nontaxable dividend adjustments to income, foreign currencies, passive foreign investment companies, wash sale loss deferrals, and futures contracts. In addition, certain funds claimed a portion of the payments made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
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The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended August 31, 2020, was as follows:
| Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $ 224,755 | | $ — | | $ 224,755 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 1,292,885 | | 2,038,919 | | 3,331,804 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 6,913,470 | | — | | 6,913,470 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended August 31, 2019, was as follows:
| Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $ 240,095 | | $ — | | $ 240,095 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 2,724,381 | | 10,734,713 | | 13,459,094 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 12,609,866 | | — | | 12,609,866 |
At August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | | Qualified Late-Year Losses | | Total |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $ 171,160 | | $ (1,208,844) | | $ — | | $ 419,205 | | $— | | $ (618,479) |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 1,288,797 | | — | | 646,846 | | 886,887 | | — | | 2,822,530 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 3,621,376 | | (31,682,934) | | — | | 4,125,043 | | — | | (23,936,515) |
As of August 31, 2020, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
| Non-Expiring Short Term | | Non-Expiring Long Term |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $ 843,482 | | $ 365,362 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 27,136,552 | | 4,546,382 |
As of August 31, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments and other financial instruments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Tax Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| $ 18,360,444 | | $ 1,995,431 | | $1,576,226 | | $ 419,205 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| 40,469,182 | | 6,199,867 | | 5,189,951 | | 1,009,916 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 163,536,318 | | 13,522,347 | | 9,479,996 | | 4,042,351 |
8. Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend securities to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. The value of the collateral with respect to a loaned security may be temporarily more or less than the value of a security due to market fluctuations of securities values. With respect to each loan, if on any U.S. business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are subject to the loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral on the next business day.
The Funds will regain record ownership of loaned securities to exercise certain beneficial rights; however, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in the securities loaned should the borrower fail financially. In addition, a Fund will bear the risk of loss of any cash collateral that it may invest. Each Fund receives compensation for lending its
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securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as the lending agent. Additionally, a Fund will receive a fee from the borrower for non-cash collateral equal to a percentage of the market value of the loaned securities.
The market value of securities on loan as of August 31, 2020, and the value of the invested cash collateral are disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is not disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Funds, and the Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Operations, represents the income earned from the non-cash collateral and the investment of cash collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as lending agent.
The following is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of August 31, 2020:
Fund | | Market Value of Securities on Loan | | Cash Collateral Received | | Non-Cash Collateral Received* | | Total Collateral Received |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| | $ 1,116,092 | | $ 649,271 | | $ 490,315 | | $ 1,139,586 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| | 123,670 | | — | | 152,640 | | 152,640 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| | 3,188,871 | | 28,939 | | 3,307,363 | | 3,336,302 |
* | The non-cash collateral includes U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities. |
| | | | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements As of August 31, 2020 |
Fund | | Securities Lending Transactions | | Overnight and Continuous | | <30 Days | | Between 30 & 90 Days | | >90 Days | | Total Borrowings | | Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
| | Common Stocks | | $649,271 | | $— | | $— | | $— | | $649,271 | | $649,271 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| | Common Stocks | | 28,939 | | — | | — | | — | | 28,939 | | 28,939 |
9. Line of Credit
The Funds and other affiliated funds (each, a “Participant” and collectively, the “Participants”) have access to $200 million of a $500 million revolving credit facility, provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires in October 2021 unless extended or renewed.
The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. Commitment fees are ordinary fund operating expenses. A participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and 1-month LIBOR rate. Effective October 8, 2020, interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1.25% plus the New York Fed Bank Rate.
The Funds had no outstanding loans as of August 31, 2020.
10. Risks
Concentration Risk
As a result of the Funds' ability to invest a large percentage of their assets in obligations of issuers within the same country, state, region, currency or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Funds' investments more than if the Funds were more broadly diversified.
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Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk
Investing in foreign markets involves risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of government regulation, economic, political and social instability in the countries in which a Fund invests. Foreign markets may be less liquid than investments in the U.S. and may be subject to the risks of currency fluctuations. To the extent that a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be even more pronounced.
