STATE STREET EXCHANGE TRUST
N-30D, 1995-08-29
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                           STATE STREET EXCHANGE FUND
 

                 Report for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1995
 
To The Shareholders:
 
     We are pleased to provide you with the State Street Exchange Fund
semiannual report for the six months ended June 30, 1995. Net asset value per
share was $241.46 on June 30, 1995, as compared to $204.13 per share on December
31, 1994. The list of securities owned by the Fund on June 30, 1995 begins on
page 2.
 
     On July 3, 1995, the Fund paid a quarterly investment income dividend of
$.70 per share to shareholders of record on June 30, 1995. Dividends paid to
date in 1995 total $1.40 per share, consisting of $.70 paid in each of April and
July. Net investment income amounted to $1.82 per share for the six months ended
June 30, 1995. As in previous years, the excess of income earned in the first
six months over dividends paid will be reflected in the year-end dividend
scheduled to be declared in December.
 
                                                   Respectfully submitted,
 
                                                   /s/ RALPH F. VERNI
                                                   RALPH F. VERNI
                                                   Chairman of the Board
 
August 15, 1995
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<TABLE>
 
                                    STATE STREET EXCHANGE FUND
                                       Investment Portfolio
                                          June 30, 1995
                                           (Unaudited)
                  
<CAPTION>
                                          Value                                            Value
      Shares                            (Note 1)       Shares                            (Note 1)
<S>          <C>                    <C>          <C>          <C>                    <C>          
AEROSPACE--6.0%
ELECTRONIC--9.0%
     57,400  Boeing Co............  $   3,594,675     96,000  AMP, Inc.............  $   4,056,000
    117,700  Raytheon Co..........      9,136,463
                                    -------------    190,000  L.M. Ericsson 
                                       12,731,138               Telephone Co. 
                                    -------------               Cl. B ADR*.........      3,800,000
AUTOMOTIVE--0.8%                                      80,000  Hewlett-Packard Co...      5,960,000
     40,000  Goodyear Tire &                          50,600  Motorola, Inc........      3,396,525
               Rubber Co..........      1,650,000
                                    -------------     58,000  Perkin-Elmer Corp....      2,059,000
                                                                                     -------------
BANK--2.0%                                                                              19,271,525
     50,820  Banc One Corp........      1,638,945                                    ------------- 
     49,300  BankAmerica Corp.....      2,594,412
                                    -------------   FINANCIAL SERVICE--3.5%
                                        4,233,357    141,591  American Express Co...     4,973,384
                                    -------------     27,600  Federal National
                                                                Mortgage Assn.......     2,604,750
BUSINESS SERVICE--0.8%                                                               -------------
     20,600  First Financial                                                             7,578,134
               Management Corp....      1,761,300                                    -------------
                                    -------------
CHEMICAL--5.9%
     60,000  Dow Chemical Co......      4,312,500   FOOD & BEVERAGE--6.7%
     68,500  E.I. du Pont                             48,800  Campbell Soup Co.....      2,391,200
               de Nemours & Co....      4,709,375    118,056  Coca-Cola Co.........      7,526,070
     38,700  Monsanto Co..........      3,487,837     69,200  Darden Restaurants,
                                    -------------               Inc.*..............     12,509,712
                                          752,550
                                    -------------     69,200  General Mills, Inc...      3,555,150
                                                                                     -------------
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICE--2.1%                                                       14,224,970
     49,750  Microsoft Corp.*.....      4,496,156                                    -------------
                                    -------------   FOREST PRODUCT--1.1%
DIVERSIFIED--1.0%                                     26,251  Georgia-Pacific Corp..     2,277,274
     64,700  Corning, Inc.........      2,118,925                                    -------------
                                    -------------   HOSPITAL SUPPLY--4.8%
DRUG--6.4%                                            24,700  Columbia/HCA 
     51,736  American                                           HomeHealthcare Corp*     1,068,275
               Products Corp......      4,003,073    136,496  Johnson & Johnson....      9,230,542
    117,259  Merck & Co., Inc.....      5,745,691                                    -------------
     41,900  Pfizer, Inc..........      3,870,513                                       10,298,817
                                    -------------                                    -------------
                                       13,619,277   INSURANCE--4.2%
                                    -------------    169,300  Equitable Companies,
ELECTRIC--1.2%                                                  Inc................      3,534,137
    209,931  Citizens Utilities Co.                   40,941  General Re Corp......      5,480,976
               Cl. A*.............      2,492,911                                    -------------
                                    -------------                                        9,015,113
                                                                                     -------------
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT--4.5%                          MACHINERY--3.3%
    120,143  General Electric Co..      6,773,062     58,400  Caterpillar, Inc.....      3,752,200
     70,372  General Signal Corp..      2,797,287     49,700  Millipore Corp.......      3,354,750
                                    -------------                                    -------------
                                        9,570,349                                        7,106,950
                                    -------------                                    -------------
</TABLE>
 
