XLRE - The Real Estate Sector SPDR Fund

The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE ARCA:XLRE) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to track the performance of the real estate sector by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies classified as real estate businesses.

Under normal market conditions, the fund allocates a significant portion of its assets, at least 95%, to securities that make up the underlying index. This index is comprised of companies that have been categorized as real estate firms according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), a widely recognized industry classification system.

As a non-diversified fund, the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities, which can result in greater exposure to the performance of individual companies within the real estate sector.

The fund is listed on the NYSE Arca exchange under the ticker symbol XLRE and is domiciled in the United States. For more information about the fund, investors can visit the website of the fund's issuer, State Street Global Advisors, at http://www.spdrs.com.