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          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2022-08-01</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Rydex Variable Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
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      <ncom:signerName>John Sullivan</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>CFO</ncom:title>
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