UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-08257
STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service) | | Copy to: |
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Sean O’Malley, Esq. Senior Vice President and General Counsel c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 | | Adam M. Schlichtmann, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-242-0134
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2024
Item 1. Shareholder Report.
(a) | The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith. |
Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2024
State Street Institutional Funds |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund |
State Street Institutional Funds
Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
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Fund Information, Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses and Schedule of Investments | |
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Financial Statements | |
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The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund online at www.ssga.com or you also may get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-242-0134 or by sending an e-mail request to Statestreetfunds@ssga.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
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State Street Institutional Funds
Notes to Performance — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Total return performance shown in this report for the State Street Institutional Funds (the “Trust”) and each of its series portfolios (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) takes into account changes in share price and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund expenses.
The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results.Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free (800) 242-0134 or visit the Funds’ website at www.ssga.com for the most recent month-end performance data.
An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. An investment in a Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.
State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, member of FINRA & SIPC is the principal underwriter and distributor of the State Street Institutional Funds and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. References to State Street may include State Street Corporation and its affiliates. The Funds pay State Street Bank and Trust Company for its services as custodian and Fund Accounting agent, and pay SSGA Funds Management, Inc. ("SSGA FM" or the "Adviser") for investment advisory and administrative services.
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Fund Information — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Sector Allocation |
Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $273,697 (in thousands) as of March 31, 2024 (a)(b) |
Top Ten Largest Holdings |
as of March 31, 2024 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b) |
Microsoft Corp. | 7.61% |
NVIDIA Corp. | 5.98% |
Apple, Inc. | 5.18% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.52% |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 4.43% |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 3.11% |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 1.95% |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1.93% |
Broadcom, Inc. | 1.90% |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1.79% |
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(a) | Fair Value basis is inclusive of a short-term investment in the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares. |
(b) | The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. |
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State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and service fees (for Service Class shares) and trustees’ fees. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended March 31, 2024.
Actual Expenses
The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholders reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Investment Class | | Actual Fund Return | | Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period) |
Beginning Account Value October 1, 2023 | | $1,000.00 | | $1,000.00 |
Ending Account Value March 31, 2024 | | $1,266.80 | | $1,023.10 |
Expenses Paid During Period* | | $ 2.21 | | $ 1.97 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.39% for Investment Class shares and 0.64% for Service Class shares (for the period October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Service Class | | Actual Fund Return | | Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period) |
Beginning Account Value October 1, 2023 | | $1,000.00 | | $1,000.00 |
Ending Account Value March 31, 2024 | | $1,266.00 | | $1,021.80 |
Expenses Paid During Period* | | $ 3.63 | | $ 3.23 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.39% for Investment Class shares and 0.64% for Service Class shares (for the period October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | 3 |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Common Stock - 98.2% † |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.5% |
RTX Corp. | 14,781 | $ 1,441,591 |
Apparel Retail - 0.4% |
Ross Stores, Inc. | 7,243 | 1,062,983 |
Application Software - 3.0% |
Adobe, Inc. (a) | 6,757 | 3,409,582 |
Intuit, Inc. | 1,442 | 937,300 |
Salesforce, Inc. | 13,058 | 3,932,809 |
| | 8,279,691 |
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.7% |
General Motors Co. | 24,927 | 1,130,439 |
Tesla, Inc. (a) | 4,592 | 807,228 |
| | 1,937,667 |
Automotive Retail - 0.6% |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | 1,351 | 1,525,117 |
Biotechnology - 1.3% |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) | 28,357 | 2,476,700 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,379 | 994,446 |
| | 3,471,146 |
Broadline Retail - 4.5% |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 68,585 | 12,371,362 |
Building Products - 0.6% |
Trane Technologies PLC | 5,151 | 1,546,330 |
Construction Materials - 0.9% |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 4,077 | 2,503,033 |
Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail - 2.3% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1,808 | 1,324,595 |
Target Corp. | 17,875 | 3,167,629 |
Walmart, Inc. | 29,541 | 1,777,482 |
| | 6,269,706 |
Diversified Banks - 3.2% |
Bank of America Corp. | 123,543 | 4,684,750 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 19,696 | 3,945,109 |
| | 8,629,859 |
Diversified Support Services - 0.7% |
Cintas Corp. | 1,444 | 992,071 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Copart, Inc. (a) | 18,065 | $ 1,046,325 |
| | 2,038,396 |
Electric Utilities - 0.6% |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 24,658 | 1,575,893 |
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.7% |
Eaton Corp. PLC | 6,071 | 1,898,280 |
Electronic Components - 1.1% |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | 26,366 | 3,041,318 |
Environmental & Facilities Services - 1.1% |
Waste Management, Inc. | 14,114 | 3,008,399 |
Financial Exchanges & Data - 2.0% |
CME Group, Inc. | 5,157 | 1,110,250 |
S&P Global, Inc. | 10,193 | 4,336,612 |
| | 5,446,862 |
Healthcare Equipment - 2.8% |
Becton Dickinson & Co. (b) | 13,200 | 3,266,340 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | 8,912 | 851,631 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 1,435 | 774,800 |
Penumbra, Inc. (a) | 2,293 | 511,752 |
Teleflex, Inc. | 3,371 | 762,419 |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 10,531 | 1,389,881 |
| | 7,556,823 |
Home Improvement Retail - 0.9% |
Home Depot, Inc. | 6,338 | 2,431,257 |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.2% |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 2,221 | 560,381 |
Household Products - 0.9% |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 15,528 | 2,519,418 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 7,356 | 1,509,819 |
Industrial Gases - 1.3% |
Linde PLC | 7,573 | 3,516,295 |
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components - 1.4% |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 6,670 | 3,707,119 |
Insurance Brokers - 0.3% |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 3,938 | 811,149 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments, continued — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Integrated Oil & Gas - 0.7% |
Chevron Corp. | 12,292 | $ 1,938,940 |
Interactive Media & Services - 8.1% |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) | 9,996 | 1,521,991 |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) | 80,426 | 12,138,696 |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 17,524 | 8,509,304 |
| | 22,169,991 |
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 0.5% |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 19,173 | 1,386,975 |
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.4% |
Accenture PLC, Class A | 3,059 | 1,060,280 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.1% |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) | 8,539 | 2,159,428 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 5,973 | 3,471,567 |
| | 5,630,995 |
Managed Healthcare - 2.3% |
Humana, Inc. | 3,933 | 1,363,650 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 9,932 | 4,913,360 |
| | 6,277,010 |
Movies & Entertainment - 1.6% |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | 1,425 | 865,445 |
Walt Disney Co. | 28,011 | 3,427,426 |
| | 4,292,871 |
Multi-Line Insurance - 0.3% |
American International Group, Inc. | 9,836 | 768,880 |
Multi-Sector Holdings - 1.3% |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) | 8,786 | 3,694,689 |
Multi-Utilities - 1.0% |
CMS Energy Corp. | 20,974 | 1,265,571 |
Sempra | 19,929 | 1,431,500 |
