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: 811-09599
STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Iron Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
| | |
(Name and Address of Agent for Service) | | Copy to: |
Sean O’Malley, Esq. Senior Vice President and General Counsel c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Iron Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 | | Timothy W. Diggins, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 664-1465
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2022
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
| (a) | The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith. |
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2022
State Street Master Funds
State Street Money Market Portfolio |
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Unaudited)
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
State Street Money Market Portfolio
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)
Portfolio Composition as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Certificates Of Deposit | 31.0% | |
| Other Notes | 28.5 | |
| Financial Company Commercial Paper | 17.2 | |
| Asset Backed Commercial Paper | 11.5 | |
| Other Repurchase Agreements | 7.6 | |
| Treasury Repurchase Agreements | 1.9 | |
| Government Agency Repurchase Agreements | 1.6 | |
| Treasury Debt | 0.6 | |
| Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 0.1 | |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | |
(The composition is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
Maturity Ladder as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Overnight (1 Day) | 31.8% | |
| 2 to 30 Days | 24.3 | |
| 31 to 60 Days | 10.5 | |
| 61 to 90 Days | 4.9 | |
| Over 90 Days | 28.4 | |
| Total | 99.9% | |
| Average days to maturity | 14 | |
| Weighted average life | 56 | |
(The maturity ladder is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
ASSET BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER—11.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
Anglesea Funding LLC
| | 1.580% | | 07/06/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | $ 100,000,000 | | $ 99,973,733 |
Antalis SA
| | 0.380% | | 07/06/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 120,110,000 | | 120,077,951 |
Barclays Bank PLC
| | 1.580% | | 07/05/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,977,486 |
Barton Capital SA
| | 1.580% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 45,000,000 | | 44,998,057 |
Barton Capital SA
| | 1.770% | | 09/06/2022 | | 09/06/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,696,975 |
Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC, SOFR + 0.43%
| | 1.940% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/14/2022 | | 152,000,000 | | 152,000,000 |
Ionic Capital III Trust
| | 1.650% | | 07/20/2022 | | 07/20/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,954,861 |
Legacy Capital Co. LLC
| | 1.950% | | 10/06/2022 | | 10/06/2022 | | 140,000,000 | | 139,053,701 |
Legacy Capital Co. LLC, SOFR + 0.35%%(a)
| | 1.860% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/12/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,004,090 |
Legacy Capital Co., LLC
| | 1.660% | | 08/24/2022 | | 08/24/2022 | | 56,000,000 | | 55,825,894 |
LMA-Americas LLC
| | 2.120% | | 11/18/2022 | | 11/18/2022 | | 41,000,000 | | 40,545,871 |
Mackinac Funding Co., LLC
| | 1.710% | | 09/20/2022 | | 09/20/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,742,953 |
Mountcliff Funding LLC
| | 1.610% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 110,000,000 | | 109,995,251 |
Mountcliff Funding LLC, SOFR + 0.19%%(a)
| | 1.650% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/22/2022 | | 29,000,000 | | 29,000,166 |
Mountcliff Funding LLC, SOFR + 0.50%(a)
| | 2.020% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/03/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 |
Mountcliff Funding LLC, SOFR + 0.50%(a)
| | 2.020% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 95,000,000 | | 95,000,000 |
Regatta Funding Co. LLC
| | 1.250% | | 07/22/2022 | | 07/22/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 149,961,105 |
Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC
| | 1.680% | | 09/12/2022 | | 09/12/2022 | | 41,000,000 | | 40,818,550 |
TOTAL ASSET BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER
| | | | | | | | | | 1,451,626,644 |
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT—31.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal(b)
| | 0.185% | | 07/05/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,980,641 |
Bank of Montreal, SOFR + 0.15%(c)
| | 1.660% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/02/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,997,945 |
Bank of Montreal, SOFR + 0.15%(c)
| | 1.660% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/29/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,953,935 |
Bank of Nova Scotia(b)
| | 0.200% | | 09/28/2022 | | 09/28/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,395,960 |
Bank of Nova Scotia, SOFR + 0.25%
| | 1.760% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/17/2023 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,864,603 |
Barclays Bank PLC
| | 2.230% | | 12/01/2022 | | 12/01/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 149,717,073 |
Barclays Bank PLC, SOFR + 0.23%
| | 1.770% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/21/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,920,204 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.16%%
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/12/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,991,300 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.25%
| | 1.760% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/14/2023 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,870,754 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.30%(c)
| | 1.810% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/06/2023 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,910,786 |
Citibank NA
| | 2.670% | | 03/03/2023 | | 03/03/2023 | | 82,500,000 | | 82,231,621 |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, SOFR + 0.42%
| | 1.930% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/30/2022 | | 14,500,000 | | 14,494,870 |
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
| | 1.560% | | 08/12/2022 | | 08/12/2022 | | 46,750,000 | | 46,738,933 |
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
| | 1.790% | | 09/21/2022 | | 09/21/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,924,419 |
Credit Industriel et Commercial, SOFR + 0.35%
| | 1.860% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/12/2022 | | 83,000,000 | | 82,995,897 |
Credit Suisse AG
| | 1.520% | | 08/09/2022 | | 08/09/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,968,154 |
Credit Suisse AG
| | 1.660% | | 08/26/2022 | | 08/26/2022 | | 69,500,000 | | 69,468,371 |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, SOFR + 0.19%
| | 1.678% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/18/2022 | | 82,000,000 | | 82,001,806 |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, SOFR + 0.20%
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/15/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,992,766 |
KBC Bank NV
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,038 |
KBC Bank NV
| | 1.560% | | 07/07/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 75,000,000 |
Mizuho Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.16%
| | 1.680% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/20/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,999,514 |
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
| | 1.200% | | 07/21/2022 | | 07/21/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,974,076 |
MUFG Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.19%
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/28/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,998,725 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd.(b)
| | 0.320% | | 08/08/2022 | | 08/08/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,802,026 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.40%%
| | 1.920% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/06/2022 | | 24,100,000 | | 24,101,746 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.40%%
| | 1.920% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 33,200,000 | | 33,202,239 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.45%
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/21/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 150,004,101 |
Natixis SA, SOFR + 0.46%%
| | 1.970% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/29/2022 | | 41,000,000 | | 40,995,874 |
Nordea Bank Abp, SOFR + 0.16%
| | 1.680% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/15/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,995,513 |
Nordea Bank Abp, SOFR + 0.42%
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/01/2022 | | 45,000,000 | | 44,989,655 |
Nordea Bank Abp, SOFR + 0.42%
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/07/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,966,793 |
Norinchukin BK NY BR, SOFR + 0.29%
| | 1.800% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/28/2022 | | 91,250,000 | | 91,255,658 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Standard Chartered Bank, SOFR + 0.40%
| | 1.910% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/21/2022 | | $ 55,500,000 | | $ 55,501,411 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
| | 1.150% | | 07/18/2022 | | 07/18/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,982,789 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.16%
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/11/2022 | | 57,500,000 | | 57,501,472 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.18%
| | 1.720% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/05/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,997,575 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.21%
| | 1.720% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/11/2022 | | 57,500,000 | | 57,475,382 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.45%
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/05/2022 | | 145,000,000 | | 144,956,293 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
| | 1.550% | | 07/07/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 150,000,000 |
Svenska Handelsbanken, SOFR + 0.45%
| | 1.970% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/04/2023 | | 75,250,000 | | 75,143,770 |
Swedbank AB
| | 1.590% | | 09/06/2022 | | 09/06/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,945,678 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank
| | 2.000% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/28/2023 | | 80,000,000 | | 79,965,374 |
Westpac Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.13%(c)
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/15/2022 | | 31,000,000 | | 31,000,058 |
Westpac Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.20%
| | 1.740% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/20/2023 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,762,108 |
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
| | | | | | | | | | 3,911,937,906 |
FINANCIAL COMPANY COMMERCIAL PAPER—17.2% | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., SOFR + 0.36%(a)
| | 1.870% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/27/2022 | | 49,250,000 | | 49,255,038 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., SOFR + 0.40%(a)
| | 1.910% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/01/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,991,084 |
Bank of Montreal
| | 1.630% | | 07/19/2022 | | 07/19/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,895,302 |
Bank of Nova Scotia, SOFR + 0.16%%(a)
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/11/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 149,988,061 |
Barclays Bank UK PLC
| | 1.600% | | 07/07/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,984,542 |
BNG Bank NV
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 24,998,928 |
BNP Paribas SA, SOFR + 0.40%%
| | 1.910% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/04/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 75,015,229 |
HSBC Bank PLC, SOFR + 0.21%(a)
| | 1.730% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/14/2022 | | 105,000,000 | | 105,000,000 |
HSBC Bank PLC, SOFR + 0.25%(a)
| | 1.770% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/10/2023 | | 27,000,000 | | 26,951,403 |
ING U.S. Funding LLC
| | 1.080% | | 07/28/2022 | | 07/28/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,901,417 |
Lloyds Bank PLC
| | 1.340% | | 07/25/2022 | | 07/25/2022 | | 111,750,000 | | 111,620,091 |
Macquarie Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.23%%(a)
| | 1.750% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/02/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,002,553 |
National Australia Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.37%(a)
| | 1.880% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/03/2022 | | 72,250,000 | | 72,255,119 |
National Australia Bank, Ltd, SOFR + 0.42%(a)
| | 1.930% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/08/2022 | | 33,000,000 | | 32,994,554 |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., SOFR + 0.20%%(a)
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/20/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,945,522 |
Royal Bank of Canada, SOFR + 0.45%%(a)
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/03/2023 | | 125,000,000 | | 124,860,015 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
| | 1.830% | | 10/05/2022 | | 10/05/2022 | | 90,000,000 | | 89,468,197 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, SOFR + 0.50%%(a)
| | 2.020% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/24/2022 | | 37,500,000 | | 37,509,975 |
Swedbank AB
| | 1.070% | | 07/27/2022 | | 07/27/2022 | | 63,000,000 | | 62,925,581 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/01/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,957,574 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
| | 2.000% | | 07/01/2022 | | 03/29/2023 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,969,705 |
Toyota Finance Australia, Ltd.
| | 1.780% | | 09/06/2022 | | 09/06/2022 | | 112,750,000 | | 112,315,750 |
UBS AG, SOFR + 0.19%(a),(c)
| | 1.700% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/13/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 125,001,261 |
UBS AG, SOFR + 0.51%(a)
| | 1.764% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/17/2023 | | 56,500,000 | | 56,469,052 |
Westpac Banking Corp.
| | 1.030% | | 07/19/2022 | | 07/19/2022 | | 70,000,000 | | 69,939,707 |
Westpac Banking Corp.
| | 1.090% | | 07/27/2022 | | 07/27/2022 | | 69,500,000 | | 69,413,108 |
Westpac Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.40%(a)
| | 1.910% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/23/2022 | | 40,000,000 | | 39,996,914 |
Westpac Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.50%(a)
| | 2.010% | | 07/01/2022 | | 03/21/2023 | | 55,000,000 | | 54,970,373 |
Westpac Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.50%(a)
| | 2.010% | | 07/01/2022 | | 03/24/2023 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,971,667 |
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMPANY COMMERCIAL PAPER
| | | | | | | | | | 2,165,567,722 |
OTHER NOTES—28.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV
| | 1.580% | | 06/29/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 |
ABN AMRO Bank NV
| | 1.580% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 150,000,000 |
Abu Dhabi International Bank
| | 1.570% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 440,069,000 | | 440,069,000 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
| | 1.570% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 358,000,000 | | 358,000,000 |
Bank of Montreal
| | 1.580% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 150,000,000 |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
| | 1.550% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 200,000,000 | | 200,000,000 |
Citibank NA
| | 1.560% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 175,001,000 | | 175,001,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA
| | 1.560% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | $ 25,000,000 | | $ 25,000,000 |
ING Bank NV
| | 1.590% | | 06/24/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 |
ING Bank NV
| | 1.590% | | 06/28/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 |
KBC Bank NV
| | 1.570% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 400,000,000 | | 400,000,000 |
Mizuho Bank Ltd.
| | 1.570% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 400,000,000 | | 400,000,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada
| | 1.570% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 375,000,000 | | 375,000,000 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
| | 1.560% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 475,000,000 | | 475,000,000 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank
| | 1.580% | | 06/29/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank
| | 1.580% | | 06/30/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., SOFR + 0.28%(c)
| | 1.800% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/14/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,917,615 |
TOTAL OTHER NOTES
| | | | | | | | | | 3,597,987,615 |
GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—1.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 0.000% – 8.676% due 04/25/2024 – 05/25/2057, valued at $214,920,000); expected proceeds $199,008,844
| | 1.600% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 199,000,000 | | 199,000,000 |
TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—1.9% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/29/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000% due 10/06/2022, a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000% due 02/15/2049, U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625% – 1.125% due 02/29/2028 – 05/15/2030, U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.000% due 02/15/2027 – 05/15/2032, and various Corporate Bonds, 0.000% – 8.000% due 09/06/2022 – 01/01/2999, valued at $153,588,480); expected proceeds $148,046,908
| | 1.630% | | 07/06/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 148,000,000 | | 148,000,000 |
Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% – 2.250% due 03/31/2023 – 11/15/2025, valued at $102,000,006); expected proceeds $100,002,778
| | 1.000% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 |
TOTAL TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 248,000,000 |
OTHER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—7.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 04/07/2021 (collateralized by various Corporate Bonds, 0.300% – 10.875% due 11/01/2022 – 06/15/2052, valued at $109,297,185); expected proceeds $102,150,000
| | 1.720% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 |
Agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/17/2022 (collateralized by various Corporate Bonds, 0.000% – 10.500% due 08/01/2024 – 02/01/2032, valued at $143,750,354); expected proceeds $125,404,167
| | 1.940% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/16/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 125,000,000 |
Agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Common Stocks, valued at $99,963,209); expected proceeds $91,004,348
| | 1.720% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 91,000,000 | | 91,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/10/2022 (collateralized by a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 2.500% due 05/25/2060, a Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.844% due 07/25/2032, Government National Mortgage Associations, 1.221% – 3.000% due 02/20/2051 – 05/20/2072, and various Corporate Bonds, 1.625% – 2.125% due 02/13/2023 – 03/15/2024, valued at $41,067,615); expected proceeds $40,182,000
| | 1.820% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/08/2022 | | $ 40,000,000 | | $ 40,000,000 |
Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/10/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.500% due 02/15/2045, and various Corporate Bonds, 0.000% – 8.000% due 07/01/2023 – 02/01/2029, valued at $80,300,045); expected proceeds $73,487,437
| | 2.020% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 73,000,000 | | 73,000,000 |
Agreement with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/24/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125% due 03/31/2023, a Common Stock, and various Corporate Bonds, 0.975% – 10.625% due 01/17/2023 – 01/01/2999, valued at $214,392,847); expected proceeds $200,063,389
| | 1.630% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 200,000,000 | | 200,000,000 |
Agreement with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/28/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000% due 10/06/2022, a U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 05/15/2030, U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.000% due 08/15/2028 – 02/15/2031, and various Corporate Bonds, 0.000% – 5.450% due 10/25/2022 – 01/01/2999, valued at $34,646,916); expected proceeds $32,010,142
| | 1.630% | | 07/05/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 32,000,000 | | 32,000,000 |
Agreement with ING Financial Markets, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Common Stocks, valued at $54,090,935); expected proceeds $50,002,292
| | 1.650% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 |
Agreement with JP Morgan Securities, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/10/2022 (collateralized by various Common Stocks, valued at $108,000,000); expected proceeds $100,621,444
| | 1.880% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 |
Agreement with JP Morgan Securities, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/17/2022 (collateralized by various Common Stocks, valued at $43,200,000); expected proceeds $40,248,578
| | 1.880% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/14/2022 | | 40,000,000 | | 40,000,000 |
Agreement with JP Morgan Securities, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/28/2022 (collateralized by various Corporate Bonds, 1.162% – 6.950% due 08/15/2022 – 05/15/2055, valued at $23,745,203); expected proceeds $22,007,144
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 22,000,000 | | 22,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Agreement with TD Securities (USA) LLC and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Corporate Bonds, 1.844% – 6.250% due 03/15/2023 – 06/01/2047, valued at $95,595,942); expected proceeds $86,003,918
| | 1.640% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | $ 86,000,000 | | $ 86,000,000 |
TOTAL OTHER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 959,000,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS –99.9%
(Cost $12,612,093,680)(d)
| | | | | | | | | | 12,608,036,298 |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities —0.1%
| | | | | | | | | | 6,618,752 |
NET ASSETS –100.0%
| | | | | | | | | | $ 12,614,655,050 |
(a) | Securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities, which represent 10.9% of net assets as of June 30, 2022, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(b) | Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase. |
(c) | Variable Rate Security - Interest rate shown is rate in effect at June 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. |
(d) | Also represents the cost for federal tax purposes. |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
The following table summarizes the value of the Portfolio’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2022.
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | |
Asset Backed Commercial Paper
| | $— | | $ 1,451,626,644 | | $— | | $ 1,451,626,644 |
Certificates Of Deposit
| | — | | 3,911,937,906 | | — | | 3,911,937,906 |
Financial Company Commercial Paper
| | — | | 2,165,567,722 | | — | | 2,165,567,722 |
Other Notes
| | — | | 3,597,987,615 | | — | | 3,597,987,615 |
Treasury Debt
| | — | | 74,916,411 | | — | | 74,916,411 |
Government Agency Repurchase Agreements
| | — | | 199,000,000 | | — | | 199,000,000 |
Treasury Repurchase Agreements
| | — | | 248,000,000 | | — | | 248,000,000 |
Other Repurchase Agreements
| | — | | 959,000,000 | | — | | 959,000,000 |
Total Investments
| | $— | | $12,608,036,298 | | $— | | $12,608,036,298 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
ASSETS | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value
| $ 11,202,036,298 |
Repurchase agreements, at value
| 1,406,000,000 |
Total Investments
| 12,608,036,298 |
Interest receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 8,015,979 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 12,616,052,277 |
LIABILITIES | |
Due to custodian
| 189 |
Advisory and administrator fee payable
| 555,060 |
Custody, sub-administration and transfer agent fees payable
| 734,349 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable
| 1,501 |
Professional fees payable
| 62,344 |
Printing fees payable
| 23,375 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 20,409 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 1,397,227 |
NET ASSETS
| $12,614,655,050 |
COST OF INVESTMENTS: | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
| $ 11,206,093,680 |
Repurchase agreements
| 1,406,000,000 |
Total cost of investments
| $12,612,093,680 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Interest income — unaffiliated issuers
| $35,954,342 |
EXPENSES | |
Advisory and administrator fee
| 3,317,233 |
Custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent fees
| 723,749 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 48,407 |
Professional fees and expenses
| 69,129 |
Printing and postage fees
| 11,191 |
Insurance expense
| 2,112 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 18,390 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 4,190,211 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $31,764,131 |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| 281,283 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| (3,529,870) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
| (3,248,587) |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $28,515,544 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 31,764,131 | | $ 16,569,254 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 281,283 | | 328,885 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| (3,529,870) | | (1,003,186) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 28,515,544 | | 15,894,953 |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS | | | |
Contributions
| (350,136,932) | | 38,249,431,278 |
Withdrawals
| — | | (41,456,603,607) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
| (350,136,932) | | (3,207,172,329) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| (321,621,388) | | (3,191,277,376) |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 12,936,276,438 | | 16,127,553,814 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $12,614,655,050 | | $ 12,936,276,438 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 | | Year Ended 12/31/20 | | Year Ended 12/31/19 | | Year Ended 12/31/18 | | Year Ended 12/31/17 |
Total return (a)
| 0.26% | | 0.10% | | 0.77% | | 2.38% | | 2.06% | | 0.96% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $12,614,655 | | $12,936,276 | | $16,127,554 | | $21,626,159 | | $11,196,385 | | $9,941,806 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses
| 0.06%(b) | | 0.07% | | 0.07% | | 0.07% | | 0.07% | | 0.06% |
Net investment income (loss)
| 0.47%(b) | | 0.11% | | 0.72% | | 2.29% | | 2.05% | | 1.11% |
(a) | Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. Total return for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(b) | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
1. Organization
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of June 30, 2022, the Trust consists of six (6) series each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. The State Street Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with no par value. The financial statements herein relate only to the Portfolio.
The Portfolio operates as a floating net asset value (“NAV”) money market fund. As a floating NAV money market fund, the Portfolio (1) will utilize current market-based prices (except as otherwise generally permitted to value individual portfolio securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at amortized cost in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance) to value its portfolio securities and transact at a floating NAV calculated to four decimal places; and (2) has adopted policies and procedures to impose liquidity fees on redemptions and/or temporary redemption gates in the event that the Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets fall below a designated threshold.
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. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
The Portfolio'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 the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
Valuation techniques used to value the Portfolio's investments by major category are as follows:
• Government and municipal fixed income securities are generally valued using quotations from independent pricing services or brokers.
• Debt obligations (including short-term investments) are valued using quotations from independent pricing services or brokers or are generally valued at the last reported evaluated prices.
• Repurchase agreements are valued at the repurchase price as of valuation date.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio's investments.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The Portfolio values its 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.
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 are determined using the identified cost method. Interest income is recorded daily on an accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.
All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio on a daily basis based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Portfolio, are applied to that Portfolio within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Portfolio are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Portfolio within the Trust.
3. Securities and Other Investments
Repurchase Agreements
The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement. A repurchase agreement customarily obligates the seller at the time it sells securities to the Portfolio to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon price and time. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of the Portfolio including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.
The Portfolio monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the Portfolio’s principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). The underlying securities are ordinarily United States Government or Government Agency securities, but may consist of other securities. The use of repurchase agreements involves certain risks including counterparty risks. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which the value of the collateral may decline.
As of June 30, 2022, the Portfolio had invested in repurchase agreements with the gross values of $1,406,000,000 and associated collateral equal to $1,518,558,737.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory and Administrator Fee
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which the Adviser directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. In compensation for the Adviser’s services as investment adviser, the Portfolio pays the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of its average daily net assets. SSGA FM also serves as administrator.
Each of the Adviser and State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (each a “Service Provider”) also may voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses for the Portfolio to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield, which may vary from time to time, in SSGA FM’s sole discretion (any such waiver or reimbursement of expenses by a Service Provider being referred to herein as a “Voluntary Reduction”). The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others. The amount of any Voluntary Reduction may differ between such series in the Adviser's sole discretion. The business objectives of the Adviser and its affiliates and their broader relationships with certain Portfolio shareholders, Financial Intermediaries or distribution channels could give the Adviser an incentive to implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others, or to implement it to a greater degree for some series or share classes than others. Under an agreement with the Service Providers relating to the Voluntary Reduction, the Portfolio has agreed to reimburse the Service Providers for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction beginning on May 1, 2020, subject to certain limitations. Each Service Provider may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the Portfolio.
A reimbursement to the Service Provider would increase fund expenses and may negatively impact the Portfolio's yield during such period. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the Portfolio will be able to avoid a negative yield.
There were no reimbursements for the period ended June 30, 2022.
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent Fees
State Street serves as the custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent to the Portfolio. For its services as custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
Due to Custodian
In certain circumstances, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
5. Trustees’ Fees
The fees and expenses of the 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.
6. Income Tax Information
The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for its tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio files 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. SSGA FM has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
As of June 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Tax Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
State Street Money Market Portfolio
| $12,612,093,680 | | $61,960 | | $4,119,342 | | $(4,057,382) |
7. Risks
Concentration Risk
As a result of the Portfolio'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 the Portfolio’s investments more than if the Portfolio was more broadly diversified.
Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades securities and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in global economic conditions and fluctuations of the market (market risk). Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to counterparty risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults. The value of securities held by the Portfolio may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by the Portfolio; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (credit risk).
Financial assets, which potentially expose the Portfolio to market, credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Portfolio’s exposure to market, credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their value as recorded in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Portfolio.
