The Select Sector SPDR Trust
Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2022


Select Sector SPDR Funds
The Select Sector SPDR Trust consists of eleven separate investment portfolios (each a “Select Sector SPDR Fund” or a “Fund” and collectively the “Select Sector SPDR Funds” or the “Funds”).
Select Sector SPDR Funds are “index funds” that unbundle the benchmark S&P 500® and give you ownership in particular sectors or groups of industries that are represented by a specified Select Sector Index. Through a single share, investors can buy or sell any of eleven major industry sectors that make up the S&P 500®, in the same way as they would buy or sell a share of stock. Select Sector SPDR Fund shares are different from the shares of conventional mutual funds. Select Sector SPDR Funds trade on NYSE Arca, Inc.
Eleven Select Sector SPDR Funds
Shares are available for exchange trading in the following Funds of The Select Sector SPDR Trust:
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund XLC
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund XLY
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund XLP
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund XLE
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund XLF
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund XLV
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund XLI
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund XLB
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund XLRE
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund XLK
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund XLU
Each of these Funds is designed to, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of a Select Sector Index. Each Fund’s portfolio is comprised principally of shares of constituent companies in the S&P 500®. Each stock in the S&P 500® is allocated to one Select Sector Index. The combined companies of the eleven Select Sector Indexes represent all of the companies in the S& P 500®. Each Select Sector SPDR Fund can be expected to move up or down in value with its underlying Select Sector Index. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Funds focused on a single sector generally experience greater price fluctuations than the overall stock market.
Objective
Select Sector SPDR Funds are designed to provide investors with an affordable way to invest in a portfolio of equity securities in a sector or group of industries in a single trade. Select Sector SPDR Funds allow you to tailor asset allocations to fit your particular investment needs or goals. One Fund may complement another; individual Select Sector SPDR Funds can be used to increase exposure to certain industries that may be outperforming the market or to hedge other holdings in your portfolio. Although an individual Select Sector SPDR Fund may bear a higher level of risk than a broad-market fund, because of less diversification, sector investments may also offer opportunities for returns greater than an investment in the entire constituents of the S&P 500®.
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus from the Distributor, ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., by calling 1-866-SECTOR-ETF (1-866-732-8673). Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
S&P 500: the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged, index of common stock prices.


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The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A 2,355,760,555 19.9%  
  Alphabet, Inc. Class A 1,402,353,889 11.8  
  Alphabet, Inc. Class C 1,300,485,969 11.0  
  Netflix, Inc. 543,363,397 4.6  
  Walt Disney Co. 513,900,252 4.3  
  TOTAL 6,115,864,062 51.6%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Amazon.com, Inc. 4,552,741,852 23.0%  
  Tesla, Inc. 4,333,739,738 21.9  
  McDonald's Corp. 946,712,716 4.8  
  Home Depot, Inc. 881,916,578 4.4  
  NIKE, Inc. Class B 879,908,428 4.4  
  TOTAL 11,595,019,312 58.5%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Procter & Gamble Co. 2,402,934,481 15.7%  
  Costco Wholesale Corp. 1,675,265,123 10.9  
  Coca-Cola Co. 1,581,231,446 10.3  
  PepsiCo, Inc. 1,519,141,717 9.9  
  Philip Morris International, Inc. 682,942,015 4.5  
  TOTAL 7,861,514,782 51.3%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 8,160,706,007 22.2%  
  Chevron Corp. 7,874,208,693 21.4  
  EOG Resources, Inc. 1,750,034,452 4.8  
  ConocoPhillips 1,668,235,000 4.5  
  Schlumberger NV 1,607,757,935 4.4  
  TOTAL 21,060,942,087 57.3%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B 6,959,271,916 15.2%  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4,337,872,119 9.4  
  Bank of America Corp. 3,155,037,209 6.9  
  Wells Fargo & Co. 2,027,610,256 4.4  
  S&P Global, Inc. 1,564,428,981 3.4  
  TOTAL 18,044,220,481 39.3%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 3,407,001,456 9.2%  
  Johnson & Johnson 3,309,516,280 8.9  
  Pfizer, Inc. 2,061,131,383 5.6  
  AbbVie, Inc. 2,032,835,083 5.5  
  Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 1,650,907,505 4.5  
  TOTAL 12,461,391,707 33.7%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Union Pacific Corp. 932,110,284 5.8%  
  United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B 837,945,189 5.2  
  Raytheon Technologies Corp. 792,040,279 4.9  
  Honeywell International, Inc. 714,982,070 4.4  
  Caterpillar, Inc. 645,858,476 4.0  
  TOTAL 3,922,936,298 24.3%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Linde PLC 1,261,133,597 16.3%  
  Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 562,463,352 7.3  
  Newmont Corp. 488,015,110 6.3  
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 463,813,929 6.0  
  Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 426,799,297 5.5  
  TOTAL 3,202,225,285 41.4%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Prologis, Inc. REIT 655,603,310 11.4%  
  American Tower Corp. REIT 627,697,036 11.0  
  Crown Castle International Corp. REIT 437,740,503 7.6  
  Equinix, Inc. REIT 366,340,256 6.4  
  Public Storage REIT 326,671,775 5.7  
  TOTAL 2,414,052,880 42.1%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  Apple, Inc. 10,896,669,579 22.9%  
  Microsoft Corp. 10,537,347,960 22.1  
  NVIDIA Corp. 2,139,676,166 4.5  
  Visa, Inc. Class A 1,747,704,613 3.7  
  Mastercard, Inc. Class A 1,465,684,712 3.1  
  TOTAL 26,787,083,030 56.3%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of March 31, 2022

       
  Description Market Value % of Net Assets  
  NextEra Energy, Inc. 2,356,025,338 15.8%  
  Duke Energy Corp. 1,217,483,135 8.2  
  Southern Co. 1,089,276,182 7.3  
  Dominion Energy, Inc. 975,583,820 6.6  
  Sempra Energy 761,008,462 5.1  
  TOTAL 6,399,376,937 43.0%  
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Fund will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
Industry Breakdown as of March 31, 2022*
* The Fund’s industry breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total common stock and may change over time.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE COMMUNICATION SERVICES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%   
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.2%  
AT&T, Inc.

  21,284,585   $ 502,954,743
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (a)

  10,361,856   116,778,117
Verizon Communications, Inc.

  9,305,485   474,021,406
          1,093,754,266
ENTERTAINMENT — 19.6%  
Activision Blizzard, Inc.

  6,145,878   492,346,287
Electronic Arts, Inc.

  3,162,263   400,057,892
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)  (b)

  1,518,934   178,687,396
Netflix, Inc. (b)

  1,450,555   543,363,397
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)  (b)

  1,297,771   199,519,314
Walt Disney Co. (b)

  3,746,721   513,900,252
          2,327,874,538
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 48.6%  
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (b)

  504,199   1,402,353,889
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (b)

  465,625   1,300,485,969
Match Group, Inc. (b)

  3,183,198   346,140,950
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (b)

  10,594,354   2,355,760,555
Twitter, Inc. (b)

  8,991,226   347,870,534
          5,752,611,897
MEDIA — 18.2%  
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (b)

  882,506   481,424,673
Comcast Corp. Class A

  10,964,288   513,347,964
Discovery, Inc. Class A (b)

  1,906,432   47,508,285
Discovery, Inc. Class C (b)

  3,415,314   85,280,391
DISH Network Corp. Class A (b)

  2,807,874   88,869,212
Fox Corp. Class A

  3,551,113   140,091,408
Fox Corp. Class B

  1,639,323   59,474,639
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

  4,426,055   156,903,650
News Corp. Class A

  4,395,236   97,354,477
News Corp. Class B

  1,361,438   30,659,584
Security Description     Shares   Value
Omnicom Group, Inc.

  2,349,960   $ 199,464,605
Paramount Global Class B (a)

  6,822,130   257,944,735
          2,158,323,623
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.3%  
T-Mobile US, Inc. (b)

  3,962,396   508,573,527
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $13,164,669,676)

        11,841,137,851
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.1%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (c)  (d)

  6,761,538   6,760,862
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e)  (f)

  239,458,019   239,458,019
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $246,218,125)

  246,218,881  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.0%

(Cost $13,410,887,801)

  12,087,356,732  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (2.0)%

  (238,196,904)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 11,849,159,828  
(a) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(d) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(e) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(f) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
 
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $11,841,137,851   $—   $—   $11,841,137,851
Short-Term Investments

  246,218,881       246,218,881
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $12,087,356,732   $—   $—   $12,087,356,732
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

3,600,221   $ 3,600,941   $117,193,658   $114,032,195   $(2,298)   $756   6,761,538   $ 6,760,862   $ 2,923
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

76,583,434   76,583,434   625,318,721   462,444,136       239,458,019   239,458,019   129,592
Total

    $80,184,375   $742,512,379   $576,476,331   $(2,298)   $756       $246,218,881   $132,515
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.9%   
AUTO COMPONENTS — 1.1%  
Aptiv PLC (a)

  1,385,940   $ 165,910,877
BorgWarner, Inc.

  1,228,464   47,787,250
          213,698,127
AUTOMOBILES — 25.2%  
Ford Motor Co.

  20,152,858   340,784,829
General Motors Co. (a)

  7,444,636   325,628,379
Tesla, Inc. (a)

  4,021,659   4,333,739,738
          5,000,152,946
DISTRIBUTORS — 1.2%  
Genuine Parts Co.

  729,716   91,958,810
LKQ Corp.

  1,373,979   62,392,387
Pool Corp.

  205,412   86,858,464
          241,209,661
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 18.6%  
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

  210,415   494,149,107
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)

  1,095,277   84,730,629
Carnival Corp. (a)

  4,144,046   83,792,610
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

  144,169   228,079,683
Darden Restaurants, Inc.

  654,370   86,998,492
Domino's Pizza, Inc.

  186,438   75,882,130
Expedia Group, Inc. (a)

  769,666   150,600,546
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

  1,428,052   216,692,610
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)  (b)

  1,761,441   68,467,212
Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a)

  1,401,688   246,346,666
McDonald's Corp.

  3,828,505   946,712,716
MGM Resorts International

  1,929,782   80,935,057
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (a)  (b)

  2,135,996   46,735,592
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)

  851,106   36,103,917
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (a)  (b)

  1,148,921   96,256,601
Starbucks Corp.

  5,893,646   536,144,977
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (a)  (b)

  539,234   42,998,519
Yum! Brands, Inc.

  1,480,677   175,504,645
          3,697,131,709
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 2.9%  
D.R. Horton, Inc.

  1,652,170   123,103,187
Garmin, Ltd.

  778,408   92,326,973
Lennar Corp. Class A

  1,339,125   108,696,776
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

  281,100   34,912,620
Newell Brands, Inc.

  1,939,756   41,530,176
NVR, Inc. (a)

  16,774   74,933,987
PulteGroup, Inc.

  1,273,929   53,377,625
Whirlpool Corp. (b)

  302,259   52,224,310
          581,105,654
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL — 24.3%  
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

  1,396,568   4,552,741,852
eBay, Inc.

  3,207,375   183,654,292
Security Description     Shares   Value
Etsy, Inc. (a)  (b)

  649,539   $ 80,724,707
          4,817,120,851
LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.3%  
Hasbro, Inc.

  664,382   54,426,174
MULTILINE RETAIL — 4.9%  
Dollar General Corp.

  1,187,176   264,300,993
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

  1,152,558   184,582,164
Target Corp.

  2,454,807   520,959,141
          969,842,298
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 15.8%  
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

  319,441   66,111,509
AutoZone, Inc. (a)

  105,707   216,126,418
Bath & Body Works, Inc.

  1,320,431   63,116,602
Best Buy Co., Inc.

  1,109,287   100,834,188
CarMax, Inc. (a)  (b)

  828,375   79,921,620
Home Depot, Inc.

  2,946,302   881,916,578
Lowe's Cos., Inc.

  3,451,917   697,943,098
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

  345,244   236,478,330
Ross Stores, Inc.

  1,810,265   163,756,572
TJX Cos., Inc.

  6,111,736   370,248,967
Tractor Supply Co.

  583,172   136,094,850
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

  277,256   110,408,884
          3,122,957,616
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 5.6%  
NIKE, Inc. Class B

  6,539,153   879,908,428
PVH Corp.

  358,541   27,467,826
Ralph Lauren Corp.

  237,138   26,900,935
Tapestry, Inc.

  1,352,584   50,248,496
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a)

  966,512   16,450,034
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a)

  1,101,901   17,145,579
VF Corp.