| | 2,697,071 |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 1.3% |
Schlumberger NV | 62,967 | 3,451,221 |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 1.7% |
ConocoPhillips | 25,648 | 3,264,478 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 5,508 | $ 1,445,850 |
| | 4,710,328 |
Other Specialty Retail - 0.6% |
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) | 2,888 | 1,510,078 |
Packaged Foods & Meats - 0.4% |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 16,798 | 1,175,860 |
Personal Care Products - 0.8% |
Kenvue, Inc. | 106,081 | 2,276,498 |
Pharmaceuticals - 5.4% |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR | 48,179 | 3,264,127 |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a) | 40,655 | 661,863 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 1,475 | 1,147,491 |
Johnson & Johnson | 27,173 | 4,298,497 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 39,943 | 5,270,479 |
| | 14,642,457 |
Property & Casualty Insurance - 1.1% |
Chubb Ltd. | 11,688 | 3,028,712 |
Rail Transportation - 0.6% |
Union Pacific Corp. | 6,598 | 1,622,646 |
Reinsurance - 0.1% |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 1,636 | 384,509 |
Restaurants - 0.4% |
McDonald's Corp. | 4,289 | 1,209,284 |
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment - 1.5% |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 14,083 | 2,904,337 |
ASML Holding NV | 1,217 | 1,181,062 |
| | 4,085,399 |
Semiconductors - 10.1% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | 12,254 | 2,211,725 |
Broadcom, Inc. | 3,925 | 5,202,234 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 18,115 | 16,367,989 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 33,144 | 2,437,741 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 8,283 | 1,442,982 |
| | 27,662,671 |
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages - 1.1% |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | 21,336 | 1,264,798 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | 5 |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments, continued — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 10,318 | $ 1,805,753 |
| | 3,070,551 |
Specialty Chemicals - 0.5% |
Ecolab, Inc. | 2,769 | 639,362 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 3,404 | 292,710 |
PPG Industries, Inc. | 2,715 | 393,404 |
| | 1,325,476 |
Systems Software - 8.9% |
Microsoft Corp. | 49,517 | 20,832,792 |
Oracle Corp. | 13,692 | 1,719,852 |
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) | 2,526 | 1,925,823 |
| | 24,478,467 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 5.2% |
Apple, Inc. | 82,723 | 14,185,340 |
Telecom Tower REITs - 1.2% |
American Tower Corp. | 16,504 | 3,261,025 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.5% |
United Rentals, Inc. | 4,378 | 3,157,020 |
WW Grainger, Inc. | 990 | 1,007,127 |
| | 4,164,147 |
Transaction & Payment Processing Services - 3.9% |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 5,700 | 422,826 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 11,074 | $ 5,332,906 |
Visa, Inc., Class A | 17,465 | 4,874,132 |
| | 10,629,864 |
Water Utilities - 0.9% |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 19,123 | 2,337,022 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2% |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | 3,709 | 605,383 |
Total Common Stock (Cost $160,569,861) | | 268,394,534 |
Short-Term Investments - 1.9% |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 5.30% (c)(d) (Cost $5,302,220) | 5,302,220 | 5,302,220 |
Total Investments (Cost $165,872,081) | | 273,696,754 |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net - (0.1)% | | (232,301) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | $ 273,464,453 |
Other Information:
The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at March 31, 2024: |
Description | Expiration Date | Number of Contracts | Notional Amount | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
S&P 500 E-mini Index Futures | June 2024 | 6 | $ 1,563,348 | $ 1,592,550 | $ 29,202 |
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the average notional value related to long futures contracts was $4,117,538.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments, continued — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Notes to Schedule of Investments
The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | At March 31, 2024, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures contracts. |
(c) | Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent. |
(d) | Coupon amount represents effective yield. |
† | Percentages are based on net assets as of March 31, 2024. |
Abbreviations: |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt |
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust |
The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2024:
Investments | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $ 268,394,534 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 268,394,534 |
Short-Term Investments | 5,302,220 | | — | | — | | 5,302,220 |
Total Investments in Securities | $ 273,696,754 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 273,696,754 |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | |
Long Futures Contracts - Unrealized Appreciation | $ 29,202 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 29,202 |
Total Other Financial Instruments | $ 29,202 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 29,202 |
| Number of Shares Held at 9/30/23 | Value at 9/30/23 | Cost of Purchases | Proceeds from Shares Sold | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Number of Shares Held at 3/31/24 | Value at 3/31/24 | Dividend Income |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares | 5,527,562 | $5,527,562 | $21,449,172 | $21,674,514 | $— | $— | 5,302,220 | $5,302,220 | $213,458 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | 7 |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
Fund Information — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Sector Allocation |
Portfolio composition as a % of Fair Value of $1,121,615 (in thousands) as of March 31, 2024 (a)(b) |
Top Ten Largest Holdings |
as of March 31, 2024 (as a % of Fair Value) (a)(b) |
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 1.67% |
MGP Ingredients, Inc. | 1.54% |
Dycom Industries, Inc. | 1.29% |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. | 1.22% |
SM Energy Co. | 1.10% |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | 1.03% |
RB Global, Inc. | 1.01% |
Ingevity Corp. | 1.00% |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 1.00% |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | 0.99% |
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(a) | Fair Value basis is inclusive of a short-term investment in the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares. |
(b) | The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. |
8 | State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and service fees (for Service Class shares) and trustees’ fees. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended March 31, 2024.
Actual Expenses
The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholders reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Investment Class | | Actual Fund Return | | Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period) |
Beginning Account Value October 1, 2023 | | $1,000.00 | | $1,000.00 |
Ending Account Value March 31, 2024 | | $1,169.20 | | $1,021.30 |
Expenses Paid During Period* | | $ 4.07 | | $ 3.79 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.75% for Investment Class shares and 1.00% for Service Class shares (for the period October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Service Class | | Actual Fund Return | | Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period) |
Beginning Account Value October 1, 2023 | | $1,000.00 | | $1,000.00 |
Ending Account Value March 31, 2024 | | $1,168.30 | | $1,020.00 |
Expenses Paid During Period* | | $ 5.42 | | $ 5.05 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.75% for Investment Class shares and 1.00% for Service Class shares (for the period October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | 9 |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Common Stock - 95.9% † |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.5% |
Hexcel Corp. | 18,767 | $ 1,367,176 |
Woodward, Inc. | 24,174 | 3,725,697 |
| | 5,092,873 |
Agricultural & Farm Machinery - 1.1% |
AGCO Corp. | 76,108 | 9,362,806 |
Alamo Group, Inc. | 12,507 | 2,855,723 |
| | 12,218,529 |
Agricultural Products & Services - 1.2% |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a) | 294,887 | 13,715,194 |
Apparel Retail - 1.5% |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a) | 116,393 | 11,074,794 |
Buckle, Inc. | 83,726 | 3,371,646 |
Revolve Group, Inc. (a) | 119,080 | 2,520,924 |
| | 16,967,364 |
Application Software - 6.5% |
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 156,718 | 5,204,605 |
Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A (a) | 49,403 | 4,256,068 |
Asana, Inc., Class A (a) | 195,000 | 3,020,550 |
Blackbaud, Inc. (a)(b) | 83,080 | 6,159,551 |
BlackLine, Inc. (a) | 38,676 | 2,497,696 |
Box, Inc., Class A (a) | 150,000 | 4,248,000 |
Braze, Inc., Class A (a) | 101,000 | 4,474,300 |
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a) | 408,684 | 4,887,861 |
Dynatrace, Inc. (a) | 18,820 | 874,001 |
Freshworks, Inc., Class A (a) | 266,000 | 4,843,860 |
HashiCorp, Inc., Class A (a) | 88,000 | 2,371,600 |
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (a) | 61,860 | 869,752 |
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (a) | 465 | 792,620 |
Model N, Inc. (a) | 45,396 | 1,292,424 |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A (a) | 70,000 | 4,320,400 |
