The SPDR® S&P® Global Dividend ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return of the S&P® Global Dividend Aristocrats Index. The S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Index is designed to measure the performance of high dividend-yield companies included in the S&P Global BMI (Broad Market Index) that have followed a managed-dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least ten consecutive years.