  1,653,796   94,034,840
          1,112,156,138
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $19,032,064,536)

        19,809,801,174
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (c)  (d)

  11,996,788   11,995,588
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e)  (f)

  80,293,118   80,293,118
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $92,286,932)

  92,288,706  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%

(Cost $19,124,351,468)

  19,902,089,880  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.4)%

  (84,879,955)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 19,817,209,925  
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

(c) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(d) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(e) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(f) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
 
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $19,809,801,174   $—   $—   $19,809,801,174
Short-Term Investments

  92,288,706       92,288,706
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $19,902,089,880   $—   $—   $19,902,089,880
Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

5,827,718   $ 5,828,883   $110,851,302   $104,682,804   $(3,567)   $1,774   11,996,788   $11,995,588   $ 4,174
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

88,081,524   88,081,524   823,057,503   830,845,909       80,293,118   80,293,118   72,064
Total

    $93,910,407   $933,908,805   $935,528,713   $(3,567)   $1,774       $92,288,706   $76,238
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%   
BEVERAGES — 24.8%  
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

  1,417,311   $ 94,988,183
Coca-Cola Co.

  25,503,733   1,581,231,446
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

  1,274,598   293,565,411
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B (a)

  1,461,192   77,998,429
Monster Beverage Corp. (b)

  2,913,774   232,810,543
PepsiCo, Inc.

  9,076,005   1,519,141,717
          3,799,735,729
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 21.0%  
Costco Wholesale Corp.

  2,909,204   1,675,265,123
Kroger Co.

  5,189,101   297,698,724
Sysco Corp.

  3,935,533   321,336,270
Walmart, Inc.

  4,547,631   677,233,209
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

  5,557,035   248,788,457
          3,220,321,783
FOOD PRODUCTS — 18.7%  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  4,339,680   391,699,517
Campbell Soup Co. (a)

  1,567,980   69,884,869
Conagra Brands, Inc.

  3,720,378   124,893,089
General Mills, Inc.

  4,678,283   316,813,325
Hershey Co.

  1,127,484   244,246,859
Hormel Foods Corp.

  2,188,057   112,772,458
J.M. Smucker Co.

  840,394   113,797,751
Kellogg Co.

  1,984,277   127,966,024
Kraft Heinz Co.

  5,506,084   216,884,649
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

  1,112,317   66,638,911
McCormick & Co., Inc.

  1,936,913   193,303,917
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

  10,767,358   675,974,735
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

  2,268,247   203,302,979
          2,858,179,083
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 23.1%  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

  1,876,887   186,525,030
Clorox Co.

  954,398   132,689,954
Colgate-Palmolive Co.

  6,536,897   495,692,899
Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  2,612,054   321,700,571
Security Description     Shares   Value
Procter & Gamble Co.

  15,726,011   $ 2,402,934,481
          3,539,542,935
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 3.2%  
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

  1,802,610   490,886,755
TOBACCO — 8.8%  
Altria Group, Inc.

  12,798,872   668,741,062
Philip Morris International, Inc.

  7,269,981   682,942,015
          1,351,683,077
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $15,493,729,068)

        15,260,349,362
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (c)  (d)

  18,274,235   18,272,407
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e)  (f)

  28,783,386   28,783,386
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $47,054,401)

  47,055,793  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $15,540,783,469)

  15,307,405,155  
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1%

  13,389,945  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 15,320,795,100  
(a) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(d) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(e) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(f) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
 
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $15,260,349,362   $—   $—   $15,260,349,362
Short-Term Investments

  47,055,793       47,055,793
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $15,307,405,155   $—   $—   $15,307,405,155
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

15,187,963   $15,191,001   $262,722,955   $259,637,694   $(5,247)   $1,392   18,274,235   $18,272,407   $ 6,703
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

3,227,202   3,227,202   238,882,678   213,326,494       28,783,386   28,783,386   8,698
Total

    $18,418,203   $501,605,633   $472,964,188   $(5,247)   $1,392       $47,055,793   $15,401
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 9.5%  
Baker Hughes Co. (a)

  25,116,730   $ 914,500,139
Halliburton Co.

  24,919,533   943,702,715
Schlumberger NV

  38,919,340   1,607,757,935
          3,465,960,789
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 90.3%  
APA Corp.

  10,074,494   416,378,837
Chevron Corp.

  48,358,464   7,874,208,693
ConocoPhillips

  16,682,350   1,668,235,000
Coterra Energy, Inc.

  22,562,543   608,511,785
Devon Energy Corp. (a)

  17,460,766   1,032,455,093
Diamondback Energy, Inc.

  4,722,924   647,418,422
EOG Resources, Inc.

  14,677,803   1,750,034,452
Exxon Mobil Corp.

  98,809,856   8,160,706,007
Hess Corp.

  7,644,721   818,290,936
Kinder Morgan, Inc.

  54,079,547   1,022,644,234
Marathon Oil Corp.

  21,590,842   542,146,043
Marathon Petroleum Corp.

  16,057,198   1,372,890,429
Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  24,606,606   1,396,178,824
ONEOK, Inc.

  12,367,013   873,482,128
Phillips 66

  12,974,720   1,120,886,061
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

  6,296,468   1,574,305,894
Valero Energy Corp.

  11,338,003   1,151,260,825
Security Description     Shares   Value
Williams Cos., Inc.

  33,695,764   $ 1,125,775,475
          33,155,809,138
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $29,888,017,879)

        36,621,769,927
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.2%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (b) (c)

(Cost $78,057,494)

  78,070,476   78,062,669
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $29,966,075,373)

  36,699,832,596  
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.0% (d)

  12,128,105  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 36,711,960,701  
(a) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(b) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(c) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(d) Amount is less than 0.05% of net assets.
 
At March 31, 2022, open futures contracts were as follows:
Description   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Energy Sector Index (long)   1,000   06/17/2022   $79,383,250   $79,710,000   $326,750
During the period ended March 31, 2022, average notional value related to futures contracts was $96,257,657.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $36,621,769,927   $—   $—   $36,621,769,927
Short-Term Investment

  78,062,669       78,062,669
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $36,699,832,596   $—   $—   $36,699,832,596
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:                
Futures Contracts(a)

  326,750       326,750
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

  $ 326,750   $—   $—   $ 326,750
(a) Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

25,520,972   $ 25,526,076   $ 973,563,481   $ 921,035,120   $3,057   $5,175   78,070,476   $78,062,669   $31,321
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

204,202,820   204,202,820   606,625,429   810,828,249           20,314
Total

    $229,728,896   $1,580,188,910   $1,731,863,369   $3,057   $5,175       $78,062,669   $51,635
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
BANKS — 34.2%  
Bank of America Corp.

  76,541,417   $ 3,155,037,209
Citigroup, Inc.

  21,367,481   1,141,023,485
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

  4,589,169   208,027,031
Comerica, Inc.

  1,407,231   127,255,899
Fifth Third Bancorp

  7,362,528   316,883,205
First Republic Bank

  1,930,318   312,904,548
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

  15,481,315   226,336,825
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  31,821,245   4,337,872,119
KeyCorp.

  10,001,432   223,832,048
M&T Bank Corp. (a)

  1,385,873   234,905,474
People's United Financial, Inc.

  4,607,828   92,110,482
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

  4,522,320   834,141,924
Regions Financial Corp.

  10,143,032   225,783,892
Signature Bank

  675,343   198,206,417
SVB Financial Group (b)

  632,365   353,776,599
Truist Financial Corp.

  14,373,553   814,980,455
US Bancorp

  14,540,992   772,853,725
Wells Fargo & Co.

  41,840,905   2,027,610,256
Zions Bancorp NA

  1,632,463   107,024,274
          15,710,565,867
CAPITAL MARKETS — 26.6%  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

  1,194,125   358,667,385
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

  7,965,962   395,350,694
BlackRock, Inc.

  1,535,220   1,173,169,068
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

  1,148,293   131,387,685
Charles Schwab Corp.

  16,187,841   1,364,796,875
CME Group, Inc.

  3,869,947   920,505,594
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

  407,016   176,705,996
Franklin Resources, Inc. (a)

  3,027,871   84,538,158
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  3,655,302   1,206,615,190
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

  6,049,827   799,303,143
Invesco, Ltd.

  3,674,997   84,745,431
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

  409,450   139,294,890
Moody's Corp.

  1,741,546   587,615,036
Morgan Stanley

  15,263,915   1,334,066,171
MSCI, Inc.

  875,177   440,109,010
Nasdaq, Inc.

  1,260,487   224,618,783
Northern Trust Corp.

  2,237,302   260,533,818
Raymond James Financial, Inc.

  2,011,846   221,121,994
S&P Global, Inc.

  3,814,006   1,564,428,981
State Street Corp. (c)

  3,940,841   343,326,068
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

  2,467,791   373,105,321
          12,184,005,291
CONSUMER FINANCE — 5.1%  
American Express Co.

  6,622,904   1,238,483,048
Capital One Financial Corp.

  4,456,560   585,101,763
Discover Financial Services

  3,101,237   341,725,305
Synchrony Financial

  5,612,909   195,385,362
          2,360,695,478
Security Description     Shares   Value
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 15.2%  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (b)

  19,719,679   $ 6,959,271,916
INSURANCE — 18.7%  
Aflac, Inc.

  6,460,119   415,967,062
Allstate Corp.

  3,021,191   418,465,165
American International Group, Inc.

  8,940,398   561,188,783
Aon PLC Class A

  2,313,009   753,185,121
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

  2,244,643   391,914,668
Assurant, Inc.

  613,598   111,570,524
Brown & Brown, Inc.

  2,524,899   182,474,451
Chubb, Ltd.

  4,638,094   992,088,307
Cincinnati Financial Corp. (a)

  1,613,283   219,341,957
Everest Re Group, Ltd.

  423,966   127,774,873
Globe Life, Inc.

  1,000,350   100,635,210
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

  3,606,193   258,960,719
Lincoln National Corp.

  1,793,600   117,229,696
Loews Corp.

  2,111,189   136,847,271
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

  5,436,372   926,466,516
MetLife, Inc.

  7,555,376   530,991,825
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (a)

  2,615,740   192,021,473
Progressive Corp.

  6,292,591   717,292,448
Prudential Financial, Inc. (a)

  4,070,026   480,954,973
Travelers Cos., Inc.

  2,597,358   474,615,227
Willis Towers Watson PLC

  1,314,312   310,466,781
WR Berkley Corp.

  2,255,673   150,205,265
          8,570,658,315
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $46,109,587,076)

        45,785,196,867
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (d)  (e)

  75,968,999   75,961,402
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (f)  (g)

  33,798,829   33,798,829
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $109,756,141)

  109,760,231  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $46,219,343,217)

  45,894,957,098  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.0)% (h)

  (12,459,164)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 45,882,497,934  
(a) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(d) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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(e) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(f) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(g) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
(h) Amount shown represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
 
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $45,785,196,867   $—   $—   $45,785,196,867
Short-Term Investments

  109,760,231       109,760,231
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $45,894,957,098   $—   $—   $45,894,957,098
Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Corp.

3,542,553   $300,125,090   $ 198,299,582   $ 156,958,115   $9,661,127   $(7,801,616)   3,940,841   $343,326,068   $4,416,412
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

43,504,448   43,513,149   722,593,058   690,134,138   (14,757)   4,090   75,968,999   75,961,402   15,818
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

3,282,379   3,282,379   788,475,015   757,958,565       33,798,829   33,798,829   31,379
Total

    $346,920,618   $1,709,367,655   $1,605,050,818   $9,646,370   $(7,797,526)       $453,086,299   $4,463,609
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 14.3%  
AbbVie, Inc.

  12,539,850   $ 2,032,835,083
Amgen, Inc. (a)

  3,995,383   966,163,517
Biogen, Inc. (b)

  1,042,038   219,453,203
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

  8,897,590   528,961,726
Incyte Corp. (b)

  1,331,804   105,771,874
Moderna, Inc. (b)

  2,502,082   431,008,645
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

  757,034   528,727,686
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

  1,803,533   470,668,007
          5,283,589,741
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 21.1%  
Abbott Laboratories

  12,542,885   1,484,575,869
ABIOMED, Inc. (b)

  322,745   106,906,054
Align Technology, Inc. (b)

  520,104   226,765,344
Baxter International, Inc.

  3,551,543   275,386,644
Becton Dickinson & Co.

  2,020,074   537,339,684
Boston Scientific Corp. (b)

  10,107,747   447,672,115
Cooper Cos., Inc.

  349,808   146,076,323
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

  1,550,647   76,322,845
DexCom, Inc. (a)  (b)

  687,417   351,682,537
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b)

  4,428,517   521,325,021
Hologic, Inc. (b)

  1,773,341   136,228,056
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

  601,386   328,994,225
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)

  2,532,188   763,910,476
Medtronic PLC

  9,546,014   1,059,130,253
ResMed, Inc.

  1,033,626   250,664,641
STERIS PLC

  709,437   171,520,584
Stryker Corp.

  2,381,531   636,702,313
Teleflex, Inc.

  332,248   117,891,558
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (a)

  1,481,786   189,520,429
          7,828,614,971
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 22.0%  
AmerisourceBergen Corp.