Market Risk
Each Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, and general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (known as COVID-19) first detected in China in December 2019 has resulted in a global pandemic and major disruptions to economies and markets around the world, including the United States. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and severe losses, and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. Liquidity for many instruments has been greatly reduced for periods of time. Some interest rates are very low and in some cases yields are negative. Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, have taken extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets. The impact of these measures, and whether they will be effective to mitigate the economic and market disruption, will not be known for some time. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to a Fund by its service providers.
11. Subsequent Events
The Board has approved a Plan of Liquidation and Termination of the State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund (the “Liquidation Plan”), pursuant to which the Fund expects to be liquidated and terminated on or about December 18, 2020 (the “Liquidation Date”). The Liquidation Plan authorizes the Fund and its investment adviser, SSGA FM, to engage in such transactions as may be appropriate for the Fund’s liquidation and dissolution, including, without limitation, the sale of Fund assets and payment of, and provision for, Fund liabilities in anticipation of the liquidation. Accordingly, during the period between the effective date of the Liquidation Plan (September 18, 2020) and the Liquidation Date (the “Liquidation Period”), the Fund will engage in business and activities solely for the purposes of winding down its business and affairs and making a distribution of its assets to shareholders, and it is possible the Fund will not pursue or achieve its investment objective. Furthermore, it is anticipated that during all, or a portion of, the Liquidation Period the Fund’s assets will be held exclusively in cash and/or cash equivalents.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund, State Street International Stock Selection Fund and State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund, State Street International Stock Selection Fund and State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund (formerly State Street Disciplined Emerging Markets Equity Fund) (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) (three of the funds constituting SSGA Funds (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2020, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (three of the funds constituting SSGA Funds) at August 31, 2020, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers and others were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more State Street Global Advisors investment companies since 2000.
Boston, Massachusetts
October 26, 2020
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020.
The table below illustrates your Fund’s cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in each Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund
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Class A
| 1.23% | | $ 980.70 | | $6.12 | | $1,019.00 | | $6.24 |
Class I
| 0.85 | | 982.70 | | 4.24 | | 1,020.90 | | 4.32 |
Class K
| 0.85 | | 982.70 | | 4.24 | | 1,020.90 | | 4.32 |
Class N
| 1.10 | | 981.60 | | 5.48 | | 1,019.60 | | 5.58 |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A
| 1.25 | | 1,028.00 | | 6.37 | | 1,018.90 | | 6.34 |
Class I
| 1.15 | | 1,027.90 | | 5.86 | | 1,019.40 | | 5.84 |
Class K
| 1.00 | | 1,029.50 | | 5.10 | | 1,020.10 | | 5.08 |
Class N
| 1.25 | | 1,027.80 | | 6.37 | | 1,018.90 | | 6.34 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A
| 1.20 | | 1,032.80 | | 6.13 | | 1,019.10 | | 6.09 |
Class I
| 0.87 | | 1,034.80 | | 4.45 | | 1,020.80 | | 4.42 |
Class K
| 0.75 | | 1,035.90 | | 3.84 | | 1,021.40 | | 3.81 |
Class N
| 1.00 | | 1,034.70 | | 5.11 | | 1,020.10 | | 5.08 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 184, then divided by 366. |
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Tax Information
For federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions of the Trust for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2020.
Dividends Received Deduction
Each Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Qualified Business Income Deduction
Each Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of qualified REIT dividends eligible for the 20% qualified business income deduction under Section 199A.
Qualified Dividend Income
A portion of dividends distributed by the Funds during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 are considered qualified dividend income and are eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 5% to 20% depending on the individual’s tax bracket. Each Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividend income as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
Qualified Interest Income
Each Fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income and short-term capital gain as qualified interest income.
Capital Gain Dividend
Long term capital gains dividends were paid from the Fund during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020:
| Amount |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| $2,038,919 |
Foreign Tax Credit
The Funds have made an election under Internal Revenue Code Section 853 to pass through foreign taxes paid by the Funds to its shareholders. For the year ended August 31, 2020, the total amount of foreign taxes that will be passed through are:
| Amount |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| $239,621 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 43,809 |
The amount of foreign source income earned on the following Funds during the year ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:
| Amount |
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| $2,092,194 |
State Street International Stock Selection Fund
| 6,010,590 |
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Record
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds have adopted to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-997-7327, (ii) on the Funds’ website at www.ssga.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies, if any,
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during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge (1) by calling 1-800-997-7327 (toll free), or (2) on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Following the Funds' first and third fiscal quarter-ends, a complete schedule of investments is filed with the SEC as an exhibit on Form N-PORT, which can be found on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds' schedules of investments are available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-997-7327 (toll free).
