
The Fund seeks to provide maximum total return, primarily through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in securities of foreign issuers.
| As of 06/18/2013 | ||
| Ticker Symbol | SSEMX | |
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| Primary Benchmark | MSCI Emerging Market Index | |
| CUSIP | 784924789 | |
| Gross Expense Ratio | 1.28% | |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.25% | |
| Inception Date | 03/01/1994 | |
| Investment Manager | SSgA Funds Management, Inc. | |
| Management Team | Active Emerging Market Equity PM Team | |
| Distributor | State Street Global Markets, LLC | |
| Distribution Frequency | Annually | |
| As of 05/31/2013 | ||
| Dividend Yield | 3.49% | |
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| Earnings Growth 3 Year | 10.19% | |
| FY 1 P/E Ratio | 8.71 | |
| Number of Holdings | 165 | |
| Price/Book Ratio | 1.42 | |
| Weighted Average Market Cap | $24,871.00 M | |
| As of 06/17/2013 | ||
| 30 Day SEC Yield | 1.66% | |
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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 ssgafunds.com for most recent month-end performance.
| As of 06/17/2013 | ||
| 1 Day Average Yield (subsidized) | 0.00% | |
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| Percent Change | 0.32% | |
| Price | $18.89 | |
| Price Change | $0.06 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 56.94 M | |
| Total Net Assets | $1,075.79 M | |
Minimum Investments
Initial $1,000.00
Additional $100.00
Initial IRA $250.00
Additional IRA $100.00
Additional AIP $100.00
Brokerage Availability
SSgA Funds are available through most major broker/dealer and supermarket platforms. If you are an investment advisor and have questions regarding platform availability, please call 800-997-7327. Otherwise, please call 877-521-4083.
To Purchase by wire
You may make initial or subsequent investments by wiring federal funds to State Street, as Transfer Agent by:
1. Telephoning the Customer Service Department at 1-800-647-7327 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and stating: (a) your account registration number, address and social security or tax identification number, (b) the name of the fund in which the investment is to be made and the account number, and (c) the exact amount being wired.
2. Instructing the wiring bank to wire federal funds to:
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110
ABA# 0110-0002-8
DDA#9904-631-0
Attn: SSGA (SSgA Emerging Markets Fund)
Account Number and Registration
Dollar Amount Per Account (if one wire is to cover more than one purchase)
Correspondence Information
SSgA Funds
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900
1-800-647-7327
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| AS OF | 1 Month | QTD | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Since Inception 03/01/1994 |
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| Month End | Fund | 05/31/13 | -3.51% | -2.47% | -4.63% | 13.20% | 4.93% | -3.81% | 13.80% | 7.28% |
| Index | 05/31/13 | -2.57% | -1.83% | -3.42% | 14.10% | 5.41% | -1.21% | 15.05% | N/A | |
| Quarter End | Fund | 03/31/13 | -2.45% | -2.22% | -2.22% | 1.50% | 2.60% | -1.21% | 15.82% | 7.49% |
| Index | 03/31/13 | -1.72% | -1.62% | -1.62% | 1.96% | 3.27% | 1.09% | 17.05% | N/A | |
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| As of 09/30/2007 | AS OF | QTD | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Since Inception 03/01/1994 |
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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 ssgafunds.com for most recent month-end performance.
Gross Expense Ratio:
1.28%
Net Expense Ratio:
1.25%
As of05/31/2013
| As of 05/31/2013 | ||
| CHINA | 20.44% | |
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| KOREA REPUBLIC OF | 16.92% | |
| BRAZIL | 11.42% | |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 8.46% | |
| TAIWAN | 8.02% | |
| INDIA | 6.74% | |
| TURKEY | 4.53% | |
| THAILAND | 4.19% | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 3.92% | |
| POLAND | 3.78% | |
| MEXICO | 3.60% | |
| PHILIPPINES | 2.20% | |
| PERU | 2.04% | |
| MALAYSIA | 1.87% | |
| INDONESIA | 0.78% | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 0.29% | |
The short- term results of a relatively new fund are not necessarily indicative of its long-term prospects. The use of short selling entails a high degree of risk, may increase potential losses and is not suitable for all investors.