  1,061,267   164,188,618
Anthem, Inc.

  1,721,636   845,702,036
Cardinal Health, Inc.

  1,965,360   111,435,912
Centene Corp. (b)

  4,138,956   348,458,706
Cigna Corp.

  2,290,912   548,925,424
CVS Health Corp.

  9,310,692   942,335,137
DaVita, Inc. (a)  (b)

  437,221   49,454,067
HCA Healthcare, Inc.

  1,698,731   425,735,963
Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

  983,609   85,760,869
Humana, Inc.

  911,750   396,766,248
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (b)

  660,438   174,131,083
McKesson Corp.

  1,062,635   325,304,453
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (b)

  416,058   138,792,788
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

  844,224   115,540,497
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  6,680,788   3,407,001,456
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

  518,616   75,173,389
          8,154,706,646
Security Description     Shares   Value
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 0.5%  
Cerner Corp.

  2,086,947   $ 195,254,761
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 13.5%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.

  2,130,728   281,959,236
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (b)

  153,180   86,275,571
Bio-Techne Corp.

  278,825   120,742,378
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (b)

  357,857   101,620,652
Danaher Corp.

  4,511,050   1,323,226,297
Illumina, Inc. (b)

  1,108,601   387,345,190
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)

  1,355,096   313,311,746
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

  162,973   223,792,894
PerkinElmer, Inc. (a)

  895,142   156,166,473
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

  2,795,069   1,650,907,505
Waters Corp. (b)

  432,898   134,367,210
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

  525,400   215,787,034
          4,995,502,186
PHARMACEUTICALS — 28.4%  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  15,462,510   1,129,227,105
Catalent, Inc. (b)

  1,270,563   140,905,437
Eli Lilly & Co.

  5,631,810   1,612,781,430
Johnson & Johnson

  18,673,567   3,309,516,280
Merck & Co., Inc.

  17,916,988   1,470,088,865
Organon & Co. (a)

  1,798,424   62,818,950
Pfizer, Inc.

  39,813,239   2,061,131,383
Viatris, Inc.

  8,578,508   93,334,167
Zoetis, Inc.

  3,355,917   632,892,387
          10,512,696,004
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $35,146,113,685)

        36,970,364,309
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (c)  (d)

  33,431,248   33,427,905
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e)  (f)

  21,331,314   21,331,314
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $54,754,900)

  54,759,219  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $35,200,868,585)

  37,025,123,528  
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.0% (g)

  6,887,018  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 37,032,010,546  
(a) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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(d) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(e) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(f) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
(g) Amount is less than 0.05% of net assets.
 
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $36,970,364,309   $—   $—   $36,970,364,309
Short-Term Investments

  54,759,219       54,759,219
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $37,025,123,528   $—   $—   $37,025,123,528
Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

28,313,341   $28,319,003   $ 343,066,851   $ 337,949,941   $(9,442)   $1,434   33,431,248   $33,427,905   $14,807
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

27,800   27,800   870,114,470   848,810,956       21,331,314   21,331,314   28,500
Total

    $28,346,803   $1,213,181,321   $1,186,760,897   $(9,442)   $1,434       $54,759,219   $43,307
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 20.0%  
Boeing Co. (a)

  2,935,806   $ 562,206,849
General Dynamics Corp.

  1,234,866   297,824,982
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

  2,032,728   73,056,244
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

  214,050   42,690,132
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

  1,051,562   261,281,610
Lockheed Martin Corp.

  1,298,101   572,981,781
Northrop Grumman Corp.

  785,808   351,429,054
Raytheon Technologies Corp.

  7,994,754   792,040,279
Textron, Inc.

  1,181,147   87,853,714
TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

  282,411   184,002,063
          3,225,366,708
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 8.1%  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (b)

  696,509   75,020,984
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  907,755   93,644,006
FedEx Corp.

  1,306,094   302,217,091
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

  3,907,233   837,945,189
          1,308,827,270
AIRLINES — 2.9%  
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

  674,821   39,146,366
American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)  (b)

  3,470,873   63,343,432
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

  3,429,506   135,705,553
Southwest Airlines Co. (a)

  3,174,093   145,373,460
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

  1,735,215   80,444,567
          464,013,378
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 5.4%  
A.O. Smith Corp.

  703,833   44,967,891
Allegion PLC

  480,619   52,762,354
Carrier Global Corp.

  4,582,228   210,186,798
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

  727,322   54,025,478
Johnson Controls International PLC

  3,763,919   246,800,169
Masco Corp.

  1,284,855   65,527,605
Trane Technologies PLC

  1,250,670   190,977,309
          865,247,604
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.0% (c)  
S&P Global, Inc.

  2   820
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 5.3%  
Cintas Corp.

  472,517   201,004,007
Copart, Inc. (a)

  1,143,881   143,522,749
Republic Services, Inc.

  1,119,025   148,270,813
Rollins, Inc. (b)

  1,208,962   42,374,118
Waste Management, Inc.

  2,062,223   326,862,345
          862,034,032
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.6%  
Quanta Services, Inc.

  763,535   100,488,841
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 6.7%  
AMETEK, Inc.

  1,239,646   165,096,054
Security Description     Shares   Value
Eaton Corp. PLC

  2,135,892   $ 324,142,970
Emerson Electric Co.

  3,182,195   312,014,220
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)  (b)

  338,081   100,497,958
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (b)

  622,742   174,386,442
          1,076,137,644
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 12.2%  
3M Co.

  3,059,267   455,463,671
General Electric Co.

  5,890,922   539,019,363
Honeywell International, Inc.

  3,674,489   714,982,070
Roper Technologies, Inc.

  565,279   266,941,702
          1,976,406,806
MACHINERY — 19.7%  
Caterpillar, Inc.

  2,898,566   645,858,476
Cummins, Inc.

  763,107   156,520,877
Deere & Co.

  1,502,575   624,259,810
Dover Corp.

  771,597   121,063,569
Fortive Corp.

  1,921,404   117,071,146
IDEX Corp.

  407,403   78,111,377
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

  1,530,559   320,499,055
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

  2,183,965   109,962,638
Nordson Corp.

  290,026   65,859,104
Otis Worldwide Corp.

  2,277,251   175,234,464
PACCAR, Inc.

  1,861,053   163,902,938
Parker-Hannifin Corp. (b)

  688,345   195,324,777
Pentair PLC

  886,686   48,067,248
Snap-on, Inc.

  286,955   58,963,513
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (b)

  873,608   122,121,662
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

  1,001,116   96,277,326
Xylem, Inc.

  966,317   82,388,187
          3,181,486,167
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 3.9%  
Equifax, Inc.

  653,673   154,985,869
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

  692,217   95,394,425
Leidos Holdings, Inc.

  751,998   81,230,824
Nielsen Holdings PLC

  1,916,505   52,205,596
Robert Half International, Inc.

  586,346   66,948,986
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (b)

  863,678   185,371,209
          636,136,909
ROAD & RAIL — 12.3%  
CSX Corp.

  11,885,102   445,097,070
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

  450,120   90,379,595
Norfolk Southern Corp.

  1,284,220   366,285,228
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (b)

  499,202   149,101,653
Union Pacific Corp.

  3,411,699   932,110,284
          1,982,973,830
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 2.7%  
Fastenal Co.

  3,084,168   183,199,579
United Rentals, Inc. (a)

  388,054   137,840,662
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description     Shares   Value
W.W. Grainger, Inc.

  231,847   $ 119,584,364
          440,624,605
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $17,429,019,090)

        16,119,744,614
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (d)  (e)

  23,820,336   23,817,954
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (f)  (g)

  43,019,956   43,019,956
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $66,835,569)

  66,837,910  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%

(Cost $17,495,854,659)

  16,186,582,524  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.2)%

  (35,656,680)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 16,150,925,844  
    
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(c) Amount is less than 0.05% of net assets.
(d) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(e) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(f) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(g) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
 
At March 31, 2022, open futures contracts were as follows:
Description   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Industrial Select Sector Index (long)   285   06/17/2022   $27,893,876   $29,537,400   $1,643,524
During the period ended March 31, 2022, average notional value related to futures contracts was $40,980,414.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $16,119,744,614   $—   $—   $16,119,744,614
Short-Term Investments

  66,837,910       66,837,910
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $16,186,582,524   $—   $—   $16,186,582,524
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:                
Futures Contracts(a)

  1,643,524       1,643,524
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

  $ 1,643,524   $—   $—   $ 1,643,524
(a) Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

54,880,923   $54,891,899   $176,063,731   $207,134,340   $(5,677)   $2,341   23,820,336   $23,817,954   $10,660
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

11,459,054   11,459,054   720,230,011   688,669,109       43,019,956   43,019,956   36,946
Total

    $66,350,953   $896,293,742   $895,803,449   $(5,677)   $2,341       $66,837,910   $47,606
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
CHEMICALS — 65.8%  
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

  1,707,812   $ 426,799,297
Albemarle Corp.

  900,980   199,251,727
Celanese Corp.

  832,095   118,881,413
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

  1,652,053   170,260,582
Corteva, Inc.

  5,600,070   321,892,024
Dow, Inc.

  5,667,200   361,113,984
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

  3,950,746   290,695,891
Eastman Chemical Co.

  993,629   111,346,066
Ecolab, Inc.

  1,920,347   339,056,466
FMC Corp.

  976,273   128,448,239
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

  1,960,736   257,503,459
Linde PLC (a)

  3,948,075   1,261,133,597
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

  2,025,004   208,210,911
Mosaic Co.

  2,853,217   189,738,930
PPG Industries, Inc.

  1,828,616   239,676,699
Sherwin-Williams Co.

  1,858,080   463,813,929
          5,087,823,214
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 4.8%  
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

  480,505   184,941,570
Vulcan Materials Co.

  1,022,183   187,775,017
          372,716,587
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 11.6%  
Amcor PLC (b)

  11,659,812   132,105,670
Avery Dennison Corp.

  637,734   110,946,584
Ball Corp. (b)

  2,494,821   224,533,890
International Paper Co.

  2,983,023   137,666,512
Packaging Corp. of America

  731,655   114,218,662
Sealed Air Corp.

  1,141,217   76,415,890
Westrock Co.

  2,027,427   95,349,892
          891,237,100
Security Description     Shares   Value
METALS & MINING — 17.6%  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

  11,308,069   $ 562,463,352
Newmont Corp.

  6,142,418   488,015,110
Nucor Corp. (b)

  2,095,169   311,446,872
          1,361,925,334
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $7,729,972,927)

        7,713,702,235
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (c)  (d)

  9,254,175   9,253,249
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e)  (f)

  10,589,732   10,589,732
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $19,841,985)

  19,842,981  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

(Cost $7,749,814,912)

  7,733,545,216  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.0)% (g)

  (3,285,834)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 7,730,259,382  
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(c) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(d) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(e) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(f) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
(g) Amount is less than 0.05% of net assets.
 
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $7,713,702,235   $—   $—   $7,713,702,235
Short-Term Investments

  19,842,981       19,842,981
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $7,733,545,216   $—   $—   $7,733,545,216
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

8,680,014   $8,681,750   $104,697,634   $104,126,188   $(943)   $996   9,254,175   $ 9,253,249   $
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

    138,189,752   127,600,020       10,589,732   10,589,732   4,378
Total

    $8,681,750   $242,887,386   $231,726,208   $(943)   $996       $19,842,981   $4,378
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) — 96.9%  
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

  798,602   $ 160,718,652
American Tower Corp. REIT

  2,498,595   627,697,036
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

  766,784   190,446,142
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

  779,922   100,453,954
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT

  2,371,292   437,740,503
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

  1,556,968   220,778,062
Duke Realty Corp. REIT

  2,089,557   121,319,679
Equinix, Inc. REIT

  493,973   366,340,256
Equity Residential REIT

  1,874,923   168,593,076
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT

  358,020   123,688,750
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

  734,598   151,033,349
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

  388,258   47,394,654
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT

  2,958,906   101,579,243
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

  3,917,494   76,116,908
Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

  1,588,598   88,024,215
Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

  3,383,282   83,567,065
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

  632,777   132,535,143
Prologis, Inc. REIT

  4,059,966   655,603,310
Public Storage REIT

  837,019   326,671,775
Realty Income Corp. REIT

  3,104,051   215,110,734
Regency Centers Corp. REIT

  845,470   60,315,830
SBA Communications Corp. REIT

  596,849   205,375,741
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

  1,802,871   237,185,709
Security Description     Shares   Value
UDR, Inc. REIT

  1,640,751   $ 94,129,885
Ventas, Inc. REIT

  2,190,089   135,259,897
Vornado Realty Trust REIT

  874,697   39,641,268
Welltower, Inc. REIT

  2,388,163   229,597,991
Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

  4,099,984   155,389,394
          5,552,308,221
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 2.9%  
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

  1,836,119   168,041,611
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $5,668,906,459)

        5,720,349,832
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (b) (c)

(Cost $13,193,557)

  13,194,981   13,193,662
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

(Cost $5,682,100,016)

  5,733,543,494  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.1)%

  (3,344,807)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 5,730,198,687  
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(c) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
At March 31, 2022, open futures contracts were as follows:
Description   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Real Estate Select Sector Index (long)   163   06/17/2022   $9,105,141   $9,612,925   $507,784
During the period ended March 31, 2022, average notional value related to futures contracts was $5,724,691.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $5,720,349,832   $—   $—   $5,720,349,832
Short-Term Investment

  13,193,662       13,193,662
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $5,733,543,494   $—   $—   $5,733,543,494
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:                
Futures Contracts(a)

  507,784       507,784
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

  $ 507,784   $—   $—   $ 507,784
(a) Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

4,783,509   $ 4,784,465   $141,612,630   $133,203,168   $(370)   $105   13,194,981   $13,193,662   $ 1,086
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

11,462,368   11,462,368   67,079,975   78,542,343           9,141
Total

    $16,246,833   $208,692,605   $211,745,511   $(370)   $105       $13,193,662   $10,227
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 3.3%  
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

  1,065,928   $ 148,142,673
Cisco Systems, Inc.

