Guggenheim Funds Trust
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Mutual Funds
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1.31.2023
Guggenheim Funds Prospectus
Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P
January 31, 2023, as supplemented May 26, 2023  
Ticker Symbol
Fund Name
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
 
SAOAX
SAOCX
SAOIX
SAOSX
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
SECIX
SEGIX
GILCX
SEGPX
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
GUMAX
GUMCX
GUMNX
GUMPX
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
GURAX
GURCX
GURIX
GURPX
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
SSUAX
SSVCX
SSUIX
SSUPX
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
SEVAX
SEVSX
SVUIX
SEVPX
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
SECEX
SFECX
GILIX
SFEPX
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
SECUX
SUFCX
GIUIX
SEUPX
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
SEQAX
SFGCX
SEWIX
SEQPX
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
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A-1
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.90
%
0.90
%
0.90
%
0.90
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
0.76
%
0.85
%
0.64
%
0.67
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.91
%
2.75
%
1.54
%
1.82
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.15
%
-0.24
%
-0.03
%
-0.06
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.76
%
2.51
%
1.51
%
1.76
%
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Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-1.76%, Class C-2.51%, Institutional Class-1.51%, and Class P-1.76%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$645
$1,033
$1,444
$2,590
Class C
$354
$831
$1,433
$3,063
Institutional
$154
$484
$837
$1,832
Class P
$179
$567
$980
$2,132
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$254
$831
$1,433
$3,063
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 283% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, in long and short positions of domestic equity and equity-related securities (including swaps and other derivative investments giving long or short exposure to domestic equity securities).
The Investment Manager uses a proprietary evaluation process to generate an expected return for individual stocks that considers market risk factors generally and risks specific to the companies in which the Fund invests. Market risk factors include, among other factors, company size, enterprise value, and sector. The Investment Manager seeks to construct portfolios of equity-related investments that maintain long positions in instruments that provide exposure to risk factors that the Investment Manager considers to be undervalued by the equity markets and sells short instruments that provide exposure to risk factors that the Investment Manager considers to be overvalued by the equity markets. The process uses fundamentally-based, forward-looking forecasts of equity cash flows to generate return expectations for individual stocks. Then, the expected returns for the universe of stocks is further evaluated using quantitative techniques to estimate the market’s implied valuation of broad market risk factors as well as the company-specific risks. Finally, a portfolio is constructed within guidelines that buys long the stocks (or derivatives that give exposure to stocks) that give the portfolio both the broad risk characteristics and company-specific risks that are perceived to be undervalued and sells short stocks (or derivatives that give exposure to stocks) for which those characteristics are perceived to be overpriced. These guidelines contain risk controls that seek to: limit industry and sector concentration; promote portfolio issuer diversification; and avoid making portfolio investments contrary to the Investment Manager’s macroeconomic views. “Alpha” in the Fund’s name refers to the potential for the Fund’s portfolio to achieve returns that are favorable relative to the amount of risk taken. Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective of long-term growth of capital, and an investment in the Fund involves significant risk.
The Fund will ordinarily hold simultaneous long and short positions in equity securities or securities markets that provide exposure up to a level equal to 150% of the Fund’s net assets for both the long and short positions. That level of exposure is obtained through derivatives, including swap agreements (which include, but are not limited to, total return swap agreements). The Investment Manager intends to maintain a low overall net exposure (the difference between the notional value of long positions and the notional value of short positions) for the portfolio, typically varying between 50% net long and 30% net short to seek to maintain low correlation to traditional equity markets, lower than market volatility and seek to provide consistent absolute return. The overall net exposure will change as market opportunities change, and may, based on the Investment Manager’s view of current market conditions, be outside this range.
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The Fund may invest in domestic equity securities, including small-, mid-, and large-capitalization securities. The Fund also may invest in derivative instruments, including swaps on selected baskets of equity securities, to enable the Fund to pursue its investment objective without investing directly in the securities of companies to which the Fund is seeking exposure. The Fund may also invest in derivatives, such as options and futures contracts, to hedge or gain leveraged exposure to a particular sector, industry, market risk factor, or company and/or to obtain or replicate market exposure depending on market conditions. The Fund will often invest in instruments traded in the over the-counter (“OTC”) market, which generally provides for less transparency than exchange-traded instruments. The Fund also may enter into long positions or short sales of broad-based stock indices for hedging purposes in an effort to reduce the Fund’s risk or volatility through, among other instruments, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end funds. The use of derivatives may create a leveraging effect on the Fund which, under current regulatory requirements, will force the Fund to take offsetting positions or earmark or segregate assets to be used as collateral. The Fund actively trades its investments, which can result in significant fluctuations in the Fund's portfolio turnover rate.
While the Fund anticipates investing in these securities and instruments to seek to achieve its investment objective, the extent of the Fund’s investment in these securities and instruments may vary from day-to-day depending on a number of different factors, including price, availability, and general market conditions. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund may hold U.S. government securities, short-term, high quality (rated AA or higher) fixed-income instruments, money market instruments, overnight and fixed-term repurchase agreements, cash and other cash equivalents with maturities of one year or less to collateralize its derivative positions. The Fund also may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties that are deemed to present acceptable credit risks.
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Credit Risk—The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income or other debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time, defaults or otherwise fails to meet its obligations. Actual or perceived changes in economic, social, public health, financial or political conditions in general or that affect a particular type of instrument, issuer, guarantor or counterparty can reduce the ability of the party to meet its obligations, which can affect the credit quality, liquidity and/or value of an instrument. The value of an instrument also may decline for reasons that relate directly to the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for goods and services. The issuer, guarantor or counterparty could also suffer a rapid decline in credit rating, which would adversely affect the volatility of the value and liquidity of the instrument. Credit ratings may not be an accurate assessment of liquidity or credit risk.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect
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correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks. Certain risks also are specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Futures Contracts Risk—Futures contracts are exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying assets. In addition, there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV. Futures are also subject to leverage and liquidity risks.
Options Risk—Options and options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. Options are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the markets for underlying instruments that could cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Investment Manager’s ability to predict correctly future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the markets for options and the underlying instruments. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
Swap Agreements Risk—Swap agreements are contracts among the Fund and a counterparty to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return of the underlying index). Swap agreements may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, they do not make swap transactions risk-free. Additionally, applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on OTC swaps, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for OTC swaps, which could increase the cost of swap transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity.
Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Interest Rate Risk—Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect the Fund’s investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments. Interest rates may change as a result of a variety of factors, and the change may be sudden and significant, with unpredictable impacts on the financial markets and the
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Fund’s investments. Fixed-income and other debt instruments with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates and, thus, subject to more volatility than similar instruments with shorter durations. Generally, when interest rates increase, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments decline, sometimes suddenly and significantly. When interest rates decrease, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments generally rise. During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. During periods when interest rates are low or negative, the Fund’s yield and performance may be adversely affected. Changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates.
Investments by Investing Funds and Other Large Shareholders—The Fund is subject to the risk that a large investor, including certain other investment companies, purchases or redeems a large percentage of Fund shares at any time. As a result, the Fund's performance or liquidity may be adversely affected as the Fund tends to hold a large proportion of its assets in cash and may have to sell investments at disadvantageous times or prices to meet large redemption requests.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Large-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that large-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.
Leverage Risk—The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier and magnify the Fund's losses to an extent greater than if it had not been leveraged.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt
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markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Mid-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that mid-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of mid-capitalization companies may be more speculative, volatile and less liquid than securities of large companies. Mid-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources, and may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than large capitalization companies.
Quantitative Investing Risk—There is no guarantee that a quantitative model or algorithm used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on the model or algorithm, will produce the desired results. The Fund may be adversely affected by imperfections, errors or limitations in the construction and implementation of the model or algorithm and the Investment Manager’s ability to properly analyze or timely adjust the metrics or update the data underlying the model or features of the algorithm. Other quantitative methods and techniques used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on these methods and techniques, are also subject to these types of risks.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk—In the event of the insolvency of the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement, recovery of the repurchase price owed to the Fund or, in the case of a reverse repurchase agreement, the securities or other assets sold by the Fund, may be delayed. Because reverse repurchase agreements may be considered to be the practical equivalent of borrowing funds, they constitute a form of leverage. If the Fund reinvests the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement at a rate lower than the cost of the agreement, entering into the agreement will lower the Fund’s yield.
Short Sale and Short Exposure Risk—Short selling a security involves selling a borrowed security with the expectation that the value of that security will decline, so that the security may be purchased at a lower price when returning the borrowed security. A short exposure through a derivative exposes the Fund to counterparty credit and leverage risks. The loss on a short sale or other short exposure, which, in some cases, may be theoretically unlimited, may be greater than a direct investment in the security itself because the price of the borrowed security may rise, thereby increasing the price at which the security must be purchased. Government actions also may affect the Fund’s ability to engage in short selling.
Small-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that small-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of small-capitalization companies may be more speculative, volatile and less liquid than securities of larger companies. Small-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources, and may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than mid- or large-capitalization companies.
U.S. Government Securities Risk—U.S. government securities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to the risks associated with fixed-income and debt securities, particularly interest rate risk and credit risk.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. The information also shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of a Morningstar category average consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. This category average, the Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category Average, is the average return of funds
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Morningstar places in the long/short category based on their portfolio statistics and compositions over the past three years. Long-short portfolios generally hold sizeable stakes in both long and short positions in equities, exchange traded funds, and related derivatives. At least 75% of the assets of funds in this category are comprised of equity securities or derivatives. Performance of the benchmark index and the Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category Average shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
Important Note: Effective January 28, 2015, significant changes to the Fund’s principal investment strategies and portfolio managers were made. In connection with these changes, the Fund also added a second benchmark, the Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category Average. Please note that the Fund’s performance track record prior to January 28, 2015 related only to the Fund’s former investments, which were materially different from those currently pursued by the Fund, and is not indicative of the Fund’s future performance.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
March 31, 2013
10.61%
Lowest Quarter
March 31, 2020
-8.45%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class A
7/7/2003
Return Before Taxes
-12.99%
-2.86%
3.76%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-13.24%
-3.24%
3.29%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
-7.69%
-2.31%
2.78%
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Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class C—Before Taxes
7/7/2003
-10.25%
-2.67%
3.47%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
11/7/2008
-8.40%
-1.61%
4.63%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-8.63%
-1.90%
0.67%
Index
ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
1.47%
1.27%
0.77%
Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category Average (reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
-7.67%
2.13%
3.81%
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the
Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Samir Sanghani
Since 2015
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Burak Hurmeydan
Since 2015
Director and Portfolio Manager
Farhan Sharaff
Since 2015
Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior Managing
Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
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PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.65
%
0.65
%
0.65
%
0.65
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
0.51
%
0.64
%
0.50
%
0.77
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.41
%
2.29
%
1.15
%
1.67
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.28
%
-0.41
%
-0.27
%
-0.53
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.13
%
1.88
%
0.88
%
1.14
%
1
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-1.15%, Class C-1.90%, Institutional Class-0.90%, and Class P-1.15%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
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EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$585
$874
$1,184
$2,063
Class C
$291
$676
$1,188
$2,594
Institutional
$90
$339
$607
$1,373
Class P
$116
$475
$858
$1,932
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$191
$676
$1,188
$2,594
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities of both U.S. and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign issuers, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), of companies that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 1000® Value Index. Although a universal definition of large market capitalization companies does not exist, the Fund generally defines large market capitalization companies as those whose market capitalization is similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 1000® Value Index, which is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the large cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe and which includes companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. As of December 31, 2022, the Russell 1000® Value Index consisted of securities of companies with market capitalizations that ranged from $179.5 million to $556.7 billion.
In choosing securities, Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), primarily invests in value-oriented companies. Value-oriented companies are companies that appear to be undervalued relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. The Investment Manager uses a blend of quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify securities that appear favorably priced and have the potential to appreciate in value. The Investment Manager regularly evaluates the metrics and data underlying the quantitative model and, from time to time, may make adjustments for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, to account for changing market, financial or economic conditions.
The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in derivatives, including options and futures contracts. These instruments are used to hedge the Fund’s portfolio, to maintain exposure to the equity markets, or to increase returns. The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, including those that seek to track the composition and performance of a specific index, such as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds. The Fund may use these investments as a way of managing its cash position or to gain exposure to the equity markets or a particular sector of the equity markets. These investments may be more liquid than investing directly in individual issuers.
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The Fund typically sells a security when its issuer is no longer considered a value company, shows deteriorating fundamentals or falls short of the Investment Manager’s expectations, among other reasons.
The Fund may invest in a limited number of sectors or industries.
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Convertible Securities Risk—Convertible securities may be subordinate to other securities. The total return for a convertible security depends, in part, upon the performance of the underlying security into which it can be converted. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks.
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Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Foreign securities carry unique or additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity and more volatility, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Large-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that large-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
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Quantitative Investing Risk—There is no guarantee that a quantitative model or algorithm used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on the model or algorithm, will produce the desired results. The Fund may be adversely affected by imperfections, errors or limitations in the construction and implementation of the model or algorithm and the Investment Manager’s ability to properly analyze or timely adjust the metrics or update the data underlying the model or features of the algorithm. Other quantitative methods and techniques used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on these methods and techniques, are also subject to these types of risks.
Real Estate Investments Risk—The Fund may invest  in securities of real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry, which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and the real estate market generally. These risks include, among others: changes in national, state or local real estate conditions; obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgages and other types of financing; changes in the real estate values and interest rates; fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services; decline in value of (or income generated by) the real estate; variations in rental income; and changes in financing terms that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive. Real estate values or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real estate companies may also be affected by changing interest rates and credit quality requirements. Real estate companies tend to have micro-, small- or mid-capitalization, making their securities more volatile and less liquid than those of companies with larger-capitalizations. Real estate companies may use leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases investment risk and the risks normally associated with debt financing and could adversely affect a real estate company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates. These risks are especially applicable in conditions of declining real estate values, such as those experienced during 2007 through 2009.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
REIT Risk—In addition to the risks pertaining to real estate investments more generally, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are subject to additional risks. The value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. The value of a REIT may also decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by, among other factors, the real estate market and by the management, development or occupancy rates of the underlying properties, which may also be subject to mortgage loans and the underlying mortgage loans (and other types of financing) are subject to the risk of default. REITs whose investments are concentrated in a limited number or type of properties, investments or narrow geographic area are subject to the risks affecting those properties or areas to a greater extent than a REIT with less concentrated investments. REITs are also subject to certain provisions under federal tax law. In addition, REITs may have expenses, including advisory and administration expenses, and the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying expenses.
Sector Emphasis Risk—If the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in any one sector, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector and there is increased risk that the Fund will lose value if conditions adversely affect that sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations as a result of changes in economic, public health or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other sectors. To the extent the Fund is heavily invested in a particular sector, the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors.
Value Stocks Risk—Value stocks are subject to the risk that the intrinsic value of the stock may never be realized by the market or that the price goes down.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P
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shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
December 31, 2020
18.64%
Lowest Quarter
March 31, 2020
-27.95%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class A
8/7/1944
Return Before Taxes
-6.09%
6.00%
9.70%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-8.21%
3.90%
7.83%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-2.43%
4.16%
7.34%
Class C—Before Taxes
1/29/1999
-3.03%
6.24%
9.41%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
6/7/2013
-1.16%
7.30%
9.21%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-1.42%
7.04%
8.21%
Index
Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)
-7.54%
6.67%
10.29%
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
James P. Schier
Since 2015
Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
David G. Toussaint
Since 2017
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Gregg Strohkorb
Since 2015
Director and Portfolio Manager
Farhan Sharaff
Since 2015
Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Burak Hurmeydan
Since 2018
Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide capital appreciation, while limiting exposure to general stock market risk.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
1.10
%
1.10
%
1.10
%
1.10
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
1.07
%
0.62
%
0.54
%
0.60
%
Interest Expenses
0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
Remaining Other Expenses
1.06%
0.61%
0.54%
0.60%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
2.42
%
2.72
%
1.64
%
1.95
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.78
%
-0.33
%
-0.25
%
-0.31
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.64
%
2.39
%
1.39
%
1.64
%
1
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-1.65%, Class C-2.40%, Institutional Class-1.40% and Class P-1.65%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
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EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$634
$1,123
$1,637
$3,044
Class C
$342
$813
$1,410
$3,027
Institutional
$142
$493
$868
$1,923
Class P
$167
$582
$1,023
$2,250
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$242
$813
$1,410
$3,027
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund will employ a fundamental long-short real estate strategy that seeks to neutralize exposure to general stock market risk and volatility by taking both long and short positions in real estate investments. The Fund’s investment approach seeks to provide positive returns that are neutral with regard to other major asset classes and volatility, but the Fund’s returns may be negative during certain periods.
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in: (i) long and short equity securities of issuers primarily engaged in the real estate industry, such as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”); and (ii) equity-like securities, including individual securities, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and derivatives, giving long and short exposure to (i.e., economic characteristics similar to) issuers primarily engaged in the real estate industry.
The Fund will consider an issuer to be primarily engaged in the real estate industry if: (i) at least 50% of its assets, income, sales or profits are committed to, or derived from, the ownership, construction, management, financing, leasing, brokering, or sale of residential, or commercial real estate, or the provision of products and services related to the real estate industry, such as building supply manufacturers, mortgage lenders, or mortgage servicing companies or (ii) a widely recognized industry classification system provider has given the company an industry or sector classification consistent with the real estate industry.
Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks, REITs and other investment vehicles primarily engaged in the real estate industry, ETFs, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) giving exposure to real estate markets. The Fund may take a long position by buying a security that Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), believes will appreciate, or it may sell a security short by first borrowing it from a third party with the intention to sell it later at a market price. The Fund will usually obtain exposure to short positions by entering into derivative instruments. Short positions may be used either to hedge long positions or to seek positive returns where the Investment Manager believes the security will depreciate.
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The Investment Manager will make investment decisions based primarily on a relative value fundamental framework. These investment decisions will be guided by a top-down approach to allocating the Fund’s assets among geographic regions and property sectors. The Investment Manager will then select individual securities using a bottom-up approach, focused primarily on a relative value-oriented process that reflects the macro-level investment themes and a due diligence process that includes, among other analytical components, an assessment of issuer-specific factors such as management acumen and strategic direction.
The Fund may dynamically adjust its level of long and short exposure to the real estate markets over time based on macroeconomic, industry-specific, and other factors. The Fund pursues a pair-trading strategy commonly referred to as “market neutral” because it is intended to maintain long and short positions that offset one another. As a result, the Fund’s net market exposure will normally approximate zero. The Fund’s long-short strategy is designed to reduce the Fund’s overall exposure to general stock market movements and produce returns that are uncorrelated to other major asset classes. The Fund may reinvest the proceeds of its short sales by taking additional long positions.
To enhance the Fund’s exposure to real estate markets and to seek to increase the Fund’s returns, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, the Fund’s long and short positions in equities may be combined with investments in derivatives. The derivatives in which the Fund invests include, among other derivatives, swap agreements (some of these instruments may be traded in the over-the-counter market). These investments will be used to obtain the Fund's short exposure and may also be used to hedge the Fund’s portfolio, to maintain long exposure to the equity markets, to increase returns, to generate income, or to seek to manage volatility of the portfolio.
The Fund may also invest a substantial portion of its assets, including proceeds of its short sales, in investment companies advised by the Investment Manager, or an affiliate of the Investment Manager, that invest in short-term fixed-income or floating rate securities, such as high yield, high risk debt securities (also known as “junk bonds”), asset-backed securities and commercial paper. Such investments will expose the Fund to the risks of these asset categories, such as credit and interest rate risk.
The Fund will concentrate its investments in the real estate industry (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers considered to be primarily engaged in the real estate industry).
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Concentration Risk—Real estate companies may lack diversification due to ownership of a limited number of properties and concentration in a particular geographic region or property type. By concentrating in the real estate industry, the Fund is subject to the risks specifically affecting that industry more than a fund that invests across a variety of industries.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
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Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks. Certain risks also are specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Swap Agreements Risk—Swap agreements are contracts among the Fund and a counterparty to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return of the underlying index). Swap agreements may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, they do not make swap transactions risk-free. Additionally, applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on OTC swaps, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for OTC swaps, which could increase the cost of swap transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity.
Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Exchange-Traded Notes Risk—The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying investments, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced investments. The Fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings may also be limited by the availability of a secondary market. If the Fund must sell some or all of its ETN holdings and the secondary market is weak, it may have to sell such holdings at a discount. ETNs also are subject to counterparty credit risk (which includes the risk that the issuer may fail).
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will
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reduce the Fund's performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
The Fund’s investments in investment companies advised by the Investment Manager, or an affiliate of the Investment Manager, that invest in short-term fixed-income or floating rate securities expose the Fund to credit and interest rate risk. In addition, these investments expose the Fund to the risks associated with asset-backed securities, collateralized loan and debt obligations, commercial paper and high yield and unrated securities.
Leverage Risk—The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier and magnify the Fund's losses to an extent greater than if it had not been leveraged.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to neutralize or limit exposure to general stock market risk. The Fund’s use of short sales in combination with its long positions in an attempt to limit direct market exposure and improve performance may be unsuccessful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. During times when the overall market is performing strongly, the Fund may underperform the market because the Fund’s short positions may be more likely to lose money than during other market conditions.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Real Estate Investments Risk—The Fund invests  in securities of real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry, which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and the real estate market generally. These risks include, among others: changes in national, state or local real estate conditions; obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgages and other types of financing; changes in the real estate values and interest rates; fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services; decline in value of (or income generated by) the real estate; variations in rental income; and changes in financing terms that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive. Real estate values or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly
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affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real estate companies may also be affected by changing interest rates and credit quality requirements. Real estate companies tend to have micro-, small- or mid-capitalization, making their securities more volatile and less liquid than those of companies with larger-capitalizations. Real estate companies may use leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases investment risk and the risks normally associated with debt financing and could adversely affect a real estate company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates. These risks are especially applicable in conditions of declining real estate values, such as those experienced during 2007 through 2009.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
REIT Risk—In addition to the risks pertaining to real estate investments more generally, REITs are subject to additional risks. The value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. The value of a REIT may also decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by, among other factors, the real estate market and by the management, development or occupancy rates of the underlying properties, which may also be subject to mortgage loans and the underlying mortgage loans (and other types of financing) are subject to the risk of default. REITs whose investments are concentrated in a limited number or type of properties, investments or narrow geographic area are subject to the risks affecting those properties or areas to a greater extent than a REIT with less concentrated investments. REITs are also subject to certain provisions under federal tax law. In addition, REITs may have expenses, including advisory and administration expenses, and the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying expenses.
Short Sale and Short Exposure Risk—Short selling a security involves selling a borrowed security with the expectation that the value of that security will decline, so that the security may be purchased at a lower price when returning the borrowed security. A short exposure through a derivative exposes the Fund to counterparty credit and leverage risks. The loss on a short sale or other short exposure, which, in some cases, may be theoretically unlimited, may be greater than a direct investment in the security itself because the price of the borrowed security may rise, thereby increasing the price at which the security must be purchased. Government actions also may affect the Fund’s ability to engage in short selling.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
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The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
March 31, 2020
11.63%
Lowest Quarter
June 30, 2020
-4.81%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Class A
2/26/2016
Return Before Taxes
-8.68%
1.00%
1.93%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-8.68%
0.71%
1.48%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-5.14%
0.72%
1.38%
Class C—Before Taxes
2/26/2016
-5.83%
1.18%
1.87%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
2/26/2016
-3.93%
2.20%
2.88%
Class P—Before Taxes
2/26/2016
-4.20%
1.90%
2.59%
Index
ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
1.47%
1.27%
1.09%
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the
Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Michael S. Chong
Since February 2021
Director and Portfolio Manager
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Name*
Experience with the
Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Samir Sanghani
Since February 2021
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide total return, comprised of capital appreciation and current income.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
0.62
%
0.59
%
0.55
%
0.69
%
Short Sales Dividend and Interest Expense
0.36%
0.37%
0.36%
0.36%
Remaining Other Expenses
0.26%
0.22%
0.19%
0.33%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.62
%
2.34
%
1.30
%
1.69
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.04
%
-0.03
%
-0.02
%
-0.05
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.58
%
2.31
%
1.28
%
1.64
%
1
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-1.30%, Class C-2.05%, Institutional Class-1.10%, and Class P-1.30%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
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EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$628
$958
$1,311
$2,302
Class C
$334
$728
$1,248
$2,674
Institutional
$130
$410
$711
$1,566
Class P
$167
$528
$913
$1,994
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$234
$728
$1,248
$2,674
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 47% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in: (i) long and short equity securities of issuers primarily engaged in the real estate industry, such as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”); and (ii) equity-like securities, including individual securities, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and derivatives, giving exposure to (i.e., economic characteristics similar to) issuers primarily engaged in the real estate industry. The Fund seeks to manage investment risk by taking both long and short positions in real estate investments by combining a traditional long-only REIT strategy sleeve and a market-neutral long/short strategy sleeve.
The Fund will consider an issuer to be primarily engaged in the real estate industry if: (i) at least 50% of its assets, income, sales or profits are committed to, or derived from, the ownership, construction, management, financing, leasing, brokering, or sale of residential or commercial real estate, or the provision of products and services related to the real estate industry, such as building supply manufacturers, mortgage lenders, or mortgage servicing companies or (ii) a widely recognized industry classification system provider has given the company an industry or sector classification consistent with the real estate industry.
Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks, REITs and other investment vehicles primarily engaged in the real estate industry, ETFs, exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) giving exposure to real estate markets, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). The Fund may take a long position by buying a security that Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), believes will appreciate, or it may sell a security short by first borrowing it from a third party with the intention to sell it later at a market price. The Fund may also obtain exposure to long and short positions by entering into swap agreements (including, but not limited to, total return swap agreements). Short positions may be used either to hedge long positions or to seek positive returns where the Investment Manager believes the security will depreciate. The Investment Manager will make investment decisions based primarily on a fundamental relative value framework. These investment decisions will be guided by a top-down approach to allocating the Fund’s assets among geographic regions and property sectors. The Investment Manager will then select individual securities using
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a bottom-up approach, focused primarily on a relative value-oriented process that reflects the macro-level investment themes and a due diligence process that includes, among other analytical components, an assessment of issuer-specific factors such as management acumen and strategic direction.
The Fund may dynamically adjust its level of long and short exposure to the real estate markets by adjusting allocations monthly between its long-only REIT strategy sleeve and market-neutral long/short strategy sleeve over time based on macroeconomic, industry-specific, and other factors. However, the Investment Manager expects the Fund’s net exposure over time will be long biased. The Fund may reinvest the proceeds of its short sales by taking additional long positions, or it may use leverage to maintain long positions in excess of 100% of net assets.
To enhance the Fund’s exposure to real estate markets and to seek to increase the Fund’s returns, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, the Fund’s long and short positions in equities may be combined with investments in derivatives, which may include, among other derivatives: swap agreements (including, among other types of swaps, total return swaps); options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices; and stock index futures contracts (some of these instruments may be traded in the over-the-counter market). These investments may be used to hedge the Fund’s portfolio, to maintain exposure to the equity markets, to increase returns, to generate income, or to seek to manage volatility of the portfolio. The Fund intends to borrow from banks to take larger positions and to seek an enhanced return.
While the Fund will principally invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in the United States, it may also invest without limitation in securities listed, traded or dealt in other countries, including emerging markets countries. Such securities may be denominated in foreign currencies.
The Fund will concentrate its investments in the real estate industry (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers considered to be primarily engaged in the real estate industry).
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Concentration Risk—Real estate companies may lack diversification due to ownership of a limited number of properties and concentration in a particular geographic region or property type. By concentrating in the real estate industry, the Fund is subject to the risks specifically affecting that industry more than a fund that invests across a variety of industries.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the
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securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks. Certain risks also are specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Futures Contracts Risk—Futures contracts are exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying assets. In addition, there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV. Futures are also subject to leverage and liquidity risks.
Options Risk—Options and options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. Options are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the markets for underlying instruments that could cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Investment Manager’s ability to predict correctly future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the markets for options and the underlying instruments. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
Swap Agreements Risk—Swap agreements are contracts among the Fund and a counterparty to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return of the underlying index). Swap agreements may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, they do not make swap transactions risk-free. Additionally, applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on OTC swaps, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for OTC swaps, which could increase the cost of swap transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity.
Emerging Markets Risk—Investments in or exposure to emerging markets are generally subject to a greater level of those risks associated with investing in or being exposed to developed foreign markets, as emerging markets are considered to be less developed. Furthermore, investments in or exposure to emerging markets are generally subject to additional risks, including the risks associated with trading in smaller markets, lower volumes of trading, and being subject to lower levels of government regulation and less extensive and transparent accounting, auditing, recordkeeping, financial reporting and other requirements.
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Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Exchange-Traded Notes Risk—The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying investments, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced investments. The Fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings may also be limited by the availability of a secondary market. If the Fund must sell some or all of its ETN holdings and the secondary market is weak, it may have to sell such holdings at a discount. ETNs also are subject to counterparty credit risk (which includes the risk that the issuer may fail).
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Foreign securities carry unique or additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity and more volatility, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs. The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of ADRs. The underlying securities of the ADRs in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to risks common to foreign securities as well as fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the ADRs may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Leverage Risk—The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier and magnify the Fund's losses to an extent greater than if it had not been leveraged.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.In addition, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the Investment Manager's allocation of assets between or among sleeves, including the timing and amount of such allocations.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular
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industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Real Estate Investments Risk—The Fund invests in securities of real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry, which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and the real estate market generally. These risks include, among others: changes in national, state or local real estate conditions; obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgages and other types of financing; changes in the real estate values and interest rates; fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services; decline in value of (or income generated by) the real estate; variations in rental income; and changes in financing terms that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive. Real estate values or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real estate companies may also be affected by changing interest rates and credit quality requirements. Real estate companies tend to have micro-, small- or mid-capitalization, making their securities more volatile and less liquid than those of companies with larger-capitalizations. Real estate companies may use leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases investment risk and the risks normally associated with debt financing and could adversely affect a real estate company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates. These risks are especially applicable in conditions of declining real estate values, such as those experienced during 2007 through 2009.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
REIT Risk—In addition to the risks pertaining to real estate investments more generally, REITs are subject to additional risks. The value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. The value of a REIT may also decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by, among other factors, the real estate market and by the management, development or occupancy rates of the underlying properties, which may also be subject to mortgage loans and the underlying mortgage loans (and other types of financing) are subject to the risk of default. REITs whose investments are concentrated in a limited number or type of properties, investments or narrow geographic area are subject to the risks affecting those properties or areas to a greater extent than a REIT with less concentrated investments. REITs are also subject to certain provisions under federal tax law. In addition, REITs may have expenses, including advisory and administration expenses, and the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying expenses.
Short Sale and Short Exposure Risk—Short selling a security involves selling a borrowed security with the expectation that the value of that security will decline, so that the security may be purchased at a lower price when returning the borrowed security. A short exposure through a derivative exposes the Fund to counterparty credit and leverage risks. The loss on a short sale or other short exposure, which, in some cases, may be theoretically unlimited, may be greater than a direct investment in the security itself because the price of the borrowed security may rise, thereby increasing the price at which the security must be purchased. Government actions also may affect the Fund’s ability to engage in short selling.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown
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in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
December 31, 2021
15.58%
Lowest Quarter
June 30, 2022
-15.66%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Class A
3/28/2014
Return Before Taxes
-27.62%
4.50%
7.63%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-28.93%
2.60%
5.19%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
-15.83%
2.97%
5.02%
Class C—Before Taxes
3/28/2014
-25.27%
4.71%
7.40%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
3/28/2014
-23.79%
5.82%
8.54%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-24.05%
5.48%
6.31%
Index
FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes)
-24.37%
3.68%
6.12%
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the
Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Michael S. Chong
Since February 2021
Director and Portfolio Manager
Samir Sanghani
Since February 2021
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
2.50
%
2.66
%
2.49
%
2.82
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
3.50
%
4.41
%
3.24
%
3.82
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-2.20
%
-2.36
%
-2.20
%
-2.53
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.30
%
2.05
%
1.04
%
1.29
%
1
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”) has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-1.30%, Class C-2.05%, Institutional Class-1.05%, and Class P-1.30%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$601
$1,303
$2,026
$3,931
Class C
$308
$1,121
$2,046
$4,404
Institutional
$106
$792
$1,502
$3,389
Class P
$131
$933
$1,754
$3,892
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$208
$1,121
$2,046
$4,404
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 37% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2000® Value Index. Although a universal definition of small-capitalization companies does not exist, the Fund generally defines small-capitalization companies as those whose market capitalization is similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000® Value Index, which is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the small cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe and which includes companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. As of December 31, 2022, the Russell 2000® Value Index consisted of securities of companies with market capitalizations that ranged from $3.8 million to $6.3 billion.
In choosing securities, Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), primarily invests in value-oriented companies. Value-oriented companies are companies that appear to be undervalued relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. The Investment Manager uses a blend of quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify securities that appear favorably priced and have the potential to appreciate in value. The Investment Manager regularly evaluates the metrics and data underlying the quantitative model and, from time to time, may make adjustments for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, to account for changing market, financial or economic conditions.
The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in derivatives, including options and futures contracts. These instruments are used to hedge the Fund’s portfolio, to maintain exposure to the equity markets or to increase returns.
The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, including those that seek to track the composition and performance of a specific index, such as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds. The Fund may use these investments as a way of managing its cash position or to gain exposure to the equity markets or a particular sector of the equity markets. These investments may be more liquid than investing directly in individual issuers. Certain investment vehicles’ securities and other securities in which the Fund may invest are restricted securities (consisting of securities originally issued in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S securities), which may be illiquid.
The Fund may actively trade its investments without regard to the length of time they have been owned by the Fund, which may result in higher portfolio turnover.
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The Fund typically sells a security when its issuer is no longer considered a value company, shows deteriorating fundamentals or falls short of the Investment Manager’s expectations, among other reasons.
The Fund may invest in a limited number of sectors or industries.
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Convertible Securities Risk—Convertible securities may be subordinate to other securities. The total return for a convertible security depends, in part, upon the performance of the underlying security into which it can be converted. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks.
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Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Foreign securities carry unique or additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity and more volatility, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Quantitative Investing Risk—There is no guarantee that a quantitative model or algorithm used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on the model or algorithm, will produce the desired results. The Fund may be adversely affected by imperfections, errors or limitations in the construction and implementation of the model or algorithm and the Investment Manager’s ability to properly analyze or timely adjust the metrics or update the data underlying the model or features of the algorithm. Other quantitative methods and techniques used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on these methods and techniques, are also subject to these types of risks.
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Real Estate Investments Risk—The Fund may invest  in securities of real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry, which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and the real estate market generally. These risks include, among others: changes in national, state or local real estate conditions; obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgages and other types of financing; changes in the real estate values and interest rates; fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services; decline in value of (or income generated by) the real estate; variations in rental income; and changes in financing terms that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive. Real estate values or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real estate companies may also be affected by changing interest rates and credit quality requirements. Real estate companies tend to have micro-, small- or mid-capitalization, making their securities more volatile and less liquid than those of companies with larger-capitalizations. Real estate companies may use leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases investment risk and the risks normally associated with debt financing and could adversely affect a real estate company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates. These risks are especially applicable in conditions of declining real estate values, such as those experienced during 2007 through 2009.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
REIT Risk—In addition to the risks pertaining to real estate investments more generally, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are subject to additional risks. The value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. The value of a REIT may also decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by, among other factors, the real estate market and by the management, development or occupancy rates of the underlying properties, which may also be subject to mortgage loans and the underlying mortgage loans (and other types of financing) are subject to the risk of default. REITs whose investments are concentrated in a limited number or type of properties, investments or narrow geographic area are subject to the risks affecting those properties or areas to a greater extent than a REIT with less concentrated investments. REITs are also subject to certain provisions under federal tax law. In addition, REITs may have expenses, including advisory and administration expenses, and the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying expenses.