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees or its shareholders, and by a vote of a majority of those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (commonly referred to as, the “Independent Trustees”) cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.2
Consistent with these requirements, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the SSGA Funds (the “Trust”), met telephonically on April 7, 2020 and May 13-14, 2020 (in reliance on the Order), including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund, the State Street International Stock Selection Fund and the State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 7, 2020 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 13-14, 2020 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for each Fund: |
o Comparisons of the Fund’s performance over the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2019, to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the successor to Lipper, Inc. (“Broadridge”) for the Fund (the “Lipper Index”) and a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
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1Over the course of many years overseeing the Funds and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreements, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). Due to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (also known as “COVID-19”) pandemic, the special meeting for calendar year 2020 was held telephonically. At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
2On March 25, 2020, as a result of health and safety measures put in place to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an exemptive order (the “Order”) pursuant to Sections 6(c) and 38(a) of the 1940 Act, that temporarily exempts registered investment management companies from the in-person voting requirements under the 1940 Act, subject to certain requirements, including that votes taken pursuant to the Order are ratified at the next in-person meeting. The Board of the Trust determined that reliance on the Order was necessary or appropriate due to the circumstances related to current or potential effects of COVID-19 and therefore, the May 13-14, 2020 meeting was held telephonically in reliance on the Order.
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o Comparisons of the Fund’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Fund’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses over the past five calendar years; and
o Comparisons of the Fund’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Funds, as applicable; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to each Fund and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Funds (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Funds. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolios of the Funds and for Fund operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Funds and their service providers, including information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Funds; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Funds by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Funds by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, fund accountant and securities lending agent of the Funds, as applicable, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Funds’ relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Funds; |
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• | Responses to a letter from independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (“Independent Counsel”), reviewed prior to such date by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Funds’ Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Funds and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019; and the relevant operations of other affiliated service providers to the Funds, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator, custodian and securities lending agent for the Funds, with respect to its operations relating to the Funds; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Funds (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Funds, together with the Funds’ related distribution plans and arrangements under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act;
• | Information from SSGA FM, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 13, 2020; |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel; and |
• | A summary of the foregoing materials prepared by Independent Counsel. |
In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser, and other service providers of the Funds throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Funds and the investment strategies used in pursuing each Fund’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review process by their Independent Counsel. The Independent Trustees relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the Advisory Agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each Fund.
Results of the Process
Based on a consideration of the foregoing and such other information as deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, on May 14, 2020 the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2020, for an additional year with respect to all Funds.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to each Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. The Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing particular markets, industries and specific issuers of securities in these markets and industries. The Board also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various Funds that invest primarily in equity securities. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the
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significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Funds, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Funds by senior management, as well as the Adviser���s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of SSGA FM and various affiliated service providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the role of the Adviser in overseeing each Fund’s securities lending activities. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Funds.
Fund Performance
The Board compared each Fund’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for various time periods ended December 31, 2019. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the following performance information in its evaluation of each Fund:
State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was below the median of its Performance Group for the 1-year period, equal to the median of its Performance Group for the 3-year period and above the median of its Performance Group for the 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was below the median of its Performance Universe for the 1- and 3-year periods and above the median of its Performance Universe for the 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was below its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and above its Lipper Index for the 10-year period. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance.
State Street International Stock Selection Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was equal to the median of its Performance Group for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was below the median of its Performance Universe for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and above the median of its Performance Universe for the 10-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was below its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance.