  20,041,707   1,117,525,582
F5, Inc. (a)

  288,598   60,302,552
Juniper Networks, Inc.

  1,545,231   57,420,784
Motorola Solutions, Inc.

  802,633   194,397,713
          1,577,789,304
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 2.4%  
Amphenol Corp. Class A

  2,846,106   214,454,087
CDW Corp.

  644,971   115,378,862
Corning, Inc.

  3,549,705   131,019,612
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)

  169,752   18,631,979
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

  869,775   137,398,357
TE Connectivity, Ltd.

  1,547,077   202,636,145
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

  221,739   104,800,504
Trimble, Inc. (a)

  1,192,784   86,047,438
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

  252,226   104,345,896
          1,114,712,880
IT SERVICES — 16.3%  
Accenture PLC Class A

  3,003,153   1,012,753,286
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)  (b)

  772,066   92,176,960
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

  1,996,019   454,174,163
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

  554,864   86,397,873
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A

  2,495,943   223,811,209
DXC Technology Co. (a)

  1,161,738   37,907,511
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

  269,535   79,946,776
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

  2,893,624   290,577,722
Fiserv, Inc. (a)

  2,823,649   286,318,009
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

  385,831   96,095,069
Gartner, Inc. (a)

  390,755   116,233,982
Global Payments, Inc.

  1,353,150   185,165,046
International Business Machines Corp.

  4,261,490   554,078,930
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (b)

  346,061   68,191,320
Mastercard, Inc. Class A

  4,101,194   1,465,684,712
Paychex, Inc.

  1,525,725   208,215,691
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

  5,535,994   640,237,706
VeriSign, Inc. (a)

  459,219   102,157,859
Visa, Inc. Class A (b)

  7,880,708   1,747,704,613
          7,747,828,437
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 20.6%  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

  7,768,405   849,397,403
Analog Devices, Inc.

  2,496,359   412,348,580
Applied Materials, Inc.

  4,219,655   556,150,529
Broadcom, Inc.

  1,961,983   1,235,421,455
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

  636,442   128,421,267
Intel Corp.

  19,349,732   958,972,718
Security Description     Shares   Value
KLA Corp.

  716,207   $ 262,174,734
Lam Research Corp.

  662,919   356,391,883
Microchip Technology, Inc.

  2,642,003   198,520,105
Micron Technology, Inc.

  5,321,054   414,456,896
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

  205,923   100,012,683
NVIDIA Corp.

  7,841,663   2,139,676,166
NXP Semiconductors NV

  1,263,649   233,876,157
Qorvo, Inc. (a)

  515,286   63,946,993
QUALCOMM, Inc.

  5,355,351   818,404,740
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

  779,372   103,874,700
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)

  249,605   80,465,164
Teradyne, Inc. (b)

  774,594   91,580,249
Texas Instruments, Inc.

  4,388,633   805,226,383
          9,809,318,805
SOFTWARE — 33.2%  
Adobe, Inc. (a)

  2,241,503   1,021,273,597
ANSYS, Inc. (a)

  414,629   131,706,902
Autodesk, Inc. (a)

  1,045,243   224,047,837
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

  1,316,914   216,579,676
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (a)

  650,030   44,436,051
Citrix Systems, Inc.

  592,667   59,800,100
Fortinet, Inc. (a)

  644,911   220,391,885
Intuit, Inc.

  1,345,564   647,000,994
Microsoft Corp.

  34,177,769   10,537,347,960
NortonLifeLock, Inc. (b)

  2,764,983   73,327,349
Oracle Corp.

  7,486,958   619,396,035
Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

  228,817   79,257,632
PTC, Inc. (a)

  500,141   53,875,189
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

  4,680,603   993,785,629
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

  950,359   529,245,424
Synopsys, Inc. (a)

  729,150   243,003,821
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

  194,729   86,632,985
          15,781,109,066
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 24.0%  
Apple, Inc.

  62,405,759   10,896,669,579
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

  6,146,342   102,705,375
HP, Inc. (b)

  5,144,984   186,762,919
NetApp, Inc.

  1,056,282   87,671,406
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

  957,004   86,034,659
Western Digital Corp. (a)

  1,486,918   73,825,479
          11,433,669,417
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $38,965,971,810)

        47,464,427,909
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (c)  (d)

  89,258,750   89,249,824
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (e)  (f)

  54,400,968   $ 54,400,968
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $143,627,195)

  143,650,792  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

(Cost $39,109,599,005)

  47,608,078,701  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.1)%

  (51,567,942)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 47,556,510,759  
    
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(c) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(d) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(e) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(f) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
 
At March 31,2022, open futures contracts were as follows:
Description   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Technology Select Sector Index (long)   474   06/17/2022   $68,576,067   $75,972,720   $7,396,653
During the period ended March 31,2022, average notional value related to futures contracts was $79,336,451.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $47,464,427,909   $—   $—   $47,464,427,909
Short-Term Investments

  143,650,792       143,650,792
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $47,608,078,701   $—   $—   $47,608,078,701
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:                
Futures Contracts(a)

  7,396,653       7,396,653
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

  $ 7,396,653   $—   $—   $ 7,396,653
(a) Futures Contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

77,796,250   $77,811,810   $ 361,274,812   $ 349,818,859   $(24,211)   $6,272   89,258,750   $ 89,249,824   $ 25,915
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

102,000   102,000   1,578,331,774   1,524,032,806       54,400,968   54,400,968   76,774
Total

    $77,913,810   $1,939,606,586   $1,873,851,665   $(24,211)   $6,272       $143,650,792   $102,689
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security Description     Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%   
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 62.9%  
Alliant Energy Corp. (a)

  3,548,827   $ 221,730,711
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

  7,139,055   712,263,517
Constellation Energy Corp.

  4,628,067   260,328,769
Duke Energy Corp.

  10,903,485   1,217,483,135
Edison International

  5,385,130   377,497,613
Entergy Corp. (a)

  2,848,832   332,601,136
Evergy, Inc. (a)

  3,250,294   222,125,092
Eversource Energy

  4,873,487   429,792,818
Exelon Corp. (a)

  13,884,155   661,302,303
FirstEnergy Corp.

  8,082,317   370,655,058
NextEra Energy, Inc.

  27,812,836   2,356,025,338
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

  3,470,473   133,127,344
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (a)

  1,599,145   124,893,224
PPL Corp.

  10,641,260   303,914,386
Southern Co. (a)

  15,022,427   1,089,276,182
Xcel Energy, Inc. (a)

  7,635,590   551,060,530
          9,364,077,156
GAS UTILITIES — 1.5%  
Atmos Energy Corp. (a)

  1,919,660   229,380,173
INDEPENDENT POWER & RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 1.6%  
AES Corp.

  9,450,541   243,162,420
MULTI-UTILITIES — 30.9%  
Ameren Corp.

  3,651,507   342,365,296
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a)

  8,914,000   273,124,960
CMS Energy Corp. (a)

  4,107,265   287,262,114
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a)

  5,014,330   474,756,764
Dominion Energy, Inc. (a)

  11,481,509   975,583,820
DTE Energy Co.

  2,746,228   363,078,804
NiSource, Inc.

  5,566,471   177,013,778
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

  7,167,724   501,740,680
Security Description     Shares   Value
Sempra Energy (a)

  4,526,579   $ 761,008,462
WEC Energy Group, Inc.

  4,471,183   446,268,775
          4,602,203,453
WATER UTILITIES — 2.9%  
American Water Works Co., Inc. (a)

  2,573,290   425,956,694
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $14,267,751,587)

        14,864,779,896
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.8%      
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 0.31% (b)  (c)

  14,559,577   14,558,121
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (d)  (e)

  114,684,519   114,684,519
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $129,238,396)

  129,242,640  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6%

(Cost $14,396,989,983)

  14,994,022,536  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.6)%

  (94,983,974)  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 14,899,038,562  
(a) All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at March 31, 2022.
(b) The Fund invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(c) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at March 31, 2022.
(d) The Fund invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below.
(e) Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned.
 
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022.
Description   Level 1 –
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
  Total
ASSETS:                
INVESTMENTS:                
Common Stocks

  $14,864,779,896   $—   $—   $14,864,779,896
Short-Term Investments

  129,242,640       129,242,640
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

  $14,994,022,536   $—   $—   $14,994,022,536
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Affiliate Table
  Number of
Shares Held
at
9/30/21
  Value at

9/30/21
  Cost of
Purchases
  Proceeds
from
Shares Sold
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Number of
Shares Held
at
3/31/22
  Value at

3/31/22
  Dividend
Income
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

21,505,066   $21,509,367   $ 274,215,966   $ 281,164,424   $(3,453)   $664   14,559,577   $ 14,558,121   $ 8,907
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II

2,602,779   2,602,779   842,154,212   730,072,472       114,684,519   114,684,519   26,122
Total

    $24,112,146   $1,116,370,178   $1,011,236,896   $(3,453)   $664       $129,242,640   $35,029
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

  The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
ASSETS          
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value*

$11,841,137,851   $19,809,801,174   $15,260,349,362
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value

246,218,881   92,288,706   47,055,793
Total Investments

12,087,356,732   19,902,089,880   15,307,405,155
Net cash at broker

   
Cash

  1,082,013  
Receivable from broker — accumulated variation margin on futures contracts

   
Receivable for investments sold

  654,064,247  
Receivable for income related to Select Sector SPDR shares in-kind transactions

  1,804  
Dividends receivable — unaffiliated issuers

3,501,073   4,291,473   44,806,421
Dividends receivable — affiliated issuers

1,125   2,455   2,920
Securities lending income receivable — unaffiliated issuers

513   21,885  
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated issuers  

34,348   18,270   1,067
Prepaid expenses and other assets

8,578   11,258   4,121
TOTAL ASSETS

12,090,902,369   20,561,583,285   15,352,219,684
LIABILITIES          
Net cash at broker

   
Payable upon return of securities loaned

239,458,019   80,293,118   28,783,386
Payable for investments purchased

  660,519,849  
Payable for income related to Select Sector SPDR shares in-kind transactions

34,893     12,968
Advisory and Administration fees payable

300,075   484,442   396,977
Custodian fees payable

44,371   100,284   74,882
Distribution fees payable

321,047   522,468   402,835
Unitary fees payable

167,729   261,008   208,047
License fee payable

907,606   1,483,984   1,095,555
Registration and filing fees payable

18,945   30,141   16,362
Professional fees payable

42,395   53,337   42,076
Printing and postage fees payable

    15,767
Accrued expenses and other liabilities

447,461   624,729   375,729
TOTAL LIABILITIES

241,742,541   744,373,360   31,424,584
NET ASSETS

$11,849,159,828   $19,817,209,925   $15,320,795,100
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:          
Paid-in Capital

$13,625,002,399   $20,969,220,506   $16,657,299,248
Total distributable earnings (loss)

(1,775,842,571)   (1,152,010,581)   (1,336,504,148)
NET ASSETS

$11,849,159,828   $19,817,209,925   $15,320,795,100
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE          
Net asset value per share

$ 68.75   $ 184.94   $ 75.76
Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

172,350,000   107,153,252   202,221,809
COST OF INVESTMENTS:          
Investments in unaffiliated issuers

$13,164,669,676   $19,032,064,536   $15,493,729,068
Investments in affiliated issuers

246,218,125   92,286,932   47,054,401
Total cost of investments

$13,410,887,801   $19,124,351,468   $15,540,783,469
* Includes investments in securities on loan, at value

$ 245,607,112   $ 267,579,226   $ 28,507,992
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
                         