Restricted Securities Risk—Restricted securities generally cannot be sold to the public and may involve a high degree of business, financial and liquidity risk, which may result in substantial losses to the Fund.
Sector Emphasis Risk—If the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in any one sector, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector and there is increased risk that the Fund will lose value if conditions adversely affect that sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations as a result of changes in economic, public health or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other sectors. To the extent the Fund is heavily invested in a particular sector, the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors.
Small-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that small-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of small-capitalization companies may be more speculative, volatile and less liquid than securities of larger companies. Small-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources, and may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than mid- or large-capitalization companies.
Value Stocks Risk—Value stocks are subject to the risk that the intrinsic value of the stock may never be realized by the market or that the price goes down.
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
December 31, 2020
25.80%
Lowest Quarter
March 31, 2020
-33.06%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class A
7/11/2008
Return Before Taxes
-8.24%
4.08%
7.04%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-9.44%
2.84%
5.22%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
-4.33%
2.80%
5.10%
Class C—Before Taxes
7/11/2008
-5.31%
4.32%
6.75%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
7/11/2008
-3.37%
5.37%
7.83%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-3.64%
5.13%
5.84%
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Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Index
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)
-14.48%
4.13%
8.48%
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
James P. Schier
Since inception (2008)
Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
David G. Toussaint
Since 2017
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Gregg Strohkorb
Since 2015
Director and Portfolio Manager
Farhan Sharaff
Since 2015
Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Burak Hurmeydan
Since 2018
Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
0.19
%
0.34
%
0.28
%
0.30
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.19
%
2.09
%
1.03
%
1.30
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.01
%
-0.07
%
-0.02
%
-0.04
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.18
%
2.02
%
1.01
%
1.26
%
1
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement) have been restated for Class C and Class P to reflect the current expense limitation agreement. Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-1.30%, Class C-2.05%, Institutional Class-1.05% and Class P-1.30%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$590
$834
$1,097
$1,849
Class C
$305
$648
$1,117
$2,415
Institutional
$103
$326
$567
$1,258
Class P
$128
$408
$709
$1,564
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$205
$648
$1,117
$2,415
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, which include common stocks, rights, options, warrants, convertible debt securities, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), that, when purchased, have market capitalizations that are usually within the range of companies in the Russell 2500® Value Index. Although a universal definition of small- and mid-capitalization (i.e., SMid-capitalization) companies does not exist, the Fund generally defines SMid-capitalization companies as those whose market capitalization is similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2500® Value Index, which is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of securities of small-to-mid cap U.S. companies with greater-than-average value orientation. As of December 31, 2022, the Russell 2500® Value Index consisted of securities of companies with market capitalizations that ranged from $3.8 million to $20.2 billion.
In choosing securities, Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), primarily invests in value-oriented companies. Value-oriented companies are companies that appear to be undervalued relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. The Investment Manager uses a blend of quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify securities that appear favorably priced and have the potential to appreciate in value. The Investment Manager regularly evaluates the metrics and data underlying the quantitative model and, from time to time, may make adjustments for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, to account for changing market, financial or economic conditions.
The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in derivatives, including options and futures contracts. These instruments are used to hedge the Fund’s portfolio, to maintain exposure to the equity markets or to increase returns.
The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, including those that seek to track the composition and performance of a specific index, such as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds. The Fund may use these investments as a way of managing its cash position or to gain exposure to the equity markets or a particular sector of the equity markets. These investments may be more liquid than investing directly in individual issuers. Certain investment vehicles’ securities and other securities in which the Fund may invest are restricted securities (consisting of securities originally issued in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S securities), which may be illiquid.
The Fund typically sells a security when its issuer is no longer considered a value company, shows deteriorating fundamentals or falls short of the Investment Manager’s expectations, among other reasons.
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The Fund may invest in a limited number of sectors or industries.
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Convertible Securities Risk—Convertible securities may be subordinate to other securities. The total return for a convertible security depends, in part, upon the performance of the underlying security into which it can be converted. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks.
Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity
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securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Foreign securities carry unique or additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity and more volatility, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Mid-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that mid-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of mid-capitalization companies may be more speculative, volatile and less liquid than securities of large companies. Mid-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources, and may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than large capitalization companies.
Quantitative Investing Risk—There is no guarantee that a quantitative model or algorithm used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on the model or algorithm, will produce the desired results. The Fund may be adversely affected by imperfections, errors or limitations in the construction and implementation of the model
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or algorithm and the Investment Manager’s ability to properly analyze or timely adjust the metrics or update the data underlying the model or features of the algorithm. Other quantitative methods and techniques used by the Investment Manager, and the investments selected based on these methods and techniques, are also subject to these types of risks.
Real Estate Investments Risk—The Fund may invest  in securities of real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry, which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and the real estate market generally. These risks include, among others: changes in national, state or local real estate conditions; obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgages and other types of financing; changes in the real estate values and interest rates; fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services; decline in value of (or income generated by) the real estate; variations in rental income; and changes in financing terms that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive. Real estate values or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional factors and real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values and the real estate market may also be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes, preferences and values, and government actions. Real estate companies may also be affected by changing interest rates and credit quality requirements. Real estate companies tend to have micro-, small- or mid-capitalization, making their securities more volatile and less liquid than those of companies with larger-capitalizations. Real estate companies may use leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases investment risk and the risks normally associated with debt financing and could adversely affect a real estate company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates. These risks are especially applicable in conditions of declining real estate values, such as those experienced during 2007 through 2009.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
REIT Risk—In addition to the risks pertaining to real estate investments more generally, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are subject to additional risks. The value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. The value of a REIT may also decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by, among other factors, the real estate market and by the management, development or occupancy rates of the underlying properties, which may also be subject to mortgage loans and the underlying mortgage loans (and other types of financing) are subject to the risk of default. REITs whose investments are concentrated in a limited number or type of properties, investments or narrow geographic area are subject to the risks affecting those properties or areas to a greater extent than a REIT with less concentrated investments. REITs are also subject to certain provisions under federal tax law. In addition, REITs may have expenses, including advisory and administration expenses, and the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying expenses.
Restricted Securities Risk—Restricted securities generally cannot be sold to the public and may involve a high degree of business, financial and liquidity risk, which may result in substantial losses to the Fund.
Sector Emphasis Risk—If the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in any one sector, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector and there is increased risk that the Fund will lose value if conditions adversely affect that sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations as a result of changes in economic, public health or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other sectors. To the extent the Fund is heavily invested in a particular sector, the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors.
Small-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that small-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of small-capitalization companies may be more speculative, volatile and less liquid than securities of larger companies. Small-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources, and may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than mid- or large-capitalization companies.
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Value Stocks Risk—Value stocks are subject to the risk that the intrinsic value of the stock may never be realized by the market or that the price goes down.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of the Class A shares.
On January 3, 2020, the Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Institutional Fund (formerly, the Guggenheim Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund), which also was an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and pursued the same investment objective and principal investment strategies as the Fund and was managed in the same manner, reorganized with and into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Fund has adopted the Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Institutional Fund's performance history with respect to its Institutional Class shares. Accordingly, the performance of the Institutional Class shares of the Fund shown below is the performance of the Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Institutional Fund. The returns shown below for the Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Institutional Fund have not been restated to reflect the fees and expenses applicable to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund and could have been lower had such an adjustment been made.
As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
December 31, 2020
23.94%
Lowest Quarter
March 31, 2020
-31.42%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
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Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class A
5/1/1997
Return Before Taxes
-6.60%
5.69%
8.88%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-7.88%
3.95%
6.74%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
-3.20%
3.96%
6.52%
Class C—Before Taxes
1/29/1999
-3.70%
5.85%
8.55%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
7/11/2008
-1.82%
7.04%
9.73%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-2.02%
6.64%
8.16%
Index
Russell 2500® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)
-13.08%
4.75%
8.93%
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
James P. Schier
Since inception (1997)
Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
David G. Toussaint
Since 2017
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Gregg Strohkorb
Since 2015
Director and Portfolio Manager
Farhan Sharaff
Since 2015
Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Burak Hurmeydan
Since 2018
Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
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PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
0.20
%
0.35
%
0.25
%
0.36
%
Interest Expenses
0.01%
0.01%
0.02%
0.01%
Remaining Other Expenses
0.19%
0.34%
0.23%
0.35%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.13
%
0.13
%
0.13
%
0.13
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.33
%
2.23
%
1.13
%
1.49
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.05
%
-0.06
%
-0.05
%
-0.05
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.28
%
2.17
%
1.08
%
1.44
%
1
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024, to waive the amount of the Fund’s management fee to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by the Fund with respect to any Fund investment in an underlying fund for which the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates also serves as investment manager. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$599
$872
$1,165
$1,996
Class C
$320
$691
$1,189
$2,560
Institutional
$110
$354
$617
$1,370
Class P
$147
$466
$808
$1,775
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$220
$691
$1,189
$2,560
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 62% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund seeks to exceed the total return of the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”). The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the Index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the Index; and (iii) equity derivatives that, when purchased, provide exposure to (i.e., economic characteristics similar to) equity securities of companies with market capitalizations usually within the range of companies in the Index and equity derivatives based on large-capitalization indices, including large-capitalization growth indices and large-capitalization value indices deemed appropriate by Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”). The Fund will usually also invest in fixed-income instruments and cash investments to collateralize derivatives positions and to increase investment return. As of December 31, 2022, the Index consisted of securities of companies with market capitalizations that ranged from $3.6 billion to $2.1 trillion.
Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks, rights and warrants, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Derivatives in which the Fund may invest include options, futures contracts, swap agreements (including, but not limited to, total return swap agreements), and forward contracts (some of these instruments may be traded in the over-the-counter market). Fixed-income securities and other securities in which the Fund may invest include debt securities selected from a variety of sectors and credit qualities (principally, investment grade), principally, corporate bonds, participations in and assignments of syndicated bank loans, asset-backed securities (including mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other structured finance investments), U.S. government and agency securities (including those not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), mezzanine and preferred securities, commercial paper, zero-coupon bonds, non-registered or restricted securities (consisting of securities originally issued in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S), step-up securities (such as step-up bonds) and convertible securities that the Investment Manager believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential. The Fund may invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in other countries. The Fund may hold securities of any duration or maturity. Fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest may pay fixed or variable rates of interest. The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, principally closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds.
Allocation decisions within the actively managed equity, passive equity and actively managed fixed-income sleeves are at the discretion of the Investment Manager and are based on the Investment Manager’s judgment of the current investment environment (including market volatility), the attractiveness of each asset category, the correlations
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among Index components, individual positions or each asset category, and expected returns. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Investment Manager uses quantitative analysis, credit research and due diligence on issuers, regions and sectors to select the Fund’s investments and other proprietary strategies to identify securities and other assets that, in combination, are expected to contribute to exceeding the total return of the Index.
Derivative instruments may be used extensively by the Investment Manager to maintain exposure to the equity and fixed-income markets, to hedge the Fund’s portfolio, or to increase returns. The Investment Manager may determine to sell a security for several reasons including the following: (1) to meet redemption requests; (2) to close-out or unwind derivatives transactions; (3) to realize gains; or (4) if market conditions change.
The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in investment companies advised by the Investment Manager, or an affiliate of the Investment Manager, that invest in short-term fixed-income or floating rate securities (“Guggenheim short-term funds”). These funds are designed primarily to provide an alternative to investing directly and separately in various short-term fixed-income or floating rate securities. The Fund invests in these investment companies for various portfolio management purposes, including for cash management and liquidity management purposes and to seek to obtain exposure with a higher level of return on investments used to collateralize derivatives positions and achieve greater diversification and trading efficiency than would usually be experienced by investing directly and separately in fixed-income or floating rate securities. Investments by the Fund in these investment companies significantly increase the Fund’s exposure to the following asset categories: (i) a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (also known as “junk bonds”) or, if unrated, determined by the Investment Manager, to be of comparable quality; (ii) CLOs, other asset-backed securities and similarly structured debt investments; and (iii) other short-term fixed or floating rate debt securities. Such investments expose the Fund to the risks of these asset categories and decreases in the value of these investments may cause the Fund to deviate from its investment objective.
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Asset-Backed Securities Risk—Investors in asset-backed securities, including residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other structured finance investments (such as collateralized mortgage obligations), generally receive payments that are part interest and part return of principal. These payments may vary based on the rate at which the underlying borrowers pay off their loans. Some asset-backed securities, including mortgage-backed securities, may have structures that make their performance based on changes in interest rates and other factors difficult to predict, causing their prices to be volatile. These instruments are particularly subject to interest rate, credit and liquidity and valuation risks. Additional risks relating to investments in asset-backed securities may arise principally because of the type of asset-backed securities in which the Fund invests, with such risks primarily associated with the particular assets collateralizing the asset-backed securities and the structure of such asset-backed securities.
Collateralized Loan Obligations and Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk—CLOs bear many of the same risks as other forms of asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, credit risk and default risk. As they are backed primarily by commercial loans, CLOs also bear many of the same risks as investing in loans directly. However, in addition to the risks associated with investing in commercial loans, the complex structure and highly leveraged nature of a CLO poses additional risks. CLOs incur indebtedness by issuing classes or “tranches” that vary in risk and yield. CLOs may experience substantial losses attributable to loan defaults or trading losses. Such losses on the underlying assets are borne first by the holders of subordinate tranches, which may take the form of an equity interest. The Fund’s investments in CLOs may decrease in market value when the CLO’s assets experience loan defaults or credit impairment, losses that exceed the most subordinate tranches, or market anticipation of loan defaults and investor aversion to CLO securities as a class.
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CDOs are structured similarly to CLOs and bear many of the same risks as CLOs including interest rate risk, credit risk and default risk. CDOs are subject to additional risks because they are backed by pools of assets other than commercial loans, including securities (such as other asset-backed securities), synthetic instruments or bonds, and may be highly leveraged. Like CLOs, losses incurred by a CDO are borne first by holders of the most subordinate tranches. Accordingly, the risks of CDOs depend largely on the type of underlying collateral and the tranche of CDOs in which the Fund invests. Moreover, CDOs that obtain their exposure through synthetic investments are exposed to risks associated with derivative instruments.
Commercial Paper Risk—The value of the Fund’s investment in commercial paper, which is an unsecured promissory note that generally has a maturity date between one and 270 days and is issued by a U.S. or foreign entity, is susceptible to changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit quality. Investments in commercial paper are usually discounted from their value at maturity. Commercial paper can be fixed-rate or variable rate and can be adversely affected by changes in interest rates.
Convertible Securities Risk—Convertible securities may be subordinate to other securities. The total return for a convertible security depends, in part, upon the performance of the underlying security into which it can be converted. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Credit Risk—The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income or other debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time, defaults or otherwise fails to meet its obligations. Actual or perceived changes in economic, social, public health, financial or political conditions in general or that affect a particular type of instrument, issuer, guarantor or counterparty can reduce the ability of the party to meet its obligations, which can affect the credit quality, liquidity and/or value of an instrument. The value of an instrument also may decline for reasons that relate directly to the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for goods and services. The issuer, guarantor or counterparty could also suffer a rapid decline in credit rating, which would adversely affect the volatility of the value and liquidity of the instrument. Credit ratings may not be an accurate assessment of liquidity or credit risk.
Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of
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derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks. Certain risks also are specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Futures Contracts Risk—Futures contracts are exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying assets. In addition, there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Futures are also subject to leverage and liquidity risks.
Options Risk—Options and options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. Options are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the markets for underlying instruments that could cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Investment Manager’s ability to predict correctly future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the markets for options and the underlying instruments. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
Swap Agreements Risk—Swap agreements are contracts among the Fund and a counterparty to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return of the underlying index). Swap agreements may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, they do not make swap transactions risk-free. Additionally, applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on OTC swaps, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for OTC swaps, which could increase the cost of swap transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity.
Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Extension Risk—Certain debt instruments, including mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur at a slower rate or later than expected. In this event, the expected maturity could lengthen and the Fund’s investment may sharply decrease in value and the Fund’s income from the investment may quickly decline. These types of instruments are particularly subject to extension risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of rising interest rates. In addition, the Fund may be delayed in its ability to reinvest income or proceeds from these instruments in potentially higher yielding investments, which would adversely affect the Fund.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Foreign securities carry unique or additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity and more volatility, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs.
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Growth Stocks Risk—Growth stocks typically invest a high portion of their earnings back into their business and may lack the dividend yield that could cushion their decline in a market downturn. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are more sensitive to investor perceptions regarding the growth potential of the issuing company.
High Yield and Unrated Securities Risk—High yield, below investment grade and unrated high risk debt securities (which also may be known as “junk bonds”) may present additional risks because these securities may be less liquid, and therefore more difficult to value accurately and sell at an advantageous price or time, and present more credit risk than investment grade bonds. The price of high yield securities tends to be subject to greater volatility due to issuer-specific factors, such as operating results and outlook and to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions. This exposure may be obtained through investments in other investment companies. Based on its investment strategies, a significant portion of the Fund’s investments (directly or indirectly) can be comprised of high yield and unrated securities and thus particularly prone to the foregoing risks, which may result in losses to the Fund.
Interest Rate Risk—Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect the Fund’s investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments. Interest rates may change as a result of a variety of factors, and the change may be sudden and significant, with unpredictable impacts on the financial markets and the Fund’s investments. Fixed-income and other debt instruments with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates and, thus, subject to more volatility than similar instruments with shorter durations. Generally, when interest rates increase, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments decline, sometimes suddenly and significantly. When interest rates decrease, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments generally rise. During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. During periods when interest rates are low or negative, the Fund’s yield and performance may be adversely affected. Changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds, Guggenheim short-term funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Investment in Loans Risk—The Fund may invest in loans directly or indirectly through assignments or participations. Investments in loans, including loan syndicates and other direct lending opportunities, involve special types of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, counterparty risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. Loans may offer a fixed or floating interest rate. Loans are often below investment grade and may be unrated. The Fund’s investments in loans can also be difficult to value accurately and may be more susceptible to liquidity risk than fixed-income instruments of similar credit quality and/or maturity. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the value of any collateral for the loan may be insufficient or unavailable to cover the borrower’s obligations should the borrower fail to make payments, become insolvent, or otherwise default. Transactions in loans are often subject to long settlement periods and often require consent from borrowers and/or an agent acting for the lenders, thus potentially limiting the ability of the Fund to invest sale proceeds in other investments and to use proceeds to meet its current redemption obligations. The Fund (or an underlying fund) thus is subject to the risk of selling other investments at disadvantageous times or prices or taking other actions necessary to raise cash to meet its redemption obligations. Participations in loans may subject the Fund to the credit risk of both the borrower and the seller of the participation and may make enforcement of loan covenants, if any, more difficult for the Fund as legal action may have to go through the seller of the participation (or an agent acting on its behalf). Covenants contained in loan documentation are intended to protect lenders and investors by imposing certain restrictions and other limitations on a borrower’s and the credit group’s operations or assets and by providing certain information and consent rights to lenders. In addition to operational covenants, loans and other debt obligations often contain financial covenants, which require a borrower and the related credit group to satisfy certain financial tests at periodic intervals or to maintain compliance with certain financial metrics. The Fund is exposed to, including through investment in underlying funds, loans and other similar debt obligations that are sometimes referred to as “covenant-lite” loans or obligations, which generally
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are loans or other similar debt obligations that lack financial maintenance covenants or possess fewer or contingent financial maintenance covenants and other financial protections for lenders and investors. These “covenant-lite” loans or obligations typically are particularly subject to the risks associated with investments in loans as described above.
Large-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that large-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.
Leverage Risk—The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier and magnify the Fund's losses to an extent greater than if it had not been leveraged.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.In addition, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the Investment Manager's allocation of assets between or among sleeves, including the timing and amount of such allocations.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Preferred Securities Risk—A company’s preferred stock generally pays dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred stock will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects.
Prepayment Risk—Certain debt instruments, including loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier than expected. If this occurs, the Fund might be forced to forego future interest income on the principal repaid early and to reinvest income or proceeds at generally lower interest rates, thus reducing the Fund’s yield. These types of instruments are particularly subject to prepayment risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of declining interest rates.
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Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
Restricted Securities Risk—Restricted securities generally cannot be sold to the public and may involve a high degree of business, financial and liquidity risk, which may result in substantial losses to the Fund.
U.S. Government Securities Risk—U.S. government securities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to the risks associated with fixed-income and debt securities, particularly interest rate risk and credit risk.
Value Stocks Risk—Value stocks are subject to the risk that the intrinsic value of the stock may never be realized by the market or that the price goes down.
Zero Coupon and Payment-In-Kind Securities Risk—Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities pay no cash interest income and usually are sold at substantial discounts from their value at maturity. Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities are subject to greater market value fluctuations from changing interest rates than debt obligations of comparable maturities that make current cash-pay interest payments.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
Effective April 30, 2013, certain changes were made to the Fund’s principal investment strategies. Performance information prior to that date reflects the Fund’s prior principal investment strategies.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
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During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
June 30, 2020
22.58%
Lowest Quarter
March 31, 2020
-21.95%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class A
9/10/1962
Return Before Taxes
-24.97%
6.47%
10.87%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-30.18%
2.96%
6.98%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
-11.15%
4.49%
7.61%
Class C—Before Taxes
1/29/1999
-22.31%
6.53%
10.40%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
3/1/2012
-21.09%
7.73%
11.67%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-21.38%
7.33%
8.79%
Index
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes)
-18.11%
9.42%
12.56%
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the
Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Qi Yan
Since 2016
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Adam J. Bloch
Since 2018
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Farhan Sharaff
Since 2013
Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior Managing
Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be
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given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
0.75
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
0.32
%
0.50
%
0.45
%
0.56
%
Interest Expenses
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.01%
Remaining Other Expenses
0.32%
0.50%
0.45%
0.55%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.09
%
0.09
%
0.09
%
0.09
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.41
%
2.34
%
1.29
%
1.65
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.02
%
-0.02
%
-0.02
%
-0.02
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.39
%
2.32
%
1.27
%
1.63
%
1
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024, to waive the amount of the Fund’s management fee to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by the Fund with respect to any Fund investment in an underlying fund for which the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates also serves as investment manager. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$610
$898
$1,208
$2,084
Class C
$335
$729
$1,249
$2,675
Institutional
$129
$407
$706
$1,555
Class P
$166
$518
$895
$1,953
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$235
$729
$1,249
$2,675
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 72% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund seeks to exceed the total return of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in: (i) equity securities issued by companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the Index; (ii) investment vehicles that provide exposure to companies that have market capitalizations within the range of companies in the Index; and (iii) equity derivatives that, when purchased, provide exposure to (i.e., economic characteristics similar to) equity securities of companies with market capitalizations usually within the range of companies in the Index and equity derivatives based on mid-capitalization indices, including mid-capitalization growth indices deemed appropriate by Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”). The Fund will usually also invest in fixed-income instruments and cash investments to collateralize derivatives positions and to increase investment return. As of December 31, 2022, the Index consisted of securities of companies with market capitalizations that ranged from $179.5 million to $52.2 billion.
Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks, rights and warrants, and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). Derivatives in which the Fund may invest include options, futures contracts, swap agreements (including but not limited to total return swap agreements), and forward contracts (some of these instruments may be traded in the over-the-counter market). Fixed-income securities and other securities in which the Fund may invest include debt securities selected from a variety of sectors and credit qualities (principally, investment grade), principally, corporate bonds, participations in and assignments of syndicated bank loans, asset-backed securities (including mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other structured finance investments), U.S. government and agency securities (including those not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government), mezzanine and preferred securities, commercial paper, zero-coupon bonds, non-registered or restricted securities (consisting of securities originally issued in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S), step-up securities (such as step-up bonds) and convertible securities that the Investment Manager believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential. The Fund may invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in other countries. The Fund may hold securities of any duration or maturity. Fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest may pay fixed or variable rates of interest. The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, principally closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds.
Allocation decisions within the actively managed equity, passive equity and actively managed fixed-income sleeves are at the discretion of the Investment Manager and are based on the Investment Manager’s judgment of the current investment environment (including market volatility), the attractiveness of each asset category, the correlations
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among Index components, individual positions or each asset category, and expected returns. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Investment Manager uses quantitative analysis, credit research and due diligence on issuers, regions and sectors to select the Fund’s investments and other proprietary strategies to identify securities and other assets that, in combination, are expected to contribute to exceeding the total return of the Index.
Derivative instruments may be used extensively by the Investment Manager to maintain exposure to the equity and fixed-income markets, to hedge the Fund’s portfolio, or to increase returns. The Investment Manager may determine to sell a security for several reasons including the following: (1) to meet redemption requests; (2) to close-out or unwind derivatives transactions; (3) to realize gains; or (4) if market conditions change.
The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in investment companies advised by the Investment Manager, or an affiliate of the Investment Manager, that invest in short-term fixed-income or floating rate securities (“Guggenheim short-term funds”). These funds are designed primarily to provide an alternative to investing directly and separately in various short-term fixed-income or floating rate securities. The Fund invests in these investment companies for various portfolio management purposes, including for cash management and liquidity management purposes and to seek to obtain exposure with a higher level of return on investments used to collateralize derivatives positions and achieve greater diversification and trading efficiency than would usually be experienced by investing directly and separately in fixed-income or floating rate securities. Investments by the Fund in these investment companies significantly increase the Fund’s exposure to the following asset categories: (i) a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (also known as “junk bonds”) or, if unrated, determined by the Investment Manager, to be of comparable quality; (ii) CLOs, other asset-backed securities and similarly structured debt investments; and (iii) other short-term fixed or floating rate debt securities. Such investments expose the Fund to the risks of these asset categories and decreases in the value of these investments may cause the Fund to deviate from its investment objective.
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Asset-Backed Securities Risk—Investors in asset-backed securities, including residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other structured finance investments (such as collateralized mortgage obligations), generally receive payments that are part interest and part return of principal. These payments may vary based on the rate at which the underlying borrowers pay off their loans. Some asset-backed securities, including mortgage-backed securities, may have structures that make their performance based on changes in interest rates and other factors difficult to predict, causing their prices to be volatile. These instruments are particularly subject to interest rate, credit and liquidity and valuation risks. Additional risks relating to investments in asset-backed securities may arise principally because of the type of asset-backed securities in which the Fund invests, with such risks primarily associated with the particular assets collateralizing the asset-backed securities and the structure of such asset-backed securities.
Collateralized Loan Obligations and Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk—CLOs bear many of the same risks as other forms of asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, credit risk and default risk. As they are backed primarily by commercial loans, CLOs also bear many of the same risks as investing in loans directly. However, in addition to the risks associated with investing in commercial loans, the complex structure and highly leveraged nature of a CLO poses additional risks. CLOs incur indebtedness by issuing classes or “tranches” that vary in risk and yield. CLOs may experience substantial losses attributable to loan defaults or trading losses. Such losses on the underlying assets are borne first by the holders of subordinate tranches, which may take the form of an equity interest. The Fund’s investments in CLOs may decrease in market value when the CLO’s assets experience loan defaults or credit impairment, losses that exceed the most subordinate tranches, or market anticipation of loan defaults and investor aversion to CLO securities as a class.
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CDOs are structured similarly to CLOs and bear many of the same risks as CLOs including interest rate risk, credit risk and default risk. CDOs are subject to additional risks because they are backed by pools of assets other than commercial loans, including securities (such as other asset-backed securities), synthetic instruments or bonds, and may be highly leveraged. Like CLOs, losses incurred by a CDO are borne first by holders of the most subordinate tranches. Accordingly, the risks of CDOs depend largely on the type of underlying collateral and the tranche of CDOs in which the Fund invests. Moreover, CDOs that obtain their exposure through synthetic investments are exposed to risks associated with derivative instruments.
Commercial Paper Risk—The value of the Fund’s investment in commercial paper, which is an unsecured promissory note that generally has a maturity date between one and 270 days and is issued by a U.S. or foreign entity, is susceptible to changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit quality. Investments in commercial paper are usually discounted from their value at maturity. Commercial paper can be fixed-rate or variable rate and can be adversely affected by changes in interest rates.
Convertible Securities Risk—Convertible securities may be subordinate to other securities. The total return for a convertible security depends, in part, upon the performance of the underlying security into which it can be converted. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Credit Risk—The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income or other debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time, defaults or otherwise fails to meet its obligations. Actual or perceived changes in economic, social, public health, financial or political conditions in general or that affect a particular type of instrument, issuer, guarantor or counterparty can reduce the ability of the party to meet its obligations, which can affect the credit quality, liquidity and/or value of an instrument. The value of an instrument also may decline for reasons that relate directly to the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for goods and services. The issuer, guarantor or counterparty could also suffer a rapid decline in credit rating, which would adversely affect the volatility of the value and liquidity of the instrument. Credit ratings may not be an accurate assessment of liquidity or credit risk.
Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of
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derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks. Certain risks also are specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Futures Contracts Risk—Futures contracts are exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying assets. In addition, there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Futures are also subject to leverage and liquidity risks.
Options Risk—Options and options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. Options are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the markets for underlying instruments that could cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Investment Manager’s ability to predict correctly future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the markets for options and the underlying instruments. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
Swap Agreements Risk—Swap agreements are contracts among the Fund and a counterparty to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return of the underlying index). Swap agreements may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, they do not make swap transactions risk-free. Additionally, applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on OTC swaps, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for OTC swaps, which could increase the cost of swap transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity.
Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Extension Risk—Certain debt instruments, including mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur at a slower rate or later than expected. In this event, the expected maturity could lengthen and the Fund’s investment may sharply decrease in value and the Fund’s income from the investment may quickly decline. These types of instruments are particularly subject to extension risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of rising interest rates. In addition, the Fund may be delayed in its ability to reinvest income or proceeds from these instruments in potentially higher yielding investments, which would adversely affect the Fund.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Foreign securities carry unique or additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity and more volatility, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs.
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Growth Stocks Risk—Growth stocks typically invest a high portion of their earnings back into their business and may lack the dividend yield that could cushion their decline in a market downturn. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are more sensitive to investor perceptions regarding the growth potential of the issuing company.
High Yield and Unrated Securities Risk—High yield, below investment grade and unrated high risk debt securities (which also may be known as “junk bonds”) may present additional risks because these securities may be less liquid, and therefore more difficult to value accurately and sell at an advantageous price or time, and present more credit risk than investment grade bonds. The price of high yield securities tends to be subject to greater volatility due to issuer-specific factors, such as operating results and outlook and to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions. This exposure may be obtained through investments in other investment companies. Based on its investment strategies, a significant portion of the Fund’s investments(directly or indirectly) can be comprised of high yield and unrated securities and thus particularly prone to the foregoing risks, which may result in losses to the Fund.
Interest Rate Risk—Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect the Fund’s investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments. Interest rates may change as a result of a variety of factors, and the change may be sudden and significant, with unpredictable impacts on the financial markets and the Fund’s investments. Fixed-income and other debt instruments with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates and, thus, subject to more volatility than similar instruments with shorter durations. Generally, when interest rates increase, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments decline, sometimes suddenly and significantly. When interest rates decrease, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments generally rise. During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. During periods when interest rates are low or negative, the Fund’s yield and performance may be adversely affected. Changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds, Guggenheim short-term funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Investment in Loans Risk—The Fund may invest in loans directly or indirectly through assignments or participations. Investments in loans, including loan syndicates and other direct lending opportunities, involve special types of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, counterparty risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. Loans may offer a fixed or floating interest rate. Loans are often below investment grade and may be unrated. The Fund’s investments in loans can also be difficult to value accurately and may be more susceptible to liquidity risk than fixed-income instruments of similar credit quality and/or maturity. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the value of any collateral for the loan may be insufficient or unavailable to cover the borrower’s obligations should the borrower fail to make payments, become insolvent, or otherwise default. Transactions in loans are often subject to long settlement periods and often require consent from borrowers and/or an agent acting for the lenders, thus potentially limiting the ability of the Fund to invest sale proceeds in other investments and to use proceeds to meet its current redemption obligations. The Fund (or an underlying fund) thus is subject to the risk of selling other investments at disadvantageous times or prices or taking other actions necessary to raise cash to meet its redemption obligations. Participations in loans may subject the Fund to the credit risk of both the borrower and the seller of the participation and may make enforcement of loan covenants, if any, more difficult for the Fund as legal action may have to go through the seller of the participation (or an agent acting on its behalf). Covenants contained in loan documentation are intended to protect lenders and investors by imposing certain restrictions and other limitations on a borrower’s and the credit group’s operations or assets and by providing certain information and consent rights to lenders. In addition to operational covenants, loans and other debt obligations often contain financial covenants, which require a borrower and the related credit group to satisfy certain financial tests at periodic intervals or to maintain compliance with certain financial metrics. The Fund is exposed to, including through investment in underlying funds, loans and other similar debt obligations that are sometimes referred to as “covenant-lite” loans or obligations, which generally
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are loans or other similar debt obligations that lack financial maintenance covenants or possess fewer or contingent financial maintenance covenants and other financial protections for lenders and investors. These “covenant-lite” loans or obligations typically are particularly subject to the risks associated with investments in loans as described above.
Leverage Risk—The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives and reverse repurchase agreements, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier and magnify the Fund's losses to an extent greater than if it had not been leveraged.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.In addition, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with the Investment Manager's allocation of assets between or among sleeves, including the timing and amount of such allocations.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Mid-Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund is subject to the risk that mid-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of mid-capitalization companies may be more speculative, volatile and less liquid than securities of large companies. Mid-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources, and may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than large capitalization companies.
Preferred Securities Risk—A company’s preferred stock generally pays dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred stock will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects.
Prepayment Risk—Certain debt instruments, including loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier than expected. If this occurs, the Fund might be forced to forego future interest income on the principal repaid early and to reinvest income or proceeds at generally lower interest rates, thus reducing the Fund’s yield. These types of instruments are particularly subject to prepayment risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of declining interest rates.
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Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
Restricted Securities Risk—Restricted securities generally cannot be sold to the public and may involve a high degree of business, financial and liquidity risk, which may result in substantial losses to the Fund.
U.S. Government Securities Risk—U.S. government securities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to the risks associated with fixed-income and debt securities, particularly interest rate risk and credit risk.
Zero Coupon and Payment-In-Kind Securities Risk—Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities pay no cash interest income and usually are sold at substantial discounts from their value at maturity. Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities are subject to greater market value fluctuations from changing interest rates than debt obligations of comparable maturities that make current cash-pay interest payments.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
Effective April 30, 2013, certain changes were made to the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies. Performance information prior to that date reflects the Fund’s prior principal investment strategies.
The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
June 30, 2020
31.82%
Lowest Quarter
March 31, 2020
-23.81%
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class A
9/17/1969
Return Before Taxes
-30.97%
4.84%
9.42%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-35.79%
0.85%
5.82%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
-14.89%
3.33%
6.75%
Class C—Before Taxes
1/29/1999
-28.50%
4.94%
8.99%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
3/1/2012
-27.51%
6.00%
10.07%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-27.79%
5.68%
6.78%
Index
Russell Midcap® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes)
-26.72%
7.64%
11.41%
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the
Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Qi Yan
Since 2016
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Adam J. Bloch
Since 2018
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Farhan Sharaff
Since 2013
Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior Managing
Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
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Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide total return, comprised of capital appreciation and income.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Family of Funds, as defined on page 181 of the Fund’s prospectus. This amount may vary depending on the Guggenheim Fund in which you invest. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Sales Charges-Class A Shares” section on page 115 of the Fund’s prospectus and the “How to Purchase Shares” section on page 92 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Different intermediaries and financial professionals may impose different sales charges or offer different sales charge waivers or discounts. These variations are described in Appendix A to the Fund’s prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
SHAREHOLDER FEES  (fees paid directly from your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
4.75
%
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a
percentage of original purchase price or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
*
1.00
%**
None
None
*
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will normally be imposed on purchases of $1,000,000 or more on Fund shares purchased without an initial sales charge that are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
**
A 1.00% deferred sales charge will be imposed if Fund shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
 
