This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of each Fund.
Additional information about each Fund may be found in the other sections of
this Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as
well as the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable
to that Fund.
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund (the
“ILR Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to seek to
maximize current income, to the extent consistent with the preservation of
capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share net asset
value (“NAV”) by investing in U.S. dollar-denominated money market
securities. There is no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV
per share, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the ILR Fund as stated above may be changed without
shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the
Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Institutional Class of the ILR Fund. As a shareholder in the State
Street Money Market Portfolio (the “Money Market Portfolio” or sometimes
referred to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of
the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10
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Other
Expenses
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(2)
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%
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Less
Reimbursement
(2)
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___
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%
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Total
Annual Net Operating Expenses
(2)
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___
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%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Money Market Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
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The
Adviser has contractually agreed to cap the ILR Fund’s Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses)
attributable to the Institutional Class to the extent that expenses exceed
0.12% of Institutional Class net assets, through April 30,
2011.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the ILR Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1
Year
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Years
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5
Years
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10
Years
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$
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$
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$
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Principal
Investment Strategies
The
ILR Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Money Market
Portfolio.
The
Money Market Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the
Portfolio’s investment adviser bases its decisions on the relative
attractiveness of different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion,
the attractiveness of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of
interest rates, as well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The
Portfolio invests in accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money
market funds, which impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio
securities, the maturity of individual securities and the portfolio as a whole,
and portfolio diversification.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in a broad
range of money market instruments. The Portfolio considers the following
instruments or investment strategies to be principal to the achievement of its
investment objective: U.S. government securities, including U.S. Treasury bills,
notes and bonds and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies;
certificates of deposits and time deposits of U.S. and foreign banks; commercial
paper and other high quality obligations of U.S. or foreign companies;
asset-backed securities, including asset-backed commercial paper; and repurchase
agreements. These instruments may bear fixed, variable or floating rates of
interest or may be zero coupon securities. The Portfolio also may invest in
shares of other money market funds, including funds advised by the fund’s
investment adviser. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio intends to
invest more than 25% of its total assets in bank obligations.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
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Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
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Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
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Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
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Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
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Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
: As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
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Exposure to Financial
Institutions:
Many instruments in which the Portfolio invests are
issued or guaranteed by financial institutions, such as banks and brokers,
or are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by financial
institutions. Changes in the credit worthiness of any of these
institutions may adversely affect the value of instruments held by the
Portfolio. Adverse developments in the banking industry may cause the
Portfolio to underperform other money market funds that invest more
broadly across different
industries.
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Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments, the Portfolio
could lose money.
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Asset-Backed Securities Risk:
Defaults on the underlying assets of the asset-backed securities
held by the Portfolio may impair the value of the securities, and there
may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest granted
with respect to those assets. These securities also present a higher
degree of prepayment risk (when repayment of principal occurs before
scheduled maturity) and extension risk (when rates of repayment of
principal are slower than expected) than do other types of fixed income
securities.
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Foreign Securities.
The
Portfolio may invest in U.S. dollar denominated instruments issued by
foreign governments, corporations and financial institutions. Financial
information relating to foreign issuers may be more limited than financial
information generally available for domestic issuers. In addition, the
value of instruments of foreign issuers may be adversely affected by local
or regional political and economic
developments.
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Variable and Floating Rate
Securities Risk
: The extent of increases and decreases in the
values of variable and floating rate securities generally will be less
than comparable changes in value of an equal principal amount of a similar
fixed rate security and, if interest rates decline, the Portfolio may
forego the opportunity for price appreciation on the
security.
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Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The ILR Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money by investing in
the Fund. An investment in the Fund
is not a deposit with a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any
other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
ILR Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the years
since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how
the Fund will perform in the future. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the
Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
2005:
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3.19
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%
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2006:
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5.07
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%
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2007:
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5.28
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%
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2008:
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2.82
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%
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2009:
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%
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During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
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Past
1-Year
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Past
5-Year
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Since
the Inception
Date
of the Fund
(Annualized)
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State
Street
Institutional
Liquid
Reserves
Fund
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______
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%
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___
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%
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______
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%
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Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
For
important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares and financial
intermediary compensation, please turn to “Other Information” on page ___ of the
prospectus.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TAX FREE MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
(the “Tax Free Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to
seek to maximize current income, exempt from federal income taxes, to the extent
consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of
a stable $1.00 per share NAV. There is no assurance the Fund will be able to
maintain a stable NAV per share, and you could lose money by investing in the
Fund.
The
investment objective of the Tax Free Fund as stated above is fundamental, which
means that it may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Institutional Class of the Tax Free Fund. As a shareholder in the
State Street Tax Free Portfolio (the “Tax Free Portfolio” or sometimes referred
to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the
Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10
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%
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Other
Expenses
|
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___
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%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
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___
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%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Tax Free Portfolio and the
Fund.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Tax Free
Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions yours costs would be:
1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$
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___
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$
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___
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$
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___
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$
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___
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Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Tax Free Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Tax Free
Money Market Portfolio.
The
Tax Free Portfolio has a fundamental policy of investing at least 80% of its net
assets (plus borrowings, if any) in federal tax–exempt, high quality, short-term
municipal securities of all types. The Portfolio generally invests all of its
assets in instruments exempt from ordinary federal income tax. The Portfolio may
not invest more than 20% of its net assets in federally taxable money market
instruments, including securities issued by or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, as well
as certificates of deposit, commercial paper and repurchase agreements. The
Portfolio may buy or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment
basis.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process that attempts to provide
stability of principal, liquidity and current income through all market
conditions, by investing in high quality money market instruments. Among other
things, the Portfolio’s investment adviser conducts its own credit analyses of
potential investments and portfolio holdings, and relies substantially on a
dedicated short-term credit research team. In addition, the Portfolio follows
regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds. Those requirements are
intended to limit the risks of investing in a money market fund by requiring the
Portfolio generally to invest in high quality securities with short-term
remaining maturities, and be diversified as to issuers, guarantors and other
liquidity providers. All securities held by the Portfolio are U.S.
dollar-denominated, and they may have fixed, variable or floating interest
rates, or may be zero coupon securities. The Portfolio’s weighted average
maturity may not exceed 90 days, and is typically much shorter.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in, among other
things:
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Securities
issues by states, municipalities and their political subdivisions and
agencies and certain territories and possessions of the U.S.,
including:
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General
obligation bonds and notes;
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•
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Revenue
bonds and notes;
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•
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Commercial
paper and other privately issued
securities;
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•
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Private
activity bonds;
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•
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Industrial
development bonds; and
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•
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Municipal
lease contracts; and
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•
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Securities
of other investment companies with similar investment
guidelines.
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Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
In
addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
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•
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
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▪
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Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
The ability of the Fund to
maintain a stable share price of $1.00 largely depends on the aggregate
market value of the Portfolio’s securities being substantially similar to
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those securities to the
Portfolio. To the extent that aggregate market value materially varies
from the aggregate of those acquisition prices, the Fund may not be able
to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk typically is higher
during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or issuer credit quality
generally is falling, and is made worse when the Portfolio experiences
significant redemption
requests.
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Municipal Obligations
Risk:
The municipal securities market in which the Portfolio
invests may be volatile and may be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the
issuers of municipal securities. Municipal revenue obligations are backed
by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility and include
industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private activity
and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the
facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any
real or personal property pledged as security for such payment. Many
municipal securities are issued to finance projects relating to education,
health care, transportation and utilities. Conditions in those sectors may
affect the overall municipal market. In addition, municipal securities
backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or
specific asset may be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the
taxation supporting the project or asset or the inability to collect
revenues for the project or from assets. If any issuer of a municipal
security does not comply with applicable tax requirements, or there are
adverse changes in federal tax laws, interest paid on the security may
become taxable and the security could decline in
value.
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Exposure to Financial
Institutions:
Many instruments in which the Portfolio invests are
issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by banks, brokers and
other financial institutions, or are collateralized by securities issued
or guaranteed by those institutions. Although the Portfolio attempts to
invest only with high quality financial institutions, most financial
institutions are dependent on other institutions to fulfill their
obligations in the financial markets. Events that would adversely affect
one financial institution or financial institutions generally also may
have an adverse effect on the financial institution in which the Portfolio
invests or that serve as counterparties in transactions with the
Portfolio. Changes in the credit worthiness of any of these institutions
may cause the Portfolio a loss that affects its share
price.
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Low Short-Term Interest
Rates:
As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if instruments held
by the Portfolio pay interest at very low rates, the Portfolio may
generate insufficient income to pay its expenses. At such times, the
Portfolio may pay some or all of its expenses from Portfolio assets, and
generally the Portfolio would not pay a daily
dividend.
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Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Tax Free Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money
by investing in the Fund. An
investment in the Fund is not a
deposit with a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other
government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Tax Free Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the
years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate
how the Fund will perform in the future. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the
Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended _____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___ %
(quarter ended ____ ).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
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Past
1-Year
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Since
the Inception
Date
of the Fund
(Annualized)
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State
Street
Institutional
Tax
Free Money
Market
Fund
|
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___
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%
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_________
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%
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Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions normally consist of exempt-interest dividends, which are
generally not taxable to you for Federal income or alternative minimum tax
purposes; it is possible that a portion of the exempt-interest dividends will be
taxable to you under the Federal alternative minimum tax. It is also possible
that a portion of the Fund’s distributions will not qualify as exempt interest
dividends; such distributions will generally be taxable to you as ordinary
income, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a
401(K) plan or an individual retirement account.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
For
important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares and financial
intermediary compensation, please turn to “Other Information” on page ___ of the
prospectus.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money
Market Fund (the “U.S. Government Fund” or sometimes referred to in context
as the “Fund”) is to seek to maximize current income, to the extent consistent
with the preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable
$1.00 per share NAV. The Fund invests in U.S. government securities and in
repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities. There
is no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and
you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the U.S. Government Fund as stated above may be changed
without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Institutional Class of the U.S. Government Fund. As a
shareholder in the State Street U.S. Government Portfolio (the
“U.S. Government Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in context as the
“Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s expenses,
including advisory and administrative fees, and at the same time continues to
pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example reflect the expenses of
both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
Other
Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
Less
Reimbursement
(2)
|
|
(___
|
)%
|
Total
Annual Net Operating Expenses
(2)
|
|
___
|
%
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the U.S. Government Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
|
The
Adviser has contractually agreed to cap the U.S. Government Fund’s Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest and
extraordinary expenses) attributable to the Institutional Class to the
extent that expenses exceed 0.12% of Institutional Class net assets,
through April 30, 2011.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
U.S. Government Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual
funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
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3 Years
|
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5 Years
|
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10 Years
|
|
$
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___
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$
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___
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$
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___
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$
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Principal
Investment Strategies
The
U.S. Government Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in
the U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio.
The
U.S. Government Portfolio typically invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus
borrowings, if any) in obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, as well
as repurchase agreements secured by such instruments. The Portfolio will not
invest more that 10% of its net assets (taken at current market value) in
repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process that attempts to provide
stability of principal, liquidity and current income through all market
conditions, by investing in high quality money market instruments. Among other
things, the Portfolio’s investment adviser conducts its own credit analyses of
potential investments and portfolio holdings, and relies substantially on a
dedicated short-term credit research team. In addition, the Portfolio follows
regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds. Those requirements are
intended to limit the risks of investing in a money market fund by requiring the
Portfolio generally to invest in high quality securities with short-term
remaining maturities, and be diversified as to issuers, guarantors and other
liquidity providers. All securities held by the Portfolio are U.S.
dollar-denominated, and they may have fixed, variable or floating interest
rates. The Portfolio’s weighted average maturity may not exceed 90 days, and is
typically much shorter.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in, among other
things:
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Obligations
issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government
or its agencies and instrumentalities, such as the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association, and
U.S. government-sponsored entities such as the Federal Home Loan Bank,
which are neither insured no guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury;
and
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Repurchase
agreements collateralized with high quality securities and other
assets.
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Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
In
addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Government Securities
Risks:
Securities of certain U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and to the
extent the Portfolio owns such securities, it must look principally to the
agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the securities for
repayment. Because the Portfolio emphasizes investment in U.S. government
securities, and because U.S. government securities generally are perceived
as having low risks compared to most other types of investments, the
Portfolio’s performance compared to money marked funds that invest
principally in other types of money market instruments may be
lower.
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Significant Exposure to U.S.
Government Agencies and Financial Institutions:
Although the
Portfolio attempts to invest substantially all of its assets in securities
issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and high quality
instruments issued by financial institutions, events that would adversely
affect the market prices of securities issued or guaranteed by one
government agency may adversely affect the market price of securities
issued or guaranteed by other government agencies. Similarly, events that
would affect the market value of instruments issued by one financial
institution may adversely affect the market value of instruments issued by
similarly situated financial
institutions.
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•
|
Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments, the Portfolio
could lose money.
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▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
The ability of the Fund to
maintain a stable share price of $1.00 largely depends on the aggregate
market value of the Portfolio’s securities being substantially similar to
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those securities to the
Portfolio. To the extent that aggregate market value materially varies
from the aggregate of those acquisition prices, the Fund may not be able
to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk typically is higher
during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or issuer credit quality
generally is falling, and is made worse when the Portfolio experiences
significant redemption
requests.
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▪
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Low Short-Term Interest
Rates:
As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if instruments held
by the Portfolio pay interest at very low rates, the Portfolio may
generate insufficient income to pay its expenses. At such times, the
Portfolio may pay some or all of its expenses from Portfolio assets, and
generally the Portfolio would not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The U.S. Government Fund may not
achieve its objective and you could
lose money by investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC
or any other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
U.S. Government Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns
during the years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Please call
(877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional
U.S.
Government Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
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|
Past
1-Year
|
|
|
Since
the Inception
Date
of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State
Street
Institutional
U.S.
Government
Money
Market
Fund
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
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_________
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%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
For
important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares and financial
intermediary compensation, please turn to “Other Information” on page ___ of the
prospectus.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(the “Treasury Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to
seek a high level of current income consistent with preserving principal and
liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share NAV. There is no
assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the Treasury Fund as stated above may be changed without
shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Institutional Class of the Treasury Fund. As a shareholder in the
State Street Treasury Portfolio (the “Treasury Portfolio” or sometimes referred
to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the
Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
Other
Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Treasury Portfolio and the
Fund.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Treasury
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Treasury Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Treasury
Money Market Portfolio.
The
Treasury Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing
principally in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds (which are direct
obligations of the U.S. government) and repurchase agreements backed by such
securities. The Portfolio also may invest in shares of other money
market funds, including funds advised by the Portfolio’s investment
adviser.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the Portfolio’s
investment adviser bases its decision on the relative attractiveness of
different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion, the attractiveness
of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of interest rates, as
well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The Portfolio invests in
accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds, which
impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio securities, the maturity of
individual securities and the portfolio as a whole, and portfolio
diversification.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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▪
|
Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
|
|
▪
|
Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
|
|
▪
|
Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
|
|
▪
|
Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
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|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
: As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Treasury Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money by investing
in the Fund. An investment in the
Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is
not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC
or any other government agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Treasury Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the
years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate
how the Fund will perform in the future. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the
Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past
1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date
of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State
Street
Institutional
Treasury
Money
Market
Fund
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
|
_________
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
For
important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares and financial
intermediary compensation, please turn to “Other Information” on page ___ of the
prospectus.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY PLUS MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market
Fund (the “Treasury Plus Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the
“Fund”) is to seek a high level of current income consistent with preserving
principal and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share NAV. The
Fund invests in a portfolio consisting principally of U.S. Treasury
securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. There is
no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the Treasury Plus Fund as stated above may be changed
without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Institutional Class of the Treasury Plus Fund. As a shareholder in
the State Street Treasury Plus Portfolio (the “Treasury Plus Portfolio” or
sometimes referred to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable
share of the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees,
and at the same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and
the Example reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the
Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
Other
Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
Less
Reimbursement
(2)
|
|
(
___
|
)%
|
Total
Annual Net Operating Expenses
(2)
|
|
___
|
%
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Treasury Plus Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
|
The
Adviser has contractually agreed to cap the Treasury Plus Fund’s Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest and
extraordinary expenses) attributable to the Institutional Class to the
extent that expenses exceed 0.12% of Institutional Class net assets,
through April 30, 2011.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Treasury
Plus Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Treasury Plus Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the
Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio.
The
Treasury Plus Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing,
under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Treasury
bills, notes and bonds (which are direct obligations of the U.S. government) and
repurchase agreements collateralized by these obligations. The
Portfolio also may invest in shares of other money market funds, including funds
advised by the Portfolio’s investment adviser.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the Portfolio’s
investment adviser bases its decision on the relative attractiveness of
different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion, the attractiveness
of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of interest rates, as
well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The Portfolio
invests in accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money market
funds, which impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio securities,
the maturity of individual securities and the portfolio as a whole, and
portfolio diversification.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
|
▪
|
Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
|
|
▪
|
Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
|
|
▪
|
Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
|
|
▪
|
Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
|
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
: As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
|
|
▪
|
Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments,
the Portfolio could lose
money.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Treasury Plus Fund may not
achieve its objective and you could lose money by
investing in the Fund. An investment
in the Fund is not a deposit with
a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Treasury Plus Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during
the years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily
indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Please call
(877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional
Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
2008:
|
|
|
1.55
|
%
|
2009:
|
|
____
|
%
|
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past
1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date
of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State
Street
Institutional
Treasury
Plus
Money
Market
Fund
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
|
_________
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial
Intermediaries
For
important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares and financial
intermediary compensation, please turn to “Other Information” on page ___ of the
prospectus.
Other
Information
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
|
$
|
25,000,000
|
|
To
add to an existing account
|
|
No
minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By
Mail:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Additional
Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds and
Portfolios
Additional
information about risks associated with some of the Funds’ and Portfolios’
investment policies and investment strategies is provided below.
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•
|
Banking Industry Risk
.
If a Portfolio concentrates more than 25% of its assets in bank
obligations, adverse developments in the banking industry may have a
greater effect on that Portfolio than on a mutual fund that invests more
broadly. Banks may be particularly sensitive to certain economic factors
such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate
market, fiscal and monetary policy and general economic cycles. Recent
instability in the financial markets has heavily influenced the bank
obligations of certain financial institutions, resulting in some cases in
extreme price volatility and a lack of liquidity. Governments or their
agencies may acquire distressed assets from financial institutions and
ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government
ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program
may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation and
performance of certain bank obligations. [ILR
Fund]
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|
•
|
Foreign Investment
Risk
. A Portfolio may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations
issued by non-U.S. issuers. While such instruments may be denominated in
U.S. dollars, this does not eliminate the risk inherent in investing in
the securities of foreign issuers. Dollar-denominated instruments issued
by entities located in foreign countries could lose value as a result of
political, financial and economic events in foreign countries. Issuers of
these instruments are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory
requirements that apply to U.S. banks and corporations, although the
information available for dollar-denominated instruments may be subject to
the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the U.S.
domestic market or exchange on which they are traded, which standards may
be more uniform and more exacting than those to which many foreign issuers
are subject. Furthermore, by investing in dollar-denominated instruments
rather than directly in a foreign issuer’s stock, a Portfolio can avoid
currency risks during the settlement period for either purchases or sales.
[ILR Fund]
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|
•
|
Interest Rate Risk
.
During periods of rising interest rates, a Portfolio’s yield generally is
lower than prevailing market rates causing the value of the Portfolio to
fall. In periods of falling interest rates, a Portfolio’s
yield generally is higher than prevailing market rates, causing
the value of the Portfolio to rise. Typically, the more distant the
expected cash flow that the Portfolio is to receive from a security, the
more sensitive the market price of the security is to movements in
interest rates. If a Portfolio owns securities that have variable or
floating interest rates, as interest rates fall, the income the Portfolio
receives from those securities also will fall. [All
Funds]
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|
▪
|
Credit Risk.
Credit
risk is the risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of a
fixed-income security held by a fund may default on its obligation to pay
scheduled interest and repay principal. It includes the risk that one or
more of the securities will be downgraded by a credit rating agency;
generally, lower rated issuers have higher credit risks. Credit risk also
includes the risk that an issuer or guarantor of a security, or a bank or
other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement
with the fund, may default on its payment or repurchase obligation, as the
case may be. Credit risk generally is inversely related to credit
quality.
|
|
▪
|
Prepayment Risk and Extension
Risk.
Prepayment risk and extension risk apply primarily to
asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and certain municipal
securities.
|
Prepayment
risk is the risk that principal on mortgages or other loan obligations
underlying a security may be repaid prior to the stated maturity date. If the
Portfolio has purchased a security at a premium, any repayment that is faster
than expected reduces the market value of the security and the anticipated
yield-to-maturity. Repayment of loans underlying certain securities tends to
accelerate during periods of declining interest rates.
Extension
risk is the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to repay principal on an
obligation held by a Portfolio later than expected. This may happen when there
is a rise in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the
obligation will decrease, thus preventing the Portfolio from investing expected
repayment proceeds in securities paying yields higher than the yields paid by
the securities that were expected to be repaid.
|
•
|
Liquidity Risk
. Adverse
market or economic conditions or investor perceptions may result in little
or no trading activity in one or more particular securities, thus, making
it difficult for a Portfolio holding the securities to determine their
values. A Portfolio holding those securities may have to value them at
prices that reflect unrealized losses, or if it elects to sell them, it
may have to accept lower prices than the prices at which it is then
valuing them. The Portfolio also may not be able to sell the securities at
any price. [All Funds]
|
|
•
|
Market Risk
. The values
of the securities in which a Portfolio invests may go up or down in
response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic
conditions. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended
periods. Recent instability in the financial markets has led the U.S.
Government to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support
certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that
have experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases a lack of
liquidity. Federal, state, and other governments, their regulatory
agencies, or self regulatory organizations may take actions that affect
the regulation of the instruments in which the Portfolios invest, or the
issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation
or regulation may also change the way in which the Funds and Portfolios
themselves are regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or
preclude a Fund’s or Portfolio’s ability to achieve its investment
objective. Governments or their agencies may also acquire distressed
assets from financial institutions and ownership interests in those
institutions. The implications of government ownership and disposition of
these assets are unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative
effects on the liquidity, valuation and performance of the Portfolios’
portfolio holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose the
Portfolios to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty
in valuing portfolio instruments held by the Portfolios. [All
Funds]
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
.
Unlike traditional
mutual funds that invest directly in securities, each of the Funds pursues
its objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Master
Portfolio with substantially the same investment objectives, policies and
restrictions. The ability of a Fund to meet its investment objective is
directly related to the ability of the Portfolio to meet its objective.
The ability of a Fund to meet its objective may be adversely affected by
the purchase and redemption activities of other investors in the
corresponding Portfolio. The ability of the Fund to meet redemption
requests depends on its ability to redeem its interest in the Portfolio.
The Adviser also serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore,
conflicts may arise as the Adviser fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities
to a Fund and its corresponding Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may
have an economic incentive to maintain a Fund's investment in the
Portfolio at a time when it might otherwise not choose to do so. [All
Funds]
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Money Market Risk
. An
investment in the Funds is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. Although the Funds
seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, there
can be no assurance that they will do so, and it is possible to lose money
by investing in the Funds. [All
Funds]
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Mortgage-Backed and
Asset-Backed Securities Risk:
Mortgage-backed securities, including
collateralized mortgage obligations and certain stripped mortgage-backed
securities, represent a participation in, or are secured
by, mortgage loans. Asset-backed securities are structured like
mortgage-backed securities, but instead of mortgage loans or interests in
mortgage loans, the underlying assets may include such items as motor
vehicle installment sales or installment loan contracts, leases of various
types of real and personal property, and receivables from credit card
agreements. During periods of falling interest rates, mortgage- and asset-
backed securities, which typically provide the issuer with the right to
call or prepay the security prior to maturity, may be called or prepaid,
which may result in the Portfolio having to reinvest proceeds in other
investments at a lower interest rate. During periods of rising interest
rates, the average life of mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be
extended because of slower-than expected principal payments. This may lock
in a below-market interest rate, increase the security’s duration, and
reduce the value of the security. As a result, mortgage and asset-backed
securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods
of declining interest rates than other securities of comparable
maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in market
values during periods of rising interest rates. Prepayment rates are
difficult to predict and the potential impact of prepayments on the value
of a mortgage- or asset-backed security depends on the terms of the
instrument and can result in significant volatility. The price of a
mortgage- or asset backed security also depends on the credit quality and
adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights against
the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult, or the underlying
assets or collateral may be insufficient if the issuer defaults. Subprime
mortgage loans, which typically are made to less creditworthy borrowers,
have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. Therefore,
mortgage-backed securities backed by subprime mortgage loans may suffer
significantly greater declines in value due to defaults. Some
mortgage-backed securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. government (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government
National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae”), while
other mortgage-backed securities (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued
by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as “Fannie Mae” and “Freddie Mac”),
are backed only by the credit of the government entity issuing them. In
addition, some mortgage-backed securities are issued by private entities
and, as such, are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any agency or
instrumentality of the U.S. government. [ILR
Fund]
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Municipal Obligations
Risk
. The values of municipal obligations can fluctuate and may be
affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes, and by
financial developments affecting municipal issuers. Because many municipal
obligations are issued to finance specific projects, especially those
relating to education, health care, housing, utilities, and water and
sewer projects, conditions in these sectors can affect the overall
municipal market. Payment of municipal obligations may depend on an
issuer’s general unrestricted revenues, revenue generated by a specific
project or the operator of a project, government appropriations, or aid
from other governments. There is greater credit risk if investors can look
only to the revenue generated by a project or the operator of the project
because of the relatively limited source of revenue. In addition, future
changes in federal tax laws or the activity of an issuer may adversely
affect the tax-exempt status of municipal obligations, causing interest
received and distributed to shareholders by the Portfolio to be taxable
and resulting in a significant decline in the values of such municipal
obligations. There is generally less public information available for
municipal obligations compared to corporate equities or debt securities,
and the investment performance of a Portfolio holding municipal
obligations may therefore be more dependent on the analytical abilities of
the Portfolio’s adviser.
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Municipal
obligations may also be subject to call risk (a security could be redeemed prior
to maturity) and extension risk (a security’s duration could lengthen due to the
deceleration of payments). [Tax Free Fund]
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Repurchase Agreement
Risk
. A repurchase agreement is an agreement to buy a security from
a seller at one price and a simultaneous agreement to sell it back to the
original seller at an agreed-upon price. Repurchase agreements may be
viewed as loans made by the Portfolio which are collateralized by the
securities subject to repurchase. The Portfolio’s investment return on
such transactions will depend on the counterparties’ willingness and
ability to perform their obligations under the repurchase agreements. If
the Portfolio’s counterparty should default on its obligations and the
Portfolio is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if
the value of the collateral is insufficient, the Portfolio may realize a
loss. [ILR Fund, U.S. Government Fund and Treasury Plus
Fund]
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U.S. Government Sponsored
Enterprises Risk
. U.S. government securities are securities issued
or guaranteed as to the payment of interest or principal by the U.S.
government, by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government, or by
a U.S. government-sponsored entity. Certain U.S. government securities may
not be supported as to the payment of principal and interest by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. government or the ability to borrow from the
U.S. Treasury. Some U.S. government securities may be supported as to the
payment of principal and interest only by the credit of the entity issuing
or guaranteeing the security. Investments in U.S. government sponsored
enterprises may return less than investments in non-government
fixed-income securities. [ILR Fund and U.S. Government
Fund]
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Additional
Information about the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Investment Strategies and
Risks
The
investments described below reflect the Funds’ and Portfolios’ current
practices. In addition to the principal risks described above, other risks are
described in some of the descriptions of the investments below:
Asset-Backed Securities
.
Asset-backed securities
are securities whose principal and interest payments are collateralized by pools
of assets such as auto loans, credit card receivables, leases, installment
contracts and personal property. Payments of principal and interest are passed
through to holders of the securities and are typically supported by some form of
credit enhancement, such as over collateralization, a letter of credit, surety
bond, limited guarantee by another entity or by priority to certain of the
borrower’s other securities. The degree of credit enhancement varies, generally
applying only until exhausted and covering only a fraction of the security’s par
value. If the credit enhancement of an asset-backed security held by a Portfolio
has been exhausted, and if any required payments of principal and interest are
not made with respect to the underlying loans, the Portfolio may experience loss
or delay in receiving payment and a decrease in the value of the
security.
Like
mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities are often subject to more
rapid repayment than their stated maturity date would indicate as a result of
the pass-through of prepayments of principal on the underlying loans. During
periods of declining interest rates, prepayment of loans underlying asset-backed
securities can be expected to accelerate. A Portfolio’s ability to maintain
positions in such securities will be affected by reductions in the principal
amount of such securities resulting from prepayments, and its ability to
reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields is subject to generally
prevailing interest rates at that time. To the extent that a Portfolio invests
in asset-backed securities, the values of such Portfolio’s portfolio securities
will vary with changes in market interest rates generally and the differentials
in yields among various kinds of asset-backed securities.
Asset-backed
securities present certain additional risks that are not presented by
mortgage-backed securities because asset-backed securities generally do not have
the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable to mortgage
assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors on such
receivables are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal
consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set-off
certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due.
Automobile receivables generally are secured, but by automobiles rather than
residential real property. Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the
loan servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the
servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that
the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the
asset backed securities. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles
involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws, the
trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have a proper
security interest in the underlying automobiles. Therefore, there is the
possibility that, in some cases, recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be
available to support payments on these securities. [ILR Fund]
ECDs, ETDs and YCDs
. ECDs are
U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit issued by a bank outside of the
United States. ETDs are U.S. dollar-denominated deposits in foreign branches of
U.S. banks and foreign banks. YCDs are U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of
deposit issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks. These instruments have
different risks than those associated with the obligations of domestic banks.
The banks issuing these instruments, or their domestic or foreign branches, are
not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to U.S.
banks operating in the United States. Foreign laws and accounting standards
typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S. so there may be fewer
restrictions on loan limitations, less frequent examinations and less stringent
requirements regarding reserve accounting, auditing, recordkeeping and public
reporting requirements. [ILR Fund]
Investment in other Investment
Companies
. A Portfolio may invest in other money market funds that are
registered as investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “1940 Act”), including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that
are sponsored or advised by the Adviser or its affiliates, to the extent
permitted by applicable law or SEC exemptive relief. If a Portfolio invests in
other money market funds, shareholders of the Fund will bear not only their
proportionate share of the expenses described in this Prospectus, but also,
indirectly, the similar expenses, including, for example, advisory and
administrative fees, of the money market funds in which the Portfolio invests.
Shareholders would also be exposed to the risks associated not only with the
investments of the Portfolio (indirectly through the Fund’s investment in the
Portfolio) but also to the portfolio investments of the money market funds in
which the Portfolio invests. [All Funds]
Mortgage-Backed Securities
.
Mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations and
certain stripped mortgage-backed securities, represent a participation in, or an
investment in a pool secured by, mortgage loans. Each mortgage pool
underlying mortgage-backed securities consists of mortgage loans evidenced by
promissory notes secured by first mortgages or first deeds of trust or other
similar security instruments creating a first lien on owner occupied and
non-owner occupied one-unit to four unit residential properties, multifamily
(i.e., five or more) properties, agricultural properties, commercial properties
and mixed use properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Mortgaged Properties
may consist of detached individual dwelling units, multifamily dwelling units,
individual condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, row
houses, individual units in planned unit developments and other attached
dwelling units. The Mortgaged Properties may also include residential investment
properties and second homes.
Types
of mortgage-related securities in which a Portfolio may invest include:
Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) Certificates (“Ginnie Maes”),
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) Mortgage Participation
Certificates (“Freddie Macs”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”)
Guaranteed Mortgage Certificates (“Fannie Maes”) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities (“CMBS”). Mortgage certificates are mortgage-backed securities
representing undivided fractional interests in pools of mortgage backed loans.
These loans are made by mortgage bankers, commercial banks, savings and loan
associations and other lenders. GNMA is authorized to guarantee the timely
payment of the principal of an interest on certificates that are based on and
backed by a pool of mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration
(FHA Loans), or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration (VA Loans), or by
pools of other eligible mortgage loans. In order to meet its obligations under
any guaranty, GNMA is authorized to borrow from the United States Treasury in an
unlimited amount. Each Fannie Mae is issued and guaranteed by FNMA and
represents an undivided interest in a pool of mortgage loans formed by FNMA. The
principal activity of FHLMC currently is the purchase of first lien,
conventional, residential mortgage loans and participation interests in such
mortgage loans and their resale in the form of mortgage securities, primarily
Freddie Mac Certificates.
Since
September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”) have been
placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
(“FHFA”). The US Treasury, FHFA and the Federal Reserve have taken the
steps to support the conservatorship. No assurance can be given that those
initiatives with respect to the debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by
the GSEs and acquired by any of the funds will be successful.
Traditional
debt investments typically pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity, when the
entire principal amount is due. By contrast, payments on mortgage-backed and
many asset-backed investments typically include both interest and partial
payment of principal. Principal may also be prepaid voluntarily, or
as a result of refinancing or foreclosure. A Portfolio may have to invest the
proceeds from prepaid investments in other investments with less attractive
terms and yields. As a result, these securities may have less potential for
capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than other
securities of comparable maturities, although they may have a similar risk of
decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. Because the
prepayment rate generally declines as interest rates rise, an increase in
interest rates will likely increase the duration, and thus the volatility, of
mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. In addition to interest rate risk,
investments in mortgage-backed securities composed of subprime mortgages may be
subject to a higher degree of credit risk, valuation risk and liquidity
risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income
security that is used to determine the sensitivity of the security's price to
changes in interest rates. Unlike the maturity of a fixed income security, which
measures only the time until final payment is due, duration takes into account
the time until all payments of interest and principal on a security are expected
to be made, including how these payments are affected by prepayments and by
changes in interest rates.
A
Portfolio may gain investment exposure to mortgage-backed investments by
entering into agreements with financial institutions to buy the investments at a
fixed price at a future date. A Portfolio may or may not take delivery of the
investments at the termination date of such an agreement, but will nonetheless
be exposed to changes in value of the underlying investments during the term of
the agreement. [ILR Fund]
Municipal Securities
.
Municipal securities may be issued to obtain funds to be used for various public
purposes, including general purpose financing for state and local governments,
refunding outstanding obligations, and financings for specific projects or
public facilities. General obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the issuer. These securities include, for example, tax
anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes and general obligation bonds.
Revenue obligations are generally backed by the revenues generated from a
specific project or facility and include industrial development bonds and
private activity bonds. Private activity and industrial development bonds are
dependent on the ability of the facility's user to meet its financial
obligations and the value of any real or personal property pledged as security
for such payment. Private activity and industrial development bonds, although
issued by industrial development authorities, may be backed only by the assets
of the non-governmental users, and the user, rather than the municipality,
assumes the credit risk. A municipal bond, like a bond issued by a
corporation or the U.S. government, obligates the obligor on the bond to pay the
bondholder a fixed or variable amount of interest periodically, and to repay the
principal value of the bond on a specific maturity date. Municipal notes are
short-term instruments which are issued and sold in anticipation of a bond sale,
collection of taxes or receipt of other revenues.
Some
municipal securities are insured by private insurance companies, while others
may be supported by letters of credit furnished by domestic or foreign banks. In
determining the credit quality of insured or letter of credit-backed securities,
the Adviser reviews the financial condition and creditworthiness of such parties
including insurance companies, banks and corporations.
Unlike
most other bonds, however, municipal bonds pay interest that is exempt from
federal income taxes and, in some cases, also from state and local taxes.
Municipal bonds, and municipal bond funds, can therefore be advantageous to
investors in higher tax brackets. However, because the interest is tax-exempt,
municipal bond yields typically are lower than yields on taxable bonds and bond
funds with comparable maturity ranges. [Tax Free Fund]
Section 4(2) Commercial Paper and
Rule 144A Securities.
A Portfolio may invest in commercial paper issued
in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘‘1933 Act’’). This
commercial paper is commonly called ‘‘Section 4(2) paper.’’ A Portfolio may also
invest in securities that may be offered and sold only to ‘‘qualified
institutional buyers’’ under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act (‘‘Rule 144A
securities’’).
Section
4(2) paper is sold to institutional investors who must agree to purchase the
paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by
the purchaser must be in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements
of the 1933 Act. Section 4(2) paper normally is resold to other institutional
investors like a Portfolio through or with the assistance of the issuer or
investment dealers that make a market in Section 4(2) paper. As a result it
suffers from liquidity risk, the risk that the securities may be difficult to
value because of the absence of an active market and the risk that it may be
sold only after considerable expense and delay, if at all. Rule 144A securities
generally must be sold only to other qualified institutional
buyers.
Section
4(2) paper and Rule 144A securities will not be considered illiquid for purposes
of a Portfolio’s limitation on illiquid securities if the Adviser (pursuant to
guidelines adopted by the Board) determines that a liquid trading market exists
for the securities in question. There can be no assurance that a liquid trading
market will exist at any time for any particular Section 4(2) paper or Rule 144A
securities. The Statement of Additional Information (‘‘SAI’’) addresses the
Funds’ and Portfolios’ limitation on illiquid securities. [ILR
Fund]
Tax Exempt Commercial Paper
.
Tax exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated maturity of
365 days or less. It is typically issued to finance seasonal working capital
needs or as short-term financing in anticipation of longer term financing. Each
instrument may be backed only by the credit of the issuer or may be backed by
some form of credit enhancement, typically in the form of a guarantee by a
commercial bank. Commercial paper backed by guarantees of foreign banks may
involve additional risk due to the difficulty of obtaining and enforcing
judgments against such banks and the generally less restrictive regulations to
which such banks are subject. A Portfolio will only invest in commercial paper
rated at the time of purchase not less than Prime-1 by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc., A-1 by Standard & Poor's Rating Group or F-1 by Fitch
Ratings. [Tax Free Fund]
U.S. Government
Securities
.
U.S.
Government securities include a variety of securities (including U.S. Treasury
bills, notes, and bonds) that differ in their interest rates, maturities, and
dates of issue. While securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and
some agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as the
Government National Mortgage Association) are supported by the full faith and
credit of the United States, securities issued or guaranteed by certain other
agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as Federal
Home Loan Banks) are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the
U.S. Government, and securities issued or guaranteed by certain other agencies
and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac) are supported only by the credit of the issuer itself. Investments in these
securities are also subject to interest rate risk and prepayment risk (as
described above under "Mortgage-Backed Securities"), and the risk that the value
of the securities will fluctuate in response to political, market, or economic
developments. [ILR Fund, U.S. Government Fund, Treasury Fund and Treasury Plus
Fund]
Variable and Floating Rate
Securities
. Variable and floating rate securities are instruments issued
or guaranteed by entities such as: (1) the U.S. Government, or an agency or
instrumentality thereof, (2) corporations, (3) financial institutions, (4)
insurance companies, or (5) trusts. A Portfolio may purchase variable and
floating rate securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or an
agency or instrumentality thereof. A variable rate security provides for the
automatic establishment of a new interest rate on set dates. Variable rate
obligations whose interest is readjusted no less frequently than annually will
be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the next
readjustment of the interest rate. A floating rate security provides for the
automatic adjustment of its interest rate whenever a specified interest rate
changes. Interest rates on these securities are ordinarily tied to, and are a
percentage of, a widely recognized interest rate, such as the yield on 90-day
U.S. Treasury bills or the prime rate of a specified bank. Generally, changes in
interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market value of variable and
floating rate securities than on the market value of comparable fixed-income
obligations. Thus, investing in variable and floating rate securities generally
allows less opportunity for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing
in comparable fixed income securities. Securities purchased by a Portfolio may
include variable and floating rate instruments, which may have a stated maturity
in excess of the Portfolio’s maturity limitations but which will, except for
certain U.S. government obligations, permit the Portfolio to demand payment of
the principal of the instrument at least once every 13 months upon not more than
30 days’ notice. Variable and floating rate instruments may include variable
amount master demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in
addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. There may
be no active secondary market for a particular variable or floating rate
instrument. Nevertheless, the periodic readjustments of their interest rates
tend to assure that their value to a Portfolio will approximate their par value.
Illiquid variable and floating rate instruments (instruments which are not
payable upon seven days’ notice and do not have an active trading market) are
subject to a Portfolio’s percentage limitations regarding securities that are
illiquid or not readily marketable. The Adviser will continuously monitor the
creditworthiness of issuers of variable and floating rate instruments in which
the Portfolios invest, and their ability to repay principal and interest.
Variable and floating rate securities are subject to interest rate and
credit/default risk. [ILR Fund, Tax Free Fund and U.S. Government
Fund]
Temporary Defensive
Positions
. From time to time, a Portfolio may take temporary defensive
positions in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic or other
conditions. Temporary defensive positions may be taken, for example, to preserve
capital or if a Portfolio is unable to acquire the types of securities in which
it normally invests. Temporary defensive positions may include, but are not
limited to, investment in U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements
collateralized by such securities, the maintenance of uninvested cash, or
investment in cash equivalents. A Portfolio’s holdings in temporary defensive
positions may be inconsistent with the Portfolio’s principal investment
strategy, and, as a result, the Portfolio may not achieve its investment
objective. [All Funds]
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Funds’ portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the
SAI.
Management
and Organization
The Funds and the
Portfolios
. Each Fund is a separate, diversified series of the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust (the “Trust”), which is an open-end
management investment company organized as a business trust under the laws of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Each
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. A Fund will seek to achieve
its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets
in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a substantially identical
investment objective, investment policies, and risks as the Fund. All
discussions about a Fund’s investment objective, policies and risks should be
understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies and risks of the
Portfolio.
A Fund
can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s Board of
Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the Fund’s
shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so that
they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If a Fund withdraws its
investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets in another
Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the Adviser may
directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other action it
deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the Fund, which
may include liquidation of the Fund.
The
Adviser
. State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the
investment management group of State Street Corporation, a publicly held bank
holding company, and includes the Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned
subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest institutional money managers, and
uses quantitative and traditional techniques to manage approximately $1.91
trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment programs and portfolios for
institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as the investment adviser
to the Funds and the Portfolios, is registered with the SEC under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion
in assets under management at December 31, 2009. Each Fund has entered into
an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser
will manage the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate
of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were
to cease investing substantially all of its assets in its corresponding
portfolio. The Adviser does not receive any fees from a Fund under that
agreement so long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its
assets in the corresponding portfolio or in another investment company. The
Adviser may reimburse expenses or waive fees in order to avoid a negative yield.
Any such waiver or reimbursement would be voluntary and may be revised or
cancelled at any time. There is no guarantee that a Fund will be able to avoid a
negative yield. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and sales of the
portfolios’ investments.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the renewals of the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in
the Funds’ annual report dated December 31, 2009.
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator and
Custodian
. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State
Street”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation, is the administrator and
custodian.
The Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent
. Boston Financial Data Services,
Inc. is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC. serves as the
Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Tax Free Fund determines its NAV per share once
each business day at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) or the close of
the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), whichever is earlier. The Treasury
Fund determines its NAV per share once each business day at 2:00 p.m.
ET or the close of the NYSE, whichever is earlier. Each of the other Funds
determines its NAV per share once each business day at 5:00 p.m. ET
except for days when the NYSE closes earlier than its regular closing time (the
time when a Fund determines its NAV per share is referred to herein as the
“Valuation Time”). Pricing does not occur on NYSE holidays. A business day is
one on which the NYSE is open for regular trading. Payment for Fund shares must
be in Federal Funds (or converted to Federal Funds by the Transfer Agent) by the
Fund’s Valuation Time before a purchase order can be accepted. The Federal
Reserve is closed on certain holidays on which the NYSE is open. These holidays
are Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day. On these holidays, you will not be able to
purchase shares by wiring Federal Funds because Federal Funds wiring does not
occur on days that the Federal Reserve is closed.
Each of
the Funds seeks to maintain a $1.00 per share NAV and, accordingly, uses the
amortized cost valuation method to value its portfolio instruments. The
amortized cost valuation method initially prices an instrument at its cost and
thereafter assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or
premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market
value of the instrument.
If you
hold shares of a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
your intermediary may offer additional services and account features that are
not described in this Prospectus. Please contact your intermediary directly for
an explanation of these services.
Purchasing
Shares
. Investors pay no sales load to invest in the
Institutional Class of the Funds. The price for Fund shares is the NAV per
share. Orders will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the order is
accepted by the Funds.
Purchase
orders in good form and payment received the same day by Fed Wire will receive
that day’s NAV and will earn dividends declared on the date of the
purchase. All purchases that are made by check will begin earning
dividends the following business day after the purchase date.
The
minimum initial investment in Institutional Class shares of the Funds is
$25 million, although the Adviser may waive the minimum in its discretion.
There is no minimum subsequent investment, except in relation to maintaining
certain minimum account balances (See “Redeeming Shares” below). The Funds
intend to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore, investments must be
made in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the account of the Funds’
custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank). The Funds require prior notification
of subsequent investments in excess of: $5,000,000 for the Tax Free Fund;
$10,000,000 for the Treasury Fund; and $50,000,000 for the ILR Fund,
U.S. Government Fund, and Treasury Plus Fund.
The Funds
reserve the right to cease accepting investments at any time or to reject any
investment order. In addition, the ILR Fund and U.S. Government Fund may
limit the amount of a purchase order received after
3:00 p.m. ET. The Treasury Fund and the Treasury Plus Fund
may limit the amount of a purchase order received after 1:00 p.m.
ET.
How to Purchase Shares
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By
Mail:
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An
initial investment in the Funds must be preceded or accompanied by a
completed, signed Institutional Account Application Form, sent
to:
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State Street Institutional Trust
Funds
P.O. Box 8048
Boston, MA
02266-8048
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By Overnight:
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State Street Institutional Trust
Funds
30 Dan Road
Canton, MA
02021-2809
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By
Telephone/Fax:
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An
initial investment in the Funds must be preceded or accompanied by a
completed, signed Institutional Account Application Form, faxed to (816)
218-0400. Call the Fund at (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
ET and 5:00 p.m. ET to:
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Ø
confirm receipt
of the faxed Institutional Account Application Form (initial purchases
only),
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Ø
request your new
account number (initial purchases only),
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Ø
confirm the
amount being wired and wiring bank, and
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Ø
receive a confirmation number for your purchase order (your trade
is not effective until you have received a confirmation number from the
Fund).
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For your initial investment, send the original,
signed Institutional Account Application Form to the address
above.
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Wire
Instructions:
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Instruct
your bank to transfer money by Federal Funds wire to:
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State
Street Bank and
Trust
Company
2
Avenue de Lafayette
Boston,
MA 02111
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ABA#
011000028
DDA#
9905-801-8
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust ________Fund _______
Class
Account
Number
Account
Registration
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On
Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day, you will not be able to purchase shares by
wiring Federal Funds because the Federal Funds wiring does not occur on
those days. Payment for Fund shares must be in Federal Funds (or converted
to Federal Funds by the Transfer Agent) by the Fund’s Valuation Time
before a purchase order can be accepted.
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You
will not be able to redeem shares from the account until the original
Application has been received.
The Funds and the Funds’ agents are
not responsible for transfer errors by the sending or receiving bank and
will not be liable for any loss incurred due to a wire transfer not having
been received.
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In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity that applies to open
an account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account,
the Trust will request certain information, including your name,
residential/business address, date of birth (for individuals) and taxpayer
identification number or other government identification number and other
information that will allow us to identify you which will be used to verify your
identity. We may also request to review other identification documents such as
driver license, passport or documents showing the existence of the business
entity. If you do not provide sufficient information to verify your identity,
the Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may
employ various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases
or requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that
the information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to
reject any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming
Shares
. An investor may redeem all or any portion of its
investment at the NAV next determined after it submits a redemption request, in
proper form, to the Funds. Redemption orders are processed at the NAV next
determined after a Fund receives a redemption order in good form. If a Fund
receives a redemption order prior to its Valuation Time on a business day, the
Fund may send payment for redeemed shares on that day. No dividends will be paid
on shares that are redeemed and wired the same day. Otherwise, and except as
noted below for the ILR Fund, the shares will normally be redeemed, and payment
for redeemed shares sent, on the next business day. Dividends will be earned for
the trade date of the redemption but not on the date that the wire is sent. Each
Fund, other than the ILR Fund, reserves the right to pay for redeemed
shares within seven days after receiving a redemption order if, in the judgment
of the Adviser, an earlier payment could adversely affect the Fund. For
the ILR Fund, shares are redeemed, and payment for redeemed shares sent, no
later than the next business day.
The
right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any redemption may be
suspended or the payment of the redemption proceeds postponed during any period
in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the
NYSE is restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), if an emergency exists as a
result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not
reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly
to determine the value of its net assets. In addition, the SEC may by order
permit suspension of redemptions for the protection of shareholders of the
Funds. Although each Fund attempts to maintain its NAV at $1 per share, there
can be no assurance that it will be successful, and there can be no assurance
that a shareholder will receive $1 per share upon any
redemption.
A
request for a partial redemption by an investor whose account balance is below
the minimum amount or a request for partial redemption by an investor that would
bring the account below the minimum amount may be treated as a request for a
complete redemption of the account. These minimums may be different for
investments made through certain financial intermediaries as determined by their
policies and may be waived in the Adviser’s discretion. The Funds reserve the
right to modify minimum account requirements at any time with or without prior
notice. The Funds also reserve the right to involuntarily redeem an investor’s
account if the investor’s account balance falls below the applicable minimum
amount due to transaction activity.
How
to Redeem Shares
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By
Mail
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Send
a signed letter to:
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
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The
letter should include information necessary to process your request as
described below. The Fund may require a medallion guarantee in certain
circumstances. See “Medallion Guarantees” below.
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By
Overnight
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State
Street Institutional Investment Trust Funds
30
Dan Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
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By
Telephone
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Please
Call (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5 p.m. ET.
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The
Funds will need the following information to process your redemption
request:
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name(s) of
account owners;
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account
number(s);
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Ø
the name of
the Fund;
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Ø
your
daytime telephone number; and
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Ø
the dollar amount or number of shares
being redeemed.
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On any
day that the Funds calculate NAV earlier than normal, the Funds reserve the
right to adjust the times noted above for purchasing and redeeming
shares.
Medallion
Guarantees
. Certain redemption requests must include a
medallion guarantee for each registered account owner if any of the following
apply:
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Ø
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Your
account address has changed within the last 10 business
days.
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Ø
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Redemption
proceeds are being transferred to an account with a different
registration.
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Ø
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A
wire is being sent to a financial institution other than the one that has
been established on your Fund
account.
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Ø
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Other
unusual situations as determined by the Funds’ transfer
agent.
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All
redemption requests regarding shares of the Funds placed after 3:00 p.m.
may only be placed by telephone. The Funds reserve the right to postpone
payments for redemption requests received after 3:00 p.m. until the next
business day. The Funds reserve the right to waive medallion guarantee
requirements, require a medallion guarantee under other circumstances or reject
or delay redemption if the medallion guarantee is not in good form. Medallion
guarantees may be provided by an eligible financial institution such as a
commercial bank, a FINRA member firm such as a stock broker, a savings
association or a national securities exchange. A notary public cannot provide a
medallion guarantee. The Funds reserve the right to reject a medallion guarantee
if it is not provided by a STAMP Medallion guarantor.
About Telephone
Transactions
. Telephone transactions are extremely convenient
but are not free from risk. Neither the Funds nor the Funds’ agents will be
responsible for any losses resulting from unauthorized telephone transactions if
reasonable security procedures are followed. In addition, you are responsible
for: (i) verifying the accuracy of all data and information transmitted by
telephone, (ii) verifying the accuracy of your account statements
immediately upon receipt, and (iii) promptly notifying the Funds of any
errors or inaccuracies including, without limitation, any errors or inaccuracies
relating to shareholder data or information transmitted by telephone. During
periods of heavy market activity or other times, it may be difficult to reach
the Funds by telephone. If you are unable to reach us by telephone, consider
sending written instructions.
The
Funds may terminate the receipt of redemption or exchange orders by telephone at
any time, in which case you may redeem or exchange shares by other
means.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may
present risks for other shareholders of the Funds, which may include, among
other things, interference in the efficient management of a Fund’s portfolio,
dilution in the value of shares held by long-term shareholders, increased
brokerage and administrative costs and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels
of cash.
The
Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect
and prevent inappropriate short-term trading activity that is harmful to the
Funds. Because most of the shares of the Funds are held by investors indirectly
through one or more financial intermediaries, the Funds do not generally have
information about the identity of those investors or about transactions effected
by those investors. Rather, the Funds and service providers to the Funds
periodically review cash inflows and outflows from and to those intermediaries
in an attempt to detect inappropriate trading activity by investors holding
shares through those intermediaries. The Funds may seek to obtain underlying
account trading activity information from financial intermediaries when, in the
Adviser’s judgment, the trading activity suggests possible market timing. There
is no assurance that the Funds or the Adviser will be able to determine whether
trading in the Funds’ shares by an investor holding shares through a financial
intermediary is trading activity that may be harmful to the Funds or the Funds’
shareholders.
The Funds
reserve the right in their discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in
part, including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund
shares the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Funds. The Funds may decide
to restrict purchase activity in their shares based on various factors,
including, without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will
disrupt portfolio management strategies or adversely affect performance. There
can be no assurance that the Funds, the Adviser, State Street or their agents
will identify all frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the
Funds.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to a Fund or its shareholders, may make additional payments to
financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose clients or
customers invest in the Funds. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Funds. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
The Funds
intend to declare dividends on shares from net investment income daily and pay
them as of the last business day of each month. Distributions from capital
gains, if any, will be made annually in December.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Funds. Your investment
in the Funds may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the SAI tax section for
more complete disclosure.
Each Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of
investment income (other than "exempt-interest dividends" described below) are
generally taxable to you as ordinary income
. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally
are
determined by how long
the
Portfolio
owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long
you
have owned your Fund shares. The Funds generally do not expect to
make distributions that are eligible for taxation as long-term capital
gains.
Distributions from the Tax Free Fund properly designated
as "exempt-interest dividends" are not generally subject to federal income tax,
including the federal alternative minimum tax for both individual and corporate
shareholders, but may be subject to state and local taxes. If you receive Social
Security or railroad retirement benefits, you should consult your tax advisor to
determine what effect, if any, an investment in the Tax Free Fund may have on
the federal taxation of your benefits. Distributions of the Tax Free Fund's
income other than exempt-interest dividends generally will be taxable as
ordinary income, and distributions of the Tax Free Fund’s net long-term and
short-term capital gains (if any) generally will be taxable to you as long-term
or short-term capital gain, as applicable, including in respect of gains
generated from the sale or other disposition of tax-exempt municipal
obligations. The Tax Free Portfolio may also invest a portion of its assets in
securities that generate income (that will be allocated to and distributed by
the Fund) that will be subject to both federal and state
taxes.
Distributions (other than distributions of
exempt-interest dividends) are taxable whether you receive them in cash or
reinvest them in additional shares. Any gains resulting from the redemption or
exchange of Fund shares will generally be taxable to you as either short-term or
long-term capital gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares in the
Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is intended to help you understand the financial
performance of the ILR Fund, the Tax Free Fund, the U.S. Government Fund,
the Treasury Fund, and the Treasury Plus Fund, since their inception. Certain
information reflects financial results for a single Institutional Class share of
each fund. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor
would have earned (or lost) on an investment in Institutional Class shares of
each Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This
information has been audited by ________, whose report, along with each listed
Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Funds’ annual report, which is
available upon request. The financial information included in this table should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements incorporated by reference
in the SAI.
For more
information about the Funds:
The
Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds and is incorporated
by reference into this document. Additional information about the Funds’
investments is available in the Funds’ annual and semiannual reports to
shareholders.
The
SAI and the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports are available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Funds may make inquiries to the Funds to
receive such information by calling State Street Global Markets, LLC at (800)
997-7327 or by writing to the Funds, c/o State Street Global Markets, LLC, State
Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2900.
These documents are also available on the Funds’ website at
http://www.sttfunds.com.
Information
about the Funds (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Funds are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site
at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATE
STREET FINANCIAL CENTER
ONE
LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIQUID RESERVES FUND (SSVXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TAX FREE MONEY MARKET FUND (TFVXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND (GVVXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND (TRVXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY PLUS MONEY MARKET FUND (TPVXX)
INVESTMENT
CLASS
Prospectus
Dated April __, 2010
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN
INVESTMENT IN ANY OF THE FUNDS OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT A BANK DEPOSIT
AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR
ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. ALTHOUGH THE FUNDS SEEK TO PRESERVE THE VALUE OF
YOUR INVESTMENT AT $1.00 PER SHARE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN
THE FUNDS.
EACH
FUND OFFERS THREE CLASSES OF SHARES: INSTITUTIONAL CLASS, INVESTMENT
CLASS AND SERVICE CLASS. THIS PROSPECTUS COVERS ONLY THE INVESTMENT
CLASS.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Fund
Summaries
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3
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State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund
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4
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State
Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
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8
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State
Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
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11
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State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
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14
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State
Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund
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17
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Additional
Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds and
Portfolios
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20
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Additional
Information About the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Investment Strategies and
Risks
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22
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Management
and Organization
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26
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Shareholder Information
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26
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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26
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Class Expenses
and Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Payments
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29
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Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
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30
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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30
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Financial
Highlights
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31
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Fund
Summaries
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of each Fund.
Additional information about each Fund may be found in the other sections of
this Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as
well as the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable
to that Fund.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIQUID RESERVES FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund (the
“ILR Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to seek to
maximize current income, to the extent consistent with the preservation of
capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share net asset
value (“NAV”) by investing in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities.
There is no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share,
and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the ILR Fund as stated above may be changed without
shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Investment Class of the ILR Fund. As a shareholder in the State
Street Money Market Portfolio (the “Money Market Portfolio” or sometimes
referred to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of
the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.10%
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Other
Expenses
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___
%
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-Service
Fee
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0.25%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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___
%
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Less
Reimbursement
(2)
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(___%)
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Total
Annual Net Operating Expenses
(2)
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___
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Money Market Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
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The
Adviser has contractually agreed to cap the ILR Fund’s Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses)
attributable to the Investment Class to the extent that expenses exceed
0.47% of Investment Class net assets, through April 30,
2011.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the ILR Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$
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______
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$
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______
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$
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______
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$
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______
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Principal
Investment Strategies
The
ILR Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Money Market
Portfolio.
The
Money Market Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the
Portfolio’s investment adviser bases its decisions on the relative
attractiveness of different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion,
the attractiveness of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of
interest rates, as well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The
Portfolio invests in accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money
market funds, which impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio
securities, the maturity of individual securities and the portfolio as a whole,
and portfolio diversification.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in a broad
range of money market instruments. The Portfolio considers the following
instruments or investment strategies to be principal to the achievement of its
investment objective: U.S. government securities, including U.S. Treasury bills,
notes and bonds and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies;
certificates of deposits and time deposits of U.S. and foreign banks; commercial
paper and other high quality obligations of U.S. or foreign companies;
asset-backed securities, including asset-backed commercial paper; and repurchase
agreements. These instruments may bear fixed, variable or floating rates of
interest or may be zero coupon securities. The Portfolio also may invest in
shares of other money market funds, including funds advised by the fund’s
investment adviser. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio intends to
invest more than 25% of its total assets in bank obligations.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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▪
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Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
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Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
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Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
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▪
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Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
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▪
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Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
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▪
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Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
. As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
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▪
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Exposure to Financial
Institutions:
Many instruments in which the Portfolio invests are
issued or guaranteed by financial institutions, such as banks and brokers,
or are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by financial
institutions. Changes in the credit worthiness of any of these
institutions may adversely affect the value of instruments held by the
Portfolio. Adverse developments in the banking industry may cause the
Portfolio to underperform other money market funds that invest more
broadly across different
industries.
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•
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Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments, the Portfolio
could lose money.
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Asset-Backed Securities Risk:
Defaults on the underlying assets of the asset-backed securities
held by the Portfolio may impair the value of the securities, and there
may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest granted
with respect to those assets. These securities also present a higher
degree of prepayment risk (when repayment of principal occurs before
scheduled maturity) and extension risk (when rates of repayment of
principal are slower than expected) than do other types of fixed income
securities.
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Foreign Securities.
The
Portfolio may invest in U.S. dollar denominated instruments issued by
foreign governments, corporations and financial institutions. Financial
information relating to foreign issuers may be more limited than financial
information generally available for domestic issuers. In addition, the
value of instruments of foreign issuers may be adversely affected by local
or regional political and economic
developments.
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▪
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Variable and Floating Rate
Securities Risk
: The extent of increases and decreases in the
values of variable and floating rate securities generally will be less
than comparable changes in value of an equal principal amount of a similar
fixed rate security and, if interest rates decline, the Portfolio may
forego the opportunity for price appreciation on the
security.
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Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The ILR Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money by investing in
the Fund. An investment in the Fund
is not a deposit with a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any
other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
ILR Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the years
since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how
the Fund will perform in the future. Additionally, the performance information
prior to October 1, 2007, the inception date for the Investment Class of
the Fund, is that of the Fund before the Investment Class and Institutional
Class were operational. The Fund had lower expenses and typically higher returns
than the Investment Class. The primary difference in expenses is the lower
distribution (12b-1) fee and absence of shareholder servicing plan and
associated fees. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day
yield.
State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
2005:
|
|
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3.19
|
%
|
2006:
|
|
|
5.07
|
%
|
2007:
|
|
|
5.28
|
%
|
2008:
|
|
|
2.46
|
%
|
2009:
|
|
___
|
%
|
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____). Additionally, the performance information prior to October 1,
2007, the inception date for the Investment Class of the Fund, is that of the
Fund before the Investment Class was operational. The Fund had lower expenses
and typically higher returns than the Investment Class. The primary difference
in expenses is the lower distribution (12b-1) fee and absence of shareholder
servicing plan and associated fees. The Fund’s inception date was
August 12, 2004.
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
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Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Past 5-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Liquid
Reserves Fund
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
|
$
|
25,000,000
|
|
To
add to an existing account
|
|
No
minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By
Mail:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If
you wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other
financial intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly.
Your financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission
of purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TAX FREE MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
(the “Tax Free Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to
seek to maximize current income, exempt from federal income taxes, to the extent
consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of
a stable $1.00 per share NAV. There is no assurance the Fund will be able to
maintain a stable NAV per share, and you could lose money by investing in the
Fund.
The
investment objective of the Tax Free Fund as stated above is fundamental, which
means that it may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Investment Class of the Tax Free Fund. As a shareholder in the
State Street Tax Free Portfolio (the “Tax Free Portfolio” or sometimes referred
to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the
Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
Other
Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
|
|
0.25
|
%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Tax Free Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Tax Free
Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions yours costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Tax Free Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Tax Free
Money Market Portfolio.
The
Tax Free Portfolio has a fundamental policy of investing at least 80% of its net
assets (plus borrowings, if any) in federal tax–exempt, high quality, short-term
municipal securities of all types. The Portfolio generally invests all of its
assets in instruments exempt from ordinary federal income tax. The Portfolio may
not invest more than 20% of its net assets in federally taxable money market
instruments, including securities issued by or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, as well
as certificates of deposit, commercial paper and repurchase agreements. The
Portfolio may buy or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment
basis.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process that attempts to provide
stability of principal, liquidity and current income through all market
conditions, by investing in high quality money market instruments. Among other
things, the Portfolio’s investment adviser conducts its own credit analyses of
potential investments and portfolio holdings, and relies substantially on a
dedicated short-term credit research team. In addition, the Portfolio follows
regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds. Those requirements are
intended to limit the risks of investing in a money market fund by requiring the
Portfolio generally to invest in high quality securities with short-term
remaining maturities, and be diversified as to issuers, guarantors and other
liquidity providers. All securities held by the Portfolio are U.S.
dollar-denominated, and they may have fixed, variable or floating interest
rates, or may be zero coupon securities. The Portfolio’s weighted average
maturity may not exceed 90 days, and is typically much shorter.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in, among other
things:
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•
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Securities
issues by states, municipalities and their political subdivisions and
agencies and certain territories and possessions of the U.S.,
including:
|
|
•
|
General
obligation bonds and notes;
|
|
•
|
Revenue
bonds and notes;
|
|
•
|
Commercial
paper and other privately issued
securities;
|
|
•
|
Private
activity bonds;
|
|
•
|
Industrial
development bonds; and
|
|
•
|
Municipal
lease contracts; and
|
|
•
|
Securities
of other investment companies with similar investment
guidelines.
|
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
In
addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
The ability of the Fund to
maintain a stable share price of $1.00 largely depends on the aggregate
market value of the Portfolio’s securities being substantially similar to
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those securities to the
Portfolio. To the extent that aggregate market value materially varies
from the aggregate of those acquisition prices, the Fund may not be able
to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk typically is higher
during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or issuer credit quality
generally is falling, and is made worse when the Portfolio experiences
significant redemption
requests.
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|
▪
|
Municipal Obligations
Risk:
The municipal securities market in which the Portfolio
invests may be volatile and may be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the
issuers of municipal securities. Municipal revenue obligations are backed
by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility and include
industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private activity
and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the
facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any
real or personal property pledged as security for such payment. Many
municipal securities are issued to finance projects relating to education,
health care, transportation and utilities. Conditions in those sectors may
affect the overall municipal market. In addition, municipal securities
backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or
specific asset may be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the
taxation supporting the project or asset or the inability to collect
revenues for the project or from assets. If any issuer of a municipal
security does not comply with applicable tax requirements, or there are
adverse changes in federal tax laws, interest paid on the security may
become taxable and the security could decline in
value.
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|
▪
|
Exposure to Financial
Institutions:
Many instruments in which the Portfolio invests are
issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by banks, brokers and
other financial institutions, or are collateralized by securities issued
or guaranteed by those institutions. Although the Portfolio attempts to
invest only with high quality financial institutions, most financial
institutions are dependent on other institutions to fulfill their
obligations in the financial markets. Events that would adversely affect
one financial institution or financial institutions generally also may
have an adverse effect on the financial institution in which the Portfolio
invests or that serve as counterparties in transactions with the
Portfolio. Changes in the credit worthiness of any of these institutions
may cause the Portfolio a loss that affects its share
price.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates:
As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if instruments held
by the Portfolio pay interest at very low rates, the Portfolio may
generate insufficient income to pay its expenses. At such times, the
Portfolio may pay some or all of its expenses from Portfolio assets, and
generally the Portfolio would not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Tax Free Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money
by investing in the Fund. An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any
other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Tax Free Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the
years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate
how the Fund will perform in the future. Additionally, the performance
information prior to October 1, 2007, the inception date for the Investment
Class of the Fund, is that of the Fund before the Investment Class was
operational. The Institutional Class had lower expenses and typically higher
returns than the Investment Class. The primary difference in expenses is the
lower distribution (12b-1) fee and absence of shareholder servicing plan and
associated fees. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day
yield.
