The SPDR KBW Bank ETF (Ticker: KBE) seeks to closely match, before expenses, the returns and characteristics of the KBW Bank Index. The Index is calculated as a modified capitalization weighted index of 24 of the largest Banking institutions on the Stock Markets. This method is a hybrid between equal weighting and conventional capitalization weighting. The four largest stocks will be assigned maximum initial weights equal to the lesser of their actual capitalization weight or 10% in the reconstituted index. All other stocks with a capitalization weight of more than 4.5% will be assigned initial weights of 4.5% in the reconstituted index. All banks with capitalization weights under 4.5% will share equally in the weight available for redistribution, but none of these banks will be assigned an initial weight of more than 4.5%. The Index is reconstructed quarterly.