As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2012

File No. 811-9170
File No. 333-31247

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 15
TO

Form S-6

A.		Exact name of Trust:
		SPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST
		(formerly: DIAMONDS TRUST SERIES 1)
B.		Name of Depositor:
		PDR SERVICES LLC
C.		Complete address of Depositor’s principal executive office:
		PDR SERVICES LLC
		c/o NYSE Euronext
		11 Wall Street
		New York, New York 10005
D.		Name and complete address of agent for service:
		Marija Willen, Esq.
		PDR SERVICES LLC
		c/o NYSE Euronext
		11 Wall Street
		New York, New York 10005
		Copy to:
		Nora M. Jordan, Esq.
		Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
		450 Lexington Avenue
		New York, New York 10017
E.		Title of securities being registered:
		An indefinite number of Trust Units pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company    Act of 1940.
F.		Approximate date of proposed public offering:
		AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF    THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
		þ Check box if it is proposed that this filing will become effective on February 22, 2012    at 5:00 p.m. pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

 

 

SPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST

Cross Reference Sheet

Pursuant to Regulation C
Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended

(Form N-8B-2 Items required by Instruction 1
as to Prospectus in Form S-6)

Form N-8B-2				Form S-6
Item Number				Heading in Prospectus
I. Organization and General Information
1.		(a) Name of Trust		Prospectus Front Cover
		(b) Title of securities issued		Prospectus Front Cover
2.		Name, address and Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Number of Depositor		Sponsor
3.		Name, address and Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Number of Trustee		Trustee
4.		Name, address and Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Number of principal underwriter		*
5.		State of organization of Trust		Highlights
6.		(a) Dates of execution and termination of Trust Agreement		Summary — Essential Information as of October 31, 2011
		(b) Dates of execution and termination of Trust Agreement		Same as set forth in 6(a)
7.		Changes of name		*
8.		Fiscal Year		Summary — Essential Information as of October 31, 2011
9.		Material Litigation		*
II. General Description of the Trust and Securities of the Trust
10.		(a) Registered or bearer securities		Creation of Creation Units — Securities Depository; Book-Entry-Only System
		(b) Cumulative or distributive		Highlights
		(c) Rights of holders as to withdrawal or redemption		Redemption of Trust Units
		(d) Rights of holders as to conversion, transfer, etc.		Administration of the Trust — Rights of Beneficial Owners
		(e) Lapses or defaults in principal payments with respect to periodic payment plan certificates		*
		(f) Voting rights		Administration of the Trust — Rights of Beneficial Owners
		(g) Notice to holders as to change in:
		(1) Composition of Trust assets		*
		(2) Terms and conditions of Trust’s securities		Administration of the Trust — Amendments to the Trust Agreement
		(3) Provisions of Trust Agreement		Same as set forth in 10(g)(2)

Form N-8B-2						Form S-6
Item Number						Heading in Prospectus
				(4) Identity of depositor and trustee		Sponsor; Trustee
		(h)		Consent of holders required to change:
				(1) Composition of Trust assets		*
				(2) Terms and conditions of Trust’s securities		Administration of the Trust — Amendments to the Trust Agreement
				(3) Provisions of Trust Agreement		Same as set forth in 10(h)(2)
				(4) Identity of depositor and trustee		Sponsor; Trustee
		(i)		Other principal features of the securities		The Trust
11.		Type of securities comprising units				The Portfolio
12		Certain information regarding securities comprising periodic payment certificates				*
13		(a)		Certain information regarding loads, fees, expenses and charges		Expenses of the Trust; Redemption of Trust Units
		(b)		Certain information regarding periodic payment plan certificates		*
		(c)		Certain percentages		Same as set forth in 13(a)
		(d)		Reasons for certain differences in prices		*
		(e)		Certain other loads, fees, or charges payable by holders		*
		(f)		Certain profits receivable by depositor, principal underwriters, custodian, trustee or affiliated persons		The Portfolio — Adjustments to the Portfolio Deposit
		(g)		Ratio of annual charges and deductions to income		*
14.		Issuance of Trust’s securities				Creation of Creation Units
15.		Receipt and handling of payments from purchasers				The Trust
16.		Acquisition and disposition of underlying securities				Creation of Creation Units; The Portfolio; Administration of the Trust
17.		(a)		Withdrawal or redemption by holders		Administration of the Trust — Rights of Beneficial Owners; Redemption of Trust Units
		(b)		Persons entitled or required to redeem or repurchase securities		Same as set forth in 17(a)
		(c)		Cancellation or resale of repurchased or redeemed securities		Same as set forth in 17(a)
18.		(a)		Receipt, custody and disposition of income		Administration of the Trust — Distributions to Beneficial Owners
		(b)		Reinvestment of distributions		Dividend Reinvestment Service
		(c)		Reserves or special funds		Same as set forth in 18(a) Administration
		(d)		Schedule of distributions		of the Trust — Distributions to Beneficial Owners
19.		Records, accounts and reports				The DJIA; Distribution of Trust Units; Expenses of the Trust; Administration of the Trust — Distributions to Beneficial Owners; Statements to Beneficial Owners; Annual Reports

Form N-8B-2						Form S-6
Item Number						Heading in Prospectus
20.		Certain miscellaneous provisions of Trust Agreement
		(a)		Amendments		Administration of the Trust — Amendments to the Trust Agreement
		(b)		Extension or termination		Administration of the Trust — Termination of the Trust Agreement; Summary — Essential Information as of October 31, 2011
		(c)		Removal or resignation of trustee		Trustee
		(d)		Successor trustee		Same as set forth in 20(c)
		(e)		Removal or resignation of depositor		Sponsor
		(f)		Successor depositor		Same as set forth in 20(e)
21.		Loans to security holders				*
22.		Limitations on liabilities				Trustee; Sponsor
23.		Bonding arrangements				*
24.		Other material provisions of Trust Agreement				*
III. Organization, Personnel and Affiliated Persons of Depositor
25.		Organization of depositor				Sponsor
26.		Fees received by depositor				*
27.		Business of depositor				Sponsor
28.		Certain information as to officials and affiliated persons of depositor				Sponsor
29.		Ownership of voting securities of depositor				Sponsor
30.		Persons controlling depositor				Sponsor
31.		Payments by depositor for certain services rendered to Trust				*
32.		Payments by depositor for certain other services rendered to Trust				*
33.		Remuneration of employees of depositor for certain services rendered to Trust				*
34.		Compensation of other persons for certain services rendered to Trust				*
IV. Distribution and Redemption of Securities
35.		Distribution of Trust’s securities in states				*
36.		Suspension of sales of Trust’s securities				*
37.		Denial or revocation of authority to distribute				*
38.		(a)		Method of distribution		Creation of Creation Units
		(b)		Underwriting agreements		Highlights
		(c)		Selling agreements		Same as set forth in 38(b)
39.		(a)		Organization of principal underwriter		Highlights
		(b)		NASD membership of principal underwriter		Highlights
40.		Certain fees received by principal underwriters				*
41.		(a)		Business of principal underwriters		Highlights
		(b)		Branch offices of principal underwriters		*

Form N-8B-2						Form S-6
Item Number						Heading in Prospectus
		(c)		Salesmen of principal underwriters		*
42.		Ownership of Trust’s securities by certain persons				*
43.		Certain brokerage commissions received by principal underwriters				*
44.		(a)		Method of valuation for determining offering price		The Portfolio; Valuation
		(b)		Schedule as to components of offering price		*
		(c)		Variation in offering price to certain persons		*
45.		Suspension of redemption rights				Redemption of Trust Units
46.		(a)		Certain information regarding redemption or withdrawal valuation		Valuation; Redemption of Trust Units
		(b)		Schedule as to components of redemption price		*
47.		Maintenance of position in underlying securities				The Trust; The Portfolio; Valuation; Administration of the Trust — Distributions to Beneficial Owners
V. Information Concerning the Trustee or Custodian
48.		Organization and regulation of trustee				Trustee
49.		Fees and expenses of trustee				Expenses of the Trust; Redemption of Trust Units
50.		Trustee’s lien				Expenses of the Trust; Redemption of Trust Units
VI. Information Concerning Insurance of Holders of Securities
51.		(a)		Name and address of insurance company		*
		(b)		Types of policies		*
		(c)		Types of risks insured and excluded		*
		(d)		Coverage		*
		(e)		Beneficiaries		*
		(f)		Terms and manner of cancellation		*
		(g)		Method of determining premiums		*
		(h)		Aggregate premiums paid		*
		(i)		Recipients of premiums		*
		(j)		Other material provisions of Trust Agreement relating to insurance		*
VII. Policy of Registrant
52.		(a)		Method of selecting and eliminating securities from the Trust		Creation of Creation Units; The Portfolio; Administration of the Trust
		(b)		Elimination of securities from the Trust		The Portfolio
		(c)		Policy of Trust regarding substitution and elimination of securities		The Portfolio; Administration of the Trust
		(d)		Description of any other fundamental policy of the Trust		*
		(e)		Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act		Code of Ethics
53.		(a)		Taxable status of the Trust		Federal Income Taxes
		(b)		Qualification of the Trust as a regulated investment company		Same as set forth in 53(b)
VIII. Financial and Statistical Information
54.		Information regarding the Trust’s last ten fiscal years				*

Form N-8B-2				Form S-6
Item Number				Heading in Prospectus
55.		Certain information regarding periodic payment plan certificates		*
56.		Certain information regarding periodic payment plan certificates		*
57.		Certain information regarding periodic payment plan certificates		*
58.		Certain information regarding periodic payment plan certificates		*
59.		Financial statements (Instruction 1(c) to Form S-6)		*

Undertaking to File Reports

     Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such supplementary and periodic information, documents, and reports as may be prescribed by any rule or regulations of the Commission heretofore or hereafter duly adopted pursuant to authority conferred in that section.