The Portfolio's investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China in December 2019 has spread globally. In an organized attempt to contain and mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, governments and businesses world-wide have taken aggressive measures, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of and delays in the delivery of healthcare services and processes, the cancellation of organized events and educational institutions, the disruption of production and supply chains, a decline in consumer demand for certain goods and services, and general concern and uncertainty, all of which have contributed to increased volatility in global markets. The effects of COVID-19 will likely affect certain sectors and industries more dramatically than others, which may adversely affect the value of the Portfolio's investments in those sectors or industries. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations, the global economy, individual companies and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to limited health care resources. Political, economic and social stresses caused by COVID-19 also may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The duration of COVID-19 and its effects cannot be determined at this time, but the effects could be present for an extended period of time.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
8. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The relief provided is temporary and generally cannot be applied to contract modifications that occur after December 31, 2022, or hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after that date. However, the FASB has indicated that it will revisit the sunset date in Topic 848 after the LIBOR administrator makes a final decision on a phaseout date. On November 30, 2020, the LIBOR administrator proposed extending the publication of the overnight and the one-, three-, six- and 12-month USD LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023, when many existing contracts that reference LIBOR will have expired. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.
9. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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OTHER INFORMATION
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
The table below illustrates your Portfolio’s cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Portfolio's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Portfolio. You may use the information here, 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 for the Portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Portfolio had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Portfolio’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Portfolio’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
State Street Money Market Portfolio
| 0.06% | | $1,002.20 | | $0.30 | | $1,024.50 | | $0.30 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 181, then divided by 365. |
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
The Portfolio has adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Portfolio's proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Portfolio's investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to Portfolio's portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-521-4083 (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolio voted for the prior 12-months 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 Portfolio's website at www.ssga.com.
Monthly Portfolio Schedule
The Portfolio files its monthly portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The Portfolio’s Form N-MFP is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually 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 Master Funds (the “Trust”), met in person on April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022, including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser (“Independent Counsel”) in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 6, 2022 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 11-12, 2022 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for the feeder fund for which the Portfolio serves as the master fund in a master-feeder structure (the “Fund”): |
o Comparisons of the Fund’s performance over the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021, to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) for the Fund (the “Lipper Index”) and/or a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
o Comparisons of the Fund’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Fund’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses over the past five calendar years; and
o Comparisons of the Fund’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
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1 Over the course of many years overseeing the Portfolio and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreement, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
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• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Fund; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Portfolio (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Portfolio. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolio of the Portfolio and for Portfolio operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and other information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Portfolio and its service providers, including the information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Portfolio; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Portfolio by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Portfolio’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Portfolio by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, transfer agent and fund accountant of the Portfolio, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Portfolio’s relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Portfolio; |
• | Responses to a request for information reviewed prior to the April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022 meetings by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Portfolio’s Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021; and the relevant operations of other Affiliated Service Providers to the Portfolio, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Portfolio, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Portfolio (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio;
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• | Information from SSGA FM, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 11-12, 2022; and |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel, with respect to the Fund. |
In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser and other service providers of the Portfolio throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Portfolio and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Portfolio’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review 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 Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the 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 Portfolio.
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, at the meeting held on May 11-12, 2022, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2022, for an additional year with respect to the Portfolio.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board evaluated 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 also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various funds that invest primarily in money market instruments. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Portfolio, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management, as well as the Adviser’s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of SSGA FM and various Affiliated Service Providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Portfolio.
Portfolio Performance
The Board considered the Portfolio’s performance by evaluating the performance of the Fund. The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the following performance information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
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Money Market Funds, Generally. The Board noted the relatively narrow range of returns in each Fund’s Performance Group and Performance Universe. The Board also observed that several basis points of performance, whether from yield on portfolio investments or fees waived by service providers, accounted for substantial differences in performance relative to other funds in such Performance Group and Performance Universe during periods when preservation of capital and net asset value were generally considered by stockholders to have been more important than several basis points of yield.
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund and State Street Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was equal to the median of its Performance Group for the 1-, 3- and 10-year periods and was below the median of its Performance Group for the 5-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was above the median of its Performance Universe for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was above its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory based on performance of the Fund in comparison to the performance of its Performance Group, Performance Universe or Lipper Index.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and actual fees paid by the Fund, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. The Board considered the investment advisory fee in the context of the overall master-feeder arrangement with the Fund. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund and State Street Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of the Fund compare favorably to the fees and expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe and the fees and the expense ratio of the Portfolio are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to the Portfolio and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by SSGA FM and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Portfolio, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Portfolio and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Portfolio, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Portfolio and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio and fund complex increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio or the fund complex taken as a whole. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of the Portfolio and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Portfolio and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and expense ratio of the Fund during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Portfolio to such an extent that previously agreed
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advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for the Portfolio at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the 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 Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of beneficial interest.
State Street Master Funds
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 5049
Boston, MA 02206
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2022
State Street Master Funds
State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Portfolio |
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
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The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
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Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Portfolio Composition as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Certificates Of Deposit | 27.4% | |
| Government Agency Repurchase Agreements | 25.2 | |
| Financial Company Commercial Paper | 20.4 | |
| Treasury Repurchase Agreements | 10.5 | |
| Other Notes | 8.8 | |
| Asset Backed Commercial Paper | 4.1 | |
| Other Repurchase Agreements | 3.6 | |
| Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 0.0* | |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | |
| * Amount shown represents less than 0.05% of net assets. | | |
(The composition is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
Maturity Ladder as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Overnight (1 Day) | 45.7% | |
| 2 to 30 Days | 15.4 | |
| 31 to 60 Days | 9.6 | |
| 61 to 90 Days | 5.9 | |
| Over 90 Days | 23.4 | |
| Total | 100.0% | |
| Average days to maturity | 5 | |
| Weighted average life | 47 | |
(The maturity ladder is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
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Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
ASSET BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER—4.1% | | | | | | | | | | |
Barton Capital SA(a)
| | 1.580% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | $ 4,000,000 | | $ 3,999,827 |
Bennington Stark Capital Co. LLC(a)
| | 1.590% | | 07/07/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 24,992,271 |
LMA-Americas LLC(a)
| | 1.430% | | 08/05/2022 | | 08/05/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,982,260 |
Mackinac Funding Co. LLC(a)
| | 1.800% | | 09/19/2022 | | 09/19/2022 | | 12,000,000 | | 11,939,331 |
Mont Blanc Capital Corp.(a)
| | 1.270% | | 07/22/2022 | | 07/22/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,992,989 |
TOTAL ASSET BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER
| | | | | | | | | | 57,906,678 |
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT—27.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Banco Santander SA, SOFR + 0.47%%(b)
| | 1.980% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/18/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,382 |
Banco Santander SA/New York(a)
| | 1.860% | | 09/21/2022 | | 09/21/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 14,987,595 |
Bank of Montreal(a)
| | 0.180% | | 07/06/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,998,833 |
Bank of Montreal(a)
| | 0.185% | | 07/05/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,998,064 |
Bank of Montreal, SOFR + 0.15%%(b)
| | 1.660% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/26/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,762 |
Bank of Montreal, SOFR + 0.42%%(b)
| | 1.930% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/06/2023 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,994,227 |
Bank of Nova Scotia(a)
| | 0.205% | | 09/21/2022 | | 09/21/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,956,490 |
Bank of Nova Scotia, SOFR + 0.20%%(b)
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/08/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,992,221 |
Bank of Nova Scotia, SOFR + 0.57%%(b)
| | 2.080% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/21/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 7,003,914 |
Barclays Bank PLC, SOFR + 0.24%%(b)
| | 1.760% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/22/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,991,497 |
Barclays Bank PLC, SOFR + 0.44%(b)
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/03/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,371 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.16%%(b)
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/08/2022 | | 3,517,000 | | 3,517,086 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.16%%(b)
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/15/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,204 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.16%%(b)
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/12/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,130 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.20%%(b)
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/21/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 14,990,197 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.41%%(b)
| | 1.920% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/09/2023 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,997,536 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, SOFR + 0.20%%(b)
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/20/2023 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,988,888 |
Credit Suisse AG(a)
| | 1.520% | | 08/09/2022 | | 08/09/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 14,995,223 |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA(a)
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/14/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,517 |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, SOFR + 0.16%%(b)
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/08/2022 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,998,406 |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, SOFR + 0.20%%(b)
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/22/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 14,998,165 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.18%(b)
| | 1.690% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/08/2022 | | 14,000,000 | | 13,998,957 |
MUFG Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.19%(b)
| | 1.710% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/28/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,898 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd.(a)
| | 0.320% | | 08/05/2022 | | 08/05/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,989,884 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.40%%(b)
| | 1.920% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/06/2022 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,217 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.40%%(b)
| | 1.920% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 4,100,000 | | 4,100,276 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.40%%(b)
| | 1.920% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/11/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 7,000,353 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.42%%(b)
| | 1.940% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/14/2022 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,999,732 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.45%%(b)
| | 1.970% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/29/2022 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,999,872 |
Natixis SA, SOFR + 0.17%%(b)
| | 1.680% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/05/2022 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,119 |
Natixis SA, SOFR + 0.46%%(b)
| | 1.970% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/29/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,999,296 |
Nordea Bank Abp(a)
| | 0.195% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 3,750,000 | | 3,749,859 |
Nordea Bank Abp, SOFR + 0.16%(b)
| | 1.680% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/15/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,102 |
Nordea Bank Abp, SOFR + 0.37%%(b)
| | 1.890% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/28/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,300 |
Nordea Bank Abp, SOFR + 0.53%%(b)
| | 2.050% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/23/2022 | | 2,120,000 | | 2,120,346 |
Royal Bank of Canada(a)
| | 0.210% | | 10/03/2022 | | 10/03/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,943,987 |
Royal Bank of Canada, SOFR + 0.15%%(b)
| | 1.660% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/05/2022 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,499,858 |
Standard Chartered Bank, SOFR + 0.17%(b)
| | 1.680% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/01/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,999,807 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.16%(b)
| | 1.670% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/11/2022 | | 4,600,000 | | 4,600,118 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.21%(b)
| | 1.720% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/11/2022 | | 4,600,000 | | 4,598,030 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.(a)
| | 1.550% | | 07/05/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 20,000,000 | | 19,999,997 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.(a)
| | 1.550% | | 07/06/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,990 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Svenska Handelsbanken, SOFR + 0.35%%(b)
| | 1.870% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/13/2022 | | $ 8,000,000 | | $ 7,998,942 |
Svenska Handelsbanken, SOFR + 0.45%(b)
| | 1.970% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/04/2023 | | 9,000,000 | | 8,987,295 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank(a)
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/25/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,004,808 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank(a)
| | 2.000% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/21/2023 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,998,449 |
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
| | | | | | | | | | 391,997,200 |
FINANCIAL COMPANY COMMERCIAL PAPER—20.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., SOFR + 0.37%%(b),(c)
| | 1.880% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/28/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 7,000,907 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., SOFR + 0.45%%(b),(c)
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/21/2023 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,996,055 |
Banco Santander SA(a)
| | 1.600% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,999,741 |
Bank of Montreal, SOFR + 0.46%%(b)
| | 1.970% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/05/2023 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,996,346 |
Barclays Bank PLC(a)
| | 1.590% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 24,998,896 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(a)
| | 0.180% | | 07/06/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,997,450 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.18%(b),(c)
| | 1.690% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/22/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,000 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, SOFR + 0.45%%(b),(c)
| | 1.960% | | 07/01/2022 | | 03/30/2023 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,988,650 |
HSBC Bank PLC, SOFR + 0.22%%(b),(c)
| | 1.740% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/05/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,989,998 |
Macquarie Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.23%%(b),(c)
| | 1.750% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/01/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,465 |
Macquarie Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.40%%(b),(c)
| | 1.920% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/19/2022 | | 12,000,000 | | 12,000,767 |
Macquarie Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.53%%(b),(c)
| | 2.050% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/21/2022 | | 8,750,000 | | 8,753,777 |
National Australia Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.14%(b),(c)
| | 1.650% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/24/2022 | | 10,175,000 | | 10,172,778 |
National Australia Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.48%(b),(c)
| | 1.990% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/28/2022 | | 4,250,000 | | 4,251,010 |
National Australia Bank, Ltd., SOFR + 0.14%%(b),(c)
| | 1.650% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/14/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,993,159 |
National Bank of Canada, SOFR + 0.15%(b),(c)
| | 1.660% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/13/2022 | | 9,000,000 | | 9,000,087 |
National Bank of Canada, SOFR + 0.40%%(b),(c)
| | 1.910% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/10/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,999,507 |
National Bank of Canada, SOFR + 0.40%%(b),(c)
| | 1.910% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/04/2023 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,995,689 |
Novartis Finance Corp.(a)
| | 1.580% | | 07/05/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,998,736 |
Royal Bank of Canada(a)
| | 1.040% | | 07/08/2022 | | 07/08/2022 | | 8,000,000 | | 7,997,200 |
Royal Bank of Canada, SOFR + 0.55%%(b),(c)
| | 2.060% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/21/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,005,076 |
Siemens Capital Co LLC(a)
| | 1.560% | | 07/06/2022 | | 07/06/2022 | | 23,000,000 | | 22,994,177 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, SOFR + 0.41%%(b),(c)
| | 1.930% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/23/2022 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,999,596 |
Swedbank AB, SOFR + 0.40%%(b)
| | 1.910% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/08/2022 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,999,769 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank(a)
| | 1.650% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/02/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,998,714 |
Toyota Credit Canada, Inc.(a)
| | 0.210% | | 07/11/2022 | | 07/11/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,994,943 |
UBS AG, SOFR + 0.19%(b),(c)
| | 1.700% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/13/2022 | | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,081 |
UBS AG, SOFR + 0.51%%(b),(c)
| | 2.020% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/21/2023 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,998,417 |
Westpac Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.48%%(b),(c)
| | 1.990% | | 07/01/2022 | | 03/23/2023 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,998,275 |
Westpac Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.50%%(b),(c)
| | 2.010% | | 07/01/2022 | | 03/23/2023 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,997,211 |
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMPANY COMMERCIAL PAPER
| | | | | | | | | | 291,117,477 |
OTHER NOTES—8.8% | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.(a)
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 17,000,000 | | 17,000,000 |
Bank of America NA(a)
| | 1.880% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/18/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA(a)
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 20,000,000 | | 20,000,000 |
KBC Bank NV(a)
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 |
Mizuho Bank Ltd.(a)
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 14,330,000 | | 14,330,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada(a)
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank(a)
| | 1.580% | | 07/07/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,000 |
TOTAL OTHER NOTES
| | | | | | | | | | 126,330,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—25.2% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000% due 05/01/2052, valued at $91,800,000); expected proceeds $90,003,875
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | $ 90,000,000 | | $ 90,000,000 |
Agreement with Bank of Montreal and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 1.500% – 4.000% due 06/01/2037 – 08/01/2051, Federal National Mortgage Associations, 2.000% – 2.500% due 06/01/2032 – 02/01/2051, and Government National Mortgage Associations, 1.625% – 6.050% due 03/15/2038 – 05/20/2052, valued at $25,500,000); expected proceeds $25,001,076
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 |
Agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.350% due 02/23/2035, a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 3.000% due 07/01/2051, Federal National Mortgage Associations, 2.000% – 4.500% due 06/01/2030 – 04/01/2052, a Government National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 01/20/2051, a U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note, 0.250% due 07/15/2029, and a U.S. Treasury Strip, 0.000% due 08/15/2034, valued at $86,700,000); expected proceeds $85,003,589
| | 1.520% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 85,000,000 | | 85,000,000 |
Agreement with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 3.500% due 12/01/2047 – 02/01/2048, valued at $25,500,000); expected proceeds $25,001,076
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 |
Agreement with JP Morgan Securities, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 1.880% – 6.000% due 04/01/2032 – 01/01/2052, and Federal National Mortgage Associations, 1.906% – 6.022% due 05/01/2027 – 06/01/2052, valued at $112,200,000); expected proceeds $110,004,736
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 110,000,000 | | 110,000,000 |
Agreement with TD Securities (USA) LLC and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a Government National Mortgage Association, 3.000% due 01/20/2052, valued at $25,500,001); expected proceeds $25,001,076
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 360,000,000 |
TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—10.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/10/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note, 0.875% due 01/15/2029, and a U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 10/31/2028, valued at $10,200,047); expected proceeds $10,066,772(d)
| | 2.020% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/29/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% – 3.000% due 08/15/2047 – 02/15/2048, valued at $15,300,036); expected proceeds $15,032,725(d)
| | 1.870% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/10/2022 | | $ 15,000,000 | | $ 15,000,000 |
Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.000% due 08/15/2022 – 05/15/2025, valued at $76,578,440); expected proceeds $75,003,188
| | 1.530% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 75,000,000 | | 75,000,000 |
Agreement with Societe Generale and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% – 3.125% due 07/31/2022 – 11/15/2028, valued at $51,000,031); expected proceeds $50,002,139
| | 1.540% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 |
TOTAL TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 150,000,000 |
OTHER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—3.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/24/2022 (collateralized by various Common Stocks, valued at $22,680,036); expected proceeds $21,141,957(d)
| | 2.045% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/21/2022 | | 21,000,000 | | 21,000,000 |
Agreement with Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Common Stocks, valued at $21,600,038); expected proceeds $20,000,956
| | 1.720% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 20,000,000 | | 20,000,000 |
Agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by various Common Stocks, valued at $10,800,016); expected proceeds $10,000,478
| | 1.720% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
TOTAL OTHER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 51,000,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS –100.0%
(Cost $1,428,604,859)(e)
| | | | | | | | | | 1,428,351,355 |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities —0.0%(f)
| | | | | | | | | | 493,505 |
NET ASSETS –100.0%
| | | | | | | | | | $ 1,428,844,860 |
(a) | Rate shown is the discount rate at time of purchase. |
(b) | Variable Rate Security - Interest rate shown is rate in effect at June 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. |
(c) | Securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities, which represent 12.3% of net assets as of June 30, 2022, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(d) | Illiquid security. These securities represent $46,000,000 or 3.2% of net assets as of June 30, 2022. |
(e) | Also represents the cost for federal tax purposes. |
(f) | Amount is less than 0.05% of net assets. |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The following table summarizes the value of the Portfolio’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2022.
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments: | | | | | | | | |
Asset Backed Commercial Paper
| | $— | | $ 57,906,678 | | $— | | $ 57,906,678 |
Certificates Of Deposit
| | — | | 391,997,200 | | — | | 391,997,200 |
Financial Company Commercial Paper
| | — | | 291,117,477 | | — | | 291,117,477 |
Other Notes
| | — | | 126,330,000 | | — | | 126,330,000 |
Government Agency Repurchase Agreements
| | — | | 360,000,000 | | — | | 360,000,000 |
Treasury Repurchase Agreements
| | — | | 150,000,000 | | — | | 150,000,000 |
Other Repurchase Agreements
| | — | | 51,000,000 | | — | | 51,000,000 |
Total Investments
| | $— | | $1,428,351,355 | | $— | | $1,428,351,355 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
ASSETS | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value
| $ 867,351,355 |
Repurchase agreements, at value and amortized cost
| 561,000,000 |
Total Investments
| 1,428,351,355 |
Cash
| 7,201 |
Interest receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 682,829 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 1,429,041,385 |
LIABILITIES | |
Advisory fee payable
| 60,526 |
Custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent fees payable
| 107,296 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable
| 96 |
Professional fees payable
| 17,444 |
Printing and postage fees payable
| 11,111 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 52 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 196,525 |
NET ASSETS
| $1,428,844,860 |
COST OF INVESTMENTS: | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
| $ 867,604,859 |
Repurchase agreements
| 561,000,000 |
Total cost of investments
| $1,428,604,859 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Interest income — unaffiliated issuers
| $3,992,768 |
EXPENSES | |
Advisory fee
| 379,549 |
Custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent fees
| 114,973 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 14,330 |
Professional fees and expenses
| 20,816 |
Printing and postage fees
| 3,957 |
Insurance expense
| 169 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 949 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 534,743 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $3,458,025 |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| 3,124 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| (140,919) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
| (137,795) |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $3,320,230 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 3,458,025 | | $ 1,134,590 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 3,124 | | 26,626 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| (140,919) | | (142,771) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 3,320,230 | | 1,018,445 |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS | | | |
Contributions
| 1,625,884,519 | | 2,561,953,926 |
Withdrawals
| (1,503,298,176) | | (2,186,501,936) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
| 122,586,343 | | 375,451,990 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| 125,906,573 | | 376,470,435 |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 1,302,938,287 | | 926,467,852 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $ 1,428,844,860 | | $ 1,302,938,287 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 | | Year Ended 12/31/20 | | For the Period 12/04/19*- 12/31/19 |
Total return (a)
| 0.21% | | 0.08% | | 0.59% | | 0.13% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $1,428,845 | | $1,302,938 | | $926,468 | | $881,297 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | |
Total expenses
| 0.07%(b) | | 0.07% | | 0.08% | | 0.11%(b) |
Net investment income (loss)
| 0.45%(b) | | 0.09% | | 0.60% | | 1.72%(b) |
* | Commencement of operations. |
(a) | Total return for periods of less than one year is not annualized. Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. |
(b) | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
1. Organization
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of June 30, 2022, the Trust consists of six (6) series each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. The State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with no par value. The financial statements herein relate only to the Portfolio.
The Portfolio operates as a floating net asset value (“NAV”) money market fund. As a floating NAV money market fund, the Portfolio (1) will utilize current market-based prices (except as otherwise generally permitted to value individual portfolio securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at amortized cost in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance) to value its portfolio securities and transact at a floating NAV calculated to four decimal places; and (2) has adopted policies and procedures to impose liquidity fees on redemptions and/or temporary redemption gates in the event that the Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets fall below a designated threshold.
The Portfolio was formed on December 3, 2019 and commenced operations on December 4, 2019.
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. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
The Portfolio'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 the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
Valuation techniques used to value the Portfolio's investments by major category are as follows:
• Government and municipal fixed income securities are generally valued using quotations from independent pricing services or brokers.
• Debt obligations (including short-term investments) are valued using quotations from independent pricing services or brokers or are generally valued at the last reported evaluated prices.
• Repurchase agreements are valued at the repurchase price as of valuation date.
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.
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio's investments.
The Portfolio values its 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.
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 are determined using the identified cost method.
All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio on a daily basis based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Portfolio, are applied to that Portfolio within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Portfolio are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Portfolio within the Trust.
3. Securities and Other Investments
Repurchase Agreements
The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement. A repurchase agreement customarily obligates the seller at the time it sells securities to the Portfolio to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon price and time. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of the Portfolio including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.
The Portfolio monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the Portfolio’s principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). The underlying securities are ordinarily United States Government or Government Agency securities, but may consist of other securities. The use of repurchase agreements involves certain risks including counterparty risks. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which the value of the collateral may decline.
As of June 30, 2022, the Portfolio had invested in repurchase agreements with the gross values of $561,000,000 and associated collateral equal to $575,358,645.
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4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory and Administrator Fee
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which the Adviser directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. In compensation for the Adviser’s services as investment adviser, the Portfolio pays the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of its average daily net assets. SSGA FM also serves as administrator.
Each of the Adviser and State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (each a “Service Provider”) also may voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses for the Portfolio to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield, which may vary from time to time, in SSGA FM’s sole discretion (any such waiver or reimbursement of expenses by a Service Provider being referred to herein as a “Voluntary Reduction”). The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others. The amount of any Voluntary Reduction may differ between such series in the Adviser's sole discretion. The business objectives of the Adviser and its affiliates and their broader relationships with certain Portfolio shareholders, Financial Intermediaries or distribution channels could give the Adviser an incentive to implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others, or to implement it to a greater degree for some series or share classes than others. Under an agreement with the Service Providers relating to the Voluntary Reduction, the Portfolio has agreed to reimburse the Service Providers for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction beginning on May 1, 2020, subject to certain limitations. Each Service Provider may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the Portfolio.
A reimbursement to the Service Provider would increase fund expenses and may negatively impact the Portfolio's yield during such period. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the Portfolio will be able to avoid a negative yield.
There were no reimbursements for the period ended June 30, 2022.
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent Fees
State Street serves as the custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent to the Portfolio. For its services as custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. 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 Portfolio. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
6. Income Tax Information
The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for its tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio files 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 (“the IRS”) 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 December 31, 2021, SSGA FM has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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.
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As of June 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Tax Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Fund
| $1,429,097,337 | | $ — | | $253,504 | | $(253,504) |
State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Portfolio
| 1,428,604,859 | | 25,099 | | 278,603 | | (253,504) |
7. Risks
Concentration Risk
As a result of the Portfolio'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 the Portfolio’s investments more than if the Portfolio was more broadly diversified.
Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades securities and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in global economic conditions and fluctuations of the market (market risk). Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to counterparty risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults. The value of securities held by the Portfolio may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by the Portfolio; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (credit risk).