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a) | 67,500 | 3,547,800 |
Samsara, Inc., Class A (a) | 52,010 | 1,965,458 |
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A (a) | 165,190 | 6,359,815 |
Vertex, Inc., Class A (a) | 164,764 | 5,232,905 |
Workiva, Inc. (a) | 65,000 | 5,512,000 |
| | 72,731,266 |
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.6% |
Thor Industries, Inc. | 53,466 | 6,273,700 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Automotive Parts & Equipment - 1.0% |
Dana, Inc. | 113,311 | $ 1,439,050 |
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | 92,759 | 8,941,040 |
LCI Industries | 2,803 | 344,937 |
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a) | 7,333 | 698,028 |
| | 11,423,055 |
Automotive Retail - 1.2% |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 15,445 | 4,513,492 |
Monro, Inc. | 39,631 | 1,249,962 |
Murphy USA, Inc. | 17,560 | 7,361,152 |
| | 13,124,606 |
Biotechnology - 2.0% |
89bio, Inc. (a)(b) | 56,430 | 656,845 |
ADMA Biologics, Inc. (a) | 54,715 | 361,119 |
Alkermes PLC (a) | 32,330 | 875,173 |
Ascendis Pharma AS ADR (a) | 25,370 | 3,835,183 |
Avid Bioservices, Inc. (a) | 335,906 | 2,250,570 |
Bicycle Therapeutics PLC ADR (a) | 26,160 | 651,384 |
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 129,639 | 2,066,446 |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a) | 9,860 | 691,285 |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a) | 67,226 | 170,082 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 41,643 | 1,694,037 |
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 553,866 | 1,534,209 |
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (a) | 22,700 | 1,140,221 |
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 48,230 | 1,299,316 |
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a) | 23,350 | 1,595,038 |
Veracyte, Inc. (a) | 130,500 | 2,891,880 |
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 9,110 | 747,020 |
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 9,120 | 392,616 |
| | 22,852,424 |
Brewers - 0.9% |
Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a) | 32,022 | 9,748,137 |
Broadline Retail - 0.2% |
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a) | 25,500 | 2,029,035 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Building Products - 2.5% |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | 58,754 | $ 7,298,422 |
AZEK Co., Inc. (a) | 37,350 | 1,875,717 |
AZZ, Inc. | 28,913 | 2,235,264 |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a) | 92,034 | 7,411,498 |
Hayward Holdings, Inc. (a) | 303,500 | 4,646,585 |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | 49,076 | 1,875,685 |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 9,261 | 1,900,172 |
UFP Industries, Inc. | 9,135 | 1,123,696 |
| | 28,367,039 |
Cargo Ground Transportation - 0.8% |
Saia, Inc. (a) | 16,135 | 9,438,975 |
Casinos & Gaming - 0.1% |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 10,780 | 1,334,025 |
Commodity Chemicals - 0.2% |
Hawkins, Inc. | 28,953 | 2,223,590 |
Communications Equipment - 0.2% |
Calix, Inc. (a) | 14,700 | 487,452 |
Cambium Networks Corp. (a) | 130,273 | 561,477 |
F5, Inc. (a) | 5,450 | 1,033,265 |
| | 2,082,194 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.9% |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 8,230 | 2,614,753 |
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) | 100,486 | 14,422,756 |
IES Holdings, Inc. (a) | 16,916 | 2,057,662 |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | 2,556 | 583,484 |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (a) | 28,770 | 1,337,805 |
| | 21,016,460 |
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment - 0.4% |
Astec Industries, Inc. | 18,473 | 807,455 |
Miller Industries, Inc. | 8,176 | 409,617 |
Oshkosh Corp. | 12,456 | 1,553,388 |
Wabash National Corp. | 72,123 | 2,159,363 |
| | 4,929,823 |
Construction Materials - 0.2% |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 8,698 | 2,363,682 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Consumer Finance - 0.3% |
PROG Holdings, Inc. | 88,704 | $ 3,054,966 |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 1.0% |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 75,720 | 3,902,609 |
Verra Mobility Corp. (a) | 234,878 | 5,864,904 |
WNS Holdings Ltd. (a) | 20,010 | 1,011,105 |
| | 10,778,618 |
Distillers & Vintners - 1.6% |
Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (a) | 71,042 | 661,401 |
MGP Ingredients, Inc. | 200,205 | 17,243,657 |
| | 17,905,058 |
Distributors - 0.6% |
LKQ Corp. | 132,362 | 7,069,454 |
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.1% |
Materion Corp. | 8,048 | 1,060,324 |
Diversified REITs - 0.2% |
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. | 51,472 | 786,492 |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 36,208 | 793,317 |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | 23,919 | 637,681 |
| | 2,217,490 |
Diversified Support Services - 1.7% |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a) | 208,231 | 2,598,723 |
Matthews International Corp., Class A | 93,747 | 2,913,657 |
RB Global, Inc. | 148,724 | 11,328,307 |
Vestis Corp. | 115,133 | 2,218,613 |
| | 19,059,300 |
Education Services - 0.8% |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a) | 23,749 | 2,692,187 |
Stride, Inc. (a) | 93,279 | 5,881,241 |
| | 8,573,428 |
Electric Utilities - 0.8% |
ALLETE, Inc. | 16,770 | 1,000,163 |
IDACORP, Inc. | 81,207 | 7,543,318 |
| | 8,543,481 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.6% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 4,319 | $ 1,160,645 |
Atkore, Inc. | 16,610 | 3,161,880 |
NEXTracker, Inc., Class A (a) | 20,290 | 1,141,718 |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | 31,100 | 1,142,614 |
| | 6,606,857 |
Electronic Components - 1.6% |
Belden, Inc. (b) | 117,839 | 10,913,070 |
Coherent Corp. (a) | 27,838 | 1,687,539 |
Littelfuse, Inc. | 22,931 | 5,557,328 |
| | 18,157,937 |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.9% |
Novanta, Inc. (a) | 25,000 | 4,369,250 |
Vontier Corp. | 135,522 | 6,147,278 |
| | 10,516,528 |
Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.2% |
Fabrinet (a) | 7,550 | 1,427,101 |
Plexus Corp. (a) | 9,216 | 873,861 |
| | 2,300,962 |
Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.7% |
Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Class A | 132,554 | 1,875,639 |
BrightView Holdings, Inc. (a) | 85,741 | 1,020,318 |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A (a) | 21,300 | 2,105,931 |
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (a) | 65,500 | 2,565,635 |
| | 7,567,523 |
Food Distributors - 0.6% |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | 85,381 | 6,372,838 |
Footwear - 0.1% |
Steven Madden Ltd. | 28,563 | 1,207,644 |
Forest Products - 0.9% |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 119,368 | 10,016,169 |
Gas Utilities - 0.0%* |
UGI Corp. | 23,795 | 583,929 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Health Care REITs - 0.3% |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | 114,583 | $ 3,042,179 |
Healthcare Distributors - 0.5% |
AdaptHealth Corp. (a) | 314,621 | 3,621,288 |
Owens & Minor, Inc. (a) | 69,031 | 1,912,849 |
| | 5,534,137 |
Healthcare Equipment - 4.8% |
AtriCure, Inc. (a) | 129,500 | 3,939,390 |
Axonics, Inc. (a) | 43,500 | 3,000,195 |
CONMED Corp. | 63,000 | 5,045,040 |
Envista Holdings Corp. (a) | 57,301 | 1,225,095 |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a) | 121,000 | 6,490,440 |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | 36,590 | 7,859,166 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 130,000 | 4,608,500 |
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a) | 40,670 | 4,717,720 |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | 23,394 | 1,552,426 |
Omnicell, Inc. (a) | 84,500 | 2,469,935 |
Penumbra, Inc. (a) | 22,500 | 5,021,550 |
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. (a) | 76,390 | 3,775,194 |
SI-BONE, Inc. (a) | 118,500 | 1,939,845 |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a) | 74,000 | 2,620,340 |
| | 54,264,836 |
Healthcare Facilities - 1.7% |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)(b) | 91,112 | 7,217,893 |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | 102,014 | 11,514,320 |
| | 18,732,213 |
Healthcare Services - 0.4% |
Addus HomeCare Corp. (a) | 10,534 | 1,088,584 |
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 80,395 | 1,780,749 |
Option Care Health, Inc. (a) | 64,370 | 2,158,970 |
| | 5,028,303 |
Healthcare Supplies - 0.6% |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | 17,630 | 1,504,720 |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a) | 22,450 | 1,397,288 |
Neogen Corp. (a) | 272,500 | 4,300,050 |
| | 7,202,058 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Healthcare Technology - 0.4% |
Definitive Healthcare Corp. (a) | 200,152 | $ 1,615,226 |
Phreesia, Inc. (a) | 60,500 | 1,447,765 |
Simulations Plus, Inc. | 34,385 | 1,414,943 |
| | 4,477,934 |
Home Building - 1.1% |
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) | 3,157 | 1,259,832 |
Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a) | 19,479 | 1,173,220 |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | 7,491 | 1,938,147 |
M/I Homes, Inc. (a) | 13,480 | 1,837,189 |
Meritage Homes Corp. | 12,260 | 2,151,140 |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (a) | 70,990 | 4,413,448 |
| | 12,772,976 |
Home Furnishing Retail - 0.1% |
Aaron's Co., Inc. | 206,480 | 1,548,600 |
Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.5% |
RLJ Lodging Trust | 377,454 | 4,461,506 |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 99,407 | 1,492,099 |
| | 5,953,605 |
Household Products - 0.4% |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a) | 113,250 | 4,181,190 |
Human Resource & Employment Services - 0.2% |