State
Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____). Additionally, the performance information prior to October 1,
2007, the inception date for the Investment Class of the Fund, is that of the
Fund before the Investment Class was operational. The Fund had lower expenses
and typically higher returns than the Investment Class. The primary difference
in expenses is the lower distribution (12b-1) fee and absence of shareholder
servicing plan and associated fees. The Fund’s inception date was February 7,
2007.
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Tax
Free Money Market Fund
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
|
$
|
25,000,000
|
|
To
add to an existing account
|
|
No
minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By
Mail:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to
purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions normally consist of exempt-interest dividends, which are
generally not taxable to you for Federal income or alternative minimum tax
purposes; it is possible that a portion of the exempt-interest dividends will be
taxable to you under the Federal alternative minimum tax. It is also possible
that a portion of the Fund’s distributions will not qualify as exempt interest
dividends; such distributions will generally be taxable to you as ordinary
income, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a
401(K) plan or an individual retirement account.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money
Market Fund (the “U.S. Government Fund” or sometimes referred to in context
as the “Fund”) is to seek to maximize current income, to the extent consistent
with the preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable
$1.00 per share NAV. The Fund invests in U.S. government securities and in
repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities. There
is no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and
you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the U.S. Government Fund as stated above may be changed
without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Investment Class of the U.S. Government Fund. As a
shareholder in the State Street U.S. Government Portfolio (the
“U.S. Government Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in context as the
“Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s expenses,
including advisory and administrative fees, and at the same time continues to
pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example reflect the expenses of
both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
0.10%
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
|
0.10%
|
Other
Expenses
|
___
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
0.25%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
___
%
|
Less
Reimbursement
(2)
|
(___%)
|
Total
Annual Net Operating Expenses
(2)
|
___%
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the U.S. Government Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
|
(2)
|
The
Adviser has contractually agreed to cap the U.S. Government Fund’s Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest and
extraordinary expenses) attributable to the Investment Class to the extent
that expenses exceed 0.47% of Investment Class net assets, through April
30, 2011.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
U.S. Government Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual
funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
U.S. Government Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in
the U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio.
The
U.S. Government Portfolio typically invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus
borrowings, if any) in obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, as well
as repurchase agreements secured by such instruments. The Portfolio will not
invest more that 10% of its net assets (taken at current market value) in
repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process that attempts to provide
stability of principal, liquidity and current income through all market
conditions, by investing in high quality money market instruments. Among other
things, the Portfolio’s investment adviser conducts its own credit analyses of
potential investments and portfolio holdings, and relies substantially on a
dedicated short-term credit research team. In addition, the Portfolio follows
regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds. Those requirements are
intended to limit the risks of investing in a money market fund by requiring the
Portfolio generally to invest in high quality securities with short-term
remaining maturities, and be diversified as to issuers, guarantors and other
liquidity providers. All securities held by the Portfolio are U.S.
dollar-denominated, and they may have fixed, variable or floating interest
rates. The Portfolio’s weighted average maturity may not exceed 90 days, and is
typically much shorter.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in, among other
things:
|
▪
|
Obligations
issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government
or its agencies and instrumentalities, such as the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association, and
U.S. government-sponsored entities such as the Federal Home Loan Bank,
which are neither insured no guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury;
and
|
|
▪
|
Repurchase
agreements collateralized with high quality securities and other
assets.
|
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
In
addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Government Securities
Risks:
Securities of certain U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and to the
extent the Portfolio owns such securities, it must look principally to the
agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the securities for
repayment. Because the Portfolio emphasizes investment in U.S. government
securities, and because U.S. government securities generally are perceived
as having low risks compared to most other types of investments, the
Portfolio’s performance compared to money marked funds that invest
principally in other types of money market instruments may be
lower.
|
|
▪
|
Significant Exposure to U.S.
Government Agencies and Financial Institutions:
Although the
Portfolio attempts to invest substantially all of its assets in securities
issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and high quality
instruments issued by financial institutions, events that would adversely
affect the market prices of securities issued or guaranteed by one
government agency may adversely affect the market price of securities
issued or guaranteed by other government agencies. Similarly, events that
would affect the market value of instruments issued by one financial
institution may adversely affect the market value of instruments issued by
similarly situated financial
institutions.
|
|
•
|
Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments, the Portfolio
could lose money.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
The ability of the Fund to
maintain a stable share price of $1.00 largely depends on the aggregate
market value of the Portfolio’s securities being substantially similar to
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those securities to the
Portfolio. To the extent that aggregate market value materially varies
from the aggregate of those acquisition prices, the Fund may not be able
to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk typically is higher
during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or issuer credit quality
generally is falling, and is made worse when the Portfolio experiences
significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates:
As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if instruments held
by the Portfolio pay interest at very low rates, the Portfolio may
generate insufficient income to pay its expenses. At such times, the
Portfolio may pay some or all of its expenses from Portfolio assets, and
generally the Portfolio would not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The U.S. Government Fund may not
achieve its objective and you could
lose money by investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC
or any other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
U.S. Government Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns
during the years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Please call
(877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional
U.S.
Government Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
U.S.
Government Money Market Fund
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
|
$
|
25,000,000
|
|
To
add to an existing account
|
|
No
minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By
Mail:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(the “Treasury Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to
seek a high level of current income consistent with preserving principal and
liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share NAV. There is no
assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the Treasury Fund as stated above may be changed without
shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Investment Class of the Treasury Fund. As a shareholder in the
State Street Treasury Portfolio (the “Treasury Portfolio” or sometimes referred
to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the
Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
|
|
|
0.10
|
%
|
Other
Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
|
|
0.25
|
%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
___
|
%
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Treasury Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Treasury
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Treasury Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Treasury
Money Market Portfolio.
The
Treasury Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing
principally in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds (which are direct
obligations of the U.S. government) and repurchase agreements backed by such
securities. The Portfolio also may invest in shares of other money
market funds, including funds advised by the Portfolio’s investment
adviser.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the Portfolio’s
investment adviser bases its decision on the relative attractiveness of
different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion, the attractiveness
of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of interest rates, as
well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The Portfolio invests in
accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds, which
impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio securities, the maturity of
individual securities and the portfolio as a whole, and portfolio
diversification.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
|
▪
|
Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
|
|
▪
|
Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
|
|
▪
|
Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
|
|
▪
|
Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
|
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
. As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Treasury Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money by investing
in the Fund. An investment in the
Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is
not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC
or any other government agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Treasury Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the
years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate
how the Fund will perform in the future. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the
Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Treasury
Money Market Fund
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
|
$
|
25,000,000
|
|
To
add to an existing account
|
|
No
minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By
Mail:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY PLUS MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market
Fund (the “Treasury Plus Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the
“Fund”) is to seek a high level of current income consistent with preserving
principal and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share NAV. The
Fund invests in a portfolio consisting principally of U.S. Treasury
securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. There is
no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the Treasury Plus Fund as stated above may be changed
without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Investment Class of the Treasury Plus Fund. As a shareholder in
the State Street Treasury Plus Portfolio (the “Treasury Plus Portfolio” or
sometimes referred to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable
share of the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees,
and at the same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and
the Example reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the
Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
0.10%
|
Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
|
0.10%
|
Other
Expenses
|
___
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
0.25%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
___
%
|
Less
Reimbursement
(2)
|
(___%)
|
Total
Annual Net Operating Expenses
(2)
|
___%
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Treasury Plus Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
|
(2)
|
The
Adviser has contractually agreed to cap the Treasury Plus Fund’s Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest and
extraordinary expenses) attributable to the Investment Class to the extent
that expenses exceed 0.47% of Investment Class net assets, through April
30, 2011.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Treasury
Plus Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$_____
|
|
$
|
_____
|
|
|
$
|
_____
|
|
|
$
|
_____
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Treasury Plus Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the
Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio.
The
Treasury Plus Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing,
under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Treasury
bills, notes and bonds (which are direct obligations of the U.S. government) and
repurchase agreements collateralized by these obligations. The
Portfolio also may invest in shares of other money market funds, including funds
advised by the Portfolio’s investment adviser.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the Portfolio’s
investment adviser bases its decision on the relative attractiveness of
different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion, the attractiveness
of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of interest rates, as
well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The Portfolio invests in
accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds, which
impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio securities, the maturity of
individual securities and the portfolio as a whole, and portfolio
diversification.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
|
▪
|
Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
|
|
▪
|
Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
|
|
▪
|
Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
|
|
▪
|
Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
: As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
|
▪
|
Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments,
the Portfolio could lose
money.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Treasury Plus Fund may not
achieve its objective and you could lose money by
investing in the Fund. An investment
in the Fund is not a deposit with
a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Treasury Plus Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during
the years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily
indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Please call
(877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional
Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund
|
|
______
|
%
|
|
______
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
|
$
|
25,000,000
|
|
To
add to an existing account
|
|
No
minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By
Mail:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Additional
Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds and
Portfolios
Additional
information about risks associated with some of the Funds’ and Portfolios’
investment policies and investment strategies is provided below.
|
•
|
Banking Industry Risk.
If a Portfolio concentrates more than 25% of its assets in bank
obligations, adverse developments in the banking industry may have a
greater effect on that Portfolio than on a mutual fund that invests more
broadly. Banks may be particularly sensitive to certain economic factors
such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate
market, fiscal and monetary policy and general economic cycles. Recent
instability in the financial markets has heavily influenced the bank
obligations of certain financial institutions, resulting in some cases in
extreme price volatility and a lack of liquidity. Governments or their
agencies may acquire distressed assets from financial institutions and
ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government
ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program
may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation and
performance of certain bank obligations. [ILR
Fund]
|
|
•
|
Foreign Investment
Risk
. A Portfolio may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations
issued by non-U.S. issuers. While such instruments may be denominated in
U.S. dollars, this does not eliminate the risk inherent in investing in
the securities of foreign issuers. Dollar-denominated instruments issued
by entities located in foreign countries could lose value as a result of
political, financial and economic events in foreign countries. Issuers of
these instruments are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory
requirements that apply to U.S. banks and corporations, although the
information available for dollar-denominated instruments may be subject to
the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the U.S.
domestic market or exchange on which they are traded, which standards may
be more uniform and more exacting than those to which many foreign issuers
are subject. Furthermore, by investing in dollar-denominated instruments
rather than directly in a foreign issuer’s stock, a Portfolio can avoid
currency risks during the settlement period for either purchases or sales.
[ILR Fund]
|
|
•
|
Interest Rate Risk
.
During periods of rising interest rates, a Portfolio’s yield generally is
lower than prevailing market rates causing the value of the Portfolio to
fall. In periods of falling interest rates, a Portfolio’s yield generally
is higher than prevailing market rates, causing the value of the Portfolio
to rise. Typically, the more distant the expected cash flow that the
Portfolio is to receive from a security, the more sensitive the market
price of the security is to movements in interest rates. If a Portfolio
owns securities that have variable or floating interest rates, as interest
rates fall, the income the Portfolio receives from those securities also
will fall. [All Funds]
|
|
▪
|
Credit Risk.
Credit
risk is the risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of a
fixed-income security held by a fund may default on its obligation to pay
scheduled interest and repay principal. It includes the risk that one or
more of the securities will be downgraded by a credit rating agency;
generally, lower rated issuers have higher credit risks. Credit risk also
includes the risk that an issuer or guarantor of a security, or a bank or
other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement
with the fund, may default on its payment or repurchase obligation, as the
case may be. Credit risk generally is inversely related to credit
quality.
|
|
▪
|
Prepayment Risk and Extension
Risk.
Prepayment risk and extension risk apply primarily to
asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and certain municipal
securities.
|
Prepayment
risk is the risk that principal on mortgages or other loan obligations
underlying a security may be repaid prior to the stated maturity date. If the
Portfolio has purchased a security at a premium, any repayment that is faster
than expected reduces the market value of the security and the anticipated
yield-to-maturity. Repayment of loans underlying certain securities tends to
accelerate during periods of declining interest rates.
Extension
risk is the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to repay principal on an
obligation held by a Portfolio later than expected. This may happen when there
is a rise in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the
obligation will decrease, thus preventing the Portfolio from investing expected
repayment proceeds in securities paying yields higher than the yields paid by
the securities that were expected to be repaid.
|
•
|
Liquidity Risk.
Adverse
market or economic conditions or investor perceptions may result in little
or no trading activity in one or more particular securities, thus, making
it difficult for a Portfolio holding the securities to determine their
values. A Portfolio holding those securities may have to value them at
prices that reflect unrealized losses, or if it elects to sell them, it
may have to accept lower prices than the prices at which it is then
valuing them. The Portfolio also may not be able to sell the securities at
any price. [All Funds]
|
|
•
|
Market Risk
.
The values of the
securities in which a Portfolio invests may go up or down in response to
the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions.
Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods. Recent
instability in the financial markets has led the U.S. Government to take a
number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial
institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced
extreme volatility, and in some cases a lack of liquidity. Federal, state,
and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self regulatory
organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the
instruments in which the Portfolios invest, or the issuers of such
instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation or regulation may
also change the way in which the Funds and Portfolios themselves are
regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude a Fund’s
or Portfolio’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Governments or
their agencies may also acquire distressed assets from financial
institutions and ownership interests in those institutions. The
implications of government ownership and disposition of these assets are
unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative effects on the
liquidity, valuation and performance of the Portfolios’ portfolio
holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose the
Portfolios to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty
in valuing portfolio instruments held by the Portfolios. [All
Funds]
|
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk.
Unlike traditional
mutual funds that invest directly in securities, each of the Funds pursues
its objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Master
Portfolio with substantially the same investment objectives, policies and
restrictions. The ability of a Fund to meet its investment objective is
directly related to the ability of the Portfolio to meet its objective.
The ability of a Fund to meet its objective may be adversely affected by
the purchase and redemption activities of other investors in the
corresponding Portfolio. The ability of the Fund to meet redemption
requests depends on its ability to redeem its interest in the Portfolio.
The Adviser also serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore,
conflicts may arise as the Adviser fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities
to a Fund and its corresponding Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may
have an economic incentive to maintain a Fund's investment in the
Portfolio at a time when it might otherwise not choose to do so. [All
Funds]
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Money Market Risk.
An
investment in the Funds is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. Although the Funds
seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, there
can be no assurance that they will do so, and it is possible to lose money
by investing in the Funds. [All
Funds]
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Mortgage-Backed and
Asset-Backed Securities Risk:
Mortgage-backed securities, including
collateralized mortgage obligations and certain stripped mortgage-backed
securities, represent a participation in, or are secured
by, mortgage loans. Asset-backed securities are structured like
mortgage-backed securities, but instead of mortgage loans or interests in
mortgage loans, the underlying assets may include such items as motor
vehicle installment sales or installment loan contracts, leases of various
types of real and personal property, and receivables from credit card
agreements. During periods of falling interest rates, mortgage- and asset-
backed securities, which typically provide the issuer with the right to
call or prepay the security prior to maturity, may be called or prepaid,
which may result in the Portfolio having to reinvest proceeds in other
investments at a lower interest rate. During periods of rising interest
rates, the average life of mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be
extended because of slower-than expected principal payments. This may lock
in a below-market interest rate, increase the security’s duration, and
reduce the value of the security. As a result, mortgage and asset-backed
securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods
of declining interest rates than other securities of comparable
maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in market
values during periods of rising interest rates. Prepayment rates are
difficult to predict and the potential impact of prepayments on the value
of a mortgage- or asset-backed security depends on the terms of the
instrument and can result in significant volatility. The price of a
mortgage- or asset backed security also depends on the credit quality and
adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights against
the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult, or the underlying
assets or collateral may be insufficient if the issuer defaults. Subprime
mortgage loans, which typically are made to less creditworthy borrowers,
have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. Therefore,
mortgage-backed securities backed by subprime mortgage loans may suffer
significantly greater declines in value due to defaults. Some
mortgage-backed securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. government (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government
National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae”), while
other mortgage-backed securities (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued
by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as “Fannie Mae” and “Freddie Mac”),
are backed only by the credit of the government entity issuing them. In
addition, some mortgage-backed securities are issued by private entities
and, as such, are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any agency or
instrumentality of the U.S. government. [ILR
Fund]
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Municipal Obligations
Risk.
The values of municipal obligations can fluctuate and may be
affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes, and by
financial developments affecting municipal issuers. Because many municipal
obligations are issued to finance specific projects, especially those
relating to education, health care, housing, utilities, and water and
sewer projects, conditions in these sectors can affect the overall
municipal market. Payment of municipal obligations may depend on an
issuer’s general unrestricted revenues, revenue generated by a specific
project or the operator of a project, government appropriations, or aid
from other governments. There is greater credit risk if investors can look
only to the revenue generated by a project or the operator of the project
because of the relatively limited source of revenue. In addition, future
changes in federal tax laws or the activity of an issuer may adversely
affect the tax-exempt status of municipal obligations, causing interest
received and distributed to shareholders by the Portfolio to be taxable
and resulting in a significant decline in the values of such municipal
obligations. There is generally less public information available for
municipal obligations compared to corporate equities or debt securities,
and the investment performance of a Portfolio holding municipal
obligations may therefore be more dependent on the analytical abilities of
the Portfolio’s adviser.
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Municipal
obligations may also be subject to call risk (a security could be redeemed prior
to maturity) and extension risk (a security’s duration could lengthen due to the
deceleration of payments). [Tax Free Fund]
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Repurchase Agreement Risk.
A repurchase agreement is an agreement to buy a security from a
seller at one price and a simultaneous agreement to sell it back to the
original seller at an agreed-upon price. Repurchase agreements may be
viewed as loans made by the Portfolio which are collateralized by the
securities subject to repurchase. The Portfolio’s investment return on
such transactions will depend on the counterparties’ willingness and
ability to perform their obligations under the repurchase agreements. If
the Portfolio’s counterparty should default on its obligations and the
Portfolio is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if
the value of the collateral is insufficient, the Portfolio may realize a
loss. [ILR Fund, U.S. Government Fund and Treasury Plus
Fund]
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U.S. Government Sponsored
Enterprises Risk.
U.S. government securities are securities issued
or guaranteed as to the payment of interest or principal by the U.S.
government, by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government, or by
a U.S. government-sponsored entity. Certain U.S. government securities may
not be supported as to the payment of principal and interest by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. government or the ability to borrow from the
U.S. Treasury. Some U.S. government securities may be supported as to the
payment of principal and interest only by the credit of the entity issuing
or guaranteeing the security. Investments in U.S. government sponsored
enterprises may return less than investments in non-government
fixed-income securities. [ILR Fund and U.S. Government
Fund]
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Additional
Information about the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Investment Strategies and
Risks
The
investments described below reflect the Funds’ and Portfolios’ current
practices. In addition to the principal risks described above, other risks are
described in some of the descriptions of the investments below:
Asset-Backed Securities
.
Asset-backed securities
are securities whose principal and interest payments are collateralized by pools
of assets such as auto loans, credit card receivables, leases, installment
contracts and personal property. Payments of principal and interest are passed
through to holders of the securities and are typically supported by some form of
credit enhancement, such as over collateralization, a letter of credit, surety
bond, limited guarantee by another entity or by priority to certain of the
borrower’s other securities. The degree of credit enhancement varies, generally
applying only until exhausted and covering only a fraction of the security’s par
value. If the credit enhancement of an asset-backed security held by a Portfolio
has been exhausted, and if any required payments of principal and interest are
not made with respect to the underlying loans, the Portfolio may experience loss
or delay in receiving payment and a decrease in the value of the
security.
Like
mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities are often subject to more
rapid repayment than their stated maturity date would indicate as a result of
the pass-through of prepayments of principal on the underlying loans. During
periods of declining interest rates, prepayment of loans underlying asset-backed
securities can be expected to accelerate. A Portfolio’s ability to maintain
positions in such securities will be affected by reductions in the principal
amount of such securities resulting from prepayments, and its ability to
reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields is subject to generally
prevailing interest rates at that time. To the extent that a Portfolio invests
in asset-backed securities, the values of such Portfolio’s portfolio securities
will vary with changes in market interest rates generally and the differentials
in yields among various kinds of asset-backed securities.
Asset-backed
securities present certain additional risks that are not presented by
mortgage-backed securities because asset-backed securities generally do not have
the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable to mortgage
assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors on such
receivables are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal
consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set-off
certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due.
Automobile receivables generally are secured, but by automobiles rather than
residential real property. Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the
loan servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the
servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that
the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the
asset backed securities. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles
involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws, the
trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have a proper
security interest in the underlying automobiles. Therefore, there is the
possibility that, in some cases, recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be
available to support payments on these securities. [ILR Fund]
ECDs, ETDs and YCDs
. ECDs are
U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit issued by a bank outside of the
United States. ETDs are U.S. dollar-denominated deposits in foreign branches of
U.S. banks and foreign banks. YCDs are U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of
deposit issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks. These instruments have
different risks than those associated with the obligations of domestic banks.
The banks issuing these instruments, or their domestic or foreign branches, are
not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to U.S.
banks operating in the United States. Foreign laws and accounting standards
typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S. so there may be fewer
restrictions on loan limitations, less frequent examinations and less stringent
requirements regarding reserve accounting, auditing, recordkeeping and public
reporting requirements. [ILR Fund]
Investment in other Investment
Companies
. A Portfolio may invest in other money market funds that are
registered as investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “1940 Act”), including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that
are sponsored or advised by the Adviser or its affiliates, to the extent
permitted by applicable law or SEC exemptive relief. If a Portfolio invests in
other money market funds, shareholders of the Fund will bear not only their
proportionate share of the expenses described in this Prospectus, but also,
indirectly, the similar expenses, including, for example, advisory and
administrative fees, of the money market funds in which the Portfolio invests.
Shareholders would also be exposed to the risks associated not only with the
investments of the Portfolio (indirectly through the Fund’s investment in the
Portfolio) but also to the portfolio investments of the money market funds in
which the Portfolio invests. [All Funds]
Mortgage-Backed Securities
.
Mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations and
certain stripped mortgage-backed securities, represent a participation in, or an
investment in a pool secured by, mortgage loans. Each mortgage pool
underlying mortgage-backed securities consists of mortgage loans evidenced by
promissory notes secured by first mortgages or first deeds of trust or other
similar security instruments creating a first lien on owner occupied and
non-owner occupied one-unit to four unit residential properties, multifamily
(i.e., five or more) properties, agricultural properties, commercial properties
and mixed use properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Mortgaged Properties
may consist of detached individual dwelling units, multifamily dwelling units,
individual condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, row
houses, individual units in planned unit developments and other attached
dwelling units. The Mortgaged Properties may also include residential investment
properties and second homes.
Types of
mortgage-related securities in which a Portfolio may invest include: Government
National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) Certificates (“Ginnie Maes”), Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) Mortgage Participation Certificates
(“Freddie Macs”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) Guaranteed
Mortgage Certificates (“Fannie Maes”) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(“CMBS”). Mortgage certificates are mortgage-backed securities representing
undivided fractional interests in pools of mortgage backed loans. These loans
are made by mortgage bankers, commercial banks, savings and loan associations
and other lenders. GNMA is authorized to guarantee the timely payment of the
principal of an interest on certificates that are based on and backed by a pool
of mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA Loans), or
guaranteed by the Veterans Administration (VA Loans), or by pools of other
eligible mortgage loans. In order to meet its obligations under any guaranty,
GNMA is authorized to borrow from the United States Treasury in an unlimited
amount. Each Fannie Mae is issued and guaranteed by FNMA and represents an
undivided interest in a pool of mortgage loans formed by FNMA. The principal
activity of FHLMC currently is the purchase of first lien, conventional,
residential mortgage loans and participation interests in such mortgage loans
and their resale in the form of mortgage securities, primarily Freddie Mac
Certificates.
Since
September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”) have been
placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
(“FHFA”). The US Treasury, FHFA and the Federal Reserve have taken the
steps to support the conservatorship. No assurance can be given that those
initiatives with respect to the debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by
the GSEs and acquired by any of the funds will be successful.
Traditional
debt investments typically pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity, when the
entire principal amount is due. By contrast, payments on mortgage-backed and
many asset-backed investments typically include both interest and partial
payment of principal. Principal may also be prepaid voluntarily, or
as a result of refinancing or foreclosure. A Portfolio may have to
invest the proceeds from prepaid investments in other investments with less
attractive terms and yields. As a result, these securities may have less
potential for capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates
than other securities of comparable maturities, although they may have a similar
risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest
rates. Because the prepayment rate generally declines as interest
rates rise, an increase in interest rates will likely increase the duration, and
thus the volatility, of mortgage-backed and asset-backed
securities. In addition to interest rate risk, investments in
mortgage-backed securities composed of subprime mortgages may be subject to a
higher degree of credit risk, valuation risk and liquidity
risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income
security that is used to determine the sensitivity of the security's price to
changes in interest rates. Unlike the maturity of a fixed income
security, which measures only the time until final payment is due, duration
takes into account the time until all payments of interest and principal on a
security are expected to be made, including how these payments are affected by
prepayments and by changes in interest rates.
A
Portfolio may gain investment exposure to mortgage-backed investments by
entering into agreements with financial institutions to buy the investments at a
fixed price at a future date. A Portfolio may or may not take delivery of the
investments at the termination date of such an agreement, but will nonetheless
be exposed to changes in value of the underlying investments during the term of
the agreement. [ILR Fund]
Municipal Securities
.
Municipal securities may be issued to obtain funds to be used for various public
purposes, including general purpose financing for state and local governments,
refunding outstanding obligations, and financings for specific projects or
public facilities. General obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of the issuer. These securities include, for example, tax anticipation notes,
bond anticipation notes and general obligation bonds. Revenue obligations are
generally backed by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility
and include industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private
activity and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the
facility's user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any real or
personal property pledged as security for such payment. Private activity and
industrial development bonds, although issued by industrial development
authorities, may be backed only by the assets of the non-governmental users, and
the user, rather than the municipality, assumes the credit risk. A
municipal bond, like a bond issued by a corporation or the U.S. government,
obligates the obligor on the bond to pay the bondholder a fixed or variable
amount of interest periodically, and to repay the principal value of the bond on
a specific maturity date. Municipal notes are short-term instruments which are
issued and sold in anticipation of a bond sale, collection of taxes or receipt
of other revenues.
Some
municipal securities are insured by private insurance companies, while others
may be supported by letters of credit furnished by domestic or foreign banks. In
determining the credit quality of insured or letter of credit-backed securities,
the Adviser reviews the financial condition and creditworthiness of such parties
including insurance companies, banks and corporations.
Unlike
most other bonds, however, municipal bonds pay interest that is exempt from
federal income taxes and, in some cases, also from state and local taxes.
Municipal bonds, and municipal bond funds, can therefore be advantageous to
investors in higher tax brackets. However, because the interest is tax-exempt,
municipal bond yields typically are lower than yields on taxable bonds and bond
funds with comparable maturity ranges. [Tax Free Fund]
Section 4(2) Commercial Paper and
Rule 144A Securities
. A Portfolio may invest in commercial paper issued
in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘‘1933 Act’’). This
commercial paper is commonly called ‘‘Section 4(2) paper.’’ A Portfolio may also
invest in securities that may be offered and sold only to ‘‘qualified
institutional buyers’’ under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act (‘‘Rule 144A
securities’’).
Section
4(2) paper is sold to institutional investors who must agree to purchase the
paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by
the purchaser must be in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements
of the 1933 Act. Section 4(2) paper normally is resold to other institutional
investors like a Portfolio through or with the assistance of the issuer or
investment dealers that make a market in Section 4(2) paper. As a result it
suffers from liquidity risk, the risk that the securities may be difficult to
value because of the absence of an active market and the risk that it may be
sold only after considerable expense and delay, if at all. Rule 144A securities
generally must be sold only to other qualified institutional
buyers.
Section
4(2) paper and Rule 144A securities will not be considered illiquid for purposes
of a Portfolio’s limitation on illiquid securities if the Adviser (pursuant to
guidelines adopted by the Board) determines that a liquid trading market exists
for the securities in question. There can be no assurance that a liquid trading
market will exist at any time for any particular Section 4(2) paper or Rule 144A
securities. The Statement of Additional Information (‘‘SAI’’) addresses the
Funds’ and Portfolios’ limitation on illiquid securities. [ILR
Fund]
Tax Exempt Commercial Paper
.
Tax exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated maturity of
365 days or less. It is typically issued to finance seasonal working capital
needs or as short-term financing in anticipation of longer term financing. Each
instrument may be backed only by the credit of the issuer or may be backed by
some form of credit enhancement, typically in the form of a guarantee by a
commercial bank. Commercial paper backed by guarantees of foreign banks may
involve additional risk due to the difficulty of obtaining and enforcing
judgments against such banks and the generally less restrictive regulations to
which such banks are subject. A Portfolio will only invest in commercial paper
rated at the time of purchase not less than Prime-1 by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc., A-1 by Standard & Poor's Rating Group or F-1 by Fitch
Ratings. [Tax Free Fund]
U.S. Government
Securities
.
U.S.
Government securities include a variety of securities (including U.S. Treasury
bills, notes, and bonds) that differ in their interest rates, maturities, and
dates of issue. While securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and
some agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as the
Government National Mortgage Association) are supported by the full faith and
credit of the United States, securities issued or guaranteed by certain other
agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as Federal
Home Loan Banks) are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the
U.S. Government, and securities issued or guaranteed by certain other agencies
and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac) are supported only by the credit of the issuer itself. Investments in these
securities are also subject to interest rate risk and prepayment risk (as
described above under "Mortgage-Backed Securities"), and the risk that the value
of the securities will fluctuate in response to political, market, or economic
developments. [ILR Fund, U.S. Government Fund, Treasury Fund and Treasury Plus
Fund]
Variable and Floating Rate
Securities.
Variable and floating rate securities are instruments issued
or guaranteed by entities such as: (1) the U.S. Government, or an agency or
instrumentality thereof, (2) corporations, (3) financial institutions, (4)
insurance companies, or (5) trusts. A Portfolio may purchase variable and
floating rate securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or an
agency or instrumentality thereof. A variable rate security provides for the
automatic establishment of a new interest rate on set dates. Variable rate
obligations whose interest is readjusted no less frequently than annually will
be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the next
readjustment of the interest rate. A floating rate security provides for the
automatic adjustment of its interest rate whenever a specified interest rate
changes. Interest rates on these securities are ordinarily tied to, and are a
percentage of, a widely recognized interest rate, such as the yield on 90-day
U.S. Treasury bills or the prime rate of a specified bank. Generally, changes in
interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market value of variable and
floating rate securities than on the market value of comparable fixed-income
obligations. Thus, investing in variable and floating rate securities generally
allows less opportunity for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing
in comparable fixed income securities. Securities purchased by a Portfolio may
include variable and floating rate instruments, which may have a stated maturity
in excess of the Portfolio’s maturity limitations but which will, except for
certain U.S. government obligations, permit the Portfolio to demand payment of
the principal of the instrument at least once every 13 months upon not more than
30 days’ notice. Variable and floating rate instruments may include variable
amount master demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in
addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. There may
be no active secondary market for a particular variable or floating rate
instrument. Nevertheless, the periodic readjustments of their interest rates
tend to assure that their value to a Portfolio will approximate their par value.
Illiquid variable and floating rate instruments (instruments which are not
payable upon seven days’ notice and do not have an active trading market) are
subject to a Portfolio’s percentage limitations regarding securities that are
illiquid or not readily marketable. The Adviser will continuously monitor the
creditworthiness of issuers of variable and floating rate instruments in which
the Portfolios invest, and their ability to repay principal and interest.
Variable and floating rate securities are subject to interest rate and
credit/default risk. [ILR Fund, Tax Free Fund and U.S. Government
Fund]
Temporary Defensive
Positions
. From time to time, a Portfolio may take temporary defensive
positions in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic or other
conditions. Temporary defensive positions may be taken, for example, to preserve
capital or if a Portfolio is unable to acquire the types of securities in which
it normally invests. Temporary defensive positions may include, but are not
limited to, investment in U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements
collateralized by such securities, the maintenance of uninvested cash, or
investment in cash equivalents. A Portfolio’s holdings in temporary defensive
positions may be inconsistent with the Portfolio’s principal investment
strategy, and, as a result, the Portfolio may not achieve its investment
objective. [All Funds]
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Funds’ portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the
SAI.
Management
and Organization
The Funds and the
Portfolios
. Each Fund is a separate, diversified series of
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust (the “Trust”), which is an
open-end management investment company organized as a business trust under the
laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Each
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. A Fund will seek to achieve
its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets
in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a substantially identical
investment objective, investment policies, and risks as the Fund. All
discussions about a Fund’s investment objective, policies and risks should be
understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies and risks of the
Portfolio.
A Fund
can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s Board of
Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the Fund’s
shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so that
they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If a Fund withdraws its
investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets in another
Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the Adviser may
directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other action it
deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the Fund, which
may include liquidation of the Fund.
The
Adviser
. State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the
investment management group of State Street Corporation, a publicly held bank
holding company, and includes the Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary.
SSgA is one of the world’s largest institutional money managers, and uses
quantitative and traditional techniques to manage approximately $1.91 trillion
as of December 31, 2009 in investment programs and portfolios for
institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as the investment adviser to
the Funds and the Portfolios, is registered with the SEC under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in
assets under management at December 31, 2009. Each Fund has entered into an
investment advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser
will manage the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate
of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were
to cease investing substantially all of its assets in its corresponding
portfolio. The Adviser does not receive any fees from a Fund under that
agreement so long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its
assets in the corresponding portfolio or in another investment company. The
Adviser may reimburse expenses or waive fees in order to avoid a negative yield.
Any such waiver or reimbursement would be voluntary and may be revised or
cancelled at any time. There is no guarantee that a Fund will be able to avoid a
negative yield. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and sales of the
portfolios’ investments.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the renewals of the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in
the Funds’ annual report dated December 31, 2009.
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator and
Custodian
. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State
Street”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation, is the administrator and
custodian.
The Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent
. Boston Financial Data Services,
Inc. is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Tax Free Fund determines its NAV per share once
each business day at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) or the close of
the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), whichever is earlier. The Treasury
Fund determines its NAV per share once each business day at 2:00 p.m.
ET or the close of the NYSE, whichever is earlier. Each of the other Funds
determines its NAV per share once each business day at 5:00 p.m. ET
except for days when the NYSE closes earlier than its regular closing time (the
time when a Fund determines its NAV per share is referred to herein as the
“Valuation Time”). Pricing does not occur on NYSE holidays. A business day is
one on which the NYSE is open for regular trading. Payment for Fund shares must
be in Federal Funds (or converted to Federal Funds by the Transfer Agent) by the
Fund’s Valuation Time before a purchase order can be accepted. The Federal
Reserve is closed on certain holidays on which the NYSE is open. These holidays
are Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day. On these holidays, you will not be able to
purchase shares by wiring Federal Funds because Federal Funds wiring does not
occur on days that the Federal Reserve is closed.
Each of
the Funds seeks to maintain a $1.00 per share NAV and, accordingly, uses the
amortized cost valuation method to value its portfolio instruments. The
amortized cost valuation method initially prices an instrument at its cost and
thereafter assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or
premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market
value of the instrument.
If you
hold shares of a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
your intermediary may offer additional services and account features that are
not described in this Prospectus. Please contact your intermediary directly for
an explanation of these services.
Purchasing
Shares
. The price for Fund shares is the NAV per share. Orders
will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the order is accepted by the
Funds.
Purchase
orders in good form and payment received the same day by Fed Wire will receive
that day’s NAV and will earn dividends declared on the date of the
purchase. All purchases that are made by check will begin earning
dividends the following business day after the purchase date.
The
minimum initial investment in Investment Class shares of the Funds is
$25 million, although the Adviser may waive the minimum in its discretion.
There is no minimum subsequent investment, except in relation to maintaining
certain minimum account balances (See “Redeeming Shares” below). The Funds
intend to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore, investments must be
made in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the account of the Funds’
custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank). The Funds require prior notification
of subsequent investments in excess of: $5,000,000 for the Tax Free Fund;
$10,000,000 for the Treasury Fund; and $50,000,000 for the ILR Fund,
U.S. Government Fund, and Treasury Plus Fund.
The Funds
reserve the right to cease accepting investments at any time or to reject any
investment order. In addition, the ILR Fund and U.S. Government Fund may
limit the amount of a purchase order received after
3:00 p.m. ET. The Treasury Fund and the Treasury Plus Fund
may limit the amount of a purchase order received after 1:00 p.m.
ET.
How to Purchase Shares
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By
Mail:
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An
initial investment in the Funds must be preceded or accompanied by a
completed, signed Institutional Account Application Form, sent
to:
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State Street Institutional Trust
Funds
P.O. Box 8048
Boston, MA
02266-8048
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By Overnight:
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State Street Institutional Trust
Funds
30 Dan Road
Canton, MA
02021-2809
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By
Telephone/Fax:
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An
initial investment in the Funds must be preceded or accompanied by a
completed, signed Institutional Account Application Form, faxed to (816)
218-0400. Call the Fund at (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
ET and 5:00 p.m. ET to:
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Ø
confirm receipt
of the faxed Institutional Account Application Form (initial purchases
only),
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Ø
request your new
account number (initial purchases only),
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Ø
confirm the
amount being wired and wiring bank, and
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Ø
receive a confirmation number for your purchase order (your trade
is not effective until you have received a confirmation number from the
Fund).
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For your initial investment, send the original,
signed Institutional Account Application Form to the address
above.
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Wire
Instructions:
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Instruct
your bank to transfer money by Federal Funds wire to:
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State
Street Bank and
Trust
Company
2
Avenue de Lafayette
Boston,
MA 02111
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ABA#
011000028
DDA#
9905-801-8
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust ________Fund _______
Class
Account
Number
Account
Registration
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On
Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day, you will not be able to purchase shares by
wiring Federal Funds because the Federal Funds wiring does not occur on
those days. Payment for Fund shares must be in Federal Funds (or converted
to Federal Funds by the Transfer Agent) by the Fund’s Valuation Time
before a purchase order can be accepted.
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You
will not be able to redeem shares from the account until the original
Application has been received.
The
Funds and the Funds’ agents are not responsible for transfer errors by the
sending or receiving bank and will not be liable for any loss incurred due
to a wire transfer not having been
received.
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In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity that applies to open
an account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account,
the Trust will request certain information, including your name,
residential/business address, date of birth (for individuals) and taxpayer
identification number or other government identification number and other
information that will allow us to identify you which will be used to verify your
identity. We may also request to review other identification documents such as
driver license, passport or documents showing the existence of the business
entity. If you do not provide sufficient information to verify your identity,
the Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may
employ various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases
or requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that
the information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to
reject any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming
Shares
.
An investor may redeem all or any portion of
its investment at the NAV next determined after it submits a redemption request,
in proper form, to the Funds. Redemption orders are processed at the NAV next
determined after a Fund receives a redemption order in good form. If a Fund
receives a redemption order prior to its Valuation Time on a business day, the
Fund may send payment for redeemed shares on that day. No dividends will be paid
on shares that are redeemed and wired the same day. Otherwise, and except as
noted below for the ILR Fund, the shares will normally be redeemed, and payment
for redeemed shares sent, on the next business day. Dividends will be earned for
the trade date of the redemption but not on the date that the wire is sent. Each
Fund, other than the ILR Fund, reserves the right to pay for redeemed
shares within seven days after receiving a redemption order if, in the judgment
of the Adviser, an earlier payment could adversely affect the Fund. For
the ILR Fund, shares are redeemed, and payment for redeemed shares sent, no
later than the next business day.
The right
of any investor to receive payment with respect to any redemption may be
suspended or the payment of the redemption proceeds postponed during any period
in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the
NYSE is restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), if an emergency exists as a
result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not
reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly
to determine the value of its net assets. In addition, the SEC may by order
permit suspension of redemptions for the protection of shareholders of the
Funds. Although each Fund attempts to maintain its NAV at $1 per share, there
can be no assurance that it will be successful, and there can be no assurance
that a shareholder will receive $1 per share upon any redemption.
A request
for a partial redemption by an investor whose account balance is below the
minimum amount or a request for partial redemption by an investor that would
bring the account below the minimum amount may be treated as a request for a
complete redemption of the account. These minimums may be different for
investments made through certain financial intermediaries as determined by their
policies and may be waived in the Adviser’s discretion. The Funds reserve the
right to modify minimum account requirements at any time with or without prior
notice. The Funds also reserve the right to involuntarily redeem an investor’s
account if the investor’s account balance falls below the applicable minimum
amount due to transaction activity.
How to Redeem Shares
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By
Mail
|
Send
a signed letter to:
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
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The
letter should include information necessary to process your request as
described below. The Fund may require a medallion guarantee in certain
circumstances. See “Medallion Guarantees” below.
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By
Overnight
|
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust Funds
30
Dan Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
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By
Telephone
|
Please
Call (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5 p.m. ET.
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The
Funds will need the following information to process your redemption
request:
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Ø
name(s) of account owners;
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Ø
account number(s);
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Ø
the
name of the Fund;
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Ø
your
daytime telephone number; and
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Ø
the dollar amount or number of shares being
redeemed.
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On any
day that the Funds calculate NAV earlier than normal, the Funds reserve the
right to adjust the times noted above for purchasing and redeeming
shares.
Medallion
Guarantees
. Certain redemption requests must include a
medallion guarantee for each registered account owner if any of the following
apply:
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Ø
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Your
account address has changed within the last 10 business
days.
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Ø
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Redemption
proceeds are being transferred to an account with a different
registration.
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Ø
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A
wire is being sent to a financial institution other than the one that has
been established on your Fund
account.
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Ø
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Other
unusual situations as determined by the Funds’ transfer
agent.
|
All
redemption requests regarding shares of the Funds placed after 3:00 p.m. may
only be placed by telephone. The Funds reserve the right to postpone payments
for redemption requests received after 3:00 p.m. until the next business day.
The Funds reserve the right to waive medallion guarantee requirements, require a
medallion guarantee under other circumstances or reject or delay redemption if
the medallion guarantee is not in good form. Medallion guarantees may be
provided by an eligible financial institution such as a commercial bank, a FINRA
member firm such as a stock broker, a savings association or a national
securities exchange. A notary public cannot provide a medallion guarantee. The
Funds reserve the right to reject a medallion guarantee if it is not provided by
a STAMP Medallion guarantor.
About Telephone
Transactions
. Telephone transactions are extremely convenient but are not
free from risk. Neither the Funds nor the Funds’ agents will be responsible for
any losses resulting from unauthorized telephone transactions if reasonable
security procedures are followed. In addition, you are responsible for:
(i) verifying the accuracy of all data and information transmitted by
telephone, (ii) verifying the accuracy of your account statements
immediately upon receipt, and (iii) promptly notifying the Funds of any
errors or inaccuracies including, without limitation, any errors or inaccuracies
relating to shareholder data or information transmitted by telephone. During
periods of heavy market activity or other times, it may be difficult to reach
the Funds by telephone. If you are unable to reach us by telephone, consider
sending written instructions.
The
Funds may terminate the receipt of redemption or exchange orders by telephone at
any time, in which case you may redeem or exchange shares by other
means.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may
present risks for other shareholders of the Funds, which may include, among
other things, interference in the efficient management of a Fund’s portfolio,
dilution in the value of shares held by long-term shareholders, increased
brokerage and administrative costs and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels
of cash.
The
Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect
and prevent inappropriate short-term trading activity that is harmful to the
Funds. Because most of the shares of the Funds are held by investors indirectly
through one or more financial intermediaries, the Funds do not generally have
information about the identity of those investors or about transactions effected
by those investors. Rather, the Funds and service providers to the Funds
periodically review cash inflows and outflows from and to those intermediaries
in an attempt to detect inappropriate trading activity by investors holding
shares through those intermediaries. The Funds may seek to obtain underlying
account trading activity information from financial intermediaries when, in the
Adviser’s judgment, the trading activity suggests possible market timing. There
is no assurance that the Funds or the Adviser will be able to determine whether
trading in the Funds’ shares by an investor holding shares through a financial
intermediary is trading activity that may be harmful to the Funds or the Funds’
shareholders.
The Funds
reserve the right in their discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in
part, including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund
shares the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Funds. The Funds may decide
to restrict purchase activity in their shares based on various factors,
including, without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will
disrupt portfolio management strategies or adversely affect performance. There
can be no assurance that the Funds, the Adviser, State Street or their agents
will identify all frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the
Funds.
Class
Expenses and Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Payments
To
compensate the Distributor for the services it provides and for the expenses it
bears in connection with the distribution of Investment Class shares of the
Funds, each Fund makes payments, from the assets attributable to its Investment
Class shares, to the Distributor under a distribution plan adopted pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). The Plan is a compensation plan
that provides for payments at annual rates (based on average daily net assets)
of up to 0.10% of a Fund’s net assets attributable to its Investment Class
shares. Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of the Funds’ Investment Class
assets on an ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of your investment and
may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. All Investment Class
shareholders share in the expense of Rule 12b-1 fees paid by the Funds. It
is expected that the Distributor will pay substantially all of the amounts it
receives under the Plan to intermediaries involved in the sale of Investment
Class shares of the Funds.
The
Funds’ Investment Class shares generally are sold to clients of financial
intermediaries (“Service Organizations”), including affiliates of the Adviser,
which have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with the Funds or
Distributor. Service Organizations agree to perform certain shareholder
servicing, administrative and accounting services for their clients and
customers who are beneficial owners of shares of the Funds. The Funds will make
payments to Service Organizations for services provided at an annual rate of up
to 0.25% of a Fund’s net assets. The Funds expect to reimburse the Distributor
for any such payments made by the Distributor to Service
Organizations.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to a Fund or its shareholders, may make additional payments to
financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose clients or
customers invest in the Funds. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Funds. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
The Funds
intend to declare dividends on shares from net investment income daily and pay
them as of the last business day of each month. Distributions from capital
gains, if any, will be made annually in December.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Funds. Your investment
in the Funds may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the SAI tax section for
more complete disclosure.
Each Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of
investment income (other than "exempt-interest dividends" described below) are
generally taxable to you as ordinary income.
Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally are determined by how long the
Portfolio
owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long
you
have owned your Fund shares. The Funds generally do not expect to
make distributions that are eligible for taxation as long-term capital
gains.
Distributions from the Tax Free Fund properly designated
as "exempt-interest dividends" are not generally subject to federal income tax,
including the federal alternative minimum tax for both individual and corporate
shareholders, but may be subject to state and local taxes. If you receive Social
Security or railroad retirement benefits, you should consult your tax advisor to
determine what effect, if any, an investment in the Tax Free Fund may have on
the federal taxation of your benefits. Distributions of the Tax Free Fund's
income other than exempt-interest dividends generally will be taxable as
ordinary income, and distributions of the Tax Free Fund’s net long-term and
short-term capital gains (if any) generally will be taxable to you as long-term
or short-term capital gain, as applicable, including in respect of gains
generated from the sale or other disposition of tax-exempt municipal
obligations. The Tax Free Portfolio may also invest a portion of its assets in
securities that generate income (that will be allocated to and distributed by
the Fund) that will be subject to both federal and state
taxes.
Distributions (other than distributions of
exempt-interest dividends) are taxable whether you receive them in cash or
reinvest them in additional shares. Any gains resulting from the redemption or
exchange of Fund shares will generally be taxable to you as either short-term or
long-term capital gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares in the
Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is intended to help you understand the financial
performance of the ILR Fund, the Tax Free Fund, the U.S. Government Fund,
the Treasury Fund, and the Treasury Plus Fund, since their inception. Certain
information reflects financial results for a single Investment Class share of
each fund. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor
would have earned (or lost) on an investment in Investment Class shares of each
Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This
information has been audited by __________, whose report, along with each listed
Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Funds’ annual report, which is
available upon request. The financial information included in this table should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements incorporated by reference
in the SAI.
For more
information about the Funds
:
The
Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds and is incorporated
by reference into this document. Additional information about the Funds’
investments is available in the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders.
The
SAI and the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports are available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Funds may make inquiries to the Funds to
receive such information by calling State Street Global Markets, LLC at (800)
997-7327 or by writing to the Funds, c/o State Street Global Markets, LLC, State
Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2900.
These documents are also available on the Funds’ website at
http://www.sttfunds.com.
Information
about the Funds (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Funds are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATE
STREET FINANCIAL CENTER
ONE
LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIQUID RESERVES FUND (LRSXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TAX FREE MONEY MARKET FUND (TASXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND (GVSXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND (TYSXX)
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY PLUS MONEY MARKET FUND (TPSXX)
SERVICE
CLASS
Prospectus
Dated April __, 2010
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN
INVESTMENT IN ANY OF THE FUNDS OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT A BANK DEPOSIT
AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR
ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. ALTHOUGH THE FUNDS SEEK TO PRESERVE THE VALUE OF
YOUR INVESTMENT AT $1.00 PER SHARE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN
THE FUNDS.
EACH
FUND OFFERS THREE CLASSES OF SHARES: INSTITUTIONAL CLASS, INVESTMENT
CLASS AND SERVICE CLASS. THIS PROSPECTUS COVERS ONLY THE SERVICE
CLASS.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Fund
Summaries
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3
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State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund
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4
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State
Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
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7
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State
Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
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10
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State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
|
13
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State
Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund
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16
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Additional
Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds and
Portfolios
|
19
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Additional
Information About the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Investment Strategies and
Risks
|
21
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Management
and Organization
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25
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Shareholder Information
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25
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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25
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Shareholder
Servicing Payments
|
28
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Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
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28
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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29
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Fund
Summaries
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of each Fund.
Additional information about each Fund may be found in the other sections of
this Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as
well as the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable
to that Fund.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIQUID RESERVES FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund (the
“ILR Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to seek to
maximize current income, to the extent consistent with the preservation of
capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share net asset
value (“NAV”). The Fund invests in U.S. dollar-denominated money market
securities. There is no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV
per share, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the ILR Fund as stated above may be changed without
shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Service Class of the ILR Fund. As a shareholder in the State
Street Money Market Portfolio (the “Money Market Portfolio” or sometimes
referred to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of
the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10
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%
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Other
Expenses
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%
|
-Service
Fee
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0.05
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%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Money Market Portfolio and the
Fund.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the ILR Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$
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___
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$
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___
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$
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___
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$
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Principal
Investment Strategies
The
ILR Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Money Market
Portfolio.
The
Money Market Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the
Portfolio’s investment adviser bases its decisions on the relative
attractiveness of different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion,
the attractiveness of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of
interest rates, as well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The
Portfolio invests in accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money
market funds, which impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio
securities, the maturity of individual securities and the portfolio as a whole,
and portfolio diversification.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in a broad
range of money market instruments. The Portfolio considers the following
instruments or investment strategies to be principal to the achievement of its
investment objective: U.S. government securities, including U.S. Treasury bills,
notes and bonds and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies;
certificates of deposits and time deposits of U.S. and foreign banks;
commercial paper and other high quality obligations of U.S. or foreign
companies; asset-backed securities, including asset-backed commercial paper; and
repurchase agreements. These instruments may bear fixed, variable or floating
rates of interest or may be zero coupon securities. The Portfolio also may
invest in shares of other money market funds, including funds advised by the
fund’s investment adviser. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio intends
to invest more than 25% of its total assets in bank
obligations.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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▪
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Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
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▪
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Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
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▪
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Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
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▪
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Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
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▪
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Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
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▪
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Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
: As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
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▪
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Exposure to Financial
Institutions:
Many instruments in which the Portfolio invests are
issued or guaranteed by financial institutions, such as banks and brokers,
or are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by financial
institutions. Changes in the credit worthiness of any of these
institutions may adversely affect the value of instruments held by the
Portfolio. Adverse developments in the banking industry may cause the
Portfolio to underperform other money market funds that invest more
broadly across different
industries.
|
|
▪
|
Asset-Backed Securities Risk:
Defaults on the underlying assets of the asset-backed securities
held by the Portfolio may impair the value of the securities, and there
may be limitations on the enforceability of any security interest granted
with respect to those assets. These securities also present a higher
degree of prepayment risk (when repayment of principal occurs before
scheduled maturity) and extension risk (when rates of repayment of
principal are slower than expected) than do other types of fixed income
securities.
|
|
•
|
Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments, the Portfolio
could lose money.
|
|
▪
|
Foreign Securities.
The
Portfolio may invest in U.S. dollar denominated instruments issued by
foreign governments, corporations and financial institutions. Financial
information relating to foreign issuers may be more limited than financial
information generally available for domestic issuers. In addition, the
value of instruments of foreign issuers may be adversely affected by local
or regional political and economic
developments.
|
|
▪
|
Variable and Floating Rate
Securities Risk
: The extent of increases and decreases in the
values of variable and floating rate securities generally will be less
than comparable changes in value of an equal principal amount of a similar
fixed rate security and, if interest rates decline, the Portfolio may
forego the opportunity for price appreciation on the
security.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The ILR Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money by investing in
the Fund. An investment in the Fund
is not a deposit with a bank and is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any
other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
ILR Fund (as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class)
by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the years since
inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how the
Fund will perform in the future. Performance history will be available for the
Service Class of the Fund after it has been in operation for one calendar year.
The Institutional Class has lower expenses and higher expected returns than the
Service Class. The primary difference in expenses is that the Institutional
Class does not bear shareholder servicing fees. Please call (877) 521-4083
for the Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
2005:
|
|
|
3.19
|
%
|
2006:
|
|
|
5.07
|
%
|
2007:
|
|
|
5.28
|
%
|
2008:
|
|
|
2.82
|
%
|
2009:
|
|
___
|
%
|
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended ____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Past 5-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Liquid
Reserves Fund-
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To establish an account
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
To add to an existing account
|
|
No minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By Mail
:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TAX FREE MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
(the “Tax Free Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to
seek to maximize current income, exempt from federal income taxes, to the extent
consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of
a stable $1.00 per share NAV. There is no assurance the Fund will be able to
maintain a stable NAV per share, and you could lose money by investing in the
Fund.
The
investment objective of the Tax Free Fund as stated above is fundamental, which
means that it may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Service Class of the Tax Free Fund. As a shareholder in the State
Street Tax Free Portfolio (the “Tax Free Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in
context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s
expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the same time
continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example reflect
the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
0.10%
|
Other
Expenses
|
0.14
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
0.05%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
___
%
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Tax Free Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Tax Free
Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions yours costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Tax Free Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Tax Free
Money Market Portfolio.
The
Tax Free Portfolio has a fundamental policy of investing at least 80% of its net
assets (plus borrowings, if any) in federal tax–exempt, high quality, short-term
municipal securities of all types. The Portfolio generally invests all of its
assets in instruments exempt from ordinary federal income tax. The Portfolio may
not invest more than 20% of its net assets in federally taxable money market
instruments, including securities issued by or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, as well
as certificates of deposit, commercial paper and repurchase agreements. The
Portfolio may buy or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment
basis.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process that attempts to provide
stability of principal, liquidity and current income through all market
conditions, by investing in high quality money market instruments. Among other
things, the Portfolio’s investment adviser conducts its own credit analyses of
potential investments and portfolio holdings, and relies substantially on a
dedicated short-term credit research team. In addition, the Portfolio follows
regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds. Those requirements are
intended to limit the risks of investing in a money market fund by requiring the
Portfolio generally to invest in high quality securities with short-term
remaining maturities, and be diversified as to issuers, guarantors and other
liquidity providers. All securities held by the Portfolio are U.S.
dollar-denominated, and they may have fixed, variable or floating interest
rates, or may be zero coupon securities. The Portfolio’s weighted average
maturity may not exceed 90 days, and is typically much shorter.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in, among other
things:
|
•
|
Securities
issues by states, municipalities and their political subdivisions and
agencies and certain territories and possessions of the U.S.,
including:
|
|
•
|
General
obligation bonds and notes;
|
|
•
|
Revenue
bonds and notes;
|
|
•
|
Commercial
paper and other privately issued
securities;
|
|
•
|
Private
activity bonds;
|
|
•
|
Industrial
development bonds; and
|
|
•
|
Municipal
lease contracts; and
|
|
•
|
Securities
of other investment companies with similar investment
guidelines.
|
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
In
addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
The ability of the Fund to
maintain a stable share price of $1.00 largely depends on the aggregate
market value of the Portfolio’s securities being substantially similar to
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those securities to the
Portfolio. To the extent that aggregate market value materially varies
from the aggregate of those acquisition prices, the Fund may not be able
to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk typically is higher
during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or issuer credit quality
generally is falling, and is made worse when the Portfolio experiences
significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Municipal Obligations
Risk:
The municipal securities market in which the Portfolio
invests may be volatile and may be significantly affected by adverse tax,
legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the
issuers of municipal securities. Municipal revenue obligations are backed
by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility and include
industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private activity
and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the
facility’s user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any
real or personal property pledged as security for such payment. Many
municipal securities are issued to finance projects relating to education,
health care, transportation and utilities. Conditions in those sectors may
affect the overall municipal market. In addition, municipal securities
backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or
specific asset may be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the
taxation supporting the project or asset or the inability to collect
revenues for the project or from assets. If any issuer of a municipal
security does not comply with applicable tax requirements, or there are
adverse changes in federal tax laws, interest paid on the security may
become taxable and the security could decline in
value.
|
|
▪
|
Exposure to Financial
Institutions:
Many instruments in which the Portfolio invests are
issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by banks, brokers and
other financial institutions, or are collateralized by securities issued
or guaranteed by those institutions. Although the Portfolio attempts to
invest only with high quality financial institutions, most financial
institutions are dependent on other institutions to fulfill their
obligations in the financial markets. Events that would adversely affect
one financial institution or financial institutions generally also may
have an adverse effect on the financial institution in which the Portfolio
invests or that serve as counterparties in transactions with the
Portfolio. Changes in the credit worthiness of any of these institutions
may cause the Portfolio a loss that affects its share
price.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates:
As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if instruments held
by the Portfolio pay interest at very low rates, the Portfolio may
generate insufficient income to pay its expenses. At such times, the
Portfolio may pay some or all of its expenses from Portfolio assets, and
generally the Portfolio would not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Tax Free Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money
by investing in the Fund. An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any
other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Tax Free Fund (as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional
Class) by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the years
since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how
the Fund will perform in the future. Performance history will be available for
the Service Class of the Fund after it has been in operation for one calendar
year. The Institutional Class has lower expenses and higher expected returns
than the Service Class. The primary difference in expenses is that the
Institutional Class does not bear shareholder servicing fees. Please call
(877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Tax
Free Money Market Fund-
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To establish an account
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
To add to an existing account
|
|
No minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By Mail
:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions normally consist of exempt-interest dividends, which are
generally not taxable to you for Federal income or alternative minimum tax
purposes; it is possible that a portion of the exempt-interest dividends will be
taxable to you under the Federal alternative minimum tax. It is also possible
that a portion of the Fund’s distributions will not qualify as exempt interest
dividends; such distributions will generally be taxable to you as ordinary
income, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a
401(K) plan or an individual retirement account.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more
information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money
Market Fund (the “U.S. Government Fund” or sometimes referred to in context
as the “Fund”) is to seek to maximize current income, to the extent consistent
with the preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable
$1.00 per share NAV. The Fund invests in U.S. government securities and in
repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities. There
is no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and
you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the U.S. Government Fund as stated above may be changed
without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Service Class of the U.S. Government Fund. As a shareholder
in the State Street U.S. Government Portfolio (the “U.S. Government
Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund
bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and
administrative fees, and at the same time continues to pay its own fees and
expenses. The table and the Example reflect the expenses of both the Fund and
the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
0.10%
|
Other
Expenses
|
___
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
0.05%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
___
%
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the U.S. Government Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
U.S. Government Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual
funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
U.S. Government Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in
the U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio.
The
U.S. Government Portfolio typically invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus
borrowings, if any) in obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, as well
as repurchase agreements secured by such instruments. The Portfolio will not
invest more that 10% of its net assets (taken at current market value) in
repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process that attempts to provide
stability of principal, liquidity and current income through all market
conditions, by investing in high quality money market instruments. Among other
things, the Portfolio’s investment adviser conducts its own credit analyses of
potential investments and portfolio holdings, and relies substantially on a
dedicated short-term credit research team. In addition, the Portfolio follows
regulatory requirements applicable to money market funds. Those requirements are
intended to limit the risks of investing in a money market fund by requiring the
Portfolio generally to invest in high quality securities with short-term
remaining maturities, and be diversified as to issuers, guarantors and other
liquidity providers. All securities held by the Portfolio are U.S.
dollar-denominated, and they may have fixed, variable or floating interest
rates. The Portfolio’s weighted average maturity may not exceed 90 days, and is
typically much shorter.
The
Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing in, among other
things:
|
▪
|
Obligations
issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government
or its agencies and instrumentalities, such as the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association, and
U.S. government-sponsored entities such as the Federal Home Loan Bank,
which are neither insured no guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury;
and
|
|
▪
|
Repurchase
agreements collateralized with high quality securities and other
assets.
|
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
In
addition, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Government Securities
Risks:
Securities of certain U.S. government agencies and
instrumentalities are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and to the
extent the Portfolio owns such securities, it must look principally to the
agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the securities for
repayment. Because the Portfolio emphasizes investment in U.S. government
securities, and because U.S. government securities generally are perceived
as having low risks compared to most other types of investments, the
Portfolio’s performance compared to money marked funds that invest
principally in other types of money market instruments may be
lower.
|
|
▪
|
Significant Exposure to U.S.
Government Agencies and Financial Institutions:
Although the
Portfolio attempts to invest substantially all of its assets in securities
issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and high quality
instruments issued by financial institutions, events that would adversely
affect the market prices of securities issued or guaranteed by one
government agency may adversely affect the market price of securities
issued or guaranteed by other government agencies. Similarly, events that
would affect the market value of instruments issued by one financial
institution may adversely affect the market value of instruments issued by
similarly situated financial
institutions.
|
|
•
|
Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments, the Portfolio
could lose money.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
The ability of the Fund to
maintain a stable share price of $1.00 largely depends on the aggregate
market value of the Portfolio’s securities being substantially similar to
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those securities to the
Portfolio. To the extent that aggregate market value materially varies
from the aggregate of those acquisition prices, the Fund may not be able
to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk typically is higher
during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or issuer credit quality
generally is falling, and is made worse when the Portfolio experiences
significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates:
As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if instruments held
by the Portfolio pay interest at very low rates, the Portfolio may
generate insufficient income to pay its expenses. At such times, the
Portfolio may pay some or all of its expenses from Portfolio assets, and
generally the Portfolio would not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The U.S. Government Fund may not
achieve its objective and you could
lose money by investing in the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC
or any other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
U.S. Government Fund (as represented by the performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class) by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns
during the years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance
history will be available for the Service Class of the Fund after it has been in
operation for one calendar year. The Institutional Class has lower expenses and
higher expected returns than the Service Class. The primary difference in
expenses is that the Institutional Class does not bear shareholder servicing
fees. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day
yield.
State
Street Institutional
U.S.
Government Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
U.S.
Government Money Market Fund-
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To establish an account
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
To add to an existing account
|
|
No minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By Mail
:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more
information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
(the “Treasury Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the “Fund”) is to
seek a high level of current income consistent with preserving principal and
liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share NAV. There is no
assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the Treasury Fund as stated above may be changed without
shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Service Class of the Treasury Fund. As a shareholder in the State
Street Treasury Portfolio (the “Treasury Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in
context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s
expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the same time
continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example reflect
the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
0.10%
|
Other
Expenses
|
___
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
0.05%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
___
%
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Treasury Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Treasury
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Treasury Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the Treasury
Money Market Portfolio.
The
Treasury Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing
principally in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds (which are direct
obligations of the U.S. government) and repurchase agreements backed by such
securities. The Portfolio also may invest in shares of other money
market funds, including funds advised by the Portfolio’s investment
adviser.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the Portfolio’s
investment adviser bases its decision on the relative attractiveness of
different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion, the
attractiveness of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of
interest rates, as well as imbalances of supply and demand in the
market. The Portfolio invests in accordance with regulatory
requirements applicable to money market funds, which impose strict conditions on
the quality of portfolio securities, the maturity of individual securities and
the portfolio as a whole, and portfolio diversification.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
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▪
|
Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
|
|
▪
|
Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
|
|
▪
|
Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
|
|
▪
|
Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
|
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
: As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Treasury Fund may not achieve its
objective and you could lose money by investing
in the Fund. An investment in the
Fund is not a deposit with a bank and is
not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC
or any other government agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Treasury Fund (as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional
Class) by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns during the years
since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not necessarily indicate how
the Fund will perform in the future. Performance history will be available for
the Service Class of the Fund after it has been in operation for one calendar
year. The Institutional Class has lower expenses and higher expected returns
than the Service Class. The primary difference in expenses is that the
Institutional Class does not bear shareholder servicing fees. Please call
(877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day yield.
State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Treasury
Money Market Fund-
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
|
_____
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To establish an account
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
To add to an existing account
|
|
No minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By Mail
:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY PLUS MONEY MARKET FUND
Investment
Objective
The
investment objective of State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market
Fund (the “Treasury Plus Fund” or sometimes referred to in context as the
“Fund”) is to seek a high level of current income consistent with preserving
principal and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share NAV. The
Fund invests in a portfolio consisting principally of U.S. Treasury
securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. There is
no assurance the Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV per share, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund.
The
investment objective of the Treasury Plus Fund as stated above may be changed
without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Service Class of the Treasury Plus Fund. As a shareholder in the
State Street Treasury Plus Portfolio (the “Treasury Plus Portfolio” or sometimes
referred to in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of
the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
0.10%
|
Other
Expenses
|
___
%
|
-Service
Fee
|
0.05%
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
___
%
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Treasury Plus Portfolio and the
Fund.
|
Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Treasury
Plus Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
|
|
3 Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
|
10 Years
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
|
$
|
___
|
|
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Treasury Plus Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets in the
Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio.
The
Treasury Plus Portfolio attempts to meet its investment objective by investing,
under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Treasury
bills, notes and bonds (which are direct obligations of the U.S. government) and
repurchase agreements collateralized by these obligations. The
Portfolio also may invest in shares of other money market funds, including funds
advised by the Portfolio’s investment adviser.
The
Portfolio follows a disciplined investment process in which the Portfolio’s
investment adviser bases its decision on the relative attractiveness of
different money market instruments. In the adviser’s opinion, the attractiveness
of an instrument may vary depending on the general level of interest rates, as
well as imbalances of supply and demand in the market. The Portfolio
invests in accordance with regulatory requirements applicable to money market
funds, which impose strict conditions on the quality of portfolio securities,
the maturity of individual securities and the portfolio as a whole, and
portfolio diversification.