Financial assets, which potentially expose the Portfolio to market, credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Portfolio’s exposure to market, credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their value as recorded in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Portfolio.
The Portfolio's investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China in December 2019 has spread globally. In an organized attempt to contain and mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, governments and businesses world-wide have taken aggressive measures, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of and delays in the delivery of healthcare services and processes, the cancellation of organized events and educational institutions, the disruption of production and supply chains, a decline in consumer demand for certain goods and services, and general concern and uncertainty, all of which have contributed to increased volatility in global markets. The effects of COVID-19 will likely affect certain sectors and industries more dramatically than others, which may adversely affect the value of a Fund’s investments in those sectors or industries. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations, the global economy, individual companies and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to limited health care resources. Political, economic and social stresses caused by COVID-19 also may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The duration of COVID-19 and its effects cannot be determined at this time, but the effects could be present for an extended period of time.
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8. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The relief provided is temporary and generally cannot be applied to contract modifications that occur after December 31, 2022, or hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after that date. However, the FASB has indicated that it will revisit the sunset date in Topic 848 after the LIBOR administrator makes a final decision on a phaseout date. On November 30, 2020, the LIBOR administrator proposed extending the publication of the overnight and the one-, three-, six- and 12-month USD LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023, when many existing contracts that reference LIBOR will have expired. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.
9. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
The table below illustrates your Portfolio’s cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Portfolio's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Portfolio. You may use the information here, 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 for the Portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Portfolio had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Portfolio’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Portfolio’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Portfolio
| 0.07% | | $1,002.10 | | $0.35 | | $1,024.40 | | $0.35 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 181, then divided by 365. |
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
The Portfolio has adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Portfolio's proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Portfolio's investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to Portfolio's portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-521-4083 (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolio voted for the prior 12-months 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 Portfolio's website at www.ssga.com.
Monthly Portfolio Schedule
The Portfolio files its monthly portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The Portfolio’s Form N-MFP is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually 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 Master Funds (the “Trust”), met in person on April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022, including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser (“Independent Counsel”) in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 6, 2022 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 11-12, 2022 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for the feeder fund for which the Portfolio serves as the master fund in a master-feeder structure (the “Fund”): |
o Comparisons of the Fund’s performance over the past one-year period ended December 31, 2021, to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) for the Fund (the “Lipper Index”) and/or a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
o Comparisons of the Fund’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Fund’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses; and
o Comparisons of the Fund’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Fund; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Portfolio (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
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1 Over the course of many years overseeing the Portfolio and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreement, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
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Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Portfolio. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolio of the Portfolio and for Portfolio operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and other information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Portfolio and its service providers, including information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Portfolio; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Portfolio by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Portfolio’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Portfolio by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, transfer agent and fund accountant of the Portfolio, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Portfolio’s relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Portfolio; |
• | Responses to a request for information reviewed prior to the April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022 meetings by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Portfolio’s Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021; and the relevant operations of other Affiliated Service Providers to the Portfolio, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Portfolio, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Portfolio (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio;
• | Information from SSGA FM, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 11-12, 2022; and |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel, with respect to the Fund. |
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In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser, and other service providers of the Portfolio throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Portfolio and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Portfolio’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review 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 Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the 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 Portfolio.
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, at the meeting on May 11-12, 2022, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2022, for an additional year with respect to the Portfolio.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board evaluated 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 also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various funds that invest primarily in money market instruments. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Portfolio, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management, as well as the Adviser’s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of SSGA FM and various Affiliated Service Providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Portfolio.
Portfolio Performance
The Board considered the Portfolio’s performance by evaluating the performance of the Fund. The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for various time periods ended December 31, 2021. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the following performance information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
Money Market Funds, Generally. The Board noted the relatively narrow range of returns in each Fund’s Performance Group and Performance Universe. The Board also observed that several basis points of performance, whether from yield on portfolio investments or fees waived by service providers, accounted for substantial differences in performance relative to other funds in such Performance Group and Performance Universe during periods when preservation of capital and net asset value were generally considered by stockholders to have been more important than several basis points of yield.
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State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Fund and State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was above the medians of its Performance Group and Performance Universe for the 1-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was above its Lipper Index for the 1-year period.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory based on performance of the Fund in comparison to the performance of its Performance Group, Performance Universe or Lipper Index.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and actual fees paid by the Fund, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. The Board considered the investment advisory fee in the context of the overall master-feeder arrangement with the Fund. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Fund and State Street ESG Liquid Reserves Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of the Fund compare favorably to the fees and expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe and the fees and the expense ratio of the Portfolio are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to the Portfolio and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by SSGA FM and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Portfolio, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Portfolio and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Portfolio, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Portfolio and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio and fund complex increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio or the fund complex taken as a whole. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of the Portfolio and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Portfolio and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and expense ratio of the Fund during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Portfolio to such an extent that previously agreed advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for the Portfolio at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the 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 Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the
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Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
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Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of beneficial interest.
State Street Master Funds
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 5049
Boston, MA 02206
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2022
State Street Master Funds
State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio |
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Unaudited)
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio
Portfolio Statistics (Unaudited)
Portfolio Composition as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Treasury Repurchase Agreements | 66.2% | |
| Treasury Debt | 12.5 | |
| Government Agency Debt | 11.7 | |
| Government Agency Repurchase Agreements | 2.7 | |
| Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 6.9 | |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | |
(The composition is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
Maturity Ladder as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Overnight (1 Day) | 67.5% | |
| 2 to 30 Days | 2.7 | |
| 31 to 60 Days | 1.8 | |
| 61 to 90 Days | 3.6 | |
| Over 90 Days | 17.5 | |
| Total | 93.1% | |
| Average days to maturity | 16 | |
| Weighted average life | 67 | |
(The maturity ladder is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT—11.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (a)
| | 0.213% | | 12/02/2022 | | 12/02/2022 | | $ 412,500,000 | | $ 412,495,139 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.01 (b)
| | 1.515% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/13/2022 | | 289,310,000 | | 289,308,514 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.01% (b)
| | 1.523% | | 07/01/2022 | | 09/07/2022 | | 324,500,000 | | 324,489,287 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.02 (b)
| | 1.528% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/14/2023 | | 162,800,000 | | 162,794,867 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.02 (b)
| | 1.530% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/27/2022 | | 271,000,000 | | 270,995,564 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.02 (b)
| | 1.530% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/14/2022 | | 44,722,000 | | 44,721,176 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.02 (b)
| | 1.530% | | 07/01/2022 | | 03/14/2023 | | 522,169,000 | | 522,123,772 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.02 (b)
| | 1.530% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/21/2023 | | 379,450,000 | | 379,441,238 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.03 (b)
| | 1.535% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/12/2023 | | 309,250,000 | | 309,241,642 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.04% (b)
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/08/2022 | | 275,000,000 | | 274,999,733 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.04% (b)
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/11/2022 | | 114,500,000 | | 114,500,477 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.05%
| | 1.555% | | 07/01/2022 | | 05/24/2024 | | 178,700,000 | | 178,700,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.05%
| | 1.555% | | 07/01/2022 | | 06/03/2024 | | 124,800,000 | | 124,800,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.05
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 05/09/2024 | | 135,000,000 | | 135,000,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.05% (b)
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/12/2022 | | 477,000,000 | | 477,013,895 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.06 (b)
| | 1.565% | | 07/01/2022 | | 02/09/2023 | | 54,700,000 | | 54,700,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.06% (b)
| | 1.565% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/13/2022 | | 329,250,000 | | 329,262,407 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.06%
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 05/13/2024 | | 49,920,000 | | 49,931,687 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.07% (b)
| | 1.575% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/18/2022 | | 39,250,000 | | 39,250,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.09 (b)
| | 1.595% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 45,000,000 | | 45,000,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., FFR + 0.06% (b)
| | 1.635% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/19/2023 | | 150,000,000 | | 149,995,803 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., SOFR + 0.15% (b)
| | 1.660% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/26/2022 | | 22,000,000 | | 22,004,238 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03% (b)
| | 1.783% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/13/2023 | | 75,000,000 | | 74,996,068 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (b)
| | 1.785% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/12/2023 | | 275,000,000 | | 274,983,780 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (b)
| | 1.786% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/03/2023 | | 226,046,000 | | 226,046,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 3 Month USD MMY + 0.04 (b)
| | 1.793% | | 07/01/2022 | | 05/03/2023 | | 318,080,000 | | 318,080,000 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 3 Month USD MMY + 0.04% (b)
| | 1.793% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/01/2023 | | 300,000,000 | | 299,983,724 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.
| | 2.158% | | 05/25/2023 | | 05/25/2023 | | 299,500,000 | | 299,346,095 |
Federal Home Loan Bank (a)
| | 0.213% | | 11/29/2022 | | 11/29/2022 | | 196,000,000 | | 195,928,918 |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.01 (b)
| | 1.520% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 445,545,000 | | 445,545,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.01 (b)
| | 1.520% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/17/2022 | | $ 40,000,000 | | $ 40,000,000 |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.01% (b)
| | 1.520% | | 07/01/2022 | | 08/05/2022 | | 348,110,000 | | 348,110,000 |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.01% (b)
| | 1.520% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/07/2022 | | 290,000,000 | | 290,000,000 |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.06% (b)
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/23/2022 | | 350,000,000 | | 350,000,000 |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.06% (b)
| | 1.570% | | 07/01/2022 | | 12/16/2022 | | 250,000,000 | | 250,000,000 |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.07% (b)
| | 1.575% | | 07/01/2022 | | 11/10/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 150,000,000 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes (a)
| | 0.760% | | 07/19/2022 | | 07/19/2022 | | 89,400,000 | | 89,366,028 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes (a)
| | 0.785% | | 07/20/2022 | | 07/20/2022 | | 663,000,000 | | 662,725,315 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
| | 1.090% | | 09/08/2022 | | 09/08/2022 | | 680,000,000 | | 678,579,367 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes (a)
| | 1.160% | | 09/14/2022 | | 09/14/2022 | | 467,400,000 | | 466,270,450 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
| | 1.190% | | 12/28/2022 | | 12/28/2022 | | 446,500,000 | | 443,843,325 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
| | 1.320% | | 10/20/2022 | | 10/20/2022 | | 453,000,000 | | 451,129,311 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
| | 1.430% | | 07/22/2022 | | 07/22/2022 | | 36,300,000 | | 36,269,720 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
| | 1.935% | | 09/16/2022 | | 09/16/2022 | | 216,109,000 | | 215,214,579 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
| | 2.100% | | 05/12/2023 | | 05/12/2023 | | 270,200,000 | | 265,235,075 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
| | 2.160% | | 05/18/2023 | | 05/18/2023 | | 79,700,000 | | 78,164,978 |
Federal Home Loan Banks
| | 2.238% | | 05/18/2023 | | 05/18/2023 | | 55,980,000 | | 55,925,683 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEBT
| | | | | | | | | | 11,716,512,855 |
TREASURY DEBT—12.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.660% | | 07/19/2022 | | 07/19/2022 | | 61,800,000 | | 61,779,374 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.730% | | 09/08/2022 | | 09/08/2022 | | 1,915,000 | | 1,912,321 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.765% | | 08/18/2022 | | 08/18/2022 | | 475,350,000 | | 474,863,361 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.816% | | 09/15/2022 | | 09/15/2022 | | 435,440,000 | | 434,687,536 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.850% | | 09/20/2022 | | 09/20/2022 | | 218,500,000 | | 218,082,119 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.856% | | 09/22/2022 | | 09/22/2022 | | 981,320,000 | | 979,380,712 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.030% | | 12/29/2022 | | 12/29/2022 | | 3,500,000 | | 3,481,875 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.133% | | 02/23/2023 | | 02/23/2023 | | 450,000,000 | | 446,650,741 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.250% | | 10/20/2022 | | 10/20/2022 | | 750,000 | | 747,109 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 2.100% | | 05/18/2023 | | 05/18/2023 | | 316,000,000 | | 310,082,900 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 2.116% | | 04/20/2023 | | 04/20/2023 | | 451,087,000 | | 444,240,797 |
U.S. Treasury Notes
| | 1.447% | | 03/31/2023 | | 03/31/2023 | | 450,360,000 | | 445,955,849 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.08%
| | 1.683% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/30/2024 | | 2,508,100,000 | | 2,504,964,829 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.02
| | 1.743% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/31/2024 | | 40,300,000 | | 40,322,583 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (b)
| | 1.787% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/31/2023 | | 1,287,605,000 | | 1,287,643,183 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (b)
| | 1.792% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/30/2023 | | 1,440,672,000 | | 1,440,764,808 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.04 (b)
| | 1.793% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/31/2023 | | 646,100,000 | | 646,103,038 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.05 (b)
| | 1.807% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/31/2023 | | 1,629,182,000 | | 1,629,435,588 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.06 (b)
| | 1.813% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/31/2022 | | 464,000,000 | | 464,149,496 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.06 (b)
| | 1.813% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/31/2022 | | 776,700,000 | | 776,737,532 |
TOTAL TREASURY DEBT
| | | | | | | | | | 12,611,985,751 |
GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—2.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Banco Santander of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Associations, 1.500% – 5.500% due 07/01/2033 – 06/01/2052, valued at $255,000,000); expected proceeds $250,010,799
| | 1.555% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 250,000,000 | | 250,000,000 |
Agreement with Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 0.000% – 13.304% due 03/15/2032 – 07/15/2049, and Federal National Mortgage Associations, 0.000% – 6.124% due 12/25/2023 – 03/25/2062, valued at $280,800,000); expected proceeds $260,011,194
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 260,000,000 | | 260,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 4.000% due 06/01/2052, and a Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.500% due 04/01/2052, valued at $204,000,000); expected proceeds $200,008,611
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | $ 200,000,000 | | $ 200,000,000 |
Agreement with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/16/2022 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 1.500% – 4.500% due 04/01/2029 – 04/01/2052, Federal National Mortgage Associations, 1.810% – 6.000% due 03/01/2028 – 04/01/2052, and Government National Mortgage Associations, 2.500% – 5.000% due 01/15/2041 – 01/20/2052, valued at $234,600,034); expected proceeds $230,415,917
| | 1.550% | | 07/07/2022 | | 07/28/2022 | | 230,000,000 | | 230,000,000 |
Agreement with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a Government National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 01/20/2051, valued at $174,420,000); expected proceeds $171,007,363
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 171,000,000 | | 171,000,000 |
Agreement with HSBC Securities USA, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 1.000% – 4.500% due 03/01/2036 – 06/01/2052, and Federal National Mortgage Associations, 1.000% – 5.000% due 01/01/2029 – 04/01/2059, valued at $142,800,000); expected proceeds $140,006,028
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 140,000,000 | | 140,000,000 |
Agreement with ING Financial Markets, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/16/2022 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 1.609% – 5.000% due 07/01/2036 – 05/01/2052, and Federal National Mortgage Associations, 1.500% – 6.000% due 06/01/2027 – 05/01/2058, valued at $382,500,001); expected proceeds $375,682,500 (c)
| | 1.560% | | 07/28/2022 | | 07/28/2022 | | 375,000,000 | | 375,000,000 |
Agreement with JP Morgan Securities, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 2.000% – 7.500% due 01/01/2027 – 05/01/2052, Federal National Mortgage Associations, 1.069% – 5.120% due 04/01/2027 – 06/01/2052 and a Federal National Mortgage Associations Strip, 4.476% due 11/01/2042, valued at $517,140,000); expected proceeds $507,021,829
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 507,000,000 | | 507,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 2.000% due 04/01/2051, Federal National Mortgage Associations, 2.202% – 4.500% due 02/01/2040 – 12/01/2051, Government National Mortgage Associations, 2.000% – 2.500% due 01/20/2051 – 11/20/2051, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875% – 3.375% due 11/15/2041 – 11/15/2048, U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% – 0.875% due 07/15/2023 – 07/15/2030, and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% – 2.875% due 07/31/2022 – 08/15/2027, valued at $510,000,000); expected proceeds $500,021,250
| | 1.530% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | $ 500,000,000 | | $ 500,000,000 |
Agreement with Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Associations, 4.500% due 06/01/2052, and a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000% due 12/29/2022, valued at $26,520,001); expected proceeds $26,001,119
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 26,000,000 | | 26,000,000 |
Agreement with TD Securities (USA) LLC and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 0.800% due 10/27/2026, valued at $2,040,375); expected proceeds $2,000,086
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
Agreement with UBS Securities LLC and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporations, 2.000% – 8.000% due 09/01/2022 – 02/01/2052, Federal National Mortgage Associations, 1.500% – 9.000% due 07/25/2022 – 02/01/2052, and Government National Mortgage Associations, 0.500% – 10.000% due 08/15/2022 – 06/20/2052, valued at $51,000,001); expected proceeds $50,002,153
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 2,711,000,000 |
TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—66.2% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 1.000% due 02/15/2046, and a U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note, 0.625% due 04/15/2023, valued at $306,000,012); expected proceeds $300,012,500
| | 1.500% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 300,000,000 | | 300,000,000 |
Agreement with Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% – 2.875% due 11/15/2022 – 11/30/2025, valued at $62,002,669,462); expected proceeds $62,002,669,444
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 62,000,000,000 | | 62,000,000,000 |
Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625% – 2.000% due 07/31/2022 – 08/15/2029, valued at $168,300,030); expected proceeds $165,007,104
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 165,000,000 | | 165,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500% due 02/28/2026, valued at $179,597,680); expected proceeds $176,007,602
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | $ 176,000,000 | | $ 176,000,000 |
Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% - 3.375% due 08/15/2047 - 02/15/2049, and a U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 0.625% due 02/15/2043, valued at $1,693,339,353); expected proceeds $1,650,071,438
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 1,650,000,167 | | 1,650,000,167 |
Agreement with MUFG Securities, dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% - 6.250% due 12/31/2022 - 02/15/2032, and U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125% - 4.375% due 05/15/2041 - 11/15/2041, valued at $568,582,801); expected proceeds $557,324,072
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 557,300,000 | | 557,300,000 |
Agreement with National Australia Bank, Ltd., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250% due 11/15/2024, valued at $359,338,542); expected proceeds $352,015,204
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 352,000,000 | | 352,000,000 |
Agreement with Norinchukin and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/16/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125% due 08/15/2029, and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% – 2.375% due 06/30/2024 – 02/15/2032, valued at $856,800,058); expected proceeds $841,055,600 (c)
| | 1.560% | | 07/15/2022 | | 07/15/2022 | | 840,000,000 | | 840,000,000 |
Agreement with Prudential Insurance Co., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.750% - 3.750% due 08/15/2041 - 11/15/2043, and U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.000%, due 11/15/2029 – 02/15/2045, valued at $236,683,160); expected proceeds $231,646,238
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 231,636,200 | | 231,636,200 |
Agreement with Prudential Insurance Co., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% - 3.750% due 11/15/2042 - 11/15/2048, and a U.S. Treasury Strip, 0.000%, due 05/15/2029, valued at $183,742,367); expected proceeds $180,026,226
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 180,018,425 | | 180,018,425 |
Agreement with Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note, 0.125% due 01/15/2031, and a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.750% due 02/15/2024, valued at $25,500,058); expected proceeds $25,001,028
| | 1.480% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 |
TOTAL TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 66,476,954,792 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS –93.1% (d)(e)
| | | | | | | | | | 93,516,453,398 |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities —6.9%
| | | | | | | | | | 6,955,539,471 |
NET ASSETS –100.0%
| | | | | | | | | | $100,471,992,869 |
(a) | Rate shown is the discount rate at time of purchase. |
(b) | Variable Rate Security - Interest rate shown is rate in effect at June 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. |
(c) | Illiquid security. These securities represent $1,215,000,000 or 1.2% of net assets as of June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Also represents the cost for federal tax purposes. |
(e) | Unless otherwise indicated, the values of the securities of the Portfolio are determined based on Level 2 inputs (Note 2). |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
MMY | Money Market Yield |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
ASSETS | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value and cost
| $ 24,328,498,606 |
Repurchase agreements, at value and amortized cost
| 69,187,954,792 |
Total Investments
| 93,516,453,398 |
Cash
| 6,927,136,686 |
Interest receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 33,337,234 |
Other Receivable
| 3,968,428 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 100,480,895,746 |
LIABILITIES | |
Advisory and administrator fee payable
| 4,006,363 |
Custody, sub-administration and transfer agent fees payable
| 4,551,305 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable
| 6,885 |
Professional fees payable
| 262,046 |
Printing fees payable
| 48,931 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 27,347 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 8,902,877 |
NET ASSETS
| $100,471,992,869 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Interest income — unaffiliated issuers
| $218,600,100 |
EXPENSES | |
Advisory and administrator fee
| 22,547,241 |
Custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent fees
| 4,679,329 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 255,966 |
Professional fees and expenses
| 349,719 |
Printing and postage fees
| 34,695 |
Insurance expense
| 12,391 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 32,744 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 27,912,085 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $190,688,015 |
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| 114,533 |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $190,802,548 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 190,688,015 | | $ 8,581,856 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 114,533 | | 75,720 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 190,802,548 | | 8,657,576 |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS | | | |
Contributions
| 151,793,718,416 | | 228,927,239,917 |
Withdrawals
| (148,900,750,968) | | (211,159,621,770) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
| 2,892,967,448 | | 17,767,618,147 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| 3,083,769,996 | | 17,776,275,723 |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 97,388,222,873 | | 79,611,947,150 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $ 100,471,992,869 | | $ 97,388,222,873 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 | | Year Ended 12/31/20 | | Year Ended 12/31/19 | | Year Ended 12/31/18 | | Year Ended 12/31/17 |
Total return (a)
| 0.18% | | 0.01% | | 0.45% | | 2.20% | | 1.81% | | 0.74% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $100,471,993 | | $97,388,223 | | $79,611,947 | | $60,887,784 | | $41,221,782 | | $48,665,017 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses
| 0.06%(b) | | 0.06% | | 0.06% | | 0.07% | | 0.07% | | 0.06% |
Net investment income (loss)
| 0.42%(b) | | 0.01% | | 0.39% | | 2.13% | | 1.78% | | 0.85% |
(a) | Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. Total return for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(b) | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
1. Organization
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of June 30, 2022, the Trust consists of six (6) series, each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with no par value. The financial statements herein relate only to the Portfolio.
The Portfolio operates as a “government money market fund” within the meaning of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act to comply with the amendments to Rule 2a-7 that became effective on October 14, 2016. The Portfolio is not currently subject to liquidity fees or temporary suspensions of redemptions due to declines in the Portfolio's weekly liquid assets.
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. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
The investments of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
The Portfolio’s securities are recorded on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This method values a security at its cost on the date of purchase and, thereafter, assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any premiums or accretion of any discounts.
Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation and under certain market conditions, the values reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments and it is possible that the differences could be material.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio values its 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
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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.
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 are determined using the identified cost method. Interest income is recorded daily on an accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.
All of the net investment income and realized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio on a daily basis based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Portfolio, are applied to that Portfolio within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Portfolio are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Portfolio within the Trust.
3. Securities and Other Investments
Repurchase Agreements
The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement. A repurchase agreement customarily obligates the seller at the time it sells securities to the Portfolio to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon price and time. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of the Portfolio including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.
The Portfolio monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the Portfolio’s principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). The underlying securities are ordinarily United States Government or Government Agency securities, but may consist of other securities. The use of repurchase agreements involves certain risks including counterparty risks. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which the value of the collateral may decline.
As of June 30, 2022, the Portfolio had invested in repurchase agreements with the gross values of $69,187,954,792 and associated collateral equal to $69,361,373,936.
4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory and Administrator Fee
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which the Adviser directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. In compensation for the Adviser’s services as investment adviser, the Portfolio pays the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of its average daily net assets. SSGA FM also serves as administrator.
Each of the Adviser and State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (each a “Service Provider”) also may voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses for a Portfolio to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield, which may vary from time to time, in SSGA FM's sole discretion (any such waiver or reimbursement of expenses by a Service Provider being referred to herein as a “Voluntary Reduction”). The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others. The amount of any Voluntary Reduction may differ between such series in the Adviser's sole discretion. The business objectives of the Adviser and its affiliates and their broader relationships with certain Portfolio shareholders, Financial Intermediaries or distribution channels could give the Adviser an incentive to implement
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the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others, or to implement it to a greater degree for some series or share classes than others. Under an agreement with the Service Providers relating to the Voluntary Reduction, the Portfolios have agreed to reimburse the Service Providers for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction beginning on May 1, 2020, subject to certain limitations. Each Service Provider may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from a Portfolio.