First Advantage Corp. | 116,917 | 1,896,394 |
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components - 7.6% |
Albany International Corp., Class A | 49,000 | 4,581,990 |
Barnes Group, Inc. | 183,768 | 6,826,981 |
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | 9,622 | 1,584,936 |
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 523,907 | 18,682,523 |
Enpro, Inc. | 7,650 | 1,291,090 |
Esab Corp. | 14,505 | 1,603,818 |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 59,000 | 6,315,950 |
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a) | 40,701 | 720,815 |
Helios Technologies, Inc. | 16,040 | 716,828 |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 52,468 | 2,638,616 |
ITT, Inc. | 18,180 | 2,473,025 |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 74,500 | 7,814,305 |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 6,490 | 1,657,805 |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 146,787 | 7,916,223 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a) | 17,500 | $ 4,731,125 |
Standex International Corp. | 31,595 | 5,757,241 |
Timken Co. | 106,890 | 9,345,393 |
| | 84,658,664 |
Industrial REITs - 0.8% |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | 39,628 | 7,123,926 |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 18,540 | 932,562 |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | 22,860 | 878,738 |
| | 8,935,226 |
Insurance Brokers - 0.5% |
BRP Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 194,500 | 5,628,830 |
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 1.3% |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 3,182 | 407,901 |
Piper Sandler Cos. | 5,960 | 1,183,000 |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | 22,035 | 2,077,019 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 61,748 | 7,929,678 |
Stifel Financial Corp. | 33,068 | 2,584,926 |
| | 14,182,524 |
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.1% |
Unisys Corp. (a) | 246,253 | 1,209,102 |
Leisure Facilities - 0.5% |
Bowlero Corp., Class A | 136,000 | 1,863,200 |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a) | 57,500 | 3,601,225 |
| | 5,464,425 |
Leisure Products - 1.2% |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A | 16,258 | 749,657 |
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A (a) | 128,954 | 5,581,129 |
Polaris, Inc. | 65,985 | 6,606,418 |
| | 12,937,204 |
Life & Health Insurance - 0.1% |
Primerica, Inc. | 4,600 | 1,163,616 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.6% |
Azenta, Inc. (a) | 87,999 | 5,304,580 |
BioLife Solutions, Inc. (a)(b) | 174,843 | 3,243,338 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 2,460 | 850,840 |
Bruker Corp. | 82,722 | 7,770,905 |
ICON PLC (a) | 14,088 | 4,732,863 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 13,294 | $ 1,458,751 |
Repligen Corp. (a) | 29,898 | 5,498,840 |
| | 28,860,117 |
Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers - 0.2% |
TriMas Corp. | 94,155 | 2,516,763 |
Multi-Line Insurance - 0.3% |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 76,973 | 2,847,231 |
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% |
Avista Corp. | 33,027 | 1,156,606 |
Office REITs - 0.7% |
COPT Defense Properties | 31,232 | 754,877 |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 159,203 | 3,827,240 |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | 216,532 | 2,492,283 |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | 74,601 | 481,177 |
| | 7,555,577 |
Office Services & Supplies - 0.8% |
MSA Safety, Inc. | 48,155 | 9,322,326 |
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.2% |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 16,842 | 708,375 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 98,310 | 1,173,821 |
| | 1,882,196 |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.7% |
ChampionX Corp. | 63,100 | 2,264,659 |
Oil States International, Inc. (a) | 639,128 | 3,937,028 |
ProPetro Holding Corp. (a) | 138,095 | 1,115,808 |
| | 7,317,495 |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 2.2% |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | 23,028 | 1,748,055 |
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | 254,960 | 10,116,813 |
SM Energy Co. | 247,623 | 12,344,007 |
| | 24,208,875 |
Other Specialty Retail - 0.3% |
Leslie's, Inc. (a) | 219,000 | 1,423,500 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | 189,000 | 2,347,380 |
| | 3,770,880 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Packaged Foods & Meats - 2.5% |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 39,356 | $ 1,094,491 |
Freshpet, Inc. (a) | 58,500 | 6,777,810 |
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 18,000 | 2,602,080 |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 29,500 | 6,125,085 |
Simply Good Foods Co. (a) | 192,000 | 6,533,760 |
Utz Brands, Inc. | 252,930 | 4,664,029 |
| | 27,797,255 |
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials - 0.1% |
Ranpak Holdings Corp. (a) | 210,597 | 1,657,398 |
Personal Care Products - 0.1% |
BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)(b) | 27,175 | 1,604,140 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2% |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 21,855 | 1,510,836 |
Innoviva, Inc. (a) | 53,040 | 808,330 |
| | 2,319,166 |
Property & Casualty Insurance - 2.3% |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 83,744 | 4,201,436 |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 2,660 | 1,395,808 |
Palomar Holdings, Inc. (a) | 76,210 | 6,388,684 |
RLI Corp. | 31,438 | 4,667,600 |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 54,650 | 5,966,141 |
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (a) | 71,000 | 2,656,110 |
Trupanion, Inc. (a) | 25,490 | 703,779 |
| | 25,979,558 |
Publishing - 0.5% |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | 138,934 | 5,297,553 |
Regional Banks - 8.4% |
1st Source Corp. | 35,957 | 1,884,866 |
Banc of California, Inc. | 103,477 | 1,573,885 |
BancFirst Corp. | 27,000 | 2,376,810 |
Bank OZK (b) | 47,209 | 2,146,121 |
BankUnited, Inc. | 30,457 | 852,796 |
Cadence Bank | 20,584 | 596,936 |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 31,223 | 604,165 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 97,884 | 11,018,802 |
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | 25,872 | 1,049,368 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | 161,115 | $ 5,286,183 |
First Foundation, Inc. | 50,852 | 383,933 |
Five Star Bancorp | 33,395 | 751,388 |
Fulton Financial Corp. | 204,479 | 3,249,171 |
German American Bancorp, Inc. | 68,000 | 2,355,520 |
Heritage Commerce Corp. | 163,153 | 1,399,853 |
Home BancShares, Inc. | 87,718 | 2,155,231 |
Independent Bank Corp. | 61,631 | 3,206,045 |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | 19,257 | 1,277,124 |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | 220,680 | 9,160,427 |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | 60,294 | 2,174,805 |
Origin Bancorp, Inc. | 36,151 | 1,129,357 |
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | 58,165 | 1,415,154 |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 21,897 | 1,880,514 |
Preferred Bank | 9,436 | 724,402 |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 82,461 | 5,424,285 |
Renasant Corp. | 142,717 | 4,469,896 |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | 70,000 | 4,645,200 |
SouthState Corp. | 12,034 | 1,023,251 |
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | 56,500 | 2,763,415 |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 28,809 | 1,773,194 |
WaFd, Inc. | 46,321 | 1,344,699 |
Westamerica BanCorp | 61,971 | 3,029,143 |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 35,570 | 3,713,152 |
WSFS Financial Corp. | 173,008 | 7,809,581 |
| | 94,648,672 |
Research & Consulting Services - 0.3% |
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a) | 7,228 | 698,369 |
Resources Connection, Inc. | 168,315 | 2,215,026 |
| | 2,913,395 |
Restaurants - 1.6% |
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | 39,061 | 1,120,269 |
Brinker International, Inc. (a) | 25,809 | 1,282,191 |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | 69,047 | 2,496,049 |
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A (a) | 35,000 | 3,641,050 |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 45,897 | 7,089,710 |
Wingstop, Inc. | 5,200 | 1,905,280 |
| | 17,534,549 |
Retail REITs - 0.2% |
Kite Realty Group Trust | 74,365 | 1,612,233 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Macerich Co. | 65,499 | $ 1,128,548 |
| | 2,740,781 |
Security & Alarm Services - 0.9% |
Brink's Co. | 108,047 | 9,981,382 |
Self Storage REITs - 0.1% |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 24,232 | 948,925 |
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment - 1.0% |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) | 8,133 | 906,992 |
Camtek Ltd. (a) | 5,200 | 435,604 |
Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a) | 53,354 | 2,060,532 |
Nova Ltd. (a) | 5,510 | 977,364 |
Onto Innovation, Inc. (a) | 36,602 | 6,627,890 |
| | 11,008,382 |
Semiconductors - 0.6% |
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (a) | 21,070 | 446,473 |
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 13,257 | 934,619 |
Impinj, Inc. (a) | 9,440 | 1,212,190 |
MaxLinear, Inc. (a) | 28,692 | 535,680 |
Rambus, Inc. (a) | 8,290 | 512,405 |
Semtech Corp. (a) | 109,122 | 2,999,764 |
Universal Display Corp. | 3,000 | 505,350 |
| | 7,146,481 |
Single-Family Residential REITs - 0.1% |
UMH Properties, Inc. | 44,257 | 718,734 |
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages - 0.6% |
Primo Water Corp. | 318,654 | 5,802,689 |
Vita Coco Co., Inc. (a) | 36,000 | 879,480 |
| | 6,682,169 |
Specialized Consumer Services - 0.5% |
European Wax Center, Inc., Class A (a) | 181,000 | 2,349,380 |
