Disclaimer
The shares ("Shares") of KBW ETFs, a series of the streetTRACKS Series Trust are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ("KBW"). KBW makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Shares or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Shares particularly or the ability of the KBW Regional Banking, Capital Markets, Bank and Insurance Indexes to track general stock market performance. KBW's only relationship to State Street Bank and Trust Company is the licensing of certain trademarks and tradenames of KBW and the KBW Regional Banking, Capital Markets, Bank and Insurance Indexes which are determined, composed and calculated by KBW without regard to State Street Bank and Trust, streetTRACKS or the Shares. KBW has no obligation to take the needs of State Street Bank and Trust Company or the owners of the shares into consideration in determining, composing, or calculating the KBW Regional Banking, Capital Markets, Bank and Insurance Indexes. KBW is not responsible for and has not participated in any determination or calculation made with respect to issuance or redemption of the Shares. KBW has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Shares.
Performance numbers for funds less than 1 year old are cumulative. Performance periods under 1 year reflect performance for the fund and benchmark(s) from the fund's inception date to the periods shown above.
Prior to January 8, 2007 the KBW Regional Bank ETF was known as the streetTRACKS® KBW Regional Bank ETF; KBW Bank ETF was known as the streetTRACKS® KBW Bank ETF; KBW Insurance ETF was known as the streetTRACKS® KBW Insurance ETF; KBW Capital Markets ETF was known as the streetTRACKS® KBW Capital Markets ETF.
In general, ETFs can be expected to move up or down in value with the value of the applicable index. Although ETFs may be bought and sold on the exchange through any brokerage account, ETFs are not individually redeemable from the Fund. Investors may acquire ETFs and tender them for redemption through the Fund in Creation Unit Aggregations only, please see the prospectus for more details.
Shares of the ETFs funds are not insured by the FDIC or by another governmental agency; they are not obligations of the FDIC nor are they deposits or obligations of or guaranteed by KBW or State Street Bank and Trust Company.
Funds investing in a single sector may be subject to more volatility than funds investing in a diverse group of sectors.
KBW ETFs are distributed by State Street Global Markets, LLC, member NASD, SIPC.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
This communication is not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy the securities mentioned. The information relating to any company herein is derived from publicly available sources and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such information.
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