The SPDR S&P 500 is an exchange-traded fund from State Street Global Advisors that tracks the S&P 500. For a long time, the fund was the largest ETF in the world. As of August 2012, it is the largest exchange-traded product in the world, and also the most actively traded.
Video Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts
History
The Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts were launched by Boston asset manager SSgA State Street Global Advisors on January 29, 1993 as the first exchange-traded fund in the United States (preceded by the short-lived Index Participation Shares that launched in 1989); and are part of the SPDRs ETF chain. Designed and developed by American Stock Exchange executives Nathan Most and Steven Bloom, the fund first traded on that market, but has since been listed elsewhere, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Arca: SPY).
According to web glossary InvestorWords.com:
One SPDR unit is valued at approximately 1/10 of the value of the S&P 500. Dividends are distributed quarterly, and are based on the accumulated stock dividends held in trust, less any expenses of the trust.
The sponsor is PDR Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Stock Exchange LLC.
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Listing
Since 2011, the fund is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (1557).
Competition
SPDR S&P 500's competition is largely other funds that are also based on the S&P 500. Other funds are based on similar indexes such as iShares Russell 1000 (NYSE Arca: IWB).
A somewhat different idea is the Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight (NYSE Arca: RSP), which uses an equal-weight version of the S&P 500.
ETFs that are based on the S&P 500 index include:
Normal
- iShares Core S&P 500 (NYSE Arca: IVV)
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE Arca: VOO)
This is related to the Vanguard 500 Index Inv (Mutual fund: VFINX).
Inverse
- ProShares Short S&P500 (NYSE Arca: SH)
Leveraged 200%
- ProShares Ultra S&P500 (NYSE Arca: SSO)
- Guggenheim 2x S&P 500 (NYSE Arca: RSU)
Inverse leveraged 200%
- ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (NYSE Arca: SDS)
- Guggenheim Inverse 2x S&P 500 (NYSE Arca: RSW)
Leveraged 300%
- ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (NYSE Arca: UPRO)
Inverse leveraged 300%
- ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (NYSE Arca: SPXU)
See also
- List of exchange-traded funds
- Collective investment scheme
References
External links
- SSGA page for SPDR S&P 500
- Official SPDR ETFs website - State Street Global Advisors
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