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (a) | 246,641 | 3,263,060 |
| | 5,612,440 |
Specialty Chemicals - 3.8% |
Avient Corp. | 196,046 | 8,508,396 |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a) | 45,500 | 1,564,745 |
HB Fuller Co. | 16,805 | 1,340,031 |
Ingevity Corp. (a) | 235,567 | 11,236,546 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Innospec, Inc. | 24,000 | $ 3,094,560 |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | 30,256 | 6,210,044 |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | 64,500 | 4,462,755 |
Stepan Co. | 71,398 | 6,428,676 |
| | 42,845,753 |
Steel - 0.5% |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 21,647 | 1,546,029 |
Commercial Metals Co. (b) | 70,058 | 4,117,308 |
| | 5,663,337 |
Systems Software - 1.0% |
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a) | 39,500 | 4,006,485 |
Gitlab, Inc., Class A (a) | 21,180 | 1,235,218 |
Progress Software Corp. | 14,108 | 752,097 |
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a) | 101,670 | 5,025,548 |
| | 11,019,348 |
Technology Distributors - 0.4% |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 21,863 | 4,056,024 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.2% |
Corsair Gaming, Inc. (a) | 206,202 | 2,544,533 |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (a) | 200,000 | 10,398,000 |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a) | 950 | 959,528 |
| | 13,902,061 |
Timber REITs - 0.1% |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | 26,838 | 1,261,923 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.3% |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 56,590 | 11,179,354 |
| Number of Shares | Fair Value |
Transcat, Inc. (a) | 17,190 | $ 1,915,482 |
WESCO International, Inc. | 11,615 | 1,989,417 |
| | 15,084,253 |
Transaction & Payment Processing Services - 0.6% |
Flywire Corp. (a) | 55,090 | 1,366,783 |
Marqeta, Inc., Class A (a) | 82,130 | 489,495 |
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A (a) | 55,783 | 3,685,583 |
WEX, Inc. (a) | 6,490 | 1,541,569 |
| | 7,083,430 |
Water Utilities - 0.1% |
American States Water Co. | 10,597 | 765,527 |
Total Common Stock (Cost $790,487,576) | | 1,074,049,195 |
Short-Term Investments - 4.2% |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares 5.30% (c)(d) (Cost $47,565,985) | 47,565,985 | 47,565,985 |
Total Investments (Cost $838,053,561) | | 1,121,615,180 |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net - (0.1)% | | (1,120,193) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | $ 1,120,494,987 |
Other Information:
The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at March 31, 2024: |
Description | Expiration Date | Number of Contracts | Notional Amount | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
E-mini Russell 2000 Index Futures | June 2024 | 168 | $ 17,486,931 | $ 18,025,560 | $ 538,629 |
During the period ended March 31, 2024, the average notional value related to long futures contracts was $14,636,027.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
16 | State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments, continued — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Notes to Schedule of Investments
The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | At March 31, 2024, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures contracts. |
(c) | Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator, and an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent. |
(d) | Coupon amount represents effective yield. |
† | Percentages are based on net assets as of March 31, 2024. |
* | Less than 0.05%. |
Abbreviations: |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt |
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust |
The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2024:
Investments | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $ 1,074,049,195 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 1,074,049,195 |
Short-Term Investments | 47,565,985 | | — | | — | | 47,565,985 |
Total Investments in Securities | $ 1,121,615,180 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 1,121,615,180 |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | |
Long Futures Contracts - Unrealized Appreciation | $ 538,629 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 538,629 |
Total Other Financial Instruments | $ 538,629 | | $ — | | $ — | | $ 538,629 |
| Number of Shares Held at 9/30/23 | Value at 9/30/23 | Cost of Purchases | Proceeds from Shares Sold | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Number of Shares Held at 3/31/24 | Value at 3/31/24 | Dividend Income |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class G Shares | 47,007,008 | $47,007,008 | $163,321,110 | $162,762,133 | $— | $— | 47,565,985 | $47,565,985 | $1,433,920 |
See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | 17 |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated
| Investment Class |
| 3/31/24 (a) | | 9/30/23 | | 9/30/22 | | 9/30/21 | | 9/30/20 | | 9/30/19 |
Inception date | | | 11/25/97 |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 10.16 | | $ 9.74 | | $ 17.26 | | $ 13.97 | | $ 12.30 | | $ 13.74 |
Income/(loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | 0.06 (b) | | 0.10 (b) | | 0.11 (b) | | 0.13 (b) | | 0.14 (b) | | 0.15 (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments | 2.62 (b) | | 1.85 (b) | | (1.80) (b) | | 3.86 (b) | | 2.35 (b) | | 0.05 (b) |
Total income/(loss) from investment operations | 2.68 | | 1.95 | | (1.69) | | 3.99 | | 2.49 | | 0.20 |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | (0.10) | | (0.11) | | (0.13) | | (0.14) | | (0.16) | | (0.18) |
Net realized gains | (0.08) | | (1.42) | | (5.70) | | (0.56) | | (0.66) | | (1.46) |
Total distributions | (0.18) | | (1.53) | | (5.83) | | (0.70) | | (0.82) | | (1.64) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 12.66 | | $ 10.16 | | $ 9.74 | | $ 17.26 | | $ 13.97 | | $ 12.30 |
Total Return(c) | 26.68% | | 22.36% | | (16.99)% | | 29.41% | | 20.77% | | 4.43% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $273,353 | | $218,221 | | $176,243 | | $572,329 | | $461,624 | | $419,296 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | 0.39% (d) | | 0.40% | | 0.38% | | 0.37% | | 0.37% | | 0.38% |
Gross expenses | 0.39% (d) | | 0.40% | | 0.38% | | 0.37% | | 0.37% | | 0.38% |
Net investment income | 0.98% (d) | | 1.01% | | 0.78% | | 0.81% | | 1.12% | | 1.29% |
Portfolio turnover rate | 29% | | 39% | | 29% | | 35% | | 38% | | 35% |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | Unaudited. |
(b) | Per share values have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund
Financial Highlights, continued
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated
| Service Class |
| 3/31/24 (a) | | 9/30/23 | | 9/30/22 | | 9/30/21 | | 9/30/20 | | 9/30/19 |
Inception date | | | 1/3/01 |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $11.80 | | $11.08 | | $ 18.86 | | $15.21 | | $13.32 | | $14.70 |
Income/(loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | 0.05 (b) | | 0.09 (b) | | 0.09 (b) | | 0.10 (b) | | 0.12 (b) | | 0.14 (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments | 3.07 (b) | | 2.13 (b) | | (2.08) (b) | | 4.21 (b) | | 2.54 (b) | | 0.09 (b) |
Total income/(loss) from investment operations | 3.12 | | 2.22 | | (1.99) | | 4.31 | | 2.66 | | 0.23 |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | (0.07) | | (0.08) | | (0.09) | | (0.10) | | (0.11) | | (0.15) |
Net realized gains | (0.08) | | (1.42) | | (5.70) | | (0.56) | | (0.66) | | (1.46) |
Total distributions | (0.15) | | (1.50) | | (5.79) | | (0.66) | | (0.77) | | (1.61) |
Net asset value, end of period | $14.77 | | $11.80 | | $ 11.08 | | $18.86 | | $15.21 | | $13.32 |
Total Return(c) | 26.60% | | 21.99% | | (17.16)% | | 29.10% | | 20.52% | | 4.23% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ 111 | | $ 88 | | $ 118 | | $ 268 | | $ 58 | | $ 48 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | 0.64% (d) | | 0.65% | | 0.63% | | 0.62% | | 0.62% | | 0.63% |
Gross expenses | 0.64% (d) | | 0.65% | | 0.63% | | 0.62% | | 0.62% | | 0.63% |
Net investment income (loss) | 0.73% (d) | | 0.76% | | 0.62% | | 0.56% | | 0.87% | | 1.06% |
Portfolio turnover rate | 29% | | 39% | | 29% | | 35% | | 38% | | 35% |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | Unaudited. |
(b) | Per share values have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated
| Investment Class |
| 3/31/24 (a) | | 9/30/23 | | 9/30/22 | | 9/30/21 | | 9/30/20 | | 9/30/19 |
Inception date | | | 8/3/98 |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 16.65 | | $ 15.49 | | $ 22.15 | | $ 15.55 | | $ 17.04 | | $ 21.94 |
Income/(loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | 0.06 (b) | | 0.11 (b) | | 0.05 (b) | | 0.02 (b) | | 0.05 (b) | | 0.06 (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments | 2.69 (b) | | 1.84 (b) | | (3.38) (b) | | 7.19 (b) | | (0.45) (b) | | (2.06) (b) |
Total income/(loss) from investment operations | 2.75 | | 1.95 | | (3.33) | | 7.21 | | (0.40) | | (2.00) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | (0.13) | | (0.04) | | (0.03) | | (0.04) | | (0.07) | | (0.04) |
Net realized gains | (1.21) | | (0.75) | | (3.30) | | (0.57) | | (1.02) | | (2.86) |
Total distributions | (1.34) | | (0.79) | | (3.33) | | (0.61) | | (1.09) | | (2.90) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 18.06 | | $ 16.65 | | $ 15.49 | | $ 22.15 | | $ 15.55 | | $ 17.04 |
Total Return(c) | 16.92% | | 12.79% | | (18.14)% | | 46.98% | | (3.03)% | | (6.21)% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $1,118,531 | | $1,018,088 | | $945,933 | | $1,308,410 | | $973,165 | | $1,255,899 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | 0.75% (d) | | 0.75% | | 0.79% | | 0.88% | | 0.89% | | 0.88% |
Gross expenses | 0.89% (d) | | 0.89% | | 0.88% | | 0.88% | | 0.89% | | 0.88% |