A reimbursement to the Service Provider would increase fund expenses and may negatively impact the Portfolio's yield during such period. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the Portfolio will be able to avoid a negative yield.
There were no reimbursements for the period ended June 30, 2022.
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent Fees
State Street serves as the custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent to the Portfolio. For its services as custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Trustees’ Fees
The fees and expenses of the Trust's Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), are paid directly by the Portfolio. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
6. Income Tax Information
The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for its tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio files 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. SSGA FM has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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.
As of June 30, 2022, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.
7. Risks
Concentration Risk
As a result of the Portfolio'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 the Portfolio’s investments more than if the Portfolio was more broadly diversified.
Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades securities and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in global economic conditions and fluctuations of the market (market risk). Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to counterparty risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults. The value of securities held by the Portfolio may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by the Portfolio; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (credit risk).
Financial assets, which potentially expose the Portfolio to market, credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Portfolio’s exposure to market, credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their value as recorded in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Portfolio.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The Portfolio's investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China in December 2019 has spread globally. In an organized attempt to contain and mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, governments and businesses world-wide have taken aggressive measures, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of and delays in the delivery of healthcare services and processes, the cancellation of organized events and educational institutions, the disruption of production and supply chains, a decline in consumer demand for certain goods and services, and general concern and uncertainty, all of which have contributed to increased volatility in global markets. The effects of COVID-19 will likely affect certain sectors and industries more dramatically than others, which may adversely affect the value of the Portfolio's investments in those sectors or industries. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations, the global economy, individual companies and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to limited health care resources. Political, economic and social stresses caused by COVID-19 also may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The duration of COVID-19 and its effects cannot be determined at this time, but the effects could be present for an extended period of time.
8. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The relief provided is temporary and generally cannot be applied to contract modifications that occur after December 31, 2022, or hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after that date. However, the FASB has indicated that it will revisit the sunset date in Topic 848 after the LIBOR administrator makes a final decision on a phaseout date. On November 30, 2020, the LIBOR administrator proposed extending the publication of the overnight and the one-, three-, six- and 12-month USD LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023, when many existing contracts that reference LIBOR will have expired. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.
9. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of a Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
The table below illustrates your Portfolio's cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Portfolio's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Portfolio. You may use the information here, 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 for the Portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Portfolio's costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Portfolio had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Portfolio's actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Portfolio's costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
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| 0.06% | | $1,001.80 | | $0.30 | | $1,024.50 | | $0.30 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 181, then divided by 365. |
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OTHER INFORMATION (continued)
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
The Portfolio has adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Portfolio's proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Portfolio's investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to Portfolio's portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-521-4083 (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolio voted for the prior 12-months 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 Portfolio's website at www.ssga.com.
Monthly Portfolio Schedule
The Portfolio files its monthly portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The Portfolio’s Form N-MFP is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually 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 Master Funds (the “Trust”), met in person on April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022, including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser (“Independent Counsel”) in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 6, 2022 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 11-12, 2022 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for the feeder fund for which the Portfolio serves as the master fund in a master-feeder structure (the “Fund”): |
o Comparisons of the Fund’s performance over the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021, to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), for the Fund (the “Lipper Index”) and/or a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
o Comparisons of the Fund’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Fund’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses over the past five calendar years; and
o Comparisons of the Fund’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
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1 Over the course of many years overseeing the Portfolio and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreement, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
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• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Fund; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Portfolio (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Portfolio. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolio of the Portfolio and for Portfolio operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and other information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Portfolio and its service providers, including information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Portfolio; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Portfolio by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Portfolio’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Portfolio by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, transfer agent and fund accountant of the Portfolio, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Portfolio’s relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Portfolio; |
• | Responses to a request for information reviewed prior to the April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022 meetings by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Portfolio’s Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021; and the relevant operations of other Affiliated Service Providers to the Portfolio, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Portfolio, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Portfolio (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio;
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• | Information from SSGA FM, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 11-12, 2022; and |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel, with respect to the Fund. |
In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser and other service providers of the Portfolio throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Portfolio and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Portfolio’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review 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 Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the 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 Portfolio.
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, at the meeting held on May 11-12, 2022, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2022, for an additional year with respect to the Portfolio.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board evaluated 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 also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various funds that invest primarily in money market instruments. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Portfolio, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board considered the Adviser’s success in maintaining the constant dollar value of the Portfolio through extraordinary market conditions. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management, as well as the Adviser’s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of SSGA FM and various Affiliated Service Providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Portfolio.
Portfolio Performance
The Board considered the Portfolio’s performance by evaluating the performance of the Fund. The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for various time periods ended December 31, 2021. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the
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following performance information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
Money Market Funds, Generally. The Board noted the relatively narrow range of returns in each Fund’s Performance Group and Performance Universe. The Board also observed that several basis points of performance, whether from yield on portfolio investments or fees waived by service providers, accounted for substantial differences in performance relative to other funds in such Performance Group and Performance Universe during periods when preservation of capital and net asset value were generally considered by stockholders to have been more important than several basis points of yield.
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund and State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was equal to the median of its Performance Group for the 1- and 10-year periods and was above the median of its Performance Group for the 3-and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was above the median of its Performance Universe for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was above its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory based on performance of the Fund in comparison to the performance of its Performance Group, Performance Universe or Lipper Index.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and actual fees paid by the Fund, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. The Board considered the investment advisory fee in the context of the overall master-feeder arrangement with the Fund. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund and State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was above the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were above the median of its Expense Group and below the median of its Expense Universe. The Board considered management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of the Portfolio are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to the Portfolio and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by SSGA FM and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Portfolio, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Portfolio and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Portfolio, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Portfolio and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio and fund complex increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio or the fund complex taken as a whole. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of the Portfolio and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Portfolio and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and expense ratio of the Fund during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized
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benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Portfolio to such an extent that previously agreed advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for the Portfolio at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the 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 Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
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Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of beneficial interest.
State Street Master Funds
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 5049
Boston, MA 02206
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2022
State Street Master Funds
State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio |
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
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The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)
Portfolio Composition as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Treasury Debt | 109.3% | |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | (9.3) | |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | |
(The composition is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
Maturity Ladder as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| 2 to 30 Days | 45.0% | |
| 31 to 60 Days | 27.1 | |
| 61 to 90 Days | 9.3 | |
| Over 90 Days | 27.9 | |
| Total | 109.3% | |
| Average days to maturity | 42 | |
| Weighted average life | 91 | |
(The maturity ladder is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
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Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
TREASURY DEBT—109.3% | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills (a)
| | 0.000% | | 08/02/2022 | | 08/02/2022 | | $ 1,275,000,000 | | $ 1,273,801,611 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.000% | | 08/25/2022 | | 08/25/2022 | | 50,000,000 | | 49,945,764 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.550% | | 07/12/2022 | | 07/12/2022 | | 894,000,000 | | 893,802,056 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.660% | | 07/19/2022 | | 07/19/2022 | | 1,750,350,000 | | 1,749,459,169 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.670% | | 07/07/2022 | | 07/07/2022 | | 157,000,000 | | 156,981,708 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.671% | | 09/01/2022 | | 09/01/2022 | | 147,000,000 | | 146,830,252 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.705% | | 07/05/2022 | | 07/05/2022 | | 1,916,819,000 | | 1,916,666,348 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.725% | | 08/23/2022 | | 08/23/2022 | | 250,000,000 | | 249,733,160 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.730% | | 09/08/2022 | | 09/08/2022 | | 149,500,000 | | 149,296,555 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.765% | | 07/14/2022 | | 07/14/2022 | | 455,000,000 | | 454,874,071 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.765% | | 08/18/2022 | | 08/18/2022 | | 370,050,000 | | 369,558,286 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.816% | | 09/15/2022 | | 09/15/2022 | | 150,300,000 | | 150,040,119 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.850% | | 09/20/2022 | | 09/20/2022 | | 13,480,000 | | 13,454,219 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.856% | | 09/22/2022 | | 09/22/2022 | | 61,460,000 | | 61,338,544 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.915% | | 07/26/2022 | | 07/26/2022 | | 1,683,750,000 | | 1,682,656,510 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.965% | | 08/16/2022 | | 08/16/2022 | | 700,000,000 | | 698,823,385 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.030% | | 12/29/2022 | | 12/29/2022 | | 175,250,000 | | 173,233,823 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.133% | | 02/23/2023 | | 02/23/2023 | | 23,220,000 | | 23,047,179 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.150% | | 08/09/2022 | | 08/09/2022 | | 744,000,000 | | 743,072,831 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.160% | | 09/13/2022 | | 09/13/2022 | | 230,211,000 | | 229,662,075 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.220% | | 10/13/2022 | | 10/13/2022 | | 200,000,000 | | 199,295,111 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.370% | | 11/03/2022 | | 11/03/2022 | | 180,028,000 | | 179,140,367 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.385% | | 11/10/2022 | | 11/10/2022 | | 100,000,000 | | 99,492,167 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.391% | | 10/04/2022 | | 10/04/2022 | | 300,000,000 | | 298,954,802 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.581% | | 12/01/2022 | | 12/01/2022 | | 200,000,000 | | 198,656,575 |
U.S. Treasury Bills (a)
| | 1.640% | | 08/30/2022 | | 08/30/2022 | | 750,000,000 | | 748,082,778 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.710% | | 12/08/2022 | | 12/08/2022 | | 218,000,000 | | 216,343,200 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 2.100% | | 05/18/2023 | | 05/18/2023 | | 200,000,000 | | 196,255,000 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 2.116% | | 04/20/2023 | | 04/20/2023 | | 75,100,000 | | 73,960,202 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 2.351% | | 12/22/2022 | | 12/22/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 148,295,525 |
U.S. Treasury Notes
| | 0.754% | | 07/15/2022 | | 07/15/2022 | | 351,789,100 | | 351,920,883 |
U.S. Treasury Notes
| | 0.876% | | 07/31/2022 | | 07/31/2022 | | 225,000,000 | | 225,185,142 |
U.S. Treasury Notes
| | 1.447% | | 03/31/2023 | | 03/31/2023 | | 83,200,000 | | 82,386,379 |
U.S. Treasury Notes
| | 1.513% | | 11/30/2022 | | 11/30/2022 | | 216,000,000 | | 216,432,669 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.08% (b)
| | 1.683% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/30/2024 | | 756,650,000 | | 755,902,273 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.02 (b)
| | 1.743% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/31/2024 | | 21,750,000 | | 21,762,188 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (b)
| | 1.787% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/31/2023 | | 238,500,000 | | 238,506,249 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (b)
| | 1.792% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/30/2023 | | 150,000,000 | | 150,005,047 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.04 (b)
| | 1.793% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/31/2023 | | 40,300,000 | | 40,300,000 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.05 (b)
| | 1.807% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/31/2023 | | 512,486,000 | | 513,368,714 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.06 (b)
| | 1.813% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/31/2022 | | 741,000,000 | | 741,124,551 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.06 (b)
| | 1.813% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/31/2022 | | 629,559,000 | | 629,620,294 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS –109.3% (c)(d)
| | | | | | | | | | 17,511,267,781 |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets —(9.3)%
| | | | | | | | | | (1,487,441,063) |
NET ASSETS –100.0%
| | | | | | | | | | $ 16,023,826,718 |
(a) | When-issued security. |
(b) | Variable Rate Security - Interest rate shown is rate in effect at June 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. |
(c) | Also represents the cost for federal tax purposes. |
(d) | Unless otherwise indicated, the values of the securities of the Portfolio are determined based on Level 2 inputs (Note 2). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
ASSETS | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value and cost
| $ 17,511,267,781 |
Cash
| 4,289 |
Interest receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 11,537,344 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 17,522,809,414 |
LIABILITIES | |
Payable for investments purchased
| 1,497,364,500 |
Advisory and administrator fee payable
| 681,817 |
Custody, sub-administration and transfer agent fees payable
| 844,527 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable
| 1,334 |
Professional fees payable
| 60,687 |
Printing fees payable
| 21,956 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 7,875 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 1,498,982,696 |
NET ASSETS
| $16,023,826,718 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Interest income — unaffiliated issuers
| $32,813,173 |
EXPENSES | |
Advisory and administrator fee
| 3,769,867 |
Custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent fees
| 802,116 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 49,626 |
Professional fees
| 70,408 |
Printing and postage fees
| 10,373 |
Insurance expense
| 1,951 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 5,670 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 4,710,011 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $28,103,162 |
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| (25,024) |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $28,078,138 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 28,103,162 | | $ 367,418 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| (25,024) | | 47,649 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 28,078,138 | | 415,067 |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS | | | |
Contributions
| 19,672,240,085 | | 22,872,089,825 |
Withdrawals
| (17,737,363,236) | | (25,583,136,317) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
| 1,934,876,849 | | (2,711,046,492) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| 1,962,954,987 | | (2,710,631,425) |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 14,060,871,731 | | 16,771,503,156 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $ 16,023,826,718 | | $ 14,060,871,731 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 | | Year Ended 12/31/20 | | Year Ended 12/31/19 | | Year Ended 12/31/18 | | Year Ended 12/31/17 |
Total return (a)
| 0.13% | | 0.00%(b) | | 0.48% | | 2.18% | | 1.80% | | 0.73% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $16,023,827 | | $14,060,872 | | $16,771,503 | | $12,816,642 | | $10,372,969 | | $13,005,602 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses
| 0.06%(c) | | 0.07% | | 0.06% | | 0.07% | | 0.07% | | 0.07% |
Net investment income (loss)
| 0.37%(c) | | 0.00%(b) | | 0.38% | | 2.13% | | 1.76% | | 0.81% |
(a) | Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. Total return for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(b) | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
(c) | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1. Organization
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of June 30, 2022, the Trust consists of six (6) series, each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with no par value. The financial statements herein relate only to the Portfolio.
The Portfolio operates as a “government money market fund” within the meaning of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act to comply with the amendments to Rule 2a-7 that became effective October 14, 2016. The Portfolio is not currently subject to liquidity fees or temporary suspensions of redemptions due to declines in the Portfolio's weekly liquid assets.
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. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
The investments of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
The Portfolio’s securities are recorded on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This method values a security at its cost on the date of purchase and, thereafter, assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any premiums or accretion of any discounts.
Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation and under certain market conditions, the values reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments and it is possible that the differences could be material.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio values its 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
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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.
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 are determined using the identified cost method. Interest income is recorded daily on an accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.
All of the net investment income and realized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio on a daily basis based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Portfolio, are applied to that Portfolio within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Portfolio are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Portfolio within the Trust.
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory and Administrator Fee
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which the Adviser directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. In compensation for the Adviser’s services as investment adviser, the Portfolio pays the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of its average daily net assets. SSGA FM also serves as administrator.
Each of the Adviser and State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (each a “Service Provider”) also may voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses for the Portfolio to the extent necessary to attempt to maintain a certain minimum net yield, which may vary from time to time, in SSGA FM’s sole discretion (any such waiver or reimbursement of expenses by a Service Provider being referred to herein as a “Voluntary Reduction”). The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others. The amount of any Voluntary Reduction may differ between such series in the Adviser's sole discretion. The business objectives of the Adviser and its affiliates and their broader relationships with certain Portfolio shareholders, Financial Intermediaries or distribution channels could give the Adviser an incentive to implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others, or to implement it to a greater degree for some series or share classes than others. Under an agreement with the Service Providers relating to the Voluntary Reduction, the Portfolio has agreed to reimburse the Service Providers for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction beginning on May 1, 2020, subject to certain limitations. Each Service Provider may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the Portfolio.
A reimbursement to the Service Provider would increase fund expenses and may negatively impact the Portfolio’s yield during such period. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that the Portfolio will be able to avoid a negative yield.
There were no reimbursements for the period ended June 30, 2022.
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent Fees
State Street serves as the custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent to the Portfolio. For its services as custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
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4. Trustees’ Fees
The fees and expenses of the Trust's Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), are paid directly by the Portfolio. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
5. Income Tax Information
The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for its tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio files 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. SSGA FM has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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.
As of June 30, 2022, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.
6. Risks
Concentration Risk
As a result of the Portfolio'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 the Portfolio's investments more than if the Portfolio was more broadly diversified.
Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades securities and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in global economic conditions and fluctuations of the market (market risk). Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to counterparty risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults. The value of securities held by the Portfolio may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by the Portfolio; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (credit risk).
Financial assets, which potentially expose the Portfolio to market, credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Portfolio’s exposure to market, credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their value as recorded in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Portfolio.
The Portfolio's investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China in December 2019 has spread globally. In an organized attempt to contain and mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, governments and businesses world-wide have taken aggressive measures, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of and delays in the delivery of healthcare services and processes, the cancellation of organized events and educational institutions, the disruption of production and supply chains, a decline in consumer demand for certain goods and services, and general concern and uncertainty, all of which have contributed to increased volatility in global markets. The effects of COVID-19 will
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likely affect certain sectors and industries more dramatically than others, which may adversely affect the value of the Portfolio's investments in those sectors or industries. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations, the global economy, individual companies and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to limited health care resources. Political, economic and social stresses caused by COVID-19 also may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The duration of COVID-19 and its effects cannot be determined at this time, but the effects could be present for an extended period of time.
7. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The relief provided is temporary and generally cannot be applied to contract modifications that occur after December 31, 2022, or hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after that date. However, the FASB has indicated that it will revisit the sunset date in Topic 848 after the LIBOR administrator makes a final decision on a phaseout date. On November 30, 2020, the LIBOR administrator proposed extending the publication of the overnight and the one-, three-, six- and 12-month USD LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023, when many existing contracts that reference LIBOR will have expired. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.
8. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
The table below illustrates your Portfolio's cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Portfolio's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Portfolio. You may use the information here, 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 for the Portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Portfolio's costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Portfolio had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Portfolio's actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Portfolio's costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
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| 0.06% | | $1,001.30 | | $0.30 | | $1,024.50 | | $0.30 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 181, then divided by 365. |
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
The Portfolio has adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Portfolio's proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Portfolio's investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to Portfolio's portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-521-4083 (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolio voted for the prior 12-months 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 Portfolio's website at www.ssga.com.
Monthly Portfolio Schedule
The Portfolio files its monthly portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The Portfolio’s Form N-MFP is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually 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 Master Funds (the “Trust”), met in person on April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022, including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser (“Independent Counsel”) in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 6, 2022 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 11-12, 2022 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for the feeder fund for which the Portfolio serves as the master fund in a master-feeder structure (the “Fund”): |
o Comparisons of the Fund’s performance over the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021, to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) for the Fund (the “Lipper Index”) and/or a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
o Comparisons of the Fund’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Fund’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses over the past five calendar years; and
o Comparisons of the Fund’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
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1 Over the course of many years overseeing the Portfolio and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreement, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
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• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Fund; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Portfolio (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Portfolio. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolio of the Portfolio and for Portfolio operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and other information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Portfolio and its service providers, including the information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Portfolio; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Portfolio by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Portfolio’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Portfolio by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, transfer agent and fund accountant of the Portfolio, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Portfolio’s relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Portfolio; |
• | Responses to a request for information reviewed prior to the April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022 meetings by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Portfolio’s Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021; and the relevant operations of other Affiliated Service Providers to the Portfolio, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Portfolio, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Portfolio (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio;
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• | Information from SSGA FM, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 11-12, 2022; and |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel, with respect to the Fund. |
In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser and other service providers of the Portfolio throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Portfolio and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Portfolio’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review 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 Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the 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 Portfolio.
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, at a meeting held on May 11-12, 2022 the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2022, for an additional year with respect to the Portfolio.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board evaluated 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 also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various funds that invest primarily in money market instruments. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Portfolio, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board considered the Adviser’s success in maintaining the constant dollar value of the Portfolio through extraordinary market conditions. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management, as well as the Adviser’s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of SSGA FM and various Affiliated Service Providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Portfolio.
Portfolio Performance
The Board considered the Portfolio’s performance by evaluating the performance of the Fund. The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for various time periods ended December 31, 2021. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the
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following performance information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
Money Market Funds, Generally. The Board noted the relatively narrow range of returns in each Fund’s Performance Group and Performance Universe. The Board also observed that several basis points of performance, whether from yield on portfolio investments or fees waived by service providers, accounted for substantial differences in performance relative to other funds in such Performance Group and Performance Universe during periods when preservation of capital and net asset value were generally considered by stockholders to have been more important than several basis points of yield.
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund and State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was equal to the median of its Performance Group for the 1- and 10-year periods and was above the median of its Performance Group for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was equal to the median of its Performance Universe for the 1-year period and was above the median of its Performance Universe for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was equal to its Lipper Index for the 1-year period and was above its Lipper Index for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory based on performance of the Fund in comparison to the performance of its Performance Group, Performance Universe or Lipper Index.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and actual fees paid by the Fund, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. The Board considered the investment advisory fee in the context of the overall master-feeder arrangement with the Fund. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund and State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were equal to the median of its Expense Group and below the median of its Expense Universe.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of the Fund compare favorably to the fees and expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe and the fees and the expense ratio of the Portfolio are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to the Portfolio and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by SSGA FM and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Portfolio, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Portfolio and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Portfolio, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Portfolio and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio and fund complex increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio or the fund complex taken as a whole. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of the Portfolio and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Portfolio and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and
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expense ratio of the Fund during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Portfolio to such an extent that previously agreed advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for the Portfolio at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the 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 Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
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Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of beneficial interest.