The financial products described herein are indexed to an MSCI index. The financial products referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such financial products or any index on which such financial products are based.
The MSCI EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US & Canada. As of December 2003 the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Index is unmanaged and can not be invested in directly.
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Foreign investments involve greater risks than U.S. investments, including political and economic risks and the risk of currency fluctuations, all of which may be magnified in emerging markets.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shres through tad deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retiredment accounts. After tax returns may not take into account year end tax adjustments, which are calculated only at the end of each tax year. The after tax returns could differ after year end tax adjustments are accounted for.
| NAME | TITLE | RESPONSIBLITY | HIRE DATE | INDUSTRY START | SCHOOL | DEGREE* | |
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| George R. Hoguet | Managing Director | Strategist; Economist | 1998 | 1991 | Harvard Business School | Master of Business Administration |
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George is a Managing Director and Global Investment Strategist in the Investment Solutions Group at SSgA. He specializes in global capital markets, particularly emerging markets, and focuses on economic, investment policy and portfolio management issues facing clients. Previously at SSgA, for several years he was Head of Active Emerging Markets. He is a member of the firm's Senior Management Group. Earlier in his career, George worked in London and Boston with the Chief Investment Officer of Baring Asset Management. He has also worked at the Frank Russell Company, Tacoma, WA, where he consulted to large institutional investors on a wide range of investment topics. George spent the first part of his career in emerging market and domestic corporate finance at Bankers Trust Company. From 1981-1985 he served at the U.S. Treasury Department, first as U.S. Alternate Executive Director to the World Bank and, subsequently, as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs. George is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a qualified Financial Risk Manager (FRM.) His prior and current affiliations/directorships include: Bretton Woods Committee, Chinese Finance Association. President ; Boston Economic Club, Executive Committee of the Boston Committee on Foreign Relations, Executive Committee Boston Society of Security Analysts; Visiting Committee; Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC. Among others, he has published in Bank for International Settlements papers, Emerging Markets Review, the Financial Times, Pensions and Investments and many other industry and academic journals. He is an accredited speaker for the CFA Institute, Charlottesville, Va., and has presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research and other academic and industry fora. | |||||||
| Jean-Christophe de Beaulieu | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2000 | 1999 | ESSEC Business School | Masters of Applied Finance |
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Jean-Christophe de Beaulieu is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors and Senior Portfolio Manager in Global Active Equity Group. He is responsible for research and portfolio management of different emerging markets investment vehicles. Currently based in Boston, Jean-Christophe joined the company in the Paris office in March 2000 where he was in charge of the emerging markets strategies. Prior to joining SSgA, he was working at the CCF/HSBC and at Paribas as a risk manager assistant. Preceding that, he was working at the CEA (French Nuclear Agency) for intern research. Jean-Christophe graduated with a degree in Fundamental Mathematics from the University Paris VI. He also holds two post-masters degrees in Numerical Analysis (from University Paris VI) and Financial Techniques (from ESSEC business school). He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society. | |||||||
| Anthony T. Yau | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 1997 | 1996 | Boston University | BSBA |
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Anthony is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and the head of the Asian Emerging Markets Active Equity team. As a Senior Portfolio Manager in the firm's Active Emerging Markets team, he is responsible for product development and portfolio management for global emerging markets equity portfolios with a focus on Asian markets. Anthony is the lead portfolio manager for SSgA's QFII quota to invest in the domestic equity markets in China.
Currently based in Hong Kong, Anthony was previously a portfolio manager in the Active Developed Markets team in Boston managing Long-only and Market Neutral strategies in EAFE markets. Prior to joining SSgA in 1997, Anthony was a Programmer Analyst in the Quantitative Research Group at Putnam Investments. He has been working in the investment management industry since 1996.