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class P
Management Fees
0.70
%
0.70
%
0.70
%
0.70
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
None
0.25
%
Other Expenses
0.44
%
0.50
%
0.43
%
0.67
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.39
%
2.20
%
1.13
%
1.62
%
Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)1
-0.19
%
-0.25
%
-0.18
%
-0.42
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee
Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement)
1.20
%
1.95
%
0.95
%
1.20
%
1
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver (and/or expense reimbursement) have been restated to reflect the current expense limitation agreement. Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), has contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund to the annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of shares as follows: Class A-1.22%, Class C-1.97%, Institutional Class-0.97%, and Class P-1.22%. The Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, provided that the Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap. The agreement will expire when it reaches its termination or when the Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it can be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
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EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$591
$876
$1,182
$2,049
Class C
$298
$664
$1,157
$2,514
Institutional
$97
$341
$605
$1,359
Class P
$122
$470
$842
$1,887
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$198
$664
$1,157
$2,514
The above Example reflects applicable contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements for the current duration of the arrangements only.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 162% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. Generally, the Fund intends to invest in higher dividend-yielding equity securities. The Fund is not limited in the percentage of assets it may invest in securities listed, traded or dealt in any one country, region or geographic area and it may invest in a number of countries throughout the world, including emerging markets.
While the Fund tends to focus its investments in equity securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies, it can also invest in equity securities of companies that represent a broad range of market capitalizations and will not be constrained by capitalization limits. At times, the Fund may thus invest a significant portion of its assets in small- and mid-capitalization companies. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stock, preferred stock, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), American Depositary Shares (“ADS”), convertible securities and warrants and rights. The Fund invests in securities denominated in a wide variety of currencies.
The Fund may invest in a variety of investment vehicles, such as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds to manage its cash position, or to gain exposure to the equity markets or a particular sector of the equity markets. These investments may be more liquid than investing directly in individual issuers.
The Fund may also hold up to 20% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in non-equity securities of foreign or U.S. issuers.
While the Fund generally does not intend to usually hold a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, the Fund may invest in derivatives, consisting of forwards, options, swaps and futures contracts (some of these instruments may be traded in the over-the-counter market) in order to maintain exposure to the securities and currency markets at times when it is unable to purchase the corresponding securities and currencies directly, or it believes that it is more appropriate to use derivatives to obtain the desired exposure to the underlying assets. Further, the Fund may seek to reduce the Fund's foreign currency exposure associated with its foreign investments by engaging in transactions and
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derivatives designed to hedge against adverse movements in foreign currencies, including forward foreign currency contracts, spot market transactions, currency futures, and options. At times, the Fund may engage in extensive foreign currency hedging transactions.
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments (the “Investment Manager”), will actively manage the Fund’s portfolio while utilizing quantitative analysis to forecast risk. The Investment Manager’s goal will be to construct a well diversified portfolio comprised of securities that collectively have the ability to provide dividend yields in excess of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World Index (Net) (“MSCI Index”) and typically a lower historic volatility. In selecting investments, the Investment Manager will consider the dividend yield potential of each security, the historic volatility of each security, the correlation between securities, trading liquidity and market capitalization, among other factors or security characteristics. The Investment Manager also may consider transaction costs and overall exposures to countries, sectors and stocks. While the portfolio may be comprised of a large portion of securities that are included within the MSCI Index, a broad-based index that captures large- and mid-cap representations across a large number of developed markets countries globally, the Fund may also invest in securities that are not included in the MSCI Index. The Investment Manager may determine to sell a security for several reasons including the following: (1) better investment opportunities are available; (2) to meet redemption requests; (3) to close-out or unwind derivatives transactions; (4) to realize gains; or (5) if market conditions change.
The Fund may invest in a limited number of sectors or industries, including the technology, consumer staples and financial sectors.
Under adverse or unstable market conditions or abnormal circumstances, the Fund could invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate and is subject to investment risks, which means investors could lose money, including all or part of their investments in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any governmental agency. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to certain risks and the principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Capitalization Securities Risk—The Fund may have significant exposure to securities in a particular capitalization range, e.g., large-, mid- or small-cap securities. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the risk that the predominate capitalization range may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole.
Convertible Securities Risk—Convertible securities may be subordinate to other securities. The total return for a convertible security depends, in part, upon the performance of the underlying security into which it can be converted. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality.
Counterparty Credit Risk—The Fund makes investments in financial instruments and OTC-traded derivatives involving counterparties to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or other reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, to hedge a position, or for other investment purposes. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), the Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise to meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Credit Risk—The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income or other debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time, defaults or otherwise fails to meet its obligations. Actual or perceived changes in economic, social, public health, financial or political conditions in general or that affect a
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particular type of instrument, issuer, guarantor or counterparty can reduce the ability of the party to meet its obligations, which can affect the credit quality, liquidity and/or value of an instrument. The value of an instrument also may decline for reasons that relate directly to the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for goods and services. The issuer, guarantor or counterparty could also suffer a rapid decline in credit rating, which would adversely affect the volatility of the value and liquidity of the instrument. Credit ratings may not be an accurate assessment of liquidity or credit risk.
Currency Risk—Indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar, which would cause a decline in the U.S. value of the holdings of the Fund. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political, economic and tax developments in the U.S. or abroad. The Fund's foreign currency hedging transactions and techniques may not be effective and, in certain cases, may adversely affect the Fund. In addition, the Fund’s ability to engage in these transactions and techniques may be limited under certain circumstances.
Depositary Receipt Risk—The Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of depositary receipts. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if it had not been leveraged. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. If the Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. In addition, the Fund’s use of derivatives may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short term capital gains (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not used such instruments. Some of the derivatives in which the Fund invests may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. OTC derivatives are subject to heightened counterparty credit, legal, liquidity and valuation risks. Certain risks are also specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.
Futures Contracts Risk—Futures contracts are exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying assets. In addition, there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV. Futures are also subject to leverage and liquidity risks.
Dividend-Paying Stock Risk—As a category, dividend-paying stocks may underperform non-dividend paying stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, issuers of dividend-paying stocks may have discretion to defer or stop paying dividends for a stated period of time. If the dividend-paying stocks held by the Fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the Fund’s ability to generate income may be adversely affected.
Emerging Markets Risk—Investments in or exposure to emerging markets are generally subject to a greater level of those risks associated with investing in or being exposed to developed foreign markets, as emerging markets are considered to be less developed. Furthermore, investments in or exposure to emerging markets are generally subject to additional risks, including the risks associated with trading in smaller markets, lower volumes of trading, and being subject to lower levels of government regulation and less extensive and transparent accounting, auditing, recordkeeping, financial reporting and other requirements.
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Equity Securities Risk—Equity securities include common stocks and other equity and equity-related securities (and securities convertible into stocks). The prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than those of fixed-income investments, may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably, and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy. A decline in the value of equity securities held by the Fund will adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund. Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. The Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Foreign securities carry unique or additional risks when compared to U.S. securities, including currency fluctuations, adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity and more volatility, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs.
Geographic Focus Risk—Asia. Because the Fund, from time to time, focuses its investments in Asia, the Fund’s performance may be particularly susceptible to adverse social, political and economic conditions or events within Asia. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of a more geographically diversified fund.
Geographic Focus Risk—Canada. Because the Fund, from time to time, focuses its investments in Canada, the Fund’s performance may be particularly susceptible to adverse social, political and economic conditions or events within Canada. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of a more geographically diversified fund.
Geographic Focus Risk—Europe. Because the Fund, from time to time, focuses its investments in Europe, the Fund’s performance may be particularly susceptible to adverse social, political and economic conditions or events within Europe. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of a more geographically diversified fund.
Interest Rate Risk—Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect the Fund’s investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments. Interest rates may change as a result of a variety of factors, and the change may be sudden and significant, with unpredictable impacts on the financial markets and the Fund’s investments. Fixed-income and other debt instruments with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates and, thus, subject to more volatility than similar instruments with shorter durations. Generally, when interest rates increase, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments decline, sometimes suddenly and significantly. When interest rates decrease, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments generally rise. During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. During periods when interest rates are low or negative, the Fund’s yield and performance may be adversely affected. Changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investing in other investment vehicles, including ETFs, closed-end funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the underlying vehicles’ expenses, which will reduce the Fund’s performance. In addition, investments in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund are subject to, among other risks, the risk that the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares and the listing exchange may halt trading of the shares.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price, or the price at which it has been valued by the Investment Manager for purposes of the Fund’s net asset value, causing the Fund to be less liquid and unable to realize what the Investment Manager believes should be the price of the investment. Valuation of portfolio investments may be difficult, such as during periods of market turmoil or reduced liquidity, and for investments that may, for example, trade infrequently or
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irregularly. In these and other circumstances, an investment may be valued using fair value methodologies, which are inherently subjective, reflect good faith judgments based on available information and may not accurately estimate the price at which the Fund could sell the investment at that time. These risks are heightened in a changing interest rate environment.
Management Risk—The Fund is actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns. As a result of these and other factors, the Fund may lose value or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active and frequent trading that can accompany active management, also called “high turnover,” may have a negative impact on performance. Active and frequent trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active and frequent trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund may fluctuate rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may be frequent and significant. In addition, the Fund may incur losses as a result of various market and economic factors, such as those affecting individual companies or issuers or particular industries. In addition, developments related to economic, political (including geopolitical), social, public health, market or other conditions may cause volatility in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or debt markets, which could adversely impact the Fund and its investments and their value and performance. Under such conditions, the Fund may experience significant redemption activity by shareholders and could be forced to sell portfolio securities or other assets at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. The Fund's investments may perform poorly or underperform the general securities markets or other types of securities.
Preferred Securities Risk—A company’s preferred stock generally pays dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred stock will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by the Fund, the strategies used by the Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to the Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of the Fund or taxation of shareholders.
Sector Emphasis Risk—If the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in any one sector, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector and there is increased risk that the Fund will lose value if conditions adversely affect that sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations as a result of changes in economic, public health or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other sectors. To the extent the Fund is heavily invested in a particular sector, the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the Fund’s Class A share calendar year performance from year to year and average annual returns for the one, five and ten year or, if shorter, since inception periods, as applicable, for the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P shares compared to those of a broad measure of market performance. Performance of the benchmark index shown in the table below is shown for the same periods as shown for performance of Class A shares. As with all mutual funds, past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
Effective August 15, 2013, certain changes were made to the Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and portfolio management team. Performance prior to that date was achieved when the Fund had a different investment objective and used different strategies.
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The bar chart does not reflect the impact of the sales charge applicable to Class A shares which, if reflected, would lower the returns shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
  
During the periods shown in
the chart above:
Quarter Ended
Return
Highest Quarter
June 30, 2020
16.67%
Lowest Quarter
March 31, 2020
-23.39%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
After-tax returns shown in the table are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown for Class A only. After-tax returns for Class C, Institutional Class, and Class P will vary. The returns shown below reflect applicable sales charges, if any.  
 
