SPDR^® Index Shares Funds

Supplement dated January 24, 2024 to the

Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated January 31, 2023,

as may be supplemented from time to time

Effective immediately, the following replaces the first paragraph in the “GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST” section in the SAI:

The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on February 14, 2002, and consists of multiple investment series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The table below provides the establishment date for each Fund.

Fund Name	Establishment Date
SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF	March 5, 2008
SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF	August 19, 2002
SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF	September 23, 2014
SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF	November 12, 2015
SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF	February 26, 2014
SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF	November 12, 2015
SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF	February 26, 2014
SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF	February 26, 2014
SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF	August 19, 2002
SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF	November 18, 2011
SPDR S&P China ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	November 18, 2010
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF	March 8, 2008
SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF	February 20, 2013
SPDR S&P Global Infrastructure ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF	May 25, 2010
SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF	November 28, 2007
SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF	August 23, 2006
SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF	September 25, 2015

The offering of each Fund’s shares (“Shares”) is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return, or the price and yield performance, of a specified market index (each an “Index” and together the “Indexes”). SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser for each Fund, as further described herein.

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