$36,621,769,927   $45,441,870,799   $36,970,364,309   $16,119,744,614   $7,713,702,235   $5,720,349,832   $47,464,427,909
78,062,669   453,086,299   54,759,219   66,837,910   19,842,981   13,193,662   143,650,792
36,699,832,596   45,894,957,098   37,025,123,528   16,186,582,524   7,733,545,216   5,733,543,494   47,608,078,701
4,100,000           7,223  
  914,255     1,434,290      
330,000       1,644,450     508,238   7,398,194
            505,324,313
        6,436   64,689  
13,666,089   26,312,682   34,269,054   7,945,398   8,627,994   8,466,892   8,070,917
19,427   2,267,175   6,774   4,106   1,649   626   12,642
4,504   5,680   19,202   11,281   3,562     63,250
742   14,873   3,361   16,014   1,690     50,726
15,908   24,081   15,737   11,793   5,854   1,458   24,516
36,717,969,266   45,924,495,844   37,059,437,656   16,197,649,856   7,742,192,401   5,742,592,620   48,129,023,259
                         
      664,050       3,677,294
  33,798,829   21,331,314   43,019,956   10,589,732     54,400,968
          11,464,137   506,220,722
26,897   42,919   13,389   7,014       28,458
964,384   1,159,438   911,284   416,183   188,125   138,450   1,155,869
126,883   204,600   152,036   81,005   15,555   12,073   181,892
949,684   1,225,328   931,741   439,517   200,072   146,836   1,220,192
551,098   782,074   543,581   236,146   100,330   72,337   742,013
2,517,642   3,437,848   2,543,368   1,229,902   562,640   412,078   3,415,690
34,976   57,661   42,583   23,546   10,583   2,158   63,903
48,822   67,553   60,092   49,502   33,861   28,407   79,054
          3,729  
788,179   1,221,660   897,722   557,191   232,121   113,728   1,326,445
6,008,565   41,997,910   27,427,110   46,724,012   11,933,019   12,393,933   572,512,500
$36,711,960,701   $45,882,497,934   $37,032,010,546   $16,150,925,844   $7,730,259,382   $5,730,198,687   $47,556,510,759
                         
$37,306,808,323   $47,252,327,909   $36,201,540,651   $18,092,894,152   $8,655,422,328   $5,796,613,224   $40,215,820,057
(594,847,622)   (1,369,829,975)   830,469,895   (1,941,968,308)   (925,162,946)   (66,414,537)   7,340,690,702
$36,711,960,701   $45,882,497,934   $37,032,010,546   $16,150,925,844   $7,730,259,382   $5,730,198,687   $47,556,510,759
                         
$ 76.42   $ 38.31   $ 136.77   $ 102.92   $ 88.12   $ 48.29   $ 158.70
480,424,200   1,197,595,427   270,765,324   156,926,000   87,723,725   118,650,000   299,655,897
                         
$29,888,017,879   $45,731,097,391   $35,146,113,685   $17,429,019,090   $7,729,972,927   $5,668,906,459   $38,965,971,810
78,057,494   488,245,826   54,754,900   66,835,569   19,841,985   13,193,557   143,627,195
$29,966,075,373   $46,219,343,217   $35,200,868,585   $17,495,854,659   $7,749,814,912   $5,682,100,016   $39,109,599,005
$ 38,769,025   $ 87,634,910   $ 173,129,097   $ 144,657,123   $ 98,959,251   $   $ 606,098,654
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  (continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

  The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
ASSETS  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value*

$14,864,779,896
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value

129,242,640
Total Investments

14,994,022,536
Cash

5,075,048
Receivable for income related to Select Sector SPDR shares in-kind transactions

8,798
Dividends receivable — unaffiliated issuers

17,005,904
Dividends receivable — affiliated issuers

5,051
Securities lending income receivable — unaffiliated issuers

1,527
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated issuers  

10,841
Prepaid expenses and other assets

5,243
TOTAL ASSETS

15,016,134,948
LIABILITIES  
Payable upon return of securities loaned

114,684,519
Advisory and Administration fees payable

356,772
Custodian fees payable

65,675
Distribution fees payable

361,442
Unitary fees payable

181,249
License fee payable

980,347
Registration and filing fees payable

16,631
Professional fees payable

42,638
Accrued expenses and other liabilities

407,113
TOTAL LIABILITIES

117,096,386
NET ASSETS

$14,899,038,562
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:  
Paid-in Capital

$15,112,847,003
Total distributable earnings (loss)

(213,808,441)
NET ASSETS

$14,899,038,562
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE  
Net asset value per share

$ 74.43
Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

200,174,160
COST OF INVESTMENTS:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers

$14,267,751,587
Investments in affiliated issuers

129,238,396
Total cost of investments

$14,396,989,983
* Includes investments in securities on loan, at value

$ 130,311,644
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

  The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
INVESTMENT INCOME          
Dividend income — unaffiliated issuers

67,024,129   $ 76,510,272   $ 176,098,239
Dividend income — affiliated issuers

2,923   4,174   6,703
Unaffiliated securities lending income

43,379   98,499   8,309
Affiliated securities lending income

129,592   72,064   8,698
Foreign taxes withheld

   
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

67,200,023   76,685,009   176,121,949
EXPENSES          
Advisory and Administration fees

2,050,976   3,257,438   2,044,060
Distribution fees

1,843,708   2,954,222   1,757,409
License fees

2,221,162   3,520,282   2,177,464
Custodian fees

40,511   64,361   40,399
Unitary fees

521,165   822,843   516,028
Trustees’ fees and expenses  

69,836   100,090   58,955
Registration and filing fees

19,681   30,690   16,490
Professional fees

44,440   58,279   36,681
Printing and postage fees

392,750   444,358   380,818
Insurance expense

15,973   21,820   9,924
Miscellaneous expenses

249,164   397,106   205,854
TOTAL EXPENSES

7,469,366   11,671,489   7,244,082
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

$ 59,730,657   $ 65,013,520   $ 168,877,867
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)          
Net realized gain (loss) on:          
Investments — unaffiliated issuers

(206,553,040)   (451,050,649)   (105,738,398)
Investments — affiliated issuers

(2,298)   (3,567)   (10,674)
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated issuers

1,558,003,117   2,119,575,588   603,857,240
In-kind redemptions — affiliated issuers

    5,427
Futures contracts

   
Net realized gain (loss)

1,351,447,779   1,668,521,372   498,113,595
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:          
Investments — unaffiliated issuers

(3,394,582,047)   (1,270,442,519)   617,527,179
Investments — affiliated issuers

756   1,774   1,392
Futures contracts

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(3,394,581,291)   (1,270,440,745)   617,528,571
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

(2,043,133,512)   398,080,627   1,115,642,166
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

$(1,983,402,855)   $ 463,094,147   $1,284,520,033
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
                         
$ 702,194,961   $ 407,199,321   $ 261,001,379   $ 128,632,088   $ 71,668,853   $ 78,565,557   $ 202,511,670
31,321   4,432,230   14,807   10,660     1,086   25,915
6,137   82,320   32,625   15,701   12,217   3,566   201,890
20,314   31,379   28,500   36,946   4,378   9,141   76,774
            (249,564)
702,252,733   411,745,250   261,077,311   128,695,395   71,685,448   78,579,350   202,566,685
                         
4,611,918   6,873,500   5,070,504   2,609,750   1,185,821   803,971   7,192,911
3,933,844   5,841,647   4,527,776   2,334,171   1,018,453   656,028   6,423,526
4,903,835   7,369,306   5,434,981   2,812,176   1,277,186   860,182   7,746,652
91,147   135,827   100,203   51,560   23,431   15,891   142,128
1,164,378   1,735,779   1,280,329   659,349   299,519   202,928   1,816,721
116,859   199,919   151,956   87,159   39,085   21,271   218,841
36,424   59,843   44,157   23,756   10,812   8,555   65,563
67,954   108,472   76,908   54,755   31,473   21,272   106,223
626,425   675,957   590,856   463,048   439,396   173,225   984,284
28,821   45,033   30,934   21,896   10,644   3,290   46,841
430,584   791,404   508,991   303,663   128,098   81,079   771,272
16,012,189   23,836,687   17,817,595   9,421,283   4,463,918   2,847,692   25,514,962
$ 686,240,544   $ 387,908,563   $ 243,259,716   $ 119,274,112   $ 67,221,530   $ 75,731,658   $ 177,051,723
                         
                         
(249,812,378)   (154,563,532)   (41,792,456)   (13,361,684)   (5,272,293)   (9,630,484)   (150,876,494)
3,057   (864,500)   (9,442)   (5,677)   (943)   (370)   (24,211)
4,125,029,358   3,212,256,419   1,999,659,469   1,111,272,276   437,949,700   224,307,631   5,431,182,383
  10,510,870          
27,414,713       (161,684)     667,311   (5,370,749)
3,902,634,750   3,067,339,257   1,957,857,571   1,097,743,231   432,676,464   215,344,088   5,274,910,929
                         
8,155,063,896   (2,591,625,132)   300,301,147   (252,615,324)   328,163,055   87,458,908   (2,708,278,035)
5,175   (7,797,526)   1,434   2,341   996   105   6,272
(2,246,625)       3,942,922     1,034,829   10,933,308
8,152,822,446   (2,599,422,658)   300,302,581   (248,670,061)   328,164,051   88,493,842   (2,697,338,455)
12,055,457,196   467,916,599   2,258,160,152   849,073,170   760,840,515   303,837,930   2,577,572,474
$12,741,697,740   $ 855,825,162   $2,501,419,868   $ 968,347,282   $828,062,045   $379,569,588   $ 2,754,624,197
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS  (continued)
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

  The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
INVESTMENT INCOME  
Dividend income — unaffiliated issuers

$ 201,761,720
Dividend income — affiliated issuers

8,907
Unaffiliated securities lending income

1,803
Affiliated securities lending income

26,122
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

201,798,552
EXPENSES  
Advisory and Administration fees

1,959,535
Distribution fees

1,708,649
License fees

2,100,702
Custodian fees

38,720
Unitary fees

494,903
Trustees’ fees and expenses  

60,129
Registration and filing fees

16,857
Professional fees

39,073
Printing and postage fees

353,240
Insurance expense

11,270
Miscellaneous expenses

203,521
TOTAL EXPENSES

6,986,599
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

$ 194,811,953
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers

(5,004,915)
Investments — affiliated issuers

(3,453)
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated issuers

346,328,865
Net realized gain (loss)

341,320,497
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers

1,679,083,381
Investments — affiliated issuers

664
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

1,679,084,045
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

2,020,404,542
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

$2,215,216,495
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:              
Net investment income (loss)

$ 59,730,657   $ 95,495,406   $ 65,013,520   $ 122,881,343
Net realized gain (loss)

1,351,447,779   2,320,315,595   1,668,521,372   2,727,630,494
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

(3,394,581,291)   1,196,720,146   (1,270,440,745)   894,744,506
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(1,983,402,855)   3,612,531,147   463,094,147   3,745,256,343
Net equalization credits and charges

(3,080,825)   (625,116)   (1,113,605)   723,053
Distributions to shareholders

(58,215,714)   (93,350,467)   (63,215,042)   (123,348,978)
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS:              
Proceeds from shares sold

6,678,344,508   11,124,381,986   11,410,249,715   16,887,124,159
Cost of shares redeemed

(7,963,623,001)   (9,573,576,943)   (11,626,655,475)   (16,684,493,391)
Net income equalization

3,080,825   625,116   1,113,605   (723,053)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

(1,282,197,668)   1,551,430,159   (215,292,155)   201,907,715
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period

(3,326,897,062)   5,069,985,723   183,473,345   3,824,538,133
Net assets at beginning of period

15,176,056,890   10,106,071,167   19,633,736,580   15,809,198,447
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD

$11,849,159,828   $15,176,056,890   $ 19,817,209,925   $ 19,633,736,580
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:              
Shares sold

88,150,000   150,900,000   59,250,000   102,250,000
Shares redeemed

(105,150,000)   (131,700,000)   (61,450,000)   (100,450,000)
Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

(17,000,000)   19,200,000   (2,200,000)   1,800,000
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
                     
$ 168,877,867   $ 331,657,216   $ 686,240,544   $ 873,670,481   $ 387,908,563   $ 610,422,895
498,113,595   1,150,724,231   3,902,634,750   1,029,351,744   3,067,339,257   5,580,105,015
617,528,571   (380,759,153)   8,152,822,446   7,081,524,329   (2,599,422,658)   6,478,241,704
1,284,520,033   1,101,622,294   12,741,697,740   8,984,546,554   855,825,162   12,668,769,614
2,042,916   (2,100,389)   (14,507,498)   36,005,143   (4,297,814)   15,669,602
(156,668,790)   (330,192,564)   (670,704,695)   (933,129,989)   (382,762,571)   (620,652,967)
                     