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was below the medians of its Performance Group and Performance Universe and below its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10- year periods. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of each Fund is satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by each Fund and actual fees paid by each Fund, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for each of the Funds. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to each Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. In addition, the Board considered the willingness of the Adviser to provide undertakings from time to time to waive fees or pay expenses of various Funds to limit the total expenses borne by shareholders of such Funds. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of each Fund:
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State Street Dynamic Small Cap Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
State Street International Stock Selection Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
State Street Defensive Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of each Fund compare favorably to the fees and expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe and are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to each Fund and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by SSGA FM and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Funds, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Funds and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board noted that the Adviser does not currently have “soft dollar” arrangements in effect for trading the Funds’ investments.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to each of the Funds, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Funds, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and each Fund and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Funds increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific Fund or the fund complex. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of each Fund and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to each Fund and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and expense ratio of each Fund during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Funds to such an extent that previously agreed advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for any Fund at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as being controlling, but based its recommendation on each of the factors it considered. Each Trustee may have contributed different weight to the various factors. Based upon the materials reviewed, the representations made and the considerations described above, and as part of its deliberations, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of each Fund and its respective shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS INFORMATION
Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years and Relevant Experience | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee† | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Trustees | | | | | | | | | | |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | | | |
Michael F. Holland c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1944 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Board | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1/14 | | Chairman, Holland & Company L.L.C. (investment adviser) (1995- present). | | 66 | | Director, the Holland Series Fund, Inc.; Director, The China Fund, Inc. (1992-2017); Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (2007-2017); Director, Reaves Utility Income Fund, Inc.; and Director, Blackstone/GSO Loans (and Real Estate) Funds. |
Patrick J. Riley c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1948 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Board | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1988 | | 2002 to May 2010, Associate Justice of the Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; 1985 to 2002, Partner, Riley, Burke & Donahue, L.L.P. (law firm); 1998 to Present, Independent Director, State Street Global Advisers Ireland, Ltd. (investment company); 1998 to Present, Independent Director, SSGA Liquidity plc (formerly, SSGA Cash Management Fund plc); January 2009 to Present, Independent Director, SSGA Fixed Income plc; and January 2009-2019, Independent Director, SSGA Qualified Funds PLC. | | 66 | | Board Director and Chairman, SPDR Europe 1PLC Board (2011-present); Board Director and Chairman, SPDR Europe II, PLC (2013-present). |
John R. Costantino c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1946 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 12/18 | | Managing General Partner, NGN Capital LLC (2006 - 2019); Senior Advisor to NGN Capital LLC (2019 - present); and Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management (1996 - present). | | 66 | | Director of Kleinfeld Bridal Corp. (March 2016 – present); Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute (1986 – present); Trustee of Fordham University (1989 – 1995 and 2001 – 2007) and Trustee Emeritus (2007 – present);Trustee of GE Funds (1993 – February 2011); Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association (since 2019); and Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation (1992 - 2007). |
Donna M. Rapaccioli c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1962 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Audit Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 12/18 | | Dean of the Gabelli School of Business (2007 – present) and Accounting Professor (1987 – present) at Fordham University. | | 66 | | Director- Graduate Management Admissions Council (2015 - present); Trustee of Emmanuel College (2010 - 2019). |
Richard D. Shirk c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1945 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1988 | | March 2001 to April 2002, Chairman (1996 to March 2001, President and Chief Executive Officer), Cerulean Companies, Inc. (holding company) (Retired); 1992 to March 2001, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (health insurer, managed healthcare). | | 66 | | 1998 to December 2008, Chairman, Board Member and December 2008 to Present, Investment Committee Member, Healthcare Georgia Foundation (private foundation); September 2002 to 2012, Lead Director and Board Member, Amerigroup Corp. (managed health care); 1999 to 2013, Board Member and (since 2001) Investment Committee Member, Woodruff Arts Center; and 2003 to 2009, Trustee, Gettysburg College; Board member, Aerocare Holdings, Regenesis Biomedical Inc. |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years and Relevant Experience | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee† | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Rina K. Spence c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1948 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Audit Committee, Co-Chairperson of the Nominating Committee and Co-Chairperson of the Governance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1/14 | | President of SpenceCare International LLC (international healthcare consulting) (1999 – present); Chief Executive Officer, IEmily.com (health internet company) (2000 – 2001); Chief Executive Officer of Consensus Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1998 – 1999); Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spence Center for Women’s Health (1994 – 1998); President and CEO, Emerson Hospital (1984 – 1994); Honorary Consul for Monaco in Boston (2015 – present). | | 66 | | None. |