Net investment income | 0.75% (d) | | 0.67% | | 0.27% | | 0.10% | | 0.33% | | 0.37% |
Portfolio turnover rate | 22% | | 29% | | 30% | | 42% | | 31% | | 29% |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | Unaudited. |
(b) | Per share values have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
Financial Highlights, continued
Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated
| Service Class |
| 3/31/24 (a) | | 9/30/23 | | 9/30/22 | | 9/30/21 | | 9/30/20 | | 9/30/19 |
Inception date | | | 9/30/05 |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $16.59 | | $15.45 | | $ 22.11 | | $15.53 | | $17.02 | | $21.93 |
Income/(loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | 0.04 (b) | | 0.07 (b) | | 0.01 (b) | | (0.03) (b) | | 0.01 (b) | | 0.02 (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments | 2.69 (b) | | 1.82 (b) | | (3.37) (b) | | 7.18 (b) | | (0.46) (b) | | (2.05) (b) |
Total income/(loss) from investment operations | 2.73 | | 1.89 | | (3.36) | | 7.15 | | (0.45) | | (2.03) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | (0.09) | | — | | — | | — | | (0.02) | | (0.02) |
Net realized gains | (1.21) | | (0.75) | | (3.30) | | (0.57) | | (1.02) | | (2.86) |
Total distributions | (1.30) | | (0.75) | | (3.30) | | (0.57) | | (1.04) | | (2.88) |
Net asset value, end of period | $18.02 | | $16.59 | | $ 15.45 | | $22.11 | | $15.53 | | $17.02 |
Total Return(c) | 16.83% | | 12.41% | | (18.28)% | | 46.60% | | 3.30% | | (6.44)% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $1,964 | | $1,653 | | $ 1,571 | | $2,078 | | $1,750 | | $1,937 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | 1.00% (d) | | 1.00% | | 1.04% | | 1.13% | | 1.14% | | 1.13% |
Gross expenses | 1.14% (d) | | 1.14% | | 1.13% | | 1.13% | | 1.14% | | 1.13% |
Net investment income (loss) | 0.50% (d) | | 0.42% | | 0.03% | | (0.14)% | | 0.08% | | 0.12% |
Portfolio turnover rate | 22% | | 29% | | 30% | | 42% | | 31% | | 29% |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | Unaudited. |
(b) | Per share values have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
State Street Institutional Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
| State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | | State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund |
Assets | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value (cost $160,569,861 and $790,487,576, respectively) | $ 268,394,534 | | $ 1,074,049,195 |
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value (cost $5,302,220 and $47,565,985, respectively) | 5,302,220 | | 47,565,985 |
Cash | 10,034 | | 10,832 |
Net cash collateral on deposit with broker for future contracts | 48,699 | | 748,456 |
Receivable for investments sold | 308,405 | | — |
Income receivables | 239,200 | | 904,823 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 3,908 | | 6,586 |
Income receivable from affiliated investments | 34,800 | | 202,945 |
Receivable for accumulated variation margin on futures contracts | 29,216 | | 539,018 |
Total assets | 274,371,016 | | 1,124,027,840 |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | 703,041 | | 1,834,781 |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 117,545 | | 1,004,730 |
Payable to the Adviser | 85,953 | | 692,937 |
Distribution and service fees | 24 | | 405 |
Total liabilities | 906,563 | | 3,532,853 |
|
Net Assets | $ 273,464,453 | | $ 1,120,494,987 |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | |
Capital paid in | $ 152,928,954 | | $ 819,079,762 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 120,535,499 | | 301,415,225 |
Net Assets | $ 273,464,453 | | $ 1,120,494,987 |
|
Investment Class: | | | |
Net Assets | $ 273,353,153 | | $ 1,118,531,299 |
Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, unlimited shares authorized) | 21,592,101 | | 61,930,075 |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ 12.66 | | $ 18.06 |
|
Service Class: | | | |
Net Assets | $ 111,300 | | $ 1,963,688 |
Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, unlimited shares authorized) | 7,535 | | 108,977 |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ 14.77 | | $ 18.02 |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
22 | Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
State Street Institutional Funds
Statements of Operations — For the period ended March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
| State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | | State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund |
Investment Income | | | |
Income | | | |
Dividend | $ 1,467,885 | | $ 6,468,556 |
Income from affiliated investments | 213,458 | | 1,433,920 |
Less: Foreign taxes withheld | (1,550) | | (22,931) |
Total income | 1,679,793 | | 7,879,545 |
Expenses | | | |
Advisory and administration fees | 466,702 | | 4,653,558 |
Distribution and service fees | | | |
Service Class | 123 | | 2,220 |
Trustees' fees | 11,357 | | 14,548 |
Total expenses before waivers | 478,182 | | 4,670,326 |
Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser | — | | (726,732) |
Net expenses | 478,182 | | 3,943,594 |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 1,201,611 | | $ 3,935,951 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | |
Realized gain (loss) on: | | | |
Unaffiliated investments | $ 14,203,615 | | $ 40,480,310 |
Futures | 794,189 | | 1,630,665 |
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | | |
Unaffiliated investments | 42,126,447 | | 120,049,144 |
Futures | (9,468) | | 1,083,416 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 57,114,783 | | 163,243,535 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ 58,316,394 | | $ 167,179,486 |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statements of Operations | 23 |
State Street Institutional Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | | State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund |
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 | | Year Ended September 30, 2023 | | Six Months Ended March 31, 2024 | | Year Ended September 30, 2023 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 1,201,611 | | $ 2,080,331 | | $ 3,935,951 | | $ 7,075,182 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures | 14,997,804 | | 366,265 | | 42,110,975 | | 66,879,355 |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and futures | 42,116,979 | | 37,280,939 | | 121,132,560 | | 46,357,861 |
Net increase (decrease) from operations | 58,316,394 | | 39,727,535 | | 167,179,486 | | 120,312,398 |
Distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | | | | | |
Investment Class | (4,026,797) | | (27,722,659) | | (79,973,426) | | (47,269,694) |
Service Class | (1,120) | | (16,066) | | (132,642) | | (72,052) |
Total distributions | (4,027,917) | | (27,738,725) | | (80,106,068) | | (47,341,746) |
Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions | 54,288,477 | | 11,988,810 | | 87,073,418 | | 72,970,652 |
Share transactions: | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | |
Investment Class | 11,847,333 | | 23,891,237 | | 13,554,639 | | 61,155,997 |
Service Class | — | | 4,818 | | 84,250 | | 65,354 |
Value of distributions reinvested | | | | | | | |
Investment Class | 3,501,854 | | 27,290,053 | | 79,973,426 | | 47,269,694 |
Service Class | 1,120 | | 16,066 | | 132,642 | | 72,052 |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | |
Investment Class | (14,483,019) | | (21,184,708) | | (80,006,040) | | (109,124,524) |
Service Class | (171) | | (58,859) | | (58,171) | | (172,379) |
Net increase (decrease) from share transactions | 867,117 | | 29,958,607 | | 13,680,746 | | (733,806) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 55,155,594 | | 41,947,417 | | 100,754,164 | | 72,236,846 |
Net Assets | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | 218,308,859 | | 176,361,442 | | 1,019,740,823 | | 947,503,977 |
End of period | $ 273,464,453 | | $ 218,308,859 | | $ 1,120,494,987 | | $ 1,019,740,823 |
Changes in Fund Shares | | | | | | | |
Investment Class | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,058,799 | | 2,449,063 | | 819,470 | | 3,579,260 |
Issued for distributions reinvested | 311,830 | | 3,083,622 | | 4,665,894 | | 2,945,152 |
Shares redeemed | (1,267,158) | | (2,136,289) | | (4,719,789) | | (6,415,623) |
Net increase (decrease) in fund shares | 103,471 | | 3,396,396 | | 765,575 | | 108,789 |
Service Class | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | — | | 429 | | 5,049 | | 3,835 |
Issued for distributions reinvested | 85 | | 1,558 | | 7,748 | | 4,495 |
Shares redeemed | (13) | | (5,188) | | (3,430) | | (10,403) |
Net increase (decrease) in fund shares | 72 | | (3,201) | | 9,367 | | (2,073) |
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
24 | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
State Street Institutional Funds
Notes to Financial Statements — March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
1. Organization of the Funds
State Street Institutional Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware business trust on May 23, 1997, and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is comprised of the following two series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund and State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund. Each Fund presently offers two classes of shares — the Investment Class and the Service Class. The Trust expects that most of the time, each Fund will have relatively few shareholders (as compared with most mutual funds), but that these shareholders will invest substantial amounts in a Fund (minimum initial investment requirements are described in the current summary prospectus for each Fund and in the Funds’ statutory prospectus). Each Fund is a diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers 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.