Inception
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years or,
if Shorter,
Since Inception
Class A
10/1/1993
Return Before Taxes
-13.57%
4.22%
6.71%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
-14.33%
1.58%
4.83%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
-8.04%
2.36%
4.57%
Class C—Before Taxes
1/29/1999
-10.83%
4.45%
6.43%
Institutional Class—Before Taxes
5/2/2011
-9.05%
5.53%
7.53%
Class P—Before Taxes
5/1/2015
-9.30%
5.24%
6.02%
Index
MSCI World Index (Net)1 (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes, except foreign withholding taxes)
-18.14%
6.14%
8.85%
1
The MSCI World Index (Net) returns reflect reinvested dividends net of foreign withholding taxes, but reflect no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes. The returns are calculated by applying withholding rates applicable to non-resident persons who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. Withholding rates applicable to the Fund may be lower.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Security Investors, LLC, also known as Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Guggenheim Investments utilizes a team-based approach that follows a disciplined investment process. The portfolio managers for the Fund are: 
Name*
Experience with the Fund
Primary Title with Investment Manager
Farhan Sharaff
Since 2013
Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Evan Einstein
Since 2017
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Douglas Makin
Since 2020
Director and Portfolio Manager
*
Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase or redeem Fund shares through your broker/dealer, other financial intermediary that has an agreement with Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, through the Fund’s transfer agent. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of any class of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance.
The Institutional Class minimum initial investment is $2 million, although the Investment Manager may waive this requirement at its discretion. The Institutional Class has a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days' notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Institutional Class shares of the Fund will be redeemed at net asset value on the day the account is closed.
Class P shares of the Fund are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC has an agreement for the use of Class P shares of the Fund in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, minimum subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. The Fund reserves the right to modify its minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you.
TAX INFORMATION
Fund distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Investments through tax-advantaged accounts may sometimes become taxable upon withdrawal.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER/DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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Additional Information Regarding Investment Objectives and Strategies
The Board of Trustees of the Funds may change a Fund's investment objective and strategies at any time without shareholder approval. A Fund will provide written notice to shareholders prior to, or concurrent with, any such change as required by applicable law. Should a Fund with a name suggesting a specific type of investment or industry change its policy of investing at least 80% of its assets (net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the type of investment or industry suggested by its name, the Fund will provide shareholders at least 60 days' notice prior to making the change. For purposes of such an 80% policy, derivatives usually will be based on their notional value and the Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund and Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund will count the absolute value of securities sold short. For purposes of determining a Fund’s compliance with the Fund’s 80% investment policy under Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) (if applicable), the Fund may, to the extent permitted by its principal investment strategy, seek to obtain exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests through a variety of investment vehicles, principally closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other mutual funds where the identity of those underlying portfolio securities can be reasonably determined. As with any investment, there can be no guarantee a Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Each Fund may, from time to time and in the discretion of the Investment Manager, take temporary positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse or unstable market, economic, political, or other conditions or abnormal circumstances, such as large cash inflows or anticipated large redemptions. For example, each Fund may invest some or all of its assets in cash, derivatives, fixed-income instruments, government bonds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements or securities of other investment companies, including money market funds. The Fund may be unable to pursue or achieve its investment objective during that time and temporary investments could reduce the benefit to the Fund from any upswing in the market.
The Funds’ holdings of certain types of investments cannot exceed a maximum percentage of assets. Percentage limitations are set forth in this Prospectus and/or the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). While the percentage limitations provide a useful level of detail about the Funds’ investment program, they should not be viewed as an accurate gauge of the potential risk of the investment. For example, in a given period, a 5% investment in futures contracts could have significantly more of an impact on a Fund’s share price than its weighting in the portfolio. The net effect of a particular investment depends on its volatility and the size of its overall return or risk profile in relation to the performance of the Fund’s other investments. The Portfolio Managers of the Funds have considerable leeway in choosing investment strategies and selecting securities, investment vehicles and other types of instruments the Portfolio Managers believe will help a Fund achieve its objective. In seeking to meet its investment objective or to adapt to changing economic or market environments, a Fund may invest in any type of security or instrument whose investment characteristics are considered by the Portfolio Managers to be consistent with the Fund’s investment program, including some that may not be listed in this Prospectus.
The Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund will determine the country of an issuer of a security based on: (a) the issuer’s domicile or location of headquarters; (b) where the issuer derives a significant proportion (at least 50%) of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed or where it has at least 50% of its assets; (c) the principal trading market for the security; (d) the currency in which the security is denominated; or (e) the classification of the country of an issuer by a third-party index provider. Investments made by a Fund and the results achieved by a Fund at any given time are not expected to be the same as those made by other clients for which an Investment Manager acts as investment adviser, including mutual funds with names, investment objectives and policies similar to the Fund. Also, investment strategies and types of investments will evolve over time, sometimes without prior notice to shareholders.
Each Investment Manager has broad discretion to identify countries that it considers to qualify as “emerging markets.” Unless otherwise indicated, in determining whether a country is an emerging market, the Investment Manager may take into account specific or general factors that the Investment Manager deems to be relevant, including interest rates, inflation rates, exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies, trade and current account balances and/or legal, social and political developments, as well as whether the country is considered to be emerging or developing by supranational organizations such as the World Bank, the United Nations, or other similar entities.
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Emerging market countries generally will include countries with low gross national product per capita and the potential for rapid economic growth and are likely to be located in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe and Central and South America.
The Funds’ investment policies, limitations and other guidelines typically apply at the time an investment is made. As a result, a Fund generally may continue to hold positions that met a particular investment policy or limitation at the time the investment was made but subsequently do not meet the investment policy or limitation.
The Funds are subject to certain investment policy limitations referred to as “fundamental policies.” The full text of each Fund’s fundamental policies is included in the SAI.
Descriptions of Principal Risks
An investment or type of security specifically identified in this Prospectus generally reflects a principal investment for a Fund. The Funds also may invest in or use certain other types of investments and investing techniques that are described in the SAI. An investment or type of security only identified in the SAI typically is treated as a non-principal investment. Additional information on the principal risks and certain non-principal risks of the Funds is set forth below. The risks are listed in alphabetical order, not in the order of importance or potential exposure, and not all of the risks are principal risks for each Fund. The fact that a particular risk is not indicated as a principal risk for a Fund does not mean that the Fund is prohibited from investing its assets in securities that give rise to that risk. It simply means that the risk is not a principal risk for that Fund. Although the Funds will not generally trade for short-term profits, circumstances may warrant a sale without regard to the length of time a security was held. Each Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities and other assets. A high turnover rate may increase transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, dealer markups and other transaction costs on the sale of the assets and on reinvestment in other assets, which decreases the value of investments, and may result in additional taxable gains (including short term gains) for a Fund and adversely affect a Fund's performance.
Investors should note that each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a class of shares, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time. In addition, portfolio managers can change at any time, the investment manager can be replaced, and an investment sub-adviser can be appointed to manage a Fund.
Investors should be aware that economies and financial markets have recently experienced increased uncertainty and volatility because of, among other factors, geopolitical tensions, labor and public health conditions around the world, inflation and changing interest rates. To the extent these or similar conditions continue or occur in the future, the risks below could be heightened significantly compared to normal conditions and therefore a Fund's investments and a shareholder’s investment in a Fund may be particularly subject to reduced yield and/or income and sudden and substantial losses. The fact that a particular risk below is not specifically identified as being heightened under current conditions does not mean that the risk is not greater than under normal conditions.
Asset-Backed Securities Risk—Certain Funds may invest in asset-backed securities issued by legal entities that are sponsored by banks, investment banks, other financial institutions or companies, asset management firms or funds and are specifically created for the purpose of issuing such asset-backed securities. Investors in asset-backed securities receive payments that are part interest and part return of principal or certain asset-backed securities may be interest-only securities or principal-only securities. These payments typically depend upon the cash flows generated by an underlying pool of assets and vary based on the rate at which the underlying obligors pay off their liabilities under the underlying assets. The pooled assets provide cash flow to the issuer, which then makes interest and principal payments to investors.
Investments in asset-backed securities may be subject to many of the same risks that are applicable to investments in securities generally, including currency risk, geographic emphasis risk, high yield and unrated securities risk, leverage risk, prepayment and extension risk and regulatory risk. Asset-backed securities are particularly subject to interest rate and credit risks. Compared to other fixed income investments with similar maturity and credit, asset-backed securities generally increase in value to a lesser extent when interest rates decline and generally decline in value to a similar or greater extent when interest rates rise. Asset-backed securities are also subject to liquidity and valuation risk and, therefore, may be difficult to value accurately or sell at an advantageous time or price and involve greater transaction costs and wider bid/ask spreads than certain other instruments. In addition, the assets or
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collateral underlying an asset-backed security may be insufficient or unavailable in the event of a default and enforcing rights with respect to these assets or collateral may be difficult and costly. Asset-backed securities are particularly subject to interest rate, credit and liquidity and valuation risks.
In addition, investments in asset-backed securities entail additional risks relating to the underlying pools of assets, including credit risk, default risk and prepayment and extension risk with respect to the underlying pool or individual assets represented in the pool. With respect to a mortgage loan backing mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), when an underlying obligor, such as a homeowner, makes a prepayment, an investor in the securities receives a larger portion of its principal investment back, which means that there will be a decrease in monthly interest payments and the investor may not be able to reinvest the principal it receives as a result of such prepayment in a security with a similar risk, return or liquidity profile. In addition to prepayments, the underlying assets owned by an issuer of asset-backed securities are subject to the risk of defaults, and both defaults and prepayments may shorten the securities’ weighted average life and may lower their return, which may adversely affect a Fund’s investment in the asset-backed securities. The value of asset-backed securities held by a Fund also may change because of actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of the underlying asset obligors, the originators, the servicing agents, the financial institutions, if any, providing credit support, or swap counterparties in the case of synthetic asset-backed securities. In addition, there is no guarantee that the insurer or guarantor of mortgage or mortgage-related securities, such as MBS, will meet their obligations.
Further, credit risk retention requirements for asset-backed securities may increase the costs to originators, securitizers and, in certain cases, asset managers of securitization vehicles in which a Fund may invest. Although the impact of these requirements is uncertain, certain additional costs may be passed to a Fund and the Fund’s investments in asset-backed securities may be adversely affected. Many of the other changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), or foreign regulatory developments could materially impact the value of a Fund’s assets, expose the Fund to additional costs and require changes to investment practices, thereby adversely affecting the Fund’s performance.
Additional risks relating to investments in asset-backed securities may arise principally because of the type of asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests, with such risks primarily associated with the particular assets collateralizing the asset-backed securities and the structure of such asset-backed securities. For example, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), which are MBS that are typically collateralized by mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities and multi-class pass-through securities, are commonly structured as equity interests in a trust composed of mortgage loans or other MBS. CMOs are usually issued in multiple classes, often referred to as “tranches,” with each tranche having a specific fixed or floating coupon rate and stated maturity or final distribution date. Under the traditional CMO structure, the cash flows generated by the mortgages or mortgage pass-through securities in the collateral pool are used to first pay interest and then pay principal to the holders of the CMOs. Subject to the provisions of individual CMO issues, the cash flow generated by the underlying collateral (to the extent it exceeds the amount required to pay the stated interest) is used to retire the bonds. As a result of these and other structural characteristics of CMOs, CMOs may have complex or highly variable prepayment terms, such as companion classes, interest only or principal only payments, inverse floaters and residuals. These investments generally entail greater market, prepayment and liquidity risks than other MBS, and may be more volatile or less liquid than other MBS.
In addition, the general effects of inflation on the United States economy can be wide ranging, as evidenced by rising interest rates, wages, and costs of consumer goods and necessities. The long-term effects of inflation on the general economy and on any individual mortgagor are unclear, and in certain cases, rising inflation may affect a mortgagor’s ability to repay its related mortgage loan, thereby reducing the amount received by the holders of MBS with respect to such mortgage loan. Additionally, increased rates of inflation, as are currently being experienced, may negatively affect the value of certain MBS in the secondary market.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—Commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”) are collateralized by one or more commercial mortgage loans. Banks and other lending institutions typically group the loans into pools and interests in these pools are then sold to investors, allowing the lender to have more money available to loan to other commercial real estate owners. Commercial mortgage loans may be secured by office properties, retail properties, hotels, mixed use properties or multi-family apartment buildings. The value of, and income generated by, investments in CMBS are subject to the risks of asset-backed securities generally and the commercial real estate markets and are particularly subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, and liquidity and valuation risk. Economic downturns, rises in unemployment and other developments that limit or reduce the activities of and demand for commercial retail and office spaces (including continued or
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expanded remote working arrangements) as well as increased maintenance or tenant improvement costs and costs to convert properties for other uses would adversely impact these investments. For example, economic decline in the businesses operated by the tenants of office or retail properties may increase the likelihood that the tenants may be unable to pay their rent or that properties may be unable to attract or retain tenants at all or on favorable terms, resulting in vacancies (potentially for extended periods). These developments could also result from, among other things, population shifts and other demographic changes, changing tastes and preferences as well as cultural, technological or economic and market developments. In addition, changing interest rate environments and associated changes in lending standards and higher refinancing rates may adversely affect the commercial real estate and CMBS markets. Moreover, other types of events, domestic or international, may affect general economic conditions and financial markets, such as pandemics, armed conflicts, energy supply or price disruptions, natural disasters and man-made disasters, which may have a significant effect on the underlying commercial mortgage loans and real estate. In addition, adverse developments in the local, regional and national economies affect consumer spending and can have a significant effect on the success of a retail space. Further, increased competition in the market of a retail property through the addition of competing properties nearby can adversely impact the success of a retail property, even if the local, regional and national economies are doing well. Retail properties are also subject to conditions that could negatively affect the retail sector, such as increased unemployment, increased federal income and payroll taxes, increased health care costs, increased state and local taxes, increased real estate taxes, industry slowdowns, lack of availability of consumer credit, weak income growth, increased levels of consumer debt, poor housing market conditions, adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, plant closings, and other factors. Similarly, local real estate conditions, such as an oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for, retail space or retail goods, and the supply and creditworthiness of current and prospective tenants may negatively impact those retail properties. The occurrence of any of the foregoing or similar developments would likely increase the risks associated with these investments, such as the default risk for the properties and loans underlying the CMBS investments, and adversely impact the value of, and income generated by, these investments and the underlying properties or loans. These developments could also result in reduced liquidity for CMBS. CMBS are also subject to the risk that the value of, and income generated by, such securities will decline because, among other things, the securities are not issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or a government sponsored enterprise and, thus, would be subject to similar risks as non-agency MBS as described below. CMBS often are issued in the form of several different tranches. Depending on their respective seniority, individual tranches are subject to increased (and sometimes different) credit, prepayment and liquidity and valuation risks as compared to other tranches. CMBS are often subject to prepayment and liquidity and valuation risks and may experience greater price volatility than other types of asset-backed securities or MBS.
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Home mortgage loans are typically grouped together into pools by banks and other lending institutions, and interests in these pools are then sold to investors, allowing the bank or other lending institution to have more money available to loan to home buyers. Some of these pools are guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or by government sponsored private corporations-familiarly called “Ginnie Mae,” “Fannie Mae” and “Freddie Mac” (referred to as “agency” MBS) and others are created by non-governmental issuers without such guarantees (referred to as “non-agency” MBS). Non-agency MBS (also referred to as “private label”) are subject to the risk that the value of such securities will decline because, among other things, the securities are not guaranteed as to principal or interest (or issued) by the U.S. government or a government sponsored enterprise. Non-agency MBS are not subject to the same underwriting requirements for underlying mortgages as agency MBS and, as a result, mortgage loans underlying non-agency MBS typically have less favorable underwriting characteristics (such as credit risk and collateral) and a wider range in terms (such as interest rate, term and borrower characteristics) than agency MBS. Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities often are issued in the form of several different tranches. Depending on their respective seniority, individual tranches are subject to increased (and sometimes different) credit, prepayment and liquidity and valuation risks as compared to other tranches. These securities are often subject to greater credit, prepayment and liquidity and valuation risks than agency MBS. In addition, these securities may be less readily marketable as the market for these securities is typically smaller and less liquid than the market for agency MBS, thus these securities may be subject to greater price fluctuation than agency MBS, especially during periods of weakness or perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate sectors. Home mortgage loans may also be purchased and grouped together by non-lending institutions such as investment banks and hedge funds who will sell interests in such pools to investors.
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Mortgage-related securities, such as commercial and residential MBS, are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, changing interest rates tend to adjust the duration of fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities. As a result, a changing interest rate environment can cause the prices of mortgage-backed securities to be increasingly volatile and increase the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier (or slower or later) than expected, each of which may adversely affect a Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed securities. Rising interest rates generally result in a decline in the value of mortgage-related securities, such as MBS. In addition, in general, a decline of housing values and other economic developments (such as a rise in unemployment rates or a slowdown in the overall economy) may cause delinquencies or non-payment in mortgages (particularly sub-prime and non-prime mortgages) underlying MBS, which would likely adversely impact the ability of the issuer to make principal and/or interest payments timely or at all to holders of MBS and negatively affect a Fund’s investments in such MBS. Income from and values of commercial and residential MBS also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values, or increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from legal, cultural, technological, global or local economic developments, as well as reduced demand for properties.
Capitalization Securities Risk—A Fund’s investments may be composed primarily of, or have significant exposure to, securities in a particular capitalization range, e.g., large-, mid- or small-cap securities. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the risk that the pre-dominate capitalization range represented in a Fund’s portfolio may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. In addition, in comparison to securities of companies with larger capitalizations, securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies may experience greater price volatility (especially during periods of economic uncertainty), greater spreads between their bid and ask prices, significantly lower trading volumes, and cyclical or static growth prospects. Small- and mid-cap companies often have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and may therefore suffer isolated setbacks. These securities may or may not pay dividends. Securities of small-cap companies may present additional risks because their earnings are less predictable and their securities are often less liquid than those of larger, more established companies. Small-cap companies may also be more vulnerable to adverse business or market developments. These risks are likely to be greater for micro-cap companies. A Fund is not required to sell an investment if the investment falls out of, or can no longer be characterized as being a part of, a certain capitalization range.
Cash and Cash Equivalents Risk — When all or a portion of a Fund’s assets are allocated to cash or cash equivalents, the Fund’s potential for gain during a market upswing may be limited and there is a possibility that the Fund will be unable to keep pace with inflation. Cash equivalents include, among other things, shares in money market funds that invest in short-term, high-quality instruments, the value of which generally are tied to changes in interest rates. Cash equivalents are not guaranteed as to principal or interest, and a Fund could lose money through these investments.
Collateralized Loan Obligations and Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk—A collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) is an asset-backed security whose underlying collateral is comprised primarily of commercial loans. Such loans may include domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, some of which may be below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. Investments in CLOs carry many of the same risks as investments in loans directly, such as interest rate risk, credit and liquidity and valuation risks, and the risk of default. However, a Fund’s investment in CLO securities carries additional risks due to the complex structure and highly leveraged nature of a CLO. Additionally, the Fund’s investment in CLO securities will provide it with indirect exposure to the underlying commercial or other loans; this indirect investment structure presents certain risks to the Fund. For example, the Fund’s interest in CLO securities may be less liquid than the commercial loans held by the CLO; thus, it may be more difficult for the Fund to dispose of CLO securities than it would be for the Fund to dispose of commercial loans if it held such commercial loans directly. Additionally, CLOs normally charge management fees and administrative expenses, which fees and expenses would be borne by the Fund.
CLOs issue classes or “tranches” that vary in risk and yield. The most senior tranches have the lowest yield but the lowest level of risk relative to the other tranches, as they are senior in priority to the more junior tranches with respect to payments made by the CLO. Conversely, the most subordinated tranches have the highest potential yield relative to the other tranches but also the highest level of risk relative to the other tranches, as they are the lowest in the priority of payments. Thus, losses on underlying assets are borne first by the holders of the most subordinate tranche, followed by the second-most subordinated tranche, and so forth. A CLO may experience substantial losses attributable to loan defaults or sales of underlying assets at a loss (due to a decline in market value of such assets or
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otherwise). A Fund’s investment in a CLO may decrease in market value because of, among other developments, (i) loan defaults or credit impairment; (ii) losses that exceed the subordinate tranches; (iii) an event of default occurring under a CLO, which could lead to acceleration and/or liquidation of the assets at a loss; (iv) market anticipation of defaults; and (v) investor aversion to CLO securities as a class. These risks may be magnified depending on the tranche of CLO securities in which a Fund invests. For example, investments in a junior tranche of CLO securities will likely be more sensitive to loan defaults or credit impairment than investments in more senior tranches.
Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) are structured similarly to CLOs, but are backed by pools of assets that are debt securities rather than commercial loans. Such debt securities typically include bonds, bank loans, other structured finance securities (including other asset-backed securities, securities backed by commercial real estate, and other CLOs) and/or synthetic instruments. CDOs are often highly leveraged, and like CLOs, the risks of investing in CDOs may be magnified depending on the tranche of CDO securities held by a Fund. The nature of the risks of CDOs depends largely on the type and quality of the underlying collateral and the tranche of CDOs in which a Fund may invest. CDOs collateralized by pools of structured finance securities carry many of the same risks as investing in structured finance securities directly, including losses with respect to the collateral underlying those asset-backed securities. However, in addition to the risk associated with investing in structured finance securities directly, CDOs are exposed to additional layers of risk. For example, because CDOs incur indebtedness by issuing classes or “tranches” that vary in risk and yield, a CDO is exposed to both the risk of defaults associated with the structured finance securities it holds, as well as the risk of defaults on the underlying assets held by the relevant structured finance vehicles. In addition, certain CDOs may not hold their underlying collateral directly, but rather use derivatives such as swaps to create “synthetic” exposure to the collateral pool. Such CDOs are exposed to the risks associated with derivative instruments.
Investments in CLOs and CDOs will expose a Fund to financial leverage and, thus expose the Fund to the risks associated with financial leverage (such as higher risk of volatility and magnified financial losses).
Commercial Paper Risk—The value of a Fund’s investment in commercial paper, which is an unsecured promissory note that generally has a maturity date between one and 270 days and is issued by a U.S. or foreign entity, is susceptible to changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit quality. Commercial paper is typically repaid with the proceeds from the issuance of new commercial paper. Thus, investments in commercial paper are subject to the risk (commonly referred to as rollover risk) that the issuer will be unable to issue sufficient new commercial paper to meet the repayment obligations under its outstanding commercial paper. Investments in commercial paper are usually discounted from their value at maturity. Commercial paper can be fixed-rate or variable rate and can be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. As with other debt securities, there is a risk that the issuer of commercial paper will default completely on its obligations. Commercial paper is generally unsecured and, thus, is subject to increased credit risk. A Fund may have limited or no recourse against the issuer of commercial paper in the event of default. A Fund may invest in commercial paper collateralized by other financial assets, such as asset-backed commercial paper. These securities are exposed not only to the risks relating to commercial paper, but also the risks relating to the collateral.
Concentration Risk—Real estate companies may lack diversification due to ownership of a limited number of properties and concentration in a particular geographic region or property type. By concentrating in the real estate industry, the Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund and Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund are subject to the risks specifically affecting that industry more than a fund that invests across a variety of industries.
Convertible Securities Risk—Convertible securities, debt or preferred equity securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities, are generally preferred stocks and other securities, including fixed-income securities and warrants that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock. They generally participate in the appreciation or depreciation of the underlying stock into which they are convertible, but to a lesser degree, and are subject to the risks associated with debt and equity securities, including interest rate, market and issuer risks. For example, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. Certain convertible securities may combine higher or lower current income with options and other features. Warrants are options to buy a stated number of shares of common stock at a specified price anytime during the life of the warrants (generally, two or more years). Convertible securities may be lower-rated securities subject to greater levels of credit risk. A convertible security may be converted before it would otherwise be most appropriate, which may have an adverse effect on a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.
“Synthetic” convertible securities are selected based on the similarity of their economic characteristics to those of a traditional convertible security due to the combination of separate securities that possess the two principal characteristics of a traditional convertible security, i.e., an income-producing security (“income-producing
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component”) and the right to acquire an equity security (“convertible component”). The income-producing component is achieved by investing in non-convertible, income-producing securities such as bonds, preferred stocks and money market instruments, which may be represented by derivative instruments. The convertible component is achieved by investing in securities or instruments such as warrants or options to buy common stock at a certain exercise price, or options on a stock index. A simple example of a synthetic convertible security is the combination of a traditional corporate bond with a warrant to purchase equity securities of the issuer of the bond. A Fund may also purchase synthetic securities created by other parties, typically investment banks, including convertible structured notes. The income-producing and convertible components of a synthetic convertible security may be issued separately by different issuers and at different times.
Correlation Risk—A number of factors may affect the ability to track an underlying investment, such as an index, through a management strategy or a derivative instrument or an underlying fund. Factors may include, for example, derivatives contracts costs or underlying fund fees and expenses. There can be no guarantee that an investment will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Fund from achieving the objective pursued by an investment. A number of factors may adversely affect correlation with the underlying investment, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, income items, accounting standards and disruptions or illiquidity in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which the Fund invests. A Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being forced to liquidate a position at an inappropriate time.
Counterparty Credit Risk—Counterparty risk is the risk that a counterparty to Fund transactions (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangement or derivatives transaction) will be unable or unwilling to perform its contractual obligation to the Fund. A Fund may invest in financial instruments and derivatives involving counterparties for the purpose of seeking to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index, asset class or reference asset without actually purchasing those securities or investments, or seeking to hedge a position. Such financial instruments may include, among others, total return, index, interest rate, and credit default swap agreements. A Fund may use counterparty agreements to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized in particular predetermined investments or instruments. Through these investments and related arrangements (e.g., prime brokerage or securities lending arrangements or derivatives transactions), a Fund is exposed to credit risks that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise meet its contractual obligations. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on (or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to perform) its payment or other obligations to a Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive or may experience delays in recovering the collateral or other assets held by, or on behalf of, the counterparty. If this occurs, or if exercising contractual rights involves delays or costs for a Fund, the value of your shares in a Fund may decrease. Such risk is heightened in market environments where interest rates are changing, notably when rates are rising. Counterparty credit risk also includes the related risk of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
A Fund bears the risk that counterparties may be adversely affected by legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions, increased competition, and/or wide scale credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of the counterparties' other trading partners or borrowers.
Credit Risk—A Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction (such as a repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities or other instruments) is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time or defaults. The risk that such issuer, guarantor or counterparty is less willing or able to do so is heightened in market environments where interest rates are changing, notably when rates are rising. If an issuer fails to pay interest, a Fund’s income would likely be reduced, and if an issuer fails to repay principal, the value of the instrument likely would fall and the Fund could lose money. This risk is especially acute with respect to high yield, below investment grade and unrated high risk debt instruments (which also may be known as “junk bonds”), whose issuers are particularly susceptible to fail to meet principal or interest obligations. In addition, under current conditions, there is an increasing amount of issuers that are unprofitable, have little cash on hand and/or are unable to pay the interest owed on their debt obligations and the number of such issuers may increase if demand for their goods and services falls, borrowing costs rise due to governmental action or inaction or other reasons. Also, the issuer, guarantor or counterparty may suffer adverse changes in its financial condition or reduced demand for its goods and services or be adversely affected by economic, political, public health or social conditions that could lower the credit quality (or the market’s perception of the credit quality) of the issuer or instrument, leading to greater volatility in the price of the instrument and in shares of a Fund. Although credit quality may not accurately reflect the true credit risk of an instrument, a change in the credit quality rating of an instrument or an issuer can have a rapid, adverse effect on the
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instrument’s liquidity and make it more difficult for a Fund to sell at an advantageous price or time. The risk of the occurrence of these types of events is heightened in market environments where interest rates are changing, notably when rates are rising. Any applicable limitation on the credit quality of an issuer or instrument in which a Fund may invest is applied at the time the Fund purchases the instrument.
The degree of credit risk depends on the particular instrument and the financial condition of the issuer, guarantor or counterparty, which are often reflected in its credit quality. Credit quality is a measure of the issuer’s expected ability to make all required interest and principal payments in a timely manner. An issuer with the highest credit rating has a very strong capacity with respect to making all payments. An issuer with the second-highest credit rating has a strong capacity to make all payments, but the degree of safety is somewhat less. An issuer with the lowest credit quality rating may be in default or have extremely poor prospects of making timely payment of interest and principal. Credit ratings assigned by rating agencies are based on a number of factors and subjective judgments and therefore do not necessarily represent an issuer's actual financial condition or the volatility or liquidity of the security. Although higher-rated securities generally present lower credit risk as compared to lower-rated or unrated securities, an issuer with a high credit rating may in fact be exposed to heightened levels of credit or liquidity risk. See Appendix A of the SAI for a more complete discussion of the meaning of the different credit quality ratings.
Investment grade instruments are debt instruments that have been determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization to have a medium to high probability of being paid (although there is always a risk of default) or, if unrated, have been determined by the Investment Manager to be of comparable quality. Investment grade instruments are designated “BBB”, “A”, “AA” or “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Fitch Investors Service, Inc., DBRS Ltd., Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., “Baa”, “A”, “Aa” or “Aaa” by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), and “bbb”, “a”, “aa”, or “aaa” by A.M. Best Company, or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or have been determined by the Investment Manager to be of comparable quality. If nationally recognized statistical rating organizations assign different ratings to the same instrument, a Fund will use the higher rating for purposes of determining the instrument’s credit quality. The Investment Managers’ credit analysis includes looking at factors such as an issuer’s debt service coverage (i.e., its ability to make interest payments on its debt), the issuer’s cash flow, general economic factors and domestic and global market conditions.
The loans and corporate debt instruments in which a Fund may invest include those (i) rated lower than investment grade credit quality, e.g., rated lower than “Baa” category by Moody’s or “BBB” category by Standard & Poor’s Corporation, or have been issued by issuers who have issued other debt instruments which, if rated, would be rated lower than investment grade credit quality or (ii) unrated but the borrowers and their other loans typically are rated below investment grade. Investment decisions will be based largely on the credit risk analysis performed by the Investment Manager and not on rating agency evaluations. This analysis may be difficult to perform. Information about many loans and their issuers generally is not available in the public domain because many issuers have not issued securities to the public and are not subject to reporting requirements under federal securities laws. Thus, little public information typically exists about these companies. Generally, however, these issuers are required to provide certain financial information to lenders, and certain information may be available from other participants or agents in the loan marketplace. If a Fund purchases an unrated instrument or if the credit quality rating of an instrument declines after purchase, the Fund will rely on its analysis of the instrument’s credit risk more heavily than usual.
If an issuer, guarantor or counterparty declares bankruptcy or is declared bankrupt, a Fund would likely be adversely affected in its ability to receive principal or interest owed or otherwise to enforce the financial obligations of the other party. The Fund may be subject to increased costs associated with the bankruptcy process and experience losses as a result of the deterioration of the financial condition of the issuer, guarantor or counterparty. The risks to a Fund related to such bankruptcies are elevated during periods of adverse markets, economic and similar developments.
Currency Risk—A Fund’s direct or indirect exposure to foreign currencies, including through ownership of securities of foreign issuers, subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar, which would cause a decline in the U.S. value of the holdings of the Fund. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political, economic and tax developments in the U.S. or abroad. When a Fund seeks exposure to foreign currencies through foreign currency contracts and related transactions, the Fund becomes particularly susceptible to foreign currency value fluctuations, which may be sudden and significant, and investment decisions tied to currency markets. In addition, these investments are subject to the risks associated with derivatives and hedging and the impact on a Fund of fluctuations in the value of currencies may be magnified. To the extent a Fund seeks to hedge currency risk, the Fund may incur increased implied transaction costs.
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A Fund may engage in transactions and derivatives designed to reduce the Fund's exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge against adverse movements in foreign currencies. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions or techniques will be effective because, for example, it may not accurately predict movements in exchange rates and there may be imperfect correlations between the hedging transaction and the risk that the Fund seeks to hedge or reduce. The Fund’s ability to engage in these transactions and techniques may be limited under certain circumstances and, in some cases, the Fund may choose not to engage in such transactions. It is possible that hedging transactions and techniques can reduce the opportunities for gains or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other Fund investments. In addition, the Fund will incur costs associated with any foreign currency hedging transactions.
Depositary Receipt Risk—A Fund may hold the equity securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of one or more of the following types of depositary receipts: American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and International Depositary Receipts (“IDRs”). ADRs are negotiable certificates issued by a U.S. financial institution that represent a specified number of shares in a foreign stock and trade on a U.S. national securities exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Holders of certain depositary receipts may have limited voting rights and may not have the same rights typically afforded to shareholders in the event of a corporate action and may experience difficulty in receiving company stockholder communications. A Fund will primarily invest in sponsored ADRs, which are issued with the support of the issuer of the foreign stock underlying the ADRs and carry all of the rights of common shares, including voting rights. ADS are U.S. dollar-denominated equity shares of a foreign-based company available for purchase on a U.S. national securities exchange. GDRs or IDRs are similar to ADRs, but may be issued in bearer form and are typically offered for sale globally and held by a foreign branch of an international bank. The underlying securities of the depositary receipts in a Fund’s portfolio are usually denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. As a result, changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of a Fund’s portfolio. Generally, when the U.S. Dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency loses value because the currency is worth fewer U.S. Dollars. In addition, because the underlying securities of depositary receipts trade on foreign exchanges at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, the value of the securities underlying the depositary receipts may change materially at times when the U.S. markets are not open for trading, regardless of whether there is an active U.S. market for shares of a Fund. Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. A Fund’s investment exposure to the underlying foreign securities may involve risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices in some foreign markets can be extremely volatile due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Many foreign countries lack accounting and disclosure standards comparable to those that apply to U.S. companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding a foreign issuer’s financial condition and operations. In addition, transaction costs and costs associated with custody services are generally higher for foreign securities than they are for U.S. securities.
Derivatives Risk—A Fund may invest in derivatives, such as swaps, futures contracts and options contracts and other similar instruments described in the Fund’s principal investment strategies, to pursue its investment objective and to create economic leverage in the Fund; to seek to enhance total return; to seek to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates, currency rates, etc.; to seek to change the effective duration of a Fund’s portfolio; to seek to manage certain investment risks; as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies; and/or to obtain or replicate market exposure. The use of such derivatives exposes a Fund to risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in the instruments underlying those derivatives, including risks relating to leverage, market conditions and market risk, imperfect correlation (imperfect correlations with underlying instruments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings), high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, illiquidity, valuation, operational and legal restrictions and risk. The use of such derivatives may also expose a Fund to the performance of securities that the Fund does not own. To the extent a Fund engages in derivatives in an attempt to hedge certain exposures or risks, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging investments or transactions will be effective. In addition, hedging investments or transactions involve costs and may reduce gains or result in losses, which may adversely affect the Fund. Changes in value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for a Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. The skills necessary to successfully execute derivatives strategies may be different from those for more traditional portfolio management techniques, and if an Investment Manager is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. Use of derivatives may also cause a Fund to be subject to additional regulations, which may generate additional Fund
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expenses. These practices also entail transactional expenses and may cause a Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains than if the Fund had not engaged in such transactions. The markets for certain derivatives, including those located in certain foreign countries, are relatively new and still developing, which may expose a Fund to increased counterparty credit and liquidity risks.
Certain of the derivatives in which the Funds invest are traded (and privately negotiated) in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. OTC derivatives are complex and often valued subjectively, which exposes a Fund to heightened credit, legal, liquidity, mispricing and valuation risks. Improper valuations can result in increased cash payment requirements to counterparties or a loss of value to a Fund. In addition, OTC derivative instruments are often highly customized and tailored to meet the needs of the Funds and their trading counterparties. If a derivative transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price. Similar to other privately negotiated contracts, a Fund is subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to such derivative contracts. Certain derivatives are subject to mandatory exchange trading and/or clearing, which exposes a Fund to the credit risk of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and to increase liquidity, they do not make derivatives transactions risk-free. Certain risks also are specific to the derivatives in which a Fund invests.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Risk—A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an OTC obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts can be used to reduce a Fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will deliver, to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another or to increase a Fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the currency that it will receive for the duration of the contract. Foreign currency transactions can be affected unpredictably by intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or by currency controls or political developments. Such events may prevent or restrict a Fund’s ability to enter into foreign currency transactions, force the Fund to exit a foreign currency transaction at a disadvantageous time or price or result in penalties for the Fund, any of which may result in a loss to the Fund. Also, there have been periods during which certain banks or dealers have refused to quote prices for such forward contracts or have quoted prices with an unusually wide spread between the price at which the bank or dealer is prepared to buy and that at which it is prepared to sell. A contract to sell a foreign currency would limit any potential gain that might be realized if the value of the currency increases. Suitable hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a Fund will engage in such transactions at any given time or from time to time. A Fund engaging in forward foreign currency exchange contracts will be subject to counterparty credit risk and any failure to perform by a counterparty could result in a loss to the Fund. Such transactions may be physically-settled or cash-settled. In addition, forward foreign currency exchange contracts are frequently short in duration but may be entered into for longer times. Such transactions are also typically entered into bilaterally on the OTC market but may be cleared in some circumstances.
Futures Contracts Risk—Futures contracts are exchange-traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement (i.e., payment of the gain or loss on the contract). Futures are often used to manage or hedge risk because they enable an investor to buy or sell an asset in the future at an agreed-upon price. Futures also are used for other reasons, such as to manage exposure to changes in interest rates and bond prices; as an efficient means of adjusting overall exposure to certain markets; in an effort to enhance income; to protect the value of portfolio securities or other instruments; and to adjust portfolio duration. Futures are subject to correlation risk. In addition, there is the risk that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Futures markets can be highly volatile, and the use of futures may increase the volatility of a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Exchanges can limit the number of futures and options that can be held or controlled by a Fund or its Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement a Fund’s strategies. Futures are also subject to leveraging risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.
Hybrid Securities—Hybrid instruments combine the characteristics of securities, futures and options. Typically, a hybrid instrument combines a traditional stock, bond or commodity with an option or forward contract. Generally, the principal amount, amount payable upon maturity or redemption, or interest rate of a hybrid is tied to the price of some security, commodity, currency, securities index, interest rate or some other economic factor. Hybrid instruments can be used as an efficient means of pursuing a variety of investment
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goals, including currency hedging and increased total return. The risks of such investments would reflect the risks of investing in futures, options and securities, including volatility and illiquidity. Such securities may bear interest or pay dividends at below market (or even relatively nominal) rates. Under certain conditions, the redemption value of such an investment could be zero.
Options Risk—The buyer of an option acquires the right, but not the obligation, to buy (a call option) or sell (a put option) a certain quantity of a security (the underlying security) or instrument, including a futures contract or swap, at a certain price up to a specified point in time. The seller or writer of an option is obligated to sell (a call option) or buy (a put option) the underlying instrument. Options are often used to manage or hedge risk because they enable an investor to buy or sell an asset in the future at an agreed-upon price. Options are also used for other reasons, such as to manage exposure to changes in interest rates and bond prices; as an efficient means of adjusting overall exposure to certain markets; in an effort to enhance income; to protect the value of portfolio securities or other instruments; and to adjust portfolio duration.
Options are subject to correlation risk. The writing and purchasing of options is a highly specialized activity as the successful use of options depends on the Investment Manager’s ability to predict correctly future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the markets for options and the underlying instruments. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by a Fund or its Investment Manager, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund's strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk. Because option premiums paid or received by a Fund are small in relation to the market value of the investments underlying the options, a Fund is exposed to the risk that buying and selling put and call options can be more speculative than investing directly in securities.
Swap Agreements Risk—Swap agreements are contracts for periods ranging from one day to more than one year and may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant or swap execution facility and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. A Fund may enter into swap agreements, including, but not limited to total return swaps, index swaps, interest rate swaps, municipal market data rate locks, and credit default swaps. A Fund may utilize swap agreements in an attempt to gain exposure to certain securities without purchasing those securities to speculate on the movement of such securities or to hedge a position. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, largely due to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps currently trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks and could result in substantial losses to a Fund. In addition, the Fund may pay fees or incur costs each time it enters into, amends or terminates a swap agreement.
As noted above, certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory exchange trading and central clearing. While exchange trading and central clearing are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, they do not make swap transactions risk-free. Additionally, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and other applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on OTC swaps, which may result in a Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for OTC swaps, which could increase the cost of swap transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity. The Dodd-Frank Act and related regulatory developments require the clearing and exchange-trading of many OTC derivative instruments that the CFTC and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have defined as “swaps.” Mandatory exchange-trading and clearing are occurring on a phased-in basis based on the type of market participant and CFTC approval of contracts for central clearing. In addition, the CFTC in October 2020 adopted amendments to its position limits rules that establish certain new and amended position limits for 25 specified physical commodity futures and related options contracts traded on exchanges, other futures contracts and related options directly or indirectly linked to such 25 specified contracts, and any OTC transactions that are economically equivalent to the 25 specified contracts. The Investment Manager will need to consider whether the exposure created under these contracts might exceed the new and amended limits in anticipation of the applicable compliance dates, and the limits may constrain the ability of a Fund to use such contracts. The Investment Manager will continue to monitor developments in this area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes affect a Fund’s ability to enter into swap agreements.
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Dividend-Paying Stock Risk—A Fund’s strategy of investing in dividend-paying stocks involves the risk that such stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the market. Companies that issue dividend-paying stocks are not required to continue to pay dividends on such stocks. Therefore, there is the possibility that such companies could reduce or eliminate the payment of dividends in the future or the anticipated acceleration of dividends could not occur as a result of, among other things, a sharp rise in interest rates or an economic downturn. Changes in the dividend policies of companies and capital resources available for these companies’ dividend payments may adversely affect the Fund. Depending upon market conditions, dividend-paying stocks that meet the Fund’s investment criteria may not be widely available and/or may be highly concentrated in only a few market sectors. These circumstances may result from issuer-specific events, adverse economic or market developments, or legislative or regulatory changes or other developments that limit an issuer's ability to declare and pay dividends, which would affect the Fund's performance and ability to generate income.
Emerging Markets Risk—A Fund may invest in securities in emerging markets. Investing in securities in emerging markets countries generally entails greater risks of loss or inability to achieve the Fund's investment objective than investing in securities in developed markets countries globally, such as increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties. These risks are elevated at times based on macro-economic and geopolitical conditions, and include: (i) less social, political and economic stability and potentially more volatile currency exchange rates; (ii) the small current size of the markets for such securities, limited access to investments in the event of market closures (including due to local holidays), and the currently low or nonexistent volume of trading, which result in a lack of liquidity and in greater price volatility; (iii) national policies (including sanctions programs) which may restrict a Fund’s investment opportunities, including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests, and trade barriers; (iv) foreign taxation; (v) the absence of developed legal systems, including structures governing private or foreign investment or allowing for judicial redress (such as limits on rights and remedies available to a Fund) for investment losses and injury to private property; (vi) lower levels of government regulation, which could lead to market manipulation, and less extensive and transparent accounting, auditing, recordkeeping, financial reporting and other requirements which limit the quality and availability of financial information; (vii) high rates of inflation for prolonged periods; (viii) sensitivity to adverse political (including geopolitical) or social events affecting the global economy and the region where an emerging market is located compared to developed market securities; and (ix) particular sensitivity to global economic conditions, including adverse effects stemming from recessions, depressions, or other economic crises, or armed conflicts, or reliance on international or other forms of aid, including trade, taxation and development policies. Sovereign debt of emerging countries may be in default or present a greater risk of default, the risk of which is heightened in market environments where interest rates are changing, notably when rates are rising. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies and even less developed capital markets than traditional emerging market countries (which themselves have increased investment risk relative to developed market countries) and, as a result, a Fund's exposure to the risks associated with investing in emerging market countries are magnified if the Fund invests in frontier market countries.
Equity Securities Risk—A Fund may invest in equity securities and equity-related securities, which include common stocks and other equity securities (and securities convertible into stocks), and the prices of equity securities generally fluctuate in value more than other investments. Growth stocks may be more volatile than value stocks. The price of equity securities may rise or fall rapidly or unpredictably and may reflect real or perceived changes in the issuing company’s financial condition and changes in the overall market or economy or other conditions. Equity securities have sometimes experienced heightened volatility over recent periods and therefore, a Fund's investments in equity securities are subject to heightened risks related to volatility. Price movements in equity securities may result from factors or events affecting individual issuers, industries or the market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. In addition, equity markets tend to move in cycles that may cause downward price movements over prolonged periods of time. Certain events can have a dramatic adverse effect on equity markets and may lead to periods of high volatility in an equity market or a segment of an equity market.
Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company and dividend payments (if declared) to preferred stockholders generally rank junior to payments due to a company’s debtholders. If the prices of the equity securities held by a Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will be adversely affected. A Fund may lose a substantial part, or even all, of its investment in a company’s stock.
A Fund’s investment in securities offered through initial public offerings (“IPOs”) may have a magnified performance impact, either positive or negative, on the Fund, particularly if the Fund has a small asset base. There is no guarantee that as a Fund's assets grow, it will continue to experience substantially similar performance by investing in IPOs. A Fund’s investments in IPOs may make it subject to more erratic price movements than the overall equity market.
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Exchange-Traded Notes Risk—Certain Funds may invest in exchange traded notes (“ETNs”). ETNs are a type of unsecured, unsubordinated debt security that have characteristics and risks similar to those of fixed-income securities and trade on a major exchange similar to shares of ETFs and gives exposure to underlying investments (typically market indices), which may themselves be equity or fixed-income investments. However, this type of security differs from other types of bonds and notes because ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees, no period coupon payments are distributed, and no principal protections exist. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced investment. A Fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings also may be limited by the availability of a secondary market. If a Fund must sell some or all of its ETN holdings and the secondary market is weak, it may have to sell such holdings at a discount. If a Fund holds its investment in an ETN until maturity, the issuer will typically give the Fund a cash amount that would be equal to principal amount (subject to the day’s index factor). ETNs are also subject to counterparty credit risk (which includes the risk that the issuer may fail). The timing and character of income and gains derived by a Fund from ETNs for U.S. federal income tax purposes is under consideration by the U.S. Treasury and IRS and may also be affected by future legislation.
Extension Risk—Certain debt instruments, including mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur at a slower rate or later than expected. In this event, the expected maturity could lengthen as short or intermediate-term instruments become longer-term instruments, which would make the investment more sensitive to changes in interest rates. The likelihood that payments on principal will occur at a slower rate or later than expected is heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising. In addition, a Fund’s investment may sharply decrease in value and the Fund’s income from the investment may quickly decline. These types of instruments are particularly subject to extension risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of rising interest rates. In addition, a Fund may be delayed in its ability to reinvest income or proceeds from these instruments in potentially higher yielding investments, which would adversely affect the Fund to the extent its investments are in lower interest rate debt instruments. Thus, changes in interest rates may cause volatility in the value of and income received from these types of debt instruments.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk—Investing in foreign investments, including investing in foreign securities through American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), involves certain special or additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates; (ii) unfavorable changes in applicable regulations; (iii) adverse political (including geopolitical) and economic developments; (iv) unreliable or untimely information; (v) limited legal recourse; (vi) limited markets; (vii) higher operational expenses; and (viii) illiquidity. These investments are subject to additional risks, including: differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards; nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation; foreign currency fluctuations, currency blockage, or replacement; potential for default on sovereign debt; or other diplomatic developments, which may include the imposition of economic or trade sanctions or other measures by the U.S. or other governments and supranational organizations or changes in trade policies. These risks are heightened under the current conditions and may even be higher in underdeveloped or emerging markets. The less developed a country's securities market is, the greater the level of risks. A Fund considers a security to be a foreign security if the issuer is organized under the laws of a foreign country or is a foreign government, or a sub-division or agency of such government, or the security is traded in markets outside the United States.
Economic sanctions or other similar measures may be, and have been, imposed against certain countries, organizations, companies, entities and/or individuals. Economic sanctions and other similar governmental actions or developments could, among other things, effectively restrict or eliminate a Fund’s ability to purchase or sell certain foreign securities or groups of foreign securities, and thus may make the Fund’s investments in such securities less liquid or more difficult to value. In addition, as a result of economic sanctions and other similar governmental actions or developments, a Fund may be forced to sell or otherwise dispose of foreign investments at inopportune times or prices. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that have been enacted against Russia and other countries and that may further be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is difficult to accurately predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures likely would, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions or their valuation, and significantly impact a Fund’s liquidity and performance. Sanctions and other similar measures may be in place for a substantial period of time and enacted with limited advanced notice.
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Foreign fixed-income securities may also be negatively affected by rising interest rates, which may cause an increase in funding costs for foreign issuers and make it more difficult for them to service their debt. Rising interest rates, in addition to widening credit spreads, may cause a decline in market liquidity. Foreign investments are normally issued and traded in foreign currencies. As a result, their values may be affected by changes in the exchange rates between particular foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar or by unfavorable currency regulations imposed by foreign governments. If a Fund invests in securities issued by foreign issuers, the Fund may be subject to these risks even if the investment is denominated in U.S. dollars. This risk may be heightened with respect to issuers whose revenues are principally earned in a foreign currency but whose debt obligations have been issued in U.S. dollars or other hard currencies. Foreign investments may, as is the case with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, be subject to the risks of seizure or other involvement by a foreign government, imposition of restrictions on the exchange or transport of foreign currency, and tax increases. There may also be less information publicly available about a foreign company than about most U.S. companies, and foreign companies are usually not subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the United States. The legal remedies for investors in foreign investments may be more limited than those available in the United States and a Fund may have limited or no legal recourse with respect to foreign securities. Certain foreign investments may be less liquid (harder to buy and sell) and more volatile than domestic investments, which means a Fund may at times be unable to sell its foreign investments at desirable prices. For the same reason, a Fund may at times find it difficult to value its foreign investments. Brokerage commissions and other fees are generally higher for foreign investments than for domestic investments. The procedures and rules for settling foreign transactions may also involve delays in payment, delivery or recovery of money or investments. Foreign withholding taxes may reduce the amount of income available to distribute to shareholders of a Fund.