Prospectus

 

SPDR^® DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE^sm

ETF TRUST

(“SPDR DJIA TRUST”)

(A Unit Investment Trust)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPONSOR: PDR SERVICES LLC

(Wholly Owned by NYSE Euronext)

 

 

 

 

 

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES NOR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

 

 

 

Prospectus Dated February 22, 2012

 

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT 2012 PDR Services LLC

 

SPDR DJIA TRUST

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

“Dow Jones Industrial Average^sm”, “DJIA^®”, “Dow Jones^®”, “The Dow^®” and “DIAMONDS^®” are trademarks and service marks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by State Street Global Markets, LLC pursuant to a “License Agreement” with Dow Jones and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes to the Trust, PDR Services LLC and NYSE Arca, Inc. pursuant to separate “Sublicenses.” SPDR DJIA Trust is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones and Dow Jones makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Trust.

 

“SPDR^®” is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”), an affiliate of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and has been licensed for use by State Street Corporation. No financial product offered by State Street Corporation or its affiliates is sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P or its affiliates, and S&P and its affiliates make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units/shares in such products.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR DJIA Trust (the “Trust”) is a unit investment trust that issues securities called “Trust Units” or “Units”. The Trust is organized under the laws of the State of New York and is governed by a trust agreement between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Trustee”) and PDR Services LLC (the “Sponsor”), dated and executed as of January 13, 1998, as amended (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Trust Units represent an undivided ownership interest in a portfolio of all of the common stocks (“Portfolio Securities” or, collectively, “Portfolio”) of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (“DJIA”).

 

 

The investment objective of the Trust is to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the DJIA. Current information regarding the value of the DJIA is available from market information services. Dow Jones obtains information for inclusion in, or for use in the calculation of, the DJIA from sources Dow Jones considers reliable. None of Dow Jones, the Sponsor, the Trust, the Trustee, NYSE Arca, Inc. or its affiliates accepts responsibility for or guarantees the accuracy and/or completeness of the DJIA or any data included in the DJIA.

 

The Trust holds securities and cash and is not actively “managed” by traditional methods, which would typically involve effecting changes in an investment portfolio on the basis of judgments relating to economic, financial and market considerations. To maintain the correspondence between the composition and weightings of Portfolio Securities and the component stocks of the DJIA (“Index Securities”), the Trustee adjusts the Portfolio from time to time to conform to periodic changes in the identity and/or relative weightings of Index Securities. The Trustee generally makes these adjustments to the Portfolio within three (3) Business Days (defined below) before or after the day on which changes in the DJIA are scheduled to take effect. Any change in the identity or weighting of an Index Security will result in a corresponding adjustment to the prescribed Portfolio Deposit (as defined below in “Highlights — Creation Orders Must be Placed with the Distributor”) effective on any day that the New York Stock Exchange LLC (the “NYSE”) is open for business (“Business Day”) either prior to, on, or following the day on which the change to the DJIA takes effect after the close of the market.

 

The value of Trust Units fluctuates in relation to changes in the value of the Portfolio. The market price of each individual Unit may not be identical to the net asset value (“NAV”) of such Unit but historically, these two valuations have generally been close. See the table “Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums for the SPDR DJIA Trust: Bid/Ask Price vs. Net Asset Value (NAV) as of 12/31/11” herein.

 

Units are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange” or “NYSE Arca”), and are bought and sold in the secondary market like ordinary shares of stock at any time during the trading day. Units are traded on the Exchange in 100 Unit round lots, but can be traded in odd lots of as little as one Unit. The Exchange may halt trading of Units under certain circumstances, as summarized herein. See “Exchange Listing.”

 

 

Secondary market purchases and sales of Units are subject to ordinary brokerage commissions and charges.

 

 

The Trust issues and redeems Units only in specified large lots of 50,000 Units or multiples thereof, which are referred to as “Creation Units.” Fractional Creation Units may be created or redeemed only in limited circumstances.*

 

Creation Units are issued by the Trust to certain persons known as “Authorized Participants” who, after placing a creation order with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) as facilitated through the Trustee, deposit with the Trustee a specified portfolio of securities substantially similar in composition and weighting to the Index Securities in the DJIA, and a cash payment, if any, generally equal to dividends on the securities (net of expenses) accumulated up to the time of the deposit. If the Trustee determines that one or more Index Securities are likely to be unavailable, or available in insufficient quantity, for delivery upon creation of Creation Units, the Trustee may permit, in lieu thereof, the cash equivalent value of one or more of these Index Securities to be included in the Portfolio Deposit as a part of the Cash Component (as defined below in “Highlights — Creation Orders Must be Placed with the Distributor”). If a creator is restricted by regulation or otherwise from investing or engaging in a transaction in one or more Index Securities, the Trustee may permit, in lieu of the inclusion of such Index Securities in the stock portion of the Portfolio Deposit, the cash equivalent value of such Index Securities to be included in the Portfolio Deposit based on the market value of such Index Securities as of the Evaluation Time on the date such creation order is deemed received by the Distributor as part of the Cash Component.

 

Creation Units are redeemable in kind only and are not redeemable for cash. Upon receipt of one or more Creation Units, the Trust delivers to the redeeming holder a portfolio of Index Securities (based on NAV of the Trust), together with a Cash Redemption Payment (as defined below in “Redemption of Trust Units — Procedures for Redemption of Creation Units”) that on any given Business Day is an amount

 

 

 * See, however, the discussion of termination of the Trust in this Prospectus for a description of the circumstances in which Units may be redeemed in less than a Creation Unit size aggregation of 50,000 Units.

identical to the Cash Component of a Portfolio Deposit. If the Trustee determines that one or more Index Securities are likely to be unavailable or available in insufficient quantity for delivery by the Trust upon the redemption of Creation Units, the Trustee may deliver, in lieu thereof, the cash equivalent value of one or more of these Index Securities, based on their market value as of the Evaluation Time on the date the redemption order is deemed received by the Trustee, as part of the Cash Redemption Payment.

 

 

All orders for Creation Units must be placed with the Distributor as facilitated through the Trustee. To be eligible to place these orders, an entity or person must be an “Authorized Participant,” which is either (a) a “Participating Party,” or (b) a “DTC Participant,” and in each case must have executed an agreement with the Distributor and the Trustee (“Participant Agreement”). The term “Participating Party” means a broker-dealer or other participant in the Clearing Process (as defined below) through the Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”), a clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the term “DTC Participant” means a participant in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). Payment for orders is made by deposits with the Trustee of a portfolio of securities, substantially similar in composition and weighting to Index Securities, and a cash payment in an amount equal to the Dividend Equivalent Payment (as defined below), plus or minus the Balancing Amount (as defined below in “The Portfolio — Adjustments to the Portfolio Deposit”). “Dividend Equivalent Payment” is an amount equal, on a per Creation Unit basis, to the dividends on the Portfolio (with ex-dividend dates within the accumulation period), net of expenses and accrued liabilities for such period (including, without limitation, (i) taxes or other governmental charges against the Trust not previously deducted, if any, (ii) accrued fees of the Trustee and (iii) other expenses of the Trust (including legal and auditing expenses) not previously deducted), calculated as if all of the Portfolio Securities had been held for the entire accumulation period for such distribution. The Dividend Equivalent Payment and the Balancing Amount collectively are referred to as the “Cash Component” and the deposit of a portfolio of securities and the Cash Component collectively are referred to as a “Portfolio Deposit.” Persons placing creation orders must deposit Portfolio Deposits either (i) through the CNS clearing process of NSCC (the “Clearing Process”) or (ii) with the Trustee outside the Clearing Process (i.e., through the facilities of DTC).

 

The Distributor acts as underwriter of Trust Units on an agency basis. The Distributor maintains records of the orders placed with it and the confirmations of acceptance and furnishes confirmations of acceptance of the orders to those placing such orders. The Distributor also is responsible for delivering a prospectus to persons creating Trust Units. The Distributor also maintains a record of the delivery instructions in response to orders and may provide certain other administrative services, such as those related to state securities law compliance.

The Distributor is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Colorado and is located at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203, toll free number: 1-866-732-8673. The Distributor is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The Sponsor pays the Distributor for its services a flat annual fee. The Sponsor will not seek reimbursement for such payment from the Trust without obtaining prior exemptive relief from the SEC.

 

 

The expenses of the Trust are accrued daily and reflected in the NAV of the Trust.

 

 

 

 

Future expense accruals will depend primarily on the level of the Trust’s net assets and the level of expenses.

 

 

 

 

The bar chart below (“Bar Chart”) and the table on the next page entitled “Average Annual Total Returns (For Periods Ending December 31, 2011)” (“Table”) provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Trust by showing the variability of the Trust’s returns based on net assets and comparing the Trust’s performance to the performance of the DJIA. Past performance (both before and after tax) is not necessarily an indication of how the Trust will perform in the future.

