AboutThe companies included in each Select Sector Index are selected on the basis of general industry classification from a universe of companies defined by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock® Index (“S&P 500®”). The eleven Select Sector Indexes (each a “Select Sector Index”) upon which the Select Sector SPDR Funds are based together comprise all of the companies in the S&P 500. The Financials Sector Index seeks to provide an effective representation of the financial sector of the S&P 500 Index. The Index includes companies from the following industries: financial services; insurance; banks; capital markets; mortgage real estate investment trusts (“REITs”); and consumer finance.