Geographic Focus Risk—Asia—Because the Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund, from time to time, focuses its investments in Asia, the Fund’s performance may be particularly susceptible to adverse social, political and economic conditions or events within Asia. Although certain Asian economies are exemplars of growth and development others have been and continue to be subject, to some extent, to over-extension of credit, currency devaluations and restrictions, high unemployment, high inflation, decreased exports and economic recessions. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of, and an investment in the Fund may be riskier than, a more geographically diversified fund.
Geographic Focus Risk—Canada—Because the Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund, from time to time, focuses its investments in Canada, the Fund’s performance may be particularly susceptible to adverse social, political and economic conditions or events within Canada. Because Canada’s economy depends heavily on several major trading partners (including the U.S., China, and other European countries) and on certain industries (including service, manufacturing, natural resources, and energy), the Canadian economy is vulnerable to decreasing imports or exports, changes in governmental regulations on trade, changes in the exchange rate of the Canadian Dollar, and macroeconomic events disrupting its major industries. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of, and an investment in the Fund may be riskier than, a more geographically diversified fund and the investment may be riskier.
Geographic Focus Risk—Europe—Because the Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund, from time to time, focuses its investments in Europe, the Fund’s performance may be particularly susceptible to adverse social, political and economic conditions or events within Europe. The European economy is diverse and includes both large, competitive economies and small, struggling economies. The European economy is vulnerable to decreasing imports or exports, changes in governmental regulations on trade, changes in the exchange rate of the Euro and recessions in European Union economies. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility due to concerns about rising government debt levels of several European countries and increased unemployment levels. Economic uncertainty may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s investments. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of, and an investment in the Fund may be riskier than, a more geographically diversified fund.
Growth Stocks Risk—Investments in growth stocks may lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns. Growth companies often are expected to increase their earnings at a certain rate. If expectations are not met, investors can punish the stocks, even if earnings do increase.
High Yield and Unrated Securities Risk—High yield debt securities in the lower rating (higher risk) categories of the recognized rating services are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” High yield securities are debt securities that have been determined by a rating agency to have a lower probability of being paid and have a credit rating of “BB” category or lower by Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Fitch Investors Service, Inc. or “Ba” category or lower by
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Moody’s Investors Service or have been determined by an Investment Manager to be of comparable quality. The total return and yield of junk bonds can be expected to fluctuate more than the total return and yield of higher-quality bonds. Junk bonds (those rated below investment grade or in default, or unrated securities determined by the Investment Manager to be of comparable quality) are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. Accordingly, the performance of a Fund that invests in such securities and a shareholder’s investment in the Fund may be adversely affected if an issuer is unable to pay interest and repay principal, either on time or at all. High yield securities may be subject to greater levels of credit risk and tend to be less liquid, and therefore more difficult to value accurately and sell at an advantageous price or time and may involve greater transactions costs and wider bid/ask spreads, than higher-quality bonds. Certain high yield securities may include weaker or less restrictive covenant protections, which would generally permit the borrowers to exercise more flexibility than in the case of high yield securities with stronger or more restrictive covenant protections. For example, a borrower may be able to incur more debt or provide less information to investors. As a result, these high yield securities are often subject to heightened risks. Generally, the risks associated with high yield securities are heightened during times of weakening economic conditions or rising interest rates (particularly for issuers that are highly leveraged). Based on its investment strategies, a significant portion of a Fund's investments  (directly or indirectly) can be comprised of high yield and unrated securities and thus particularly prone to the foregoing risks, which may result in substantial losses to the Fund.
Successful investment in lower-medium and lower-rated debt securities involves greater investment risk and is highly dependent on the Investment Manager’s credit analysis. The value of high yield securities is particularly vulnerable to changes in interest rates and a real or perceived economic downturn or higher interest rates could cause a decline in high-yield bond prices by lessening the ability of issuers to make principal and interest payments. These securities are often thinly traded or subject to irregular trading and can be more difficult to sell and value accurately than higher-quality securities because there tends to be less public information available about these securities. Because objective pricing data may be less available, judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process. In addition, the entire high yield security market can experience sudden and sharp price swings due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large or sustained sales by major investors, a high-profile default, or a change in the market’s psychology regarding high yield investments. High yield securities are more sensitive to adverse specific corporate or general market developments than higher-quality bonds. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, or changing interest rates (notably increases), high yield securities are particularly susceptible to credit and default risk as delinquencies and losses could increase, and such increases could be sudden and significant. An economic downturn or individual corporate developments could adversely affect the market for these investments and reduce a Fund’s ability to sell these investments at an advantageous time or price. These types of developments could cause high yield securities to lose significant market value, including before a default occurs. This type of volatility is usually associated more with stocks than bonds.
Increasing Government and other Public Debt—Government and other public debt, including municipal obligations in which a Fund invests, can be adversely affected by large and sudden changes in local and global economic conditions that result in increased debt levels. Although high levels of government and other public debt do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, high levels of debt may create certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented. A high debt level may increase market pressures to meet an issuer’s funding needs, which may increase borrowing costs and cause a government or public or municipal entity to issue additional debt, thereby increasing the risk of refinancing. A high debt level also raises concerns that the issuer may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest on its debt, which may adversely impact instruments held by a Fund that rely on such payments. Extraordinary governmental and quasi-governmental responses to the economic, market, labor and public health conditions and U.S. and other government policies designed to support the markets may, at times, significantly increase government and other public debt, which heighten these risks and the long term consequences of these actions are not known. Unsustainable debt levels can decline the valuation of currencies, and can prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy during economic downturns or lead to an increase in inflation or generate or contribute to an economic downturn. The foregoing developments and the associated risks can adversely impact a broad range of instruments and assets in which a Fund invests, including those that are not directly related to governmental or municipal issuers, and thus affect Fund performance and risks.
Inflation Risk—The Funds' investments are subject to inflation risk, which is the risk that the intrinsic value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the purchasing power and value of money (i.e., as inflation increases, the values of a Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions). Inflation rates may change frequently and significantly as a result of various factors, including unexpected shifts in
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the domestic or global economy and changes in monetary or economic policies (or expectations that these policies may change). The market price of debt securities generally falls as inflation increases because the purchasing power of the future income and repaid principal is expected to be worth less when received by a Fund. The risk of inflation is greater for debt instruments with longer maturities and especially those that pay a fixed rather than variable interest rate. Inflation has reached historically high levels in recent periods and the Federal Reserve has increased interest rates significantly to seek to reduce it.
Interest Rate Risk—Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change (or are expected to change). Changes in interest rates may adversely affect the Fund’s investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments or increase risks associated with such investments, such as credit or default risks. The value of a debt instrument with a longer duration will generally be more sensitive to interest rate changes than a similar instrument with a shorter duration. Similarly, the longer the average duration (whether positive or negative) of these instruments held by a Fund or to which a Fund is exposed (i.e., the longer the average portfolio duration of a Fund), the more a Fund’s share price will likely fluctuate in response to interest rate changes. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates that incorporates a security's yield, coupon, final maturity and call features, among other characteristics. For example, the NAV per share of a bond fund with an average duration of eight years would be expected to fall approximately 8% if interest rates rose by one percentage point.
However, measures such as duration may not accurately reflect the true interest rate sensitivity of instruments held by a Fund and, in turn, the Fund's susceptibility to changes in interest rates. Certain fixed-income and debt instruments are subject to the risk that the issuer may exercise its right to redeem (or call) the instrument earlier than anticipated. Although an issuer may call an instrument for a variety of reasons, if an issuer does so during a time of declining interest rates, a Fund might have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield or other less favorable features, and therefore might not benefit from any increase in value as a result of declining interest rates. Interest only or principal only securities and inverse floaters are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates, which may impact the income generated by the security and other features of the security.
Instruments with variable or floating interest rates, such as syndicated bank loans, generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes, but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much or as fast as interest rates in general. Conversely, in a decreasing interest rate environment, these instruments will generally not increase in value and a Fund’s investment in instruments with floating interest rates may prevent the Fund from taking full advantage of decreasing interest rates in a timely manner. In addition, the income received from such instruments will likely be adversely affected by a decrease in interest rates.
Adjustable rate securities also react to interest rate changes in a similar manner as fixed-rate securities but generally to a lesser degree depending on the characteristics of the security, in particular its reset terms (i.e., the index chosen, frequency of reset and reset caps or floors). During periods of rising interest rates, because changes in interest rates on adjustable rate securities may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline until their interest rates reset to market rates. These securities also may be subject to limits on the maximum increase in interest rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on adjustable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities. These securities may not be subject to limits on downward adjustments of interest rates.
During periods of rising interest rates, issuers of debt securities or asset-backed securities may pay principal later or more slowly than expected, which may reduce the value of a Fund’s investment in such securities and may prevent the Fund from receiving higher interest rates on proceeds reinvested in other instruments. Please refer to “Extension Risk” for additional information. During periods of falling interest rates, issuers of debt securities or asset-backed securities may pay off debts more quickly or earlier than expected, which could cause a Fund to be unable to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and/or cause a Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, thereby reducing the Fund’s yield or otherwise adversely impacting the Fund. Please refer to “Prepayment Risk” for additional information.
Certain debt instruments, such as instruments with a negative duration or inverse instruments, are also subject to interest rate risk, although such instruments generally react differently to changes in interest rates than instruments with positive durations. A Fund’s investments in these instruments also may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. For example, the value of instruments with negative durations, such as inverse floaters, generally decrease if interest rates decline.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Federal Reserve”), in recent periods, has increased interest rates at significant levels and signaled an intention to continue to raise interest rates and maintain interest rates at increased levels until inflation decreases to the Federal Reserve’s target level. It is difficult to predict how long the Federal Reserve’s current stance on interest rates will persist and the impact these actions will have on the economy and the Funds’ investments and the markets where they trade. Such actions may have unforeseen consequences and materially affect economic and market conditions, the Funds’ investments and the Funds’ performance.
Changing Fixed-Income Market Conditions—There is a risk that interest rates across the financial system may change, sometimes unpredictably, as a result of a variety of factors, such as central bank monetary policies, inflation rates and general economic conditions. Historically high or low interest rates may magnify a Fund’s susceptibility to interest rate risk and diminish yield and performance (e.g., during periods of very low or negative interest rates, a Fund may be unable to maintain positive returns).
Changes in fixed-income or related market conditions, including the potential for changes to interest rates and negative interest rates, may expose fixed-income or related markets to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity for Fund investments, which may be difficult to sell at favorable times or prices, causing the value of a Fund’s investments and NAV per share to decline. A rise in general interest rates, can also result in increased redemptions from a Fund. Very low, negative or changing interest rates may also have unpredictable effects on securities markets in general, and may cause economic and financial instability, which would likely directly or indirectly impact a Fund’s investments, yield and performance.
Current Fixed-Income and Debt Market Conditions—Fixed-income and debt market conditions are highly unpredictable and some parts of the market are subject to dislocations. In response to the high inflation in recent periods, governmental authorities have implemented significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including increasing interest rates and implementation of quantitative tightening. These actions present heightened risks, particularly to fixed-income and debt instruments, and such risks could be even further heightened if these actions are ineffective in achieving their desired outcomes. The Federal Reserve Board has signaled its intention to continue raising interest rates and maintain interest rates at increased levels until inflation decreases to the Federal Reserve’s target level. It is difficult to accurately predict the effect of these actions. Certain economic conditions and market environments will expose fixed-income and debt instruments to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity, which can impact a Fund’s investments and may negatively impact a Fund’s characteristics, which in turn would impact performance or increase shareholder redemption.
A Fund that invests in derivatives tied to fixed-income or related markets may be more substantially exposed to these risks than a fund that does not invest in such derivatives. To the extent a Fund experiences high redemptions because of changes in interest rates, the Fund may experience increased portfolio turnover, which will increase the costs that the Fund incurs and may lower the Fund’s performance. The liquidity levels of a Fund's portfolio may also be affected and the Fund could be required to sell holdings at disadvantageous times or prices in order to meet redemption obligations or other liquidity needs.
Investments by Investing Funds and Other Large Shareholders—Shares of the Funds are offered as an investment to certain other investment companies, large retirement plans and other large investors. A Fund is subject to the risk that one or more large investors can purchase or redeem a large percentage of Fund shares at any time, the risk of which is particularly acute under current conditions. To meet large redemption requests, a Fund may have to hold large uninvested cash positions or sell investments to raise the cash needed to satisfy redemption requests at times when it would not otherwise do so. In turn, a Fund’s performance may suffer and a Fund can incur high turnover, incur brokerage costs, realize gains or losses at inopportune times, lose money, hold a less liquid portfolio or experience other adverse consequences. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. A Fund may also experience adverse tax consequences as a result of a large shareholder transaction. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may also experience frequent large shareholder transactions.
Investment in Investment Vehicles Risk—Investments in investment companies or other investment vehicles may include index-based unit investment trusts such as Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts or other index funds and securities of investment companies that are not index-based, including closed-end funds, mutual funds, investment companies advised by an Investment Manager, or an affiliate of an Investment Manager, that invest in short-term fixed-income or floating rate securities (“Guggenheim short-term funds”) or ETFs and other investment vehicles. Index-based investments sometimes hold substantially all of their assets in securities representing a specific index. A
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Fund may use index-based investments (including ETFs designed to track an index) as a way of managing its cash position, or to maintain liquidity while gaining exposure to the equity, commodities or fixed-income markets, or a particular sector of such markets, or to seek to avoid losses in declining market conditions. A Fund may invest in index-based investment vehicles for a variety of other reasons, including to obtain exposure to a specific asset class or investment strategy or to seek to enhance return or yield. In addition, an index-based investment vehicle in which a Fund invests may not replicate exactly the composition or performance of the index it seeks to track for a number of reasons, such as operating expenses, transaction costs and imperfect correlation of holdings relative to the index.
A Fund and its shareholders may incur its pro rata share of the expenses of the underlying investment companies or vehicles in which the Fund invests, such as investment advisory and other management expenses, and shareholders will incur the operating expenses of these investment vehicles. In addition, the Fund will be subject to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the effects of business and regulatory developments that affect an underlying investment company or vehicle or the investment company industry generally as well as the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease or the portfolio becomes illiquid. Shares of investment vehicles that trade on an exchange may trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. The purchase of shares of some investment companies (such as closed-end investment companies and ETFs) may require the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such companies' portfolio securities or NAVs.
The Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund and Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund invest a substantial portion of their assets in Guggenheim short-term funds. Investments by the Funds in these investment companies significantly increase the Funds’ exposure to one or more of the following asset categories: (i) a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (also known as “junk bonds”) or, if unrated, determined by the Investment Manager, to be of comparable quality; (ii) collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), other asset-backed securities and similarly structured debt investments; and (iii) other short-term fixed or floating rate debt securities. Such investments expose the Funds to the risks of these asset categories and decreases in the value of these investments may cause the Funds to deviate from their investment objective. These investment companies are registered open-end investment companies primarily available only to other investment companies and separately managed accounts managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The subscription and redemption activities of these large investors can have a significant adverse effect on these investment companies and thus the Funds. For example, the liquidity of the investment companies can be limited as a result of large redemptions.
An underlying investment vehicle may buy the same securities that another underlying investment vehicle sells. If this happens, an investor in a Fund would indirectly bear the costs of these trades without accomplishing any investment purpose. In addition, certain of the underlying investment vehicles may hold common portfolio positions, thereby reducing the diversification benefits of an asset allocation style. The underlying investment vehicles may engage in investment strategies or invest in specific investments in which a Fund would not engage or invest directly.
The performance of those underlying investment vehicles, in turn, depends upon the performance of the securities in which they invest. Also, the performance of an underlying fund or other investment that seeks to track a benchmark index may not correspond to the benchmark index for any period of time. Such an investment may not duplicate the exact composition of its index. In addition, unlike a fund or other investment, the returns of an index are not reduced by expenses, and therefore, the ability of a fund to match the performance of the index is adversely affected by the costs of buying and selling investments as well as other expenses.
The underlying investment companies or other investment vehicles in which a Fund invests are often institutional funds owned by a small number of shareholders and are thus also subject to the risk that shareholders redeem their shares rapidly, which may adversely affect the performance and liquidity of the underlying investment vehicles and the Fund.
Investments in other investment companies or investment vehicles may expose a Fund to financial leverage and, thus, expose the Fund to the risks associated with financial leverage (such as higher risk of volatility and magnified financial losses).
An investment by a Fund in ETFs or closed-end funds generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, an investment in an ETF or a listed closed-end fund may be subject to additional risk, including: the shares may trade at a discount or premium relative to the net asset value of the shares; an active trading market may not develop for the shares; the listing exchange may halt trading of the fund’s shares; the fund may fail to correctly track the referenced asset (if any); and the fund may hold troubled securities.
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Investment in Loans Risk—Loans, such as syndicated bank loans and other direct lending opportunities, senior floating rate loans, secured and unsecured loans, second lien or more junior loans, bridge loans, revolving credit facilities, unfunded commitments, loan assignments or loan participations, may incur some of the same risks as other debt securities, such as prepayment risk, extension risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and risks associated with high yield securities. The terms of certain loan agreements may cause certain loans to be particularly sensitive to changes in benchmark interest rates. Although some loans are secured by collateral, the collateral may be difficult to liquidate and the value of the collateral can decline or be insufficient or unavailable to lower the borrower's obligations should the borrower default. In the event that a Fund becomes the owner of the collateral, the Fund would bear the risks, costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, or changing interest rates (notably increases), delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes dramatically, with respect to obligations under such loans. An economic downturn or individual corporate developments could adversely affect the market for these instruments and reduce a Fund’s ability to sell these instruments at an advantageous time or price. An economic downturn would generally lead to a higher non-payment rate and, a senior loan may lose significant market value before a default occurs.
The Funds that invest in loans, invest in or are exposed to, including through investment in underlying funds, loans and other similar debt obligations that are sometimes referred to as “covenant-lite” loans or obligations (“covenant-lite obligations”), which are loans or other similar debt obligations that lack financial maintenance covenants or possess fewer or contingent financial maintenance covenants and other financial protections for lenders and investors. Exposure may also be obtained to covenant lite obligations through investment in securitization vehicles and other structured products. Covenant-lite obligations may carry more risk than traditional loans as they allow borrowers to engage in activities that would otherwise be difficult or impossible under a covenant-heavy loan agreement. In the event of default, covenant-lite obligations may exhibit diminished recovery values as the lender may not have the opportunity to negotiate with the borrower prior to default. A Fund may have a greater risk of loss on investments in covenant-lite obligations as compared to investments in traditional loans. Covenant-lite obligations generally allow borrowers to exercise more flexibility with respect to certain activities that may otherwise be limited or prohibited under similar loan obligations that are not covenant-lite. In addition, a Fund may receive less or less frequent financial reporting from a borrower under a covenant-lite obligation, which may result in more limited access to financial information, difficulty evaluating the borrower’s financial performance over time and delays in exercising rights and remedies in the event of a significant financial decline. As a result, investments in or exposure to covenant-lite obligations are generally subject to more risk than investments that contain traditional financial maintenance covenants and financial reporting requirements. A Fund's interest in a particular loan and/or in particular collateral securing a loan may be subordinate to the interests of other creditors of the obligor. As a result, a loan may not be fully collateralized (and may be uncollateralized) and can decline significantly in value, which may result in the Fund not receiving payments to which it is entitled on a timely basis or at all. In addition, the Fund may have limited rights to exercise remedies against collateral or against an obligor when payments are delayed or missed.
Loans may offer a fixed rate or floating rate of interest. Loans may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much or as fast as interest rates in general. In addition, to the extent a Fund holds a loan through a financial intermediary, or relies on a financial intermediary to administer the loan, the Fund's investment, including receipt of principal and interest relating to the loan, will be subject to the credit risk of the intermediary.
Loans are subject to the risk that the scheduled interest or principal payments will not be paid. Lower-rated loans and debt securities (those of less than investment grade quality) involve greater risk of default on interest and principal payments than higher-rated loans and securities. In the event that a non-payment occurs, the value of that obligation likely will decline. Loans and other debt instruments rated below “BBB” category by S&P or “Baa” category by Moody’s or unrated but assessed by an Investment Manager to be of similar quality are considered to have speculative characteristics and are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” Junk bonds entail greater default and other risks than those associated with higher-rated securities. In addition, loans that have a lower priority for repayment in a borrower’s capital structure may involve a higher degree of overall risk, and be subject to greater price and payment volatility, than more senior loans of the same borrower. For example, in the event of a default, second lien secured loans will generally be paid only if the value of the collateral exceeds the amount of the borrower’s obligations to the first lien secured lenders, and the remaining collateral may be insufficient to cover the full amount owed on the second lien loan in which the Fund has an interest.
Loans are especially vulnerable to the financial health, or perceived financial health, of the borrower but are also particularly susceptible to economic and market sentiment such that changes in these conditions or the occurrence of other economic or market events may reduce the demand for loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and
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unpredictably. Many loans and loan interests are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on transfer, resale or assignment that may limit the ability of a Fund to sell its interest in a loan at an advantageous time or price. The resale, or secondary, market for loans is currently growing, but may become more limited or more difficult to access, and such changes may be sudden and unpredictable. There is no organized exchange or board of trade on which loans are traded. Loans often trade in large denominations (typically $1 million and higher), and trades can be infrequent. The market has limited transparency and information about actual trades may be difficult to obtain. Accordingly, some of the loans in which a Fund may invest will be relatively illiquid and difficult to value. A Fund may have difficulty in disposing of loans in a favorable or timely fashion, which could result in losses to the Fund. Transactions in loans are often subject to long settlement periods (in excess of the standard T+2 days settlement cycle for most securities and often longer than seven days). As a result, sale proceeds potentially will not be available to a Fund to make additional investments or to use proceeds to meet its current redemption obligations. A Fund thus is subject to the risk of selling other investments at disadvantageous times or prices or taking other actions necessary to raise cash to meet its redemption obligations such as borrowing from a bank or holding additional cash, particularly during periods of significant redemption activity, unusual market or economic conditions or financial stress.
Loans may be issued in connection with highly leveraged transactions, such as restructurings, leveraged buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations and acquisition financing. In such highly leveraged transactions, the borrower assumes large amounts of debt in order to have the financial resources to attempt to achieve its business objectives. Accordingly, loans that are part of highly leveraged transactions involve a significant risk that the borrower may default or go into bankruptcy or become insolvent. In addition, there may be limited public information about the issuer or the loan. Bankruptcy or other court proceedings may delay, limit or negate a Fund's ability to collect payments on its loan investments or otherwise adversely affect a Fund's rights in collateral relating to the loan, such as invalidating the loan, the lien on any collateral or the priority status of the loan (or otherwise subordinating the Fund’s interest). Thus, a Fund may need to retain legal counsel or other advisors to help in seeking to enforce or protect its rights. As a result, a Fund may incur the costs associated with retaining such counsel or other advisors. In addition, if a Fund holds certain loans, the Fund may be required to exercise its rights collectively with other creditors or through an agent or other intermediary acting on behalf of multiple creditors, and the value of the Fund's investment may decline or otherwise be adversely affected by delays or other risks associated with such collective procedures.
Each Fund values its assets on each Business Day (as defined below). However, because the secondary market for loans is limited, trading in loans (or certain types of loans) may be irregular and opportunities to invest in loans (or certain types of loans) may be limited. In addition, loans may be difficult to value accurately as market quotations may not be readily available for some loans or may be volatile and/or subject to large spreads between bid and ask prices, and valuation may require more research than for other securities. A default or expected default on a loan could also make it more difficult for a Fund to dispose of the investment at a price approximating the value placed on the investment by the Fund. In addition, elements of judgment may play a greater role in valuation than for securities with a more active secondary market, because there is less reliable, objective market value data available.
An increase in the demand for loans may provide improved liquidity and resale prices but it may also adversely affect the rate of interest payable on loans and/or the rights provided to lenders or buyers, such as the Funds, and increase the price of loans in the secondary market. A decrease in the demand for loans and instances of broader market events (such as turmoil in the loan market or significant sales of loans) may adversely affect the liquidity and value of loans in a Fund’s portfolio.
In certain circumstances, the Investment Manager or its affiliates (including on behalf of clients other than a Fund) or a Fund may be in possession of material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its ownership of a loan and/or corporate debt security of a borrower. Because U.S. laws and regulations generally prohibit trading in securities of issuers while in possession of material, non-public information, a Fund could be unable (potentially for a substantial period of time) to trade securities or other instruments issued by the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so and, as such, could incur a loss. In circumstances when the Investment Manager or a Fund determines to avoid or to not receive non-public information about a borrower for loan investments being considered for acquisition by the Fund or held by the Fund, the Fund may be disadvantaged relative to other investors that do receive such information, and the Fund may not be able to take advantage of other investment opportunities that it may otherwise have. In addition, loans and other similar instruments may not be considered “securities” and, as a result, a Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections under the federal securities laws and instead may have to resort to state law and direct claims.
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The Investment Manager or its affiliates may participate in the primary and secondary market for loans or other transactions with possible borrowers. As a result, a Fund may be legally restricted from acquiring some loans and from participating in a restructuring of a loan or other similar instrument. Further, if a Fund, in combination with other accounts managed by the Investment Manager or its affiliates, acquires a large portion of a loan, the Fund’s valuation of its interests in the loan and the Fund’s ability to dispose of the loan at favorable times or prices may be adversely affected. The Funds are also subject to conflicts of interest that are described in more detail in the SAI.
Large-Capitalization Securities Risk—A Fund may be subject to the risk that large-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Although the securities of larger companies may be less volatile than those of companies with smaller market capitalizations, larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and may not be able to attain the high growth rate of smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.
Leverage Risk—The use of derivatives (such as swaps, futures and options), reverse repurchase agreements, unfunded commitments, tender option bonds and borrowings may create leveraging risk. For example, because of the low margin deposits required, futures trading involves an extremely high degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in an immediate and substantial impact on the net asset value of a Fund. Leveraging may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged and may magnify losses. Applicable law limits each Fund from borrowing in an amount greater than 33 1/3% of its assets other than for temporary purposes.
The Funds are permitted to borrow money for certain purposes. To the extent that a Fund purchases securities while it has outstanding borrowings, it is using leverage, i.e., using borrowed funds for investment. Leveraging will exaggerate the effect on the NAV per share of a Fund of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio. Money borrowed for leveraging will be subject to interest and other costs that may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased. In addition, if a Fund borrows from a line of credit it will be subject to certain covenants that, if breached, may require the Fund to accelerate its indebtedness and sell portfolio securities or other assets when it otherwise would not do so. If a Fund accesses its line of credit, the Fund would bear the cost of the borrowing through interest expenses and other expenses (e.g., commitment fees) that affect the Fund’s performance. In some cases, such expenses and the resulting adverse effect on the Fund's performance can be significant. Moreover, if a Fund accesses its line of credit to meet shareholder redemption requests, the Fund’s remaining shareholders would bear such costs of borrowing. Borrowing expenses are excluded from any applicable fee waivers or expense limitation agreements.
Real estate companies may use leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases investment risk and the risks normally associated with debt financing and could adversely affect a real estate company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates. Financial covenants related to a real estate company’s leveraging may affect the ability of the real estate company to operate effectively. In addition, real property may be subject to the quality of credit extended and defaults by borrowers and tenants. If the properties do not generate sufficient income to meet operating expenses, including, where applicable, debt service, ground lease payments, tenant improvements, third-party leasing commissions and other capital expenditures, the income and ability of a real estate company to make payments of any interest and principal on its debt securities will be adversely affected. These risks are especially applicable in conditions of declining real estate values or as a result of developments adversely affecting the real estate industry.
Investments in other investment companies and certain other pooled and structured finance vehicles, such as collateralized loan obligations, may also expose a Fund to financial leverage and, thus, expose the Fund to leverage risk which could be in addition to risks from other forms of leverage.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk—It may be difficult for a Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a favorable price. As a result, a Fund may be unable to achieve its desired level of exposure to certain issuers, asset classes or sectors. The capacity of market makers of fixed-income and other debt instruments has not kept pace with the consistent growth in these markets over the past decades, which has led to reduced levels in the capacity of these market makers to engage in trading and, as a result, dealer inventories of corporate fixed-income, floating rate and certain other debt instruments are at or near historic lows relative to market size. These factors may apply more to high yield and floating rate debt instruments than higher quality fixed-income instruments. Market makers tend to provide stability and liquidity to debt-securities markets through their intermediary services, and their reduced capacity and number could lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial
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markets. As a result, a Fund potentially will be unable to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of adverse market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests or other reasons, unless it sells other portfolio investments under unfavorable conditions, thereby adversely impacting the Fund. A Fund's ability to sell an instrument under favorable conditions also may be negatively impacted by, among other things, other market participants selling the same or similar instruments at the same time or legal restrictions on the instrument’s resale. If a Fund is unable to sell an investment at its desired time, the Fund may miss other investment opportunities while it holds investments it would prefer to sell, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. In addition, the liquidity of any Fund investment may change significantly over time as a result of market, economic, trading, issuer-specific and other factors. Dislocations in markets often result in reduced liquidity for investments. Liquidity of financial markets is also affected by government intervention and political, social, public health, economic or market developments.
To the extent that there is not an established liquid market for instruments in which a Fund invests, or there is a reduced number or capacity of market makers with respect to debt or other instruments, trading in such instruments may be relatively inactive or irregular. In addition, during periods of reduced market liquidity, market turmoil or in the absence of readily available market quotations for particular investments in a Fund’s portfolio, the ability of the Fund to assign an accurate daily value to these investments may be difficult and a Fund’s Investment Manager may be required to fair value the investments. Fair value determinations are inherently subjective and reflect good faith judgments based on available information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the determination of a security’s fair value in accordance with the Funds’ fair valuation policy and procedures and Investment Managers’ fair valuation policy and procedures will in fact approximate the price at which a Fund could sell that security at that time (i.e., the sale price could differ, sometimes significantly, from the Fund's last valuation for the security). The Funds (or the Investment Managers) rely on various sources of information to value investments and calculate net asset value. The Funds may obtain pricing information from third parties that are believed to be reliable. In certain cases, this information may be unavailable or this information may be inaccurate because of errors by the third parties, technological issues, absence of current market data, or otherwise. As a result, the Funds' ability to effectively value investments or calculate net asset value may be adversely affected.
Investors who purchase or redeem shares of a Fund on days when the Fund is holding fair valued securities may receive fewer or more shares or lower or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the Fund had not fair valued the securities or had used a different valuation methodology. These risks may be magnified in a changing interest rate environment and Funds that hold a significant percentage of fair valued or otherwise difficult to value securities may be particularly susceptible to the risks associated with valuation. For additional information about valuation determinations, see “Determination of Net Asset Value” and a Fund's shareholder report. Proportions of a Fund's investments that are fair valued or difficult to value vary from time to time. In addition, during periods of market stress, a large portion of a Fund’s assets could potentially experience significant levels of illiquidity. The Funds’ shareholder reports contain more information about the Funds’ holdings that are fair valued or difficult to value. Investors should consider consulting these reports for additional information.
Management Risk—Each Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio, which means that investment decisions are made based on investment views. An Investment Manager and each individual portfolio manager will apply investment techniques and risk analysis in making decisions for each Fund, but there is no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results or expected returns, causing a Fund to lose value in or fail to meet its investment objective or underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to an Investment Manager and each individual portfolio manager in connection with managing each Fund and may also adversely affect the ability of each Fund to achieve its investment objectives. Active and frequent trading that can accompany active management will increase the costs each Fund incurs because of higher brokerage charges or mark-up charges and tax costs, which are passed on to shareholders of a Fund and, as a result, may lower a Fund’s performance. However, a Fund is generally less likely to incur brokerage charges or mark-up charges to the extent the Fund invests in fixed-income instruments as opposed to other investments.
An Investment Manager may utilize proprietary quantitative models, algorithms, methods or other similar techniques in connection with making investment or asset allocation decisions for a Fund. These techniques may be used to analyze current or potential future financial or economic conditions or conduct related statistical or other research. There is no guarantee that the use of such techniques, and the investments selected based on such techniques, will perform as expected, produce the desired results or enable a Fund to achieve its investment objective and a Fund may be adversely affected by imperfections, errors or limitations in construction and implementation (for example,
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limitations in a model, proprietary or third-party data imprecision or unavailability, software or other technology malfunctions, or programming inaccuracies) and an Investment Manager’s ability to monitor and timely adjust the metrics or update the data or features underlying these techniques and related tools. A Fund may also be adversely affected by an Investment Manager’s ability to make accurate qualitative judgments regarding the techniques and related tools’ output or operational complications relating to any techniques and related tools.
There is no guarantee that the Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund will be able to neutralize or limit exposure to general stock market risk. The Fund's use of short sales in combination with its long positions in an attempt to limit direct market exposure and improve performance may be unsuccessful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. During times when the overall market is performing strongly, the Fund may underperform the market because the Fund's short positions may be more likely to lose money than during other market conditions.
Market Risk—The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by a Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation, and loss. These fluctuations may occur frequently and in large amounts. The value of certain investments (e.g., equity securities) tends to fluctuate more dramatically over the shorter term than the value of other asset classes. These movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates, changes in inflation rates or expectations about inflation rates, adverse investor confidence or sentiment, changing economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, tariffs and trade disruptions, recession, changes in currency rates, increased instability or general uncertainty, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and its risk of expansion or collateral economic and other effects) or ratings downgrades, and other similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods.
Moreover, changing economic, political, geopolitical, social, or financial market or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by a Fund in a different country or geographic region and economies, markets and issuers generally because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. As a result, there is an increased risk that geopolitical and other events will disrupt economies and markets globally. For example, local or regional armed conflicts (notably the Russia-Ukraine conflict) have led to significant sanctions by the United States, Europe and other countries against certain countries (as well as persons and companies connected with certain counties) and led to indirect adverse regional and global market, economic and other effects. It is difficult to accurately predict or foresee when events or conditions affecting the U.S. or global financial markets, economies, and issuers may occur, the effects of such events or conditions, potential escalations or expansions of these events, possible retaliations in response to sanctions or similar actions and the duration or ultimate impact of those events. There is an increased likelihood that these types of events or conditions can, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, result in a variety of adverse developments and circumstances, such as reduced liquidity, supply chain disruptions and market volatility, as well as increased general uncertainty and broad ramifications for markets, economies, issuers, businesses in many sectors and societies globally. In addition, adverse changes in one sector or industry or with respect to a particular company could negatively impact companies in other sectors or industries or increase market volatility as a result of the interconnected nature of economies and markets and thus negatively affecting a Fund's performance. For example, developments in the banking or financial services sectors (one or more companies operating in these sectors) could adversely impact a wide range of companies and issuers. These types of adverse developments could negatively affect a Fund's performance or operations.
Different sectors, industries and security types may react differently to such developments and, when the market performs well, there is no assurance that a Fund's investments will increase in value along with the broader markets. For example, the value of a Fund's investments in securities or other instruments may be particularly susceptible to changes in commodity prices. As a result, a change in commodity prices may adversely affect the Fund's investments. Periods of market stress and volatility of financial markets, including potentially extreme stress and volatility caused by the events described above or similar circumstances, can expose a Fund to greater market risk than normal, possibly resulting in greatly reduced liquidity and increased valuation risks, for certain asset classes, longer than usual trade settlement periods. The fewer the number of issuers in which a Fund invests and/or the greater the use of leverage, the greater the potential volatility in the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, liquidity challenges can be exacerbated by large Fund redemptions, which often result from or are related to market or other similar disruptions. The Investment Managers potentially will be prevented from considering, managing and executing investment decisions at an advantageous time or price or at all as a result of any domestic or global market or other
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disruptions, particularly disruptions causing heightened market volatility and reduced market liquidity, such as the current conditions, which have also resulted in impediments to the normal functioning of workforces, including personnel and systems of the Funds' service providers and market intermediaries.
The current domestic political environment, as well as political and diplomatic events within the United States and abroad, such as the U.S. budget and deficit reduction plan and foreign policy tensions with foreign nations, including embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other similar developments, has in the past resulted, and may in the future result, in developments that present additional risks to a Fund's investments and operations. For example, additional and/or prolonged U.S. federal government shutdowns or foreign policy tensions may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. Any market, economic and other disruption could also prevent a Fund from executing its investment strategies and processes in a timely manner. Changes or disruptions in market conditions also may lead to increased regulation of a Fund and the instruments in which a Fund may invest, which may, in turn, affect the Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective and the Fund’s performance. In general, the securities or other instruments in which a Fund seeks to invest may be unavailable entirely or in the specific quantities sought by the Fund. This may adversely affect a Fund. In addition, many economies and markets are experiencing, and have experienced in recent periods, high inflation rates. In response to such inflation, government authorities have implemented significant fiscal and monetary policies such as increasing interest rates and quantitative tightening (reduction of money available in the market) which may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, as well as a Fund’s performance.
Mid-Capitalization Securities Risk—A Fund may be subject to the risk that mid-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of mid-capitalization companies may experience much more price volatility, greater spreads between their bid and ask prices and significantly lower trading volumes than securities issued by large, more established companies. Accordingly, it may be difficult for a Fund to sell mid-capitalization securities at a desired time or price. Mid-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources. Mid-capitalization companies have more speculative prospects for future growth, sustained earnings and market share than large companies, and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market or industry developments than large capitalization companies.
Preferred Securities Risk—Preferred stock represents an equity interest in a company that generally entitles the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of other stocks such as common stocks, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the company, to the extent proceeds are available after paying any more senior creditors. Preferred stocks may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred stock is subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred stock generally pays dividends (if declared) only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred stock will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. In addition, and unlike interest payments on most debt instruments, dividends on preferred securities are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. As a result, an issuer will not be obligated to pay dividends or distributions on the relevant payment date unless the board of directors declares such dividends or distributions, which may not occur.
Preferred stock has properties of both an equity and a debt instrument and is generally considered a hybrid instrument. Preferred stock is senior to common stock, but is subordinate to bonds in terms of claims or rights to their share of the assets of the company. In addition, holders of preferred securities typically do not have voting rights, except in certain circumstances in which they may be given only limited voting rights.
Prepayment Risk—Certain debt instruments, including loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier than expected (or an investment is converted or redeemed prior to maturity). For example, an issuer may exercise its right to redeem outstanding debt securities prior to their maturity (known as a “call”) or otherwise pay principal earlier than expected for a number of reasons (e.g., declining interest rates, changes in credit spreads and improvements in the issuer's credit quality). If an issuer calls or “prepays” a security in which a Fund has invested, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment and may be required to reinvest in generally lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features or terms than the security in which the Fund initially invested, thus potentially reducing the Fund’s yield. Loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities are particularly subject to prepayment risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of declining interest rates (or narrower spreads) as issuers of higher interest rate debt instruments pay off debts earlier than expected. In addition, a Fund
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may lose any premiums paid to acquire the investment. Other factors, such as excess cash flows, may also contribute to prepayment risk. Thus, changes in interest rates may cause volatility in the value of and income received from these types of debt instruments.
Variable or floating rate investments may be less vulnerable to prepayment risk. Most floating rate loans (such as syndicated bank loans) and fixed-income securities allow for prepayment of principal without penalty. Accordingly, the potential for the value of a floating rate loan or security to increase in response to interest rate declines is limited. Corporate loans or fixed-income securities purchased to replace a prepaid corporate loan or security may have lower yields than the yield on the prepaid corporate loan or security. Prepayments could also result in tax liability in certain instances.
Quantitative Investing Risk—There is no guarantee that the use of quantitative models, algorithms, methods or other similar techniques (“quantitative investing”), and the investments selected based on such techniques, will produce the desired results or enable a Fund to achieve its investment objective. A Fund may be adversely affected by imperfections, errors or limitations in construction and implementation (for example, limitations in a model, proprietary or third-party data imprecision or unavailability, software or other technology malfunctions, or programming inaccuracies) and the Investment Manager’s ability to monitor and timely adjust the metrics or update the data or features underlying the model, algorithm or other similar analytical tools (“quantitative tools”). A Fund may also be adversely affected by the Investment Manager’s ability to make accurate qualitative judgments regarding the quantitative tool’s output or operational complications relating to any quantitative tool, such as the failure to properly gather, arrange and analyze data. A qualitative tool may be more effective with certain instruments or strategies than others. A Fund is subject to the risk that any quantitative tools used by an Investment Manager will not be successful as to, for example, selecting or weighting investment positions, and that these tools may not perform as expected and may result in misidentified investments and investment losses.
Real Estate Investments Risk—A Fund may invest in securities of real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and the real estate market generally, such as the possible decline in the value of (or income generated by) the real estate, variations in rental income, fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services, and changes in the availability or terms of mortgages and other financing that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive. Real estate values or income generated by real estate may be affected by many additional factors and risks, including, but not limited to: losses from casualty or condemnation; changes in national, state and local economic conditions (such as the turmoil experienced during 2007 through 2009 in the residential and commercial real estate market); changes in real estate values and rental income, rising interest rates (which could result in higher costs of capital) and real estate market conditions (such as an oversupply of real estate for rent or sale or vacancies, potentially for extended periods); changes in building, environmental, zoning and other regulations and related costs; possible environmental liabilities; regulatory limitations on rents; increased property taxes and operating expenses; the attractiveness, type and location of the property; reduced demand for commercial and office space as well as increased maintenance or tenant improvement costs to convert properties for other uses; default risk and credit quality of tenants and borrowers, the financial condition of tenants, buyers and sellers, and the inability to re-lease space on attractive terms or to obtain mortgage financing on a timely basis at all; overbuilding and intense competition, including for real estate and related services and technology; construction delays and the supply of real estate generally; extended vacancies of properties due to economic conditions and tenant bankruptcies; and catastrophic events (such as earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist acts) and other public crises and relief responses thereto. Investments in real estate companies and companies related to the real estate industry are also subject to risks associated with the management skill, insurance coverage and credit worthiness of the issuer. Real estate companies tend to have micro-, small- or mid-capitalization, making their securities more volatile and less liquid than those of companies with larger-capitalizations, and may be subject to heightened cash flow sensitivity. In addition, the real estate industry has historically been cyclical and particularly sensitive to economic downturns and other events that limit demand for real estate, which would adversely impact the value of real estate investments.
Real estate income and values and the real estate market also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes, preferences (such as remote work arrangements) and values, or increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from legal, cultural, technological, global or local economic developments, as well as reduced demand for properties. If a Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type or related real estate conditions. Similarly, real estate industry companies whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or geographic region are also particularly subject to risks affecting such industries and regions or related real estate conditions.
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The value or price of real estate company securities may drop because of, among other adverse events, the defaults by tenants and the failure of borrowers to repay their loans and the inability to obtain financing either on favorable terms or at all. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements will also affect real estate companies, including their cash flow and their ability to meet capital needs. If real estate properties do not generate sufficient income to meet operating expenses, including, where applicable, debt service, ground lease payments, tenant improvements, third-party leasing commissions and other capital expenditures, the income and ability (or perceived ability) of a real estate company to make payments of interest and principal on their loans will be adversely affected, which, as a result, may adversely affect the Fund. Many real estate companies, and companies operating in the real estate industry, utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and could adversely affect a company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates.
Regulatory and Legal Risk—A Fund’s activities may be limited or restricted because of laws and regulations applicable to the Fund or the Investment Manager. U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by a Fund, the strategies used by a Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to a Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of a Fund, as well as the way investments in, and shareholders of, a Fund are taxed.
REIT Risk—REITs are exposed to the risks affecting real estate investments generally in addition to other investment risks. The value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT. The value of a REIT will also rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by, among other factors, the real estate market and by the management, development or occupancy rates of the underlying properties, which may also be subject to mortgage loans and the underlying mortgage loans (and other types of financing) may be subject to the risks of default. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of securities. REITs may invest in a limited number of properties, a narrow geographic area, or a single type of property, which may increase the risk that a Fund could be unfavorably affected by the poor performance of a single investment or investment type. A REIT may be more volatile and/or less liquid than other types of equity securities. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that have expenses of their own, a Fund and its shareholders will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses paid by each REIT in which it invests. REITs are also subject to unique federal tax requirements. A REIT that fails to comply with federal tax requirements affecting REITs may be subject to federal income taxation, which may affect the value of the REIT and the characterization of the REIT's distributions, and a REIT that fails to comply with the federal tax requirement that a REIT distribute substantially all of its net income to its shareholders may result in a REIT having insufficient capital for future expenditures. The failure of a company to qualify as a REIT could have adverse consequences for a Fund, including significantly reducing return to the Fund on its investment in such company. In the event of a default of an underlying borrower or lessee, a REIT could experience delays in enforcing its rights as a mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments.
Investments in REIT equity securities may require a Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio (including when it is not advantageous to do so) that it otherwise would have continued to hold. A Fund’s investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distribution could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT generally will not constitute qualified dividend income.
REITs often do not provide complete tax information to the funds until after the calendar year-end. Consequently, because of the delay, it may be necessary for a Fund to request permission from the IRS to extend the deadline for issuance of Forms 1099-DIV.
Investments in REITs are also subject to risks described under “Real Estate Investments Risk” above.
Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk—In the event of the insolvency of the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement, recovery of the repurchase price owed to a Fund or, in the case of a reverse repurchase agreement, the securities or other assets sold by a Fund, may be delayed. In a repurchase agreement, such an insolvency may result in a loss to the extent that the value of the purchased securities or other assets decreases during the delay or that value has otherwise not been maintained at an amount equal to the repurchase price. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the counterparty’s insolvency may
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result in a loss equal to the amount by which the value of the securities or other assets sold by a Fund exceeds the repurchase price payable by a Fund; if the value of the purchased securities or other assets increases during such a delay, that loss may also be increased. When a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the securities or other assets transferred to another party or the securities or other assets in which the proceeds may be invested would affect the market value of a Fund’s assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the net asset value of a Fund’s shares. Because reverse repurchase agreements may be considered to be the practical equivalent of borrowing funds, they constitute a form of leverage. If a Fund reinvests the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement at a rate lower than the cost of the agreement, entering into the agreement will lower the Fund’s yield and the amount of exempt-interest dividends that may be paid by the Fund. The credit, liquidity and other risks associated with repurchase agreements are magnified to the extent a repurchase agreement is secured by collateral other than cash, government securities or liquid securities or instruments issued by an issuer that has an exceptionally strong credit quality.
Restricted Securities Risk—Restricted securities cannot be sold to the public without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”). Unless registered for sale, restricted securities can be sold only in privately negotiated transactions or pursuant to an exemption from registration. Restricted securities may be classified as illiquid investments. There is no guarantee that a trading market will exist at any time for a particular restricted security. Thus, a Fund may be unable to sell these securities at an advantageous time or at all.
Restricted securities may involve a high degree of business and financial risk, which may result in substantial losses. These securities may be less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by a Fund. A Fund may invest in restricted securities, including securities initially offered and sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A Securities”) and securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers initially offered and sold outside the United States without registration with the SEC pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (“Regulation S Securities”). Rule 144A Securities and Regulation S Securities generally may be traded freely among certain qualified institutional investors, such as a Fund, and non-U.S. persons, but resale to a broader base of investors in the United States may be permitted only in significantly more limited circumstances. A Fund may bear certain costs associated with the resale of these securities and may be subject to delays in being permitted to sell these holdings.
Investing in Rule 144A Securities and other restricted and non-registered securities (such as privately placed securities purchased through transactions complying with the requirements in Regulation D or S under the 1933 Act) could have the effect of increasing the amount of a Fund’s assets invested in illiquid investments to the extent that qualified institutional buyers become uninterested, for a time, in purchasing these securities and for other relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations.
Sector Emphasis Risk—A Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in one or more sectors. If a Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in any one sector, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector and there is increased risk that the Fund will lose value if conditions adversely affect that sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations as a result of changes in economic, public health or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other sectors. Such issuers may also react similarly to these developments or conditions. To the extent a Fund is heavily invested in a particular sector, the Fund’s share price may be more volatile than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors. The Funds' shareholder reports contain recent information about the Funds' holdings, including exposures to sectors. Investors should consider consulting these reports for more information.
Sector Emphasis Risk-Consumer Staples—Investments in consumer staples companies are subject to government regulation affecting the underlying products, which may negatively impact such companies’ performance. Also, the success of food, beverage, household and personal product companies may be strongly affected by consumer interest, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand, including performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence and spending. Certain companies and products are highly scrutinized by the public and susceptible to litigation, which may adversely affect performance.
Sector Emphasis Risk-Financial Sector Risk—The financial sector can be significantly affected by changes in interest rates, government regulation, the rate of defaults on corporate, consumer and government debt, the availability and cost of capital, and the impact of more stringent capital requirements. Financial services
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companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. A Fund may be adversely affected by events or developments negatively impacting the financial sector. For example, events in the financial sector may cause an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and cause certain financial services companies, including banks, to incur losses. If a Fund focuses its investments in banks or bank-related companies, the Fund will be sensitive to adverse developments in the banking industry (domestic or foreign). Banks can be particularly susceptible to, among other things, adverse legislative, regulatory and monetary policy changes, interest rate movements, the availability of capital and cost to borrow, the rate of debt defaults, and developments in the real estate market.
Sector Emphasis Risk-Industrials Risk—The value of securities in the industrials sector may rely on the financial success of and investor demand for specific products or services within the industrials sector and for industrials sector products in general. Changes in or volatility of commodities prices may affect the performance of companies in the industrials sector. Many factors affecting commodities are unpredictable. Global trends including inflation, trade, competition, labor relations, environmental responsibility and access to resources may also impact the success of the industrials sector. Specific industries within the industrials sector may be more susceptible to changes in government spending, particularly aerospace and defense companies. Government regulation or deregulation of specific products or services within the industrials sector or the sector generally may impact the value of securities in the industrials sector.