 

The after-tax returns presented in the Table are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those shown below. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Units through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The total returns in the Bar Chart below, as well as the total and after-tax returns presented in the Table, do not reflect Transaction Fees payable by those persons purchasing and redeeming Creation Units, nor brokerage commissions incurred by those persons purchasing and selling Units in the secondary market (see footnotes (2) and (3) to the Table).

 

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Trust for each full calendar year for the past 10 years ended December 31, 2011. During the period shown above (January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2011), the highest quarterly return for the Trust was 15.71% for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and the lowest was −18.39% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

 

Average Annual Total Returns* (for periods ending December 31, 2011)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR DJIA TRUST

 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
SINCE INCEPTION⁽¹⁾

 

 

 

 

 

The transaction fee payable to the Trustee in connection with each creation and redemption of Creation Units made through the Clearing Process (“Transaction Fee”) is non-refundable, regardless of the NAV of the Trust. The Transaction Fee is $1,000 per Participating Party per day, regardless of the number of Creation Units created or redeemed on such day. The $1,000 charge is subject to a limit not to exceed 0.10% (10 basis points) of the value of one Creation Unit at the time of creation (“10 Basis Point Limit”).

 

For creations and redemptions outside the Clearing Process, an additional amount not to exceed three (3) times the Transaction Fee applicable for one Creation Unit is charged per Creation Unit per day. Under the current schedule, therefore, the total fee charged in connection with creating or redeeming one Creation Unit outside the Clearing Process would be $1,000 (the Transaction Fee for the creation or redemption of one Creation Unit) plus an additional amount up to $3,000 (3 times $1,000), for a total not to exceed $4,000. Creators and redeemers restricted from engaging in transactions in one or more Index Securities may pay the Trustee the Transaction Fee and may pay an additional amount per Creation Unit not to exceed three (3) times the Transaction Fee applicable for one Creation Unit.

 

 

DTC or its nominee is the record or registered owner of all outstanding Units. Beneficial ownership of Units is shown on the records of DTC or its participants. Individual certificates are not issued for Units. See “Creation of Creation Units—Securities Depository; Book-Entry-Only System.”

 

 

Unitholders receive each calendar month an amount corresponding to the amount of any cash dividends declared on the Portfolio Securities during the applicable period, net of fees and expenses associated with operation of the Trust, and taxes, if applicable. Because of such fees and expenses, the dividend yield for Units is ordinarily less than that of the DJIA. Investors should consult their tax advisors regarding tax consequences associated with Trust dividends, as well as those associated with Unit sales or redemptions.

 

Monthly distributions based on the amount of dividends payable with respect to Portfolio Securities and other income received by the Trust, net of fees and expenses, and taxes, if applicable, are made via DTC and its participants to Beneficial Owners on each Dividend Payment Date (as defined below in “Administration of the Trust—Distributions to Beneficial Owners”). Any capital gain income recognized by the Trust in any taxable year that is not previously distributed during the year ordinarily is to be distributed at least annually in January of the following taxable year. The Trust may make additional distributions shortly after the end of the year in order to satisfy

certain distribution requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Although all income distributions are currently made monthly, under certain limited circumstances the Trustee may vary the periodicity with which distributions are made. Those Beneficial Owners interested in reinvesting their monthly distributions may do so through a dividend reinvestment service, if one is offered by their broker-dealer. Under limited certain circumstances, special dividend payments also may be made to the Beneficial Owners. See “Administration of the Trust — Distributions to Beneficial Owners”.

 

 

For its taxable year ended October 31, 2011, the Trust believes that it qualified for tax treatment as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code (a “RIC”). The Trust intends to continue to qualify as a RIC. As a RIC, the Trust will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax for any taxable year on income, including net capital gains, that it distributes to the holders of Units, provided that it distributes on a timely basis at least 90% of its “investment company taxable income” (generally, its taxable income other than net capital gain) for such taxable year. In addition, provided that the Trust distributes during each calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income and capital gains, the Trust will not be subject to U.S. federal excise tax. The Trust intends to distribute annually its entire “investment company taxable income” and net capital gain. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, (a) distributions to an individual or other non-corporate investor during a taxable year of such investor beginning before January 1, 2013 will be treated as “qualified dividend income,” which is subject to tax at rates applicable to long-term capital gains, to the extent that such distributions are made out of “qualified dividend income” received by the Trust and (b) distributions to a corporate investor will qualify for the dividends-received deduction to the extent that such distributions are made out of qualifying dividends received by the Trust, provided, in each case, that the investor meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to its Units. The Trust’s regular monthly distributions are based on the dividend performance of the Portfolio during such monthly distribution period rather than the actual taxable income of the Trust. As a result, a portion of the distributions of the Trust may be treated as a return of capital or as capital gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes or the Trust may be required to make additional distributions to maintain its status as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

 

Subchapter M of the Code imposes certain asset diversification requirements. The Trustee may adjust the composition of the Portfolio at any time if, in the Trustee’s view, such adjustment is necessary to ensure continued qualification of the Trust as a “regulated investment company” for tax purposes.

 

 

The Trust has a specified term. The Trust is scheduled to terminate on the first to occur of (a) January 13, 2123 or (b) the date 20 years after the death of the last survivor of fifteen persons named in the Trust Agreement, the oldest of whom was born in 1994 and the youngest of whom was born in 1997. Upon termination, the Trust may be liquidated and pro rata shares of the assets of the Trust, net of certain fees and expenses, distributed to holders of Units.

 

 

Purchases of Trust Units by investment companies are subject to restrictions pursuant to Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Trust has received an SEC order that permits registered investment companies to invest in Units beyond these limits, subject to certain conditions and terms. One such condition is that registered investment companies relying on the order must enter into a written agreement with the Trust. Registered investment companies wishing to learn more about the order and the agreement should contact the Distributor by telephone at 1-866-732-8673.

 

The Trust itself is also subject to the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1). This means that, absent an exemption or SEC relief, (a) the Trust cannot invest in any registered investment company, to the extent that the Trust would own more than 3% of that registered investment company’s outstanding shares, (b) the Trust cannot invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one registered investment company, and (c) the Trust cannot invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of registered investment companies in the aggregate.

 

Investors can lose money by investing in Units. Prospective investors should carefully consider the risk factors described below together with all of the other information included in this Prospectus before deciding to invest in Units.

 

Investment in the Trust involves the risks inherent in an investment in any equity security.  An investment in the Trust is subject to the risks of any investment in a portfolio of large-capitalization common stocks, including the risk that the general level of stock prices may decline, thereby adversely affecting the value of such investment. The value of Portfolio Securities may fluctuate in accordance with changes in the financial condition of the issuers of Portfolio Securities, the value of common stocks generally and other factors. The identity and weighting of Index Securities and the Portfolio Securities change from time to time.

 

The financial condition of issuers of Portfolio Securities may become impaired or the general condition of the stock market may deteriorate, either of which may cause a decrease in the value of the Portfolio and thus in the value of Units. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases

and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. These investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and interest rates, economic expansion or contraction, and global or regional political, economic and banking crises.

 

Holders of common stocks of any given issuer incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks or debt obligations of the issuer because the rights of common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, generally are subordinate to the rights of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks issued by, such issuer. Further, unlike debt securities that typically have a stated principal amount payable at maturity, or preferred stocks that typically have a liquidation preference and may have stated optional or mandatory redemption provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity. Common stock values are subject to market fluctuations as long as the common stock remains outstanding. The value of the Portfolio will fluctuate over the entire life of the Trust.

 

The Trust may have significant investments in one or more specific industries or sectors, subjecting it to risks greater than general market risk.

 

There can be no assurance that the issuers of Portfolio Securities will pay dividends.  Distributions generally depend upon the declaration of dividends by the issuers of Portfolio Securities and the declaration of such dividends generally depends upon various factors, including the financial condition of the issuers and general economic conditions.

 

The Trust is not actively managed.  The Trust is not actively “managed” by traditional methods, and therefore the adverse financial condition of an issuer will not result in its elimination from the Portfolio unless such issuer is removed from the DJIA.

 

A liquid trading market for certain Portfolio Securities may not exist.  Although most of the Portfolio Securities are listed on a national securities exchange, the principal trading market for some may be in the over-the-counter market. The existence of a liquid trading market for certain Portfolio Securities may depend on whether dealers will make a market in such stocks. There can be no assurance that a market will be made or maintained for any Portfolio Securities or that any such market will be or remain liquid. The price at which Portfolio Securities may be sold and the value of the Portfolio will be adversely affected if trading markets for Portfolio Securities are limited or absent.

 

The Trust may not exactly replicate the performance of the DJIA.  The Trust may not be able to replicate exactly the performance of the DJIA because the total return generated by the Portfolio is reduced by Trust expenses and transaction costs incurred in adjusting the actual balance of the Portfolio. In addition, it is possible that the Trust may not always fully replicate the performance of the DJIA due to the unavailability of certain Index Securities in the secondary market or due to other

extraordinary circumstances. In addition, the Trust’s portfolio may deviate from the DJIA to the extent required to ensure continued qualification as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code.

 

Investment in the Trust may have adverse tax consequences.  Investors in the Trust should consider the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Trust Units. For a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Trust Units, see “Federal Income Taxes” herein.