Principal
Investment Risks
An
investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and it is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Fund.
|
▪
|
Risks of Investing
Principally in Money Market
Instruments:
|
|
▪
|
Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
Portfolio’s investments to fall. Also, the risk that as interest rates
decline, the income that the Portfolio receives on its new investments
generally will decline.
|
|
▪
|
Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail, including the perception that such an entity will
fail, to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce
the Portfolio’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
|
|
▪
|
Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of
its securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities
at all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or
a liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
Portfolio.
|
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
: The Fund’s performance may suffer as a result of large
cash inflows or outflows of the Master Portfolio in which the Fund
invests.
|
|
▪
|
Risk Associated with
Maintaining a Stable Share Price:
To the extent that the
aggregate market value of the Portfolio’s assets materially varies from
the aggregate of the acquisition prices of those assets, the Fund may not
be able to maintain a stable share price of $1.00. This risk
typically is higher during periods of rapidly changing interest rates or
when issuer credit quality generally is falling, and is made worse when
the Portfolio experiences significant redemption
requests.
|
|
▪
|
Low Short-Term Interest
Rates
: As short-term interest rates approach 0%, the Portfolio may
maintain substantial cash balances. The Portfolio typically does not
receive any income from uninvested cash. In addition, if the Portfolio
generates insufficient income to pay its expenses, it may not pay a daily
dividend.
|
|
▪
|
Repurchase Agreement
Risk
: If a seller is unable to honor its commitments,
the Portfolio could lose
money.
|
Please
refer to “Additional Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
and Portfolios” in the Prospectus for further details.
The Treasury Plus Fund may not
achieve its objective and you could lose money by
investing in the Fund. An investment
in the Fund is not a deposit with
a bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Treasury Plus Fund (as represented by the performance of the Fund’s
Institutional Class) by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s returns
during the years since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance
history will be available for the Service Class of the Fund after it has been in
operation for one calendar year. The Institutional Class has lower expenses and
higher expected returns than the Service Class. The primary difference in
expenses is that the Institutional Class does not bear shareholder servicing
fees. Please call (877) 521-4083 for the Fund’s current 7-day
yield.
State
Street Institutional
Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund
Total
Return for the Calendar Years Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended___) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
|
State
Street Institutional
Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund-
Institutional
Class
|
|
|
___
|
%
|
|
|
______
|
%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
To
add to an existing account
|
|
No minimum
|
|
Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
By Mail
:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
By
Overnight:
State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
By
Telephone:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to purchase
or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary,
please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your financial intermediary
may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of purchase or redemption
orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Additional
Information About Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds and
Portfolios
Additional
information about risks associated with some of the Funds’ and Portfolios’
investment policies and investment strategies is provided below.
|
•
|
Banking Industry Risk.
If a Portfolio concentrates more than 25% of its assets in bank
obligations, adverse developments in the banking industry may have a
greater effect on that Portfolio than on a mutual fund that invests more
broadly. Banks may be particularly sensitive to certain economic factors
such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate
market, fiscal and monetary policy and general economic cycles. Recent
instability in the financial markets has heavily influenced the bank
obligations of certain financial institutions, resulting in some cases in
extreme price volatility and a lack of liquidity. Governments or their
agencies may acquire distressed assets from financial institutions and
ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government
ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program
may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation and
performance of certain bank obligations. [ILR
Fund]
|
|
•
|
Foreign Investment
Risk
. A Portfolio may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations
issued by non-U.S. issuers. While such instruments may be denominated in
U.S. dollars, this does not eliminate the risk inherent in investing in
the securities of foreign issuers. Dollar-denominated instruments issued
by entities located in foreign countries could lose value as a result of
political, financial and economic events in foreign countries. Issuers of
these instruments are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory
requirements that apply to U.S. banks and corporations, although the
information available for dollar-denominated instruments may be subject to
the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the U.S.
domestic market or exchange on which they are traded, which standards may
be more uniform and more exacting than those to which many foreign issuers
are subject. Furthermore, by investing in dollar-denominated instruments
rather than directly in a foreign issuer’s stock, a Portfolio can avoid
currency risks during the settlement period for either purchases or sales.
[ILR Fund]
|
|
•
|
Interest Rate Risk
.
During periods of rising interest rates, a Portfolio’s yield generally is
lower than prevailing market rates causing the value of the Portfolio to
fall. In periods of falling interest rates, a Portfolio’s
yield generally is higher than prevailing market rates, causing
the value of the Portfolio to rise. Typically, the more distant the
expected cash flow that the Portfolio is to receive from a security, the
more sensitive the market price of the security is to movements in
interest rates. If a Portfolio owns securities that have variable or
floating interest rates, as interest rates fall, the income the Portfolio
receives from those securities also will fall. [All
Funds]
|
|
▪
|
Credit Risk.
Credit
risk is the risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of a
fixed-income security held by a fund may default on its obligation to pay
scheduled interest and repay principal. It includes the risk that one or
more of the securities will be downgraded by a credit rating agency;
generally, lower rated issuers have higher credit risks. Credit risk also
includes the risk that an issuer or guarantor of a security, or a bank or
other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement
with the fund, may default on its payment or repurchase obligation, as the
case may be. Credit risk generally is inversely related to credit
quality.
|
|
▪
|
Prepayment Risk and Extension
Risk.
Prepayment risk and extension risk apply primarily to
asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and certain municipal
securities.
|
Prepayment
risk is the risk that principal on mortgages or other loan obligations
underlying a security may be repaid prior to the stated maturity date. If the
Portfolio has purchased a security at a premium, any repayment that is faster
than expected reduces the market value of the security and the anticipated
yield-to-maturity. Repayment of loans underlying certain securities tends to
accelerate during periods of declining interest rates.
Extension
risk is the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to repay principal on an
obligation held by a Portfolio later than expected. This may happen when there
is a rise in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the
obligation will decrease, thus preventing the Portfolio from investing expected
repayment proceeds in securities paying yields higher than the yields paid by
the securities that were expected to be repaid.
|
•
|
Liquidity Risk.
Adverse
market or economic conditions or investor perceptions may result in little
or no trading activity in one or more particular securities, thus, making
it difficult for a Portfolio holding the securities to determine their
values. A Portfolio holding those securities may have to value them at
prices that reflect unrealized losses, or if it elects to sell them, it
may have to accept lower prices than the prices at which it is then
valuing them. The Portfolio also may not be able to sell the securities at
any price. [All Funds]
|
|
•
|
Market Risk
.
The values of the
securities in which a Portfolio invests may go up or down in response to
the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions.
Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods. Recent
instability in the financial markets has led the U.S. Government to take a
number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial
institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced
extreme volatility, and in some cases a lack of liquidity. Federal, state,
and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self regulatory
organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the
instruments in which the Portfolios invest, or the issuers of such
instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation or regulation may
also change the way in which the Funds and Portfolios themselves are
regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude a Fund’s
or Portfolio’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Governments or
their agencies may also acquire distressed assets from financial
institutions and ownership interests in those institutions. The
implications of government ownership and disposition of these assets are
unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative effects on the
liquidity, valuation and performance of the Portfolios’ portfolio
holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose the
Portfolios to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty
in valuing portfolio instruments held by the Portfolios. [All
Funds]
|
|
•
|
Master/Feeder Structure
Risk.
Unlike traditional
mutual funds that invest directly in securities, each of the Funds pursues
its objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Master
Portfolio with substantially the same investment objectives, policies and
restrictions. The ability of a Fund to meet its investment objective is
directly related to the ability of the Portfolio to meet its objective.
The ability of a Fund to meet its objective may be adversely affected by
the purchase and redemption activities of other investors in the
corresponding Portfolio. The ability of the Fund to meet redemption
requests depends on its ability to redeem its interest in the Portfolio.
The Adviser also serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore,
conflicts may arise as the Adviser fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities
to a Fund and its corresponding Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may
have an economic incentive to maintain a Fund's investment in the
Portfolio at a time when it might otherwise not choose to do so. [All
Funds]
|
|
•
|
Money Market Risk.
An
investment in the Funds is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. Although the Funds
seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, there
can be no assurance that they will do so, and it is possible to lose money
by investing in the Funds. [All
Funds]
|
|
•
|
Mortgage-Backed and
Asset-Backed Securities Risk:
Mortgage-backed securities, including
collateralized mortgage obligations and certain stripped mortgage-backed
securities, represent a participation in, or are secured
by, mortgage loans. Asset-backed securities are structured like
mortgage-backed securities, but instead of mortgage loans or interests in
mortgage loans, the underlying assets may include such items as motor
vehicle installment sales or installment loan contracts, leases of various
types of real and personal property, and receivables from credit card
agreements. During periods of falling interest rates, mortgage- and asset-
backed securities, which typically provide the issuer with the right to
call or prepay the security prior to maturity, may be called or prepaid,
which may result in the Portfolio having to reinvest proceeds in other
investments at a lower interest rate. During periods of rising interest
rates, the average life of mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be
extended because of slower-than expected principal payments. This may lock
in a below-market interest rate, increase the security’s duration, and
reduce the value of the security. As a result, mortgage and asset-backed
securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods
of declining interest rates than other securities of comparable
maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in market
values during periods of rising interest rates. Prepayment rates are
difficult to predict and the potential impact of prepayments on the value
of a mortgage- or asset-backed security depends on the terms of the
instrument and can result in significant volatility. The price of a
mortgage- or asset backed security also depends on the credit quality and
adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights against
the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult, or the underlying
assets or collateral may be insufficient if the issuer defaults. Subprime
mortgage loans, which typically are made to less creditworthy borrowers,
have a higher risk of default than conventional mortgage loans. Therefore,
mortgage-backed securities backed by subprime mortgage loans may suffer
significantly greater declines in value due to defaults. Some
mortgage-backed securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. government (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government
National Mortgage Association, commonly known as “Ginnie Mae”), while
other mortgage-backed securities (e.g., mortgage-backed securities issued
by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as “Fannie Mae” and “Freddie Mac”),
are backed only by the credit of the government entity issuing them. In
addition, some mortgage-backed securities are issued by private entities
and, as such, are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any agency or
instrumentality of the U.S. government. [ILR
Fund]
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Municipal Obligations
Risk.
The values of municipal obligations can fluctuate and may be
affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes, and by
financial developments affecting municipal issuers. Because many municipal
obligations are issued to finance specific projects, especially those
relating to education, health care, housing, utilities, and water and
sewer projects, conditions in these sectors can affect the overall
municipal market. Payment of municipal obligations may depend on an
issuer’s general unrestricted revenues, revenue generated by a specific
project or the operator of a project, government appropriations, or aid
from other governments. There is greater credit risk if investors can look
only to the revenue generated by a project or the operator of the project
because of the relatively limited source of revenue. In addition, future
changes in federal tax laws or the activity of an issuer may adversely
affect the tax-exempt status of municipal obligations, causing interest
received and distributed to shareholders by the Portfolio to be taxable
and resulting in a significant decline in the values of such municipal
obligations. There is generally less public information available for
municipal obligations compared to corporate equities or debt securities,
and the investment performance of a Portfolio holding municipal
obligations may therefore be more dependent on the analytical abilities of
the Portfolio’s adviser.
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Municipal
obligations may also be subject to call risk (a security could be redeemed prior
to maturity) and extension risk (a security’s duration could lengthen due to the
deceleration of payments). [Tax Free Fund]
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Repurchase Agreement Risk.
A repurchase agreement is an agreement to buy a security from a
seller at one price and a simultaneous agreement to sell it back to the
original seller at an agreed-upon price. Repurchase agreements may be
viewed as loans made by the Portfolio which are collateralized by the
securities subject to repurchase. The Portfolio’s investment return on
such transactions will depend on the counterparties’ willingness and
ability to perform their obligations under the repurchase agreements. If
the Portfolio’s counterparty should default on its obligations and the
Portfolio is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if
the value of the collateral is insufficient, the Portfolio may realize a
loss. [ILR Fund, U.S. Government Fund and Treasury Plus
Fund]
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U.S. Government Sponsored
Enterprises Risk.
U.S. government securities are securities issued
or guaranteed as to the payment of interest or principal by the U.S.
government, by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government, or by
a U.S. government-sponsored entity. Certain U.S. government securities may
not be supported as to the payment of principal and interest by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. government or the ability to borrow from the
U.S. Treasury. Some U.S. government securities may be supported as to the
payment of principal and interest only by the credit of the entity issuing
or guaranteeing the security. Investments in U.S. government sponsored
enterprises may return less than investments in non-government
fixed-income securities. [ILR Fund and U.S. Government
Fund]
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Additional
Information about the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Investment Strategies and
Risks
The
investments described below reflect the Funds’ and Portfolios’ current
practices. In addition to the principal risks described above, other risks are
described in some of the descriptions of the investments below:
Asset-Backed Securities
.
Asset-backed securities
are securities whose principal and interest payments are collateralized by pools
of assets such as auto loans, credit card receivables, leases, installment
contracts and personal property. Payments of principal and interest are passed
through to holders of the securities and are typically supported by some form of
credit enhancement, such as over collateralization, a letter of credit, surety
bond, limited guarantee by another entity or by priority to certain of the
borrower’s other securities. The degree of credit enhancement varies, generally
applying only until exhausted and covering only a fraction of the security’s par
value. If the credit enhancement of an asset-backed security held by a Portfolio
has been exhausted, and if any required payments of principal and interest are
not made with respect to the underlying loans, the Portfolio may experience loss
or delay in receiving payment and a decrease in the value of the
security.
Like
mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities are often subject to more
rapid repayment than their stated maturity date would indicate as a result of
the pass-through of prepayments of principal on the underlying loans. During
periods of declining interest rates, prepayment of loans underlying asset-backed
securities can be expected to accelerate. A Portfolio’s ability to maintain
positions in such securities will be affected by reductions in the principal
amount of such securities resulting from prepayments, and its ability to
reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields is subject to generally
prevailing interest rates at that time. To the extent that a Portfolio invests
in asset-backed securities, the values of such Portfolio’s portfolio securities
will vary with changes in market interest rates generally and the differentials
in yields among various kinds of asset-backed securities.
Asset-backed
securities present certain additional risks that are not presented by
mortgage-backed securities because asset-backed securities generally do not have
the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable to mortgage
assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors on such
receivables are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal
consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set-off
certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due.
Automobile receivables generally are secured, but by automobiles rather than
residential real property. Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the
loan servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the
servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that
the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the
asset backed securities. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles
involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws, the
trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have a proper
security interest in the underlying automobiles. Therefore, there is the
possibility that, in some cases, recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be
available to support payments on these securities. [ILR Fund]
ECDs, ETDs and YCDs
. ECDs are
U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit issued by a bank outside of the
United States. ETDs are U.S. dollar-denominated deposits in foreign branches of
U.S. banks and foreign banks. YCDs are U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of
deposit issued by U.S. branches of foreign banks. These instruments have
different risks than those associated with the obligations of domestic banks.
The banks issuing these instruments, or their domestic or foreign branches, are
not necessarily subject to the same regulatory requirements that apply to U.S.
banks operating in the United States. Foreign laws and accounting standards
typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S. so there may be fewer
restrictions on loan limitations, less frequent examinations and less stringent
requirements regarding reserve accounting, auditing, recordkeeping and public
reporting requirements. [ILR Fund]
Investment in other Investment
Companies
. A Portfolio may invest in other money market funds that are
registered as investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “1940 Act”), including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that
are sponsored or advised by the Adviser or its affiliates, to the extent
permitted by applicable law or SEC exemptive relief. If a Portfolio invests in
other money market funds, shareholders of the Fund will bear not only their
proportionate share of the expenses described in this Prospectus, but also,
indirectly, the similar expenses, including, for example, advisory and
administrative fees, of the money market funds in which the Portfolio invests.
Shareholders would also be exposed to the risks associated not only with the
investments of the Portfolio (indirectly through the Fund’s investment in the
Portfolio) but also to the portfolio investments of the money market funds in
which the Portfolio invests. [All Funds]
Mortgage-Backed Securities
.
Mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations and
certain stripped mortgage-backed securities, represent a participation in, or an
investment in a pool secured by, mortgage loans. Each mortgage pool
underlying mortgage-backed securities consists of mortgage loans evidenced by
promissory notes secured by first mortgages or first deeds of trust or other
similar security instruments creating a first lien on owner occupied and
non-owner occupied one-unit to four unit residential properties, multifamily
(i.e., five or more) properties, agricultural properties, commercial properties
and mixed use properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Mortgaged Properties
may consist of detached individual dwelling units, multifamily dwelling units,
individual condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, row
houses, individual units in planned unit developments and other attached
dwelling units. The Mortgaged Properties may also include residential investment
properties and second homes.
Types
of mortgage-related securities in which a Portfolio may invest include:
Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) Certificates (“Ginnie Maes”),
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) Mortgage Participation
Certificates (“Freddie Macs”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”)
Guaranteed Mortgage Certificates (“Fannie Maes”) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities (“CMBS”). Mortgage certificates are mortgage-backed securities
representing undivided fractional interests in pools of mortgage backed loans.
These loans are made by mortgage bankers, commercial banks, savings and loan
associations and other lenders. GNMA is authorized to guarantee the timely
payment of the principal of an interest on certificates that are based on and
backed by a pool of mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration
(FHA Loans), or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration (VA Loans), or by
pools of other eligible mortgage loans. In order to meet its obligations under
any guaranty, GNMA is authorized to borrow from the United States Treasury in an
unlimited amount. Each Fannie Mae is issued and guaranteed by FNMA and
represents an undivided interest in a pool of mortgage loans formed by FNMA. The
principal activity of FHLMC currently is the purchase of first lien,
conventional, residential mortgage loans and participation interests in such
mortgage loans and their resale in the form of mortgage securities, primarily
Freddie Mac Certificates.
Since
September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”) have been
placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
(“FHFA”). The US Treasury, FHFA and the Federal Reserve have taken the
steps to support the conservatorship. No assurance can be given that those
initiatives with respect to the debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by
the GSEs and acquired by any of the funds will be successful.
Traditional
debt investments typically pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity, when the
entire principal amount is due. By contrast, payments on mortgage-backed and
many asset-backed investments typically include both interest and partial
payment of principal. Principal may also be prepaid voluntarily, or
as a result of refinancing or foreclosure. A Portfolio may have to invest the
proceeds from prepaid investments in other investments with less attractive
terms and yields. As a result, these securities may have less potential for
capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than other
securities of comparable maturities, although they may have a similar risk of
decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. Because the
prepayment rate generally declines as interest rates rise, an increase in
interest rates will likely increase the duration, and thus the volatility, of
mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. In addition to interest rate risk,
investments in mortgage-backed securities composed of subprime mortgages may be
subject to a higher degree of credit risk, valuation risk and liquidity
risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income
security that is used to determine the sensitivity of the security's price to
changes in interest rates. Unlike the maturity of a fixed income security, which
measures only the time until final payment is due, duration takes into account
the time until all payments of interest and principal on a security are expected
to be made, including how these payments are affected by prepayments and by
changes in interest rates.
A
Portfolio may gain investment exposure to mortgage-backed investments by
entering into agreements with financial institutions to buy the investments at a
fixed price at a future date. A Portfolio may or may not take delivery of the
investments at the termination date of such an agreement, but will nonetheless
be exposed to changes in value of the underlying investments during the term of
the agreement. [ILR Fund]
Municipal Securities
.
Municipal securities may be issued to obtain funds to be used for various public
purposes, including general purpose financing for state and local governments,
refunding outstanding obligations, and financings for specific projects or
public facilities. General obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of the issuer. These securities include, for example, tax anticipation notes,
bond anticipation notes and general obligation bonds. Revenue obligations are
generally backed by the revenues generated from a specific project or facility
and include industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Private
activity and industrial development bonds are dependent on the ability of the
facility's user to meet its financial obligations and the value of any real or
personal property pledged as security for such payment. Private activity and
industrial development bonds, although issued by industrial development
authorities, may be backed only by the assets of the non-governmental users, and
the user, rather than the municipality, assumes the credit risk. A
municipal bond, like a bond issued by a corporation or the U.S. government,
obligates the obligor on the bond to pay the bondholder a fixed or variable
amount of interest periodically, and to repay the principal value of the bond on
a specific maturity date. Municipal notes are short-term instruments which are
issued and sold in anticipation of a bond sale, collection of taxes or receipt
of other revenues.
Some
municipal securities are insured by private insurance companies, while others
may be supported by letters of credit furnished by domestic or foreign banks. In
determining the credit quality of insured or letter of credit-backed securities,
the Adviser reviews the financial condition and creditworthiness of such parties
including insurance companies, banks and corporations.
Unlike
most other bonds, however, municipal bonds pay interest that is exempt from
federal income taxes and, in some cases, also from state and local taxes.
Municipal bonds, and municipal bond funds, can therefore be advantageous to
investors in higher tax brackets. However, because the interest is tax-exempt,
municipal bond yields typically are lower than yields on taxable bonds and bond
funds with comparable maturity ranges. [Tax Free Fund]
Section 4(2) Commercial Paper and
Rule 144A Securities
. A Portfolio may invest in commercial paper issued
in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘‘1933 Act’’). This
commercial paper is commonly called ‘‘Section 4(2) paper.’’ A Portfolio may also
invest in securities that may be offered and sold only to ‘‘qualified
institutional buyers’’ under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act (‘‘Rule 144A
securities’’).
Section
4(2) paper is sold to institutional investors who must agree to purchase the
paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by
the purchaser must be in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements
of the 1933 Act. Section 4(2) paper normally is resold to other institutional
investors like a Portfolio through or with the assistance of the issuer or
investment dealers that make a market in Section 4(2) paper. As a result it
suffers from liquidity risk, the risk that the securities may be difficult to
value because of the absence of an active market and the risk that it may be
sold only after considerable expense and delay, if at all. Rule 144A securities
generally must be sold only to other qualified institutional
buyers.
Section
4(2) paper and Rule 144A securities will not be considered illiquid for purposes
of a Portfolio’s limitation on illiquid securities if the Adviser (pursuant to
guidelines adopted by the Board) determines that a liquid trading market exists
for the securities in question. There can be no assurance that a liquid trading
market will exist at any time for any particular Section 4(2) paper or Rule 144A
securities. The Statement of Additional Information (‘‘SAI’’) addresses the
Funds’ and Portfolios’ limitation on illiquid securities. [ILR
Fund]
Tax Exempt Commercial Paper
.
Tax exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated maturity of
365 days or less. It is typically issued to finance seasonal working capital
needs or as short-term financing in anticipation of longer term financing. Each
instrument may be backed only by the credit of the issuer or may be backed by
some form of credit enhancement, typically in the form of a guarantee by a
commercial bank. Commercial paper backed by guarantees of foreign banks may
involve additional risk due to the difficulty of obtaining and enforcing
judgments against such banks and the generally less restrictive regulations to
which such banks are subject. A Portfolio will only invest in commercial paper
rated at the time of purchase not less than Prime-1 by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc., A-1 by Standard & Poor's Rating Group or F-1 by Fitch
Ratings. [Tax Free Fund]
U.S. Government
Securities
.
U.S.
Government securities include a variety of securities (including U.S. Treasury
bills, notes, and bonds) that differ in their interest rates, maturities, and
dates of issue. While securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and
some agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as the
Government National Mortgage Association) are supported by the full faith and
credit of the United States, securities issued or guaranteed by certain other
agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as Federal
Home Loan Banks) are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the
U.S. Government, and securities issued or guaranteed by certain other agencies
and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac) are supported only by the credit of the issuer itself. Investments in these
securities are also subject to interest rate risk and prepayment risk (as
described above under "Mortgage-Backed Securities"), and the risk that the value
of the securities will fluctuate in response to political, market, or economic
developments. [ILR Fund, U.S. Government Fund, Treasury Fund and Treasury Plus
Fund]
Variable and Floating Rate
Securities.
Variable and floating rate securities are instruments issued
or guaranteed by entities such as: (1) the U.S. Government, or an agency or
instrumentality thereof, (2) corporations, (3) financial institutions, (4)
insurance companies, or (5) trusts. A Portfolio may purchase variable and
floating rate securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or an
agency or instrumentality thereof. A variable rate security provides for the
automatic establishment of a new interest rate on set dates. Variable rate
obligations whose interest is readjusted no less frequently than annually will
be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the next
readjustment of the interest rate. A floating rate security provides for the
automatic adjustment of its interest rate whenever a specified interest rate
changes. Interest rates on these securities are ordinarily tied to, and are a
percentage of, a widely recognized interest rate, such as the yield on 90-day
U.S. Treasury bills or the prime rate of a specified bank. Generally, changes in
interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market value of variable and
floating rate securities than on the market value of comparable fixed-income
obligations. Thus, investing in variable and floating rate securities generally
allows less opportunity for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing
in comparable fixed income securities. Securities purchased by a Portfolio may
include variable and floating rate instruments, which may have a stated maturity
in excess of the Portfolio’s maturity limitations but which will, except for
certain U.S. government obligations, permit the Portfolio to demand payment of
the principal of the instrument at least once every 13 months upon not more than
30 days’ notice. Variable and floating rate instruments may include variable
amount master demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in
addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. There may
be no active secondary market for a particular variable or floating rate
instrument. Nevertheless, the periodic readjustments of their interest rates
tend to assure that their value to a Portfolio will approximate their par value.
Illiquid variable and floating rate instruments (instruments which are not
payable upon seven days’ notice and do not have an active trading market) are
subject to a Portfolio’s percentage limitations regarding securities that are
illiquid or not readily marketable. The Adviser will continuously monitor the
creditworthiness of issuers of variable and floating rate instruments in which
the Portfolios invest, and their ability to repay principal and interest.
Variable and floating rate securities are subject to interest rate and
credit/default risk. [ILR Fund, Tax Free Fund and U.S. Government
Fund]
Temporary Defensive
Positions
. From time to time, a Portfolio may take temporary defensive
positions in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic or other
conditions. Temporary defensive positions may be taken, for example, to preserve
capital or if a Portfolio is unable to acquire the types of securities in which
it normally invests. Temporary defensive positions may include, but are not
limited to, investment in U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements
collateralized by such securities, the maintenance of uninvested cash, or
investment in cash equivalents. A Portfolio’s holdings in temporary defensive
positions may be inconsistent with the Portfolio’s principal investment
strategy, and, as a result, the Portfolio may not achieve its investment
objective. [All Funds]
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Funds’ portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the
SAI.
Management
and Organization
The Funds and the
Portfolios
. Each Fund is a separate, diversified series of the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust (the “Trust”), which is an open-end
management investment company organized as a business trust under the laws of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Each
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. A Fund will seek to achieve
its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets
in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a substantially identical
investment objective, investment policies, and risks as the Fund. All
discussions about a Fund’s investment objective, policies and risks should be
understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies and risks of the
Portfolio.
A Fund
can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s Board of
Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the Fund’s
shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so that
they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If a Fund withdraws its
investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets in another
Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the Adviser may
directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other action it
deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the Fund, which
may include liquidation of the Fund.
The
Adviser
. State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the
investment management group of State Street Corporation, a publicly held bank
holding company, and includes the Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary.
SSgA is one of the world’s largest institutional money managers, and uses
quantitative and traditional techniques to manage approximately $1.91 trillion
as of December 31, 2009 in investment programs and portfolios for
institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as the investment adviser to
the Funds and the Portfolios, is registered with the SEC under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in
assets under management at December 31, 2009. Each Fund has entered into an
investment advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser
will manage the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate
of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were
to cease investing substantially all of its assets in its corresponding
portfolio. The Adviser does not receive any fees from a Fund under that
agreement so long as the Fund continues to invest substantially all of its
assets in the corresponding portfolio or in another investment company. The
Adviser may reimburse expenses or waive fees in order to avoid a negative yield.
Any such waiver or reimbursement would be voluntary and may be revised or
cancelled at any time. There is no guarantee that a Fund will be able to avoid a
negative yield. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and sales of the
portfolios’ investments.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the renewals of the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in
the Funds’ annual report dated December 31, 2009.
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator and
Custodian
. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State
Street”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation, is the administrator and
custodian.
The Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent
. Boston Financial Data Services,
Inc. is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Tax Free Fund determines its NAV per share once
each business day at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) or the close of
the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), whichever is earlier. The Treasury
Fund determines its NAV per share once each business day at 2:00 p.m.
ET or the close of the NYSE, whichever is earlier. Each of the other Funds
determines its NAV per share once each business day at 5:00 p.m. ET
except for days when the NYSE closes earlier than its regular closing time (the
time when a Fund determines its NAV per share is referred to herein as the
“Valuation Time”). Pricing does not occur on NYSE holidays. A business day is
one on which the NYSE is open for regular trading. Payment for Fund shares must
be in Federal Funds (or converted to Federal Funds by the Transfer Agent) by the
Fund’s Valuation Time before a purchase order can be accepted. The Federal
Reserve is closed on certain holidays on which the NYSE is open. These holidays
are Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day. On these holidays, you will not be able to
purchase shares by wiring Federal Funds because Federal Funds wiring does not
occur on days that the Federal Reserve is closed.
Each of
the Funds seeks to maintain a $1.00 per share NAV and, accordingly, uses the
amortized cost valuation method to value its portfolio instruments. The
amortized cost valuation method initially prices an instrument at its cost and
thereafter assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or
premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market
value of the instrument.
If you
hold shares of a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
your intermediary may offer additional services and account features that are
not described in this Prospectus. Please contact your intermediary directly for
an explanation of these services.
Purchasing
Shares
. Investors pay no sales load to invest in the Service
Class of the Funds. The price for Fund shares is the NAV per share. Orders will
be priced at the NAV next calculated after the order is accepted by the
Funds.
Purchase
orders in good form and payment received the same day by Fed Wire will receive
that day’s NAV and will earn dividends declared on the date of the
purchase. All purchases that are made by check will begin earning
dividends the following business day after the purchase date.
The
minimum initial investment in Service Class shares of the Funds is
$10 million, although the Adviser may waive the minimum in its discretion.
Holdings of related customer accounts may be aggregated for purposes of
determining the minimum investment amount. “Related customer
accounts” may include, but are not limited to, accounts held by the same
investment or retirement plan, financial institution, broker, dealer or
intermediary. The Fund reserves the right to increase or decrease the
minimum amount required. There is no minimum subsequent investment, except in
relation to maintaining certain minimum account balances (See “Redeeming Shares”
below). The Funds intend to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore,
investments must be made in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the account
of the Funds’ custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank). The Funds require prior
notification of subsequent investments in excess of: $5,000,000 for the Tax
Free Fund; $10,000,000 for the Treasury Fund; and $50,000,000 for the
ILR Fund, U.S. Government Fund, and Treasury Plus Fund.
The Funds
reserve the right to cease accepting investments at any time or to reject any
investment order. In addition, the ILR Fund and U.S. Government Fund may
limit the amount of a purchase order received after
3:00 p.m. ET. The Treasury Fund and the Treasury Plus Fund
may limit the amount of a purchase order received after 1:00 p.m.
ET.
How
to Purchase Shares
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By
Mail:
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An
initial investment in the Funds must be preceded or accompanied by a
completed, signed Institutional Account Application Form, sent
to:
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State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
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By
Overnight:
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State
Street Institutional Trust Funds
30
Dan Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
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By
Telephone/Fax:
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An
initial investment in the Funds must be preceded or accompanied by a
completed, signed Institutional Account Application Form, faxed to (816)
218-0400. Call the Fund at (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
ET and 5:00 p.m. ET to:
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confirm
receipt of the faxed Institutional Account Application Form (initial
purchases only),
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request
your new account number (initial purchases
only),
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confirm
the amount being wired and wiring bank,
and
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receive
a confirmation number for your purchase order (your trade is not effective
until you have received a confirmation number from the
Fund).
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For
your initial investment, send the original, signed Institutional Account
Application Form to the address above.
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Wire
Instructions:
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Instruct
your bank to transfer money by Federal Funds wire to:
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State
Street Bank and
Trust
Company
2
Avenue de Lafayette
Boston,
MA 02111
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ABA#
011000028
DDA#
9905-801-8
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust ________Fund _______
Class
Account
Number
Account
Registration
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On
Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day, you will not be able to purchase shares by
wiring Federal Funds because the Federal Funds wiring does not occur on those
days. Payment for Fund shares must be in Federal Funds (or converted to Federal
Funds by the Transfer Agent) by the Fund’s Valuation Time before a purchase
order can be accepted.
You
will not be able to redeem shares from the account until the original
Application has been received.
The Funds and the Funds’ agents are
not responsible for transfer errors by the sending or receiving bank and
will not be liable for any loss incurred due to a wire transfer not having
been received.
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In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity that applies to open
an account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account,
the Trust will request certain information, including your name,
residential/business address, date of birth (for individuals) and taxpayer
identification number or other government identification number and other
information that will allow us to identify you which will be used to verify your
identity. We may also request to review other identification documents such as
driver license, passport or documents showing the existence of the business
entity. If you do not provide sufficient information to verify your identity,
the Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may
employ various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases
or requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that
the information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to
reject any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming Shares.
An
investor may redeem all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next
determined after it submits a redemption request, in proper form, to the Funds.
Redemption orders are processed at the NAV next determined after a Fund receives
a redemption order in good form. If a Fund receives a redemption order prior to
its Valuation Time on a business day, the Fund may send payment for redeemed
shares on that day. No dividends will be paid on shares that are redeemed and
wired the same day. Otherwise, and except as noted below for the ILR Fund, the
shares will normally be redeemed, and payment for redeemed shares sent, on the
next business day. Dividends will be earned for the trade date of the redemption
but not on the date that the wire is sent. Each Fund, other than the ILR
Fund, reserves the right to pay for redeemed shares within seven days after
receiving a redemption order if, in the judgment of the Adviser, an earlier
payment could adversely affect the Fund. For the ILR Fund, shares are
redeemed, and payment for redeemed shares sent, no later than the next business
day.
The right
of any investor to receive payment with respect to any redemption may be
suspended or the payment of the redemption proceeds postponed during any period
in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the
NYSE is restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), if an emergency exists as a
result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably
practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine
the value of its net assets. In addition, the SEC may by order permit suspension
of redemptions for the protection of shareholders of the Funds. Although each
Fund attempts to maintain its NAV at $1 per share, there can be no assurance
that it will be successful, and there can be no assurance that a shareholder
will receive $1 per share upon any redemption.
A request
for a partial redemption by an investor whose account balance is below the
minimum amount or a request for partial redemption by an investor that would
bring the account below the minimum amount may be treated as a request for a
complete redemption of the account. These minimums may be different for
investments made through certain financial intermediaries as determined by their
policies and may be waived in the Adviser’s discretion. The Funds reserve the
right to modify minimum account requirements at any time with or without prior
notice. The Funds also reserve the right to involuntarily redeem an investor’s
account if the investor’s account balance falls below the applicable minimum
amount due to transaction activity.
How
to Redeem Shares
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By
Mail
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Send
a signed letter to:
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust Funds
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
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The
letter should include information necessary to process your request as
described below. The Fund may require a medallion guarantee in certain
circumstances. See “Medallion Guarantees” below.
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By
Overnight
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State
Street Institutional Investment Trust Funds
30
Dan Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
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By
Telephone
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Please
Call (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5 p.m. ET.
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The
Funds will need the following information to process your redemption
request:
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name(s)
of account owners;
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account
number(s);
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the
name of the Fund;
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your
daytime telephone number; and
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the dollar amount or number of shares being
redeemed.
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On any
day that the Funds calculate NAV earlier than normal, the Funds reserve the
right to adjust the times noted above for purchasing and redeeming
shares.
Medallion
Guarantees
. Certain redemption requests must include a
medallion guarantee for each registered account owner if any of the following
apply:
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Your
account address has changed within the last 10 business
days.
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Redemption
proceeds are being transferred to an account with a different
registration.
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A
wire is being sent to a financial institution other than the one that has
been established on your Fund
account.
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Other
unusual situations as determined by the Funds’ transfer
agent.
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All
redemption requests regarding shares of the Funds placed after 3:00 p.m. may
only be placed by telephone. The Funds reserve the right to postpone payments
for redemption requests received after 3:00 p.m. until the next business day.
The Funds reserve the right to waive medallion guarantee requirements, require a
medallion guarantee under other circumstances or reject or delay redemption if
the medallion guarantee is not in good form. Medallion guarantees may be
provided by an eligible financial institution such as a commercial bank, a FINRA
member firm such as a stock broker, a savings association or a national
securities exchange. A notary public cannot provide a medallion guarantee. The
Funds reserve the right to reject a medallion guarantee if it is not provided by
a STAMP Medallion guarantor.
About Telephone
Transactions
. Telephone transactions are extremely convenient but are not
free from risk. Neither the Funds nor the Funds’ agents will be responsible for
any losses resulting from unauthorized telephone transactions if reasonable
security procedures are followed. In addition, you are responsible for:
(i) verifying the accuracy of all data and information transmitted by
telephone, (ii) verifying the accuracy of your account statements
immediately upon receipt, and (iii) promptly notifying the Funds of any
errors or inaccuracies including, without limitation, any errors or inaccuracies
relating to shareholder data or information transmitted by telephone. During
periods of heavy market activity or other times, it may be difficult to reach
the Funds by telephone. If you are unable to reach us by telephone, consider
sending written instructions.
The
Funds may terminate the receipt of redemption or exchange orders by telephone at
any time, in which case you may redeem or exchange shares by other
means.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may
present risks for other shareholders of the Funds, which may include, among
other things, interference in the efficient management of a Fund’s portfolio,
dilution in the value of shares held by long-term shareholders, increased
brokerage and administrative costs and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels
of cash.
The
Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect
and prevent inappropriate short-term trading activity that is harmful to the
Funds. Because most of the shares of the Funds are held by investors indirectly
through one or more financial intermediaries, the Funds do not generally have
information about the identity of those investors or about transactions effected
by those investors. Rather, the Funds and service providers to the Funds
periodically review cash inflows and outflows from and to those intermediaries
in an attempt to detect inappropriate trading activity by investors holding
shares through those intermediaries. The Funds may seek to obtain underlying
account trading activity information from financial intermediaries when, in the
Adviser’s judgment, the trading activity suggests possible market timing. There
is no assurance that the Funds or the Adviser will be able to determine whether
trading in the Funds’ shares by an investor holding shares through a financial
intermediary is trading activity that may be harmful to the Funds or the Funds’
shareholders.
The Funds
reserve the right in their discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in
part, including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund
shares the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Funds. The Funds may decide
to restrict purchase activity in their shares based on various factors,
including, without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will
disrupt portfolio management strategies or adversely affect performance. There
can be no assurance that the Funds, the Adviser, State Street or their agents
will identify all frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the
Funds.
Shareholder
Servicing Payments
The
Funds’ Service Class shares generally are sold to clients of financial
intermediaries (“Service Organizations”), including affiliates of the Adviser,
which have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with the Funds or
Distributor. Service Organizations agree to perform certain shareholder
servicing, administrative and accounting services for their clients and
customers who are beneficial owners of shares of the Funds. The Funds will make
payments to Service Organizations for services provided at an annual rate of up
to 0.05% of a Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Service
Organization.
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to a Fund or its shareholders, may make additional payments to
financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose clients or
customers invest in the Funds. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Funds. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
The Funds
intend to declare dividends on shares from net investment income daily and pay
them as of the last business day of each month. Distributions from capital
gains, if any, will be made annually in December.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Funds. Your investment
in the Funds may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the SAI tax section for
more complete disclosure.
Each Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of
investment income (other than "exempt-interest dividends" described below) are
generally taxable to you as ordinary income
. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally
are
determined by how long the
Portfolio
owned the
investments that generated them, rather than how long
you have owned your Fund shares. The Funds
generally do not expect to make distributions that are eligible for taxation as
long-term capital gains.
Distributions from the Tax Free Fund properly designated
as "exempt-interest dividends" are not generally subject to federal income tax,
including the federal alternative minimum tax for both individual and corporate
shareholders, but may be subject to state and local taxes. If you receive Social
Security or railroad retirement benefits, you should consult your tax advisor to
determine what effect, if any, an investment in the Tax Free Fund may have on
the federal taxation of your benefits. Distributions of the Tax Free Fund's
income other than exempt-interest dividends generally will be taxable as
ordinary income, and distributions of the Tax Free Fund’s net long-term and
short-term capital gains (if any) generally will be taxable to you as long-term
or short-term capital gain, as applicable, including in respect of gains
generated from the sale or other disposition of tax-exempt municipal
obligations. The Tax Free Portfolio may also invest a portion of its assets in
securities that generate income (that will be allocated to and distributed by
the Fund) that will be subject to both federal and state
taxes.
Distributions (other than distributions of
exempt-interest dividends) are taxable whether you receive them in cash or
reinvest them in additional shares. Any gains resulting from the redemption or
exchange of Fund shares will generally be taxable to you as either short-term or
long-term capital gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares in the
Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is not presented because Service Class shares of the
Funds had not commenced operations as of the date of this
Prospectus.
For more
information about the Funds
:
The
Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds and is incorporated
by reference into this document. Additional information about the Funds’
investments is available in the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders.
The
SAI and the Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports are available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Funds may make inquiries to the Funds to
receive such information by calling State Street Global Markets, LLC at (800)
997-7327 or by writing to the Funds, c/o State Street Global Markets, LLC, State
Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2900.
These documents are also available on the Funds’ website at
http://www.sttfunds.com.
Information
about the Funds (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Funds are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATE
STREET FINANCIAL CENTER
ONE
LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
__________________
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL SHORT-TERM TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND (STFLX)
__________________
Prospectus
Dated April __, 2010
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL SHORT-TERM TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND IS
NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Fund
Summary
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Additional
Information About the Fund’s and Portfolio’s Investment Strategies
and Risks
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Management
and Organization
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Shareholder Information
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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Distribution
Servicing Plan and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide federally tax-exempt current
income and liquidity.
The
investment objective of the Fund as stated above is fundamental, which means
that it may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in the Portfolio, the Fund bears its
ratable share of the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative
fees, and at the same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table
and the Example reflect the estimated expenses of both the Fund and the
Portfolio.
Shareholder
Fees
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.05%
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Other
Expenses
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___%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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___%
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Less
Waivers and Reimbursements
(2)
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___%
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Net
Expenses
(2)
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___
%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
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The
Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual
operating expenses (including the pass-through expenses of the Portfolio)
to 0.25% (on an annualized basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets
until April 30, 2011.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions yours costs would be:
1
Year
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3
Years
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5
Years
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10
Years
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$___
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$___
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$___
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$___
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). As a shareholder of the Portfolio
the Fund bears its ratable share of the transaction costs associated with the
portfolio turnover of the Portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was ___%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of
its investable assets in the State Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt
Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of State Street Master Funds, which has the
same investment objective as, and investment policies that are substantially
similar to those of, the Fund. The Adviser is the investment adviser
to the Portfolio. In reviewing the investment objective and strategies of the
Fund below, you should assume that the investment objective and strategies of
the Portfolio are the same in all material respects as those of the Fund and
that, so long as the Fund has invested its assets in the Portfolio, the
descriptions below of the Fund’s investment strategies and risks should be read
as also applicable to the Portfolio.
The
Portfolio has a fundamental policy of investing at least 80% of its net assets
under normal market conditions in investment grade municipal securities, the
interest from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel, exempt from federal
income tax, including the alternative minimum tax. These securities are issued
by states, municipalities and their political subdivisions and agencies,
instrumentalities and other governmental units, and certain territories and
possessions of the United States. Investments may include general obligation
bonds and notes, revenue bonds and notes, commercial paper, private placements,
tender option bonds, private activity bonds, industrial development bonds and
municipal lease contracts. Securities purchased may bear fixed, variable or
floating rates of interest or may be zero coupon securities. The Portfolio may
buy or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. The
Portfolio may invest in municipal securities by investing in other mutual
funds.
The
Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its assets in federally taxable securities
including obligations issued by or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its
agencies or instrumentalities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and
repurchase agreements.
The
municipal debt obligations in which the Portfolio may invest include investments
in certain revenue sectors that may be more volatile than others due to changing
economic and regulatory issues. These may include industrial development,
pollution control, resource recovery, housing, and hospital revenue bond issues.
The Portfolio will invest in debt obligations rated, at the time of investment,
investment grade by Moody’s, S&P, or comparable quality as determined by the
Adviser. The Portfolio does not currently intend to invest in securities subject
to the alternative minimum tax.
Investment
grade securities are (i) rated in one of the four highest categories (or in the
case of commercial paper, in the two highest categories) by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”); or (ii) if not
rated, are of comparable quality, as determined by the Adviser. If a security is
downgraded and is no longer investment grade, the Portfolio may continue to hold
the security if the Adviser determines that to be in the best interest of the
Portfolio.
Principal
Risks
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Call Risk
. The risk
that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation
held by the Portfolio (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than
expected. This may happen, for example, when there is a decline in
interest rates. Under these circumstances, the Portfolio may be unable to
recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to
reinvest in lower yielding
securities.
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Risks of Investing
Principally in Fixed Income
Instruments:
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▪
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Interest
Rate Risk—The risk that interest rates will rise, causing the value of the
fund’s investments to fall.
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▪
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Credit
Risk—The risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of an
instrument will fail to make scheduled interest or principal payments,
which may reduce the fund’s income and the market value of the
instrument.
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▪
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Liquidity
Risk—The risk that the fund may not be able to sell some or all of its
securities at desired prices, or may be unable to sell the securities at
all, because of a lack of demand in the market for such securities, or a
liquidity provider defaults on its obligation to purchase the securities
when properly tendered by the
fund.
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Municipal
Obligations Risk
.
Municipal
obligations are affected by economic, business and political developments.
The yields of municipal securities may move differently and adversely
compared to the yields of the overall debt securities
markets. Changes in applicable tax laws or tax treatments could
reduce or eliminate the current federal income tax exemption on municipal
securities or otherwise adversely affect the current federal or state tax
status of municipal securities. These securities may be subject to
provisions of litigation, bankruptcy and other laws affecting the rights
and remedies of creditors, or may become subject to future laws extending
the time for payment of principal and/or interest, or limiting the rights
of municipalities to levy taxes.
The
secondary market for municipal bonds also tends to be less well-developed
and less liquid than many other
debt
securities
markets. Less liquid obligations can
become
more difficult to value, may
be
subject to e
rratic
price
movements
, and may
limit
the Portfolio’s ability to acquire and dispose of
municipal securities at desirable yield and price
levels.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio, which has substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and the Portfolio. For
example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to maintain the Fund’s
investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might otherwise choose not
to do so.
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Variable and Floating Rate
Securities Risk
: The extent of increases and decreases in the
values of variable and floating rate securities generally will be less
than comparable changes in value of an equal principal amount of a similar
fixed rate security and, if interest rates decline, the Portfolio may
forego the opportunity for price appreciation on the
security.
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THE FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN
VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT
ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS NOT A DEPOSIT WITH A BANK
AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR
ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY
.
Performance
The bar
chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the
Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund by illustrating the variability of the Fund’s
returns during the year since inception. The Fund’s past performance does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
State Street Institutional Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Total Return for the Calendar Year
Ended December 31
Bar
Chart:
During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended ____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter ended
____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
|
Past 1-Year
|
|
Since the Inception
Date of the Fund
(Annualized)
|
State
Street
Institutional
Short-Term
Tax
Exempt
Bond
Fund
|
______%
|
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______%
|
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Nuveen
Asset Management (the “Sub-Adviser” or “Nuveen”) serves as the sub-adviser to
the Fund.
Tim
Ryan is the leader of a team at the Sub-Adviser that is responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. Ryan has served as portfolio manager of
the Fund since 2007.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
|
$5,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemption
s by
telephone are permitted only if you previously have been authorized for these
transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to
purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
The
Fund’s distributions normally consist of exempt-interest dividends, which are
generally not taxable to you for Federal income or alternative minimum tax
purposes; it is possible that a portion of the exempt-interest dividends will be
taxable to you under the Federal alternative minimum tax. It is also possible
that a portion of the Fund’s distributions will not qualify as exempt interest
dividends; such distributions will generally be taxable to you as ordinary
income, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a
401(K) plan or an individual retirement account.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Additional
Information About the Fund’s and Portfolio’s Investment Strategies and
Risks
The
investment strategies and risks below reflect the Fund’s and
Portfolio’s current practices. This information supplements the principal
investment strategies and risks explained above.
Commercial Paper, Rule 144A and
Other Short-Term Obligations
. Commercial paper (including variable amount
master notes and funding agreements) are short-term promissory notes issued by
corporations, partnerships, trusts or other entities, to finance short-term
credit needs. Short-term obligations held by the Portfolio include
non-convertible debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with not more than
397 days (13 months) remaining to maturity at the time of purchase. Short-term
obligations issued by trusts may include, but are not limited to,
mortgage-related or asset-backed debt instruments, including pass-through
certificates such as participations in, or Treasury bonds or notes backed by,
pools of mortgages, or credit card, automobile or other types of
receivables.
Municipal Obligations
.
Municipal obligations may be issued to obtain funds to be used for various
public purposes, including general purpose financing for state and local
governments, refunding outstanding obligations, and financings for specific
projects or public facilities. General obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the issuer. These securities include, for example, tax
anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes and general obligation bonds.
Revenue obligations are generally backed by the revenues generated from a
specific project or facility and include industrial development bonds and
private activity bonds. Private activity and industrial development bonds are
dependent on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its financial
obligations and the value of any real or personal property pledged as security
for such payment. Private activity and industrial development bonds, although
issued by industrial development authorities, may be backed only by the assets
of the non-governmental users, and the user, rather than the municipality,
assumes the credit risk. A municipal bond, like a bond issued by a corporation
or the U.S. government, obligates the obligor on the bond to pay the bondholder
a fixed or variable amount of interest periodically, and to repay the principal
value of the bond on a specific maturity date. Municipal notes are short-term
instruments which are issued and sold in anticipation of a bond sale, collection
of taxes or receipt of other revenues.
Some
municipal securities are insured by private insurance companies, while others
may be supported by letters of credit furnished by domestic or foreign banks. In
determining the credit quality of insured or letter of credit backed securities,
the Adviser reviews the financial condition and creditworthiness of such parties
including insurance companies, banks and corporations.
Unlike
most other bonds, however, municipal bonds pay interest that is exempt from
federal income taxes and, in some cases, also from state and local taxes.
Municipal bonds, and municipal bond funds, can therefore be advantageous to
investors in higher tax brackets. However, because the interest is tax-exempt,
municipal bond yields typically are lower than yields on taxable bonds and bond
funds with comparable maturity ranges.
Portfolio Duration
. The Fund
will maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of two years or less.
Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a security to changes in
interest rates. Unlike maturity, which measures the period of time until final
payment is to be made on a security, duration measures the dollar-weighted
average maturity of a security’s expected cash flows (i.e., interest and
principal payments), discounted to their present values, after giving effect to
all maturity shortening features, such as call or redemption rights. With
respect to a variable or floating-rate instrument, duration is adjusted to
indicate the price sensitivity of the instrument to changes in the interest rate
in effect until the next reset date. For substantially all securities, the
duration of a security is equal to or less than its stated
maturity.
Variable
and Floating Rate Securities
.
Variable and floating rate securities
are instruments issued or guaranteed by entities such as: (1) the U.S.
Government, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, (2) corporations, (3)
financial institutions, (4) insurance companies, or (5) trusts. The Portfolio
may purchase variable and floating rate securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. government, or an agency or instrumentality thereof. A variable rate
security provides for the automatic establishment of a new interest rate on set
dates. Variable rate obligations whose interest is readjusted no less frequently
than annually will be deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining
until the next readjustment of the interest rate. A floating rate security
provides for the automatic adjustment of its interest rate whenever a specified
interest rate changes. Interest rates on these securities are ordinarily tied
to, and are a percentage of, a widely recognized interest rate, such as the
yield on 90-day U.S. Treasury bills or the prime rate of a specified bank.
Generally, changes in interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market
value of variable and floating rate securities than on the market value of
comparable fixed-income obligations. Thus, investing in variable and floating
rate securities generally allows less opportunity for capital appreciation and
depreciation than investing in comparable fixed income securities. Securities
purchased by a Portfolio may include variable and floating rate instruments,
which may have a stated maturity in excess of the Portfolio’s maturity
limitations but which will, except for certain U.S. government obligations,
permit the Portfolio to demand payment of the principal of the instrument at
least once every 13 months upon not more than 30 days’ notice. Variable and
floating rate instruments may include variable amount master demand notes that
permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in addition to providing for periodic
adjustments in the interest rate. There may be no active secondary market for a
particular variable or floating rate instrument. Nevertheless, the periodic
readjustments of their interest rates tend to assure that their value to the
Portfolio will approximate their par value. Illiquid variable and floating rate
instruments (instruments which are not payable upon seven days’ notice and do
not have an active trading market) are subject to the Portfolio’s percentage
limitations regarding securities that are illiquid or not readily marketable.
The Adviser will continuously monitor the creditworthiness of issuers of
variable and floating rate instruments in which the Portfolio invests, and their
ability to repay principal and interest. Variable and floating rate securities
are subject to interest rate and credit/default risk
.
Temporary Defensive Strategy
.
From time to time, for temporary defensive purposes, the Portfolio may invest
without limit in taxable short-term investments. Dividends paid by the Portfolio
that are attributable to income earned by the Portfolio from these instruments
will be taxable to investors. This temporary defensive strategy may be
inconsistent with the Portfolio’s principal investment strategy, and the
Portfolio may not achieve its investment objective.
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management
and Organization
The
Fund and the Portfolio
. The State Street Institutional
Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a mutual fund whose investment
objective is to seek to provide federally tax-exempt current income and
liquidity. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified
portfolio of investment grade municipal debt securities and maintains a
dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of two years or less. The Fund is not
a money market fund, and the Fund’s net asset value per share will fluctuate.
The Fund is a separate, diversified series of the State Street Institutional
Investment Trust (the “Trust”), which is an open-end management investment
company organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in a
separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has substantially identical investment
objective, investment policies, and risks as the Fund. All discussions about the
Fund’s investment objective, policies and risks should be understood to refer
also to the investment objectives, policies and risks of the
Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The Adviser
. State
Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the investment management group of State
Street Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company, and includes the
Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion in assets as of December 31, 2009 in
investment programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors.
SSgA FM, as the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in
assets under management at December 31, 2009. The Adviser’s principal address is
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02111.
The Fund
has entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to
which the Adviser will manage the Fund’s assets directly, at an annual rate of
.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to
cease investing substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio The Adviser
does not receive any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund
continues to invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in
another investment company.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is available in
the annual report for the Fund, dated December 31, 2009.
Investment
Subadviser
.
The
Sub-Adviser
. Nuveen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments,
Inc., is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and an investment
adviser registered with the SEC. On November 13, 2007, Nuveen
Investments was acquired by investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC,
which is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois (the “MDP
Acquisition”). The investor group led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC includes
affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill
Lynch”). As of September 30, 2009, Nuveen managed more than $68.5
billion in portfolios of municipal securities for a wide array of mutual funds,
closed-end funds, retail managed accounts and institutional managed accounts.
The Sub-Adviser’s principal address is 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
60606.
The
Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser an advisory fee with respect to the Portfolio
at an annual rate of ___%.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the approval of the investment sub-advisory agreement for the Fund will be
available in the Fund’s semi-annual report dated June 30, 2010.
Portfolio
Management. Timothy Ryan, CFA, is the Portfolio Manager for the
Portfolio.
Additional
information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed
by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in
the Fund and the Portfolio is available in the Statement of Additional
Information (“SAI”).
The Administrator and
Custodian
. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a
subsidiary of State Street Corporation, is the administrator and
custodian.
The Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent
. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the
transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC. serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Fund determines the net asset value (“NAV”) per share each
business day as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York
Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). Pricing does not occur on NYSE holidays. A business
day is one on which the NYSE is open for regular trading. The Federal Reserve is
closed on certain holidays on which the NYSE is open. These holidays are
Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day. On these holidays, you will not be able to
purchase shares by wiring federal funds because federal funds wiring does not
occur on days that the Federal Reserve is closed. The NAV per share for the Fund
is computed by adding the value of all securities and other assets of the Fund,
deducting accrued liabilities, dividing by the number of shares outstanding and
rounding to the nearest cent.
Ordinarily,
the Fund values each portfolio security based upon the last reported sales price
or other market quotation for the security in the market in which the security
principally trades. If market quotations are not readily available for a
security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not
reliable, the Fund will use the security’s fair value, as determined in
accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt obligation
securities maturing within 60 days of the valuation date are valued at amortized
cost.
If you
hold shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
your intermediary may offer additional services and account features that are
not described in this Prospectus. Please contact your intermediary directly for
an explanation of these services.
Purchasing Shares
.
Investors pay
no sales load to invest in the Fund. The price for Fund shares is the NAV per
share. Purchase orders in good form and payment received the same day by Fed
Wire will receive that day’s NAV and will begin earning dividends declared on
the following business day. All purchases that are made by check will
begin earning dividends the following business day after the purchase
date.
The
minimum initial investment in the Fund is $5 million, although the Adviser may
waive the minimum in its discretion. Holdings of all customer accounts of each
Intermediary shall be aggregated for the purpose of determining these account
balances. There is no minimum subsequent investment, except in relation to
maintaining certain minimum account balances (See “Redeeming Shares” below). The
Fund intends to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore, investments
must be made in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the account of the
Fund’s custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank) received by the Fund before the
order will be accepted. The Fund reserves the right to cease accepting
investments at any time or to reject any purchase order.
BY
MAIL:
An
initial investment in the Fund must be preceded or accompanied by a completed,
signed Institutional Account Application Form, sent to:
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
BY
TELEPHONE/FAX:
An
initial investment in the Fund must be preceded or accompanied by a completed,
signed Institutional Account Application Form, faxed to (816) 218-0400. Call the
Fund at (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. ET and 5:00 p.m. ET
to:
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confirm
receipt of the faxed Institutional Account Application Form (initial
purchases only),
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request
your new account number (initial purchases
only),
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confirm
the amount being wired and wiring
bank,
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receive
a confirmation number for your purchase order (your trade is not effective
until you have received a confirmation number from the
Fund),
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For your
initial investment, send the original, signed Institutional Account Application
Form to the address above.
WIRE
INSTRUCTIONS:
Instruct
your bank to transfer money by Federal Funds wire to:
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
2
Avenue de Lafayette
Boston,
MA 02111
ABA#
011000028
DDA#
9905-801-8
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Account
Number
Account
Registration
You will
not be able to redeem shares from the account until the original Application has
been received. The Fund and its agents are not responsible for transfer errors
by the sending or receiving bank and will not be liable for any loss incurred
due to a wire transfer not having been received.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity that applies to open
an account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account,
the Trust will request certain information, including your name,
residential/business address, date of birth (for individuals) and taxpayer
identification number or other government identification number and other
information that will allow us to identify you which will be used to
verify your identity. We may also request to review other identification
documents such as driver license, passport or documents showing the existence of
the business entity. If you do not provide sufficient information to verify your
identity, the Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the
Trust may employ various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud
databases or requesting additional information and documentation from you, to
ensure that the information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the
right to reject any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the
Trust with information necessary to confirm your identity as required by
law.
Redeeming Shares
. An
investor may withdraw all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next
determined after it submits a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund.
Redemption requests must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. ET on a business day to
be effective on the date received. Payments of redemption proceeds ordinarily
will be sent the next business day. The Fund reserves the right to pay for
redeemed shares within seven days after receiving your redemption order if, in
the judgment of the Adviser, an earlier payment could adversely affect the Fund.
The right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may
be suspended or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any
period in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading
on the NYSE is restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act,
if an emergency exists.
If you
are redeeming some, but not all, of your shares, your remaining account balance
should be above $1,000,000 and subsequent purchases of shares of the Fund may be
rejected unless, after such purchase, your account balance will be at or greater
than $1,000,000. A request for a partial redemption by an investor whose account
balance is below the minimum amount or a request for partial redemption by an
investor that would bring the account below the minimum amount may be treated as
a request for a complete redemption of the account. These minimums may be
different for investments made through certain financial intermediaries as
determined by their policies and may be waived in the Adviser’s discretion. The
Fund reserves the right to modify or waive minimum account requirements at any
time with or without prior notice. The Fund also reserves the right to
involuntarily redeem an investor’s account if the investor’s account balance
falls below the applicable minimum amount due to transaction activity.
Notification will be sent to the shareholder and the shareholder will be given
60 days to increase the balance to the required minimum or the account may be
closed.
BY
MAIL:
Send a
signed letter to:
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
The
letter should include information necessary to process your request as described
below. The Fund may require a medallion guarantee in certain circumstances. See
“Medallion Guarantees” below.
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
BY
TELEPHONE
(866)
392-0869
Between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET.
The Fund
will need the following information to process your redemption
request:
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name(s)
of account owners;
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your
Tax ID or Social Security
number;
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your
daytime telephone number; and
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the
dollar amount or number of shares being
redeemed.
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On any
day that the Fund calculates its NAV earlier than normal, the Fund reserves the
right to adjust the times noted above for purchasing and redeeming shares,
except the 9:00 a.m. ET beginning time.
Medallion Guarantees
.
Certain redemption requests must include a medallion guarantee for each
registered account owner if any of the following apply:
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Your
account address has changed within the last 10 business
days.
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A
wire is being made payable to someone other than the account
owner.
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Redemption
proceeds are being transferred to an account with a different
registration.
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A
wire is being sent to a financial institution other than the one that has
been established on your Fund
account.
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Other
unusual situations as determined by the Fund’s transfer
agent.
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The Fund
reserves the right to waive medallion guarantee requirements, require a
medallion guarantee under other circumstances or reject or delay a redemption if
the medallion guarantee is not in good form. Medallion guarantees may be
provided by an eligible financial institution such as a commercial bank, a FINRA
member firm such as a stock broker, a savings association or a national
securities exchange. A notary public cannot provide a medallion guarantee. The
Fund reserves the right to reject a medallion guarantee if it is not provided by
a STAMP Medallion guarantor.
About Telephone
Transactions
. Telephone transactions are extremely convenient
but are not free from risk. Neither the Fund nor the Fund’s agents will be
responsible for any losses resulting from unauthorized telephone transactions if
reasonable security procedures are followed. In addition, you are responsible
for: (i) verifying the accuracy of all data and information transmitted by
telephone, (ii) verifying the accuracy of your account statements
immediately upon receipt, and (iii) promptly notifying the Fund of any
errors or inaccuracies including, without limitation, any errors or inaccuracies
relating to shareholder data or information transmitted by telephone. During
periods of heavy market activity or other times, it may be difficult to reach
the Fund by telephone. If you are unable to reach us by telephone, consider
sending written instructions.
The
Fund may terminate the receipt of redemption or exchange orders by telephone at
any time, in which case you may redeem or exchange shares by other
means.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present
risks for other shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things,
interference in the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in
the value of shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and
administrative costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of
cash.
The
Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect
and prevent inappropriate short-term trading activity that is harmful to the
Fund. Because most of the interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly
through one or more financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have
information about the identity of those investors or about transactions effected
by those investors. Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically
review cash inflows and outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt
to detect inappropriate trading activity by investors holding shares through
those intermediaries. The Fund may seek to obtain underlying account trading
activity information from financial intermediaries when, in the Adviser’s
judgment, the trading activity suggests possible market timing. There is no
assurance that the Fund or the Adviser will be able to determine whether trading
in the Fund’s shares by an investor holding shares through a financial
intermediary is engaged in trading activity that may be harmful to the Fund or
its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase activity in its shares based on various factors, including,
without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt
portfolio management strategies or adversely affect performance. There can be no
assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all frequent
purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1) Plan
The Fund
has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. The plan calls for
payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of 0.05%. Because
these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, they will
increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more over time than paying
other types of sales charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
The Fund
intends to declare dividends on shares from net investment income daily and have
them payable as of the last business day of each month. Distributions from
capital gains, if any, will be made annually in December.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors should consult the SAI for more
information.
The
Fund intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated
investment company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to
tax at the corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to
shareholders. However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment
company would result in corporate-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction
in income available for distribution to
shareholders.
Distributions
from the Fund properly designated as “exempt-interest dividends” are not
generally subject to federal income tax, including the federal alternative
minimum tax for both individual and corporate shareholders but may be subject to
state and local taxes. If you receive Social Security or railroad retirement
benefits, you should consult your tax adviser to determine what effect, if any,
an investment in the Fund may have on the federal taxation of your benefits.
Distributions of the Fund’s income other than exempt-interest dividends
generally will be taxable as ordinary income, and distributions of
the Fund’s net long-term and short-term capital gains (if any) generally will be
taxable to you as long-term or short-term capital gain, as applicable, including
in respect of gains generated from the sale or other disposition of tax-exempt
municipal obligations. The Portfolio may also invest a portion of its assets in
securities that generate income (that will be allocated to and distributed by
the Fund) that will be subject to both federal and state taxes.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income (other that
“exempt interest dividends” described above) are generally taxable to you as
ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how
long the Portfolio owned the investments that generated them, rather than how
long you have owned your Fund shares. Distributions of net capital gains (that
is, the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital
losses) from investments that the Portfolio owned for more than one year and
that are properly designated by the Fund as capital gain dividends generally
will be taxable as long-term capital gains. Generally, the Fund does not expect
a significant portion of its distributions to be capital gain dividends. For
individual taxpayers, long-term capital gain rates have been temporarily
reduced-in general, to 15% with lower rates applying to taxpayers in the 10% and
15% rate brackets-for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011.
Distributions of gains from the sale of investments that the Portfolio owned for
one year or less generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income. For
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011, distributions of investment
income designated by the Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” are
taxed at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain provided holding period
and other requirements are met by both the shareholder and the Fund; however,
the Fund does not expect a significant portion of Fund distributions to be
derived from qualified dividend income. Distributions (other than distributions
of exempt-interest dividends) are taxable whether you receive them in cash or
reinvest them in additional shares.
Any
gains resulting from the redemption or exchange of your Fund shares will
generally be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term capital gain,
depending upon how long you have held your shares in the Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s
financial performance since inception. Certain information reflects financial
results for a single share. The total return in the table represents
the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the
Fund’s shares (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This
information has been audited by___________, whose report, along with the Fund’s
financial statements, is included in the Fund’s annual report, which is
available upon request. The financial information included in this table should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements incorporated by reference
in the SAI.
For more
information about
STATE STREET
INSTITUTIONAL SHORT-TERM TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND:
The
Fund’s SAI includes additional information about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into this document. Additional information about the Fund’s
investments will be available in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will find a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the
Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.
The SAI and the Fund’s annual and
semi-annual reports are available, without charge, upon request. Shareholders in
the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive such information by calling
State Street Global Markets, LLC at (800) 997-7327 or by writing to the Fund,
c/o State Street Global Markets, LLC, State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2900. These documents are also available on
the Fund’s website at http://www.sttfunds.com.
Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATE
STREET FINANCIAL CENTER
ONE
LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
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STATE
STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND (STFAX)
ADMINISTRATIVE
SHARES
_______________
PROSPECTUS
DATED APRIL__, 2010
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THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THIS FUND OFFERS THREE CLASSES OF SHARES:
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS, SERVICE CLASS AND R CLASS. THIS PROSPECTUS COVERS ONLY THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND IS NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Fund
Summary
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Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
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Management
and Organization
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Shareholder Information
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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Distribution
Servicing Plan
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Payments
to Financial Intermediaries
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P
500” or the “Index”).
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
Administrative Shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in the State Street Equity
500 Index Portfolio (the “Equity 500 Index Portfolio” or sometimes referred to
in context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the
Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the
same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example
reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.045%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.15%
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Other
Expenses
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___%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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___%
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____________
(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the corresponding Portfolio of the State
Street Master Funds and the
Fund.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s
Administrative Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual
funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s Administrative Shares for
the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of
those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return
each year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the
Fund’s Administrative Shares’ operating expenses remain the same. Although your
actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
1
YEAR
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3
YEARS
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5
YEARS
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10
YEARS
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$___
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$___
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$___
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$___
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). As a shareholder of the Portfolio
the Fund bears its ratable share of the transaction costs associated with the
portfolio turnover of the Portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was ___%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in
a corresponding portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of State Street Master Funds that
has the same investment objective as, and investment policies that are
substantially similar to those of, the Fund.
The
Portfolio uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance
of the S&P 500. The Index is a well-known stock market index that includes
common stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a
significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the
United States.
The
Portfolio is not managed according to traditional methods of “active” investment
management, which involve the buying and selling of securities based upon
economic, financial and market analysis and investment
judgment. Instead, the Portfolio, using a “passive” or “indexing”
investment approach, attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of
the S&P 500.
The
Portfolio generally intends to invest in all 500 stocks comprising the S&P
500 in proportion to their weightings in the Index. However, under various
circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all 500 stocks
in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Portfolio may purchase a sample
of the stocks in the Index in proportions expected by the Adviser to match
generally the performance of the Index as a whole. In addition, from time to
time stocks are added to or removed from the Index. The Portfolio may sell
securities that are represented in the Index, or purchase securities that are
not yet represented in the Index, in anticipation of their removal from or
addition to the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio will not
invest less than 80% of its total assets in stocks in the Index. Shareholders
will receive 60 days’ notice prior to a change in the 80% investment
policy.
In
addition, the Portfolio may at times purchase or sell futures contracts on the
Index, or options on those futures, in lieu of investing directly in the stocks
making up the Index. The Portfolio might do so, for example, in order to
increase its investment exposure pending investment of cash in the stocks
comprising the Index. Alternatively, the Portfolio might use futures or options
on futures to reduce its investment exposure in situations where it intends to
sell a portion of the stocks in its portfolio but the sale has not yet been
completed. The Portfolio may also enter into other derivatives transactions,
including the use of options or swap transactions, to assist in attempting to
replicate the performance of the Index. The Portfolio may also, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, invest in shares of other mutual funds whose
investment objectives and policies are similar to those of the
Portfolio.
Principal
Risks
General
risks associated with the Fund’s and Portfolio’s investment policies and
investment strategies are discussed below.
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Stock
values could decline generally or could under-perform other
investments.
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Because
the S&P 500 includes mainly large U.S. companies, the Portfolio’s
emphasis on securities issued by large capitalization companies makes it
susceptible to the risks of investing in larger companies. For example,
larger companies may be unable to respond as quickly as smaller companies
to competitive challenges. Larger companies also tend not to be able to
maintain the high growth rates of well-managed smaller companies,
especially during strong economic
periods.
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The
Portfolio’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of
reasons. For example, the return on the securities and other investments
selected by the Adviser may not correlate precisely with the return on the
Index. The Portfolio incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable
to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities. The
Portfolio may not be fully invested at times, either as a result of cash
flows into or out of the Portfolio or reserves of cash held by the
Portfolio to meet redemptions. The return on the sample of securities
purchased by the Portfolio, or futures or other derivative positions taken
by the Portfolio, to replicate the performance of the Index may not
correlate precisely with the return on the
Index.
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Derivatives Risk
.
Derivative transactions typically involve leverage and may be highly
volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a
loss greater than the principal amount invested, and the Portfolio may not
be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or
price.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio with substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to
maintain the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might
otherwise choose not to do
so.
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THE
FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE
FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT ACHIEVE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND IS NOT A DEPOSIT WITH A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Performance
The bar
chart below shows the performance of the Fund’s Administrative Shares during the
Fund’s complete calendar years since inception. The chart provides some
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund’s Administrative Shares by
showing changes in the Administrative Shares’ performance from year to year.
Please keep in mind that past performance does not necessarily indicate how the
Fund’s Administrative Shares will perform in the future.
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
Administrative
Shares
Total
Return For The Calendar Years
Ended
December 31
BAR
CHART:
2002:
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-22.31%
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2003:
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28.37%
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2004:
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10.63%
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2005:
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4.66%
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2006:
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15.52%
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2007:
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5.35%
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2008:
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-36.89%
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2009:
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_____%
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During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ____% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
Administrative
Shares
The
information in the following table gives some indication of the risks of an
investment in the Fund’s Administrative Shares by comparing the Administrative
Shares’ performance to the performance of the S&P 500 over various periods
of time.
The
Fund’s Administrative Shares’ after-tax returns listed below are calculated
using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do
not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Additionally, actual after-tax
returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown
below, and after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares
through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement
accounts.
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PAST
1-YEAR
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PAST
5-YEAR
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SINCE
THE INCEPTION
DATE
OF
THE FUND
(ANNUALIZED)
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State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
Return Before
Taxes
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___%
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___%
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___%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions
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___%
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___%
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___%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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___%
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___%
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S&P
500 (reflects no deduction for expenses of taxes)
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___%
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___%
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___%
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____________
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
John
A. Tucker has been a Portfolio Manager for the Portfolio since 2007. Karl
Schneider has been a Portfolio Manager for the Portfolio since
2002.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
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$25,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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No
minimum
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
P.O.
Box 5493
Boston,
MA 02206
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
200
Clarendon Street
Boston,
MA 02116
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions .
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you
wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
Changes in Policies
. The
Trust’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment strategies and other
policies without shareholder approval, except as otherwise indicated. The Board
of Trustees will not materially change the Fund’s investment objective without
shareholder approval.
The S&P 500
. The S&P
500 is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500
companies from several industrial sectors representing a significant portion of
the market value of all common stocks publicly traded in the United States, most
of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “NYSE”). Stocks in
the S&P 500 are weighted according to their float adjusted market
capitalizations (i.e., the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the
stock’s current price). The companies selected for inclusion in the S&P 500
are those of large publicly held companies which generally have the largest
market values within their respective industries. The composition of the S&P
500 is determined by Standard & Poor’s and is based on such factors as the
market capitalization and trading activity of each stock and its adequacy as a
representation of stocks in a particular industry group, and may be changed from
time to time. “Standard & Poor’s(R),” “S&P,” “S&P 500,” “Standard
& Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
and have been licensed for use by the Fund. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed,
sold or promoted by S&P, and S&P makes no representation regarding the
advisability of investing in the Fund.
Index Futures Contracts and Related
Options
. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts on the Index
and options on those futures contracts. An “index futures” contract is a
contract to buy or sell units of an index at an agreed price on a specified
future date. Depending on the change in value of the Index between the time when
the Portfolio enters into and closes out an index future or option transaction,
the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. Options and futures transactions involve
risks. For example, it is possible that changes in the prices of futures
contracts on the Index will not correlate precisely with changes in the value of
the Index. In those cases, use of futures contracts and related options might
decrease the correlation between the return of the Portfolio and the return of
the Index. In addition, the Portfolio incurs transaction costs in entering into,
and closing out, positions in futures contracts and related options. These costs
typically have the effect of reducing the correlation between the return of the
Portfolio and the return of the Index. Because the secondary market for futures
contracts and options may be illiquid, the Portfolio may have to hold a contract
or option when the Adviser would otherwise have sold it, or it may only be able
to sell at a price lower than what the Adviser believes is the fair value of the
contract or option, thereby potentially reducing the return of the
Portfolio.
Other Derivative
Transactions
. The Portfolio may enter into derivatives transactions
involving options and swaps. These transactions involve many of the same risks
as those described above under “Index Futures Contracts and Related Options.” In
addition, since many of such transactions are conducted directly with
counterparties, and not on an exchange or board of trade, the Portfolio’s
ability to realize any investment return on such transactions may depend on the
counterparty’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations.
Securities Lending
. The
Portfolio may lend portfolio securities with a value of up to 33-1/3% of its
total assets. For these purposes, total assets shall include the value of all
assets received as collateral for the loan. Such loans may be terminated at any
time, and the Portfolio will receive cash or other obligations as collateral. In
a loan transaction, as compensation for lending its securities, the Portfolio
will receive a portion of the dividends or interest accrued on the securities
held as collateral or, in the case of cash collateral, a portion of the income
from the investment of such cash. In addition, the Portfolio will receive the
amount of all dividends, interest and other distributions on the loaned
securities. However, the borrower has the right to vote the loaned securities.
The Portfolio will call loans to vote proxies if a material issue affecting the
investment is to be voted upon. Should the borrower of the securities fail
financially, the Portfolio may experience delays in recovering the securities or
exercising its rights in the collateral. Loans are made only to borrowers that
are deemed by the securities lending agent to be of good financial standing. In
a loan transaction, the Portfolio will also bear the risk of any decline in
value of securities acquired with cash collateral. The Portfolio will attempt to
minimize this risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high quality
instruments of short maturity. This strategy is not used to leverage the
Portfolio.
Comparison
Index. The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index of 500
industry-leading stocks and is widely regarded to be representative of the stock
market in general. The S&P 500 is unmanaged and does not reflect the actual
cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index. Additionally, the
returns of the S&P 500 Index do not reflect the effect of fees, expenses and
taxes.
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management
and Organization
The Fund and the
Portfolio
. The State Street Equity 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) is a
separate, diversified series of the State Street Institutional Investment Trust
(the “Trust”), which is an open-end management investment company organized as a
business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a
substantially identical investment objective, investment policies, and risks as
the Fund. All discussions about the Fund’s investment objective, policies and
risks should be understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies
and risks of the Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The
Equity 500 Index Fund offers three classes of shares: Administrative
Shares, Service Shares and Class R Shares. Only the Administrative Shares
of the Fund are discussed in this prospectus.
The Adviser
. State
Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the investment management group of State
Street Corporation , a publicly held bank holding company, and includes the
Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment
programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as
the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in assets under
management at December 31, 2009. The Fund has entered into an investment
advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser will manage
the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate of 0.10% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to cease
investing substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. The Adviser does not
receive any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund
continues to invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in
another investment company. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and
sales of the Portfolio’s investments.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is available in
the Fund’s annual report dated December 31, 2009.
The
Adviser manages the Portfolio using a team of investment professionals. The team
approach is used to create an environment that encourages the flow of investment
ideas. The portfolio managers within the team work together in a cohesive manner
to develop and enhance techniques that drive the investment process for the
respective investment strategy. This approach requires portfolio managers to
share a variety of responsibilities including investment strategy and analysis
while retaining responsibility for the implementation of the strategy within any
particular portfolio. The approach also enables the team to draw upon the
resources of other groups within the firm. Each portfolio management team is
overseen by the SSgA Investment Committee. Key professionals involved in the
day-to-day portfolio management for the Portfolio include the
following:
John A.
Tucker, CFA
Mr.
Tucker is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors, a Principal of
SSgA FM, and Head of US Equity Markets in the Global Structured Products Group.
He is responsible for overseeing the management of all U.S. equity index
strategies and Exchange Traded Funds and is a member of the Senior Management
Group.
Previously,
Mr. Tucker was head of the Structured Products group in SSgA’s London office,
where he was responsible for the management of all index strategies in SSgA’s
second largest investment center. Prior to joining the investment management
group, he was the Operations Manager for SSgA’s International Structured
Products group, where he was responsible for the operations staff and functions.
He joined State Street in 1988 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the
Portfolio since 2007.
Mr.
Tucker received a BA in Economics from Trinity College and an MS in Finance from
Boston College. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation
and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and the CFA
Institute.
Karl
Schneider
Mr.
Schneider is a Vice President of SSgA, a Principal of SSgA FM and a
Senior Portfolio Manager within the Global Structured Products Group. Mr.
Schneider joined SSgA in 1996 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the
Portfolio since 2002. Mr. Schneider currently manages several of the firm’s
commingled US index strategies as well as other separately managed domestic and
international funds. Within the Global Structured Products Group, he serves as
the point person for synthetic beta and manages several synthetic beta
strategies, including commodities, buy/write, and hedge fund replication. Mr.
Schneider is also a member of the SSgA Derivatives Committee. Prior to joining
the Global Structured Products Group, Mr. Schneider worked as a portfolio
manager in SSgA’s Currency Management Group, managing both active currency
selection and traditional passive hedging overlay portfolios.
Mr.
Schneider holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Investments from
Babson College and also a Master of Science degree in Finance from the Carroll
School of Management at Boston College. Additionally, he holds a Series 3
license from the National Futures Association.
Additional
information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed
by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities
in the Fund and the Portfolio is available in the Statement of Additional
Information (“SAI”).
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator,
Custodian, and Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
. State Street
Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a subsidiary of State Street
Corporation, is the administrator, custodian, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent for the Fund.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
.
The Fund
determines its net asset value (“NAV”) per share once each business day as of
the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The NAV per share is based on the
market value of the investments held in the Fund. The NAV of the Fund’s
Administrative Shares is calculated by dividing the value of the assets of the
Fund attributable to its Administrative Shares less the liabilities of the Fund
attributable to its Administrative Shares by the number of Administrative Shares
outstanding. The Fund values each security or other investment pursuant to
guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees. Securities or other investments may
be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith and pursuant to procedures
approved by the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees, under certain limited
circumstances. For example, fair value pricing may be used when market
quotations are not readily available or reliable, such as when (i) trading for a
security is restricted; or (ii) a significant event, as determined by the
Adviser, that may affect the value of one or more securities or other
investments held by the Fund occurs after the close of a related exchange but
before the determination of the Fund’s NAV. Attempts to determine the fair value
of securities or other investments introduce an element of subjectivity to the
pricing of securities or other investments. As a result, the price of a security
or other investment determined through fair valuation techniques may differ from
the price quoted or published by other sources and may not accurately reflect
the price the Fund would have received had it sold the investment. To the extent
that the Fund invests in the shares of other registered open-end investment
companies that are not traded on an exchange (mutual funds), such shares are
valued at their published net asset values per share as reported by the funds.
The prospectuses of these funds explain the circumstances under which the funds
will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value
pricing.
Purchasing Shares
.
Investors pay no sales load to invest in the Fund. The price for Fund shares is
the NAV per share. Orders will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the
order is accepted by the Fund. The minimum initial investment in the Class is
$25 million, although the Adviser may waive the minimum in its discretion. There
is no minimum subsequent investment. The Fund intends to be as fully invested as
is practicable; therefore, investments must be made either in Federal Funds
(i.e., monies credited to the account of the Fund’s custodian bank by a Federal
Reserve Bank) or securities (“in-kind”) acceptable to the Adviser. (Please
consult your tax adviser regarding in-kind transactions.) The Fund reserves the
right to cease accepting investments at any time or to reject any purchase
order.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity that applies to open
an account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account,
the Trust will request certain information, including your name, address and
taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. If
you are unable to provide sufficient information to verify your identity, the
Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may employ
various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases or
requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that the
information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to reject
any purchase order for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by
law.
Redeeming Shares
.
An investor may withdraw
all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next determined after it submits
a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund. The Fund will pay the
proceeds of the withdrawal either in Federal Funds or in securities at the
discretion of the Adviser, normally on the next Fund business day after the
withdrawal, but in any event no more than seven days after the withdrawal.
(Please consult your tax adviser regarding in-kind transactions.) The right of
any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may be suspended
or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any period in which
the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the NYSE is
restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act, as amended, if
an emergency exists.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present
risks for other shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things,
interference in the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in
the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and
administrative costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of
cash.
The Fund
is intended as a long-term investment. Therefore, the Trust’s Board of Trustees
has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent inappropriate
short-term trading activity that is harmful to the Fund. Because most of the
interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly through one or more
financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have information about the
identity of those investors or about transactions effected by those investors.
Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically review cash inflows and
outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt to detect inappropriate
trading activity by investors holding shares through those intermediaries. The
Fund may seek to obtain underlying account trading activity information from
financial intermediaries when, in the Adviser’s judgment, the trading activity
suggests possible market timing. There is no assurance that the Fund or the
Adviser will be able to determine whether trading by an investor holding shares
through a financial intermediary is engaged in trading activity that may be
harmful to the Fund or its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase activity in its shares based on various factors, including,
without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt
portfolio management strategies and adversely affect performance. There can be
no assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all
frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1) Plan
The
Fund has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s Administrative Shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. The
plan calls for payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of
0.15% of the Fund’s net assets attributable to its Administrative Shares.
Because these fees are paid out of the assets of the Fund attributable to its
Administrative Shares on an ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of your
investment and may cost you more over time than paying other types of sales
charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
Income
dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund will be declared and paid
at least annually.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the Statement of
Additional Information tax section for more complete disclosure.
The Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally
taxable to you as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally are determined by how long the Portfolio owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Fund shares.
Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains
earned by the Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price
you paid for your shares). Distributions may also be subject to state and local
taxes and are taxable whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in
additional shares. Distributions of net capital gains (that is, the excess of
net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) from the sale of
investments that the Portfolio owned for more than one year that are properly
designated by the Fund as capital gains dividends generally will be taxable to
you as long-term capital gains. For individual taxpayers long-term capital gain
rates have been temporarily reduced -- in general, to 15% with lower rates
applying to taxpayers in the 10% and 15% rate brackets -- for taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2011. Distributions of gains from investments that
the Portfolio owned for one year or less generally will be taxable to you as
ordinary income. For the taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011,
distributions of investment income designated by the Fund as derived from
“qualified dividend income” are taxed at the rates applicable to long-term
capital gain, provided holding period and other requirements are met by both the
shareholder and the Fund.
Any
gain resulting from the sale, exchange, or redemption of your shares will
generally also be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term
capital gain, depending upon how long you held your shares in the
Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s
Administrative Shares financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain
information reflects financial results for a single share of the Administrative
Shares. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would
have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund’s Administrative Shares
(assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has
been audited by_________, whose report, along with the Fund’s financial
statements, is included in the Fund’s annual report, which is available upon
request. The financial information included in this table should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements incorporated by reference in the
Statement of Additional Information.
For more
information about
STATE STREET
EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND:
The
Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information
about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this document. Additional
information about the Fund’s investments is available in the Fund’s annual and
semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will find
a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal
year.
The SAI
and the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports are available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive
such information by calling (877) 521-4083 or the customer service center at the
telephone number shown in the accompanying contract prospectus, if applicable.
The Fund does not have an Internet website.
Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
Massachusetts 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
_______________
STATE
STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND
CLASS
R SHARES
_______________
PROSPECTUS
DATED APRIL __, 2010
_______________
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THIS FUND OFFERS THREE CLASSES OF SHARES: R
CLASS, ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS AND SERVICE CLASS. THIS PROSPECTUS COVERS ONLY THE R
CLASS.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND IS NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Fund
Summary
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Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
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Management
and Organization
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Shareholder Information
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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Distribution
Servicing Plan and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P
500” or the “Index”).
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Class
R Shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in the State Street Equity 500 Index
Portfolio (the “Equity 500 Index Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in context
as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s
expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the same time
continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example reflect
the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.045%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.60%
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Other
Expenses
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___
%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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___
%
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____________
(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the corresponding Portfolio of the State
Street Master Funds and the
Fund.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s
Class R Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual
funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s Class R Shares for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each
year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s
Class R Shares’ operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs
may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
1 YEAR
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3 YEARS
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5 YEARS
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10 YEARS
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$___
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$___
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$___
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$___
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). As a shareholder of the Portfolio
the Fund bears its ratable share of the transaction costs associated with the
portfolio turnover of the Portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was ___%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in
a corresponding portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of State Street Master Funds that
has the same investment objective as, and investment policies that are
substantially similar to those of, the Fund.
The
Portfolio uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance
of the S&P 500. The Index is a well-known stock market index that includes
common stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a
significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the
United States.
The
Portfolio is not managed according to traditional methods of “active” investment
management, which involve the buying and selling of securities based upon
economic, financial and market analysis and investment
judgment. Instead, the Portfolio, using a “passive” or “indexing”
investment approach, attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of
the S&P 500.
The
Portfolio generally intends to invest in all 500 stocks comprising the S&P
500 in proportion to their weightings in the Index. However, under various
circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all 500 stocks
in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Portfolio may purchase a sample
of the stocks in the Index in proportions expected by the Adviser to match
generally the performance of the Index as a whole. In addition, from time to
time stocks are added to or removed from the Index. The Portfolio may sell
securities that are represented in the Index, or purchase securities that are
not yet represented in the Index, in anticipation of their removal from or
addition to the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio will not
invest less than 80% of its total assets in stocks in the Index. Shareholders
will receive 60 days’ notice prior to a change in the 80% investment
policy.
In
addition, the Portfolio may at times purchase or sell futures contracts on the
Index, or options on those futures, in lieu of investing directly in the stocks
making up the Index. The Portfolio might do so, for example, in order to
increase its investment exposure pending investment of cash in the stocks
comprising the Index. Alternatively, the Portfolio might use futures or options
on futures to reduce its investment exposure in situations where it intends to
sell a portion of the stocks in its portfolio but the sale has not yet been
completed. The Portfolio may also enter into other derivatives transactions,
including the use of options or swap transactions, to assist in attempting to
replicate the performance of the Index. The Portfolio may also, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, invest in shares of other mutual funds whose
investment objectives and policies are similar to those of the
Portfolio.
Principal
Risks
General
risks associated with the Fund’s and Portfolio’s investment policies and
investment strategies are discussed below.
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Stock
values could decline generally or could under-perform other
investments.
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Because
the S&P 500 includes mainly large U.S. companies, the Portfolio’s
emphasis on securities issued by large capitalization companies makes it
susceptible to the risks of investing in larger companies. For example,
larger companies may be unable to respond as quickly as smaller companies
to competitive challenges. Larger companies also tend not to be able to
maintain the high growth rates of well-managed smaller companies,
especially during strong economic
periods.
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The
Portfolio’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of
reasons. For example, the return on the securities and other investments
selected by the Adviser may not correlate precisely with the return on the
Index. The Portfolio incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable
to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities. The
Portfolio may not be fully invested at times, either as a result of cash
flows into or out of the Portfolio or reserves of cash held by the
Portfolio to meet redemptions. The return on the sample of securities
purchased by the Portfolio, or futures or other derivative positions taken
by the Portfolio, to replicate the performance of the Index may not
correlate precisely with the return on the
Index.
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Derivatives Risk
.
Derivative transactions typically involve leverage and may be highly
volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a
loss greater than the principal amount invested, and the Portfolio may not
be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or
price.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio with substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to
maintain the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might
otherwise choose not to do so.
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THE
FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE
FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT ACHIEVE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND IS NOT A DEPOSIT WITH A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Performance
The
bar chart below shows the performance of the Fund’s Class R Shares during the
Fund’s complete calendar years since inception. The chart provides some
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund’s Class R Shares by showing
changes in the Class R Shares’ performance from year to year. Please keep in
mind that past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund’s Class R
Shares will perform in the future. Additionally, the performance information
prior to June 7, 2005, the inception date for Class R shares, is that of the
Administrative Shares of the Fund, which incur lower expenses and typically
experience higher returns than the Class R Shares. The primary difference in
expenses is the lower distribution (12b-1) fee of 0.15% for Administrative
Shares compared to 0.60% for Class R Shares on an annual basis. The
Administrative Shares’ inception date was April 18, 2001.
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
Class
R Shares
Total
Return For The Calendar Years
Ended
December 31
Bar
Chart:
2002:
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-22.31%
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2003:
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28.37%
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2004:
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10.63%
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2005:
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4.92%
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2006:
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15.02%
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2007:
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4.88%
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2008:
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-37.20%
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2009:
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____%
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During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended____) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter
ended____).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
Class
R Shares
The
information in the following table gives some indication of the risks of an
investment in the Fund’s Class R Shares by comparing the Class R Shares’
performance to the performance of the S&P 500 over various periods of
time.
The
Fund’s Class R Shares’ after-tax returns listed below are calculated using the
historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not
reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Additionally, actual after tax
returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown
below, and after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares
through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement
accounts. Additionally, the performance information prior to June 7, 2005, the
inception date for Class R Shares, is that of the Administrative Shares of the
Fund, which incur lower expenses and typically experience higher returns than
the Class R Shares. The primary difference in expenses is the lower distribution
(12b-1) fee of 0.15% for Administrative Shares compared to 0.60% for Class R
Shares on an annual basis. The Administrative Shares’ inception date was April
18, 2001.
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PAST
1-YEAR
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PAST
5-YEAR
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SINCE
THE INCEPTION
DATE
OF THE FUND
(ANNUALIZED)
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State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
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Return
Before Taxes
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___%
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___%
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___%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions
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___%
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___%
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___%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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___%
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___%
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___%
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S&P
500 (reflects no deduction for expenses of taxes)
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___%
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___%
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___%
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____________
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
John
A. Tucker has been a Portfolio Manager for the Portfolio since 2007. Karl
Schneider has been a Portfolio Manager for the Portfolio since
2002.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
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$25,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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No
minimum
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
P.O.
Box 5493
Boston,
MA 02206
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
200
Clarendon Street
Boston,
MA 02116
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and Other Financial
Intermediaries.
If you
wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
Changes in Policies
. The
Trust’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment strategies and other
policies without shareholder approval, except as otherwise indicated. The Board
of Trustees will not materially change the Fund’s investment objective without
shareholder approval.
The S&P 500
. The S&P
500 is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500
companies from several industrial sectors representing a significant portion of
the market value of all common stocks publicly traded in the United States, most
of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “NYSE”). Stocks in
the S&P 500 are weighted according to their float adjusted market
capitalizations (i.e., the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the
stock’s current price). The companies selected for inclusion in the S&P 500
are those of large publicly held companies which generally have the largest
market values within their respective industries. The composition of the S&P
500 is determined by Standard & Poor’s and is based on such factors as the
market capitalization and trading activity of each stock and its adequacy as a
representation of stocks in a particular industry group, and may be changed from
time to time. “Standard & Poor’s(R),” “S&P,” “S&P 500,” “Standard
& Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
and have been licensed for use by the Fund. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed,
sold or promoted by S&P, and S&P makes no representation regarding the
advisability of investing in the Fund.
Index Futures Contracts and Related
Options
. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts on the Index
and options on those futures contracts. An “index futures” contract is a
contract to buy or sell units of an index at an agreed price on a specified
future date. Depending on the change in value of the Index between the time when
the Portfolio enters into and closes out an index future or option transaction,
the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. Options and futures transactions involve
risks. For example, it is possible that changes in the prices of futures
contracts on the Index will not correlate precisely with changes in the value of
the Index. In those cases, use of futures contracts and related options might
decrease the correlation between the return of the Portfolio and the return of
the Index. In addition, the Portfolio incurs transaction costs in entering into,
and closing out, positions in futures contracts and related options. These costs
typically have the effect of reducing the correlation between the return of the
Portfolio and the return of the Index. Because the secondary market for futures
contracts and options may be illiquid, the Portfolio may have to hold a contract
or option when the Adviser would otherwise have sold it, or it may only be able
to sell at a price lower than what the Adviser believes is the fair value of the
contract or option, thereby potentially reducing the return of the
Portfolio.
Other Derivative
Transactions
. The Portfolio may enter into derivatives transactions
involving options and swaps. These transactions involve many of the same risks
as those described above under “Index Futures Contracts and Related Options.” In
addition, since many of such transactions are conducted directly with
counterparties, and not on an exchange or board of trade, the Portfolio’s
ability to realize any investment return on such transactions may depend on the
counterparty’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations.
Securities Lending
. The
Portfolio may lend portfolio securities with a value of up to 33-1/3% of its
total assets. For these purposes, total assets shall include the value of all
assets received as collateral for the loan. Such loans may be terminated at any
time, and the Portfolio will receive cash or other obligations as collateral. In
a loan transaction, as compensation for lending its securities, the Portfolio
will receive a portion of the dividends or interest accrued on the securities
held as collateral or, in the case of cash collateral, a portion of the income
from the investment of such cash. In addition, the Portfolio will receive the
amount of all dividends, interest and other distributions on the loaned
securities. However, the borrower has the right to vote the loaned securities.
The Portfolio will call loans to vote proxies if a material issue affecting the
investment is to be voted upon. Should the borrower of the securities fail
financially, the Portfolio may experience delays in recovering the securities or
exercising its rights in the collateral. Loans are made only to borrowers that
are deemed by the securities lending agent to be of good financial standing. In
a loan transaction, the Portfolio will also bear the risk of any decline in
value of securities acquired with cash collateral. The Portfolio will attempt to
minimize this risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high quality
instruments of short maturity. This strategy is not used to leverage the
Portfolio.
Comparison Index.
The S&P
500 is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 industry-leading stocks and is
widely regarded to be representative of the stock market in general. The S&P
500 is unmanaged and does not reflect the actual cost of investing in the
instruments that comprise the index. Additionally, the returns of the S&P
500 do not reflect the effect of fees, expenses and taxes.
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management and
Organization
The Fund and the
Portfolio
. The State Street Equity 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”)
is a separate, diversified series of the State Street Institutional Investment
Trust (the “Trust”), which is an open-end management investment company
organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a
substantially identical investment objective, investment policies, and risks as
the Fund. All discussions about the Fund’s investment objective, policies and
risks should be understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies
and risks of the Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The
Equity 500 Index Fund offers three classes of shares: Administrative Shares,
Service Shares and Class R Shares. Only the Class R Shares of the Fund are
discussed in this prospectus.
The Adviser
. State
Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the investment management group of State
Street Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company and includes the
Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment
programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as
the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in assets under
management at December 31, 2009. The Fund has entered into an investment
advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser will manage
the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate of 0.10% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to cease
investing substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. The Adviser does not
receive any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund
continues to invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in
another investment company. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and
sales of the Portfolio’s investments.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is available in
the Fund’s annual report dated December 31, 2009.
The
Adviser manages the Portfolio using a team of investment professionals. The team
approach is used to create an environment that encourages the flow of investment
ideas. The portfolio managers within the team work together in a cohesive manner
to develop and enhance techniques that drive the investment process for the
respective investment strategy. This approach requires portfolio managers to
share a variety of responsibilities including investment strategy and analysis
while retaining responsibility for the implementation of the strategy within any
particular portfolio. The approach also enables the team to draw upon the
resources of other groups within the firm. Each portfolio management team is
overseen by the SSgA Investment Committee. Key professionals involved in the
day-to-day portfolio management for the Portfolio include the
following:
John A.
Tucker, CFA
Mr.
Tucker is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors, a Principal of
SSgA FM, and Head of US Equity Markets in the Global Structured Products Group.
He is responsible for overseeing the management of all U.S. equity index
strategies and Exchange Traded Funds and is a member of the Senior Management
Group.
Previously,
Mr. Tucker was head of the Structured Products group in SSgA’s London office,
where he was responsible for the management of all index strategies in SSgA’s
second largest investment center. Prior to joining the investment management
group, he was the Operations Manager for SSgA’s International Structured
Products group, where he was responsible for the operations staff and functions.
He joined State Street in 1988 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the
Portfolio since 2007.
Mr.
Tucker received a BA in Economics from Trinity College and an MS in Finance from
Boston College. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation
and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and the CFA
Institute.
Karl
Schneider
Mr.
Schneider is a Vice President of SSgA, a Principal of SSgA FM and a Senior
Portfolio Manager within the Global Structured Products Group. Mr. Schneider
joined SSgA in 1996 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since
2002. Mr. Schneider currently manages several of the firm’s commingled US index
strategies as well as other separately managed domestic and international funds.
Within the Global Structured Products Group, he serves as the point person for
synthetic beta and manages several synthetic beta strategies, including
commodities, buy/write, and hedge fund replication. Mr. Schneider is also a
member of the SSgA Derivatives Committee. Prior to joining the Global Structured
Products Group, Mr. Schneider worked as a portfolio manager in SSgA’s Currency
Management Group, managing both active currency selection and traditional
passive hedging overlay portfolios.
Mr.
Schneider holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Investments from
Babson College and also a Master of Science degree in Finance from the Carroll
School of Management at Boston College. Additionally, he holds a Series 3
license from the National Futures Association.
Additional
information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed
by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities
in the Fund and the Portfolio is available in the Statement of Additional
Information (“SAI”).
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator,
Custodian, and Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
. State Street
Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a subsidiary of State Street
Corporation, is the administrator, custodian, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent for the Fund.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Fund determines its net asset value (“NAV”) per share once
each business day as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The NAV per
share is based on the market value of the investments held in the Fund. The NAV
of the Fund’s R Shares is calculated by dividing the value of the assets of the
Fund attributable to its R shares less the liabilities of the Fund attributable
to its R shares by the number of R Shares outstanding. The Fund values each
security or other investment pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of
Trustees. Securities or other investments may be valued at fair value, as
determined in good faith and pursuant to procedures approved by the Portfolio’s
Board of Trustees, under certain limited circumstances. For example, fair value
pricing may be used when market quotations are not readily available or
reliable, such as when (i) trading for a security is restricted; or (ii) a
significant event, as determined by the Adviser, that may affect the value of
one or more securities or other investments held by the Fund occurs after the
close of a related exchange but before the determination of the Fund’s NAV.
Attempts to determine the fair value of securities or other investments
introduce an element of subjectivity to the pricing of securities or other
investments. As a result, the price of a security or other investment determined
through fair valuation techniques may differ from the price quoted or published
by other sources and may not accurately reflect the price the Fund would have
received had it sold the investment. To the extent that the Fund invests in the
shares of other registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on
an exchange (mutual funds), such shares are valued at their published net asset
values per share as reported by the funds. The prospectuses of these funds
explain the circumstances under which the funds will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Purchasing
Shares
.
Investors pay no sales load to invest in the Fund. The price for Fund shares is
the NAV per share. Orders will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the
order is accepted by the Fund.
The
minimum initial investment in the Class is $25 million, although the Adviser may
waive the minimum in its discretion. There is no minimum subsequent investment.
The Fund intends to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore,
investments must be made either in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the
account of the Fund’s custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank) or securities
(“in-kind”) acceptable to the Adviser. (Please consult your tax adviser
regarding in-kind transactions.) The Fund reserves the right to cease accepting
investments at any time or to reject any purchase order.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity that applies to open
an account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account,
the Trust will request certain information, including your name, address and
taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. If
you are unable to provide sufficient information to verify your identity, the
Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may employ
various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases or
requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that the
information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to reject
any purchase order for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by
law.
Redeeming Shares
.
An investor may withdraw
all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next determined after it submits
a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund. The Fund will pay the
proceeds of the withdrawal either in Federal Funds or in securities at the
discretion of the Adviser, normally on the next Fund business day after the
withdrawal, but in any event no more than seven days after the withdrawal.
(Please consult your tax adviser regarding in-kind transactions.) The right of
any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may be suspended
or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any period in which
the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the NYSE is
restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act, as amended, if
an emergency exists.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
.
Frequent
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present risks for other
shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things, interference in
the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in the value of Fund
shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and administrative
costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of cash.
The Fund
is intended as a long-term investment. Therefore, the Trust’s Board of Trustees
has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent inappropriate
short-term trading activity that is harmful to the Fund. Because most of the
interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly through one or more
financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have information about the
identity of those investors or about transactions effected by those investors.
Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically review cash inflows and
outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt to detect inappropriate
trading activity by investors holding shares through those intermediaries. The
Fund may seek to obtain underlying account trading activity information from
financial intermediaries when, in the Adviser’s judgment, the trading activity
suggests possible market timing. There is no assurance that the Fund or the
Adviser will be able to determine whether trading by an investor holding shares
through a financial intermediary is engaged in trading activity that may be
harmful to the Fund or its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase activity in its shares based on various factors, including,
without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt
portfolio management strategies and adversely affect performance. There can be
no assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all
frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1 ) Plan
The
Fund has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s Class R Shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. The plan
calls for payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of
0.60% of the Fund’s net assets attributable to its R Shares. Because these fees
are paid out of the assets of the Fund attributable to its R Shares, on an
ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you
more over time than paying other types of sales charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
Income
dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund will be declared and paid
at least annually.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the Statement of
Additional Information tax section for more complete disclosure.
The Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally
taxable to you as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally are determined by how long the Portfolio owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Fund
shares.
Distributions
are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund
before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your
shares). Distributions may also be subject to state and local taxes and are
taxable whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares.
Distributions
of net capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gains over
net short-term capital losses) from the sale of investments that the Portfolio
owned for more than one year that are properly designated by the Fund as capital
gains dividends generally will be taxable to you as long-term capital gains. For
individual taxpayers, long-term capital gain rates have been temporarily
reduced--in general, to 15% with lower rates applying to taxpayers in the 10%
and 15% rate brackets--for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011.
Distributions of gains from investments that the Portfolio owned for one year or
less generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income. For the taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2011, distributions of investment income designated
by the Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” are taxed at the rates
applicable to long-term capital gain, provided holding period and other
requirements are met by both the shareholder and the Fund.
Any gain
resulting from the sale, exchange, or redemption of your shares will generally
also be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term capital gain, depending
upon how long you held your shares in the Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s Class R
Shares financial performance since inception. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single share of the Class R Shares. The total return in
the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an
investment in the Fund’s Class R Shares (assuming reinvestment of all dividends
and distributions). This information has been audited by_________, whose report,
along with the Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Fund’s annual
report, which is available upon request. The financial information included in
this table should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional
Information.
For more
information about
STATE STREET
EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND:
The
Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information
about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this document. Additional
information about the Fund’s investments is available in the Fund’s annual and
semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will find
a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal
year.
The SAI
and the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports are available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive
such information by calling (877) 521-4083 or the customer service center at the
telephone number shown in the accompanying contract prospectus, if applicable.
The Fund does not have an Internet website.
Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
Massachusetts 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
_______________
STATE
STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND (STBIX)
SERVICE
SHARES
_______________
PROSPECTUS
DATED APRIL__, 2010
_______________
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THIS FUND OFFERS THREE CLASSES OF SHARES:
SERVICE CLASS, R CLASS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS. THIS PROSPECTUS COVERS ONLY THE
SERVICE CLASS.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND IS NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Fund
Summary
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Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
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Management
and Organization
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Shareholder Information
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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Distribution
Servicing Plan and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P
500” or the “Index”).
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
Service Shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in the State Street Equity 500
Index Portfolio (the “Equity 500 Index Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in
context as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s
expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the same time
continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example reflect
the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
|
0.045%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.25%
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Other
Expenses
|
___%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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___%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total expenses of the corresponding Portfolio of the State
Street Master Funds and the
Fund.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s
Service Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual
funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s Service Shares for the
time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each
year, that all dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s
Service Shares’ operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs
may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would
be:
1 YEAR
|
3 YEARS
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5 YEARS
|
10 YEARS
|
$___
|
$___
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$___
|
$___
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). As a shareholder of the Portfolio
the Fund bears its ratable share of the transaction costs associated with the
portfolio turnover of the Portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was ___%
of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal
Investment Strategies
There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, and you
could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund seeks to achieve its
investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in
a corresponding portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of State Street Master Funds that
has the same investment objective as, and investment policies that are
substantially similar to those of, the Fund.
The
Portfolio uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance
of the S&P 500. The Index is a well-known stock market index that includes
common stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a
significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the
United States.
The
Portfolio is not managed according to traditional methods of “active” investment
management, which involve the buying and selling of securities based upon
economic, financial and market analysis and investment
judgment. Instead, the Portfolio, using a “passive” or “indexing”
investment approach, attempts to replicate, before expenses, the performance of
the S&P 500.
The
Portfolio generally intends to invest in all 500 stocks comprising the S&P
500 in proportion to their weightings in the Index. However, under various
circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all 500 stocks
in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Portfolio may purchase a sample
of the stocks in the Index in proportions expected by the Adviser to match
generally the performance of the Index as a whole. In addition, from time to
time stocks are added to or removed from the Index. The Portfolio may sell
securities that are represented in the Index, or purchase securities that are
not yet represented in the Index, in anticipation of their removal from or
addition to the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio will not
invest less than 80% of its total assets in stocks in the Index. Shareholders
will receive 60 days’ notice prior to a change in the 80% investment
policy.
In
addition, the Portfolio may at times purchase or sell futures contracts on the
Index, or options on those futures, in lieu of investing directly in the stocks
making up the Index. The Portfolio might do so, for example, in order to
increase its investment exposure pending investment of cash in the stocks
comprising the Index. Alternatively, the Portfolio might use futures or options
on futures to reduce its investment exposure in situations where it intends to
sell a portion of the stocks in its portfolio but the sale has not yet been
completed. The Portfolio may also enter into other derivatives transactions,
including the use of options or swap transactions, to assist in attempting to
replicate the performance of the Index. The Portfolio may also, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, invest in shares of other mutual funds whose
investment objectives and policies are similar to those of the
Portfolio.
Principal
Risks
General
risks associated with the Fund’s and Portfolio’s investment policies and
investment strategies are discussed below.
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Stock
values could decline generally or could under-perform other
investments.
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Because
the S&P 500 includes mainly large U.S. companies, the Portfolio’s
emphasis on securities issued by large capitalization companies makes it
susceptible to the risks of investing in larger companies. For example,
larger companies may be unable to respond as quickly as smaller companies
to competitive challenges. Larger companies also tend not to be able to
maintain the high growth rates of well-managed smaller companies,
especially during strong economic
periods.
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The
Portfolio’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of
reasons. For example, the return on the securities and other investments
selected by the Adviser may not correlate precisely with the return on the
Index. The Portfolio incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable
to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities. The
Portfolio may not be fully invested at times, either as a result of cash
flows into or out of the Portfolio or reserves of cash held by the
Portfolio to meet redemptions. The return on the sample of securities
purchased by the Portfolio, or futures or other derivative positions taken
by the Portfolio, to replicate the performance of the Index may not
correlate precisely with the return on the
Index.
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Derivatives Risk
.
Derivative transactions typically involve leverage and may be highly
volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a
loss greater than the principal amount invested, and the Portfolio may not
be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or
price.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio with substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to
maintain the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might
otherwise choose not to do so.
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THE
FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE
FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT ACHIEVE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND IS NOT A DEPOSIT WITH A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Performance
The
bar chart below shows the performance of the Fund’s Service Shares during the
Fund’s complete calendar years since inception. The chart provides some
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund’s Service Shares by showing
changes in the Service Shares’ performance from year to year. Please keep in
mind that past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund’s Service
Shares will perform in the future.
Additionally, the
performance information prior to March 10, 2003, the inception date for Service
Shares, is that of Administrative Shares of the Fund, which incur lower expenses
and typically experience higher returns than the Service Shares. The primary
difference in expenses is the lower distribution (12b-1) fee of 0.15% for
Administrative Shares compared to 0.25% for Service Shares on an annual basis.
The Administrative Shares’ inception date was April 18, 2001.
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
Service
Shares
Total
Return For The Calendar Years
Ended
December 31
BAR
CHART:
2002:
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-22.31%
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2003:
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28.33%
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2004:
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10.51%
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2005:
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4.56%
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2006:
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15.41%
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2007:
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5.16%
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2008:
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-36.93%
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2009:
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___%
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During
the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was ___%
(quarter ended ___) and the lowest return for a quarter was ___% (quarter ended
___ ).
Average
Annual Total Returns
For
the Periods Ended December 31, 2009
Service
Shares
The
information in the following table gives some indication of the risks of an
investment in the Fund’s Service Shares by comparing the Fund’s Service Shares
performance to the performance of the S&P 500 over various periods of
time.
The
Fund’s Service Shares’ after-tax returns listed below are calculated using the
historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not
reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Additionally, actual after-tax
returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown
below, and after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares
through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement
accounts. Additionally, the following performance information prior to March 10,
2003, the inception date for Service Shares, is that of Administrative Shares of
the Fund, which incur lower expenses and typically experience higher returns
than the Service Shares. The Administrative Shares’ inception date was April 18,
2001.
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PAST
1-YEAR
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PAST
5-YEAR
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SINCE
THE INCEPTION
DATE
OF THE FUND
(ANNUALIZED)
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State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
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Return
Before Taxes
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___%
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___%
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___%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions
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___%
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___%
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___%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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___%
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___%
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___%
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S&P
500(reflects no deduction for expenses of taxes)
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___%
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___%
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___%
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__________
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
John
A. Tucker has been a Portfolio Manager for the Portfolio since 2007. Karl
Schneider has been a Portfolio Manager for the Portfolio since
2002.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
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$25,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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No
minimum
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
P.O.
Box 5493
Boston,
MA 02206
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund
200
Clarendon Street
Boston,
MA 02116
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you
wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
Changes in Policies
. The
Trust’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment strategies and other
policies without shareholder approval, except as otherwise indicated. The Board
of Trustees will not materially change the Fund’s investment objective without
shareholder approval.
The S&P 500
. The S&P
500 is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500
companies from several industrial sectors representing a significant portion of
the market value of all common stocks publicly traded in the United States, most
of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “NYSE”). Stocks in
the S&P 500 are weighted according to their float adjusted market
capitalizations (i.e., the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the
stock’s current price). The companies selected for inclusion in the S&P 500
are those of large publicly held companies which generally have the largest
market values within their respective industries. The composition of the S&P
500 is determined by Standard & Poor’s and is based on such factors as the
market capitalization and trading activity of each stock and its adequacy as a
representation of stocks in a particular industry group, and may be changed from
time to time. “Standard & Poor’s(R),” “S&P,” “S&P 500,” “Standard
& Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
and have been licensed for use by the Fund. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed,
sold or promoted by S&P, and S&P makes no representation regarding the
advisability of investing in the Fund.
Index Futures Contracts and Related
Options
. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts on the Index
and options on those futures contracts. An “index futures” contract is a
contract to buy or sell units of an index at an agreed price on a specified
future date. Depending on the change in value of the Index between the time when
the Portfolio enters into and closes out an index future or option transaction,
the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. Options and futures transactions involve
risks. For example, it is possible that changes in the prices of futures
contracts on the Index will not correlate precisely with changes in the value of
the Index. In those cases, use of futures contracts and related options might
decrease the correlation between the return of the Portfolio and the return of
the Index. In addition, the Portfolio incurs transaction costs in entering into,
and closing out, positions in futures contracts and related options. These costs
typically have the effect of reducing the correlation between the return of the
Portfolio and the return of the Index. Because the secondary market for futures
contracts and options may be illiquid, the Portfolio may have to hold a contract
or option when the Adviser would otherwise have sold it, or it may only be able
to sell at a price lower than what the Adviser believes is the fair value of the
contract or option, thereby potentially reducing the return of the
Portfolio.
Other Derivative
Transactions
. The Portfolio may enter into derivatives transactions
involving options and swaps. These transactions involve many of the same risks
as those described above under “Index Futures Contracts and Related Options.” In
addition, since many of such transactions are conducted directly with
counterparties, and not on an exchange or board of trade, the Portfolio’s
ability to realize any investment return on such transactions may depend on the
counterparty’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations.
Securities Lending
. The
Portfolio may lend portfolio securities with a value of up to 33-1/3% of its
total assets. For these purposes, total assets shall include the value of all
assets received as collateral for the loan. Such loans may be terminated at any
time, and the Portfolio will receive cash or other obligations as collateral. In
a loan transaction, as compensation for lending its securities, the Portfolio
will receive a portion of the dividends or interest accrued on the securities
held as collateral or, in the case of cash collateral, a portion of the income
from the investment of such cash. In addition, the Portfolio will receive the
amount of all dividends, interest and other distributions on the loaned
securities. However, the borrower has the right to vote the loaned securities.
The Portfolio will call loans to vote proxies if a material issue affecting the
investment is to be voted upon. Should the borrower of the securities fail
financially, the Portfolio may experience delays in recovering the securities or
exercising its rights in the collateral. Loans are made only to borrowers that
are deemed by the securities lending agent to be of good financial standing. In
a loan transaction, the Portfolio will also bear the risk of any decline in
value of securities acquired with cash collateral. The Portfolio will attempt to
minimize this risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high quality
instruments of short maturity. This strategy is not used to leverage the
Portfolio.
Comparison Index.
The S&P
500 is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 industry-leading stocks and is
widely regarded to be representative of the stock market in general. The S&P
500 is unmanaged and does not reflect the actual cost of investing in the
instruments that comprise the index. Additionally, the returns of the S&P
500 Index do not reflect the effect of fees, expenses and
taxes.
Portfolio Holdings
Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management
and Organization
The Fund and the
Portfolio
. The State Street Equity 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”)
is a separate, diversified series of the State Street Institutional Investment
Trust (the “Trust”), which is an open-end management investment company
organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a
substantially identical investment objective, investment policies, and risks as
the Fund. All discussions about the Fund’s investment objective, policies and
risks should be understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies
and risks of the Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The
Equity 500 Index Fund offers three classes of shares: Administrative
Shares, Service Shares and Class R Shares. Only the Service Shares of
the Fund are discussed in this prospectus.
The Adviser
. State
Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the investment management group of State
Street Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company, and includes the
Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment
programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as
the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in assets under
management at December 31, 2009. The Fund has entered into an investment
advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser will manage
the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate of 0.10% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to cease
investing substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. The Adviser does not
receive any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund
continues to invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in
another investment company. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and
sales of the Portfolio’s investments.
A
summary of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with
the renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is available in
the Fund’s annual report dated December 31, 2009.
The
Adviser manages the Portfolio using a team of investment professionals. The team
approach is used to create an environment that encourages the flow of investment
ideas. The portfolio managers within the team work together in a cohesive manner
to develop and enhance techniques that drive the investment process for the
respective investment strategy. This approach requires portfolio managers to
share a variety of responsibilities including investment strategy and analysis
while retaining responsibility for the implementation of the strategy within any
particular portfolio. The approach also enables the team to draw upon the
resources of other groups within the firm. Each portfolio management team is
overseen by the SSgA Investment Committee. Key professionals involved in the
day-to-day portfolio management for the Portfolio include the
following:
John A.
Tucker, CFA
Mr.
Tucker is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors, a Principal of
SSgA FM, and Head of US Equity Markets in the Global Structured Products Group.
He is responsible for overseeing the management of all U.S. equity index
strategies and Exchange Traded Funds and is a member of the Senior Management
Group.
Previously,
Mr. Tucker was head of the Structured Products group in SSgA’s London office,
where he was responsible for the management of all index strategies in SSgA’s
second largest investment center. Prior to joining the investment management
group, he was the Operations Manager for SSgA’s International Structured
Products group, where he was responsible for the operations staff and functions.
He joined State Street in 1988 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the
Portfolio since 2007.
Mr.
Tucker received a BA in Economics from Trinity College and an MS in Finance from
Boston College. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation
and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and the CFA
Institute.
Karl
Schneider
Mr.
Schneider is a Vice President of SSgA, a Principal of SSgA FM and a Senior
Portfolio Manager within the Global Structured Products Group. Mr. Schneider
joined SSgA in 1996 and has served as a Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since
2002. Mr. Schneider currently manages several of the firm’s commingled US index
strategies as well as other separately managed domestic and international funds.
Within the Global Structured Products Group, he serves as the point person for
synthetic beta and manages several synthetic beta strategies, including
commodities, buy/write, and hedge fund replication. Mr. Schneider is also a
member of the SSgA Derivatives Committee. Prior to joining the Global Structured
Products Group, Mr. Schneider worked as a portfolio manager in SSgA’s Currency
Management Group, managing both active currency selection and traditional
passive hedging overlay portfolios.
Mr.
Schneider holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Investments from
Babson College and also a Master of Science degree in Finance from the Carroll
School of Management at Boston College. Additionally, he holds a Series 3
license from the National Futures Association.
Additional
information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed
by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities
in the Fund and the Portfolio is available in the Statement of Additional
Information (“SAI”).
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator,
Custodian, and Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
. State Street
Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a subsidiary of State Street
Corporation, is the administrator, custodian, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent for the Fund.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Fund determines its net asset value (“NAV”) per share once
each business day as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The NAV per
share is based on the market value of the investments held in the Fund. The NAV
of the Fund’s Service shares is calculated by dividing the value of the assets
of the Fund attributable to its Service Shares less the liabilities of the Fund
attributable to its Service Shares by the number of Service Shares outstanding.
The Fund values each security or other investment pursuant to guidelines adopted
by the Board of Trustees. Securities or other investments may be valued at fair
value, as determined in good faith and pursuant to procedures approved by the
Portfolio’s Board of Trustees, under certain limited circumstances. For example,
fair value pricing may be used when market quotations are not readily available
or reliable, such as when (i) trading for a security is restricted; or (ii) a
significant event, as determined by the Adviser, that may affect the value of
one or more securities or other investments held by the Fund occurs after the
close of a related exchange but before the determination of the Fund’s NAV.
Attempts to determine the fair value of securities or other investments
introduce an element of subjectivity to the pricing of securities or other
investments. As a result, the price of a security or other investment determined
through fair valuation techniques may differ from the price quoted or published
by other sources and may not accurately reflect the price the Fund would have
received had it sold the investment. To the extent that the Fund invests in the
shares of other registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on
an exchange (mutual funds), such shares are valued at their published net asset
values per share as reported by the funds. The prospectuses of these funds
explain the circumstances under which the funds will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Purchasing
Shares
.
Investors pay no sales load to invest in the Fund. The price for Fund shares is
the NAV per share. Orders will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the
order is accepted by the Fund.
The
minimum initial investment in the Class is $25 million, although the Adviser may
waive the minimum in its discretion. There is no minimum subsequent investment.
The Fund intends to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore,
investments must be made either in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the
account of the Fund’s custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank) or securities
(“in-kind”) acceptable to the Adviser. (Please consult your tax adviser
regarding in-kind transactions.) The Fund reserves the right to cease accepting
investments at any time or to reject any purchase order.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity that applies to open
an account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of ) an account,
the Trust will request certain information, including your name, address and
taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. If
you are unable to provide sufficient information to verify your identity, the
Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may employ
various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases or
requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that the
information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to reject
any purchase order for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming Shares
.
An investor may withdraw
all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next determined after it submits
a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund. The Fund will pay the
proceeds of the withdrawal either in Federal Funds or in securities at the
discretion of the Adviser, normally on the next Fund business day after the
withdrawal, but in any event no more than seven days after the withdrawal.
(Please consult your tax adviser regarding in-kind transactions.) The right of
any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may be suspended
or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any period in which
the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the NYSE is
restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act, as amended, if
an emergency exists.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present
risks for other shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things,
interference in the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in
the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and
administrative costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of
cash.
The Fund
is intended as a long-term investment. Therefore, the Trust’s Board of Trustees
has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent inappropriate
short-term trading activity that is harmful to the Fund. Because most of the
interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly through one or more
financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have information about the
identity of those investors or about transactions effected by those investors.
Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically review cash inflows and
outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt to detect inappropriate
trading activity by investors holding shares through those intermediaries. The
Fund may seek to obtain underlying account trading activity information from
financial intermediaries when, in the Adviser’s judgment, the trading activity
suggests possible market timing. There is no assurance that the Fund or the
Adviser will be able to determine whether trading by an investor holding shares
through a financial intermediary is engaged in trading activity that may be
harmful to the Fund or its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase activity in its shares based on various factors, including,
without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt
portfolio management strategies and adversely affect performance. There can be
no assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all
frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1) Plan
The
Fund has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s Service Shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. 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 Service Shares. Because these
fees are paid out of the assets of the Fund attributable to its Service Shares,
on an ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost
you more over time than paying other types of sales charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
Income
dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund will be declared and paid
at least annually.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the Statement of
Additional Information tax section for more complete disclosure.
The Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally
taxable to you as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally are determined by how long the Portfolio owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Fund shares.
Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains
earned by the Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price
you paid for your shares). Distributions may also be subject to state and local
taxes and are taxable whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in
additional shares. Distributions of net capital gains (that is, the excess of
net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) from the sale of
investments that the Portfolio owned for more than one year that are properly
designated by the Fund as capital gains dividends generally will be taxable to
you as long-term capital gains. For individual taxpayers, long-term capital gain
rates have been temporarily reduced -- in general, to 15% with lower rates
applying to taxpayers in the 10% and 15% rate brackets -- for taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2011. Distributions of gains from investments that
the Portfolio owned for one year or less generally will be taxable to you as
ordinary income. For the taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011,
distributions of investment income designated by the Fund as derived from
“qualified dividend income” are taxed at the rates applicable to long-term
capital gain, provided holding period and other requirements are met by both the
shareholder and the Fund.
Any gain
resulting from the sale, exchange, or redemption of your shares will generally
also be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term capital gain, depending
upon how long you held your shares in the Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s Service
Shares financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects
financial results for a single share of the Service Shares. The total return in
the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an
investment in the Fund’s Service Shares (assuming reinvestment of all dividends
and distributions). This information has been audited by________, whose report,
along with the Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Fund’s annual
report, which is available upon request. The financial information included in
this table should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional
Information.
For more information about
STATE
STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND:
The
Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information
about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this document. Additional
information about the Fund’s investments is available in the Fund’s annual and
semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will find
a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal
year.
The SAI
and the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports are available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive
such information by calling (877) 521-4083 or the customer service center at the
telephone number shown in the accompanying contract prospectus, if applicable.
The Fund does not have an Internet website.
Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA FUNDS MANAGEMENT,
INC
.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
Massachusetts 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
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STATE
STREET EQUITY 400 INDEX FUND
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PROSPECTUS
DATED APRIL__, 2010
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THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET EQUITY 400 INDEX FUND IS NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Fund
Summary
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Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
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Management
and Organization
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Shareholder Information
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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Distribution
Servicing Plan and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (the
“S&P MidCap 400” or the “Index”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment
objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in the State
Street Equity 400 Index Portfolio (the “Equity 400 Index Portfolio” or sometimes
referred to in context as the “Portfolio”) of the State Street Master Funds that
has the same investment objective as, and investment policies that are
substantially similar to those of, the Fund. In reviewing the investment
objective and policies of the Fund below, you should assume that the investment
objective and policies of the Portfolio are the same in all material respects as
those of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its
investment objective.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the estimated fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in the State Street Equity 400 Index
Portfolio (the “Equity 400 Index Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in context
as the “Portfolio”), the Fund bears its ratable share of the Portfolio’s
expenses, including advisory and administrative fees, and at the same time
continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table and the Example reflect
the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Shareholder
Fees
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.08%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.25%
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Other
Expenses
(2)
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___
%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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%
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____________
(1)
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Amounts
reflect total estimated expenses for the Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
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Other
Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal
year.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). As a shareholder of the Portfolio
the Fund bears its ratable share of the transaction costs associated with the
portfolio turnover of the Portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate has been omitted because the Fund had not
commenced investment operations as of the date of this
Prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Portfolio uses a passive management strategy designed to track the S&P
MidCap 400. The Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common
stocks of 400 mid-sized companies from several industrial sectors representing a
significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the
United States.
The
Portfolio is not managed according to traditional methods of “active”
management, which involve the buying and selling of securities based upon
economic, financial and market analysis and investment judgment. Instead, the
Portfolio, using a “passive” or “indexing” investment approach, attempts to
replicate, before expenses, the performance of the S&P MidCap
400.
The
Portfolio generally intends to invest in all of the stocks comprising the Index
in proportion to their weightings in the Index. However, under various
circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all 400 stocks
in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Portfolio may purchase a sample
of the stocks in the Index in proportions expected by the Adviser to match
generally the performance of the Index as a whole. In addition, from time to
time stocks are added to or removed from the Index. The Portfolio may sell
stocks that are represented in the Index, or purchase stocks that are not yet
represented in the Index, in anticipation of their removal from or addition to
the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio will not invest less
than 80% of its total assets in stocks in the Index. Shareholders will receive
60 days’ notice prior to a change in the 80% investment policy.
In
addition, the Portfolio may at times purchase or sell futures contracts on the
Index, or options on those futures, in lieu of investing directly in the stocks
making up the Index. The Portfolio might do so, for example, in order to
increase its investment exposure pending investment of cash in the stocks
comprising the Index. Alternatively, the Portfolio might use futures or options
on futures to reduce its investment exposure in situations where it intends to
sell a portion of the stocks in its portfolio but the sale has not yet been
completed. The Portfolio may also enter into other derivatives transactions,
including the use of options or swap transactions, to assist in attempting to
replicate the performance of the Index. The Portfolio may also, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, invest in shares of other mutual funds whose
investment objectives and policies are similar to those of the
Portfolio.
Principal
Risks
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·
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Stock
values could decline generally or could under-perform other
investments.
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Because
the S&P MidCap 400 includes stocks of mainly mid-capitalization
(“mid-cap”) companies, the Portfolio’s investments consist mainly of
stocks of mid-cap companies. Returns on investments in mid-cap stocks
could be more volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in
larger or smaller capitalization (“large-cap” and “small-cap,”
respectively) U.S. stocks.
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Mid-cap
companies may be more likely than large-cap companies to have relatively
limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or depend on a few
key employees.
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The
Portfolio’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of
reasons. For example, the return on the securities and other investments
selected by the Adviser may not correlate precisely with the return on the
Index. The Portfolio incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable
to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities. The
Portfolio may not be fully invested at times, either as a result of cash
flows into the Portfolio or reserves of cash held by the Portfolio to meet
redemptions. The return on the sample of securities purchased by the
Portfolio, or futures or other derivative positions taken by the
Portfolio, to replicate the performance of the Index may not correlate
precisely with the return on the
Index.
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Derivatives Risk
.
Derivative transactions typically involve leverage and may be highly
volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a
loss greater than the principal amount invested, and the Portfolio may not
be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or
price.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio with substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to
maintain the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might
otherwise choose not to do so.
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THE
FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE
FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT ACHIEVE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND IS NOT A DEPOSIT WITH A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Performance
Performance
information for the Fund has been omitted because the Fund had not commenced
investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
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$25,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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No
minimum
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Equity 400 Index Fund
P.O.
Box 5493
Boston,
MA 02206
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Equity 400 Index Fund
200
Clarendon Street
Boston,
MA 02116
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries
.
If
you wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other
financial intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly.
Your financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission
of purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
Changes in Policies
. The
Trust’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment strategies and other
policies without shareholder approval, except as otherwise indicated. The Board
of Trustees will not materially change the Fund’s investment objective without
shareholder approval.
The S&P MidCap 400.
The
S&P MidCap 400 is a well-known stock market index that includes common
stocks of 400 companies from several industrial sectors representing a large
cross-section of mid-cap stocks publicly traded in the United States, most of
which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “NYSE”). Unlike the
S&P 500, which is designed to represent the performance of the large-cap
sector of the U.S. securities market, the S&P MidCap 400 is designed to
represent the performance of the mid-cap sector of the U.S. securities market.
Stocks in the S&P MidCap 400 are weighted according to their market
capitalizations (i.e., the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the
stock’s current price). The companies chosen for the S&P MidCap 400
generally have market values between $1 billion and $4 billion, depending upon
current equity market valuations. (Stocks in the S&P MidCap 400 will not
simultaneously be listed in the S&P 500.) The composition of the S&P
MidCap 400 is determined by Standard & Poor’s(R) and is based on such
factors as the market capitalization and trading activity of each stock and its
adequacy as a representation of stocks in a particular industry group, and may
be changed from time to time. “Standard & Poor’s(R),” “S&P,” “S&P
MidCap 400,” “Standard & Poor’s 400” and “400” are trademarks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by the Fund and the
Portfolio. The Fund and the Portfolio are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or
promoted by S&P, and S&P makes no representation regarding the
advisability of investing in the Fund or the Portfolio.
Index Futures Contracts and Related
Options.
The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts on the S&P
MidCap 400 and options on those futures contracts. An “index futures” contract
is a contract to buy or sell units of an index at an agreed price on a specified
future date. Depending on the change in value of the Index between the time when
the Portfolio enters into and closes out an index future or option transaction,
the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. Options and futures transactions involve
risks. For example, it is possible that changes in the prices of futures
contracts on the Index will not correlate precisely with changes in the value of
the Index. In those cases, use of futures contracts and related options might
decrease the correlation between the return of the Portfolio and the return of
the Index. In addition, the Portfolio incurs transaction costs in entering into,
and closing out, positions in futures contracts and related options. These costs
typically have the effect of reducing the correlation between the return of the
Portfolio and the return of the Index. Because the secondary market for futures
contracts and options may be illiquid, the Portfolio may have to hold a contract
or option when the Adviser would otherwise have sold it, or it may only be able
to sell at a price lower than what the Adviser believes is the fair value of the
contract or option, thereby potentially reducing the return of the
Portfolio.
Other Derivative
Transactions
. The Portfolio may enter into derivatives transactions
involving options and swaps. These transactions involve many of the same risks
as those described above under “Index Futures Contracts and Related Options.” In
addition, since many of such transactions are conducted directly with
counterparties, and not on an exchange or board of trade, the Portfolio’s
ability to realize any investment return on such transactions may depend on the
counterparty’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations.
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management
and Organization
The Fund and the
Portfolio
. The State Street Equity 400 Index Fund (the “Fund”)
is a series of the State Street Institutional Investment Trust (the “Trust”),
which is an open-end management investment company organized as a business trust
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a
substantially identical investment objective, investment policies, and risks as
the Fund. All discussions about the Fund’s investment objective, policies and
risks should be understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies
and risks of the Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The Adviser
.
State Street Global
Advisors (“SSgA”) is the investment management group of State Street
Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company, and includes the Adviser,
SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment
programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as
the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in assets under
management at December 31, 2009. The Fund has entered into an investment
advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser will manage
the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate of 0.10% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to cease
investing substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. The Adviser does not
receive any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund
continues to invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in
another investment company. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and
sales of the Portfolio’s investments.
A summary
of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with the
renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund will be available in
the Fund’s annual report or semi-annual report, as applicable, after the Fund
commences operations.