Sector Emphasis Risk-Technology Stocks Risk—Stocks of companies in the technology sector, including information technology companies, may be very volatile. The potential for wide variation in performance is based on the special risks and challenges common to these companies, including, among other things, worldwide competition, consumer preferences, product compatibility, high cost of research and development of new products, issues with obtaining financing or regulatory approvals and excessive investor optimism or pessimism. For example, products or services that at first appear promising may not prove commercially successful or may become obsolete quickly. Company earnings disappointments can result in sharp stock price declines. A Fund may be adversely affected by events or developments negatively impacting the technology sector or issuers within the technology sector. The level of risk will be increased to the extent that a Fund has significant exposure to smaller or unseasoned companies (those with less than a three-year operating history), which may not have established products or more experienced management.
Short Sale and Short Exposure Risk—Short selling a security involves selling a borrowed security with the expectation that the value of that security will decline, so that the security may be purchased at a lower price when returning the borrowed security. A short exposure involves the use of derivatives (such as options and swaps) to gain exposure to a short position without having to borrow the security. A short exposure exposes a Fund to counterparty credit and leverage risks. The loss on a short sale or other short exposure, which, in some cases, may be theoretically unlimited, may be greater than a direct investment in the security itself because the price of the borrowed or referenced security may rise, thereby increasing the price at which the security must be purchased or the settlement price of the short exposure contract. A Fund may not always be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price. A lender may request that borrowed securities be returned to it on short notice, and a Fund may have to buy the borrowed securities at an unfavorable price, resulting in a loss. Short sales also subject a Fund to risks related to the lender (such as bankruptcy risks) or the general risk that the lender does not comply with its obligations. The use of short sales may cause a Fund to have higher expenses than those of equity mutual funds that do not engage in short sales, including the cost of paying the lender an amount equal to any dividends on the borrowed securities. Government actions also may affect the Funds’ ability to engage in short selling. The use of physical short sales is typically more expensive than gaining short exposure through derivatives.
Small-Capitalization Securities Risk—A Fund may be subject to the risk that small-capitalization securities may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of small-capitalization companies may experience much more price volatility, greater spreads between their bid and ask prices and significantly lower trading volumes than securities issued by larger, more established companies. Accordingly, it may be difficult for a Fund to sell small-capitalization securities at a desired time or price. Small-capitalization companies tend to have inexperienced management as well as limited product and market diversification and financial resources. Small-capitalization companies have more speculative prospects for future growth, sustained earnings and market share than larger companies, and may be more vulnerable to adverse economic, market or industry developments than mid- or large-capitalization companies.
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Tax Risk—A Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from qualifying sources in order to qualify for favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company under the  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). This requirement will limit the ability of a Fund to invest in commodities, derivatives on commodities, or other items that could result in nonqualifying income. Legislative or administrative changes or court decisions relating to the Code may adversely affect a Fund and/or the issuers of securities held by a Fund.
U.S. Government Securities Risk—Different types of U.S. government securities have different relative levels of credit risk depending on the nature of the particular government support for that security. U.S. government securities may be supported by: (i) the full faith and credit of the United States government; (ii) the ability of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; (iii) the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or government-sponsored entity (“GSE”); (iv) pools of assets (e.g., mortgage-backed securities); or (v) the United States in some other way. The U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, which may fluctuate in value and are subject to investment risks, and certain U.S. government securities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. The value of U.S. government obligations may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. It is possible that the issuers of some U.S. government securities will not have the funds to timely meet their payment obligations in the future and there is a risk of default. For certain agency and GSE issued securities, there is no guarantee the U.S. government will support the agency or GSE if it is unable to meet its obligations.
Value Stocks Risk—Investments in value stocks are subject to the risk that their intrinsic values may never be realized by the market or that their prices may go down. While the Funds' investments in value stocks may limit downside risk over time, a Fund may, as a trade-off, produce more modest gains than riskier stock funds.
Zero Coupon and Payment-In-Kind Securities Risk—The market value of a zero-coupon or payment-in-kind security, which usually trades at a deep discount from its face or par value, is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more sensitive to changes in interest rates and credit quality than, other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest in cash periodically. Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities also may be less liquid than other fixed-income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest in cash periodically. Zero coupon securities pay no interest to holders prior to maturity, and payment-in-kind securities pay interest in the form of additional securities. However, a portion of the original issue discount on zero coupon securities and the “interest” on payment-in-kind securities will be included in the investing Fund’s taxable income. Accordingly, for the Fund to qualify for tax treatment as a regulated investment company and to avoid certain taxes, the Fund will generally be required to distribute to its shareholders an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash it actually receives with respect to these securities. These distributions must be made from the Fund’s cash assets or, if necessary, from the proceeds of sales of portfolio securities or other assets. The Fund will not be able to purchase additional income-producing securities with cash used to make any such distributions, and its current income ultimately may be reduced as a result. Zero coupon and payment-in-kind securities may be more difficult to value than other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest in cash periodically.
The SAI describes the Funds' principal investment risks in more detail and also describes other risks applicable to the Funds. The additional risks include the following:
Cyber Security, Market Disruptions and Operational Risk—As in other parts of the economy, the Funds and their service providers, as well as exchanges and market participants through or with which the Funds trade and other infrastructures and services on which the Funds or their service providers rely, are susceptible to ongoing risks related to cyber incidents and the risks associated with financial, economic, public health, labor and other global market developments and disruptions. Cyber incidents, which can be perpetrated by a variety of means, including ransomware attacks, may result in actual or potential adverse consequences for critical information and communications technology, systems and networks that are vital to the operations of the Funds or their service providers. A cyber incident or sudden market disruption could adversely impact a Fund, its service providers or its shareholders by, among other things, interfering with the processing of shareholder transactions or other operational functionality, impacting a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value or other data, causing the release of private or confidential information, impeding trading, causing reputational damage, and subjecting a Fund to fines, penalties or financial losses or otherwise adversely affecting the operations, systems and activities of the Funds, their service providers and market intermediaries. These types of adverse consequences could also result from other operational disruptions or failures arising from, for example, processing errors, human errors, and other technological issues. In each case, a Fund’s ability to calculate its net asset value correctly, in a timely manner or process trades or Fund or shareholder transactions may be adversely affected, including over a potentially extended period. The Funds and their service providers may directly bear these risks and related costs. In addition, work-from-home arrangements by
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the Funds or an Investment Manager (or their service providers) could increase all of the above risks, create additional data and information accessibility concerns, and make the Funds or an Investment Manager (or their service providers) more susceptible to operational disruptions, any of which could adversely impact their operations. Furthermore, the Funds may be appealing targets for cybersecurity threats such as hackers and malware.
LIBOR Replacement Risk—The terms of many investments, financings or other transactions in the U.S. and globally have been historically tied to interbank reference rates (referred to collectively as the “London Interbank Offered Rate”), which function as a reference rate or benchmark for such investments, financings or other transactions. LIBOR may be a significant factor in determining payment obligations under derivatives transactions, the cost of financing of Fund investments or the value or return on certain other Fund investments. As a result, LIBOR may be relevant to, and directly affect, a Fund’s performance, price volatility, liquidity and value, as well as the price volatility, liquidity and value of the assets that the Fund holds.
In July 2017, the head of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority announced the desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. Since December 31, 2021, all sterling, euro, Swiss franc and Japanese yen LIBOR settings and the 1-week and 2-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings have ceased to be published on a representative basis, and it is anticipated that after June 30, 2023, the overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be published on a representative basis. Although some settings of U.S. dollar LIBOR continue to be published, there is no assurance that LIBOR will continue to exist as a representative rate until June 30, 2023, or at any time thereafter. In connection with supervisory guidance from regulators, regulated entities have ceased entering into certain new LIBOR contracts after January 1, 2022. Various financial industry groups have begun planning for that transition and certain regulators and industry groups have taken actions to establish alternative reference rates (e.g., SOFR, which measures the cost of overnight borrowings through repurchase agreement transactions collateralized with U.S. Treasury securities and is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBORs with certain adjustments). However, there are challenges to converting certain contracts and transactions to a new benchmark and neither the full effects of the transition process nor its ultimate outcome is known.
The transition process might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments with terms tied to LIBOR. It could also lead to a reduction in the interest rates on, and the value of, some LIBOR-based investments and reduce the effectiveness of hedges mitigating risk in connection with LIBOR-based investments. Although some LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate-setting methodology and/or increased costs for certain LIBOR-related instruments or financing transactions, others may not have such provisions and there may be significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies. Instruments that include robust fallback provisions to facilitate the transition from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate may also include adjustments that do not adequately compensate the holder for the different characteristics of the alternative reference rate. The result may be that the fallback provision results in a value transfer from one party to the instrument to the counterparty. Instruments based on alternative reference rates may be subject to credit spread adjustments (“CSAs”) and the CSAs themselves are subject to negotiations and may vary from instrument to instrument. Additionally, because such provisions may differ across instruments (e.g., hedges versus cash positions hedged or investments in structured finance products transitioning to a different rate or at a different time as the assets underlying those structured finance products), LIBOR’s cessation may give rise to basis risk and render hedges less effective. As the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects and related adverse conditions could occur prior to the anticipated cessation of the remaining US dollar LIBOR tenors in mid-2023. There also remains uncertainty and risk regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to include enhanced provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments, notwithstanding significant efforts by the industry to develop robust LIBOR replacement clauses. The effect of any changes to, or discontinuation of, LIBOR on a Fund will vary depending, among other things, on (1) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts and the possible renegotiation of existing contracts and (2) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new products and instruments. Fund investments may also be tied to other interbank offered rates and currencies, which also will face similar issues. In many cases, in the event that an instrument falls back to an alternative reference rate, including SOFR or any reference rate based on SOFR, the alternative reference rate will not perform the same as LIBOR would have and may not include adjustments to such alternative reference rate that are reflective of current economic circumstances or differences between such alternative reference rate and LIBOR. SOFR is based on secured lending markets in U.S. government securities and does not reflect credit risk in the inter-bank lending market in the way that LIBOR did. In the event of a credit crisis, floating rate instruments using alternative reference rates like SOFR could therefore perform differently than those instruments using a rate indexed to the inter-bank lending market.
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Various pieces of legislation, including enacted federal legislation and laws enacted by states such as New York and Alabama, may affect the transition of LIBOR-based instruments as well by permitting trustees and calculation agents to transition instruments with no LIBOR transition language to an alternative reference rate selected by such agents. Such pieces of legislation also include applicable safe harbors from liability, which may limit the recourse a Fund may have if the alternative reference rate does not fully compensate the Fund for the transition of an instrument from LIBOR. It is uncertain what impact any such legislation may have.
These developments could negatively impact financial markets in general and present heightened risks, including with respect to a Fund’s investments. As a result of this uncertainty and developments relating to the transition process, a Fund and its investments may be adversely affected.
Securities Lending Risk—Securities lending involves the lending of portfolio securities owned by a Fund to qualified borrowers, including broker-dealers and financial institutions. Therefore, loans of securities involve the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities or deliver the proper amount of collateral, which may result in a loss to a Fund. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy of the borrower or the lending agent, a Fund could experience losses or delays in recovering the loaned securities or foreclosing on collateral. In some cases, these risks may be mitigated by an indemnification provided by the Fund’s lending agent. When lending portfolio securities, a Fund initially will require the borrower to provide the Fund with collateral, most commonly cash, which the Fund will invest. Although the Fund invests cash collateral in a conservative manner, it is possible that it could lose money from such an investment or fail to earn sufficient income from its investment to cover the fee or rebate that it has agreed to pay the borrower. To the extent a borrower pledges non-cash collateral, the Fund will earn lending fees paid by the borrower through the lending agent. It is possible that, should the Fund's lending agent experience financial difficulties or bankruptcy, the Fund may not receive the fees it is owed.
Portfolio Holdings
A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ underlying portfolio securities is available in the SAI.
Investment Manager
Security Investors, LLC (“Security Investors” or “Guggenheim Investments”), located at 702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20850, is the investment manager to the Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund, Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund, Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund and Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund. On September 30, 2022, the aggregate assets under the investment management and supervision of Security Investors were approximately $7.7 billion.
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“Guggenheim Partners” or “Guggenheim Investments” and with Security Investors, each is an “Investment Manager” and together, “Investment Managers”), located at 100 Wilshire Boulevard, 5th Floor, Santa Monica, California 90401, is the investment manager to the Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund and Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund. On September 30, 2022, the aggregate assets under the investment management and supervision of Guggenheim Partners were approximately $196.5 billion.
The Investment Managers make investment decisions for the assets of the Funds and the applicable Investment Manager continuously reviews, supervises and administers each Fund’s investment program. In carrying out these functions, the personnel of the Investment Managers operate in teams with various roles. For example, the macroeconomic research team develops the outlook for key economic themes and trends; a sector/security research team selects specific securities for investment consideration and identifies the outlook for different sectors; a portfolio construction team targets investment portfolio positionings and sector weightings; and the portfolio management team provides portfolio monitoring and implementation and risk management services.
Each of Security Investors and Guggenheim Partners is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”) and Guggenheim Partners is registered as a commodity trading advisor (“CTA”), and each is a member of the National Futures Association in such capacities. Security Investors acts as CPO for Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund, Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund and Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund.
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Each Investment Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC. Guggenheim Partners, LLC is a diversified financial services firm with wealth management, capital markets, investment management and proprietary investing businesses, whose clients are a mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, investment funds, foundations, insurance companies and other institutions that have entrusted Guggenheim Partners, LLC with the supervision of approximately $285 billion of assets as of December 31, 2022. Guggenheim Partners, LLC is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Management Fees
The following chart shows the contractual investment management fees to be paid by each Fund. 
Contractual Management Fees (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
0.90%
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
0.65%
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
1.10%
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
0.75%
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
0.75%
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
0.75%
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
0.75%
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
0.75%
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
0.70%
The Investment Managers have contractually agreed through February 1, 2024 to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses (including distribution (12b-1) fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) of the Fund share classes listed below to the listed percentages of those Funds’ average daily net assets. 
Fund
Class A
Expense Limit
Class C
Expense Limit
Institutional Class
Expense Limit
Class P
Expense Limit
Guggenheim Alpha
Opportunity Fund
1.76%
2.51%
1.51%
1.76%
Guggenheim Large
Cap Value Fund
1.15%
1.90%
0.90%
1.15%
Guggenheim Market
Neutral Real Estate
Fund
1.65%
2.40%
1.40%
1.65%
Guggenheim Risk
Managed Real
Estate Fund
1.30%
2.05%
1.10%
1.30%
Guggenheim Small
Cap Value Fund
1.30%
2.05%
1.05%
1.30%
Guggenheim SMid
Cap Value Fund
1.30%
2.05%
1.05%
1.30%
Guggenheim World
Equity Income Fund
1.22%
1.97%
0.97%
1.22%
A Fund may have “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver” greater than the expense cap as a result of any acquired fund fees and expenses or other expenses that are excluded from the calculation. An Investment Manager is entitled to reimbursement by a Fund for certain fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement. An Investment Manager may only recoup such reimbursement when the Operating Expenses for a Fund or class do not exceed the then-applicable expense cap.
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The Investment Managers have also contractually agreed through February 1, 2024, to waive the amount of each Fund’s management fee to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by each Fund with respect to any Fund investment in an underlying fund for which the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates also serves as investment manager. An Investment Manager is not entitled to reimbursement by a Fund for fees waived under this agreement. This agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms, unless the Investment Manager provides written notice to the Fund of the termination of the agreement.
Each contractual waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement will expire when it reaches its termination, or when an Investment Manager ceases to serve as such and it may be terminated by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, with certain waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to the recoupment rights of the Investment Manager.
In addition to any contractual waivers and expense reimbursements, each Investment Manager may waive some or all of its management fee to limit the total operating expenses of a Fund to a specified level. The Investment Managers also may reimburse expenses of a Fund from time to time to help it maintain competitive expense ratios. These arrangements may be voluntary, in which case they may be terminated at any time. The Fund’s fees without reflecting voluntary waivers or reimbursements are shown in the fee tables in the Fund’s summary section.
The information provided in the Performance Information section of each Fund’s Fund Summary reflects the effect of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and/or any of its affiliates that were in place during the performance periods shown, which, if not in place during the applicable performance periods, would have resulted in higher expenses and lowered the returns shown. A Fund’s annual operating expenses may vary throughout the period and from year to year.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees approving the investment advisory contract on behalf of each of the Funds is available in the Funds’ annual report for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2022.
Portfolio Managers
The composition of the portfolio management team of a Fund may change from time to time. The following individuals serve as Portfolio Managers of the Funds:
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund—Samir Sanghani, Burak Hurmeydan and Farhan Sharaff are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund—James P. Schier, David G. Toussaint, Gregg Strohkorb, Farhan Sharaff and Burak Hurmeydan are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund—Michael S. Chong and Samir Sanghani are primarily responsible for the day-to- day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund—Michael S. Chong and Samir Sanghani are primarily responsible for the day-to- day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund—James P. Schier, David G. Toussaint, Gregg Strohkorb, Farhan Sharaff and Burak Hurmeydan are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund—James P. Schier, David G. Toussaint, Gregg Strohkorb, Farhan Sharaff and Burak Hurmeydan are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund—Qi Yan, Adam J. Bloch and Farhan Sharaff are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund—Qi Yan, Adam J. Bloch and Farhan Sharaff are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund—Farhan Sharaff, Evan Einstein and Douglas Makin are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
The biographies of the portfolio managers are as follows:
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Samir Sanghani, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Investments, has co-managed Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund since January 2015 and co-managed Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund and Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund since February 2021. Mr. Sanghani joined Guggenheim in 2008. His responsibilities include portfolio management, research, and development of new strategies. As Head of the Quantitative Strategies Group in Santa Monica, Mr. Sanghani manages products covering long-only equities, long-short equities, core fixed income, and multi-asset allocation. As Portfolio Manager for REIT products he covers real estate equity long-only and long-short strategies. Prior to joining the firm, he was founder and portfolio manager of a value/opportunistic long-short equity hedge fund. Mr. Sanghani also served as VP of Operations and Chief Compliance Officer at a multi-manager hedge fund firm offering fundamental and quantitative equity long/short strategies. Prior to this, he was a Management Consultant for six years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Sanghani holds a B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University and an MBA from M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Burak Hurmeydan, Ph.D., Director and Portfolio Manager of Security Investors, has co-managed Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund since January 2015, and Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund and Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund since November 2018. Dr. Hurmeydan joined Guggenheim in 2011 as an Analyst of Quantitative Strategies. Before joining Guggenheim, he was a Quantitative Risk/Research Analyst with Citadel Asset Management from 2008 to 2009. He earned his B.S. in Economics from Eastern Mediterranean University and an M.S. degree in Economics from Louisiana State University. Dr. Hurmeydan earned a Ph.D. in Economics with a specialization in Financial Econometrics from Louisiana State University.
Farhan Sharaff, Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of the Investment Managers. He has co-managed Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund and Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund since August 2015, Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund since January 2015, Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund since August 2013, and Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund and Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund since April 2013. Mr. Sharaff joined Guggenheim Partners in May 2009. Mr. Sharaff has more than 30 years of experience in investment research and investment management. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, he was a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at MJX Capital Advisors, a wealth management firm focused on providing advice and investment management for its clients, especially in the traditional and alternative asset classes and Guggenheim Investments plc. Prior to that, Mr. Sharaff served as the global Chief Investment Officer at CIGNA Corporation, Zurich Scudder Investments and Citigroup. In all of the above engagements, Mr. Sharaff was responsible for research, investment management, product development and investment risk management. He was also a member of the business management teams at Citigroup and Zurich Scudder. Mr. Sharaff has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Aston (U.K.) and an MBA in Finance from the Manchester Business School (U.K.). In addition, Mr. Sharaff sits on the board of Guggenheim Global Investment plc.
James P. Schier, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Security Investors, has been the manager of Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund since its inception (May 1997), Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund since its inception (July 2008), and Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund since August 2015. While employed by the Investment Manager, he also served as a research analyst. Prior to joining the Investment Manager in 1995, he was a portfolio manager for Mitchell Capital Management from 1993 to 1995. From 1988 to 1993, he served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Fourth Financial. Prior to 1988, Mr. Schier served in various positions in the investment field for Stifel Financial, Josepthal & Company and Mercantile Trust Company. Mr. Schier earned a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Washington University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
Gregg Strohkorb, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager of Security Investors, has managed Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund and Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund since August 2015. Mr. Strohkorb joined the Investment Manager in 2006 and also serves as a senior quantitative research analyst. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Strohkorb was a Quantitative Equity Analyst for Denver Investment Advisors and a small hedge fund. In addition, Mr. Strohkorb has extensive experience in software development, systems management and database management. This includes experience with Morgan Stanley in international equity trading, settlement, corporate actions and securities lending systems. He earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and an M.S. in Applied Science from The College of William and Mary and an MBA in International Business from the American Graduate School of International Management. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
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Qi Yan, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in equity and equity derivative strategies of Guggenheim Partners. He has co-managed Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund and Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund since April 2016. Mr. Yan joined Guggenheim Partners in 2005. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Mr. Yan works closely with institutional clients in developing and implementing customized risk management solutions. Mr. Yan earned his M.S. in Statistics from Yale University, and his B.S. in Mathematics from Cambridge University.
David G. Toussaint, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Security Investors. He has co-managed Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund and Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund since January 2017. Mr. Toussaint has more than 25 years of investment industry experience. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Toussaint was a Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the energy, utilities, and healthcare sectors for the value equity funds. From 2000 to 2012, he served as the portfolio manager for the firm’s high yield mutual fund strategy. Prior to joining the Investment Manager in 2000, Mr. Toussaint was a fixed-income credit research analyst and an investment accounting manager for Allstate Insurance. Mr. Toussaint earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois, a M.S. in Accounting from DePaul University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Evan Einstein, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Security Investors, has co-managed Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund since January 2017. Mr. Einstein joined Guggenheim in 2010 and is head of the Global Alpha Equity team. He is a quantitative portfolio manager responsible for model development and portfolio optimization. He has previously worked for Oppenheimer Institutional’s small-cap value portfolio management desk as well as for State Street Global Advisors global equity trading analytics. Prior to this, Mr. Einstein was CTO and founding partner at Elkweb Information Systems, an internet technology and information firm. He has received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and an MBA from Babson College.
Adam J. Bloch, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners. He has co-managed Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund and StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund since November 2018. Mr. Bloch joined Guggenheim Partners in 2012 and is a Portfolio Manager for the firm's Active Fixed Income and Total Return mandates. Mr. Bloch works with the Chief Investment Officers and other Portfolio Managers to develop portfolio strategy that is in line with the firm’s views. He oversees strategy implementation, working with research analysts and traders to generate trade ideas, hedge portfolios, and manage day-to-day risk. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, he worked in Leveraged Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York where he structured high-yield bonds and leveraged loans for leveraged buyouts, restructurings, and corporate refinancings across multiple industries..
Douglas Makin, Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Partners, has co-managed Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund since July 2020. Mr. Makin joined Guggenheim Partners in 2011 and has over 20 years’ experience in the financial markets across a variety of fields including portfolio management, risk and performance management, product development and trade execution. He currently oversees strategy implementation, working with co-portfolio managers, research analysts and traders to manage day-to-day risk. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, he has worked as a Senior Equity Analyst at ABN-AMRO in New York where he covered and published research on global telecom companies. Mr. Makin holds a BA in European History from the University of Colorado.
Michael S. Chong, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager of Guggenheim Investments, has co-managed Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund and Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund since February 2021. Mr. Chong joined Guggenheim in 2014, helping to launch the Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund. He is currently responsible for REITs across the long-only, long-short, and risk managed strategies. Prior to joining Guggenheim, Mr. Chong was a Portfolio Manager at Deutsche Asset Management, covering real estate securities across the Americas. Previously, Mr. Chong was a Senior Equity Research Associate for Green Street Advisors covering the lodging REIT sector. Mr. Chong received his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, AM in International Policy Studies from Stanford University, and BA in Politics from Pomona College. Mr. Chong has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
The SAI provides information about each portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio manager's ownership of Fund shares.
Conflicts of Interest
An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Investment Managers and their affiliates are engaged in a variety of business activities that are unrelated to managing the Funds, which may give rise to actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest in connection with
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making investment decisions for the Funds. The Funds and Investment Managers (and their affiliates) have established various policies and procedures that are designed to minimize conflicts and prevent or limit the Funds from being disadvantaged. There can be no guarantee that these policies and procedures will be successful in every instance. In certain circumstances, these various activities may prevent a Fund from participating or restrict a Fund’s participation in an investment decision, disadvantage a Fund or benefit an Investment Manager or its affiliates. For more information about conflicts of interest see the Information Regarding Potential Conflicts of Interest section of the SAI.
Sub-Advisers
Although the Funds are not currently sub-advised, the Investment Managers and the Funds have received from the SEC an exemptive order for a multi-manager structure that allows the Investment Managers to hire, replace or terminate unaffiliated sub-advisers without the approval of shareholders. The order also allows the Investment Managers to revise a sub-advisory agreement with an unaffiliated sub-adviser with the approval of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, but without shareholder approval. If a new unaffiliated sub-adviser is hired, shareholders will receive information about the new sub-adviser within 90 days of the change. The order allows the Funds to operate more efficiently and with greater flexibility. The Investment Managers would provide the following oversight and evaluation services if a Fund uses a sub-adviser:
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Performing initial due diligence on prospective sub-advisers for the Funds;
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Monitoring the performance of the sub-advisers;
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Communicating performance expectations to the sub-advisers; and
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Ultimately recommending to the Board of Trustees whether a sub-adviser’s contract should be renewed, modified or terminated.
The Investment Managers do not expect to recommend frequent changes of any future sub-advisers. Although the Investment Managers will monitor the performance of any sub-advisers, there is no certainty that a sub-adviser or Fund will obtain favorable results at any given time.
Buying, Selling and Exchanging Fund Shares
Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of securities but has its own eligibility criteria, fee and expense and cost structure and other features. You may not be eligible for each share class. Please consider your specific financial situation when selecting a share class for investment and evaluate factors you deem relevant to your investment decision, which may include, among others, how much you plan to invest, how long you plan to remain invested, the expenses of the share class and whether you qualify for a reduction or waiver of an applicable sales charge. You may wish to consult your financial advisor when deciding which class of shares to buy.
The Funds and the Distributor do not provide investment advice or recommendations or any form of tax or legal advice to existing or potential shareholders with respect to investment transactions involving the Funds.
Class A and Class C
Class A shares and Class C shares are offered directly through MUFG Investor Services (the “Transfer Agent”) and also through authorized securities brokers and other financial intermediaries.
The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares is $2,500. The minimum subsequent investment for Class A and Class C shares is $100. Class A and Class C do not have a minimum account balance. The Fund may waive the minimum investment requirements for Class A and Class C shares at its discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment requirement for Class A shares purchased at NAV as described under “Sales Charge Waivers.”
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Institutional Class
Institutional Class shares are offered directly through MUFG Investor Services (the "Transfer Agent") and also through authorized securities brokers and other financial intermediaries.
Eligible investors for Institutional Class shares include the following:
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Investors who invest a minimum amount of $2,000,000 in Institutional Class shares of the Funds;
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Employee benefit plan programs that have at least $25 million in plan assets;
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Trustees and officers of the Funds or any other mutual funds managed by the Investment Manager or one or more of its affiliates, and directors, officers and employees, including household members of such persons, of the Funds’ Investment Manager or Distributor, and their affiliates;
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Broker-dealer managed account or wrap programs that charge an asset-based fee and have program assets of at least $50 million;
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Registered investment adviser mutual fund wrap programs that charge an asset-based fee and have program assets of at least $50 million;
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Section 529 college savings plan accounts;
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Funds of Funds advised by the Investment Manager or its affiliates;
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Funds of Funds advised by unaffiliated investment advisers; and
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Institutions that invest the minimum initial investment amount in the Funds.
Each Fund reserves the right to waive the minimum initial investment amount of $2 million or to grant other investors eligibility to invest in the shares of the Fund at its discretion.
Institutional Class shares of each Fund are subject to a minimum account balance of $1 million. Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining accounts below the minimum account balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem shares if an account balance falls below the minimum account balance for any reason. Investors will be given 60 days’ advance notice to reestablish the minimum account balance. If the account balance is not increased, the account may be closed and the proceeds sent to the investor. Fund shares will be redeemed at net asset value (“NAV”) on the day the account is closed.
A shareholder currently holding Class A or Class C shares of a Fund in a fee-based advisory program sponsored by Merrill Lynch (“Advisory Program”) may convert such shares to Institutional Class shares of the same Fund within the Advisory Program. In addition, if a shareholder currently holds Class A or Class C shares of a Fund in a brokerage account and transfers such shares to an Advisory Program, the shareholder may convert the shares to Institutional Class shares of the same Fund. Such conversions will occur at the net asset value per share, without requiring any investment minimum to be met and without the imposition of any redemption fee or other charge. If a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) is applicable to such Class A or Class C shares, then the conversion generally may not occur until after the shareholder has held the shares for a 12 month period, except that a CDSC applicable to Class A and Class C shares converted to Institutional Class shares through an individual retirement account and certain other accounts on the Merrill Lynch platform will be waived. With respect to such waiver, Merrill Lynch will pay a portion of the CDSC to the Distributor. Please ask your financial advisor if you are eligible for converting your Class A and/or Class C shares to Institutional Class shares pursuant to these conversion features. It is anticipated that such conversions generally would be treated as a non-taxable event. Please consult your tax advisor for more information.
The investor eligibility requirements, the minimum initial investment and account balance requirements for Institutional Class shares may be amended from time to time as reflected in each Fund’s then-current prospectus and SAI.
Class P
Class P shares are offered through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries with which the Distributor has an agreement for the use of Class P shares in investment products, programs or accounts. Class P shares do not have a minimum initial investment amount, subsequent investment amount or a minimum account balance. A Fund reserves the right to modify the minimum investment amount and account balance requirements at any time, with or without prior notice to you. The minimum investment amount and minimum account balance required by your financial intermediary may be different. Please contact your financial intermediary for details.
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Class P shares are available only to investors purchasing shares through broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries that have specific agreements with the Distributor, including:
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Authorized no transaction fee platforms;
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Authorized fee-based programs of financial intermediaries;
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Authorized registered investment advisers and discretionary managed account programs;
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Authorized banks, trust company, broker/dealers, or other financial organizations that charge an advisory fee, management fee, consulting fee, fee in lieu of brokerage commissions or other similar fee for their services;
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Authorized retirement platforms of financial intermediaries; and
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Other authorized intermediaries approved by the Distributor.
Any investor eligibility requirements for Class P shares may be amended from time to time as reflected in each Fund’s then-current prospectus and SAI.
Class P shares will be held in an account at a financial intermediary. The Transfer Agent will have no information with respect to or control over an account of a shareholder of Class P shares. A shareholder may obtain information about an account only through its financial intermediary, which generally will hold the shareholder’s Class P shares as the shareholder’s agent in nominee or street name.
SHARE CLASS CONVERSIONS
A share class conversion effectively involves exchanging shares of one class of a Fund for another share class of the same Fund. From time to time, the Funds may authorize or permit the conversion of shares of one class of shares for another class of shares of the same Fund, provided that certain conditions are met (such as the shareholder is eligible for the new share class or such other terms and conditions as the Funds may determine). A share class conversion is generally not subject to the market timing and short term trading policies described in this Prospectus. The Funds reserve the right to modify, suspend or eliminate any share class conversion features at any time.
Following a share class conversion (or other similar shareholder transaction event), the ongoing fees and expenses of the new share class will differ from and may be higher or lower than those of the share class that you previously held. You should carefully review information in this Prospectus relating to the new share class, including the fees, expenses and features of the new share class, or contact your financial intermediary for more information.
Class C shares of each Fund will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund on or about the 10th day of the month following the 8-year anniversary date of the purchase of the Class C shares. This conversion will be executed without any sales charge, fee or other charge. After the conversion is completed, the shares will be subject to all features and expenses of Class A shares. For shareholders invested in Class C shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to maintain records necessary to verify, and ensure that the shareholder is credited with, the proper holding period for Class C shares. Please consult your financial intermediary for more information.
Although the Funds expect that a conversion between share classes of the same Fund should ordinarily not result in the recognition of a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes, you should consult with your own tax adviser with respect to the federal, state and local (or foreign) tax treatment of your investment in a Fund and any share class conversions. You should also consult your financial intermediary to learn more about the details of these types of shareholder transaction events for Fund shares held through the intermediary.
Opening Your Account
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
You will need to open a Guggenheim Investments shareholder account to make Class A, Class C and Institutional Class share transactions—buy, sell or exchange Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shares of the Funds. You can obtain an account application or request more information about opening an account by calling Guggenheim Investments Client Services at 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100. You may also visit www.guggenheiminvestments.com/forms to access “Mutual Fund Forms & Applications.”
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The type of application you will need depends on the type of account you want to open. For example, if you are opening a retirement account, you will need to complete a different application than you would if you were opening a taxable account. When you call Guggenheim Investments to request an account application, be sure to let the Client Services representative know what type of account you want to open to ensure that you receive the correct application.
If you open your account through a broker or other financial intermediary, your financial intermediary will ordinarily assist you in completing the necessary application to open your account with Guggenheim Investments.
Tips to Successfully Complete Your Account Application
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
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You must provide each account holder’s social security number or tax ID number and date of birth on the application to avoid a delay in processing.
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Attach a copy of the trust document when establishing a trust account.
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When establishing an account for your corporation, partnership or self directed retirement plan, please indicate the correct account type to ensure proper tax reporting and provide a copy of one of the following documents: registered articles of incorporation, government-issued business license, partnership papers, plan documents or other official documentation that verifies the entity and lists the authorized individuals. Failure to provide this documentation may result in a delay in processing your application.
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You must provide a street address (Guggenheim Investments does not accept P.O. Box only addresses). If any joint owner has a different address than the account registration, please indicate what it is on the application.
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Be sure to sign the application.
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If you open an account directly with Guggenheim Investments, you will receive a confirmation statement by mail confirming your initial purchase. Review this confirmation carefully to ensure that all of the information is correct. Notify us promptly of any errors.
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Any application that is sent to the Transfer Agent does not constitute a purchase order until the Transfer Agent processes the application and receives correct payment by check, wire transfer or ACH.
Transaction Information
This section provides important information about the procedures that you must follow when you buy, sell or exchange shares of the Funds. You may submit transaction orders to buy, sell or exchange Fund shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for business (“Business Day”). Each Fund’s NAV generally is calculated as of the close of normal trading on each Business Day (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). On any day that the NYSE has an earlier closing time (scheduled or unscheduled)—or as otherwise permitted by the SEC—each Fund reserves the right to: (i) advance the time the NAV is calculated and, correspondingly, the time by which purchase and redemption orders must be received or (ii) accept purchase and redemption orders until (and calculate its NAV as of) the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day. The Funds generally do not accept purchase and redemption orders (or calculate their respective NAVs) on days that the NYSE is closed for business (scheduled or unscheduled). On any day that the NYSE is closed when it would normally be open for business, the Fund may accept purchase and redemption orders until (and calculate its NAV as of) the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE. On any day that the Fund calculates NAV earlier than normal, Guggenheim Investments reserves the right to advance the time on that day by which shareholder transaction orders must be received. The NYSE holiday schedule is included in the SAI, and Guggenheim Investments will post advance notice of scheduled early closings at www.guggenheiminvestments.com.
Transaction Cut-Off Times
All shareholder transaction orders are processed at the NAV next determined after your transaction order is received with all of the necessary information, sometimes referred to as “good order,” by the Funds' Transfer Agent, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), or financial intermediary. The following transaction cut-off times have been established in order to allow the Transfer Agent appropriate time to report the current day’s trading activity to the Investment Manager. Any purchase order that is sent to the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary does not constitute a purchase order until received by the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary in good order. 
Method
Cut-Off Time
By Mail
Market Close
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Method
Cut-Off Time
By Phone
Market Close
By Internet
Market Close
By Financial Intermediary
Market Close*
*
Each financial intermediary may have its own rules about share transactions, and may have earlier cut-off times for processing your transaction order.
Transactions Through Your Financial Intermediary
If you are a shareholder of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares and you opened your account through a financial intermediary, you will ordinarily submit your transaction orders through that financial intermediary. If you are a shareholder of Class P shares and you opened your account through a financial intermediary, you will submit your transaction orders through that financial intermediary. Your financial intermediary is responsible for ensuring that your transaction order is in good order, and promptly transmitting your order to the Funds. Transaction orders received in good order by your financial intermediary, which requires that the financial intermediary receives your order before the financial intermediary’s cut off time, will be processed at the Fund’s next determined NAV. Financial intermediaries may charge fees for the services they provide to you in connection with processing your transaction order or maintaining your account with them. Each financial intermediary may also have its own rules about minimum initial investment amounts, minimum account balances, share transactions and limits on the number of share transactions you are permitted to make in a given time period. Authorized financial intermediaries of the Funds may also designate further intermediaries to accept purchase and redemption orders on behalf of the Funds. For more information about your financial intermediary’s rules and procedures, you should contact your financial intermediary directly.
When purchasing shares through a financial intermediary, you may not benefit from certain policies and procedures of the Funds as your eligibility may be dependent upon the policies and procedures of your financial intermediary, including those regarding reductions of sales charges and other features of the share class. In all instances, it is your responsibility to notify your financial intermediary of any relationship or other facts that may qualify your investment for sales charge waivers or other features.
An investor transacting in Institutional Class shares may be required to pay a commission to a broker in connection with transactions in Institutional Class shares. The Funds make available other share classes that have different fees and expenses, which are disclosed and described in the prospectus for the applicable share class.
Sales Charges
The availability of sales charge waivers and discounts may depend on the particular intermediary or type of account through which you purchase or hold Fund shares. The Funds' sales charge waivers and discounts disclosed below in this Prospectus are available for qualifying purchases made directly from the Distributor and are generally available through financial intermediaries, unless otherwise specified in Appendix A to this Prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts). The sales charge waivers and discounts available through certain other financial intermediaries are set forth in Appendix A to this Prospectus, which may differ from those available for purchases made directly from the Distributor or certain other financial intermediaries. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information regarding sales charge waivers and discounts and the financial intermediary’s related policies and procedures, including information regarding eligibility requirements for waivers or discounts that may be available to you.
Class A Shares
Class A shares are sold at NAV plus the applicable initial sales charge. The sales charge is used to pay your financial intermediary a sales commission up to a total of 4.75% of the purchase price of your investment in connection with your initial purchase. The NAV plus the sales charge is the “offering price.” However, in some cases, described below, your purchase may not be subject to an initial sales charge, and the offering price will be the NAV. In other cases, you may be eligible for a reduced sales charge. The sales charge varies depending on the amount of your purchase. The Funds make available (free of charge) information regarding sales charge waivers and discounts at
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www.guggenheiminvestments.com/mf/share-class-information. The information contained in or otherwise accessible through guggenheiminvestments.com does not form part of this Prospectus. The current sales charge rates are as follows: 
Amount of Investment
Sales Charge as %
of Offering Price
Sales Charge as %
of Net Amount Invested
Less than $100,000
4.75%
4.99%
$100,000 but less than $250,000
3.75%
3.90%
$250,000 but less than $500,000
2.75%
2.83%
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000
2.00%
2.04%
$1,000,000 or greater
None*
None*
*
For investments of $1 million or more, Class A shares are sold at NAV, without any initial sales charge. However, if you sell your shares within 12 months of purchase, you will normally have to pay a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) based on your initial purchase price or current market value, whichever is lower. The CDSC is used to reimburse the Distributor for paying your financial intermediary a sales commission up to a total of 1.00% of the purchase price of your investment in connection with your initial purchase. For more information about whether your financial intermediary has entered into such an arrangement, contact your financial intermediary directly.
You may obtain more information from the SAI or from your financial intermediary about available share classes and the sales charges and sales charge reductions and waivers described in this Prospectus or Appendix A - Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts, including eligibility requirements for sales charge waivers or discounts that may be available to you.
How to Reduce Your Sales Charge
You may be eligible to purchase Class A shares for reduced sales charges. To qualify for these reductions, you or your financial intermediary must provide sufficient information, in writing and at the time of purchase, to verify that your purchase qualifies for such treatment. You are responsible for notifying your financial intermediary of any facts that may qualify you for a sales charge waiver or discount. For additional information, including information on aggregating purchases among related accounts to receive reduced sales charges, see the SAI. Consistent with the policies described in this Prospectus, you and your family may combine your Fund holdings to reduce your sales charge.
•
Rights of Accumulation—To qualify for the lower sales charge rates that apply to larger purchases of Class A shares, you may combine your new purchases of Class A shares with Class A shares or Class C shares of any series of Transparent Value Trust, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds and Guggenheim Funds Trust (some of which are offered in a separate prospectus) that you already own. Current share value may be more or less than at the time of purchase due to price fluctuations and account activity. The applicable initial sales charge for the new purchase is based on the total of your current purchase and the current value of all other Class A and Class C shares that you own. Additionally, you may combine simultaneous purchases of Class A shares of one series of Transparent Value Trust, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, or Guggenheim Funds Trust with Class A shares of any other series of Transparent Value Trust, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, or Guggenheim Funds Trust to reduce the sales charge rate that applies to the purchase of Class A shares of any series of Transparent Value Trust, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, or Guggenheim Funds Trust. The reduced sales charge will apply only to current purchases and must be requested in writing when you buy your shares.
•
Letters of Intent—Under a Letter of Intent (“LOI”), you commit to purchase a specified dollar amount of Class A shares of any series of Transparent Value Trust, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, or Guggenheim Funds Trust during a 13-month period. At your written request, Class A share purchases made during the previous 90 days may be included. The amount you agree to purchase determines the initial sales charge you pay. If the full-face amount of the LOI is not invested by the end of the 13-month period, your account will be adjusted to the higher initial sales charge level for the amount actually invested. You are not legally bound by the terms of your LOI to purchase the amount of your shares stated in the LOI. The LOI does, however, authorize the Funds to hold in escrow 4% of the total amount you intend to purchase. If you do not complete the total intended purchase at the end of the 13-month period, the Funds' Transfer Agent will redeem the necessary portion of the escrowed shares to make up the difference between the reduced rate sales charge (based on the amount you intended to purchase) and the sales charge that would normally apply (based on the actual amount you purchased).
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A LOI may be revised during the 13-month period. Additional Class A shares acquired through reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions are not applied to the LOI. A LOI may be obtained from the Funds.
•
Reinstatement Privilege—If you have redeemed Class A shares of any series of Transparent Value Trust, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, or Guggenheim Funds Trust within the past 90 days, you may repurchase an equivalent amount of Class A shares of any series of Transparent Value Trust, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, or Guggenheim Funds Trust at NAV, without the normal initial sales charge. In effect, this allows you to reacquire shares that you may have had to redeem, without re-paying the initial sales charge. You must notify the Funds that you intend to exercise the reinstatement privilege in writing. The Funds are generally required to receive your purchase order within 90 days of your redemption.
Sales Charge Waivers
Class A shares of the Funds may be purchased at NAV by the following individuals:
•
Trustees and officers of the Funds or any other mutual funds managed by the Investment Manager or one or more of its affiliates, and directors, officers and employees of the Investment Manager or Distributor, and their affiliates, as well as the following relatives of any such trustees/directors, officers and employees (and their spouses): spouses, grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews;
•
Any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan established by any of the foregoing corporations for persons described above;
•
Retirement plans/retirement plan platforms that have assets of at least $1 million or at least 25 eligible employees;
•
Officers, directors, partners or registered representatives (and their spouses and minor children) of broker-dealers who have a selling agreement with the Distributor. Such sales are made upon the written assurance of the purchaser that the purchase is made for investment purposes and that the securities will not be transferred or resold except through redemption or repurchase by or on behalf of the Funds;
•
A registered investment adviser, trustee or financial intermediary who has authority to make investment decisions on behalf of investors;
•
A registered broker-dealer or registered adviser not affiliated with a broker-dealer who either charges periodic fees to its customers for financial planning, investment advisory or asset management services, or provides such services in connection with the establishment of an investment account for which a comprehensive “wrap fee” is imposed; and
•
Customers of financial intermediaries that have a contractual arrangement with the Distributor or Investment Manager where such contract provides for the waiver of the initial sales charge. Each such contractual arrangement with a financial intermediary is described in Appendix A hereto.
The Funds do not waive sales charges for the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of shares of a fund not in the Family of Funds where those shares were subject to an initial sales charge (sometimes called a NAV Transfer).
The availability of Class A sales charge waivers may depend upon the policies, procedures and trading platforms of your financial intermediary.
For information regarding intermediary-specific sales charge waivers and discounts, please refer to Appendix A to this Prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
Sales Charge Exceptions
You will not pay initial sales charges on the following:
•
Class A shares purchased by reinvesting dividends and distributions.
•
When exchanging Class A shares of one Fund for Class A shares of another series of Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds or Guggenheim Funds Trust.
Class C Shares
Class C shares are sold at NAV, without any initial sales charge, so that the full amount of your purchase is invested in the Funds. However, if you sell your shares within 12 months of purchase, you will normally have to pay a 1.00% CDSC based on your initial purchase price or current market value, whichever is lower. Shares that are not subject to
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the CDSC are redeemed first. Then, shares held the longest will be the first to be redeemed. The CDSC is used to reimburse the Distributor for paying your financial intermediary a sales commission up to a total of 1.00% of the purchase price of your investment in connection with your initial purchase.
CALCULATION OF CDSC
Any CDSC imposed upon redemption of Class A shares (purchased in amounts of $1,000,000 or more) or Class C shares is a percentage of the lesser of (1) the NAV of the shares redeemed or (2) the net cost of such shares. No CDSC is imposed upon redemption of amounts derived from (1) increases in the value above the net cost of such shares due to increases in the NAV per share of the Fund, (2) shares acquired through reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions, or (3) Class A shares or Class C shares held for more than one year. Upon request for redemption, shares not subject to the CDSC will be redeemed first. Thereafter, shares held the longest will be the first to be redeemed.
Waiver of CDSC
With respect to Class A or Class C shares, the Distributor will waive the deferred sales charge (when applicable) under the following circumstances:
•
An initial 1.00% sales commission was not paid to the intermediary at the time of purchase;
•
Following the death or disability of the shareholder;
•
For the redemption of the first 10% of shares sold within 12 months of purchase;
•
In connection with the required minimum distributions from a retirement plan qualified under Section 401(a), 401(k), 403(b) or 408 of the Code; or
•
In connection with distributions from retirement plans qualified under Section 401(a), 401(k), 403(b) of the Code for:
○
Returns of excess contributions to the plan;
○
Retirement of a participant in the plan;
○
A loan from the plan (loan repayments are treated as new sales for purposes of the deferred sales charge);
○
Financial hardship (as defined in regulations under the Code) of a participant in a plan;
○
Termination of employment of a participant in a plan; or
○
Any other permissible withdrawal under the terms of the plan.
In addition, the CDSC applicable to Class A or Class C shares will be waived for shares converted to Institutional Class shares through traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Roth IRAs, Rollover IRAs, Inherited IRAs, SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, BASIC Plans, Educational Savings Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts on a Merrill Lynch platform. With respect to such waiver, Merrill Lynch will pay a portion of the CDSC to the Distributor. For more information regarding this conversion feature, please see the description above in the section “Buying, Selling and Exchanging Fund Shares” or consult your financial advisor.
Generally, under current tax rules, you are required to start taking withdrawals from certain tax-deferred retirement accounts (including traditional IRAs) when you reach age 72 (70 ½ if born prior to July 1, 1949).
The policy of waiving the CDSC for certain redemptions may be modified or discontinued, with respect to new shareholders, at any time.
For information regarding intermediary-specific sales charge waivers and discounts, please refer to Appendix A to this Prospectus (Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts).
Buying Fund Shares
The Funds offer their shares continuously and investors may submit purchase orders to buy shares on any Business Day. However, Guggenheim Investments reserves the right to reject or refuse, in whole or in part, any purchase order, including those that are in good order, for Fund shares within 3 business days of Guggenheim Investments receiving the purchase order. Purchase orders are subject to the Funds’ or your financial intermediary’s transaction cut-off times and will be processed at the NAV next determined after your purchase order is received in good order. The
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minimum investment requirement for each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shares of each Fund is listed in each Fund’s “Fund Summary.” Class P shares of the Fund do not have a minimum initial or subsequent investment amount. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information about purchasing Class P shares, including the intermediary’s applicable policies and procedures.
Purchases of Class C shares of each Fund requested in an amount of $1,000,000 or more will be automatically made in Class A shares of each Fund.
Shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 are generally considered covered shares. The Funds are generally required to report cost basis information to you and the IRS when covered shares are redeemed. The Funds will use a default average cost method for reporting your cost basis for covered shares, unless you instruct us otherwise in writing to use another method. If you wish to choose another default cost basis method for your account, you may select among first-in-first-out (“FIFO”), last-in-first-out (“LIFO”) and highest cost-in-first-out (“HIFO”). For redemptions of shares acquired before January 1, 2012 (“non-covered shares”), the Funds are not required to report cost basis information to you or the IRS.
Accounts opened through a financial intermediary may be subject to different cost basis policies. For more information about your financial intermediary’s rules and procedures, including cost basis methodologies, you should contact your financial intermediary directly.
Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the appropriate cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about the cost basis reporting rules.
For additional discussion of the average cost method, see “Redemption Procedures.”
Purchase Procedures
Class A, Class C and Institutional Class
For purchases of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares, the Funds offer you the option to submit purchase orders through your financial intermediary or to send purchase orders by mail, fax or internet and to send purchase proceeds by check, wire transfer or ACH to each Fund for accounts opened directly. The Funds do not accept cash or cash equivalents (such as travelers’ checks and money orders), starter checks, or checks drawn on a line of credit (including credit card convenience checks). The Funds typically do not accept third-party checks. Fund management reserves the right to refuse other payment instruments if, in the sole discretion of Fund management, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Funds. Any payment instrument not accepted generally will be returned to you within twenty-four (24) hours of Fund management’s determination to not accept such instrument, but in no event later than 3 Business Days after such determination.
Guggenheim Investments generally does not accept purchase orders from or on behalf of non-resident U.S. citizens or non-resident aliens.
Retirement contributions will be considered as current year contributions unless otherwise instructed in writing at the time of the contribution.
You may buy shares and send your purchase proceeds by any of the following methods: 
 