 

NAV may not always correspond to market price.  The NAV of Units in Creation Unit size aggregations and, proportionately, the NAV per Unit, change as fluctuations occur in the market value of Portfolio Securities. Investors should be aware that the aggregate public trading market price of 50,000 Units may be different from the NAV of a Creation Unit (i.e., 50,000 Units may trade at a premium over, or at a discount to, the NAV of a Creation Unit) and similarly the public trading market price per Unit may be different from the NAV of a Creation Unit on a per Unit basis. This price difference may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Units are closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of Index Securities trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. Investors also should note that the size of the Trust in terms of total assets held may change substantially over time and from time to time as Creation Units are created and redeemed.

 

The Exchange may halt trading in Trust Units.  Units are listed for trading on the Exchange under the market symbol DIA. Trading in Trust Units may be halted under certain circumstances as summarized herein. See “Exchange Listing.” Also, there can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of Trust Units will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. The Trust will be terminated if Trust Units are delisted from the Exchange.

 

An investment in Trust Units is not the same as a direct investment in the Index Securities or other equity securities.  Trust Units are subject to risks other than those inherent in an investment in the Index Securities or other equity securities, in that the selection of the stocks included in the Portfolio, the expenses associated with the Trust, or other factors distinguishing an ownership interest in a trust from the direct ownership of a portfolio of stocks may affect trading in Trust Units differently from trading in the Index Securities or other equity securities.

 

Additionally, Trust Units may perform differently than other investments in portfolios containing large capitalization stocks based upon or derived from an index other than the DJIA. For example, the great majority of component stocks of the DJIA are drawn from among the largest of the large capitalization universe, while other indexes may represent a broader sampling of stocks within capitalization ranges. Large capitalization companies usually cannot respond as quickly as smaller companies to competitive challenges and their growth rates tend to lag the growth rates of well-managed smaller companies during strong economic periods. Also,

other indexes may use different methods for assigning relative weights to the index components than the price weighted method used by the DJIA. As a result, DJIA accords relatively more weight to stocks with a higher price-to-market capitalization ratio than a similar market capitalization-weighted index.

 

The regular settlement period for Creation Units may be reduced.  Except as otherwise specifically noted, the time frames for delivery of stocks, cash, or Trust Units in connection with creation and redemption activity within the Clearing Process are based on NSCC’s current “regular way” settlement period of three (3) days during which NSCC is open for business (each such day, an “NSCC Business Day”). NSCC may, in the future, reduce such “regular way” settlement period, in which case there may be a corresponding reduction in settlement periods applicable to Units creations and redemptions.

 

Clearing and settlement of Creation Units may be delayed or fail.  The Trustee delivers a portfolio of stocks for each Creation Unit delivered for redemption substantially identical in weighting and composition to the stock portion of a Portfolio Deposit as in effect on the date the request for redemption is deemed received by the Trustee. If the redemption is processed through the Clearing Process, the stocks that are not delivered are covered by NSCC’s guarantee of the completion of such delivery. Any stocks not received on settlement date are marked-to-market until delivery is completed. The Trust, to the extent it has not already done so, remains obligated to deliver the stocks to NSCC, and the market risk of any increase in the value of the stocks until delivery is made by the Trust to NSCC could adversely affect the NAV of the Trust. Investors should note that the stocks to be delivered to a redeemer submitting a redemption request outside of the Clearing Process that are not delivered to such redeemer are not covered by NSCC’s guarantee of completion of delivery.

 

Buying or selling Trust Units incurs costs.  Purchases and sales of exchange traded securities involve both brokerage and “spread” costs. Investors buying or selling Trust Units will incur a commission, fee or other charges imposed by the broker executing the transaction. In addition, investors will also bear the cost of the “spread,” which is the difference between the “bid” (the price at which securities professionals will buy Trust Units) and the “ask” or “offer” (the price at which securities professionals are willing to sell Trust Units). Frequent trading in Trust Units by an investor may involve brokerage and spread costs that may have a significant negative effect upon the investor’s overall investment results. This may be especially true for investors who make frequent periodic investments in small amounts of Trust Units over a lengthy time period.

SPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Trustee and Unitholders of SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (the “Trust”) at October 31, 2011, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Trustee. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 16, 2011

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2011

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Statements of Operations

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2011

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SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is a unit investment trust created under the laws of the State of New York and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust was created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase a security representing a proportionate undivided interest in a portfolio of securities consisting of substantially all of the component common stocks, in substantially the same weighting, which comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the “DJIA”). Each unit of fractional undivided interest in the Trust is referred to as a “Unit”. The Trust commenced operations on January 14, 1998 upon the initial issuance of 500,000 Units (equivalent to ten “Creation Units” — see Note 4) in exchange for a portfolio of securities assembled to reflect the intended portfolio composition of the Trust.

 

Under the Amended and Restated Standard Terms and Conditions of the Trust, as amended (“Trust Agreement”), PDR Services, LLC, as Sponsor of the Trust (“Sponsor”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee of the Trust (“Trustee”), are indemnified against certain liabilities arising from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts 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. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of material loss to be remote.

 

On February 15, 2011, NYSE Euronext (the parent of the Sponsor) and Deutsche Börse AG announced that they have entered into a business combination agreement which was subsequently approved by their shareholders. This transaction is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities in the U.S. and Europe, and other closing conditions.

 

 

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 requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These financial statements are presented in United States dollars.

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
October 31, 2011

 

Security Valuation

 

The value of the Trust’s portfolio securities is based on the market price of the securities, which generally means a valuation obtained from an exchange or other market (or based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange or other market) or a valuation obtained from an independent pricing service. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately reflect the fair value of the security, the security will be valued by another method that the Trustee believes will better reflect fair value in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and procedures. The Trustee has established a Pricing and Investment Committee (the “Committee”) for purposes of valuing securities for which market quotations are not readily available or do not otherwise accurately reflect the fair value of the security. The Committee, subject to oversight by the Trustee, may use fair value pricing in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to, situations when trading in a security has been suspended or halted. Accordingly, the Trust’s net asset value may reflect certain portfolio securities’ fair values rather than their market prices. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determination for a security is materially different than the value that could be received on the sale of the security.

 

The Trust continues to follow the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements and the fair value option for financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance for the fair value option for financial assets and financial liabilities provides the Trust the irrevocable option to measure many financial assets and liabilities at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. The guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

 

 

 

Investments that use Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (e.g., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
October 31, 2011

 

1933, as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (e.g., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which the Trust’s net assets are computed and that may materially affect the value of the Trust’s investments). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, and significant market fluctuations.

 

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Trust’s net asset value and the prices used by the DJIA, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Trust’s performance and the performance of the DJIA. The inputs or methodology used for valuation are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. The type of inputs used to value each security is identified in the Schedule of Investments, which also includes a breakdown of the Trust’s investments by industry.

 

Subsequent Events

 

Events or transactions occurring after the year end through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by management in the preparation of the financial statements and no items were noted requiring additional disclosure or adjustment.

 

Investment Risk

 

The Trust’s investments are exposed to risks, such as market risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

 

An investment in the Trust involves risks similar to those of investing in any fund of equity securities, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The value of a Unit will decline, more or less, in correlation with any decline in value of the DJIA. The values of equity securities could decline generally or could underperform other investments. The Trust would not sell an equity security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble unless that security were removed from the DJIA.

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
October 31, 2011

 

Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Distributions to Unitholders

 

The Trust declares and distributes dividends from net investment income to its holders of Units (“Unitholders”) monthly. The Trust declares and distributes net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

Broker-dealers, at their own discretion, may offer a dividend reinvestment service under which additional Units may be purchased in the secondary market at current market prices. Investors should consult their broker-dealer for further information regarding any dividend reinvestment service offered by such broker-dealer.

 

Equalization

 

The Trust follows the accounting practice known as “Equalization” by which a portion of the proceeds from sales and costs of reacquiring the Trust’s Units, equivalent on a per Unit 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 Unit is unaffected by sales or reacquisitions of the Trust’s Units.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax

 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Trust has qualified as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (a “RIC”) and intends to continue to qualify as a RIC. As a RIC, the Trust will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax for any taxable year on income, including net capital gains, that it distributes to the Unitholders, provided that it distributes on a timely basis at least 90% of its “investment company taxable income” (generally, its taxable income other than net capital gain) for such taxable year. In addition, provided that the Trust distributes during each calendar year substantially all of its ordinary income and capital gains, the Trust will not be subject to U.S. federal excise tax.

 

The Trust has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years as of October 31, 2011 and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Trust’s Financial Statements. The Trust’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Trust’s major tax jurisdictions, which include

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
October 31, 2011

 

the United States of America and the State of New York. The Trust recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement Operations. There were none for the year ending October 31, 2011.

 

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 was enacted. The Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs, and, with certain exceptions, is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for capital losses to be carried forward indefinitely. Rules in effect previously limit the carryforward period to eight years. Capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after effective date of the Act must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

 

During the year ended October 31, 2011, the Trust reclassified $688,055,722 of non-taxable security gains realized in the in-kind redemption of Creation Units (Note 4) as an increase to paid in capital in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. At October 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $12,653,118,708; accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation was $196,829,766 and gross unrealized depreciation was $1,775,539,706, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $1,578,709,940.

