Fund Description: SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Quality Mix ETF is an exchange-traded index fund or Index ETF which is a separate investment portfolio of the SPDR Index Shares Fund, an investment management company. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: The SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Quality Mix ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Quality Mix Index. INDEX DESCRIPTION: The MSCI EM Quality Mix Index captures large- and mid-cap representation across 23 emerging markets countries and aims to represent the performance of value, low volatility, and quality factor strategies. The Index is an equal weighted combination of the following three MSCI Factor Indices in a single composite index: the MSCI EM Value Weighted Index, the MSCI EM Minimum Volatility Index, and the MSCI EM Quality Index (each, a Component Index). The MSCI EM Value Weighted Index includes large- and mid-cap stocks across emerging markets countries, weighted to emphasize stocks with lower valuations. The MSCI EM Minimum Volatility Index aims to reflect the performance characteristics of a minimum variance strategy applied to the large- and mid-cap equity universe across emerging markets countries, weighted for exposure to the lowest absolute risk within a given set of restraints. The MSCI EM Quality Index includes large- and mid-cap stocks across emerging markets countries, weighted to emphasize stocks with historically high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage. Each Component Index is attributed equal weight (1/3) at each rebalancing. All constituents of each Component Index are included in the Index. The Index is rebalanced semi-annually, usually as of the close of the last business day of May and November, coinciding with the semi-annual index reviews of each Component Index. Countries covered in the Index have historically included: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and UAE. FUND STRATEGY: In seeking to track the performance of the Index, the Fund employs a sampling strategy, which means that the Fund is not required to purchase all of the securities represented in the Index. Instead, the Fund may purchase a subset of the securities in the Index in an effort to hold a portfolio of securities with generally the same risk and return characteristics of the Index. The quantity of holdings in the Fund will be based on a number of factors, including asset size of the Fund. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index or in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) based on securities comprising the Index. The Fund may invest in equity securities that are not included in the Index (including common stock, preferred stock, depositary receipts and shares of other investment companies), cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds. FUND MANAGEMENT: SSgA FM serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.