14,132,586,248   19,938,578,383   19,476,149,817   28,094,738,429   31,388,529,159   58,491,980,218
(11,697,218,586)   (22,639,671,840)   (19,919,520,680)   (19,492,605,558)   (26,391,784,223)   (46,773,810,008)
(2,042,916)   2,100,389   14,507,498   (36,005,143)   4,297,814   (15,669,602)
2,433,324,746   (2,698,993,068)   (428,863,365)   8,566,127,728   5,001,042,750   11,702,500,608
3,563,218,905   (1,929,663,727)   11,627,622,182   16,653,549,436   5,469,807,527   23,766,286,857
11,757,576,195   13,687,239,922   25,084,338,519   8,430,789,083   40,412,690,407   16,646,403,550
$ 15,320,795,100   $ 11,757,576,195   $ 36,711,960,701   $ 25,084,338,519   $ 45,882,497,934   $ 40,412,690,407
                     
189,300,000   290,000,000   310,150,000   624,550,000   800,900,000   1,797,500,000
(157,900,000)   (332,600,000)   (311,050,000)   (424,500,000)   (680,050,000)   (1,412,600,000)
31,400,000   (42,600,000)   (900,000)   200,050,000   120,850,000   384,900,000
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS  (continued)

  The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:              
Net investment income (loss)

$ 243,259,716   $ 416,801,302   $ 119,274,112   $ 236,733,176
Net realized gain (loss)

1,957,857,571   3,400,196,431   1,097,743,231   2,956,551,516
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

300,302,581   1,264,545,932   (248,670,061)   734,570,045
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

2,501,419,868   5,081,543,665   968,347,282   3,927,854,737
Net equalization credits and charges

5,902,151   1,274,032   (4,064,425)   1,546,005
Distributions to shareholders

(246,244,887)   (409,925,315)   (117,490,402)   (241,943,347)
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS:              
Proceeds from shares sold

20,558,014,635   29,361,014,407   10,438,431,747   23,703,127,522
Cost of shares redeemed

(16,140,034,934)   (27,547,231,773)   (12,505,544,753)   (22,201,590,532)
Net income equalization

(5,902,151)   (1,274,032)   4,064,425   (1,546,005)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

4,412,077,550   1,812,508,602   (2,063,048,581)   1,499,990,985
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period

6,673,154,682   6,485,400,984   (1,216,256,126)   5,187,448,380
Net assets at beginning of period

30,358,855,864   23,873,454,880   17,367,181,970   12,179,733,590
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD

$ 37,032,010,546   $ 30,358,855,864   $ 16,150,925,844   $ 17,367,181,970
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:              
Shares sold

154,950,000   242,250,000   101,600,000   252,800,000
Shares redeemed

(122,750,000)   (229,850,000)   (122,300,000)   (233,400,000)
Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

32,200,000   12,400,000   (20,700,000)   19,400,000
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund   The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
                     
$ 67,221,530   $ 130,501,877   $ 75,731,658   $ 59,481,840   $ 177,051,723   $ 322,398,863
432,676,464   1,035,717,045   215,344,088   122,356,929   5,274,910,929   6,302,530,164
328,164,051   (34,117,715)   88,493,842   469,240,178   (2,697,338,455)   3,132,265,670
828,062,045   1,132,101,207   379,569,588   651,078,947   2,754,624,197   9,757,194,697
(1,448,291)   (94,204)   3,991,838   3,560,493   336,798   (4,599,983)
(68,287,263)   (127,713,864)   (80,251,700)   (97,886,559)   (177,309,440)   (316,074,902)
                     
5,348,245,545   12,989,379,344   3,436,105,951   4,788,360,980   19,513,148,743   23,233,034,545
(5,879,666,826)   (10,408,905,093)   (2,287,366,398)   (3,323,817,883)   (17,556,468,940)   (23,746,663,758)
1,448,291   94,204   (3,991,838)   (3,560,493)   (336,798)   4,599,983
(529,972,990)   2,580,568,455   1,144,747,715   1,460,982,604   1,956,343,005   (509,029,230)
228,353,501   3,584,861,594   1,448,057,441   2,017,735,485   4,533,994,560   8,927,490,582
7,501,905,881   3,917,044,287   4,282,141,246   2,264,405,761   43,022,516,199   34,095,025,617
$ 7,730,259,382   $ 7,501,905,881   $ 5,730,198,687   $ 4,282,141,246   $ 47,556,510,759   $ 43,022,516,199
                     
62,100,000   168,250,000   71,050,000   115,000,000   121,400,000   172,150,000
(69,200,000)   (135,000,000)   (48,700,000)   (82,850,000)   (109,800,000)   (176,100,000)
(7,100,000)   33,250,000   22,350,000   32,150,000   11,600,000   (3,950,000)
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS  (continued)

  The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
9/30/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:      
Net investment income (loss)

$ 194,811,953   $ 349,696,232
Net realized gain (loss)

341,320,497   623,159,670
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

1,679,084,045   233,959,292
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

2,215,216,495   1,206,815,194
Net equalization credits and charges

(1,596,951)   (1,339,318)
Distributions to shareholders

(192,605,179)   (374,646,864)
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS:      
Proceeds from shares sold

11,557,067,677   18,829,817,079
Cost of shares redeemed

(10,637,309,651)   (19,111,067,494)
Net income equalization

1,596,951   1,339,318
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from beneficial interest transactions

921,354,977   (279,911,097)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period

2,942,369,342   550,917,915
Net assets at beginning of period

11,956,669,220   11,405,751,305
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD

$ 14,899,038,562   $ 11,956,669,220
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST:      
Shares sold

168,250,000   293,450,000
Shares redeemed

(155,250,000)   (298,300,000)
Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

13,000,000   (4,850,000)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  For the
Period
06/19/18* -

9/30/18(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 80.15   $ 59.40   $ 49.50   $ 48.98   $ 50.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.33   0.54   0.47   0.44   0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

(11.38)   20.73   9.88   0.51   (1.17)
Total from investment operations

(11.05)   21.27   10.35   0.95   (1.08)
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

(0.02)   (0.00)(d)   0.02   0.02   0.19
Distributions to shareholders from:                  
Net investment income

(0.33)   (0.52)   (0.47)   (0.45)   (0.05)
Return of Capital

        (0.08)
Total distributions

(0.33)   (0.52)   (0.47)   (0.45)   (0.13)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 68.75   $ 80.15   $ 59.40   $ 49.50   $ 48.98
Total return (e)

(13.83)%   35.88%   21.05%   2.07%   (1.78)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$11,849,160   $15,176,057   $10,106,071   $6,039,403   $2,035,011
Ratios to average net assets:                  
Total expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.15%(f)
Net expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%(f)
Net investment income (loss)

0.88%(f)   0.73%   0.86%   0.93%   0.62%(f)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)

44%(h)   15%   15%   16%   7%(h)
* Commencement of operations.
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(f) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(h) Period less than one year are not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 179.54   $ 146.99   $ 120.69   $ 117.19   $ 90.09   $ 80.03
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.58   1.09   1.46   1.58   1.49   1.32
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

5.40   32.54   26.34   3.51   26.81   10.07
Total from investment operations

5.98   33.63   27.80   5.09   28.30   11.39
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

(0.01)   0.01   (0.06)   (0.02)   0.09   0.02
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.57)   (1.09)   (1.44)   (1.57)   (1.29)   (1.35)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 184.94   $ 179.54   $ 146.99   $ 120.69   $ 117.19   $ 90.09
Total return (d)

3.31%   22.93%   23.25%   4.45%   31.63%   14.34%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$19,817,210   $19,633,737   $15,809,198   $13,928,314   $16,218,942   $11,518,585
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(e)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

0.61%(e)   0.65%   1.17%   1.40%   1.43%   1.54%
Portfolio turnover rate (f)

10%(g)   23%   11%   6%   23%   6%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(e) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(f) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(g) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 68.83   $ 64.13   $ 61.41   $ 53.92   $ 53.99   $ 53.21
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.93   1.85   1.66   1.60   1.52   1.48
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

6.84   4.67   2.70   7.41   (0.17)   0.72
Total from investment operations

7.77   6.52   4.36   9.01   1.35   2.20
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

0.01   (0.01)   0.00(d)   0.05   0.08   0.04
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.85)   (1.81)   (1.64)   (1.57)   (1.50)   (1.46)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 75.76   $ 68.83   $ 64.13   $ 61.41   $ 53.92   $ 53.99
Total return (e)

11.32%   10.19%   7.32%   17.14%   2.70%   4.21%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$15,320,795   $11,757,576   $13,687,240   $14,015,004   $9,256,716   $8,808,903
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

2.51%(f)   2.71%   2.73%   2.84%   2.84%   2.73%
Portfolio turnover rate (g)

8%(h)   4%   5%   10%   12%   12%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(f) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(h) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.12   $ 29.97   $ 59.18   $ 75.75   $ 68.46   $ 70.62
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

1.41   2.11   2.19   4.01   1.95   2.16(c)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (d)

24.31   22.11   (27.49)   (18.36)   7.32   (2.18)
Total from investment operations

25.72   24.22   (25.30)   (14.35)   9.27   (0.02)
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

(0.03)   0.09   0.08   (0.04)   (0.02)   0.00(e)
Voluntary Contribution from Affiliate

    0.00(e)(f)      
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(1.39)   (2.16)   (3.99)   (2.18)   (1.96)   (2.14)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 76.42   $ 52.12   $ 29.97   $ 59.18   $ 75.75   $ 68.46
Total return (g)

49.83%   81.93%   (44.68)%(h)   (19.08)%   13.64%   (0.01)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$36,711,961   $25,084,339   $8,430,789   $10,014,781   $18,435,159   $16,617,835
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(i)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

4.52%(i)   4.54%   5.08%   6.25%   2.71%   3.12%
Portfolio turnover rate (j)

3%(k)   14%   13%   10%   8%   23%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Net investment income per share and ratio of net investment income to average net assets reflect receipt of special dividend from portfolio holding. The resulting increase to net investment income amounted to $0.44 per share and 0.64% of average net assets. If the special dividends were not received during the year ended September 30, 2017, the total return would have been (0.63)%.
(d) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(e) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(f) Contribution paid by an Affiliate in the amount of $290,417.
(g) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(h) The contribution from an Affiliate had no impact on total return.
(i) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(j) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(k) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 37.53   $ 24.06   $ 28.02   $ 27.58   $ 25.84   $ 19.31
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.33   0.61   0.60   0.57   0.48   0.39
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

0.79   13.44   (3.94)   0.46   1.73   6.50
Total from investment operations

1.12   14.05   (3.34)   1.03   2.21   6.89
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

(0.00)(d)   0.02   (0.02)   (0.03)   0.01   0.03
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.34)   (0.60)   (0.60)   (0.56)   (0.48)   (0.39)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 38.31   $ 37.53   $ 24.06   $ 28.02   $ 27.58   $ 25.84
Total return (e)

2.96%   58.79%   (11.98)%   3.81%   8.58%   36.01%(f)
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$45,882,498   $40,412,690   $16,646,404   $22,552,204   $31,053,806   $27,418,852
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(g)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

1.71%(g)   1.80%   2.30%   2.13%   1.72%   1.65%
Portfolio turnover rate (h)

3%(i)   3%   4%   4%   3%   3%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(f) Includes a non-recurring litigation payment received by the Fund from State Street Corp., an affiliate, which amounted to less than $0.005 per share outstanding as of March 20,2017. This payment resulted in an increase to total return of less than 0.005% for the period ended September 30, 2017.
(g) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(h) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(i) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 127.26   $ 105.56   $ 90.13   $ 95.11   $ 81.76   $ 72.09
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.96   1.85   1.66   2.29   1.31   1.20
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

9.48   21.65   16.08   (5.75)   13.34   9.64
Total from investment operations

10.44   23.50   17.74   (3.46)   14.65   10.84
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

0.02   0.01   (0.00)(d)   (0.02)   0.01   0.02
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.95)   (1.81)   (2.31)   (1.50)   (1.31)   (1.19)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 136.77   $ 127.26   $ 105.56   $ 90.13   $ 95.11   $ 81.76
Total return (e)

8.22%   22.37%   19.90%   (3.65)%   18.10%   15.21%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$37,032,011   $30,358,856   $23,873,455   $16,818,717   $19,632,378   $17,711,627
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

1.46%(f)   1.54%   1.67%   2.53%   1.54%   1.60%
Portfolio turnover rate (g)

1%(h)   4%   3%   2%   5%   4%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(f) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(h) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 97.77   $ 76.98   $ 77.66   $ 78.37   $ 70.99   $ 58.39
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.71   1.27   1.39   1.52   1.30   1.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

5.19   20.81   (0.68)   (0.63)   7.49   12.58
Total from investment operations

5.90   22.08   0.71   0.89   8.79   13.93
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

(0.02)   0.01   0.02   (0.03)   (0.02)   (0.01)
Voluntary contribution from Affiliate