 

At October 31, 2011, the Trust had capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset any net realized gains, expiring October 31:

 

 

During the tax year ended October 31, 2011, $68,716,435 of capital loss carryforwards expired.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
October 31, 2011

 

As of October 31, 2011, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on the tax basis were undistributed ordinary income of $16,878,749, undistributed long term capital gain of $0 and unrealized depreciation of $1,578,709,940.

 

 

In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trustee maintains the Trust’s accounting records, acts as custodian and transfer agent to the Trust, and provides administrative services, including filing of certain regulatory reports. The Trustee is also responsible for determining the composition of the portfolio of securities which must be delivered and/or received in exchange for the issuance and/or redemption of Creation Units of the Trust, and for adjusting the composition of the Trust’s portfolio from time to time to conform to changes in the composition and/or weighting structure of the DJIA. For these services, the Trustee received a fee at the following annual rates for the year ended October 31, 2011:

 

 

The Adjustment Amount is the sum of (a) the excess or deficiency of transaction fees received by the Trustee, less the expenses incurred in processing orders for creation and redemption of Units and (b) the amounts earned by the Trustee with respect to the cash held by the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust. During the year ended October 31, 2011, the Adjustment Amount reduced the Trustee’s fee by $527,613. The Adjustment Amount included an excess of net transaction fees from processing orders of $506,415 and a Trustee earning credit of $21,198.

 

The Sponsor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE Euronext, agreed to reimburse the Trust for, or assume, the ordinary operating expenses of the Trust which exceeded 18.00/100 of 1% per annum of the daily net asset value of the Trust. There were no such reimbursements by the Sponsor for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011, October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009.

 

Dow Jones and State Street Global Markets, LLC (“SSGM”) have entered into a License Agreement. The License Agreement grants SSGM, an affiliate of the Trustee, a license to use the DJIA as a basis for determining the composition of the

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
October 31, 2011

 

Portfolio and to use certain trade names and trademarks of Dow Jones in connection with the Portfolio. The Trustee on behalf of the Trust, the Sponsor and NYSE Arca, Inc. have each received a sublicense from SSGM for the use of the DJIA and such trade names and trademarks in connection with their rights and duties with respect to the Trust. The License Agreement may be amended without the consent of any of the owners of beneficial interest of Units. Currently, the License Agreement is scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2017, but its term may be extended without the consent of any of the owners of beneficial interests of Units. Pursuant to such arrangements and in accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trust reimburses the Sponsor for payment of fees under the License Agreement to Dow Jones equal to 0.05% on the first $1 billion of the then rolling average asset balance, and 0.04% on any excess rolling average asset balance over and above $1 billion. The minimum annual fee for the Trust is $1 million.

 

The Sponsor has entered into an agreement with SSGM (the “Marketing Agent”) pursuant to which the Marketing Agent has agreed to market and promote the Trust. The Marketing Agent is reimbursed by the Sponsor for the expenses it incurs for providing such services out of amounts that the Trust reimburses the Sponsor. Expenses incurred by the Marketing Agent include but are not limited to: printing and distribution of marketing materials describing the Trust, associated legal, consulting, advertising and marketing costs and other out-of-pocket expenses.

 

 

Units are issued and redeemed by the Trust only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 50,000 Units. Such transactions are only permitted on an in-kind basis, with a separate cash payment which is equivalent to the undistributed net investment income per Unit (income equalization) and a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per Unit of the Trust on the transaction date. A transaction fee of $1,000 is charged in connection with each creation or redemption of Creation Units through the clearing process per participating party per day, regardless of the number of Creation Units created or redeemed. In the case of creations and redemptions outside of the clearing process, the Transaction Fee plus and additional amount not to exceed three (3) times the Transaction Fee applicable for one Creation Unit per Creation Unit redeemed, and such amount is deducted from the amount delivered to the redeemer. Transaction Fees are received by the Trustee and used to defray the expense of processing orders.

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
October 31, 2011

 

 

For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Trust had net in-kind contributions, net in-kind redemptions, purchases and sales of investment securities of $13,905,575,250, $11,461,062,135, $0 and $14,071,990, respectively. Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations includes net gains resulting from in-kind transactions of $688,067,005.

 

 

As indicated in Note 1 to the Financial Statements, on February 15, 2011, NYSE Euronext (the parent of the Sponsor) and Deutsche Börse AG announced that they had entered into a business combination agreement, which was subsequently approved by their shareholders. The transaction was subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities in the U.S. and Europe, and other closing conditions. On February 1, 2012, the EU Competition Commission issued a formal decision disapproving the proposed business combination. In light of the EU Commission’s decision, on February 2, 2012, NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse announced that they mutually agreed to terminate the business combination agreement.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Other Information

October 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

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Tax Information

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the percentage of Trust distributions which qualify for the corporate dividends paid deduction for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 is 100.00%.

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 certain dividends paid by the Trust may be designated as qualified dividend income and subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2011 Form 1099-DIV.

 

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF DISCOUNTS AND PREMIUMS

 

Bid/Ask Price(1) vs. Net Asset Value

As of October 31, 2011

 

 

Comparison of Total Returns Based on Nav and Bid/Ask Price(1)
As of October 31, 2011

 

The table below is provided to compare the Trust’s total pre-tax returns at NAV with the total pre-tax returns based on bid/ask price and the performance of the DJIA. Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Trust will perform in the future.

 

Cummulative Total Return

 

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Other Information

October 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

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Average Annual Total Return

 

 

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2011

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See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2011

 

INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2011*

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

The Trust, a registered investment company, is an exchange traded fund or “ETF.” The Trust continuously issues and redeems “in-kind” its Trust Units only in large lot sizes, known as Creation Units, at their once-daily NAV. Units are listed individually for trading on the Exchange at prices established throughout the trading day, like any other listed equity security trading on the Exchange in the secondary market.

 

 

Before trading on the Exchange in the secondary market, Trust Units are created at NAV in Creation Units. This occurs when Portfolio Deposits are made through the Clearing Process or outside the Clearing Process by a person who executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor and the Trustee. The Distributor will reject any order that is not submitted in proper form. A creation order is deemed received by the Distributor on the date on which it is placed (“Transmittal Date”) if (a) such order is received by the Trustee not later than the Closing Time (as defined below in “Creation of Creation Units — Procedures for Creation of Creation Units”) on such Transmittal Date and (b) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. The Transaction Fee is charged at the time of creation of a Creation Unit, and an additional amount not to exceed three (3) times the Transaction Fee applicable for one Creation Unit is charged for creations outside the Clearing Process, in part due to the increased expense associated with settlement.

 

The Trustee, at the direction of the Sponsor, may increase*, reduce or waive the Transaction Fee (and/or the additional amounts charged in connection with creations and/or redemptions outside the Clearing Process) for certain lot-size creations and/or redemptions of Creation Units. The Sponsor has the right to vary the lot-size of Creation Units subject to such an increase, reduction or waiver. The existence of any such variation will be disclosed in the then current Prospectus.

 

The DJIA is a price-weighted stock index; that is, the component stocks of the DJIA are represented in exactly equal share amounts and therefore are accorded relative importance in the DJIA based on their prices. The shares of common stock of the stock portion of a Portfolio Deposit on any date of deposit will reflect the composition of the component stocks of the DJIA on such day. The portfolio of Index Securities that is the basis for a Portfolio Deposit varies as changes are made in the composition of the Index Securities. Further, the Trustee is permitted to take account of changes to the identity or weighting of any Index Security resulting from a change to the Index by making a corresponding adjustment to the Portfolio Deposit within one (1) Business Day before or after the day on which the change to the DJIA takes effect.

 

 

 * Any such increase is subject to the 10 Basis Point Limit discussed above under “Highlights—A Transaction Fee is Payable for Each Creation and for Each Redemption of Creation Units.”

 

The Trustee makes available to NSCC** before the commencement of trading on each Business Day a list of the names and required number of shares of each of the Index Securities in the current Portfolio Deposit as well as the amount of the Dividend Equivalent Payment for the previous Business Day. Under certain extraordinary circumstances which may make it impossible for the Trustee to provide such information to NSCC on a given Business Day, NSCC will use the information regarding the identity of the Index Securities of the Portfolio Deposit on the previous Business Day. The identity of each Index Security required for a Portfolio Deposit, as in effect on October 31, 2011, is set forth in the above Schedule of Investments. The Sponsor makes available (a) on each Business Day, the Dividend Equivalent Payment, on a per Unit basis, effective through and including the previous Business Day and (b) every 15 seconds throughout the day at the Exchange a number representing, on a per Unit basis, the sum of the Dividend Equivalent Payment effective through and including the previous Business Day, plus the current value of the securities portion of a Portfolio Deposit as in effect on such day (which value may occasionally include a cash in lieu amount to compensate for the omission of a particular Index Security from such Portfolio Deposit). Such information is calculated based upon the best information available to the Sponsor and may be calculated by other persons designated to do so by the Sponsor. The inability of the Sponsor to provide such information will not by itself result in a halt in the trading of Units on the Exchange.

