As of July 31, 2017, SPDR Index Shares Funds - SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF has gone out of business. SPDR Index Shares Funds - SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by State Street Global Advisors, Inc. The fund is managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. It invests in the public equity markets of emerging countries of the Middle Eastern and African region. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations with a minimum market capitalization of $100 million. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P Mid-East & Africa BMI Index, by using representative sampling technique. It was formerly known as streetTRACKS Index Shares Funds - SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF. SPDR Index Shares Funds - SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF was formed on March 19, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.