SPDR S&P 500 Growth is an open-end investment management company. The Fund seeks to provide investment results, which correspond to the total return performance of an index tracks the performance of exchange traded the equity securities. The Fund matches the returns and characteristics of the S&P 500 Growth Index (the Index). The index measures the performance of the growth sector in the United States equity market. The selection universe for the S&P 500 Index includes all the United States common equities. As of June 30 2015, the Fund's total assets and investment porfolio totaled $568,534,398 and $567,682,368, respectively. We show 20 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of SPYG's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of SPYG shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like SPYG versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching SPYG by allowing them to research SPYG shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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