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About SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
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Inception date
Oct 15, 2002
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Distributor
State Street Corp. (Fund Distributor)
ISIN
US78463X2027
FEZ holds the 50 biggest eurozone companies. That means it excludes large-caps from countries that don't use the euro, including the UK, Switzerland and Sweden. Instead, the funds portfolio is dominated by euro-denominated securities from countries such as France and Germany. Unlike some other eurozone funds, it does not hedge euro exposure. In all, the fund delivers exactly what is promisesstraightforward exposure to eurozone large-capsin a large and liquid package. The index is reviewed for reconstitution annually and rebalanced quarterly.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Consumer Non-Durables
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
SSGS assets under management is 3.89 B EUR. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
SSGS invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
SSGS expense ratio is 0.29%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, SSGS isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, SSGS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.38%.
SSGS shares are issued by State Street Corp.
SSGS follows the Euro STOXX 50. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Oct 15, 2002.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.