Anthony graduated from Boston University with a BSBA with a concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of CFA Institute and the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts. Anthony is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.
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| Stéphane Barthélemy | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 1999 | 1997 | Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Montpellier | Bachelor of Science |
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Stéphane Barthélemy is a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager in the Equity Management Unit at SSgA France. He is the Head of Active Emerging Markets strategies in Paris. He joined the firm in December 1999. Prior his joining SSgA, Stéphane Barthélemy worked at La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque as Head of the Middle Office - Structured Products department.
He is graduated from the business school Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Montpellier, with a specialization in Finance. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and he has been working in the industry since 1996.
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| Jay Siegrist | Principal | Assistant Portfolio Manager | 1998 | 1998 | Boston College | Master of Business Administration |
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Jay is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and an assistant portfolio manager in the Active Emerging Markets group. He is responsible for research and portfolio management across various emerging markets strategies.
Prior to joining the Active Emerging Markets team in 2004, Jay worked on the international developed markets team as an assistant portfolio manager, as well as in Operations supporting International active equities.
Jay graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a major in Economics and Accounting. He also holds an MBA from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
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| Chris Laine | Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 1994 | Emory University | Master of Business Administration |
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Chris is a Senior Portfolio Manager of State Street Global Advisors on the Active Emerging Markets team. He is also a member of the Active EM investment committee, which is responsible for establishing all the portfolio positions for each of the active emerging market strategies. Currently, he has day to day responsibility for Latin America and India, and is the lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Market Select Strategy. Chris joined SSgA in 2007.Previously, Chris had been the Head of Asset Allocation for a European-based Emerging Markets Hedge Fund. Additionally, Chris spent seven years on the sell side at Morgan Stanley (New York) and Citigroup (London), working in both Global Emerging Market Research and Quantitative Analysis. He began his career analyzing Emerging Markets in 1994, working at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, DC. Chris holds an MBA in Finance from Emory University and an MA in International Transactions and Economics from George Mason University. | |||||||
| Del Bouafi | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2001 | 2001 | Bentley College | Bachelor of Science |
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Del is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and a member of the Active Emerging Markets Investment Team. She is responsible for portfolio management, research, product development and positioning across multiple strategies within this group. Previously, Del was a member of SSgA's Active International Equity team and the Socially Responsible Investment team, which is charged with acting to champion sustainable investments on behalf of SSgA. Del began her career at SSgA as an associate in the Advanced Research Center (ARC). Del has been working in the investment industry since 2001.
Del received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Bentley College and is currently working towards the CFA designation.
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| Ismael Pomies | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 2007 | University of Toulouse | Master of Science |
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Ismael Pomies is a Portfolio Manager in the Equity Management Unit at SSgA France. He is responsible for portfolio management and research of Emerging Markets strategies in Paris. He joined the firm in 2007.
He is an Economist-Statistician and Econometrician. He graduated from the University of Toulouse and holds an MS in Financial Intermediaries and Markets from the Toulouse School of Economics. He is also a Level 2 CFA candidate and he has been working in the industry since 2007.
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| CY Fung | Principal | Portfolio Manager | 2008 | 2004 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Master of Science |
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Ching-Yin Fung is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and a Portfolio Manager in the Active Emerging Markets equity team. He is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for portfolio management and research of emerging markets equity funds, with a focus on Asia. CY also manages SSgA's QFII quota investing in the domestic equity markets in China.
CY joins us from Alliance Trust, where he worked as a Quantitative Analyst designing, testing, and implementing quantitative stock screening models. Before this, he worked for the Bank of China (Hong Kong) developing systematic financial models for their wealth management platforms.
CY holds an MS in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, an MA in Professional Accounting from the City University of Hong Kong, and a BBA (Hons) in Financial Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Certified Financial Risk Manager. CY is a member of CFA Institute, the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts and the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
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