The SPDR Homebuilders ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of an index derived from the homebuilding segment of a U.S. total market composite index. The Fund uses a passive management strategy designed to track the total return performance of the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index (the "Homebuilders Index" or the "Index"). The Homebuilders Index represents the homebuilding sub-industry portion of the S&P TMI.
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