The changes will affect the following SPDR ETFs: SPDR KBW Bank ETF (KBE), which will now be known as SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE); SPDR KBW Capital Markets ETF (KCE), which will now be known as SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE); SPDR KBW Insurance ETF (KIE), which will now be known as SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE); SPDR KBW Mortgage Finance ETF (KME), which will now be known as SPDR S&P Mortgage Finance ETF (KME); and SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF (KRE), which will now be known as SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE).
State Street manages more than $245 billion in SPDR ETF assets worldwide as of end-September 2011, and is one of the largest ETF providers in the United States and globally.