2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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 (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the NYSE is not open. Fair value is generally defined as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the valuation in a current sale and may not reflect an actual market price. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to the policy and procedures developed by the Oversight Committee (the “Committee”) and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). The Committee provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
Valuation techniques used to value each Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
• | Equity investments (including preferred stocks and registered investment companies that are exchange-traded funds) traded on a recognized securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price, as applicable, on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last published sale price or at fair value. |
• | Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) or other unitized pooled investment vehicles that are not traded on an exchange are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”) per share or unit. |
• | Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price on the primary market on which they are traded most extensively. Exchange-traded futures contracts traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last reported sale price obtained from independent pricing services or brokers or at fair value. |
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In the event prices or quotations are not readily available or that the application of these valuation methods results in a price for an investment that is deemed to be not representative of the fair value of such investment, fair value will be determined in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the valuation policy and procedures approved by the Board.
The Funds value their assets and liabilities at fair value using a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels that prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The categorization of a value determined for an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in it.
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
The value of each Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2024 is disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of investments and foreign exchange transactions, if any, are determined using the identified cost method.
Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, if any.
Interest income is recorded daily on an accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.
Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock are recorded as dividend income at fair value.
Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains.
Certain Funds invest in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). REITs determine the tax character of their distributions annually and may characterize a portion of their distributions as a return of capital or capital gain. The Funds’ policy is to record all REIT distributions initially as dividend income and re-designate a portion of the capital or capital gains distributions at year end based on information provided by the REIT and/or SSGA Funds Management, Inc.'s (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”) estimates of such redesignations for which actual information has not yet been reported.
Expenses Each Fund pays a “unitary fee” to SSGA FM equivalent to the Fund’s advisory and administration fee. This fee includes all operating expenses payable by each Fund, except for fees and expenses associated with the Trust’s independent Trustees, shareholder servicing and distribution (12b-1) fees, brokerage fees and commissions, and expenses that are not normal operating expenses of the Fund (such as extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes).
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Foreign Currency Translation The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars using exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
Foreign Taxes The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, realized and unrealized capital gains on investments or certain foreign currency transactions. Foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with SSGA FM’s understanding of the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in the Statements of Operations, if applicable. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually for all Funds.
Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually, unless additional distributions are required for compliance with applicable tax regulations. The amount and character of income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with applicable tax regulations which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for U.S. GAAP purposes.
3.Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures Contracts Each Fund may enter into futures contracts to meet the Fund’s objectives. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, cash or securities in an amount equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the clearing house. Securities deposited, if any, are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is included in the Net cash collateral on deposit with broker for future contracts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value, accumulated, exchange rates, and or other transactional fees. The accumulation of those payments are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses. A Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.
Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to unfavorable changes in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk that the movements in the price of the futures contracts do not correlate with the movement of the assets underlying such contracts. For the period ended March 31, 2024, the following Funds entered into futures contracts for strategies listed below:
Fund | Strategies |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | Equitization of Cash |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | Equitization of Cash |
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The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments as of March 31, 2024 and the related location in the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:
Asset Derivatives |
| Interest Rate Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Credit Risk | Equity Risk | Commodity Risk | Total |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ 29,216 | $ — | $ 29,216 |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ 539,018 | $ — | $ 539,018 |
Realized Gain (Loss) |
| Interest Rate Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Credit Risk | Equity Risk | Commodity Risk | Total |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ 794,189 | $ — | $ 794,189 |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ — | $ — | $ — | 1,630,665 | $ — | $ 1,630,665 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation |
| Interest Rate Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Credit Risk | Equity Risk | Commodity Risk | Total |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ (9,468) | $ — | $ (9,468) |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ — | $ — | $ — | 1,083,416 | $ — | $ 1,083,416 |
4.Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory Fee SSGA FM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Board to act as investment adviser and administrator of each Fund. SSGA FM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services (“Management Fee”) is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of each Fund. The Management Fee is stated in the following schedule:
Fund | Average Daily Net Assets of the Fund | Management Fee |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | First $25 million | 0.55% |
| Next $25 million | 0.45% |
| Over $50 million | 0.35% |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | First $250 million | 0.95% |
| Next $250 million | 0.90% |
| Over $500 million | 0.85% |
Each Fund’s Management Fee is a “unitary” fee that includes all operating expenses payable by the Fund, except for fees and expenses associated with the independent Trustees, shareholder servicing and distribution (12b-1)
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fees, brokerage fees and commissions, and expenses that are not normal operating expenses of the Fund (such as extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes).
SSGA FM is contractually obligated until January 31, 2025 (i) to waive up to the full amount of the advisory fee payable by the State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund, and/or (ii) to reimburse the State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund for expenses to the extent that total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of non-recurring account fees, extraordinary expenses, and certain class specific expenses, such as distribution and shareholder servicing) exceed 0.75% of average daily net assets on an annual basis. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2025 except with approval of the Board.
For the period ended March 31, 2024, fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser, pursuant to this agreement, were $726,732.
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Fees The Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing and Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Service Class shares of each Fund. Each Fund pays State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (“SSGA FD”), the Funds' principal underwriter, a monthly fee for distribution and/or shareholder services provided, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of such Fund attributable to the Service Class shares. Currently, Investment Class shares are not subject to a 12b-1 fee.
Due to Custodian In certain circumstances, the Funds may have cash overdrafts with the custodian due to expense payments, capital transactions, trading of securities, investment operations or derivative transactions. The Due to Custodian amount, if any, reflects cash overdrawn with State Street as custodian, who is an affiliate of the Funds.
Other Transactions with Affiliates The Funds may invest in affiliated entities, including securities issued by State Street Corporation, affiliated funds, or entities deemed to be affiliates as a result of the Funds owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the period ended March 31, 2024 are disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.
5.Sub-Advisory Fees
Pursuant to investment sub-advisory agreements with SSGA FM, the assets of the State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund are allocated to and managed by each of the following sub-advisers: (i) Palisade Capital Management, L.P.; (ii) Champlain Investment Partners, LLC; (iii) Kennedy Capital Management, LLC; (iv) SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC; and (v) Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P, effective March 1, 2024. SSGA FM is responsible for allocating the State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund’s assets among the sub-advisers in its discretion (“Allocated Assets”), and for managing the State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund’s cash position, while each subadviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of their portion of the Allocated Assets, under the general supervision and oversight of SSGA FM and the Board. For their services, SSGA FM pays each sub-adviser an investment sub-advisory fee, which is calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the respective Allocated Assets that it manages.
6.Trustees' Fees
The fees and expenses of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”) are paid directly by the Funds. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
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7.Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions, short term investments and derivative contracts) for the period ended March 31, 2024 were as follows:
| Other Securities |
Fund | Purchases | Sales |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | $ 68,314,196 | $ 68,924,914 |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | 216,271,376 | 276,795,081 |
8.Income Tax Information
The Funds have qualified and intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Each Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent it distributes its taxable income, including any net realized capital gains, for each fiscal year. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required.
