SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM N-CSR Certified annual shareholder report of registered management investment companies filed on Form N-CSR Filing Date: 2016-12-06 | Period of Report: 2016-09-30 SEC Accession No. 0001193125-16-786448 (HTML Version on secdatabase.com) FILER SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDS (Formerly streetTRACKS Mailing Address Business Address ONE LINCOLN STREET ONE LINCOLN STREET Index Shares Funds) CPH0326 CPH0326 BOSTON MA 02111 BOSTON MA 02111 CIK:1168164| IRS No.: 421537593 | State of Incorp.:MA | Fiscal Year End: 0930 866-787-2257 Type: N-CSR | Act: 40 | File No.: 811-21145 | Film No.: 162036995 Copyright © 2016 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Table of Contents 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: 811-21145 SPDR® INDEX SHARES FUNDS (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) Joshua A. Weinberg, Esq. Vice President and Managing Counsel SSGA Funds Management, Inc. One Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111 (Name and address of agent for service) Copy to: W. John McGuire, Esq. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 664-7037 Date of fiscal year end: September 30 Date of reporting period: September 30, 2016 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Table of Contents Item 1. Reports to Shareholders. Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Table of Contents Annual Report 30 September 2016 SPDR® Index Shares Funds Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus and SAI from the Distributor by calling 1-866-787-2257 or visiting www.spdrs.com Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Managements Discussion of Fund Performance & Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) SPDR® STOXX® Europe 50 ETF (FEU) 1 SPDR EURO STOXX 50® ETF (FEZ) 5 SPDR EURO STOXX Small Cap ETF (SMEZ) 9 SPDR EURO STOXX 50 Currency Hedged ETF (HFEZ) 13 SPDR S&P International Dividend Currency Hedged ETF (HDWX) 17 SPDR MSCI International Real Estate Currency Hedged ETF (HREX) 21 SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (GMF) 25 SPDR S&P Russia ETF (RBL) 29 SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC) 33 SPDR MSCI China A Shares IMI ETF (XINA) 37 SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ETF (GMM) 41 SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) 45 SPDR S&P Emerging Europe ETF (GUR) 49 SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America ETF (GML) 53 SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF (GAF) 57 SPDR S&P World ex-US ETF (GWL) 61 SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (GWX) 65 SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (RWX) 69 SPDR S&P Global Infrastructure ETF (GII) 73 SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR) 77 SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF (NANR) 81 SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (CWI) 85 SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI ETF (ACIM) 89 SPDR MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (LOWC) 93 SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI EAFE Quality Mix ETF) (QEFA) 97 SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Quality Mix ETF) (QEMM) 101 SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix ETF) (QWLD) 105 SPDR MSCI Australia StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Australia Quality Mix ETF) (QAUS) 109 SPDR MSCI Canada StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Canada Quality Mix ETF) (QCAN) 113 SPDR MSCI Germany StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Germany Quality Mix ETF) (QDEU) 117 SPDR MSCI Japan StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Japan Quality Mix ETF) (QJPN) 121 SPDR MSCI Mexico StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Mexico Quality Mix ETF) (QMEX) 125 SPDR MSCI South Korea StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI South Korea Quality Mix ETF) (QKOR) 129 SPDR MSCI Spain StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Spain Quality Mix ETF) (QESP) 133 SPDR MSCI Taiwan StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI Taiwan Quality Mix ETF) (QTWN) 137 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. 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Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Table of Contents SPDR MSCI United Kingdom StrategicFactorsSM ETF (formerly SPDR MSCI United Kingdom Quality Mix ETF) (QGBR) 141 SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) 145 SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX) 149 SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF (EWX) 153 SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF (RWO) 157 SPDR S&P International Consumer Discretionary Sector ETF (IPD) 161 SPDR S&P International Consumer Staples Sector ETF (IPS) 165 SPDR S&P International Energy Sector ETF (IPW) 169 SPDR S&P International Financial Sector ETF (IPF) 173 SPDR S&P International Health Care Sector ETF (IRY) 178 SPDR S&P International Industrial Sector ETF (IPN) 182 SPDR S&P International Materials Sector ETF (IRV) 186 SPDR S&P International Technology Sector ETF (IPK) 191 SPDR S&P International Telecommunications Sector ETF (IST) 195 SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector ETF (IPU) 199 Schedules of Investments SPDR STOXX Europe 50 ETF (FEU) 203 SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (FEZ) 205 SPDR EURO STOXX Small Cap ETF (SMEZ) 207 SPDR EURO STOXX 50 Currency Hedged ETF (HFEZ) 209 SPDR S&P International Dividend Currency Hedged ETF (HDWX) 211 SPDR MSCI International Real Estate Currency Hedged ETF (HREX) 214 SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (GMF) 220 SPDR S&P Russia ETF (RBL) 230 SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC) 232 SPDR MSCI China A Shares IMI ETF (XINA) 240 SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ETF (GMM) 250 SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) 266 SPDR S&P Emerging Europe ETF (GUR) 269 SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America ETF (GML) 272 SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF (GAF) 276 SPDR S&P World ex-US ETF (GWL) 279 SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (GWX) 295 SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (RWX) 319 SPDR S&P Global Infrastructure ETF (GII) 322 SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR) 325 SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF (NANR) 328 SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (CWI) 330 SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI ETF (ACIM) 342 SPDR MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (LOWC) 352 SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QEFA) 367 SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QEMM) 373 SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QWLD) 384 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. 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Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Table of Contents SPDR MSCI Australia StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QAUS) 395 SPDR MSCI Canada StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QCAN) 398 SPDR MSCI Germany StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QDEU) 401 SPDR MSCI Japan StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QJPN) 404 SPDR MSCI Mexico StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QMEX) 410 SPDR MSCI South Korea StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QKOR) 412 SPDR MSCI Spain StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QESP) 416 SPDR MSCI Taiwan StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QTWN) 418 SPDR MSCI United Kingdom StrategicFactorsSM ETF (QGBR) 421 SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) 425 SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX) 428 SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF (EWX) 431 SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF (RWO) 443 SPDR S&P International Consumer Discretionary Sector ETF (IPD) 447 SPDR S&P International Consumer Staples Sector ETF (IPS) 451 SPDR S&P International Energy Sector ETF (IPW) 455 SPDR S&P International Financial Sector ETF (IPF) 458 SPDR S&P International Health Care Sector ETF (IRY) 462 SPDR S&P International Industrial Sector ETF (IPN) 465 SPDR S&P International Materials Sector ETF (IRV) 469 SPDR S&P International Technology Sector ETF (IPK) 473 SPDR S&P International Telecommunications Sector ETF (IST) 477 SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector ETF (IPU) 480 Financial Statements 484 Financial Highlights 524 Notes to Financial Statements 574 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 607 Other Information (Unaudited) 608 The information contained in this report is intended for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Trust prospectus which contains important information concerning the Trust. You may obtain a current prospectus and SAI from the Distributor by calling 1-866-787-2257 or visiting www.spdrs.com Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Table of Contents SPDR STOXX EUROPE 50 ETF MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (UNAUDITED) The SPDR STOXX Europe 50 ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the STOXX® Europe 50 Index (the Index). In seeking this objective, the Fund uses a sampling strategy. For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2016 (the Reporting Period), the total return for the Fund was 0.42%, and the total return for the Index was 0.37% (Net). The Fund and Index returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other income. The Funds performance reflects the expenses of managing the Fund, including brokerage and advisory expenses.