Initial Purchase
Subsequent Purchases
Complete the account application that corresponds
to the type of account you are opening.
•Make sure to designate the Fund(s) you want to
purchase.
•Make sure your investment meets the account
minimum.
Complete the Guggenheim Investments investment
slip included with your quarterly statement or send
written purchase instructions that include:
•Your name
•Your shareholder account number
•The Fund(s) you want to purchase.
Make your check payable to Guggenheim Investments.
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BY MAIL
IRA and other
retirement
accounts require
additional
paperwork.
 
Call Guggenheim
Investments Client
Services to
request a
Retirement
Account Investor
application kit.
Your check must be drawn on a U.S. bank and payable in U.S. dollars.
Include the name of the Fund(s) you want to purchase on your check.
If you do not specify the Fund(s) you want to purchase, your investment generally will be credited to
the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which is offered in a separate prospectus.
Mail your application and check to:
Mail your written purchase instructions and check
to:
Mailing Addresses:
Standard Delivery
Overnight Delivery
Guggenheim Investments
P.O. Box 10839
Rockville, MD 20849-0839
Guggenheim Investments
805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
 
BY WIRE
 
Guggenheim
Investments
 
Client Services
phone number:
800.820.0888 or
301.296.5100
Initial Purchase
Subsequent Purchases
Complete and submit the account application that
corresponds to the type of account you are
opening.
Contact Client Services at 800.820.0888 to obtain
your new account number.
Use the Wire Instructions below to send your wire.
•Make sure to designate the Fund(s) you want to
purchase.
•Make sure your investment meets the account
minimum.
Be sure to designate in your wire instructions the
Fund(s) you want to purchase.
To obtain “same-day credit” (to get that Business Day’s NAV) for your purchase order, you should call
Guggenheim Investments Client Services and provide the following information prior to the
transaction cut-off time for the Fund(s) you are purchasing:
•Account Number
•Fund Name
•Amount of Wire
•Fed Wire Reference Number (upon request)
You will receive a confirmation number to verify that your purchase order has been accepted.
If you do not notify Guggenheim Investments Client Services of the incoming wire, your purchase
order may not be processed until the Business Day following the receipt of the wire.
Wire Instructions:
U.S. Bank
Cincinnati, OH
Routing Number: 0420-00013
For Account of: Guggenheim Investments
Account Number: 48038-9030
[Your Name]
[Your shareholder account number]
[Your fund designation]
If you do not specify the Fund(s) you want to purchase, your investment generally will be credited to
the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which is offered in a separate prospectus.
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BY ACH (FAX)
Guggenheim
Investments
Fax number:
301.296.5103
Initial Purchase (Class A shares
and Class C shares only)
Subsequent Purchases
Submit a new account application. Be sure to
complete the “Electronic Investing via ACH”
section. If you are establishing an Individual, Joint,
or UGMA/UTMA account, you may fax the
application to Guggenheim Investments. All other
applications should be mailed.
•Make sure to designate the Fund(s) you want to
purchase.
•Make sure your investment meets the account
minimum.
Subsequent purchases made via ACH must be
a minimum of $20. A maximum of $50,000 is
allowed to be purchased via ACH per day. To make
a subsequent purchase send written purchase
instructions that include:
•Your name
•Your shareholder account number
•The Fund(s) you want to purchase
•ACH bank information (if not on record).
BY ACH (MAIL)
Mailing Addresses
Standard Delivery
Overnight Delivery
Guggenheim Investments
P.O. Box 10839
Rockville, MD 20849-0839
Guggenheim Investments
805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
BY ACH
(INTERNET)
Purchase payments may be sent via ACH only if you have existing ACH instructions on file.
If you have existing ACH instructions on file, log-in to your account at www.TradeRydex.com and click on
“Electronic Investing.”
If you currently do not have ACH instructions on file, download the Bank Information and Alternate Payee
Form from the www.guggenheiminvestments.com site, and follow the instructions for adding bank
instructions.
Class P
For purchases of Class P shares, you will submit purchase orders through your financial intermediary. Class P shares cannot be purchased directly through the Transfer Agent. Guggenheim Investments does not accept purchase orders from or on behalf of non-resident U.S. citizens or non-resident aliens.
Canceled Purchase Orders
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
For purchases of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares, Guggenheim Investments will ordinarily cancel your purchase order under the following circumstances:
•
If your bank does not honor your check for any reason;
•
If the Transfer Agent does not receive your wire transfer;
•
If the Transfer Agent does not receive your ACH transfer; or
•
If your bank does not honor your ACH transfer.
If your purchase order is canceled for any of these reasons, you will not be entitled to benefit from any increase in NAV that the Funds may have experienced from the time of your order to the time of its cancellation. In addition, if the Funds' NAV decreases in value from the time of your order to the time of its cancellation, the Funds will hold you liable for any losses that it incurs as a result of your canceled order.
Selling Fund Shares
Each Fund redeems its shares continuously and investors may sell their shares back to the Funds on any Business Day. You may redeem all or any portion of your Fund shares at the Funds' next determined NAV calculated after your redemption order is received in good order by your financial intermediary or, for shares of each class other than Class P shares, the Transfer Agent.
Each Fund typically expects to meet redemption requests by using holdings of cash or cash equivalents or proceeds from the sale of portfolio holdings (or a combination of these methods) unless it believes that circumstances warrant otherwise. For example, under stressed market conditions, as well as during emergency or temporary circumstances, each Fund may distribute redemption proceeds in-kind (rather than in cash), access a line of credit, or overdraft facility, or borrow through other sources (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements or engage in certain types of derivatives), to meet redemption requests. Each Fund may also use these redemption methods if the Fund believes,
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in its discretion, that it is in the best interests of the Fund and its remaining shareholders. Redemptions in-kind involve the payment of some or all of your redemption proceeds in securities with a market value equal to the redemption amount. If a Fund redeems your shares in kind, you may bear transaction costs and will bear market risks until such time as such securities are converted to cash.
Each Fund has entered into a joint committed line of credit with other funds managed by the Investment Manager and a syndicate of banks that the Fund may use to pay your redemption proceeds, as described above.
Please refer to the SAI for more information.
Each Fund may suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption, of shares for more than seven days (i) for any period (a) during which the NYSE is closed other than customary week-end and holiday closings or (b) during which trading on the NYSE is restricted, (ii) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which (a) disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or (b) it is not reasonably practicable for such Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets, or (iii) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of shareholders.
Redemption Procedures
Class A, Class C and Institutional Class
For redemptions of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares, you will ordinarily submit your transaction order through your financial intermediary or other securities dealers through which you opened your shareholder account or through Guggenheim Investments if you opened your account directly with the Funds. The Funds also offer you the option to send redemption orders to Guggenheim Investments by: 
MAIL
Standard Delivery
Overnight Delivery
Guggenheim Investments
P.O. Box 10839
Rockville, MD 20849-0839
Guggenheim Investments
805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
FAX
301.296.5103
If you send your redemption order by fax, you must call Guggenheim Investments Client
Services at 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100 to verify that your fax was received and when it
will be processed.
TELEPHONE
800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100 (not available for retirement accounts)
BY ACH
Redemption proceeds may be sent via ACH only if you have existing ACH instructions on
file.
If you currently do not have ACH instructions on file, download the Bank Information and
Alternate Payee Form from the http://www.guggenheiminvestments.com site and follow the
instructions for adding bank instructions.
A maximum of $50,000 is allowed to be redeemed via ACH per day.
Whether you transmit your redemption order by mail, fax or telephone, you must include the following information in your redemption order:
•
Your name;
•
Your shareholder account number;
•
Fund name(s);
•
Dollar amount or number of shares you would like to sell of each Fund;
•
Whether you want your sale proceeds sent to you by check, wire or ACH (a new alternate payee or new wire instructions may require a Medallion signature guarantee); and
•
Signature of account owner(s) (not required for telephone redemptions).
You may only place a redemption order if you are the registered owner of the account or the registered owner has given Guggenheim Investments written authorization to allow you to make redemptions from the account. You will receive a confirmation number for your redemption. Please retain it for your records.
If you choose not to use the default cost basis method of average cost, you must choose a default cost basis method among FIFO, LIFO or HIFO. Shareholders who choose not to use the default cost basis method (i.e., the average cost basis method) may instead specifically identify the shares to be sold at the time of redemption or exchange. Shareholders using the specific identification method are expected to provide lot selection information along with
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their redemption or exchange request. For situations where shareholders are unable to or do not provide instructions (i.e., systematic withdrawals and other non-shareholders generated activity) the account level default will be used. Shareholders who wish to use the specific identification method for identifying lots of shares sold, however, are not permitted to use the average cost basis method.
To the extent applicable, unless requested otherwise at the time of the transaction, the Funds will redeem or exchange shares in the following order: undated non-covered shares (“non-covered share” are shares acquired before January 1, 2012), non-covered shares followed by covered shares using the method in effect for the account.
Class P
For redemptions of Class P shares, you will submit your transaction order through your broker/dealer or other financial intermediary through which you opened your shareholder account.
Distributions from Qualified Retirement Accounts
Distributions from your tax-qualified plan or individual retirement account (“IRA”) may have adverse tax consequences to you. You should consult your tax adviser before redeeming shares and making distributions from your tax-qualified plan or IRA account. For shares of each class other than Class P shares, all requests for distributions of redemption proceeds from tax-qualified plans and IRA accounts must be in writing. All distributions from tax-qualified plans and IRAs are subject to tax withholding rules.
Distributions from 403(b) accounts may require employer or plan administrator approval.
Receiving Your Redemption Proceeds
The Fund typically expects to pay redemption proceeds to your brokerage account held with a financial intermediary within two business days following receipt of the redemption request. For redemption proceeds that are paid directly to you by the Fund, the Fund generally expects to pay redemption proceeds by check, ACH or wire to you within one business day, following receipt of your redemption request in good order. However, in all cases, it may take the Fund up to seven calendar days to pay redemption proceeds. Each Fund also has the right to suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payments, as described above. For redemption orders that settle on federal bank holidays, your redemption proceeds will be sent on the next Business Day following the holiday. For investments made by check or ACH (not wire purchases), purchases will be on hold for up to 10 Business Days before a payment of redemption proceeds may be made.
All redemptions will be mailed to your address of record, sent electronically via ACH, or wired to your bank account of record. You may request overnight mail service for an additional fee. If redemption proceeds are transmitted by ACH or wire and the payee instructions are not valid, the proceeds may be re-invested into shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which are offered in a separate prospectus, as of the date of the redemption.
If you request payment of redemption proceeds to a third party or to a location other than your address of record, alternate address on file, or bank account(s) of record, your redemption request should be in writing and include a Medallion signature guarantee and may not be faxed. You may not send redemption proceeds to an address of record that was changed within the last 10 business days unless your request is Medallion signature guaranteed. For certain exceptions (e.g., accounts managed by financial professionals and requests to transfer between accounts), you may not be required to provide a Medallion signature guarantee. Please contact Guggenheim Investments Client Services at 800.820.0888 if you have any questions about your redemption request.
Medallion Signature Guarantees
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
Medallion signature guarantees help protect you and your account against fraud. You can obtain a Medallion signature guarantee at most banks and financial intermediaries. A notary public cannot provide a Medallion signature guarantee. You may not use fax to transmit a Medallion signature guarantee to a Fund.
Uncashed Check Policy
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
Any dividend, capital gain or partial redemption check that has remained outstanding for a period of 90 days from the issuance date will be canceled and re-issued. If a re-issued check is not cashed within 90 days, the check will be canceled and the proceeds will be deposited into the shareholder’s account as of the cancellation date.
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For dividend and capital gain checks, the proceeds will be reinvested into the appropriate share class of the Fund from which such distribution was paid, or if the Fund position has subsequently been redeemed in full, the distribution will be reinvested into shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which are offered in a separate prospectus. The account also will have the distribution payout option adjusted so that all future distributions are reinvested into the appropriate share class of the Fund from which the distribution would have been paid.
For partial redemption checks, the proceeds will be deposited into shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund.
Any full redemption check (one that brings your account balance to $0.00) that has remained outstanding for a period of 90 days from the issuance date will be canceled and re-issued one time.
Any redemption check from a retirement account (IRA, Roth, SEP, for example) that has remained outstanding for a period of 90 days from the issuance date will be canceled and re-issued one time.
For checks returned in the mail, a Fund will attempt to contact the client. If no contact is made, the check will be processed according to the procedures mentioned above.
Exchanging Fund Shares
An exchange is when you sell shares of one Fund and use the proceeds from that sale to purchase shares of another Fund. Investors may make exchanges on any Business Day of shares of the Funds for corresponding shares of any other Fund within the Family of Funds on the basis of the respective NAVs of the shares involved.
Exchange requests, like any other share transaction, will be processed at the NAV next determined after your exchange order is received in good order. Exchanges involving other Funds not included in this Prospectus may be subject to different transaction cut-off times. All exchange requests must be received by the Funds' Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary prior to the cut-off time of the Fund you are exchanging out of or the Fund you are exchanging into, whichever is earlier, to be processed at that Business Day’s NAV.
The exchange privilege may be modified or discontinued at any time.
Exchange Procedures
Class A, Class C and Institutional Class
For exchanges of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares, you will ordinarily submit your transaction order through your financial intermediary or other securities dealers through which you opened your shareholder account or through Guggenheim Investments directly. The Funds also offer you the option to send exchange requests to Guggenheim Investments by: 
MAIL
Standard Delivery
Overnight Delivery
Guggenheim Investments
P.O. Box 10839
Rockville, MD 20849-0839
Guggenheim Investments
805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
FAX
301.296.5103
If you send your exchange request by fax, you must call Guggenheim Investments Client Services at
800.820.0888 to verify that your fax was received and when it will be processed.
TELEPHONE
800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100
INTERNET
Follow the directions on the Guggenheim Investments website—Visit www.TradeRydex.com
Whether you transmit your exchange request by mail, fax, telephone or internet, you must include the following information in your exchange request:
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Your name;
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Your shareholder account number;
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Fund name(s) you are exchanging out of (selling) and Fund name(s) you are exchanging into (buying);
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Dollar amount, number of shares or percentage of Fund position involved in the exchange; and
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Signature of account owner(s) (not required for telephone or internet exchanges).
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You may only place exchange orders if you are the registered owner of the account or the registered owner has given Guggenheim Investments written authorization to allow you to trade the account. You will receive a confirmation number for your exchange. Please retain it for your records.
Class A shares of the Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund, a fund in the Family of Funds that is offered in a separate prospectus which you can obtain upon request and you should consult prior to an exchange, are not subject to an initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. However, Class A shares of the Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption if you acquire your Class A shares of the Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund by exchanging Class A shares of another fund in the Family of Funds that were subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. The Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund will use the date of the first share purchase to determine whether you must pay a contingent deferred sales charge when you redeem your Class A shares of the Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund acquired in the exchange.
Class P
For exchanges of Class P shares, you will submit your transaction order through your broker/dealer or other financial intermediary through which you opened your shareholder account.
Dollar-Cost Averaging
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
Shareholders of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shares may elect to engage in dollar-cost averaging, which allows shareholders to make periodic exchanges of shares from one fund to one or more other funds at regular intervals. With dollar-cost averaging, the cost of the securities is averaged over time and possibly over various market cycles.
Dollar-cost averaging does not guarantee profits, nor does it assure that a shareholder will not have losses. Shareholders should contact Guggenheim Investments Client Services to enroll in dollar-cost averaging. Shareholders will need to choose whether amounts are to be exchanged on the basis of a specific dollar amount or a specific number of shares. Guggenheim Investments will exchange shares as requested on the date of your choosing. If the date selected falls on a weekend or holiday, your request will be processed on the previous Business Day.
The Investment Managers will make exchanges until the value of the shareholder’s fund from which exchanges are being made is depleted or until the shareholder instructs Guggenheim Investments to terminate dollar-cost averaging. Dollar-cost averaging may be terminated at any time by a shareholder by written request or by phone.
Account Policies
Shareholder Identification and Verification
Federal regulations may require the Fund to obtain your name, your date of birth (for a natural person), your residential street address or principal place of business and your Social Security Number, Employer Identification Number or other government issued identification when you open an account. Additional information may be required in certain circumstances or to open accounts for corporations or other entities, and certain information regarding beneficial ownership will be verified, including information about beneficial owners of such entities. The Fund may use this information to attempt to verify your identity and, for legal entities, the identity of beneficial owners. The Fund may not be able to establish an account if the necessary information is not received. The Fund may also place limits on account transactions while it is in the process of attempting to verify your identity and, for legal entities, the identity of beneficial owners. Additionally, if the Fund is unable to verify your identity or the identity of your beneficial owners after your account is established, the Fund may be required to redeem your shares and close your account. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV next calculated on the date your account is closed, and you bear the risk of loss.
Guggenheim Investments provides accounts for resident U.S. citizens and resident aliens. We generally will not open a new account for any non-resident aliens (natural person or entity) or non-resident U.S. citizens. Guggenheim Investments generally will not accept any investments from non-resident aliens (natural person or entity) or non-resident U.S. citizens. If you are unsure of your status please consult your tax adviser.
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Customer identification and verification is part of the Funds' overall obligation to deter money laundering under applicable law. The Funds have adopted an anti-money laundering compliance program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order, (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Funds or in cases when the Funds are requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Funds are required to withhold such proceeds.
Changes to Your Account
For information on what is required to make changes and/or additions to your  Class A, Class C, and/or Institutional Class account and to obtain the appropriate forms, please visit the Guggenheim Investments website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or call 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100. If you own shares that are registered in your financial intermediary’s name, and you want to transfer the registration of your shares to another financial intermediary or want the shares registered in your name, then you should contact your financial intermediary for instructions on how to make this change.
Transactions Over Telephone or Internet
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
Internet and telephone transactions are extremely convenient, but are not risk free. To ensure that your internet and telephone transactions are safe, secure, and as risk-free as possible, the Funds have instituted certain safeguards and procedures for determining the identity of website users (including the use of secure passwords and 128-bit encryption technology) and telephone callers and authenticity of instructions. As a result, neither the Funds nor their Transfer Agent will be responsible for any loss, liability, cost, or expense for following internet, telephone or wire instructions they reasonably believe to be genuine. If you or your intermediaries make exchange requests by telephone or internet, you will generally bear the risk of any loss. Neither the Funds nor their Transfer Agent are responsible for internet transactions that are not received.
During periods of unusually high market activity or other times, it may be difficult to reach Guggenheim Investments by telephone or access our internet site. Guggenheim Investments and its affiliates will not be liable for any losses resulting from a cause over which Guggenheim Investments or its affiliates do not have direct control, including but not limited to the failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems (e.g., if you are unable to access your online service provider), input errors on the internet, severe weather, facilities emergencies, earthquakes, floods and strikes or other labor problems. If you are unable to reach Guggenheim Investments by telephone, fax, or internet, consider sending written instructions.
Statements and Confirmations
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
You will receive a confirmation for every trade you initiate. We will also send you a statement each quarter, and we will post your monthly statement online. You may choose to receive your trade confirmations and quarterly statements by mail or electronically (see “eDelivery Services” below).
Please review your trade confirmations and statements carefully. It is important that you contact Guggenheim Investments immediately with any questions you may have about any transaction reflected on any confirmation or statement. Guggenheim Investments will consider the transactions properly processed if any discrepancies are not reported promptly. If there are any discrepancies, call Guggenheim Investments Client Services at 800.820.0888.
eDelivery Services
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
eDelivery offers shareholders of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shares the convenience of receiving most communications (such as trade confirmations, statements, prospectuses and shareholder reports, etc.) from the Funds through the web via email notification. For more information on eDelivery, please visit the Guggenheim Investments website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com/edelivery. The Funds reserve the right to discontinue your eDelivery service if two (2) or more email notices are returned as undeliverable.
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Householding
Householding is an option that may be available to certain Fund investors through their financial intermediary. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer or other financial intermediary if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.
Guggenheim Investments Express Line—800.717.7776
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
If you are a shareholder of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares, you may access information about the Funds and your Guggenheim Investments account anytime with the Guggenheim Investments Express Line. This automated line gives you telephone access to Funds information including NAVs, daily factors, fund assets and distributions as well as balance and history information on your Guggenheim Investments account.
Service and Other Fees
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
Guggenheim Investments may charge the following administrative fees on accounts held directly through the Funds' Transfer Agent for services associated with the following:
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$15 for wire transfers of redemption proceeds under $5,000;
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$50 on checks returned for insufficient funds;
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$25 to stop payment of a redemption check within 10 Business Days of the settlement date;
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$20 for standard overnight packages (fee may be higher for weekend delivery or other special delivery options);
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$25 for bounced ACH transactions; and
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Client requests for historical account transcripts or the retrieval of a significant amount of documentation may be honored to the extent that those records are readily available. The Funds reserve the right, upon notice, to charge you a fee to cover the costs of special requests for information that require extensive research or employee resources. Such requests could include a request for historical account transcripts or the retrieval of a significant number of documents.
Guggenheim Investments reserves the right to change any of these fees or add additional service fees at any time.
Retirement Account Fees
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
An annual maintenance fee of $15 will be charged on the following retirement plans: IRA, SEP, Roth IRA, 403(b), Simple, Coverdell-ESA and Guggenheim Investments prototype money purchase plan and profit sharing plan accounts. You may pay the annual fee at any time during the calendar year by sending Guggenheim Investments a check. If the annual maintenance fee is not paid separately prior to December, it will be deducted automatically from your account.
An account closing fee of $15 will be charged upon liquidation of the following retirement accounts: IRA, SEP, Roth IRA, 403(b), Simple and Coverdell-ESA. This fee will be deducted from the proceeds of your redemption. Guggenheim Investments will waive the annual maintenance fee if a liquidation fee is being charged.
Guggenheim Investments also may waive the annual maintenance fee and any applicable account closing fee for certain 403(b) retirement plan accounts. For more information about the applicability of these fees, please contact Guggenheim Investments Client Services at 800.820.0888.
For additional information on fees for employee accounts please refer to the SAI.
Market Timing/Short-Term Trading
The Funds are not suitable for purchase by active investors. The Funds are intended for long-term investment purposes only and discourage shareholders from engaging in “market timing” or other types of excessive short-term trading. If you wish to engage in such practices, we request that you do not purchase shares of the Funds. This frequent trading into and out of the Funds may present risks to the Funds' long-term shareholders, all of which could
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adversely affect shareholder returns. The risks posed by frequent trading include interfering with the efficient implementation of the Funds' investment strategies, triggering the recognition of taxable gains and losses on the sale of Fund investments, requiring the Funds to maintain higher cash balances to meet redemption requests, and experiencing increased transaction costs. The Funds do not accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions. Consequently, the Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures designed to prevent frequent purchases and redemptions of shares of the Funds. The policies and procedures contain a variety of methods intended to assist in identifying “market timing” or other types of excessive short-term trading, including the monitoring of “round trips” by investors. A round trip is a purchase of (or exchange into) Fund shares followed or preceded by a redemption (or exchange out of) the same Fund’s shares. If two round trips by an individual investor are identified within a certain period of time, the Fund (or its agent) may reject or otherwise limit the investor’s ability to purchase or exchange Fund shares for a prescribed period after the two round trips.
For purposes of applying the Funds' policies, the Investment Managers may consider the trading history of accounts under common ownership or control. In addition, the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase request, in whole or in part, by any investor or group of investors for any reason without prior notice, including, in particular, if an Investment Manager reasonably believes that the trading activity would be harmful or disruptive to the Funds or would pose a risk to shareholders.
No restrictions are applied to transfers, purchases and redemptions of the Funds by certain “funds of funds” within the Funds' group of investment companies that are made (1) as part of the routine allocation and rebalancing transactions for such funds of funds or (2) in order to allow for inflows and outflows of investors in such funds of funds, so long as the market timing policies and procedures for such funds of funds are consistent with the Funds' objective of avoiding disruption due to market timing. This waiver may be extended in the future without notice to permit investments by additional funds of funds in the Funds.
In its sole discretion, a Fund may revise its market timing procedures at any time without prior notice as it deems necessary or appropriate, including changing the criteria for monitoring market timing and other harmful trading (including without limitation, imposing dollar or percentage limits on transfers).
Transactions accepted by an authorized financial intermediary in violation of the market timing/short-term trading policies and procedures are not deemed accepted by the Funds and may be canceled or revoked by the Funds by the close of business on the next Business Day following receipt. Although these policies are designed to deter frequent trading, none of these measures alone nor all of them taken together eliminate the possibility that frequent trading in the Funds will occur, particularly with respect to trades placed by shareholders that invest in the Funds through omnibus accounts maintained by brokers, retirement plan accounts and other financial intermediaries. The Funds' access to information about individual shareholder transactions made through such omnibus arrangements is often unavailable or severely limited. As a result, a Fund cannot assure that its policies will be enforced with regard to shares held through such omnibus arrangements (which may represent a majority of the Fund’s shares), and as a result frequent trading could adversely affect the Fund and its long-term shareholders as discussed above.
Rights Reserved By The Funds
In addition to the rights expressly set forth in the Prospectus and SAI, the Funds reserve the right to close your account or redeem your shares in cases of (i) actual or suspected threatening conduct against the Funds or actual or suspected fraudulent, illegal or suspicious activity by you or any other individual associated with your account or (ii) your failure to provide information to the Funds (or their agent) related to your account or otherwise comply with or meet Fund policies or share class eligibility requirements. This action may be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Funds or in cases where the Funds are requested or compelled to do so by applicable law. If your account is closed or your shares are redeemed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority or pursuant to applicable law, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds. Neither the Funds, the Investment Managers (or their affiliates) nor the Board of Trustees will be responsible for any loss in your account or tax liability resulting from such a redemption.
Unclaimed Property Laws
In certain circumstances, mutual fund accounts can be considered unclaimed or abandoned property under applicable state law. If your account is left unattended for a statutorily-prescribed period of time—generally, three or five years—Guggenheim Investments may be legally required to escheat (or transfer) your account to the state of your last known mailing address in accordance with applicable unclaimed or abandoned property (escheatment)
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laws, which vary by state. Escheatment with respect to a retirement account is subject to a 10% federal withholding on the account. In order to avoid the possibility of escheatment to the state, you should from time to time initiate activity in your account or contact Guggenheim Investments to review your account information. In addition, you should maintain a current and valid mailing address on record with your account to prevent any delays or interruptions of purchases, redemptions or exchanges of your shares. To initiate activity in your account(s) or update your mailing address, you should contact Guggenheim Investments at 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100 or, if applicable, the financial intermediary through which you purchased (or hold) your shares.
Shareholders that reside in the state of Texas may designate a representative to receive escheatment notifications by completing and submitting a designation form that can be found on the website of the Texas Comptroller.
Distribution and Shareholder Services
Class A and Class P Shares
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to each of Class A and Class P shares that allows the Funds to pay distribution fees under the Distribution Plan to the Distributor and other firms that provide distribution-related services (“Service Providers”). The Funds will pay distribution fees to the Distributor at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets of the applicable share class. Because the Funds pay these fees out of assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees may cost you more than other types of sales charges and will increase the cost of your investment.
Class C Shares
The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, applicable to Class C shares that allows each Fund to pay annual distribution and service fees of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The annual 0.75% distribution fee reimburses the Distributor for paying your intermediary a sales commission. The annual 0.25% service fee compensates your intermediary for providing on-going services to you. The Distributor advances the first year’s distribution and service fees, and retains the distribution and service fees on accounts with no authorized intermediary of record. Because the Funds pay these fees out of assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees may cost you more than other types of sales charges and will increase the cost of your investment.
Compensation to Dealers
Each Investment Manager, at its expense and out of its own resources, compensates financial intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares. Such payments, commonly referred to as “revenue sharing,” do not increase Fund expenses and are not reflected in the fees and expenses listed in the Funds' expense tables in this Prospectus. These payments are made at the discretion of the Investment Manager to certain dealers who have sold shares of the Funds. The level of payments made to dealers generally varies and is significant in some cases. The Investment Managers determine the extent of such payments in its sole discretion in response to requests from dealer firms, based on factors it deems relevant, such as the dealer’s sales, assets, share class utilized and the quality of the dealer’s relationship with the Investment Manager. The Investment Managers periodically determine the advisability of continuing these payments. The Investment Managers may also pay expenses associated with meetings that facilitate educating financial advisers and shareholders about the Funds that are conducted by dealers. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Funds over another investment. Shareholders should inquire of an intermediary how the intermediary will be compensated for investments made in the Funds.
Shareholder Services
Sub-Transfer Agency Services
The Investment Managers, Distributor and Trust enter into agreements with financial intermediaries pursuant to which the financial intermediary is compensated for providing sub-transfer agency or similar services, including administrative, networking or recordkeeping services, to Fund shareholders. Payments pursuant to such agreements vary as a result of, among other things, the nature of the services provided and are generally based on: (1) the average daily net assets of clients serviced by the financial intermediary or (2) the number of accounts serviced by
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the financial intermediary. The aggregate amount of these payments, which are reimbursed in all or in part by the Funds, are substantial in some cases and are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, 12b-1 fees the financial intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor. These payments increase the Funds' operating expenses and reduce their investment performance.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan
(Class A, Class C and Institutional Class Only)
Shareholders of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares who wish to receive regularly scheduled payments may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. Please refer to the Systematic Withdrawal Plan Request form for additional payment options. The form can be found within the Customer Service section of the www.guggenheiminvestments.com website. Shares are liquidated at NAV. The Program may be terminated upon notification, or it will terminate automatically if all shares are liquidated or redeemed from the account.
Exchange Privilege
Shareholders of the Funds may exchange their shares for shares of other funds distributed by the Distributor. An exchange is two transactions: a sale of shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund. In general, the same policies that apply to purchases and sales apply to exchanges, including a Fund’s right to reject any order to purchase shares.
Shares of a particular class of the Funds may be exchanged only for shares of the same class of another available Fund. In addition, shareholders should note that Class A shares may be exchanged for Institutional Class shares of Funds distributed by the Distributor if the shareholder meets the minimum initial investment and the specific eligibility requirements, which may be described in a different prospectus. Shareholders should consult that prospectus prior to making such an exchange. A copy of the prospectus may be requested by contacting the Funds' Distributor.
Exchanges may be made only in those states where shares of the fund into which an exchange is to be made are qualified for sale. No service fee or initial sales charge is presently imposed on such an exchange. Any applicable contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed upon redemption of the shares acquired through the exchange and calculated from the date of the initial purchase. For tax purposes, an exchange is a sale of shares which may result in a taxable gain or loss. Special rules may apply to determine the amount of gain or loss on an exchange occurring within 90 days after purchase of the exchanged shares. Before exchanging your shares for shares of another mutual fund that is distributed by the Distributor and offered through another prospectus, you should request the prospectus of the mutual fund into which you are contemplating exchanging your shares and review it carefully, as the other mutual fund may be subject to fees, charges or expenses that are different from the shares that you are exchanging. A current prospectus of the fund into which an exchange is made will be given to each shareholder exercising this privilege if the shareholder does not currently hold shares in that fund.
The terms of an employee-sponsored retirement plan may affect a shareholder’s right to exchange shares as described above. Contact your plan sponsor or administrator to determine if all of the exchange options discussed above are available under your plan.
A shareholder of Class A, Class C or Institutional Class shares may exchange shares by telephone by calling the Funds at 800.820.0888, on weekdays (except holidays) between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:30 pm Eastern Time. Exchange requests received by telephone after the close of the NYSE (normally 4:00 pm Eastern Time) will be treated as if received on the next Business Day. The exchange privilege, including telephone exchanges, dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing may be changed or discontinued at any time by either an Investment Manager or the Funds upon 60 days’ notice to shareholders.
The exchange privilege is not intended as a vehicle for short-term or excessive trading. Because excessive trading by a shareholder can hurt a Fund’s performance and its other shareholders, the Funds reserve the right to limit the amount or number of exchanges or discontinue this privilege if (1) a Fund or the Investment Manager believes that the Fund would be harmed or unable to invest effectively, or (2) a Fund receives or anticipates simultaneous orders that may significantly affect the Fund. The Funds also may reject future investments from a shareholder if the shareholder engages in, or is suspected of engaging in, short-term or excessive trading.
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Exchanges into the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund. A Fund’s shares may be exchanged into the Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which is offered in a separate prospectus that you can obtain upon request and that you should consult prior to an exchange. The Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund have no distribution and shareholder service (12b-1) fees, initial sales charges, initial investment minimum and minimum balance requirements.
If your investment in Class A or Class C shares of a Fund is subject to a deferred sales charge at the time of the exchange, shareholders should note that no deferred sales charge will be incurred on the exchange itself. However, redemptions from the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund may be subject to such deferred sales charge, as may redemptions from other Funds in which you could later invest, as discussed below.
The period of time during which you hold the Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund will not be counted toward determining the applicability of the deferred sales charge that can be charged upon redemptions within 12 months of a purchase of Class A or Class C shares.
Accordingly, if your Class A or Class C shares of a Fund are subject to a deferred sales charge at the time of your exchange into the Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund and you redeem your shares, the deferred sales charge will be assessed at the time you redeem your Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund.
If your Class A or Class C shares of a Fund are subject to a deferred sales charge at the time of the exchange and you subsequently re-exchange your Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund for Class A or Class C shares of another fund in the Family of Funds, respectively, the deferred sales charge will not be assessed by the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund at the time of a subsequent exchange. You will not be given credit for the time you held the Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund, but you will be given credit for the period during which you held Class A or Class C shares of a Fund prior to the exchange of the shares for Money Market Class shares. Therefore, a deferred sales charge will be based on the period of time you held Class A or Class C shares of a Fund and the other funds in the Family of Funds.
Shareholders should note that, if your initial investment was subject to an initial sales charge, a further exchange of the Money Market Class shares of the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund will not be subject to a charge at the time of such exchange.
For additional information, see the prospectus for the Rydex U.S. Government Money Market Fund.
Dividends and Taxes
Each Fund pays its shareholders dividends from its net investment income and distributes any net capital gains that it has realized, at least annually. If you are a direct shareholder of a Fund, your dividends and distributions will be reinvested in the Fund unless you instruct the Transfer Agent for the Fund otherwise. There are no fees or sales charges on reinvestments. Please see “Uncashed Check Policy” above for more information concerning uncashed dividend and distribution checks.
Dividend Payment Options
Dividends and distributions will be paid in the form of additional Fund shares unless you have elected to receive payment in cash. If you did not elect to receive cash payments of dividends and distributions on your application, you must notify a Fund in writing to change your election prior to the date of the next distribution. Your election will become effective for dividends paid after the Fund receives your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send written notice to the Fund. Dividends and distributions with values of $25 or less may be automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. If applicable, please contact your financial intermediary for their policies and procedures regarding dividend and distribution payment options as well as changes to your elections.
If you elect to receive dividends and distributions in cash and you have not provided the Fund with a current and valid mailing address or the U.S. Postal Service or another carrier has returned mailings sent to you as undeliverable, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest such dividends or distributions payable to you in additional Fund shares and to reinvest all subsequent dividends and distributions in additional Fund shares (in each case, reinvested at the NAV per
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share on the day of reinvestment). Interest will not accrue on the amount of your uncashed check. When reinvested, those amounts are subject to the risk of loss like any other investment in the Fund. In addition, unclaimed accounts may be subject to state escheatment laws. See “Unclaimed Property Laws” above for more information.
Tax on Distributions
Fund dividends and distributions are taxable to you (unless your investment is through an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account) whether you reinvest your dividends or distributions or take them in cash.
In addition to federal tax, dividends and distributions may be subject to state and local taxes. If a Fund declares a dividend or distribution in October, November or December of a calendar year but pays it in January of the following calendar year, you may be taxed on that dividend or distribution as if you received it in the calendar year in which the dividend or distribution is declared. The amounts of Fund distributions are driven by federal tax requirements. A Fund's required taxable distributions to shareholders may be significant even if the Fund's overall investment performance for the period is negative.
The maximum individual federal income tax rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” and long-term capital gains ranges from 0% to 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. These rate reductions do not apply to corporate taxpayers or to foreign shareholders. Distributions of earnings from dividends paid by certain “qualified foreign corporations” can also qualify for the lower federal income tax rates on qualifying dividends. A shareholder will also have to satisfy a more than 60-day holding period as well as other requirements with respect to any distributions of qualifying dividends in order to obtain the benefit of the lower tax rate. Distributions of earnings from non-qualifying dividends, interest income, other types of ordinary income and short-term capital gains will be taxed at the ordinary income tax rate applicable to the taxpayer.
Tax-deferred retirement accounts generally do not incur a tax liability with respect to a Fund's dividends or other distributions unless you are taking a distribution or making a withdrawal.
A Fund generally has “short-term capital gains” when it sells assets at a gain within one year after buying them. Your share of a Fund’s net short-term capital gains generally will be taxed at ordinary income rates. A Fund generally has “long-term capital gains” when it sells assets at a gain that it has owned for more than one year. Distributions reported by a Fund as long-term capital gain distributions will be taxable to you at your long-term capital gains rate no matter how long you have held your Fund shares.
The Funds will mail you information concerning the tax status of the distributions shortly after the end of each calendar year.
Taxes on Sales, Redemptions or Exchanges
You may be taxed on any sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares. Generally, gain or loss realized upon the sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares will be capital gain or loss if you hold the shares as capital assets and will be taxable as long-term capital gain or loss if you held the shares for more than one year, or as short-term capital gain or loss if you held the shares as capital assets for one year or less, at the time of the sale, redemption or exchange.
If your tax basis in your shares held as capital assets exceeds the amount of proceeds you received from a sale, exchange or redemption of shares, you generally will recognize a capital loss on the sale of shares of a Fund. Any loss recognized on shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions that were received with respect to the shares. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale, redemption or exchange of shares of a Fund may be disallowed under “wash sale” rules to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of that Fund within a period of 61 days beginning thirty days before and ending thirty days after shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in shares of that Fund. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the tax basis of the shares acquired.
Medicare Tax
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.
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Back-Up Withholding
A Fund may be required to withhold federal income tax at the rate of 24% of all taxable distributions payable to you if you fail to provide the Fund with your correct taxpayer identification number or to make required certifications or if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to back-up withholding. Back-up withholding is not an additional tax; rather, it is a way in which the IRS ensures it will collect taxes otherwise due. Any amounts withheld may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability.
Foreign Taxes
If more than 50% of the value of a Fund’s total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations, that Fund will be eligible and may elect to treat a proportionate amount of certain foreign taxes paid by it as a distribution to each shareholder which would generally permit each shareholder either (1) to credit this amount (subject to applicable limitations) or (2) to deduct this amount for purposes of computing its U.S. federal income tax liability. The Fund will notify you if it makes this election.
Foreign Shareholders
Shareholders other than U.S. persons may be subject to different U.S. federal income tax treatment, including withholding tax at the rate of 30% on amounts treated as ordinary dividends (and, under certain circumstances, at the rate of 21% on certain capital gain dividends) from a Fund, as discussed in more detail in the SAI.
Cost Basis
A Fund (or its administrative agents) or, for a shareholder that purchased Fund shares through a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary, is generally required to report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders cost basis and holding period information upon a redemption of “covered shares” (those generally purchased on or after January 1, 2012, and sold on or after that date).
The Funds will permit shareholders of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shares to elect from among several cost basis methods, including average cost, FIFO, LIFO and HIFO. In the absence of an election, the Funds will use a default cost basis method which is the average cost method. The cost basis method elected by a shareholder of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shares (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the close of business on the trade date of each such sale of Fund shares.
Shareholders of Class P shares should contact the financial intermediary through whom Fund shares were purchased for more information with respect to reporting of cost basis and available elections for their account.
Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisers prior to making redemptions to determine the appropriate cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about the cost basis reporting rules.
You should consult your tax professional about federal, state and local tax consequences to you of an investment in the Funds. Please see the SAI for additional tax information.
Determination of Net Asset Value
The price at which you buy, sell and exchange shares is the net asset value per share (plus any applicable initial sales charge), which also is known as NAV. Each Fund calculates its NAV by:
•
Taking the current market value of its total assets;
•
Subtracting any liabilities; and
•
Dividing that amount by the total number of shares owned by shareholders.
Each Fund generally calculates its NAV once each Business Day as of the regularly scheduled close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). The NYSE is open Monday through Friday, except on observation of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If the NYSE has an earlier closing time (scheduled or unscheduled), such as on days in advance of holidays generally observed by the NYSE, a Fund may calculate its NAV as of the earlier closing time or calculate its NAV as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day, so long as the Fund’s Investment Manager believes there generally remains an adequate market to obtain reliable and accurate market quotations. A Fund generally does not calculate
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its NAV on any day that the NYSE is not open for business. However, if the NYSE is closed for any other reason on a day it would normally be open for business, a Fund may calculate its NAV as of the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day, so long as the Fund’s Investment Manager believes there generally remains an adequate market to obtain reliable and accurate market quotations. Each Fund discloses its NAV on a daily basis. Information that becomes known to a Fund or its agent after a Fund’s NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or a Fund’s previously determined NAV. For more information, or to obtain a Fund’s NAV, please call 800.820.0888 or visit the Guggenheim Investments website-www.guggenheiminvestments.com.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds’ investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated each Investment Manager as the respective valuation designee to perform fair valuation determinations for each Fund with respect to all Fund investments and/or other assets. As the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Investment Manager has adopted separate procedures (“Valuation Designee Procedures”) reasonably designed to prevent violations of the requirements of Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4. The Investment Manager, in its role as valuation designee, utilizes the assistance of a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), in determining fair value of the Funds’ securities and/or other assets.
In general, portfolio securities and assets of a Fund will be valued on the basis of readily available market quotations at their current market value. With respect to portfolio securities and assets of a Fund for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed not reliable by the Investment Manager, the Fund will fair value those securities and assets in good faith. The Valuation Procedures and Valuation Designee Procedures permit the Funds to use a variety of valuation methodologies in connection with valuing the Funds’ investments. The methodology used for a specific type of investment may vary based on available market data or other relevant considerations. As a general matter, valuing securities and assets accurately is difficult and can be based on inputs and assumptions which may not always be accurate.
Valuations of the Funds’ securities and other assets are supplied primarily by independent third party pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Designee Procedures. The Investment Manager, with the assistance of the Valuation Committee, convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Investment Manager, consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Designee Procedures, regularly review the appropriateness of the inputs, methods, models and assumptions employed by the pricing services. Valuations provided by pricing services are generally based on methods that the Investment Manager believes are reasonably designed to approximate the amount that a Fund could reasonable expect to receive upon the sale of the portfolio security or asset. When providing valuations to the Funds, pricing services use various inputs, methods, models and assumptions, which may include information provided by broker-dealers and other market makers. Pricing services face the same challenges as the Funds in valuing securities and assets and may rely on limited available information. If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Investment Manager. Each Fund may also use third party service providers to model certain securities, including CLOs and certain other structured finance securities, using cash flow models to determine fair market value. While a Fund’s use of fair valuation is intended to result in calculation of NAV that fairly reflects values of a Fund’s portfolio securities as of the time of pricing, a Fund cannot guarantee that any fair valuation will, in fact, approximate the amount a Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the securities in question.
Quotes from broker-dealers (i.e., prices provided by a broker-dealer or other market participant, which may or may not be committed to trade at that price), adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates, may also be used to value a Fund’s securities and assets. Quotes from broker-dealers and vendor prices based on broker quotes can vary in terms of depth (e.g., provided by a single broker-dealer) and frequency (e.g., provided on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, or any other regular or irregular interval). Although quotes from broker-dealers and vendor prices based on broker quotes are typically received from established market participants, a Fund may not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support such quotes. Significant changes in a quote from a broker-dealer would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.
U.S. Government securities are valued by independent pricing services, the last traded fill price, or at the reported bid price at the close of business.
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Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from independent pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, unless the Investment Manager concludes that amortized cost does not represent the fair value of the applicable asset in which case it will be valued using an independent pricing services.
CLOs, CDOs, MBS, ABS, and other structured finance securities are generally valued using a pricing service.
Repurchase agreements are generally valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.
Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) National Market System are generally valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary U.S. exchange or market on which the security is listed or traded; provided, however, that securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price.
Open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV as of the close of business, on the valuation date. ETFs and closed-end investment companies are generally valued at the last quoted sale price.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency.
The value of futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price at the 4:00 p.m. price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.
The value of interest rate swap agreements entered into by a Fund is valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary exchange on which the swap is traded. The values of other swap agreements entered into by a Fund are generally valued using an evaluated price provided by a third party pricing vendor.
Typically, loans are valued using information provided by an independent third party pricing service that uses broker quotes, among other inputs. If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular loan, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is valued based on a quote from a broker-dealer or is fair valued by the Investment Manager. Funds that invest in loans or asset-backed securities as part of their investment strategies may have a significant amount of these instruments that are fair valued by the Investment Manager.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. E.T. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Investment Manager will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures and Valuation Designee Procedures, the Investment Manager is authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Investment Manager. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value.” Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with
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comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis. In connection with futures contracts and other derivative investments, such factors may include obtaining information as to how (a) these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the futures or other derivative markets, respectively, and (b) the securities underlying these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the cash market.
A Fund may also fair value securities and assets when a significant event is deemed to have occurred after the time of a market quotation including for securities and assets traded on foreign markets and securities and assets for which market quotations are provided by pricing services as of a time that is prior to the time when the Funds determine their NAV. There can be no assurance in each case that significant events will be identified.
Proportions of a Fund’s investments that are fair valued vary from time to time and a Fund may fair value a significant amount of its portfolio securities and assets. The Funds’ shareholder reports contain more information about the Funds’ holdings that are fair valued. Investors should consult these reports for additional information.
Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. Fair value determinations may be based on limited inputs and involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances, and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Funds’ Valuation Procedures and Valuation Designee Procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Funds’ Valuation Procedures and Valuation Designee Procedures are designed to value a portfolio security or asset at the price a Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon its sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that a Fund could reasonably expect to receive upon the sale of the portfolio security or asset or the price at which the portfolio security or asset would trade if a reliable market quotation were readily available.
General Information
Shareholder Inquiries
Shareholders of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class shares who have questions concerning their account or wish to obtain additional information may call the Funds (see back cover for address and telephone numbers) or contact their securities dealer. Client requests for historical account transcripts or the retrieval of a significant amount of documentation may be honored to the extent that those records are readily available. The Funds reserve the right, upon notice, to charge you a fee to cover the costs of special requests for information that require extensive research or employee resources.
Shareholders of Class P shares who have questions concerning their account or wish to obtain additional information should contact the broker/dealer or other financial intermediary through whom Fund shares were purchased (or are held).
Other Information
The Prospectus and SAI, related regulatory filings, and any other Fund communications or disclosure documents do not purport to create any contractual obligations between the Funds and shareholders. The Funds may amend any of these documents or enter into (or amend) a contract on behalf of the Funds without shareholder approval except where shareholder approval is specifically required. Further, shareholders are not intended third-party beneficiaries of any contracts entered into by (or on behalf of) the Funds, including contracts with an Investment Manager or other parties who provide services to the Funds.
Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance history and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. You may not be eligible for every share class. Your financial intermediary may not offer or otherwise make available all share classes of a Fund. As such, the share class you or your intermediary select may have higher fees and/or sales charges than other classes of shares available through other financial intermediaries. Your financial intermediary may receive different compensation for selling one class of shares than for selling another class, which may depend on, among other things, the type of investor account and the policies, procedures and practices adopted by your financial intermediary. For more information, please contact your financial intermediary, visit the Funds' website at www.guggenheiminvestments.com or call Guggenheim Investments at 800.820.0888.
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Financial Highlights
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for the past five complete fiscal years, or the period since commencement of a Fund or share class, if shorter. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each Fund’s financial statements and related notes, are included in the Funds’ 2022 Annual Reports. The 2022 Annual Reports are available upon request and are incorporated by reference in the SAI.
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Financial Highlights
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.05
$16.89
$17.42
$19.15
$21.10
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.07
.10
.11
.12
.10
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.23
)
1.27
(.48
)
(1.64
)
(.60
)
Total from investment operations
(1.16
)
1.37
(.37
)
(1.52
)
(.50
)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.16
)
(.21
)
(.16
)
(.21
)
—
Net realized gains
—
—
—
—
(1.45
)
Total distributions
(.16
)
(.21
)
(.16
)
(.21
)
(1.45
)
Net asset value, end of period
$16.73
$18.05
$16.89
$17.42
$19.15
 
Total Returnb
(6.55%
)
8.17%
(2.15
)%
(7.97%
)
(2.90%
)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$2,610
$3,042
$3,429
$7,326
$11,243
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.39%
0.56%
0.65%
0.64%
0.51%
Total expensesc
1.91%
1.94%
1.73%
1.65%
1.54%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.76%
1.76%
1.69%
1.64%
1.54%
Portfolio turnover rate
283%
169%
209%
126%
255%
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$15.76
$14.71
$15.16
$16.61
$18.62
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
(.06
)
(.03
)
(.02
)
(.03
)
(.05
)
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.08
)
1.11
(.43
)
(1.42
)
(.51
)
Total from investment operations
(1.14
)
1.08
(.45
)
(1.45
)
(.56
)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.03
)
(.03
)
—
—
—
Net realized gains
—
—
—
—
(1.45
)
Total distributions
(.03
)
(.03
)
—
—
(1.45
)
Net asset value, end of period
$14.59
$15.76
$14.71
$15.16
$16.61
 
Total Returnb
(7.25%
)
7.37%
(2.97%
)
(8.73%
)
(3.65%
)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$195
$277
$354
$702
$1,036
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
(0.37%
)
(0.19%
)
(0.15%
)
(0.20%
)
(0.31%
)
Total expensesc
2.75%
2.75%
2.72%
2.55%
2.34%
Net expensesd,e,f
2.51%
2.51%
2.51%
2.48%
2.31%
Portfolio turnover rate
283%
169%
209%
126%
255%
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.21
$17.06
$17.56
$19.23
$21.19
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.07
.10
.12
.11
.10
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.24
)
1.28
(.49
)
(1.64
)
(.61
)
Total from investment operations
(1.17
)
1.38
(.37
)
(1.53
)
(.51
)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.17
)
(.23
)
(.13
)
(.14
)
—
Net realized gains
—
—
—
—
(1.45
)
Total distributions
(.17
)
(.23
)
(.13
)
(.14
)
(1.45
)
Net asset value, end of period
$16.87
$18.21
$17.06
$17.56
$19.23
 
Total Return
(6.54%
)
8.17%
(2.11%
)
(7.99%
)
(2.93%
)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$1,650
$1,855
$1,161
$1,905
$4,525
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.39%
0.54%
0.70%
0.59%
0.47%
Total expensesc
1.82%
1.96%
1.67%
1.67%
1.58%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.76%
1.76%
1.64%
1.66%
1.57%
Portfolio turnover rate
283%
169%
209%
126%
255%
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$26.44
$24.65
$25.37
$27.77
$29.86
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.17
.22
.25
.28
.27
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.81
)
1.85
(.72
)
(2.37
)
(.91
)
Total from investment operations
(1.64
)
2.07
(.47
)
(2.09
)
(.64
)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.21
)
(.28
)
(.25
)
(.31
)
—
Net realized gains
—
—
—
—
(1.45
)
Total distributions
(.21
)
(.28
)
(.25
)
(.31
)
(1.45
)
Net asset value, end of period
$24.59
$26.44
$24.65
$25.37
$27.77
 
Total Return
(6.31%
)
8.46%
(1.87%
)
(7.57%
)
(2.50%
)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$25,632
$29,778
$32,260
$79,318
$181,095
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.64%
0.82%
1.00%
1.05%
0.94%
Total expensesc
1.54%
1.58%
1.36%
1.22%
1.12%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.51%
1.50%
1.36%
1.21%
1.12%
Portfolio turnover rate
283%
169%
209%
126%
255%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
e
The portion of the ratios of net expenses to average net assets attributable to recoupments of prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements for the years presented was as follows: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
0.02%
0.01%
0.02%
0.09%
0.02%
C-Class
0.03%
0.01%
0.01%
0.04%
0.07%
P-Class
0.03%
0.01%
0.01%
0.03%
0.04%
Institutional Class
0.06%
0.02%
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
—
*
Less than 0.01%.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
f
Net expenses may include expenses that are excluded from the expense limitation agreement. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
1.76%
1.76%
1.69%
1.64%
1.52%
C-Class
2.51%
2.51%
2.51%
2.48%
2.30%
P-Class
1.76%
1.76%
1.64%
1.66%
1.56%
Institutional Class
1.50%
1.50%
1.36%
1.21%
1.11%
142 | PROSPECTUS

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$50.08
$38.17
$43.56
$48.08
$46.96
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.56
.41
.97
.62
.48
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(3.40
)
14.51
(2.97
)
(2.66
)
4.46
Total from investment operations
(2.84
)
14.92
(2.00
)
(2.04
)
4.94
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.43
)
(1.30
)
(.70
)
(.36
)
(.51
)
Net realized gains
(3.06
)
(1.71
)
(2.69
)
(2.12
)
(3.31
)
Total distributions
(3.49
)
(3.01
)
(3.39
)
(2.48
)
(3.82
)
Net asset value, end of period
$43.75
$50.08
$38.17
$43.56
$48.08
 
Total Returnb
(6.43%
)
40.59%
(5.58%
)
(3.59%
)
10.82%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$30,733
$36,678
$28,548
$53,248
$56,369
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.11%
0.88%
2.40%
1.42%
1.03%
Total expensesc
1.41%
1.47%
1.46%
1.31%
1.31%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.13%
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
Portfolio turnover rate
33%
19%
25%
37%
24%
PROSPECTUS | 143
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$45.43
$34.79
$39.77
$44.03
$43.29
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.18
.05
.62
.26
.12
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(3.07
)
13.23
(2.74
)
(2.40
)
4.09
Total from investment operations
(2.89
)
13.28
(2.12
)
(2.14
)
4.21
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.04
)
(.93
)
(.17
)
—
(.16
)
Net realized gains
(3.06
)
(1.71
)
(2.69
)
(2.12
)
(3.31
)
Total distributions
(3.10
)
(2.64
)
(2.86
)
(2.12
)
(3.47
)
Net asset value, end of period
$39.44
$45.43
$34.79
$39.77
$44.03
 
Total Returnb
(7.13%
)
39.55%
(6.30%
)
(4.28%
)
9.97%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$1,653
$1,191
$911
$1,533
$2,632
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.39%
0.12%
1.69%
0.66%
0.28%
Total expensesc
2.29%
2.36%
2.43%
2.18%
2.10%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.88%
1.89%
1.90%
1.90%
1.90%
Portfolio turnover rate
33%
19%
25%
37%
24%
144 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$49.91
$38.06
$43.46
$48.00
$46.91
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.53
.41
.83
.61
.49
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(3.34
)
14.46
(2.82
)
(2.64
)
4.44
Total from investment operations
(2.81
)
14.87
(1.99
)
(2.03
)
4.93
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.45
)
(1.31
)
(.72
)
(.39
)
(.53
)
Net realized gains
(3.06
)
(1.71
)
(2.69
)
(2.12
)
(3.31
)
Total distributions
(3.51
)
(3.02
)
(3.41
)
(2.51
)
(3.84
)
Net asset value, end of period
$43.59
$49.91
$38.06
$43.46
$48.00
 
Total Return
(6.44%
)
40.60%
(5.58%
)
(3.58%
)
10.80%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$97
$194
$170
$155
$147
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.05%
0.87%
2.12%
1.41%
1.03%
Total expensesc
1.67%
1.71%
1.72%
1.60%
1.59%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.14%
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
Portfolio turnover rate
33%
19%
25%
37%
24%
PROSPECTUS | 145
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$49.39
$37.71
$43.08
$47.60
$46.56
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.71
.52
.98
.71
.64
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(3.38
)
14.31
(2.84
)
(2.63
)
4.35
Total from investment operations
(2.67
)
14.83
(1.86
)
(1.92
)
4.99
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.55
)
(1.44
)
(.82
)
(.48
)
(.64
)
Net realized gains
(3.06
)
(1.71
)
(2.69
)
(2.12
)
(3.31
)
Total distributions
(3.61
)
(3.15
)
(3.51
)
(2.60
)
(3.95
)
Net asset value, end of period
$43.11
$49.39
$37.71
$43.08
$47.60
 
Total Return
(6.20%
)
40.93%
(5.35%
)
(3.33%
)
11.04%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$5,246
$1,364
$477
$798
$5,946
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.46%
1.10%
2.50%
1.65%
1.39%
Total expensesc
1.15%
1.24%
1.35%
1.14%
1.00%
Net expensesd,e,f
0.88%
0.89%
0.90%
0.90%
0.90%
Portfolio turnover rate
33%
19%
25%
37%
24%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
e
The portion of the ratios of net expenses to average net assets attributable to recoupments of prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements for the years presented was as follows: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
—
—
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
C-Class
—
—
0.00%
*
—
0.00%
*
P-Class
—
—
—
—
—
Institutional Class
—
—
—
—
—
*
Less than 0.01%.
146 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
f
Net expenses may include expenses that are excluded from the expense limitation agreement. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
1.13%
1.14%
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
C-Class
1.88%
1.89%
1.90%
1.90%
1.90%
P-Class
1.13%
1.14%
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
Institutional Class
0.88%
0.89%
0.90%
0.90%
0.90%
PROSPECTUS | 147

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$27.78
$28.18
$26.95
$25.16
$26.47
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
(.07
)
(.08
)
(.02
)
.25
.50
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(.71
)
(.24
)
2.30
1.78
(.41
)
Total from investment operations
(.78
)
(.32
)
2.28
2.03
.09
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.02
)
(.25
)
(.01
)
—
Net realized gains
—
(.06
)
(.80
)
(.23
)
(1.40
)
Total distributions
—
(.08
)
(1.05
)
(.24
)
(1.40
)
Net asset value, end of period
$27.00
$27.78
$28.18
$26.95
$25.16
 