The Funds file federal and various state and local tax returns as required. No income tax returns are currently under examination. Generally, the federal returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from date of filing, while the state returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon jurisdiction. As of September 30, 2023, SSGA FM has analyzed the Funds' tax positions taken on tax returns for all open years and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that would require recognition of a tax liability.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments and other financial instruments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Fund | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
State Street Institutional U.S. Equity Fund | $168,100,156 | $109,014,608 | $ 3,388,808 | $105,625,800 |
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund | 851,923,061 | 334,333,910 | 64,103,162 | 270,230,748 |
9.Line of Credit
The Funds and other affiliated funds (each, a “Participant” and collectively, the “Participants”) have access to $180 million of a $960 million ($200 million of $1.275 billion prior to October 5, 2023) revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires in October 2024 unless extended or renewed.
The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is calculated based on the unused portion of the shared credit line. Commitment fees are allocated among each of the Participants based on relative net assets. Commitment fees are ordinary fund operating expenses. A Participant incurs and pays the interest expense related to its borrowing. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1.00% plus the greater of the New York Fed Bank Rate and the one-month SOFR Rate.
The Funds had no outstanding loans as of March 31, 2024.
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10.Risks
Concentration Risk As a result of a Fund's ability to invest a large percentage of its assets in obligations of issuers within the same country, state, region, currency or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development may affect the value of a Fund's investments more than if a Fund was more broadly diversified.
Market Risk The Fund’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, and general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness, such as COVID-19, or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments.
11.Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”). SSGA FM has been designated by the Board to administer the Funds’ Program. The Program’s principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, based on factors specific to the circumstances of the Fund. Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that a Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. During the fiscal year, SSGA FM provided the Board with a report addressing the operations of the Program and assessing its adequacy and the effectiveness of the Program’s implementation for the period from December 31, 2022 through December 31, 2023. SSGA FM reported that the Program operated adequately to meet the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and that the implementation of the Program has been effective.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Record
The Funds have adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Funds' Adviser to vote proxies relating to Funds' portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134 (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted for the prior 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year by calling the same number and on the SEC's website, at www.sec.gov, and on the Funds' website at www.ssga.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Following the Funds' first and third fiscal quarter-ends, complete Schedules of Investments are filed with the SEC as an exhibit on Form N-PORT, which can be found on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on the Funds' website at www.ssga.com. The Funds' Schedules of Investments are available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-242-0134 (toll free).
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Overview of the Contract Approval Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement or investment sub-advisory agreement must be approved by the fund’s board of trustees or its shareholders, and by a vote of a majority of those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (the “Independent Trustees”) cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
Consistent with these requirements, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the State Street Institutional Funds (the “Trust”) met on February 5-6, 2024, including in an executive session attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, the investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”) and Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who is independent of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser in connection with their consideration of approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | Performance information for the strategy proposed to be used by the Sub-Adviser for its sleeve of the Fund; |
• | Information previously provided comparing the Fund’s investment advisory fee and total expense ratio, of which the Sub-Adviser’s fee will be a part, to a relevant peer group, including comparative fee and expense data provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., an independent third-party provider of mutual fund data; and |
• | Comparative information regarding fees charged by the Sub-Adviser for managing other accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Fund, as applicable. |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; and |
• | Information concerning best execution and the allocation of brokerage. |
Information about the Sub-Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Sub-Adviser; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolio of the Fund and for Fund operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Sub-Adviser; |
• | Information about the Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and information regarding the Sub-Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources to be devoted by the Sub-Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Fund; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Sub-Adviser; |
• | Information regarding the Sub-Adviser’s risk management processes; and |
• | A copy of the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement. |
Representatives from the Sub-Adviser also attended the February 6, 2024 meeting and provided a presentation on the proposed strategy for the Fund and responded to questions from the Independent Trustees regarding their firm and the proposed strategy.
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The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract approval process by their Independent Counsel. The Independent Trustees relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the Sub-Advisory Agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Results of the Process
Based on a consideration of the foregoing and such other information as deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, on February 6, 2024 the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year period.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by the Sub-Adviser.
The Board considered the Sub-Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund, including the experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. The Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing particular markets, industries and specific issuers of securities in these markets and industries. The Board considered the Adviser’s process used for overseeing the Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and risk management processes.
In connection with their consideration of the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the Sub-Adviser’s attributes relating to its investment philosophy, its process for selecting investments, and its experienced professionals. The Board also considered the review process undertaken by SSGA FM and SSGA FM’s favorable assessment of the nature and quality of the investment sub-advisory services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. The Board also considered the Fund’s multi-manager structure and how the Sub-Adviser’s approach to small-cap investing fits within the Fund’s overall strategy.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Sub-Adviser can reasonably be expected to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Fund.
Fund Performance
The Board reviewed information provided by the Sub-Adviser regarding the Sub-Adviser’s performance managing the Small Cap Growth strategy it is proposing to use for the Fund. The Board noted the Sub-Adviser’s investment performance for a composite of its existing managed accounts relative to the Russell 2000® Growth Index over both shorter and longer time periods.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Sub-Adviser is satisfactory.
Sub-Advisory Fee
The Board reviewed the sub-advisory fee proposed to be paid by SSGA FM to the Sub-Adviser. The Board also reviewed (i) the allocation of the total advisory fees between SSGA FM and the Sub-Adviser, and (ii) the services required of SSGA FM to oversee the Sub-Adviser for those services. The Board also considered the comparability of the proposed fees charged and the services proposed to be provided to the Fund by the Sub-Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Sub-Adviser, including institutional accounts, as applicable. The Board also considered that the sub-advisory fee is paid by SSGA FM out of its advisory fee it receives from the Fund and is not paid by the Fund. The Board also considered that the sub-advisory fee was the product of an arm’s length negotiation between SSGA FM and the Sub-Adviser.
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On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser, the Board concluded that the proposed sub-advisory fee to be paid by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser was reasonable.
Profitability
The Board considered that the sub-advisory fee rate was negotiated with the Sub-Adviser at arm’s length. In considering the anticipated profitability to the Sub-Adviser in connection with its relationship to the Fund, the Trustees noted that the fees under the Sub-Advisory Agreement will be paid by the Adviser out of the advisory fees that the Adviser receives from the Fund. For these reasons, the Board concluded that the anticipated profitability of the Sub-Adviser from its relationship with the Fund was not material to their deliberations with respect to the consideration of approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Economies of Scale
The Board noted that the fees under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are paid by the Adviser out of the advisory fees that the Adviser receives under the Advisory Agreement. Therefore, the Board concluded that the potential for economies of scale in the Sub-Adviser’s management of the Fund is not a material factor to the approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as being controlling, but based its recommendation on each of the factors it considered. Each Trustee may have contributed different weight to the various factors. Based upon the materials reviewed, the representations made and the considerations described above, and as part of its deliberations, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Sub-Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
State Street Institutional Funds
Trustees
Patrick J. Riley, Chairperson
John R. Costantino
Michael A. Jessee
Margaret K. McLaughlin
George M. Pereira
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Mark E. Swanson
Officers
Ann M. Carpenter, President and Principal Executive Officer; Deputy Treasurer
Bruce S. Rosenberg, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Chad C. Hallett, Deputy Treasurer
Darlene Anderson-Vasquez, Deputy Treasurer
Arthur A. Jensen, Deputy Treasurer
David K. Lancaster, Assistant Treasurer
John Bettencourt, Assistant Treasurer
Vedran Vukovic, Assistant Treasurer
Brian Harris, Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Code of Ethics Compliance Officer
Andrew J. DeLorme, Chief Legal Officer
David Barr, Secretary
E. Gerard Maiorana, Jr., Assistant Secretary
David Urman, Assistant Secretary
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Custodian and Sub-Administrator
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Distributor
State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | Schedules of Investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
(b) | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
(b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
(b) | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
Item 13. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS |
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By: | | /s/ Ann M. Carpenter |
| | Ann M. Carpenter |
| | President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: June 3, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Ann M. Carpenter |
| | Ann M. Carpenter |
| | President (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: | | June 3, 2024 |
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By: | | /s/ Bruce S. Rosenberg |
| | Bruce S. Rosenberg |
Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: June 3, 2024