State Street Master Funds
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 5049
Boston, MA 02206
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2022
State Street Master Funds
State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio |
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
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The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)
Portfolio Composition as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Treasury Repurchase Agreements | 77.0% | |
| Treasury Debt | 17.7 | |
| Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 5.3 | |
| TOTAL | 100.0% | |
(The composition is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
Maturity Ladder as of June 30, 2022
| | | |
| | % of Net Assets | |
| Overnight (1 Day) | 76.2% | |
| 2 to 30 Days | 1.4 | |
| 31 to 60 Days | 2.7 | |
| 61 to 90 Days | 2.2 | |
| Over 90 Days | 12.2 | |
| Total | 94.7% | |
| Average days to maturity | 11 | |
| Weighted average life | 49 | |
(The maturity ladder is expressed as a percentage of net assets as of the date indicated. The composition will vary over time.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
TREASURY DEBT—17.7% | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.660% | | 07/19/2022 | | 07/19/2022 | | $ 250,030,000 | | $ 249,947,001 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.730% | | 09/08/2022 | | 09/08/2022 | | 206,000,000 | | 205,711,772 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.765% | | 08/18/2022 | | 08/18/2022 | | 115,070,000 | | 114,952,197 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.816% | | 09/15/2022 | | 09/15/2022 | | 265,520,000 | | 265,060,894 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.850% | | 09/20/2022 | | 09/20/2022 | | 82,000,000 | | 81,843,175 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 0.856% | | 09/22/2022 | | 09/22/2022 | | 368,030,000 | | 367,302,698 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.030% | | 12/29/2022 | | 12/29/2022 | | 135,000,000 | | 134,300,888 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.133% | | 02/23/2023 | | 02/23/2023 | | 135,000,000 | | 133,995,222 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 1.391% | | 10/04/2022 | | 10/04/2022 | | 175,000,000 | | 174,422,743 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 2.100% | | 05/18/2023 | | 05/18/2023 | | 365,000,000 | | 358,165,375 |
U.S. Treasury Bills
| | 2.116% | | 04/20/2023 | | 04/20/2023 | | 175,200,000 | | 172,540,972 |
U.S. Treasury Notes
| | 1.447% | | 03/31/2023 | | 03/31/2023 | | 156,600,000 | | 155,068,430 |
U.S. Treasury Notes
| | 1.513% | | 11/30/2022 | | 11/30/2022 | | 125,000,000 | | 125,847,664 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.08% (a)
| | 1.683% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/30/2024 | | 1,355,200,000 | | 1,353,844,424 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.02 (a)
| | 1.743% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/31/2024 | | 9,700,000 | | 9,705,436 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (a)
| | 1.787% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/31/2023 | | 511,644,000 | | 511,656,159 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.03 (a)
| | 1.792% | | 07/01/2022 | | 04/30/2023 | | 389,941,000 | | 389,966,177 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.04 (a)
| | 1.793% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/31/2023 | | 407,100,000 | | 407,109,117 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.05 (a)
| | 1.807% | | 07/01/2022 | | 01/31/2023 | | 425,406,000 | | 425,474,054 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.06 (a)
| | 1.813% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/31/2022 | | 1,003,375,000 | | 1,003,510,778 |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3 Month USD MMY + 0.06 (a)
| | 1.813% | | 07/01/2022 | | 10/31/2022 | | 884,361,000 | | 884,409,346 |
TOTAL TREASURY DEBT
| | | | | | | | | | 7,524,834,522 |
TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—77.0% | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreement with Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% – 2.500% due 11/15/2022 – 05/15/2031, valued at $31,001,334,817); expected proceeds $31,001,334,722
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 31,000,000,000 | | 31,000,000,000 |
Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500% due 02/28/2026, valued at $75,524,063); expected proceeds $74,000,000
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 74,000,000 | | 74,000,000 |
Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625% due 08/15/2029, valued at $71,400,076); expected proceeds $70,003,014
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 70,000,000 | | 70,000,000 |
Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.250% - 3.000% due 02/15/2049 - 11/15/2049, valued at $666,689,649); expected proceeds $650,000,295
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 650,000,295 | | 650,000,295 |
Agreement with MUFG Securities, dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.500% - 3.125% due 11/15/2041 - 02/15/2045, and a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.375% due 05/15/2027, valued at $237,859,220); expected proceeds $233,000,000
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 233,000,000 | | 233,000,000 |
Agreement with National Australia Bank, Ltd., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250% due 11/15/2024, valued at $151,087,819); expected proceeds $148,000,000
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 148,000,000 | | 148,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue | | Interest Rate | | Next Rate Reset Date | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount | | Value |
Agreement with Norinchukin and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/16/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125% due 08/15/2029, and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% – 2.375% due 06/30/2024 – 02/15/2032, valued at $367,200,015); expected proceeds $360,452,400
| | 1.560% | | 07/15/2022 | | 07/15/2022 | | $ 360,000,000 | | $ 360,000,000 |
Agreement with Prudential Insurance Co., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.875% due 08/15/2045, and U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00%, due 02/15/2026 – 08/15/2030, valued at $38,203,857); expected proceeds $37,382,875
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 37,382,875 | | 37,382,875 |
Agreement with Prudential Insurance Co., dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00%, due 05/15/2029 – 05/15/2030, valued at $50,851,139); expected proceeds $49,755,000
| | 1.560% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 49,755,000 | | 49,755,000 |
Agreement with UBS Securities LLC and Bank of New York Mellon (Tri-Party), dated 06/30/2022 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.00% due 07/07/2022 – 11/03/2022, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125% – 7.125% due 02/15/2023 – 08/15/2051, U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.125% – 3.625% due 01/15/2027 – 02/15/2051, U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, 0.125% – 0.625% due 07/15/2022 – 01/15/2032, U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125% – 3.000% due 07/31/2022 – 02/15/2031, and U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00% due 11/15/2022 – 08/15/2051, valued at $153,000,141); expected proceeds $150,006,458
| | 1.550% | | 07/01/2022 | | 07/01/2022 | | 150,000,000 | | 150,000,000 |
TOTAL TREASURY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
| | | | | | | | | | 32,772,138,170 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS –94.7%
| | | | | | | | | | 40,296,972,692 |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities —5.3%
| | | | | | | | | | 2,267,513,318 |
NET ASSETS –100.0%
| | | | | | | | | | $ 42,564,486,010 |
(a) | Variable Rate Security - Interest rate shown is rate in effect at June 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
ASSETS | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value and cost
| $ 7,524,834,522 |
Repurchase agreements, at value and amortized cost
| 32,772,138,170 |
Total Investments
| 40,296,972,692 |
Cash
| 2,256,232,206 |
Interest receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 12,406,966 |
Other Receivable
| 2,203,123 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 42,567,814,987 |
LIABILITIES | |
Advisory and administrator fee payable
| 1,660,299 |
Custody, sub-administration and transfer agent fees payable
| 1,539,500 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable
| 1,998 |
Professional fees payable
| 87,240 |
Printing fees payable
| 29,528 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 10,412 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 3,328,977 |
NET ASSETS
| $42,564,486,010 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Interest income — unaffiliated issuers
| $87,827,704 |
EXPENSES | |
Advisory and administrator fee
| 7,731,203 |
Custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent fees
| 1,616,754 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 79,468 |
Professional fees
| 110,717 |
Printing and postage fees
| 15,250 |
Insurance expense
| 3,244 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 9,407 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 9,566,043 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $78,261,661 |
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| 6,244 |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $78,267,905 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 78,261,661 | | $ 2,473,307 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| 6,244 | | 12,659 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| 78,267,905 | | 2,485,966 |
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS | | | |
Contributions
| 63,373,644,793 | | 59,891,436,435 |
Withdrawals
| (47,948,737,942) | | (60,881,968,916) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
| 15,424,906,851 | | (990,532,481) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| 15,503,174,756 | | (988,046,515) |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 27,061,311,254 | | 28,049,357,769 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $ 42,564,486,010 | | $ 27,061,311,254 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 | | Year Ended 12/31/20 | | Year Ended 12/31/19 | | Year Ended 12/31/18 | | Year Ended 12/31/17 |
Total return (a)
| 0.19% | | 0.01% | | 0.46% | | 2.19% | | 1.82% | | 0.82% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $42,564,486 | | $27,061,311 | | $28,049,358 | | $23,834,935 | | $17,447,265 | | $14,180,281 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses
| 0.06%(b) | | 0.06% | | 0.06% | | 0.07% | | 0.07% | | 0.07% |
Net investment income (loss)
| 0.50%(b) | | 0.01% | | 0.41% | | 2.13% | | 1.79% | | 0.84% |
(a) | Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results. Total return for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(b) | Annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
1. Organization
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of June 30, 2022, the Trust consists of six (6) series, each of which represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust. State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with no par value. The financial statements herein relate only to the Portfolio.
The Portfolio operates as a “government money market fund” within the meaning of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act to comply with the amendments to Rule 2a-7 that became effective on October 14, 2016. The Portfolio is not currently subject to liquidity fees or temporary suspensions of redemptions due to declines in the Portfolio's weekly liquid assets.
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. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
The investments of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
The Portfolio’s securities are recorded on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This method values a security at its cost on the date of purchase and, thereafter, assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any premiums or accretion of any discounts.
Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation and under certain market conditions, the values reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments and it is possible that the differences could be material.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio values its 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
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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.
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 are determined using the identified cost method. Interest income is recorded daily on an accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.
All of the net investment income and realized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio on a daily basis based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Portfolio, are applied to that Portfolio within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Portfolio are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Portfolio within the Trust.
3. Securities and Other Investments
Repurchase Agreements
The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement. A repurchase agreement customarily obligates the seller at the time it sells securities to the Portfolio to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon price and time. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of the Portfolio including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.
The Portfolio monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the Portfolio’s principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). The underlying securities are ordinarily United States Government or Government Agency securities, but may consist of other securities. The use of repurchase agreements involves certain risks including counterparty risks. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which the value of the collateral may decline.
As of June 30, 2022, the Portfolio had invested in repurchase agreements with the gross values of $32,772,138,170 and associated collateral equal to $32,813,150,796.
4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory and Administrator Fee
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which the Adviser directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. In compensation for the Adviser’s services as investment adviser, the Portfolio pays the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of its average daily net assets. SSGA FM also serves as administrator.
Each of the Adviser and State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (each a “Service Provider”) also may voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses for the Portfolio to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield, which may vary from time to time, in SSGA FM’s sole discretion (any such waiver or reimbursement of expenses by a Service Provider being referred to herein as a “Voluntary Reduction”). The Adviser may, in its sole discretion, implement the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others. The amount of any Voluntary Reduction may differ between such series in the Adviser's sole discretion. The business objectives of the Adviser and its affiliates and their broader relationships with certain Portfolio shareholders, Financial Intermediaries or distribution channels could give the Adviser an incentive to implement
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the Voluntary Reduction for some series of the Trust and not others, or to implement it to a greater degree for some series or share classes than others. Under an agreement with the Service Providers relating to the Voluntary Reduction, the Portfolio has agreed to reimburse the Service Providers for the full dollar amount of any Voluntary Reduction beginning on May 1, 2020, subject to certain limitations. Each Service Provider may, in its sole discretion, irrevocably waive receipt of any or all reimbursement amounts due from the Portfolio.
A reimbursement to the Service Provider would increase fund expenses and may negatively impact a Portfolio's yield during such period. There is no guarantee that the Voluntary Reduction will be in effect at any given time or that a Portfolio will be able to avoid a negative yield.
There were no reimbursements for the period ended June 30, 2022.
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent Fees
State Street serves as the custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent to the Portfolio. For its services as custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Trustees’ Fees
The fees and expenses of the Trust's Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), are paid directly by the Portfolio. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
6. Income Tax Information
The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for its tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio files 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. SSGA FM has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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.
As of June 30, 2022, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.
7. Risks
Concentration Risk
As a result of the Portfolio'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 the Portfolio's investments more than if the Portfolio was more broadly diversified.
Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades securities and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in global economic conditions and fluctuations of the market (market risk). Additionally, the Portfolio may also be exposed to counterparty risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults. The value of securities held by the Portfolio may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by the Portfolio; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (credit risk).
Financial assets, which potentially expose the Portfolio to market, credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Portfolio’s exposure to market, credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their value as recorded in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Portfolio.
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The Portfolio's investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China in December 2019 has spread globally. In an organized attempt to contain and mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, governments and businesses world-wide have taken aggressive measures, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of and delays in the delivery of healthcare services and processes, the cancellation of organized events and educational institutions, the disruption of production and supply chains, a decline in consumer demand for certain goods and services, and general concern and uncertainty, all of which have contributed to increased volatility in global markets. The effects of COVID-19 will likely affect certain sectors and industries more dramatically than others, which may adversely affect the value of the Portfolio's investments in those sectors or industries. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations, the global economy, individual companies and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to limited health care resources. Political, economic and social stresses caused by COVID-19 also may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The duration of COVID-19 and its effects cannot be determined at this time, but the effects could be present for an extended period of time.
8. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The relief provided is temporary and generally cannot be applied to contract modifications that occur after December 31, 2022, or hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after that date. However, the FASB has indicated that it will revisit the sunset date in Topic 848 after the LIBOR administrator makes a final decision on a phaseout date. On November 30, 2020, the LIBOR administrator proposed extending the publication of the overnight and the one-, three-, six- and 12-month USD LIBOR settings through June 30, 2023, when many existing contracts that reference LIBOR will have expired. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.
9. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
The table below illustrates your Portfolio's cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Portfolio's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Portfolio. You may use the information here, 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 for the Portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Portfolio's costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Portfolio had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Portfolio's actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Portfolio's costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
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| 0.06% | | $1,001.90 | | $0.30 | | $1,024.50 | | $0.30 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 181, then divided by 365. |
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
The Portfolio has adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Portfolio's proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Portfolio's investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to Portfolio's portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-521-4083 (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolio voted for the prior 12-months 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 Portfolio's website at www.ssga.com.
Monthly Portfolio Schedule
The Portfolio files its monthly portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The Portfolio’s Form N-MFP is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually 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 Master Funds (the “Trust”), met in person on April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022, including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser (“Independent Counsel”) in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 6, 2022 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 11-12, 2022 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for the feeder fund for which the Portfolio serves as the master fund in a master-feeder structure (the “Fund”): |
o Comparisons of the Fund’s performance over the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021, to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) for the Fund (the “Lipper Index”) and/or a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
o Comparisons of the Fund’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Fund’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses over the past five calendar years; and
o Comparisons of the Fund’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
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1Over the course of many years overseeing the Portfolio and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreements, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
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• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Fund; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Portfolio (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Portfolio. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolio of the Portfolio and for Portfolio operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and other information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Portfolio and its service providers, including information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Portfolio; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Portfolio by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Portfolio’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Portfolio by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, transfer agent and fund accountant of the Portfolio, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Portfolio’s relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Portfolio; |
• | Responses to a request for information reviewed prior to the April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022 meetings by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Portfolio’s Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021; and the relevant operations of other affiliated service providers to the Portfolio, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Portfolio, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Portfolio (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio;
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• | Information from SSGA FM, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 11-12, 2022; and |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel, with respect to the Fund. |
In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser, and other service providers of the Portfolio throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Portfolio and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Portfolio’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review 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 Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the 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 Portfolio.
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, at the meeting held on May 11-12, 2022, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2022, for an additional year with respect to the Portfolio.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board evaluated 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 also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various funds that invest primarily in money market instruments. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Portfolio, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board considered the Adviser’s success in maintaining the constant dollar value of the Portfolio through extraordinary market conditions. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management, as well as the Adviser’s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of SSGA FM and various affiliated service providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Portfolio.
Portfolio Performance
The Board considered the Portfolio’s performance by evaluating the performance of the Fund. The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for various time periods ended December 31, 2021. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the
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following performance information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
Money Market Funds, Generally. The Board noted the relatively narrow range of returns in each Fund’s Performance Group and Performance Universe. The Board also observed that several basis points of performance, whether from yield on portfolio investments or fees waived by service providers, accounted for substantial differences in performance relative to other funds in such Performance Group and Performance Universe during periods when preservation of capital and net asset value were generally considered by stockholders to have been more important than several basis points of yield.
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund and State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance was above the median of its Performance Group for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods and was equal to the median of its Performance Group for the 10-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was above the median of its Performance Universe for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that the Fund’s performance was above its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory based on performance of the Fund in comparison to the performance of its Performance Group, Performance Universe or Lipper Index.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and actual fees paid by the Fund, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. The Board considered the investment advisory fee in the context of the overall master-feeder arrangement with the Fund. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund and State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio. The Board considered that the Fund’s actual management fee was below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Fund’s total expenses were below the medians of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of the Fund compare favorably to the fees and expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe and the fees and the expense ratio of the Portfolio are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to the Portfolio and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by SSGA FM and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Portfolio, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Portfolio and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Portfolio, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Portfolio and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio and fund complex increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio or the fund complex taken as a whole. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of the Portfolio and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Portfolio and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and expense ratio of the Fund during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized
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benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Portfolio to such an extent that previously agreed advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for the Portfolio at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the 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 Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
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Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of beneficial interest.
State Street Master Funds
State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 5049
Boston, MA 02206
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
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State Street Master Funds
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio |
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Unaudited)
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)
Top Five Holdings as of June 30, 2022
| | | | |
| Description | Market Value | % of Net Assets | |
| Nestle SA | 87,383,697 | 2.3% | |
| Roche Holding AG | 62,309,159 | 1.7 | |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 54,153,064 | 1.5 | |
| Shell PLC | 52,538,533 | 1.4 | |
| ASML Holding NV | 51,880,658 | 1.4 | |
| TOTAL | 308,265,111 | 8.3% | |
(The five largest holdings are subject to change, and there are no guarantees the Portfolio will continue to remain invested in any particular company.)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS — 97.6% | | | | |
AUSTRALIA — 8.4% | |
Ampol, Ltd.
| | | 61,856 | | $ 1,455,983 |
APA Group Stapled Security
| | | 301,906 | | 2,339,716 |
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.
| | | 162,110 | | 3,832,509 |
ASX, Ltd.
| | | 51,483 | | 2,892,721 |
Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 511,873 | | 1,337,560 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.
| | | 741,326 | | 11,230,297 |
BHP Group, Ltd.
| | | 1,354,719 | | 38,427,371 |
BlueScope Steel, Ltd.
| | | 137,029 | | 1,498,225 |
Brambles, Ltd.
| | | 378,180 | | 2,785,194 |
Cochlear, Ltd.
| | | 18,225 | | 2,490,192 |
Coles Group, Ltd.
| | | 362,405 | | 4,438,391 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
| | | 456,183 | | 28,351,689 |
Computershare, Ltd.
| | | 147,817 | | 2,504,567 |
CSL, Ltd.
| | | 128,668 | | 23,806,041 |
Dexus REIT (a)
| | | 298,064 | | 1,820,078 |
Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.
| | | 15,336 | | 717,115 |
Endeavour Group, Ltd.
| | | 374,146 | | 1,947,621 |
Evolution Mining, Ltd.
| | | 510,256 | | 835,089 |
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.
| | | 445,490 | | 5,370,162 |
Glencore PLC (b)
| | | 2,635,217 | | 14,244,710 |
Goodman Group REIT (a)
| | | 440,415 | | 5,402,869 |
GPT Group REIT
| | | 536,059 | | 1,555,581 |
IDP Education, Ltd.
| | | 55,969 | | 916,762 |
Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.
| | | 674,518 | | 2,022,309 |
LendLease Corp., Ltd. Stapled Security
| | | 174,907 | | 1,095,704 |
Lottery Corp., Ltd. (b)
| | | 614,471 | | 1,909,885 |
Macquarie Group, Ltd.
| | | 94,562 | | 10,697,356 |
Medibank Pvt, Ltd.
| | | 749,826 | | 1,675,758 |
Mineral Resources, Ltd. (b)
| | | 47,202 | | 1,566,770 |
Mirvac Group REIT (a)
| | | 1,077,242 | | 1,463,012 |
National Australia Bank, Ltd.
| | | 862,012 | | 16,235,768 |
Newcrest Mining, Ltd.
| | | 232,271 | | 3,336,575 |
Northern Star Resources, Ltd.
| | | 308,841 | | 1,452,642 |
Orica, Ltd.
| | | 114,691 | | 1,243,737 |
Origin Energy, Ltd.
| | | 465,050 | | 1,832,406 |
Qantas Airways, Ltd. (b)
| | | 265,173 | | 815,088 |
QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.
| | | 399,556 | | 3,338,270 |
Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.
| | | 46,661 | | 2,350,011 |
REA Group, Ltd.
| | | 13,455 | | 1,034,688 |
Reece, Ltd.
| | | 51,080 | | 484,025 |
Rio Tinto PLC
| | | 299,775 | | 17,899,096 |
Rio Tinto, Ltd.
| | | 99,555 | | 7,030,740 |
Santos, Ltd.
| | | 862,429 | | 4,400,426 |
Scentre Group REIT
| | | 1,326,378 | | 2,362,297 |
SEEK, Ltd.
| | | 86,780 | | 1,253,160 |
Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.
| | | 116,900 | | 2,653,552 |
South32, Ltd.
| | | 1,201,611 | | 3,255,574 |
Stockland REIT (a)
| | | 629,374 | | 1,562,369 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Suncorp Group, Ltd.
| | | 341,848 | | $ 2,581,088 |
Telstra Corp., Ltd.
| | | 1,056,929 | | 2,798,170 |
Transurban Group Stapled Security
| | | 825,475 | | 8,162,634 |
Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.
| | | 200,081 | | 1,561,598 |
Vicinity Centres REIT
| | | 995,722 | | 1,256,440 |
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.
| | | 55,640 | | 900,660 |
Wesfarmers, Ltd.
| | | 300,691 | | 8,665,739 |
Westpac Banking Corp.
| | | 926,653 | | 12,425,654 |
WiseTech Global, Ltd.
| | | 41,375 | | 1,076,890 |
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.
| | | 497,945 | | 10,902,395 |
Woolworths Group, Ltd.
| | | 320,578 | | 7,847,859 |
| | | | | 311,350,788 |
AUSTRIA — 0.2% | |
Erste Group Bank AG
| | | 93,189 | | 2,357,671 |
Mondi PLC
| | | 134,360 | | 2,374,175 |
OMV AG
| | | 38,513 | | 1,802,190 |
Verbund AG
| | | 17,574 | | 1,715,095 |
Voestalpine AG
| | | 32,796 | | 695,332 |
| | | | | 8,944,463 |
BELGIUM — 0.9% | |
Ageas SA/NV
| | | 41,114 | | 1,804,411 |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
| | | 230,967 | | 12,401,613 |
D'ieteren Group
| | | 7,260 | | 1,059,559 |
Elia Group SA (a)
| | | 9,252 | | 1,307,722 |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA
| | | 26,345 | | 2,194,577 |
KBC Group NV
| | | 66,184 | | 3,704,543 |
Proximus SADP
| | | 40,640 | | 597,581 |
Sofina SA (a)
| | | 4,401 | | 897,200 |
Solvay SA
| | | 19,433 | | 1,570,851 |
UCB SA
| | | 34,024 | | 2,868,396 |
Umicore SA
| | | 58,801 | | 2,048,297 |
Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT
| | | 42,698 | | 1,339,158 |
| | | | | 31,793,908 |
BRAZIL — 0.1% | |
Yara International ASA
| | | 45,629 | | 1,900,949 |
CHILE — 0.0% (c) | |
Antofagasta PLC
| | | 104,372 | | 1,464,015 |
CHINA — 0.7% | |
BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 965,500 | | 3,814,284 |
Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC, Ltd. (d)
| | | 479,400 | | 1,435,704 |
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd.
| | | 530,400 | | 997,675 |
ESR Group, Ltd. (b)(d)
| | | 494,200 | | 1,335,174 |
Futu Holdings, Ltd. ADR (a)(b)
| | | 13,800 | | 720,498 |
Prosus NV (b)
| | | 223,135 | | 14,575,113 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 374,000 | | $ 1,058,093 |
Wilmar International, Ltd.