Bruce D. Taber c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1943 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Valuation Committee, Co- Chairperson of the Nominating Committee, and Co-Chairperson of the Governance Committee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 1991 | | Retired; 1999 to 2016, Partner, Zenergy LLC (a technology company providing Computer Modeling and System Analysis to the General Electric Power Generation Division); Until December 2008, Independent Director, SSGA Cash Management Fund plc; Until December 2008, Independent Director, State Street Global Advisers Ireland, Ltd. (investment companies). | | 48 | | None. |
Michael A. Jessee c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1946 | | Trustee and Co- Chairperson of the Valuation Committee | | Term: Indefinite Appointed: 7/16 Elected: 12/18 | | Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (1989 – 2009); Trustee, Randolph-Macon College (2004-2016). | | 66 | | None. |
Interested Trustee(1) | | | | | | | | | | |
Ellen M. Needham(2) SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1967 | | Trustee and President | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 12/18 | | Chairman, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (March 2020 - present); President and Director, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2001 - present)*; Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors (1992 - present)*; Manager, State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (May 2017 - present).* | | 66 | | None. |
† For the purpose of determining the number of portfolios overseen by the Trustees, “Fund Complex” comprises registered investment companies for which SSGA FM serves as investment adviser. |
(1) The individual listed below is a Trustee who is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trusts (“Interested Trustee”). |
(2) Ms. Needham is an Interested Trustee because of her employment by SSGA FM, an affiliate of the Trust. |
* Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period. |
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OTHER INFORMATION (continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
The following lists the principal officers for the Trust, as well as their mailing addresses and ages, positions with the Trust and length of time served, and present and principal occupations: |
Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Officers | | | | | | |
ELLEN M. NEEDHAM SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1967 | | President, Trustee | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 10/12 | | Chairman, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (March 2020 - present); President and Director, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (2001 - present)*; Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors (1992 - present); Manager, State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (May 2017 - present).* |
BRUCE S. ROSENBERG SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1961 | | Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2015 - present); Director, Credit Suisse (April 2008 - July 2015). |
ANN M. CARPENTER SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1966 | | Vice President and Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 10/12 Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Chief Operating Officer, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2005 - present) *; Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors (2005 - present).* |
CHAD C. HALLETT SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1969 | | Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (November 2014 – present); Vice President, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2001 –November 2014).* |
DARLENE ANDERSON-VASQUEZ
SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1968 | | Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 11/16 | | Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (May 2016 – present); Senior Vice President, John Hancock Investments (September 2007 – May 2016). |
ARTHUR A. JENSEN SSGA Funds Management, Inc. 1600 Summer Street Stamford, CT 06905 YOB: 1966 | | Deputy Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/17 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (July 2016 – present); Mutual Funds Controller at GE Asset Management Incorporated (April 2011 – July 2016). |
SUJATA UPRETI SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1974 | | Assistant Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (May 2015 – present). |
DANIEL FOLEY SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1972 | | Assistant Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 2/16 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (April 2007 – present).* |
DANIEL G. PLOURDE SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1980 | | Assistant Treasurer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 5/17 | | Vice President, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (May 2015 – present); Officer, State Street Bank and Trust Company (March 2009 – May 2015). |
BRIAN HARRIS SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1973 | | Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Code of Ethics Compliance Officer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 11/13 Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/16 | | Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (June 2013—present); Senior Vice President and Global Head of Investment Compliance, BofA Global Capital Management (September 2010 – May 2013). |
SEAN O'MALLEY SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1969 | | Chief Legal Officer | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 8/19 | | Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (November 2013 – present). |
SSGA FUNDS
OTHER INFORMATION (continued)
August 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
The following lists the principal officers for the Trust, as well as their mailing addresses and ages, positions with the Trust and length of time served, and present and principal occupations: |
Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
DAVID BARR SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB:1974 | | Secretary | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/20 | | Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (October 2019 – present); Vice President at Eaton Vance Corp (October 2010 – October 2019) |
ANDREW DELORME SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1975 | | Assistant Secretary | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 9/20 | | Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (April 2016 – present); Vice President and Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (August 2014 – March 2016). |
DAVID URMAN SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, MA 02210 YOB: 1985 | | Assistant Secretary | | Term: Indefinite Elected: 8/19 | | Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (April 2019 – present); Vice President and Counsel, State Street Global Advisors (August 2015 – April 2019); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP (November 2012 – August 2015). |
* Served in various capacities and/or with various affiliated entities during noted time period. |
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about the Trust's trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request and by calling 1-800-997-7327. |
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SSGA Funds
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(800) 997-7327
Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Rina K. Spence
Bruce D. Taber
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian and Office of Shareholder Inquiries
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent
DST Asset Manager Solutions Inc.