 

Upon receipt of one or more Portfolio Deposits, following acceptance by the Distributor of an order to create Units, the Trustee (a) delivers one or more Creation Units to DTC, (b) removes the Unit position from its account at DTC and allocates it to the account of the DTC Participant acting on behalf of the investor(s) creating Creation Unit(s), (c) increases the aggregate value of the Portfolio, and (d) decreases the fractional undivided interest in the Trust represented by each Unit.

 

Under certain circumstances, (a) a portion of the stock portion of a Portfolio Deposit may consist of contracts to purchase certain Index Securities or (b) a portion of the Cash Component may consist of cash in an amount required to enable the Trustee to purchase such Index Securities. If there is a failure to deliver Index Securities that are the subject of such contracts to purchase, the Trustee will acquire such Index Securities in a timely manner. To the extent the price of any such Index Security increases or decreases between the time of creation and the time of its purchase and delivery, Units will represent fewer or more shares of such Index Security. Therefore, price fluctuations during the period from the time the cash is received by the Trustee to the time the requisite Index Securities are purchased and delivered will affect the value of all Units.

 

 

 ** As of December 31, 2011, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”) owned 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NSCC. Also as of such date, NYSE Euronext, the parent company of the Sponsor, and its affiliates collectively owned less than 0.4% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of DTCC (“DTCC Shares”), and the Trustee owned 6.22% of DTCC Shares.

 

All creation orders must be placed in Creation Units and must be received by the Trustee by no later than the closing time of the regular trading session on the NYSE (“Closing Time”) (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. New York time), in each case on the date such order is placed, in order for creation to be effected based on the NAV of the Trust as determined on such date. Orders must be transmitted by telephone, through the Internet or other transmission method(s) acceptable to the Distributor and the Trustee, pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement and/or described in this Prospectus. In addition, orders submitted through the Internet must also comply with the terms and provisions of the State Street Fund Connect Buy-Side User Agreement and other applicable agreements and documents, including but not limited to the applicable Fund Connect User Guide or successor documents. Severe economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure, may impede the ability to reach the Distributor, the Trustee, a Participating Party or a DTC Participant.

 

Units may be created in advance of receipt by the Trustee of all or a portion of the Portfolio Deposit. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the Units on the date the order is placed in proper form, because in addition to available Index Securities, cash collateral must be deposited with the Trustee in an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Cash Component, plus (b) 115% of the market value of the undelivered Index Securities (“Additional Cash Deposit”). The Trustee holds such Additional Cash Deposit as collateral in an account separate and apart from the Trust. An order will be deemed received on the Business Day on which it is placed so long as (a) the order is placed in proper form before the Closing Time on such Business Day and (b) federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with the Trustee by 11:00 a.m. New York time the next Business Day.

 

If the order is not placed in proper form by the Closing Time or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 11:00 a.m. New York time on the next Business Day, the order may be deemed to be rejected and the investor will be liable to the Trust for any losses resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash must be deposited with the Trustee, pending delivery of the missing Index Securities, to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trustee in an amount at least equal to 115% of the daily mark-to-market value of the missing Index Securities. If missing Index Securities are not received by 1:00 p.m. New York time on the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received and if a mark-to-market payment is not made within one (1) Business Day following notification by the Distributor that such a payment is required, the Trustee may use the Additional Cash Deposit to purchase the missing Index Securities of the Portfolio Deposit. The Trustee will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit only once all of the missing Index Securities have been properly received or purchased by the Trustee and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a Transaction Fee will be imposed in an amount not to exceed that charged for creations outside the Clearing Process as disclosed under the heading “Highlights — A Transaction Fee is

Payable for Each Creation and for Each Redemption of Creation Units.” The delivery of Creation Units created as described above will occur no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received. The Participant Agreement for any Participating Party intending to follow these procedures contains terms and conditions permitting the Trustee to buy the missing portion(s) of a Portfolio Deposit at any time and will subject the Participating Party to liability for any shortfall between the cost to the Trust of purchasing such stocks and the value of such collateral. The Participating Party is liable to the Trust for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. The Trust will have no liability for any such shortfall.

 

All questions as to the number of shares of each Index Security, the amount of the Cash Component and the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for deposit of any Index Securities to be delivered are resolved by the Trustee. The Trustee may reject a creation order if (a) the depositor or group of depositors, upon obtaining the Units ordered, would own 80% or more of the current outstanding Units, (b) the Portfolio Deposit is not in proper form; (c) acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would have certain adverse tax consequences; (d) the acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (e) the acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would otherwise have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of Beneficial Owners; or (f) circumstances outside the control of the Trustee make it for all practical purposes impossible to process creations of Units. The Trustee and the Sponsor are under no duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Portfolio Deposits or any component thereof and neither of them will incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

 

 

Creation Units created through the Clearing Process must be delivered through a Participating Party that has executed a Participant Agreement. The Participant Agreement authorizes the Trustee to transmit to the Participating Party such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the creation order. Pursuant to the trade instructions from the Trustee to NSCC, the Participating Party agrees to transfer the requisite Index Securities (or contracts to purchase such Index Securities that are expected to be delivered through the Clearing Process in a “regular way” manner by the third NSCC Business Day) and the Cash Component to the Trustee, together with such additional information as may be required by the Trustee.

 

 

Creation Units created outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement and has stated in its order that it is not using the Clearing Process and that creation will instead be effected through a transfer of stocks and cash. The requisite number of Index Securities must be delivered through DTC to the account of the Trustee by no later than 11:00 a.m. of the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date. The Trustee,

through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system, must receive the Cash Component no later than 2:00 p.m. New York time on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date. If the Trustee does not receive both the requisite Index Securities and the Cash Component in a timely fashion, the order will be cancelled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, the cancelled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using a Portfolio Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the current NAV of the Trust. The delivery of Units so created will occur no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the day on which the creation order is deemed received by the Distributor.

 

 

DTC acts as securities depository for the Trust Units. Units are represented by one or more global securities, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

 

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC* was created to hold securities of its participants referred to herein as DTC Participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants through electronic book-entry changes in their accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. Access to the DTC system also is available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”).

 

Upon the settlement date of any creation, transfer or redemption of Units, DTC credits or debits, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the amount of Units so created, transferred or redeemed to the accounts of the appropriate DTC Participants. The accounts to be credited and charged are designated by the Trustee to NSCC, in the case of a creation or redemption through the Clearing Process, or by the Trustee and the DTC Participant, in the case of a creation or redemption outside of the Clearing Process. Beneficial ownership of Units is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in Units (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners are expected to receive

 

 

 *  As of December 31, 2011, DTCC owned 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the common stock of DTC.

from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of Units. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability of certain investors to acquire beneficial interests in Units.

 

As long as Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, is the registered owner of Units, references to the registered or record owner of Units shall mean Cede & Co. and shall not mean the Beneficial Owners of Units. Beneficial Owners of Units are not entitled to have Units registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive form and will not be considered the record or registered holders thereof under the Trust Agreement. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC, the DTC Participant and any Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise any rights under the Trust Agreement.

 

The Trustee recognizes DTC or its nominee as the owner of all Units for all purposes except as expressly set forth in the Trust Agreement. Pursuant to the agreement between the Trustee and DTC (“Depository Agreement”), DTC is required to make available to the Trustee upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of the Units holdings of each DTC Participant. The Trustee inquires of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding Units, directly or indirectly, through the DTC Participant. The Trustee provides each such DTC Participant with copies of any notice, statement or other communication, in the form, number and at the place as the DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that the notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by the DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to the Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust pays to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expense attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. The foregoing interaction between the Trustee and DTC Participants may be direct or indirect (i.e., through a third party.)

 

Distributions are made to DTC or its nominee. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of distributions in respect of Units, is required immediately to credit DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in Units, as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of Units held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants. Neither the Trustee nor the Sponsor has or will have any responsibility or liability for any aspects of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in Units, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.

DTC may discontinue providing its service with respect to Units at any time by giving notice to the Trustee and the Sponsor, provided that it discharges its responsibilities with respect thereto in accordance with applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Trustee and the Sponsor shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such a replacement is unavailable, to terminate the Trust.

 

Trust Units are redeemable only in Creation Units. Creation Units are redeemable in kind only and are not redeemable for cash except as described under “Highlights—Termination of the Trust.”

 

Redemption orders must be placed with a Participating Party (for redemptions through the Clearing Process) or DTC Participant (for redemptions outside the Clearing Process), as applicable, in the form required by such Participating Party or DTC Participant. A particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement, and redemption orders may have to be placed by the broker through a Participating Party or a DTC Participant who has executed a Participant Agreement. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement. Redeemers should afford sufficient time to permit (a) proper submission of the order by a Participating Party or DTC Participant to the Trustee and (b) the receipt by the Trustee of the Units to be redeemed and any Excess Cash Amounts (as defined below) in a timely manner. Orders for redemption effected outside the Clearing Process are likely to require transmittal by the DTC Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date than orders effected using the Clearing Process. These deadlines vary by institution. Persons redeeming outside the Clearing Process are required to transfer Units through DTC and Excess Cash Amounts, if any, through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner.

 

Requests for redemption may be made on any Business Day to the Trustee (not to the Distributor). In the case of redemptions made through the Clearing Process, the Transaction Fee is deducted from the amount delivered to the redeemer. In the case of redemptions outside the Clearing Process, the Transaction Fee plus an additional amount not to exceed three (3) times the Transaction Fee applicable for one Creation Unit per Creation Unit redeemed, and such amount is deducted from the amount delivered to the redeemer.

