497K 1 d274503d497k.htm GUGGENHEIM RUSSELL 2000(R) EQUAL WEIGHT ETF Guggenheim Russell 2000(R) Equal Weight ETF

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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

MARCH 1, 2012

 

 

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NYSE ARCA, INC.

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EXCHANGE TRADED

FUND NAME

EWRS    Guggenheim Russell 2000® Equal Weight ETF

 

 

 

 

Before you invest, you may wish to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You may obtain the Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and most recent reports to shareholders, at no cost by visiting www.rydex-sgi.com/service/prospectuses_reports.shtml, calling (800) 820-0888 or e-mailing sservices@sg-investors.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and SAI, both dated March 1, 2012, as revised from time to time, and the Fund’s most recent shareholder reports, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.


Guggenheim Russell 2000® Equal Weight ETF (EWRS)

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Guggenheim Russell 2000® Equal Weight ETF (the “Fund”) is to correspond as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index Total Return (the “Underlying Index”).

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. Most investors also will incur customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the table or the Example.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)

     None   

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

  

Management Fees

     0.40%   

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

     0.00%   

Other Expenses

     0.01%   

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

     0.03%   

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses*

     0.44%   
* The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund’s financial highlights and financial statements because the financial highlights and financial statements reflect only the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other 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. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling shares of the Fund. If the commissions were included in the Example, your costs would be higher. 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  
$ 45      $ 141      $ 246      $ 555   

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 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. This rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s shares. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio. However, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to cash instruments, derivatives, or securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations and redemptions of the Fund’s shares. If such instruments where included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate might be significantly higher.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund uses a passive management strategy, known as “replication,” to track the performance of the Underlying Index. “Replication” refers to investing in substantially all of the securities in the Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the equity securities included in the Underlying Index. The Advisor expects that, over time, if the Fund has sufficient assets, the correlation between the Fund’s performance, before fees and expenses, and that of the Underlying Index will be 95% or better. A figure of 100% would indicate perfect correlation.

 

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The Underlying Index is an unmanaged equal-weighted version of the Russell 2000® Index. The Russell 2000® Index is composed of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, representing approximately 10% of the Russell 3000® total market capitalization and consisting of capitalizations ranging from $36.5 million to $3.7 billion as of December 31, 2011. The Russell 3000® Index is composed of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by total market capitalization, representing approximately 98% of the U.S. investable equity market. In general, the equal weighting provided by the Underlying Index provides equal representation for all securities at the Underlying Index’s rebalance interval(s), thereby providing broader exposure to the majority of securities in the Underlying Index than typically may be found in the Underlying Index’s market capitalization weighted counterpart. To the extent the Underlying Index is concentrated in a particular industry the Fund will necessarily be concentrated in that industry. The Fund is non-diversified and, therefore, may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer in comparison to a diversified fund.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

As with all exchange-traded funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. In addition to this risk, the Fund is subject to a number of additional risks that may affect the value or liquidity of its shares, including:

Early Closing Risk – An unanticipated early closing of the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) may result in a shareholder’s inability to buy or sell shares of the Fund on that day.

Market Risk – The Fund’s investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their price, and therefore the Fund’s value, to fluctuate over time.

Mid-Capitalization Securities Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that medium-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole.

Non-Diversification Risk – The Fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single security could cause greater fluctuations in the value of Fund shares than would occur in a diversified fund.

Passive Investment Risk – The Fund is not actively managed and the Advisor does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. Therefore, the Fund may be subject to greater losses in a declining market than a fund that is actively managed.

Small-Capitalization Securities Risk – The Fund is subject to the risk that small-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole.

Tracking Error Risk – The Advisor may not be able to cause the Fund’s performance to match or correlate to that of the Fund’s Underlying Index, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Factors such as Fund expenses, imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments and those of the Underlying Index, rounding of share prices, changes to the composition of the Underlying Index, regulatory policies, and high portfolio turnover rate all contribute to tracking error. Tracking error may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than you expect.

Trading Halt Risk – Secondary market trading in Fund shares may be halted by the Exchange because of market conditions or other reasons. If a trading halt occurs, a shareholder may temporarily be unable to purchase or sell shares of the Fund.

Trading Risk – Shares may trade below their net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. In addition, although the Fund’s shares are currently listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following bar chart shows the performance of the shares of the Fund for the last calendar year. The variability of performance over time provides an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The following table shows the performance of the shares of the Fund as an average over different periods of time in comparison to the performance of a broad-based market index. The figures in the bar chart and table assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Of course, this past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.rydex-sgi.com or by calling Rydex | SGI Client Services at 800-820-0888.

 

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The performance information shown below is based on a calendar year.

 

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Highest Quarter Return

12/31/2011 14.91%

  

Lowest Quarter Return

9/30/2011 -22.68%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

(for periods ended December 31, 2011)

The after-tax returns presented in the table below are calculated using highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those shown below. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold shares of the Fund through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

 

      Past
1 Year
     Since Inception
(12/3/2010)
 

Return Before Taxes

     -6.52%         -1.79%   

Return After Taxes on Distributions

     -6.64%         -1.94%   

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

     -4.10%         -1.55%   

Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index Total Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

     -6.03%         -1.25%   

MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

Security Investors, LLC, which operates under the name Guggenheim Investments, serves as the investment adviser of the Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

   

Michael P. Byrum, CFA, Senior Vice President of the Advisor. Mr. Byrum has been associated with the Advisor since it was founded in 1993.

 

   

James R. King, CFA, Portfolio Manager. With the exception of the period from March 15, 2008 to January 18, 2011, Mr. King has been associated with the Advisor since 1996.

 

   

Ryan A. Harder, CFA, Portfolio Manager. Mr. Harder has been associated with the Advisor since 2004.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

Shares may be purchased and redeemed from the Fund only in “Creation Units” of 50,000 shares, or multiples thereof. As a practical matter, only institutions and large investors, such as market makers or other large broker-dealers, purchase or redeem Creation Units. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund on the Exchange. Individual shares can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other publicly traded securities through a broker-dealer on the Exchange. These transactions do not involve the Fund. The price of an individual Fund share is based on market prices, which may be different from its NAV. As a result, the Fund’s shares may trade at a price greater than the NAV (at a premium) or less than the NAV (at a discount). Most investors will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges when buying or selling shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer on the Exchange.

 

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TAX INFORMATION

Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), 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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