Why Invest in SPY?

The SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY) has inspired innovative use cases that help investors meet their investment goals.

6 Traditional Ways to Invest in SPY

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Diversification

With SPY, gain exposure to more than 500 companies in a single trade via the S&P 500® — helping you to build diversified portfolios.

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Managing Risk

Investors can use SPY to manage risk in ways only institutional traders could access previously.

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Strategic Asset Allocation

Buy and hold SPY in a portfolio to potentially capture long-term growth.

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Liquidity

SPY can help you get in and out of markets fast, easily, and at a relatively attractive cost.

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Transition Management

With SPY, you can stay invested in the broad US equity market while you determine your next investment move.

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Tactical Asset Allocation

You can use SPY as a liquid proxy for large-cap US stocks when making tactical allocation decisions.

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Supporting Innovative Investing Approaches

Our Global Chief Investment Officer, Lori Heinel, shares how SPY can be used beyond building resilient portfolios.

2 Advanced Ways to Use SPY

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Hedging

When investors anticipate a market downturn, SPY can act as a hedge to potentially safeguard portfolios against downside risks.

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Liquidity Management

Because SPY is highly liquid, you can use it to manage portfolio liquidity — as a source of cash for redemption requests, a liquidity sleeve, and more.

Get to Know SPY — The Market’s First US ETF

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The SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY) is a U.S. domiciled ETF. The Australian domiciled SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY) was first quoted on the AQUA market of the ASX on 13/10/2014 and offers CHESS Depository Interests over interests in the U.S. SPY fund.

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Equity securities may fluctuate in value and can decline significantly in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions.

Passively managed funds invest by sampling the index, holding a range of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics. This may cause the fund to experience tracking errors relative to performance of the index.

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This communication is not intended to be an investment recommendation or investment advice and should not be relied upon as such.

Frequent trading of ETFs could significantly increase commissions and other costs such that they may offset any savings from low fees or costs.

While the shares of ETFs are tradable on secondary markets, they may not readily trade in all market conditions and may trade at significant discounts in periods of market stress.

The 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. The 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 the Fund and its investments.