      0.00(d)(e)    
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.73)   (1.30)   (1.41)   (1.57)   (1.39)   (1.32)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 102.92   $ 97.77   $ 76.98   $ 77.66   $ 78.37   $ 70.99
Total return (f)

6.00%   28.74%   1.12%   1.25%(g)   12.43%   24.03%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$16,150,926   $17,367,182   $12,179,734   $9,802,368   $12,925,332   $11,055,679
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(h)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

1.39%(h)   1.33%   1.87%   2.07%   1.74%   2.07%
Portfolio turnover rate (i)

3%(j)   2%   3%   3%   6%   5%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Contribution paid by an Affiliate in the amount of $60,421.
(f) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(g) The contribution from an Affiliate had no impact on total return.
(h) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(i) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(j) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 79.11   $ 63.62   $ 58.17   $ 57.92   $ 56.80   $ 47.75
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.74   1.45   1.23   1.20   1.09   1.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

9.05   15.43   5.47   0.28   1.09   9.06
Total from investment operations

9.79   16.88   6.70   1.48   2.18   10.07
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

(0.02)   (0.00)(d)   (0.03)   (0.03)   0.02   0.03
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.76)   (1.39)   (1.22)   (1.20)   (1.08)   (1.05)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 88.12   $ 79.11   $ 63.62   $ 58.17   $ 57.92   $ 56.80
Total return (e)

12.35%   26.60%   11.76%   2.64%   3.84%   21.33%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$7,730,259   $7,501,906   $3,917,044   $4,201,473   $4,547,766   $4,051,402
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

1.72%(f)   1.83%   2.15%   2.18%   1.84%   1.95%
Portfolio turnover rate (g)

1%(h)   5%   4%   20%   17%   10%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(f) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(h) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 44.47   $ 35.30   $ 39.35   $ 32.62   $ 32.26   $ 32.74
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.68   0.85   0.88   0.95   0.95   0.75
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

3.79   9.66   (3.78)   6.91   0.58   0.11
Total from investment operations

4.47   10.51   (2.90)   7.86   1.53   0.86
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

0.04   0.05   (0.05)   0.01   0.00(d)   (0.08)
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.69)   (1.39)   (1.10)   (1.14)   (1.17)   (1.26)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.29   $ 44.47   $ 35.30   $ 39.35   $ 32.62   $ 32.26
Total return (e)

10.17%   30.42%   (7.46)%   24.64%   4.87%   2.52%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$5,730,199   $4,282,141   $2,264,406   $3,884,273   $2,732,078   $2,354,818
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

2.86%(f)   2.05%   2.42%   2.69%   2.94%   2.38%
Portfolio turnover rate (g)

2%(h)   4%   5%   3%   7%   16%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(f) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(h) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 149.35   $ 116.76   $ 80.51   $ 75.30   $ 59.13   $ 47.78
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

0.60   1.11   1.20   1.05   0.93   0.85
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

9.35   32.60   36.24   5.18   16.17   11.35
Total from investment operations

9.95   33.71   37.44   6.23   17.10   12.20
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

0.00(d)   (0.02)   (0.00)(d)   0.01   0.04   (0.00)(d)
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(0.60)   (1.10)   (1.19)   (1.03)   (0.97)   (0.85)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 158.70   $ 149.35   $ 116.76   $ 80.51   $ 75.30   $ 59.13
Total return (e)

6.65%   28.93%   46.88%   8.44%   29.14%   25.72%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$47,556,511   $43,022,516   $34,095,026   $22,417,160   $22,959,484   $17,832,444
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(f)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

0.75%(f)   0.81%   1.24%   1.44%   1.37%   1.62%
Portfolio turnover rate (g)

3%(h)   4%   3%   6%   19%   4%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(e) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(f) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions on Select Sector SPDR shares.
(h) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  (continued)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period

  The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
  Six Months
Ended
3/31/22
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
9/30/21
  Year
Ended
9/30/20
  Year
Ended
9/30/19(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/18(a)
  Year
Ended
9/30/17(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 63.88   $ 59.40   $ 64.73   $ 52.68   $ 53.05   $ 49.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)

1.03   1.86   2.00   1.90   1.76   1.69
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

10.55   4.61   (5.36)   12.01   (0.28)   4.07
Total from investment operations

11.58   6.47   (3.36)   13.91   1.48   5.76
Net equalization credits and charges (b)

(0.01)   (0.01)   (0.02)   0.01   (0.04)   (0.01)
Distributions to shareholders from:                      
Net investment income

(1.02)   (1.98)   (1.95)   (1.87)   (1.81)   (1.70)
Net asset value, end of period

$ 74.43   $ 63.88   $ 59.40   $ 64.73   $ 52.68   $ 53.05
Total return (d)

18.20%   10.95%   (5.12)%   26.85%   2.89%   11.88%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

$14,899,039   $11,956,669   $11,405,751   $11,296,483   $7,642,260   $7,775,414
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Total expenses

0.11%(e)   0.11%   0.13%   0.13%   0.13%   0.14%
Net investment income (loss)

3.02%(e)   2.89%   3.29%   3.30%   3.37%   3.32%
Portfolio turnover rate (f)

1%(g)   3%   3%   5%   5%   2%
(a) Beginning with the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was audited by Ernst & Young LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
(b) Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares outstanding, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
(c) Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund.
(d) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares at net asset value on the first day and a sale at net asset value on the last day of each period reported. Distributions are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at net asset value per share on the respective payment dates of each distribution. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Broker commission charges are not included in this calculation.
(e) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(f) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered from in-kind processing of creations or redemptions.
(g) Not annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

1.    Organization
The Select Sector SPDR Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of March 31, 2022, the Trust consists of eleven (11) series, each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at $0.01 par value. The financial statements herein relate to the following series (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”):
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
Each Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. The Trust has entered into an Indemnification Agreement with each trustee who is not an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) (each, an “Independent Trustee”) providing for indemnification of the Independent Trustee by the Trust consistent with the foregoing and providing procedures for seeking and obtaining indemnification advancement of expenses. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements:
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
Each Fund's investments are valued at fair value each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the NYSE is not open. Fair value is generally defined as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the valuation in a current sale and may not reflect an actual market price. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to the policy and procedures developed by the Oversight Committee (the “Committee”) and approved by the Board. The Committee provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
Valuation techniques used to value each Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
•  Equity investments (including registered investment companies that are exchange-traded funds) traded on a recognized securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price, as applicable, on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last published sale price or at fair value.
•  Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) or other unitized pooled investment
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vehicles that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”) per share or unit.
•  Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price on the primary market on which they are traded most extensively. Exchange-traded futures contracts traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last reported sale price obtained from independent pricing services or brokers or at fair value.
In the event prices or quotations are not readily available or that the application of these valuation methods results in a price for an investment that is deemed to be not representative of the fair value of such investment, fair value will be determined in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the valuation policy and procedures approved by the Board.
Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund's NAV and the prices used by the Funds' respective Select Sector Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund's performance and the performance of the Fund's respective Select Sector Index. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds' investments.
The Funds value their assets and liabilities at fair value using a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels that prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The categorization of a value determined for an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in it.
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
•  Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability;
•  Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and
•  Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.
The value of each Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2022 is disclosed in each Fund’s respective Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of investments and foreign exchange transactions, if any, are determined using the identified cost method.
Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, or when the information becomes available, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, if any. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains.
Certain Funds invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). REITs determine the tax character of their distributions annually and may characterize a portion of their distributions as a return of capital or capital gain. The Funds' policy is to record all REIT distributions initially as dividend income and re-designate a portion to return of capital or capital gain distributions at year end based on information provided by the REIT and/or SSGA Funds Management, Inc.’s (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”) estimates of such re-designations for which actual information has not yet been reported.
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Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Fund, are applied to that Fund within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Funds within the Trust.
Foreign Taxes
The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, realized and unrealized capital gains on investments or certain foreign currency transactions. Foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with SSGA FM's understanding of the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in the Statements of Operations, if applicable. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Equalization
The Funds follow the accounting practice known as “Equalization” by which a portion of the proceeds from sales and costs of reacquiring Fund shares, equivalent on a per share basis to the amount of distributable net investment income on the date of the transaction, is credited or charged to undistributed net investment income. As a result, undistributed net investment income per share is unaffected by sales or reacquisition of Fund shares. Amounts related to Equalization can be found on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Distributions
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually. Dividends may be declared and paid more frequently or at any other times to improve Index tracking or to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The amount and character of income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with applicable tax regulations which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for U.S. GAAP purposes.
3.    Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures Contracts
The Fund may enter into futures contracts to meet its objectives. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, cash or securities in an amount equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the clearing house. Securities deposited, if any, are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is included in Net cash at broker on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent payments are made or received by Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value, accumulated, exchange rates, and or other transactional fees. The accumulation of those payments are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.
Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to unfavorable changes in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk that the movements in the price of the futures contracts do not correlate with the movement of the assets underlying such contracts.
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For the period ended March 31, 2022, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund entered into futures contracts for cash equitization, to reduce tracking error and to facilitate daily liquidity.
  Asset Derivatives          
  Interest
Rate
Risk
  Foreign
Exchange
Risk
  Credit
Risk
  Equity
Risk
  Commodity
Risk
  Total
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

$—   $—   $—   $ 330,000   $—   $ 330,000
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      1,644,450     1,644,450
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      508,238     508,238
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      7,398,194     7,398,194
  Net Realized Gain (Loss)          
  Interest
Rate
Risk
  Foreign
Exchange
Risk
  Credit
Risk
  Equity
Risk
  Commodity
Risk
  Total
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

$—   $—   $—   $27,414,713   $—   $27,414,713
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      (161,684)     (161,684)
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      667,311     667,311
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      (5,370,749)     (5,370,749)
  Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)          
  Interest
Rate
Risk
  Foreign
Exchange
Risk
  Credit
Risk
  Equity
Risk
  Commodity
Risk
  Total
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

$—   $—   $—   (2,246,625)   $—   (2,246,625)
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      3,942,922     3,942,922
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      1,034,829     1,034,829
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund                      
Futures Contracts