| | | 491,200 | | 1,425,916 |
Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 457,000 | | 1,096,062 |
| | | | | 26,458,519 |
DENMARK — 2.7% | |
AP Moller - Maersk A/S Class A
| | | 814 | | 1,870,975 |
AP Moller - Maersk A/S Class B
| | | 1,415 | | 3,293,150 |
Carlsberg AS Class B
| | | 27,252 | | 3,463,320 |
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S
| | | 26,727 | | 1,941,022 |
Coloplast A/S Class B
| | | 33,011 | | 3,751,551 |
Danske Bank A/S (b)
| | | 188,507 | | 2,657,995 |
Demant A/S (b)
| | | 28,859 | | 1,080,384 |
DSV A/S
| | | 50,761 | | 7,073,222 |
Genmab A/S (b)
| | | 17,465 | | 5,639,692 |
GN Store Nord A/S
| | | 38,828 | | 1,357,521 |
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B
| | | 450,897 | | 49,898,588 |
Novozymes A/S Class B
| | | 56,356 | | 3,375,014 |
Orsted A/S (d)
| | | 50,572 | | 5,274,500 |
Pandora A/S (a)
| | | 26,143 | | 1,640,978 |
ROCKWOOL A/S Class B
| | | 2,413 | | 541,906 |
Tryg A/S
| | | 94,454 | | 2,115,915 |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
| | | 266,558 | | 5,617,191 |
| | | | | 100,592,924 |
FINLAND — 1.2% | |
Elisa Oyj
| | | 37,876 | | 2,123,216 |
Fortum Oyj
| | | 125,299 | | 1,875,176 |
Kesko Oyj Class B
| | | 71,347 | | 1,679,014 |
Kone Oyj Class B
| | | 92,538 | | 4,388,301 |
Neste Oyj
| | | 114,740 | | 5,066,896 |
Nokia Oyj
| | | 1,452,045 | | 6,739,340 |
Nordea Bank Abp
| | | 876,529 | | 7,698,305 |
Orion Oyj Class B
| | | 25,798 | | 1,148,944 |
Sampo Oyj Class A
| | | 135,988 | | 5,902,842 |
Stora Enso Oyj Class R
| | | 143,613 | | 2,246,848 |
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
| | | 145,414 | | 4,410,189 |
Wartsila OYJ Abp
| | | 115,743 | | 899,056 |
| | | | | 44,178,127 |
FRANCE — 10.1% | |
Accor SA (b)
| | | 48,963 | | 1,322,195 |
Adevinta ASA (b)
| | | 87,235 | | 628,232 |
Aeroports de Paris (b)
| | | 8,248 | | 1,042,074 |
Air Liquide SA
| | | 139,522 | | 18,688,001 |
Airbus SE
| | | 156,285 | | 15,105,233 |
Alstom SA
| | | 80,913 | | 1,826,309 |
Amundi SA (d)
| | | 16,665 | | 909,450 |
Arkema SA
| | | 16,900 | | 1,500,375 |
AXA SA
| | | 522,056 | | 11,821,668 |
BioMerieux
| | | 10,678 | | 1,040,421 |
BNP Paribas SA
| | | 294,431 | | 13,963,930 |
Bollore SE
| | | 253,250 | | 1,170,240 |
Bouygues SA
| | | 62,690 | | 1,924,233 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Bureau Veritas SA
| | | 79,499 | | $ 2,032,094 |
Capgemini SE
| | | 43,342 | | 7,406,228 |
Carrefour SA
| | | 171,382 | | 3,025,307 |
Cie de Saint-Gobain
| | | 135,158 | | 5,785,566 |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA
| | | 178,309 | | 4,842,081 |
Covivio REIT
| | | 11,144 | | 616,894 |
Credit Agricole SA
| | | 332,485 | | 3,034,864 |
Danone SA
| | | 173,303 | | 9,649,626 |
Dassault Aviation SA
| | | 7,368 | | 1,146,958 |
Dassault Systemes SE
| | | 178,982 | | 6,570,603 |
Edenred
| | | 68,758 | | 3,232,581 |
Eiffage SA
| | | 22,258 | | 1,998,395 |
Electricite de France SA
| | | 149,093 | | 1,216,716 |
Engie SA
| | | 481,054 | | 5,514,997 |
EssilorLuxottica SA
| | | 76,429 | | 11,418,094 |
Eurazeo SE
| | | 13,360 | | 825,462 |
Gecina SA REIT
| | | 11,144 | | 1,036,894 |
Getlink SE
| | | 118,556 | | 2,085,984 |
Hermes International
| | | 8,395 | | 9,364,581 |
Ipsen SA
| | | 9,549 | | 898,969 |
Kering SA
| | | 20,174 | | 10,336,653 |
Klepierre SA REIT (b)
| | | 54,087 | | 1,038,171 |
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (d)
| | | 25,673 | | 886,251 |
Legrand SA
| | | 69,946 | | 5,152,390 |
L'Oreal SA
| | | 64,329 | | 22,146,329 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
| | | 74,315 | | 45,193,790 |
Orange SA
| | | 540,520 | | 6,340,271 |
Pernod Ricard SA
| | | 56,301 | | 10,318,136 |
Publicis Groupe SA
| | | 61,582 | | 3,004,013 |
Remy Cointreau SA
| | | 5,726 | | 997,907 |
Renault SA (b)
| | | 51,113 | | 1,271,244 |
Safran SA
| | | 90,631 | | 8,926,413 |
Sanofi
| | | 304,085 | | 30,627,028 |
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
| | | 7,160 | | 2,240,387 |
SEB SA
| | | 5,528 | | 529,090 |
Societe Generale SA
| | | 212,096 | | 4,632,060 |
Sodexo SA
| | | 23,426 | | 1,642,347 |
Teleperformance
| | | 15,327 | | 4,699,725 |
Thales SA
| | | 27,732 | | 3,393,562 |
TotalEnergies SE
| | | 663,294 | | 34,928,605 |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (b)
| | | 25,676 | | 1,124,721 |
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT (b)
| | | 33,219 | | 1,689,556 |
Valeo
| | | 49,472 | | 952,950 |
Veolia Environnement SA
| | | 173,966 | | 4,235,816 |
Vinci SA
| | | 141,278 | | 12,548,513 |
Vivendi SE
| | | 183,387 | | 1,858,936 |
Wendel SE
| | | 6,806 | | 567,448 |
Worldline SA (b)(d)
| | | 64,321 | | 2,379,106 |
| | | | | 376,306,673 |
GERMANY — 7.5% | |
adidas AG
| | | 45,769 | | 8,075,030 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Allianz SE
| | | 109,054 | | $ 20,763,591 |
Aroundtown SA
| | | 278,494 | | 883,063 |
BASF SE
| | | 247,495 | | 10,744,329 |
Bayer AG
| | | 260,501 | | 15,447,167 |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
| | | 89,518 | | 6,874,870 |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Preference Shares
| | | 13,890 | | 981,640 |
Bechtle AG
| | | 22,797 | | 929,730 |
Beiersdorf AG
| | | 26,680 | | 2,718,971 |
Brenntag SE
| | | 41,451 | | 2,691,100 |
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
| | | 10,056 | | 1,197,436 |
Commerzbank AG (b)
| | | 299,105 | | 2,090,707 |
Continental AG
| | | 28,081 | | 1,952,259 |
Covestro AG (d)
| | | 50,644 | | 1,746,151 |
Daimler Truck Holding AG (b)
| | | 116,774 | | 3,041,047 |
Deutsche Bank AG
| | | 543,901 | | 4,729,791 |
Deutsche Boerse AG
| | | 50,315 | | 8,395,249 |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)(b)
| | | 175,376 | | 1,020,142 |
Deutsche Post AG
| | | 263,057 | | 9,828,961 |
Deutsche Telekom AG
| | | 859,874 | | 17,031,605 |
E.ON SE
| | | 609,426 | | 5,102,092 |
Evonik Industries AG
| | | 55,830 | | 1,188,362 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
| | | 56,469 | | 2,811,861 |
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
| | | 108,107 | | 3,266,291 |
GEA Group AG
| | | 39,849 | | 1,370,202 |
Hannover Rueck SE
| | | 16,873 | | 2,443,123 |
HeidelbergCement AG
| | | 39,482 | | 1,892,113 |
HelloFresh SE (b)
| | | 46,759 | | 1,508,077 |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Preference Shares
| | | 47,465 | | 2,916,798 |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
| | | 29,589 | | 1,806,535 |
Infineon Technologies AG
| | | 346,189 | | 8,356,808 |
KION Group AG
| | | 20,160 | | 834,409 |
Knorr-Bremse AG
| | | 19,335 | | 1,100,034 |
LEG Immobilien SE
| | | 20,142 | | 1,666,066 |
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
| | | 212,451 | | 12,264,742 |
Merck KGaA
| | | 33,872 | | 5,701,248 |
MTU Aero Engines AG
| | | 14,100 | | 2,560,484 |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen
| | | 37,736 | | 8,844,936 |
Nemetschek SE
| | | 16,502 | | 996,476 |
Porsche Automobil Holding SE Preference Shares
| | | 41,045 | | 2,708,510 |
Puma SE
| | | 28,826 | | 1,893,755 |
Rational AG
| | | 1,487 | | 862,017 |
Rheinmetall AG
| | | 11,224 | | 2,585,029 |
RWE AG
| | | 173,031 | | 6,345,805 |
SAP SE
| | | 279,072 | | 25,362,331 |
Sartorius AG Preference Shares
| | | 6,306 | | 2,197,975 |
Scout24 SE (d)
| | | 22,039 | | 1,128,762 |
Siemens AG
| | | 204,290 | | 20,735,993 |
Siemens Energy AG (b)
| | | 122,965 | | 1,797,824 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Siemens Healthineers AG (d)
| | | 73,055 | | $ 3,703,440 |
Symrise AG
| | | 34,599 | | 3,756,412 |
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG
| | | 255,715 | | 732,504 |
Uniper SE
| | | 25,395 | | 376,202 |
United Internet AG
| | | 22,147 | | 630,472 |
Volkswagen AG
| | | 8,417 | | 1,530,242 |
Volkswagen AG Preference Shares
| | | 49,092 | | 6,539,605 |
Vonovia SE
| | | 184,280 | | 5,664,072 |
Zalando SE (b)(d)
| | | 58,899 | | 1,536,936 |
| | | | | 277,861,382 |
HONG KONG — 3.0% | |
AIA Group, Ltd.
| | | 3,236,000 | | 35,073,729 |
CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 548,399 | | 3,878,723 |
CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 150,500 | | 922,530 |
CLP Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 425,000 | | 3,525,892 |
Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.
| | | 527,000 | | 999,339 |
Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.
| | | 207,400 | | 3,660,645 |
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.
| | | 357,436 | | 1,339,198 |
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments, Ltd. Stapled Security
| | | 796,490 | | 730,823 |
HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd. Stapled Security
| | | 1,085,000 | | 1,457,369 |
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
| | | 2,943,995 | | 3,170,245 |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.
| | | 320,830 | | 15,781,976 |
Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 306,400 | | 1,538,128 |
Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 59,300 | | 3,116,808 |
Link REIT
| | | 549,810 | | 4,484,270 |
MTR Corp., Ltd.
| | | 428,101 | | 2,236,811 |
New World Development Co., Ltd.
| | | 384,269 | | 1,378,519 |
Power Assets Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 382,000 | | 2,402,424 |
Prudential PLC
| | | 724,187 | | 8,935,607 |
Sino Land Co., Ltd.
| | | 878,030 | | 1,295,738 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.
| | | 379,500 | | 4,483,226 |
Swire Pacific, Ltd. Class A
| | | 150,500 | | 896,638 |
Swire Properties, Ltd.
| | | 294,600 | | 731,343 |
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.
| | | 368,500 | | 3,843,751 |
WH Group, Ltd. (d)
| | | 2,283,266 | | 1,763,308 |
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.
| | | 464,000 | | 2,211,509 |
| | | | | 109,858,549 |
IRELAND — 0.6% | |
AerCap Holdings NV (b)
| | | 36,300 | | 1,486,122 |
CRH PLC (a)
| | | 205,524 | | 7,090,546 |
Flutter Entertainment PLC (b)
| | | 44,324 | | 4,470,741 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS
STATE STREET INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Kerry Group PLC Class A
| | | 43,279 | | $ 4,132,772 |
Kingspan Group PLC (a)
| | | 41,165 | | 2,470,263 |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
| | | 65,329 | | 2,191,006 |
| | | | | 21,841,450 |
ISRAEL — 0.7% | |
Azrieli Group, Ltd.
| | | 11,856 | | 827,379 |
Bank Hapoalim BM
| | | 354,438 | | 2,951,162 |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM
| | | 393,458 | | 3,488,392 |
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (b)
| | | 26,810 | | 3,264,922 |
Elbit Systems, Ltd.
| | | 7,497 | | 1,706,554 |
ICL Group, Ltd.
| | | 187,913 | | 1,700,373 |
Israel Discount Bank, Ltd. Class A
| | | 345,396 | | 1,791,012 |
Kornit Digital, Ltd. (a)(b)
| | | 12,100 | | 383,570 |
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. (b)
| | | 40,070 | | 1,321,498 |
Nice, Ltd. (b)
| | | 16,737 | | 3,204,363 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR (b)
| | | 219,628 | | 1,651,603 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (b)
| | | 71,135 | | 542,325 |
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (b)
| | | 31,385 | | 1,458,058 |
Wix.com, Ltd. (b)
| | | 15,000 | | 983,250 |
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. (a)
| | | 24,000 | | 1,133,520 |
| | | | | 26,407,981 |
ITALY — 1.9% | |
Amplifon SpA (a)
| | | 34,439 | | 1,053,124 |
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
| | | 290,358 | | 4,621,621 |
Atlantia SpA
| | | 128,287 | | 3,001,553 |
Coca-Cola HBC AG
| | | 49,004 | | 1,084,325 |
Davide Campari-Milano NV
| | | 147,511 | | 1,547,551 |
DiaSorin SpA
| | | 7,305 | | 956,154 |
Enel SpA
| | | 2,163,630 | | 11,807,466 |
Eni SpA
| | | 683,790 | | 8,098,027 |
Ferrari NV
| | | 33,682 | | 6,169,290 |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA
| | | 160,718 | | 1,918,818 |
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (d)
| | | 98,322 | | 995,425 |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (a)
| | | 4,434,136 | | 8,251,487 |
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA
| | | 152,764 | | 1,318,861 |
Moncler SpA
| | | 54,037 | | 2,312,258 |
Nexi SpA (b)(d)
| | | 142,489 | | 1,177,420 |
Poste Italiane SpA (d)
| | | 139,341 | | 1,298,247 |
Prysmian SpA
| | | 68,096 | | 1,865,915 |
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA
| | | 31,198 | | 1,353,888 |
Snam SpA
| | | 558,500 | | 2,918,835 |
Telecom Italia SpA (a)(b)
| | | 2,694,816 | | 703,479 |
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale (a)
| | | 391,082 | | 3,061,519 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
UniCredit SpA
| | | 557,441 | | $ 5,282,870 |
| | | | | 70,798,133 |
JAPAN — 21.7% | |
Advantest Corp.
| | | 49,900 | | 2,666,623 |
Aeon Co., Ltd.
| | | 180,400 | | 3,125,844 |
AGC, Inc.
| | | 49,900 | | 1,752,037 |
Aisin Corp.
| | | 37,200 | | 1,150,050 |
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
| | | 126,400 | | 3,070,332 |
ANA Holdings, Inc. (b)
| | | 39,200 | | 721,213 |
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (a)
| | | 124,700 | | 4,080,023 |
Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
| | | 63,100 | | 951,226 |
Asahi Kasei Corp.
| | | 338,500 | | 2,581,326 |
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
| | | 500,900 | | 7,798,046 |
Azbil Corp.
| | | 34,900 | | 915,818 |
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
| | | 51,800 | | 3,652,366 |
Bridgestone Corp. (a)
| | | 149,600 | | 5,450,812 |
Brother Industries, Ltd.
| | | 66,100 | | 1,160,417 |
Canon, Inc. (a)
| | | 263,800 | | 5,990,379 |
Capcom Co., Ltd.
| | | 50,100 | | 1,215,115 |
Central Japan Railway Co.
| | | 39,300 | | 4,528,663 |
Chiba Bank, Ltd.
| | | 135,500 | | 739,064 |
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
| | | 177,400 | | 1,783,728 |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
| | | 179,800 | | 4,592,440 |
Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.
| | | 300,800 | | 1,040,639 |
CyberAgent, Inc.
| | | 124,800 | | 1,241,064 |
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
| | | 59,100 | | 1,272,876 |
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
| | | 28,900 | | 1,650,760 |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
| | | 274,600 | | 5,073,394 |
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
| | | 465,500 | | 11,776,699 |
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
| | | 67,100 | | 10,742,520 |
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.
| | | 17,300 | | 1,491,171 |
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
| | | 155,300 | | 3,614,579 |
Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.
| | | 557 | | 1,260,738 |
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
| | | 338,200 | | 1,508,588 |
Denso Corp.
| | | 116,900 | | 6,202,313 |
Dentsu Group, Inc. (a)
| | | 59,100 | | 1,772,717 |
Disco Corp.
| | | 8,100 | | 1,919,841 |
East Japan Railway Co.
| | | 81,700 | | 4,172,350 |
Eisai Co., Ltd.
| | | 64,600 | | 2,722,277 |
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.
| | | 817,100 | | 3,089,649 |
FANUC Corp.
| | | 50,800 | | 7,942,233 |
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
| | | 15,400 | | 8,057,355 |
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
| | | 35,300 | | 1,460,278 |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
| | | 95,900 | | 5,137,538 |
Fujitsu, Ltd.
| | | 53,200 | | 6,643,392 |
GLP J-REIT (b)
| | | 1,127 | | 1,374,582 |
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.
| | | 12,100 | | 850,576 |
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.
| | | 55,500 | | 508,612 |
Hamamatsu Photonics KK
| | | 36,200 | | 1,404,247 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
| | | 61,900 | | $ 1,685,842 |
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
| | | 4,400 | | 450,510 |
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
| | | 8,710 | | 1,154,666 |
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
| | | 33,800 | | 747,628 |
Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (b)
| | | 53,700 | | 811,498 |
Hitachi, Ltd.
| | | 261,000 | | 12,368,466 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
| | | 439,900 | | 10,662,771 |
Hoshizaki Corp.
| | | 27,800 | | 827,728 |
Hoya Corp.
| | | 97,500 | | 8,314,287 |
Hulic Co., Ltd.
| | | 105,600 | | 816,164 |
Ibiden Co., Ltd.
| | | 32,900 | | 926,300 |
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
| | | 56,340 | | 1,356,091 |
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 35,900 | | 552,023 |
Inpex Corp. (a)
| | | 277,900 | | 3,006,978 |
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.
| | | 156,000 | | 1,723,573 |
Ito En, Ltd.
| | | 15,800 | | 707,107 |
ITOCHU Corp.
| | | 313,200 | | 8,453,899 |
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.
| | | 22,200 | | 543,337 |
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (b)
| | | 39,300 | | 687,038 |
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
| | | 131,700 | | 1,898,116 |
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT
| | | 1,939 | | 1,508,611 |
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
| | | 119,300 | | 926,440 |
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 656,200 | | 4,680,898 |
Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
| | | 55,900 | | 893,297 |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT
| | | 326 | | 1,497,361 |
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
| | | 325,000 | | 5,612,234 |
JFE Holdings, Inc.
| | | 133,900 | | 1,409,422 |
JSR Corp.
| | | 44,100 | | 1,142,630 |
Kajima Corp.
| | | 114,800 | | 1,315,694 |
Kakaku.com, Inc.
| | | 33,100 | | 545,271 |
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
| | | 184,700 | | 1,827,219 |
Kao Corp.
| | | 129,400 | | 5,212,004 |
KDDI Corp.
| | | 429,500 | | 13,559,497 |
Keio Corp.
| | | 27,500 | | 982,757 |
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
| | | 34,100 | | 938,751 |
Keyence Corp.
| | | 51,900 | | 17,718,317 |
Kikkoman Corp.
| | | 39,000 | | 2,066,910 |
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 47,000 | | 1,461,669 |
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)
| | | 213,800 | | 3,363,862 |
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
| | | 14,100 | | 867,660 |
Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.
| | | 36,800 | | 900,666 |
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 13,520 | | 435,888 |
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
| | | 26,200 | | 830,231 |
Komatsu, Ltd.
| | | 243,200 | | 5,384,753 |
Konami Holdings Corp.
| | | 26,400 | | 1,459,380 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Kose Corp. (a)
| | | 8,100 | | $ 735,740 |
Kubota Corp. (a)
| | | 279,300 | | 4,167,245 |
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.
| | | 29,800 | | 1,077,016 |
Kyocera Corp.
| | | 85,900 | | 4,587,909 |
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
| | | 73,100 | | 1,641,125 |
Lasertec Corp. (a)
| | | 20,300 | | 2,413,198 |
Lixil Corp.
| | | 77,600 | | 1,450,841 |
M3, Inc.
| | | 113,900 | | 3,268,059 |
Makita Corp.
| | | 63,800 | | 1,588,249 |
Marubeni Corp.
| | | 408,000 | | 3,675,919 |
Mazda Motor Corp.
| | | 152,300 | | 1,244,363 |
McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan, Ltd.
| | | 21,100 | | 767,244 |
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 28,300 | | 1,387,347 |
MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.
| | | 98,500 | | 1,674,837 |
MISUMI Group, Inc.
| | | 76,600 | | 1,612,572 |
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
| | | 345,700 | | 1,875,388 |
Mitsubishi Corp.
| | | 335,400 | | 9,966,581 |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
| | | 507,900 | | 5,424,628 |
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
| | | 321,000 | | 4,652,379 |
Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.
| | | 165,100 | | 760,757 |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
| | | 82,900 | | 2,895,444 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
| | | 3,188,000 | | 17,116,243 |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
| | | 369,800 | | 8,151,088 |
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
| | | 49,100 | | 1,044,489 |
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
| | | 238,300 | | 5,117,517 |
Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd.
| | | 92,400 | | 2,111,825 |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
| | | 649,040 | | 7,371,600 |
MonotaRO Co., Ltd.
| | | 70,700 | | 1,049,142 |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
| | | 117,600 | | 3,599,285 |
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
| | | 154,700 | | 8,421,929 |
NEC Corp.
| | | 65,700 | | 2,548,592 |
Nexon Co., Ltd. (a)
| | | 130,200 | | 2,662,365 |
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
| | | 63,900 | | 859,808 |
Nidec Corp.
| | | 120,700 | | 7,445,188 |
Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.
| | | 77,900 | | 827,424 |
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
| | | 29,200 | | 12,612,388 |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT (a)
| | | 431 | | 2,144,610 |
Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.
| | | 20,700 | | 1,122,955 |
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)
| | | 221,300 | | 1,646,861 |
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (b)
| | | 571 | | 1,403,806 |
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.
| | | 47,100 | | 749,897 |
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
| | | 14,400 | | 874,462 |
Nippon Steel Corp.
| | | 212,900 | | 2,975,946 |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
| | | 316,900 | | 9,087,942 |
Nippon Yusen KK (a)
| | | 41,500 | | 2,831,732 |
Nissan Chemical Corp.
| | | 33,100 | | 1,522,763 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
| | | 618,800 | | $ 2,405,875 |
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.
| | | 46,800 | | 547,042 |
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 18,400 | | 1,269,059 |
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 21,300 | | 2,021,740 |
Nitto Denko Corp.
| | | 39,500 | | 2,552,795 |
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
| | | 804,700 | | 2,937,328 |
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
| | | 30,100 | | 736,686 |
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT (b)
| | | 1,117 | | 1,392,807 |
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
| | | 89,400 | | 2,375,577 |
NTT Data Corp.
| | | 171,800 | | 2,372,359 |
Obayashi Corp.
| | | 172,700 | | 1,252,140 |
Obic Co., Ltd.
| | | 18,400 | | 2,599,065 |
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
| | | 86,200 | | 1,157,963 |
Oji Holdings Corp.
| | | 226,700 | | 981,190 |
Olympus Corp.
| | | 325,700 | | 6,536,536 |
Omron Corp.
| | | 50,400 | | 2,556,449 |
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
| | | 100,000 | | 2,563,027 |
Open House Group Co., Ltd.
| | | 22,200 | | 882,411 |
Oracle Corp. Japan
| | | 10,800 | | 624,843 |
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
| | | 52,900 | | 7,367,178 |
ORIX Corp.
| | | 324,900 | | 5,443,100 |
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
| | | 99,000 | | 1,891,752 |
Otsuka Corp.
| | | 28,200 | | 835,486 |
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 103,700 | | 3,677,646 |
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.
| | | 94,400 | | 1,504,369 |
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
| | | 598,800 | | 4,832,978 |
Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 52,200 | | 947,519 |
Rakuten Group, Inc.
| | | 239,200 | | 1,077,549 |
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 383,000 | | 11,262,633 |
Renesas Electronics Corp. (b)
| | | 307,500 | | 2,790,825 |
Resona Holdings, Inc.
| | | 576,900 | | 2,157,616 |
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
| | | 139,100 | | 1,086,343 |
Rohm Co., Ltd.
| | | 23,600 | | 1,643,340 |
SBI Holdings, Inc.
| | | 67,900 | | 1,326,963 |
SCSK Corp.
| | | 38,200 | | 645,594 |
Secom Co., Ltd.
| | | 56,400 | | 3,480,190 |
Seiko Epson Corp.
| | | 75,200 | | 1,062,780 |
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
| | | 92,600 | | 1,265,748 |
Sekisui House, Ltd.
| | | 158,100 | | 2,765,630 |
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 202,400 | | 7,846,901 |
SG Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 83,500 | | 1,406,879 |
Sharp Corp.
| | | 52,900 | | 408,466 |
Shimadzu Corp.
| | | 64,200 | | 2,027,294 |
Shimano, Inc.
| | | 19,700 | | 3,323,573 |
Shimizu Corp.
| | | 159,200 | | 878,878 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
| | | 99,700 | | 11,228,221 |
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
| | | 72,700 | | 3,668,312 |
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
| | | 107,200 | | 4,297,311 |
Shizuoka Bank, Ltd.
| | | 131,800 | | 790,674 |
SMC Corp.
| | | 15,000 | | 6,676,604 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Softbank Corp.
| | | 760,700 | | $ 8,435,424 |
SoftBank Group Corp.
| | | 320,700 | | 12,357,767 |
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
| | | 85,300 | | 3,756,578 |
Sony Group Corp.
| | | 337,100 | | 27,530,268 |
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 21,000 | | 929,005 |
Subaru Corp.
| | | 162,400 | | 2,882,688 |
SUMCO Corp. (a)
| | | 85,300 | | 1,104,433 |
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
| | | 400,800 | | 1,566,558 |
Sumitomo Corp.
| | | 303,600 | | 4,149,904 |
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
| | | 181,500 | | 2,002,639 |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
| | | 65,700 | | 2,055,316 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
| | | 351,700 | | 10,437,999 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
| | | 88,600 | | 2,726,054 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
| | | 81,000 | | 2,136,270 |
Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.
| | | 35,300 | | 1,332,958 |
Suzuki Motor Corp.
| | | 98,700 | | 3,097,838 |
Sysmex Corp.
| | | 42,900 | | 2,578,642 |
T&D Holdings, Inc.
| | | 135,400 | | 1,618,561 |
Taisei Corp.
| | | 51,500 | | 1,601,616 |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
| | | 399,217 | | 11,219,392 |
TDK Corp.
| | | 104,400 | | 3,219,874 |
Terumo Corp.
| | | 173,300 | | 5,214,754 |
TIS, Inc.