Total Returnb
(2.81%
)
(1.14%
)
8.81%
8.12%
0.13%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$441
$1,867
$11,723
$2,766
$2,482
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
(0.25%
)
(0.29%
)
(0.06%
)
0.96%
2.00%
Total expensesc
2.42%
2.08%
2.38%
3.99%
5.01%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.64%
1.64%
1.65%
1.62%
1.65%
Portfolio turnover rate
49%
264%
355%
180%
216%
148 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$26.61
$27.20
$26.07
$24.67
$26.16
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
(.19
)
(.22
)
(.15
)
.05
.12
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(.75
)
(.29
)
2.16
1.70
(.21
)
Total from investment operations
(.94
)
(.51
)
2.01
1.75
(.09
)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.02
)
(.08
)
(.12
)
—
Net realized gains
—
(.06
)
(.80
)
(.23
)
(1.40
)
Total distributions
—
(.08
)
(.88
)
(.35
)
(1.40
)
Net asset value, end of period
$25.67
$26.61
$27.20
$26.07
$24.67
 
Total Returnb
(3.53%
)
(1.88%
)
7.99%
7.15%
(0.59%
)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$231
$242
$333
$135
$134
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
(0.72%
)
(0.83%
)
(0.56%
)
0.18%
0.47%
Total expensesc
2.72%
2.71%
3.17%
4.66%
5.72%
Net expensesd,e,f
2.39%
2.39%
2.40%
2.40%
2.38%
Portfolio turnover rate
49%
264%
355%
180%
216%
PROSPECTUS | 149
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$26.83
$27.23
$26.10
$25.14
$26.48
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
(.03
)
(.04
)
—
.20
.33
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(.73
)
(.28
)
2.20
1.71
(.27
)
Total from investment operations
(.76
)
(.32
)
2.20
1.91
.06
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.02
)
(.27
)
(.72
)
—
Net realized gains
—
(.06
)
(.80
)
(.23
)
(1.40
)
Total distributions
—
(.08
)
(1.07
)
(.95
)
(1.40
)
Net asset value, end of period
$26.07
$26.83
$27.23
$26.10
$25.14
 
Total Return
(2.83%
)
(1.17%
)
8.79%
7.80%
0.09%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$1,699
$2,727
$8,360
$332
$488
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
(0.11%
)
(0.16%
)
0.00%
0.77%
1.26%
Total expensesc
1.95%
1.91%
2.00%
4.05%
4.93%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.64%
1.64%
1.65%
1.65%
1.65%
Portfolio turnover rate
49%
264%
355%
180%
216%
150 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$27.57
$27.92
$26.74
$25.32
$26.57
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.06
.07
.09
.31
.36
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(.78
)
(.31
)
2.23
1.73
(.21
)
Total from investment operations
(.72
)
(.24
)
2.32
2.04
.15
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.08
)
(.05
)
(.34
)
(.39
)
—
Net realized gains
—
(.06
)
(.80
)
(.23
)
(1.40
)
Total distributions
(.08
)
(.11
)
(1.14
)
(.62
)
(1.40
)
Net asset value, end of period
$26.77
$27.57
$27.92
$26.74
$25.32
 
Total Return
(2.57%
)
(0.87%
)
9.06%
8.19%
0.36%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$44,047
$53,609
$37,399
$5,479
$5,083
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.21%
0.27%
0.32%
1.18%
1.39%
Total expensesc
1.64%
1.58%
1.85%
3.57%
4.59%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.39%
1.39%
1.40%
1.40%
1.40%
Portfolio turnover rate
49%
264%
355%
180%
216%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
e
The portion of the ratios of net expenses to average net assets attributable to recoupments of prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements for the years presented was as follows: 
 
9/30/22
9/30/21
9/30/20
9/30/19
9/30/18
A-Class
—
—
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
—
C-Class
0.00%
*
—
0.00%
*
0.02%
—
P-Class
0.01%
—
0.00%
*
0.01%
—
Institutional Class
0.01%
—
0.00%
*
0.03%
—
*
Less than 0.01%.
PROSPECTUS | 151
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
f
Net expenses may include expenses that are excluded from the expense limitation agreement. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be: 
 
9/30/22
9/30/21
9/30/20
9/30/19
9/30/18
A-Class
1.63%
1.63%
1.65%
1.62%
1.65%
C-Class
2.38%
2.38%
2.40%
2.40%
2.37%
P-Class
1.63%
1.63%
1.64%
1.65%
1.65%
Institutional Class
1.38%
1.39%
1.40%
1.40%
1.38%
152 | PROSPECTUS

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$36.87
$29.97
$34.11
$28.93
$29.70
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.23
.32
.31
.34
.41
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(5.35
)
8.86
(2.53
)
5.65
.38
Total from investment operations
(5.12
)
9.18
(2.22
)
5.99
.79
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.55
)
(.54
)
(.63
)
(.55
)
(.52
)
Net realized gains
(1.72
)
(1.74
)
(1.29
)
(.26
)
(1.04
)
Total distributions
(2.27
)
(2.28
)
(1.92
)
(.81
)
(1.56
)
Net asset value, end of period
$29.48
$36.87
$29.97
$34.11
$28.93
 
Total Returnb
(15.31%
)
32.13%
(6.73%
)
21.12%
2.70%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$9,043
$10,098
$15,857
$16,682
$13,772
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.62%
0.95%
0.99%
1.09%
1.42%
Total expensesc
1.62%
1.39%
1.71%
1.89%
1.78%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.58%
1.38%
1.70%
1.88%
1.76%
Portfolio turnover rate
47%
80%
180%
122%
107%
PROSPECTUS | 153
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$36.55
$29.76
$33.88
$28.75
$29.54
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
(0.01
)
.05
.08
.11
.15
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(5.30
)
8.76
(2.53
)
5.60
.42
Total from investment operations
(5.31
)
8.81
(2.45
)
5.71
.57
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.29
)
(.28
)
(.38
)
(.32
)
(.32
)
Net realized gains
(1.72
)
(1.74
)
(1.29
)
(.26
)
(1.04
)
Total distributions
(2.01
)
(2.02
)
(1.67
)
(.58
)
(1.36
)
Net asset value, end of period
$29.23
$36.55
$29.76
$33.88
$28.75
 
Total Returnb
(15.93%
)
31.05%
(7.48%
)
20.23%
1.93%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$5,382
$5,029
$2,446
$1,721
$867
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
(0.03
)%
0.16%
0.26%
0.35%
0.53%
Total expensesc
2.34%
2.21%
2.54%
2.73%
2.71%
Net expensesd,e,f
2.31%
2.20%
2.51%
2.65%
2.53%
Portfolio turnover rate
47%
80%
180%
122%
107%
154 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$37.04
$30.12
$34.30
$29.09
$29.85
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.18
.29
.22
.60
.37
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(5.35
)
8.91
(2.48
)
5.42
.43
Total from investment operations
(5.17
)
9.20
(2.26
)
6.02
.80
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.52
)
(.54
)
(.63
)
(.55
)
(.52
)
Net realized gains
(1.72
)
(1.74
)
(1.29
)
(.26
)
(1.04
)
Total distributions
(2.24
)
(2.28
)
(1.92
)
(.81
)
(1.56
)
Net asset value, end of period
$29.63
$37.04
$30.12
$34.30
$29.09
 
Total Return
(15.35%
)
32.03%
(6.81%
)
21.12%
2.68%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$12,716
$14,830
$12,152
$33,894
$4,217
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.48%
0.86%
0.70%
1.87%
1.29%
Total expensesc
1.69%
1.47%
1.84%
1.93%
1.88%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.64%
1.45%
1.78%
1.89%
1.78%
Portfolio turnover rate
47%
80%
180%
122%
107%
PROSPECTUS | 155
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$37.34
$30.34
$34.51
$29.27
$30.04
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.34
.41
.41
.43
.46
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(5.42
)
8.98
(2.58
)
5.71
.43
Total from investment operations
(5.08
)
9.39
(2.17
)
6.14
.89
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.66
)
(.65
)
(.71
)
(.64
)
(.62
)
Net realized gains
(1.72
)
(1.74
)
(1.29
)
(.26
)
(1.04
)
Total distributions
(2.38
)
(2.39
)
(2.00
)
(.90
)
(1.66
)
Net asset value, end of period
$29.88
$37.34
$30.34
$34.51
$29.27
 
Total Return
(15.05%
)
32.52%
(6.48%
)
21.46%
2.98%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$409,719
$465,267
$290,551
$200,301
$154,245
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.92%
1.18%
1.31%
1.38%
1.56%
Total expensesc
1.30%
1.10%
1.43%
1.61%
1.51%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.28%
1.10%
1.43%
1.60%
1.50%
Portfolio turnover rate
47%
80%
180%
122%
107%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
e
The portion of the ratios of net expenses to average net assets attributable to recoupments of prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements for the years presented was as follows: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
0.02%
0.01%
0.02%
0.03%
0.03%
C-Class
0.03%
0.06%
0.04%
0.01%
0.01%
P-Class
0.05%
0.06%
0.02%
0.02%
0.01%
Institutional Class
0.01%
0.00%
*
0.01%
0.01%
0.02%
*
Less than 0.01%.
156 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
f
Net expenses may include expenses that are excluded from the expense limitation agreement. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
1.22%
1.21%
1.23%
1.27%
1.29%
C-Class
1.95%
2.04%
2.05%
2.05%
2.05%
P-Class
1.28%
1.29%
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
Institutional Class
0.92%
0.94%
0.96%
1.00%
1.03%
PROSPECTUS | 157

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$15.93
$10.61
$12.86
$15.56
$15.74
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.13
.07
.06
.10
.04
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.93
)
5.37
(1.87
)
(1.28
)
.91
Total from investment operations
(1.80
)
5.44
(1.81
)
(1.18
)
.95
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.12
)
(.18
)
(.19
)
(.15
)
Net realized gains
(.07
)
—
(.26
)
(1.33
)
(.98
)
Total distributions
(.07
)
(.12
)
(.44
)
(1.52
)
(1.13
)
Net asset value, end of period
$14.06
$15.93
$10.61
$12.86
$15.56
 
Total Returnb
(11.36%
)
51.48%
(14.79%
)
(6.14%
)
6.32%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$3,876
$4,521
$3,390
$9,751
$11,931
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.80%
0.47%
0.54%
0.75%
0.29%
Total expensesc
3.50%
4.07%
3.23%
2.27%
2.09%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
Portfolio turnover rate
37%
28%
40%
78%
18%
158 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$14.57
$9.69
$11.75
$14.30
$14.51
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
—
g
(.03
)
(.02
)
—
g
(.07
)
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.74
)
4.91
(1.73
)
(1.18
)
.84
Total from investment operations
(1.74
)
4.88
(1.75
)
(1.18
)
.77
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
—
(.05
)
(.04
)
—
Net realized gains
(.07
)
—
(.26
)
(1.33
)
(.98
)
Total distributions
(.07
)
—
(.31
)
(1.37
)
(.98
)
Net asset value, end of period
$12.76
$14.57
$9.69
$11.75
$14.30
 
Total Returnb
(12.02%
)
50.36%
(15.43%
)
(6.89%
)
5.57%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$471
$762
$765
$1,593
$2,884
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.02%
(0.25%
)
(0.14%
)
0.01%
(0.50%
)
Total expensesc
4.41%
5.04%
4.33%
3.09%
2.94%
Net expensesd,e,f
2.05%
2.05%
2.06%
2.05%
2.05%
Portfolio turnover rate
37%
28%
40%
78%
18%
PROSPECTUS | 159
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$16.05
$10.75
$13.01
$15.73
$15.76
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.16
.07
.05
.09
.05
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.97
)
5.42
(1.86
)
(1.29
)
.90
Total from investment operations
(1.81
)
5.49
(1.81
)
(1.20
)
.95
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.19
)
(.19
)
(.19
)
—
Net realized gains
(.07
)
—
(.26
)
(1.33
)
(.98
)
Total distributions
(.07
)
(.19
)
(.45
)
(1.52
)
(.98
)
Net asset value, end of period
$14.17
$16.05
$10.75
$13.01
$15.73
 
Total Return
(11.34%
)
51.46%
(14.66%
)
(6.18%
)
6.30%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$136
$49
$26
$47
$15
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.00%
0.48%
0.46%
0.72%
0.30%
Total expensesc
3.82%
4.39%
4.07%
2.73%
2.79%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.29%
1.30%
1.30%
1.28%
1.30%
Portfolio turnover rate
37%
28%
40%
78%
18%
160 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$14.33
$9.54
$11.60
$14.24
$14.50
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.16
.10
.09
.12
.07
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.74
)
4.81
(1.68
)
(1.20
)
.84
Total from investment operations
(1.58
)
4.91
(1.59
)
(1.08
)
.91
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.12
)
(.21
)
(.23
)
(.19
)
Net realized gains
(.07
)
—
(.26
)
(1.33
)
(.98
)
Total distributions
(.07
)
(.12
)
(.47
)
(1.56
)
(1.17
)
Net asset value, end of period
$12.68
$14.33
$9.54
$11.60
$14.24
 
Total Return
(11.10%
)
51.78%
(14.54%
)
(5.96%
)
6.64%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$2,046
$1,522
$892
$3,143
$3,798
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.13%
0.75%
0.82%
0.99%
0.50%
Total expensesc
3.24%
3.80%
2.86%
2.09%
1.91%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.04%
1.05%
1.05%
1.05%
1.05%
Portfolio turnover rate
37%
28%
40%
78%
18%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
e
The portion of the ratios of net expenses to average net assets attributable to recoupments of prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements for the years presented was as follows: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
0.01%
—
—
—
—
C-Class
0.01%
—
—
—
—
P-Class
0.02%
—
—
—
—
Institutional Class
0.02%
—
—
—
—
PROSPECTUS | 161
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
f
Net expenses may include expenses that are excluded from the expense limitation agreement. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
1.29%
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
C-Class
2.04%
2.05%
2.05%
2.05%
2.05%
P-Class
1.29%
1.30%
1.30%
1.28%
1.30%
Institutional Class
1.04%
1.05%
1.05%
1.05%
1.05%
g
Less than $0.01 per share.
162 | PROSPECTUS

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$38.00
$26.27
$30.52
$36.20
$35.37
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.36
.19
.46
.22
.06
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(3.16
)
11.54
(3.37
)
(1.89
)
3.37
Total from investment operations
(2.80
)
11.73
(2.91
)
(1.67
)
3.43
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.10
)
—
(.26
)
(.03
)
—
Net realized gains
(2.52
)
—
(1.04
)
(3.98
)
(2.60
)
Return of capital
—
—
(.04
)
—
—
Total distributions
(2.62
)
—
(1.34
)
(4.01
)
(2.60
)
Net asset value, end of period
$32.58
$38.00
$26.27
$30.52
$36.20
 
Total Returnb
(8.08%
)
44.65%
(10.25%
)
(2.51%
)
10.05%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$262,943
$315,323
$243,072
$335,806
$392,495
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.96%
0.53%
1.64%
0.72%
0.17%
Total expensesc
1.19%
1.20%
1.25%
1.23%
1.26%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.18%
1.19%
1.24%
1.23%
1.26%
Portfolio turnover rate
39%
34%
41%
45%
54%
PROSPECTUS | 163
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$24.85
$17.32
$20.48
$26.05
$26.33
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.01
(.06
)
.16
(.02
)
(.17
)
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.93
)
7.59
(2.22
)
(1.57
)
2.49
Total from investment operations
(1.92
)
7.53
(2.06
)
(1.59
)
2.32
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
—
(.03
)
—
—
Net realized gains
(2.52
)
—
(1.04
)
(3.98
)
(2.60
)
Return of capital
—
—
(.03
)
—
—
Total distributions
(2.52
)
—
(1.10
)
(3.98
)
(2.60
)
Net asset value, end of period
$20.41
$24.85
$17.32
$20.48
$26.05
 
Total Returnb
(8.85%
)
43.48%
(10.95%
)
(3.35%
)
9.22%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$5,256
$10,015
$14,276
$31,221
$52,996
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.04%
(0.27%
)
0.86%
(0.11%
)
(0.65%
)
Total expensesc
2.09%
2.05%
2.14%
2.07%
2.03%
Net expensesd,e,f
2.02%
2.02%
2.07%
2.06%
2.03%
Portfolio turnover rate
39%
34%
41%
45%
54%
164 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$37.67
$26.06
$30.25
$35.94
$35.15
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.33
.15
.46
.19
.05
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(3.12
)
11.46
(3.37
)
(1.88
)
3.34
Total from investment operations
(2.79
)
11.61
(2.91
)
(1.69
)
3.39
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.06
)
—
(.20
)
(.02
)
—
Net realized gains
(2.52
)
—
(1.04
)
(3.98
)
(2.60
)
Return of capital
—
—
(.04
)
—
—
Total distributions
(2.58
)
—
(1.28
)
(4.00
)
(2.60
)
Net asset value, end of period
$32.30
$37.67
$26.06
$30.25
$35.94
 
Total Return
(8.16%
)
44.55%
(10.30%
)
(2.61%
)
10.03%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$5,584
$6,907
$7,662
$14,165
$19,889
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.90%
0.43%
1.64%
0.63%
0.13%
Total expensesc
1.30%
1.32%
1.33%
1.35%
1.35%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.26%
1.28%
1.31%
1.32%
1.28%
Portfolio turnover rate
39%
34%
41%
45%
54%
PROSPECTUS | 165
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Period Ended
September 30,
2020g
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$12.42
$8.57
$10.20
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.12
.08
.11
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized)
(.82
)
3.77
(1.74
)
Total from investment operations
(.70
)
3.85
(1.63
)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.22
)
—
—
Net realized gains
(2.52
)
—
—
Total distributions
(2.74
)
—
—
Net asset value, end of period
$8.98
$12.42
$8.57
 
Total Return
(7.93%
)
44.92%
(15.98%
)
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
$81,792
$96,973
$60,783
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.14%
0.70%
1.87%
Total expensesc
1.03%
1.06%
1.09%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.01%
1.02%
1.03%
Portfolio turnover rate
39%
34%
41%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests, if any.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
e
The portion of the ratios of net expenses to average net assets attributable to recoupments of prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements for the years presented was as follows: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
0.01%
C-Class
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
0.01%
0.01%
P-Class
0.02%
0.07%
0.01%
0.04%
0.04%
Institutional Class
0.00%
*
0.00%
0.00%
*,g
N/A
N/A
*
Less than 0.01%.
f
Net expenses may include expenses that are excluded from the expense limitation agreement. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be: 
166 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
1.18%
1.19%
1.24%
1.23%
1.26%
C-Class
2.02%
2.01%
2.07%
2.06%
2.03%
P-Class
1.25%
1.28%
1.30%
1.32%
1.28%
Institutional Class
1.01%
1.02%
1.03%
g
N/A
N/A
g
Since commencement of operations: January 3, 2020. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized.
PROSPECTUS | 167

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$27.35
$23.01
$20.48
$24.78
$25.23
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.18
.06
.17
.30
.30
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(5.02
)
6.46
2.70
(.72
)
3.52
Total from investment operations
(4.84
)
6.52
2.87
(.42
)
3.82
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.08
)
(.19
)
(.31
)
(.30
)
(.24
)
Net realized gains
(1.25
)
(1.99
)
(.03
)
(3.58
)
(4.03
)
Total distributions
(1.33
)
(2.18
)
(.34
)
(3.88
)
(4.27
)
Net asset value, end of period
$21.18
$27.35
$23.01
$20.48
$24.78
 
Total Returnb
(18.94%
)
29.91%
14.18%
1.50%
16.60%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$186,957
$247,243
$204,428
$196,563
$217,697
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.68%
0.23%
0.79%
1.48%
1.27%
Total expensesc
1.20%
1.23%
1.32%
1.31%
1.34%
Net expensesd
1.15%
1.17%
1.28%
1.28%
1.31%
Portfolio turnover rate
62%
25%
69%
51%
46%
168 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.03
$15.87
$14.22
$18.41
$19.74
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
(.02
)
(.11
)
(.02
)
.08
.06
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(3.20
)
4.34
1.87
(.69
)
2.69
Total from investment operations
(3.22
)
4.23
1.85
(.61
)
2.75
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.08
)
(.17
)
—
(.05
)
Net realized gains
(1.24
)
(1.99
)
(.03
)
(3.58
)
(4.03
)
Total distributions
(1.24
)
(2.07
)
(.20
)
(3.58
)
(4.08
)
Net asset value, end of period
$13.57
$18.03
$15.87
$14.22
$18.41
 
Total Returnb
(19.69%
)
28.69%
13.11%
0.60%
15.56%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$999
$869
$1,019
$973
$1,239
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
(0.10%
)
(0.67%
)
(0.15%
)
0.58%
0.33%
Total expensesc
2.10%
2.15%
2.24%
2.23%
2.24%
Net expensesd
2.04%
2.09%
2.20%
2.19%
2.21%
Portfolio turnover rate
62%
25%
69%
51%
46%
PROSPECTUS | 169
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$26.93
$22.69
$20.21
$24.49
$25.03
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.13
.02
.14
.29
.26
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(4.94
)
6.38
2.67
(.73
)
3.45
Total from investment operations
(4.81
)
6.40
2.81
(.44
)
3.71
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.05
)
(.17
)
(.30
)
(.26
)
(.22
)
Net realized gains
(1.24
)
(1.99
)
(.03
)
(3.58
)
(4.03
)
Total distributions
(1.29
)
(2.16
)
(.33
)
(3.84
)
(4.25
)
Net asset value, end of period
$20.83
$26.93
$22.69
$20.21
$24.49
 
Total Return
(19.09%
)
29.79%
13.98%
1.47%
16.23%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$255
$347
$224
$236
$319
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.53%
0.09%
0.67%
1.45%
1.06%
Total expensesc
1.36%
1.36%
1.46%
1.36%
1.56%
Net expensesd
1.31%
1.30%
1.42%
1.33%
1.53%
Portfolio turnover rate
62%
25%
69%
51%
46%
170 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$27.10
$22.83
$20.31
$24.65
$25.13
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.23
.10
.21
.35
.37
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(4.97
)
6.40
2.70
(.75
)
3.51
Total from investment operations
(4.74
)
6.50
2.91
(.40
)
3.88
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.14
)
(.24
)
(.36
)
(.36
)
(.33
)
Net realized gains
(1.24
)
(1.99
)
(.03
)
(3.58
)
(4.03
)
Total distributions
(1.38
)
(2.23
)
(.39
)
(3.94
)
(4.36
)
Net asset value, end of period
$20.98
$27.10
$22.83
$20.31
$24.65
 
Total Return
(18.78%
)
30.12%
14.44%
1.74%
16.96%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$4,878
$6,260
$3,344
$3,747
$6,826
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.88%
0.38%
1.01%
1.73%
1.57%
Total expensesc
1.00%
1.06%
1.08%
1.09%
1.06%
Net expensesd
0.95%
0.99%
1.04%
1.06%
1.03%
Portfolio turnover rate
62%
25%
69%
51%
46%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
PROSPECTUS | 171

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$52.73
$45.98
$39.64
$49.70
$47.34
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.16
(.02
)
.19
.45
.41
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(15.32
)
13.67
7.06
(1.58
)
7.70
Total from investment operations
(15.16
)
13.65
7.25
(1.13
)
8.11
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
)
(.20
)
(.45
)
(.41
)
(.24
)
Net realized gains
(3.35
)
(6.70
)
(.46
)
(8.52
)
(5.51
)
Total distributions
(3.35
)
(6.90
)
(.91
)
(8.93
)
(5.75
)
Net asset value, end of period
$34.22
$52.73
$45.98
$39.64
$49.70
 
Total Returnb
(30.68%
)
31.07%
18.57%
2.34%
18.51%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$67,014
$107,983
$89,469
$83,027
$87,509
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.36%
(0.04%
)
0.46%
1.13%
0.87%
Total expensesc
1.32%
1.34%
1.45%
1.44%
1.55%
Net expensesd
1.30%
1.28%
1.40%
1.41%
1.52%
Portfolio turnover rate
72%
44%
82%
73%
52%
172 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$30.92
$29.40
$25.66
$35.78
$35.64
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
(.15
)
(.29
)
(.10
)
.08
.02
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(8.50
)
8.51
4.53
(1.68
)
5.63
Total from investment operations
(8.65
)
8.22
4.43
(1.60
)
5.65
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
—
(.23
)
—
—
Net realized gains
(3.35
)
(6.70
)
(.46
)
(8.52
)
(5.51
)
Total distributions
(3.35
)
(6.70
)
(.69
)
(8.52
)
(5.51
)
Net asset value, end of period
$18.92
$30.92
$29.40
$25.66
$35.78
 
Total Returnb
(31.33%
)
29.88%
17.53%
1.46%
17.51%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$688
$1,327
$1,510
$1,683
$1,849
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
(0.59%
)
(0.94%
)
(0.39%
)
0.30%
0.05%
Total expensesc
2.25%
2.26%
2.32%
2.27%
2.33%
Net expensesd
2.23%
2.20%
2.28%
2.24%
2.30%
Portfolio turnover rate
72%
44%
82%
73%
52%
PROSPECTUS | 173
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$51.96
$45.45
$39.17
$49.12
$46.83
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
—
(.07
)
.15
.41
.32
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(15.03
)
13.51
6.99
(1.58
)
7.61
Total from investment operations
(15.03
)
13.44
7.14
(1.17
)
7.93
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.23
)
(.40
)
(.26
)
(.13
)
Net realized gains
(3.35
)
(6.70
)
(.46
)
(8.52
)
(5.51
)
Total distributions
(3.35
)
(6.93
)
(.86
)
(8.78
)
(5.64
)
Net asset value, end of period
$33.58
$51.96
$45.45
$39.17
$49.12
 
Total Return
(30.90%
)
30.92%
18.48%
2.22%
18.26%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$109
$237
$116
$93
$125
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.01%
(0.14%
)
0.36%
1.04%
0.67%
Total expensesc
1.56%
1.43%
1.54%
1.55%
1.68%
Net expensesd
1.54%
1.37%
1.50%
1.51%
1.64%
Portfolio turnover rate
72%
44%
82%
73%
52%
174 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$52.71
$45.98
$39.64
$49.80
$47.48
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.22
.07
.24
.51
.53
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(15.33
)
13.65
7.09
(1.63
)
7.71
Total from investment operations
(15.11
)
13.72
7.33
(1.12
)
8.24
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
—
(.29
)
(.53
)
(.52
)
(.41
)
Net realized gains
(3.35
)
(6.70
)
(.46
)
(8.52
)
(5.51
)
Total distributions
(3.35
)
(6.99
)
(.99
)
(9.04
)
(5.92
)
Net asset value, end of period
$34.25
$52.71
$45.98
$39.64
$49.80
 
Total Return
(30.60%
)
31.26%
18.79%
2.42%
18.77%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$884
$1,390
$1,311
$972
$875
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
0.50%
0.14%
0.58%
1.28%
1.11%
Total expensesc
1.20%
1.17%
1.26%
1.31%
1.26%
Net expensesd
1.18%
1.11%
1.22%
1.28%
1.23%
Portfolio turnover rate
72%
44%
82%
73%
52%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
PROSPECTUS | 175

Financial Highlights
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented. 
A-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.73
$15.03
$15.26
$15.77
$14.84
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.29
.28
.20
.35
.23
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.97
)
3.79
(.12
)g
(.36
)
.95
Total from investment operations
(1.68
)
4.07
.08
(.01
)
1.18
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.34
)
(.34
)
(.27
)
(.37
)
(.25
)
Net realized gains
(.4.22
)
(.03
)
(.04
)
(.13
)
—
Total distributions
(4.56
)
(.37
)
(.31
)
(.50
)
(.25
)
Net asset value, end of period
$12.49
$18.73
$15.03
$15.26
$15.77
 
Total Returnb
(13.44%
)
27.13%
0.60%
0.14%
8.01%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$35,095
$44,337
$37,911
$60,639
$67,679
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.87%
1.55%
1.36%
2.39%
1.48%
Total expensesc
1.39%
1.45%
1.48%
1.37%
1.37%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.20%
1.21%
1.22%
1.22%
1.22%
Portfolio turnover rate
162%
191%
192%
127%
125%
176 | PROSPECTUS
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
 
C-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$16.03
$12.87
$13.06
$13.53
$12.72
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.14
.13
.08
.21
.09
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.56
)
3.24
(.10
)g
(.33
)
.83
Total from investment operations
(1.42
)
3.37
(.02
)
(.12
)
.92
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.19
)
(.18
)
(.13
)
(.22
)
(.11
)
Net realized gains
(4.22
)
(.03
)
(.04
)
(.13
)
—
Total distributions
(4.41
)
(.21
)
(.17
)
(.35
)
(.11
)
Net asset value, end of period
$10.20
$16.03
$12.87
$13.06
$13.53
 
Total Returnb
(14.11%
)
26.22%
(0.13%
)
(0.69%
)
7.27%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$2,518
$3,230
$2,893
$3,366
$4,215
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.12%
0.81%
0.67%
1.64%
0.71%
Total expensesc
2.20%
2.28%
2.40%
2.28%
2.18%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.95%
1.96%
1.97%
1.97%
1.97%
Portfolio turnover rate
162%
191%
192%
127%
125%
PROSPECTUS | 177
Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
 
P-Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.91
$15.17
$15.38
$15.92
$15.08
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.29
.30
.20
.36
.24
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.99
)
3.80
(.11
)g
(.39
)
.95
Total from investment operations
(1.70
)
4.10
.09
(.03
)
1.19
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.39
)
(.33
)
(.26
)
(.38
)
(.35
)
Net realized gains
(4.22
)
(.03
)
(.04
)
(.13
)
—
Total distributions
(4.61
)
(.36
)
(.30
)
(.51
)
(.35
)
Net asset value, end of period
$12.60
$18.91
$15.17
$15.38
$15.92
 
Total Return
(13.44%
)
27.10%
0.66%
0.06%
7.99%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$62
$118
$94
$129
$195
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
1.82%
1.61%
1.36%
2.38%
1.50%
Total expensesc
1.62%
1.53%
1.56%
1.44%
1.40%
Net expensesd,e,f
1.20%
1.21%
1.22%
1.22%
1.22%
Portfolio turnover rate
162%
191%
192%
127%
125%
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
 
Institutional Class
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.61
$14.94
$15.16
$15.71
$14.74
Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
.36
.33
.25
.39
.29
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized
and unrealized)
(1.98
)
3.75
(.13
)g
(.37
)
.93
Total from investment operations
(1.62
)
4.08
.12
.02
1.22
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
(.37
)
(.38
)
(.30
)
(.44
)
(.25
)
Net realized gains
(4.22
)
(.03
)
(.04
)
(.13
)
—
Total distributions
(4.59
)
(.41
)
(.34
)
(.57
)
(.25
)
Net asset value, end of period
$12.40
$18.61
$14.94
$15.16
$15.71
 
Total Return
(13.18%
)
27.38%
0.92%
0.40%
8.34%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in
thousands)
$5,736
$2,985
$2,513
$3,458
$19,589
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss)
2.36%
1.82%
1.66%
2.67%
1.85%
Total expensesc
1.13%
1.21%
1.50%
1.17%
1.02%
Net expensesd,e,f
0.95%
0.96%
0.97%
0.97%
0.97%
Portfolio turnover rate
162%
191%
192%
127%
125%
a
Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
b
Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges.
c
Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
d
Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable.
e
The portion of the ratios of net expenses to average net assets attributable to recoupments of prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements for the years presented was as follows: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
0.01%
—
—
0.00%
*
0.00%
*
C-Class
0.00%
*
—
—
—
0.00%
*
P-Class
0.00%
*
—
—
—
—
Institutional Class
0.01%
0.02%
—
—
0.02%
*
Less than 0.01%.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
f
Net expenses may include expenses that are excluded from the expense limitation agreement. Excluding these expenses, the net expense ratios for the years presented would be: 
 
09/30/22
09/30/21
09/30/20
09/30/19
09/30/18
A-Class
1.20%
1.21%
1.22%
1.22%
1.22%
C-Class
1.95%
1.96%
1.97%
1.97%
1.97%
P-Class
1.20%
1.21%
1.22%
1.22%
1.22%
Institutional Class
0.95%
0.96%
0.97%
0.97%
0.96%
g
The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the year does not agree with the aggregate net gain on investments for the year because of the sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.
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For More Information
 
By Telephone—Call 800.820.0888
By Mail—Write to:

Guggenheim Investments
805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
On the Internet—Reports and other information about the Funds can be viewed online or downloaded, without charge, from:
SEC: The EDGAR Database at http://www.sec.gov
Guggenheim Investments: http://www.guggenheiminvestments.com
The information contained in or otherwise accessible through http://www.guggenheiminvestments.com does not form part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this Prospectus.
Copies of additional information about the Funds (including the SAI) may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: [email protected].
Annual/Semi-Annual Report
Additional information about the Funds' investments is available in the Funds' annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. The Funds' annual and semi-annual reports are available, without charge, upon request by calling the Funds' toll-free telephone number 800.820.0888. In the Funds' annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.
Statement of Additional Information
The SAI, which includes additional information about the Funds, is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Funds’ toll-free telephone number 800.820.0888. Shareholder inquiries should be addressed to Guggenheim Investments, 805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20850, or by calling the Funds’ toll-free telephone number listed above. The SAI is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference.
Each Fund’s Investment Company Act file number is listed below: 
Guggenheim Funds Trust
811-01136
•
Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund
•
Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund
•
Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund
•
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund
•
Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund
•
Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund
•
Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund
•
Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund
•
Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund
Family of Funds, for disclosure purposes in this Prospectus, include—series of Guggenheim Funds Trust: Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund, Guggenheim Diversified Income Fund, Guggenheim Floating Rate Strategies Fund, Guggenheim High Yield Fund, Guggenheim Core Bond Fund, Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund, Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund, Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund, Guggenheim Municipal Income Fund, Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund, Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund, Guggenheim StylePlus—Large Core Fund,
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Guggenheim StylePlus—Mid Growth Fund, Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund, Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund and Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund; the Transparent Value Funds; the Rydex Series Funds; and the Rydex Dynamic Funds.
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Appendix A
Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts
The availability of initial and contingent deferred sales charge waivers and discounts may depend on the particular financial intermediary or type of account through which you purchase or hold Fund shares. For waivers or discounts not available through a particular financial intermediary, investors will have to purchase shares directly from the Fund (or the Distributor) or through another financial intermediary to receive such waivers or discounts. Financial intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the waivers and discounts set forth in this Appendix. These sales charge waivers and/or discounts are implemented and administered by the applicable financial intermediary.
In all instances, it is an investor's responsibility to notify the financial intermediary of any facts that may qualify the investor for sales charge waivers or discounts. These waivers or discounts (and their terms and availability) may vary from those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus and are subject to change at any time. You may wish to contact your financial intermediary for more information regarding the sales charge waivers and discounts available to you and the intermediary's related policies and procedures, including with respect to eligibility requirements, and to ensure that you have the most current information regarding waivers and discounts available to you.
Merrill Lynch
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Merrill Lynch platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus or SAI. 
Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at Merrill Lynch
 
Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings
accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based
brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan;
Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents);
Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program;
Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill
Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and
waivers;
Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s
platform;
Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform;
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing
shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the Guggenheim Investments family of funds (the
“Guggenheim Funds”);
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load
discounts and waivers;
Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members;
Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as
described in the this prospectus; and
Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Guggenheim Funds, provided (1) the
repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same
account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of
Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after
shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement.
 
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CDSC Waivers on A and C Shares available at Merrill Lynch
 
Death or disability of the shareholder;
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus;
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account;
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal
Revenue Code;
Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch;
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement;
Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to
certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to A and C shares only); and
Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory
program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales
load discounts and waivers.
 
Front-end load Discounts Available at Merrill Lynch: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
 
Breakpoints as described in this prospectus;
Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund's
prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Guggenheim Funds assets held by
accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch.
Eligible Guggenheim Funds assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the
shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets; and
Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Guggenheim
Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time.
Morgan Stanley
Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of a Fund through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus or SAI:
•
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans;
•
Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules;
•
Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund;
•
Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account;
•
Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion program; and
•
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge.
Ameriprise Financial
The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial brokerage account are eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI:
•
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
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•
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).
•
Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 7-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares or conversion of Class C shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply.
•
Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.
•
Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.
•
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).
Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and each entity's affiliates (“Raymond James”)
Effective March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account, or through an introducing broker-dealer or independent registered investment adviser for which Raymond James provides trade execution, clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund's prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James
•
Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.
•
Shares purchased within the same fund family through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions.
•
Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.
•
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).
•
A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.
CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C shares available at Raymond James
•
Death or disability of the shareholder.
•
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund's prospectus.
•
Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
•
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the fund’s prospectus.
•
Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.
•
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at Raymond James: breakpoints, rights of accumulation, and/or letters of intent
•
Breakpoints as described in this prospectus.
•
Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
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•
Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, over a 13-month time period. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (“Janney”)
Effective May 1, 2020, if you purchase Fund shares through a Janney brokerage account, you will be eligible for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”), or back-end sales charge, waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales charge* waivers on Class A shares available at Janney
•
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
•
Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.
•
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement).
•
Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans.
•
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
•
Class C shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures.
CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares available at Janney
•
Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.
•
Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
•
Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.
•
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and other retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
•
Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney.
•
Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
•
Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund.
Front-end sales charge* discounts available at Janney: breakpoints, rights of accumulation, and/or letters of intent Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.
•
Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible fund family assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
•
Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, over a 13-month time period. Eligible fund family assets not held at Janney Montgomery Scott may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
*Also referred to as an “initial sales charge.”
Edward D. Jones & Co. (“Edward Jones”)
Effective on or after May 1, 2020 and effective until March 1, 2021, clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as “shareholders”) purchasing Fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from breakpoints and waivers described elsewhere in the mutual fund prospectus or SAI or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of the Guggenheim Family of Funds or other facts qualifying the purchaser for breakpoints or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance.
PROSPECTUS | A-4
Breakpoints
Rights of Accumulation (ROA)
•
The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any money market funds and retirement plan share classes) of the Guggenheim Family of Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations (“pricing groups”). This includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the rights of accumulation calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation.
•
ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value (current shares x NAV).
Letter of Intent (LOI)
•
Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not covered under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if the LOI is not met.
Sales Charge Waivers
Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:
•
Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing.
•
Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
•
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.
•
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account.
•
Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.
•
Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) Waivers
If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:
•
The death or disability of the shareholder
•
Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value
•
Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
•
Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations
•
Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones
•
Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program
•
Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement
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Other Important Information
a. Minimum Purchase Amounts
•
$250 initial purchase minimum
•
$50 subsequent purchase minimum
a. Minimum Balances
•
Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:
•
A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform
•
A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform
•
An account with an active systematic investment plan or letter of intent (LOI)
b. Changing Share Classes
•
At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares.
Effective March 1, 2021, the following information supersedes prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in Fund shares through an Edward Jones system. Clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as “shareholders”) purchasing Fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in the mutual fund prospectus or statement of additional information or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of the Guggenheim Family of Funds, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.
Breakpoints
•
Breakpoint pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in the prospectus.
Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”)
•
The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and any assets held in group retirement plans) of the Guggenheim Family of Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations (“pricing groups”). If grouping assets as a shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.
•
The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.
•
ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market value (current shares x NAV).
PROSPECTUS | A-6
Letter of Intent (“LOI”)
•
Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if the LOI is not met.
•
If the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer.
Sales Charge Waivers
Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:
•
Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in good standing pursuant to Edward Jones' policies and procedures.
•
Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
•
Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.
•
Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account.
•
Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.
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Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) Waivers
If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:
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The death or disability of the shareholder.
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Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value.
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Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
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Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.
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Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones.
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Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
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Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement.
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Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimum Balances, as described below.
Other Important Information Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones
Minimum Purchase Amounts
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Initial purchase minimum: $250
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Subsequent purchase minimum: none
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Minimum Balances
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Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:
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A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform
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A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform
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An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI
Exchanging Share Classes
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At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares of the same fund.
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (“OPCO”)
Effective May 1, 2020, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an OPCO platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge (“CDSC”) waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at OPCO
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Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan.
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Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan.
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Shares purchased through a OPCO affiliated investment advisory program.
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Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
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Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Restatement).
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A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO.
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Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members.
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Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus.
CDSC Waivers on A and C Shares available at OPCO
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Death or disability of the shareholder.
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Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
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Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
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Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based upon applicable IRS regulations as described in the prospectus.
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Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO.
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Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
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Breakpoints as described in this prospectus.
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Rights of Accumulation (ROA) and Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s prospectus, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at OPCO. Eligible fund family assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA or LOI calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
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Robert W. Baird & Co. (“Baird”)
Effective June 15, 2020, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI.
Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A-shares Available at Baird
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Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund
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Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird
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Shares purchased using the proceeds of redemptions from another Fund of the Guggenheim Family of Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement)
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A shareholder in the Funds Class C Shares will have their share converted at net asset value to Class A Shares of the same fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird
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Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs
CDSC Waivers on Class A and C shares Available at Baird
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Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder
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Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus
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Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account
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Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus
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Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird
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Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-End Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulation
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Breakpoints as described in this prospectus
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Rights of accumulations which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Guggenheim Family of Funds assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Guggenheim Family of Funds assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
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Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Guggenheim Family of Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time”
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (“Stifel”)
Effective July 1, 2020, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Stifel platform or account or who own shares for which Stifel or an affiliate is the broker-dealer of record are eligible for the following additional sales charge waiver.
Front-end Sales Load Waiver on Class A Shares
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Class C shares that have been held for more than seven (7) years will be converted to Class A shares of the same Fund pursuant to Stifel’s policies and procedures.
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All other sales charge waivers and reductions described elsewhere in the Fund’s Prospectus or SAI still apply.
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E*TRADE Securities LLC (“E*Trade”)
E*TRADE Front-End Sales Charge Waiver
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an E*TRADE brokerage account will be eligible for a waiver of the front-end sales charge with respect to Class A shares (or the equivalent). This includes shares purchased through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
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