The
Adviser manages the Portfolio using a team of investment professionals. The team
approach is used to create an environment that encourages the flow of investment
ideas. The portfolio managers within the team work together in a cohesive manner
to develop and enhance techniques that drive the investment process for the
respective investment strategy. This approach requires portfolio managers to
share a variety of responsibilities including investment strategy and analysis
while retaining responsibility for the implementation of the strategy within any
particular portfolio. The approach also enables the team to draw upon the
resources of other groups within the firm. Each portfolio management team is
overseen by the SSgA Investment Committee.
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator,
Custodian, and Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
. State Street
Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a subsidiary of State Street
Corporation, is the administrator, custodian, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent for the Fund.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
.
The Fund
determines its net asset value (“NAV”) per share once each business day as of
the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The NAV per share is based on the
market value of the securities held in the Fund. The NAV per share is calculated
by dividing the assets less liabilities of the Fund by the number of shares
outstanding. The Fund values each security pursuant to guidelines adopted by the
Board of Trustees. Securities may be valued at fair value, as determined in good
faith and pursuant to procedures approved by the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees,
under certain limited circumstances. For example, fair value pricing may be used
when market quotations are not readily available or reliable, such as when (i)
trading for a security is restricted; or (ii) a significant event, as determined
by the Adviser, that may affect the value of one or more securities held by the
Fund occurs after the close of a related exchange but before the determination
of the Fund’s NAV. Attempts to determine the fair value of securities introduce
an element of subjectivity to the pricing of securities. As a result, the price
of a security determined through fair valuation techniques may differ from the
price quoted or published by other sources and may not accurately reflect the
price the Fund would have received had it sold the investment. To the extent
that the Fund invests in the shares of other registered open-end investment
companies that are not traded on an exchange (mutual funds), such shares are
valued at their published net asset values per share as reported by the funds.
The prospectuses of these funds explain the circumstances under which the funds
will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value
pricing.
Purchasing
Shares
.
Investors pay no sales load to invest in this Fund. The price for Fund shares is
the NAV per share. Orders will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the
order is accepted by the Fund.
The
minimum initial investment in the Fund is $25 million, although the Adviser may
waive the minimum in its discretion. There is no minimum subsequent investment.
The Fund intends to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore,
investments must be made either in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the
account of the Fund’s custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank) or securities
(“in-kind”) acceptable to the Adviser. (Please consult your tax adviser
regarding in-kind transactions.) The Fund reserves the right to cease accepting
investments at any time or to reject any purchase order.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity who applies to open an
account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account, the
Trust will request certain information, including your name, address and
taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. If
you are unable to provide sufficient information to verify your identity, the
Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may employ
various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases or
requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that the
information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to reject
any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming Shares
. An
investor may withdraw all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next
determined after it submits a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund.
The Fund will pay the proceeds of the withdrawal either in Federal Funds or in
securities at the discretion of the Adviser, normally on the next Fund business
day after the withdrawal, but in any event no more than seven days after the
withdrawal. (Please consult your tax adviser regarding in-kind transactions.)
The right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may
be suspended or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any
period in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading
on the NYSE is restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act,
as amended, if an emergency exists.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
.
Frequent
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present risks for other
shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things, interference in
the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in the value of Fund
shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and administrative
costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of cash.
The Fund
is intended as a long-term investment. Therefore, the Trust’s Board of Trustees
has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent inappropriate
short-term trading activity that is harmful to the Fund. Because most of the
interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly through one or more
financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have information about the
identity of those investors or about transactions effected by those investors.
Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically review cash inflows and
outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt to detect inappropriate
trading activity by investors holding shares through those intermediaries. The
Fund may not be able to determine whether trading by an investor holding shares
through a financial intermediary is engaged in trading activity in the Fund’s
shares that may be harmful to the Fund or its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase activity in its shares based on various factors, including,
without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt
portfolio management strategies and adversely affect performance. There can be
no assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all
frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1) Plan
The Fund
has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. The plan calls for
payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of 0.25%. Because
these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, they will
increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more over time than paying
other types of sales charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
Income
dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund will be declared and paid
at least annually.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the Statement of
Additional Information tax section for more complete disclosure.
The Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally
taxable to you as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally are determined by how long the Portfolio owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Fund shares.
Distributions
are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund
before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your
shares). Distributions may also be subject to state and local taxes and are
taxable whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares.
Distributions
of net capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gains over
net short-term capital losses) from the sale of investments that the Portfolio
owned for more than one year that are properly designated by the Fund as capital
gains dividends generally will be taxable to you as long-term capital gains. For
individual taxpayers long-term capital gain rates have been temporarily
reduced--in general, to 15% with lower rates applying to taxpayers in the 10%
and 15% rate brackets--for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011.
Distributions of gains from investments that the Portfolio owned for one year or
less generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income. For the taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2011, distributions of investment income designated
by the Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” are taxed at the rates
applicable to long-term capital gain, provided holding period and other
requirements are met by both the shareholder and the Fund.
Any gain
resulting from the sale, exchange, or redemption of your shares will generally
also be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term capital gain, depending
upon how long you held your shares in the Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is not presented because the Fund had not commenced
operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
For more
information about
STATE STREET
EQUITY 400 INDEX FUND:
The
Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information
about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this document. Additional
information about the Fund’s investments will be available in the Fund’s annual
and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will
find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal
year.
The SAI
and the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports will be available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive
such information by calling (877) 521-4083. The Fund does not have an Internet
website.
Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
Massachusetts 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
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STATE
STREET EQUITY 2000 INDEX FUND
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PROSPECTUS
DATED APRIL __, 2010
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THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET EQUITY 2000 INDEX FUND IS NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Fund
Summary
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Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
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Management
and Organization
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Shareholder Information
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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Distribution
Servicing Plan and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the Russell 2000 Index.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the estimated fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in the Portfolio, the Fund bears its
ratable share of the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative
fees, and at the same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table
and the Example reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the
Portfolio.
Shareholder
Fees
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.25%
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Other
Expenses
(2)
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%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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___%
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Less
Fee Waivers and/or Reimbursements
(3)
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses After
Fee
waivers and Expense
Reimbursements
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0.20%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect total estimated expenses for the Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
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Other
Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal
year.
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(3)
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Through December 31, 2011, the
total annualized operating expenses of the Fund are not expected to exceed
0.20% (excluding non-recurring account fees and extraordinary expenses of
the Fund or Portfolio) because the Adviser has contractually agreed to:
(i) waive fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the
Portfolio in amounts necessary to limit the total annual operating
expenses of the Portfolio to 0.15% and (ii) waive fees and/or reimburse
certain operating expenses of the Fund in amounts necessary to limit the
total annual operating expenses of the Fund to 0.05% (excluding
pass-through
expenses
from the Portfolio).
Prior to December 31, 2011, these
contractual waivers and reimbursements may not be terminated without the
approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund and/or Portfolio, as
applicable.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). As a shareholder of the Portfolio
the Fund bears its ratable share of the transaction costs associated with the
portfolio turnover of the Portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate has been omitted because the Fund had not
commenced investment operations as of the date of this
Prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The Fund
seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a corresponding portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of the State
Street Master Funds that has the same investment objective as, and investment
policies that are substantially similar to those of, the Fund. In reviewing the
investment policies of the Fund below, you should assume that the investment
policies of the Portfolio are the same in all material respects as those of the
Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment
objective.
The
Portfolio uses a management strategy designed to track the performance of the
Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index is one of the most widely accepted
benchmarks of U.S. small capitalization stock market total return. It includes
the smallest 2,000 securities in the Russell 3000(R) Index.
The
Portfolio, using an “indexing” investment approach, attempts to replicate,
before expenses, the performance of the Russell 2000 Index.
The
Portfolio may invest in all of the stocks comprising the Russell 2000 Index in
proportion to their weightings in the Index. However, under various
circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of those
stocks in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Portfolio may purchase a
representative sample of the stocks in the Index in proportions expected by the
Adviser to replicate generally the performance of the Index as a whole. In
addition, from time to time stocks are added to or removed from the Index. The
Portfolio may sell stocks that are represented in the Index, or purchase stocks
that are not yet represented in the Index, in anticipation of their removal from
or addition to the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio will not
invest less than 80% of its total assets in stocks in the Index. Shareholders
will receive 60 days’ notice prior to a change in the 80% investment
policy.
In
addition, the Portfolio may at times purchase or sell futures contracts on the
Index, or on securities, or options on those futures, in lieu of investing
directly in the stocks making up the Index. The Portfolio might do so, for
example, in order to increase its investment exposure pending investment of cash
in the stocks comprising the Index or to reduce its investment exposure in
situations where it intends to sell a portion of the stocks in its portfolio but
the sale has not yet been completed. The Portfolio may also enter into other
derivatives transactions, including the use of options or swap transactions, to
assist in attempting to replicate the performance of the Index. The Portfolio
may also, to the extent permitted by applicable law, invest in shares of other
mutual funds whose investment objectives and policies are similar to those of
the Portfolio, including other mutual funds and exchange-traded funds advised or
sponsored by the Adviser or its affiliates.
Principal
Risks
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Stock Market Risk.
Stock values could decline generally or could under-perform other
investments.
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Small-Cap Stock Risk.
Returns on investments in stocks of small U.S. companies could be more
volatile than, or trail the returns on, investments in stocks of larger or
medium capitalization
companies.
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Small
companies may be more likely than mid-cap and large-cap companies to have
relatively limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or
depend on a few key employees.
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Tracking Error Risk.
The Portfolio’s return may not match the return of the Russell 2000
Index for a number of reasons. For example, the return on the securities
and other investments selected by the Adviser may not correlate precisely
with the return on the Index. The Portfolio incurs a number of operating
expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and
selling securities. The Portfolio may not be fully invested at times,
either as a result of cash flows into the Portfolio or reserves of cash
held by the Portfolio to meet redemptions. The return on the sample of
securities purchased by the Portfolio, or futures or other derivative
positions taken by the Portfolio, to replicate the performance of the
Index may not correlate precisely with the return on the
Index.
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Derivatives Risk
.
Futures, options and other derivative transactions typically involve
leverage and may be highly volatile. It is possible that a derivative
transaction will result in a loss greater than the principal amount
invested, and the Portfolio may not be able to close out a derivative
transaction at a favorable time or
price.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio with substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to
maintain the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might
otherwise choose not to do so.
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THE
FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE
FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT ACHIEVE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND IS NOT A DEPOSIT WITH A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Performance
Performance
information for the Fund has been omitted because the Fund had not commenced
investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
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$25,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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No
minimum
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Equity 2000 Index Fund
P.O.
Box 5493
Boston,
MA 02206
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Equity 2000 Index Fund
200
Clarendon Street
Boston,
MA 02116
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish to
purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
The
following information supplements the principal investment strategies and risks
described above under “Fund Summary.”
Changes in Policies.
The
Trust’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment strategies and other
policies without shareholder approval, except as otherwise indicated. The Board
of Trustees will not materially change the Fund’s investment objective without
shareholder approval.
The Russell 2000 Index.
The
Russell 2000 Index is composed of 2,000 common stocks, which are selected by
Frank Russell Company (“Russell”), based upon market capitalization. Each year
on May 31
st
,
Russell ranks the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks by market capitalization in order to
create the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 98% of the total
U.S. equity market. After the initial list of 3,000 eligible stocks is
determined, the shares outstanding for each company are adjusted for corporate
cross-ownership and large private holdings. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset
of the Russell 3000 Index, representing the smallest 2,000 stocks of the Russell
3000 Index. The purpose of the Russell 2000 Index is to provide a comprehensive
representation of the investable U.S. small-capitalization equity market. The
inclusion of a stock in the Russell 2000 Index in no way implies that Russell
believes the stock to be an attractive investment, nor is Russell a sponsor or
in any way affiliated with the Fund or Portfolio. The securities in the Russell
2000 Index, most of which trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and
Nasdaq, represent approximately 8% of the market value of all U.S. common
stocks. The Russell 2000 Index only includes common stocks domiciled in the
United States and its territories.
Index Futures Contracts and Related
Options
. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts on the Russell
2000 Index and options on those futures contracts. An “index futures” contract
is a contract to buy or sell units of an index at an agreed price on a specified
future date. Depending on the change in value of the Index between the time when
the Portfolio enters into and closes out an index future or option transaction,
the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. Options and futures transactions involve
risks. For example, it is possible that changes in the prices of futures
contracts on the Index will not correlate precisely with changes in the value of
the Index. In those cases, use of futures contracts and related options might
decrease the correlation between the return of the Portfolio and the return of
the Index. In addition, the Portfolio incurs transaction costs in entering into,
and closing out, positions in futures contracts and related options. These costs
typically have the effect of reducing the correlation between the return of the
Portfolio and the return of the Index. Because the secondary market for futures
contracts and options may be illiquid, the Portfolio may have to hold a contract
or option when the Adviser would otherwise have sold it, or it may only be able
to sell at a price lower than what the Adviser believes is the fair value of the
contract or option, thereby potentially reducing the return of the
Portfolio.
Other Derivative
Transactions
. The Portfolio may enter into derivatives transactions
involving options and swaps. These transactions involve many of the same risks
as those described above under “Index Futures Contracts and Related Options.” In
addition, since many of such transactions are conducted directly with
counterparties, and not on an exchange or board of trade, the Portfolio’s
ability to realize any investment return on such transactions may depend on the
counterparty’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations.
Real Estate Investment
Trusts
. The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).
REITs involve certain special risks in addition to those risks associated with
investing in the real estate industry in general (such as possible declines in
the value of real estate, lack of availability of mortgage funds or extended
vacancies of property). Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of
the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected
by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management
skills, are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, risks of default by
borrowers, and self-liquidation. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of
failing to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal
Revenue Code, and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Investing in
REITs involves risks similar to those associated with investing in small
capitalization companies. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade
less frequently and in limited volume and may be subject to more volatility than
other investments.
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management
and Organization
The Fund and the
Portfolio
. The State Street Equity 2000 Index Fund (the
“Fund”) is a mutual fund that seeks to provide an investment return matching, as
closely as possible before expenses, the performance of the Russell 2000(R)
Index (the “Russell 2000 Index” or the “Index”). The Fund is a separate,
diversified series of the State Street Institutional Investment Trust (the
“Trust”), which is an open-end management investment company organized as a
business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a
substantially identical investment objective, investment policies, and risks as
the Fund. All discussions about the Fund’s investment objective, policies and
risks should be understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies
and risks of the Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The Adviser
. State
Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the investment management group of State
Street Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company, and includes the
Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment
programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as
the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in assets under
management at December 31, 2009. The Fund has entered into an investment
advisory agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser will manage
the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate of .10% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to cease
investing substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. The Adviser does not
receive any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund
continues to invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in
another investment company. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and
sales of the Portfolio’s investments.
A summary
of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with the
renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund will be available in
the Fund’s annual report or semi-annual report, as applicable, after the Fund
commences operations.
The
Adviser manages the Portfolio using a team of investment professionals. The team
approach is used to create an environment that encourages the flow of investment
ideas. The portfolio managers within the team work together in a cohesive manner
to develop and enhance techniques that drive the investment process for the
respective investment strategy. This approach requires portfolio managers to
share a variety of responsibilities including investment strategy and analysis
while retaining responsibility for the implementation of the strategy within any
particular portfolio. The approach also enables the team to draw upon the
resources of other groups within the firm. Each portfolio management team is
overseen by the SSgA Investment Committee.
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator,
Custodian, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
. State Street
Bank and Trust Company (“State Street “), a subsidiary of State Street
Corporation, is the administrator, custodian, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent for the Fund.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Fund determines its net asset value (“NAV”) per share once
each business day as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The NAV per
share is based on the market value of the securities held in the Fund. The NAV
per share is calculated by dividing the assets less liabilities of the Fund by
the number of shares outstanding. The Fund values each security pursuant to
guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees. Securities may be valued at fair
value, as determined in good faith and pursuant to procedures approved by the
Portfolio’s Board of Trustees, under certain limited circumstances. For example,
fair value pricing may be used when market quotations are not readily available
or reliable, such as when (i) trading for a security is restricted; or (ii) a
significant event, as determined by the Adviser, that may affect the value of
one or more securities held by the Fund occurs after the close of a related
exchange but before the determination of the Fund’s NAV. Attempts to determine
the fair value of securities introduce an element of subjectivity to the pricing
of securities. As a result, the price of a security determined through fair
valuation techniques may differ from the price quoted or published by other
sources and may not accurately reflect the price the Fund would have received
had it sold the investment. To the extent that the Fund invests in the shares of
other registered open-end investment companies that are not traded on an
exchange (mutual funds), such shares are valued at their published net asset
values per share as reported by the funds. The prospectuses of these funds
explain the circumstances under which the funds will use fair value pricing and
the effects of using fair value pricing.
Purchasing Shares
.
Investors pay no sales load to invest in this Fund. The price for Fund shares is
the NAV per share. Orders will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the
order is accepted by the Fund.
The
minimum initial investment in the Fund is $25 million, although the Adviser may
waive the minimum in its discretion. There is no minimum subsequent investment.
The Fund intends to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore,
investments must be made either in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the
account of the Fund’s custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank) or securities
(“in-kind”) acceptable to the Adviser. (Please consult your tax adviser
regarding in-kind transactions.) The Fund reserves the right to cease accepting
investments at any time or to reject any purchase order.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity who applies to open an
account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account, the
Trust will request certain information, including your name, address and
taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. If
you are unable to provide sufficient information to verify your identity, the
Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may employ
various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases or
requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that the
information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to reject
any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming Shares
. An
investor may withdraw all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next
determined after it submits a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund.
The Fund will pay the proceeds of the withdrawal either in Federal Funds or in
securities at the discretion of the Adviser, normally on the next Fund business
day after the withdrawal, but in any event no more than seven days after the
withdrawal. (Please consult your tax adviser regarding in-kind transactions.)
The right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may
be suspended or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any
period in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading
on the NYSE is restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act,
as amended, if an emergency exists.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present
risks for other shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things,
interference in the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in
the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and
administrative costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of
cash.
The Fund
is intended as a long-term investment. Therefore, the Trust’s Board of Trustees
has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent inappropriate
short-term trading activity that is harmful to the Fund. Because most of the
interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly through one or more
financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have information about the
identity of those investors or about transactions effected by those investors.
Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically review cash inflows and
outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt to detect inappropriate
trading activity by investors holding shares through those intermediaries. The
Fund may not be able to determine whether trading by an investor holding shares
through a financial intermediary is engaged in trading activity in the Fund’s
shares that may be harmful to the Fund or its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase activity in its shares based on various factors, including,
without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt
portfolio management strategies and adversely affect performance. There can be
no assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all
frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1) Plan
The Fund
has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. The plan calls for
payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of 0.25%. Because
these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, they will
increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more over time than paying
other types of sales charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
Income
dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund will be declared and paid
at least annually.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the Statement of
Additional Information tax section for more complete disclosure.
The Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally
taxable to you as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally are determined by how long the Portfolio owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Fund shares.
Distributions of net capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital
gains over net short-term capital losses) from the sale of investments that the
Portfolio owned for more than one year that are properly designated by the Fund
as capital gains dividends generally will be taxable to you as long-term capital
gains. For individual taxpayers long-term capital gain rates have been
temporarily reduced--in general, to 15% with lower rates applying to taxpayers
in the 10% and 15% rate brackets--for taxable years beginning before January 1,
2011. Distributions of gains from investments that the Portfolio owned for one
year or less generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income. For the
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011, distributions of investment
income designated by the Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” are
taxed at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain, provided holding period
and other requirements are met by both the shareholder and the Fund
level.
Distributions
are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund
before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your
shares). Distributions may also be subject to state and local taxes and are
taxable whether you receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional
shares.
Any gain
resulting from the sale, exchange, or redemption of your shares will generally
also be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term capital gain, depending
upon how long you held your shares in the Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is not presented because the Fund had not commenced
operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
For more
information about
STATE STREET
EQUITY 2000 INDEX FUND:
The
Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information
about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this document. Additional
information about the Fund’s investments will be available in the Fund’s annual
and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will
find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal
year.
The SAI
and the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports will be available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive
such information by calling (877) 521-4083. The Fund does not have an Internet
website.
Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
Massachusetts 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
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STATE
STREET AGGREGATE
BOND
INDEX FUND
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PROSPECTUS
DATED APRIL __, 2010
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THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET AGGREGATE BOND INDEX FUND IS NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Fund
Summary
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Other
Investment Considerations And Risks
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Management
and Organization
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Shareholder Information
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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Distribution
Servicing Plan and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before
expenses, the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (the
“U.S. Aggregate Index”). The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by
investing substantially all of its investable assets in the State
Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio (the “Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio” or
sometimes referred to in context as the “Portfolio”) of the State Street Master
Funds that has the same investment objective as, and investment policies that
are substantially similar to those of, the Fund. In reviewing the investment
policies of the Fund below, you should assume that the investment policies of
the Portfolio are the same in all material respects as those of the Fund. There
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment
objective.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the estimated fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in a Portfolio, the Fund bears its
ratable share of the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative
fees, and at the same time continues to pay its own fees and expenses. The table
and the Example reflect the expenses of both the Fund and the
Portfolio.
Shareholder
Fees
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.25%
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Other
Expenses
(2)
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%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect the total estimated expenses of the Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
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Other
Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal
year.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). As a shareholder of the Portfolio
the Fund bears its ratable share of the transaction costs associated with the
portfolio turnover of the Portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate has been omitted because the Fund had not
commenced investment operations as of the date of this
Prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Portfolio uses a management strategy designed to track the performance of the
U.S. Aggregate Index. The U.S. Aggregate Index is a well-known fixed-income
securities index, that represents investment grade debt securities and includes
U.S. government securities, mortgage-backed securities and corporate debt
securities.
The
Adviser seeks to track the performance of the U.S. Aggregate Index by
investing in debt securities and other investments that are representative of
the U.S. Aggregate Index as a whole. Due to the large number of securities in
the U.S. Aggregate Index and the fact that certain Index securities
are unavailable for purchase, complete replication is not possible. Rather, the
Portfolio intends to select securities that the Adviser believes will track
the U.S. Aggregate Index in terms of industry weightings, market
capitalization and other characteristics. Under normal market conditions, the
Portfolio will not invest less than 80% of its total assets in securities in the
Index. Shareholders will receive 60 days’ notice prior to a change in
the 80% investment policy.
The
Portfolio may make direct investments in U.S. government securities; corporate
debt securities; mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities; commercial
paper, notes, and bonds issued by domestic and foreign corporations; and
instruments of U.S. and foreign banks, including certificates of deposit, time
deposits, letters of credit, and bankers’ acceptances. Securities in which the
Portfolio invests may be fixed-income securities, zero-coupon securities, or
variable rate securities.
In
addition, the Portfolio may at times purchase or sell futures contracts on
fixed-income securities, or options on those futures, in lieu of investing
directly in fixed-income securities themselves. The Portfolio may also purchase
or sell futures contracts and options on the U.S. Aggregate Index (or
other fixed-income securities indices), if and when they become available. The
Portfolio might do so, for example, in order to adjust the interest-rate
sensitivity of the Portfolio to bring it more closely in line with that of the
Index. It might also do so to increase its investment exposure pending
investment of cash in the bonds comprising the Index or to reduce its investment
exposure in situations where it intends to sell a portion of the securities in
its portfolio but the sale has not yet been completed. The Portfolio may also
enter into other derivatives transactions, including the use of options or swap
transactions, to assist in attempting to replicate the performance of the Index.
The Portfolio may also, to the extent permitted by applicable law, invest in
shares of other mutual funds whose investment objectives and policies are
similar to those of the Portfolio.
Principal
Risks
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Values
of fixed-income securities could decline generally in response to changes
in interest rates or other factors. In general, the price of a
fixed-income security will fall when interest rates rise and will rise
when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities may be more
sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with shorter
maturities.
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Returns
on investments in fixed-income securities could trail the returns on other
investment options, including investments in equity
securities.
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Issuers
of the Portfolio’s investments may not make timely payments of interest
and principal or may fail to make such payments at
all.
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The
Portfolio’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of
reasons. For example, the return on the securities and other investments
selected by the Adviser may not correlate precisely with the return on the
Index. The Portfolio incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable
to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities. The
Portfolio may not be fully invested at times, either as a result of cash
flows into the Portfolio or reserves of cash held by the Portfolio to meet
redemptions. The return on the sample of securities purchased by the
Portfolio, or futures or other derivative positions taken by the
Portfolio, to replicate the performance of the Index may not correlate
precisely with the return of the
Index.
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Derivatives Risk
.
Derivative transactions typically involve leverage and may be highly
volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a
loss greater than the principal amount invested, and the Portfolio may not
be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or
price.
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio with substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to
maintain the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might
otherwise choose not to do so.
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THE
FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE
FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT ACHIEVE ITS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND IS NOT A DEPOSIT WITH A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY.
Performance
Performance
information for the Fund has been omitted because the Fund had not commenced
investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
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$25,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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No
minimum
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Aggregate Bond Index Fund
P.O.
Box 5493
Boston,
MA 02206
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Aggregate Bond Index Fund
200
Clarendon Street
Boston,
MA 02116
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and Other Financial
Intermediaries.
If you
wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Other
Investment Considerations and Risks
Changes in Policies
. The
Trust’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment strategies and other
policies without shareholder approval, except as otherwise
indicated. The Board of Trustees will not materially change the
Fund’s investment objective without shareholder approval.
The U.S. Aggregate Index
. The
U.S. Aggregate Index is a well-known bond market index that covers the U.S.
investment-grade fixed-income bond market, including government, corporate,
mortgage-backed and asset-backed bonds, all with maturities of over one year.
Bonds in the Index are weighted according to their market capitalizations. The
composition of the Index is determined by Barclays Capital and is
based on such factors as the market capitalization of each bond, its remaining
time to maturity and quality rating as determined by Moody’s Investor
Securities, Inc., an outside rating agency, and may be changed from time to
time. The Fund and Portfolio are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by
Barclays Capital, and Barclays Capital makes no representation
regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund or Portfolio.
Debt Securities
. The values
of debt securities generally rise and fall inversely with changes in interest
rates. Interest rate risk is usually greater for debt securities with longer
maturities. The Portfolio’s investments will normally include debt securities
with longer maturities, although the Adviser will seek to ensure that the
maturity characteristics of the Portfolio as a whole will generally be similar
to those of the U.S. Aggregate Index. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed
securities are also subject to increased interest rate risk, because prepayment
rates on such securities typically increase as interest rates decline and
decrease as interest rates rise. Changes in prepayment rates on mortgage-backed
and asset-backed securities effectively increase and decrease the Portfolio’s
average maturity when that is least desirable. The Portfolio will also be
subject to credit risk (the risk that the issuer of a security will fail to make
timely payments of interest and principal).
Futures Contracts and Related
Options
. The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts on securities
contained in the U.S. Aggregate Index and options on those futures contracts. A
“futures contract” on debt securities (such as U.S. Treasury securities) is a
contract to buy or sell the securities at an agreed price on a specified future
date. Depending on the change in value of the futures contract between the time
when the Portfolio enters into and closes out a future or option transaction,
the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. Options and futures transactions involve
risks. For example, it is possible that changes in the prices of futures
contracts will not correlate precisely with changes in the value of the
underlying security. In those cases, use of futures contracts and related
options might decrease the correlation between the return of the Portfolio and
the return of the Index. In addition, the Portfolio incurs transaction costs in
entering into, and closing out, positions in futures contracts and related
options. These costs typically have the effect of reducing the correlation
between the return of the Portfolio and the return of the Index. Because the
secondary market for futures contracts and options may be illiquid, the
Portfolio may have to hold a contract or option when the Adviser would otherwise
have sold it, or it may only be able to sell at a price lower than what the
Adviser believes is the fair value of the contract or option, thereby
potentially reducing the return of the Portfolio.
Other Derivative
Transactions
. The Portfolio may enter into derivatives transactions
involving options and swaps. These transactions involve many of the same risks
as those described above under “Futures Contracts and Related Options.” In
addition, since many of such transactions are conducted directly with
counterparties, and not on an exchange or board of trade, the Portfolio’s
ability to realize any investment return on such transactions may depend on the
counterparty’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations.
Securities Lending
. The
Portfolio may lend portfolio securities with a value of up to 33-1/3% of its
total assets. For these purposes, total assets shall include the value of all
assets received as collateral for the loan. Such loans may be terminated at any
time, and the Portfolio will receive cash or other obligations as collateral. In
a loan transaction, as compensation for lending its securities, the Portfolio
will receive a portion of the dividends or interest accrued on the securities
held as collateral or, in the case of cash collateral, a portion of the income
from the investment of such cash. In addition, the Portfolio will receive the
amount of all dividends, interest and other distributions on the loaned
securities. However, the borrower has the right to vote the loaned securities.
The Portfolio will call loans to vote proxies if a material issue affecting the
investment is to be voted upon. Should the borrower of the securities fail
financially, the Portfolio may experience delays in recovering the securities or
exercising its rights in the collateral. Loans are made only to borrowers that
are deemed by the securities lending agent to be of good financial standing. In
a loan transaction, the Portfolio will also bear the risk of any decline in
value of securities acquired with cash collateral. The Portfolio will minimize
this risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high quality
instruments of short maturity. This strategy is not used to leverage the
Portfolio.
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management
and Organization
The Fund and the
Portfolio
. The State Street Aggregate Bond Index Fund (the
“Fund”) is a mutual fund that seeks to provide an investment return matching, as
closely as possible before expenses, the performance of the Barclays Capital
U.S. Aggregate Index (the “U.S. Aggregate Index”). The Fund is a separate,
diversified series of the State Street Institutional Investment Trust (the
“Trust”), which is an open-end management investment company organized as a
business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a
substantially identical investment objective, investment policies, and risks as
the Fund. All discussions about the Fund’s investment objective, policies and
risks should be understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies
and risks of the Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The Adviser
. State
Street Global Advisors “SSgA” is the investment management group of State Street
Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company, and includes the Adviser,
SSgA FM a wholly-owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment
programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as
the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended. SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in assets under
management at December 31, 2009. The Fund has entered into an investment
advisory agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser will manage
the Fund’s assets directly, for compensation paid at an annual rate of 0.10% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to cease
investing substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. The Adviser does not
receive any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund
continues to invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in
another investment company. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and
sales of the Portfolio’s investments.
A summary
of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with the
renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund will be available in
the Fund’s annual report or semi-annual report, as applicable, after the Fund
commences operations.
The
Adviser manages the Portfolio using a team of investment professionals. The team
approach is used to create an environment that encourages the flow of investment
ideas. The portfolio managers within the team work together in a cohesive manner
to develop and enhance techniques that drive the investment process for the
respective investment strategy. This approach requires portfolio managers to
share a variety of responsibilities including investment strategy and analysis
while retaining responsibility for the implementation of the strategy within any
particular portfolio. The approach also enables the team to draw upon the
resources of other groups within the firm. Each portfolio management team is
overseen by the SSgA Investment Committee.
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator,
Custodian, and Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
. State Street
Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a subsidiary of State Street
Corporation, is the administrator, custodian, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent for the Fund.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination
of Net Asset Value. The Fund determines its net asset value (“NAV”) per share
each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”). The NAV per share is based on the market value of the
securities held in the Fund. The NAV per share is calculated by dividing the
value of the assets less liabilities of the Fund by the number of
shares outstanding. The Fund values each security pursuant to guidelines adopted
by the Board of Trustees. Securities may be valued at fair value, as determined
in good faith and pursuant to procedures approved by the Portfolio’s Board of
Trustees, under certain limited circumstances. For example, fair value pricing
may be used when market quotations are not readily available or reliable, such
as when (i) trading for a security is restricted; or (ii) a significant event,
as determined by the Adviser, that may affect the value of one or more
securities held by the Fund occurs after the close of a related exchange but
before the determination of the Fund’s NAV. Attempts to determine the fair value
of securities introduce an element of subjectivity to the pricing of securities.
As a result, the price of a security determined through fair valuation
techniques may differ from the price quoted or published by other sources and
may not accurately reflect the price the Fund would have received had it sold
the investment.
Purchasing Shares
.
Investors pay no sales load to invest in this Fund. The price for Fund shares is
the NAV per share. Orders will be priced at the NAV next calculated after the
order is accepted by the Fund.
The
minimum initial investment in the Fund is $25 million, although the Adviser may
waive the minimum in its discretion. There is no minimum subsequent investment.
The Fund intends to be as fully invested as is practicable; therefore,
investments must be made either in Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the
account of the Fund’s custodian bank by a Federal Reserve Bank) or securities
(“in-kind”) acceptable to the Adviser. (Please consult your tax adviser
regarding in-kind transactions.) The Fund reserves the right to cease accepting
investments at any time or to reject any purchase order.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity who applies to open an
account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account, the
Trust will request certain information, including your name, address and
taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. If
you are unable to provide sufficient information to verify your identity, the
Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may employ
various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases or
requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that the
information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to reject
any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming Shares
. An
investor may withdraw all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next
determined after it submits a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund.
The Fund will pay the proceeds of the withdrawal either in Federal Funds or in
securities at the discretion of the Adviser, normally on the next Fund business
day after the withdrawal, but in any event no more than seven days after the
withdrawal. (Please consult your tax adviser regarding in-kind transactions.)
The right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may
be suspended or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any
period in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading
on the NYSE is restricted or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act,
as amended, if an emergency exists.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present
risks for other shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things,
interference in the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in
the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and
administrative costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of
cash.
The Fund
is intended as a long-term investment. Therefore, the Trust’s Board of Trustees
has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent inappropriate
short-term trading activity that is harmful to the Fund. Because most of the
interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly through one or more
financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have information about the
identity of those investors or about transactions effected by those investors.
Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically review cash inflows and
outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt to detect inappropriate
trading activity by investors holding shares through those intermediaries. The
Fund may not be able to determine whether trading by an investor holding shares
through a financial intermediary is engaged in trading activity in the Fund’s
shares that may be harmful to the Fund or its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase activity in its shares based on various factors, including,
without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will disrupt
portfolio management strategies and adversely affect performance. There can be
no assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all
frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1) Plan
The Fund
has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. The plan calls for
payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of 0.25%. Because
these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, they will
increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more over time than paying
other types of sales charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
Income
dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund will be declared and paid
at least annually.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors, should consult the Statement of
Additional Information tax section for more complete disclosures.
The Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a regulated investment
company. A regulated investment company is generally not subject to tax at the
corporate level on income and gains that are distributed to shareholders.
However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would
result in corporate level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income
available for distribution to shareholders.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally
taxable to you as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains
generally are determined by how long the Portfolio owned the investments that
generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Fund shares.
Distributions of net capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital
gains over net short-term capital losses) from investments that the Portfolio
owned for more than one year that are properly designated by the Fund as capital
gain dividends generally will be taxable to you as long-term capital gains.
Generally, the Fund does not expect a significant portion of its distributions
to be capital gain dividends. For individual taxpayers long-term capital gain
rates have been temporarily reduced--in general, to 15% with lower rates
applying to taxpayers in the 10% and 15% rate brackets--for taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2011. Distributions of gains from investments that
the Portfolio owned for one year or less generally will be taxable to you as
ordinary income. For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011,
distributions of investment income designated by the Fund as derived from
“qualified dividend income” are taxed at the rates applicable to long-term
capital gain provided holding period and other requirements are met by both the
shareholder and the Fund; however, the Fund does not expect a significant
portion of Fund distributions to be derived from qualified dividend
income.
Distributions
are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund
before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your
shares.)
Distributions
may also be subject to state and local taxes and are taxable whether you receive
them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares.
Any gain
resulting from the sale, exchange, or redemption of your shares will generally
also be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term capital gain, depending
upon how long you held your shares in the Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is not presented because the Fund had not commenced
operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
For more
information about
STATE STREET
AGGREGATE BOND INDEX FUND:
The
Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information
about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this document. Additional
information about the Fund’s investments will be available in the Fund’s annual
and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will
find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal
year.
The SAI
and the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports will be available, without charge,
upon request. Shareholders in the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive
such information by calling (877) 521-4083. The Fund does not have an Internet
website.
Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT,
INC
.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
Massachusetts 02111
The
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number
is 811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
Prospectus
Dated April __, 2010
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND IS NOT
INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
Fund
Summary
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Additional
Information About the Fund’s and Portfolio’s Investment Strategies and
Risks
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8
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Management
and Organization
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11
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Shareholder Information
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12
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Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
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11
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Distribution
Servicing Plan and Payments to Financial
Intermediaries
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15
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Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
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15
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Financial
Highlights
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Fund
Summary
This
section of the Prospectus is composed of a summary description of the Fund.
Additional information about the Fund may be found in the other sections of this
Prospectus, the first of which begins on page __ of this Prospectus, as well as
the Statement of Additional Information dated April __, 2010 applicable to the
Fund.
Investment
Objective
The
Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of
its investable assets in the State Street Limited Duration Bond Portfolio (the
“Limited Duration Bond Portfolio” or sometimes referred to in context as the
“Portfolio”) of State Street Master Funds, which has the same investment
objective as, and investment policies that are substantially similar to those
of, the Fund. The Adviser is the investment adviser to the Portfolio. There is
no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment
objective.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
table describes the estimated fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. As a shareholder in the Portfolio, the Fund bears its
ratable share of the Portfolio’s expenses, including advisory and administrative
fees, and at the same time pays its own fees and expenses. The table and the
Example reflect the estimated expenses of both the Fund and the
Portfolio.
Shareholder
Fees
(expenses
that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
(1)
Management
Fees
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0.10
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%
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Distribution
(12b-1) Fees
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0.05
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%
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Other
Expenses
(2)
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____
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%
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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____
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%
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(1)
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Amounts
reflect total estimated expenses of the Portfolio and the
Fund.
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(2)
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Other
Expenses are estimated for the current fiscal
year.
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Example
This
Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all
dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions yours costs would be:
1 year
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3 years
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$
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___
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$
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate has been omitted because the Fund had not
commenced investment operations as of the date of this
Prospectus.
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Fund invests in a Portfolio, which attempts to meet its objective by investing
at least 65% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of dollar-denominated debt
securities (those of medium and high quality) and maintains a dollar-weighted
average portfolio duration of two years or less. These securities include
mortgage related securities, corporate notes, variable and floating rate notes
and asset-backed securities. The Portfolio may also invest in derivative
instruments, such as futures contracts, options, interest rate swaps,
default/credit swaps, total return swaps and other structured investments, as a
substitute for investments directly in securities, to adjust the sensitivity of
the Portfolio’s portfolio of investments to changes in interest rates, or
otherwise to increase the Portfolio’s investment return. The Adviser will
actively trade the Portfolio’s portfolio securities in an attempt to benefit
from short-term yield disparities among different issues of fixed-income
securities, or otherwise to increase the Portfolio’s investment
return.
Investment
grade securities are (i) rated in one of the four highest categories (or in the
case of commercial paper, in the two highest categories) by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”); or (ii) if not
rated, are of comparable quality, as determined by the Adviser. If a security is
downgraded and is no longer investment grade, the Portfolio may continue to hold
the security if the Adviser determines that to be in the best interest of the
Portfolio.
Principal
Risks
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Asset-Backed Securities
Risk
. Asset-backed securities are obligations whose principal and
interest payments are supported or collateralized by pools of other
assets, such as automobile loans, credit card receivables or leases.
Defaults on the underlying assets may impair the value of an asset-backed
security. There may be legal and practical limitations on the
enforceability of any security interest granted with respect to those
underlying assets. Asset-backed securities are also subject to prepayment
risk, described below.
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·
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Call Risk
. The risk
that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation
held by the Portfolio (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than
expected. This may happen, for example, when there is a decline in
interest rates. Under these circumstances, the Portfolio may be unable to
recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to
reinvest in lower yielding
securities.
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·
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Credit/Default Risk
.
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer, guarantor or liquidity provider of
a fixed-income security held by a fund may default on its obligation to
pay scheduled interest and repay principal. It includes the risk that one
or more of the securities will be downgraded by a credit rating agency;
generally, lower rated issuers have higher credit risks. Credit risk also
includes the risk that an issuer or guarantor of a security, or a bank or
other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement
with the fund, may default on its payment or repurchase obligation, as the
case may be. Credit risk generally is inversely related to credit
quality.
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Derivatives Risk
.
Derivative transactions typically involve leverage and may be highly
volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a
loss greater than the principal amount invested, and the Portfolio may not
be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or
price.
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·
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Extension
Risk
. Extension risk is the risk that an issuer will
exercise its right to repay principal on an obligation held by a Portfolio
later than expected. This may happen when there is a rise in interest
rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will
decrease, thus preventing the Portfolio from investing expected repayment
proceeds in securities paying yields higher than the yields paid by the
securities that were expected to be
repaid.
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·
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Foreign
Investment Risk
. The Portfolio may
invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations issued by non-U.S.
issuers.
While such instruments may be denominated in U.S. dollars,
this does not eliminate the risk inherent in investing in the securities
of foreign issuers. Dollar-denominated instruments issued by entities
located in foreign countries could lose value as a result of political,
financial and economic events in foreign countries. Issuers of these
instruments are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory
requirements that apply to U.S. banks and corporations, although the
information available for dollar-denominated instruments may be subject to
the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the U.S.
domestic market or exchange on which they are traded, which standards may
be more uniform and more exacting than those to which many foreign issuers
are subject. Furthermore, by investing in dollar-denominated instruments
rather than directly in a foreign issuer’s stock, the Portfolio can avoid
currency risks during the settlement period for either purchases or
sales
.
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Interest
Rate Risk
.
During
periods of rising interest rates, the Portfolio’s yield generally is lower
than prevailing market rates causing the value of the Portfolio to
fall. In periods of falling interest rates, the Portfolio’s yield
generally is higher than prevailing market rates, causing the value of the
Portfolio to rise. Typically, the more distant the expected
cash flow that the Portfolio is to receive from a security, the more
sensitive the market price of the security is to movements in interest
rates. If a Portfolio owns securities that have variable or floating
interest rates, as interest rates fall, the income the Portfolio receives
from those securities also will
fall.
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·
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Liquidity
Risk
. Adverse market or economic conditions or investor
perceptions may result in little or no trading activity in one or more
particular securities, thus, making it difficult for a Portfolio holding
the securities to determine their values. A Portfolio holding those
securities may have to value them at prices that reflect unrealized
losses, or if it elects to sell them, it may have to accept lower prices
than the prices at which it is then valuing them. The Portfolio also may
not be able to sell the securities at any
price.
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·
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Master/Feeder Structure
Risk
. Unlike a traditional mutual fund that invests directly in
securities, the Fund pursues its objective by investing substantially all
of its assets in the Master Portfolio which has substantially the same
investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ability of the Fund
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
Portfolio to meet its objective. The ability of the Fund to meet its
objective may be adversely affected by the purchase and redemption
activities of other investors in the corresponding Portfolio. The ability
of the Fund to meet redemption requests depends on its ability to redeem
its interest in the Portfolio. The Adviser also serves as investment
adviser to the Portfolio. Therefore, conflicts may arise as the Adviser
fulfills its fiduciary responsibilities to the Fund and its corresponding
Portfolio. For example, the Adviser may have an economic incentive to
maintain the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio at a time when it might
otherwise choose not to do
so.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities
Risk
. Mortgage-backed securities represent a
participation in, or an investment in a pool secured by, mortgage loans.
Each mortgage pool underlying mortgage-backed securities consists of
mortgage loans. Traditional debt instruments typically pay a fixed rate of
interest until maturity, when the entire principal amount is due. By
contrast, payments on mortgage-backed and many asset-backed instruments
typically include both interest and partial payment of principal. These
securities may have less potential for capital appreciation and prepayment
rates on mortgage-backed securities may reduce the Portfolio’s
yield.
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·
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Prepayment
Risk
. Prepayment risk and extension risk apply primarily
to asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and certain municipal
securities.
|
Prepayment
risk is the risk that principal on mortgages or other loan obligations
underlying a security may be repaid prior to the stated maturity date. If the
Portfolio has purchased a security at a premium, any repayment that is faster
than expected reduces the market value of the security and the anticipated
yield-to-maturity. Repayment of loans underlying certain securities tends to
accelerate during periods of declining interest rates.
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·
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Sector Risk
. The risk
that the Portfolio concentrates its investment in specific industry
sectors that have historically experienced substantial price volatility.
The Portfolio is subject to greater risk of loss as a result of adverse
economic, business or other developments than if its investments were
diversified across different industry sectors. Securities of issuers held
by the Portfolio may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable the
Portfolio to sell the securities at an advantageous time or without a
substantial drop in price.
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U.S. Government Sponsored
Enterprises Risk
. Securities issued or guaranteed by certain
agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government are not guaranteed
or supported by the full faith and credit of the United
States.
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THE
FUND’S SHARES WILL CHANGE IN VALUE, AND YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE
FUND. THE FUND MAY NOT ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVE. AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS NOT A
DEPOSIT WITH A BANK AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
Performance
Performance
information for the Fund has been omitted because the Fund had not commenced
investment operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Purchase
Minimums
To
establish an account
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$
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5,000,000
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To
add to an existing account
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No
minimum
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Written Requests and Wire
Transfers
. You may redeem Fund shares by written request or wire
transfer. Written requests should be sent to:
BY
MAIL:
State
Street Limited Duration Bond Fund
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
BY
TELEPHONE:
For
wire transfer instructions, please call (866) 392-0869 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern time. Redemptions by telephone are permitted only if
you previously have been authorized for these transactions.
Through Brokers, Banks and
Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you wish
to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a broker, bank or other financial
intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary directly. Your
financial intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for the submission of
purchase or redemption orders or may be closed at times when the Fund is
open.
Tax
Information
For
mutual funds generally, dividends from net investment income (other than
qualified dividend income) and distributions of net short-term capital gains are
taxable to you as ordinary income under U.S. federal income tax laws whether
paid in cash or in additional shares. Distributions from net long-term
gains are taxable as long-term taxable gains regardless of the length of time
you have held the shares and whether you were paid in cash or additional
shares. Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well
as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of fund shares, may be subject
to state and local income taxes.
Payments
to Brokers, Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you
purchase the Fund through a broker, bank or other financial intermediary, the
Fund and its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and
related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by
influencing the broker, bank or other intermediary and your salesperson to
recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit
your financial intermediary’s Website for more information.
Additional
Information About the Fund’s and Portfolio’s Investment Strategies and
Risks
The
investment strategies and risks below reflect the Fund’s and Portfolio’s current
practices. This information supplements the principal investment strategies and
risks explained above.
Asset-Backed
Securities
.
Asset-backed securities are securities whose principal and interest
payments are collateralized by pools of assets such as auto loans, credit card
receivables, leases, installment contracts and personal property. Payments of
principal and interest are passed through to holders of the securities and are
typically supported by some form of credit enhancement, such as over
collateralization, a letter of credit, surety bond, limited guarantee by another
entity or by priority to certain of the borrower’s other securities. The degree
of credit enhancement varies, generally applying only until exhausted and
covering only a fraction of the security’s par value. If the credit enhancement
of an asset-backed security held by the Portfolio has been exhausted, and if any
required payments of principal and interest are not made with respect to the
underlying loans, the Portfolio may experience loss or delay in receiving
payment and a decrease in the value of the security.
Like
mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities are often subject to more
rapid repayment than their stated maturity date would indicate as a result of
the pass-through of prepayments of principal on the underlying loans. During
periods of declining interest rates, prepayment of loans underlying asset-backed
securities can be expected to accelerate. The Portfolio’s ability to maintain
positions in such securities will be affected by reductions in the principal
amount of such securities resulting from prepayments, and its ability to
reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields is subject to generally
prevailing interest rates at that time. To the extent that the Portfolio invests
in asset-backed securities, the values of the Portfolio’s portfolio securities
will vary with changes in market interest rates generally and the differentials
in yields among various kinds of asset-backed securities.
Asset-backed
securities present certain additional risks that are not presented by
mortgage-backed securities because asset-backed securities generally do not have
the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable to mortgage
assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors on such
receivables are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal
consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set-off
certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due.
Automobile receivables generally are secured, but by automobiles rather than
residential real property. Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the
loan servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the
servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that
the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the
asset backed securities. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles
involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws, the
trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have a proper
security interest in the underlying automobiles. Therefore, there is the
possibility that, in some cases, recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be
available to support payments on these securities
.
The
Portfolio may gain investment exposure to mortgage-backed investments by
entering into agreements with financial institutions to buy the investments at a
fixed price at a future date. The Portfolio may or may not take delivery of the
investments at the termination date of such an agreement, but will nonetheless
be exposed to changes in value of the underlying investments during the term of
the agreement.
Futures Contracts and Options on
Futures
. To invest cash for purposes of hedging the Portfolio’s other
investments, the Portfolio may enter into futures contracts that relate to
securities in which it may directly invest and indices comprised of such
securities and may purchase and write call and put options on such contracts.
The Portfolio may also purchase futures and options if cheaper than the
underlying stocks or bonds.
A
financial futures contract is a contract to buy or sell a specified quantity of
financial instruments such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, commercial
paper and bank certificates of deposit or the cash value of a Financial
instrument index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the
contract is made. Under such contracts no delivery of the actual securities
making up the index takes place. Rather, upon expiration of the contract,
settlement is made by exchanging cash in an amount equal to the difference
between the contract price and the closing price of the index at expiration, net
at variation margin previously paid.
Substantially
all futures contracts are closed out before settlement date or called for cash
settlement. A futures contract is closed out by buying or selling an identical
offsetting futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract, the
Portfolio is required to deposit an initial margin with a custodian for the
benefit of the futures broker. The initial margin serves as a “good faith”
deposit that the Portfolio will honor its futures commitments. Subsequent
payments (called “variation margin”) to and from the broker are made on a daily
basis as the price of the underlying investment fluctuates.
Options
on futures contracts give the purchaser the right to assume a position at a
specified price in a futures contract at any time before expiration of the
option contract.
When
trading futures contracts, the Portfolio will not commit more than 5% of the
market value of its total assets to initial margin deposits on futures and
premiums paid for options on futures. The Portfolio’s transactions, if any, in
options, futures, options on futures and equity swaps involve additional risk of
loss. Loss can result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of
derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged, the
potential illiquidity of the markets for derivative instruments, or the risks
arising from margin requirements and related leverage factors associated with
such transactions. The use of these management techniques also involves the risk
of loss if the Adviser is incorrect in its expectation of fluctuations in
securities prices, interest rates or currency prices. Please see Derivatives
Risk in the Principal Risks section.
Government Securities
. U.S.
Government securities include U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds and other
obligations issued or guaranteed as to interest and principal by the U.S.
Government or its agencies or instrumentalities. Obligations issued or
guaranteed as to interest and principal by the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities include securities that are supported by the full faith and
credit of the United States Treasury, securities that are supported by the right
of the issuer to borrow from the United States Treasury, discretionary authority
of the U.S. Government agency or instrumentality, and securities supported
solely by the creditworthiness of the issuer.
Interest Rate Swaps, Default/Credit
Swaps, Total Return Swaps, and Interest Rate Caps, Floors and Collars
.
Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Portfolio with another party of
their respective commitments to pay or receive interest, such as an exchange of
fixed-rate payments for floating rate payments. Default/credit swaps involve the
receipt of floating or fixed-rate payments in exchange for assuming potential
credit losses of an underlying security. Default/credit swaps give one party to
a transaction the right to dispose of or acquire an asset (or group of assets),
or the right to receive or make a payment from the other party, upon the
occurrence of specified credit events. Total return swaps involve the receipt or
payment of the “total return” of a defined underlying asset in exchange for the
payment or receipt of a cash flow based on a predetermined floating rate. The
purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a
specified index exceeds a predetermined interest rate, to receive payment of
interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest
rate cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the
extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined interest rate, to
receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party
selling the interest rate floor. An interest rate collar is the combination of a
cap and a floor that preserves a certain return within a predetermined range of
interest rates. The Portfolio may enter into swap transactions for hedging
purposes or to seek to increase total return. The use of interest rate and
default/credit swaps and total return swaps, as well as interest rate caps,
floors and collars, is a highly specialized activity which involves investment
techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio
securities transactions. If the Adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of market
values or interest rates, the investment performance of the Portfolio would be
less favorable than it would have been if these investment techniques were not
used. The Portfolio expects to enter into these transactions primarily to
preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its
portfolio or to protect against any increase in the price of securities it
anticipates purchasing at a later date. These transactions are intended to be
used as a hedge and not as a speculative investment. Please see Derivative Risk
in the Principal Risks section.
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
.
Mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations and
certain stripped mortgage-backed securities, represent a participation in, or an
investment in a pool secured by, mortgage loans.
Each mortgage
pool underlying mortgage-backed securities consists of mortgage loans evidenced
by promissory notes secured by first mortgages or first deeds of trust or other
similar security instruments creating a first lien on owner occupied and
non-owner occupied one-unit to four unit residential properties, multifamily
(i.e., five or more) properties, agricultural properties, commercial properties
and mixed use properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Mortgaged Properties
may consist of detached individual dwelling units, multifamily dwelling units,
individual condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, row
houses, individual units in planned unit developments and other attached
dwelling units. The Mortgaged Properties may also include residential investment
properties and second homes.
Types
of mortgage-related securities in which the Portfolio may invest include:
Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) Certificates (“Ginnie Maes”),
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) Mortgage Participation
Certificates (“Freddie Macs”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”)
Guaranteed Mortgage Certificates (“Fannie Maes”) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities (“CMBS”). Mortgage certificates are mortgage-backed securities
representing undivided fractional interests in pools of mortgage backed loans.
These loans are made by mortgage bankers, commercial banks, savings and loan
associations and other lenders. GNMA is authorized to guarantee the timely
payment of the principal of an interest on certificates that are based on and
backed by a pool of mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration
(FHA Loans), or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration (VA Loans), or by
pools of other eligible mortgage loans. In order to meet its obligations under
any guaranty, GNMA is authorized to borrow from the United States Treasury in an
unlimited amount. Each Fannie Mae is issued and guaranteed by FNMA and
represents an undivided interest in a pool of mortgage loans formed by FNMA. The
principal activity of FHLMC currently is the purchase of first lien,
conventional, residential mortgage loans and participation interests in such
mortgage loans and their resale in the form of mortgage securities, primarily
Freddie Mac Certificates.
Since
September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”) have been
placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
(“FHFA”). The US Treasury, FHFA and the Federal Reserve have taken the
steps to support the conservatorship. No assurance can be given that those
initiatives with respect to the debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by
the GSEs and acquired by any of the funds will be successful.
Traditional
debt investments typically pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity, when the
entire principal amount is due. By contrast, payments on mortgage-backed
investments typically include both interest and partial payment of
principal. Principal may also be prepaid voluntarily, or as a result
of refinancing or foreclosure. The Portfolio may have to invest the proceeds
from prepaid investments in other investments with less attractive terms and
yields. As a result, these securities may have less potential for capital
appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than other securities of
comparable maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in
market value during periods of rising interest rates. Because the prepayment
rate generally declines as interest rates rise, an increase in interest rates
will likely increase the duration, and thus the volatility, of mortgage-backed
securities. In addition to interest rate risk, investments in mortgage-backed
securities composed of subprime mortgages may be subject to a higher degree of
credit risk, valuation risk and liquidity risk. Duration is a measure
of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the
sensitivity of the security's price to changes in interest rates. Unlike the
maturity of a fixed income security, which measures only the time until final
payment is due, duration takes into account the time until all payments of
interest and principal on a security are expected to be made, including how
these payments are affected by prepayments and by changes in interest
rates.
Options on Securities
. The
Portfolio may write and purchase covered put and call options on securities in
which it may directly invest. The total amount of premiums paid by the Portfolio
for all put and call options held by it at any time will not exceed 5% of the
value of the Portfolio’s total assets. Further, the Portfolio will not write a
put or call option or combination thereof if, as a result, the aggregate value
of all securities or collateral deliverable under its outstanding options would
exceed 25% of the value of the Portfolio’s total assets.
Portfolio Duration
. The
Portfolio will maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of two
years or less. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a security to
changes in interest rates. Unlike maturity, which measures the period of time
until final payment is to be made on a security, duration measures the
dollar-weighted average maturity of a security’s expected cash flows (i.e.,
interest and principal payments), discounted to their present values, after
giving effect to all maturity shortening features, such as call or redemption
rights. With respect to a variable or floating-rate instrument, duration is
adjusted to indicate the price sensitivity of the instrument to changes in the
interest rate in effect until the next reset date. For substantially all
securities, the duration of a security is equal to or less than its stated
maturity.
Repurchase Agreements
. The
Portfolio enters into repurchase agreements with banks and other financial
institutions, such as broker-dealers. In substance, a repurchase agreement is a
loan for which the Portfolio receives securities as collateral. Under a
repurchase agreement, the Portfolio purchases securities from a financial
institution that agrees to repurchase the securities at the Portfolio’s original
purchase price plus interest within a specified time. Repurchase transactions
are limited to those member banks of the Federal Reserve System and
broker-dealers whose creditworthiness the Adviser considers satisfactory. If the
other party or “seller” defaults, the Portfolio might suffer a loss to the
extent that the proceeds from the sale of the underlying securities and other
collateral held by the Portfolio are less than the repurchase price and the
Portfolio’s cost associated with delay and enforcement of the repurchase
agreement. In addition, in the event of a bankruptcy of the seller, the
Portfolio may be delayed or prevented from recovering the
collateral.
Section 4(2) Commercial Paper and
Rule 144A Securities
. The Portfolio may invest in commercial paper issued
in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). This
commercial paper is commonly called “Section 4(2) paper.” The Portfolio may also
invest in securities that may be offered and sold only to “qualified
institutional buyers” under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A
securities”).
Section
4(2) paper is sold to institutional investors who must agree to purchase the
paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale by
the purchaser must be in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements
of the 1933 Act. Section 4(2) paper normally is resold to other institutional
investors like the Portfolio through or with the assistance of the issuer or
investment dealers that make a market in Section 4(2) paper. As a result it
suffers from liquidity risk, the risk that the securities may be difficult to
value because of the absence of an active market and the risk that it may be
sold only after considerable expense and delay, if at all. Rule 144A securities
generally must be sold only to other qualified institutional
buyers.
Section
4(2) paper and Rule 144A securities will not be considered illiquid for purposes
of the Portfolio’s limitation on illiquid securities if the Adviser (pursuant to
guidelines adopted by the Board) determines that a liquid trading market exists
for the securities in question. There can be no assurance that a liquid trading
market will exist at any time for any particular Section 4(2) paper or Rule 144A
securities. The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) addresses the Fund’s
and Portfolio’s limitation on illiquid securities.
Variable
and Floating Rate Securities
.
Variable and
floating rate securities are instruments issued or guaranteed by entities such
as: (1) the U.S. Government, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, (2)
corporations, (3) financial institutions, (4) insurance companies, or (5)
trusts. The Portfolio may purchase variable and floating rate securities issued
or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or an agency or instrumentality thereof. A
variable rate security provides for the automatic establishment of a new
interest rate on set dates. Variable rate obligations whose interest is
readjusted no less frequently than annually will be deemed to have a maturity
equal to the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate.
A floating rate security provides for the automatic adjustment of its interest
rate whenever a specified interest rate changes. Interest rates on these
securities are ordinarily tied to, and are a percentage of, a widely recognized
interest rate, such as the yield on 90-day U.S. Treasury bills or the prime rate
of a specified bank. Generally, changes in interest rates will have a smaller
effect on the market value of variable and floating rate securities than on the
market value of comparable fixed-income obligations. Thus, investing in variable
and floating rate securities generally allows less opportunity for capital
appreciation and depreciation than investing in comparable fixed income
securities. Securities purchased by a Portfolio may include variable and
floating rate instruments, which may have a stated maturity in excess of the
Portfolio’s maturity limitations but which will, except for certain U.S.
government obligations, permit the Portfolio to demand payment of the principal
of the instrument at least once every 13 months upon not more than 30 days’
notice. Variable and floating rate instruments may include variable amount
master demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in addition
to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. There may be no
active secondary market for a particular variable or floating rate instrument.
Nevertheless, the periodic readjustments of their interest rates tend to assure
that their value to the Portfolio will approximate their par value. Illiquid
variable and floating rate instruments (instruments which are not payable upon
seven days’ notice and do not have an active trading market) are subject to the
Portfolio’s percentage limitations regarding securities that are illiquid or not
readily marketable. The Adviser will continuously monitor the creditworthiness
of issuers of variable and floating rate instruments in which the Portfolio
invests, and their ability to repay principal and interest. Variable and
floating rate securities are subject to interest rate and credit/default
risk
.
Temporary Defensive
Strategies
. At times, the Adviser may judge that market conditions make
pursuing the Portfolio’s basic investment strategy inconsistent with the best
interests of its shareholders. At such times, the Adviser may (but will not
necessarily), without notice, temporarily use alternative strategies primarily
designed to reduce fluctuations in the values of the Portfolio’s assets. In
implementing these defensive strategies, the Portfolio may hold assets in cash
and cash equivalents and in other investments that the Adviser believes to be
consistent with the Portfolio’s best interests. Taking such a temporary
defensive position may result in the Portfolio not achieving its investment
objective.
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure
The
Fund’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy is described in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Management
and Organization
The Fund and the
Portfolio
. The State Street Institutional Limited Duration
Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a mutual fund whose investment objective is to seek
high current income and liquidity. The Fund is not a money market fund, and the
Fund’s net asset value per share will fluctuate. The Fund is a separate,
diversified series of the State Street Institutional Investment Trust (the
“Trust”), which is an open-end management investment company organized as a
business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
The
investment objective of the Fund as stated above is non-fundamental, which means
that it may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Fund invests as part of a “master-feeder” structure. The Fund will seek to
achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a separate mutual fund (a “Portfolio”) that has a
substantially identical investment objective, investment policies, and risks as
the Fund. All discussions about the Fund’s investment objective, policies and
risks should be understood to refer also to the investment objectives, policies
and risks of the Portfolio.
The
Fund can withdraw its investment in a Portfolio if, at any time, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees determines that it would be in the best interests of the
Fund’s shareholders, or if the investment objectives of the Portfolio changed so
that they were inconsistent with the objectives of the Fund. If the Fund
withdraws its investment from a Portfolio, the Fund may invest all of its assets
in another Portfolio that has the same investment objective as the Fund, the
Adviser may directly manage the Fund’s assets, or the Board may take such other
action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders of the
Fund, which may include liquidation of the Fund.
The Adviser
. State
Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) is the investment management group of State
Street Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company, and includes the
Adviser, SSgA FM, a wholly-owned subsidiary. SSgA is one of the world’s largest
institutional money managers, and uses quantitative and traditional techniques
to manage approximately $1.91 trillion as of December 31, 2009 in investment
programs and portfolios for institutional and individual investors. SSgA FM, as
the investment adviser to the Fund and the Portfolio, is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). SSgA FM had approximately $168.4 billion in
assets under management at December 31, 2009. The Fund has entered into an
investment advisory agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser
will manage the Fund’s assets directly, at an annual rate of .10% of the Fund’s
average daily net assets, in the event that the Fund were to cease investing
substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. The Adviser does not receive
any fees from the Fund under that agreement so long as the Fund continues to
invest substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio or in another investment
company. The Adviser places all orders for purchases and sales of the
Portfolio’s investments.
A summary
of the factors considered by the Board of Trustees in connection with the
renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund will be available in
the Fund’s annual report or semi-annual report, as applicable, after the Fund
commences operations.
The
Adviser manages the Portfolio using a team of investment professionals. The team
approach is used to create an environment that encourages the flow of investment
ideas. The portfolio managers within the team work together in a cohesive manner
to develop and enhance techniques that drive the investment process for the
respective investment strategy. This approach requires portfolio managers to
share a variety of responsibilities including investment strategy and analysis
while retaining responsibility for the implementation of the strategy within any
particular portfolio. The approach also enables the team to draw upon the
resources of other groups within the firm. Each portfolio management team is
overseen by the SSgA Investment Committee.
The
Adviser’s principal address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
The Administrator and
Custodian
. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a
subsidiary of State Street Corporation, is the administrator and
custodian.
The Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent
. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the
transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent.
The
Distributor
. State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the
Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement
between the Distributor and the Trust.
Shareholder
Information
Determination of Net Asset
Value
. The Fund determines the net asset value (“NAV”) per share once
each business day as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York
Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). Pricing does not occur on NYSE holidays. A business
day is one on which the NYSE is open for regular trading. The Federal Reserve is
closed on certain holidays on which the NYSE is open. These holidays are
Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day. On these holidays, you will not be able to
purchase shares by wiring federal funds because federal funds wiring does not
occur on days that the Federal Reserve is closed. The NAV per share for the Fund
is computed by adding the value of all securities and other assets of the Fund,
deducting accrued liabilities, dividing by the number of shares outstanding and
rounding to the nearest cent.
Ordinarily,
the Fund values each portfolio security based upon the last reported sales price
or other market quotation for the security in the market in which the security
principally trades. If market quotations are not readily available for a
security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not
reliable, the Fund will use the security’s fair value, as determined in
accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Because foreign
securities sometimes trade on days when Fund shares are not priced, the value of
the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when Fund shares cannot generally be
purchased or redeemed. Debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days of the
valuation date are valued at amortized cost.
If you
hold shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary,
your intermediary may offer additional services and account features that are
not described in this Prospectus. Please contact your intermediary directly for
an explanation of these services.
Purchasing Shares
.
Investors pay
no sales load to invest in the Fund. The price for Fund shares is the NAV per
share. Purchase orders in good form and payment received the same day by Fed
Wire will receive that day’s NAV and will earn dividends declared on the date of
the purchase. All purchases that are made by check will begin earning
dividends the following business day after the purchase
date.
The
minimum initial investment in the Fund is $5 million, although the Adviser may
waive the minimum in its discretion. Holdings of all customer accounts of each
Intermediary shall be aggregated for determining these account balances. There
is no minimum subsequent investment, except in relation to maintaining certain
minimum account balances (See “Redeeming Shares” below). The Fund intends to be
as fully invested as is practicable; therefore, investments must be made in
Federal Funds (i.e., monies credited to the account of the Fund’s custodian bank
by a Federal Reserve Bank) received by the Fund before the order will be
accepted. The Fund reserves the right to cease accepting investments at any time
or to reject any investment order.
BY
MAIL:
An
initial investment in the Fund must be preceded or accompanied by a completed,
signed Institutional Account Application Form, sent to:
State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
BY
TELEPHONE/FAX:
An
initial investment in the Fund must be preceded or accompanied by a completed,
signed Institutional Account Application Form, faxed to (816) 218-0400. Call the
Fund at (866) 392-0869 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. ET and 5:00 p.m. ET
to:
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confirm
receipt of the faxed Institutional Account Application Form (initial
purchases only),
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request
your new account number (initial purchases
only),
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confirm
the amount being wired and wiring bank,
and
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receive
a confirmation number for your purchase order (your trade is not effective
until you have received a confirmation number from the
Fund),
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For your
initial investment, send the original, signed Institutional Account Application
Form to the address above.
