State Street Corporation

Frequently Asked Questions About STT

What does STT invest in?

State Street Corporation (STT) is a well-established global financial services firm that delivers a wide array of financial products and specialized services to institutional investors worldwide. The company's extensive offerings include core investment servicing functionalities such as secure asset custody, detailed product accounting, daily valuation, comprehensive administration, master trust and master custody arrangements, and specific depotbank services. It also manages record-keeping, cash, foreign exchange, brokerage, and various trading activities. Further services in this area encompass securities finance, advanced custody solutions, deposit and short-term investment facilities, as well as loan and lease financing. State Street additionally provides operational outsourcing for both traditional and alternative investment managers, complemented by sophisticated analytics for performance, risk, and compliance, along with financial data management. Beyond servicing, the firm offers capabilities in portfolio management and risk analysis, supporting trading and post-trade settlement processes with built-in compliance features and managed data solutions. Its investment management division provides a diverse range of strategies and products. These span core and enhanced indexing, multi-asset class approaches, active quantitative and fundamental management, and various alternative investment strategies. State Street is also a proponent of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, offers solutions for defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and provides global fiduciary expertise, including its prominent SPDR brand of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). State Street's client roster is broad, serving mutual funds, collective investment vehicles, other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and other investment managers. With roots dating back to its founding in 1792, State Street Corporation is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

What is the expense ratio of STT?

An expense ratio for State Street Corporation (STT) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

How big is STT?

State Street Corporation (STT) manages $52.08B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is STT actively managed or an index fund?

STT's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was STT launched?

State Street Corporation (STT) launched in March 1980 and is managed by State Street / SPDR.

How has STT performed?

STT's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.