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Value                                             Value            
               Shares                 (Note 1)                    Shares                 (Note 1)          
<S>          <C>                    <C>                <C>                                <C>              
METAL & MINING--1.3%                                   TELEPHONE--2.0% 
     51,600  Nucor Corp...........  $   2,760,600          30,000  AT&T Corp. ..........  $   1,593,750    
                                    -------------          96,300  AirTouch Communi-                       
OFFICE EQUIPMENT--3.2%                                               cations, Inc.*.....      2,744,550    
     43,800  International                                                                -------------    
               Business Machines                                                              4,338,300    
               Corp...............      4,204,800                                         -------------    
     21,800  Xerox Corp...........      2,556,050      TOBACCO--2.0%  
                                    -------------          56,000  Philip Morris                           
                                        6,760,850                    Companies, Inc.....      4,165,000    
                                    -------------                                         -------------    
OIL--9.8%                                              TOTAL STOCKS--99.2% 
     71,032  Amoco Corp...........      4,732,507          (Cost $91,057,182)...........    211,314,408    
     85,068  Exxon Corp...........      6,007,927                                         -------------    
     68,400  Mobil Corp...........      6,566,400       Par Value 
    104,700  Phillips Petroleum Co      3,494,363                                                          
                                    -------------                                                          
COMMERCIAL PAPER--1.0%                 20,801,197      $1,902,000  Duke Power Co.,                         
                                    -------------                    6.14%, 7/3/95......      1,901,350    
OIL SERVICE--1.7%                                         209,000  Ford Motor Co.,                         
     35,012  Halliburton Co.......      1,251,679                    5.90%, 7/3/95......        209,000    
     39,519  Schlumberger Ltd.....      2,455,118                                         -------------    
                                    -------------                  (Cost $2,110,350)....      2,110,350    
                                        3,706,797                                         -------------    
                                    -------------      TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.2%                           
PERSONAL CARE--4.5%                                      (Cost $93,167,532).............    213,424,758    
    118,200  Gillette Co..........      5,274,675      CASH AND OTHER ASSETS,                              
     61,600  Procter & Gamble Co..      4,427,500        LESS LIABILITIES--(0.2%).......       (451,314)   
                                    -------------                                         -------------    
                                        9,702,175        NET ASSETS--100.0%.............  $ 212,973,444    
                                    -------------                                         =============    
                                                                                                           
                                                       FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION:                     
RAILROAD--1.4%                                         At June 30, 1995, the net unreal-                   
     38,800  CSX Corp.............      2,914,850      ized appreciation of investments                    
                                    -------------      based on cost for Federal income                    
RECREATION--5.8%                                       tax purposes of $79,009,774 was                     
     60,178  Capital Cities/ABC,                       as follows:                                         
               Inc................      6,499,224                                                          
     50,000  Walt Disney Co.......      2,781,250      Aggregate gross unrealized ap-                      
    127,597  Tele-Communica-                           preciation for all investments                      
               tions, Inc. Cl. A*..     2,990,555      in which there is an excess of                      
                                    -------------      value over tax cost...........     $ 134,564,893    
                                       12,271,029                                                          
                                    -------------      Aggregate gross unrealized de-                      
RETAIL TRADE--4.2%                                     preciation for all investments                      
     50,184  Dayton Hudson Corp...      3,600,702      in which there is an excess
     80,400  Toys "R" Us, Inc.*...      2,351,700      of tax cost over value........          (149,909)
                                    -------------                                         -------------
    111,600  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      2,985,300                                         $ 134,414,984
                                    -------------                                         =============
                                        8,937,702
                                    -------------
<FN>
* Nonincome-producing securities
    ADR stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities.
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<TABLE>
 