WIRE
INSTRUCTIONS:
Instruct
your bank to transfer money by Federal Funds wire to:
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
2
Avenue de Lafayette
Boston,
MA 02111
ABA#
011000028
DDA#
9905-801-8
State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund
Account
Number
Account
Registration
You will
not be able to redeem shares from the account until the original Application has
been received. The Fund and its agents are not responsible for transfer errors
by the sending or receiving bank and will not be liable for any loss incurred
due to a wire transfer not having been received.
In
accordance with certain federal regulations, the Trust is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each entity who applies to open an
account. For this reason, when you open (or change ownership of) an account, the
Trust will request certain information, including your name, address and
taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. If
you are unable to provide sufficient information to verify your identity, the
Trust will not open an account for you. As required by law, the Trust may employ
various procedures, such as comparing your information to fraud databases or
requesting additional information and documentation from you, to ensure that the
information supplied by you is correct. The Trust reserves the right to reject
any purchase for any reason, including failure to provide the Trust with
information necessary to confirm your identity as required by law.
Redeeming Shares
. An
investor may withdraw all or any portion of its investment at the NAV next
determined after it submits a withdrawal request, in proper form, to the Fund.
Payments of redemption proceeds ordinarily will be sent the next business day.
The Fund reserves the right to pay for redeemed shares within seven days after
receiving your redemption order if, in the judgment of the Adviser, an earlier
payment could adversely affect the Fund. The right of any investor to receive
payment with respect to any withdrawal may be suspended or the payment of the
withdrawal proceeds postponed during any period in which the NYSE is closed
(other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the NYSE is restricted or, to
the extent otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act, if an emergency
exists.
If you
are redeeming some, but not all, of your shares, your remaining account balance
should be above $1,000,000 and subsequent purchases of shares of the Fund may be
rejected unless, after such purchase, your account balance will be at or greater
than $1,000,000. A request for a partial redemption by an investor whose account
balance is below the minimum amount or a request for partial redemption by an
investor that would bring the account below the minimum amount may be treated as
a request for a complete redemption of the account. These minimums may be
different for investments made through certain financial intermediaries as
determined by their policies and may be waived in the Adviser’s discretion. The
Fund reserves the right to modify or waive its minimum account requirements at
any time with or without prior notice. The Fund also reserves the right to
involuntarily redeem an investor’s account if the investor’s account balance
falls below the applicable minimum amount due to transaction activity.
Notification will be sent to the shareholder giving the shareholder 60 days to
increase the account to the required minimum or the account may be
closed.
BY
MAIL
Send a
signed letter to:
State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund
P.O.
Box 8048
Boston,
MA 02266-8048
The
letter should include information necessary to process your request as described
below. The Fund may require a medallion guarantee in certain circumstances. See
“Medallion Guarantees” below.
BY
OVERNIGHT:
State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund
30 Dan
Road
Canton,
MA 02021-2809
BY
TELEPHONE
(866)
392-0869
Between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET.
The Fund
will need the following information to process your redemption
request:
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name(s)
of account owners;
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your
daytime telephone number; and
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the
dollar amount or number of shares being
redeemed.
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On any
day that the Fund calculates its NAV earlier than normal, the Fund reserves the
right to adjust the times noted above for purchasing and redeeming shares,
except the 9:00 a.m. ET beginning time.
Medallion Guarantees
.
Certain redemption requests must include a medallion guarantee for each
registered account owner if any of the following apply:
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Your
account address has changed within the last 10 business
days.
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A
wire is being made payable to someone other than the account
owner.
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Redemption
proceeds are being transferred to an account with a different
registration.
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A
wire is being sent to a financial institution other than the one that has
been established on your Fund
account.
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Other
unusual situations as determined by the Fund’s transfer
agent.
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The Fund
reserves the right to waive medallion guarantee requirements, require a
medallion guarantee under other circumstances or reject or delay a redemption if
the medallion guarantee is not in good form. Medallion guarantees may be
provided by an eligible financial institution such as a commercial bank, a FINRA
member firm such as a stock broker, a savings association or a national
securities exchange. A notary public cannot provide a medallion guarantee. The
Fund reserves the right to reject a medallion guarantee if it is not provided by
a STAMP Medallion guarantor.
About Telephone
Transactions
. Telephone transactions are extremely convenient but are not
free from risk. Neither the Fund nor the Fund’s agents will be responsible for
any losses resulting from unauthorized telephone transactions if reasonable
security procedures are followed. In addition, you are responsible for:
(i) verifying the accuracy of all data and information transmitted by
telephone, (ii) verifying the accuracy of your account statements
immediately upon receipt, and (iii) promptly notifying the Fund of any
errors or inaccuracies including, without limitation, any errors or inaccuracies
relating to shareholder data or information transmitted by telephone. During
periods of heavy market activity or other times, it may be difficult to reach
the Fund by telephone. If you are unable to reach us by telephone, consider
sending written instructions.
The
Fund may terminate the receipt of redemption or exchange orders by telephone at
any time, in which case you may redeem or exchange shares by other
means.
Policies to Prevent Market
Timing
. Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares may present
risks for other shareholders of the Fund, which may include, among other things,
interference in the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, dilution in
the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, increased brokerage and
administrative costs and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of
cash.
The
Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect
and prevent inappropriate short-term trading activity that is harmful to the
Fund. Because most of the interests in the Fund are held by investors indirectly
through one or more financial intermediaries, the Fund does not generally have
information about the identity of those investors or about transactions effected
by those investors. Rather, the Fund and its service providers periodically
review cash inflows and outflows from and to those intermediaries in an attempt
to detect inappropriate trading activity by investors holding shares through
those intermediaries. The Fund may seek to obtain underlying account trading
activity information from financial intermediaries when, in the Adviser’s
judgment, the trading activity suggests possible market timing. There is no
assurance that the Fund or the Adviser will be able to determine whether trading
in the Fund’s shares by an investor holding shares through a financial
intermediary is engaged in trading activity that may be harmful to the Fund or
its shareholders.
The Fund
reserves the right in its discretion to reject any purchase, in whole or in part
including, without limitation, by a person whose trading activity in Fund shares
the Adviser believes could be harmful to the Fund. The Fund may decide to
restrict purchase and sale activity in its shares based on various factors,
including, without limitation, whether frequent purchase and sale activity will
disrupt portfolio management strategies and adversely affect performance. There
can be no assurance that the Fund, the Adviser or State Street will identify all
frequent purchase and sale activity affecting the Fund.
Distribution/Servicing
(Rule 12b-1) Plan
The Fund
has adopted a distribution plan under which the Fund may compensate its
distributor (or others) for services in connection with the distribution of the
Fund’s shares and for services provided to Fund shareholders. The plan calls for
payments at an annual rate (based on average daily net assets) of 0.05%. Because
these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, they will
increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more over time than paying
other types of sales charges.
Additional
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The
Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser, out of its own resources, and without
additional cost to the Fund and its shareholders, may make additional payments
to financial intermediaries (including affiliates of the Adviser) whose client
or customer invests in the Fund. Generally, such financial intermediaries may
(though they will not necessarily) provide shareholder servicing and support for
their customers who purchase shares of the Fund. Not all financial
intermediaries receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation
paid varies for each financial intermediary. If payments to financial
intermediaries by a particular mutual fund complex’s distributor or adviser
exceed payments by other mutual fund complexes, your financial adviser and the
financial intermediary employing him or her may have an incentive to recommend
that fund complex over others. Please speak with your financial adviser to learn
more about the total amounts paid to your financial adviser and his or her firm
by the Adviser and its affiliates, and by sponsors of other mutual funds he or
she may recommend to you. You should also consult disclosures made by your
financial intermediary at the time of purchase.
Dividends,
Distributions and Tax Considerations
Income
dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund will be declared and paid
at least annually.
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Fund. Your investment
in the Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about foreign, federal, state, local or other tax laws applicable to you.
Investors, including non-U.S. investors should consult the SAI for more
information.
The Fund intends to elect to be treated and qualify each
year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is
generally not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains that are
distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund’s failure to qualify as a
regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation, and
consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to
shareholders.
For
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally
taxable to you as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital
gains generally are determined by how long the Portfolio owned the investments
that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Fund shares.
Distributions of net capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital
gains over net short-term capital losses) investments that the Portfolio owned
for more than one year that are properly designated by the Fund as capital gain
dividends generally will be taxable to you as long-term capital gains. The Fund
does not expect a significant portion of its distributions to be capital gain
dividends. For individual taxpayers, long-term capital gain rates have been
temporarily reduced-in general, to 15% with lower rates applying to taxpayers in
the 10% and 15% rate brackets-for taxable years beginning before January 1,
2011. Distributions of gains from investments that the Portfolio owned for one
year or less generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income. For taxable
years beginning before January 1, 2011, distributions of investment income
designated by the Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” are taxed at
the rates applicable to long-term capital gain , provided holding period and
other requirements are met by both the shareholder and the Fund; however, the
Fund does not expect a significant portion of Fund distributions to be derived
from qualified dividend income. Distributions are taxable to you even if they
are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund before your investment (and
thus were included in the price you paid for your shares). Distributions may
also be subject to state and local taxes and are taxable whether you receive
them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares.
Any
gain resulting from the sale, exchange, or redemption of your shares will
generally also be taxable to you as either short-term or long-term capital gain,
depending upon how long you held your shares in the Fund.
If you
are not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, each Fund’s
ordinary income dividends will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding
tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies or unless such income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. A Fund may, under certain
circumstances, designate all or a portion of a dividend as an “interest-related
dividend” that if received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally
would be exempt from the 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided that certain other
requirements are met. The Funds may also, under certain circumstances, designate
all or a portion of a dividend as a “short-term capital gain dividend” which if
received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity generally would be exempt from
the 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless the foreign person is a nonresident alien
individual present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183
days or more during the taxable year. The provisions contained in the
legislation relating to dividends to foreign persons would apply to dividends
with respect to taxable years of a Fund beginning after December 31, 2004 and
before January 1, 2010.
Financial
Highlights
The
Financial Highlights table is not presented because the Fund had not commenced
operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
For more
information about
STATE STREET
INSTITUTIONAL LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND:
The
Fund’s SAI includes additional information about the Fund and is incorporated by
reference into this document. Additional information about the Fund’s
investments will be available in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will find a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the
Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. The SAI and the
Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports will be available without charge, upon
request. Shareholders in the Fund may make inquiries to the Fund to receive such
information by calling State Street Global Markets, LLC at (800) 997-7327 or by
writing to the Fund, c/o State Street Global Markets, LLC, State Street
Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2900. These
documents are also available on the Fund’s website at
http://www.sttfunds.com
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Information
about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available
free of charge on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information also may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission’s Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
SSgA
FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
STATE
STREET FINANCIAL CENTER
ONE
LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS 02111
The State
Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Investment Company Act File Number is
811-09819.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
(the
“Trust”)
P.O.
Box 5049
Boston,
Massachusetts 02206
STATE
STREET EQUITY 500 INDEX FUND
STATE
STREET EQUITY 400 INDEX FUND
STATE
STREET EQUITY 2000 INDEX FUND
STATE
STREET AGGREGATE BOND INDEX FUND
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL LIQUID RESERVES FUND
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL SHORT-TERM TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TAX FREE MONEY MARKET FUND
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL TREASURY PLUS MONEY MARKET FUND
STATEMENT
OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
APRIL
__, 2010
This
Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) relates to the prospectuses dated
April __, 2010, as amended from time to time thereafter for each of the Funds
listed above.
The SAI
is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectuses. A
copy of each Prospectus can be obtained free of charge by calling (866) 293-0869
or by written request to the Trust at the address listed above.
The
Trust’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
including the independent registered public accounting firm report thereon, are
included in the Trust’s annual report and are incorporated into this SAI by
reference. A copy of the Trust’s annual report is available, without charge,
upon request, by calling (866) 392-0869 or by written request to the Trust at
the address above.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Trust
History
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Description
of the Funds and Their Investments and Risks
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Additional
Investments and Risks
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Management
of the Trust
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Control
Persons and Principal Holders of Securities
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Investment
Advisory and Other Services
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Portfolio
Managers
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Brokerage
Allocation and Other Practices
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Capital
Stock and Other Securities
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Purchase,
Redemption and Pricing of Shares
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Taxation
of the Funds
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Underwriter
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Financial
Statements
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Appendix
A - Ratings of Debt Instruments
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Appendix
B - Trust’s Proxy Voting Procedures
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Appendix
C - Adviser’s Proxy Voting Procedures
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TRUST
HISTORY
The Trust
was organized as a business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts on February 16, 2000.
The Trust
is an open-end management investment company. The Trust comprises the following
diversified series:
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State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund (the “Equity 500 Index
Fund”);
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State
Street Equity 400 Index Fund (the “Equity 400 Index
Fund”);
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State
Street Equity 2000 Index Fund (the “Equity 2000 Index
Fund”);
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State
Street Aggregate Bond Index Fund (the “Aggregate Bond Index
Fund”);
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State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund (the “Limited Duration
Bond Fund”);
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State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund (the “ILR
Fund”);
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Street
Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund (the “Short-Term Tax Exempt
Bond Fund”);
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State
Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund (the “Tax Free
Fund”);
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State
Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund (the “U.S.
Government Fund”)
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State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Treasury Fund”);
and
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State
Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (the “Treasury Plus
Fund”)
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The
Equity 500 Index Fund, Equity 400 Index Fund, Equity 2000 Index Fund and
Aggregate Bond Index Fund are referred to in this SAI as the “Index Funds.” The
ILR Fund, Treasury Fund, Treasury Plus Fund, Tax Free Fund and U.S. Government
Fund are referred to in this SAI as the “Money Funds” or “Money Market Funds.”
The Treasury Fund and Treasury Plus Fund are referred to in this SAI as the
“Treasury Funds.” The Limited Duration Bond Fund and Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond
Fund are referred to in this SAI as the “Bond Funds.” All Funds together are
referred to in this SAI as the “Funds” and each Fund may be referred to in
context as the “Fund” as appropriate.
Each Fund
seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its
investable assets in a corresponding master portfolio of the State Street Master
Funds (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios”) that has the same
investment objective as, and investment policies that are substantially similar
to those of, the Fund. The table below shows the respective Portfolio
in which each Fund invests.
Feeder
Fund
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Master
Portfolio
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Equity
500 Index Fund
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State
Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (“Equity 500 Index
Portfolio”)
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Equity
400 Index Fund
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State
Street Equity 400 Index Portfolio (“Equity 400 Index
Portfolio”)
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Equity
2000 Index Fund
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State
Street Equity 2000 Index Portfolio (“Equity 2000 Index
Portfolio)
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Aggregate
Bond Index Fund
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State
Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio (“Aggregate Bond Index
Portfolio”)
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Limited
Duration Bond Fund
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State
Street Limited Duration Pond Portfolio (“Limited Duration Bond
Portfolio”)
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ILR
Fund
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State
Street Money Market Portfolio (“Money Market
Portfolio”)
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Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund
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State
Street Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio (“Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond
Portfolio”)
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Tax
Free Fund
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State
Street Tax Free Money Market Portfolio (“Tax Free
Portfolio”)
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U.S.
Government Fund
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State
Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio (“U.S. Government
Portfolio”)
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Treasury
Fund
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State
Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio (“Treasury
Portfolio”)
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Treasury
Plus Fund
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State
Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio (“Treasury Plus
Portfolio”)
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The
Equity 500 Index Portfolio, Equity 400 Index Portfolio, Equity 2000 Index
Portfolio and Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio are referred to in this SAI as the
“Index Portfolios.” The Money Market Portfolio, Treasury Portfolio, Treasury
Plus Portfolio and U.S. Government Portfolio are referred to in this SAI as the
“Money Portfolios” or “Money Market Portfolios.” The Treasury Portfolio and
Treasury Plus Portfolio are referred to in this SAI as the “Treasury
Portfolios.” The Limited Duration Bond Portfolio and Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond
Portfolio are referred to in this SAI as the “Bond Portfolios.” All Portfolios
together are referred to in this SAI as the “Portfolios” and each Portfolio may
be referred to in context as the “Portfolio” as appropriate.
DESCRIPTION
OF THE FUNDS AND THEIR INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
Each
Fund’s Prospectus contains information about the investment objective and
policies of that Fund. This SAI should only be read in conjunction with the
Prospectus of the Fund or Funds in which you intend to invest.
In
addition to the principal investment strategies and the principal risks of the
Funds and Portfolios described in each Fund’s Prospectus, a Fund or Portfolio
may employ other investment practices and may be subject to additional risks,
which are described below. In reviewing these practices of the Funds, you should
assume that the practices of the corresponding Portfolio are the same in all
material respects.
Additional Information
Concerning the S&P 500
The
Equity 500 Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard
& Poor’s(R), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”).
S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners
of shares of the Equity 500 Index Fund or any member of the public regarding the
advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or
the ability of the S&P 500 to track general stock market performance.
S&P’s only relationship to the Equity 500 Index Fund is the licensing of
certain trademarks and trade names of S&P and of the S&P 500, which is
determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard to the Fund.
S&P has no obligation to take the needs of the Equity 500 Index Fund or the
owners of shares of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or
calculating the S&P 500. S&P is not responsible for and has not
participated in the determination of the price and number of shares of the
Equity 500 Index Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of shares of the
Fund, or calculation of the equation by which shares of the Fund are redeemable
for cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the
administration, marketing or trading of shares of the Equity 500 Index
Fund.
S&P
does not guarantee the accuracy or the completeness of the S&P 500 or any
data included therein and S&P shall have no liability for any errors,
omissions or interruptions therein. S&P makes no warranty, express or
implied, as to results to be obtained by the Equity 500 Index Fund, owners of
shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the S&P 500
or any data included therein. S&P makes no express or implied warranties,
and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose or use with respect to the S&P 500
or
any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event
shall S&P have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or
consequential damages (including lost profits), even if notified of the
possibility of such damages.
Additional Information
Concerning the S&P MidCap 400
The
Equity 400 Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P.
S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners
of shares of the Equity 400 Index Fund or any member of the public regarding the
advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or
the ability of the S&P MidCap 400 to track general stock market performance.
S&P’s only relationship to the Equity 400 Index Fund is the licensing of
certain trademarks and trade names of S&P and of the S&P MidCap 400,
which is determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard to the
Equity 400 Index Fund. S&P has no obligation to take the needs of the Equity
400 Index Fund or the owners of shares of the Fund into consideration in
determining, composing or calculating the S&P MidCap 400. S&P is not
responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the price and
number of shares of the Equity 400 Index Fund or the timing of the issuance or
sale of shares of the Fund, or calculation of the equation by which shares of
the Fund are redeemable for cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in
connection with the administration, marketing or trading of shares of the Equity
400 Index Fund.
S&P
does not guarantee the accuracy or the completeness of the S&P MidCap 400 or
any data included therein and S&P shall have no liability for any errors,
omissions or interruptions therein. S&P makes no warranty, express or
implied, as to results to be obtained by the Equity 400 Index Fund, owners of
shares of the Fund or any other person or entity from the use of the S&P
MidCap 400 or any data included therein. S&P makes no express or implied
warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose or use with respect to the S&P MidCap 400 or any
data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall
S&P have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential
damages (including lost profits), even if notified of the possibility of such
damages.
Additional Information
Concerning the Russell 2000 Index
The
Equity 2000 Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, promoted by, or in any way
affiliated with Frank Russell Company (“Russell”). Russell is not responsible
for and has not reviewed the Equity 2000 Index Fund or any associated literature
or publications, and Russell makes no representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to their accuracy or completeness, or otherwise. Russell reserves
the right, at any time and without notice, to alter, amend, terminate or in any
way change the Russell 2000 Index. Russell has no obligation to take the needs
of any particular fund or its participants or any other product or person into
consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Russell 2000 Index.
Russell’s publication of the Index in no way suggests or implies an opinion by
Russell as to the attractiveness or appropriateness of investment in any or all
securities upon which the Index is based. Russell makes no representation,
warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or
otherwise of the Russell 2000 Index or any data included in the Index. Russell
makes no representation or warranty regarding the use, or the results of use, of
the Russell 2000 Index or any data included therein, or any security (or
combination thereof) comprising the Index. Russell makes no express or implied
warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose with respect to the Russell 2000 Index or any data or
any security (or combination thereof) included therein.
Additional Information
Concerning the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (the “U.S. Aggregate
Index”)
The
Aggregate Bond Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by
Barclays Capital. Barclays Capital makes no representation or warranty, express
or implied, to the owners of shares of the Aggregate Bond Index Fund or any
member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities
generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the U.S. Aggregate Index
to track general performance. Barclays Capital’s only relationship to the
Aggregate Bond Index Fund is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names
of Barclays Capital and of the U.S. Aggregate Index, which is determined,
composed and calculated by Barclays Capital without regard to the Fund. Barclays
Capital has no obligation to take the needs of the Aggregate Bond Index Fund or
the owners of shares of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or
calculating the U.S. Aggregate Index. Barclays Capital is not responsible for
and has not participated in the determination of the price and number of shares
of the Aggregate Bond Index Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of shares
of the Fund. Barclays Capital has no obligation or liability in connection with
the administration, marketing or trading of shares of the Aggregate Bond Index
Fund.
Barclays
Capital does not guarantee the accuracy or the completeness of the U.S.
Aggregate Index or any data included therein and Barclays Capital shall have no
liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. Barclays Capital
makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the
Aggregate Bond Index Fund, owners of shares of the Fund or any other person or
entity from the use of the U.S. Aggregate Index or any data included therein.
Barclays Capital makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims
all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use
with respect to the U.S. Aggregate Index or any data included therein. Without
limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall Barclays Capital have any
liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages
(including lost profits), even if notified of the possibility of such
damages.
ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
To the
extent consistent with its investment objective and restrictions, each Fund or
Portfolio may invest in the following instruments and use the following
techniques.
Cash
Reserves
Each
Index Portfolio and the Tax Free Portfolio may hold portions of its assets in
short-term debt instruments with remaining maturities of 397 days or less
pending investment or to meet anticipated redemptions and day-to-day operating
expenses. Short-term debt instruments consist of: (i) short-term obligations of
the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities, authorities or political
subdivisions; (ii) other short-term debt securities rated at the time of
purchase Aa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or AA or
higher by S&P or, if unrated, of comparable quality in the opinion of SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “SSgA FM”); (iii) commercial paper;
(iv) bank obligations, including negotiable certificates of deposit, time
deposits and bankers’ acceptances; and (v) repurchase agreements. At the time an
Index Portfolio invests in commercial paper, bank obligations or repurchase
agreements, the issuer or the issuer’s parent must have outstanding debt rated
Aa or higher by Moody’s or AA or higher by S&P or outstanding commercial
paper or bank obligations rated Prime-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by S&P; or, if no
such ratings are available, the instrument must be of comparable quality in the
opinion of the Adviser. To the extent that an Index Portfolio holds the
foregoing instruments its ability to track its corresponding Index may be
adversely affected. See Appendix A for more information on the ratings of debt
instruments.
Credit Default
Swaps
The
Limited Duration Bond Portfolio may enter into credit default swap transactions.
A credit default swap is an agreement between the Portfolio and a counterparty
that enables the Portfolio to buy or sell protection against a credit event
related to a specified issuer. One party, acting as a “protection buyer,” make
periodic payments to the other party, a “protection seller,” in exchange for a
promise by the protection seller to make a payment to the protection buyer if a
negative credit event (such as a delinquent payment or default) occurs with
respect to a referenced bond or group of bonds. Acting as a protection seller
allows the Portfolio to create an investment exposure similar to owning a bond.
Acting as a protection buyer allows the Portfolio potentially to reduce its
credit exposure to a bond it owns or to take a “short” position in a bond it
does not own.
As the
protection buyer in a credit default swap, the Portfolio may pay a premium (by
means of periodic payments) in return for the right to deliver specified bonds
or loans (such as those of a U.S. or foreign issuer or a basket of such issuers)
to the protection seller and receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value upon
default (or similar events) by the reference issuer. If no default occurs, the
protection seller would keep the stream of payments and would have no further
obligations to the Portfolio. As the protection buyer, the Portfolio bears the
risk that the investment might expire worthless and/or that the protection
seller may fail to satisfy its payment obligations to the Portfolio in the event
of a default (or similar event). In addition, when the Portfolio is a protection
buyer, the Portfolio’s investment would only generate income in the event of an
actual default (or similar event) by the issuer of the underlying reference
obligation.
The
Portfolio may also use credit default swaps for investment purposes by selling a
credit default swap, in which case, the Portfolio would be required to pay the
par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation to the
protection buyer in the event of a default (or similar event) by the third-party
reference issuer. In return for its obligation, the Portfolio would receive from
the protection buyer a periodic stream of payments over the term of the
contract. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would keep the stream of
payments and would have no payment obligations. As the protection seller in a
credit default swap, the Portfolio effectively adds economic leverage to its
portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject
to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.
The use
of credit default swaps, like all swap agreements, is subject to certain risks.
If a counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the value of the swap would
likely decline because of the heightened risk that the counterparty may be
unable to satisfy its payment obligations (particularly if the counterparty was
the protection seller under the credit default swap contract). In addition,
there is no guarantee that the Portfolio can eliminate its exposure under an
outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with
the same or another party.
Futures Contracts and
Options on Futures
Each
Index Portfolio may enter into futures contracts on securities in which it may
invest or on indices comprised of such securities and may purchase and write
call and put options on such contracts.
Futures contracts
. A
financial futures contract is a contract to buy or sell a specified quantity of
financial instruments such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds at a
specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made. An index
futures contract is a contract to buy or sell specified units of an index at a
specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made. The
value of a unit is based on the current value of the index. Under such contracts
no delivery of the actual securities making up the index takes place. Rather,
upon expiration of the contract, settlement is made by exchanging cash in an
amount equal to the difference between the contract price and the closing price
of the index at expiration, net of variation margin previously paid. Futures
contracts are traded in the United States only on commodity exchanges or boards
of trade -- known as “contract markets” -- approved for such trading by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), and must be executed through
a futures commission merchant or brokerage firm which is a member of the
relevant contract market.
Although
futures contracts (other than index futures) by their terms call for actual
delivery or acceptance of commodities or securities, in most cases the contracts
are closed out before the settlement date without the making or taking of
delivery, but rather by entering into an offsetting contract (a “closing
transaction”). Upon entering into a futures contract, an Index Portfolio is
required to deposit an initial margin with the futures broker. The initial
margin serves as a “good faith” deposit that an Index Portfolio will honor its
futures commitments. Subsequent payments (called “variation margin” or
“maintenance margin”) to and from the broker are made on a daily basis as the
price of the underlying security or commodity fluctuates, making the long and
short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known
as “marking to the market.” Futures contracts also involve brokerage costs. If
the Portfolio is unable to enter into a closing transaction, the amount of the
Portfolio’s potential loss may be unlimited.
Each
Index Portfolio will not commit more than 5% of the market value of its total
assets to initial margin deposits on futures and premiums paid for options on
futures.
The
Limited Duration Bond Portfolio may enter into futures contracts on securities
in which it may invest and may purchase and write call and put options on such
contracts.
The
Limited Duration Bond Portfolio has claimed an exclusion from the definition of
the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”),
and therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator
under the CEA.
Options on futures
contracts
. In return for the premium paid, options on futures contracts
give the purchaser the right to assume a position in a futures contract at the
specified option exercise price at any time during the period of the option.
Options on futures are similar to options on securities except that options on
futures give the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume
a position in an futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a
short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time
during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of
the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option
will be accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer’s
futures margin account which represents the amount by which the market price of
the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less
than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures. If
an option is exercised on the last trading day prior to its expiration date, the
settlement will be made entirely in cash. Purchasers of options who fail to
exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium
paid.
As with
options on securities, the holder or writer of an option may terminate his
position by selling or purchasing an offsetting option. There is no guarantee
that such closing transactions can be effected.
The
Limited Duration Bond Portfolio will be required to deposit initial margin and
maintenance margin with respect to put and call options on futures contracts
written by it pursuant to brokers’ requirements similar to those described above
in connection with the discussion of futures contracts.
Risks of transactions in
futures contracts and related options
. Successful use of futures
contracts by the Limited Duration Bond Portfolio is subject to the Adviser’s
ability to predict movements in various factors affecting financial markets.
Compared to the purchase or sale of futures contracts, the purchase of call or
put options on futures contracts involves less potential risk to the Portfolio
because the maximum amount at risk is the premium paid for the options (plus
transaction costs). However, there may be circumstances when the purchase of a
call or put option on a futures contract would result in a loss to the Portfolio
when the purchase or sale of a futures contract would not, such as when there is
no movement in the prices of the hedged investments. The writing of an option on
a futures contract involves risks similar to those risks relating to the sale of
futures contracts.
The use
of options and futures strategies involves the risk of imperfect correlation
among movements in the prices of the securities underlying the futures and
options purchased and sold by the Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, of the
options and futures contracts themselves, and, in the case of hedging
transactions, of the securities which are the subject of a hedge. The successful
use of these strategies further depends on the ability of the Adviser to
forecast interest rates and market movements correctly.
There is
no assurance that higher than anticipated trading activity or other unforeseen
events might not, at times, render certain market clearing facilities
inadequate, and thereby result in the institution by exchanges of special
procedures which may interfere with the timely execution of customer
orders.
To reduce
or eliminate a position held by the Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, the
Portfolio may seek to close out such a position. The ability to establish and
close out positions will be subject to the development and maintenance of a
liquid secondary market. It is not certain that this market will develop or
continue to exist for a particular futures contract or option. Reasons for the
absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (i)
there may be insufficient trading interest in certain contracts or options; (ii)
restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing
transactions or both; (iii) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may
be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of contracts or options,
or underlying securities; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt
normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities of an exchange or a
clearing corporation may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading
volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons,
decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of
contracts or options (or a particular class or series of contracts or options),
in which event the secondary market on that exchange for such contracts or
options (or in the class or series of contracts or options) would cease to
exist, although outstanding contracts or options on the exchange that had been
issued by a clearing corporation as a result of trades on that exchange would
likely continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.
U.S. Treasury security
futures contracts and options
. U.S. Treasury security futures contracts
require the seller to deliver, or the purchaser to take delivery of, the type of
U.S. Treasury security called for in the contract at a specified date and price.
Options on U.S. Treasury security futures contracts give the purchaser the right
in return for the premium paid to assume a position in a U.S. Treasury security
futures contract at the specified option exercise price at any time during the
period of the option.
Successful
use of U.S. Treasury security futures contracts by the Limited Duration Bond
Portfolio is subject to the Adviser’s ability to predict movements in the
direction of interest rates and other factors affecting markets for debt
securities. For example, if the Portfolio has sold U.S. Treasury security
futures contracts in order to hedge against the possibility of an increase in
interest rates which would adversely affect the values of securities held in its
portfolio, and the prices of the Portfolio’s securities increase instead as a
result of a decline in interest rates, the Portfolio will lose part or all of
the benefit of the increased value of its securities which it has hedged because
it will have offsetting losses in its futures positions. In addition, in such
situations, if the Portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell
securities to meet daily maintenance margin requirements at a time when it may
be disadvantageous to do so.
There is
also a risk that price movements in U.S. Treasury security futures contracts and
related options will not correlate closely with price movements in markets for
particular securities. For example, if the Limited Duration Bond Portfolio has
hedged against a decline in the values of tax-exempt securities held by it by
selling Treasury security futures and the values of Treasury securities
subsequently increase while the values of the Portfolio’s tax-exempt securities
decrease, the Portfolio would incur losses on both the Treasury security futures
contracts written by it and the tax-exempt securities held in its
portfolio.
Illiquid
Securities
Each
Portfolio, except for the Treasury Portfolio, may invest in illiquid securities.
Each Index Portfolio, the Bond Portfolios and the Tax Free Portfolio will invest
no more than 15% of its net assets, and each Money Market Portfolio will invest
no more than 10% of its net assets, in illiquid securities or securities that
are not readily marketable, including repurchase agreements and time deposits of
more than seven days’ duration. The absence of a regular trading market for
illiquid securities imposes additional risks on investments in these securities.
Illiquid securities may be difficult to value and may often be disposed of only
after considerable expense and delay.
Lending of Portfolio
Securities
Each
Index Portfolio has the authority to lend portfolio securities to brokers,
dealers and other financial organizations in amounts up to 33 1/3% of the total
value of its assets. Any such loan must be continuously secured by collateral in
cash or cash equivalents maintained on a current basis in an amount at least
equal to the market value of the securities loaned by an Index Portfolio. An
Index Portfolio would continue to receive the equivalent of the interest or
dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned, and would receive an
additional return that may be in the form of a fixed fee or a percentage of the
collateral. An Index Portfolio would have the right to call the loan and obtain
the securities loaned at any time on notice of not more than five business days.
In the event of bankruptcy or other default of the borrower, an Index Portfolio
could experience both delays in liquidating the loan collateral or recovering
the loaned securities and losses including (a) possible decline in the value of
collateral or in the value of the securities loaned during the period while the
Portfolio seeks to enforce its rights thereto, (b) possible sub-normal levels of
income and lack of access to income during this period, and (c) expenses of
enforcing its rights.
Options on Securities and
Securities Indices
Each
Index Portfolio may purchase or sell options on securities in which it may
invest and on indices that are comprised of securities in which it may invest,
subject to the limitations set forth above and provided such options are traded
on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Options on
securities indices are similar to options on securities except there is no
transfer of a security and settlement is in cash. A call option on a securities
index grants the purchaser of the call, for a premium paid to the seller, the
right to receive in cash an amount equal to the difference between the closing
value of the index and the exercise price of the option times a multiplier
established by the exchange upon which the option is traded. Typically, a call
option will be profitable to the holder of the option if the value of the
security or the index increases during the term of the option; a put option will
be valuable if the value of the security or the index decreases during the term
of the option. The Index Portfolios may also invest in warrants, which entitle
the holder to buy equity securities at a specific price for a specific period of
time.
Purchase of Other Investment
Company Shares
Each
Portfolio may, to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the “1940 Act”) and exemptive rules and orders thereunder, invest in
shares of other investment companies which invest exclusively in money market
instruments or in investment companies with investment policies and objectives
which are substantially similar to the Portfolio’s. These investments may be
made temporarily, for example, to invest uncommitted cash balances or, in
limited circumstances, to assist in meeting shareholder
redemptions.
Repurchase
Agreements
Each
Portfolio, except for the Treasury Portfolio, may enter into repurchase
agreements with banks and other financial institutions, such as broker-dealers.
In substance, a repurchase agreement is a loan for which the Portfolio receives
securities as collateral. Under a repurchase agreement, the Portfolio purchases
securities from a financial institution that agrees to repurchase the securities
at the Portfolio’s original purchase price plus interest within a specified time
(normally one business day). The Portfolio will limit repurchase transactions to
those member banks of the Federal Reserve System and broker-dealers whose
creditworthiness the Adviser considers satisfactory. Should the counterparty to
a transaction fail financially, the Portfolio may encounter delay and incur
costs before being able to sell the securities, or may be prevented from
realizing on the securities. Further, the amount realized upon the sale of the
securities may be less than that necessary to fully compensate the
Portfolio.
Section 4(2) Commercial
Paper/Rule 144A Securities
Each
Portfolio, other than the Treasury Portfolios and the Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond
Portfolio, may also invest in commercial paper issued in reliance on the private
placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) (“Section 4(2) paper”) or in securities
that that can be offered and sold only to “qualified institutional buyers” under
Rule 144A of the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A securities”). The U.S. Government
Portfolio may invest in Rule 144A securities, but not Section 4(2)
paper.
Section
4(2) paper is restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws and
generally is sold to institutional investors that agree that they are purchasing
the paper for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Any resale
by the purchaser must be a transaction exempt from the registration requirements
of the 1933 Act. Section 4(2) paper normally is resold to other institutional
investors like the Portfolios through or with the assistance of the issuer or
investment dealers that make a market in Section 4(2) paper. Rule 144A
securities generally must be sold only to other qualified institutional
buyers.
Section
4(2) paper and Rule 144A securities will not be considered illiquid for purposes
of each Fund’s and Portfolio’s percentage limitations on illiquid securities
when the Adviser (pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees)
determines that a liquid trading market exists for the securities in question.
There can be no assurance that a liquid trading market will exist at any time
for any particular Section 4(2) paper or Rule 144A securities.
U.S. Government
Securities
Each
Portfolio may purchase U.S. government securities. With respect to U.S.
Government securities, the Treasury Portfolio will invest exclusively in direct
obligations of the U.S. Treasury, such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds
maturing within 397 days, and other mutual funds, subject to regulatory
limitations, that invest exclusively in such obligations. The Treasury Plus
Portfolio will invest substantially all of its net assets in direct obligations
of the U.S. Treasury (U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds) and repurchase
agreements collateralized by these obligations. The types of U.S. government
obligations in which each other Portfolio may at times invest include: (1) U.S.
Treasury obligations and (2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government
agencies and instrumentalities which are supported by any of the following: (a)
the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, (b) the right of the issuer to
borrow an amount limited to a specific line of credit from the U.S. Treasury,
(c) discretionary authority of the U.S. government agency or instrumentality, or
(d) the credit of the instrumentality (examples of agencies and
instrumentalities are: Federal Land Banks, Federal Housing Administration,
Federal Farm Credit Bank, Farmers Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the
United States, Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks,
Federal Home Loan Banks, General Services Administration, Maritime
Administration, Tennessee Development Bank, Asian-American Development Bank,
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Federal National
Mortgage Association). No assurance can be given that in the future the U.S.
government will provide financial support to such U.S. government agencies or
instrumentalities described in (2)(b), (2)(c) and (2)(d), other than as set
forth above, since it is not obligated to do so by law.
The Money
Portfolios may purchase U.S. government obligations on a forward commitment
basis. The Money Portfolios, except for the Treasury Portfolios, may also
purchase Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities, a type of inflation-indexed
Treasury security. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities provide for
semiannual payments of interest and a payment of principal at maturity which are
adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(“CPI-U”).
Treasury Inflation-Protected
Securities
The
Limited Duration Bond Portfolio may invest in Inflation-Protection Securities
(“IPSs”), a type of inflation-indexed Treasury security. IPSs typically provide
for semiannual payments of interest and a payment of principal at maturity. In
general, each payment will be adjusted to take into account any inflation or
deflation that occurs between the issue date of the security and the payment
date based on the CPI-U.
Each
semiannual payment of interest will be determined by multiplying a single fixed
rate of interest by the inflation-adjusted principal amount of the security for
the date of the interest payment. Thus, although the interest rate will be
fixed, the amount of each interest payment will vary with changes in the
principal of the security as adjusted for inflation and deflation.
IPSs also
provide for an additional payment (a “minimum guarantee payment”) at maturity if
the security’s inflation-adjusted principal amount for the maturity date is less
than the security’s principal amount at issuance. The amount of the additional
payment will equal the excess of the security’s principal amount at issuance
over the security’s inflation-adjusted principal amount for the maturity
date.
When-Issued
Securities
Each
Portfolio may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. Delivery of and
payment for these securities may take place as long as a month or more after the
date of the purchase commitment. The value of these securities is subject to
market fluctuation during this period, and no income accrues to the Portfolio
until settlement takes place. The Portfolio segregates liquid securities in an
amount at least equal to these commitments. For the purpose of determining the
adequacy of these securities, the segregated securities will be valued at
market. If the market value of such securities declines, additional cash or
securities will be segregated on the Portfolio’s records on a daily basis so
that the market value of the account will equal the amount of such commitments
by the Portfolio. When entering into a when-issued transaction, the Portfolio
will rely on the other party to consummate the transaction; if the other party
fails to do so, the Portfolio may be disadvantaged. The Money Portfolios will
not invest more than 25% of their respective net assets in when-issued
securities.
Securities
purchased on a when-issued basis and held by a Portfolio are subject to changes
in market value based upon the public’s perception of changes in the level of
interest rates. Generally, the value of such securities will fluctuate inversely
to changes in interest rates -- i.e., they will appreciate in value when
interest rates decline and decrease in value when interest rates rise.
Therefore, if in order to achieve higher interest income a Portfolio remains
substantially fully invested at the same time that it has purchased securities
on a “when-issued” basis, there will be a greater possibility of fluctuation in
the Portfolio’s net asset value (“NAV”).
When
payment for when-issued securities is due, a Portfolio will meet its obligations
from then-available cash flow, the sale of segregated securities, the sale of
other securities or, and although it would not normally expect to do so, from
the sale of the when-issued securities themselves (which may have a market value
greater or less than the Portfolio’s payment obligation). The sale of securities
to meet such obligations carries with it a greater potential for the realization
of capital gains, which are subject to federal income taxes.
Reverse Repurchase
Agreements
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the Tax Free Portfolio, the Limited Duration
Bond Portfolio, the Money Market Portfolio and the U.S. Government Portfolio may
enter into reverse repurchase agreements under the circumstances described in
“Investment Restrictions.” In substance, a reverse repurchase agreement is a
borrowing for which a Portfolio provides securities as collateral. Under a
reverse repurchase agreement, a Portfolio sells portfolio securities to a
financial institution in return for cash in an amount equal to a percentage of
the portfolio securities’ market value and agrees to repurchase the securities
at a future date at a prescribed repurchase price equal to the amount of cash
originally received plus interest on such amount. A Portfolio retains the right
to receive interest and principal payments with respect to the securities while
they are in the possession of the financial institutions. Cash or liquid
high-quality debt obligations from a Portfolio’s portfolio equal in value to the
repurchase price including any accrued interest will be segregated by the
Portfolio’s custodian on the Portfolio’s records while a reverse repurchase
agreement is in effect. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the
market value of securities sold by a Portfolio may decline below the price at
which it is obligated to repurchase the securities. Reverse repurchase
agreements also involve a risk of default by the counterparty, which may
adversely affect a Portfolio’s ability to reacquire the underlying
securities.
Total Return Swaps and
Interest Rate Swaps
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio and the Bond Portfolios may contract with a
counterparty to pay a stream of cash flows and receive the total return of an
index or a security for purposes of attempting to obtain a particular desired
return at a lower cost to the Portfolio than if the Portfolio had invested
directly in an instrument that yielded that desired return. A Portfolio’s return
on a swap will depend on the ability of its counterparty to perform its
obligations under the swap. The Adviser will cause the Portfolio to enter into
swap agreements only with counterparties that would be eligible for
consideration as repurchase agreement counterparties under the Portfolio’s
repurchase agreement guidelines.
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio and Limited Duration Bond Portfolio may enter
into interest rate swap transactions with respect to any security it is entitled
to hold. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Portfolio with another
party of their respective rights to receive interest, e.g., an exchange of
floating rate payments for fixed rate payments. A Portfolio expects to enter
into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular
investment or portion of its portfolio or to protect against any increase in the
price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The Portfolios
intend to use these transactions as a hedge and not as a speculative investment.
For example, the Portfolios may enter into an interest rate swap in order to
protect against declines in the value of fixed income securities held by the
Portfolios. In such an instance, the Portfolios may agree with a counterparty to
pay a fixed rate (multiplied by a notional amount) and the counterparty to pay a
floating rate multiplied by the same notional amount. If interest rates rise,
resulting in a diminution in the value of the portfolio of a Portfolio, the
Portfolio would receive payments under the swap that would offset, in whole or
in part, such diminution in value; if interest rates fall, the Portfolio would
likely lose money on the swap transaction.
Eurodollar Certificates of
Deposit (“ECDs”), Eurodollar Time Deposits (“ETDs”) and Yankee Certificates of
Deposit (“YCDs”)
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, the Money
Market Portfolio and the U.S. Government Portfolio may invest in ECDs, ETDs and
YCDs. ECDs and ETDs are U.S. dollar denominated certificates of deposit issued
by foreign branches of domestic banks and foreign banks. YCDs are U.S. dollar
denominated certificates of deposit issued by U.S. branches of foreign
banks.
Different
risks than those associated with the obligations of domestic banks may exist for
ECDs, ETDs and YCDs because the banks issuing these instruments, or their
domestic or foreign branches, are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory
requirements that apply to domestic banks, such as loan limitations,
examinations and reserve, accounting, auditing, recordkeeping and public
reporting requirements. Obligations of foreign issuers also involve risks such
as future unfavorable political and economic developments, withholding tax,
seizures of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, and other
governmental restrictions that might affect repayment of principal or payment of
interest, or the ability to honor a credit commitment.
Forward
Commitments
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the Bond Portfolios, the Tax Free Portfolio and
the Money Portfolios may enter into contracts to purchase securities for a fixed
price at a future date beyond customary settlement time (“forward commitments”)
if the Portfolio holds, and maintains until the settlement date in a segregated
account, cash or liquid securities in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase
price, or if the Portfolio enters into offsetting contracts for the forward sale
of other securities it owns. Forward commitments may be considered securities in
themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be
purchased declines prior to the settlement date, which risk is in addition to
the risk of decline in the value of the Portfolio’s other assets. Where such
purchases are made through dealers, the Portfolio relies on the dealer to
consummate the sale. The dealer’s failure to do so may result in the loss to the
Portfolio of an advantageous yield or price.
Although
a Portfolio will generally enter into forward commitments with the intention of
acquiring securities for its portfolio or for delivery pursuant to options
contracts it has entered into, a Portfolio may dispose of a commitment prior to
settlement if Adviser deems it appropriate to do so. A Portfolio may realize
short-term profits or losses upon the sale of forward commitments.
Investment-Grade
Bonds
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio may invest in
corporate notes and bonds that are rated investment-grade by a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) (and, in the case of the
Money Market Portfolio, rated in one of the two short-term highest rating
categories by at least two NRSROs or by one NRSRO if only one NRSRO has rated
the security) or, if unrated, are of comparable quality to the rated securities
described above, as determined by the Adviser, in accordance with procedures
established by the Board of Trustees. Investment-grade securities include
securities rated Baa by Moody’s or BBB- by S&P (and securities of comparable
quality), which have speculative characteristics.
Asset-Backed
Securities
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio may invest in
asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities represent undivided fractional
interests in pools of instruments, such as consumer loans, and are similar in
structure to mortgage-related securities described below. Payments of principal
and interest are passed through to holders of the securities and are typically
supported by some form of credit enhancement, such as a letter of credit, surety
bond, limited guarantee by another entity or by priority to certain of the
borrower’s other securities. The degree of credit enhancement varies, generally
applying only until exhausted and covering only a fraction of the security’s par
value. The ability of an issuer of asset-backed securities to enforce its
security interest in the underlying assets may be limited. If the credit
enhancement of an asset-backed security held by a Portfolio has been exhausted,
and if any required payments of principal and interest are not made with respect
to the underlying loans, the Portfolio may experience loss or delay in receiving
payment and a decrease in the value of the security. Use of asset-backed
securities will represent less than 5% of the Money Market Portfolio’s total
assets by issuer.
Mortgage-Backed and
Mortgage-Related Securities
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, the Money
Market Portfolio and the U.S. Government Portfolio and solely as collateral for
repurchase agreements in the case of the Money Market Portfolio and U.S.
Government Portfolio, may invest in mortgage-backed and mortgage-related
securities. Mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage
obligations (“CMOs”) and certain stripped mortgage-backed securities represent a
participation in, or are secured by, mortgage loans.
Mortgage-backed
securities have yield and maturity characteristics corresponding to the
underlying assets. Unlike traditional debt securities, which may pay a fixed
rate of interest until maturity, when the entire principal amount comes due,
payments on certain mortgage-backed securities include both interest and a
partial repayment of principal. Besides the scheduled repayment of principal,
repayments of principal may result from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing or
foreclosure of the underlying mortgage loans. If property owners make
unscheduled prepayments of their mortgage loans, these prepayments will result
in early payment of the applicable mortgage-related securities. In that event a
Portfolio may be unable to invest the proceeds from the early payment of the
mortgage-related securities in an investment that provides as high a yield as
the mortgage-related securities. Consequently, early payment associated with
mortgage-related securities may cause these securities to experience
significantly greater price and yield volatility than that experienced by
traditional fixed-income securities.
The
occurrence of mortgage prepayments is affected by factors including the level of
interest rates, general economic conditions, the location and age of the
mortgage and other social and demographic conditions. During periods of falling
interest rates, the rate of mortgage prepayments tends to increase, thereby
tending to decrease the life of mortgage-related securities. During periods of
rising interest rates, the rate of mortgage prepayments usually decreases,
thereby tending to increase the life of mortgage-related securities. If the life
of a mortgage-related security is inaccurately predicted, a Portfolio may not be
able to realize the rate of return the adviser expected.
Mortgage-backed
and asset-backed securities are less effective than other types of securities as
a means of “locking in” attractive long-term interest rates. One reason is the
need to reinvest prepayments of principal; another is the possibility of
significant unscheduled prepayments resulting from declines in interest rates.
These prepayments would have to be reinvested at lower rates. As a result, these
securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods of
declining interest rates than other securities of comparable maturities,
although they may have a similar risk of decline in market value during periods
of rising interest rates. Prepayments may also significantly shorten the
effective maturities of these securities, especially during periods of declining
interest rates. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, a reduction
in prepayments may increase the effective maturities of these securities,
subjecting them to a greater risk of decline in market value in response to
rising interest rates than traditional debt securities, and, therefore,
potentially increasing the volatility of a Portfolio. Prepayments may cause
losses on securities purchased at a premium. At times, some mortgage-backed and
asset-backed securities will have higher than market interest rates and
therefore will be purchased at a premium above their par value.
Mortgage-backed
securities are issued by governmental, government-related and private
organizations and are backed by pools of mortgage loans. These mortgage loans
are made by savings and loan associations, mortgage bankers, commercial banks
and other lenders to home buyers throughout the United States. The securities
are “pass-through” securities because they provide investors with monthly
payments of principal and interest that, in effect, are a “pass-through” of the
monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on the underlying mortgage
loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the pass-through
certificates. The principal governmental issuer of such securities is the
Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), which is a wholly-owned U.S.
government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Government-related issuers include the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(“FHLMC”), which is a shareholder-owned government-sponsored enterprise
established by Congress, and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”),
a government sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders.
Commercial banks, savings and loan associations, private mortgage insurance
companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create
pass-through pools of conventional residential mortgage loans. Such issuers may
be the originators of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of
the mortgage-related securities.
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GNMA
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (“Ginnie Maes”). Ginnie Maes represent
an undivided interest in a pool of mortgage loans that are insured by the
Federal Housing Administration or the Farmers Home Administration or
guaranteed by the Veterans Administration. Ginnie Maes entitle the holder
to receive all payments (including prepayments) of principal and interest
owed by the individual mortgagors, net of fees paid to GNMA and to the
issuer which assembles the loan pool and passes through the monthly
mortgage payments to the certificate holders (typically, a mortgage
banking firm), regardless of whether the individual mortgagor actually
makes the payment. Because payments are made to certificate holders
regardless of whether payments are actually received on the underlying
loans, Ginnie Maes are of the “modified pass-through” mortgage certificate
type. GNMA is authorized to guarantee the timely payment of principal and
interest on the Ginnie Maes as securities backed by an eligible pool of
mortgage loans. The GNMA guaranty is backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States, and GNMA has unlimited authority to borrow funds
from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under the guaranty. The market for
Ginnie Maes is highly liquid because of the size of the market and the
active participation in the secondary market by securities dealers and a
variety of investors.
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FHLMC
Mortgage Participation Certificates (“Freddie Macs”). Freddie Macs
represent interests in groups of specified first lien residential
conventional mortgage loans underwritten and owned by FHLMC. Freddie Macs
entitle the holder to timely payment of interest, which is guaranteed by
FHLMC. FHLMC guarantees either ultimate collection or timely payment of
all principal payments on the underlying mortgage loans. In cases where
FHLMC has not guaranteed timely payment of principal, FHLMC may remit the
amount due on account of its guarantee of ultimate payment of principal at
any time after default on an underlying loan, but in no event later than
one year after it becomes payable. Freddie Macs are not guaranteed by the
United States or by any of the Federal Home Loan Banks and do not
constitute a debt or obligation of the United States or of any Federal
Home Loan Bank. The secondary market for Freddie Macs is highly liquid
because of the size of the market and the active participation in the
secondary market by FHLMC, securities dealers and a variety of
investors.
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FNMA
Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (“Fannie Maes”). Fannie Maes
represent an undivided interest in a pool of conventional mortgage loans
secured by first mortgages or deeds of trust, on one-family to four-family
residential properties. FNMA is obligated to distribute scheduled monthly
installments of principal and interest on the loans in the pool, whether
or not received, plus full principal of any foreclosed or otherwise
liquidated loans. The obligation of FNMA under its guaranty is solely the
obligation of FNMA and is not backed by, nor entitled to, the full faith
and credit of the United States.
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CMOs may
be issued by a U.S. Government agency or instrumentality or by a private issuer.
Although payment of the principal of, and interest on, the underlying collateral
securing privately issued CMOs may be guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its
agencies or instrumentalities, these CMOs represent obligations solely of the
private issuer and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities or any other person or entity.
Prepayments
could cause early retirement of CMOs. CMOs are designed to reduce the risk of
prepayment for investors by issuing multiple classes of securities, each having
different maturities, interest rates and payment schedules, and with the
principal and interest on the underlying mortgages allocated among the several
classes in various ways. Payment of interest or principal on some classes or
series of CMOs may be subject to contingencies or some classes or series may
bear some or all of the risk of default on the underlying mortgages. CMOs of
different classes or series are generally retired in sequence as the underlying
mortgage loans in the mortgage pool are repaid. If enough mortgages are repaid
ahead of schedule, the classes or series of a CMO with the earliest maturities
generally will be retired prior to their maturities. Thus, the early retirement
of particular classes or series of a CMO would have the same effect as the
prepayment of mortgages underlying other mortgage-backed securities. Conversely,
slower than anticipated prepayments can extend the effective maturities of CMOs,
subjecting them to a greater risk of decline in market value in response to
rising interest rates than traditional debt securities, and, therefore,
potentially increasing their volatility.
Prepayments
could result in losses on stripped mortgage-backed securities. Stripped
mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive
different portions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of
mortgage loans. The yield to maturity on an interest only or “IO” class of
stripped mortgage-backed securities is extremely sensitive not only to changes
in prevailing interest rates but also to the rate of principal payments
(including prepayments) on the underlying assets. A rapid rate of principal
prepayments may have a measurable adverse effect on a Portfolio’s yield to
maturity to the extent it invests in IOs. If the assets underlying the IO
experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Portfolio may
fail to recoup fully, or at all, its initial investment in these securities.
Conversely, principal only securities or “POs” tend to increase in value if
prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower
than anticipated. The secondary market for stripped mortgage-backed securities
may be more volatile and less liquid than that for other mortgage-backed
securities, potentially limiting a Portfolio’s ability to buy or sell those
securities at any particular time.
The
market value of mortgage-related securities depends on, among other things, the
level of interest rates, the certificates’ coupon rates and the payment history
of the underlying borrowers.
Mortgage-Backed Security
Rolls
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio may enter into “forward roll” transactions with
respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC. In a
forward roll transaction, the Portfolio will sell a mortgage security to a
dealer or other permitted entity and simultaneously agree to repurchase a
similar security from the institution at a later date at an agreed upon price.
The mortgage securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate as
those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages
with different prepayment histories than those sold. There are two primary risks
associated with the roll market for mortgage-backed securities. First, the value
and safety of the roll depends entirely upon the counterparty’s ability to
redeliver the security at the termination of the roll. Therefore, the
counterparty to a roll must meet the same credit criteria as the Portfolio’s
repurchase agreement counterparties. Second, the security which is redelivered
at the end of the roll period must be substantially the same as the initial
security, i.e., it must have the same coupon, be issued by the same agency and
be of the same type, have the same original stated term to maturity, be priced
to result in similar market yields and must be “good delivery.” Within these
parameters, however, the actual pools that are redelivered could be less
desirable than those originally rolled, especially with respect to prepayment
characteristics.
Variable and Floating Rate
Securities
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the Bond Portfolios, the Money Market Portfolio
and the U.S. Government Portfolio may invest in variable and floating rate
securities. A variable rate security provides for the automatic establishment of
a new interest rate on set dates. Interest rates on these securities are
ordinarily tied to, and are a percentage of, a widely recognized interest rate,
such as the yield on 90-day U.S. Treasury bills or the prime rate of a specified
bank. These rates may change as often as twice daily. Generally, changes in
interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market value of variable and
floating rate securities than on the market value of comparable fixed income
obligations. Thus, investing in variable and floating rate securities generally
allows less opportunity for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing
in comparable fixed income securities. Variable rate obligations whose interest
is readjusted no less frequently than annually will be deemed to have a maturity
equal to the period remaining until the next readjustment of the interest rate.
The Limited Duration Bond Portfolio may also invest in funding agreements, which
are privately placed, unregistered obligations negotiated with a
purchaser.
Variable Amount Master
Demand Notes
The Money
Market Portfolio, the U.S. Government Portfolio and the Bond Portfolios may
invest in variable amount master demand notes which are unsecured obligations
that are redeemable upon demand and are typically unrated. These instruments are
issued pursuant to written agreements between their issuers and holders. The
agreements permit the holders to increase (subject to an agreed maximum) and the
holders and issuers to decrease the principal amount of the notes, and specify
that the rate of interest payable on the principal fluctuates according to an
agreed formula. Generally, changes in interest rates will have a smaller effect
on the market value of these securities than on the market value of comparable
fixed income obligations. Thus, investing in these securities generally allows
less opportunity for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing in
comparable fixed income securities. There may be no active secondary market with
respect to a particular variable rate instrument.
Zero Coupon
Securities
The
Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the Bond Portfolios, the Money Market Portfolio
and the U.S. Government Portfolio may invest in zero coupon securities. Zero
coupon securities are notes, bonds and debentures that: (1) do not pay current
interest and are issued at a substantial discount from par value; (2) have been
stripped of their unmatured interest coupons and receipts; or (3) pay no
interest until a stated date one or more years into the future. These securities
also include certificates representing interests in such stripped coupons and
receipts. Generally, changes in interest rates will have a greater impact on the
market value of a zero coupon security than on the market value of the
comparable securities that pay interest periodically during the life of the
instrument. The Portfolios will not receive cash payments on a current basis
from the issuer in respect of accrued original issue discount (“OID”), but
investors will be required to accrue OID for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
To generate sufficient cash for a Fund to make the requisite distributions to
maintain its qualification for treatment as a “regulated investment company”
(“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), a Fund
may be required to redeem a portion of its interest in a Portfolio in order to
obtain sufficient cash to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement with respect
to the OID accrued on zero coupon bonds. The Portfolio in turn may
sell investments in order to meet such redemption requests, including at a time
when it may not be advantageous to do so.
The Money
Portfolio, the U.S. Government Portfolio and the Bond Portfolios may invest no
more than 25% of their respective total assets in stripped securities that have
been stripped by their holder, typically a custodian bank or investment
brokerage firm. A number of securities firms and banks have stripped the
interest coupons and resold them in custodian receipt programs with different
names such as Treasury Income Growth Receipts (“TIGRS”) and Certificates of
Accrual on Treasuries (“CATS”). Privately-issued stripped securities such as
TIGRS and CATS are not themselves guaranteed by the U.S. government, but the
future payment of principal or interest on U.S. Treasury obligations which they
represent is so guaranteed.
Municipal and
Municipal-Related Securities
Municipal
securities may bear fixed, floating or variable rates of interest or may be zero
coupon securities. Municipal securities are generally of two types: general
obligations and revenue obligations. General obligations are backed by the full
faith and credit of the issuer. These securities include tax anticipation notes,
bond anticipation notes, general obligation bonds and commercial paper. Revenue
obligations are backed by the revenues generated from a specific project or
facility and include industrial development bonds and private activity bonds.
Tax anticipation notes are issued to finance working capital needs of
municipalities and are generally issued in anticipation of future tax revenues.
Bond anticipation notes are issued in expectation of the issuer obtaining
longer-term financing.
The Tax
Free Portfolio and the Bond Portfolios may invest in municipal and
municipal-related securities. Municipal obligations are affected by economic,
business or political developments. These securities may be subject to
provisions of litigation, bankruptcy and other laws affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors, or may become subject to future laws extending the time
for payment of principal and/or interest, or limiting the rights of
municipalities to levy taxes. The Portfolios may be more adversely impacted by
changes in tax rates and policies than other funds. Because interest income from
municipal securities is normally not subject to regular federal income taxation,
the attractiveness of municipal securities in relation to other investment
alternatives is affected by changes in federal income tax rates applicable to,
or the continuing federal income tax-exempt status of, such interest income. Any
proposed or actual changes in such rates or exempt status, therefore, can
significantly affect the demand for and supply, liquidity and marketability of
municipal securities. This could in turn affect a Portfolio’s ability to acquire
and dispose of municipal securities at desirable yield and price levels.
Concentration of a Portfolio’s investments in these municipal obligations will
subject the Portfolio, to a greater extent than if such investment was not so
concentrated, to the risks of adverse economic, business or political
developments affecting the particular state, industry or other area of
concentration.
Auction
Rate Securities
. Auction rate municipal securities permit the holder to
sell the securities in an auction at par value at specified intervals. The
dividend or interest is typically reset by “Dutch” auction in which bids are
made by broker-dealers and other institutions for a certain amount of securities
at a specified minimum yield. The rate set by the auction is the lowest interest
or dividend rate that covers all securities offered for sale. While this process
is designed to permit auction rate securities to be traded at par value, there
is the risk that an auction will fail due to insufficient demand for the
securities. A Portfolio will take the time remaining until the next scheduled
auction date into account for purposes of determining the securities’ duration.
The Tax Free Portfolio does not invest in auction rate securities.
Industrial
Development and Private Activity Bonds
. Industrial development bonds are
issued to finance a wide variety of capital projects including: electric, gas,
water and sewer systems; ports and airport facilities; colleges and
universities; and hospitals. The principal security for these bonds is generally
the net revenues derived from a particular facility, group of facilities, or in
some cases, the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue
sources. Although the principal security behind these bonds may vary, many
provide additional security in the form of a debt service reserve fund whose
money may be used to make principal and interest payments on the issuer’s
obligations. Some authorities provide further security in the form of a state’s
ability without obligation to make up deficiencies in the debt service reserve
fund.
Private
activity bonds are considered municipal securities if the interest paid thereon
is exempt from federal income tax and are issued by or on behalf of public
authorities to raise money to finance various privately operated facilities for
business and manufacturing, housing, sports, and pollution control. These bonds
are also used to finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit
systems, ports and parking. The payment of the principal and interest on such
bonds is dependent solely on the ability of the facility’s user to meet its
financial obligations and the value of any real or personal property pledged as
security for such payment. As noted in each Portfolio’s Prospectus and discussed
below under “Taxation of the Funds,” interest income on these bonds may be an
item of tax preference subject to federal alternative minimum tax for
individuals and corporations.
Insured
Municipal Securities
. Insured municipal securities are those for which
scheduled payments of interest and principal are guaranteed by a private
(non-governmental) insurance company. The insurance entitles a fund to receive
only the face or par value of the securities held by the fund, but the ability
to be paid is limited to the claims paying ability of the insurer. The insurance
does not guarantee the market value of the municipal securities or the net asset
value of a fund’s shares. Insurers are selected based upon the diversification
of its portfolio and the strength of the management team which contributes to
the claims paying ability of the entity. However, the Adviser selects securities
based upon the underlying credit with bond insurance viewed as an enhancement
only. The Adviser’s objective is to have an enhancement that provides additional
liquidity to insulate against volatility in changing markets.
Municipal
Leases
. The Tax Free Portfolio and Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio
may purchase participation interests in municipal obligations, including
municipal lease/purchase agreements. Municipal leases are an undivided interest
in a portion of an obligation in the form of a lease or installment purchase
issued by a state or local government to acquire equipment or facilities. These
instruments may have fixed, floating or variable rates of interest, with
remaining maturities of 13 months or less. Certain participation interests may
permit a Portfolio to demand payment on not more than seven days’ notice, for
all or any part of the fund’s interest, plus accrued interest.
Municipal
leases frequently have special risks not normally associated with general
obligation or revenue bonds. Some leases or contracts include
“non-appropriation” clauses, which provide that the governmental issuer has no
obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is
appropriated for such purpose by the appropriate legislative body on a yearly or
other periodic basis. To reduce these risks, the Portfolios will only purchase
municipal leases subject to a non-appropriation clause when the payment of
principal and accrued interest is backed by a letter of credit or guarantee of a
bank.
Whether a
municipal lease agreement will be considered illiquid for the purpose of a
Portfolio’s restriction on investments in illiquid securities will be determined
in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
Pre-Refunded
Municipal Securities
. The interest and principal payments on pre-refunded
municipal securities are typically paid from the cash flow generated from an
escrow fund consisting of U.S. Government securities. These payments have been
“pre-refunded” using the escrow fund.
Tender
Option Bonds
. A tender option is a municipal obligation (generally held
pursuant to a custodial arrangement) having a relatively long maturity and
bearing interest at a fixed rate substantially higher than prevailing short-term
tax exempt rates, that has been coupled with the agreement of a third party,
such as a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution, pursuant to which
such institution grants the security holders the option, at periodic intervals,
to tender their securities to the institution and receive the face value
thereof. As consideration for providing the option, the financial institution
receives periodic fees equal to the difference between the municipal
obligation’s fixed coupon rate and the rate, as determined by a remarketing or
similar agent at or near the commencement of such period, that would cause the
securities, coupled with the tender option, to trade at par on the date of such
determination. Thus, after payment of this fee, the security holder effectively
holds a demand obligation that bears interest at the prevailing short-term tax
exempt rate. Subject to applicable regulatory requirements, a Portfolio may buy
tender option bonds if the agreement gives the Portfolio the right to tender the
bond to its sponsor no less frequently than once every 397 days. The Adviser
will consider on an ongoing basis the creditworthiness of the issuer of the
underlying obligation, any custodian and the third party provider of the tender
option. In certain instances and for certain tender option bonds, the option may
be terminable in the event of a default in payment of principal or interest on
the underlying municipal obligation and for other reasons.
Tax Exempt Commercial
Paper
The
Tax Free Portfolio and the Bond Portfolios may invest in tax exempt commercial
paper. Tax exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated
maturity of 365 days or less. It is typically issued to finance seasonal working
capital needs or as short-term financing in anticipation of longer term
financing. Each instrument may be backed only by the credit of the issuer or may
be backed by some form of credit enhancement, typically in the form of a
guarantee by a commercial bank. Commercial paper backed by guarantees of foreign
banks may involve additional risk due to the difficulty of obtaining and
enforcing judgments against such banks and the generally less restrictive
regulations to which such banks are subject. The Portfolios will only invest in
commercial paper rated at the time of purchase not less than Prime-1 by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group or F-1 by
Fitch Ratings. See Appendix A for more information on the ratings of debt
instruments.