      10,933,308     10,933,308
4.    Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory and Administration Fee
The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with SSGA FM. For its advisory services to the Funds, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee accrued daily and paid monthly. The advisory fee is calculated based upon the average daily net assets of the Trust and allocated pro rata to each Select Sector SPDR Fund based on the relative net assets of each Fund. The advisory fee is a sliding scale fee calculated as follows: (i) 0.05% of average daily net assets of the Trust up to the first $12.5 billion of net assets; (ii) 0.04% of average daily net assets of the Trust up to the next $17.5 billion of net assets; (iii) 0.035% of average daily net assets of the Trust up to the next $20.0 billion of net assets; (iv) 0.03% of average daily net assets of the Trust up to the next $50.0 billion of net assets; (v) 0.0285% of average daily net assets of the Trust up to
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the next $50.0 billion of net assets; (vi) 0.0271% of average daily net assets of the Trust up to the next $50.0 billion of net assets; and (vii) 0.0256% of average daily net assets on the remainder of net assets of the Trust. From time to time, the Adviser may waive all or a portion of its fees.
The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and reimburse certain expenses, until January 31, 2022, so that the annual Fund operating expenses of The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund were limited to no more than 0.1345% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (exclusive of non-recurring account fees and expenses). This contractual fee waiver and/or reimbursement did not provide for the recoupment by the Adviser of any amounts waived or reimbursed. The Adviser did not waive advisory fees or reimburse expenses for The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022. This contractual waiver and/or reimbursement expired January 31, 2022.
The Trust has also entered into an Administration Agreement with SSGA FM to serve as each Fund's Administrator. For its administration services to the Funds, each Fund pays SSGA FM a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at a rate 0.0006% of its average daily net assets.
Unitary Fee
State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent to each Fund of the Trust. A “unitary” fee is paid by each Fund to State Street for custody, sub-administration and transfer agency services provided to the Funds. The unitary fee is calculated based upon the average daily net assets of the Trust and allocated pro rata to each Select Sector SPDR Fund based upon the relative net assets of each Fund. Effective January 1, 2018, the unitary fee structure was amended and is calculated as follows: (i) $0 - $50 billion of net assets of the Trust, 0.015% of average daily net assets; (ii) over $50 billion - $75 billion of net assets of the Trust, 0.0125% of average daily net assets; (iii) over $75 billion - $100 billion of net assets of the Trust, 0.01% of average daily net assets; (iv) over $100 billion - $400 billion of net assets of the Trust, 0.004% of average daily net assets; and (v) over $400 billion of net assets of the Trust, 0.0025% of average daily net assets.
State Street is a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation.
Other Transactions with Affiliates - Securities Lending
State Street, an affiliate of the Funds, acts as the securities lending agent for the Funds, pursuant to an amended and restated securities lending authorization agreement dated July 10, 2017, as amended.
Beginning on January 1, 2022 net proceeds collected by State Street on investment of cash collateral or any fee income less rebates payable to borrowers are paid as follows: If the calendar year to date net proceeds are below a specified threshold across the Funds, each Fund retains eighty five percent (85%) of the net proceeds and fifteen percent (15%) of such net proceeds is payable to State Street. Starting the business day following the date that calendar year to date net proceeds exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund retains ninety percent (90%) of the net proceeds and ten percent (10%) of such net proceeds is payable to State Street. Prior to January 1, 2022, net proceeds were 85% payable to the Funds, and 15% payable to State Street.
In addition, cash collateral from lending activities is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II, an affiliated fund, for which SSGA FM serves as investment adviser. See Note 10 for additional information regarding securities lending.
Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Funds may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street Corporation, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Funds owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2022, are disclosed in the Funds' respective Schedules of Investments.
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Due to Custodian
In certain circumstances, the Funds may have cash overdrafts with the Custodian due to expense payments, capital transactions, trading of securities, investment operations or derivative transactions. The Due to Custodian amount, if any, reflects cash overdrawn with State Street, as custodian, who is an affiliate of the Funds.
5.    Additional Expenses
Distributor
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of the shares of each Fund. Pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan adopted by each Fund in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund is authorized to pay fees, including fees to the Distributor, at an annualized rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Effective February 1, 2021, the Board limited each Fund's 12b-1 fee to an annual rate of 0.03% of its average daily net assets (prior to February 1, 2021, each applicable Fund's 12b-1 fee was limited to an annual rate of 0.035% of its average daily net assets). This limitation is in effect through at least January 31, 2022. In November 2021, the Board further limited each Fund's 12b-1 fee to annual rate of 0.02% of its average daily net assets. This limitation is effective January 31, 2022, through, at least, January 31, 2023.
License Fees
S&P Opco, LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and S&P Global (“S&P”), and NYSE Arca, Inc. (either directly or through affiliates) have entered into a license agreement with respect to each Fund's Select Sector Index. The Trust pays an annual sub-license fee to S&P equal to 0.06% of the average aggregate net assets of all series of the Trust, subject to certain breakpoints. The fees to S&P are generally paid quarterly. Each Fund will pay its proportionate share of the annual sub-license fees based on the relative net assets of each Fund. Effective January 1, 2022, each Fund will pay an annual sub-license fee to S& P based on a percentage of its total expense ratio shown on the financial highlight for the most recent fiscal year. This rate will be applied to the Fund's average daily net assets. Future years' sub-license fee rate will be based on a schedule of percentages applied to the most recent total expense ratio of a Fund shown in the, then, current annual report and applied to the average daily net assets of that Fund.
6.    Trustees’ Fees
The fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees and one interested, non-management trustee are paid directly by the Funds. The Independent Trustees and one interested, non-management trustee are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
7.    Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short term investments) for the period ended March 31, 2022, were as follows:
  Purchases   Sales
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

$5,959,721,030   $7,247,203,335
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

2,190,545,851   2,214,667,113
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

1,044,812,392   1,045,478,879
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

768,354,152   791,496,928
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

1,158,883,705   1,185,232,556
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

268,016,867   279,664,627
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

553,160,837   523,450,247
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

65,836,247   67,927,200
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

147,471,938   101,252,514
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

1,565,720,692   1,561,880,740
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

116,957,975   107,413,634
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For the period ended March 31, 2022, the following Funds had in-kind contributions, redemptions and net realized gains/losses in the amounts as follows:
  In-kind
Contributions
  In-kind
Redemptions
  In-kind Net
Realized
Gains/(Losses)
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

$ 118,335,223   $ 114,032,195   $1,558,003,117
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

8,111,942,750   8,302,533,978   2,119,575,588
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

10,538,653,783   8,102,000,202   603,862,667
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

15,137,522,938   15,575,591,337   4,125,029,358
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

24,686,769,089   19,689,298,179   3,222,767,289
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

14,029,866,904   9,612,549,301   1,999,659,469
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

6,874,249,042   8,934,520,864   1,111,272,276
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

4,097,373,597   4,628,184,639   437,949,700
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

2,759,974,926   1,661,372,469   224,307,631
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

12,613,179,899   10,665,407,011   5,431,182,383
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

8,414,909,230   7,494,490,521   346,328,865
8.    Shareholder Transactions
Each Fund issues and redeems its shares, at NAV, by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund may consist of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to the Trust and/or custodian, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. An additional variable fee may be charged for certain transactions. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Other Capital” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
9.    Income Tax Information
The Funds have qualified and intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. Each Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent it distributes its taxable income, including any net realized capital gains, for each fiscal year. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required.
The Funds file federal and various state and local tax returns as required. No income tax returns are currently under examination. Generally, the federal returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from date of filing, while the state returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon jurisdiction. SSGA FM has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on tax returns for all open years and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that would require recognition of a tax liability.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments and other financial instruments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
  Tax
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

$13,437,039,292   $ 499,441,255   $1,849,123,815   $(1,349,682,560)
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

19,147,367,960   1,685,379,042   930,657,122   754,721,920
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

15,544,234,528   497,123,687   733,953,060   (236,829,373)
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  Tax
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

$30,096,955,114   $6,707,502,711   $ 104,625,229   $ 6,602,877,482
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

46,228,990,859   2,503,957,060   2,837,990,821   (334,033,761)
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

35,204,914,967   3,229,787,956   1,409,579,395   1,820,208,561
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

17,494,124,583   777,327,265   2,084,869,324   (1,307,542,059)
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

7,752,182,928   523,011,011   541,648,723   (18,637,712)
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

5,684,155,350   292,209,340   242,821,196   49,388,144
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

39,122,480,894   9,721,976,496   1,228,982,036   8,492,994,460
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

14,405,014,332   779,746,315   190,738,111   589,008,204
10.    Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend securities to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. The value of the collateral with respect to a loaned security may be temporarily more or less than the value of a security due to market fluctuations of securities values. With respect to each loan, if on any U.S. business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are subject to the loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral on the next business day.
The Funds will regain record ownership of loaned securities to exercise certain beneficial rights; however, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in the securities loaned should the borrower fail financially. In addition, a Fund will bear the risk of loss of any cash collateral that it may invest. Each Fund receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as the lending agent. Additionally, a Fund will receive a fee from the borrower for non-cash collateral equal to a percentage of the market value of the loaned securities.
The market value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2022, and the value of the invested cash collateral are disclosed in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is not disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Funds, and the Funds do not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations, represents the income earned from the non-cash collateral and the investment of cash collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as lending agent.
The following is a summary of the Fund's securities lending agreements and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of March 31, 2022:
Fund   Market Value of
Securities on Loan
  Cash
Collateral
Received
  Non-Cash
Collateral
Received*
  Total
Collateral
Received
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

  $ 245,607,112   $ 239,458,019   $ 14,560,006   $ 254,018,025
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

  267,579,226   80,293,118   198,913,086   279,206,204
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

  28,507,992   28,783,386     28,783,386
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

  38,769,025     40,653,295   40,653,295
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

  87,634,910   33,798,829   57,103,693   90,902,522
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

  173,129,097   21,331,314   157,608,907   178,940,221
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

  144,657,123   43,019,956   107,278,123   150,298,079
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

  98,959,251   10,589,732   91,086,584   101,676,316
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

  606,098,654   54,400,968   579,915,558   634,316,526
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

  130,311,644   114,684,519   18,878,500   133,563,019
* The non-cash collateral includes U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities.
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The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of March 31, 2022:
        Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
as of March 31, 2022
Fund   Securities
Lending
Transactions
  Overnight
and
Continuous
  <30 Days   Between
30 & 90
Days
  >90 Days   Total
Borrowings
  Gross Amount
of Recognized
Liabilities for
Securities Lending Transactions
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   $239,458,019   $—   $—   $—   $239,458,019   $239,458,019
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   80,293,118         80,293,118   80,293,118
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   28,783,386         28,783,386   28,783,386
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   33,798,829         33,798,829   33,798,829
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   21,331,314         21,331,314   21,331,314
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   43,019,956         43,019,956   43,019,956
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   10,589,732         10,589,732   10,589,732
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   54,400,968         54,400,968   54,400,968
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

  Common Stocks   114,684,519         114,684,519   114,684,519
11.    Risks
Concentration Risk
As a result of the Funds' ability to invest a large percentage of their assets in obligations of issuers within the same country, state, region, currency or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of the Funds' investments more than if the Funds were more broadly diversified.
Market Risk
A Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on a Fund and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China in December 2019 has spread globally. In an organized attempt to contain and mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, governments and businesses world-wide have taken aggressive measures, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of and delays in the delivery of healthcare services and processes, the cancellation of organized events and educational institutions, the disruption of production and supply chains, a decline in consumer demand for certain goods and services, and general concern and uncertainty, all of which have contributed to increased volatility in global markets. The effects of COVID-19 will likely affect certain sectors and industries more dramatically than others, which may adversely affect the value of a Fund’s investments in those sectors or industries. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations, the global economy, individual companies and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to limited health care resources. Political, economic and social stresses caused by COVID-19 also may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The duration of COVID-19 and its effects cannot be determined at this time, but the effects could be present for an extended period of time.
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12.    Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
The table below illustrates your Fund’s cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in each Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
      Actual   Hypothetical (assuming a 5%
return before expenses)
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period(a)
  Ending Account
Value
  Expenses Paid
During Period(a)
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11%   $ 861.70   $0.51   $1,024.40   $0.56
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,033.10   0.56   1,024.40   0.56
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,113.20   0.58   1,024.40   0.56
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,498.30   0.69   1,024.40   0.56
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,029.60   0.56   1,024.40   0.56
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,082.20   0.57   1,024.40   0.56
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,060.00   0.56   1,024.40   0.56
The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,123.50   0.58   1,024.40   0.56
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,101.70   0.58   1,024.40   0.56
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,066.50   0.57   1,024.40   0.56
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

0.11   1,182.00   0.60   1,024.40   0.56
(a) Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 182, then divided by 365.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have adopted a liquidity risk management program (the "Program"). The Program’s principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, based on factors specific to the circumstances of the Fund. Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that a Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund.
SSGA FM has been designated by the Board to administer the Funds’ Program. Over the course of the prior year, SSGA FM provided the Board with reports addressing the operations of the Program and assessing its adequacy and the effectiveness of the Program's implementation for periods ending June 2021 and December 2021 including:
the Program supported each Fund’s ability to honor redemption requests timely;
the Program supported SSGA FM’s management of each Fund’s liquidity profile, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions;
no material liquidity issues were identified during the period;
there were no material changes to the Program during the period;
the implementation of the Program was effective to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk; and
the Program operated adequately during the period.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
Premium/Discount Information
Information regarding how often the Shares of each Fund traded on the exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund during the past calendar year can be found at www.sectorspdr.com.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
The Funds have adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Funds’ investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to Funds’ portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-Sector-ETF (1-866-732-8673) (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted for the prior 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year by calling the same number and on the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov, and on the Funds’ website at www.sectorspdr.com.
Shareholder Meeting Results
Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires registered management companies to report on all subject matters put to the vote of shareholders and provide final results. Shareholders were asked to participate in a special meeting of shareholders on October 29, 2021 (the “Shareholder Meeting”) for the purpose of electing trustees. Each Nominee was approved by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares voting at the Shareholder Meeting. The final results of the Shareholder Meeting are reported in the following table.
Proposal : To elect the following as Trustees of the Trust:
Trustee Nominee Name Shares For Shares Withheld
Allison Grant Williams 2,018,805,430.112 8,446,342,163
Sheila Hartnett-Devlin 2,018,505,396.167 8,746,376.108
James Jessee 2,018,682,127.524 8,569,644.751
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Trustee Nominee Name Shares For Shares Withheld
Teresa Polley 2,018,840,484.986 8,411,287.289
Ashley T. Rabun 2,009,049,386.873 18,202,385.402
James E. Ross 2,015,282,401.356 11,969,370.919
Rory Tobin 2,018,755,160.639 8,496,611.636
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Following the Funds' first and third fiscal quarter-ends, complete Schedules of Investments are filed with the SEC as exhibits on Form N-PORT, which can be found on the Funds' website at www.sectorspdr.com and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Schedules of Investments are available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-866-Sector-ETF (1-866-732-8673) (toll free).
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TRUSTEES
Cheryl Burgermeister
Allison Grant Williams
Sheila Hartnett-Devlin
James Jessee
Teresa Polley
Ashley T. Rabun, Chairperson
James E. Ross, Interested Non-Management Trustee
Rory Tobin, Interested Trustee
R. Charles Tschampion
INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
DISTRIBUTOR
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80203
CUSTODIAN, SUB-ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
LEGAL COUNSEL
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus from the Distributor, ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., by calling 1-866-SECTOR-ETF (1-866-732-8673). Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.


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