                           STATE STREET EXCHANGE FUND

                      Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
                                 June 30, 1995
                                  (Unaudited)

<S>                                                      <C>         <C>
ASSETS                                                                
     Investments, at value (Cost $93,167,532) (Notes 1 and 2).....   $213,424,758
     Cash.........................................................          1,857
     Dividends receivable.........................................        349,054
     Other assets.................................................          8,699
                                                                     ------------
                                                                      213,784,368
 
LIABILITIES
     Dividend payable.................................    $514,350
     Accrued management fee (Note 4)..................     263,208
     Other payables and accruals......................      33,366        810,924
                                                         ---------   ------------
 
NET ASSETS for 882,014 shares (Notes 3 and 7).....................   $212,973,444
                                                                     ============
 
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
     ($212,973,444 / 882,014 shares)..............................        $241.46
                                                                          =======

</TABLE>
 
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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<TABLE>
 
                           STATE STREET EXCHANGE FUND

                            Statement of Operations
 
                         Six months ended June 30, 1995
                                  (Unaudited)
 
<S>                                                       <C>        <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
  Income:
     Dividends, net of foreign taxes of $5,272....................   $ 2,143,611
     Interest.....................................................        54,495
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       2,198,106
 
  Expenses:
     Fee for management services (Note 4)...............  $513,181
     Custodian fee......................................    31,500
     Auditing and legal services........................    13,685
     Trustees' fees (Note 4)............................     5,880
     Printing...........................................     2,933
     Other operating expenses...........................     9,832       577,011
                                                          --------   -----------
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME.............................................     1,621,095
                                                                     -----------
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
  Net realized gains on investments (Note 5)......................    21,081,701
  Net increase in unrealized appreciation.........................    13,358,481
                                                                     -----------
NET GAIN ON INVESTMENTS...........................................    34,440,182
                                                                     -----------
 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
  OPERATIONS......................................................   $36,061,277
                                                                     ===========
</TABLE>
 


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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<TABLE>
 
                           STATE STREET EXCHANGE FUND
                       Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
<CAPTION>
                                                      Six months
                                                        ended           Year
                                                       June 30          ended
                                                        1995         December 31
                                                     (Unaudited)        1994
                                                     ------------   ------------
<S>                                                  <C>            <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
  Net investment income...........................   $  1,621,095   $  3,643,898
                                                     ------------   ------------
  Net realized gains on investments based on
     average cost of securities delivered* (Notes
     1 and 5).....................................     21,081,701     19,577,484
  Provision for Federal income tax (Note 5).......       --           (4,654,368)
                                                     ------------   ------------
                                                       21,081,701     14,923,116
                                                     ------------   ------------
  Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
     appreciation.................................     13,358,481    (16,465,650)
                                                     ------------   ------------
  Net increase in net assets resulting from
     operations...................................     36,061,277      2,101,364
Dividends from net investment income..............     (1,269,960)    (3,661,288)
Fund share transactions--net (Note 3).............    (16,968,030)    (9,443,280)
                                                     ------------   ------------
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS...........     17,823,287    (11,003,204)
 
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of period.............................    195,150,157    206,153,361
                                                     ------------   ------------
  End of period (including accumulated
     undistributed net investment income of
     $609,835 and $258,700,
     respectively)................................   $212,973,444   $195,150,157
                                                     ============   ============
 
* Net realized gains for Federal income tax
  purposes on basis of identified cost............   $  6,790,339   $ 13,298,196
                                                     ============   ============
</TABLE>

 
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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                           STATE STREET EXCHANGE FUND