Investment
Restrictions
The
Portfolios in which the Funds invest each have substantially the same investment
restrictions as their corresponding Funds. In reviewing the description of a
Fund’s investment restrictions below, you should assume that the investment
restrictions of the corresponding Portfolio are the same in all material
respects as those of the Fund.
The Trust
has adopted the following restrictions applicable to the Index Funds, which may
not be changed without the affirmative vote of a “majority of the outstanding
voting securities” of a Fund, which is defined in the 1940 Act, to mean the
affirmative vote of the lesser of (1) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of
the Fund and (2) 67% or more of the shares present at a meeting if more than 50%
of the outstanding shares are present at the meeting in person or by proxy. Each
Index Fund may not:
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Borrow
more than 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets less all liabilities
and indebtedness (other than such
borrowings).
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Underwrite
securities issued by other persons except to the extent that, in
connection with the disposition of its portfolio investments, it may be
deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities
laws.
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Purchase
or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of issuers which
deal in real estate, securities which are secured by interests in real
estate, and securities which represent interests in real estate, and it
may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate
acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt
obligations secured by real estate or interests
therein.
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Purchase
or sell commodities or commodity contracts, except that it may purchase
and sell financial futures contracts and options and may enter into
foreign exchange contracts and other financial transactions not involving
the direct purchase or sale of physical
commodities.
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Make
loans, except by purchase of debt obligations in which the Fund may invest
consistent with its investment policies, by entering into repurchase
agreements, or by lending its portfolio
securities.
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With
respect to 75% of its total assets, invest in the securities of any issuer
if, immediately after such investment, more than 5% of the total assets of
the Fund (taken at current value) would be invested in the securities of
such issuer; provided that this limitation does not apply to obligations
issued or guaranteed as to interest or principal by the U.S. government or
its agencies or instrumentalities, or to securities issued by other
investment companies.
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With
respect to 75% of its total assets, acquire more than 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of any issuer, provided that such limitation
does not apply to securities issued by other investment
companies.
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Purchase
securities (other than securities of the U.S. government, its agencies or
instrumentalities), if, as a result of such purchase, more than 25% of the
Fund’s total assets would be invested in any one
industry.
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Issue
any class of securities which is senior to the Fund’s shares, to the
extent prohibited by the 1940 Act.
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In
addition, it is contrary to each Index Fund’s present policy, which may be
changed without shareholder approval, to invest in (a) securities which are not
readily marketable, (b) securities restricted as to resale (excluding securities
determined by the Trustees of the Trust (or the person designated by the
Trustees of the Trust to make such determinations) to be readily marketable),
and (c) repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days, if, as a result,
more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets (taken at current value) would be
invested in securities described in (a), (b) and (c) above.
The Trust
has also adopted the following fundamental investment policies, which, with
respect to the Money Funds (excluding the Tax Free Fund), may not be changed
without the approval of a majority of the shareholders of the respective Fund,
as defined above. Each Money Fund (excluding the Tax Free Fund) will
not:
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Invest
25% or more of the value of its total assets in securities of companies
primarily engaged in any one industry (other than the U.S. government, its
agencies and instrumentalities). Concentration may occur as a result of
changes in the market value of portfolio securities, but may not result
from investment. Foreign and domestic branches of U.S. and foreign banks
are not considered a single industry for purposes of this
restriction.
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Borrow
money, except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency
purposes or to facilitate redemptions (not for leveraging or investment),
provided that borrowings do not exceed an amount equal to 33 1/3% of the
current value of the Fund’s assets taken at market value, less liabilities
other than borrowings. If at any time the Fund’s borrowings exceed this
limitation due to a decline in net assets, such borrowings will within
three days be reduced to the extent necessary to comply with this
limitation. The Fund will not purchase investments once borrowed funds
(including reverse repurchase agreements) exceed 5% of its total
assets.
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Pledge,
mortgage or hypothecate its assets. However, the Fund may pledge
securities having a market value (on a daily marked-to-market basis) at
the time of the pledge not exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of the Fund’s
total assets to secure borrowings permitted by paragraph (2)
above.
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Invest
in securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued by the U.S.
government, its agencies, and instrumentalities or securities issued by
other investment companies), if immediately after and as a result of such
investment the current market value of the Fund’s holdings in the
securities of such issuer exceeds 5% of the value of the Fund’s assets or
the Fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of
such issuer.
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Make
loans to any person or firm; provided, however, that the making of a loan
shall not include: (i) the acquisition for investment of bonds,
debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of any corporation or
government which are publicly distributed or of a type customarily
purchased by institutional investors, or (ii) the entry into “repurchase
agreements.” The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers
or other institutional investors if the aggregate value of all securities
loaned does not exceed 33 1/3% of the value of the Fund’s total
assets.
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Invest
more than 10% of its net assets in the aggregate, on an ongoing basis, in
illiquid securities or securities that are not readily marketable,
including repurchase agreements and time deposits of more than seven days’
duration.
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Engage
in the business of underwriting securities issued by others, except that
the Fund will not be deemed to be an underwriter or to be underwriting on
account of the purchase of securities subject to legal or contractual
restrictions on disposition.
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Issue
senior securities, except as permitted by its investment objective,
policies and restrictions, and except as permitted by the 1940
Act.
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Notwithstanding
the concentration policy of the Money Funds (as set forth in Investment
Restriction No. 1, above) the Money Funds are permitted to invest, without
limit, in bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit and similar instruments
issued by: (i) U.S. banks, (ii) U.S. branches of foreign banks (in circumstances
in which the U.S. branches of foreign banks are subject to the same regulation
as U.S. banks), (iii) foreign branches of U.S. banks (in circumstances in which
the Money Funds will have recourse to the U.S. bank for the obligations of the
foreign branch), and (iv) foreign branches of foreign banks (although the Fund
would only do so if the Adviser were to determine that the foreign branches of
foreign banks are subject to the same or substantially similar regulations as
U.S. banks). The Money Funds may concentrate in such instruments when, in the
opinion of the Adviser, the yield, marketability and availability of investments
meeting the Money Funds’ quality standards in the banking industry justify any
additional risks associated with the concentration of the Fund’s assets in such
industry. To the extent these restrictions reflect matters of operating policy
which may be changed without shareholder vote, these restrictions may be amended
upon approval by the Board of Trustees and notice to shareholders. If a
percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a subsequent
increase or decrease in a percentage resulting from a change in the values of
assets will not constitute a violation of that restriction, except as otherwise
noted.
All
percentage limitations on investments will apply at the time of the making of an
investment and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency
occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment. Except
for the investment restrictions listed above as fundamental or to the extent
designated as such in the Prospectus with respect to a Fund, the other
investment policies described in this SAI or in the Prospectus are not
fundamental and may be changed by approval of the Trustees.
The Trust
has also adopted the following fundamental investment restrictions, which, with
respect to the Tax Free Fund and the Bond Funds, may not be changed without the
approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the respective
Fund, which is defined in the 1940 Act to mean the affirmative vote of the
lesser of (i) more than 50% of the outstanding interests of the Fund and (ii)
67% or more of the interests present at a meeting if more than 50% of the
outstanding interests are present at the meeting in person or by
proxy.
Each of
the Tax Free Fund and the Bond Funds will not:
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(1)
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issue
any class of securities which is senior to the Fund’s shares of beneficial
interest, except to the extent the Fund is permitted to borrow money or
otherwise to the extent consistent with applicable law from time to
time.
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Note
: The 1940 Act currently
prohibits an open-end investment company from issuing any senior securities,
except to the extent it is permitted to borrow money (see Note following
restriction 2, below).
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(2)
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borrow
money, except to the extent permitted by applicable law from time to time,
or purchase securities when outstanding borrowings of money exceed 5% of
the Fund’s total assets;
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Note
: The 1940 Act currently
permits an open-end investment company to borrow money from a bank (including by
entering into reverse repurchase agreements) so long as the ratio which the
value of the total assets of the investment company (including the amount of any
such borrowing), less the amount of all liabilities and indebtedness (other than
such borrowing) of the investment company, bears to the amount of such borrowing
is at least 300%.
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(3)
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act
as underwriter of securities of other issuers except to the extent that,
in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be
deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities
laws
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(4)
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(i)
as to 75% of its total assets, purchase any security (other than U.S.
Government securities and securities of other investment companies), if as
a result more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets (taken at current value)
would then be invested in securities of a single issuer or the Fund would
hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, or
(ii) purchase any security (other than securities of the U.S. Government,
its agencies or instrumentalities) if as a result 25% or more of the
Fund’s total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in a single
industry; there is no limit on the Tax Free Fund’s investments in
municipal securities (for purposes of this investment restriction,
investment companies are not considered to be part of any
industry);
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(5)
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make
loans, except by purchase of debt obligations or other financial
instruments, by entering into repurchase agreements, or through the
lending of its portfolio
securities;
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(6)
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purchase
or sell commodities or commodity contracts, except that the Fund may
purchase or sell financial futures contracts, options on financial futures
contracts, and futures contracts, forward contracts, and options with
respect to foreign currencies, and may enter into swap transactions or
other financial transactions, and except as required in connection with
otherwise permissible options, futures, and commodity activities as
described elsewhere in the Prospectuses or this SAI at the time;
and
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(7)
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purchase
or sell real estate or interests in real estate, including real estate
mortgage loans, although it may purchase and sell securities which are
secured by real estate and securities of companies, including limited
partnership interests, that invest or deal in real estate and it may
purchase interests in real estate investment trusts. (For purposes of this
restriction, investments by a Fund in mortgage-backed securities and other
securities representing interests in mortgage pools shall not constitute
the purchase or sale of real estate or interests in real estate or real
estate mortgage loans).
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All
percentage limitations on investments will apply at the time of the making of an
investment and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency
occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment. Except
for the investment restrictions listed above as fundamental or to the extent
designated as such in the Prospectus with respect to a Fund, the other
investment policies described in this Statement or in the Prospectus are not
fundamental and may be changed by approval of the Trustees.
Disclosure of Portfolio
Holdings
Introduction
Each Fund
currently invests all of its assets in a related Portfolio, each of which is a
series of State Street Master Funds (“Master Trust”), that has the same
investment objectives and substantially the same investment policies as the
relevant Fund. The Master Trust and the Trust, on behalf of each of their
respective series (collectively, the “Trusts”), have adopted a joint portfolio
holdings disclosure policy (the “Policy”).
The
Trusts disclose to the general public the complete schedule of portfolio
holdings of their respective Portfolios or Funds for the second and fourth
fiscal quarters on Form N-CSR, and for the first and third fiscal quarters on
Form N-Q, within 60 days of the end of the respective quarter, by filing the
applicable Form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”).
General
Policy
In
general, the Policy provides that portfolio holdings may be disclosed by the
Trusts on a selective basis only by an officer of the Trusts or a member of the
Adviser’s compliance department (“Authorizing Officer”) where it is determined
that (i) there is a legitimate business purpose for the information, (ii)
recipients are subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to
trade on the nonpublic information; and (iii) disclosure is in the best
interests of Fund shareholders. The Authorizing Officer shall attempt to uncover
any apparent conflict between the interests of Fund shareholders on the one hand
and those of the Adviser, the Fund’s underwriter and their affiliates on the
other. For example, an Authorizing Officer may inquire whether a portfolio
manager of a Fund has entered into any special arrangements with the requestor
to share confidential portfolio holdings information in exchange for a
substantial investment in the Funds or other products managed by the portfolio
manager. Any potential conflicts between shareholders and affiliated persons of
the Funds that arise as a result of a request for portfolio holdings information
shall be evaluated by the Authorizing Officer in the best interests of
shareholders.
The
Policy provides that portfolio holdings information for the Funds may be made
available more frequently and prior to its public availability in accordance
with the foregoing to:
1.
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Unaffiliated Service
Providers
. Various firms, such as pricing services, proxy voting
services, financial printers, pricing information vendors, third parties
that deliver analytical, statistical, or consulting services, and other
unaffiliated third parties that provide services and may require portfolio
holdings information to provide services to the Funds. The frequency with
which portfolio holdings may be disclosed to an Unaffiliated Service
Provider, and the length of the time delay, if any, between the date of
the information and the date on which the information is disclosed to the
Unaffiliated Service Provider, is determined based on the facts and
circumstances surrounding the disclosure, including, without limitation,
the nature of the portfolio holdings information to be disclosed, the risk
of harm to the Funds and their shareholders, and the legitimate business
purposes served by such disclosure. The frequency of disclosure to an
Unaffiliated Service Provider varies and may be as frequent as daily, with
no time delay. In general, the Funds’ contractual arrangements with
Unaffiliated Service Providers subject them to a duty of confidentiality.
Each of the Funds’ Unaffiliated Service Providers as of the date of this
SAI for which the Funds may provide portfolio holdings information is
identified in the Funds’ Prospectus and this SAI; in addition, Bowne, Inc.
(financial printer) is an Unaffiliated Service
Provider.
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2.
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Ratings and Rankings
Agencies
. Organizations that publish ratings and/or rankings of the
Funds. The table below sets forth the names of those organizations as of
the date of this SAI to whom the Funds (or the Master Trust on behalf of
the Funds) may provide portfolio holdings information on a monthly or
quarterly basis within one to ten business days after the end of the
period:
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NAME
Bloomberg
L.P.
Lipper
Analytical Services
Moody’s
Investors Service
Morningstar,
Inc.
Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services
Thomson
Financial
3.
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Fund Affiliates and
Fiduciaries
. Various firms, such as (1) the Adviser, State Street
Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) and its affiliates (in their
capacities as administrator, transfer agent and custodian) and the
distributor to a Fund; and (2) an accounting firm, an auditing firm, or
outside legal counsel retained by the Adviser, an affiliate of the
Adviser, or a Fund. The frequency with which portfolio holdings may be
disclosed to Fund Affiliates and Fiduciaries, and the length of the time
delay, if any, between the date of the information and the date on which
the information is disclosed to the Fund Affiliates and Fiduciaries, is
determined based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the
disclosure, including, without limitation, the nature of the portfolio
holdings information to be disclosed, the risk of harm to the Funds and
their shareholders, and the legitimate business purposes served by such
disclosure. The frequency of disclosure to Fund Affiliates and Fiduciaries
varies and may be as frequent as daily, with no
lag.
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4.
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As Required by Law
. Any
party as required by applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Examples of
such required disclosures include, but are not limited to, disclosure of
Fund portfolio holdings (1) in a filing or submission with the SEC or
another regulatory body (including, without limitation, filings by the
Adviser and its affiliates on Schedules 13D, 13G and 13F), (2) upon the
request of the SEC or another regulatory body, (3) in connection with a
lawsuit, or (4) as required by court
order.
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5.
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Waiver
. Any other
party, for a legitimate business purpose, upon waiver or exception, with
the consent of the Trust’s officers, which will be disclosed to the Board
of Trustees no later than its next regularly scheduled quarterly
meeting.
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Prohibition
on Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
The
Policy provides that portfolio managers and other senior officers or
spokespersons of the Adviser, State Street or the Trusts may disclose or confirm
the ownership of any individual portfolio holding position to reporters,
brokers, shareholders, consultants or other interested persons only if such
information has been previously publicly disclosed in accordance with the
Policy. For example, the Adviser may indicate that a Fund owns shares of XYZ
Company only if the Fund’s ownership of such company has previously been
publicly disclosed.
Additional
Matters
None of
the Funds, the Adviser, State Street or any other party may receive compensation
or other consideration in connection with the disclosure of information about
portfolio securities. The Trust’s Board of Trustees has approved the Policy, and
will review any material changes to the Policy, and will periodically review
persons or entities receiving non-public disclosure.
MANAGEMENT
OF THE TRUST
The
Trustees are responsible for generally overseeing the Trust’s business. The
following table provides information with respect to each Trustee, including
those Trustees who are not considered to be “interested” as that term is defined
in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), and officer of the
Trust.
NAME,
ADDRESS,
AND
AGE
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POSITION(S)
HELD
WITH
TRUST
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TERM
OF
OFFICE
AND
LENGTH
OF
TIME
SERVED
|
PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
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NUMBER
OF
FUNDS
IN
FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE
|
OTHER
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY TRUSTEE DURING PAST FIVE
YEARS
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INDEPENDENT
TRUSTEES
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Michael
F. Holland
Holland
& Company, LLC
375
Park Avenue
New
York, NY 10152
Age:
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Trustee
and Chairman of the Board
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
7/99
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Chairman,
Holland & Company L.L.C. (investment adviser)
(1995
- present).
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22
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Trustee,
State Street Master Funds; Director, the Holland Series Fund, Inc.;
Director, The China Fund, Inc.; Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc.; and
Director, Reaves Utility Income Fund, Inc.
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William
L. Boyan
State
Street Master Funds
P.O.
Box 5049
Boston,
MA 02206
Age:
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Trustee
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
7/99
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Trustee
of Old Mutual South Africa Master Trust (investments) (1995 - present);
Chairman emeritus, Children’s Hospital (1984 - present); Director, Boston
Plan For Excellence (non-profit) (1994 - present); President and Chief
Operations Officer, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (1959
-1999).
Mr.
Boyan retired in 1999.
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22
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Trustee,
State Street Master Funds; Trustee, Old Mutual South Africa Master Trust;
and Trustee, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Rina
K. Spence
State
Street Master Funds
P.O.
Box 5049
Boston,
MA 02206
Age:
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Trustee
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
7/99
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President
of SpenceCare International LLC (1998 - present); Member of the Advisory
Board, Ingenium Corp. (technology company) (2001 - present); Chief
Executive Officer, IEmily.com (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); Trustee, Eastern Enterprise (utilities) (1988-
2000).
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22
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Trustee,
State Street Master Funds; Director, Berkshire Life Insurance Company of
America 1993-2009; Director, IEmily.com, Inc. 2000-present; Trustee,
National Osteoporosis Foundation 2005-2008 International LLC,
1998-Present
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Douglas
T. Williams
State
Street Master Funds
P.O.
Box 5049
Boston,
MA 02206
Age:
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Trustee
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
7/99
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Executive
Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank (1987 -1999). Mr.
Williams retired in 1999.
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22
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Trustee,
State Street Master Funds; Treasurer, Nantucket Educational Trust,
2002-2007
|
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INTERESTED
TRUSTEES
(1)
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James
E. Ross
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
MA 02111-2900
Age:
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Trustee/
President
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected
Trustee:
2/07
Elected
President:
4/05
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President
and Chief Executive Officer from January 2006 to Present; Principal
Executive Officer since 2005; 2005 to Present, President (2001 to 2005,
Principal), SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (investment adviser); March 2006
to Present, Senior Managing Director (2000 to 2006, Principal), State
Street Global Advisors.
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2 2
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Trustee,
State Street Master Funds ; Trustee, Select Sector SPDR(R)
Trust
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(1)
Mr.
Ross is an Interested Trustee because of his employment by SSgA Funds
Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Trust.
NAME,
ADDRESS,
AND AGE
|
POSITION(S)
HELD
WITH
TRUST
|
TERM
OF
OFFICE
AND
LENGTH
OF
TIME SERVED
|
PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION
DURING PAST FIVE
YEARS
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OFFICERS:
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Gary
L. French
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
2
Avenue de Lafayette
Boston,
MA 02111
Age:
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Treasurer
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
5/05
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Senior
Vice President of State Street Bank and Trust Company (2002 –
present).
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Ellen M.
Needham
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc.
State Street
Financial
Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
MA 02111-2900
Age:
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Vice
President
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
9/09
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Principal,
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (investment adviser); July 2007 to Present,
Managing Director (June 2006 to July 2007, Vice President; 2000 to June
2006, Principal), State Street Global Advisors.
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Laura
F. Healy
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
2
Avenue de Lafayette
Boston,
MA 02111
Age:
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Assistant
Treasurer
|
Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
11/08
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Vice
President of State Street Bank and Trust Company (prior to July 2, 2008,
Investors Financial Corporation) since 2002.
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Brian
D. O’Sullivan
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
801
Pennsylvania Avenue
Kansas
City, MO 64105
Age:
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Assistant
Treasurer
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
11/08
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Vice
President of State Street Bank and Trust Company (2006 - present) with
which he has been affiliated since
1997.
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Peter
T. Sattelmair
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
801
Pennsylvania Avenue
Kansas
City, MO 64105
Age:
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Assistant
Treasurer
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Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
11/08
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Director
of Fund Administration of State Street Bank and Trust Company (2007 -
present) with which he has been affiliated since
1999.
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Julie
Piatelli
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc.
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
MA 02111
Age:
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Chief
Compliance
Officer
|
Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
7/07
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Principal
and Senior Compliance and Risk Management Officer, SSgA Funds Management,
Inc. (2004-present) and Vice President State Street Global Advisors
(2004-present).
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David
James
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
4
Copley Place, 5
th
Floor
Boston,
MA 02116
Age:
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Secretary
|
Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
11/09
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Vice President and
Managing Counsel, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 2009 to present;
Vice President and Counsel, PNC Global Investment Servicing (US), Inc.
2006 to 2009; Assistant Vice President and Counsel, State Street Bank and
Trust Company, October 2000 to December 2004 and was retired in
2005.
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Brian
C. Poole
State
Street Bank and Trust Company
4
Copley Place, 5
th
Floor
Boston,
MA 02116
Age:
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Assistant
Secretary
|
Term:
Indefinite
Elected:
9/08
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Vice
President and Counsel (2008 - present) and Associate Counsel (2004
–-2007), State Street Bank and Trust Company (formerly known as Investors
Bank and Trust
Company).
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The
By-Laws of the Trust provide that the Trust shall indemnify each person who is
or was a Trustee of the Trust against all expenses, judgments, fines,
settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection
with any proceedings if the person in good faith and reasonably believes that
his or her conduct was in the Trust’s best interest. The Trust, at its expense,
provides liability insurance for the benefit of its Trustees and
officers.
[Registrant
will add Summary of Trustee qualifications in Rule 485(b)]
Standing
Committees
The Board
of Trustees has established various committees to facilitate the timely and
efficient consideration of various matters of importance to Independent
Trustees, the Trust, and the Trust’s shareholders and to facilitate compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements. Currently, the Board has created an
Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Pricing Committee.
The
Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees. The Audit
Committee meets twice a year, or more often as required, in conjunction with
meetings of the Board of Trustees. The Audit Committee oversees and monitors the
Trust’s internal accounting and control structure, its auditing function and its
financial reporting process. The Audit Committee is responsible for selecting
and retaining the independent accountants for the Trust. The Audit Committee is
responsible for approving the audit plans, fees and other material arrangements
in respect of the engagement of the independent accountants, including non-audit
services performed. The Audit Committee reviews the qualifications of the
independent accountant’s key personnel involved in the foregoing activities and
monitors the independent accountant’s independence. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009, the Audit Committee held three meetings.
The
Nominating Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees. The
Nominating Committee is responsible for nominating for election as Trustees all
Trustee candidates. The Nominating Committee will consider nominees to the Board
of Trustees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations should be submitted to
the Nominating Committee in care of the Secretary of the Trust. The Nominating
Committee meets as is required. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
the Nominating Committee did not meet.
[Registrant
will add disclosure on Board structure and Board oversight of
risk.]
The
Trustees have delegated to the Adviser the day-to day valuation of the Funds’
investments. The Pricing Committee, composed of all of the Independent Trustees,
is responsible for generally overseeing the valuation of the Funds’ investments.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Pricing Committee did not
meet.
Trustee Ownership of
Securities of the Trust, Adviser and Distributor
As of
April __, 2010 none of the Independent Trustees or their immediate family
members had any ownership of securities of the Adviser or State Street Global
Markets, LLC (“SSGM”), the Trust’s distributor, or any person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser
or SSGM.
The
following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity
securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in the Trust as of December 31,
2009.
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Dollar
Range of Equity
Securities in the Funds
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Aggregate
Dollar Range of Equity
Securities
in All Registered Investment
Companies
Overseen by Trustee in
Family of Investment
Companies
|
Name
of Independent Trustee
|
|
|
|
William
L. Boyan
|
None
|
|
None
|
Michael
F. Holland
|
None
|
|
None
|
Rina
K. Spence
|
None
|
|
None
|
Douglas
T. Williams
|
None
|
|
None
|
Name
of Interested Trustee
|
|
|
|
James
E. Ross
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None
|
|
None
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Trustee
Compensation
The
following table sets forth the total remuneration of Trustees and officers of
the Trust for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
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AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM TRUST
|
|
PENSION
OR
RETIREMENT
BENEFITS
ACCRUED
AS
PART
OF TRUST
EXPENSES
|
|
ESTIMATED
ANNUAL
BENEFITS
UPON
RETIREMENT
|
|
TOTAL
COMPENSATION
FROM
TRUST &
FUND
COMPLEX
PAID TO TRUSTEES
|
NAME OF INDEPENDENT
TRUSTEE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William
L. Boyan, Trustee
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
$____
|
Michael
F. Holland, Trustee
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
$____
|
Rina
K. Spence, Trustee
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
$____
|
Douglas
T. Williams, Trustee
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
$____
|
NAME OF INTERESTED
TRUSTEE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
E. Ross, Trustee
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Code of
Ethics
The
Trust, the Adviser and SSGM have adopted codes of ethics (the “Codes of Ethics”)
under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. The Codes of Ethics permit personnel, subject
to the Codes of Ethics and their provisions, to invest in securities, including
securities that may be purchased or held by the Trust, Adviser, State Street or
SSGM.
PROXY
VOTING PROCEDURES
The Trust
has adopted proxy voting procedures pursuant to which the Trust delegates the
responsibility for voting proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the
Portfolios to the Adviser as part of the Adviser’s general management of the
Portfolios, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. A copy of the Trust’s
proxy voting procedures is located in Appendix B and a copy of the Adviser’s
proxy voting procedures is located in Appendix C.
Shareholders
may receive information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to
portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 (i)
by calling (877) 521-4083 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov
.
CONTROL
PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
As of
April __, 2010, the Trustees and officers of the Trust owned in the aggregate
less than 1% of the shares of each class (if applicable) of each Fund of the
Trust.
Persons
or organizations owning 25% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund may be
presumed to “control” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) a Fund. As a
result, these persons or organizations could have the ability to approve or
reject those matters submitted to the shareholders of such Fund for their
approval. As of April __, 2010, to the knowledge of the Trust, the following
persons held of record or beneficially through one or more accounts 25% or more
of the outstanding shares of any class of the Funds.
INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
Investment Advisory
Agreements
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM” or the “Adviser”) is responsible for the
investment management of the Funds pursuant to Investment Advisory Agreements
dated May 1, 2001, February 14, 2002, February 7, 2007 and October 2, 2007, as
amended from time to time (the “Advisory Agreement”), by and between the Adviser
and the Trust. The Adviser and State Street are wholly-owned subsidiaries of
State Street Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company.
Each Fund
currently invests all of its assets in a related Portfolio that has the same
investment objectives and substantially the same investment policies as the
relevant Fund. As long as a Fund remains completely invested in a Portfolio (or
any other investment company), the Adviser is not entitled to receive any
investment advisory fee with respect to the Fund. A Fund may withdraw its
investment from the related Portfolio at any time. The Trust has retained the
Adviser as investment adviser to manage a Fund’s assets in the event that the
Fund withdraws its investment from its related Portfolio.
The
Adviser is also the investment adviser to each of the related Portfolios
pursuant to investment advisory agreements (the “Portfolio Advisory Agreement”)
between the Adviser and State Street Master Funds, on behalf of the Portfolios.
The Adviser receives an investment advisory fee with respect to each related
Portfolio. The Portfolio Advisory Agreement is the same in all material respects
as the Advisory Agreement between the Trust on behalf of the Funds and the
Adviser. Each Fund that invests in a related Portfolio bears a proportionate
part of the management fees paid by the Portfolio (based on the percentage of
the Portfolio’s assets attributable to the Fund).
The
Advisory Agreement will continue from year to year provided that a majority of
the Trustees and a majority of the Independent Trustees or a majority of the
shareholders of the Trust approve its continuance. The Advisory Agreement may be
terminated by the Adviser or the Trust without penalty upon sixty days’ notice
and will terminate automatically upon its assignment. The Advisory Agreement was
most recently approved by the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent
Trustees, on November19, 2009.
The
Adviser and its affiliates may have deposit, loan and other commercial banking
relationships with the issuers of obligations that may be purchased on behalf of
the Funds, including outstanding loans to such issuers that could be repaid in
whole or in part with the proceeds of securities so purchased. Such affiliates
deal, trade and invest for their own accounts in such obligations and are among
the leading dealers of various types of such obligations. The Adviser has
informed the Funds that, in making its investment decisions, it will not obtain
or use material inside information in its possession or in the possession of any
of its affiliates. In making investment recommendations for a Fund, the Adviser
will not inquire or take into consideration whether an issuer of securities
proposed for purchase or sale by the Fund is a customer of the Adviser, its
parent or its subsidiaries or affiliates and, in dealing with its customers, the
Adviser, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates will not inquire or take into
consideration whether securities of such customers were held by any Fund managed
by the Adviser or any such affiliate.
In
certain instances there may be securities that are suitable for a Fund as well
as for one or more of the Adviser’s other clients. Investment decisions for the
Trust and for the Adviser’s other clients are made with a view to achieving
their respective investment objectives. It may develop that a particular
security is bought or sold for only one client even though it might be held by,
or bought or sold for, other clients. Likewise, a particular security may be
bought for one or more clients when one or more clients are selling that same
security. Some simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several clients
receive investment advice from the same investment adviser, particularly when
the same security is suitable for the investment objectives of more than one
client. When two or more clients are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or
sale of the same security, the securities are allocated among clients in a
manner believed to be equitable to each. It is recognized that in some cases
this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the
security as far as the Fund is concerned. However, it is believed that the
ability of each Fund to participate in volume transactions will produce better
executions for the Funds.
Prior
to April 30, 2009, SSgA FM contractually agreed to cap the total operating
expenses of the ILR Fund (not including the pass-through expenses of its
corresponding Portfolio) at 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This
agreement has expired. Effective August 1, 2009, SSgA FM contractually agreed to
cap the total operating expenses of Institutional Class and Investment Class of
the ILR Fund, to the extent expenses exceed 0.12% and 0.47%, respectively, of
each class's net assets, until April 30, 2011. For the years ended December 31,
2009, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, SSgA FM reimbursed the ILR Fund
$____, $0 and $1,139,263, respectively, under these agreements.
Prior
to April 30, 2009, SSgA contractually agreed to cap the total operating expenses
of the Tax Free Fund (not including the pass-through expenses of its
corresponding Portfolio) at 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This
agreement has expired. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, SSgA FM reimbursed the Tax Free Fund $___ and $0, respectively, under this
agreement.
SSgA
FM has contractually agreed to cap the total operating expenses of the
Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund (not including the pass-through expenses of its
corresponding Portfolio) at 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets until
April 30, 2010. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
SSgA FM reimbursed the Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund $___and $87,548,
respectively, under this agreement.
Effective
August 1, 2009, SSgA FM has contractually agreed to the total operating expenses
of the Institutional Class and Investment Class of the U.S. Government Fund, to
the extent expenses exceed 0.12% and 0.47% respectively, of each class's net
assets, until April 30, 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2009, SSgA FM
reimbursed the U.S. Government Fund $___under this agreement.
Effective
August 1, 2009, SSgA FM contractually agreed to cap the total operating expenses
of the Institutional Class and Investment Class of the Treasury Plus Fund, to
the extent expenses exceeded 0.12% and 0.47%, respectively, of each class's net
assets, until April 30, 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2009, SSgA FM
reimbursed the Treasury Plus Fund $___under this agreement.
Investment Sub-Advisory
Agreements
Nuveen
Asset Management ("Nuveen") serves as sub-adviser to the Short-Term Tax Exempt
Bond Portfolio pursuant to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated ______,
as amended from time to time (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), by and between the
Sub-Advisor and SSgA FM.
For its
services under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, SSgA FM, and not the Portfolio, pays
Nuveen a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to one-half of the earned
management fee received by SSgA FM under the investment Sub-Advisory Agreement
with the Portfolio, as calculated based on the Portfolio's average daily net
assets during the period. At _____, 2010, the Sub-Advisory fee paid
to Nuveen would have been 0.05%.
The
Sub-Adviser and its affiliates may have deposit, loan and other commercial
banking relationships with the issuers of obligations that may be purchased on
behalf of the Fund, including outstanding loans to such issuers that could be
repaid in whole or in part with the proceeds of securities so purchased. Such
affiliates deal, trade and invest for their own accounts in such obligations and
are among the leading dealers of various types of such obligations. The
Sub-Adviser has informed the Fund that, in making its investment decisions, it
will not obtain or use material inside information in its possession or in the
possession of any of its affiliates. In making investment recommendations for
the Fund, the Sub-Adviser will not inquire or take into consideration whether an
issuer of securities proposed for purchase or sale by the Fund is a customer of
the Sub-Adviser, its parent or its subsidiaries or affiliates and, in dealing
with its customers, the Sub-Adviser, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates
will not inquire or take into consideration whether securities of such customers
were held by the Fund managed by the Sub-Adviser or any such
affiliate.
The
Sub-Advisory Agreement would continue in effect for a period more than two years
from the date of its execution only so long as such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the
Master Trust who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the
1940 Act) of any party to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and either (A) the
Trustees of the Master Trust or (B) a vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Portfolio. The Sub-Advisory Agreement will terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment. The Sub-Advisory
Agreement is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the
Master Trust, by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Portfolio or by SSgA FM, in each case, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice
to Nuveen. The Sub-Advisory Agreement is terminable at any time
without penalty by Nuveen upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to SSgA
FM. In addition, SSgA FM or Nuveen generally may terminate the
Sub-Advisory Agreement upon material breach of the Sub-Advisory Agreement by the
other if such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days of the breaching party
receiving written notice of such breach.
Administrator, Custodian and
Transfer Agent
Under the
Administrative Services Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”), State Street
is obligated on a continuous basis to provide such administrative services as
the Board of Trustees of the Trust reasonably deems necessary for the proper
administration of the Trust and the Funds. State Street will generally assist in
all aspects of the Trust’s and the Funds’ operations; supply and maintain office
facilities (which may be in State Street’s own offices); provide statistical and
research data, data processing services, clerical, accounting, bookkeeping and
record keeping services (including without limitation the maintenance of such
books and records as are required under the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder,
except as maintained by other agents), internal auditing, executive and
administrative services, and stationery and office supplies; prepare reports to
shareholders or investors; prepare and file tax returns; supply financial
information and supporting data for reports to and filings with the SEC and
various state Blue Sky authorities; supply supporting documentation for meetings
of the Board of Trustees; provide monitoring reports and assistance regarding
compliance with Declarations of Trust, by-laws, the Funds’ investment objectives
and policies and with Federal and state securities laws; arrange for appropriate
insurance coverage; calculate NAVs, net income and realized capital gains or
losses; and negotiate arrangements with, and supervise and coordinate the
activities of, agents and others to supply services. Pursuant to the
Administration Agreement, the Trust has agreed to a limitation on damages and to
indemnify the Administrator for certain liabilities, including certain
liabilities arising under federal securities laws, unless such loss or liability
results from the Administrator’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
performance of its duties.
State
Street serves as Custodian for the Funds pursuant to the Custody Agreement and
holds the Funds’ assets.
State
Street also serves as Transfer Agent of the Equity 500 Index Fund, Equity 400
Index Fund, Equity 2000 Index Fund and Aggregate Bond Index Fund. As of July 31,
2009 Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. serves as Transfer Agent to all other
Funds in this SAI. Prior to July 31, 2009, ALPS Fund Services, Inc. served as
the Transfer Agent to all other Funds in this SAI.
As
consideration for State Street’s services as administrator, transfer agent and
custodian to the Equity 500 Index Fund, and for State Street’s assumption of the
ordinary expenses of that Fund, State Street shall be entitled to receive from
the Equity 500 Index Fund an annual fee, accrued daily at the rate of 1/365th of
the applicable fee rate and payable monthly on the first business day of each
month, of the following annual percentages of the Equity 500 Index Fund’s
average daily net assets during the month:
Index Fund
|
|
Annual
percentage of
average daily net assets
|
|
Equity
500 Index Fund
|
|
|
|
-
Administrative Shares
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
-
Service Shares
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
-
Class R Shares
|
|
|
0.05
|
%
|
As
consideration for State Street’s services as administrator and custodian to the
other Funds, State Street shall receive from the Funds an annual fee, accrued
daily at the rate of 1/365th and payable monthly on the first business day of
each month, pursuant to the following schedule:
Annual Fee Schedule
$25,000 for Administration
Services
$12,000 for Custody and Accounting
Services
The
administration, custodian and transfer agency fees accrued payable to State
Street for the last three fiscal years are set forth in the table
below.
Fund
|
|
Fiscal
year ended
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ended
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ended
December 31, 2009
|
|
Equity
500 Index Fund
|
|
$
|
138,107
|
|
|
$
|
109,747
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Liquid
Reserves Fund
|
|
$
|
75,389
|
|
|
$
|
78,831
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Tax
Free Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
64,891
|
|
|
$
|
85,130
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
U.S.
Government Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
18,294
|
|
|
$
|
85,131
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Treasury
Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
18,516
|
|
|
$
|
83,858
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
18,515
|
|
|
$
|
83,905
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund
|
|
$
|
64,892
|
|
|
$
|
79,674
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Transfer and Dividend Paying
Agent
Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) serves as the Transfer and Dividend
Paying Agent. BFDS is a joint venture of State Street Corporation and DST
Systems, Inc. BFDS is paid the following annual account services fees:
$13.35 open account fee; $2.57 closed account fee; $1.85 investor fee; $3.09
CDSC fee; and $20,000 Fund minimum (26 to 35 CUSIPs) or $12,000 Fund minimum
(over 35 CUSIPs); and omnibus transparency Full services fees of $.45 per
underlying sub-position on an Intermediary’s system for an omnibus account (an
“accountlet”) from 0-500,000; $.45 for 500,001 to 2,000,000 (waived), and $.10
for 2,000,0001 and greater; investigation fees of $3,000 to $5,000 per month
depending on the number of accountlets. BFDS is also paid the following
activity based fees: $3 telephone call fee; $5 teleservicing fee; $5
telephone transaction fee for purchases or redemptions; $5 fulfillment fee;
$10 IRA custodial fee for annual maintenance per IRA account; and charges
related to compliance and regulatory services of 15 cents per non-networked
level 3 account, 5 cents for each foreign account annually and a minimum monthly
fee of $200 for each management company. Portfolio fees are allocated to
each Fund based on the average net asset value of each Fund and are billable on
a monthly basis at the rate of 1/12 of the annual fee. BFDS is reimbursed by
each Fund for supplying certain out-of-pocket expenses including confirmation
statements, investor statements, banking fees, postage, forms, audio response,
telephone, records retention, customized programming/enhancements, reports,
transcripts, microfilm, microfiche, and expenses incurred at the specific
direction of the Fund. BFDS’s principal business address is 2 Heritage Drive,
North Quincy, MA 02171.
The
transfer agency fees accrued payable to BFDS for the last three fiscal years are
set forth in the table below.
Fund
|
|
Fiscal
year ended
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ended
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ended
December 31, 2009
|
|
Liquid
Reserves Fund
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Tax
Free Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
U.S.
Government Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Treasury
Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Shareholder Servicing and
Distribution Plans
To
compensate State Street Global Markets, LLC (“SSGM”) for the services it
provides and for the expenses it bears in connection with the distribution of
shares of the Funds, each Fund may make payments from the assets attributable to
certain classes of its shares to SSGM under a distribution plan adopted pursuant
to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Distribution Plan”). The Distribution
Plan is a compensation plan that provides for payments at annual rates (based on
average daily net assets) set out below. Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid on an
ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you
more than paying other types of sales loads. It is expected that SSGM will pay
substantially all of the amounts it receives under the Plan to intermediaries
involved in the sale of shares of the Funds, including affiliates of the
Advisor. The principal business address of SSGM is
One Lincoln Street,
Boston, MA 02111. As of August 1, 2009, SSGM is the Funds’
distributor. Prior to August 1, 2009, ALPS Distributors, Inc. served as the
Funds’ distributor.
The
Distribution Plan will continue in effect with respect to a class of shares of a
Fund only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a
vote of both a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and a majority of
the Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the
“Independent Trustees”) and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the
operation of the Distribution Plan or in any agreements related thereto (the
“Qualified Distribution Plan Trustees”). The Plan may not be amended
to increase materially the amount of a Fund’s permitted expenses thereunder
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of the affected
share class and may not be materially amended in any case without a vote of the
majority of both the Trustees and the Qualified Distribution Plan
Trustees. As of December 31, 2009 none of the Independent Trustees of
the Trust had a direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the
Rule 12b-1 Plan. The Rule 12b-1 Plan calls for payments at an annual
rate (based on average net assets) as follows:
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund - Administrative Shares:
|
0.15%
|
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund - Service Shares:
|
0.25%
|
State
Street Equity 500 Index Fund - Class R Shares:
|
0.60%
|
State
Street Equity 400 Index Fund:
|
0.25%
|
State
Street Equity 2000 Index Fund:
|
0.25%
|
State
Street Aggregate Bond Index Fund:
|
0.25%
|
ILR
Fund - Investment Class:
|
0.10%
|
U.S.
Government Fund - Investment Class:
|
0.10%
|
Tax
Free Fund - Investment Class:
|
0.10%
|
Treasury
Fund - Investment Class:
|
0.10%
|
Treasury
Plus Fund - Investment Class:
|
0.10%
|
Limited
Duration Bond Fund
|
0.05%
|
Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund
|
0.05%
|
Distributor
fees paid to SSGM and ALPS Distributors, Inc. pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Plan
for the last fiscal year are reflected in the chart below.
Fund
|
SSGM
Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
2009
|
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
2009
|
Equity
500 Index Fund: Administrative Shares
|
$______
|
$______
|
Equity
500 Index Fund: Service Shares
|
$______
|
$______
|
Equity
500 Index Fund: Class R Shares
|
$______
|
$______
|
ILR
Fund: Investment Class
|
$______
|
$______
|
Tax
Free Fund: Investment Class
|
$______
|
$______
|
U.S.
Government Fund: Investment Class
|
$______
|
$______
|
Treasury
Fund: Investment Class
|
$______
|
$______
|
Treasury
Plus Fund: Investment Class
|
$______
|
$______
|
Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund
|
$______
|
$______
|
Pursuant
to a Shareholder Servicing Plan, the Trust may pay a shareholder servicing fee
for the provision of personal services to and the maintenance of shareholder
accounts of investors in the Investment Class and Service Class of the Money
Market Funds. Shareholder servicing fees paid for the last fiscal year included
amounts paid to State Street Bank and Trust Company, Wealth Management Services
(“WMS”), an affiliate of the Adviser. WMS is among the financial intermediaries
which may receive fees from the Rule 12b-1 Plan.
Counsel and Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ropes
& Gray LLP serves as counsel to the Trust. The principal business address of
Ropes & Gray LLP is One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts
02110.
___________serves
as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust and provides
(i) audit services, (ii) tax services and (iii) assistance and consultation with
respect to the preparation of filings with the SEC. In connection with the audit
of the 2009 financial statements, the Trust entered into an engagement agreement
with _______that sets forth the terms of ________ audit engagement. That
agreement is subject to alternative dispute resolution procedures and a mutual
exclusion of punitive damages. The principal business address of ______ is
______________________________.
PORTFOLIO
MANAGERS
The
following persons serve as the portfolio managers of the Equity 500 and
Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Portfolios as of the date of this SAI. The following
table lists the number and types of accounts managed by each individual and
assets under management in those accounts as of December 31,
2009:
Portfolio
Manager
|
|
Portfolio
|
|
Registered
Investment
Company
Accounts
|
|
|
Assets
Managed
($ billions)
|
|
|
Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicle
Accounts
|
|
|
Assets
Managed
($ billions)
|
|
|
Other
Accounts
|
|
|
Assets
Managed
($ billions)
|
|
|
Total
Assets
Managed
($ billions)
|
|
John
A. Tucker
|
|
Equity
500 Index Portfolio
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
$
|
59.29
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
$
|
258.85
|
|
|
|
262
|
|
|
$
|
190.54
|
|
|
$
|
508.68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karl
Schneider
|
|
Equity
500 Index Portfolio
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
$
|
59.29
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
$
|
258.85
|
|
|
|
262
|
|
|
$
|
190.54
|
|
|
$
|
508.68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timothy
Ryan, CFA
|
|
Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1.78
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
2.34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matthew
D. Pappas
|
|
Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
1.78
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
$
|
2.34
|
|
As
indicated in the table above, portfolio managers at the Adviser may manage
numerous accounts for multiple clients. These accounts may include registered
investment companies (which include exchange-traded funds), other types of
pooled accounts (e.g., collective investment funds), and separate accounts
(i.e., accounts managed on behalf of individuals or public or private
institutions). Portfolio managers make investment decisions for each account
based on the investment objectives and policies and other relevant investment
considerations applicable to that portfolio. The portfolio managers do not
beneficially own any shares of any Portfolio as of December 31,
2009.
When a
portfolio manager has responsibility for managing more than one account,
potential conflicts of interest may arise. Those conflicts may arise out of: (a)
the portfolio manager’s execution of different investment strategies for various
accounts; or (b) the allocation of resources or investment
opportunities.
A
potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers’
responsibility for multiple accounts with similar investment guidelines. Under
these circumstances, a potential investment may be suitable for more than one of
the portfolio manager’s accounts, but the quantity of the investment available
for purchase is less than the aggregate amount the accounts would ideally devote
to the opportunity. Similar conflicts may arise when multiple accounts seek to
dispose of the same investment. The portfolio manager may also manage accounts
whose objectives and policies differ from that of the respective Portfolio.
These differences may be such that under certain circumstances, trading activity
appropriate for one account managed by the portfolio manager may have adverse
consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example,
an account may sell a significant position in a security, which could cause the
market price of that security to decrease, while the fund maintained its
position in that security.
A
potential conflict may arise when the portfolio manager is responsible for
accounts that have different advisory fees. The difference in fees could create
an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for
example, in terms of access to investment opportunities. This conflict may be
heightened if an account is subject to a performance-based fee. Another
potential conflict may arise when the portfolio manager has an investment in one
or more accounts that participates in transactions with other accounts. His or
her investment(s) may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one
account over another. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably
designed to address these potential material conflicts. For instance, portfolio
managers within the Adviser are normally responsible for all accounts within a
certain investment discipline and do not, absent special circumstances,
differentiate among the various accounts when allocating resources.
Additionally, the Adviser and its advisory affiliates have processes and
procedures for allocating investment opportunities among portfolios that are
designed to provide a fair and equitable.
The
compensation of the Adviser’s investment professionals is based on a number of
factors. The first factor considered is external market. Through a compensation
survey process, the Adviser seeks to understand what its competitors are paying
people to perform similar roles. This data is then used to determine a
competitive baseline in the areas of base pay, bonus, and other
incentives. The second factor taken into consideration is the size of the
pool available for compensation. The Adviser is a part of State Street
Corporation, and therefore works within its corporate environment on determining
the overall level of its incentive compensation pool. Once determined,
this pool is then allocated to the various locations and departments of the
Adviser and its affiliates. The discretionary determination of the allocation
amounts to these locations and departments is influenced by the competitive
market data, as well as the overall performance of the group, and in the case of
investment teams, the investment performance of their strategies. The pool
is then allocated on a discretionary basis to individual employees based on
their individual performance. The same process is followed in determining
incentive equity allocations.
BROKERAGE
ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES
The Funds
invests all of their investable assets in a corresponding Portfolio and
therefore do not directly incur transactional costs for purchases and sales of
portfolio investments. The Funds purchase and redeem shares of the corresponding
Portfolio each day depending on the number of shares of such Fund purchased or
redeemed by investors on that day. Shares of the Portfolios are available for
purchase by the Funds at their NAV without any sales charges, transaction fees,
or brokerage commissions being charged.
All
portfolio transactions are placed on behalf of the Portfolios by the Adviser.
Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange are effected through
brokers who charge a commission for their services. Ordinarily commissions are
not charged on over the counter orders (including, for example, debt securities
and money market investments) because a Portfolio pays a spread which is
included in the cost of the security, and is the difference between the dealer’s
cost and the cost to a Portfolio. When a Portfolio executes an over the counter
order with an electronic communications network, an alternative trading system
or a non-market maker, a commission is charged because there is no spread on the
trade. Securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include
underwriting fees. The Money Portfolios, Treasury Portfolios, Tax Free Portfolio
and the Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio normally do not pay a stated brokerage
commission on transactions.
Each
Portfolio’s investment advisory agreement authorizes the Adviser to place, in
the name of the Portfolio, orders for the execution of the securities
transactions in which the Portfolio is authorized to invest, provided the
Adviser seeks the best overall terms for the transaction. In selecting brokers
or dealers (including affiliates of the Adviser), the Adviser chooses the
broker-dealer deemed most capable of providing the services necessary to obtain
the most favorable execution (the most favorable cost or net proceeds reasonably
obtainable under the circumstances). The full range of brokerage services
applicable to a particular transaction may be considered when making this
judgment, which may include, but is not limited to: liquidity, price,
commission, timing, aggregated trades, capable floor brokers or traders,
competent block trading coverage, ability to position, capital strength and
stability, reliable and accurate communications and settlement processing, use
of automation, knowledge of other buyers or sellers, arbitrage skills,
administrative ability, underwriting, and provision of information on a
particular security or market in which the transaction is to occur. The specific
criteria will vary depending on the nature of the transaction, the market in
which it is executed, and the extent to which it is possible to select from
among multiple broker-dealers. The Adviser does not currently use any
Portfolio’s assets for soft-dollar arrangements. The Adviser does not presently
participate in any soft dollar arrangements. It may aggregate trades with
clients of State Street Global Advisors whose commission dollars are used to
generate soft dollar credits for State Street Global Advisors. Although the
Adviser’s clients’ commissions are not used for soft dollars, the Adviser and
State Street Global Advisors’ clients may benefit from the soft dollar
products/services received by State Street Global Advisors.
The
Adviser assumes general supervision over placing orders on behalf of the Trust
for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities.
CAPITAL
STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES
Under the
Declaration of Trust, the Trustees are authorized to issue an unlimited number
of shares of each Fund. Upon liquidation or dissolution of a Fund, investors are
entitled to share pro rata in the Fund’s net assets available for distribution
to its investors. Investments in a Fund have no preference, preemptive,
conversion or similar rights and are fully paid and non-assessable, except as
set forth below. Investments in a Fund may not be transferred.
Each
investor is entitled to a vote in proportion to the number of Fund shares it
owns. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights, and investors holding more
than 50% of the aggregate outstanding shares in the Trust may elect all of the
Trustees if they choose to do so. The Trust is not required and has no current
intention to hold annual meetings of investors but the Trust will hold special
meetings of shareholders when in the judgment of the Trustees it is necessary or
desirable to submit matters for a shareholder vote.
Under
Massachusetts law, shareholders in a Massachusetts business trust could, under
certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the
trust. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for
acts or obligations of the Trust and provides for indemnification out of the
Trust’s property for any claim or liability to which the shareholder may become
subject by reason of being or having been a shareholder and for reimbursement of
the shareholder for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by the
shareholder in connection with any such claim or liability. Thus the risk of a
shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is
limited to circumstances in which the Trust would be unable to meet its
obligations.
PURCHASE,
REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES
Shares of
the Funds are offered continuously at a price equal to the NAV attributable to
each share. Each Fund determines the NAV per share on each day on which the New
York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for trading (“Business Day”). This
determination is made each Business Day at the close of regular trading on the
NYSE (the “Valuation Time”) by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets
(i.e., the value of its securities and other assets less its liabilities,
including expenses payable or accrued) by the number of shares outstanding at
the time the determination is made.
The NYSE
is open for trading every weekday except for: (a) the following holidays: New
Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday (the third
Monday in February), Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas; and (b) the preceding Friday or the subsequent
Monday when one of the calendar-determined holidays falls on a Saturday or
Sunday, respectively. Purchases and withdrawals will be effected at the time of
determination of NAV next following the receipt of any purchase or withdrawal
order which is determined to be in good order.
It is the
policy of the Money Market Funds and the Tax Free Fund to use their best efforts
to attempt to maintain a constant price per share of $1.00 respectively,
although there can be no assurance that the $1.00 NAV per share will be
maintained. In accordance with this effort and pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the
1940 Act, each Money Market Fund and the Tax Free Fund uses the amortized cost
valuation method to value its portfolio instruments. This method involves
valuing an instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant
amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, even though the portfolio
security may increase or decrease in market value generally in response to
changes in interest rates. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it
may result in periods during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is
higher or lower than the price each Money Market Fund or Tax Free Fund would
receive if it sold the instrument.
For
example, in periods of declining interest rates, the daily yield on each of the
Money Market Fund’s and the Tax Free Fund’s shares computed by dividing the
annualized daily income on the Fund’s portfolio by the NAV based upon the
amortized cost valuation technique may tend to be higher than a similar
computation made by using a method of valuation based upon market prices and
estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the daily yield on each Fund’s
shares computed the same way may tend to be lower than a similar computation
made by using a method of calculation based upon market prices and
estimates.
The
Trustees have established procedures reasonably designed to stabilize each Money
Market Fund’s and the Tax Free Fund’s price per share at $1.00. These procedures
include: (1) the determination of the deviation from $1.00, if any, of each
Fund’s NAV using market values; (2) periodic review by the Trustees of the
amount of and the methods used to calculate the deviation; and (3) maintenance
of records of such determination. The Trustees will promptly consider what
action, if any, should be taken if such deviation exceeds 1/2 of one
percent.
The
Funds’ securities will be valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board
of Trustees.
TAXATION
OF THE FUNDS
The
following discussion of U.S. federal income tax consequences of investment in
the Funds is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, and other applicable
authority, as of the date of this SAI. These authorities are subject to change
by legislative or administrative action, possibly with retroactive effect. The
following discussion is only a summary of some of the important U.S. federal tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Funds. There may be
other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Shareholders
should consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular situation and
the possible application of foreign, state and local tax laws.
Special
tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other
tax-qualified plans. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine
the suitability of shares of a Fund as an investment through such plans and the
precise effect of an investment on their particular tax situations.
Qualification as a Regulated
Investment Company
Each Fund
intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a RIC under Subchapter M
of the Code. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded
regulated investment companies and their shareholders, each Fund must, among
other things, (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year
from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans,
gains from the sale of securities or foreign currencies, or other income
(including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts)
derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or
currencies and (ii) net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly
traded partnerships” (as defined below); (b) diversify its holdings so that, at
the end of each quarter of the Fund’s taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the
value of the Fund’s total assets consists of cash and cash items, U.S.
government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities limited in
respect of any one issuer to a value not greater than 5% of the value
of the Fund’s total assets and no more than 10% of the outstanding voting
securities of such issuer, and (ii) no more than 25% of its assets are invested
(x) in the securities (other than those of the U.S. government or other RICs) of
any one issuer or of two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are
engaged in the same, similar or related trades and businesses, or (y) in the
securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (as defined
below); and (c) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the
sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the
Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid -- generally taxable
ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net
long-term capital losses) and net tax-exempt income, for such year.
In
general, for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described in (a)
above, income derived from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income
only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the
partnership which would be qualifying income if realized by the RIC. Where, as
here, each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing
substantially all of its investable assets in a corresponding Portfolio, the
nature and character of each Fund’s income and gains will generally be
determined at the Portfolio level and each Fund will be allocated its share of
Portfolio income and gains. Consequently, references in this discussion of
Taxation of the Funds to income, gains and losses of a Fund will generally be to
income, gains and losses recognized at the Portfolio level and allocated to the
Fund. In the discussion below, “Portfolio” refers to the series of the State
Street Master Funds in which the relevant Fund(s) invest their
assets.
In
addition, 100% of the net income derived from an interest in a “qualified
publicly traded partnership” (x) the interests in which are traded on an
established securities market or readily tradable on a secondary market or the
substantial equivalent thereof, and (y) that derives less than 90% of its income
from the qualifying income described in section (a)(i) above, will be treated as
qualifying income. In general, such entities will be treated as
partnerships for federal income tax purposes, because they meet the passive-type
income requirement under Code section 7704(c)(2).
For
purposes of the diversification test in (b) above, the term “outstanding voting
securities of such issuer” will include the equity securities of a qualified
publicly traded partnership. Also, for purposes of the diversification test in
(b) above, the identification of the issuer (or, in some cases, issuers) of a
particular Portfolio investment can depend on the terms and conditions of that
investment. In some cases, identification of the issuer (or issuers)
is uncertain under current law, and an adverse determination or future guidance
by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) with respect to issuer identification
for a particular type of investment may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to
meet the diversification test in (b) above.
If the
Fund qualifies as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment, the Fund will
not be subject to federal income tax on income distributed in a timely manner to
its shareholders in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, as
defined below). If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC accorded special
tax treatment in any taxable year, the Fund would be subject to tax at the Fund
level on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from
earnings and profits, including any distributions of net tax-exempt income and
net long-term capital gains, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary
income. Some portions of such distributions may be eligible for the dividends
received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders and may be eligible to
be treated as "qualified dividend income" in the case of shareholders taxed as
individuals, provided, in both cases, the shareholder meets certain holding
period and other requirements in respect of the Fund's shares (as described
below). In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains,
pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before
re-qualifying as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment.
Each Fund
intends to distribute at least annually to its shareholders all or substantially
all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the
dividends-paid deduction) and its net tax-exempt income (if any), and may
distribute its net capital gain. Any taxable income retained by a Fund will be
subject to tax at the Fund level at regular corporate rates. If a Fund retains
any net capital gain, it will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates on
the amount retained, but is permitted to designate the retained
amount as undistributed capital gain in a timely notice to its shareholders who
(a) will be required to include in income for federal income tax purposes, as
long-term capital gain, their shares of such undistributed amount, and (b) will
be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on
such undistributed amount against their federal income tax liabilities, if any,
and to claim refunds on a properly-filed U.S. tax return to the extent the
credit exceeds such liabilities. If the Fund makes this designation, for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares owned by a shareholder of
the Fund will be increased by an amount equal under current law to the
difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the
shareholder’s gross income under clause (a) of the preceding sentence and the
tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause (b) of the preceding sentence.
The Funds are not required to, and there can be no assurance a Fund will, make
this designation if it retains all or a portion of its net capital gain in a
taxable year.
In
determining its net capital gain for Capital Gain Dividend purposes, a RIC must
treat any net capital loss or any net long-term capital loss incurred after
October 31 as if it had been incurred in the succeeding year. In addition, a RIC
is permitted, in determining its investment company taxable income and net
capital gain, to elect to treat all or part of any net capital loss, any net
long-term capital loss or any net foreign currency loss incurred after October
31 as if it had been incurred in the succeeding year.
If
a Fund were to fail to distribute in a calendar year at least an amount equal,
in general, to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for such year
and 98% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending
October 31 of such year (or December, 31 of that year if the Fund is permitted
to elect and so elects) , plus any such amounts retained from the prior year,
the Fund would be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed
amounts. For these purposes, a Fund will be treated as having distributed any
amount on which it is subject to corporate income tax for the taxable year
ending within the calendar year. Each Fund intends generally to make
distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the excise tax. Distributions
declared by a Fund during October, November and December to shareholders of
record on a date in any such month and paid by the Fund during the following
January will be treated for federal tax purposes as paid by the Fund and
received by shareholders on December 31 of the year in which declared. Each Fund
intends generally to make distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the 4%
excise tax, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to do
so.
Capital
losses in excess of capital gains (“net capital losses”) are not permitted to be
deducted against a Fund’s net investment income. A Fund may carry net
capital losses forward for eight years and use them to offset realized capital
gains allocated to it from its respective Portfolio during this period; any net
capital losses remaining at the conclusion of the eighth taxable year succeeding
the taxable year in which such net capital losses arose will expire
unused. All net capital losses carried forward are treated as
short-term capital losses, and will offset any short-term capital gains before
offsetting any long-term capital gains. A Fund’s ability to use net
capital losses to offset gains may be limited as a result of certain (a)
acquisitive reorganizations and (b) shifts in the ownership of the Fund by a
shareholder owning or treated as owning 5% or more of the stock of the
Fund. See a Fund’s most recent annual shareholder report for the
Fund’s available capital loss carryovers as of the end of its most recently
ended fiscal year.
Taxation of Distributions
Received by Shareholders
For U.S.
federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income (other than
“exempt-interest dividends,” described below) are generally taxable as ordinary
income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long the
Portfolio owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long a
shareholder has owned his or her Fund shares. In general, a Fund will
recognize its allocable share of long-term capital gain or loss on assets a
Portfolio has owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year , and
short-term capital gain or loss on investments a Portfolio has owned (or is
deemed to have owned) for one year or less. Distributions of net-capital gain
(that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital
loss) that are properly designated by the Fund as capital gain dividends
(“Capital Gain Dividends”) will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital
gains. Distributions from capital gains are generally made after applying any
available capital loss carryovers. The Money Market Funds and Tax
Free Fund do not expect to distribute Capital Gain Dividends. The Aggregate Bond
Index Fund and the Bond Funds generally do not expect a significant portion of
their distributions to be Capital Gain Dividends. Long-term capital gain rates
applicable to individuals have been temporarily reduced -- in general, to 15%
with lower rates applying to taxpayers in the 10% and 15% rate brackets -- for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011. Distributions of net short-term
capital gain (as reduced by any net long-term capital loss for the taxable year)
will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. For taxable years beginning
before January 1, 2011, distributions of investment income designated by a Fund
as derived from “qualified dividend income” will be taxed in the hands of
individuals at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain, provided holding
period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Portfolio
level. The Aggregate Bond Index Fund, the Tax Free Fund, the Bond Funds and the
Money Market Funds do not expect Fund distributions to be derived from qualified
dividend income.
Shareholders
of a Fund will be subject to federal income taxes as described herein on
distributions made by the Fund whether received in cash or reinvested in
additional shares of the Fund.
Distributions
on a Fund’s shares are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax as described
herein to the extent they do not exceed the Fund’s allocable share of its
Portfolio’s realized income and gains, even though such distributions may
economically represent a return of a particular shareholder’s
investment. Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of
shares purchased at a time when a Fund’s net asset value reflects either
unrealized gains, or realized but undistributed income or gains, that were
therefore included in the price the shareholder paid. Such
distributions may reduce the fair market value of the Fund’s shares below the
shareholder’s cost basis in those shares. As described above, a Fund
is required to distribute realized income and gains regardless of whether the
Fund’s net asset value also reflects unrealized losses.
In order
for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be
“qualified dividend income,” the Fund must meet holding period and other
requirements with respect to the dividend-paying stocks in its Portfolio and the
shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the
Fund’s shares. A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at
either the Fund or shareholder level) (a) if the dividend is received with
respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day
period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such
share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of
certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days
before such date), (b) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation
(whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with
respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (c) if the
recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for
purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest, or (d) if
the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (i) not eligible for
the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with
the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation readily
tradable on an established securities market in the United States) or (ii)
treated as a passive foreign investment company.
In
general, distributions of investment income designated by a Fund as derived from
qualified dividend income will be treated as qualified dividend income in the
hands of a shareholder taxed as an individual, provided the shareholder meets
the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to the
Fund’s shares. If the aggregate qualified dividends allocated to a Fund by a
Portfolio during any taxable year are 95% or more of the Fund’s gross income
(excluding net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), then
100% of the Fund’s dividends (other than dividends properly designated as
Capital Gain Dividends) will be eligible to be treated as qualified dividend
income.
Dividends
of net investment income received by corporate shareholders of a Fund will
qualify for the 70% dividends received deduction generally available to
corporations to the extent of the amount of qualifying dividends received by a
Portfolio and allocated to the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable
year. A dividend so allocated to a Fund will not be treated as a dividend
eligible for the dividends-received deduction (a) if it has been
received with respect to any share of stock that the Portfolio has held for less
than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock) during the 91-day
period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such
share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (during the 181-day
period beginning 90 days before such date in the case of certain preferred
stock) or (b) to the extent that the Portfolio is under an obligation (pursuant
to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions
in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends received
deduction may otherwise be disallowed or reduced (x) if the corporate
shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its
shares of the Fund or (y) by application of various provisions of the Code (for
instance, the dividends-received deduction is reduced in the case of a dividend
received on debt-financed stock (generally, stock acquired with borrowed
funds)).
Any Fund
distribution of income that is attributable to (a) income received by a
Portfolio in lieu of dividends with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a
securities lending transaction or (b) dividend income received by a Portfolio on
securities it temporarily purchased from a counterparty pursuant to a repurchase
agreement, such distribution may not constitute qualified dividend income to
individual shareholders and may not be eligible for the dividends-received
deduction for corporate shareholders. Similarly, any Fund
distribution of income that is attributable to (x) income received by a
Portfolio in lieu of tax-exempt interest with respect to securities on loan or
(y) tax-exempt interest received by a Portfolio on tax-exempt securities it
temporarily purchased from a counterparty pursuant to a repurchase agreement,
may not constitute an exempt-interest dividend to shareholders.
If a Fund
makes a distribution to a shareholder in excess of the Fund’s current and
accumulated earnings and profits in any taxable year, the excess distribution
will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of such shareholder’s tax
basis in its shares, and thereafter as capital gain. A return of capital is not
taxable, but it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in its shares, thus reducing
any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the
shareholder of its shares.
If a
Portfolio holds, directly or indirectly, one or more "tax credit bonds"
(including
build America bonds, clean renewable
energy bonds, and qualified tax credit bonds
) on one or more applicable
dates during a taxable year, a Fund investing in the Portfolio may elect to
permit its shareholders to claim a tax credit on their income tax returns equal
to each shareholder's proportionate share of tax credits from the bond otherwise
allowed to the Fund. In such a case, shareholders must include in
gross income (as interest) their proportionate share of the income attributable
to the tax credits. A shareholder's ability to claim a tax credit
associated with one or more tax credit bonds may be subject to certain
limitations imposed by the Code, and the amount of the tax credits may not
exceed the amount designated by the Fund in a written notice mailed to
shareholders not later than 60 days after the close of the Fund's taxable
year. Even if a Fund is eligible to pass through tax credits to
shareholders, the Fund may choose not to do so.
Investments
in Other Regulated Investment Companies
In
certain cases, the amount of income and gains realized by a Portfolio from its
investments in shares of regulated investment companies ("underlying
funds") may be greater (or less) than such amounts would have been
had the Portfolio invested directly in securities held by the underlying
funds. For similar reasons, the tax attributes of such income and
gains (e.g., long-term capital gain, eligibility for the dividends-received
deduction, etc.) may
not be the
same as it would have been had the Portfolio invested directly in the securities
held by the underlying funds.