 

The Trustee transfers to the redeeming Beneficial Owner via DTC and the relevant DTC Participant(s) a portfolio of stocks for each Creation Unit delivered, generally identical in weighting and composition to the stock portion of a Portfolio Deposit as in effect (a) on the date a request for redemption is deemed received by the Trustee or (b) in the case of the termination of the Trust, on the date that notice of the termination of the Trust is given. The Trustee also transfers via the relevant DTC

Participant(s) to the redeeming Beneficial Owner a “Cash Redemption Payment,” which on any given Business Day is an amount identical to the amount of the Cash Component and is equal to a proportional amount of the following: dividends on the Portfolio Securities for the period through the date of redemption, net of expenses and liabilities for such period including, without limitation, (i) taxes or other governmental charges against the Trust not previously deducted if any, (ii) accrued fees of the Trustee and (iii) other expenses of the Trust (including legal and auditing expenses) not previously deducted, as if the Portfolio Securities had been held for the entire accumulation period for such distribution, plus or minus the Balancing Amount. The redeeming Beneficial Owner must deliver to the Trustee any amount by which the amount payable to the Trust by such Beneficial Owner exceeds the amount of the Cash Redemption Payment (“Excess Cash Amounts”). For redemptions through the Clearing Process, the Trustee effects a transfer of the Cash Redemption Payment and stocks to the redeeming Beneficial Owner by the third (3rd) NSCC Business Day following the date on which request for redemption is deemed received. For redemptions outside the Clearing Process, the Trustee transfers the Cash Redemption Payment and the stocks to the redeeming Beneficial Owner by the third (3rd) Business Day following the date on which the request for redemption is deemed received. The Trustee will cancel all Units delivered upon redemption.

 

If the Trustee determines that an Index Security is likely to be unavailable or available in insufficient quantity for delivery by the Trust upon redemption, the Trustee may elect to deliver the cash equivalent value of any such Index Securities, based on its market value as of the Evaluation Time on the date such redemption is deemed received by the Trustee as a part of the Cash Redemption Payment in lieu thereof.

 

If a redeemer is restricted by regulation or otherwise from investing or engaging in a transaction in one or more Index Securities, the Trustee may elect to deliver the cash equivalent value based on the market value of any such Index Securities as of the Evaluation Time on the date of the redemption as a part of the Cash Redemption Payment in lieu thereof. In such case, the investor will pay the Trustee the standard Transaction Fee, and may pay an additional amount equal to the actual amounts incurred in connection with such transaction(s) but in any case not to exceed three (3) times the Transaction Fee applicable for one Creation Unit.

 

The Trustee upon the request of a redeeming investor, may elect to redeem Creation Units in whole or in part by providing such redeemer with a portfolio of stocks differing in exact composition from Index Securities but not differing in NAV from the then-current Portfolio Deposit. Such a redemption is likely to be made only if it were determined that it would be appropriate in order to maintain the Trust’s correspondence to the composition and weighting of the DJIA Index.

 

The Trustee may sell Portfolio Securities to obtain sufficient cash proceeds to deliver to the redeeming Beneficial Owner. To the extent cash proceeds are received by the Trustee in excess of the required amount, such cash proceeds shall be held by

the Trustee and applied in accordance with the guidelines applicable to residual cash set forth under “The Portfolio—Portfolio Securities Conform to the DJIA”.

 

All redemption orders must be transmitted to the Trustee by telephone, through the Internet or by other transmission method acceptable to the Trustee, pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement and/or described in this Prospectus, so as to be received by the Trustee not later than the Closing Time on the Transmittal Date. In addition, orders submitted through the Internet must also comply with the terms and provisions of the State Street Fund Connect Buy-Side User Agreement and other applicable agreements and documents, including but not limited to the applicable Fund Connect User Guide or successor documents. Severe economic or market disruption or changes, or telephone or other communication failure, may impede the ability to reach the Trustee, a Participating Party, or a DTC Participant.

 

The calculation of the value of the stocks and the Cash Redemption Payment to be delivered to the redeeming Beneficial Owner is made by the Trustee according to the procedures set forth under “Valuation” and is computed as of the Evaluation Time on the Business Day on which a redemption order is deemed received by the Trustee. Therefore, if a redemption order in proper form is submitted to the Trustee by a DTC Participant not later than the Closing Time on the Transmittal Date, and the requisite Units are delivered to the Trustee prior to DTC Cut-Off Time (as defined below in “Redemption of Trust Units — Placement of Redemption Orders Outside the Clearing Process”) on such Transmittal Date, then the value of the stocks and the Cash Redemption Payment to be delivered to the Beneficial Owner will be determined by the Trustee as of the Evaluation Time on such Transmittal Date. If, however, a redemption order is submitted not later than the Closing Time on a Transmittal Date but either (a) the requisite Units are not delivered by DTC Cut-Off Time on the next Business Day immediately following such Transmittal Date or (b) the redemption order is not submitted in proper form, then the redemption order is not deemed received as of such Transmittal Date. In such case, the value of the stocks and the Cash Redemption Payment to be delivered to the Beneficial Owner will be computed as of the Evaluation Time on the Business Day that such order is deemed received by the Trustee (i.e., the Business Day on which the Units are delivered through DTC to the Trustee by DTC Cut-Off Time on such Business Day pursuant to a properly submitted redemption order).

 

The Trustee may suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the date of payment of the NAV for more than five (5) Business Days following the date on which the request for redemption is deemed received by the Trustee, (a) for any period during which the NYSE is closed, (b) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal or evaluation of the Portfolio Securities is not reasonably practicable, or (c) for such other period as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of Beneficial Owners. Neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee is liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement.

 

A redemption order made through the Clearing Process will be deemed received on the Transmittal Date so long as (a) the order is received by the Trustee not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal Date and (b) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. The order is effected based on the NAV of the Trust as determined as of the Evaluation Time on the Transmittal Date. A redemption order made through the Clearing Process and received by the Trustee after the Closing Time will be deemed received on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date. The Participant Agreement authorizes the Trustee to transmit to NSCC on behalf of a Participating Party such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Participating Party’s redemption order. Pursuant to such trade instructions from the Trustee to NSCC, the Trustee will transfer (a) the requisite stocks (or contracts to purchase such stocks which are expected to be delivered in a “regular way” manner) by the third (3rd) NSCC Business Day following the date on which the request for redemption is deemed received, and (b) the Cash Redemption Payment.

 

 

A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order for redemption of Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process need not be a Participating Party, but its order must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that redemption will instead be effected through transfer of Units directly through DTC. An order will be deemed received by the Trustee on the Transmittal Date if (a) such order is received by the Trustee not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal Date, (b) such order is preceded or accompanied by the requisite number of Units specified in such order, which delivery must be made through DTC to the Trustee no later than 11:00 a.m. on the next Business Day immediately following such Transmittal Date (“DTC Cut-Off Time”) and (c) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. Any Excess Cash Amounts owed by the Beneficial Owner must be delivered no later than 2:00 p.m. on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date.

 

The Trustee initiates procedures to transfer the requisite stocks (or contracts to purchase such stocks that are expected to be delivered within three (3) Business Days and the Cash Redemption Payment to the redeeming Beneficial Owner by the third (3rd) Business Day following the Transmittal Date.

 

Because the objective of the Trust is to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the DJIA, the Portfolio at any time will consist of as many of the Index Securities as is practicable. It is anticipated that cash or cash items (other than dividends held for distribution) normally would not be a substantial part of the Trust’s net assets. Although the Trust

may at any time fail to own certain Index Securities, the Trust generally will be substantially invested in Index Securities, which should result in a close correspondence between the performance of the DJIA and the performance of the Trust.

 

 

The DJIA is a price-weighted index of 30 component common stocks, the components of which are determined by the editors of The Wall Street Journal, without any consultation with the companies, the respective stock exchange or any official agency.

 

The Trust is not managed and therefore the adverse financial condition of an issuer does not require the sale of stocks from the Portfolio. The Trustee on a non-discretionary basis adjusts the composition of the Portfolio to conform to changes in the composition and/or weighting structure of Index Securities. To the extent that the method of determining the DJIA is changed by Dow Jones in a manner that would affect the adjustments provided for herein, the Trustee and the Sponsor have the right to amend the Trust Agreement, without the consent of DTC or Beneficial Owners, to conform the adjustments to such changes and to maintain the objective of tracking the DJIA.

 

The Trustee directs its stock transactions only to brokers or dealers, which may include affiliates of the Trustee, from whom it expects to obtain the most favorable prices for execution of orders. Adjustments are made more frequently in the case of significant changes to the DJIA. Specifically, the Trustee is required to adjust the composition of the Portfolio whenever there is a change in the identity of any Index Security (i.e., a substitution of one security for another) within three (3) Business Days before or after the day on which the change is scheduled to take effect. While other DJIA changes may lead to adjustments in the Portfolio, the most common changes are likely to occur as a result of changes in the Index Securities included in the DJIA and as a result of stock splits. The Trust Agreement sets forth the method of adjustments which may occur thereunder as a result of corporate actions to the DJIA, such as stock splits or changes in the identity of the component stocks.

