# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001064641
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-161000
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 10412
**Document Hash:** 116751db2c5262b377dbbbb878997d6d
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-161000.hdr.sgml**: 20250718

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-161000

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BXT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250718

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250718

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001064641

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-08837
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251133234

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE IRON STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02210
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6176643920

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE IRON STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02210

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SECTOR SPDR TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980622
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001064641

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-57791
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251133233

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE IRON STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02210
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6176643920

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE IRON STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02210

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SECTOR SPDR TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980622

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093831)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                                        | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262279 | The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLCI            |

### The Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093832)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                            | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262280 | The Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLKI            |

### The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093833)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262281 | The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLUI            |

### The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093834)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                                        | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262282 | The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLYI            |

### The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093835)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                                  | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262283 | The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLSI            |

### The Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093836)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                        | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262284 | The Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLEI            |

### The Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093837)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262285 | The Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLFI            |

### The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093838)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                             | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262286 | The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLVI            |

### The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093839)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                            | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262287 | The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLII            |

### The Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093840)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262288 | The Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLBI            |

### The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund (Series ID: S000093841)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                             | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000262289 | The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund | XLRI            |

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2025** 

**Registration Numbers: 333-57791; 811-08837** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM N-1A** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

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| ***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933*** | ☒ |
| **Post-Effective Amendment No. 56** | ☒ |

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**And** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

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| ***THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940*** | ☒ |
| **Amendment No. 59** | ☒ |

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## THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR<sup>®</sup> TRUST
**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** 

**One Iron Street** 

**Boston, Massachusetts 02210** 

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** 

**Registrant's Telephone Number: (617) 664-3920** 

**Andrew J. DeLorme, Esq.** 

**Chief Legal Officer** 

**c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc.** 

**One Iron Street** 

**Boston, Massachusetts 02210** 

**(Name and Address of Agent for Service)** 

***Copy to:***

**W. John McGuire, Esq.** 

**Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP** 

**1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.** 

**Washington, D.C. 20004** 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

☐ immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b)

☒ on July 29, 2025 pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b)

☐ 60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1)

☐ on _________________ pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1)

☐ 75 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2)

☐ on _________________ pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2)

☒ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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NOTE: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for the purpose of delaying, until July 29, 2025, the effectiveness of [Post-Effective Amendment No. 55](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064641/000119312525114861/d949351d485apos.htm) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A related to The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, The Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund and The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income Fund, which were filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act on May 7, 2025 (the "Amendment").

Part A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS

[Part A is incorporated by reference to Part A of the Amendment.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064641/000119312525114861/d949351d485apos.htm)

Part B. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

[Part B is incorporated by reference to Part B of the Amendment.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064641/000119312525114861/d949351d485apos.htm)

Part C. OTHER INFORMATION

[Part C is incorporated by reference to Part C of the Amendment.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064641/000119312525114861/d949351d485apos.htm)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, The Select Sector SPDR<sup>®</sup> Trust, the Registrant, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 18<sup>th</sup> day of July, 2025.

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| THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR<sup>®</sup> TRUST | THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR<sup>®</sup> TRUST |
| By: | /s/ Ann M. Carpenter |
|  | Ann M. Carpenter |
|  | President |

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

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| **SIGNATURES** | **TITLE** | **DATE** |
| /s/ Ashley T. Rabun\* | Trustee | July 18, 2025 |
| Ashley T. Rabun |  |  |
| /s/ Allison Grant Williams\* | Trustee | July 18, 2025 |
| Allison Grant Williams |  |  |
| /s/ Sheila Hartnett-Devlin\* | Trustee | July 18, 2025 |
| Sheila Hartnett-Devlin |  |  |
| /s/ James Jessee\* | Trustee | July 18, 2025 |
| James Jessee |  |  |
| /s/ Teresa Polley\* | Trustee | July 18, 2025 |
| Teresa Polley |  |  |
| /s/ James E. Ross\* | Trustee | July 18, 2025 |
| James E. Ross |  |  |
| /s/ Jeanne LaPorta\*<br> Jeanne LaPorta | Trustee | July 18, 2025 |
| /s/ Chad C. Hallett<br> Chad C. Hallett | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (fulfills the role of Principal Accounting Officer) | July 18, 2025 |
| /s/ Ann M. Carpenter<br> Ann M. Carpenter | President and Principal Executive Officer | July 18, 2025 |

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| \*By: | /s/ Edmund Gerard Maiorana, Jr. |
|  | Edmund Gerard Maiorana, Jr. |
|  | As Attorney-in-Fact<br> Pursuant to Power of Attorney |

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