If a fund
received tax credit bond credits from an underlying fund that qualifies as a
RIC, and the underlying fund made an election to pass through such tax credits
to its shareholders, then the fund is permitted in turn to elect to pass through
its proportionate share of those tax credits to its shareholders, provided that
the fund meets the shareholder notice and other
requirements.
Derivatives, Hedging, and
Related Transactions
A
Portfolio’s transactions in derivative instruments (e.g. options, futures ,
forward contracts, swap agreements), as well as any of its other hedging
transactions, may be subject to one or more special tax rules ( e.g. notional
principal contract, straddle, constructive sale, wash sale and short sale
rules). These rules may affect whether gains and losses recognized by a
Portfolio are treated as ordinary or capital or as short-term or long-term,
accelerate the recognition of income or gains to a Fund, defer losses to a Fund,
and cause adjustments in the holding periods of a Portfolio’s securities. These
rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of income
allocated to a Fund and its distributions to shareholders. Because
the tax rules applicable to these types of transactions are in some cases
uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future guidance by the
IRS with respect to these rules (which determination or guidance could be
retroactive) may affect whether the Fund has made sufficient distributions, and
otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements, to maintain its qualification as
a RIC and avoid a Fund-level tax.
Certain
of a Portfolio’s investments in derivative instruments and its hedging
activities are likely to produce a difference between the book income and the
taxable income of a Fund investing in the Portfolio. If there are
differences between a Fund’s book income and the sum of its taxable income and
net tax-exempt income (if any), the Fund may be required to distribute amounts
in excess of its book income or a portion of Fund distributions may be treated
as a return of capital to shareholders. If a Fund’s book income
exceeds the sum of its taxable income (including realized capital gains) and net
tax-exempt income (if any), the distribution (if any) of such excess generally
will be treated as (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund’s remaining earnings
and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income),
(ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient’s basis
in its shares, and (iii) thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of a
capital asset. If a Fund’s book income is less than the sum of its
taxable income and net tax-exempt income (if any), the Fund could be required to
make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a RIC that is accorded
special tax treatment.
Exempt-Interest
Dividends
The Tax
Free Fund and Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund intend to pay dividends
(“exempt-interest dividends”) that pass through to shareholders the tax-exempt
character of exempt interest earned by the Tax Free and Short-term Tax-Exempt
Bond Portfolios for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A Fund is eligible to pay
exempt-interest dividends only for taxable years in which, at the end of each
quarter, at least 50% of the value of its total assets consists of securities
generating interest that is exempt from federal tax under section 103(a) of the
Code. Each of the Tax Free and Short-term Tax-Exempt Bond Portfolios (and
therefore each of the Tax Free and Short-term Tax-Exempt Bond Funds) intends to
satisfy this requirement. Fund distributions designated as exempt-interest
dividends are not generally taxable to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, but they may be subject to state and local taxes. In addition, an
investment in the Fund may result in liability for the federal alternative
minimum tax, both for individual and corporate shareholders. For
example, if the Fund invests in “private activity bonds,” certain shareholders
may become subject to alternative minimum tax on the part of the Fund’s
distributions derived from interest on such bonds.
Distributions
of the Tax Free Fund and Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund’s income and gains
other than exempt-interest dividends generally will be taxable as ordinary
income, except that any distributions of Capital Gain Dividends (defined above)
will be taxable as long-term capital gains.
Entities
or persons who are “substantial users” (or persons related to substantial users)
of facilities financed by PABs or industrial development bonds (“IDBs”) should
consult their tax advisors before purchasing shares of a Fund because, for users
of certain of these facilities, the interest on those bonds is not exempt from
federal income tax. For these purposes, the term “substantial user” is defined
generally to include a non-exempt person who regularly uses in trade or business
a part of a facility financed from the proceeds of PABs or IDBs.
Up to 85%
of social security and railroad retirement benefits may be included in taxable
income for recipients whose adjusted gross income (including income from
tax-exempt sources such as the Funds) plus 50% of their benefits exceeds certain
base amounts. Exempt-interest dividends paid by the Funds still are tax-exempt
to the extent described in each Fund’s prospectus; but they are included in the
calculation of whether a recipient’s income exceeds the base amounts, and may
therefore increase the amount of benefits that is taxable to the
recipient.
Foreign
Income
Income
received by a Portfolio from sources within foreign countries may be subject to
withholding and other foreign taxes. Tax conventions between certain countries
and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. It is impossible to
determine the effective rate of foreign tax in advance since the amount of a
Portfolio’s assets to be invested in various countries (if any) will vary.
Shareholders generally will not be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with
respect to foreign taxes incurred by a Portfolio or a Fund.
Investments in Original
Issue Discount Securities
A
Portfolio’s investment in securities issued at a discount and certain other
obligations will (and investments in securities purchased at a discount may)
require a Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. Some debt
obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of
issuance (and all zero-coupon debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of
more than one year from the date of issuance) that are acquired by a Portfolio
will be treated as debt obligations that are issued originally at a discount.
Generally, the amount of the original issue discount (“OID”) is treated as
interest income and is included in a Portfolio’s income (and required to be
distributed) over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that
amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security
matures.
In
addition, some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of more than one year
from the date of issuance that are acquired in the secondary market by a
Portfolio may be treated as having market discount. Generally, any gain
recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a
debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent
the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on
such debt security. Market discount generally accrues in equal daily
installments. The Portfolio may make one or more of the elections applicable to
debt obligations having market discount, which could affect the character and
timing of recognition of income allocated to a Fund that invests in the
Portfolio.
Furthermore,
some debt obligations with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the
date of issuance that are acquired by a Portfolio may be treated as having
market discount or OID. Generally, a Fund investing in such a Portfolio will be
required to include the market discount or OID in income over the term of the
debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later
time, usually when the debt security matures. The Portfolio may make one or more
of the elections applicable to debt obligations having market discount or OID,
which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income allocated
to a Fund investing in the Portfolio.
If a
Portfolio holds the foregoing kinds of securities, a Fund investing in the
Portfolio may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an
amount which is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Portfolio
actually received and distributed to its investors. Such distributions may be
made from the cash assets of the Fund or by liquidation of the Fund’s interests
in the Portfolio and/or by liquidation of the Portfolio’s securities (including
at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so), if necessary. The Portfolio
may realize gains or losses from the sale of underlying securities, and, as a
result, the Fund’s shareholders may receive a larger Capital Gain Dividend than
they would in the absence of such transactions.
Certain
Investments in REITs and other Mortgage Pooling
Vehicles
Any
investment by a Portfolio in equity securities of real estate investment trusts
qualifying as such under Subchapter M of the Code (“REITs”) may result in the
Portfolio's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund, in
turn, distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return
of capital to Fund shareholders for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. Investments in REIT equity securities also may require a
Portfolio, and therefore a Fund, to accrue income not yet
received. To generate sufficient cash for a Fund to make the
requisite distributions to maintain its qualification for treatment as a RIC
under the Code, a Fund may be required to redeem a portion of its interest in a
Portfolio. The Portfolio in turn may sell investments in order to
meet such redemption requests, including at a time when it may not be
advantageous to do so. Dividends received from a REIT will not qualify for the
corporate dividends-received deduction and generally will not constitute
qualified dividend income.
A
Portfolio may invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in real estate
mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”) (including by investing in residual
interests in collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") with respect to which
an election to be treated as a REMIC is in effect) or equity interests in
taxable mortgage pools ("TMPs"). Under a notice issued by the IRS in
October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have yet to be issued but may apply
retroactively, a portion of a Fund’s income (including income allocated to the
Portfolio from a REIT or other pass-through entity) that is attributable to a
residual interest in a REMIC or an equity interest in a TMP (referred to in the
Code as an “excess inclusion”) will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in all
events. This notice also provides, and the regulations are expected
to provide, that excess inclusion income of a RIC will be allocated to
shareholders of the RIC in proportion to the dividends received by such
shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related
interest directly. As a result, a Fund that invests in a Portfolio
holding such interests may not be a suitable investment for charitable remainder
trusts, as noted below.
In
general, excess inclusion income allocated by a Fund to its shareholders (i)
cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for
certain thrift institutions), (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable
income (“UBTI”) to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual
retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity)
subject to tax on UBTI, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is
allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a
tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income, and (iii) in the
case of a non-U.S. shareholder, will not qualify for any reduction in U.S.
federal withholding tax.
Backup
Withholding
A Fund
generally is required to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of
the taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to any individual
shareholder who fails to properly furnish the Fund with a correct taxpayer
identification number (“TIN”), who has under-reported dividend or interest
income, or who fails to certify to the Fund that he or she is not subject to
such withholding. The backup withholding rules may also apply to distributions
that are properly designated as exempt-interest dividends. The backup
withholding rate is 28% for amounts paid through 2010. This rate will expire and
the backup withholding rate will be 31% for amounts paid after December 31,
2010, unless Congress enacts tax legislation providing otherwise.
Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited
against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the
appropriate information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.
Redemptions and
Exchanges
Redemptions
and exchanges of each Fund’s shares are taxable events and, accordingly,
shareholders may realize gain or loss on these transactions. In general, any
gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as
long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one
year. Otherwise, the gain or loss on the sale, exchange or redemption of Fund
shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, if a
shareholder sells Fund shares at a loss within six months after purchasing the
shares, the loss will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of
any Capital Gain Dividends received (or deemed received) by the
shareholder with respect to the shares. In addition, any loss realized upon a
taxable disposition of Fund shares held by a shareholder for six months or less
will be disallowed, to the extent of any exempt-interest dividends received by
the shareholder with respect to the shares. Furthermore, no loss will be allowed
on the sale of Fund shares to the extent the shareholder acquired other
substantially identical shares within 30 days before or after the sale of the
loss shares. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be
adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.
Tax-Exempt
Shareholders
Income
of a RIC that would be unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) if earned
directly by a tax-exempt entity will not generally be attributed as UBTI to a
tax-exempt shareholder of the RIC. Notwithstanding this “blocking” effect, a
tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in a Fund
if shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the
tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Code Section 514(b).
A
tax-exempt shareholder may also recognize UBTI if a Fund recognizes “excess
inclusion income” derived from direct or indirect investments in residual
interests in REMICS or equity interests in TMPs if the amount of such income
recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund’s investment company taxable income
(after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund).
In
addition, special tax consequences apply to charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”)
that invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in
REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in
December 2006, a CRT (as defined in section 664 of the Code) that realizes any
UBTI for a taxable year must pay an excise tax annually of an amount equal to
such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not
recognize UBTI as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes “excess
inclusion income.” Rather, if at any time during any taxable year a
CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States,
a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and
certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that
recognizes “excess inclusion income,” then the Fund will be subject to a tax on
that portion of its “excess inclusion income” for the taxable year that is
allocable to such shareholders at the highest federal corporate income tax rate.
The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the
December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940
Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable
CRT, or other shareholder, and thus reduce such shareholder’s distributions for
the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder’s interest in
each Fund. CRTs are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning
the consequences of investing in each Fund.
Tax Shelter
Reporting
If a Fund
shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual
shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder
must file with the Internal Revenue Service a disclosure statement on Form 8886.
Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this
reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not
excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting
requirement to shareholders of most or all regulated investment companies. The
fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal
determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper.
Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of
these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.
Non-U.S.
Investors
Non-U.S.
investors in the Funds should consult their tax advisors concerning the tax
consequences of ownership of shares in the Funds. Distributions properly
designated as Capital Gain Dividends and exempt-interest dividends generally
will not be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax. However,
exempt-interest dividends may be subject to backup withholding (as discussed
above). In general, dividends other than Capital Gain Dividends and
exempt-interest dividends paid by a Fund to a shareholder that is not a “U.S.
person” within the meaning of the Code ( a “foreign person”) are subject to
withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable
treaty rate) even if they are funded by income or gains (such as portfolio
interest, short-term capital gains, or foreign-source dividend and interest
income) that, if paid to a foreign person directly, would not be subject to
withholding. However, effective for taxable years of a Fund beginning before
January 1, 2010, the Fund will not be required to withhold any amounts (a) with
respect to distributions (other than distributions to a foreign person (i) that
has not provided a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner is not a
U.S. person, (ii) to the extent that the dividend is attributable to certain
interest on an obligation if the foreign person is the issuer or is a 10%
shareholder of the issuer, (iii) that is within certain foreign countries that
have inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (iv) to the
extent the dividend is attributable to interest paid by a person that is a
related person of the foreign person and the foreign person is a controlled
foreign corporation) from U.S.-source interest income of types similar to those
not subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual
foreign person, to the extent such distributions are properly designated by each
Fund ("interest-related dividends"), and (b) with respect to distributions
(other than (i) distributions to an individual foreign person who is present in
the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during
the year of the distribution and (ii) distributions subject to special rules
regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests (described below) of
net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses to the
extent such distributions are properly designated by the Fund ("short-term
capital gain dividends"). Depending on the circumstances, a Fund may
make designations of interest-related and/or short-term capital gain dividends
with respect to all, some or none of its potentially eligible dividends and/or
treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for these exemptions
from withholding. Absent legislation extending these exemptions for
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, these special withholding
exemptions for interest-related and short-term capital gain dividends will
expire and these dividends generally will be subject to withholding as described
above. It is currently unclear whether Congress will extend the
exemptions for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010.
In the
case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even
if the Fund makes a designation with respect to a payment. Foreign
persons should contact their intermediaries regarding the application of these
rules to their accounts.
A
beneficial holder of shares who is a foreign person is not, in general, subject
to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses)
realized on the sale of shares of a Fund or on Capital Gain Dividends or
exempt-interest dividends unless (a) such gain or dividend is effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such holder
within the United States, (b) in the case of an individual holder, the holder is
present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or
more during the year of the sale or the receipt of the Capital Gain Dividend and
certain other conditions are met, or (c) the Capital Gain Dividends are
attributable to gains from the sale or exchange of “U.S. real property
interests” (“USRPIs”) as defined generally below.
If a
foreign person is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively
connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on
a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment
maintained by the shareholder in the United States.
Special
rules apply to distributions to certain foreign shareholders from a RIC that is
either a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) or would be a
USRPHC absent exclusions from USRPI treatment for interests in domestically
controlled REITs or RICs and not-greater-than-5% interests in publicly traded
classes of stock in REITs or RICs. Additionally, special rules apply
to the sale of shares in a RIC that is a USRPHC. Very generally, a
USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds USRPIs (including indirectly through
a Portfolio) — USRPIs are defined generally as any interest in U.S. real
property or any equity interest in a USRPHC — the fair market value of which
equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation’s
USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States and other
assets.
Each Fund generally
does not expect that it will be a USRPHC or would be a USRPHC but for the
operation of these exceptions, and thus does not expect these special tax rules
to apply.
In order
for a foreign person to qualify for any exemptions from withholding described
above or from lower withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, or to
establish an exemption from back back-up withholding, the foreign person must
comply with special certification and filing requirements relating to its
non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN or
substitute form). Non-U.S. investors in the Funds should consult their tax
advisers in this regard.
Special
rules (including withholding and reporting requirements) apply to foreign
partnerships and those holding Fund shares through foreign
partnerships. Additional considerations may apply to foreign trusts
and estates. Investors holding Fund shares through foreign entities
should consult their tax advisers about their particular situation.
A
beneficial holder of shares who is a foreign person may be subject to state and
local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the U.S. federal
income tax on income referred to above.
General
Considerations
The
foregoing discussion summarizes some of the consequences under the current U.S.
federal income tax law of an investment in the Funds. It is for general
information only and not a substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your
personal tax advisor about the potential U.S. federal income tax consequences of
an investment in the Fund, as well as the effects of state, local and foreign
tax laws and any proposed tax law changes.
UNDERWRITER
As of
August 1, 2009, State Street Global Markets, LLC serves as the Funds’
Distributor (the “Distributor”) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement by and
between the Distributor and the Trust. Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement,
the Funds pay the Distributor fees under the Rule 12b-1 Plan in effect for the
Funds. For a description of the fees paid to the Distributor under the Rule
12b-1 Plan, see “Shareholder Servicing and Distribution Plans,” above. The
Distributor is not obligated to sell any specific number of shares and will sell
shares of a Fund on a continuous basis only against orders to purchase shares.
The principal business address of the Distributor is One Lincoln Street, Boston,
MA 02111. Prior to August 1, 2009, ALPS Distributors Inc. served as the Funds’
Distributor pursuant to the Distribution Agreement by and between the
Distributor and the Trust.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 for the
Funds in operation at that date are included in the Annual Report of the Trust,
which was filed with the SEC on March ____, 2010 as part of the Trust’s filing
on Form N-CSR and are incorporated into this SAI by reference. The Annual Report
is available, without charge, upon request, by calling (866)
392-0869.
APPENDIX
A
RATINGS
OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS
MOODY’S
INVESTORS SERVICE, INC. (“MOODY’S”) - LONG TERM DEBT RATINGS. The following is a
description of Moody’s debt instrument ratings.
Aaa -
Bonds that are rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal
credit risk. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally
referred to as “gilt edged.” Interest payments are protected by a large or
exceptionally stable margin, and principal is secure. While the various
protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are
most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such
issues.
Aa -
Bonds that are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards, and
are subject to very low credit risk. Together with the Aaa group they comprise
what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best
bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities,
fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude, or there may be
other elements present that make the long-term risk appear somewhat larger than
that of the Aaa securities.
A - Bonds
that are rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit
risk. They possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered
as upper-medium-grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and
interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present that suggest a
susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
Moody’s
applies numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating classification
from Aa through B. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the
higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a midrange
ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic
rating category.
STANDARD
& POOR’S RATING GROUP (“S&P”). S&P’s ratings are based, in varying
degrees, on the following considerations: (i) the likelihood of default -
capacity and willingness of the obligor as to the timely payment of interest and
repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation; (ii) the
nature of and provisions of the obligation; and (iii) the protection afforded
by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy,
reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws
affecting creditors’ rights.
AAA -
Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to pay
interest and repay principal is extremely strong.
AA - Debt
rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and
differs from the highest rated issues only in small degree.
A - Debt
rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal, although it
is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances
and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.
Plus (+)
or minus (-): The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a
plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating
categories.
RATINGS
OF COMMERCIAL PAPER
MOODY’S.
Moody’s short-term debt ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay
punctually senior debt obligations. These obligations have an original maturity
not exceeding one year, unless explicitly noted. Moody’s employs the following
three designations, all judged to be investment grade, to indicate the relative
repayment ability of rated issuers:
Issuers
rated Prime-1 (or supporting institutions) have a superior ability for repayment
of senior short-term debt obligations. Prime-1 repayment ability will often be
evidenced by many of the following characteristics:
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Leading
market positions in well-established
industries.
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High
rates of return on funds
employed.
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Conservative
capitalization structure with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset
protection.
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Broad
margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal
cash generation.
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Well-established
access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate
liquidity.
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Issuers
rated Prime-2 (or supporting institutions) have a strong ability for repayment
of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many
of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and
coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization
characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external
conditions. Ample alternative liquidity is maintained.
Issuers
rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating
categories.
S&P.
An S&P commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of
timely payment of debt considered short-term in the relevant market. Ratings are
graded into several categories, ranging from A-1 for the highest quality
obligations to D for the lowest. These categories are as follows:
A-1 -
This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety
characteristics are deemed with a plus sign (+) designation.
A-2 -
Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is satisfactory.
However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated
A-1.
FITCH
RATINGS. (“FITCH”). Commercial paper rated by Fitch reflects Fitch’s current
appraisal of the degree of assurance of timely payment of such debt. An
appraisal results in the rating of an issuer’s paper as F-1, F-2, F-3, or
F-4.
F-1 -
This designation indicates that the commercial paper is regarded as having the
strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.
F-2 -
Commercial paper issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance of timely
payment only slightly less in degree than those issues rated
F-1.
APPENDIX
B
STATE
STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
PROXY
VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES
The Board
of Trustees of State Street Master Funds and State Street Institutional
Investment Trust (the “Trusts”) has determined that it is in the best interests
of the Trusts and their respective series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the
“Funds”) for the Trusts to adopt the following policy and procedures with
respect to voting proxies relating to portfolio securities held by certain of
the Funds.
It is the
policy of the Trusts to delegate the responsibility for voting proxies relating
to portfolio securities held by the Funds to SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the
“Adviser”) as a part of the Adviser’s general management of the Funds’
portfolios, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Board of Trustees
of the Trusts (the “Board”) hereby delegates such responsibility to the Adviser,
and directs the Adviser to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by
each Fund consistent with the duties and procedures set forth below. The Adviser
may retain one or more vendors to review, monitor and recommend how to vote
proxies in a manner consistent with the duties and procedures set forth below,
to ensure that such proxies are voted on a timely basis and to provide reporting
and/or record retention services in connection with proxy voting for the
Funds.
The right
to vote a proxy with respect to portfolio securities held by a Fund is an asset
of such Fund. The Adviser, to which authority to vote on behalf of the Funds is
delegated, acts as a fiduciary of the Funds and must vote proxies in a manner
consistent with the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. In
discharging this fiduciary duty, the Adviser must maintain and adhere to its
policies and procedures for addressing conflicts of interest and must vote
proxies in a manner substantially consistent with its policies, procedures and
guidelines, as presented to the Board.
The
following are the procedures adopted by the Board for the administration of this
policy:
A. Review of Adviser Proxy
Voting Procedures
. The Adviser shall present to the Board its policies,
procedures and other guidelines for voting proxies at least annually, and must
notify the Board promptly of material changes to any policies and
procedures.
B. Voting Record
Reporting
. The Adviser shall provide the voting record information
necessary for the completion and filing of Form N-PX to the Trusts at least
annually. Such voting record information shall be in a form acceptable to the
Trusts and shall be provided at such time(s) as are required for the timely
filing of Form N-PX and at such additional time(s) as the Trusts and the Adviser
may agree to from time to time. With respect to those proxies that the Adviser
has identified as involving a conflict of interest(1), the Adviser shall submit
a separate report indicating the nature of the conflict of interest and how that
conflict was resolved with respect to the voting of the proxy.
C. Record Retention
.
The Adviser shall maintain such records with respect to the voting of proxies as
may be required by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated
thereunder or by the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.
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(1)
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As
it is used in this document, the term “conflict of interest” refers to a
situation in which the principal underwriter, Adviser or affiliated
persons of the principal underwriter or Adviser have an interest in a
matter presented by a proxy other than the obligation it incurs as a
service provider to the Funds which could potentially compromise the
principal underwriter’s or Adviser’s independence of judgment and action
with respect to the voting of the
proxy.
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D. Conflicts of
Interest
. Any actual or potential conflicts of interest between a Fund’s
principal underwriter or Adviser and the applicable Fund’s shareholders arising
from the proxy voting process will be addressed by the Adviser and the Adviser’s
application of its proxy voting procedures pursuant to the delegation of proxy
voting responsibilities to the Adviser. In the event that the Adviser notifies
the officer(s) of the Trusts that a conflict of interest cannot be resolved
under the Adviser’s Proxy Voting Procedures, such officer(s) are responsible for
notifying the Audit Committee of the Trusts of the irreconcilable conflict of
interest and assisting the Audit Committee with any actions it determines are
necessary.
The
delegation by the Board of the authority to vote proxies relating to portfolio
securities of the Funds is entirely voluntary and may be revoked by the Board,
in whole or in part, at any time.
The
Trusts shall file an annual report of each proxy voted with respect to portfolio
securities of the Funds during the twelve-month period ended June 30 on Form
N-PX not later than August 31 of each year.(2)
A.
The
Trusts shall include in its registration statement:
1. A
description of this policy and of the policies and procedures used by the
Adviser to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities;
and
2. A
statement disclosing that information regarding how the Trusts voted proxies
relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended
June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trusts’
toll-free telephone number; or through a specified Internet address; or both;
and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”)
website.
B. The
Trusts shall include in its annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders:
1. A
statement disclosing that a description of the policies and procedures used by
or on behalf of the Trusts to determine how to vote proxies relating to
portfolio securities of the Funds is available without charge, upon request, by
calling the Trusts’ toll-free telephone number; through a specified Internet
address, if applicable; and on the SEC’s website; and
2. A
statement disclosing that information regarding how the Trusts voted proxies
relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended
June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trusts’
toll-free telephone number; or through a specified Internet address; or both;
and on the SEC’s website.
The Board
shall review this policy to determine its sufficiency and shall make and approve
any changes that it deems necessary from time to time.
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(2) The
Trusts must file their first report on Form N-PX not later than August 31, 2004,
for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30,
2004.
APPENDIX
C
[SSGA
LOGO]
Introduction
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. (“FM”) seeks to vote proxies for which it has
discretionary authority in the best interests of its clients. This
entails voting proxies in a way which SSgA believes will maximize the monetary
value of each portfolio’s holdings with respect to proposals that are reasonably
anticipated to have an impact on the current or potential value of a
security. Absent unusual circumstances or specific client
instructions, we vote proxies on a particular matter in the same way for all
clients, regardless of their investment style or strategies. FM takes
the view that voting in a manner consistent with maximizing the value of our
clients’ holdings will benefit our direct clients (e.g. investment funds) and,
indirectly, the ultimate owners and beneficiaries of those clients (e.g. fund
shareholders).
Oversight
of the proxy voting process is the responsibility of the SSgA Investment
Committee. The SSgA Investment Committee reviews and approves
amendments to the FM Proxy Voting Policy and delegates authority to vote in
accordance with this policy to the FM Proxy Review Committee, a subcommittee of
the SSgA Investment Committee, which is supported by the SSgA Governance
Team. FM retains the final authority and responsibility for voting.
In addition to voting proxies, SSgA:
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1)
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describes
its proxy voting procedures to its clients in Part II of its Form
ADV;
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2)
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provides
the client with this written proxy policy, upon
request;
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3)
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discloses
to its clients how they may obtain information on how FM voted the
client’s proxies;
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4)
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matches
proxies received with holdings as of record
date;
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5)
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reconciles
holdings as of record date and rectifies any
discrepancies;
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6)
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generally
applies its proxy voting policy consistently and keeps records of votes
for each client;
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7)
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documents
the reason(s) for voting for all non-routine items;
and
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8)
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keeps
records of such proxy voting available for inspection by the client or
governmental agencies.
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Process
The SSgA
Corporate Governance Team is comprised of corporate governance professionals and
governance analysts. The responsibilities of the SSgA Corporate Governance Team
include corporate governance research and analysis across domestic and global
investment strategies, with oversight of all governance and proxy voting
processing on SSgA discretionary portfolios.. In addition, the Corporate
Governance Team assumes responsibility for voting decisions on certain
case-by-case items, informal commencement of engagement activities for the
purposes of advocating SSgA positions on various governance issues, and the
research and analysis of all governance related issues impacting shareholder
value. As stated above, oversight of the proxy voting process is the
responsibility of the SSgA Investment Committee.
In order
to facilitate our proxy voting process, FM retains RiskMetrics Group, Inc.
(“RMG”), a firm with expertise in the proxy voting and corporate governance
fields. RMG assists in the proxy voting process, including acting as
our voting agent (i.e. actually processing the proxies), advising us as to
current and emerging governance issues that we may wish to address, interpreting
this policy and applying it to individual proxy items, and providing analytical
information concerning specific issuers and proxy items as well as governance
trends and developments. This Policy does not address all issues as
to which we may receive proxies nor does it seek to describe in detail all
factors that we may consider relevant to any particular proposal. To
assist RMG in interpreting and applying this Policy, we meet with RMG at least
annually, provide written guidance on certain topics generally on an annual
basis and communicate more regularly as necessary to discuss how specific issues
should be addressed. This guidance permits RMG to apply this Policy
without consulting us as to each proxy but in a manner that is consistent with
our investment view and not their own governance opinions. If an
issue raised by a proxy is not addressed by this Policy or our prior guidance to
RMG, RMG refers the proxy to us for direction on voting. On issues
that we do not believe affect the economic value of our portfolio holdings or
are considered by us to be routine matters as to which we have not provided
specific guidance, we have agreed with RMG to act as our voting agent in voting
such proxies in accordance with its own recommendations which, to the extent
possible, take into account this Policy and FM’s general positions on similar
matters. The Corporate Governance Team is responsible, working with
RMG, for submitting proxies in a timely manner and in accordance with our
policy. The Corporate Governance Team works with RMG to establish and
update detailed procedures to implement this policy.
From time
to time, proxy votes will be solicited which fall into one of the following
categories:
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(i)
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proxies
which involve special circumstances and require additional research and
discussion (e.g. a material merger or acquisition, or a material
governance issue with the potential to become a significant precedent in
corporate governance); or
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(ii)
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proxies
which are not directly addressed by our policies and which are reasonably
anticipated to have an impact on the current or potential value of a
security or which we do not consider to be
routine.
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The
Governance Team identifies these proxies using a number of methods, including
but not limited to in house governance research, notifications from RMG and
other third party research providers, concerns of clients or issuers, review by
Governance Team analysts, and questions from consultants. The role of
third parties in identifying special circumstances does not mean that we will
depart from our guidelines; these third parties are all treated as information
sources. If they raise issues that we determine to be prudent before
voting a particular proxy or departing from our prior guidance to RMG, we will
weigh the issue along with other relevant factors before making an informed
decision. In all cases, we vote proxies as to which we have voting
discretion in a manner that we determine to be in the best interest of our
clients. As stated above, if the proposal has a quantifiable effect
on shareholder value, we seek to maximize the value of a portfolio’s
holdings. With respect to matters that are not so quantifiable, we
exercise greater judgment but still seek to maximize long-term value by
promoting sound governance policies. The goal of the Proxy Voting
Committee is to make the most informed decision possible.
In
instances of special circumstances or issues not directly addressed by our
policies or guidance to RMG that are deemed highly significant, the issue is
referred to the Chairman of the Investment Committee for a determination of the
proxy vote. The first determination is whether there is a material
conflict of interest between the interests of our client and those of FM or its
affiliates (as explained in greater detail below under “Potential
Conflicts”). If the Manager of Corporate Governance and the Chairman
of the Investment Committee determine that there is a material conflict, the
process detailed below under “Potential Conflicts” is followed. If
there is no material conflict, we examine the proposals that involve special
circumstances or are not addressed by our policy or guidance in detail in
seeking to determine what vote would be in the best interests of our
clients. At this point, the Chairman of the Investment Committee
makes a voting decision in our clients’ best interest. However, the
Chairman of the Investment Committee may determine that a proxy involves the
consideration of particularly significant issues and present the proxy item to
the Proxy Review Committee and/or to the entire Investment Committee for a final
decision on voting the proxy. The Investment Committee will use the
same rationale for determining the appropriate vote.
FM
reviews proxies of non-US issuers in the context of these
guidelines. However, FM also endeavors to show sensitivity to local
market practices when voting these proxies. This may lead to contrasting votes
to the extent that local practices around items requiring shareholder approval
differ from market to market. For example, in certain non-US markets, items are
put to vote which have little or no effect on shareholder value, but which are
routinely voted on in those jurisdictions; in the absence of material effect on
our clients, we will follow market practice.
FM votes
in all markets where it is feasible to do so. Note that certain
custodians utilized by our clients do not offer proxy voting in every non-US
jurisdiction. In such a case, FM will be unable to vote such a
proxy.
Voting
For most
issues and in most circumstances, we abide by the following general
guidelines. However, it is important to remember that these are
simply guidelines. As discussed above, in certain circumstances, we
may determine that it would be in the best interests of our clients to deviate
from these guidelines.
I.
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Generally,
FM votes
for
the
following ballot items:
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Board of
Directors
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Elections of
directors who (i) we determine to be adequately independent of management
and
(ii)
do
not simultaneously serve on an
unreasonable (as determined by
FM
) number of other
boards
(other than those affiliated with
the issue
r
)
. Factors that we
consider in evaluating independence include whether the nominee is an
employee of or related to an employee of the issuer or its auditor,
whether the nominee provides professional services to the issuer, whether
the nominee has attended an appropriate number of scheduled board meetings
(as determined by
SSgA)
, or whether the
nominee receives non-board related compensation from the
issuer.
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Directors'
compensation
, provided the
amounts are not excessive relative to other issuers
in the market or
industry. In making such a determination, we review whether the
compensation is overly dilutive to existing
shareholders.
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Proposals to limit directors'
liability and/or
expand
indemnification of
directors
,
provided
that
a
director
shall only be
eligible for indemnification and
liability protection
if he or she has not acted in
bad faith
,
gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her
office
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·
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Discharge of board
members
’
duties
*
, in the absence of pending
litigation, governmental investigation, charges of fraud or other indicia
of significant concern
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The establishment of annual
elections of the board of directors
unless the board is comprised of a
supermajority of independent directors, including wholly independent board
committees, and the company does not have a shareholder rights plan
(poison pill)
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Mandates
requiring a majority of independent directors on the Board of
Directors
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Mandates
that Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committee members should all be
independent directors
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Mandates
giving the Audit Committee the sole responsibility for the selection and
dismissal of the auditing firm and any subsequent result of audits are
reported to the audit committee
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Elimination
of cumulative voting
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Establishment
of confidential voting
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Proposals
seeking to establish or decrease an existing required ownership threshold
contained within the company by-laws that offer shareholders the right to
call special meetings.
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Auditors
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Approval
of auditors, unless the fees paid to auditors are excessive; auditors’
fees will be deemed excessive if the non-audit fees for the prior year
constituted 50% or more of the total fees paid to the
auditors
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Auditors'
compensation, provided the issuer has properly disclosed audit and
non-audit fees relative to market practice and that non-audit fees for the
prior year constituted no more than 50% of the total fees paid to the
auditors
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*
Common for non-US issuers; request from the issuer to discharge from liability
the directors or auditors with respect to actions taken by them during the
previous year.
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Approval
of financial statements, auditor reports and allocation of
income
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Requirements
that auditors attend the annual meeting of
shareholders
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Disclosure
of Auditor and Consulting relationships when the same or related entities
are conducting both activities
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Establishment
of a selection committee responsible for the final approval of significant
management consultant contract awards where existing firms are already
acting in an auditing function
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Capitalization
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Dividend
payouts that are greater than or equal to country and industry standards;
we generally support a dividend which constitutes 30% or more of net
income
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Authorization
of share repurchase programs, unless the issuer does not clearly state the
business purpose for the program, a definitive number of shares to be
repurchased, and the time frame for the
repurchase
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Capitalization
changes which eliminate other classes of stock and/or unequal voting
rights
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Changes
in capitalization authorization for stock splits, stock dividends, and
other specified needs which are no more than 50% of the existing
authorization for U.S. companies and no more than 100% of existing
authorization for non-U.S.
companies.
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Elimination
of pre-emptive rights for share issuance of less than a
certain percentage (country specific - ranging from 5% to 20%)
of the outstanding shares, unless even such small amount could have a
material dilutive effect on existing shareholders (e.g. in illiquid
markets)
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Anti-Takeover
Measures
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Elimination
of shareholder rights plans (“poison
pill”)
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Amendment
to a shareholder rights plans (“poison pill”) where the terms of the new
plans are more favorable to shareholders’ ability to accept unsolicited
offers (i.e. if one of the following conditions are met: (i) minimum
trigger, flip-in or flip-over of 20%, (ii) maximum term of three years,
(iii) no “dead hand,” “slow hand,” “no hand” or similar feature that
limits the ability of a future board to redeem the pill, and (iv)
inclusion of a shareholder redemption feature (qualifying offer clause),
permitting ten percent of the shares to call a special meeting or seek a
written consent to vote on rescinding the pill if the board refuses to
redeem the pill 90 days after a qualifying offer is
announced)
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Adoption
or renewal of a non-US issuer’s shareholder rights plans (“poison pill”)
if the following conditions are met: (i) minimum trigger, flip-in or
flip-over of 20%, (ii) maximum term of three years, (iii) no “dead hand,”
“slow hand,” “no hand” or similar feature that limits the ability of a
future board to redeem the pill, and (iv) inclusion of a shareholder
redemption feature (qualifying offer clause), permitting ten percent of
the shares to call a special meeting or seek a written consent to vote on
rescinding the pill if the board refuses to redeem the pill 90 days after
a qualifying offer is announced
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Reduction
or elimination of super-majority vote requirements, unless management of
the issuer was concurrently seeking to or had previously made such
reduction or elimination
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Mandates
requiring shareholder approval of a shareholder rights plans (“poison
pill”)
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Repeals
of various anti-takeover related
provisions
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Executive
Compensation/Equity Compensation
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Stock
purchase plans with an exercise price of not less that 85% of fair market
value
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Stock
option plans which are incentive based and not excessively
dilutive. In order to assess the dilutive effect, we divide the
number of shares required to fully fund the proposed plan, the number of
authorized but unissued shares, and the issued but unexercised shares by
fully diluted share count. We review that number in light of
certain factors, including the industry of the issuer, in order to make
our determination as to whether the dilution is
excessive.
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Other
stock-based plans which are not excessively dilutive, using the same
process set forth in the preceding
bullet
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Expansions
to reporting of financial or compensation-related information, within
reason
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Proposals
requiring the disclosure of executive retirement benefits
if
the issuer
does not have an independent compensation
committee
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Remuneration
policies that are judged to be in-line with local market
practices.
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Routine Business
Items
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General
updating of or corrective amendments to charter not otherwise specifically
addressed herein, unless such amendments would reasonably be expected to
diminish shareholder rights (e.g. extension of directors’ term limits,
amending shareholder vote requirement to amend the charter documents,
insufficient information provided as to the reason behind the
amendment)
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Change
in Corporation Name
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Mandates
that amendments to bylaws or charters have shareholder
approval
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Other
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Adoption
of anti-"greenmail" provisions, provided that the proposal: (i) defines
greenmail; (ii) prohibits buyback offers to large block holders (holders
of at least 1% of the outstanding shares and in certain cases, a greater
amount, as determined by the Proxy Review Committee) not made to all
shareholders or not approved by disinterested shareholders; and (iii)
contains no anti-takeover measures or other provisions restricting the
rights of shareholders
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·
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Repeals
or prohibitions of "greenmail"
provisions
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"Opting-out"
of business combination provision
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II.
Generally, FM votes
against
the following
items:
Board of
Directors
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·
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Establishment
of classified boards of directors, unless 80% of the board is independent
and
the
company does not have shareholder rights plan (poison
pill),
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Proposals
requesting re-election of insiders or affiliated directors who serve on
audit, compensation, or nominating
committees
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Limits
to tenure of directors
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Requirements
that candidates for directorships own large amounts of stock before being
eligible to be elected
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Restoration
of cumulative voting in the election of
directors
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·
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Removal
of a director, unless we determine the director (i) is not adequately
independent of management or (ii) simultaneously serves on an unreasonable
(as determined by FM) number of other boards (other than those affiliated
with the issuer). Factors that we consider in evaluating
independence include whether the director is an employee of or related to
an employee of the issuer or its auditor, whether the
director provides professional services to the issuer, or
whether the director receives non-board related compensation from the
issuer
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The
elimination of shareholders’ right to call special meetings or attempts to
raise the ownership threshold beyond reasonable levels (as determined by
SSgA).
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Proposals
that relate to the "transaction of other business as properly comes before
the meeting", which extend "blank check" powers to those acting as
proxy
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Approval
of Directors who have failed to act on a shareholder proposal that has
been approved by a majority of outstanding
shares
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·
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Directors
at companies where prior non-cash compensation was improperly "backdated"
or "springloaded" where one of the following scenarios
exists:
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o
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(i)
it is unknown whether the Compensation Committee had knowledge of such
backdating at the time, (ii) the Compensation Committee was not
independent at the time, and (iii) the director seeking reelection served
on the Compensation Committee at the time;
or
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o
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(i)
it is unknown whether the Compensation Committee had knowledge of such
backdating at the time, (ii) the Compensation Committee was independent at
the time, and (iii) sufficient controls have not been implemented to avoid
similar improper payments going forward;
or
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o
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(i)
the Compensation Committee had knowledge of such backdating at the time,
and (ii) the director seeking reelection served on the Compensation
Committee at the time; or
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o
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(i)
the Compensation Committee did not have knowledge of such backdating at
the time, and (ii) sufficient controls have not been implemented to avoid
similar improper payments going
forward
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Capitalization
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·
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Capitalization
changes that add "blank check" classes of stock (i.e. classes of stock
with undefined voting rights) or classes that dilute the voting interests
of existing shareholders
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·
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Capitalization
changes that exceed 100% of the issuer’s current authorized capital unless
management provides an appropriate rationale for such
change
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Anti-Takeover
Measures
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·
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Anti-takeover
and related provisions that serve to prevent the majority of shareholders
from exercising their rights or effectively deter appropriate tender
offers and other offers
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·
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Adjournment
of Meeting to Solicit Additional
Votes
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·
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Shareholder
rights plans that do not include a shareholder redemption feature
(qualifying offer clause), permitting ten percent of the shares to call a
special meeting or seek a written consent to vote on rescinding the pill
if the board refuses to redeem the pill 90 days after a qualifying offer
is announced
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·
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Adoption
or renewal of a US issuer’s shareholder rights plan (“poison
pill”)
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Executive
Compensation/Equity Compensation
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·
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Excessive
compensation (i.e. compensation plans which are deemed by FM to be overly
dilutive)
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·
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Retirement
bonuses for non-executive directors and
auditors
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·
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Proposals
requiring the disclosure of executive retirement benefits
if
the issuer
has an independent compensation
committee
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Routine Business
Items
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·
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Amendments
to bylaws which would require super-majority shareholder votes to pass or
repeal certain provisions
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·
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Reincorporation
in a location which has more stringent anti-takeover and related
provisions
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Proposals
asking the board to adopt any form of majority voting, unless the majority
standard indicated is based on a majority of shares
outstanding.
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Other
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·
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Requirements
that the company provide costly, duplicative, or redundant reports, or
reports of a non-business nature
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·
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Restrictions
related to social, political, or special interest issues which affect the
ability of the company to do business or be competitive and which have
significant financial or best-interest
impact
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·
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Proposals
which require inappropriate endorsements or corporate
actions
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·
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Proposals
asking companies to adopt full tenure holding periods for their
executives
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III. FM
evaluates Mergers and Acquisitions on a case-by-case
basis. Consistent with our proxy policy, we support management in
seeking to achieve their objectives for shareholders. However, in all
cases, FM uses its discretion in order to maximize shareholder value. FM
generally votes as follows:
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·
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Against
offers with potentially damaging consequences for minority shareholders
because of illiquid stock, especially in some non-US
markets
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·
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Against
offers when we believe that reasonable prospects exist for an
enhanced bid or other bidders
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·
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Against
offers where, at the time of voting, the current market price of the
security exceeds the bid price
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·
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For
proposals to restructure or liquidate closed end investment funds in which
the secondary market price is substantially lower than the net asset
value
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·
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For
offers made at a premium where no other higher bidder
exists
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Protecting
Shareholder Value
We at FM
agree entirely with the United States Department of Labor's position that "where
proxy voting decisions may have an effect on the economic value of the plan's
underlying investment, plan fiduciaries should make proxy voting decisions with
a view to enhancing the value of the shares of stock" (IB 94-2). Our proxy
voting policy and procedures are designed with the intent that our clients
receive the best possible returns on their investments. We meet directly with
corporation representatives and participate in conference calls and third-party
inquiries in order to ensure our processes are as fully informed as
possible. However, we use each piece of information we receive –
whether from clients, consultants, the media, the issuer, RMG or other sources
-- as one part of our analysis in seeking to carry out our duties as a fiduciary
and act in the best interest of our clients. We are not unduly
influenced by the identity of any particular source, but use all the information
to form our opinion as to the best outcome for our clients.
Through
our membership in the Council of Institutional Investors as well as our contact
with corporate pension plans, public funds, and unions, we are also able to
communicate extensively with other shareholders regarding events and issues
relevant to individual corporations, general industry, and current shareholder
concerns.
FM
regularly engages with companies to discuss a variety of corporate governance
issues, with the goal of obtaining insight on the principles and practices that
drive our voting decisions. Through our discussions with boards and
management, we seek to strengthen the quality of corporate governance, as a
means to protect and enhance shareholder value. During our discussions, we focus
on the attributes and practices that we believe enhance our clients’
returns.
In
addition to tracking lists provided by third party advisory firms, the
Governance Team screens for underperforming issuers that may trigger a deeper
review of company governance profiles and practices. The Governance
Team, along with the Proxy Review Committee when necessary, will monitor and
perform case-by-case analyses of companies identified through these
screens.
As an
active shareholder, FM's role is to support corporate policies that serve the
best interests of our clients. Though we do not seek involvement in the
day-to-day operations of an organization, we recognize the need for
conscientious oversight of and input into management decisions that may affect a
company's value. To that end, our monitoring of corporate management and
industry events is substantially more detailed than that of the typical
shareholder.
We have
demonstrated our willingness to vote against management-sponsored initiatives
and to support shareholder proposals when appropriate. To date we
have not filed proposals or initiated letter-writing or other campaigns, but
have used our active participation in the corporate governance
process--especially the proxy voting process--as the most effective means by
which to communicate our and our clients' legitimate shareholder
concerns. Should an issue arise in conjunction with a specific
corporation that cannot be satisfactorily resolved through these means, we shall
consider other approaches.
Potential
Conflicts
As
discussed above under Process, from time to time, FM will review a proxy which
may present a potential conflict of interest. As a fiduciary to its
clients, FM takes these potential conflicts very seriously While FM’s
only goal in addressing any such potential conflict is to ensure that proxy
votes are cast in the clients’ best interests and are not affected by FM’s
potential conflict, there are a number of courses FM may
take. Although various relationships could be deemed to give rise to
a conflict of interest, we have determined that two categories of relationships
present a sufficiently serious concern to warrant an alternative
process: customers of FM or its affiliates which are among the top
100 clients of FM and its affiliates based upon revenue; and the 10 largest
broker-dealers used by SSgA, based upon revenue (a “Material
Relationship”).
When the
matter falls clearly within the polices set forth above or the guidance
previously provided by FM to RMG and the proxy is to be voted in accordance with
that guidance, we do not believe that such decision represents a conflict of
interest and no special procedures are warranted.
In
circumstances where either (i) the matter does not fall clearly within the
policies set forth above or the guidance previously provided to RMG, or (ii) FM
determines that voting in accordance with such policies or guidance is not in
the best interests of its clients, the Head of Corporate Governance will compare
the name of the issuer against a list of the top 100 revenue generating clients
of State Street Corporation and its affiliates and a list of the top 10
broker-dealer relationships to determine if a Material Relationship
exists. (These lists are updated quarterly.) If the
issuer’s name appears on either list
and
the
pre-determined policy is not being followed, FM will employ the services of a
third party, wholly independent of FM, its affiliates and those parties involved
in the proxy issue, to determine the appropriate vote. However, in certain
circumstances the SSgA Proxy Review Committee may determine that the use of a
third party fiduciary is not necessary or appropriate, either because the matter
involved does not involve a material issue or because the issue in question
affects the underlying value of the portfolio position and it is appropriate for
FM, notwithstanding the potential conflict of interest, to vote the security in
a manner that it determines will maximize the value to its
client. In such situations, the SSgA Proxy Committee, or
if a broader discussion is warranted, the SSgA Investment Committee, shall make
a decision as to the voting of the proxy. The basis for the voting
decision, including the basis for the determination that the decision is in the
best interests of FM’s clients, shall be formalized in writing as a part of the
minutes to the Investment Committee.
Recordkeeping
In
accordance with applicable law, FM shall retain the following documents for not
less than five years from the end of the year in which the proxies were voted,
the first two years in FM’s office:
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1)
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FM’s
Proxy Voting Policy and any additional procedures created pursuant to such
Policy;
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2)
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a
copy of each proxy statement FM receives regarding securities held by its
clients (note: this requirement may be satisfied by a third party who has
agreed in writing to do so or by obtaining a copy of the proxy statement
from the EDGAR database);
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3)
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a
record of each vote cast by FM (note: this requirement may be satisfied by
a third party who has agreed in writing to do
so);
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4)
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a
copy of any document created by FM that was material in making its voting
decision or that memorializes the basis for such decision;
and
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5)
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a
copy of each written request from a client, and response to the client,
for information on how FM voted the client’s
proxies.
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Disclosure
of Client Voting Information
Any
client who wishes to receive information on how its proxies were voted should
contact its FM client service officer.
PART C. Other
Information
Item
23. Exhibits
(a)(1)
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Declaration
of Trust dated February 16, 2000 is incorporated herein by reference to
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on February 16,
2000.
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(2)
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Amendment
No.1 dated February 14, 2002 to Agreement and Declaration of Trust is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(3)
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Amendment
No. 2 dated May 13, 2004 to Agreement and Declaration of Trust is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(4)
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Amendment
No. 3 dated May 19, 2005 to Agreement and Declaration of Trust is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(5)
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Amendment
No. 4 dated January 26, 2007 to Agreement and Declaration of Trust is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on February 6,
2007.
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(6)
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Amendment
No. 5 dated October 2, 2007 to Agreement and Declaration of Trust is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on October 2,
2007.
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(7)
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Amendment
No. 6 dated September 18, 2008 to Agreement and Declaration of Trust
is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 30 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration
Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 29,
2009.
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(b)
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Third
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Trust dated May 13, 2004 is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(d)(1)
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Investment
Advisory Agreement dated May 1, 2001 between SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
and the Trust is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9
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to
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2002.
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(2)
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Notice
dated February 14, 2002 to Investment Advisory Contract dated May 1, 2001
between SSgA Funds Management, Inc. and the Trust is incorporated herein
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the State Street
Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed
with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(3)
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Notice
dated February 7, 2007 to Investment Advisory Contract between SSgA Funds
Management, Inc. and the Trust dated May 1, 2001 with respect to the State
Street Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund, State Street
Institutional Tax Free Limited Duration Bond Fund and State Street
Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund is incorporated herein by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the State Street
Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed
with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(4)
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Notice
dated October 2, 2007 to Investment Advisory Contract between SSgA Funds
Management, Inc. and the Trust dated May 1, 2001 with respect to the State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, and State Street
Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund is incorporated herein by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the State Street
Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed
with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(5)
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Voluntary
Fee Waiver letter dated April 29, 2009 between SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
and the Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund is
incorporated
herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the State Street
Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed
with the Commission on April 29,
2009.
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(6)
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Voluntary
Fee Waiver letter dated July 2, 2009 between SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
and the Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Liquid
Reserves Fund, State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market
Fund and State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund is
filed herein.
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(e)(1)
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Distribution
Agreement dated August 1, 2009 between State Street Global Markets, LLC,
and the Trust is filed herein.
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(g)(1)
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Amended
and Restated Custodian Agreement dated February 14, 2001 between State
Street Bank and Trust Company and the Trust is incorporated herein by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
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to
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2002.
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(2)
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Notice
dated February 14, 2002 to Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement dated
February 14, 2001 with respect to the State Street Money Market Fund and
the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(3)
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Notice
dated February 12, 2004 to Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement dated
February 14, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the
Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(4)
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Notice
dated July 22, 2008 to Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement dated
February 14, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the
Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market
Fund and the State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(h)(1)(a)
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Transfer
Agency and Service Agreement dated February 28, 2000 between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and the Trust is incorporated herein by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
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to
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2002.
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(1)(b)
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Transfer
Agency and Service Agreement dated July 31, 2009 between Boston Financial
Data Services, Inc. and the Trust is filed
herein.
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(1)(c)
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Anti-Money
Laundering Services Amendment dated October 31, 2006 to Transfer Agency
and Service Agreement dated February 28, 2000 between State Street Bank
and Trust Company and the Trust is incorporated herein by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the State Street Institutional
Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the
Commission on July 24, 2008.
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(1)(d)
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Services
Amendment dated April 5, 2004 to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
dated February 28, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and
the Trust is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 28 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration
Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(1)(e)
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Notice
dated February 14, 2002 to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated
February 28, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the
Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Money Market Fund and
the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 29,
2009.
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(1)(f)
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Notice
dated February 12, 2004 to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated
February 28, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the
Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 29,
2009.
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(2)
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Administration
Agreement dated February 28, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust
Company and the Trust is incorporated herein by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
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to
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2002.
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(2)(a)
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Notice
dated February 14, 2002 to Administration Agreement dated February 28,
2000 with respect to the State Street Institutional Money Market Fund and
the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(2)(b)
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Notice
dated February 12, 2004 to Administration Agreement dated February 28,
2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Trust with
respect to the State Street Institutional Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(2)(c)
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Notice
dated September 10, 2007 to Administration Agreement dated February 28,
2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Trust with
respect to the State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund and
the State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(3)
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Form
of Master-Feeder Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds
and the Trust with respect to the State Street Equity 500 Index Fund is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 28,
2006.
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(4)
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Form
of Master-Feeder Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds
and the Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Liquid
Reserves Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 17 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s
Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 28,
2006.
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(5)
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Form
of Master-Feeder Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds
and the Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Limited
Duration Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 23 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s
Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 28,
2006.
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(6)
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Master-Feeder
Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds and the Trust
with respect to the State Street Institutional Tax Free Limited Duration
Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 29 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration
Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(7)
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Master-Feeder
Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds and the Trust
with respect to the State Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund
is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(8)
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Master-Feeder
Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds and the Trust
with respect to the State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund
is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to
the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(9)
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Master-Feeder
Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds and the Trust
with respect to the State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market
Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
29 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration
Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on July 24,
2008.
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(10)
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Master-Feeder
Participation Agreement between State Street Master Funds and Henderson
Global Funds dated April 20, 2009 is incorporated herein by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the State Street Institutional
Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the
Commission on April 29, 2009.
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(i)(1)
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Legal
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP is incorporated herein by reference to
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the State Street Institutional Investment
Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission in
September 2000.
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(2)
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Legal
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP with respect to the State Street Money
Market Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 10 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s
Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on November
13, 2002.
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(3)
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Legal
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP with respect to the Class R Shares of the
State Street Equity 500 Index Fund is incorporated herein by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the State Street Institutional
Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the
Commission on June 3, 2005.
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(4)
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Legal
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP with respect to the State Street
Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund, State Street Institutional Tax
Free Limited Duration Bond Fund and State Street Institutional Tax Free
Money Market Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 23 to the State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s
Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Commission on February
6, 2007.
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(j)
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Not
applicable to this filing.
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(m)(1)
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Amended
Rule 12b-1 Plan dated May 14, 2009 is filed
herein.
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(2)
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Amended
Shareholder Servicing Plan for Service Class effective May 14, 2009 is
filed herein.
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(3)
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Amended
Shareholder Servicing Plan for Investment Class effective May 14, 2009 is
filed herein.
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(n)(1)
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Rule
18f-3 Plan dated May 15, 2008 is incorporated herein by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the State Street Institutional
Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the
Commission on July 24, 2008.
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(p)(1)
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Joint
Code of Ethics dated May 17, 2000, as amended September 16, 2004 with
State Street Master Funds is incorporated herein by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the State Street Institutional
Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the
Commission on February 25, 2005.
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(p)(1)(ii)
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Joint
Code of Ethics dated May 17, 2000, as amended September 16, 2004 and
February 18, 2010 with State Street Master Funds is filed
herein.
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(p)(2)
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Amended
Code of Ethics of SSgA Funds Management, Inc. dated October 2005 is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 28,
2006.
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(p)(2)(ii)
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Amendment
to SSgA Code of Ethics of SSgA Funds Management, Inc. dated May 2007 is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 30,
2008.
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(p)(3)
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Amended
Code of Ethics of ALPS Distributors, Inc. dated May 1994, revised December
31, 2004, revised February 3, 2006, effective March 31, 2006 is
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
State Street Institutional Investment Trust’s Registration Statement on
Form N-1A filed with the Commission on April 28,
2006.
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 was filed with the Commission on January 30,
2002. The next Post-Effective Amendment, filed on April 30, 2002, should have
been sequentially numbered Post-Effective Amendment No. 9. Due to a scrivener's
error, it was numbered Post-Effective Amendment No. 10. Such
Post-Effective
Amendment has been referred to in this Part C as Post-Effective Amendment No.
9.
Item
24. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with the
Fund
See the
Statement of Additional Information regarding the Trust’s control
relationships.
Item
25. Indemnification
Pursuant
to Article 4 of the Trust’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, the Trust shall
indemnify each of its Trustees and officers (including persons who serve at the
Trust’s request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in
which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise)
(hereinafter referred to as a “Covered Person”) against all liabilities and
expenses, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of
judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and counsel fees reasonably
incurred by any Covered Person in connection with the defense or disposition of
any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any
court or administrative or legislative body, in which such Covered Person may be
or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which such Covered
Person may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by
reason of any alleged act or omission as a Trustee or officer or by reason of
his or her being or having been such a Trustee or officer, except with respect
to any matter as to which such Covered Person shall have been finally
adjudicated in any such action, suit or other proceeding not to have acted in
good faith in the reasonable belief that such Covered Person’s action was in the
best interest of the Trust and except that no Covered Person shall be
indemnified against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders to which such
Covered Person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of such Covered Person’s office. Expenses, including counsel
fees so incurred by any such Covered Person, may be paid from time to time by
the Trust in advance of the final disposition of any such action, suit or
proceeding on the condition that the amounts so paid shall be repaid to the
Trust if it is ultimately determined that indemnification of such expenses is
not authorized under this Article.
As to any
matter disposed of by a compromise payment by any such Covered Person referred
to above, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise, no such indemnification
either for said payment or for any other expenses shall be provided unless such
compromise shall be approved as in the best interests of the Trust, after notice
that it involved such indemnification, (a) by a disinterested majority of the
Trustees then in office; or (b) by a majority of the disinterested Trustees then
in office; or (c) by any disinterested person or persons to whom the question
may be referred by the Trustees, provided that in the case of approval pursuant
to clause (b) or (c) there has been obtained an opinion in writing of
independent legal counsel to the effect that such Covered Person appears to have
acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the
best interests of the Trust and that such indemnification would not protect such
person against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders to which such
person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of
office; or (d) by vote of Shareholders holding a majority of the Shares entitled
to vote thereon, exclusive of any Shares beneficially owned by any interested
Covered Person. Approval by the Trustees pursuant to clause (a) or
(b) or by any disinterested person or persons pursuant to clause (c) of this
Section shall not prevent the recovery from any Covered Person of any amount
paid to such Covered Person in accordance with any of such clauses as
indemnification if such Covered Person is subsequently adjudicated by a court of
competent jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief
that such Covered Person’s action was in the best interests of the Trust or to
have been liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of such Covered Person’s office.
The right
of indemnification hereby provided shall not be exclusive of or affect any other
rights to which any such Covered Person may be entitled. As used in
this Article 4, the term “Covered Person” shall include such person’s heirs,
executors and administrators; an “interested Covered Person” is one against whom
the action, suit or other proceeding in question or another action, suit or
other proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or has been pending; and
a “disinterested Trustee” or “disinterested person” is a Trustee or a person
against whom none of such actions, suits or other proceedings or another action,
suit or other proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or has been
pending. Nothing contained in this Article shall affect any rights to
indemnification to which personnel of the Trust, other than Trustees and
officers, and other persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law,
nor the power of the Trust to purchase and maintain liability insurance on
behalf of any such person.
Item
26. Business and Other Connections of the Investment
Adviser
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc.
See
“Management of the Trust” in Part B. Information as to the directors
and officers of the Adviser is included in its Form ADV filed with the SEC and
is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Nuveen
Asset Management
The
Sub-Adviser
. Nuveen Asset Management (“Nuveen”), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., is organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware and an investment adviser registered with the
SEC. On November 13, 2007, Nuveen Investments was acquired by
investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, which is a private equity
investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois (the “MDP Acquisition”). The investor
group led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC includes affiliates of Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill
Lynch”). Merrill Lynch has since been acquired by Bank of America
Corporation. Nuveen has adopted policies and procedures that address
arrangements involving Nuveen and Bank of America Corporation (including Merrill
Lynch) that may give rise to certain conflicts of interest. Nuveen
Investments significantly increased its level of debt in connection with the MDP
Acquisition. Nuveen Investments believes that monies generated from operations
and cash on hand will be adequate to fund debt service requirements, capital
expenditures and working capital requirements for the foreseeable
future. However, Nuveen Investments’ ability to continue to fund
these items, to service its debt and to maintain compliance with covenants in
its debt agreements may be affected by general economic, financial, competitive,
legislative, legal and regulatory factors and by its ability to refinance or
repay outstanding indebtedness with scheduled maturities beginning in 2013. In
the event that Nuveen Investments breaches certain of the covenants included in
its debt agreements, the breach of such covenants may result in the accelerated
payment of its outstanding debt, increase the cost of such debt or generally
have an adverse effect on the financial condition of Nuveen
Investments.
As of
September 30, 2009, Nuveen managed more than $68.5 billion in portfolios of
municipal securities for a wide array of mutual funds, closed-end funds, retail
managed accounts and institutional managed accounts.
Item
27.
Principal Underwriter
(a)
State Street Global Markets, LLC acts as the distributor for the Registrant and
the following investment companies:
SPDR
ETFs
SPDR DJ
Global Titans ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Large Cap Value ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Large Cap Growth ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Small Cap Value ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Small Cap Growth ETF
SPDR
Morgan Stanley Technology ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Total Market ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones REIT ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Large Cap ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Mid Cap ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Mid Cap Value ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Mid Cap Growth ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Small Cap ETF
SPDR KBW
Bank ETF
SPDR KBW
Insurance ETF
SPDR KBW
Capital Markets ETF
SPDR
S&P Dividend ETF
SPDR
S&P Homebuilders ETF
SPDR
S&P Biotech ETF
SPDR
S&P Semiconductor ETF
SPDR
S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF
SPDR
S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
SPDR
S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF
SPDR
S&P Retail ETF
SPDR KBW
Regional Banking ETF
SPDR
S&P Metals & Mining ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Long Term Treasury ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital TIPS ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital California Municipal Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital New York Municipal Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital International Treasury Bond ETF
SPDR DB
International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Credit Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Long Term Credit Bond ETF
SPDR
Barclays Capital Convertible Bond ETF
SPDR KBW
Mortgage Finance ETF
SPDR
Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF
SPDR
S&P VRDO Municipal Bond ETF
SPDR DJ
EURO Stoxx 50 ETF
SPDR DJ
Stoxx 50 ETF
SPDR
Russell/Nomura PRIME Japan ETF
SPDR
Russell/Nomura Small Cap Japan ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones International Real Estate ETF
SPDR MSCI
ACWI ex-US ETF
SPDR
FTSE/Macquarie Global Infrastructure 100 ETF
SPDR
S&P Emerging Markets ETF
SPDR
S&P Emerging Latin America ETF
SPDR
S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF
SPDR
S&P Emerging Europe ETF
SPDR
S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF
SPDR
S&P China ETF
SPDR
S&P World ex-US ETF
SPDR
S&P International Small Cap ETF
SPDR
S&P BRIC 40 ETF
SPDR
S&P International Dividend ETF
SPDR
S&P International Mid Cap ETF
SPDR
S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF
SPDR Dow
Jones Global Real Estate ETF
SPDR
S&P International Consumer Discretionary Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Consumer Staples Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Energy Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Financial Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Health Care Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Industrial Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Materials Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Technology Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Telecommunications Sector ETF
SPDR
S&P International Utilities Sector ETF
(b) To
the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of
State Street Global Markets, LLC, are as follows:
Nicholas
J. Bonn
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President
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Vincent
Manzi
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Chief
Compliance Officer
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Alfred
Menis
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Principal/SROP
and CROP
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Howard
Fairweather
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Director
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Stefan
Gavell
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Director
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R.
Bryan Woodard
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Board
Secretary
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Addy
Mohan
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Director
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Mark
Snyder
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Director
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Anthony
Rochte
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Director
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Peter
Economou
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Director
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* The
principal business address for each of the above directors and executive
officers is 1 Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111.
Item
28. Location Of Accounts And Records
The
accounts and records of the Trust are located, in whole or in part, at the
office of the Trust and the following locations:
State
Street Institutional Investment Trust (“Trust”)
P.O. Box
5501
Boston,
MA 02206
SSgA
Funds Management, Inc. (“Adviser”)
State
Street Financial Center
One
Lincoln Street
Boston,
MA 02111
Nuveen
Investments, Inc. (“Sub Adviser”)
333 West
Wacker Drive
Chicago,
IL 60606.
State
Street Bank and Trust Company (“Custodian, Administrator, Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent”, except not the Transfer Agent/Dividend Disbursing
Agent for the State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, State Street
Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund, State Street Institutional Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund, State Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund,
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, and the State Street
Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund.
Box
5501
Boston,
MA 02206
Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc.
Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc. (Transfer Agent/Dividend Disbursing
Agent for the State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, State Street
Institutional Limited Duration Bond Fund, State Street Institutional Short-Term
Tax Exempt Bond Fund, State Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund,
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, State Street
Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund, and the State Street Institutional
Treasury Plus Money Market Fund.
Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc.
2
Heritage Drive
North
Quincy, Massachusetts 02171-2119
Item
29. Management Services
Not
applicable.
Item
30. Undertakings
Not
applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, State Street
Institutional Investment Trust (the “Trust”) has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 31 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Post-Effective Amendment
No. 32 under the 1940 Act to the Trust’s Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 25
th
day of
February, 2010.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST
By:
/s/ James E.
Ross
James E. Ross
President
Pursuant
to the requirements of the 1933 Act, as amended, this Registration Statement for
the Trust has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the 25
th
day of
February 2010:
Signature
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Title
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/s/ James E. Ross
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James
E. Ross
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Trustee
and
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President
(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Gary L. French
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Gary
L. French
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Treasurer
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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*
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Trustee
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William
L. Boyan
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*
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Trustee
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Michael
F. Holland
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*
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Trustee
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Rina
K. Spence
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*
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Trustee
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Douglas
T. Williams
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*
Attorney-in-fact:
/s/
Julie Tedesco
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Document
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(d)(6)
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Voluntary
Fee Waiver letter dated July 2, 2009 between SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
and the Trust with respect to the State Street Institutional Liquid
Reserves Fund, State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market
Fund and State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market
Fund
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(e)(1)
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Distribution
Agreement dated August 1, 2009 between State Street Global Markets, LLC,
and the Trust
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(h)(1)(b)
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Transfer
Agency and Service Agreement dated July 31, 2009 between Boston Financial
Data Services, Inc. and the Trust
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(m)(1)
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Amended
Rule 12b-1 Plan dated February 18, 2010
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(m)(2)
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Amended
Shareholder Servicing Plan for Service Class effective May 14,
2009
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(m)(3)
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Amended
Shareholder Servicing Plan for Investment Class effective May 14,
2009
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(p)(1)(ii)
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Joint
Code of Ethics dated May 17, 2000, as amended September 16, 2004 and
February 18, 2010 with State Street Master
Funds
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