| | | 59,100 | | 1,546,505 |
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
| | | 55,500 | | 1,264,381 |
Toho Co., Ltd.
| | | 29,100 | | 1,050,646 |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
| | | 168,600 | | 9,807,853 |
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. (b)
| | | 425,700 | | 1,776,688 |
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.
| | | 39,800 | | 12,978,102 |
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
| | | 111,900 | | 2,312,048 |
Tokyu Corp.
| | | 143,100 | | 1,683,220 |
TOPPAN, INC.
| | | 71,700 | | 1,196,451 |
Toray Industries, Inc.
| | | 382,400 | | 2,142,600 |
Toshiba Corp.
| | | 101,400 | | 4,116,308 |
Tosoh Corp.
| | | 67,700 | | 839,678 |
TOTO, Ltd.
| | | 34,500 | | 1,137,684 |
Toyota Industries Corp.
| | | 41,000 | | 2,535,056 |
Toyota Motor Corp.
| | | 2,839,000 | | 43,884,288 |
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
| | | 58,400 | | 1,904,324 |
Trend Micro, Inc.
| | | 36,400 | | 1,773,715 |
Unicharm Corp.
| | | 107,200 | | 3,582,408 |
USS Co., Ltd.
| | | 52,200 | | 902,564 |
Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 21,000 | | 420,448 |
West Japan Railway Co.
| | | 59,200 | | 2,174,872 |
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
| | | 34,100 | | 1,965,353 |
Yamaha Corp.
| | | 36,400 | | 1,500,423 |
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (a)
| | | 79,800 | | 1,460,254 |
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.
| | | 74,000 | | 1,181,996 |
Yaskawa Electric Corp.
| | | 61,000 | | 1,962,166 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Yokogawa Electric Corp.
| | | 54,200 | | $ 894,058 |
Z Holdings Corp.
| | | 721,900 | | 2,106,372 |
ZOZO, Inc.
| | | 36,100 | | 649,696 |
| | | | | 808,346,591 |
JORDAN — 0.0% (c) | |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
| | | 49,544 | | 973,229 |
LUXEMBOURG — 0.2% | |
ArcelorMittal SA
| | | 163,831 | | 3,684,170 |
Eurofins Scientific SE
| | | 37,085 | | 2,910,890 |
| | | | | 6,595,060 |
MACAU — 0.1% | |
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.
| | | 594,000 | | 3,542,676 |
Sands China, Ltd. (b)
| | | 608,800 | | 1,452,378 |
| | | | | 4,995,054 |
NETHERLANDS — 5.1% | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV (d)
| | | 112,987 | | 1,265,680 |
Adyen NV (b)(d)
| | | 5,733 | | 8,319,067 |
Aegon NV
| | | 468,158 | | 2,020,391 |
Akzo Nobel NV
| | | 49,714 | | 3,254,580 |
Argenx SE (b)
| | | 11,928 | | 4,458,070 |
ASM International NV
| | | 12,498 | | 3,117,555 |
ASML Holding NV
| | | 108,863 | | 51,880,658 |
Euronext NV (d)
| | | 22,272 | | 1,813,844 |
EXOR NV
| | | 28,347 | | 1,762,712 |
Heineken Holding NV
| | | 25,884 | | 1,879,347 |
Heineken NV
| | | 69,385 | | 6,310,853 |
IMCD NV
| | | 16,116 | | 2,206,307 |
ING Groep NV
| | | 1,037,323 | | 10,227,629 |
JDE Peet's NV
| | | 29,018 | | 823,949 |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
| | | 276,477 | | 7,185,605 |
Koninklijke DSM NV
| | | 46,161 | | 6,616,311 |
Koninklijke KPN NV
| | | 895,880 | | 3,185,369 |
Koninklijke Philips NV
| | | 231,969 | | 4,984,834 |
NN Group NV
| | | 74,469 | | 3,374,175 |
OCI NV
| | | 30,841 | | 1,015,001 |
Randstad NV (a)
| | | 32,348 | | 1,562,401 |
Shell PLC
| | | 2,027,234 | | 52,538,533 |
Universal Music Group NV
| | | 194,812 | | 3,896,949 |
Wolters Kluwer NV
| | | 70,989 | | 6,869,381 |
| | | | | 190,569,201 |
NEW ZEALAND — 0.2% | |
Auckland International Airport, Ltd. (b)
| | | 345,794 | | 1,543,682 |
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.
| | | 162,203 | | 2,014,978 |
Mercury NZ, Ltd.
| | | 169,663 | | 596,007 |
Meridian Energy, Ltd.
| | | 387,943 | | 1,128,833 |
Spark New Zealand, Ltd.
| | | 513,057 | | 1,531,168 |
Xero, Ltd. (b)
| | | 37,384 | | 1,978,419 |
| | | | | 8,793,087 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
NORWAY — 0.7% | |
Aker BP ASA (a)
| | | 34,929 | | $ 1,209,465 |
DNB Bank ASA
| | | 249,414 | | 4,456,999 |
Equinor ASA
| | | 259,159 | | 8,985,543 |
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
| | | 58,769 | | 1,186,712 |
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
| | | 26,562 | | 949,051 |
Mowi ASA
| | | 115,588 | | 2,621,855 |
Norsk Hydro ASA
| | | 349,926 | | 1,953,685 |
Orkla ASA
| | | 199,014 | | 1,585,706 |
Salmar ASA
| | | 17,102 | | 1,198,728 |
Telenor ASA
| | | 184,371 | | 2,444,657 |
| | | | | 26,592,401 |
PORTUGAL — 0.2% | |
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA
| | | 735,646 | | 3,423,949 |
Galp Energia SGPS SA
| | | 139,432 | | 1,630,428 |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA
| | | 75,241 | | 1,631,423 |
| | | | | 6,685,800 |
SAUDI ARABIA — 0.0% (c) | |
Delivery Hero SE (b)(d)
| | | 45,203 | | 1,690,400 |
SINGAPORE — 1.5% | |
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
| | | 947,015 | | 1,939,350 |
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT
| | | 1,371,089 | | 2,137,862 |
Capitaland Investment, Ltd.
| | | 702,282 | | 1,927,655 |
City Developments, Ltd.
| | | 96,600 | | 565,704 |
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 481,057 | | 10,259,231 |
Genting Singapore, Ltd.
| | | 1,636,500 | | 846,648 |
Grab Holdings, Ltd. Class A (b)
| | | 298,600 | | 755,458 |
Keppel Corp., Ltd.
| | | 395,100 | | 1,842,494 |
Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT
| | | 656,900 | | 863,783 |
Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT
| | | 814,804 | | 983,596 |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.
| | | 914,266 | | 7,482,568 |
Sea, Ltd. ADR (b)
| | | 94,700 | | 6,331,642 |
Singapore Airlines, Ltd. (a)(b)
| | | 347,449 | | 1,273,256 |
Singapore Exchange, Ltd.
| | | 244,700 | | 1,663,334 |
Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.
| | | 410,500 | | 1,203,449 |
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.
| | | 2,202,100 | | 4,003,243 |
STMicroelectronics NV
| | | 180,187 | | 5,651,294 |
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.
| | | 321,290 | | 6,060,115 |
UOL Group, Ltd.
| | | 136,932 | | 724,164 |
Venture Corp., Ltd.
| | | 73,700 | | 880,672 |
| | | | | 57,395,518 |
SOUTH AFRICA — 0.3% | |
Anglo American PLC
| | | 336,468 | | 12,001,274 |
SPAIN — 2.5% | |
Acciona SA (a)
| | | 7,116 | | 1,305,618 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (a)
| | | 62,205 | | $ 1,504,195 |
Aena SME SA (b)(d)
| | | 20,495 | | 2,597,963 |
Amadeus IT Group SA (b)
| | | 121,258 | | 6,739,049 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
| | | 1,805,465 | | 8,173,919 |
Banco Santander SA
| | | 4,616,364 | | 12,972,764 |
CaixaBank SA
| | | 1,160,641 | | 4,024,821 |
Cellnex Telecom SA (d)
| | | 143,066 | | 5,538,515 |
EDP Renovaveis SA
| | | 72,636 | | 1,710,108 |
Enagas SA (a)
| | | 68,605 | | 1,511,206 |
Endesa SA (a)
| | | 84,066 | | 1,581,962 |
Ferrovial SA
| | | 128,028 | | 3,237,756 |
Grifols SA (a)(b)
| | | 74,383 | | 1,402,468 |
Iberdrola SA
| | | 1,544,156 | | 15,975,486 |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA
| | | 297,345 | | 6,711,452 |
Naturgy Energy Group SA
| | | 42,219 | | 1,212,467 |
Red Electrica Corp. SA (a)
| | | 114,205 | | 2,152,106 |
Repsol SA
| | | 395,105 | | 5,803,528 |
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (b)
| | | 58,129 | | 1,088,408 |
Telefonica SA (a)
| | | 1,477,368 | | 7,509,427 |
| | | | | 92,753,218 |
SWEDEN — 3.1% | |
Alfa Laval AB
| | | 81,552 | | 1,962,520 |
Assa Abloy AB Class B
| | | 267,221 | | 5,666,523 |
Atlas Copco AB Class A
| | | 705,318 | | 6,577,985 |
Atlas Copco AB Class B
| | | 425,220 | | 3,549,517 |
Boliden AB (b)
| | | 75,804 | | 2,406,740 |
Electrolux AB Class B
| | | 67,340 | | 904,622 |
Embracer Group AB (a)(b)
| | | 183,564 | | 1,397,053 |
Epiroc AB Class A
| | | 176,152 | | 2,715,148 |
Epiroc AB Class B
| | | 105,036 | | 1,416,552 |
EQT AB
| | | 79,568 | | 1,625,928 |
Essity AB Class B
| | | 159,055 | | 4,145,792 |
Evolution AB (d)
| | | 47,876 | | 4,345,441 |
Fastighets AB Balder Class B (b)
| | | 161,934 | | 774,478 |
Getinge AB Class B
| | | 59,119 | | 1,363,832 |
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (a)
| | | 185,775 | | 2,214,637 |
Hexagon AB Class B
| | | 511,904 | | 5,307,668 |
Holmen AB Class B
| | | 27,072 | | 1,096,100 |
Husqvarna AB Class B
| | | 100,866 | | 740,593 |
Industrivarden AB Class A
| | | 37,655 | | 845,891 |
Industrivarden AB Class C
| | | 42,571 | | 945,108 |
Indutrade AB
| | | 78,148 | | 1,422,654 |
Investment AB Latour Class B
| | | 36,812 | | 726,727 |
Investor AB Class A
| | | 127,024 | | 2,276,476 |
Investor AB Class B
| | | 482,308 | | 7,915,623 |
Kinnevik AB Class B (b)
| | | 60,470 | | 972,486 |
L E Lundbergforetagen AB Class B
| | | 22,280 | | 904,254 |
Lifco AB Class B
| | | 61,729 | | 989,421 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Lundin Energy AB (a)
| | | 56,063 | | $ 38,242 |
Lundin Energy Mergerco AB (a)
| | | 56,063 | | 2,281,157 |
Nibe Industrier AB Class B
| | | 389,136 | | 2,916,412 |
Sagax AB Class B
| | | 54,853 | | 1,010,087 |
Sandvik AB
| | | 284,584 | | 4,605,876 |
Securitas AB Class B
| | | 76,709 | | 659,640 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A
| | | 438,727 | | 4,298,475 |
Skanska AB Class B
| | | 93,275 | | 1,427,242 |
SKF AB Class B
| | | 99,835 | | 1,466,242 |
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B
| | | 154,458 | | 2,303,139 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A
| | | 390,062 | | 3,327,597 |
Swedbank AB Class A
| | | 247,427 | | 3,121,993 |
Swedish Match AB
| | | 425,455 | | 4,326,211 |
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (b)
| | | 49,722 | | 1,073,297 |
Tele2 AB Class B
| | | 141,731 | | 1,611,303 |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B
| | | 787,784 | | 5,863,369 |
Telia Co. AB
| | | 681,084 | | 2,604,063 |
Volvo AB Class A
| | | 54,885 | | 881,596 |
Volvo AB Class B
| | | 398,352 | | 6,156,780 |
Volvo Car AB Class B (a)(b)
| | | 172,335 | | 1,142,913 |
| | | | | 116,325,403 |
SWITZERLAND — 6.0% | |
ABB, Ltd.
| | | 436,706 | | 11,613,866 |
Adecco Group AG (b)
| | | 41,746 | | 1,414,572 |
Alcon, Inc.
| | | 132,441 | | 9,224,595 |
Bachem Holding AG Class B
| | | 8,450 | | 585,635 |
Baloise Holding AG
| | | 12,289 | | 2,001,207 |
Barry Callebaut AG
| | | 938 | | 2,086,948 |
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (e)
| | | 286 | | 2,900,778 |
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (e)
| | | 30 | | 3,136,784 |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA Class A
| | | 138,999 | | 14,758,707 |
Clariant AG
| | | 53,896 | | 1,023,481 |
Credit Suisse Group AG (b)
| | | 723,271 | | 4,094,771 |
EMS-Chemie Holding AG
| | | 1,951 | | 1,447,940 |
Geberit AG
| | | 9,829 | | 4,710,446 |
Givaudan SA
| | | 2,490 | | 8,731,321 |
Holcim AG (b)
| | | 146,380 | | 6,246,016 |
Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (b)
| | | 61,702 | | 2,838,414 |
Kuehne + Nagel International AG
| | | 14,357 | | 3,389,233 |
Logitech International SA (a)
| | | 46,326 | | 2,413,201 |
Lonza Group AG
| | | 19,768 | | 10,510,171 |
Novartis AG
| | | 583,704 | | 49,294,896 |
Partners Group Holding AG
| | | 5,965 | | 5,359,683 |
Schindler Holding AG (e)
| | | 10,698 | | 1,945,497 |
Schindler Holding AG (e)
| | | 5,997 | | 1,074,931 |
SGS SA
| | | 1,653 | | 3,772,711 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
Sika AG
| | | 38,560 | | $ 8,861,127 |
Sonova Holding AG
| | | 14,232 | | 4,519,275 |
Straumann Holding AG
| | | 28,798 | | 3,448,781 |
Swatch Group AG Bearer Shares (e)
| | | 7,490 | | 1,772,064 |
Swatch Group AG (e)
| | | 13,415 | | 594,696 |
Swiss Life Holding AG (a)
| | | 8,362 | | 4,061,555 |
Swiss Prime Site AG (b)
| | | 20,793 | | 1,818,994 |
Swisscom AG
| | | 7,092 | | 3,906,952 |
Temenos AG
| | | 16,017 | | 1,365,548 |
UBS Group AG
| | | 937,044 | | 15,063,568 |
VAT Group AG (b)(d)
| | | 7,660 | | 1,821,085 |
Vifor Pharma AG (b)
| | | 12,818 | | 2,215,887 |
Zurich Insurance Group AG
| | | 39,922 | | 17,314,059 |
| | | | | 221,339,395 |
UNITED KINGDOM — 11.9% | |
3i Group PLC
| | | 262,686 | | 3,536,326 |
Abrdn PLC
| | | 580,037 | | 1,126,025 |
Admiral Group PLC
| | | 51,971 | | 1,416,327 |
Ashtead Group PLC
| | | 119,266 | | 4,981,137 |
Associated British Foods PLC
| | | 98,662 | | 1,890,761 |
AstraZeneca PLC
| | | 412,876 | | 54,153,064 |
Auto Trader Group PLC (d)
| | | 240,338 | | 1,619,926 |
AVEVA Group PLC
| | | 34,897 | | 953,989 |
Aviva PLC (b)
| | | 733,531 | | 3,574,928 |
BAE Systems PLC
| | | 850,856 | | 8,578,640 |
Barclays PLC
| | | 4,506,013 | | 8,379,228 |
Barratt Developments PLC
| | | 264,661 | | 1,470,164 |
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (b)
| | | 28,426 | | 1,285,598 |
BP PLC
| | | 5,203,169 | | 24,536,633 |
British American Tobacco PLC
| | | 581,697 | | 24,863,224 |
British Land Co. PLC REIT
| | | 225,039 | | 1,221,918 |
BT Group PLC (a)
| | | 1,816,558 | | 4,109,999 |
Bunzl PLC
| | | 91,540 | | 3,022,733 |
Burberry Group PLC
| | | 101,799 | | 2,028,765 |
CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.
| | | 700,500 | | 4,735,792 |
CNH Industrial NV
| | | 270,192 | | 3,112,844 |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (e)
| | | 32,800 | | 1,692,808 |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (e)
| | | 24,266 | | 1,242,568 |
Compass Group PLC
| | | 473,527 | | 9,661,258 |
Croda International PLC
| | | 38,336 | | 3,013,179 |
DCC PLC
| | | 26,090 | | 1,615,301 |
Diageo PLC
| | | 618,848 | | 26,533,824 |
Entain PLC (b)
| | | 162,956 | | 2,463,879 |
Experian PLC
| | | 247,971 | | 7,245,630 |
Halma PLC
| | | 103,227 | | 2,518,563 |
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (a)
| | | 90,128 | | 862,294 |
HSBC Holdings PLC
| | | 5,418,411 | | 35,244,565 |
Imperial Brands PLC
| | | 240,287 | | 5,357,752 |
Informa PLC (b)
| | | 384,742 | | 2,470,818 |
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
| | | 50,086 | | $ 2,645,972 |
Intertek Group PLC
| | | 42,456 | | 2,168,643 |
J Sainsbury PLC
| | | 488,004 | | 1,209,019 |
JD Sports Fashion PLC
| | | 647,470 | | 907,413 |
Johnson Matthey PLC
| | | 45,893 | | 1,073,173 |
Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (b)(d)
| | | 45,155 | | 711,225 |
Kingfisher PLC
| | | 520,288 | | 1,543,643 |
Land Securities Group PLC REIT
| | | 190,209 | | 1,533,835 |
Legal & General Group PLC
| | | 1,619,445 | | 4,710,330 |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
| | | 18,845,363 | | 9,683,384 |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
| | | 87,054 | | 8,068,759 |
M&G PLC
| | | 737,485 | | 1,742,913 |
Melrose Industries PLC
| | | 1,179,501 | | 2,144,370 |
National Grid PLC
| | | 964,659 | | 12,324,497 |
Natwest Group PLC
| | | 1,521,260 | | 4,033,080 |
Next PLC
| | | 36,520 | | 2,599,010 |
Ocado Group PLC (b)
| | | 130,765 | | 1,240,605 |
Pearson PLC
| | | 171,508 | | 1,561,743 |
Persimmon PLC
| | | 85,811 | | 1,941,491 |
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC
| | | 186,700 | | 1,338,660 |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
| | | 190,370 | | 14,264,722 |
RELX PLC (e)
| | | 419,542 | | 11,341,755 |
RELX PLC (e)
| | | 95,094 | | 2,566,921 |
Rentokil Initial PLC
| | | 504,406 | | 2,907,285 |
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (b)
| | | 2,203,613 | | 2,219,890 |
Sage Group PLC
| | | 279,019 | | 2,151,049 |
Schroders PLC
| | | 35,121 | | 1,139,680 |
Segro PLC REIT
| | | 313,582 | | 3,719,944 |
Severn Trent PLC
| | | 63,599 | | 2,100,096 |
Smith & Nephew PLC
| | | 234,151 | | 3,263,085 |
Smiths Group PLC
| | | 103,073 | | 1,751,852 |
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
| | | 20,317 | | 2,437,296 |
SSE PLC
| | | 289,890 | | 5,689,240 |
St James's Place PLC
| | | 151,373 | | 2,026,780 |
Standard Chartered PLC
| | | 696,945 | | 5,235,860 |
Taylor Wimpey PLC
| | | 957,030 | | 1,355,782 |
Tesco PLC
| | | 2,012,409 | | 6,244,344 |
Unilever PLC
| | | 684,793 | | 30,945,580 |
United Utilities Group PLC
| | | 180,213 | | 2,232,369 |
Vodafone Group PLC
| | | 7,159,447 | | 11,012,822 |
Whitbread PLC
| | | 53,145 | | 1,599,349 |
WPP PLC
| | | 308,247 | | 3,086,895 |
| | | | | 442,994,821 |
UNITED STATES — 6.1% | |
CyberArk Software, Ltd. (b)
| | | 11,100 | | 1,420,356 |
Ferguson PLC
| | | 58,476 | | 6,524,966 |
GSK PLC
| | | 1,358,971 | | 29,139,504 |
James Hardie Industries PLC CDI
| | | 118,031 | | 2,578,581 |
Nestle SA
| | | 750,689 | | 87,383,697 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Description | | | Shares | | Value |
QIAGEN NV (b)
| | | 61,443 | | $ 2,871,330 |
Roche Holding AG Bearer Shares (a)
| | | 6,830 | | 2,628,268 |
Roche Holding AG
| | | 187,260 | | 62,309,159 |
Schneider Electric SE
| | | 144,164 | | 17,015,863 |
Sinch AB (a)(b)(d)
| | | 143,153 | | 465,121 |
Stellantis NV (e)
| | | 179,253 | | 2,207,947 |
Stellantis NV (e)
| | | 401,017 | | 4,943,716 |
Swiss Re AG
| | | 79,514 | | 6,144,509 |
Tenaris SA
| | | 129,604 | | 1,662,517 |
| | | | | 227,295,534 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,484,434,089)
| | | | | 3,635,103,847 |
| | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.6% | |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class 1.49% (f)(g)
| 45,398,754 | 45,394,214 |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II (h)(i)
| 50,708,786 | 50,708,786 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $96,098,076)
| 96,103,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $3,580,532,165)
| 3,731,206,847 |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS — (0.2)%
| (8,835,223) |
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
| $ 3,722,371,624 |
(a) | All or a portion of the shares of the security are on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Amount is less than 0.05% of net assets. |
(d) | Securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities, which represent 1.5% of net assets as of June 30, 2022, are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
(e) | Reflects separate holdings of the issuer's common stock traded on different securities exchanges. |
(f) | The Portfolio invested in certain money market funds managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended June 30, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(g) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at June 30, 2022. |
(h) | The Portfolio invested in an affiliated entity. Amounts related to these transactions during the period ended June 30, 2022 are shown in the Affiliate Table below. |
(i) | Investment of cash collateral for securities loaned. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
CDI | CREST Depository Interest |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
At June 30, 2022, open futures contracts were as follows:
Description | | Number of Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
MSCI EAFE Index (long) | | 925 | | 09/16/2022 | | $85,801,713 | | $85,867,750 | | $66,037 |
During the period ended June 30, 2022, average notional value related to futures contracts was $94,100,284.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The following table summarizes the value of the Portfolio's investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2022.
Description | | Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | Total |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks
| | $3,632,822,690 | | $2,281,157 | | $— | | $3,635,103,847 |
Short-Term Investments
| | 96,103,000 | | — | | — | | 96,103,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
| | $3,728,925,690 | | $2,281,157 | | $— | | $3,731,206,847 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
| | $ 66,037 | | $ — | | $— | | $ 66,037 |
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
| | $ 66,037 | | $ — | | $— | | $ 66,037 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
| | $3,728,991,727 | | $2,281,157 | | $— | | $3,731,272,884 |
Sector Breakdown as of June 30, 2022
| | |
| | % of Net Assets |
| Financials | 17.3% |
| Industrials | 14.5 |
| Health Care | 13.5 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 11.0 |
| Consumer Staples | 10.6 |
| Information Technology | 7.6 |
| Materials | 7.3 |
| Communication Services | 4.9 |
| Energy | 4.7 |
| Utilities | 3.4 |
| Real Estate | 2.8 |
| Short-Term Investments | 2.6 |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | (0.2) |
| TOTAL | 100.0% |
(The Portfolio's sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may change over time.)