                    Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

                                 June 30, 1995
 
1.  State Street Exchange Fund (the "Fund") is a series of State Street Exchange
    Trust (the "Trust"), which is a Massachusetts business trust registered
    under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end
    management investment company with redeemable shares. The Trust was
    organized on February 7, 1989 as successor to State Street Exchange Fund,
    Inc., a Massachusetts corporation. The Fund is presently the only series of
    the Trust. The following significant accounting policies are consistently
    followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements, and
    such policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting
    principles for investment companies.
 
    a) Investments in Securities:  Values for listed securities represent the
       last sale on national securities exchanges quoted prior to the close of
       the New York Stock Exchange. Over-the-counter securities quoted on the
       National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ")
       system are valued at the closing price supplied through such system. In
       the absence of recorded sales and for those over-the-counter securities
       not quoted on the NASDAQ system, valuations are at the mean of the
       closing bid and asked quotations, except for securities that may be
       restricted as to public resale, which are valued in accordance with
       methods adopted by the Trustees. Security transactions are accounted for
       on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed), and
       dividends declared but not received are accrued on the ex-dividend date.
       Interest income is determined on the accrual basis. Realized gains and
       losses from security transactions are based on the average cost of
       securities delivered.
 
    b) Federal Income Taxes:  No provision for Federal income tax is believed
       necessary with respect to net investment income since the Fund has
       elected to qualify under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and
       distributes substantially all of such income. It is also the intention of
       the Fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any
       Federal Excise Tax under Section 4982 of the Internal Revenue Code. The
       Fund retains and designates as undistributed gains all of its taxable net
       long-term capital gains and pays Federal income taxes thereon on behalf
       of the shareholders.
 
    c) Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid or reinvested
       quarterly. Net realized short-term capital gains, if any, are distributed
       annually.
 
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       Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in
       accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from
       generally accepted accounting principles.
 
2.  Cost for financial reporting purposes represents the cost of securities
    purchased or the market value of securities at the time they were acquired
    by exchange. Cost for Federal income tax purposes represents the cost of
    securities purchased or the Federal tax basis of securities at the time they
    were acquired by exchange.
<TABLE>
3.  The Trustees have the authority to issue an unlimited number of shares of
    beneficial interest, $.001 par value per share. The Fund had 882,014 shares
    outstanding at June 30, 1995 and 955,990 shares outstanding at December 31,
    1994. Share transactions for the two periods ended June 30, 1995 and
    December 31, 1994 were as follows:
 
<CAPTION>
                                        Six months ended
                                         June 30, 1995              Year ended
                                          (Unaudited)            December 31, 1994
                                     ----------------------    ---------------------
                                     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount
                                     -------    -----------    -------    ----------
    <S>                              <C>        <C>            <C>        <C>
    Shares issued in payment of
      dividends from net
      investment income...........     1,065    $    244,676     2,727    $   554,363
    Shares redeemed...............   (75,041)    (17,212,706)  (48,387)    (9,997,643)
                                     -------    ------------   -------    -----------
    Net decrease..................   (73,976)   $(16,968,030)  (45,660)   $(9,443,280)
                                     =======    ============   =======    ===========
</TABLE>
 
4.  The Trust and State Street Research & Management Company (the "Adviser")
    have entered into a contract under which the Adviser will furnish the Fund
    with management, investment advisory, statistical and research facilities
    and services. The management contract provides for a quarterly fee equal to
    1/8 of 1% ( 1/2 of 1% on an annual basis) of the average daily net assets of
    the Fund. The Adviser also pays all salaries, rent and certain other
    expenses of management. The fees of the Trustees not currently affiliated
    with the Adviser amounted to $5,880 during the six months ended June 30,
    1995.
 
5.  For the six months ended June 30, 1995, net realized capital gains for
    Federal income tax purposes amounted to $6,790,339. The difference between
    net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes and net realized
    capital gains for Federal income tax purposes results primarily from
    nontaxable redemptions in kind and from the disposition of securities
    acquired by exchange that have different bases for financial reporting and
    tax purposes. For the year ended December 31, 1994, net realized capital
    gains for Federal income tax purposes amounted to $13,298,196 on which
    $4,654,368 of Federal tax was provided.
 