 

For example, in the event of an Index Security change (in which the common stock of one issuer held in the DJIA is replaced by the common stock of another), the Trustee may sell all shares of the Portfolio Security corresponding to the old Index Security and use the proceeds of such sale to purchase the replacement Portfolio Security corresponding to the new Index Security. If the share price of the removed Portfolio Security was higher than the price of its replacement, the Trustee will calculate how to allocate the proceeds of the sale of the removed Portfolio Security between the purchase of its replacement and purchases of additional shares of other Portfolio Securities so that the number of shares of each Portfolio Security after the transactions would be as nearly equal as practicable. If the share price of the removed Portfolio Security was lower than the price of its replacement, the Trustee will calculate the number of shares of each of the other Portfolio Securities that must be sold in order to purchase enough shares of the replacement Portfolio Security so that the number of shares of each Portfolio Security after the transactions would be as nearly equal as practicable.

In the event of a stock split, the price weighting of the stock which is split will drop. The Trustee may make the corresponding adjustment by selling the additional shares of the Portfolio Security received from the stock split. The Trustee may then use the proceeds of the sale to buy an equal number of shares of each Portfolio Security-including the Portfolio Security which had just experienced a stock split. In practice, of course, not all the shares received in the split would be sold: enough of those shares would be retained to make an increase in the number of split shares equal to the increase in the number of shares in each of the other Portfolio Securities purchased with the proceeds of the sale of the remaining shares resulting from such split.

 

As a result of the purchase and sale of stock in accordance with these requirements, or the creation of Creation Units, the Trust may hold some amount of residual cash (other than cash held temporarily due to timing differences between the sale and purchase of stock or cash delivered in lieu of Index Securities or undistributed income or undistributed capital gains). This amount may not exceed, for more than two (2) consecutive Business Days, 0.5% of the value of the Portfolio. If the Trustee has made all required adjustments and is left with cash in excess of 0.5% of the value of the Portfolio, the Trustee will use such cash to purchase additional Index Securities.

 

All portfolio adjustments are made as described herein unless such adjustments would cause the Trust to lose its status as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code. Additionally, the Trustee is required to adjust the composition of the Portfolio at any time to insure the continued qualification of the Trust as a regulated investment company.

 

The Trustee relies on Dow Jones for information as to the composition and weightings of Index Securities. If the Trustee becomes incapable of obtaining or processing such information or NSCC is unable to receive such information from the Trustee on any Business Day, the Trustee shall use the composition and weightings of Index Securities for the most recently effective Portfolio Deposit for the purposes of all adjustments and determinations (including, without limitation, determination of the stock portion of the Portfolio Deposit) until the earlier of (a) such time as current information with respect to Index Securities is available or (b) three (3) consecutive Business Days have elapsed. If such current information is not available and three (3) consecutive Business Days have elapsed, the composition and weightings of Portfolio Securities (as opposed to Index Securities) shall be used for the purposes of all adjustments and determinations (including, without limitation, determination of the stock portion of the Portfolio Deposit) until current information with respect to Index Securities is available.

 

If the Trust is terminated, the Trustee shall use the composition and weightings of Portfolio Securities as of such notice date for the determination of all redemptions or other purposes.

 

From time to time Dow Jones may adjust the composition of the DJIA because of a merger or acquisition involving one or more Index Securities. In such cases, the Trust, as shareholder of an issuer that is the object of such merger or acquisition activity, may receive various offers from would-be acquirors of the issuer. The

Trustee is not permitted to accept any such offers until such time as it has been determined that the stocks of the issuer will be removed from the DJIA. As stocks of an issuer are often removed from the DJIA only after the consummation of a merger or acquisition of such issuer, in selling the securities of such issuer the Trust may receive, to the extent that market prices do not provide a more attractive alternative, whatever consideration is being offered to the shareholders of such issuer that have not tendered their shares prior to such time. Any cash received in such transactions is reinvested in Index Securities in accordance with the criteria set forth above.

 

Any stocks received as a part of the consideration that are not Index Securities are sold as soon as practicable and the cash proceeds of such sale are reinvested in accordance with the criteria set forth above.

 

 

On each Business Day (each such day, an “Adjustment Day”), the number of shares and identity of each Index Security required for a Portfolio Deposit are adjusted in accordance with the following procedure. At the close of the market the Trustee calculates the NAV of the Trust. The NAV is divided by the number of outstanding Units multiplied by 50,000 Units in one Creation Unit, resulting in the NAV per Creation Unit (“NAV Amount”). The Trustee then calculates the number of shares (without rounding) of each of the component stocks of the DJIA in a Portfolio Deposit for the following Business Day (“Request Day”), such that (a) the market value at the close of the market on the Adjustment Day of the stocks to be included in the Portfolio Deposit on Request Day, together with the Dividend Equivalent Payment effective for requests to create or redeem on the Adjustment Day, equals the NAV Amount and (b) the identity and weighting of each of the stocks in a Portfolio Deposit mirrors proportionately the identity and weightings of the stocks in the DJIA, each as in effect on Request Day. For each stock, the number resulting from such calculation is rounded down to the nearest whole share. The identities and weightings of the stocks so calculated constitute the stock portion of the Portfolio Deposit effective on Request Day and thereafter until the next subsequent Adjustment Day, as well as Portfolio Securities to be delivered by the Trustee in the event of request for redemption on the Request Day and thereafter until the following Adjustment Day.

 

In addition to the foregoing adjustments, if a corporate action such as a stock split, stock dividend or reverse split occurs with respect to any Index Security that results in an adjustment to the DJIA divisor, the Portfolio Deposit shall be adjusted to take into account the corporate action in each case rounded to the nearest whole share. Further, the Trustee is permitted to take account of changes to the identity or weighting of any Index Security resulting from a change to the Index by making a corresponding adjustment to the Portfolio Deposit on the day prior to the day on which the change to the DJIA takes effect.

 

On the Request Day and on each day that a request for the creation or redemption is deemed received, the Trustee calculates the market value of the stock portion of the Portfolio Deposit as in effect on the Request Day as of the close of the market and adds to that amount the Dividend Equivalent Payment effective for

requests to create or redeem on Request Day (such market value and Dividend Equivalent Payment are collectively referred to herein as “Portfolio Deposit Amount”). The Trustee then calculates the NAV Amount, based on the close of the market on the Request Day. The difference between the NAV Amount so calculated and the Portfolio Deposit Amount is the “Balancing Amount”. The Balancing Amount serves the function of compensating for any differences between the value of the Portfolio Deposit Amount and the NAV Amount at the close of trading on Request Day due to, for example, (a) differences in the market value of the securities in the Portfolio Deposit and the market value of the securities on Request Day and (b) any variances from the proper composition of the Portfolio Deposit.

 

The Dividend Equivalent Payment and the Balancing Amount in effect at the close of business on the Request Date are collectively referred to as the Cash Component or the Cash Redemption Payment. If the Balancing Amount is a positive number (i.e., if the NAV Amount exceeds the Portfolio Deposit Amount) then, with respect to creation, the Balancing Amount increases the Cash Component of the then-effective Portfolio Deposit transferred to the Trustee by the creator. With respect to redemptions, the Balancing Amount is added to the cash transferred to the redeemer by the Trustee. If the Balancing Amount is a negative number (i.e., if the NAV Amount is less than the Portfolio Deposit Amount) then, with respect to creation, this amount decreases the Cash Component of the then-effective Portfolio Deposit to be transferred to the Trustee by the creator or, if such cash portion is less than the Balancing Amount, the difference must be paid by the Trustee to the creator. With respect to redemptions, the Balancing Amount is deducted from the cash transferred to the redeemer or, if such cash is less than the Balancing Amount, the difference must be paid by the redeemer to the Trustee.

 

If the Trustee has included the cash equivalent value of one or more Index Securities in the Portfolio Deposit because the Trustee has determined that such Index Securities are likely to be unavailable or available in insufficient quantity for delivery, or if a creator or redeemer is restricted from investing or engaging in transactions in one or more of such Index Securities, the Portfolio Deposit so constituted shall determine the Index Securities to be delivered in connection with the creation of Units in Creation Unit size aggregations and upon the redemption of Units until the time the stock portion of the Portfolio Deposit is subsequently adjusted.

 

The DJIA was first published in 1896. Initially comprised of 12 companies, the DJIA has evolved into the most recognizable stock indicator in the world, and the only index composed of companies that have sustained earnings performance over a significant period of time. In its second century, the DJIA is the oldest continuous barometer of the U.S. stock market, and the most widely quoted indicator of U.S. stock market activity.

 

The companies represented by the 30 stocks now comprising the DJIA are all leaders in their respective industries, and their stocks are widely held by individuals and institutional investors. These stocks represent more than 25% of the $13.87 trillion market value of all US common stocks.

 

Dow Jones is not responsible for and shall not participate in the creation or sale of Units or in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities and proportions in which purchases or sales of Index Securities or Securities shall be made. The information in this Prospectus concerning Dow Jones and the DJIA has been obtained from sources that the Sponsor believes to be reliable, but the Sponsor takes no responsibility for the accuracy of such information.

 

The following table shows the actual performance of the DJIA for the years 1896 through 2011. Stock prices fluctuated widely during this period and were higher at the end than at the beginning. The results shown should not be considered as a representation of the income yield or capital gain or loss that may be generated by the DJIA in the future, nor should the results be considered as a representation of the performance of the Trust.