Affiliate Table
| Number of Shares Held at 12/31/21 | | Value at
12/31/21 | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Shares Sold | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Number of Shares Held at 6/30/22 | | Value at
6/30/22 | | Dividend Income |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class
| 24,646,528 | | $24,648,993 | | $ 538,113,801 | | $517,370,658 | | $(2,846) | | $4,924 | | 45,398,754 | | $45,394,214 | | $ 114,499 |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II
| 21,854,737 | | 21,854,737 | | 388,341,934 | | 359,487,885 | | — | | — | | 50,708,786 | | 50,708,786 | | 671,228 |
Total
| | | $46,503,730 | | $926,455,735 | | $876,858,543 | | $(2,846) | | $4,924 | | | | $96,103,000 | | $785,727 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
ASSETS | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value*
| $3,635,103,847 |
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value
| 96,103,000 |
Total Investments
| 3,731,206,847 |
Foreign currency, at value
| 22,726,710 |
Net cash at broker
| 4,194,639 |
Cash
| 16 |
Receivable from broker — accumulated variation margin on futures contracts
| 68,263 |
Dividends receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 5,343,322 |
Dividends receivable — affiliated issuers
| 38,686 |
Securities lending income receivable — unaffiliated issuers
| 46,581 |
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated issuers
| 35,881 |
Receivable for foreign taxes recoverable
| 10,557,787 |
TOTAL ASSETS
| 3,774,218,732 |
LIABILITIES | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned
| 50,708,786 |
Payable for investments purchased
| 202,445 |
Advisory fee payable
| 623,716 |
Custodian fees payable
| 241,334 |
Professional fees payable
| 39,825 |
Printing and postage fees payable
| 19,960 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 11,042 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
| 51,847,108 |
NET ASSETS
| $3,722,371,624 |
COST OF INVESTMENTS: | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers
| $3,484,434,089 |
Investments in affiliated issuers
| 96,098,076 |
Total cost of investments
| $3,580,532,165 |
Foreign currency, at cost
| $ 22,787,005 |
* Includes investments in securities on loan, at value
| $ 74,995,665 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME | |
Dividend income — unaffiliated issuers
| $ 94,280,244 |
Dividend income — affiliated issuers
| 114,499 |
Unaffiliated securities lending income
| 655,674 |
Affiliated securities lending income
| 671,228 |
Foreign taxes withheld
| (13,949,075) |
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| 81,772,570 |
EXPENSES | |
Advisory fee
| 2,526,117 |
Custodian fees
| 272,130 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses
| 26,170 |
Professional fees and expenses
| 37,944 |
Printing and postage fees
| 7,700 |
Insurance expense
| 540 |
Miscellaneous expenses
| 19,263 |
TOTAL EXPENSES
| 2,889,864 |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
| $ 78,882,706 |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| (41,067,604) |
Investments — affiliated issuers
| (2,846) |
Foreign currency transactions
| (2,006,145) |
Futures contracts
| (9,736,057) |
Net realized gain (loss)
| (52,812,652) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
| (910,574,947) |
Investments — affiliated issuers
| 4,924 |
Foreign currency translations
| (1,196,508) |
Futures contracts
| (460,745) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| (912,227,276) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
| (965,039,928) |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
| $(886,157,222) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment income (loss)
| $ 78,882,706 | | $ 106,772,031 |
Net realized gain (loss)
| (52,812,652) | | 16,660,236 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
| (912,227,276) | | 289,008,821 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
| (886,157,222) | | 412,441,088 |
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | | | |
Contributions
| 537,563,221 | | 673,180,166 |
Withdrawals
| (275,594,378) | | (394,883,626) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
| 261,968,843 | | 278,296,540 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets during the period
| (624,188,379) | | 690,737,628 |
Net assets at beginning of period
| 4,346,560,003 | | 3,655,822,375 |
NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD
| $3,722,371,624 | | $4,346,560,003 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period
| Six Months Ended 6/30/22 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended 12/31/21 | | Year Ended 12/31/20 | | Year Ended 12/31/19 | | Year Ended 12/31/18 | | Year Ended 12/31/17 |
Total return (a)
| (19.66)% | | 11.25% | | 7.96% | | 22.11% | | (13.83)% | | 25.25% |
Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)
| $3,722,372 | | $4,346,560 | | $3,655,822 | | $3,726,406 | | $2,809,510 | | $2,855,669 |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses
| 0.14%(b) | | 0.14% | | 0.14% | | 0.15% | | 0.15% | | 0.14% |
Net investment income (loss)
| 3.83%(b) | | 2.67% | | 2.35% | | 3.17% | | 2.96% | | 2.80% |
Portfolio turnover rate
| 3%(c) | | 7% | | 8% | | 3% | | 14% | | 4% |
(a) | Total return for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Results represent past performance and is not indicative of future results. |
(b) | Annualized. |
(c) | Not annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
1. Organization
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), is an open-end management investment company.
As of June 30, 2022, the Trust consists of six (6) investment portfolios (together, the “Portfolios”). Financial statements herein relate only to the State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which commenced operations on April 29, 2016.
The Portfolio is classified as a diversified investment company under 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. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
Security Valuation
The Portfolio'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 the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. The Board has responsibility for overseeing the determination of the fair value of investments.
Valuation techniques used to value the Portfolio's investments by major category are as follows:
• Equity investments 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.
• Rights and warrants are valued at the last reported sale price obtained from independent pricing services or brokers on the valuation date. If no price is obtained from pricing services or brokers, valuation will be based upon the intrinsic value, pursuant to the valuation policy and procedures approved by the Board.
• 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.
A “significant event” is an event that the Board believes, with a reasonably high degree of certainty, has caused the closing market prices of a Fund’s portfolio securities to no longer reflect their value at the time of the Fund’s net asset value calculation. Fair value may be determined using an independent fair value service under valuation procedures approved by the Board. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of foreign securities exchanges. The use of the independent fair value service or alternative fair valuation methods would result in the investments being classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments.
The Portfolio values its 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 the Portfolio’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2022 is disclosed in the Portfolio’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, or when the information becomes available, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, if any. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value.
Distributions received by the Portfolio 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.
All of the net investment income and realized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio on a daily basis based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Expenses
Certain expenses, which are directly identifiable to a specific Portfolio, are applied to that Portfolio within the Trust. Other expenses which cannot be attributed to a specific Portfolio are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of the Portfolio within the Trust.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Funds Management, Inc.'s (the “Adviser” or “SSGA FM”) understanding of the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Portfolio invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Portfolio and are reflected in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of June 30, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Portfolio's Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
3. Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures Contracts
The Portfolio may enter into futures contracts to meet its 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is shown as Cash at Broker on the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Portfolio 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. The Portfolio 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 June 30, 2022, the Portfolio entered into futures contracts for cash equitization, to reduce tracking error and to facilitate daily liquidity.
The following summarizes the value of the Portfolio's derivative instruments as of June 30, 2022, and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:
| Asset Derivatives |
| Interest Rate Risk | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | Credit Risk | | Equity Risk | | Commodity Risk | | Total |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $68,263 | | $— | | $68,263 |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
| Interest Rate Risk | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | Credit Risk | | Equity Risk | | Commodity Risk | | Total |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | (9,736,057) | | $— | | (9,736,057) |
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| Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| Interest Rate Risk | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | Credit Risk | | Equity Risk | | Commodity Risk | | Total |
Futures Contracts
| $— | | $— | | $— | | $(460,745) | | $— | | $(460,745) |
4. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Advisory Fee
The Portfolio has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser. For its advisory services to the Portfolio, the Portfolio pays the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.11% of its average daily net assets.
Administrator, Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent Fees
SSGA FM serves as administrator and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as custodian, sub-administrator and transfer agent to the Portfolio. For its services as custodian, sub-administrator, and transfer agent, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
Other Transactions with Affiliates - Securities Lending
State Street, an affiliate of the Portfolio, acts as the securities lending agent for the Portfolio, pursuant to an amended and restated securities lending authorization agreement dated January 6, 2017, as amended.
Net proceeds collected by State Street on investment of cash collateral or any fee income less rebates payable to borrowers, are paid as follows: If the calendar year to date net proceeds is below a specified threshold across participating affiliated funds, the Portfolio retains eighty five percent (85%) of the net proceeds and fifteen percent (15%) of such net proceeds is payable to State Street. Starting the business day following the date that calendar year to date net proceeds exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund/Portfolio retains ninety percent (90%) of the net proceeds and ten percent (10%) of such net proceeds is payable to State Street.
In addition, cash collateral from lending activities is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II, an affiliated fund, for which SSGA FM serves as investment adviser. See Note 8 for additional information regarding securities lending.
Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio owning more than five percent of the entity’s voting securities or outstanding shares. Amounts relating to these transactions during the period ended June 30, 2022, are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
5. 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 Portfolio. The Independent Trustees are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with meeting attendance and industry seminars.
6. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions, derivative contracts and short term investments) for the period ended June 30, 2022, were as follows:
| Purchases | | Sales |
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio
| $471,356,668 | | $135,568,441 |
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7. Income Tax Information
The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for its tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio files 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 (“the IRS”) 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 June 30, 2022, SSGA FM has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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.
As of June 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments and other financial instruments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Tax Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio
| $3,681,068,432 | | $436,538,841 | | $386,334,389 | | $50,204,452 |
8. Securities Lending
The Portfolio may lend securities to qualified broker-dealers or institutional investors. The loans are secured at all times by cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. The value of the collateral with respect to a loaned security may be temporarily more or less than the value of a security due to market fluctuations of securities values. With respect to each loan, if on any U.S. business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are subject to the loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral on the next business day.
The Portfolio will regain record ownership of loaned securities to exercise certain beneficial rights; however, the Portfolio may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in the securities loaned should the borrower fail financially. In addition, the Portfolio will bear the risk of loss of any cash collateral that it may invest. The Portfolio receives compensation for lending its securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as the lending agent. Additionally, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower for non-cash collateral equal to a percentage of the market value of the loaned securities.
The market value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2022, and the value of the invested cash collateral are disclosed in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral is not disclosed in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Portfolio, and the Portfolio does not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Portfolio’s Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the non-cash collateral and the investment of cash collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower and net of fees paid to State Street as lending agent.
The following is a summary of the Portfolio’s securities lending agreements and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of June 30, 2022:
Portfolio | | Market Value of Securities on Loan | | Cash Collateral Received | | Non-Cash Collateral Received* | | Total Collateral Received |
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio
| | $ 74,995,665 | | $ 50,708,786 | | $ 30,811,768 | | $ 81,520,554 |
* | The non-cash collateral includes U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Government Agency securities. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged or securities loaned, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2022:
| | | | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements as of June 30, 2022 |
Portfolio | | Securities Lending Transactions | | Overnight and Continuous | | <30 Days | | Between 30 & 90 Days | | >90 Days | | Total Borrowings | | Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions |
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio
| | Common Stocks | | $50,708,786 | | $— | | $— | | $— | | $50,708,786 | | $50,708,786 |
9. Line of Credit
The Portfolio and other affiliated funds (each, a “Participant” and collectively, the “Participants”) have access to $200 million of a $1.1 billion revolving credit facility, provided by a syndication of banks under which the Participants may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. This agreement expires in October 2022 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. Prior to October 7, 2021 the Fund had access to $200 million of a $500 million revolving credit facility and interest was calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1.25% plus the New York Fed Bank Rate.
The Portfolio had no outstanding loans as of June 30, 2022.
10. Risks
Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk
Investing in foreign markets involves risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of government regulation, economic, political and social instability in the countries in which the Portfolio invests. Foreign markets may be less liquid than investments in the U.S. and may be subject to the risks of currency fluctuations. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be even more pronounced.
Market Risks
The Portfolio’s investments are subject to changes in general economic conditions, general market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investment in securities markets. Investment markets can be volatile and prices of investments can change substantially due to various factors including, but not limited to, economic growth or recession, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of issuers, and general market liquidity. The Portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments.
An outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China in December 2019 has spread globally. In an organized attempt to contain and mitigate the effects of the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, governments and businesses world-wide have taken aggressive measures, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations. COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of and delays in the delivery of healthcare services and processes, the cancellation of organized events and educational institutions, the disruption of production and supply chains, a decline in consumer demand for certain goods and services, and general concern and uncertainty, all of which have contributed to increased volatility in global markets. The effects of COVID-19 will likely affect certain sectors and industries more dramatically than others, which may adversely affect the value of the Portfolio's investments in those sectors or industries. COVID-19, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations, the global economy, individual
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companies and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to limited health care resources. Political, economic and social stresses caused by COVID-19 also may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The duration of COVID-19 and its effects cannot be determined at this time, but the effects could be present for an extended period of time.
Russian Sanctions Risk
Sanctions threatened or imposed by a number of jurisdictions, including the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, and other intergovernmental actions that have been or may be undertaken in the future, against Russia, Russian entities or Russian individuals, may result in the devaluation of Russian currency, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, an immediate freeze of Russian assets, a decline in the value and liquidity of Russian securities, property or interests, and/or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy or the Portfolio's. The scope and scale of sanctions in place at a particular time may be expanded or otherwise modified in a way that have negative effects on the Portfolio's. Sanctions, or the threat of new or modified sanctions, could impair the ability of the Portfolio's to buy, sell, hold, receive, deliver or otherwise transact in certain affected securities or other investment instruments. Sanctions could also result in Russia taking counter measures or other actions in response, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These sanctions, and the resulting disruption of the Russian economy, may cause volatility in other regional and global markets and may negatively impact the performance of various sectors and industries, as well as companies in other countries, which could have a negative effect on the performance of the Portfolio's, even if the Portfolio's does not have direct exposure to securities of Russian issuers. As a collective result of the imposition of sanctions, Russian government countermeasures and the impact that they have had on the trading markets for Russian securities, certain Portfolio's have used, and may in the future use, fair valuation procedures approved by the Portfolio’s Board to value certain Russian securities, which could result in such securities being deemed to have a zero value.
11. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of a Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads), if applicable, on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
The table below illustrates your Portfolio's cost in two ways:
Based on actual fund return ——This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Portfolio's actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Portfolio. You may use the information here, 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 for the Portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period”.
Based on hypothetical 5% return ——This section is intended to help you compare your Portfolio's costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Portfolio had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not the Portfolio's actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your Portfolio's costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales load charges (loads). Therefore, the hypothetical 5% return 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. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | Actual | | Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses) |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period(a) |
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio
| 0.14% | | $803.40 | | $0.63 | | $1,024.10 | | $0.70 |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio's annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value of the period, multiplied by 181, then divided by 365. |
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Portfolio has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the "Program"). SSGA FM has been designated by the Board to administer the Portfolio's Program. The Program's principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing the Fund's liquidity risk, based on factors specific to the circumstances of the Portfolio's Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that a Portfolio could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors' interests in the Portfolio 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 December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2021. 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 Portfolio's prospectus for more information regarding the Portfolio's exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Portfolio may be subject.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Records
The Portfolio has adopted the proxy voting policies of the Adviser. A description of the Portfolio's proxy voting policies and procedures that are used by the Portfolio's investment Adviser to vote proxies relating to Portfolio's portfolio of securities are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-521-4083 (toll free) and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolio 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 Portfolio's website at www.ssga.com.
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TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING CONTINUATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT1
Overview of the Contract Review Process
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), an investment advisory agreement between a mutual fund and its investment adviser may continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually 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 Master Funds (the “Trust”), met in person on April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022, including in executive sessions attended by the Independent Trustees, to consider a proposal to approve, with respect to the State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”). Prior to voting on the proposal, the Independent Trustees, as well as the Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Adviser, reviewed information furnished by the Adviser and others reasonably necessary to permit the Board to evaluate the proposal fully. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by counsel who are independent of the Adviser (“Independent Counsel”) in connection with their consideration of approval of the Advisory Agreement. Following the April 6, 2022 meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted questions and requests for additional information to management, and considered management’s responses thereto prior to and at the May 11-12, 2022 meeting. The Independent Trustees considered, among other things, the following:
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1Over the course of many years overseeing the Funds and other investment companies, the Independent Trustees have identified numerous relevant issues, factors and concerns ("issues, factors and concerns") that they consider each year in connection with the proposed continuation of the advisory agreement, the administration agreement, the distribution plans, the distribution agreement and various related-party service agreements (the "annual review process"). The statement of issues, factors and concerns and the related conclusions of the Independent Trustees may not change substantially from year to year. However, the information requested by, and provided to, the Independent Trustees with respect to the issues, factors and concerns and on which their conclusions are based is updated annually and, in some cases, may differ substantially from the previous year. The Independent Trustees schedule annually a separate in-person meeting that is dedicated to the annual review process (the "special meeting"). At the special meeting and throughout the annual review process, the Independent Trustees take a fresh look at each of the issues, factors and concerns in light of the latest available information and each year present one or more sets of comments and questions to management with respect to specific issues, factors and concerns. Management responds to such comments and questions to the satisfaction of the Independent Trustees before the annual review process is completed and prior to the Independent Trustees voting on proposals to approve continuation of the agreements and plans.
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Information about Performance, Expenses and Fees
• | A report prepared by an independent third-party provider of investment company data, which includes for the Portfolio: |
o Comparisons of the Portfolio’s performance over the past one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2021 to the performance of an appropriate benchmark constructed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) for the Portfolio (the “Lipper Index”) and/or a universe of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies (the “Performance Group” and/or the “Performance Universe”);
o Comparisons of the Portfolio’s expense ratio (with detail of component expenses) to the expense ratios of a group of comparable mutual funds selected by the independent third-party data provider (the “Expense Group” and/or “Expense Universe”);
o A chart showing the Portfolio’s historical average net assets relative to its total expenses, management fees, and non-management expenses over the past five years; and
o Comparisons of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee to the contractual management fees of comparable mutual funds at different asset levels.
• | Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Portfolio; and |
• | Profitability analyses for (a) the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio and (b) affiliates of the Adviser that provide services to the Portfolio (“Affiliated Service Providers”). |
Information about Portfolio Management
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided by the Adviser, including its investment strategies and processes; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage; and |
• | Information regarding the procedures and processes used to value the assets of the Portfolio. |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment and other professionals responsible for managing the portfolios of the Portfolio and for Portfolio operations; |
• | Information relating to compliance with and the administration of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and information regarding the Adviser’s practices for overseeing proxy vendors; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted by the Adviser to overseeing compliance by the Portfolio and its service providers, including information concerning compliance with investment policies and restrictions and other operating policies of the Portfolio; |
• | A description of the adequacy and sophistication of the Adviser’s technology and systems with respect to investment and administrative matters and a description of any material improvements or changes in technology or systems in the past year; |
• | A description of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser; and |
• | Information regarding the Adviser’s risk management processes. |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of services provided to the Portfolio by SSGA FM in its capacity as the Portfolio’s administrator (the “Administrator”); |
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• | Information concerning the nature, extent, quality and cost of various non-investment management services provided to the Portfolio by affiliates of the Adviser, including the custodian, sub-administrator, fund accountant, and transfer agent of the Portfolio, and the role of the Adviser in managing the Portfolio’s relationship with these service providers; |
• | Copies of the Advisory Agreement and agreements with other service providers of the Portfolio; |
• | Responses to a request for information reviewed prior to the April 6, 2022 and May 11-12, 2022 meetings by Independent Counsel, requesting specific information from each of: |
o SSGA FM, in its capacity as the Portfolio’s Adviser and Administrator, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio and its approximate profit margins from such operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021; and the relevant operations of other Affiliated Service Providers to the Portfolio, together with their approximate profit margins from such relevant operations for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021;
o State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the sub-administrator and custodian for the Portfolio and transfer agent and securities lending agent for the Portfolio, with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio; and
o State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Portfolio (the “Distributor”), with respect to its operations relating to the Portfolio;
• | Information from the Adviser, State Street and the Distributor with respect to the Trust providing any material changes to the previous information supplied in response to the letter from Independent Counsel prior to the executive session of the Board on May 11-12, 2022; and |
• | Materials provided by Broadridge, circulated to the Independent Trustees and to Independent Counsel. |
In addition to the information identified above, the Board considered information provided from time to time by the Adviser, and other service providers of the Portfolio throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Adviser relating to the performance of the Portfolio and the investment strategies used in pursuing the Portfolio’s investment objective.
The Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the contract review 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 Advisory Agreement, and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the 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 Portfolio.
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, at the meeting held on May 11-12, 2022 the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement effective June 1, 2022, for an additional year with respect to the Portfolio.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board evaluated, 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 also considered the substantial expertise of the Adviser in developing and applying proprietary quantitative models for managing various funds that invest primarily in equity securities. The Board considered the extensive experience and resources committed by the Adviser to risk management, including with respect to investment risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, counterparty risk and model risk. Further, the Board considered material enhancements made to the risk management processes and systems over the past year. The Trustees also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Portfolio, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks. The Board also took into account the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment
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personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management, as well as the Adviser’s succession planning process.
The Board had previously reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and various Affiliated Service Providers. Among other things, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity, the allocation of investment opportunities and the voting of proxies. The Board also considered the role of the Adviser in overseeing the Portfolio’s securities lending activities. The Board also considered the performance of certain portions of the business continuity plan which have been invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the Adviser can be expected to continue to provide high quality investment management and related services for the Portfolio.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Portfolio’s investment performance to the performance of an appropriate benchmark and universe of comparable mutual funds for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2021. For purposes of these comparisons the Independent Trustees relied extensively on the Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index and the analyses of the related data provided by Broadridge. Among other information, the Board considered the following performance information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio. The Board considered that the Portfolio’s performance was above the medians of its Performance Group and Performance Universe for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that the Portfolio’s performance was above its Lipper Index for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory in comparison to the performance of its Performance Group, Performance Universe and Lipper Index.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and actual fees paid by the Portfolio, net of waivers. As part of its review, the Board considered the Portfolio’s management fee and total expense ratio, including the portion attributable to administrative services provided by SSGA FM (both before and after giving effect to any expense caps), as compared to its Expense Group and Expense Universe, as constructed by Broadridge, and the related Broadridge analysis for the Portfolio. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser to the fees charged and services provided to other clients of the Adviser, including institutional accounts. Among other information, the Board considered the following expense information in its evaluation of the Portfolio:
State Street International Developed Equity Index Portfolio. The Board considered that the Portfolio’s actual management fee was below the median of its Expense Group and above the median of its Expense Universe. The Board also considered that the Portfolio’s total expenses were below the median of its Expense Group and Expense Universe.
On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the fees and the expense ratio of the Portfolio are reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates in providing investment advisory and other services to the Portfolio and to all funds within the fund complex. The Board considered other direct and indirect benefits received by the Adviser and Affiliated Service Providers in connection with their relationships with the Portfolio, together with the profitability of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to their services to the Portfolio and/or fund complex. The Board also considered the various risks borne by SSGA FM and State Street in connection with their various roles in servicing the Trust, including reputational and entrepreneurial risks.
The Board concluded that the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio, and the profitability range of each of the Affiliated Service Providers with respect to its services to the Portfolio, were reasonable in relation to the services provided.
Economies of Scale
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In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Portfolio and the fund complex, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio and fund complex increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio or the fund complex taken as a whole. The Board concluded that, in light of the current size of the Portfolio and the fund complex, the level of profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Portfolio and the fund complex over various time periods, and the comparative management fee and expense ratio of the Portfolio during these periods, it does not appear that the Adviser or its affiliates has realized benefits from economies of scale in managing the assets of the Portfolio to such an extent that previously agreed advisory fees should be reduced or that breakpoints in such fees should be implemented for the Portfolio at this time.
Conclusions
In reaching its decision to approve the 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 Adviser possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Advisory Agreement.
Further, based upon its review of the Advisory Agreement, the materials provided, and the considerations described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that (1) the terms of the Advisory Agreement are reasonable, fair, and in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders, and (2) the rates payable under the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made for services of the same nature and quality.
Trustees
John R. Costantino
Michael F. Holland
Michael A. Jessee
Ellen M. Needham
Donna M. Rapaccioli
Patrick J. Riley
Richard D. Shirk
Investment Adviser and Administrator
SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Custodian, Sub-Administrator and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Portfolio and shareholders of any fund invested in the Portfolio. Interests in the Portfolio are offered solely to eligible investors in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. This report is not authorized for distribution (i) to prospective investors in any fund invested in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document for such fund or (ii) to prospective eligible investors in the Portfolio unless preceded or accompanied by a current offering document of the Portfolio. Eligible investors in the Portfolio may obtain a current Portfolio offering document by calling 1-877-521-4083. Please read the offering document carefully before investing in the Portfolio.
| (b) | Not Applicable to the Registrant. |
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 Registrant’s Board.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Trust’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 Trust’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 Trust’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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Registrant: | | STATE STREET MASTER FUNDS |
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By: | | /s/ Ellen M. Needham |
| | Ellen M. Needham |
| | President |
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Date: | | September 7, 2022 |
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/ Ellen M. Needham |
| | Ellen M. Needham |
| | President (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: | | September 7, 2022 |
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By: | | /s/ Bruce S. Rosenberg |
| | Bruce S. Rosenberg |
| | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Date: | | September 7, 2022 |