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6.  For the six months ended June 30, 1995, exclusive of U.S. Government
    securities and commercial paper, aggregate sales of investment securities,
    including $16,994,703 representing redemptions in kind, amounted to
    $31,383,924, and aggregate purchases amounted to $10,245,713.
<TABLE>
7.  Net assets of the Fund at June 30, 1995 consisted of:
 
<CAPTION>
                                   Accumulated         Net
                                   undistributed    unrealized
                   Accumulated         net         appreciation
                   undistributed    realized       in value of
     Shares of         net          gains on       investments
    beneficial     investment      investment        based on          Net
     interest        income        transactions    average cost       assets
    -----------    -----------     -----------     ------------    ------------
    <S>             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>
    $71,024,682     $ 609,835      $21,081,701     $120,257,226    $212,973,444
    ===========     =========      ===========     ============    ============
</TABLE>
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

<TABLE>

For a share outstanding throughout each period:
 
<CAPTION>
                                      Six
                                    months
                                     ended
                                    June 30                       Year ended December 31
                                     1995         -------------------------------------------------------
                                  (Unaudited)      1994        1993        1992        1991        1990
                                  -----------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
<S>                               <C>             <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Net asset value,
  beginning of period............ $  204.13       $ 205.81    $ 205.98    $ 198.84    $ 156.56    $ 173.79
Net investment income............      1.82           3.79        3.47        3.28        3.43        3.73
Net realized and unrealized gains
  (losses) on investments*.......     36.91          (1.67)       (.24)       7.06       42.36      (17.21)
Dividends from net investment
  income.........................     (1.40)         (3.80)      (3.40)      (3.20)      (3.51)      (3.75)
                                   --------       --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net asset value, end of period...  $ 241.46       $ 204.13    $ 205.81    $ 205.98    $ 198.84    $ 156.56
                                   ========       ========    ========    ========    ========    ========
Total return.....................     19.00%++        3.44%+      4.88%+      6.75%+     29.97%+     (6.52)%+
Net assets at end of period
  (000s).........................  $212,973       $195,150    $206,153    $209,922    $211,721    $169,600
Ratio of operating expenses to
  average net assets.............      0.57%++       0.57%        0.62%       0.59%       0.60%       0.62%
Ratio of net investment income to
  average net assets.............      1.59%++       1.80%        1.65%       1.63%       1.89%       2.24%
Portfolio turnover rate..........      5.01%        16.31%       22.10%      10.68%       8.21%       8.15%
<FN>

* After provision for Federal
  income tax on retained capital
  gains at end of period of......        --       $   4.88    $   6.79    $   2.94    $    .88    $   2.19

 ++ Annualized.

 + Total return figures do not reflect any front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.

++ Represents aggregate return for the period without annualization and does not reflect any front-end or
  contingent deferred sales charges.
</TABLE>
 
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                                       -----------------------------------------
            STATE STREET
 
            EXCHANGE FUND
 
    ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, BOSTON,
         MASSACHUSETTS 02111
                                                         STATE STREET
           1-800-233-2089
                                                           EXCHANGE
              Trustees
                                                             FUND
EDWARD M. LAMONT                                             
ROBERT A. LAWRENCE                     (A SERIES OF STATE STREET EXCHANGE TRUST)
DEAN O. MORTON
THOMAS L. PHILLIPS
TOBY ROSENBLATT
MICHAEL S. SCOTT MORTON
RALPH F. VERNI
JEPTHA H. WADE
 
              Officers
 
RALPH F. VERNI, Chairman, President and
  Chief Executive Officer                           BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PETER C. BENNETT, Vice President       
THOMAS P. MOORE, Vice President
KENNARD WOODWORTH, JR., Vice
President
GERARD P. MAUS, Treasurer              -----------------------------------------
JOSEPH W. CANAVAN, Assistant
Treasurer
DOUGLAS A. ROMICH, Assistant
Treasurer
FRANCIS J. MCNAMARA, III, Secretary
and   General Counsel
DARMAN A. WING, Assistant Secretary
and Assistant General Counsel
 
         Investment Adviser
 STATE STREET RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT
               COMPANY
 
    Custodian and Transfer Agent
 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
 
                                                      SEMIANNUAL REPORT

                                                           June 30

                                                             1995


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