SPDR Index Shares Funds
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
November 19, 2014
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Attn: | Derek Newman |
| Re: | Request for Acceleration of the Effective Date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 78 to the Registration Statement onForm N-1A (File Nos. 333-92106 and 811-21145) (the “Registration Statement”) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Dear Mr. Newman:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, Friday, November 21, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
State Street Global Markets, LLC, the principal underwriter for SPDR Index Shares Funds, has also signed this letter requesting acceleration.
Very truly yours,
| SPDR Index Shares Funds | State Street Global Markets, LLC | |
/s/ Christopher A. Madden | /s/ Donald L. McArdle | |
By: Christopher A. Madden | By: Donald L. McArdle | |
Title: Secretary | Title: Vice President | |