State Street Global Advisors
P.O. Box 219737
Kansas City, MO 64121-9737
Distributor
State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Sub-Administrator
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Distributor: State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, member FINRA, SIPC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The SSGA Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and shareholder servicing agent and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. for investment advisory and administrator services.
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus and SAI from the Distributor by calling 1-800-997-7327 or visiting www.ssga.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
SSGACOMBFDAR
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, SSGA Funds (the “Trust,” “Fund Entity” or “Registrant”) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR, that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party (the “Code”). That Code comprises written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote: (1) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; (2) full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Registrant files with, or submits to, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Registrant; (3) compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; (4) the prompt internal reporting to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of violations of the Code; and (5) accountability for adherence to the Code. For the period covered by the report, the Code was combined with other mutual funds advised by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). The Registrant has not made any amendments to the Code that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition set forth in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR during the covered period. The Registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the Code during the covered period. A copy of the Code is filed as Exhibit 13(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has determined that the Trust has the following “audit committee financial experts” as defined in Item 3(b) of Form N-CSR serving on its audit committee (the “Audit Committee”): Messrs. Michael F. Holland, Richard D. Shirk and John R. Costantino and Ms. Donna M. Rapaccioli. Each of the “audit committee financial experts” is “independent” as that term is defined in Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.
An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a result of being designated as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not mean that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on the person without the “audit committee financial expert” designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the Audit Committee or the Board.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the aggregate audit fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”), the Trust’s principal accountant, for the audit of the Trust’s annual financial statements or services normally provided by E&Y in connection with the Trust’s statutory and regulatory filings and engagements were $109,376 and $112,180, respectively.
For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, there were no fees for assurance and related services by E&Y reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Trust’s financial statements that were not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item.
For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the aggregate tax fees billed for professional services rendered by E&Y for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning in the form of preparation of excise filings and income tax returns were $36,152 and $37,080, respectively.
For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, there were no fees billed for professional services rendered by E&Y for products and services provided by E&Y to the Trust, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c).
For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by E&Y for products and services provided by E&Y to the Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Trust that (i) relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust and (ii) were pre-approved by the Audit Committee were approximately $7,019,005 and $6,939,666, respectively.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Trust’s Audit Committee Charter states the following with respect to pre-approval procedures:
The Audit Committee shall have the following duties and powers:
| • | | To pre-approve engagements by a Fund Entity’s independent auditor for non-audit services to be rendered to the Fund’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund; |
| • | | To establish, if deemed necessary or appropriate as an alternative to Audit Committee pre-approval of services to be provided by the independent auditor as required by paragraph (b) above, policies and procedures to permit such services to be pre-approved by other means, such as by action of a designated member or members of the Audit Committee, subject to the requirement that the decision of any member to whom authority is delegated to pre-approve an activity shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting; |
Alternate Pre-Approval Procedure:
| • | | The Chairperson, or a Co-Chairperson, of the Audit Committee is authorized to pre-approve any engagement involving the Fund Entity’s independent auditors to the same extent as the Audit Committee. Any pre-approval decision by the Chairperson, or a Co-Chairperson, under the foregoing authority shall be presented to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. |
(e)(2) Percentages of Services
None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were performed in reliance on paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the period of time for which such rule was effective.
| (g) | Total Fees Paid By Adviser and Certain Affiliates |
For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Trust and the Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provided ongoing services to the Trust were approximately $35,152,927 and $35,545,000, respectively.
| (h) | E&Y notified the Trust’s Audit Committee of all non-audit services that were rendered by E&Y to the Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides services to the Trust, which services were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, allowing the Trust’s Audit Committee to consider whether such services were compatible with maintaining E&Y’s independence. |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | Schedules of Investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
(b) | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) Not applicable to the Registrant.
(b) Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 13. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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By: | | /s/ Ellen M. Needham |
| | Ellen M. Needham |
| | President |
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Date: | | November 3, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Ellen M. Needham |
| | Ellen M. Needham |
| | President (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: | | November 3, 2020 |
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By: | | /s/ Bruce S. Rosenberg |
| | Bruce S. Rosenberg |
| | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Date: | | November 3, 2020 |